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#243. Elements of Creation (4)
The spirit gazed at the boy.
I could be sure that he wasn’t a malicious person, but it was too early to let my guard down completely.
The fact that he climbed the World Tree and arrived on the island was proof in itself that he was not an ordinary human being.
Using magic in the old-fashioned way, he defeated powerful enemies that had previously been beyond his reach.
There.
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The waves of mana within the boy’s chest were something he could not help but perceive.
[How do you have two pieces of a rainbow?]
Ray could tell.
Depending on how you act here, Blue may attack you.
… why is that?
I felt like it didn’t matter.
For now, it seemed like I just had to do whatever my body and mind told me to do.
Woof!
Two jewels emitting yellow and green light were summoned onto the palm of one’s hand.
The resonance and vibrations emitted by the three jewels were amplified uncontrollably for a moment, and then a dazzling, mixed halo of light covered the basin.
Ray and Blue continued their conversation in the slowly fading world of light.
[I’m looking for a rainbow. I’ve been collecting these gems because I think they might be fragments of a rainbow.]
[Why are you looking for a rainbow?]
[I heard that if you find it, any wish will come true.]
[Do you have a wish you would like to make?]
A moment of silence.
The answers continued.
[There are people I want to see again.]
[You too are cursed with memory.]
I didn’t deny it.
Sector 50, the memory of that day when black rain was falling is hard to forget.
[If you are collecting the fragments, are you planning to take the blue gem from me too?]
Ray shook his head, staring at the jewel embedded in Blue’s forehead.
[I don’t think so. There’s no guarantee that you’ll win the fight, and without the power of the Blue Jewel, you won’t be able to create an oasis for the animals on the ground anymore.]
Above all, I became convinced that the rainbow not only represents a natural phenomenon but also a person.
In other words.
The implication was that in order to make a wish come true, one must find the rainbow itself, not a jewel.
[Blue Horn, you?]
[I have no intention of taking the jewel from you either. My mission is simply to deliver the blue jewel to Rainbow. I have no other course of action given to me regarding the other fragments.]
As the light diminished, vision returned to normal.
The scenery was no different than before, but the thick tension that had been floating in the air had disappeared.
Afterwards, Blue went to work on restoring the lake, while Ray stayed on the island for a few more days to recover his health.
It was also an action to prepare for the possible reappearance of the crimson sphere.
‘…It’s peaceful.’
Fortunately, that didn’t happen.
If there were any attacks, they would only come from spirits that were eyeing the jewel’s mana.
[ruler?]
[I think you’re sleeping?]
Rustle. Rustle.
The fox cubs cautiously approached Ray, who was lying on the grass with his eyes closed.
Sometimes he would dig between my arms and legs, and sometimes he would lie down next to me and try to sleep.
There were also guys who came up to the boat, so it was heavy… but the warmth I felt wasn’t bad, so I didn’t bother to chase them away.
[I like the mana that comes out of this person’s body the best.]
[That’s right, that’s right. It feels warm.]
[I wish I hadn’t left the island.]
The jewel’s mana flowed out of the body regardless of will.
It spread like paint in the air, and as if communicating, it mixed with the island’s mana and gently entangled itself.
‘There has never been anything like this on Earth.’
I thought that this might be happening because both the jewel’s mana and the island’s mana have high purity.
At that moment, Ray, who was opening his eyes slightly, saw Philip’s figure.
Philip, who had come up to us with great pomp, scolded the little foxes.
[I told you not to disturb Ray-nim’s rest. I also told you not to climb on his body without permission.]
The fox cubs dispersed quietly and quickly as the grass died down.
Philip, who had been watching the scene, turned his head to confirm that there were no spirits around, and climbed onto Ray’s boat.
Knock knock.
The moment when the body is curled up and the stomach is pressed with the front paws to settle down.
“What are you doing?”
Ray sat up and slid down with a thud.
“Oh, you’re awake. I was just trying to warm up your stomach with my warmth because it seemed like Ray-nim’s stomach was cold.”
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“It seems like he was just trying to satisfy his own selfish desires.”
“Krung, how could that be?”
Philip, who answered shamelessly, reported on what Ray had requested.
“We finished exploring all areas of the island an hour ago. I’m sorry to say, but we found no stone tablets or murals.”
The stone slab present on the island appeared to be the same one as the one on the lake bottom.
Ray looked at Philip and thought.
‘At first, I named him Philip because I only saw the marks on his glasses around his eyes, but the more I look at him, the more I think he has a lot in common with the real Philip.’
Shameless speech or worldly wisdom.
That was the way things were done.
“Do you want to come down to the ground with me?”
“So, let’s end the search for now… Huh? Krrrr? Huh? Krrrr?”
“Do you want to go down together?”
“Crunch? Crunch?”
Philip just tilted his head as if he was broken and let out a sob.
“Are you serious?”
“You can speak human language and spirit language. I thought you could be a medium of communication between other people, spirits, and animals when I’m away. I could also borrow your knowledge about spirits.”
Philip groaned for a long time.
Unlike other spirits, they have been seeking knowledge rather than power.
An unknown world spread out beneath the clouds, a world that had only been remembered through memories.
… it was a temptation that was difficult to resist.
“Can you give me some more time to think about it? I’ll give you an answer before you leave tomorrow.”
“okay.”
Philip disappeared into the forest on the other side of the lake.
The excitement was evident in the tail that was constantly wagging from side to side.
