episode_0122

Uncomfortable silence.

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Artrot did nothing.

It seems like he doesn’t want to show anything.

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But is that already exhausting?

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The guy who had been quiet for tens of minutes suddenly fired his attack in all directions.

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grasp!

Damn it!!

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“Did you call me? Spirit King.”

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“I received the call and ran.”

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“Please give me any orders.”

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High-level ice spirits hidden in the ice mountain area appeared in large numbers. He seems to be a spirit king and has quite a few subordinates.

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Well, from their point of view, he is a spirit king with the same nature as a god.

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It must be so amazing and respectful.

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I don’t even know the true identity of that little guy.

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[I became bored because I was bored. Show off your various talents. Be as fantastic as possible so as not to damage my dignity.]

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But, what does that mean?

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I’m bored so I thought I’d show my talent.

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“… Yes, I will try it.”

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Most of the higher-level spirits had human bodies, and one of them bowed to Atrot and scattered ice.

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In an instant, a statue of Atrot was created, and hundreds of ice sculptures were ecstatically arranged and rotated in the air like a magic circle.

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In the meantime, the spirit directly turned into ice and continued to expand and move between them.

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A talent that humans can never imitate.

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The series of processes in which ice is created and moves was quite cool.

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[It was worth seeing, but it was unnecessarily large. If you can perform 10 times smaller than that, I will personally give you my blessings. Let’s develop further.]

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“Thank you.”

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[Is there anyone who wants to try another trick?]

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Another spirit came out and performed a trick.

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This repeated for about an hour.

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Atrot watched from beginning to end, sitting on his throne with his legs crossed and his chin resting.

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Good job.

It’s pretty good.

Develop further.

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Even though he was saying things like this, his eyes were still dead, as if he was bored.

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[Stop walking away.]

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“Have a good time.”

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The spirits quickly return to their respective areas.

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These guys are truly pitiful. I can’t believe I have to show some tricks to this guy.

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[What was your impression?]

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Atrot sent a loud sound to me.

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I just relayed my thoughts from before.

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[…] Your skills are good. However, it was unfortunate that four people had to develop such tricks.]

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[What you don’t know. Spirits are lazy and don’t try to handle them with precision. I’m just refining it. Do you really think I wanted to see a stunt?]

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[He wasn’t happy. So, is the teaching method just very distorted?]

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[Think whatever you want.]

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The guy didn’t really deny it.

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As expected, I feel something has changed.

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Even though it was quite twisted, it was true that he tried to take care of the spirits under his command.

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The guy who only thought about himself that much.

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There is silence again.

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It’s free.

It’s not fun to watch.

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Is he always like this?

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The more I watch, the more curious I become. What does this guy usually do in the spirit world?

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I didn’t originally intend to do this… .

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This time I spoke first.

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[Are you always this still?]

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[have nothing to do.]

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Atrot responded coldly.

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Surprisingly, he didn’t rashly say, ‘That’s mean!’ It seems like conversation is tolerated.

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I asked more questions.

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[With your strength, you can do many things, right? Is it comfortable to stay still like this?]

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[What does it mean? If you try to run wild in this small spirit world, you will only get angry.]

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[Can’t I leave the spirit world?]

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[Because of this damn system, you can’t leave the spirit world without a contract. But, why should I sign a contract with someone else and follow them?]

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[With your power, you could bring most contractors to their knees, right?]

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[Of course. However, people who can make a contract with the Spirit King are not common. I am the most outstanding of the Spirit Kings. No matter how powerful you are, if you lack affinity, you can’t even summon me… … ha. Why am I telling you this? Tsk.]

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The guy shook his head.

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It seemed like he didn’t want to talk about this any more.

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Anyway, I knew the situation well.

You’re trapped in the spirit world.

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It looks so good.

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This time Artrot asked me a question.

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[I’m the one asking. When are you going to reveal your true identity to your child? I feel so frustrated watching this.]

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[Can’t I just not look at it?]

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[…] … What a mean thing! Don’t make excuses and just answer!!]

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[I will reveal it. However, I just don’t want to reveal myself.]

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[And then you go around revealing your identity to those around you. You will regret it if you continue like this.]

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[…] It takes a little more time.]

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[okay. I guess so. one month? Two months? half a year? 1 year? It will be a waste of time like that. Do you think I’ve seen one or two frustrating people like you?]

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His frustrated feelings hit me like a dagger.

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It’s not wrong. I just thought about it and didn’t act on it until now.

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It’s just a promise I made to myself and I don’t know when.

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You need to set an exact period.

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[half a year. I will do it within that time at the latest.]

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[half a year? It’s quite long. It may be short for you, but you have no idea how long it will be for that child.]

