The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 48
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#48. Lake of the Dead (2)
“I’ve been going around in circles in the same place for a while now.”
Cedric, who was driving the carriage, soon confessed the unusual incident.
“Lord Cedric, are you lost?”
“How pathetic. Can’t you even drive a carriage properly?”
Izumi’s innocent questions and Liliana’s sharp reprimands flew at him. I was the only one who remained silent.
“Both of you, just a moment.”
[Eyes that See Magic: 300,000p]
[You can see the magic directly through the eyes. When using a skill, a white cross symbol appears in the pupil.]
Currently I have about 300,000 points.
It’s a good time to buy a skill that you’ve only seen before.
[Purchase completed.]
[Acquire the ‘Eye of Magic’.]
[Remaining Precedence Points: 901]
Now if we activate this,
[The skill ‘Eyes that See Magic’ is used.]
My blue eyes sparkle.
“Youth? Your eyes-”
“fizzle.”
The only thing that can be seen with this skill is the magical power floating in the air.
‘If my eyesight was still alive, it would have merged with my original field of vision.’
The world seen through ‘perspective’ is a little different from a person’s actual field of vision. If I had to be specific, it would be like the feeling of being able to manipulate the screen from various angles in a computer game.
I zoomed out of the ‘vision’ while looking at the magic power and examined my appearance. The black pupils were torn into white cross shapes, which was a bit creepy.
… You can’t turn off the effects?
‘It’s even more dizzying than that.’
The experience of having two visions at once is something that can never be familiar to ordinary people. I drew the vision of ‘clairvoyance’ and adjusted it to be similar to the world seen with real two eyes.
‘Okay. Show me now.’
The incident also became clear.
“Cedric, this isn’t your fault.”
“… …Are you covering me up?”
“It’s different.”
I shook my head as I answered Liliana.
“This area is surrounded by magic. It’s a trap that keeps you going around and around on the same path.”
“Can you sense magic?”
Izumi looked at me with curious eyes.
“Well, or… … . Could it have something to do with Youth’s pupils?”
I nodded.
“After fighting Changcheon, I suddenly became able to see magic.”
“Does that mean you can see?”
Cedric intervened urgently.
“No. My real name is still the same… … but I can literally see the ‘magic’. I didn’t know if it would really work.”
Three people blink.
“Would you understand if you could only read the flow of the wind against a black background?”
“I see.”
Liliana stroked her chin.
“Magic energy is a type of energy. Last time, when I first shot a gun, I saw a flow that seemed like ‘magic energy’. It was only for a very short time.”
“You saw magic? A human?”
“Usually it’s normal not to be able to see it.”
Liliana glanced at Cedric.
“There is a world that you, with your ordinary physique, cannot even imagine.”
“Ha! Let’s try this?”
“Both of you stop.”
I shut the mouths of the two people who were growling at me every chance they got.
‘Is Cedric here yet?’
In fact, Cedric, a demon, should be able to see magical powers almost as well as I do, but he seems to be an outsider because he hasn’t awakened yet.
On the other hand, Liliana… … .
‘I saw magic.’
It’s definitely unexpected.
In the original, only the demons, including Cedric, could see magic.
‘Is it because the magic circuit is broken?’
So, did your special constitution manifest itself?
In any case, it was a good thing. Being able to see the flow of magic in this world was an ability more precious than life.
“So, Yus, is there no way to get out? When the sun sets in the forest, you won’t be able to see anything.”
“It’s already getting dark.”
Liliana pointed to the sun.
As she said, the sun was already setting toward the west. It was obvious that the sky, which had been painted a crimson color, would soon become completely dark.
“There’s nothing we can do. First, we have to find a place to camp nearby, and try to escape tomorrow.”
“I’ll get ready. You rest in the carriage.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Cedric hugged me.
“Cedric!”
“You’re tired from being in the carriage for so long. You shouldn’t sleep outside.”
“No, but everyone will have a hard time finding a campsite. I should at least prepare a meal… … .”
“Just stay still.”
“Youth, just rest!”
I was rejected outright.
‘but.’
