The Berserker’s Second Playthrough in the Game - Chapter 138



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Episode 138. Five Pillars (15)

“Gordon is ‘water’.”

Tongtang tongtang, the girl magician sitting on the wide rock lightly kicked her feet. Even while speaking, she buried her face in her book and continued to scribble down something.

Kadim wasn’t sure how to react to the absurd nonsense. So I just gave the obvious reaction.

“… … “What does that mean?”

The girl in question poked her head out from above the book and smiled playfully.

“Is there a record of the characteristics of the wizards I’ve met so far by attribute? What’s really interesting about this is that wizards with the same main attribute all have similar personalities? “It seems that mana traits correspond more actively to certain personalities, and based on that, I created a theory of shamanism suited to each personality!”

Kadim let out a bitter laugh. It is not a blood type or personality type test, but a classification of main attributes according to personality… … . Should we call this pseudoscience or pseudomagic?

“Huh, anyway! According to that theory, Gordon’s attribute is ‘water’. The personality traits of a water attribute are that he is blind like water, laughs nonsense at everything, sweats a lot, and mixes well with others… … .”

“… … To put it bluntly, wouldn’t light properties be more suitable? “He is a priest who serves the god of light and order.”

“No! Light is someone else! That teddy bear-like Elga is just a water element, exactly!”

“… … .”

Frankly, he didn’t really care whether the theory was true. Kadim, who was just interested in the evaluation of his fellow wizards, decided to give it a go.

“Okay, let’s say you’re right. “Then what is Cyril?”

“Sister Cyril is ‘land’! The representative characteristic of the land attribute is silent dedication on the spot! He is very patient and understanding and doesn’t get angry about most things. but… … Like an earthquake, once you get angry, it can become very scary… … .”

“Then what about Gale?”

“Gail is of course ‘light’! Light attributes have excellent leadership skills and a strong tendency to self-sacrifice. There are many noble people, but there are also people who go too far and appear self-righteous. Well, our hero didn’t go that far.”

“Then what are you?”

“I… … No, you already know what my main attribute is, right? It’s ‘Fire’, ‘Fire’! Fire-attribute characters are quick-tempered, stubborn, and have a strong tendency to be aggressive… … Hmm? Hmm… … Something feels strange, this… … ? It seems like there are exceptions that don’t fit the theory… … .”

“No, the theory is becoming more and more credible.”

“what!?”

Melissa almost fell down the rock as she tried to kick Kadim with her foot. As the disgruntled wizard tried to use his magic to make a spark fly, Kadim skillfully diverted her attention by asking what his attribute was.

But this time, the answer did not come easily.

“… … Hmm.”

Melissa narrowed her eyes and scanned the records. When she couldn’t find a suitable example, she closed the book. She stayed still for a while, her eyelids drooping and her thin lips pressed against the corners.

After a long period of deliberation, the wizard’s lips finally parted.

“… … steel.”

“… … .”

“You are… … steel, Khadim.”

Kadim’s pupils trembled hollowly. Melissa explained in a solemn tone, as if giving an oracle, rather than in a playful voice as before.

“You are the kind of person who does not break even if you are tempered by pain and despair thousands of times and beaten by tens of thousands of trials, but on the contrary, become stronger and stronger. Even if a thousand years pass, it will never break and will firmly move forward on its own path. Also, depending on how you forge it, it can be a sword that can harm others at will, or a strong shield that protects precious people… … .”

“… … That’s an interesting story.”

Contrary to what he said, Kadim didn’t seem all that amused. He stopped talking like that, looked at the distant mountains, and quietly left, saying he was going to take a look around.

Melissa smiled bitterly as she watched the warrior’s back moving further and further away. You’re leaving on your own again. You’re not keeping your promise this time either. Tongtang tongtang, she pretended to be mildly complaining and then lowered her head.

“But… …you know what, Kadim?”

Sagrada is a soul that shines brightly like a ember.

“In order to make steel that will not break even after a thousand years, there must be an unquenchable ‘fire’ next to it… … .”

*

Kadim opened his eyes in despair.

I finally realized everything.