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[…] … Three months. I will try my best in it.]

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[joy. I don’t trust you at all, but I’m glad you made up your mind.]

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[Rather than that, why do you want me to reveal my identity to my student?]

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[Isn’t it obvious? It’s frustrating! This means bringing something more interesting.]

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[You’re not saying you’ll never see it… .]

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Bored Art Trot.

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That’s why he gave me advice.

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Please reveal your identity.

Stop being so frustrating.

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I couldn’t refute it because it wasn’t wrong.

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A little more… I’ll have to think about it.

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First, to get over this uncomfortable topic, I asked a new question.

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[You’ve grown a lot. When I first saw it, it was as big as a finger.]

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[…] … The spirit is an attribute itself. I’m not concerned about size or anything like that.]

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[Are those wings like that on purpose? I don’t think it was that flashy.]

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[You mean thing! What are you talking about that you know? Know that you are honored just by seeing these elegant and beautiful wings.]

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[…] It’s a useless waste of energy.]

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[Waste of power?… Do you really want to die!!]

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Damn it!!!!!!!

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In an instant, his huge ice wings swept the front with hundreds and thousands of ice fragments.

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It was a much more unexpected and threatening attack than Rauf’s bombing.

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Although it is of no use to me as I have no form.

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I changed the subject slightly.

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[…] Do spirits also eat?]

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[joy. Pure energy is enough. Normally, spirits wouldn’t eat it.]

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[Are you different?]

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[There is nothing this body cannot do if it wants to.]

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I didn’t expect much, but Artrot answered better than I expected.

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The attitude is just arbitrary.

Surprisingly, he wanted to talk.

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If so, there is no need to hesitate.

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I kept asking questions.

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[How strong are you now? Have you regained all the strength you had when you were alive?]

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[That’s a shameless question. This body has always been strong. I won’t be weaker than you, so don’t you dare try.]

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[How is life here? Have you met other spirit kings?]

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[Why should I go and meet such lowly things in person? There is no reason for me to waste my time meeting people who are nothing special.]

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The Spirit King is nothing special… .

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That’s a lot of confidence.

Should I call it arrogance?

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[As far as I know, there are some gods among the spirit kings… Isn’t it difficult for you to easily ignore the spirit kings?]

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[joy. Those guys are bastards who grew up lucky enough to meet a good owner. Very different from this body.]

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… He’s always talking about how great he is.

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I guess this is why they kept watching me.

Because I have nothing to do.

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I changed the subject again.

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This time I asked about Medis.

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[A while ago, you asked me to raise Medith well and bring her to the tower. Can I ask why?]

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[…] Do you think you will do it?]

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[If you tell me, I might be able to raise him well. It looks like there are a lot of risk factors, but it may protect you.]

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[…] … It will come on its own. With his talent, he will reach me.]

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As expected, they didn’t tell me.

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Instead, I briefly recalled the conversation from earlier. I think I know why.

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Atrot trapped in the spirit world.

Medis with the greatest talent.

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Wouldn’t he be able to summon Atrot?

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He was even an apostle in his previous life. The compatibility must have been quite good.

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[Is it to train you to become a contractor?]

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[…] urg!… … .]

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The guy didn’t question him and got angry.

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It looks like he hit the nail on the head.

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Atrot was trying to break free from the restrictions of the spirit world by using Medis.

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That’s a pretty good plan.

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I don’t know if it’s really possible with Medis… .

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Wait a minute, then the reason Medis was saved wasn’t because of some secret?

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[Is the whole reason for keeping Medidis alive so that he could become a contractor?]

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[…] Then what else do you want me to say? Stop making noise.]

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[Medis must have a hidden secret?]

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[Hidden secret? What are you trying to tell me?]

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[…] Don’t you know anything about the first hero?]

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[Is that what you meant? I know. Because I used that to make him an apostle.]

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[So you identified a weakness?]

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[ha… You mean thing. Don’t test my patience. Why do I have to tell you that?]

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It’s impossible to stimulate it any further.

I’ll have to figure this out later.

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This time, I thought about its purpose.

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[When will you come to kill me?]

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[That’s exactly what I want to say. Quickly, bring Medidis. If I am released from here, I will trample on you first.]

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[Of course I have no intention of bringing it.]

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[Then don’t kill me. Because he is destined to end up in the tower.]

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[What if I stop him from entering? I don’t think there was such a condition in our promise.]

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[There is no choice but to destroy it. And I will chew your little boy to death. Even though I’m trapped in a place like this, it’s no problem killing that kid if I want to.]

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[…] This is what I tried.]

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I guess I should avoid this topic.

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As question time ended, there was silence again.

