Only I Level Up: Ragnarok - Episode 121
Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 121
The beginning of the foreign media war.
At that time, Seong Jin-woo personally led the soldiers into a sortie to a distant space to fight against the enemies of outer space..
Soon an all-out war broke out..
[And that day…….]
Recalling the fierce battle of that day, Ber spoke calmly..
[Kaisel, the flying dragon that left with Cha Hae-in on board, never returned. Even after several years have passed.]
At that time, the order that Seong Jin-woo gave to Kaisel was to return Cha Hae-in safely home..
However, Kaisel, who left after hearing the order, did not return to the Shadow Corps no matter how much time passed..
But Seong Jin-woo at the time didn't pay much attention to him..
In the meantime, they had already gone too far away from Earth to fight a foreign war..
If the distance between dimensions widens too much, the shadow soldier's connection with Seong Jin-woo gradually weakens and then breaks off..
Just like Ber is now.
Isn't the reason why Sung Jin-Woo can't summon Ver from space after immediately reverse-summoning him on Earth because of the 'distance between dimensions'?.
If the distance is too far, magic power cannot be recharged and reverse summoning cannot be performed..
[As you know, Little Lord, the way to summon shadow soldiers is a kind of 'gate'. It is a method of calling soldiers waiting in the shadow world to this dimension through the dimensional gate..]
But the gate is ultimately an act of breaking through the dimensional wall..
[If the distance between dimensions becomes too far, won't the gates be directly connected? You must fly directly through the dimensional gap by breaking down countless dimensional walls..]
Isn't a representative example of this the War of Monarchs that took place in a now-vanished time zone?.
Even the powerful rulers took years to reach Earth from their own dimension..
So during those few years, the monarchs who arrived first were preparing for war on Earth..
Anyway, that meant that the dimension where the foreign war was taking place was also too far away from Earth..
Suho's expression was serious after hearing Ber's explanation..
“Then, from then on, my mother…….”
[yes. It seems that Cha Hae-in was unable to return home in the first place due to an unavoidable accident while traveling in Kaisel. You got caught up in a dimensional rift along the way..]
Yes.
an unavoidable accident.
It was clearly an unavoidable accident for both Cha Hae-in and the dragon Kaisel who was riding her..
[……At that time, dimensional cracks were opening across the sky..]
It was Ber who nodded with a serious expression as he finished speaking..
However, regardless of the mood of the two, Sirka, who was listening to their conversation from the side, nodded with a bright expression..
“that's right! That's why the black dragon Kaisel is always by Chacha's side! So, Chacha, the dragon shaman.!”
At those words, Suho looked at Sirka and asked,.
“So where is my mother, or rather my mother, now??”
Suho's voice was a little cracked when he said "Mom" after such a long time..
For some reason, I got choked up..
* * *
Wow!-
When I came out of the cave again, a magical blizzard blew in from all directions, blocking my entire vision..
However, the ice elf Sirka set out regardless of the harsh weather..
“Just follow me. I'll lead the way to where my tribe lives..”
“…….”
Suho's expression as he silently walked behind Sirka was full of thought..
On the other hand, Sirka's expression when she actually met Cha Hae-in's son, whom she had heard so much about, was smiling the whole time..
“I was born in this forest. For ice elves, weather like this is everyday life..”
As if to prove that those words were not true, Sirka found her way and moved steadily even in this magical blizzard..
Its steps were surprisingly light, and it even showed off its ability to hop across the thick snow..
On the other hand, Suho's feet kept falling into the snow..
Sirka looked back and smiled as if she was happy to see him..
“I wonder if he's someone's son. He's just like Chacha! If your feet keep falling off, try spreading a thin layer of magic on the soles of your feet..”
“Magic power in the soles of your feet?”
“huh. Chacha was difficult at first, but I quickly got the hang of it. Since you are Chacha's son, it's definitely possible..”
However, Sirka’s expression when looking at Suho was full of mischievousness..
The expression on his face was as if he was watching with interest his young nephew taking steps..
‘Actually, I didn't learn it right away..’
They said it was a trick, but in reality, this skill was not an easy skill for races other than ice elves..
How hard did Cha Hae-in work to learn this skill?.
This was only possible when detailed and precise mana control was fully ingrained in every step..
“The trick is simple.”
Sirka twitched the corner of her mouth and personally taught Suho a lesson..
“We ice elves have been crawling on snow like this before we could even walk. As a result, at first, you instinctively move around by carrying magical energy throughout your body, and then gradually reduce the distribution of magical energy.…….”
“aha. Like this. I get the hang of it..”
“huh?”
For a moment, Sirka, who was diligently teaching her nephew how to walk, looked confused..
Before I knew it, Suho was standing safely on the thick snow..
“why? what's wrong?”
“Hmm. It's still a bit clumsy.”
