Possessing Nothing

The magician's eyes narrow. The atheist stares at the only eyes that are floating in the air and continues to ask.

“Don't avoid the answer. I know that the world will come to an end soon. ”

[If you knew him, you would also know how meaningless your questions are.]

“Is it fixed?" I asked. ”

[Everything comes to an end. So is the world.]

“How can I avoid it? ”

[You have your role.]

The sorcerer is tired.

[Every being has a role to play. unequal roles. I won't say your role and destiny are small, but they're not that big.]

“It's up to me to decide him. ”

[You are an extraordinarily large ant among a group of ants crawling on the floor together.]

The Mage asked.

[You are such an ant. That ant has a role to play, too. As long as an ant claims that it is not that role itself, it does not become an ant.]

The words made the godless cheek stiff.

Cough...!

The power gushing from the godless body rises above the sky.

“If you are one of the apostles who fulfills the end of the world, If we destroy your existence here. Might help slow the apocalypse down a little bit. ”

[Wrong.]

I replied with a small but powerful voice to the words of the headless goddess with determination.

[I am not an apostle of the fulfillment of the Apocalypse. I'm just interfering to show you the way. And I would have told you. You have a role to play.]

“What is my role?! ”

[I don't show you the way.]

The sorcerer's eyes slowly closed.

[But I'll tell you this. Your role doesn't end here. Respect for you ends here. Turn around.]

The superstitious eyebrows twitched. He hurls his foot into the ground and leaps into the spirit in an instant.

But when the eyes of the enchanted spirit opened.

Heave!

The flying supernatural body disappears from its place.

Ji Ho-yeon watched all of that. She heard everything. But it doesn't shake.

It was a very mysterious feeling. Wijihoyen stared at the magician, feeling like he had only broken something, not just himself.

“What is my role? ”

Ji Ho-yeon asked.

* * *

Before we even go back to Rubes. Lloyd was called by the Senate.

He looks down at the crystal ball, a little nervous. I had a lot to say.

I have a lot to report. That the subjugation failed. About Jonghyun Kim. And about Muslim blindness. Muang blindness has not yet announced its position on the crowd of taxpayers.

It wasn't that long after the subjugation ended.

‘We can't just hand this over. ’

It should not be covered up as if the taxpayer is a personal runaway. Ignoring this is like making a precedent.

Even if it is an individual frenzy, as long as the taxpayer is in charge of an axis of blindness, he has to ask the Muslim blind.

‘It's obvious what the elders will say. ’

He'll try to be generous when he talks about his interests. Lloyd sighs deeply and puts his hand on the crystal ball.

The Senate is already a retired wizard, but has power within the Wizard's Guild that cannot be ignored.

Lloyd didn't respect them. The elders who have achieved some of their grudges do not engage with the young wizards.

He reigns over his head as if he should be treated, hiding his grudges and knowledge.

Why don't you show your face?]

The moment he captured the crystal ball and conjured it up. I heard that voice. Lloyd's shoulders twitch.

‘This voice……. ’

Lloyd's eyebrows trembled. Just once. I've heard this voice before. When Lloyd became a golden steed. in the position of appointing a horse owner.

“…… Are you the Guild Master? ”

[You haven't forgotten, kid.]

The guild leader chuckled. Lloyd bows his head immediately.

The Wizard's Guild Leader. The pinnacle of the Wizard's Guild, behind the Horsemaster and Senate. He was also someone who meant something other than being the guild leader for Lloyd.

Master Envirus taught Lloyd the whole magic. His brother was the guild leader.

“Why... … the guild master himself? ”

[That's it. Are you more comfortable dealing with the Senate's idiots than I am?]

“No…… ”

Even the teacher's brother. Lloyd has never met the guild leader in person. When I was appointed to the Golden Horse Master, I only heard his voice.

Lloyd knew that the guild leader was Envirus' brother, but the guild leader had never mentioned him before.

[Start with the report. What happened during the subjugation?]

In the guild leader's question, Lloyd hesitates and looks down at the open document on the table.

Here are some documents about what happened during the subjugation. Lloyd began to read about the contents of the document.

[That kid Kim Jong-hyun is trying to do something very interesting.]

The guild leader smiled and said.

[Do you know what Kim Jong-hyun was trying to do?]

“… I don't know. ”

[He was trying to be the Demon King.]

“Yes?”

Lloyd's eyes widen with the guild master's words. You tried to be the Demon King. Lloyd couldn't take it literally. Human beings became the Demon King because it was impossible as a common sense.

[But I failed. It was meant to be.]

“Failed means... Kim Jong-hyun is dead? ”

[No, he's not dead. Grace still has Kim Jong-hyun's name on it. Kim Jong-hyun still owns Grimoire.]

The guild leader said it's not a big deal, and Lloyd couldn't understand the guild leader's attitude. It was because I never thought it would be an easy story to pass on.

[The Muslim Blind attacked the Wizard's Guild?]

“Yes…… green and white horse owners, including myself, agreed that this should never be ignored. ”

[Then let's settle our relationship with the Muslim blind.]

The guild leader said comfortably. Even so, Lloyd had to open his mouth foolishly.

“…… so easy? ”

[I don't intend to clean up completely. But I feel bad, and I'm going to get drunk.]

“How...?" ”

[Let's think about that. There's a lot more going on. Predator's starting to move, too.]

Hmm, hmm. Beyond the crystal ball, the guild leader who was obsessed with his thoughts opened his mouth.

