31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 332)
Whioooooooo…
The sight of heroic spirits shimmering with various lights entering the body of the Frostmaw was truly spectacular..
“oh my god….”
“My, what am I seeing right now??”
It was a scene that took my soul away, something I had never experienced anywhere else..
It feels like the Aurora has come down to the ground and dances before your eyes..
It was a completely unfamiliar experience..
“Snowfall was a success!”
“You did it.!”
If it had failed, this scene would not have unfolded..
Yeba and Ishii were confident and waited for them to wake up..
It was the same with Bronn..
“…….”
He just observed their changes with a frown..
Whioooooooo…
The wave of light continued for some time..
After a while, Bram was the first to open his eyes..
“Bram!”
“…….”
“Is it a success? or not….”
Well…
Sigh…
Bram's new model is starting to change.
The teeth, or rather the teeth, became sharper, the muscles became denser, leaving no gaps, and a lot of pure white hair sprouted..
It soon grew to be several times larger than other trolls..
His facial features also changed accordingly, making it look like he was looking at a huge bear..
“Haaa… Haaaa….”
“…That look.”
“It looks like the heroic spirits are planning to go out in earnest this time..”
“under… ha ha ha….”
Well…
Sigh…
Other tribe members also accepted the power of the heroic spirit and their appearance changed..
The one who turned into a wolf.
One who turns into an owl.
The one who turned like a snow leopard.
And the one who turned like a fox.
Everyone was giving off a force several times stronger than before..
Bronn saw Bram's gaze looking down at him from above, and he followed his gaze..
There, Snowfall was with her eyes open and her arms crossed..
Bronn eagerly waited for the answer he had been waiting for to come out of his mouth..
“succeded.”
“…….”
Bram grinned and said to Bronn.
“We will be with the glacier maw..”
[Faction: Glacialmaw and Faction: Frostmaw are close allies..]
[The power structure of Force: Emon and Force: Glacial Maw is changing..]
[The power structure of Force: Emon and Force: Glacial Maw is asymmetrical..]
“That means….”
“No matter how many Emon numbers grow, we will crush them all. As it was in the past.”
Bronn closed his eyes and shivered..
Not only was it not enough to achieve the purpose of coming here, but now the power of the Frostmaw, who has become his ally, has increased significantly compared to before..
“Measure your timing, brother..”
“ah… It's time. The supply route is… You won't need it?”
Bram and Bronn had the same idea..
The momentum has passed this way, and if this opportunity is missed, there will be no next time..
So, I'm going to give it my all..
“Not required. It's not a long war.”
Bronn answered while looking towards the north of Hygeltongue, the stronghold of the Eemons..
“Yeah, it's time to put everything back in its place.”
* * *
Snowfall and Bronn and their party returned to the fortress just in time to join Frostmaw..
When news of the successful negotiation with the Frostgwart reached the fortress, reactions were polarized..
There were conflicting reactions from those in favor of the alliance, who said that the time had come to finally end this war, and those opposed to the alliance, who said that the Frostmist had committed so many sins in the past that they could not join together..
While Brutul and Bronn were anxiously preparing for war while listening to the opposing faction's stories, Kang Seol was making precious use of his spare time..
whilick…
Whioooooooo…
Geek…
Geek…
“This isn't it... Hmm….”
Parts tsk tsk tsk tsk…
Snowfall separating Jamard.
He was currently summarizing what he felt while fighting Chrome earlier..
“Before the circulation of the source, the feeling of moving the source itself is unfamiliar. No, I can't feel it..”
- It's the problem of multiple sources. There are more than one or two things that need to be considered in order to circulate unique sources. If you do it wrong, the source will be mixed up and crushed, so it won't be your problem..
To make it easier to understand, Kangseol thought of the source as a large circle and assumed that each piece was filled with various sources..
‘I don't think it feels like this….’
Each attribute could not be mixed together in the usual way. No, I felt anxious that if I tried to force circulation, the balance would be broken and a bigger problem would occur..
“You were here.”
While he and Jamard were talking about training, Bron came by..
Snowfall was grateful that there was a shaman nearby with whom she could share stories about the cycle of origin..
“That's correct. Just by contacting the mole, he was able to come up with a way to destroy Irizard's power... That's amazing. As expected, you….”
Whioooooooo…
Bronn placed the water sphere on his palm. As a result of Kangseol observing his body, he found that his origin was mysteriously rotating..
The raven also tried to follow him, but the source did not budge..
“Well, it's not easy..”
“Hahaha of course. I am simply circulating a source. This also took a lot of time.”
Bron emphasized the importance of source circulation..
“Irizard's power gradually freezes the source, making it impossible to use magic. As if freezing the heart... His very existence is a curse.”
“cycle… It's a cycle….”
“It won't be easy. Maybe you don't realize it until the moment you fight.”
“That's strange. When defeating Chrome….”
“That's why I'm not worried. It's much easier once you get into practice..”
Snowfall got a clue from Bron’s words. He thought back to his time dealing with Chrom and it seemed like he knew something..
