Black Badger - Chapter 416



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416. Farewell

All thoughts are after stopping Cecil.

Let’s end this disaster in some way.

He clenched his teeth and swung his sword.

People were needed.

I cut through the pouring palace of light and assessed the situation.

It was too hard to attack Cecil from the ground while she was in the sky. I had to do whatever it took to bring her down to the ground.

You just have to pull the stem.

So I asked for support.

I thought it would be really appreciated if you could come within 10 minutes.

Fortunately, support arrived within five minutes. The seniors got out of the car one after another, which stopped with a loud noise.

Not only Ricardo and Jonathan, but many other Badgers also run out.

I swung my sword and shouted.

“stem!”

Igor, Yun, and You were already attached to the stem.

“Please pull me down by the stem!”

The badgers didn’t ask again.

They all ran past me towards the ridge. The sky was now pouring down a rain of light. The badgers ran across the flat ground where the golden rain was falling.

Then he went back behind Cecil.

Those who reached the front of the stem grabbed the thick, acidic stem without hesitation.

Even though my skin was peeling off, I didn’t show it and just pulled at it.

Igor shouted.

“One, two!”

Wood thud thud

Cecil stumbled backwards.

But it held on in the air. Even though its altitude was low, it seemed to be struggling not to be dragged down.

A great wizard who bows his head and checks those pulling the stem.

Kwaaaaang!

He swung his sword and caught her attention again.

After blowing Cecil’s arm away, he continued to attack with his sword.

Boom! Boom! Kwaang!

“again!”

Meanwhile, the badgers clinging to the stem resumed their tug-of-war.

“One, two!”

Now many people were shouting together.

“One, two!”

Dddddddddd!

“One, two!”

Ddddddddddddddd!!

“Okay!”

Ami, who was holding Shu and Kairos at close range, shouted.

“Come down!”

Cecil’s altitude has decreased.

Once momentum was gained, people began to pull the stem. Smoke rose from their hands and bodies that touched the stem, but no one uttered a sound.

“Come forward!”

Youga, buried among the badgers, cried out.

“Captain! Now!”

I ran.

And then he stood in front of Cecil.

As soon as the wizard fell, he pulled out a stem from his waist, sending out roots in all directions.

A wizard who looked like she was wearing a green skirt looked at me.

The flowers are gone, but now it looks like a flower stalk blooming in the middle of the cactus.

Golden eyes.

It reminded me of Kissis.

I thought about the time I went to the swordfighting ground and swung my sword to catch up with him and ultimately surpass him.

When I couldn’t fire my swordsmanship, I imitated Kisis’ swordsmanship.

Nothing seemed as dazzling as his swordsmanship.

Even though there were many famous articles, I continued to chase after the articles of the Zi An.

I felt ashamed every time I felt inferior, but I didn’t stop training. I wanted to catch up with him and be recognized by him.

So even now, there are swordsmanship skills that are familiar to us.

“Go.”

The words he spat out every time we sparred.

“Cecil.”

Shhh!

He shot the sword.

Kisis’ swordsmanship was notoriously cunning. He rarely moved in a straight line. He was rarely noisy, befitting his title of a rascal.

Using that swordsmanship, he aimed for Cecil’s side.

The location where the roots are currently sprouting.

The part that I often tore whenever I sparred with Kisis… .

Something was stirring inside my heart.

what?

Sigh

I couldn’t hold on to the strange feeling until the end.

Instead, I felt a sense of success in the attack that flowed through the sword.

Cecil widened his eyes before the tip of the sword stabbed his side.

Where the blade went in, black ash instead of blood poured out.

“Kishi… .”

ah.

Eyes that look at me blankly.

“… Hilde?”

Okay.

“Hilde?”

It was a success.

“Cecil.”

I leaned forward.

And he held onto Cecil’s body desperately.

He grabbed the archmage’s thin shoulder and spoke urgently.

“Control the recklessness.”

I looked down at the astonished wizard.

“You’re going wild right now. But you can control it.”

“ah?”

“I told you. Remember when I said I controlled the rampage and survived?”

Cecil did not answer.

He just looks up at me with his eyes wide open.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

People’s eyes flew in and were fixed on it. Those who had been pulling the stem now let go and watched the situation tensely.

“Stop absorbing.”

It’s annoying that the roots are rippling.

“Stop absorbing and casting spells! Before my entire body burns up!”

“-no.”

