Hermit Wizard

43. The price of carelessness (7)

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After standing on the ground, Yooseong and I approached the channel in a hidden state that Korean troops could not notice. And after observing my shield pierced around the channel, he nods.

“Excellent. I have confirmed that the receipt for studying the Shield's liquor for hundreds of years is also an unbreakable seal. It will never be possible with physical force. ”

It looks like you've broken my cover on the shield. The level is also high.

We retreated quietly near the channel enjoyed by the army, and returned to the Han River Park beyond the barricade. There were pearl houses and garam.

After arriving where they were, me and Yue sat on a bench. The Han Kang Park I'm looking at is not a quarantine zone, but it's a quiet landscape, unlike what I saw on TV before. There is no mat on the lawn because I can't. There is one or two noticeable people, but they are walking at a fast pace somewhere, not sitting and resting. I don't want to stay here long enough.

“I'll finish what I was about to say. Yoon Seon.”

“Yes, but will the story be longer? ”

I slept on the bench of the park and drowned for a long time, and now I'm calm and I'm sitting next to the grass. If you look at the two conditions, you can see how fast the pilot was flying.

I don't think I have much experience flying in the village of Backrockdam, or I've never been up this high, and it seems like it was an intense, unpaired flight for both of them.

“I don't have much time, so I'll tell you as soon as I can. ”

He speaks with serious eyes.

“We hope you will continue to maintain this shield. ”

As expected.

I'm not going to get rid of it anyway. · · · Wait for the next word without saying the same thing. In retrospect, I think I already guessed what I said in my house.

“I heard that the reason you hit that shield is essentially to prevent the monsters beyond the gap from coming this way. It is thought to be an act to protect the lives of our people. ”

“ · · · · · · ”

“And the complete blockage of the gap is what we want. You can't leave the danger in the front yard of a new town to relocate. And, again, we don't make requests with our bare mouths. ”

Hmmm, and coughs in vain.

“But it's kind of weird. ”

I shed an eye.

“If I change my mind and reap the shield, can't you make it yourself? Apparently, that kind of magic can already be used. ”

I recalled the shield of the campfire that the pearl house opened a few days ago. Yue nods and replies.

“In addition to the shields I have identified, I have heard that there is a strong shield against the monstrous inhabitants of the world approaching. But we have no knowledge of the shields that can work in other worlds. And for a more realistic reason, there's already a brilliant pretext, and I think it's inefficient to make a new one. ”

In fact, that would be the biggest reason. Begging for other people's hard work.

“The elders concluded that, if you can trust me, it is right to provide support and cooperation instead of seeing our gains through this shield. “

“Well, I need to ask you a few more questions. ”

“Speak.”

I questioned what I was holding.

“If you can trust me," you said. Why would you suddenly trust me? Once you double-check the shield, will all trust problems be solved? ”

Suddenly it comes out like that, so it's rather suspicious. Moreover, I already know that Garam and the Pearl House are not sure about who I am.

“Why do you believe I will keep the shield in good faith? ”

They didn't want to have any doubts. What if, after the migration, we suddenly eliminate the shield? What if I just eat some junk and run away?

“No. How can you ask me that? ”

Yue opened his eyes wide and asked.

“You're strong. And yet, that strong power is used solely to protect the people of this land, right? When you think of the teacher's behavior, how can you do something that would harm humans for such a petty reason? ”

· · · What?

“The pearl house and Garam don't seem to have a good grasp of your true power yet. But I'm different. By the way, the power you have is enough to build a great country and govern humans. ”

· · · It seems to be a little shallow in human civilization. I don't think so.

Then, as the energy returns, the rag sitting on the floor raises its head and looks at the running water. I notice the oil just said something suspicious.

“How much power do you have, type? ”

He nods and keeps his eyes fixed on me.

“I'm guessing there was no teacher among the ancient human magicians who heard from the elders. However, even those who did not reach the teacher's feet at that time grew strength and the first thing they did was conquer and trample other human beings. But you're different. ”

“ · · · · · · ”

“Instead of using it to rule a man with power, I'm using it to create a shield to protect a man without power here. ”

No, well, as a result, I'm right, but I think I'm a little overmotivated.

“You are already demonstrating that your actions care for people who are your own. ”

Well, this is something.

