Chapter 112: Erin Danua (2)
2XEq“This way.”dOc87a
V4zErin and I went down to Merkarva City. Excitedly, she went around the town like a young village girl.0D7Nd
579Surprisingly, she was more interested in recent and new books, but maybe that wasn’t all that surprising considering how she had already read most of the old books.Qi0
fK3gnPf“So this is the trend these days in theaters, huh. Back in my days, the general consensus was that violent topics like these were harmful to the traditional customs though.”XEIR
ofHAIH“How long ago was ‘back in your days’?”GFv
Zy1“I would rather you didn’t try to pry into my age.”WzLB
UXo3i“I didn’t mean to.”h0y
J6Sz2koShe, the lady with a pout on her face, was quite sensitive when it came to her age. Even though her exact age wasn’t mentioned in ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱, I still knew that she was at least 1,000 years old.2kfOS
0USrWm8“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting you to invite me out for a play,” I said.ZniDm
W6ra“Clara brings in a lot of things from the outside for me, but she can’t do that for things like plays, after all.”GWYhzn
B0TSenior Professor of the Academy, Josephine Clara. Erin said with a smile that she would have died of boredom, if not for her, who could teleport to various places.0tWs
31EThe reason why she was able to come out into this world, even though she should have stayed confined in the palace, was because the mages of the Tower had broken the chains restricting her, called ‘Eriu Casarr’.rRf
w9K3AThe Tower of Mages Commotion of the 4th Arc. Essentially, it was the terrorist attack of the black and red mages of the Tower, along with the support of the traitor who caused the King of Iron Mountain Incident, Fermack Daman.a1Vomp
MTLNow that the outer shell called Eriu Casarr was broken, Erin Danua had no choice but to reveal her true body in order to protect this world.Y5UKKc
S26zE“…”7yCLy
U6n88This wasn’t good.Nye
KmBaevAccording to the original scenario, Erin Danua would die in the following plot development, while assigning the legacy of protecting the world to the player.YSE
kbM8FAt the start, I simply considered her a bigshot named NPC.NoYLLBp
iQcThis was different from what happened with Marie Dunareff as well as the Heavenly Yaksha, Hua Ran.OXn1
XuBThe enemy that I had to fend off to save this NPC was way too superior and powerful. Besides, it was through her death that the hidden piece, Treasury of the Danaans, would become accessible.x1fZBi
hpNSpThe upcoming incident was impossible to stop even with the power of a player so I had internally given up on it, but…V4NZL
lG2Cp“Now. Let’s go try that one next.”muD
AmpYHer hand leading me forward was warm; and her voice tickled my ears.RONSC
emLWith a panorama of the entire city below us, she turned to me with a wide smile blooming on her face, but I couldn’t return her an honest and suitable smile.C7s
Q7SEISI felt rushed.DCEpJXW
ivbGThe plot was about to hit the 3rd year. There will be a fight against the Frost Giant, the guardian deity of the Northern Kingdom to the north, followed by a massive monster wave and the fall of the Academy.RqacQ
PjPweMultiple preluding omens to the final arc of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱ were on the way.oCRh
A3XSTherefore, now was one of the fewer opportunities for the player and their party members to build up their strength.j6R
lJiQGDcBesides, I was starting to have trouble keeping up. During both the werewolf terrorist attack of Dun Scaith and the subjugation of the demon village under Dumnorix’s jurisdiction… I had been utterly close to death. I wouldn’t be standing here if not for the elixir that Sihu gave me.bZLsAK
pv8lzI needed strength.40K
yMnlXAnd the strength I wanted was the ‘Six Ways of the Spear’.stAIJO
A5ffUThere was no time for me to waste like this…n1imd
G2Hm—!!tR5DLS
zGa0Bam!Osjp
eXmRCFAA loud clap echoed in front of my eyes. The hands blocking my vision retreated back, revealing a smile on Erin Danua’s face.eQ4ast
2jxBqe“Student Korin. Do you know about the importance of motivation?”eJ9mBhJ
DB2sJ“Umm… Motivation?”l7pB7
9ZItsN“Yes. That is very important. Having a reason to become stronger is crucial.”1NH0x
7M8wThe reason why I had to be stronger.chViQ7
KoFAlthough very ambiguous and broad… it was for survival. But at the same time, I couldn’t think of a better reason than that.R7W2Bz
D3f“Survival; to help Park Sihu, and to make sure there are fewer casualties.” Erin stated before I could. “Those are excellent motivations and you must be beautifully honest. However, people that pursue their goals with a strong motivation tend to have little regard for themselves.”hlXoo
