episode_0097

In Albert’s memories, his mother was always spinning yarn in a shabby cabin.

Although my mother’s intelligence and abilities were not something an ordinary rural woman could possess, there was a reason why she had no choice but to live here.

These are words you blurt out every morning without even realizing it.

“Is the woodcutter’s house on fire right now?”

“… No?”

“I see. I’m glad he didn’t forget and put out the fire.”

Actually, most of the time it didn’t fit, but there were times when it fit so perfectly that it gave me goosebumps. For example, things that cannot be predicted, such as an accidental accident that will happen immediately or unexpected luck.

Because of that, he instilled fear in the villagers. The only way for the mother and daughter, who had retreated to the outskirts, to make a living was by making bundles of yarn and selling them.

Grumble, rumble—

Behind you, the sound of a spinning wheel full of scratches.

Young Albert left the sound behind and looked out the window.

Outside the window, I see a hawk flying through the blue sky. It was nice to see the powerful wings fluttering.

A baby hawk that was chirping from the tree in front of me not long ago has now grown to the point where it can fly like that.

“Hey… I want to fly like that too.”

Young Albit spent time looking at the scene in a daze.

Among the children in the village, he was the only one with a strong aptitude for ether, so it was possible for him to become the alley leader… I didn’t really want to be forced to play among them.

‘Hurting people with force… ‘Because it’s bad.’

Behind Arbit, there was a notice on the table about a ‘special school’ for girls with etheric aptitude.

There were a lot of difficult words written there, like ‘Valkyrie’ and ‘Valhalla’, but my mother seemed to understand them all. Even in young Alvit’s eyes, his mother was different from the country women around him.

The wise mother told Arbit to get ready for ‘school’. And when he was mature enough to accept [fate], he told him about the final destination he would head to.

The center of all destiny.

The center closest to the World Tree.

I have to head there someday.

“Albit. You are destined to save this world. I was born with a very important destiny.”

A child blessed with rainbows and gold.

You must go where your destiny leads you.

Come and see your companions and their fate there.

“… Yes.”

The brown-haired girl moved her head.

‘I’m not sure what you’re talking about.’

Albit was just a child who listened well to adults.

“… ”

Mother hugged Arbit tightly when she saw him like that.

“I’m sorry. By handing over burdens that adults could not bear. The fate of this world lies in the hands of these young girls… ”

“Luggage? I don’t have anything right now?”

“… It will happen little by little.”

“… ?”

“And friends who recognize you.”

“… ”

“Forcing responsibility on you… I’m sorry.”

“… ”

Albit still couldn’t understand. And when I looked out the window again beyond my mother’s arms, there was still a hawk flying beyond the window.

freely.

Without being bound anywhere.

In order for a bird to fly, there comes a time when it must kick down its nest.

In order to enjoy freedom, there comes a moment when you have to give up your land.

now… What is my nest?

And what kind of wings do I want to emulate?

“… Like a hawk.”

Albit stretched out his hand toward the distant sky. The light of the sun tickled my eyes and illuminated the hawk’s appearance clearly.

Bleep—!

The hawk slowly went up in a spiral motion in the distant sky.

and…

-[Hero] Hey! Wake up—!!

woke up from sleep

*

“[Hero]!! Wake up!!”

“Uh, yeah… ?”

Before my eyes, a huge chick was screaming with an urgent expression.

‘He didn’t come here to tell me not to disturb him, and he gained a lot of weight.’

Perhaps because he had been receiving high-quality feed from the elf students, he had clearly gained weight compared to what I had seen a few weeks ago. I could feel the appearance that could not be concealed by the abundant hair all over his body.

[Nameless Hawk] tapped Albit, who was sleeping curled up in front of the rusty sword. Fluffy wings created a breeze.

“Beep! I know you’re tired, but you have to get up quickly!! It looks like an ominous dragon is attacking this place!! The ‘Goddess of the Past’ and the sacred shaman have brought ominous news! Beep—!”

“… Are you Clara?”

“Beep! From what I heard, it looks like ominous bugs are coming so far away that the endless plain is covered in darkness!”

“… Yes?”

“Beep! The shaman has brought a letter for you to deliver! Hurry up and read it! Beep—!”

There was a letter tied to a plump wing.

Albit unwrapped it in an instant and began to read.

“… !”

The feeling of sleep disappears in an instant.

My whole body was creaky from sleeping near wet water,

I raised the ether in my body so that I could run away at any time.

But the contents of that letter…

[We will block this area, so focus on drawing your sword.]

Clara’s unique, stiff writing style.

When Albit saw that, his eyes began to shake.

“… I am.”

“Beep! What is it about?”

“… ”

Why on earth am I trying to become a [Hero]?

What the hell… For what.

mother?

Clara senior?

Friends?

‘What does saving the world mean… what?’

To understand everything with just a sense of duty engraved somewhere in my heart… There was a lack of urgency. To be honest, it didn’t really resonate with me.

I’m sorry to say this, but

I still don’t know.

I just took on the challenge because it was given as a task in front of me.

“… ”

Albit held his sword with a devastated expression. I squeezed it so hard that it made a crunching sound.

Hurry up and get picked.

I’ll go quickly to save people.

I don’t know what it is, but first of all, prevent the destruction of the world.

Anyway, we have to help everyone in Academy City.

In desperation, doubts begin to rear their heads.

‘I have Oh Saek and Clara, so is there any use in me even if I do it?’

[Pink Spiral]

[Blue and White Thunder Spear]

[Yang Hong’s Trail]

[Purple Spinning Wheel]

[Great Bow of Deep Green]

There are already such great people…

no.

