Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 200



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Jinseong was speechless for a moment.

“Humans…? Oh, by any chance, are transcendent beings also humans-.”

“We do not call them that. No matter what their appearance may be, their race as individuals cannot ultimately be recognized as ‘human’ through the distinction of their existence.”

“-That, but before! There were the Children of Time! You know, Mehmet? Before the Children of Time lost their powers and moved to Arad! Here, in the dimensional rift! You couldn’t just call their power ‘human’, right? Then too-”

“They are human too. He is human too.”

It means that it has nothing to do with the amount of power one possesses.

Judging from what the Time Lords say, it seems like it’s ultimately a biological distinction.

“human being…….”

I heard Casillas explain his appearance, but it is literally just about his appearance.

The appearance of a human male nearing middle age, Jinseong himself suspected that his appearance might have changed when he heard the story.

‘Something else in human form… … is that not it? Really- you didn’t even hide your true form from the Kashipa thugs?’

But a real human?

is humans?

‘A mere human? Nemer- Even Nemer is struggling? With human power? No, well… … Strictly speaking, could Apostle Hilda also be considered human?’

Hilder, an apostle from the planet Terra.

It is unknown what happened to Hilda to become the current Hilda.

He was born and raised on Terra, a planet with a highly developed scientific civilization, and was sent to another dimension to protect the ‘Magical World’, a piece of the planet that broke off when the planet exploded, from cosmic radiation.

‘The same goes for the water of life. I have no idea what its function is, or what its true nature is. Whether it was once human but has since transcended humanity, whether it is still human, or whether it was never human to begin with and was just deceiving people… … .’

Hilda, who is called [the first and greatest wizard], is she human or not?

In the end, even the most savvy Jinseong cannot be sure about the background setting as to whether Hilda has maintained her species as ‘human’ until now.

‘Is the also that kind of ‘human’?’

After Apostle Hilda became convinced that there was no way that he could be the , the candidate that had been most strongly entrenched in Jinseong’s mind was someone related to outer space.

‘Including the dimension walker of the male magician occupation group, Niall… … The story of the heavenly world is also intertwined with the outer space to some extent. I thought it would be like that. I also highly predicted that is an outer space being trying to invade Arad in that way.’

If there is no extra-terrestrial being, then the next candidate is a transcendent being.

Especially the name that Jinseong himself brought out as a threat to the Time Lords, Aider.

There was certainly a suspicion in Jinseong’s mind that if he was a transcendent being called the arbiter of balance, he could be operating under an alias like “the cause of pollution.”

‘Basically, the Transcendent beings do not have a cooperative relationship. It is certain that Caloso created the four beings for himself, but that does not mean that they are completely one with each other.’

However, there is also evidence that the arbitrator of balance is not the . That is the existence of Ah-haeng.

Ahang, one of the transcendent beings, was summoned to Plain: Arad by the ‘Source of the Abyss’ with the help of .

If the was actually the Transcendent Aider, would there have been any need to borrow the power of the source of the Abyss?

Jinseong thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“You said earlier that the time period is unclear. Can you confirm if you know when that ‘human’ exerted his power?”

What else could the Time Lord’s powers confirm other than the fact that he is a biological human anyway?

At Jinseong’s words, the current Andres shook his head.

“The time frame when the crack occurred is not clear. With our power-.”

“No, that’s right. I know.”

Jinseong quickly cut him off.

Because it was clear that they were misunderstanding.

“-What do you mean?”

“I know the exact time period. And I also have a rough idea of ​​where the power was used… and where and how the power was used.”

I heard from Kashias. He used his power in the Demon World a few months ago.

Judging from his destination, the reason he went to the Demon World would be to meet the ‘Source of the Abyss’.

That is, it would be the point in time when the ‘source of the Abyss’ was possessing Ah-hang.

The location is also obvious. Even if it didn’t start from Granfloris as a work of ‘Origin of the Abyss’, or even if Ahan could choose the starting point, the scope of the location is clear.

‘That human is another veteran like me. It’s definitely the Principality of Bel Myer. Rather than relying on the map of the Los Empire that hasn’t been revealed yet… … Bel Myer Principality, where even the NPC locations are memorized, must know that the vicinity of Hendon Myer or West Coast is the most suitable starting point.’

Putting all this information together, Jinseong came up with three significant pieces of information!

The time when the power was used was one month after the day Jinseong himself was possessed.

The place where the power was used was the Demon World.

The place where the power was applied was probably the continent of Arad.

“Ah, that’s impossible. Let alone a human-.”

“Clipha, do I still look like a normal human to you? And the , no, I don’t know what you call it, but it’s also human.”

“-Ugh, ugh…….”

Jinseong made Clippa shut her mouth.

Then he turned his head. The other Time Lords’ gazes were already gathered in one place.

“I can see it.”

As Baston said in the past.

That’s when it all began.

Jinseong took out the sparkling and drew a rough map of the Demon World in the gap between dimensions, in the empty space.

The coordinates are unknown, but it doesn’t matter. If you’re a Time Lord, you’ll be able to understand it with a rough explanation anyway. In reality, Baston in the past was just listening.

How long has it been like that?

