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#187. Old City (5)
A voice from the past rang vividly in the boy’s ears.
─Brother! Brother! Somewhere in the sky, there’s a pretty ring called a rainbow! It’s shaped like a donut that someone took a bite of!
rainbow.
All I had heard was stories, and because of my limited imagination, I had never formed any image of him.
But the boy immediately recognized that the strip in the mural was a rainbow.
I lowered my gaze slightly.
The figure beneath the rainbow was likewise drawn with richly colored lines.
However, there was no other information.
Since there were no eyes, nose or mouth, it was impossible to know what kind of facial expression they were making.
At the same time, no physical characteristics were visible, making it impossible to determine gender, age, or race.
The ancient tribes in the mural all looked at the figure under the rainbow with lifeless expressions.
I walked towards the next mural.
widely.
A rainbow, transformed into a bead, was held in the hand of the figure below.
widely.
The bead split into many beams of light, scattering in all directions.
widely.
The rays of light colored the ancient peoples and landscapes.
widely.
Then, where the figure disappeared into the light, a splendid seven-colored halo remained.
widely.
The boy’s steps became faster and faster.
The halo of light continuously emitted colorful energy, and the dull faces of the old races regained expression.
widely.
They laughed.
widely.
And I cried too.
widely.
They got angry and fought.
Since then, the world in the mural has developed rapidly.
Rising buildings, growing population.
The ancient races used the energy of the halo to lift heavy objects and create phenomena such as fire and wind from their hands.
widely.
At one point they split the halo into seven pieces.
widely.
At one point they pointed sharp weapons at each other.
widely.
They mixed all kinds of colored energy to create a powerful phenomenon, and the combined colors turned black and rose into the sky.
Black clouds covering the sky.
Collapsing buildings, declining population.
The murals that followed all depicted the difficult times of war.
widely.
The last mural that arrived like that.
The one with the blue piece of light could be seen being surrounded by those with the other six pieces.
“They look like guardians.”
When I turned my head at the sound of the voice, Grinne was standing next to me.
Her long, slender fingers stroked the picture.
“What happened to the Guardian with the blue piece? He must have been attacked by the other Guardians since he had unimaginably great power.”
Ray nodded slightly in agreement.
Grinega continued speaking.
“It seems to me that the records of a great war in ancient times are certainly true. However, it is unfortunate that the exact cause of the outbreak is not clearly stated. Does Ray-nim have any thoughts?”
“I’ve heard that fights are usually caused by poverty. When I was in Sector 50, I fought a lot with street children over food.”
“That’s right. Generally speaking, yes. But judging from the murals, it seems like the ancient times were very rich in resources… I can’t tell.”
Grinne turned around and approached the stone slab.
“It’s a short sentence. What does it say?”
“We are waiting for your return.”
Grinega looked back at Ray with round eyes.
“Ray, right now… .”
“It says so.”
“Are you a scholar?”
“That’s not it.”
“Are you just saying something to tease a beautiful, innocent elf?”
“That’s not it either.”
“Then did you study separately?”
“I didn’t really study.”
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Greene didn’t doubt Ray’s words.
It was because he knew that the boy was not the type to lie or play pranks about something like this.
“Then how did you read it?”
“It just conveys the meaning.”
“You get the point?”
“Yeah. It’s in my head.”
Greene closed her mouth for a moment, trying to understand the phenomenon before her eyes by using her knowledge.
In the meantime.
Veronica, who had finished admiring the mural late, approached me and spoke with a face and voice that seemed like she was about to cry.
“Ray, it seems like the black rain has been falling since long ago. What should I do? Judging from how it’s still falling, it seems like this is a problem that is almost impossible to solve.”
With Veronica’s worries, the white sun in the bowl shone more intensely and its volume also expanded.
Ray’s lips, staring at the sight, suddenly moved as if possessed.
“It’s okay. When the sun rises, all the dark clouds will disappear.”
At that moment, Grinne, who had finished thinking, joined the conversation.
“Could it be that Ray is a survivor of the old times? That’s why he can read the old script. Even though he clearly has never learned it.”
Then he stared at Ray.
“Are you an elf?”
“Layya, you were an elf?”
“He is human.”
“phew.”
“You were human.”
Grinega asked again.
“How are you still alive?”
“Well, he’s not dead.”
“Ray promised to live with me for a long time.”
“I?”
“no?”
The boy avoided the girl’s gaze.
“Hmm….”
Grinne let out a small groan, then sighed and said.
“I’m sorry. I’ve been too greedy in my speculations. I’ve been wondering for a long time whether there might be survivors of the old days somewhere.”
“If we’re talking about survivors from the old days, the Doctor, the head of Murkred, is a likely candidate. Curiosa said he doesn’t seem to have aged.”
“Curiosa?”
Ray gave a brief explanation about Curiosa.
He was originally a member of Murcred’s executive team and is trying to kill the doctor in order to release his emotions.
“… Also, he is very curious and likes to draw magic circles.”
“I see. I’d like to meet you later and talk. And the interpretation of the sentence written on the stone tablet earlier.”
“We are waiting for your return.”
“Yes, that sentence.”
Grinne walked towards the mural and pointed to a figure made of multi-colored lines under a rainbow.
“I think you are referring to this person. The one who transmitted mana to the old race.”
“You could interpret it that way.”
“Yes. And the colorful energy spreading out in all directions is mana. In a way, you could say that this is a scene depicting the birth of mana.”
Greene’s interpretation seemed plausible.
Afterwards, the group continued to hypothesize and speculate about ancient times based on the content shown in the mural.
What happened to the prophetic being who transmitted mana to the ancient races?
What exactly caused the great war to break out?