[Is Red Horse Master in stock?]

“I think so. ”

[Good. Don't go back to the Golden Tower. I'll be at the Golden Tower in time for your arrival.]

“Yes?”

Lloyd is surprised by what the guild leader has to say.

* * *

“Damn it.”

Boom, boom.

“Fuck.”

Boom, boom, boom.

“Ow!”

It was hot enough to ripen the flesh.

Lee Sung-min who had completed his grievances did not feel the heat and cold, but even the heat that was generated here made Lee hyeong-min feel overwhelmed by the heat.

Lee Seong-min spit out his back while looking at the dwarf hammering in front of a flaming brazier.

“What are you cursing at? ”

“You wouldn't insult me, kid! ”

Lee's words distort his face as the dwarf chieftain McKendore turns his head.

Among Dwarves who live longer than Humans, Mackendore is the oldest of them all. But he had a muscular body that wasn't fit for his age.

Mackendore lets out a heavy breath and pauses for a moment.

“Come here and show me the Fairy Queen's letter and tell me to hammer it...!" ”

“You were glad at first that you could handle dragon scales and bones. ”

“I never thought it would be this fucked up! ”

At Lee Sung-min's words, McKendore shouted.

“Damn, I thought it was just another piece of scales. Did you really think there were thousands of bony and untimely scales?! ”

“Weren't you glad at first, too? ”

In fact, a few hours ago, Mackendore was passionate about the burning of his father-in-law's soul by putting scales into a sun brazier that only chiefs could control.

But then three hours later. Mackendor's passion cooled down, as opposed to the heat of the furnace that spewed out the flame.

“I'm old. ”

Mackendor mutters, grabbing the hammer again.

“When I was 30 years younger, I was fine with a dozen hours of hammering. But not anymore...... I'm an old man.I only come 30 years early. Why are you here now? ”

“I wasn't born 30 years ago. ”

“Bloody bastard! ”

In Seongmin's reply, Mackendore slapped the hammer with a spit again.

“Beer...... I need beer. A very cool beer..."

“I don't believe in hammering while drinking. ”

“Every dwarf needs to drink before his soul burns. ”

“What I ask of you is not a soulful piece of art, but a solid armor and a piercing spear. ”

“Son of a bitch, do you know art? ”

Mackendore struggles with that, but doesn't stop hammering.

Lee Sung-min wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand.

After leaving the saddle, it took two months to arrive at the dwarf village.

After a light greeting with Selgerus, who lives in the village, he immediately came to the Brazier of the Sun to show McKendore Osla's letter and asked him to craft a new spear and armor.

“Are you going to keep watching? Looks like it's going to take a month to make! ”

“I don't think you're going to do it right. ”

“What are you looking at me for? As long as I get the Fairy Queen's letter, I'll do my best. Don't worry. ”

Mackendore pulled out the dragon's bones that had been lodged in the brazier.

“Damn the Dragonborn. Mythril and duck cones have been in the furnace melting for hours, but they're still intact. ”

“Can it be processed? ”

“If it wasn't possible, you would have said yes in the first place. Why don't you get out of my way? ”

“I intend to. ”

I was left feeling a little sorry for Mackendor's troubles in the heat. Perhaps it was too much to ask. I can't believe there's even heat going through it. Lee turned around, turning his sweaty hair back.

“Son of a bitch, I'm leaving. ”

“What do you want me to do? ”

“I'm bored of hammering alone. ”

[You old bastard.]

Mackendore mutters as if there's no sense in Heju's grumbling.

[I heard you've been cooped up in this brazier for decades. Is that why he's out of his mind?]

‘I think so too. ’

Lee Sung-min also empathized to some extent with what he had said.

“…… I heard you were originally a member of Erebria. Why did you give back your membership? ”

“Star-spangled bastards came to me and begged me to make something, but I was annoyed and annoyed. I wanted to retire and get some rest. Sometimes I make things I want to make. ”

“Is that why you're stuck in this brazier? ”

“I feel like I'm going to die of a fire right now, but it's not usually this hot. It's a nice, cozy place. I'm going to die here. In the end, I will make my final work and throw myself into the brazier to die in flames. ”

“A disgraceful death for the rest. ”

“I think it's cool. ”

Mackendore said without hesitation. Of course, Lee didn't have any empathy.

“I need an assistant. ”

Mackendor breathes again, hammering.

“I'm old. You. Have you ever hammered? ”

“I know how to make simple repairs on weapons. ”

“It's a skill that even assholes in this town know how to do. ”

“You mean the dog knows how to hammer? ”

“Don't you understand the joke? ”

“This is a joke, too. ”

“Son of a bitch. ”

Mackendor's shoulders tremble.

“Yes. Your spear and armor. You said the guy who made it lives in this town, right? ”

“Yes.”

“Tell him to come and do his assistant. ”

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

“What's not to like? ”

“It's the Dark Elves.”

“All you have to do is hammer. Who cares about the tribe? ”

With an annoying voice, Lee Sung-min grinned. Even though Selgerus had the title of Blacksmith Meister, he knew that he was not being treated as a Dark Elf.

I've had a few favors from Selgerus over the years.

The spears and armor that Selgerus has made have been useful, and Selgerus has been making spears and armor and demanding almost nothing more than a cheap price.

It was also the self-satisfaction of Selgerus, but he was thankful to Selgerus for those things.

“I understand.”

Lee Sung-min happily turned out of the furnace because he thought he could unintentionally help Selgerus.