Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 66



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Sharan turned his head straight to the Magic Guild member and asked.

Even in the midst of all this, what really impressed Jinseong was that Sharan didn’t make a fuss.

“You claimed to be from heaven?”

“Yes, that’s right. Magata’s form and everything, it’s the first time I’ve seen it – Lord Kagon was flustered and looked for the guild leader -.”

“Okay, let’s go. You take the lead.”

“Yes, yes! Let’s go!”

In response to Sharan’s answer, the members of the Magic Guild ran out of Jinseong’s office in a panic.

Sharan followed him for a moment, then turned around to look at Jinseong.

She didn’t ask.

Jinseong nodded his head as he looked at Sharan, who was staring intently into his eyes.

That was enough.

A sudden state of tension in the principality due to the movements of the Bantu people.

Suddenly, an airship from heaven and a person claiming to be a celestial appear.

Even in the midst of chaos, it seems that as long as you have true confidence, it doesn’t matter.

Sharan smiled.

Then he started heading straight towards the scene of the incident.

Knock knock knock… Jinseong leaned back on his chair as he listened to the sound of footsteps moving away.

Heukgu burst into laughter.

[Keep clicking, you’re not going. It’s the moment when communication is finally starting with the place that guy Bakal ran away to, the heavens.]

“Well, I already knew everything. There’s no need to rush now. That’s why I’ve prepared things in my own way.”

[… … Is everything as you thought, Jinseong?]

Jinseong didn’t specifically answer Heukgu’s question.

It just confirms once again why we can have this kind of leisure.

Jinseong took something out of his arms one by one.

It was a [tainted card].

Even after persuading Cold Dragon Skasa to sit down for a conversation.

He was embarrassed and confused when he heard Jinseong’s own words, and even after Jinseong had promised to cooperate.

Jinseong did not let his guard down.

Could something be wrong with the flow of this main scenario quest, and where is the real source of contamination hidden in the moments that follow after the Cold Dragon Skasa and before reaching the Heavens?

Above all, Jinseong was trying to let his guard down and move right away, considering the possibility that another vicious and difficult contamination could once again exist, just like the moment when Direjia escaped from the dimensional rift and tried to drag the user away.

‘The card came out in one room… … . The contamination has been caught. This means that I, the ‘tongs’, will no longer be involved in anything related to Seolsan.’

Didn’t the card come out so easily as soon as you finished the work related to Skasa?

Even though he safely caught the card that had fallen while fluttering, Jinseong was simply dumbfounded at the time.

There was a sense of relief, but it didn’t last long.

Rather, it is questionable and gives Jinseong new worries.

‘Above all, the words written on this card… … and what happened after that.’

[Scasa (pollution) of the past, present and future]

Among the various contamination cards I’ve collected so far, there were some that weren’t creatures, and some that were completely different concepts, but how should I interpret these?

The black sphere said.

[Kukuk… … So you’re not going to tell the Black Fairy? About the unidentified guys I met after talking to the Cold Dragon… … .]

And what happened to Jinseong himself right after that?

The reason why Jinseong is really worried.

Jinseong thought about that time while putting his hands behind his head.

* * *

It could be said that even the breath of the nose contains a cold air that freezes everything.

Jinseong swallowed dry saliva and calmed him down.

[Are you asking me to believe that my master… …was treated by such insignificant people?]

“It happened not long after you came down to Arad. As far as I know, it was only about 30 years ago.”

[Pull out your tongue, which is trying to deceive me with lies-.]

“D, listen! You said you would listen! You! Why did you and your brothers come down to Arad! Think about what the Dragon King’s intentions are!”

[-No need to listen! My master is the one who can rule this place righteously and completely! Do you think I don’t know that my only and firm goal is to occupy this land first and foremost and make my brothers worship my master as he wants?]

Skasa began to flap his wings.

It had been less than 10 minutes since Jinseong and he had been having a full-scale conversation, and the moment had come to an end.

“If that was the case, why did you send them separately! This piece of shit! Is your master that stupid?”

Jinseong shouted.

Skasa was speechless.