Also, what happened to the cornered blue guardian?
“For what purpose was this place built?”
Then the elf asked.
“To convey emotions.”
The boy, who had been thinking deeply, answered.
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The group that came up to the ground started walking to explore the ruins.
“I, too, will inspect the kingdom!”
The man hurriedly followed behind.
The man who called himself king came out of his castle after five years.
I was trembling with emotion as I looked around places I had previously been unable to visit due to my fear of the Keeper.
And sometimes.
“… … .”
He froze in place with a blank expression on his face and didn’t move.
Is he slowly coming to his senses?
… tears were streaming down her pale cheeks.
“There is no particular reaction to the jewel.”
Grinega said with a look of regret.
I walked around carefully observing the reactions of the yellow and green gems, but no resonance phenomenon appeared.
There seemed to be no rainbow fragments at this site.
Even if there were, wouldn’t it be highly likely that the executives of Murcred who had gone ahead would have taken over?
The harvest the party had gathered consisted of nothing more than odds and ends from an old era whose exact purpose was unknown.
Damper said, holding up a heavy sack.
“If we sell all of these, we’ll make a lot of money. After all, there are collectors who will buy and look at relics.”
Ray asked back.
“How much does it cost?”
“Don’t be surprised when you hear that. Even if it doesn’t work out, you’ll get at least 100 million shillings.”
“Not really.”
The money currently in Ignis’ account alone exceeds 300 million shillings.
“what…?”
Damper, who was at a loss for words for a moment, stopped walking without realizing it and quickly followed the group.
“Ray, that thing…! It looks like Kelly.”
“That’s definitely true.”
There was one more thing the group discovered while touring the ruins.
The thing is, there were machine-made animals scattered all over the place.
However, it was completely in ruins, broken and damaged.
“… … .”
Ray picked up the small mechanical bird.
A winged animal that is said to have flown far across the sky in search of a rainbow.
Unlike four-legged animals such as wild dogs, rats, and stray cats, birds are animals that cannot be found in nature.
Only a small number are grown for commercial purposes in the upper sector.
─Tsk tsk.
The machine, shaped like a rare animal, had one wing broken off.
Long ago, didn’t they fly in the clear sky without any dark clouds with healthy wings?
He tried to picture it in his head, but it wasn’t easy, so he wrapped the bird in a cloth and put it in the inside pocket of his coat.
After investing a considerable amount of time exploring, the group returned to the outskirts of the ruins and boarded the bus.
“… … .”
The man blankly stared at the group busily preparing to depart.
Ray asked Veronica, who couldn’t take her eyes off the man outside the window.
“Do you want to save me?”
The girl looked at the boy in surprise, hesitated, and then answered.
“…huh.”
“Then burn it.”
“Uh, yeah?”
“Thanks to you, I was able to discover the stone tablets and murals underground, but I guess they might be useful to a wizard.”
The girl’s large eyes grew even bigger at the unexpected answer.
Although he was said to have lost his mind because he was trapped in the tower, the man was the one who put us in danger of death.
Given Ray’s personality, it was a great act of generosity to not take the man’s life.
But you’re going to take me on the bus?
Veronica hurriedly opened the bus door and jumped down the stairs before Ray could change his mind.
“Your Majesty, what is your name?”
“… … !”
The man who was asked the question flinched and answered in a tearful voice.
“I, my name is, above, William….”
“Your Majesty William, would you be willing to visit our kingdom sometime?”
The man looked at the girl with trembling eyes, unable to answer.
and.
“Come with us.”
The moment I saw the outstretched hand.
I couldn’t hold back my emotions.
“Thank you… thank you, ugh, thank you… finally… finally I can go out… ugh.”
Veronica took the outstretched hand and looked at William, who was sitting down, with warm eyes and patted him on the back.
After that, the bus, with everyone on board, crossed the wilderness again.
The ruins the expedition was originally headed to were not far away, but they couldn’t hear about them and decided to return to Sector 37.
It was decided that it would be best to share the doctor’s new moves with Curiossa as soon as possible.
Also, I thought it would be better to have some time to prepare for the arrival of the Nambit Dawn delegation that would be visiting the mansion soon.
Boooo …
Day and night in the wilderness quickly changed places over the dust that rose behind the wheels.
Every time, sandworms followed me.
But the monsters of the wilderness were no threat to the boy who had already fully figured out their habits.
Sometimes, I continued to contemplate during the battle.
Are you sure about the oldest memory you can recall?
What does the Southern Light Dawn Society mean by His resurrection?
What does the doctor’s goal of returning the world to its original state mean?
What must be done to protect the precious jerky from the elves’ greed?
Before leaving the sector, Ayla kept acting like she was my older sister, so I wonder what I should do to deal with her when I return.
“… … .”
Then, when I came to, I would find myself lying deep in a folding chair in front of a campfire at the campsite.
All the other people were sleeping on the bus.
It was my turn to be on night watch.
Knock knock knock knock
The boy, staring at the sparks fluttering in the night air, realized one thing.
I looked around slowly.
A huge sandstorm had already enveloped the campsite.
‘…Mana Storm.’
There wasn’t any major problem.
Judging by the size of the current and flame fragments that were being expressed inside, it was a weaker storm than last time.
It can hold up well enough.
However, the strange thing happened when he was just getting up from his chair to wake up the people.
───!
Inside the coat.
Something shook violently.
What was taken out was a mechanical bird flapping its one remaining wing ceaselessly.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The boy instinctively realized that the bird was about to fly towards the storm.
And when I raised my head.
“… … .”
The boy could see a huge silhouette floating in the storm.
A tall shadow whose end cannot be seen even if you raise your head.
It had the shape of a castle.