Chapter 514

Episode 514 It’s not a pleasant thing (3)

Really.

‘I didn’t even think about it?’

I never thought my quest goal was Granfell when I was young.

‘No, is it worth it?’

Maybe it’s not that strange. Certainly, if it is Granfell in my setting... he is an important figure who can change the history of the Arcana Continent since childhood.

Thanks to you, I figured it out.

‘Maxima’s golden elite.’

I don’t even know who the guy is who got involved with Maxima’s matriarch.

‘Is Pride you too?’

Did you want to exclude Granfell from the competition for the Cloudy family successor from this point on? Suddenly, the current head of the Maxima family, Ignite Maxima, came to mind.

Yugrik in the forest.

Cansul of bravery.

Trembling Amond.

‘I hate to say these things with my mouth, but...’

Unlike the other family heads who repented and swore loyalty to me, Ignite, the head of the Golden Maxima, was still in a state of not coming to his senses.

‘Not metaphorically, but literally.’

It means that you are unable to fulfill your role because you have lost your senses.

Of course I am, Velier, a senior mage of the Healing School. And the priests of the Goddess Church who came to see if they could provide any help could not guess the reason...

‘I understand if it was all in return for that day.’

Because oaths are heavy in Arcana.

‘To the extent that even dragons and high-level demon lords cannot be free.’

Perhaps Ignite, as the head of Maxima’s family, may be belatedly paying for Maxima’s sins. So, if I change the past, can Ignite’s spirit become intact?

‘Well, it might be possible depending on the case.’

But I think it probably won’t work.

‘No matter what, you’ve crossed the line, Maxima.’

I guess it’s because I watched my only nephew, Arang, be born, crawl, and grow. I had a rough idea of the age of the quest target, little Granfell.

About 5 or 6 years old at most.

I was at an age when I had a runny nose. Little Granfell could already feel the formality. But even that just looked cute because he was a little kid.

Okay.

He breaks through the bushes with his small hands and sticks his head out. Then he frowns and shakes his hands off. Checking to see if there are any dirt on your clothes...

‘That damn meliophobia has still been there since then, huh?’

But what was certain was that little Granfell’s eyes showed life. It’s definitely a human maze that can’t be found in today’s Granfell.

‘You are what you are now because you pretend to know everything about the world.’

A question suddenly occurred to me.

It must be because of the feelings of an uncle who has a nephew of the same age.

How on earth did young Granfell become exposed to such a threat?

‘Of course, before you think about it.’

Sssss.

“...?!!”

I demonstrate the footwork of an elf.

Secretly approached Maxima’s golden elite soldiers.

His face and entire body were covered with a flowing Akshan cloak.

Still, you look a bit surprised.

‘They are definitely the best of Maxima, one of the four families.’

Because you only see what you know.

Papat.

He must have sensed something unusual in the moment of movement. However, I have no intention of praising that insight. At this moment, I didn’t need a weapon as grandiose as Gwicheol.

‘First walk.’

After all, isn’t the first start important, Granfell?

‘I have no intention of instilling trauma from the beginning.’

Whilick.

Cooperative attacks pouring in that penetrate the blind spot of vision.

It was a high-level joint attack aimed at taking my breath away.

But I’m sorry.

‘I’ve competed with swords that were more brutal than this.’

In the sacred place of the Shadow Mercenaries, the worst criminal group on the Arcana continent.

‘Slow.’

Compared to the dagger thrown by the Shadow God’s Apostle, the golden elite’s attack was dull. In short, there was a lack of killing intent. So much so that not even the fluttering Akshan cloak could brush against it.

Then it’s my turn.

I searched for the magic particles that had been emitted since I discovered the Golden Elite. It goes without saying, but compared to those golden elites, my [Strength] and [Agility] numbers are probably still poor.

‘Anyway, you just have to be secretive.’

However, there are tricks added during the interference process.

Kuuk.

The destructive power of bare-handed fighting, propelled by magic particles, was truly ‘uncanny’. I took out two golden elites in an instant without a sound.

...dump.

There is only one guy left.

Did you feel a distant gap?

The last elite soldier to kneel and beg me.

“Five years old...?!”

I just put my finger to my mouth.

[The status ailment ‘Silence’ occurs on the Maxima Golden Elite.]

I told you not to disturb that little boy.

After I covered the mouth of the golden elite.