In the middle of the night on Mount Sharnak, all Jinseong could hear was the sound of the cold wind and the absurd voice of Heukgu.

[… … Kekkle, I look like I’m going to freeze to death.]

Jinseong suddenly came to his senses and spoke again.

“Why did Bakal send Gwangryong, then Saryong, and then you? He could have created all three from the beginning and sent them at the same time, and if he had, he would have been able to rule Arad much more perfectly. Why did he do that?”

A calming voice that calms Skasa.

If it’s the main scenario quest flow of the game Dungeon & Fighter, then of course you know it.

I know very well how Hisma, Spirazzi, and Skasa influenced each other and how they dealt with the user’s position.

[Kuk… … I guess I’m thinking about how to kill you.]

Jinseong made Heukgu shut his mouth and spoke again.

“Bakal’s intention was to sharpen the blade. By creating a very small variable, Hilda’s plan would ultimately be broken. So… Bakal sent you down one by one, waiting for someone among the humans who had such potential to appear. And now the time has come. Perhaps that person will appear before you soon.”

[… … Then, according to my master’s will… … I must be crushed by that human?]

Skasa’s deep voice rang out.

It was neither anger nor confusion.

In a way, it could be said that it is a voice close to resignation.

Or should I say I was so confused that I felt powerless.

“No, you have to fight with all your might. A blade meant to break will break. If a blade meant to be forged, he will break you. That’s… why your master sent you to this land.”

Jinseong shook his head and answered.

Skasa looked at Jinseong for a moment and remained silent.

Then suddenly he opened his mouth.

[Interesting. How did you know that it was my master’s will? My master’s well-being that even I do not know… … And how did you know?]

Skasa asked.

Only then did Jinseong realize why he was confused.

Bakal’s true meaning, understanding it.

And whether Bakal is dead or not. More than anything, is it certain that the precious master is dead?

Even if he died, his top priority would be to protect Bakal’s intentions and instructions. So what should he do?

‘Hmm, it’s good that you’ve become gentle, but this isn’t the direction I want to go.’

How should I answer?

Jinseong also had to keep his mouth shut and think about it.

Are you going to get something from Skasa like this? There’s no need to do that.

If you want to make Skasa move in the way you truly want, what’s needed from now on is not conversation or persuasion.

What Jinseong wants can only be obtained if the Cold Dragon Skasa is consumed by the .

‘If this contamination was what kept Skasa from waking up, and kept her docile without being soaked in the … … .’

In the end, isn’t it Jinseong’s job to wake him up, provoke him, and make him unable to maintain his peace, so that he is swayed by the ?

What is the best way to do that?

You just have to literally confuse him.

All you have to do is make it so that you can’t stay sane.

“I… have fought Bakal. And of course, you, Skasa. I have also fought the mad dragon Hisma and the evil dragon Spirazzi.”

There is only one way: to scour and muddle his memories.

* * *

[… … What are you talking about all of a sudden? In my memory of over a thousand years, such a thing has never happened-.]

“No, think carefully. In the past… you died to me. Does anything come to mind? The Cold Dragon’s Throwing Party. The Cold-Eyed Gerda.”

[That’s nonsense. If further conversation is meaningless, then I’ll just stay here like you said… … Hmm?]

The look in Skasa’s eyes, who had been snorting, suddenly changed.

Jinseong did not miss that opportunity.

“Do you remember? Your horn, the creature made from that horn. The Lightning States went wild, claiming to assist you. Bakal may not have told the other dragons, but didn’t he tell you three of them, the three giant dragons, about his true intentions? That’s what I know.”

[Okay, wait… … wait… … no, this is… … .]

Skasa stumbled.

Jinseong swallowed dryly as he watched the cold dragon step forward with its front legs outstretched to support its staggering body.

It wasn’t a meaningless attempt.

Because Jinseong himself had already experienced it as a ‘game’.

‘As expected… … That was something that happened in the scenario quest. A huge incident that even the Time Lords couldn’t fix, and the world ended up being torn apart. That’s what works ‘at this point’.’

