Possessing Nothing

I was going to wait for Ruth to come back and say hello, but I didn't know when Rud's quest was going to end and I didn't even know when she was coming back, so I was too busy waiting in Behenger.

After waiting for three more days, there was no news from Ruth, so Seongmin finally decided to leave Behenger. There was no burden in the first place. The house where I lived was not for Lee Sung-min, and there was nothing for Lee Sung-min in the furniture.

As he left Behenger, he prepared only enough food to survive without hunting for a few days. It wasn't packed well either. I was told I had subspace pockets, but I didn't want to add to my luggage in vain.

“What are you running away from? ”

Scarlet was displeased with the way he looked. The Scarlet, whom I met at the northern gate of Behenger, was dressed to look like a traveler. You put on a big robe and put on a hat, and carry a big bag behind your back.

Lee Sung-min opened his lips halfway, seeing the appearance of a scarlet like that.

“... You don't use sub-space pockets? ”

“This is my subspace pocket. ”

Scarlet glances at the bag behind his back and replies. I've never seen a subspace pocket that size.

“... You have a lot of luggage? ”

“I'm not just traveling; I'm leaving to study. Of course I have a lot of baggage. ”

Scarlet taps his backpack and replies. Lee Seong-min slowly approaches Scarlet and reaches for his bag.

“I'll listen to you...”

“Don't talk about it. I never asked you to listen. I'll carry my luggage. ”

Scarlet slaps Lee Sung-min's hand and shoots him like that. Lee takes a small step back and looks at Scarlet's face. In the past three months, I've had a few meetings with Scarlet in Behenger. Lee Sung-min couldn't figure out what kind of person a woman named Scarlet Leshire was.

“Come on, let's go. I already borrowed the wagon. ”

“Are you riding a wagon? ”

“Then of course I'll take the wagon. Did you really expect to walk all the way to Braden? ”

When Scarlet asked, Lee Sung-min lost his words and shut up. In fact, what Lee thought was more a horse than a wagon.

“The wagon was borrowed with my money. Don't worry, I won't ask you to. Ah... but... I couldn't get a horse. Just in case, can you turn off the wagon? ”

“Oh... yes. You can do it. ”

“That's a relief. ”

When I was a lowly mercenary in my past life, I learned all kinds of things to get into quests. I also learned how to pull the wagon.

Scarlet was surprisingly prepared. The horses tied to the wagon were healthy and the wagon was in good condition. You may need to pay for the long haul, but for the time being, you seemed to be able to roll the wagon without a big problem.

“Then... where should I turn?" ”

Lee asked, taking out the map and compass. Since Eria is so large, the map is not that detailed, but it is possible to navigate.

“Go where you want. I don't really have a destination in mind. ”

Scarlet tucks the large bag he was carrying into the wagon. Then, looking back at Lee Sung-min, he turned Rob's hood around.

“It's just, I'm so frustrated being in the room. I don't care where you go. ”

Lee Sung-min gave a strange look at Scarlet's tone. I thought it might have been a simple mistake, but the tone of Scarlet's voice that I had just felt was a pale bitterness.

“What are you doing? You're not leaving. ”

Scarlet climbs into the wagon and sits next to Lee Sung-min in the carriage seat. Lee straightened his throat low and pulled the strings.

The wagon began to move slowly.

*

I barely saved my life.

Lloyd has raided the dungeon and has become more of a monster than he was 10 years ago. Although Prescan had not been playing for a decade, the decades each spent building a wall higher than the previous one between Prescan and Lloyd.

‘But I lived. ’

Monster. Not Rich. Not human. Maybe if there was a genius in the field of magic, that would be Lloyd. Prescan was sure of it. Lloyd was a better monster than any wizard Prescan had ever seen.

But I survived. That's all that matters. I was... so unlucky this time. If Prescan was in full swing, he could have killed Lloyd. Of course, if that were the case, the Wizard's Guild would have flipped over and tried to kill Prescan in any way.

‘My body is not well, so I barely whistle... No. I'm a little backed up. What a ridiculous monster...’

If Prescan were an ordinary human wizard and not a rich one, he would have died in that dungeon. The battle with Lloyd drew Prescan to the brink of death. I chose to run because I would lose enormous magical power once I was killed. It's a shame you couldn't kill Lloyd, but whatever the outcome, the Wizard's Guild must continue to be pursued.

Prescan felt more joy than regret. In front of Prescan, a girl with rich black hair stood tall and looked in the mirror. The dress was quite fitting, but the girl didn't like it.

“It's me.”

Prescan carefully summons the girl. I wanted to create the ultimate life. I've studied that grievance for decades, and that chimeric girl has barely yielded any fruit recently. It was named Eine. Though Prescan was the crystal of his lifelong aspiration, Eine was incomplete. No body, no heart. I was tuning later, but Eine's full tuning was impossible with Prescan's skills.