“Then let’s take a look. It may not be the exact point, but let’s look at the time before and after that.”

The Time Lord’s eyes lit up.

That wasn’t all.

‘The clock is ticking… … it’s running backwards.’

The hands of the giant pocket watch held by Baston in the past move backwards.

It is a testament to the duty and power bestowed upon him, the ability to look into the past.

While Jinseong was concentrating for a moment on the clock that had not moved during his time as a user.

───────────… … !!!

A light shone from the past Baston.

“Whoa-!”

The Time Lord, who was looking into the past, screamed.

* * *

-I got the gold crown! Jinsang! Then I’ll choose that route, right?

-Yes, you did well. But don’t run straight to Azalea! Since you’re an adventurer, at least go somewhere else and pretend to listen to her story.

-Huh? Why?

-… … No, just do whatever you want.

-Hehehe, but you should still listen to Jinsang. Then, good luck to you too, Chili!

Chili Shrimp did not respond to Vivi’s lively cheering.

Jinseong also didn’t ask, ‘Why did you add a word when you were going to listen to me anyway?’

Anyway, what was important was that both Vivi and Chili Shrimp were proceeding safely.

Jinseong recalled the Time Lord’s appearance as he examined the again.

The Baston of the past was breathing heavily.

“You saw me.”

“……Huh? You saw it?”

“Is that true, Baston?”

The final Mehmet’s voice was heavier than ever.

Still, Baston did not look at him.

The Time Lord who protects the past still has his eyes on Jinseong.

I was only fixated on Jinseong.

Baston said.

“Yes. He looked at me. And… he shook his head, saying, ‘Not like this.’ At that moment, he disappeared.”

That was what really embarrassed Jinseong.

“Um, uh… am I the only one who doesn’t understand?”

You can notice the other person and even understand what they are saying.

If you know the concept of a Time Lord, and if you have the ability to discover a Time Lord.

Maybe Jinseong himself is capable of something like that.

But what followed was incomprehensible.

“Disappeared? That’s the past. How could someone in the past… react? Recognize Lord Baston and disappear?”

How can an entity that is supposed to be fixed in the past disappear?

It’s looking at the past from the present.

It’s already happened.

It is neither a plan for the future nor a standing in an uncertain present.

It must be established that he was there.

But it disappeared?

I made eye contact with Baston from the past, was about to say something, and then he disappeared?

Jinseong asked and Baston answered.

“Yes. He disappeared and I checked the time zone again. And to this day, he is no longer found in that time zone. Do you not understand what I mean, human?”

It was an answer that still confuses Jinseong’s mind.

Jinseong, who still didn’t understand, muttered.

“That’s ridiculous, how could that be…?”

Could that be possible?

While Jinseong was mulling over the parts that he could not understand with his own knowledge, it was the current Andres who opened his mouth.

“Is that why the timing of the crack is unclear…? Was it not an intervention from outside, but rather that it had already merged into the dimension and was exerting its power?”

“Then it makes sense. It’s not that regret follows from atrocities. It’s that regret comes first and atrocities follow after. It’s that regret and atrocities occur at the same time. It can be explained.”

Garrincha added, “Regret.”

The Time Lords muttered as if they now understood why they could not find him even though they each displayed their powers, but to Jinseong, it was a situation that was only embarrassing.

“……He is not a being who existed at a certain moment in the past, but rather a being who moved from a certain point in time to that moment, human. No, to be more specific……”

The last Mehmet explained to Jinseong, who was bewildered as to what was happening.

“He does not exist in all timelines. It means that there is only ‘one entity’ that crosses timelines and dimensions.”

Jinseong looked into Mehmet’s eyes.

What began to appear in his blinking, blind eyes was a look of astonishment.

If it were a normal being, it would exist in all timelines.

If you are truly confident that you are currently making eye contact with Mehmet.

There must be a Jinseong who is dumbfounded after hearing Garrincha’s words of regret 5 seconds ago.

There must have been Jinseong who was flustered after hearing Baston’s words 15 seconds ago.

There must be someone like Jinseong who shook his head as if he couldn’t believe those words a minute ago.

There will also be a ‘Future True Castle’ located in the Adventurer’s Guild tent near the Castle of the Dead, reminiscing about those times.

From the truth of the past to the truth of the present, and the truth of the future.

Even if the location is different, no matter what time period you look at, the existence of Jinseong must exist.

‘Because that’s time… … All beings must ultimately be bound by time!’

Of course, it’s not just Jinseong.

The same goes for the Time Lords.

The Bastion of the past is not something that only exists in the past.

What does it mean to intrude into the past? To guard the past means to watch over the present.

In order to go to the past, there must be a time period after the past, that is, ‘time after the present’.

A flow that even the Time Lords cannot escape.

That’s the time.

But who is the ?

“…a human being who existed in the past but is no longer present… who did not exist in the past but may exist in the future… who only shines for a moment in the present and disappears from all time periods past and future, who freely moves between all of those… a single human being?”

Just out of the flow.

human being.

It means.

Whether you understood it or not, one thing was clear.

Jinseong instinctively felt that finding the was as difficult as or more difficult than becoming a .