chapter 21
Episode 2. Hero Awakening (6)
“Phasma…… Called? Ooh, don’t be funny! Phasma died decades ago! How dare you insult the person you love because you dare to deceive the King of Spirits! I will kill you!”
Isn’t the spirit king also unable to recognize ghosts?
Perhaps it’s because I’ve essentially become a different being?
Either way, it was clear that it was too much of a hassle to explain.
…… But hey, didn’t you just confess in front of yourself?
“I really am!”
Arial is agitated by the appeal of emotions.
Hanging in the air, she was still looking at me in disbelief.
“If it weren’t for Phasma, how could I have gotten here?”
But if this is well persuaded, isn’t it possible to attract the King of Spirits?
Since Maria is going to be awakened as a hero, putting her on the Spirit King will speed up her ability improvement, right?
Around the time he was making those calculations in his mind, he took a step closer to Ariel.
“Eri, I told you I would spend my whole life with you on the roof on the day of the full moon.”
I unknowingly hit her on the forehead.
I tried to let Phasma do whatever she wanted, but I couldn’t stand it.
Yes, it was like this. Was such a man
He was a nobleman who didn’t have the courage to make a proposal level casually and develop a relationship.
At this point, are you just going to let go of it?
“That… ….”
“I remember everything I did with you. The first time I climbed the Sword Master and hugged and cried, the time we fought the demons together at the border of the demon world to the west, and the last time I was killed by Peremus, you were by my side.”
Ah, damn it. Should I keep listening to this?
It’s sad that I don’t have a girlfriend, but do I have to watch other people’s relationships? I’m so sad I’m dying. Really.
“I still remember how I resented you not to leave me when I died, saying that you would be with me for the rest of my life. That was the first time I knew that even the Spirit King could shed tears.”
He calmly spits out words full of emotion. But her voice was shaking as if an earthquake had occurred.
“Pasma…… Hey? Really? Really…… ?”
“Right. Really.”
“But Phasma, you are dead… …. Did you reincarnate into another body?”
“No. This is an illusion I briefly borrowed the body of the man who had the sword I was using. I don’t know what happened, but I really am Phasma.”
With her wriggling snout, Ariel comes down from her air, treading her weeds with her fair feet.
“…… Then let’s experiment.”
“What?”
The wind gathers in Ariel’s grip, and a sword similar to the one I’m holding appears. It was an impressive sword with a green blade and a leaf-shaped nose.
“No way, you want to fight?”
“You were a sword master. Phasma. Show me your swordsmanship If you really are Phasma, I can show you.”
“Hasn’t been used in decades. You can’t help but be sluggish And this body is weak.”
“Just show me your swordsmanship. I know that the possessed body is weak. I won’t do it with all my might.”
I sighed. It’s really hard to get one artifact.
Of course, the effect was really good. No penalty.
Phasma straightened her sword. The aura begins to be loaded onto the sword.
“A clear blue aura… …. First of all, you are definitely a sword master. Then go.”
It was a light step.
It wasn’t like the ground was cracking or there was a roar. It seems to be taking light steps, but before I knew it, it was standing in front of me.
Booung-!
I couldn’t react to the sword that fell overhead. I couldn’t keep up with my dynamic vision.
However, the person possessed now was a person who had risen to the level of a sword master in the past.
Turn your body to dodge Ariel’s sword. Step back and keep your distance.
“This body is really useless! I barely avoided it with my senses!”
“Then why don’t you use it?”
“If it weren’t for me, you would have been nourished in a single blow.”
It’s sad that I can’t deny it.
“I plan to use my muscles to the limit, is that okay?”
“It’s okay.”
I have to live for now.
After my permission was granted, I took the basic posture of the illusion sword method.
Concentrating, he kicks off the ground and quickly approaches Ariel.
“Is it the front? It’s boring!”
Phasma, seeing the sword falling over his head, changed the tempo and accelerated.
Ariel’s sword cut through the air. He took advantage of the gap and thrust his sword at his throat.
“Huh. It’s quite right.”
Kang!
Unfortunately, the attack didn’t work.
“The pace is much slower than in its heyday. Power is nothing to see. Still, it’s certain that it’s the sword Phasma used.”
Confusing the enemy by changing the tempo according to the speed was the basis of the illusion sword method.
Pacan!
She deflects Phasma’s blow.
“Come in again. I haven’t decided on this yet.”
Wave your hands.
“I think it would be good to show the unfinished welcome dance.”
“But.”
“There is nothing easier to prove than that. Do it.”
There was a time when Ariel praised the dance she hadn’t completed yet, saying it was cool because it was like a dance.