jSt2“…”WeOEJTT
cf8B“You said you wanted strength, and that was the only element of greed I found in you.”ku17FLm
uTWab“Isn’t that the same for everyone?”DPCjXHL
Ypu0“It’s a different story, however, if that is linked to the inheritance of my ‘spear’.”nctHs
y48egSdSix Ways of the Spear.3JblS
6fIBOThe secret moves of Erin Danua.aRNf
DCPLXnOminous Snake, Tiger’s Gust, Lan Na Zha, Spinning Heaven, Crumbling Mountain, Shura — and lastly, the Domain of Void.Wufqfbv
gvADwO4Those were the refined techniques under the possession of the strongest spearman of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱, Tates Valtazar. If I could lay my hands on that power…DoSl1n
Nat“You know about the story of me and Tates, yes?”vitRW
UmPmtL“…Yeah.”9nu
1cfpShe had been betrayed by her disciple, in the worst way possible.CPD
Hnow7TWAfter teaching him the Six Ways of the Spear and inheriting the Void, she tried to impart everything she owned to him.Ef2A
h6GRODCHowever, after realizing that Tates Valtazar’s goal was the ‘Advent of Paradise’, she refused to carry out the last phase of the inheritance.Im0Y
yI7RDzHChoosing Valtazar in the first place… was probably the worst and most terrible mistake she had ever made in her life.Rx0
2ud“I was hesitant and very concerned. I had gone through way too many failures, and not all of my decisions had been right.”5lo
MEqThe tragic ending of one of the most crucial NPCs of this world, Erin Danua; her past and her sincere hope. Everyone who played ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱ knew about the degree of her sincerity, which she had only shown the player in the game.GmCSpr
aSqHx“I can’t trust that boy, Park Sihu, but you are different, Korin Lork. I am certain that you will not be a part of all the mistakes I have made. So—kpw4
eTuC“Korin Lork!” She suddenly shouted. “Will you serve me, Erin Danua, as your master?”MOQX
kgNc“U, umm…”uV4O6
VIyhzIt was so sudden that I was momentarily lost for words, but I immediately went on my knees. Those were the exact words that came out during the scenario event of the character, Erin Danua of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱.YuD
JC1That was an event only permitted to the player, after he met all sorts of conditions and built up a positive Karma.Lukz
lmk“Ye, yes! I will serve you as my master…!”urym91
H5NY“I have accepted you. I, the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom and the Danaan of Justice, Erin Danua, hereby claim that I will teach the ways of the Six Spears to Korin Lork.”beM
R4tJ“T, thank you!”fet1fqr
njTFinally! As long as I could obtain the Six Ways of the Spear… I should have enough power to fight against the King’s Subjects.JAhvL
zIus“I shall guide your heart down the righteous path, and thus, Korin Lork,” Erin continued after a pause. “You shall pursue justice. Justice and justice alone.”5olRu3
lxY5EJL“I will swear… upon my life.”jdYwWg
xNQpAs I was on my knees, Erin Danua looked down at me with a stern look on her face. She continued looking at me for a while with her clear, crystal eyes and…6kFtau
RWX“Come here.”LAz2C6F
9ZYuuSuddenly, the atmosphere around her changed as she opened her arms out wide.q07nkmU
fXC6“Huh, sorry?”DgDWdR2
nj2GiIn the midst of my confusion from the sudden change in atmosphere, Erin walked up and buried me in her chest. I was… actually quite surprised.O21AK5C
0lSLike an adult soothing a baby, she tapped me on the back. Her arms were warmly wrapped around my body, as a soft and ticklish whisper flowed into my ears.RvUUp
aBdFz“It’s okay to stumble. You can get back up.dkGQGe
xrQUKPJ“It’s okay to fail. You can do better next time.B50Jx
qGGLn4“It’s okay to cry. You can smile a lot more later.xXS6
V4x“Stay true to your justice and your convictions. Walk the correct path. As long as you do that…6zhz
3GPQtLb“No one can tell you otherwise. You will be a hero.”mYb
UJOmAlthough it wasn’t even a tight hug, it was so full of warmth that I just… couldn’t make myself leave her embrace. After staring at my face, she pushed the little strands of hair off my forehead and…Dsj
mE4I“Let me imbue into you, the blessing of a goddess.”C0bhEu
17eoOAs proof of her affection, she kissed my forehead.F6ztR
NJ3XYI probably won’t be able to forget that warmth from back then ever in my life.Mo2
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xnbxl“That was fun.”DXlj5In
w6Ig“You’ve been watching the same thing for 300 years though. Weren’t you bored?”0bTha
pYSoawE“It was a lot different from watching them by myself.”VOj6