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This guy wasn’t the talkative type either, so he didn’t really open his mouth except for what was necessary.

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So, this time we made small talk.

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[You have the title of Lord of the Ice Mountain. Can I ask why it was called that name?]

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[How dare you ask about my past?]

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[It’s okay if you don’t want to tell me. Now go back-]

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[In my world, there was a place where everything was covered with snow mountains. I was the yeti there.]

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… What is it?

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The reason I tell you even though I show that I don’t like it is.

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It was a bit absurd, but I listened because I was curious about how he got his powers.

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[It was a barren place, but his body’s abilities were so great that he became the owner of all the ice palaces and climbed to the top. And he easily achieved godhood.]

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[…] Is that all?]

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[What do you want a more detailed explanation for? Did you believe I would tell you in detail?]

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A lot of explanation has been omitted… Where did you tell me?

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This is the end of this story.

Due to his personality, I won’t tell you more.

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Moving on to another topic.

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[How do you handle ice?]

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There aren’t many days when you can learn about him. So, it would be a good idea to take advantage of this opportunity to understand as much as possible.

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[why? Are you so in love with my superior power that you want to imitate it?]

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[…] Let’s say so.]

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[Puhaha!! Do you want me to tell you? you’re welcome! It’s obvious that you won’t be able to use it even if you teach it to me, so why should I teach you?]

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Why?

The reason it looks exciting.

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Therefore, he encouraged it further.

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[Ice is… That was cool. That’s why I did it.]

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If even a part of his soul and mine were mixed, I might be able to control that power.

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Of course, there’s no way I’m going to tell you this with such lip service-

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[Hoo. It’s obvious. Let me tell you a basic secret that only Yetis can use. Try to understand it well with your humble head.]

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What?

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Surprisingly, it went over easily.

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Am I dumber than I thought?… .

Or is it really okay if I tell you?

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It doesn’t matter what happens.

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All I have to do is learn that power.

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He explained the specific mana arrangement of the mana circuit in verses.

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A secret from a different realm than magic.

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Should it be considered witchcraft?

I think it’s a little more fundamental… .

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The concept of the mana circuit is completely different. To put it simply, when magic creates phenomena through imagery and mana beads, Atrot’s secret method uses the mana circuit itself as a huge array.

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In this case, the focus is on one characteristic, it is difficult to control, and the characteristic itself may manifest itself in the body or cause some side effects.

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Additionally, the circuit itself is tied to this arrangement, making it impossible to use magic while using this power.

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It’s almost crazy for an ordinary human to create a mana array circuit like this.

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There is a high probability that he will freeze or become crippled.

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Instead, if you use it well… .

You can control the ice itself.

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For example, when this is achieved, it will be possible to turn the body into ice itself.

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I guess I should try it if possible.

Because I am a phantom beast and use a dual mana circuit.

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At least you won’t die.

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[Thank you for letting me know.]

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[You mean thing. Just knowing this body will give you countless glory.]

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It was a useful conversation.

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Even though we are enemies, that doesn’t mean we have nothing to learn.

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He is a being of a higher rank than me.

It’s not that bad.

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Because I have more to gain.

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[I’m going back now. I’ll come back again when I get the chance.]

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[…] … You need to increase your sleep time. No matter how much you have transcended human limitations, isn’t that kind of training ignorant?]

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Suddenly, the guy gave me advice.

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Watching me all day isn’t enough, it’s interference.

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Normally, you should feel bad, but for such an arrogant person to do this, it almost seems admirable.

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[I will adjust it myself.]

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[Tsk… A mean thing. Go away quickly.]

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So I cut off my dream connection with this guy and fell into a deep sleep.

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In the arms of a disciple.

Sleep until morning.

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*

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“What are you training for this time?”

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“Ha… .”

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Dawn training.

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As Atrot instructed, the mana circuit was temporarily changed.

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“A chill comes out of your mouth?… … .”

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“That monster bastard. What are you doing again?”

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“What is the alternative? .

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Lauf.

Erica.

Lionel.

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The three looked at me strangely.

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It’s not easy either. Has Atrot been using this mana circuit on a regular basis?

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It’s much harder than magic.

If you scratch it, the mana will flow back.

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I once again realize how crazy this guy’s abilities are.

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If you do it wrong, you could die… .

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It didn’t stop.

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Strangely enough, I get a sense of it.

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It’s a faint but familiar feeling.

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Is it because it was mixed with that guy’s soul?

Is it because I used its power before?

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Or is it because it is similar to body strengthening?

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Right now, all I can do is lower my body temperature, but I feel like I can get used to it for some reason.

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I felt a slight chill watching me.

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I focused all night today too.

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