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#130. Element of Destruction (3)
“Element of Destruction?”
It was an unfamiliar name.
In Graham’s class, we learned about all the elements that exist, but none of them were the elements of destruction.
“Yeah, the element of destruction. At first I thought it was bullshit.”
“For what reason?”
“… … ? Of course. There is no such name among the elements known so far.”
A brief explanation followed.
All elements that exist in reality have already been discovered by scholars.
The dynamic relationship and the types of bonding elements that result from it have also been established over a long period of time.
“That is the standard element classification currently used among magicians.”
It wasn’t much different from what I heard from Graham.
“That’s why I thought the contents of the stone tablet were fake. It was clearly graffiti written by ancient people to taunt future generations.”
“Old times?”
“Yes, the world wasn’t originally like this. If you look at the ruins that exist in the wilderness….”
Curiosa closed her mouth as she spoke.
He moved the black line and gave me a look that said something along the lines of, “This is not information I was promised to tell you.”
But soon.
“The element of destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction. I see why it’s called destruction.”
He gasped, sensing the black orb in Ray’s palm.
Emotions of curiosity and excitement swelled like waves in the bowl.
‘destruction.’
Ray recalled the definition of the word destruction he had seen in the dictionary.
[Destruction] [Cracking or breaking an object with a strong force.]
The black orb literally destroyed Allager’s circle.
The four rings were dyed black and made to break apart easily.
‘It feels similar.’
In Sector 50, corpses carelessly dumped on scrap metal piles were a common sight.
They were always eaten by wild dogs and rats, so their bones and internal organs were always exposed, and the inside of their bodies were stained black.
The information stored in the brain caused a chain reaction.
Black mana that rose to the sky after being used in the heart of the golem.
Dark clouds and pouring black rain rolling in from the upper reaches of the Elton River.
Graham died of insomnia, a disease caused by black rain.
And now.
A dense concentration of destructive elements held in one’s hand.
‘There’s definitely a connection.’
Intuition told me so.
But when I thought about it for a moment.
“… … .”
It was difficult to immediately draw a connection between the black rain and the element of destruction.
First, no destructive elements were detected in the raindrops that formed the black rain.
The blackness of the rainwater did not reach the density of the destructive elements.
‘It’s no different from ordinary rain, except that it’s a little darker and causes disease.’
Even in the composition centered around water elements.
This was also true in general studies conducted outside the magical perspective.
I have a feeling there might be a few more links in between.
“I wonder if there was anything else written on that stone tablet.”
“Ah, that’s─”
Curios, who was about to answer reflexively, got angry.
‘You cheeky, sassy, little brat. I almost answered you. The only information included in the deal was Rainbow, Doctor, and Murkred.’
I’ve felt this way before, but the kid in front of me would try to steal information from me in shallow waters if I let my guard down even for a moment.
Bam!
It is clearly underestimation.
It’s ignoring.
Look at that shameless face.
That disgusting face that turns a blind eye to a mistake!
‘The acting is pretty good. But it’s nothing to my eyes.’
Although it is said that a relationship similar to A and B was formed due to compatibility, he was not someone who would be ignored like this wherever he went.
‘Who am I?’
A high-ranking magician of the 4th circle and the continent’s greatest space jumper.
A free-spirited explorer of relics and a troubled explorer of the magic of sorcery.
President of the Doctor Assassination Club and cookie slayer of the Seanless Orphanage.
It was said that he was the owner of a resume that would make anyone’s mouth drop open.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think I’d tell you something like that?”
“I’ll tell you what my favorite food is.”
“The writing on the stone tablet was all about the principles and methods of destroying the circle. Okay, what else are you curious about?”
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“That’s enough for now.”
Curiosa nodded and waited quietly so as not to interrupt Ray’s thoughts.
Then suddenly he said.
“I don’t think there will be one last stone slab.”
“What does that mean?”
“The last sentence of the stone tablet continued with new content. From what I remember….”
Curiosa paused for a moment as if recalling her memories.
“The elements of creation.”
“creation.”
Ray repeated along.
It wasn’t the first time I heard that word.
When discussing the birth of Mana, Graham also used the word Creator instead of God.
creation.
It could be said that it is a concept that is the opposite of destruction, as it is an act of creating something new that never existed before.
Creation is something from nothing.
Destruction is from oil to water.
‘The element of destruction has been proven.’
If the contents of the stone tablets were true, then it was highly likely that the elements of creation also existed.
───.
A strong excitement and curiosity welled up in the boy’s chest.
How can the elements of creation be created?
What can you do with the elements of creation?
And the elements of creation.
‘What color is it?’
It must have been a color never before observed.
Ray asked in a slightly faster voice without realizing it.
“Where is the stone tablet with the following inscription? Are there multiple stone tablets in a historic site?”
“You left all the information to me, right?”
“I’ll tell you my favorite color.”
“That’s the only stone tablet I found. I’ve been to quite a few ruins, but the only one I found was on the outskirts of Sector 48. Okay, what else are you curious about?”
“That’s enough for now.”
Ray added ‘relic site’ and ‘element of creation’ to the keywords to be investigated in the future.
For a moment, Curiossa, unable to overcome her curiosity, changed the subject of conversation.
“But… if you can control all types of elements, can you use any type of magic?”
“hmm.”
It was half right and half wrong.