“It's me.”

Only after calling his name again did Eine look back at Prescan. Discord between body and soul. In fact, the bigger problem was that Eine didn't listen very well to Prescan. Could it be that the obedient engraving was not properly engraved while rushing the spirit into the heart and the body? I had a lot of problems like this, but I couldn't coordinate Eine right now.

Prescan is badly wounded. Even though Rich was a fleshly man, Lloyd's attack on the Grand Wizard inflicted fatal damage on Prescan. You will need to take good care of yourself for a long time before you can heal your wounds. Even if the engraved obedient imprint was loosely engraved, Eine's failure to kill Prescan was also evidence that the obedient imprint was functioning to some extent.

“Go now. ”

“Okay."

Aine nods slightly. Despite her reluctance, she doesn't strongly oppose Preskan's words.

Eine's body disappears before Prescan's eyes. It's not magic. It's just moving at a faster speed. Preskan sighs and sits on the floor.

Prescan fled not far from where the original dungeon was. I didn't go after the dark under the lamp, I just couldn't get far while running away in a hurry.

‘There should be a heart left...’

Prescan sighs and prays for him. I couldn't get the rest of my heart while I was on the run. Having failed to kill Lloyd, I didn't think there would be any left of the heart... but I was going to send Aine to see if there was any left of the heart, just in case.

Aine, who ran out of Prescan's lair, heads straight for the dungeon. Meanwhile, she stopped running. It was because I felt a strange feeling of disgust in my heart beating in my chest. She frowns and squeezes her chest. Aine turns her head in an unpleasantness that tickles under her skin.

A short distance from here, there is something that grabs Eine's nerves. What should I do? Prescan asked me to check to see if there were any hearts left.

‘Later.’

Eine postponed Prescan's request without hesitation.

The sun seemed to set soon, so I stopped turning off the wagon. If you run through the night, your horse's blood will accumulate and your wagon will age quickly. Lee stopped the wagon on a reasonable level and put the horse on the horse.

“I'll be homeless here today. ”

“Yes.”

Having come all this way, I didn't talk to Scarlet much. While Lee Sung-min was pulling the wagon, Scarlet sat by the carriage seat and read the book. Her reading did not stop, though the road was shaken a lot. The Great Wizard of the Future. One focus seemed great.

“… Are you familiar with homelessness? ”

“You ask a strange question. I've lived in the mountains of Mesh for almost two years. You can't wash, you can't change. Homeless? I'm used to it. I still feel more comfortable sleeping on the bottom than sleeping in bed. ”

Tac. Scarlet answers while covering the book he was reading. The book Scarlet was reading on his way here was heavy and thick enough to be a blunt instrument. She puts it roughly in the wagon.

“Well, get ready for homelessness...”

“Ready for what? ”

“We need to gather some firewood...”

“What do you think of the Wizard? ”

Lee said, "Scarlet is absurd." Scarlet swoops around and reaches for the nearby tree. Magic was instantly manifested without merit. A thick branch that rests on a high ground snaps and flies under Scarlet's feet. Scarlet reaches out toward the branches lying on the ground with a harmless face.

Bang! The branches are on fire with a small explosion.

“Magic is what keeps you from doing annoying things. Killing your opponent isn't the only magic. ”

“Oh... yes. ”

“Anyway, this is what happens to all the skilled artisans. Harden your body by being ignorant. You're working on some magic, too. Then use your magic a little more proactively and efficiently. ”

Scarlet grunts and sits down. Lee sits quietly next to Scarlet without rebuking him.

“Strength in the Hastings, Patty League Recovery and Mind Cleaning. Magic, though fundamental, changes its power and potential infinitely depending on how it is used. You. Have you ever thought about using magic correctly? ”

“N-no. Everywhere I went, I was trained around nothing...”

“The accident was stiff. Just because you're a good worker, there's no guarantee you'll have a talent for working without a worker. Just in case. Maybe you're more talented at magic than you are at artillery. ”

Scarlet folds his arms and says, He shut up because he didn't have anything to say. I don't think that's very wrong. What you want to do well and what you can do well are different laws. It is very fortunate to be able to do well with what you want to do well, and that would be a genius.

In Lee's case, the two were inconsistent. Lee Sung-min wanted to be good at shamanism, but he couldn't be good at shamanism. I've heard so many stories about my incompetence that I can't even think of myself.

“We have a few months to get from here to Braden anyway. In the meantime, I can teach you some useful magic...”

Scarlet's expression, chattering, cools. A little later than her, Lee Sung-min sensed. Lee Sung-min's sixth sense. No, this wasn't a sixth sense warning.

In the left chest. The heart was exhaling discomfort.