How to operate the secret passage. Why the properties of the ‘pillar’ were divided into five. Who created the keys and the secret passage, and why did he show himself these illusions?

What did Melissa want to say to herself?

The statues of the warriors were exquisitely placed adjacent to the holes in the magic circle. Kadim fitted the ‘pillars’ into them without any obstruction.

A ‘pillar of light’ in the warrior’s seat.

A ‘pillar of water’ in the priest’s place.

A ‘pillar of the earth’ in the place of a shaman.

A ‘pillar of fire’ in the wizard’s place.

And finally… … the moment when the ‘Pillar of Steel’ is inserted into the warrior’s seat.

Hung, Hung, Hung, Hung, Hung – !

A dazzling flash of light erupted from the magic circle. Clusters of red light fluttered like the hem of a twilight dress, causing violent vibrations, and the floor began to descend like an elevator.

Kookookookookookook… … .

Coltran, who had been staggering, managed to maintain his balance and stand in place.

“no… … ? Mr. Kadim, what on earth did you do? “How did you fit all the pillars without making a single mistake?”

Kadim lowered his gaze and remained silent, then gave a simple explanation.

This was about a group of warriors who had been with the first Magic Tower Master in the distant past. It was a test where you had to put in the attributes that best suited each character.

Questions continued to arise about who the warriors were and how he knew them, but Khadim did not answer any more. The savage and the elder kept their lips tightly shut for a moment, amidst the faint noise of stone grinding against stone.

It was Coltran who broke the silence. He stared at Kadim and stuck out his tongue.

“… … I felt it from the first time I saw you, but you are truly an extraordinary talent. He has the knack of gathering the ‘Five Pillars’ in an instant, and he knows a lot of things, unlike a barbarian… … Not only is his military strength superhumanly superior, but he also uses mysteries that even wizards can’t easily handle… … .”

“… … .”

“First of all, let me make it clear that I don’t say things like this carelessly. Phew… … I, ‘Frozen Heart’, didn’t know that Coltran would make such a suggestion to Atallain… … .”

Coltran took a deep breath and offered to become his best disciple.

A valley-like wrinkle formed between Kadim’s eyebrows. I couldn’t believe my ears as to what kind of crazy sound this was. Coltran sank into his own world and spoke only what he had to say.

“I thought I was a ‘sleeping dragon’ who would be able to reach the ultimate mystery when I woke up. But I learned humility from you. I am not a dragon, I am just a human. “A human being who is only a little better than others, but still needs the help of others and a successor to carry on the will.”

“… … .”

“There is no precedent for Atalaine becoming a seeker of mystery, but if I become the owner of this tower, there is nothing wrong with it. With your level of ability, you will be able to join the Presbyterian Church within 30 years. Until then, I will not spare any support… … .”

“… … I don’t know what nonsense you’re talking about, but I have no intention of becoming a magician. “I have no intention of putting a mixture of demon and human corpses in my heart.”

The eyes that had been sunken into a narrow field of vision suddenly opened.

“How do you know that…?”

“… … .”

“Who on earth… … Did he give you information about the ‘magic stone’?”

The blue in his mind was tinged with caution. There was a cold chill in the elder’s eyes, but Kadim just relaxed his neck muscles indifferently.

“The question I asked earlier didn’t get a complete answer, so let me ask a few more questions.”

“… … .”

“Do you know anything about the weaknesses of the Magic Tower Lord or the reason why demons are rampant in this world?”

The elder did not answer.

I just squeezed my aging heart and urgently grabbed the cane in front of me.

chin – !

The staff was pulled out of the hole. There was no need to recite a spell since it was already imprinted with magic. Just by pouring mana into it, the moisture in the endlessly flowing ‘pillar of water’ froze completely.

The icy chains rushed like a rip current to the savage’s feet.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk – !

――――― Pachachachang – !

The first pile of ice that came rushing in was crushed by the strong kick. The next one was the same, but not the next. The pieces of ice that had jumped out clung to his coppery skin like barnacles, and in an instant, they grew thick like an ice rink.