All elements can be handled, but the amount that can be operated varies greatly depending on the type of element.
Red mana takes up the largest volume in the ring.
There were things that could be used a lot, such as the elements of fire, reinforcement, amplification, and gold contained therein.
On the contrary, there were some types that took up a tiny percentage of the ring and were difficult to drag into the atmosphere.
In other words.
Magic that required large quantities of certain difficult-to-handle elements could not be used.
The spatial magic handled by Curiosa was a representative example.
“I can’t answer that.”
“… … .”
Curiosa raised her middle finger towards the boy.
“Yeah, I didn’t think you’d answer so easily. So what are your favorite foods and colors?”
“My favorite food is chocolate.”
It was a food that was consciously consumed to replenish energy.
There were still several boxes of chocolate left in the car from a child from Sector 49.
“What is your favorite color?”
“White.”
It had nothing to do with the color of one’s hair or eyes.
It was just because Veronica’s sun was white.
“Chocolate and white… … .”
Curiosa chewed on the words.
In fact, strictly speaking, it was ambiguous to say that it belonged to the realm of ‘preference’.
The boy, who judged everything in the world solely based on efficiency, didn’t really have a concept of likes and dislikes.
However, they answered that way because it was a food that they consumed more frequently than other comparison groups and because it was a color that attracted a lot of attention.
“Chocolate. White. Yeah, I get it. I remember.”
Curiosity’s curiosity shrank in size with a small tremble.
But there was no sign of it.
This was because during this encounter, so many new questions were raised that my curiosity had grown several times larger than before.
“Then I’d love to have some white chocolate.”
“… … .”
Ray ignored Curiosa’s words and looked down at his own palm.
‘I have to get rid of this.’
Black beads.
A dense concentration of destructive elements.
Even without additional mana injection, it showed no signs of disappearing or weakening.
I examined it carefully, but I couldn’t find even a single crack in the element.
‘It seems impossible to break the bond and dismantle it.’
When I released control for a moment, it rose like a soap bubble and tried to head towards the sky.
For some reason I felt like it would help with the black rain, so I grabbed it again.
‘It doesn’t seem like it will disappear on its own even if you wait.’
Wouldn’t it be possible to make something disappear by destroying it?
Considering that the size of the beads decreased as the Allager’s ring corroded.
Thoughts and judgments were quick.
He blew the black marbles away like they were bouncing off the surrounding debris.
Fall down, fall down──!
The guess was correct.
Within a radius of 30 centimeters from the bead.
Everything that held mass began to turn black, with a sound like something was twisting inside.
And soon.
Saaaa …
It scattered like black particles.
It was a feeling of annihilation that was clearly different from being burned by fire or electricity.
“… … .”
“… … .”
After all the process is finished.
There was silence for a moment.
The debris that was spread across the radius of the bead had one side that was rounded off.
When Curios saw that, he took a step back from the boy and said.
“Don’t use that on me.”
“… … .”
A few seconds later.
“Don’t use it, ever.”
Let me emphasize this once more.
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How long had it been since Curiossa had stared at a point in the sky?
Supporting──
The space was split.
The place beyond was not the Curiosa lab that Ray had seen.
An unknown space filled with a blue light that is so dizzying.
Allegheny’s body floating in the air disappears inside.
Ji-i-ik.
The space closed its mouth.
Soon, the scenery regained its stillness as if nothing had happened.
Ray, who had been watching the whole scene, asked.
“What does your just actions mean?”
Curiosa said with a hint of bitterness in her voice.
“Allegheny has a strong ego. More so than most people think. If he finds out that the Circle has been destroyed, he will most likely take his own life.”
It seemed to make sense.
Given the arrogance of that abnormal volume, it was possible that he would not be able to accept the fact that he had become an inferior being.
“To prevent that. The flow of time inside the space I just opened is frozen.”
Unless you take it out.
Allegheny meant that he would exist forever unconscious.
Ray naturally continued asking questions.
“But you know a lot about Allegheny. Even though the executives haven’t seen each other in a long time.”
“Of course. The doctor’s experiments took place when I was young, so there’s no way my personality would change─.”
Curiosa suddenly stopped talking and looked at Ray.
Then he said softly with a small sigh.
“Well, I’ll tell you. I already promised to hand over the information about the doctor anyway.”
To summarize the story that followed, it was like this.
The current Murkred executives are all orphans who were adopted by the doctor.
Afterwards, he was subjected to some kind of experiment by the doctor, and became a broken human who felt certain emotions very strongly.
“It’s not just that I’ve become a little more sensitive. It’s that the lock on the faucet that controls a certain emotion has been completely broken. Even when I don’t want it, my emotions are always pouring out.”
“In your case, it’s the emotion called curiosity.”
“Yes, that’s correct. And in Allegheny’s case─”
Ray took the word.
“Arrogance.”
“─That’s right.”
The doctor’s experiment.
It was somewhat as expected.
Walter, Curiosa, Allegheny.
All three of them probably weren’t born with such a messed up emotional gland from the beginning.
‘The doctor is experimenting with something.’
Since the past when the current executives of Murcred were children.
Up until the present, when he gave the necklace to Madame Lenia.
…for what purpose?
Then Curiosa’s voice was heard.
“The doctor said that we are contributing to a step towards a great return. And.”
Curiosa takes a breath.
He continued speaking.
“His goal is to return the world to its original state.”