Chapter 1111 – 1111. Magic School Shutra (7)
“Luna, let’s get some air for a moment.”
“… Yes.”
I led Luna out of the cave.
Outside was already covered in darkness.
The beautiful stars in the night sky that I saw on the first day were shining just as brightly today.
But Luna didn’t even seem to have any intention of appreciating those stars.
I just look at the ground listlessly…
Normally, I would have immediately offered words of comfort, but I just walked in silence without saying anything to Luna.
And Luna just followed me without asking anything, as if she didn’t particularly want comfort from me.
As she continued to walk like that, she finally arrived at her desired destination.
It wasn’t until I stopped that Luna came to her senses and looked around her.
“It’s high…”
It was one of the high-looking cliffs in this mountain range.
In terms of pure height, there may be places that are higher, but the cliff we are currently on was high enough to make our legs tremble.
‘Armonia, how long do you think it will take?’
[It will probably take about 15 seconds. However, if you take into account variables, it is likely that it will take a little longer.]
‘Good…’
A cliff so high that free fall takes 15 seconds.
Beautiful… It was the cliff I wanted.
I stood at the edge of the cliff, and Luna also naturally stood at the edge of the cliff and admired the surroundings.
“… It’s such a great place that I thought it was a good idea to come.”
As Luna said, the height of the cliff made my legs tremble, but at the same time, it was a great cliff that allowed me to see the spectacular view of the Freedom Mountains at a glance.
However, I did not agree with Luna’s words and just spoke out what she said calmly.
“Hmm… “If I fall from here, I will definitely die.”
“… ?”
At my unexpected words, Luna glared at me with a surprised expression and an unpleasant look in her eyes.
What I said didn’t just break the good mood.
“Mr. Suho… Don’t use the expression ‘die’. “It’s not a good habit.”
He seemed angry at the strange discussion of death.
I understood Luna’s anger.
Even if Luna had suddenly said something like that, I would have been equally angry.
However, he only understood it in his heart and did not show it at all on the outside.
Because if I let her anger out now anyway…
“If I use magic, I won’t die. But the question is whether you can draw a magic circle with your hands in the short moment of falling.”
Because soon there will be something that will cause even greater anger.
“Mr. Suho… Why is it like this all of a sudden… ?”
Luna’s eyes, which had been burning with her anger, suddenly began to cloud her anxious feelings like fog.
However, I ignored Luna’s appearance and continued to stimulate her anxiety.
“Even cliffs this high… It will take about 15 seconds to fall.”
“But Luna, you can probably concentrate and draw even in that short moment.”
“But if someone interferes with dismemberment… ?”
“What would I do if that were me…?” ?”
“No matter how fast your hands are, if you use your eyes to perform a deconstruction technique, even if you are the dean of the world, you will fall to the floor.”
I didn’t stop there.
“However… What would you do if it were me who fell?”
“Of course we have to save them all! If you use magic…”
“If I fall and disturb your magic circle with the disintegration technique… ?”
“Well, what is that…”
“Then you will definitely fall and die. If possible, I wish I could get off his head first and go without pain…”
I continued to picture an ominous future in Luna’s mind.
And Luna’s anxiety began to show itself.
It wasn’t enough to just hug my arm, so he hugged my whole body tightly and started pulling me.
“Hey, don’t say weird things. What’s wrong… ? Well, stop it…”
“…”
“And it was wrong from the beginning!”
“Huh? “What is it?”
I looked at Luna with a slightly puzzled expression.
Luna looked at my expression and answered with a firm expression.
“If the person who fell is Suho… First, they will fall together. In that situation, I will save Suho with magic.”
I looked away from Luna’s intense gaze with a slightly disappointed expression.
It wasn’t the answer I wanted.
But…
‘If you’re just looking at how I feel, that seems like the right answer.’
I felt good.
But unfortunately, what I wanted right now was not to change my mood.
I looked at the edge of the cliff and spoke calmly.
“If we fall together… It must be dangerous.”
“Yes. It’s very dangerous.”
Luna responded like that and started pulling me again.
I looked away from the cliff and looked at Luna again, smiling at her.
And said.
“Don’t worry though.”
“… ?”
“Even if I fall and die… Luna, I will save you no matter what.”
“W-what…”
Luna hugged her tighter than before and pulled her even harder.
But I cleverly used Luna’s power and slipped away.
“Huh! Now, wait a minute!!”
Luna, who was pulling me, stumbled when I suddenly pulled out.
Fortunately, she only stumbled and did not fall.
Luna ran towards me even though she was staggering.
But before Luna could catch me, she quickly stood on the edge of the cliff, turned her back on the cliff, and looked toward Luna.
When Luna saw me standing at the edge of the cliff, she flinched and stopped.
I was standing on the edge of a cliff where I could fall with just a twist of my heel.
And at the same time, if Luna walks just three steps, she can catch
Luna stopped a short distance away and pleaded with me with both hands outstretched.
“Mr. Suho… Don’t play around! I’m going to be furious! Strange thing…”
She was so desperate that there were tears in her eyes.
However, despite Luna’s tearful plea, I answered calmly.
“Don’t worry Luna.”
“Ah…”
Luna is relieved by my words.
But what I said next cast a dark shadow on Luna’s face.
“Everything is my responsibility, and even if I die, I will never blame you.”
“Radish… !”
And looking at Luna’s expression as dark as graphite, she tilted her upper body back.
