Chapter 308 – Volume 62 – The Hundred Flowers of Hwashin (3)
“Is it because the war is over?”
“Huh?”
“No, it seems like a lot of things have been happening recently.”
After the war, an era of rapid development began in many ways.
Various developments are taking place, including the magic tool factory.
Every month, the world is bustling with the results of new magic research.
Even recently, strange things like computers and smartphones have appeared.
All systems that had been established for a while were overturned.
Because of its extreme convenience, people who liked the existing sensibility are heartbroken.
“It seems like a good world. It’s easier to contact people through smartphones rather than through telecommunication ports.”
“I don’t think it’s been that long since I was happy to have a refrigerator when I was young… But now we are buying the starting points of new technology with our own money.”
“Well, I guess the distribution of refrigerators was similar back then?”
It is quite recent that mass production and reduction in unit costs have occurred.
Long ago, refrigerators were a very expensive luxury item.
I heard that there was a time when it was cheaper for a magician to periodically apply cold energy to it.
“I guess so. It’s fun because I’m curious about what else will change. These days, they advertise things like moving pictures like that. It’s really changed a lot.”
“Oh, now that I think about it, there are a lot of things like that. Was it for advertising purposes?”
“Yes, so most of them are advertisements on the top site. Sometimes there are advertisements for nearby restaurants.”
Their eyes were on a large screen displayed openly on the street.
A system was set up to export advertising videos using a computer.
It has been an advertising system that has been growing rapidly in recent years.
In the territory, I set up a position like that and set the screen position.
If there is an empty advertisement in the desired location, you can pay money to post the advertisement in the territory.
Lately, I’ve been noticing it every time I walk around.
“Sometimes he comes up when there is something to announce at the estate. It seems like he uses it well.”
“Hmm… Huh? Something changed?”
“So, is this another restaurant advertisement?”
The two were looking at the billboard without thinking about it.
Before I knew it, I saw a picture of a girl that appeared there. I was a little embarrassed.
The girl in that picture was clearly Albedo, their favorite cartoon character.
Even as the girl flew with all her might, she brandished pure white flames.
As soon as they saw each other, they were embarrassed and muttered something strange that they couldn’t understand.
They say you can take pictures over and over again, but the picture is moving?
Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
In fact, it’s like turning the pages of a book that is stacked on top of one another by drawing pictures that lead to the next book.
Because the concept of animation itself was there for them too.
But to express it so beautifully and convincingly.
It gives life to the picture as if it is moving.
Directing something like that, which vividly conveys the atmosphere of battle, must have been extremely difficult.
Because I can understand how arduous the work is.
I could see how much love was put into that short video.
…And in an instant, the atmosphere changed, and girls with sparkling stigmata began to appear.
“Uh?”
These are the stigmata that they still wear today.
The scene where all the power finally comes together and breaks the chains that were binding Albedo.
It was surprising just seeing Albedo move, but now they’re even showing us the scene they wanted?
“Uh, uh…?”
The two of them were so surprised that they stared at the billboard in silence for a moment.
After some time has passed, the video is repeated again.
Only after seeing it about 10 times did I come to my senses while half-screaming.
“Hwashin, Baekhwa…? Serialization begins?”
And the title that appears at the end of each video was clearly engraved in their minds.
Although new works have not been serialized for a long time, I have been waiting with the belief that the curse has not yet been resolved.
The feeling of satisfaction that the curse had finally been resolved exploded like an explosion.
“This, this now…”
“Yeah, I guess it’s real…? I can’t think of anyone other than Siwoo who can already create moving pictures of this quality.”
The two looked at each other blankly for a while.
They quickly shook their heads, took out their smartphones, and turned on a cartoon-related program.
Then, I went to the tab for the serialized version of the Avatar series, which I didn’t enter because there was a comic book.
I stared blankly at the newly updated Hwashin Baekhwa tab.
“Wow, it really came up…”
“Am I still half asleep?”
“Maybe he’s sane…?”
Of course, a book containing all the stories was not released.
The comics were uploaded in truncated portions called episode units.
Still, they were very happy.
“Jeez, it doesn’t seem like much has come up yet…”
“But you can’t wait until it accumulates.”
Even now, I’m holding back the feeling that I’m going to open the comic right now.
