episode_0019

The journey was extremely boring.

Chatting and riding horses.

Take a break and then ride a horse.

Eat and ride a horse.

I just rode horses all the time.

I even thought I broke my butt because I rode the horse wrong.

After running all day like that, we were now digging the ground.

” Sir, please try it here.”

“Hmm. It’s finally time to show it.”

Old man Closel rolled up his sleeves and came out.

“You should only dig the ground, not blow the whole thing!”

“Don’t worry.”

The surrounding energies moved according to the gestures of old man Closel.

The more I looked at magic, the more fascinating it became.

It was amazing how mana moved, and the result was even more amazing.

“Dig!”

The ground was caved in.

The problem is that it was dug too radically.

Even the stones were broken in the dug-out ground.

“No, old man, I told you to take care of yourself… Is there really such a thing as killing someone twice…”

Old Paramon reacted quickly to my words and scolded me.

“Rossel, you, the archmage, can’t even control that?”

“Be quiet. Didn’t you destroy the ground?”

“Next, Irene! Dig next to here.”

Did you say you can sell land with spirits?

It was a very anticipated sequence.

“Gnome!”

A spirit appeared at Irene’s call.

At the same time, a strong earthy smell passed my nose.

“Oh….”

It had a sturdy shape.

It looked like an old man or a child, and was only about the size of my shin.

I think it’s a soul, but it feels a little different.

Should I call it a living soul…?

If the land were alive, it would feel exactly like this.

“…..?”

Why are you looking at me like that?

Clear and transparent eyes.

Lips that look quite stubborn and thick eyebrows.

It’s a very good observation.

But is the physiognomy of spirits the same as that of humans?

The gnome walked around and looked at me with interest.

The gnome, who was circling around me as if he wanted to check something, stopped in front of the bell on his waist.

“Why?”

The gnome looked at my face once and then at the bell, then lowered his head towards me.

“Ho?”

“No…gnome?”

The exclamations of the old men and Irene’s embarrassed voice were heard.

This is a very polite spirit.

He also said hello well.

“The kid is so kind.”

“…Yes?”

The gnome kept looking at me.

Those eyes even seemed quite friendly.

“Chris, have you ever made a contract with a spirit?”

“No?”

This is my first time seeing a spirit, except the last time Irene used it.

Even back then, I only felt it from a distance, so I can say that it was my first time seeing it properly.

“The spirit is so friendly…”

The gnome pointed at the bell and shook its body.

The appearance seemed to imitate my appearance the last time I performed an exorcism.

“You saw me doing good? Irene, did you spy on my house?”

“I was just chasing the shaking of the branches.”

The excuse you offered was the shaking of the branches.

After savoring my appetite while looking at Irene, I turned my head to the gnome.

“Looks like you played along too. Would you like to dig in the ground over there?”

“Chris, the spirit only listens to the contractor’s requests…”

Irene was shocked and stopped talking.

The gnome nodded and began digging.

“…Gnomes?!”

“That’s right. Well done. A little more gently.”

It was a mysterious sight.

As the gnome pretended to dig, the soil was cracking.

The ground was dug without breaking anything.

“Just a little more! There!”

There I finally found what I was looking for.

“Hey! Seniors!”

“You mean us?”

“Not the gentlemen.”

“It looks like there is a spirit nearby again. Because I can’t see it…”

There were spirits that had been following us from earlier.

These are souls who made eye contact once for no reason and then persistently followed suit.

There seemed to be something unfortunate about the fact that he wasn’t even a ghost.

Four souls.

One, well-dressed in armor, appeared to be a knight, while the others were soldiers.

What they all have in common is that they both suffered terrible back injuries.

“This is the body of the elderly, right?”

As the ground was dug up, the remains were revealed.

Perhaps it had disappeared, but I couldn’t find its full form.

I’m guessing that these elders were also people who participated in the Continental War.

There was a battle even in these mountains…

“I will bury you well again, so please make a quick offering.”

After removing the heavily rusted armor from the remains, I raised my head as I collected the bone fragments.

“Aren’t you going?”

– …..

Even though their bodies were found when they were alive, the souls’ response was lukewarm.

Isn’t this why the resentment has built up…?

“Aren’t you looking for your body?”

At my words, the knight’s spirit pointed to the ground once again.