The answer came back.

For some reason, it is a common language.

There was no need to ask why. The body in my hand began to tremble slightly.

“I can’t control it. I can’t stop it. I can’t stop it…”

“Focus on your senses!”

“Don’t stop!”

Boom! Boom bang bang bang!

The orbs of light surrounding them exploded.

“Eww!”

“Hey! Just stab me!”

“Hilde!”

“Pay attention to the sensation of absorption!”

The explosion caused damage here and there, but fortunately no one was fatally injured.

Amid the noise, I tried not to close my eyes to the splattering blood.

“Break the chain of absorption and spells you are currently engaging in!”

“I can’t do it!”

Cecil shouted.

“Hilde, I can’t do it! No! I can’t do it like you… Just stab me in the heart with the sword!”

“You can do it. Focus!”

“I told you not to!”

She screamed.

“I can’t do it! It’s too late!”

Kwaaaaang!

The palaces of light that had been floating in the air crashed down to the ground.

A scream that rose and fell.

“Use more mana!”

Youga shouted.

“Cecil! Enter mana-feedback mode! Let that come before the rampage!”

Tears welled up in Cecil’s eyes.

I don’t know if you heard what You said.

However, she has now regained some of her senses.

I couldn’t stop absorbing, but I still continued to create spheres of light around me and scanned my surroundings while consuming mana.

Golden gaze surveys the devastated area.

The body, not covered with roots, continued to turn black.

“Did I do this?”

This time it was imperial language.

“Did I do this?”

“Let’s just maintain our senses.”

I shook the other person’s body lightly without answering.

“Keep talking to me. If you do that, you’ll gradually be able to take the initiative.”

“Did someone die?”

She didn’t listen to me.

Instead, he turned his head and spat out the common language. Those who were ready to attack at any moment if things went wrong flinched.

The eyes of the archmage who did not miss it vibrated.

Rising despair.

Orbs of light kept appearing around her like computer error notifications.

The roots have moved.

“Cecil!”

Accelerated absorption was visible to the naked eye.

“Don’t get excited!”

Cookies, cookie …

Roots sprouted up through the ground.

The asphalt beneath me tore like a biscuit. It felt like a sea urchin had burst out of the ground.

I barely managed to avoid being impaled by the roots sprouting up obliquely, thanks to the haste with which they burned.

The absorbent roots she had planted in the ground had grown rapidly.

Twisting roots and shaking bodies.

I slid down the root and caught her again.

“Let’s try again.”

Cecil’s gaze returned.

“Don’t get excited, just do this.”

“I’m quitting.”

Orbs of light still blooming here and there. Small explosions going off nearby, and the ground shaking.

“Finish it.”

Cecil said.

“Stab my heart now.”

Am I going to take back what I said to her?

I wonder if she felt this way when she heard what I said… .

“I told you to make it into a mana-feedback state!”

Igor’s loud shout tore through my thoughts.

“If you can’t control the rampage, control the mana! Then you’ll at least be able to breathe!”

“I’m trying.”

The wizard answered.

“I’m really trying! But since the absorption keeps going on, it’s not easy to overheat mana! Please, just end it before it’s too late!”

“Stop asking the captain for things like that!”

“That’s because you’re not concentrating!”

Following Igor, You shouted.

“Don’t look around and just focus on Mana!”

Pavabavaaaaang!

The ball of light exploded.

It seemed like fireworks were going off nearby. Sparks fell from the brilliantly exploding ball of light. My skin felt hot here and there. My eyes were dazzled by the dizzying brightness.

I held onto Cecil tightly, my eyes distorted.

Cecil now bowed his head and cried.

With my eyes closed, I tried to increase my mana utilization speed above my absorption speed.

“I am….”

The muffled sobs were desperate.

“I want to stop… Really… .”

The wizard’s body trembled.

“I’m sorry Hilde, but I’m having a hard time…”

I couldn’t answer the heavy words.

Orbs of light continued to explode nearby, but for some reason the noise they made sounded distant.

“I’ve been thinking about it lately.”

Cecil hummed.

“What if it was just a waste of time?”

I wanted to wipe away the tears flowing down her cheeks, but my body wouldn’t move.

Cecil cried for a long time.

Then he raised his head and smiled sadly.

“What if it was all in vain?”

The archmage, who had said he would never go out for fear of being rejected, smiled under the flickering orb of light.