At that moment, my head turned to the sky, and the moment Luna disappeared from sight…
“Aaaaah!”
A deafening scream was heard.
And as soon as she screamed, her body began to become lighter, as if gravity had disappeared.
But that lightness did not last even for a second.
“Ugh!”
Luna’s moans were heard from the back of her neck, and pain felt in her chest.
As soon as I leaned her body back, Luna lunged at me.
And strangely enough, at that moment…
‘Hey… This is when it explodes.’
Suddenly, my body became sluggish, and I was able to leisurely enjoy the moment of falling.
-[Time Bullet]-
A skill that makes 1 second feel like 10 seconds with a probability.
It was originally Min Ha-yeon’s skill, but it was a skill she learned from Enel in preparation for an unexpected situation.
I laughed helplessly.
‘Isn’t it dangerous…? .’
I smiled and checked Luna’s condition in her arms.
With a desperate expression on his face, without even thinking about looking into my eyes, he hugged me with one hand and started using a magic circle with his free hand.
In my eyes, it was Luna’s hand that moved slowly, but if left alone, she would complete her magic circle before she fell headlong to the ground.
I saw Luna’s slowly moving magic circle…
‘… Sorry.’
I barely swallowed my bitterness and used the art of deconstruction.
Even if we compete fairly, I have an overwhelming advantage.
But now that the Time Bullet has been activated…
“!?”
Luna’s hands could never overcome my eyes.
Luna was destroyed by me before she could even complete the border of her magic circle.
As the magic circle exploded before it even started, Luna glanced at me with one look of despair in her eyes.
Even the way Luna glanced at me felt sluggish.
But even those slow moments eventually came to an end.
’10 seconds. The end.’
As soon as the 10 seconds given to me ended, Luna’s 1-second passed…
“Suho!”
Luna’s screams rang out so loudly that it felt like my heart was going to explode.
But despite Luna’s screams…
“It’s okay, Luna… “I won’t be angry even if I fail.”
As soon as I answered calmly, I began to experience free fall.
I didn’t tie Luna’s body in any way with her arms spread out because I was worried that there might be a problem.
“I-I-IK!”
But Luna actually hugged me tightly, as if showing her determination to die together.
‘… I guess not.’
Her fall began to speed up, but Luna didn’t lift a finger.
I was worried that Luna, consumed by her fear, might have given up on using her magic circle.
Luna wasn’t afraid of failing.
But she fears Luna will fail her and if she doesn’t even try…
‘It’s the worst.’
It means that I, who created this situation, made the worst move.
The reason I created this situation was simple.
‘Because I succeeded in creating a magic circle in a crisis.’
This was because the only situation in which Luna was able to successfully create an empty magic circle was the most critical situation of her life.
Although this was an artificially created crisis, I also instilled in Luna the belief that the worst would come to her.
In other words, I did my best to instill in Luna the belief that I would die.
But it was a mistake for me to create this situation, and if I failed to instill proper trust in Luna…
‘Armonia, if I made a mistake… What do we do… ?’
[…]
It was scary.
My attempt in itself was useless to Luna in the first place, and if it only caused Luna a traumatic injury…
‘It’s getting faster…’
Now Luna’s fear is my fear.
Before I knew it, 5 seconds had passed, and the speed began to gradually increase.
Of course, I also had no intention of dying.
And then I had to think of a magic circle that could save Luna.
But…
‘… Now 8 seconds.’
I was so dominated by her fear that she had made a big mistake with Luna that she was unable to get her head around it.
The moment I lose my mind like that…
[I did not give up.]
Armonia’s voice awakened my spirit.
‘Huh?’
[Luna Stadtfeld…]
I came to my senses after hearing Armonia’s voice and only then did I see Luna’s face.
So far, I’ve only been looking at Luna’s fingers.
It was because I thought that after the first attempt, I would naturally attempt to use the magic circle a few more times.
But when Luna failed her first attempt…
“Ugh!”
“!?”
He was staring at me with intense eyes.
It wasn’t just a pleading look to me.
‘… ‘You were doing it!’
From the beginning, Luna was in my arms, looking at my face and attempting to use a magic circle in the air.
’10 seconds!’
We are now past the halfway point.
He was rushing towards the ground at a speed several times faster than when he first jumped.
As I felt Luna’s passion, I took away her fears and came up with a magic circle to prepare for her unexpected situation.
I want to live.
It doesn’t matter even if Luna fails.
I don’t care if Luna swears at me and treats me harshly.
Even if I fail…
‘At least I tried…’
I was satisfied just by pulling off Luna’s attempt.
Before using the magic circle, I smiled and said something to Luna.
“Thank you for your effort.”
“!?”
Luna, who heard my words, twitched her eyebrows and hugged me tightly.
I felt grateful, and sorry for Luna’s appearance and used the magic circle.
And at that moment…
“Huh?”
Luna and I stopped in midair as if buried in a bed of wind.
However, after using the magic circle, I had no choice but to look at Luna with a surprised expression.
Because…
‘Armonia… It’s not a mistake… ?’
[Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be a mistake.]
My magic circle was drawn behind Luna, but it was not activated.
I checked Luna’s face with a blank expression.
Unlike me, who was looking at me with a blank expression, Luna glared at me with her tearful eyes.
“Say thank you… Don’t expect anything. I really… Because I’m angry…”