[Have you decided to leave tomorrow?]
When I turned my head, Blue was already approaching me.
[I can’t leave the settlement under the island empty for long. It seems like this is all I can get from here.]
Woof!
Colorful mana gathered onto Ray’s palm.
A moment later, a fist-sized ball of brilliant white light appeared in the spot.
[This is the limit of the size that can be made now. If I were to make it only with the jewel’s mana without mixing in the mana in the air, I think I could make it whiter, but then I would run out of colors to use as materials.]
Ray shaped the ball of light by touching it like clay.
The light gradually faded and disappeared, and in its place a single flower appeared.
In the literal sense, it was creation.
[It’s amazing. That you can do this with mana.]
[… … .]
Blue watched the scene in silence.
Wizards of old used magic through free imagination.
Unlike today, it is not bound by any formula or law.
The magic that was manifested always caused phenomena that were close to miracles.
But I can say for sure.
None of the magicians of old could perform miracles as perfect as those performed by the boy before us now.
If there was such a person, there was only one.
Suddenly, an idea occurred to me.
No way, this boy right now.
It seemed like a guess that could not be ignored, but I couldn’t be sure because my memories had been stolen.
[If anything comes to mind, please let me know.]
[Memories of the Lake? I think it needs a lot of organizing, but I’ll tell you as soon as I think of anything.]
[No other memories are needed. One is enough.]
[What memory?]
[The Purple Guardian, the way she taught me to recognize rainbows.]
[Okay, I understand. That’s a memory I’m very curious about as well.]
Blue used the blue gem’s mana to create small ice crystals for Ray.
It didn’t melt, and it wasn’t cold.
[Inject mana when you need help or when you call me─.]
Flash!
The ice shattered into pieces as a pillar of light rose into the sky.
The boy’s curiosity and exploration were running wild.
[oh.]
[… … .]
Blue, who was seriously considering whether to hit Ray with his horns, chose the option that gave him one more decision.
[Use with caution.]
[I’ll try.]
Blue returned to the lake to resume her recovery efforts, while Ray practiced creating the Elements of Creation with the ice crystals in her arms.
Flash! Crash!
[Do it in moderation.]
So the next day came.
Ray, standing on the edge of the island, looked down at the dark clouds that lay thick below.
The huge hole that had been created by the explosion of the crimson sphere was now filled by the clouds that had gathered again.
Blue, who was next to me, said.
[That’s embarrassing. If I hadn’t offered to take you to the ground, you would have jumped down and reached the ground.]
[I wasn’t just going to fall, I was going to jump to the clouds at that level. The top of the World Tree is right below.]
[Isn’t the moment of failure death?]
[It’s okay. I have a friend who wants to learn healing magic.]
Blue’s back, which was made of transparent water, transformed into a physical body and took the shape of a saddle.
Ray got on board.
Likewise, he held the horns that had taken shape like handles, and before setting off, he turned around and looked at the entrance to the forest.
‘Are you planning to stay on the island after all?’
Philip did not show up until the very moment before he was due to leave.
After all, leaving the place where you have lived your whole life would not be easy.
[I think it’s okay to leave.]
[Okay.]
The moment Blue leaped powerfully from the edge of the island.
“Krung! Let’s go together! Let’s go together! Why are you leaving me out!”
A fox ran out from the entrance to the forest. It was Philip.
Philip ran with all his might and jumped off the island, then jumped once more using the ice platform Ray had created in the air.
widely!
Ray fell into the bag that had opened the entrance.
Philip turned around in the slightly cramped bag and stuck his head out and said.
“I thought about it a lot! But I think this is right! It’s not like I can’t come back at all!”
Blue, running diagonally through the air, broke through the black clouds in one breath.
The darkness that had covered my vision cleared away, revealing a wide open landscape.
“… … !”
Philip was speechless as he looked at the world beneath the clouds for the first time in his life.
The little creature’s heartbeat was also transmitted to the boy.
Blue circled the World Tree like a spiral staircase and quickly descended toward the ground.
Suddenly, a question arose.
[Boy, what kind of world do you dream of?]
It was a question with no clear intention.
The boy thought about it for a moment.
If it were my old self, I would have answered that it didn’t matter what happened in the world.
But now it was different.
Veronica, Philip, Ayla, Ain.
Jang, Falun, Yis, Greene, Gant… .
Because I met many people along the way and got to hear about what kind of world they each hoped for.
Such exchanges had a clear impact on the boy’s subconscious.
At some point, an idea sprouted in the boy’s mind.
“Brighter than now.”
Ray lowered his posture and pressed his body against Blue’s back.
“A world with more colors.”
The rushing wind enveloped the boy’s body.
From afar, I could see people raising their heads towards me.
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And at that time, sector 37.
A man with his hood pulled down was walking hurriedly towards the eastern outskirts.
I arrived at a mansion and rang the doorbell without hesitation.
Crunch.
A neatly dressed gentleman appeared behind the open door.
It was Jang, a rickshaw man who was in charge of the annex to the mansion thanks to Ray’s consideration.
“What brings you here… Ah, you are the Solitaire Master of the church.”
Solitaire’s face, revealed under the hood, looked unusually anxious.
“Has Ray-nim returned by any chance?”
“You haven’t returned from your trip yet, but do you have something urgent to tell me?”
Solitaire nodded.
It was a very urgent message.
This morning, the saint who will breathe light into an artificial sun was discovered.