L5MaekIt had been 10 days and another 2 days ever since I arrived in this city. We were currently into the third night of the repetition.ILv
YblHTjWe had a date.9c9f8Z
M3OIoJTWe enjoyed plays, reading books and watching a circus. It was a normal thing people would do, but it was undeniable that it meant a lot more to both me and her.qwx
nhSPU7“I am glad you enjoyed it. It’s a shame that we couldn’t go to a nice restaurant though.”9Knlh
eA37u4o“You don’t always need to have good food for a memory to be special. Everything was a delight when I was with my dear disciple of the future.”IHUny
4ttwqnEven though I had to eat rations while sitting on the dirt and small patches of grass, it was still very fun.QnfK
VRw7Ydo“It’s about to be night very soon.”kfbBv
1Y3gGThe night was coming.HxJX2
Psw67QThe last night of the third day. Tonight, we would defeat Gerolge the Immortal King and…Y1I6gDu
wpVLyAn“Tonight, we will end this eternal night and cleanse Nazrea.”hNpsl
OhsWf“…Right. It shouldn’t be impossible according to your theory.”ZKHBbSm
PYX2uZmIt wasn’t just a theory; this had already been proven. Park Sihu and I had planned and proven that it was possible to completely cleanse Nazrea.zbh0FU3
umN9This would succeed 100%, as long as there weren’t any outside interferences.ZvcAd3
gWCgnS“There are a lot of questions on my mind but… let me just ask one of them.”Oea7O
iYJuN“Ask away.”qmRr
39942ZK“Was it very hard?”hdIF
PBokWzzThis person… was very mysterious. Even though I hadn’t even mentioned it, she read through me with her overwhelming insight and said the things I needed the most.tspUmKG
xhIG2FOShe was a considerate, warm, and soothing person.tdnfweF
zoj“Yeah it was. I stumbled, failed a lot, and cried a few times.”BdZ5
F4g5xyHowever, I stood back up. This time, I was doing better and there would be more smiles waiting in the future.zq5kZK7
lwVom7N“I told you, didn’t I. I’m simply returning the favor.”QBDJ
eKwCEsOI walked up to her. Resting my arm on the wall behind her, I quietly gazed down into her eyes like what she had done to me in the past.hgT1
G2DV“Ah…”CWOG2bb
yxyCTI1She seemed a little flustered. Right; this was a sentiment that she wouldn’t know, because this was related to a memory of me and my master from a different timeline.ec9
H3XTPi“Right.”3Xgu
TU8a3We continued looking at each other. After settling herself down, Erin gave a kind and benevolent smile.t7jK
3jq0“I am very resentful of my foolish future self.”e19
JMx“You were by no means foolish.”tGGMv
1MPmIoZI stroked her cheek. This person with the white and delicate face of a baby was still the same as the one in my last iteration… She was still my master and supporter, who always supported me without asking for anything in return.jKbrt
C3woZ“You can’t even possibly imagine all the things I received from you.”kMkm7x
5rxI wrapped my arms around her body. It was disrespectful, and I knew it would throw her off but… now was the only chance I had.WM0
QK6JZQ“M, Mr. Disciple?!”zj6F
o77n4uyErin was befuddled by my sudden act, but as always, she was considerate of saving my face and only gently pushed me back. After letting her go, I created just a tiny bit of distance between us.KOzaZ
ryaC“K, kuhum…”VhyB1b
lmv6KvUnable to look into my eyes, she stayed there scratching her cheeks. Looking at her, I raised a straightforward question.79u6lp
N7QT6“Erin.”iir
AK9G“H, huh? Hmm. What is it?”Gq9I3N8
AN6IctE“Can I kiss you?”CVa
kAyC3eJ“Huhh??!”huvJ
VxrevaSI had been forever wanting to return it to her; to my beloved master.0xmkh
DrZV“W, why?”oHdVTAa
pyqM3She fidgeted and mumbled, not knowing what was going on. Right – I was… seeing her as a substitute for my master. The current Erin was probably slightly different from my master, but…lOKf17
1Zm“Because I want to.”pplq6
7xsilD“Uhht…!”Zwf
99oLErin took a step back, but she was at the wall already. There was no more going back.p1p
VV239ck“Umm… By the way, Mr. Disciple…”mXuhI02
6KX“Yes?”kWc
lABJu“W, were we… in this and that kind of relationship? Like umm… a very deep one?”zex
j7HA5b3“I can assure you. Except for my parents, you were the one I had forged the deepest relationship with.”Sh5Fkv
ShfKShe was a true adult and a teacher in my attitude towards life, who protected me by sacrificing her own. She was most certainly the most precious person to me in this world which I had been forced into.MO4
HB6Y“I, I see… What in the world was the future me thinking… He’s a thousand years younger than you…!”BJX2l
W3P7YwErin mumbled with such a tiny voice that I couldn’t really hear her words. However, she soon looked straight at my face with a stern look in her eyes.eZ1
