Chapter 71 – Black Flame Witch (3)
“…… However, there are some parts that are a little angular. Well, I’m milking a minotaur and you never help me, right? I didn’t show it, but I was disappointed, really.”
Paras’ chatter continued without a break. Even though an hour has passed since the start of the survey, the mouth does not rest.
Someone else might have told me to stop talking out of disgust, but I didn’t.
To be honest, I didn’t care much about what the Black Flame Witch did or what kind of person she was, but it was nice to see Paras talking lively and laughing.
‘Would it have been like this if I had a younger sister?’
Parras said with her own mouth that she is 19 years old this year, but somehow, to me, she looked infinitely younger than her age.
Looking at how pure and hopeful he grew up, Parras’ parents must have been quite affectionate and loving.
Well, even though it’s a promising job that’s emerging these days, it’s only natural that they’d be altruistic since they allowed the job of a witch who couldn’t have children if they made a seal.
“Is it. You must have been very offended.”
When I answered with a leisurely smile, her Paras face turned red once. For some reason, Parras, who was hesitant to meet her gaze, cleared her throat and raised her head straight up.
“Viscount Theorard!”
“Tell me.”
“I think I just talked too much about myself. Can you tell me the story of Viscount Theorard?”
To visit someone else’s mansion without a message and ask them to talk. It’s like a crazy guy.
But she didn’t like it. It’s been a while since I had someone to talk to normally, so there’s no reason to reject it.
‘By the way…….’
There was no story to be told. I was born into the family of Viscount Deharm and had always been raised under his father’s shadow, so there were no ups and downs in my life.
After becoming the family head, I was busy with related work. I recently met an elf and went through all kinds of hardships, but I couldn’t tell you about it.
If so, what story should I tell this guy to like? After thinking over and over again, I opened my mouth with difficulty.
“Do you know the story of the oblivion monster?”
“An oblivion monster?”
“Okay. It’s a monster that lives in the Devil’s Realm, and it’s said that it sometimes crosses the borders of the empire when it’s hungry.”
“That……. What kind of monster are you doing?”
“It is a very bad monster that steals people’s memories. It is said that a person who has their memory stolen loses their entire life, ranging from as short as 6 months to as long as 10 years.”
“Ugh, um.”
Parras twitched his shoulders. I gave him a wicked smile.
“It looks scary. Shall we stop here?”
“Yes? Me? Not at all? It’s not scary at all, what.”
“Good night. Then let’s continue Even if you ask me to stop talking halfway through, I won’t listen.”
“It is what I wished for. Will I be an adult next year? There is no reason to be frightened by such ghost stories.”
“Funny. This is not a joke. It is a real situation that has happened so often that it can be easily found even in imperial history books.”
It’s not a joke…… ? Paras’s pupils shook once.
Anyone could see that he had swallowed it in fear, but Parras forced his mouth to lift, probably because of his pride and not wanting to recant what he had said.
“The fact that it actually happened is more interesting. Please listen to me once.”
“Is it. If so, don’t let me hear it. The story I will tell you from now on is the story of a man who actually went through it. Please listen slowly and savor it.”
I sighed and leaned against the back of the chair.
“A woodcutter who was digging firewood on the border of the empire heard a woman’s mournful cry one day. The woodcutter, who had always lived a good life, couldn’t ignore the woman’s cries her, so he moved closer. A woman with a very beautiful appearance was sitting there.”
“…… So?”
“The woodcutter approached and asked. She said why is she crying The woman looked up at her woodcutter and dismissed her pretensions that she was no big deal. She was one, but she was nothing to the woodcutter, so she worked tirelessly to appease the woman.”
Parras opened his mouth blankly, as if he had been immersed in my story before he knew it. She must be concentrating. Thanks to that, I gained confidence and told them exactly what I had read in the history book.
“As the woodcutter sat beside her, telling her story her and playing her tricks her, the woman said she stopped crying and burst into laughter. After that, the two talked for a while and then broke up. But the woodcutter stopped in the middle of the forest. Strangely, he forgot the way back.”
“And what?”
“It wasn’t just that I forgot the way back. He had forgotten his name his, his age his, and even what he was doing. Only then did the woodcutter realize that he had been attacked by the Oblivion Monster, but it was too late. The devastated woodcutter finally…….”
“Ah, after all?”
Parras gulps. As I stared at that scene, I slowly raised my hand and unexpectedly screamed and slammed the table! Hit it
“Heaaagh!?”
Then, Paras is started and bounces like a spring. It was so funny that I grabbed my stomach and laughed.
Haha!”
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a pure reaction. After I burst out laughing for a while, Parras said bluntly, as if annoyed.
“Oh really! Don’t play around!”
“Ah. Sorry. I just didn’t expect to be surprised by something like this. You are less courageous than I thought.”
“Eh, I wasn’t surprised because I was scared!? Now, tell me what happened to the woodcutter.”
“The back story is not very interesting. The fact that he was dramatically rescued by the imperial guards guarding the border and lived a new life is the end.”