[Hey, all I'm hearing is embarrassing. The truth is, I'm not really interested, I'm just here because it's easy to recycle the shield, and the reason I'm blocking the channel is because I have a private safety pursuit and avoidance of annoyance, and I'm not motivated and everything is annoying and I'm stuck in a safe shield and a home. Can I believe those guys right now?]

I tried quietly to reach Parvash, who was too busy listening only to me.

I know what the tide is all about. But not all the questions are gone.

“It's weird, though. If you think so, why would you help me? Are you confident that I will maintain the shield, whether your kind will step forward or not? ”

“If we don't have our own people, we will benefit without any sign of good will. If we start emigrating, we won't be able to avoid your eyes. As time goes by, you may have feelings that you don't deserve. That's why I want to reinforce your motivation and commitment in exchange for an appropriate case. We don't want to pay attention to the same person as you. ”

Where the hell would you say that?

“And..."

“And?”

“If there is a reason that is not insignificant. In other words, I want to prepare for the case where the teacher's cause and the protection of his people cannot be interwoven into one ark. ”

“· · · What does that mean? ”

It was a watertight horse.

“I think something might happen if you abandon compassion and decide that you don't need to protect the people of this country. What if, for example, the humans of this land become hostile to you? Or if you're about to commit an unimaginably horrible act? In the meantime, would you like to maintain that shield? ”

No way. · · · Will that happen?

“What we want, even if that happens, is for you to maintain this shield with our support. ”

I have repeated the words I have said so far in my head, but I do not think I can bear any malice in my actions to keep this shield.

You're using me to eat? In fact, it will be closer to this side. However, as he said, it is a shield to be maintained, and if I pay the right price for it, we will use each other.

Crucially, I don't think there's a reason for me to reap this shield myself. No way I'm going to have to fight the entire human race. That's ridiculous.

I asked what I had thought so far.

“· · · So, last but not least, support and cooperation? ”

Then Garam cut off my words and raised his voice sharply.

“Type! There's still one uncertainty. I understand that he has more power than I and the pearl house recognize. But it's unclear how humans gained that power! That much power must have been accumulated before the dragon disappeared. ”

The child joins the elongated horse.

“Isn't it suspicious that a human born in the age of dragons had powers that could not be obtained? Simply because I've learned it from the old man, it's not enough! ”

“He's not just an old man. ”

Oil stopped the flooding, he said. And he looks at Parvasse and says,

“As I told you, the elderly man's soul was so faint that it would not be easy to identify him with the eyes of such a child. Forgive your disrespect. ”

I felt it before, but there is a strange mix of words in his words.

[· · · You know what?]

When asked by Parvasse, Yooseong replies with a ridiculous smile.

“I'm ignorant of other worlds, but you're probably the reader of scriptures that this world hasn't written down yet. ”

“ · · · · · · ”

“I understand that you are touching the bookmarks of the Scriptures without the last chapter, and you are a sculptor of a myth, standing at the end of the history of a world. ”

“· · · What does that mean, type? What's a piece of myth? Does that mean he's a god? ”

“Don't say offensive things. Even if you're not interested in serving God, are you saying that? No, of course not. Just have something like that, so don't be sorry anymore and be quiet. ”

And when he shut his mouth, he looked at me and said,

“So, why don't we talk about support and cooperation? Since the time allowed to me on land is not long, I will summarize. ”

Thereafter, Yooseong stretched out some of the conditions that he had prepared for me, and the face of the furnace he heard was wrinkled with suspicion. It's like, "What's he gonna say?" A face that looks like it.

I gave and received telepathy at a fast pace with Parvash, pretending to ponder for a long time, and after some time, Yooseong and I concluded the primary negotiations.

And I said to Yooseong, as I thought.

“Oh, but I want to add one more thing. ”

“Speak, Doctor. ”

“Having said this long and made promises, is there no compulsion? The power to make the transition like this. ”

“You are stubbornly focused on the issue of trust. Do you have any idea how? ”

“Yes, I know a technology and magic that I can use when I do this. ”

I looked him in the eye and said,

“Will you leave all this as a contract? ”

If you can't give us complete trust, we bind each other with magical force.

Yooseong raised a slightly suspicious expression and laughed at his head for a moment, but his troubles were not long.

He nodded, and I laughed.

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