In the end, Kadim was trapped in a block of ice that had piled up high. Coltran let out a cold laugh like the wind blowing through a winter valley.

“Hehehehe, Pheuhehehe… … Damn it, I should have known right from the start that I wanted to see the records because I was curious about the life of the first Mage Tower lord… … . I also have no luck. I never thought that the people I tried to make my henchmen were all spies… … .”

“… … It’s true that I wanted to see the records because of that.”

“Shut up… … . That kind of deception won’t work anymore… … .”

Suddenly, strength entered the hand that was holding the ‘pillar of water’. Coltran gave him a cold look and then laughed.

“No, it’s better. I guess I’ll just do what I originally planned to do. I’ve already fulfilled my role as a hunting dog, so all I have to do is keep my mouth shut… … .”

“… … .”

“Tell me, savage. Who sent you and instructed you to gather information about the Magic Tower? Church of Elgar? Delutana tragedy? Galentana Council? Northern warlords? What kind of people dare to stir up and dig into the headquarters of mystery without fear?”

To put it bluntly, it was from the Elgar Church, but there was no need to tell me that. Kadim gave her whole body strength. The ice, hard as a glacier, began to crack and fall apart.

“Stop fooling around, you fool!”

Tsk tsk tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk tsk – !

Coltran was not only astonished by the barbarian’s monstrous power that surpassed common sense. He squeezed out what little mana he had left, and poured endless piles of ice to increase the strength of his restraints so that he could not even lift a finger as he was buried in the polar ice.

But in the end, all those desperate efforts were meaningless.

Pachachachachang – !

Kadim smashed his head into the ice in front of him, shattering it, and then screamed like a demon released from its seal.

“… … An old magician I met in Soltana didn’t know this simple common sense even though he was dealing with pieces of metal the size of a house right in front of him. But it seems like you don’t know this either.”

“What nonsense are you talking about… … .”

“If you get hit in the back of the head with an axe, you die.”

“… … what? … … “Wow!!”

A large hand unfolds from a crack in the ice, and Coltran belatedly realizes that there is no ax in the barbarian’s arms.

The ax behind him returned to its owner’s hand and struck Coltran in the back of the head.

Spread the word – !

From the back of his head to the left temple, the metal blades disintegrated a corner of his aged head into a soggy mess and yellowish bone fragments.

“… … “Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.”

Coltran, who lost more than half of his brain, could no longer fully assemble language. He just asked with half of his eyes. When on earth did you hide that ax behind my back?

Instead of answering that he had put it in the crack in the wall when he was examining the relief earlier, Kadim threw the ax he had recovered again.

Parararararararack, pu – ugh!

Even the head that was left exploded, and the body fell off from the shock. As I have experienced before, even if a wizard has achieved great success in mystery, nothing special happens when he dies. Only a fleeting stream of blood flowed from his head, where only the shape of his lower jaw remained.

Coltran, the ‘Frozen Heart’, 3 seats in the Magic Tower’s Elder Council and the godfather of the ice magic world who created the Eldra magic, died neither as a dragon nor as a human, but as pulverized meat buried in ice.

Kadim shook off the pile of ice that had clung to him and retrieved his axe.

The secret passage stopped working for a moment as the elder pulled out the ‘pillar of water’. He snatched the water-colored staff from the withered hand and inserted it into the hole in the road. The ground that had stopped began to descend again.

Kookookookookookookook… … .

Enjoying the feeling of restored descent, Kadim looked down indifferently at the elder who had lost his head.

In the end, this was how it had to be. He was in no position to cooperate with the magician. It was an alliance that was doomed to failure from the start. He had no guilt, since they had tried to use each other and ended up like this.

There was only one wizard in the world who could make him feel guilty.

Kugugugugugugu, coogung – !

The descent stopped. The door opened and an ominous commotion poured out.

Kadim slowly caught his breath and went beyond the door.

*

The lowest level of the Magic Tower, the tomb of the first Magic Tower Lord.

Kadim entered there and faced it.

Darkness that was sharp and dense like thorns, blocking the five senses. And when you step through the darkness, you see the outline of a person standing there blankly.

There was someone, a passenger.