401 Episode
Heiga was an ancient mermaid who had a pretty strong friendship with Jae-ho when he first visited Atrius.
'That's right. Ancient mermaids!’
I did!
Unlike ordinary mermaids, those who manage the will of the sea have lived since ancient times.
Also, if Ibius had first discovered the mermaid, it was highly likely that there would be some sort of contact with them.
"Hi! Do you happen to know a man named Ibius?"
"Hmm? Ibius?"
As soon as he tilted his head for a moment and showed a disappointing response.
"It's been a long time since I've heard that name. Ibius....”
“?!!”
I really knew.
"He was the first human friend we ever met. He was a very pleasant fellow.”
Besides, it means that you're clearly aware of the fact that you've never met him before.
"But it's amazing. Hasn't it been too long to remember Evius? Does the sea and the time on the ground flow differently?”
"No. No one knows about Ibius in this day and age, as you say. I came across it by chance and I'm looking into it."
"As expected of you, Alsia!"
Heigar was happy and shoulder-to-shoulder with Jae-ho.
"You want to hear about Evius, don't you? Let's go inside!"
Like a chatty mermaid, Hyga first suggested what Jae-ho wanted.
"Haha! All right, let's do it!"
Two heading inside with a friendly atmosphere.
And watching Taylor turned to Tina in embarrassment.
"Which part of the world is 'Alsia'”
"Because it's Alsia."
But if I had to ask Tina, I couldn't hear a clear answer.
* * *
Taylor and Tina followed other ancient mermaids to the periphery.
Taylor wanted to get involved in Jae-ho and Hai-yi's conversation, but he stopped it.
Jae-ho, who thought there was nothing wrong with Taylor's listening, wondered, but soon found out when he sat on the sofa and started talking.
"I said it with a smile in front of your colleagues, but in fact the story about Ibius is not so light."
He's speaking in a serious mood.
"But before that, I need to know for sure why you're curious about Ibius. Otherwise, I don't think I can tell you."
"...is there a difference between knowing the reason and not knowing it?”
"That's why we can control what we can and can't tell. Maybe it will make you feel bad."
Still, he did not say that he would not say anything.
'You'd better be honest, then.’
If you don't eat well, you'll only lose the trust of Highga.
게다가 지금처럼 이비우스에 대한 하이가의 속내를 정확히 알기 어려운 상황이라면 더더욱…….
“너희가 알고 있는지 모르겠는데, 대륙의 역사 속 이비우스는 고대의 여왕이었어. 그리고…….”
재호는 자신이 이비우스에 대해 알아낸 모든 것을 하이가에게 말했다.
평소의 가벼운 태도와 달리, 그는 진지하고 차분한 모습으로 재호의 이야기에 집중했다.
그리고 모든 이야기가 끝났을 때 하이가는 턱을 괸 채로 침묵했다.
“…이비우스… 이비우스…….”
한참 뒤에 겨우 나온 건 나지막이 외는 그녀의 이름.
"You were overambitious and ended up with a miserable end."
"Greed?"
"It turns out that the empire not only hid Ibius completely, but also himself."
For a long time, he kept smiling even though he was confined to one place.
But the look now clearly contained a feeling of sadness.
"Evius must have been a good friend. He was a pleasant and pleasant man. But from hearing that he left a vicious curse, I think I know how Evius in his later years has changed.”
"Can I get some details?"
At Jae-ho's question, Hyga nodded.
"Of course. If you, our friend, are trying to save a poor human being, I'll help as much as I can.”
Fortunately, Higa responded in a cooperative manner.
It wasn't just a favor for Jae-ho.
"You can say that we are partly responsible for what happened."
"Huh? Why are you guys?"
To Jae-ho's question, Higa answered.
"Because it cannot be said that we are not responsible for lending [the call of the sea] that Evius began to covet power."
"The call of the sea...…?”
Jae-ho knew it well.
One of the treasures of Atrius that Angula had left to his enemies.
And the last thing you used, scattered all over the sea.
'I'm getting stabbed.
Without even thinking about finding it, Jae-ho was just sucking at Atrius' sweet water, so Jae-ho just wasted his breath.
Fortunately, Heiga continued to talk about his story, as if he had no intention of taking issue with it.
"The call of the sea in the past wasn't divided as it is now."
"Yes, I know that.”
It was a story I heard from the Dragon King Seorubal.
It's a dangerous thing that comes from the will of the sea, so I've created a safety device that splits it like it is now.….
"That's right. It's Ibius who made that decision. You know the innate nature of our mermaids, but I was able to give them as many gifts as I could because he was just in time to like them."
Jae-ho was also entirely in agreement.
Mermaids were overwhelmingly friendly among the people they met, so the call of the sea would have remained intact.
"Evius said he needed our strength to calm the chaos that was looming on the continent. I was willing to lend it to him, and he achieved his goal, but... At that time, we first learned that the call of the sea has an adverse effect on humans. Evius was a very strong being, so the impact was minimal.One Gon, the vast ocean of his castle has already been polluted."
However, Jae-ho heard from the Dragon King Seorubal that his personality was not just changing personality.
He had been told, "I have heard that the unqualified are cursed by the will of the sea."
"You must have heard from the Dragon King. That's right. Since then, we've lent the call of the sea to humans, and we've confirmed it by mistake several times. Evius was such an admirable strong man that nothing so terrible had ever happened."