Just look at people like Lothar, Kara, Bell, Sigrun, Fiona, and Greta right now. Each person was active in their own position. What kind of [hero] can you do in this situation?

…

As my frustration gathered, a strange thought occurred to me.

‘This is not the time to think like this.’

-Albit is our student council president!

-That’s right, that’s right—☆

-Always dependable.

Positive thinking.

Happy thoughts, happy thoughts.

concentration.

concentration…

“… ”

But the sword did not answer.

-lack.

-lack.

-lack.

-lack.

Suddenly, I felt like something was going to jump out of my throat.

What on earth?

Talk to me.

You idiotic piece of sword.

I’m tired of hearing that for a month.

“… ”

“… ”

Still not selected. Unlike its precarious appearance as if it would be pulled out at any time, it was firmly fixed like a giant iron stake and did not even move.

“Ugh… ”

“… ”

Albit lowered his head while holding his sword. I felt like tears would fall at any moment, so I looked at the wet floor.

What kind of stupid thing are you doing here?

Should I just give up… ?

Come back later—

A low voice spoke next to Albit.

“Hero.”

“Wait a minute, I’m thinking about something, so be quiet.”

“… Can you just say it’s animal nonsense and listen to it?”

“… ”

“I also have an incompletely revived body. My memories of my previous life have become hazy, but I still remember some things. This is the memory of when I first flapped my wings.”

“… Wings?”

“When birds first begin to fly. He doesn’t think about why he should run or about the big threats.”

“… Then?”

I want to fly towards the sky in front of me.

“Only thinking like that and starting to move according to instinct. Of course, there are times when you fail. At times like that, I think of my siblings or parents who are ahead of me and imitate them. And then… Before I knew it, I was flying through the sky.”

“… ”

“Hero.”

“Yes.”

“Is there someone you want to be like?”

“Yes.”

“If so, close your eyes and think about it.”

“Yes.”

What is he doing?

spiral.

A large spiral is drawn in the sky.

To kill the giant evil dragon, move forward in a spiral.

What does he want to do?

They want to protect us.

Do you want to be like him?

…

“Yes.”

then.

That’s enough.

[Hero of Flash]

What you want to protect is not something grand like the world…

*

“There he appeared like a dog—☆”

I jumped over the fence created by Kara’s summoned robots and revolutionary comrades. Dozens of square-shaped robots moved out of the way.

Ta-tat—!

The second place we moved to.

As expected, there was a terrifying swarm of fluid and subadult Chaos. They were advancing, destroying countless agricultural lands and polluting the land with spit.

Kieeek—!

Kyaaaagh—!

To be honest, it reminded me of [Priest of Erosion] Grafvolud, and I felt like I was going to pee. I had no intention of making ‘s special Clara juice in front of my juniors.

‘Freya alone is enough for Academy City’s urinator!’

What suits me is,

Not lemonade, just honey water.

“Yeah♪ There’s no such thing as shit—☆ Hey! Can you lend me a weapon, the cute girl over there?”

The two juniors were urgently running next to me.

Lothar tried to swing the wand while riding on Kara’s back, but shouted in a shocked voice.

“Senior! back! Back!”

“Oh—☆

They were so gathered together like a pack of dogs that I missed their presence.

Before I knew it, the adult chaos insect was approaching me with its mouth open.

It was so close that I could even feel its hot breath.

It was horrifying to see a giant insect oozing slime from between its hundreds of fanged teeth.

I didn’t want to know that if you look closely at these guys’ faces, they have stiff hair growing on them.

Wow!

It was truly disgusting.

What a terrifying appearance.

You guys were nerfed by the brightness control in the dungeon.

I decided not to forgive the evil chaos bug that scratched the girl’s heart.

“Ahaha—☆ Shit, shit—♪”

A time when everything slows down.

Extreme cognition, a world of moments.

My unique etheric characteristic was activated.

Gooo—!

Even then, the adult chaos insect was approaching with its huge mouth open. Rather, it was played in slow motion, making it even more disgusting.

In times like these, what you need is a refreshing dose of wisdom.

‘I’ve recovered enough to recover, so I guess I’ll have to use ‘that’ after a long time, right? I’ll receive the weapon from Lothar later… ‘

I squeezed my asshole.

Pull your shoulders, straighten your back, and inhale.

‘Radix formula.’

Both fists were pointed forward.

I pulled my chest back as much as possible and tensed it like a bow.

‘Ether activated.’

Hot energy began to flow explosively above the tightly closed crotch. It spreads to every corner of the body through the large blood vessels.

‘My world.’

Pink energy started flowing from my body. Ether influenced by ‘the world in my mind’ coming out of the pores… [Inherent Ether].

[Vibrating ether] resonates.

[Wave ether] changes.

[Inherent Ether] was its own world.

‘The shape of my soul is a spiral… !’

And I shouted with all my might.

“Pink!! lemon!! Sherbet—!!”

From my clenched fist, I feel a waste of hot ether that I haven’t felt in a long time. And tens of thousands of hearts were created and it became a huge storm.

Feeling the flex for the first time in a long time, I slammed a huge pillar tens of meters tall towards the adult Chaos Insect in front of me. The massive etheric spiral broke through the charge and advanced towards the hundreds of chaos insects behind it.

Kwaaaang—!!!

Annihilation.

Disaster.

storm.

I will destroy everything.

The etheric storm passes,

All that is left behind is the remains of destruction.

“… It would be nice if it ended like this.”

I smiled bitterly.

It felt like I wasted a lot of ether.

Wow!

Kieeek—!

Surprisingly, they played again on the floor.

‘Is Infinite Wave real?’