I’m waiting for the next episode because I want to binge-watch it when it’s already out.
You can’t choose such harsh options.
“I don’t know, I see.”
“I can’t help it.”
The two people looked at each other as if there was nothing they could do.
In the end, I turned on the cartoon and began to see the starting point of Hwa Shin Hak Hwa.
“Uh, this is what I just saw on the billboard.”
And the first part is the part that was shown as an advertisement earlier.
The chains that bound Albedo’s body were released with the power of the stigmata sticker.
That exciting scene was literally expressed in a cartoon.
“Whoa…”
While the two were reading comics.
Still fiddling with the sticker stuck to his lower abdomen.
My body trembled very slightly.
“Now, you can save it, right?”
With that in mind, I touch the screen of my smartphone.
They slowly began to read the next part of the comic.
The chains that were binding Albedo began to shrink one by one.
In a space like the dark night sky, Albedo slowly opens her eyes.
In my blurry vision, I can still see some of the chains that bind my body.
Most of the chains were broken though.
Despite this, the white chain remains intact and binds Albedo.
The sight made me feel uneasy, and a strange sigh escaped me.
However, the content in the cartoon remains unchanged and the following content continues.
“Really, I’m grateful to these children.”
And the white flame god is watching.
The god smiled with a reluctant expression and looked at Albedo who was trapped in his chains.
He seemed very satisfied with this incident.
“That’s why you covet my things. In the end, everything comes back to the owner’s hands.”
“You guy, such a trick…”
“Is there some problem? “I was the only one who had a double contract, so even if one contract was weakened, my authority remained.”
The White Flame God did not lie.
The situation where Albedo is being taken over by everyone is definitely making it difficult for her.
We succeeded in liberation by dividing the price with numerous stigmata, but…
“The moment you got the chance, you couldn’t resist because you wanted to have this attractive child. “Is it wrong for me to do that?”
「…」
“Well, let me express my gratitude. It is clear that thanks to this, the time required to completely own this child has been significantly reduced.”
Having said that, the White Flame God snapped his fingers.
At that moment, the chains binding Albedo caught fire.
It slowly began to burn towards Albedo.
“Give your power in the form of conception, and at the end of the day, mortgage your soul? It’s true that I was stupid for using such an old-fashioned method. “It would have been better if it ‘owned’ itself like you guys.”
But for that to happen, you need to have a broken heart, to resign and give up.
Because it is a contract made in exchange for sacrificing oneself.
Hiring is not possible in a situation like now where most things have been resolved.
“So, you are going to use this child who has become weak because of you.”
“What…?”
“This child now gestates a flame so strong that it is difficult to come to his senses.”
The power to possess itself was lost like other gods.
All he has is a contract to conceive and lend his abilities.
But that was enough for now.
“I push with most of what I have to make this white flame overflow. “To the point of runaway.”
“Now, wait a minute. “If you did something like that…”
“Albedo will run wild and fight without being able to distinguish between enemy and enemy.”
It’s from God’s perspective anyway.
Humans are like insignificant ants.
However, in the case of Albedo, it is a special foraging insect worth owning.
“Albedo values her other colleagues very much.”
“You…”
“So, what happens if you make those comrades suffer with your own hands?”
“What? What kind of crazy talk are you talking about?”
If Albedo contains a flame too strong to handle.
Albedo will not be able to come to his senses and will go on a rampage like a monster.
What if precious people get hurt because of that?
“Then, when that wounded guy curses himself. “You’re going to use that broken heart to get it?”
“Yes, you are reproducing the contract you made in a different way.”
Because he understands humans better than anyone else.
A god who can be more vicious than anyone else.
That was the god of white flame.
“Well, there are some aspects of it that are personal hobbies.”
Albedo was suddenly engulfed in pure white flames.
His entire body burned white and his appearance began to change little by little.
As before, the naked body and flames are still acting as clothes.
The shape of the flame was much larger and more colorful.
The appearance of a ship carrying a flame appears to be much more swollen than before.
Even the stigmata that was originally on his lower abdomen.
It’s not just about shining on your body.
It protrudes into the air, showing an incredibly large shape.
“Ah…”
And the moment Albedo’s eyes, which had lost their light, stared straight ahead.
A strangely goosebumps-inducing sensation came over the viewers of the cartoon as a powerful feeling.