When I saw the actual movements, I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that I would see them on the stage at the event.
However, since the movement itself was so irregular, it was inevitably difficult for opponents.
“And when you’re done, be sure to tell me you love me. Because that’s what Ariel wants to hear the most.”
“…… Don’t do that.”
If she had said that she was embarrassed here, she would have let go of her sword and freed her possession. Fortunately, it seems that there is such an eye.
Spread her legs and hold her sword horizontally. Ariel opened her eyes wide as she took the starting stance of her phantasmagoric dance.
“That posture… ….”
“Welcome dance.”
Approaching her, swinging her sword in the air over her.
It didn’t even come within range, so I wondered if swinging it was a waste of energy, but this technique was in the form of accelerating as it moved, and it was a swordsmanship that moved irregularly and destroyed the opponent’s response.
Shoot!
The dress that touched the aura is slightly torn.
“Fast… !”
She admired as she pulled her body away. However, she leisurely dodged it, and she smiled secretly as she watched the welcome dance move.
Kang! Kang! Kang!
After striking the sword several times, Phasma disorganized her body. The flow of the sword dance was cut off, but the body had reached its limit.
“Ah…… Again, the flow is broken. I haven’t finished it yet.”
“…… I know.”
She struggled to answer and then sat down.
“Pasma!”
“Gwa, it’s okay. Because the recoil came to the muscles that had been used to the limit.”
I am sick too. I think I will die of muscle pain tomorrow.
As if every muscle in his body was overworked, he couldn’t control his body. Wriggling was the limit.
If you’ve done this, shouldn’t you be good at potions?
“Are you okay?”
He himself sits down and asks. Naturally, I lifted my head and placed it on his thigh. The strange softness he felt on the back of his head was embarrassing.
I tried to say it over and over again, wondering if I could be like this, but I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
Because I couldn’t intervene in the loving timing of the two.
“Has the proof been completed?”
“…… It was a while ago you idiot. You’re the only one who can use the welcome dance, but of course I believe it. Even if you die, what if you don’t notice?”
“hahahaha…… Sorry. But I think I’m excited to see you after a long time.”
“…… How have you been?”
At her question, my facial muscles, which seemed like they would never move for the rest of my life, move and make a face. It was a bittersweet smile.
“I wandered around the village where I died for decades. Neither the thieves nor the merchants who passed by recognized me. I think I kept blaming God for not knowing why I stayed in this world even after I died.”
“I see… ….”
“But I think I know why I stayed in this world.”
“…… Why do you think it is?”
Ariel asks back. Phasma hesitated for a moment, then swallowed her saliva.
“Eri, it was to see you again. It was to tell you that I love you, who never forgot me.”
“Pasma… ….”
“Eri.”
“Yes.”
The way you look at my face has changed. These were the eyes of a woman who was deeply in love. Even if you look at my face and make a look that looks lovely, it’s difficult.
“I love you.”
“Yes.”
“Too late, but with all my heart, I love you.”
“Me too… me too…… I love you. Phasma.”
Wow, f*ck.
I felt like I was taking the biggest damage in my real life. This should be compensated for the psychological damage.
You will have to pay a hundred gold coins as compensation.
* * *
“Hmmm!”
I reluctantly intervened after watching the two people whose hearts were connected and the flower of the story bloomed for a few minutes.
He lifted her head right above her thighs. In the process, her body was very sore, but it was a bit like talking under the wife and children who were living. It feels like a real NTR for some reason.
“First of all, let’s finish the transaction.”
“Trade…… ?”
At the changed tone of voice, the eyes that had been dripping honey a while ago changed to alertness.
“The reason I came here is to take the thing you gave to Phasma.”
“What?”
“I know you buried your shoes where Phasma died. I came here with the intention of taking it.”
Enmity begins to bloom. She says she’ll take the things she buried for the one she loves, so I understand your upset.
I understand.
“I can’t give you that.”
“Eri, wait.”
“…… It’s a bit confusing. Two words coming out of the same person’s mouth.”
“Pasma, now it is my turn. Don’t interfere.”
“If you don’t intervene, Eri will beat you to death.”
I couldn’t deny it because it seemed plausible.
“I want you to leave it to me instead of interfering.”
“…… Don’t do that.”
I kept my mouth shut. Phasma gets the baton touch again.
“Eri.”
“Yes. Self.”
How are you? See you already call me baby
Even if you love someone in spirit, can you handle this when your body is someone else? Maybe that was the spirit king’s taste?
“This guy seems to be planning on defeating the demons that will invade the empire in the next few years and the Peremus corps commander who killed me.”
“What? How? With such a talentless body?”