It’s cruel to ask a girl with both leg and eye problems to prepare meals.
Of course my vision is fine!
‘I guess I should rest, at least for my legs.’
It is certainly inconvenient in one way or another.
I’ve been using a cane for a while now, but there’s quite a difference between pretending to check the ground and using it as a real crutch.
‘Should I reset it?’
All the skills I’ve purchased so far have been permanent.
Extra life, on the other hand, is a one-time thing.
One question arises here.
Is it possible to purchase duplicate skills?
That is.
‘I think it might work, but… … .’
For some reason, unlike other skills, ‘Extra Life’ did not disappear from the shop window after purchase. Only the price disappeared.
‘I guess duplicate purchases are expensive.’
As mentioned before, the system sets skill prices based on their ‘utility’, much like how RPG games arbitrarily adjust growth.
In that sense, the second price can be guessed to some extent. It will be around 50 to 1 million points.
It would be no fun if you suddenly asked for something like 10 million points.
It’s not like in-game where you can induce real-time purchases, so what’s the point of putting in skills that you can never buy?
Anyway, for this reason, extra lives are a pretty expensive investment. If you’re going to use them, you should die as efficiently as possible.
“Is Liliana here?”
“Someone has to protect you. It would be better for me, who is the least mobile, to be by your side.”
After sending Cedric and Izumi away, Liliana sat down in the carriage.
“By the way, does seeing the flow of magic include human presence? You somehow knew it was me. You didn’t even make a sound.”
“I’m not seeing the magic right now. I only noticed it because of the smell.”
“smell?”
She was taken aback by my words, shuddered, and then hurriedly raised her arms and sniffed. It was funny because she looked like a golden ball of fur that was embarrassed.
“Lady Liliana, you smell like a strong flower. Is it because you always wear the same perfume at the palace?”
“That… is it? Even now?”
“Body odor doesn’t go away easily.”
Liliana looked down at herself with a curious expression.
“It’s the scent of fresh flowers. It feels like a greenhouse plant, so it’s not pleasant.”
“Why? I like that Liliana.”
“… Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Not at all.”
People change.
But change always comes with pain.
Wouldn’t it be happier to live in a greenhouse without changing, rather than to overcome the wounds and change?
‘But that’s not the case anymore.’
Once you set out on an adventure, change is inevitable.
Izumi loves sweet desserts and the scent of chocolate is the same.
Blood and sweat. Dust. The wind and the scent of grass from the frequent swordplay. The burning smell of the talisman.
Whatever it is, it changes.
Just like Cedric, who used to smell like bread when he was young, became an odorless assassin.
Let me tell you what I think, Liliana asked with a strange look on her face.
“Are you really twenty-two?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“…I don’t understand.”
“You’re only three years older than me, Liliana?”
“Yeah, but.”
She sighed, running her hands through her fluffy blonde hair, her golden butterfly-like eyelashes fluttering.
“You are such a strange person.”
“I appreciate your compliments.”
“That’s not a compliment.”
“But Liliana, you like me, right?”
“What the heck?”
She jumped up like a cat that had just treaded water.
“No!”
The response is good.
A sense of impact that is hard to find in Cedric, who would burst into tears at the mere mention of something, or Izumi, a madman with clear eyes.
‘… What’s the best?’
She definitely had a knack for the sandbag. She’d be pissed if anyone else hit her, though.
“Youth! Liliana!”
Then the carriage door opened.
Izumi, who had stuck her head out, tilted her head at Liliana.
“Liliana, why are you doing this?”
“Ahem, don’t worry about it.”
“Is that so? … Right! Cedric and I discovered something amazing earlier!”
It seems that Izumi has stopped calling Cedric ‘sir’. She’s really friendly, as expected from a main character.
Or is it just one-sided rudeness? That’s also typical of the main character.
“find?”
“Yes! I was walking around nearby and suddenly I saw a village.”
“It’s a lake and a village, to be exact.”
Cedric appeared from behind.
“A village within a magical power seems suspicious… … but I can’t just sleep out. It would be better to drive a carriage to the village.”