Chapter 239 – Coexistence
#239.
Five days had passed since the welcome ceremony. In the meantime, Gaon had an ordinary day. Fortunately, Rivera never came to visit.
The delegation’s stay ends today, and tomorrow they will return to Dracania.
‘I can’t win yet.’
If the temperature is moderate, I want to end the useless grudge relationship as quickly as possible. But facing Rivera again, I definitely felt it.
It’s impossible now.
Although he can use his intentions, he has not been able to properly build up his inner strength yet. The difference between physical ability and magical power was too great.
And intentions are not something that can be used without any cost. There is no physical consumption, but it causes a loss of energy that is not caught in the hand of mental power.
If you use it excessively, the brain can’t stand it and it’s broken as it is. You should have time to acclimate to the load.
“Still, if this is the case, it is absolutely possible within three years.”
Gaon muttered as he clenched and opened his fists.
The day after he returned from the welcome ceremony, he ingested the inner end of the millennium poisoner and gained a considerable amount of mana.
As befits a product prepared by the arrogant Grand Duke of the Dracania Empire, the very pure yet huge energy was piled up in the danjeon, and even at this moment, it roamed the bloodstream and gave him vitality.
As I gazed at the trees dyed from green to orange as autumn in full force approached from the window, my arms vibrated.
Ugh-
Judging by the bloody magic, it must have been a call from Rougiena.
Gaon immediately accepted the signal.
“Lugiana. What happened?”
-Isabella Martinez wants to meet you. I think she made a decision.
“Is that so? I’ll be right there.”
-Huh. I’ll be with you in the office, so come right up.
Immediately cut off his signal and took the communicator, Gaon put on his street clothes and left the guild.
After a while, Gaon arrived at the top of Lucipeon Headquarters by elevator and went straight into the office.
There were two women on the center sofa.
Rougiena quietly smoked her cigarette as usual, and Isabella calmly looked down at the table in front of her with her magic restraints on.
Then, as soon as I felt the presence, I gazed at Gaon at the same time.
It seemed that the awkward atmosphere was quite uncomfortable. Rouge, I expressed her delight with her eyes shining excessively.
“Come on. You came so quickly?”
“Ah yes. I’ve been waiting for you to contact me. Nice to meet you, Isabella.”
“…”
Isabella didn’t react at all to Gaon’s greeting. Just looking at that, it would seem that she was completely ignoring it, but Gaon could tell.
‘I was scared.’
Her body is shaking very slightly. From the moment Gaon entered, from the moment his eyes met, he couldn’t suppress his fear.
In the last meeting, we kept quite a distance, and above all, I was able to endure it because it was a prison I got used to after spending a few days.
The pain and horror she felt then was the first time she had ever experienced it in her life.
Because of her pride, she doesn’t want to show it, but she still has a lot of trauma that she can’t stand.
Gaon hesitated but slowly approached and put her butt next to me on Rougie.
“Have you made up your mind about what we talked about last time?”
“… Okay. I’ll accept it. After all, they will rot or die in prison for the rest of their lives. Can you really make me stronger?”
Isabella must have thought that this should be confirmed, so she mustered up her courage and met her eyes with Gaon.
Odd-eyes with different colors exuded a mysterious charm. The more time we face each other, the more vibrating our eyes become, but we never avoid it.
Slowly, she nodded.
“I am not a flame mage, but Reinkel Heinrich, the deputy owner of the Gray Mage Tower, accepted the request. They said that if you fulfill one condition, He will teach you.”
Isabella, who frowned when she was told that she wasn’t a fire mage, quickly erased her dissatisfaction and nodded her head after worrying about whether she knew about Lee Incell.
“A mage of that level should have no problem. What are the conditions?”
“Linkel-nim didn’t seem to want the mage he taught to commit evil. Maybe to see something related to it.”
“…”
Isabella bit her lip hard.
She was already half-determined, but here she felt she was once again. That I can no longer do that kind of action that doesn’t cover the method for the goal like before.
The fact that we have to live with the growth and happiness of the family and ourselves as the main subjects, not the revenge full of destruction by simply killing and killing the people involved.
It wasn’t until it was right in front of her that she truly realized it deep in her heart.
‘This is not giving up. It’s not about running away. It’s for me.’
He comforted himself, saying that it was a decision for himself, not because it was impossible to achieve the existing revenge, or because he was afraid of the man in front of him.
Her grandfather’s voice screaming that she was a loser echoed in her head, but she ignored it and said it was just an hallucination.
“Now take me to him.”
“Good idea. But before that, could you please sign here? Please think of it as a procedure to trust each other.”
What Gaon held out was a scroll engraved with the oath of mana. No matter how much Isabella accepts her offer, she still can’t fully believe it.