For fear of someone not being a lover, they say they are weak in pairs.
Ah, can a weak person live because of sadness?
“No. I think there is someone else. Seeing that he tells me he has a child to make a disciple of.”
“Disciples…… ?”
After thinking about it for a while, she changes her tone.
“Is it really to defeat the demons?”
I laughed out loud at the tone of words that could not be found without washing my eyes at being kind. He could be mistaken because he had the same face, but he was a very thorough spirit king.
“Yes.”
“Okay…… Phasma says so, so I will allow it. But I would also like to put a condition on it and give it a chance to talk to Phasma often. Then you may take the artifact.”
“Then I will ask for another one.”
“What?”
Looks at me like it’s ridiculous.
“I helped you in your long reunion, and I will complete Phasma’s phantom dance. Of course, I will also contribute to destroying the demons you resent. With these conditions, is there anything wrong with adding one more?”
“As expected, humans have no end to their greed.”
“Anyway, what I’m asking for is a kid who has the ability to master all attributes. Teach him.”
Originally, there is no case where the Spirit King intervenes in the beginning.
The Spirit Kings tended to come forward to empower the warriors only in the latter half.
This episode was all about obtaining artifacts and being able to use some of Phasma’s power.
But isn’t this the game world?
There is no law that says you have to go according to the scenario. The reality was that anything could be done.
“What? I’m an Attribute Master? You’re bluffing. Even the archmage called among you humans couldn’t master all attributes.”
“See for yourself whether I am telling the truth or lying. If you don’t think so, you only get a chance to talk to Phasma.”
She let out a deep sigh as if she reluctantly agreed to my words.
“…… Do you know how heavy it is to have the Spirit King by your side?”
“Would it be as heavy as the end of the world?”
It’s funny, but the game itself didn’t need artifacts or other help, but as long as the three warriors were alive, there was no problem in defeating the demon king.
It was only to go through this hardship for a little more smooth storytelling, but their location was not essential.
Rather, it was they who made connections to borrow the strength of the warriors later on.
Just because the spirit realm is in another dimension doesn’t mean it is free from the demons’ threat.
“Ha, it sounds like you’re saying that’s going to be the case.”
“It will be like that. But by the time you go and ask us for help, it will be too late. I’m not sure.”
“Are you saying you can become an omnipotent god? Even the prophecies spread among humans are not 100% correct!”
“The choice is yours.”
I proudly declared and rose from my seat. My legs were shaking, but it was tolerable.
“I will take the artifact.”
“How can you believe in something and be so arrogant!”
Ariel grits his teeth and points.
“…… To put it bluntly, he must be the one who created this world.”
Game developers. No, should I say God?
As the information obtained while playing the game, this world continues.
I walked across the plains.
“Did I have to say that?”
“There is no time. Now.”
I drove my sword into the ground looking for a spot where the weeds weren’t growing. I didn’t have a shovel, so I had to do something like this. When the soil was dug up, there was a pair of shoes protected by the power of the spirit.
These were shoes that looked like combat boots seen in the military.
At first glance, the design was far from light, but the weight of this shoe was less than 100 grams.
“Go.”
“I’ll go too.”
“…… Do whatever you want.”
“Instead, keep your promise. Let me talk to Phasma when I want.”
“Looking at the situation, I will.”
“Okay. And make sure you know this is not a contract I’m just following around to talk to Phasma. Be aware. Don’t try to ask me.”
“Okay.”
What are you talking about?
I didn’t intend to ask for anything from the beginning. There were many elements that could be exploited just by being with the King of Spirits.
Besides being able to share a body with Phasma, they won’t let me die, at least until Tina uses this sword.
For now, that was enough.
* * *
I returned to the wagon.
“This is Ariel, the spirit king of the wind. We decided to go on a trip together for a while, so say hello.”
“The Spirit King? What is it?”
Tina tilts her head.
“You mean the spirit king that only appears in that book?”
Iris is bewildered.
“Bah, the wind spirit king? One of the four guardian deities of the World Tree, that wind spirit king?!”
Maria is surprised as if she witnessed an omnipotent God.
“What, what, what are you doing?! Prause!”
Dex can’t keep his mouth shut. Thelma was no exception.
Everyone in the wagon looks at me and Ariel in turn.
“This is a normal reaction. Rotten man.”
Seeing their reaction, Ariel pointed at me and scolded me.
“What do you know?”
I gave a rough answer and got on the carriage. After taking out a cheap potion from his bag and drinking it, he immediately lay down.
“I will sleep for now. Do not interrupt. We will talk about it later.”
I closed my eyes as I heard the carriage start again.