In this regard, Jae-ho could also see how optimistic mermaids are.
If they knew it could drive people crazy, they wouldn't have given it to other people, but they had called the sea several times for friendship.
"Well, actually, just a little change in personality doesn't change our friendship, does it? But I can't help but tell you our responsibility for what Evius did. Besides, if he's someone you know well.”
Anyway, the fact that I didn't know about Evius.
But even though it's an interesting story, it's hard to find a connection between it and the curse that Luroa's princess received.
In particular, Infinite Book High School used to call the curse of Ibius a "curse of God."
It didn't seem to have anything to do with what Highga said.
"No, it's very much related.”
Heigar said, turning his head toward the will of the sea seen over the Malmijal sofa.
"The will of the sea is actually... It's his body, left behind by Poseidon, the god of the sea."
“?!!”
[Learned about Poseidon, the god of the sea!]
an unthinkable fact
"Suddenly Poseidon...….”
In fact, Poseidon was so famous that everyone knew it.
Greek and Roman myths were easily accessible and covered in numerous contents.
Nevertheless, there was another reason why Jae-ho was surprised.
I didn't know there would be a normal Poseidon scene in the New World.’
All kinds of strange gods served by the denominations within the continent, such as Optima or Anabolic, were thought to be all.
"So Hai, you mean, the source of the curse that Ibius laid on Pyrus seems to belong to Poseidon?”
"I think with a very high probability. We don't know much about the continent, but we know that we can't easily meet the existence of God."
"Well, that's true."
In fact, I heard that each church has long heard the voice of God.
The last Anabolic fall was the first time in a long time that God had proved to exist.….
"Then if Ibius is said to have been associated with Poseidon, is it possible to resolve the curse through the will of the sea?"
"I think it's difficult. The will of the sea is not the Poseidon itself, but the incarnation."
However, this amount of information alone was a big gain.
The curse of Evius, which was completely unknown, began to be dimly silhouetteed.
"The surest way is to meet God Poseidon, but... What's easy about meeting God?”
Heiga said sadly, but already Jae-ho had come up with a way.
A way to think of God because you've met him in person.
"Wouldn't it be possible with the help of another God, even if it wasn't the party, Poseidon?”
It is said to be a curse that borrowed the power of Poseidon, but the prototype is a human being.
"God can handle that with flexibility, even if it's not his jurisdiction. Don't you?"
Jae-ho's complacency burst out again.
"You can eat like that? No way!"
Hyga smiled and waved her hand.
"I've never even seen Poseidon in my life, let alone God. I don't think I'll ever give up face and show up in this world unless I'm really in need of a god.”
I knew a god like that.
“…….”
I was so desperate that God Anabolic appeared in front of Jaeho first.….
However, Jae-ho said, "There is a high possibility."
'Cause you're in a position to help me anyway.’
If you're going to do that, you can just pick that option from the beginning...…?
"Huh?"
The sudden whiff of Jing Jing's question embarrassed Jae-ho.
However, he quickly created excuses to prove that what he has done so far was not stupid.
"Hmmm, you got a lot of good information, didn't you?”
Poseidon learned about the relationship between Ibius and Atrius, and the entrance to the Infinite School.
Except for certain solutions, I got a lot of them.
"Oh, have you met God?"
Suddenly, he noticed Jaeho's reaction.
"Yes. Anabolic, there's a not-so-famous god.”
Despite the cold evaluation, HiGA's surprise still lingered.
"What are you talking about! Even if it's not famous, God is God! If you can come into contact again, you'll certainly get help solving that curse!"
Even if it wasn't direct, Hai felt guilty about the fact that he had some responsibility for Ibius' curse.
He was sad that there was nothing he could do for him, and was very happy to hear that Jae-ho had a way.
"Oh, by the way. This is a personal curiosity, do you know anything about Chen Xin-mu?"
"Chen Xinmu? ...Ah!"
He tilted his head for a moment, and exclaimed, as if he had come to mind.
"Cheon Shin-moo! I know, I know! Evius had completely dominated the stage with that dance!"
"Dancing? Was it really a dance?”
I guessed from the name, but it was really the dance itself.
"Right. The mermaids were confident they could dance quite a bit, but the friend's dance was extraordinary. Can you imagine a magnificent dance that separates the sea and calls for thunder on the ground?”
"...can you call it a dance?”
"Hahaha! Because dance was dance anyway! Maybe it touched the god of the sea. As a result, the only one who wrote the call of the sea, seeing that Evius had a kite with Poseidon.”
Then he got up and started to show some moves.
"Was it like this? It was such an intense experience that we followed Chun Shin-moo for a while.”
"You don't have to show me...….”
Ring
[Learned about.]
You have acquired some of the movements of [].
"Show me, Bo!"
Jae-ho jumped up and began to imitate Hi-Ga's movements one by one.
But... ...
[The demonstration target's behavior is incorrect.]
[The demonstrator does not have a leg.]
[를 습득했습니다.]
Naturally, it was a clumsiness.
But... something's wrong.’
a quaint sense of deja vu
It was being felt in Highga's movements.
S 스u Sr륵r륵k
Jae-ho, who was following him, started to stick to him as if it were his own.
"Yi, this is... ..?!”
And Jae-ho realized that this strange strange feeling of identity.
"Elbow!"
Surprisingly, the clumsy dance moves presented by HiGA resembled Elbow, which the elves claim to be self-defense.