I looked for signs of little Granfell.

‘Anyway, you’re sensitive.’

It was just a split second, but did I hear something?

Little Granfell was looking around with alert eyes.

I swallowed a sigh of relief inside.

‘Look, I did a good job of paying attention, didn’t I?’

If it was Dawn’s jacket, it would be 100% discovered now?

‘Then this one...’

If that Granfell lets his guard down even a little, then we’ll decide to interrogate him then.

That Pride might be involved.

Because it was always my guess.

Aside from the quest, if that little boy does something wrong, I wonder what he did wrong to be put under such threat. For me, Lee Ho-yeol, it was a situation I could not understand.

Goooooh.

There was no hesitation for me. I wanted to deal with it without the quick-witted little Granfell noticing, but considering the number of enemies in the forest, that was impossible.

‘In that spirit, let me ask you one favor, young Granfell.’

Don’t be too surprised by the noise.

*

Granfell made up his mind.

I decided to leave the Cloudy family.

It wasn’t an impulse or curiosity.

For a five-year-old, it’s unbelievable.

It was a decision made after careful consideration.

“...done.”

Everything went smoothly.

In the forest leading outside of Cloudy Territory.

Until he faced ‘someone’ who blocked his path.

Granfell swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.

...The magical power overflowing around me was unusual.

It was different from the magic the family had encountered before.

A magic that is so complicated that it cannot be imitated even by looking at it, and is a mixture of high-level interference. Someone whose face was covered with a black, flowing cloak, who was clearly the person manifesting the magic.

someone said

“Remember, boy.”

The man’s words sent ripples through young Granfell’s heart.

“There is no paradise where you run away.”

“...!”

It was probably from then on.

To Granfell, who has had a refined aesthetic since childhood.

One particularly unusual taste began to sprout.

Fluttering—

repulsion of magical power.

As a result, Granfell’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the fluttering cloak. There is no paradise where you run away. Granfell clenched his small fists and turned away again.

Toward the Cloudy spirit he had run away from.

*

...Hey, Granfell.

Is it really necessary to say that?

Anyway, Granfell style speaking method.

‘How come he’s the strictest with himself?’

How curious is a kid at that age?

You might be curious about the outside world.

In that sense, I, Lee Ho-yeol, honestly felt a little disappointed.

‘I was curious.’

I wonder what kind of deviation little Granfell will do after escaping from Cloudy’s spirit. But thanks to the nagging by our old man, Granfell, who is the most adult among adults.

‘Maybe it’s because I’m not yet an ugly seven-year-old.’

Little Granfell calmly turned to Cloudy Spirit.

At that point, the flashing of the quest also weakened.

I could intuit it.

‘It will be over when little Granfell returns home.’

The quest will be successful and I will be thrown out of this past.

If so, let’s hurry up.

Why is there another quest?

-Witness the complete Cloudy family. (In progress)

The presence of an unfamiliar demon still bothered me, but I was purely curious.

What on earth would a complete Cloudy family look like?

Let’s see, if I can use what I just witnessed as inspiration to manifest a reversal magic...

While I’m thinking about it.

Young Granfell’s steps stopped.

After leaving the forest, we reached a meadow where we could see a mansion.

At the same time, my vision blinked.

[You have met the conditions.]

Vision is rapidly becoming blurred.

With blurred vision, I quickly caught the sight of Cloudy.

and.

I regretted it.

‘What is that...?’

Nod.

The little Granfell politely bows towards the forest where I am. Behind Gran Fell, a flower field spread out. Yes, it was a familiar flower to me.

Red.

It was a blood-red flower.

It grows only from blood filled with deep resentment.

It was [Sang Sanghwa that grew from blood].

In the vast plains of Cloudy Spirit, the silkworms growing from blood were blooming with no end in sight. It was only later that I realized what Granfell had done to himself, little Granfell.

You shouldn’t have sent it back, Granfell.

Why did you say it so harshly?

Even if I didn’t know, you shouldn’t have said that...?

‘why...?’

But by the time I realized it, it was already too late.

.

.

.

[You have succeeded in the quest.]

[You have met the conditions.]

[Rewards are paid.]

Always.

For the first time, I felt angry at my upright posture as always.

I told you everything about me, starting with my dark history.

Why are you telling me....

‘Are you still hiding your past, Granfell?’