“Wasn’t all that time meaningless?”

thud!

“choux!”

“No.”

There was a sound of something falling.

My sense of reality returned. It felt like my blocked ears were being unclogged. The noises that had been fading away became clearer and my vision became clearer.

When I turned my head at the terrified scream of Ami, I saw the senior crawling towards me.

Ami flew in and snatched Shu away.

Shu, who was being held by Ami, stretched out his arms and grabbed the roots that were sticking out like thorns.

Ami, who was trying to step back, widens her eyes when she feels Shu’s resistance.

Shu Diamond looked straight at Cecil, who was staring at her with amazement.

“It’s not a waste of time.”

“ah.”

A small sound fell from the mouth of the bewildered archmage.

“Simon’s daughter… .”

Shu struggled to get inside the roots.

After hesitating for a moment, Ami soared into the sky and landed safely next to me with Shu.

Meanwhile, Shu and Cecil continued to look at each other.

“Thank you for bringing my dad back.”

Shu said as soon as he arrived at Cecil’s side.

Even amidst the explosions and the rumbling of the roots, the voice was heard clearly.

“Thanks to you, we were able to meet again.”

The wind blows.

Black ash brushed past my cheek. It was the ash flowing from Cecil’s crumbling body.

Ash mixed with sparks wafts through the air.

“I’ve been waiting for a long time. Everyone said that we should forget and get over it, and that no one who went missing through the portal ever came back.”

Cecil didn’t answer, but he didn’t take his eyes off Shue.

Shu reached out to Cecil.

“I was also afraid of becoming an orphan.”

The little senior caught Cecil’s crumbling arm.

Cecil didn’t move, and didn’t even look away from Shu.

Shu met the wizard’s gaze solely.

“But I still think there is a little hope.”

Tears flowed from Cecil’s eyes.

“Thank you for helping me, Dad.”

Clear tears poured out from the blackened whites of her eyes.

The archmage did not shake off Shu’s hand. Instead, he looked down at the senior who was leaning into Ami’s embrace, and carefully extended both of his arms.

Ami widened her eyes and then handed over the shoes to the two women as they wished.

The Archmage lifted Shu into his arms.

Sugar whispered.

“It wasn’t in vain. Your time.”

The senior buried his head on Cecil’s shoulder.

“If it weren’t for Cecil, I would never have seen my father again.”

Cecil hugged Shue.

Even though half of his arms were already ashes, the archmage hugged the small elder tightly. I saw Cecil close his eyes and bow his head, and Sugar gently pat Cecil on the back.

“I see.”

Soon I saw Cecil laughing while crying.

“I am so glad.”

It started to light up.

It was a light that started from inside Cecil’s body. A clear light that started from a small dot. It gradually grew brighter and engulfed its surroundings.

I tried to keep my eyes open and understand the situation, but failed. The amount of light was so strong that I couldn’t see anything in front of me.

“what?!”

I pulled Amy behind me as she screamed in panic.

“choux?!”

A loud noise followed.

Woohoo!

A round, ringing sound like the wind blowing through a cave.

A strong wind blowing.

The feeling of ash running down my cheek.

It seemed as if I heard Cecil’s laughter amidst the sensations that overwhelmed my five senses.

The last words to Shu.

“thank you.”

There was peace.

“Thank you for making my long wait worth it.”

That was the last one.

The surroundings were covered in light.

***

The sky cleared up.

Silence has arrived.

The peaceful sound of the wind.

Only the sound of a gentle breeze tickled my ears. The breeze gently brushed my cheek. I opened my eyes in the stillness that had descended.

And I look at the surroundings that have become quiet.

The sphere of light disappeared and the roots collapsed.

Badgers approaching, staggering, with a slightly dazed look on their faces.

There is Shu, sitting between them, looking down at Cecil.

I got up from the rubble and slowly walked towards her.

“Are you dead?”

“No. Breathe.”

Sugar answered.

“I feel like I’m in a state of mana feedback.”

“Are you in a coma?”

“Okay. I’ll take you.”

“Sugar?”

“Yeah. I’m going to wait until I open my eyes with Dad.”

“But, senior.”

Senior, your legs….

The words were left unfinished.

Because Sugar, who had been looking down at Cecil, raised his head.

The senior looked up at me with his blue eyes and stood up from his seat.

And then he got up on his own two legs and looked at me.

“It’s all better.”

Shu Diamond said.

“I can walk now.”