It was the same in her opposite position, so it would be better to make it clear like this.
There were very simple provisions written on the scroll, but simply explained, it was a non-aggression pact towards each other.
Her lovers, including Hirencia, were added to it, but it wasn’t anything that Isabella couldn’t accept.
There was no reason for her to attack others as she had already changed her ways of revenge.
Isabella accepted her scroll without hesitation.
“I signed it. Could this be enough?”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Even Gaon signed the scroll, and the scroll was reconciled with mana and lodged in the hearts of the two. With this, all procedures are over.
“Lugiana. It’s hard to go out like this, but do you have any clothes to change into? Please release the magic restraint.”
“I called someone. Wait here. And Isabella Martinez. You follow me.”
“… I’m waiting for you. I’ll be right back.”
She said that before Isabella followed me and left her office.
Gaon, who was left alone, sluggishly maintained his half-standing posture before moving in front of a window overlooking the red light district and taking out a communicator.
I should have contacted Reinkel in advance.
***
An hour later, as I waited with boredom and strange tension, the door opened and Ruggiena and Isabella entered.
Unlike before, Isabella must have finished her bath, and her skin was cleaner, and she was wearing a white dress and light makeup.
She’s naturally pretty, so if she’s dressed up properly, she’s second to Lugiena.
Her appearance, which always revealed her intentions to kill him and poured out attacks, was leaking a neat yet haughty charm.
“Have you waited long? It took longer than expected.”
“No. Rather good. Because I had to inform Riinkel-sama of my visit in advance.”
“Yes, my role ends here. Take him.”
“Great job. Thank you. Louisiana. Then follow Isabella. Let’s go to Riinkel.”
“… Take the lead.”
Gaon, who thanked Roujiena and exchanged greetings with her, left the red light district with Isabella and headed for the Magic Tower.
As I went out into the downtown area, people’s eyes were stabbing me from all sides.
‘It’s a bit troublesome.’
It is a world where magic exists in all races, but Odd Eye is still a rarity.
Not to mention, Isabella was so beautiful that passers-by looked back over and over again. Men couldn’t take their eyes off of this woman full of mysterious charm.
Of course, because Gaon was there, no one approached it recklessly. If you’re lucky, you’re lucky. Otherwise, she might have seen a twist in Isabella’s personality.
After passing through the downtown area, they finally arrived at the Magic Tower. Standing tall with seven huge towers, this place always gives an unknown sense of awe.
Among them, Gaon set foot in the Gray Magic Tower.
“Liinkel already has one disciple. So you may not be able to receive active instruction, but you may be able to provide a clue to developing magic.”
“… That’s enough. I don’t want more than that. You don’t know either. That doesn’t make any sense.”
“It is, but… No. Let’s go.”
Gaon and Isabella climbed the elevator leading to Reinkel.
She’s right.
It can be seen that the 9-star state refers to a level that has been completed to the point where it is no longer possible to advance only through training.
It was said that learning more types of magic and memorizing theories would not yield meaningful results.
Only focus. Or, only those who can go to the realm of insanity, understand at least a part of the world, reach it and fulfill their will, are qualified to step into the 10th star.
Even more so, what she wants is one step higher than that. The realm of 11 stars, where she embodies her own image into reality, was an absolute realm that could not be reached through hard work alone.
What was most needed to get there was neither hard work nor talent, but pure luck.
To enter that supreme transcendental state is only dependent on luck. Some people will find it absurd when they hear it, but among those who challenge 11 stars, there is no one who has not made an effort and has no talent.
Even if you have all of that, you can’t even get your bearings for the rest of your life.
Ding-!
My complicated mind was clear with a clear notification sound. Gaon moved with Isabella and stopped in front of Reinkel’s laboratory.
“Are you ready?”
“… I’ve done that before.”
Even if you don’t turn your head, you can see the tension in front of Reinkel. Instead, because he is behind Gaon, the trauma is even more, but fear is not mixed in it.
I think it’s better now than before.
Gaon wondered for a moment how his relationship with Isabella had become like this, then pressed the call bell next to the lab door.
Ding-dong-
When you come to the magic tower, life on Earth comes to mind. Even now, it feels like visiting a friend’s house.
After waiting for a while, the door opened, apparently confirming the visit of the two through the surveillance magic.
After passing through the short hallway of the laboratory and turning the corner, a wide open space appeared. Reinkel and Jaehee were in the place where a large magic circle was drawn in the center.
“Come on. You are isabella My name is Reinkel Heinrich. Nice to meet you.”
“… It’s an honor to see you.”
Isabella, who had never crouched down except for the time of her beating, easily lowered her stance, fearing her warming.
It was Gaon who was relieved that the things he worried about would not happen even though he felt a little unfair at that appearance.
