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#234. Spirit Island (2)
Kugugugugugu──!
I felt countless beings racing towards me at high speed.
The momentum was like a giant tidal wave crashing down, and the mana throughout the forest rippled under its influence.
The emotions contained in the fox spirits’ vessels also stirred.
“Kreung? Ray, what was that light that just flashed from your body…?”
“Kurrung! Mana! With the light, I felt mana! And it was so delicious, gulp! It’s mana! Kurrung!”
The fox couple, unable to overcome their instincts, let out excited cries.
The fox cub scratched Ray’s leg in a pitiful gesture.
‘this.’
I didn’t really want to attract attention.
The jewel’s mana was quickly disabled, but it seemed too late to turn the situation around.
No, it seemed like it was just beginning.
Excitement and curiosity about the beings running towards us, shaking the forest.
No matter how much I suppressed these two emotions, they raised their heads.
Wooooowoooo───!
The yellow and green gems associated with each emotion resonated well.
If this continues, a much larger amount of mana will be released than before, and the situation will truly become irreversible.
‘That won’t do.’
A sense of crisis is felt.
The boy closed his eyes.
And I politely asked the two jewels that were resonating in my chest.
‘Stop it. I might break it.’
Flash! Flash! Flash!
Blinding yellow and green light radiated from the boy’s entire body.
The human lights, shining as dazzlingly as the lights of a ballroom, seemed to have the power to drive away all the darkness in the world.
When the light seizure finally stopped.
The sight the boy encountered was hundreds of animals appearing between the trees.
Rabbits, squirrels, deer, raccoons.
Bears, hedgehogs, monkeys and… … .
‘They are grouped by species and surround us on all sides.’
They were all the same species we had seen in the last forest, but there was a crucial difference between then and now.
A body part that sways with mana.
They were all spirits, without exception.
In each bowl, the desire for the jewel’s mana was surging.
But that was only for a moment.
“Krrrr.”
A low cry heard from somewhere seemed to wake everyone up.
The herbivores left the place with anxious gestures, and the smaller carnivores followed suit.
Knock! Knock!
The sound of footsteps receding.
The empty space that is created.
In an instant, only three groups of people remained in the place.
Silver furred wolves.
Wild boars with grayish white fur.
Black-skinned leopards.
‘About twenty per group.’
The guys standing in different directions checked each other’s appearances and felt strong feelings of wariness and competition.
“Kururur…!”
“Kook! Kook!”
“Ugh!”
… there was a tense atmosphere.
Ray lowered his voice and asked his husband, the fox, Philip.
“Those animals? The three forces that are dividing the forest center?”
“Kreung, that’s right. It’s a sensitive time before a duel, and we intentionally avoid each other to avoid exposing our full power, but I didn’t know that we would end up running into each other like this.”
“The three coming forward will be the leaders of their respective groups.”
“How did you know? As expected, you’re as smart as a fox─.”
“I don’t think it’s possible not to know.”
The spirits currently in place were truly gigantic. Each one was as big as a medium-sized vehicle.
But the three guys coming forward were each twice as big as that.
‘And it’s strong.’
As the atmosphere becomes more intense, more and more parts of the leaders’ bodies begin to transform into mana.
The colors are amazingly vibrant.
At least on par with Lacrima.
No, most likely more than that.
Larkria has been staying in the yellow jewel and has been absorbing the ultimate mana for a long time, something that ordinary spirits cannot even dream of.
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The spirits with a deeper color of mana than Larkria, who enjoyed such privileges.
How long has it been since they accumulated mana on this island?
‘If I fight… .’
Ray imagined himself fighting the three chief spirits.
… it was not easy to predict victory.
Spirits are beings whose bodies are fused with mana, and who have the advantage of being able to travel between reality and the world of mana at any time.
It could be said that the opponent was dozens of times more difficult than that of a normal wizard.
‘But if you swing your front paw like this, you can dodge it, catch it, and throw it away, and hold its fangs to prevent it from biting, and if you fight it like this, and like that… .’
“A brilliant silver fang.”
While I was lost in my imagination, I heard Philip’s voice.
“Silver Fang?”
“Kreung, that’s the name. When we talk about the leader of the wolves over there, I think that’s the feeling that comes to mind, if we were to express it in human terms.”
“Who is the leader of the wild boars?”
“It’s a solid gray leather.”
The spirits appeared to distinguish individuals of different species by their physical characteristics.
“And the leader of the leopards─”
“I think so. Sharp black claws, huh?”
“─Kreung? No. It’s a wet black nose.”
“A wet black nose?”
“Yes, my nose is very wet.”
“What is that?”
The moment Ray questioned, Philip had already run into the center of the tense air.
“Stop! Stop! Have you all forgotten that we promised not to fight no matter what until the duel?”
Philip shouted as he went back and forth among the spirits.
It certainly seemed like he was being recognized as the island’s mediator.
The spirits bared their teeth and growled at each other, but showed no hostility towards Philip.
My wife, the fox, Ayla, spoke with an urgent cry.
“Krung! We’re in big trouble! Everyone is on edge at this time, so it seems like their emotions aren’t calming down easily. If this continues, there’s going to be a huge fight!”
“What happens if a fight breaks out?”
“These are the three strongest on the island. The whole area will be in ruins!”