“What, what is it? It’s nothing, really.”
“It’s nothing special, so cold sweat is forming on my forehead.”
When I smiled, Paras’ face turned red.
“Is it because it’s hot?”
“Let it be like that.”
“I’m not going to say that……! Whew. That’s Okay. Rather, the oblivion monster is a really bad monster. You erase people’s memories arbitrarily.”
“I agree with you on that point. Even if there was a reason why the forgetfulness monster couldn’t avoid it, destroying someone else’s memories at will is something that will never be forgiven.”
The moment she tries to hold on to the teacup with a smile on her face.
Tatter-
There was the sound of someone running outside the door.
Who is it? I wondered, but I didn’t dig deep. Right now, it was more fun to tease the Paras in front of me.
*
Meanwhile, Louis Kurth, who came out, took a broomstick and flew to the hill behind his mansion.
Flying in the fresh wind, Luikus was able to confirm the ‘Concept Barrier’ mentioned by the association before long.
In the center of the garden, which is covered with fragrant daisies, you can see the scorched ground maintaining its original shape with a heterogeneous atmosphere.
‘I thought it was the last footprint left by the witch of black flame.’
It was a conceptual barrier classified as ‘Personality: Unidentified Superior Hierarchy Magic’ because the structure of the magic could not be grasped even after 18 years.
‘I’ve only seen it in books, but this is the first time I’m actually witnessing it.’
Huong – After slowly lowering his altitude, Louis Curs landed lightly on the hill and held his broom in his hand.
As we crossed the field of daisies and approached the barrier, a single flower in the center of the scorched earth slowly revealed itself.
‘I couldn’t see it when I looked down from the sky.’
It seems that the barrier had even been cast with cognitive impairment magic. A person with low magical achievement would not be able to see that flower no matter how close they got to the barrier.
If so, why did the witch of black flame try to hide that flower so tightly? Curious, Louis Kurth moved his steps towards the barrier, but he hesitated because he felt something ominous.
‘It’s hot.’
The closer I approached the scorched ground, the more unbearable heat made my skin dry.
Couldn’t the barrier be dismantled a little? Ruikus, frowning at the heat, took out the wand from his bosom.
The moment he was about to recite the chant to freeze the air around him with cold air, flames rapidly attacked the tip of the wand.
Roaring!
“Kuh…… !”
Surprised, Louis Kurth stepped back and dropped his wand. Only then did the flames covering the wand disappear.
Louis Kurth, who looked down at the fallen wand while clutching his wrist, sighed in despair.
‘…… Nonsense.’
Is it possible for the barrier to detect the intruder’s magic and move as if it were alive?
It would not make sense if it was a barrier of physical equality manifested through magic stones in an enclosed space, but this is a barrier that was created only with concepts in the open world.
It is said that the witch of black flames 18 years ago achieved a skill that could not be realized even with the total use of modern magical knowledge and left.
‘How talented is that witch…….’
I heard that the Witch of Black Flame played a huge role when civil war broke out between the church and the witches, but I didn’t know that she would be such an outrageous magnate.
It is to the point of envy of other witches who have seen the witch of black flames in front of their eyes.
‘If I had made the seal a little sooner, I would have been able to participate in the war.’
Then it was clear that he would have been in a higher position than he is now. He must have occupied a full professor position rather than a permanent professor. If I did well, I might have been nominated for the academy principal…….
Louis Kurth, who had been thinking nonsense, shook his head. It was only a nominal job, but right now I was going to do my best as I was chasing the traces of the Witch of Black Flames.
Picking up the fallen wand, Ruikus searched the area around the barrier like other witches did.
However, since she was Louis Curs, she couldn’t find any other traces left by the Witch of the Black Flame.
After all, the investigation is the starting point. Sighing in helplessness, Louisus stood at the edge of the barrier and stared at the flower left by the witch of black flames.
Wheelin-
Suddenly a strong wind gusts. Embarrassed, Louis Kurth pressed down his wide-brimmed hat and raised his head. By the way…….
‘Isn’t it shaken?’
A single flower that bloomed in the center of the barrier stood firm despite the harsh wind. Not to mention the leaves, even the stamens do not shake.
Only then did Ruikus realize that the flower was an artificial creation born of a magical phenomenon.
Why? Unable to contain her curiosity her, Louis Kurth narrowed her eyes and went back to the current of her mana. In the barrier covered with fire, I can feel the energy contained in the flower blooming, albeit weakly.
Luikus’s accomplishments allowed him to see only fragments of magic, but at least he could figure out what the flowers were made for.
‘It was written as a medium to contain someone’s memories.’
Here, the black flame witch erased someone’s memory. She is one, but she left that memory in the form of a flower in order to return it someday.
I don’t know why she did such a complicated and cumbersome thing. Louisus could only guess by examining the flower’s appearance.
Leaves covered with white cotton wool form a linear shape, and white flowers bloom in the form of a head in the center.
It’s a flower I’ve seen before. The name of the flower is Edelweiss.
‘The flower language of edelweiss is…….’
It was a precious memory.