“Hmm? Gnome! Can you help me?”

“Chris…Why do you keep asking other people’s spirits…”

Regardless of Irene’s reaction, the gnome faithfully listened to my request.

I thought he felt close to me, saying he was a soul too.

Seueuugh –

Sigh –

As the ground became more and more dug up, the people who watched this could not help but sigh.

In particular, the sigh that came out of Old Man Paramon’s mouth came from deep in his heart.

“Huh…”

“A child…is…”

The remains were in a prone position, as if four people were surrounding one person.

And underneath it came the remains of a small child.

They sacrificed their lives to protect it, but it seems they all died together in the end.

“… It looks like the elders found this child. ”

The spirits nodded.

Now that I see their relieved expressions, I think this child was their grievance.

“This child has already attained Buddhahood. Even the elders know, right?”

There was no answer.

They just quietly approached and reached for the child’s untouchable remains.

They continued stroking the child as if they didn’t care about their own bodies.

It was a careful touch.

“The sorrow of the elderly…”

Even if you are a shaman, you cannot know the true intentions of all spirits.

Just feel their emotions and work through them.

They were feeling sad.

I felt sorry for not being able to protect the child.

I felt sorry for the child who was buried in the mountains like this.

They didn’t follow me to collect their bodies.

I just wanted to move this child to a warm place.

Another hand intervened between the spirits’ hands.

It was the hand of old Paramon.

“It’s not clear because the armor is damaged, but looking at the pattern, it appears to be a knighthood group that fought together.”

Old Paramon, who had been silent as if he was thinking a lot while looking at the remains, opened his mouth.

“Are their souls still here?”

“Yes. It overlaps with your hand.”

“I see.”

Old Paramon caught his breath and stood up.

His gaze, filled with countless emotions, did not leave the remains.

“He says he is Paramon, who fought alongside you. You might even know me.”

Old Paramon paused for a moment and straightened his posture.

A pious voice flowed from his stern face.

“Unknown knights and soldiers.”

Old Paramon’s eyes did not blink at all.

It was fixed firmly as if their images were engraved on it.

“Shields and swords whose names are unknown…”

The heavy mouth opened once again.

“I will remember your sacrifice.”

The moment Old Paramon finished speaking, bright smiles appeared on the souls’ lips.

A feeling of pride came over me.

At the same time, a sense of relief also washed over me.

“Ha…”

For them, it would have been the greatest compliment they could receive in death.

My soul gradually became fainter.

They disappeared like that, leaving behind bright smiles as if they had no more regrets.

It was Buddhahood.

“You have now reached your destination.”

“Huh…”

Clocelle and Irene were also looking at this place with a somber mood.

“The people during the Continental War were all great people.”

Old Paramon smiled at my words as if he had been praised.

“That’s right. Did they have a peaceful rest?”

It is unknown where the souls have gone.

However, the feeling of relief I felt when I achieved Buddhahood showed me that the destination would not be a bad one.

Plus…

“These are people who protected their children until death. It would be strange if you couldn’t be at peace.”

The child has already left, so why are they guarding this place?

It’s not your own body, it’s someone else’s body.

“Tsk tsk…how could I be so foolish.”

They were all foolish souls.

The souls I had just met and the souls who were by Paramon’s side were extremely foolish.

How is it that everything you have is for others?

“There’s a lot to do…”

The spiritual energy became even deeper.

No matter how hard I tried to stack it, it wouldn’t stack up.

I felt like the resentment was relieved and flowed into me.

“Inspirations. How do wizards and knights accumulate mana?”

“There is a separate training to accumulate mana.”

“Meditation is the best.”

I’m jealous, I’m jealous.

Mana accumulates just by training.

“Let’s move again. I think there’s more than here.”

“I guess so.”

Irene’s doctor was also important.

The destination of this journey was the World Tree.

“Hmm…”

Irene looked at the trees for a moment and nodded willingly.

“You can’t stop the wind.”

Did he just feel the souls reaching Buddhahood?

Spirits were seen here and there.

I also saw miscellaneous ghosts running away.

Those bastards run away whenever they see Buddha attaining Buddhahood.

This is because they are crazy about taking out their grudges.

Anger, lust, greed, etc. are mostly dirty reasons.

It feels like there will be more candles to light.

“I guess I’ll have to send away all those who can go.”