The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 38



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Episode 38

The nacs are overflowing.

It was a massive Nak that could swallow up the entire surrounding area.

But no one noticed the changed current of power. Not the selected cadets, not the ascetics who managed the cadets, not even the goblins of Baekhyung who were called the seers.

Altera looked at the children practicing magic peacefully and the goblin guarding them.

Do they know?

That a giant finger was hovering over his head. If the owner of the finger wanted to, everything in sight would evaporate in an instant.

Altera turned her gaze and looked at the owner of the finger.

Under a leafy tree.

Twella was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed.

Children in black robes approached Twella, chattering among themselves and throwing rocks at her.

The rock hit Twella’s head and fell. The children giggled and left.

Altera smiled bitterly and wiped the corner of her mouth. Those creatures should be grateful to her. She saved them with her boundless mercy.

Twella opened her eyes. Altera jumped down from the rooftop and approached her.

“Is it time?”

Twella nodded quietly.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

The fateful events she saw were about to begin.

In a situation where even the existence of a country could not be believed, Altera endured time by looking only at Twella.

I firmly believe that she will show me the truth.

“I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Should I follow you?”

“No. Stay here. It won’t take long.”

Twella looked into the distance.

What could be where the empty eyes are directed?

“hey!”

A skinny girl approached with a look of pity on her face. The child glanced at Altera and then stood in front of Twella.

“You said that the seer likes you… … .”

The child who had been pouring out his words shut his mouth tightly. He had seen Twella’s eyes.

The child’s eyes shook without mercy and then sank downward. His body collapsed along with it.

Twella said, looking at the fallen child.

“Please take care of it. I think you’re surprised.”

“okay.”

Twella’s body rose. She flew high enough to touch the sky wall, flying across the sky like a bird.

In an instant, it disappears from sight.

“Ugh, no, no… … .”

The child who had fainted opened his eyes and started to babble nonsense.

Altera patted the child’s head. The child closed his mouth and looked up blankly.

“You’re not very useful.”

Hurrruk!

The child’s body was set ablaze. In an instant, the corpse was completely incinerated and scattered into the air with a crunching sound.

Altera thought as she watched the gray dust spread out into the air.

Yeah, first of all I’m not normal.

Even though he killed another human being, a child at that, he felt no guilt, not even a hint of emotion.

He scratched his head and blew away the ash on his hands.

As the ‘then’ that Twella spoke of got closer, the entity called ‘Althea’ seemed to be fading away.

Moreover, my memory errors became increasingly severe, and now I couldn’t even remember what I did outside.

No, it wasn’t just outside.

I couldn’t even remember what I had been doing here for the past few years.

It was a serious situation.

If I were another human being, I would be so anxious that I wouldn’t even be able to sleep.

But Altera was calm. Anxiety, worry, concern. It was as if such concepts had been removed from her mind.

What am I and what do I want?

Altera looked in the direction where Twella had disappeared.

One loved by fate.

The answer will come from that child.

*

“Altrea taught you? Everything?”

“Yes. The word goblin and the fact that this place is a two-faced realm. That person told me everything.”

Lil clasped his hands together. Their interlocked fingers looked like a seal.

“That man knew exactly what sacrifice was. And so did I. That’s why I was able to prepare for all this with Geron.”

“Ready?”

“The way for Geron to become stronger. The way for his very existence to change. You know that, right? The ‘Awakening Ceremony.’ Geron will undergo the Awakening Ceremony and become a being from another dimension, solving all of these problems.”

As soon as I heard the words “Awakening Diet,” a horrifying sight I had seen countless times in the past flashed before my eyes.

The types of change witnessed at the Mind Healing Center.

The image of a human being turned into a handful of blood and the visionary smiling contentedly beside him.

Ugh, my stomach churned and the water came up.

He approached her and held out his hand, asking if she was okay. Quilbian twisted his body violently and pushed her hand away.

“Altera told you everything? That crazy bastard really… … ordered you to kill the kids and eat them… … .”

“Someone had to do it. I was the right person. I’m special. Even if my memories come back, I won’t go crazy, and I can look at reality coolly. The sacrifices are sad, but when this is over, everything will fall into place.”

Was it all a lie?

The face of Altera, smiling gently, came to mind.

At the same time, Twella also came to mind.

That kid is dangerous!

“Lisle, sis! Come to your senses. You’re being fooled.”

“Fooled? Who?”

“Who are you! You, you! You’re being fooled by that crazy guy!”

Altera said that she had memory loss and that she couldn’t even trust herself.

Betrayal was on the mind.

But I never dreamed it would be like this.

“You know that guy too?”

“It’s not just that I know! I also learned magic from that human. He taught me everything I needed to know to survive here!”

“Then isn’t that something to be thankful for?”

“We were used. I don’t know what that person wants, but both I and my sister are being used!”

“utilization?”

Lil laughed hysterically.

“Maybe so.”

“what?”

“People use people. That’s natural. He must have been anxious too. You can’t bet everything on one method, right? Yes, that’s natural. That’s why he prepared several plans. You must be one of them.”

The crazy woman didn’t seem to listen to anything anyone said.

Quillvian rolled his eyes.