Sirka, who was momentarily dumbfounded, pointed out Suho's feet to save the adult(?)'s face..
“Look at this. Are your eyes still slightly puffy? In the first place, you shouldn’t leave footprints like this like me..”
“No footprints are left behind?”
At those words, Suho turned his head and looked back at the path that Sirka had passed..
‘surely! Only my footprints remain!’
What an amazing talent this is.
Walking on snow leaves no footprints.
When Suho realized his shortcomings, Sirka was relieved and crossed his arms arrogantly..
“Yeah, right? Of course, it may be a little difficult at first. Still, if you try hard,…….”
“Ah, this is it.”
“…….”
Even before the words were finished, Suho’s footprints were no longer left behind..
[‘Skill: Learned ‘Elf’s Step’.]
‘new skill?’
Lee Chae appeared in Suho’s eyes..
They said it was just a trick, but it turned out to be a greater skill than I thought..
Sirka was speechless for a moment and looked blankly at Suho..
“……For some reason, every time Chacha opens her mouth, she brags about her son like that..”
“mother?”
Suho tilted his head as if he didn't understand those words..
“My mother was bragging about me? That can't be possible?”
Suho felt a strange feeling every time Sirka talked about his mother..
He knew that his mother, Cha Hae-in, was not the type to be stingy with praise, but she was also not the type of person to go out and brag about her children..
rather than that…….
‘You always wanted to raise me normally..’
That guy's ordinary, really…….
Looking back, his childhood was ‘normal’ itself..
Although he has always been superior to his peers in terms of strength and stamina, everything else is extremely ordinary..
That was the protection of my childhood..
‘And my parents were strangely happy to see me like that..’
Maybe it was because of their happy expressions that I tried to live a more normal life..
At the time, I took it for granted, but thinking about it now, it was quite strange..
Isn't it normal for parents in other families to like it when their children are seen to be even a little better than other children?.
[Kehem. That's it. It is the consideration of parents who want Lord Sogun to lead a normal life.…….]
Ber suddenly popped out from the side and started reminiscing about Suho’s childhood..
But there was no time for that.
“arrived.”
Suddenly, their steps stopped, and a scene unfolded in front of them..
This is the village of ice elves.
But what first caught their attention was the large, beautiful ice sculpture standing in front of the village..
And surprisingly, the shape of the ice sculpture was…….
“mother?”
[Haein?!]
Suho and Ber’s eyes widened..
The ice sculptures carved by the ice elves were in the shape of the giant drake Kaisel and Chahaein..
* * *
5years ago.
Kaisel, the shadow dragon who was returning home carrying Cha Hae-in, was ultimately unable to bring her safely to the ground..
Unfortunately, due to the Italim invasion, a dimensional rift that was proliferating at random occurred in front of them..
Kwaoooo-
Kaisel's wings swayed and he suddenly changed direction due to the strong dimensional wind that suddenly blew in..
-Wow!
Cha Hae-in, who was just an ordinary human at the time, clung to the stumbling Kaisel's back and screamed..
Kaisel tried his best to keep Cha Hae-in from falling, but once caught in the dimensional crack, it was impossible to escape..
However, when I turned in the opposite direction, a huge battle had already begun in the direction I came from..
That moment.
Drake Kaisel repeated the command that Seong Jin-woo had given him..
What is that command?…….
‘Send the driver home safely.’
The safety of the driver.
Because Kaisel had always been watching over Sung Jin-woo, he knew well how important Cha Hae-in's safety was to Sung Jin-woo more than anything else..
The moment Kaisel remembered that fact, he jumped into the dimensional crack without hesitation..
There was no choice in the first place.
Hold on and get sucked in.
Jump in with your own feet.
In the end, they were destined to be sucked into a dimensional gap..
But if you jump in on your own, you can at least choose which crack you will fall into..
And for Cha Hae-in's safety, Kaisel turned into the crack where the magic power was the most stable..
And the moment they crossed the crack they could see.
A strong snowstorm swirling beyond.
The frozen forest spread beautifully below.
“……So we gradually came down to the forest where we live..”
Remembering the sights of that day, Sirka looked at Cha Hae-in's figure carved out of ice with a dazed expression..
The moment Cha Hae-in passed through the dimensional crack.
The moment I arrived in this frozen forest.
The moment I encountered the ice elves.
Cha Hae-in…….
He awakened a tremendous power that he had long forgotten..
S-class hunter.
The magical power that was more powerful than anyone else in Korea.
“And saved my tribe.”
“from whom?”
“From the ice spirits of the Echo Forest.”
echo forest.
A sanctuary where once you step foot, no matter how much an ice elf you are, you will never be able to come out alive again..
That moment.
ring.
[Quest has arrived.]
A system message appeared in front of Suho..
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