Chapter 1009

Episode 1009. Did you see Illyana?

Illyana stared intently at Elio.

For some reason, he seemed to know why the airship had flown all the way to the northern outskirts.

“How am I supposed to know something that Miss Illyana doesn’t?”

I let go of the pretense of being serialized.

No matter how dull he was, he knew that he shouldn’t speak carelessly about the cracks in the ice wall.

Illyana was dubious, but didn’t ask further.

It’s because your relationship with him isn’t that close.

Illyana, who was arranging Elio’s bandages, turned around.

“Are you leaving for Kluton now?”

That’s what Marquis Bernardo asked because he had to go to Clutton to receive the title of baron.

“no. Rather, I have a place to stop by.”

“Don’t make the Marquis wait too long. Lords are impatient.”

The younger brother glanced at Illyana.

When talking to her, there are often times when I am confused whether it is because of her favor or because of Marquis Bernardo’s orders.

“No, don’t knights have the freedom to choose their masters before that?”

“Yes, of course. However, there are not many lords who can give titles to barbarians.”

“Oh, there is another stumbling block.”

“Even if it’s not necessarily like that, among the lords of the north, Marquis Bernardo is a great nobleman.”

“I will refer to it.”

Feeling Elio’s stubbornness, Illyana smiled and asked.

“By the way, how old are you?”

He looks quite young on the outside, but I was very curious when he used Aura.

“Twenty-seven.”

“Wow! Are you so young and already using an aura? I can’t believe it. I am twenty-five.”

He shrugged his shoulders with a stern expression on his face.

‘This therapist lady would be stunned to know that I heard that I was the best of all time in Moorim.’

“I heard that spiritual training is not easy, but you are amazing.”

For a moment, Yeon Jeok-ha’s eyes lit up.

It’s the first time I’ve heard such a sound, except for the Savior’s bell gate.

“Hey, Miss Illyana?”

“yes?”

“Do you know why the difference between mana users and spiritual practitioners is so great?”

“ah!”

Illyana looked at Elio with sorrowful eyes.

Reiki training was a new possibility and a stigma of inferiority for barbarians who did not receive the ‘blessing of mana’.

“Simply put, mana is a blessing from the Creator, but it’s because aura is a training method discovered by a beastman.”

“...”

I couldn’t understand the meaning of her words right away.

Illyana continued to explain for him.

“Only the chosen people can feel mana. It’s not something people can achieve through hard work. Commonly referred to as ‘mana users’ who have awakened mana, they say that mana is the source of all things. To ordinary people like us, it’s a really bubbly sound. Mana, which cannot be seen or felt, is the source of all things...”

“Then, what about aura?”

“The root of spirit energy is the spirit of living beings. In fact, because of that, beastmen and savages are being treated more strangely.”

“No, how is your spirit?”

“The process of spiritual training and demons acquiring magical power is superficially similar. Asmodians also absorb the vitality of living beings and increase their magical power.”

“Are you being treated similarly because the demons absorbed the spirit...?”

As a reiki practitioner, I immediately understood the sound of Yeonjeokha.

“that’s right. Beasts and savages train their own spirit, and demons steal the spirit of other creatures. Reiki and demonic magic are completely different, but there are many people who view Reiki practitioners with suspicion. Isn’t it secretly extorting the spirit of other life forms like demons?”

“her! So, the demons’ magic is weaker than mana?”

“That’s not it. Demons make an oath to the demon god, and if you do that, you can use some of the demon’s ability. In that case, I heard that they are much stronger than mana users.”

“When you say demon, do you mean Kama Debias?”

For a moment, I felt as though my head was empty.

To think that innocent savages were killed because of his own actions...

Yeonjeokha, who was standing there, asked with a dry voice.

“...How many were there?”

“About 300 people, from children to the elderly... I think they exterminated a tribe as an example. It must be the ‘mountain tribe’ people.”

“Do you know how many vassals of Count Putocoa’s family are?”

“why? Do you really want revenge? Don’t even dream. If you become the target of the Griffin Knights, Elio won’t survive a single day. In addition, the northern lords are praised as heroes who protect the kingdom of Escatos and the continent of Rodina. It may not be possible, but in any case, if Elio-nim harms Count Putocoa, he will become a traitor to the kingdom.”

Then, Yeonjeokha said firmly.

“I swear to you that all the people of Putokoa involved in the death of the savages will die. There are no exceptions, including the Earl and the Griffin Knights, as well as the nobles.”

For a moment, Illyana trembled with a strange feeling – as if Elio had become the center of the universe.

After a while, the couple went out and crossed the yard and found the ‘sack with ears’.

Illyana approached him as he silently looked down at the bloody sack.

“Don’t beat yourself up too much. Because this is not the only unfair death of the savage. It just happened what could happen.”

“Can I ask you a favor?”

“Yes, if I can, I will do it.”

“Whether cremation or burial, please bury them according to the burial law of the wild people.”

“Okay.”

Illyana readily agreed.

Anyway, that was what I was going to do even if it wasn’t Elio’s request.

“Thank you. Where do I go to get to Hirhera?”

“Hirhera? They say that all the roads there are blocked...”

“Please tell me at least the direction where I can go.”

Illyana pointed to the northeast and said.

“If you keep going in this direction, you will come to Hirhera. Soldiers are blocking the road, so it should be easy to find. If you’re not sure, you can continue east along the northern ice wall, but that’s too difficult, so I wouldn’t recommend it.”

“thank you. When we meet again later, I will definitely repay the favor.”

Yeonjeokha inadvertently tried to eup (揖).

Illyana bowed her head in response to his greeting.

After saying goodbye, he left without looking back.

Amber approached Illyana, who was standing with a forlorn expression on her face.

“It feels good to see the troublemakers leave. Since you need to get a title, you should visit the Marquis, right?”

“It will.”

“You have suffered a lot.”

“Suffering is just doing what a therapist is supposed to do.”

“Eh, but Illyana-sama even changed the barbarian’s clothes. What healer in the world changes the savage’s clothes? Of course, he didn’t know that he was a savage.”

“You said you couldn’t do it, so I did it for you.”

“Hehe, seeing my whole body soaked in blood, I really couldn’t take it off. Because I think my chest or stomach might be bursting. Ugh! It’s disgusting.”

Amber trembled as if the thought of it was terrifying.

“Are you going to see a therapist because you’re so scared?”

“If it doesn’t work out, even a pharmacist will do it. By the way, did you see Illyana-sama too?”

“what?”

“The night the savage was first brought in... they said that his forehead was glowing. Is it true?”

“Who is it?”

“Christopher.”

Illyana frowned.

It seems that a kid doing chores accidentally saw it and spread it.

“There was a glowworm in the room. You must have seen it.”

“ah!”

Amber nodded her head in agreement.

Could it be that the stigmata that only high-ranking priests of the empire have appeared on a barbarian?

Illyana and Amber buried the bag containing the ears in the backyard and burned incense in front of it.

Then he offered a prayer in his heart to Shastra Parakti, the goddess who guards the Nine Middle Heavens.

‘Please help him finish what he wants to do safely. And...’