It didn’t matter to Lil whether he died or not, played with by Altera’s tongue.

The problem was Twella.

The only person he was interested in was Twella. He was probably still by her side.

The one who taught Lil the awakening method that uses humans as material.

Could it be that the real monster disguised as a human is Altera?

“Altrea is a goblin, right? Right? So this is nonsense… … .”

“No. That person is human.”

“That can’t be. That makes no sense! It makes no sense at all. That person’s memories are all messed up. Nothing fits together. He can’t even remember his own past. Is that a human?”

“That’s right, human.”

The answer came from the door.

It was Geron. A goblin in human form. Its tail was also hidden.

“I checked it myself. It wasn’t the same species as us. It was just surrounding the Nak with a form similar to ours.”

Shit.

Geron came back. He tried to make an opportunity while Lil was alone.

It didn’t matter whether Altera was human or a goblin.

I had to get out of here and go to Twella, that was the only thought that filled my head.

“Are you really human?”

“Yes. A human with considerable magical powers.”

“That’s strange. Why would a person cooperate with a goblin?”

“I told you, you left open many possibilities. I can understand that.”

Lil answered.

“Sister, think about it carefully. Is that really true? Sending the two of you here, capturing the kids and preparing the awakening ritual, it was all in that guy’s head? Is that really for your sake? Is it true that if you perform the awakening ritual, you can escape?”

He said, glancing at Geron from the corner of his eye.

Lil and Geron. I had to create a rift between the two.

“It is possible. The ceremony of awakening is great.”

“How can you be sure?”

“You are seeing the results.”

Lil approached Geron, wrapping both arms around his waist as if embracing a lover.

“The intelligence and power that Geron has gained. It has been a treat since that day four years ago. Look! This beautiful Nak.”

It was Reel who was scanning Geron with an ecstatic face.

“When the awakening ritual is completely over, Geron will be reborn. A fable. Yes, Geron will shed his skin and become a butterfly. A butterfly that will lead us to freedom.”

“Maybe not! Everything I’ve prepared so far might be transferred to Altera. Or… … .”

Lil cut him off with a laugh.

“That’s not bad either.”

“what?”

“Sacrifice is inevitable. That’s what I’ve been saying all along. I could see it in your eyes. You must have thought, ‘You’re not part of that sacrifice.’”

Lil knelt down, his eyes level with Quillian’s.

“No, I won’t. I’ll give it all up. Just like those kids. If necessary, mine… … .”

Phew!

Something hot splashed onto his face. It even got into his eyes, so Quillian had to close his eyes tightly.

When I opened my eyes again, the first thing I saw was a tail poking out of Lil’s chest.

A tail densely covered with thorns.

“uh?”

As soon as he said that, Lil gasped for breath and lowered his head.

The tail that had pierced through the chest twitched. The blood-soaked thorns began to tremble.

Quilbian raised his head. Following the slowly rising body of Reel.

“What the fuck.”

Quilbian looked straight at Geron.

Anger, no, hatred, filled my entire body.

“I know. I know how you feel.”

Geron said.

“But that is an unnecessary emotion.”

The thorns extending from the tail became long and hung down, stabbing Reel all over his body.

In an instant, the corpse dried up.

The roughened skin clung to the bones, creating a horrifying appearance.

Bam.

A dried-up corpse fell to the floor.

It was hard to believe that he was the person I had been talking to just a few seconds ago.

“Ah, yes. Now I feel like I’ve found my type and learned about karma. I’ve finally found my direction.”

Geron’s tail came closer and wrapped around Quilbian’s neck. He tried to resist, but it was no use.

The body is lifted.

As his neck snapped and he gasped for air, Geron’s other tail supported his body.

“Your nak is interesting. It’s worth watching.”

“Don’t be a jerk.”

“I see your fear in my eyes. Oh, this is how I get to have eyes like this. It’s a completely different world. And… … what a crude world this is.”

Geron said, looking around.

Quillvian rolled his eyes.

It has changed.

Geron’s eyes, which had been like a dead pig’s, were now glowing. They looked clear.

Is it clear?

It was chilling to even think that way for a moment.

“What did you do? Huh?”

“I have gained strength. But it is still not enough. To truly understand karma, I must become a being of a higher level. Only then will my form be complete and I will fully realize karma.”

“What the hell are you talking about, ugh!”

The tail wrapped tightly around the neck.

Geron said with his eyes slightly open.

“I hate you guys.”

“Yes, I think of it?”

“Why do you hate me? This too must be related to karma. I have a vague feeling that I hate your very existence.”

“so do i.”

Quilbian shook his body and kicked Geron in the face with his rope-bound foot. Geron looked at Quilbian with an indifferent expression and then swung his tail wildly.

Boom!

Quilbian’s body fell to the floor.

“Ugh.”

The pain brought back my clouded mind. My whole body was numb. It felt like my sternum had been broken a couple of times.

“Watch what you say… … .”

Geron closed his mouth. Quilbian looked at Geron, grumbling.

Geron was looking at the ceiling with his head down.

yet.

“ah!”

With short elasticity.

Choaack!

A flash of light fell over Geron’s head.

(Continued in next episode)