As if sensing the mana in the stirring air, the fox cub curled its tail and snuggled into its mother’s embrace.
‘There is a way to stop the fight.’
Ray, who had been thinking for a moment, made up his mind and then became curious.
‘Where is the city of wizards?’
Flash!
A resonating green gem.
A giant green wave of mana radiated out in a circle centered around the boy.
The spirits who had been touched by mana of a quality they had never experienced before absorbed it without realizing it.
“Krrrr!”
“Crunch!”
I was in a state of ecstasy, almost disarmed for a moment.
Yeah, this was it.
That’s why I put aside everything I was doing and ran here until the soles of my feet were worn out.
When I came to my senses like that.
“Don’t fight.”
The boy arrived right before my eyes.
“It only takes one time for the forest to be in danger of becoming a mess.”
It looked like small electric currents were just dying down in my body.
The spirits were perplexed.
Even if your senses were focused elsewhere, when on earth would that happen?
Have you ever seen such a strange-looking animal?
Did this little creature just release that mysterious mana?
Ray thought as he looked at the spirits in extreme confusion and doubt.
‘It seems like they’re still talking amongst themselves.’
The limitation was that we could only make rough inferences through the emotions of the bowl.
It is said that spirits communicate by drawing pictures of situations in one’s head and conveying them.
It could be said that it was a language of a frequency that other species, including humans, could not hear.
Philip, noticing Ray’s curious gaze, spoke hurriedly.
“I will interpret for you. What we are talking about now is….”
“for a moment.”
Ray stopped him.
This was because the mana that rose from the spirits’ bodies was drawing some kind of blurry pattern in the air.
I used my imagination to solidify the shape of the pattern, and at the end.
‘It’s not a pattern.’
I learned something surprising.
Tree, wolf, boar, leopard.
Foxes, and probably humans.
It was not a pattern, but a kind of picture representing the current situation.
‘This picture made of mana is imprinted on the opponent’s head.’
An amazing discovery.
Perhaps the spirits themselves were unaware of it.
In a way, it was natural.
Because the mana that composes a picture is so tiny that it is difficult to even perceive.
If it weren’t for the boy who could see Mana with his eyes and sense it with extreme sensitivity… no one would have noticed.
It was at that moment that an intense desire surged in the boy’s chest.
‘What on earth are you talking about?’
Fatally amongst themselves.
It seems like you’re clearly swearing at me.
It was a desire to not just look at the picture made of mana, but to fully understand it.
───.
Without realizing it, the colorful mana contained in the boy’s ring began to emit a quiet light.
And the next moment.
‘… … ?’
The boy realized that the picture made of mana was perfectly understandable.
The overall situation implied by the picture was automatically converted into concepts and vocabulary stored in the mind and conveyed as an identifiable meaning.
… was strange.
It was a very similar feeling to understanding an old script I had never learned.
As a result, it started to sound.
[Silver Fang, you would have definitely lost to me back then and run away with your tail between your legs. If you don’t go away soon, I’ll carve claw marks on your stomach again.]
[I don’t know when I’ll ever talk about enemies. Do you think my skills are the same as they were back then? You, Chok-chok-ko, if you don’t step down right now, you’ll get your fangs stuck in the back of your neck.]
[Krrr! If you call me by my childhood nickname one more time, I won’t let you off easy!]
It was a sharp conversation between the leaders of the wolf and the black panther.
The boar leader got involved.
[Kkuuk! You two are the ones who need to get out. This is our boar territory. What you are doing is trespassing.]
[Turn off? I can’t do that.]
[First of all, it is certain that this small animal possesses the ultimate mana. But it wants to monopolize it? That would be something a passing rock deer would laugh at.]
[I’m not a small animal, I’m Ray.]
[Yeah, not a small animal, Ray.]
[Mana is mine, you can take it and do nothing with it.]
[Is that something we need to talk about…?]
The heads of the wolf, boar, and leopard spirits turned simultaneously.
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment when I saw the boy with the indifferent face.
[… Were you a spirit too?]
[No matter how much I look at it, it doesn’t look like a spirit. Where on the island has it been living all this time?]
[This is the first time I’ve seen an animal with this kind of appearance. Its nails are short, and its hair only grows on the top of its head. It’s also wearing a strange piece of cloth. It doesn’t look like it’s going to be of any help in a fight.]
The three leaders did not approach Ray right away, perhaps out of caution.
[I am a human, not a spirit.]
[human being?]
[What is that?]
[I can’t quite remember.]
Philip, who had been listening to the conversation, joined in.
[Humans! I told you before! In the past, there were many races other than spirits! According to the Blue Horn, the ones who survive the most in the land under the clouds now are humans.]
[Ah, that old story you used to say.]
[Our wolves don’t pass things down as memories, you know. In that case, we should preserve as many fighting skills and mana absorption methods as possible.]
[Our wild boars are like that too. After all, the history of the island is remembered by the foxes.]
The black panther said as if he agreed.
[That’s why we respect foxes.]
[I appreciate that, of course. But I feel like we’re forgetting something. It’s like we have a very important mission that has been passed down to us since ancient times… .]
The moment Philip expressed his bitter feelings, a green light flashed.
Everyone looked back at Ray once again.
[Don’t worry about me and just talk.]
The human light spoke.