Three giant dragons, including the cold dragon Skasa, descended to Arad. By Bakal’s orders.

However, it clearly appears in the main scenario quest of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

This is the incident where the three giant dragons do not come down to Arad and remain by Bakal’s side, causing them to experience a ‘distorted past’, so to speak.

Because of this, there are major events that will occur in the future, such as the distortion of time and the division of the world, but that is not what is important to Jinseong right now.

Anyway, right now, at the present moment, ‘two different pasts’ exist within one entity, and all I had to do was to confuse it by stimulating that point that it was not aware of.

[… … What’s going on? A memory that never existed- No, is this me? This is… … What is this? Gerda? My child- No, no!]

Jinseong spoke in a low whisper.

“What about the ‘Dragon Slayer’ that the humans of the heavens made into a weapon against Bakal? Do you remember being hit directly by it? Even so, you didn’t die… But after that, do you remember that there was an adventurer who chopped your body, which was like a block of ice, into small pieces?”

It prevents you from thinking properly.

It makes it impossible to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

You have to make Skasa angry, even to the point of being docile due to pollution.

[What the heck is going on!? I was in Arad! I was the ruler of this place, the snowy mountain! And yet, this memory, this memory… … .]

So finally, it makes you react.

“The Celestial Alliance will not give up. The Black Rose, the Eternal Flame, or Company Doh… Bakal is already dead. You died by Bakal’s side in the past. And you will die here, where you abandoned Bakal. Soon.”

[I… … Who am I? Is this a dream? Is it a dream? What is reality!?]

: an impulse where negative and destructive emotions dominate the entire body, eventually making it impossible for one to control oneself.

Skasa’s eyes were originally red, but now they were of a different color.

His eyes were so crimson that you could almost say they were stained with blood.

When those eyes were completely fixed on Jinseong, a teleportation potion was already in Jinseong’s hand.

[Even though I was by his side… … I couldn’t protect my master. Because of these insignificant things, because of these little creatures!]

Jinseong said, quickly opening the lid.

“Our flames will extinguish the breath of fire, Skasa.”

[Inoooooooooooo-!]

Skasa flew into the night sky.

As Jinseong was sweating profusely as he watched the cold breath gathering in his mouth, the cards were already fluttering and falling before his eyes.

“Huh? What is this-.”

─────────────!

“-Eeeeeeeeeee!?”

Even while watching the breath that Skasa released, Jinseong ran forward and grabbed the card.

Then, all of a sudden, he drank the teleportation potion.

The cold air that froze everything only swept over the mountainside where Jinseong had been just a moment ago.

[… … I won’t spare a single one. I’ll destroy everything… … I’ll shatter everything you have!]

Phew, phew, phew… … .

The sound of Skasa’s breathing and the flapping of his wings mingled with his anger as he was engulfed in the .

He disappeared into the night sky.

This means that the flow of the main scenario quest has been corrected, and it could also be said to be the beginning of nightmarish days for the Bantu people.

They will have to cross the border of the Duchy of Bel Myre to avoid the rampaging cold dragons and barely be able to secure safety.

It should have ended there, obviously.

Although the contaminated card was discovered much earlier than Jinseong had expected, it had to end anyway since the card was out.

However, the place that Jinseong saw after swallowing the teleportation potion was not the residence of the magician’s guild that he was trying to go to.

“……Hmm? Here-.”

Tick… ​​… Tick… ​​… Tick… ​​… .

In the space close to purple is a yellow stone floor.

The sound of a second hand striking regularly and repeatedly, even though there appears to be nothing there.

Jinseong remembered this space. Because he saw it through the monitor.

“It ended up causing a crack.”

A voice came from the air.

Jinseong turned his head towards it.

I saw something small floating. It was a deep purple color, and it was hard to tell if it was a living thing or a machine.

It was someone Jinseong knew very well.

In the game Dungeon & Fighter, he is a ‘Time Lord’, one of the beings that manages time and controls space and time.

‘… … Clippa!’

The person before Jinseong’s eyes was one of the Time Lords, Clipa.