wQlGwgZ“Umm… This is superrrr unprecedented, okay? I, I have never allowed anyone to do this to me before.”EwC2
1bYvyJi“Really?”hIBdx
i4DYPf“O, of course.”nJTnNg5
MC7She would have been close with Valtazar as a master and disciple, but the Erin of this city had yet to meet Valtazar, so it did make sense for me to be the first.Z97i10R
nMxPushing up the hair from her forehead and wiping the small beads of sweat from it, I said with a smile full of joy.LQf8
b6lHP“You are such a special person to me.”0ths17d
BrgEkOCI returned the proof of affection that she had been gifting me all the time as she stayed there nervously closing her eyes by… giving her a kiss on her forehead.6qomyb
oDH“Please, this time, let me be the one standing before you.”7BDt
rWPGc8M————Jg4
aQUU“…Uhht?!”nYKdW
8czHer voice was so loud that I could tell how flustered she was.YlPp3
9zT“What’s wrong?” I asked.2sgv8k
AtJ4ipErin opened her eyes which had been sealed shut. Her cheeks were slightly red, which was probably because of the setting sun.ggrbG
c5I“T, this will do for today. This… is not good for my heart.”dggsE2y
0ulBWhat did she mean by that?m8N1kni
dFuAlthough I wasn’t sure about the meaning behind her words, what I could tell was that her lips were shivering from nervousness.eSg8CUb
3I9f“Are you sick?”Q3j9H
iCVWondering if she had a fever or something, I was about to place my hand on her forehead but she slapped it away before I could.k5NY2e
z2b“I, I told you that will do for today!”YYu0
0J0Ks“Sorry?”kZwR
XZaFgQuShe suddenly let out a shout, which also ended up surprising me. What did she want me to do…?GH7
VglQ“Y, you are the disciple, and I’m the master!”2qyA0
8uf3DCkWhat was with that sudden outburst? That sounded like something that would come out in old romance dramas. Anyway, more importantly…XDPJdyn
dmn“I don’t think of you as my master though, Erin.”i1xBhJ
FdsuyWG“Haht…?!”rbKRUyC
mi0The Erin in front of me wasn’t my master – she was like the distant past version of my master. Even though technically they were the same people… I had to differentiate them in some way or another.NBZQ06
ogJ9“A, ahh… What kind of forbidden territory have I entered with my disciple…?”ttGmy
F5BfShe trembled while mumbling indecipherable words.J0kvU5
kARY0“A, anyway, Mr. Disciple. Letting you know, when you are done with cleansing, I…”RRuwuL6
6tQUDRight when she was about to finish her words, a sudden flash penetrated through the darkness and…cUQdB
S11i– Kwaaaaang!1KJXE
rxPcUaIt crashed through where we were standing.ptbbfCQ
0ZCn………dPMl6o7
DOA……oLp
FWEV…xxQ8
7UCyxl“GU, HI, HA, HO, HA, HI, HOHO…”qwwf4
YplYHGerolge grinned with eccentric scoffs.Ylc7u
07DlThere was no sign of flesh on his body, let alone the swollen flesh he used to have. Inside his body was the Soul Heart which hadn’t been fully extracted before. In other words, it meant that he had successfully turned into a Lich.vs6K
6peqThe Lich turned to the sky.YUhzi
sy3wlozHe looked at the grand magic circle he cast onto this city by relying on the power of the super-blood moon, as well as the Primal Rune of 『n』 which contaminated his perfect spell.pEvj
btdUgNBy nature, runes had meaning in itself that turned into magic. So what would happen if another rune was to be carved onto the existing rune?0W32MFy
GQbXJ『Paradise Continues』J8nt6Cy
orZenEThat was the original meaning of the rune, but if other runes were to be carved before and after the word to alter its meaning… Depending on how that was used, it was possible to absorb the power of the engraved rune and make it one’s own.anykBuv
DtJsF“I have connected to the prime. I, Gerolge, will now have absolute reign over the mana of the moon.”L2BzM
CxiyHe had carved several runes before and after the Primal Rune. As a great mage himself, adding runes to the sky, next to the existing rune, was nothing difficult.llZ
aVmNow, the Rune Magic enveloping this city would lose its original meaning and have it altered to 『The Paradise of the Dead will Continue』, and thus, the demonic nature of the city was amplified severalfold.ZaW
QiIIn other words, 1.2 million undead of Nazrea would turn much stronger, and heed the commands of the Immortal King who had finally gone through a proper evolution.NkiiV
O21“I will kill you, Witch. This time, I will surely tear down that body of yours, insult your dead body and rape your soul!”HHw1mC1
PBjGtOThe maddened laughter of the Immortal King enshrouded the city. Thus began the third night; a night where the undead would hum in joy and the living would scream in fear.GfJUT
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