“It is difficult to get a sense of the sense of moving the root, but if the opponent points out and persistently targets that part, strength is applied to the root without even realizing it..”
“Umm… Isn’t it a circle??”
“…one?”
Bronn asked about the word circle, and Kangseol answered the question he had..
“hmm….”
Bronn listened to the answer and explained further as if he knew what Kangseol was missing..
“What is a circle??”
“That's right... round….”
“What does it mean to you?”
“…meaning?”
“What kind of existence is a circle to you?.”
“Just round... hmm?”
While talking with Bronn, Kangseol realized why the origin cycle was not being carried out easily..
“It's hard to remember.”
“Yes, in my case, I think the root is the wheel. I keep trying to play it out in my imagination.”
“wheel… It's a wheel….”
Before following Bronn’s advice, Kangseol asked:.
“But soon?”
“okay… It's tomorrow. I feel anxious. Because there will be a cold wave soon.”
The weather was unusual.
The wind pounded on the castle's door, and the food reserves had dwindled to the point where the future could not be guaranteed..
“Since the number of players has increased, it is difficult to play long-term games until you have enough strength. Don't give the enemy time to prepare.”
“The opponents of the alliance?”
“We'll have to make a decision soon. If you don't make a decision until you go out….”
Bronn laughed awkwardly..
“I can't take you.”
“Waiting for the cold wave to pass before heading out?”
“We have a lot of problems. Since the guy who came back from the dead is rushing to get things done, it seems like there's nothing we can do... . If you sit still and get through the cold spell, your tribe will fill up with pus and it will be difficult to move..”
“…….”
“The only chance is now. Everyone needs to look forward. Irizard... So that I can take it down.”
Kang Seol thought a lot while looking at Bron. What would have happened if he had not returned to the Glacier Maw?.
No, go back even further and what if you hadn't taken him out of the water? If there were no coincidences in all things,?
Around the time when Kang Seol had that thought.
“Mr. Bron!”
A soldier appeared and told the story to Bronn..
Bronn quietly listened to the story and then said to Kangseol:.
“Let's go together. Looks like the opposition is demanding an explanation..”
“Well, tomorrow is the departure day.….”
Jeopuk…
Jeopuk…
That's how Kangseol and Bronn returned to power..
The opposition was gathered together and waiting for him..
There were more veterans who remembered the past than young greenhorns..
“Bronn, I'm glad you're back alive... I can't agree with everything you've done..”
“I know it's important to end this war! but… Those guys are unbelievable..”
“I won't keep my promise.”
nod…
Bronn responded with a slight nod of his head..
“I understand your anger..”
“I understand?”
“Anger is our source, our natural.”
“Huh, you're shameless even though you brought in the tribe's hideous face, the Frostmaw..”
At that time, Burtul, who was waiting next to him, stepped forward and spoke..
“Father, can I talk to them?.”
Burtul seemed to have changed his mind after participating in the negotiations with the Frostghost. Perhaps because of his war of words with his father, he understood that their presence was absolutely necessary for this war..
“…That's it.”
Burtul said what he wanted to say to the opponents of the alliance..
“I also lost my mother to the person I trusted the most. I still remember that day vividly. And my anger grew.”
He smiled bitterly..
“Anger with a target is truly sweet..”
“…….”
“However, anger only shows one color. The whole world becomes colored with that color..”
Burtul was a leader who understood the feelings of the tribe, but he was not a great leader. For unlike Bronn he was not a visionary..
“What my father did was possible even with my own limited strength. but… I couldn't do that. Because I didn't see that option. 'Cause I'm blinded by anger, I've erased togetherness and understanding.”
“Don't tell us our anger is wrong!”
“…Now, we may have the greatest strength but the weakest ties..”
A growling backlash poured out of the mouths of the opposition..
“Anger… Are you saying to erase your anger? how… Can you do that?.”
“It's about turning the direction of your anger for a moment..”
“…what?”
“Irizard, the world will be filled with anger towards him..”
“why should we do that?”
“Maybe, this opportunity is now or it will never come again..”
“…….”
Burtul was the representative figure and leader who was most dissatisfied with the Frostgwart. When he said this, it felt like the atmosphere was calming down..
I had to redirect my anger..
But then?
If you change the direction of your anger, you must also have the strength to push forward in the same direction you went astray..
Bronn asked the opposition..
“…Have you ever seen waves?”
“what does that mean?”
“I was not taught because all the waterfall masters fell down..”
Bronn's growth from birth was full of strangeness. Now, that forgotten power has once again appeared in the world, and I have achieved great growth on my own..
His very existence was in touch with a miracle..
“I imagined it every day. Seeing me floating in the sea. All I had seen in my life was the calm polar sea, but I imagined all the seas..”
imagination.
“Not only the shattering sunlight, but also the stormy night. And the sea that moves like that.”
It was the origin of Bronn's power..
‘ah… That's why.’
Strangely enough, Bron's power came first through sound. Not a single drop of water came out, but the sound of waves was heard first..
“As time passes, there are things I see..”
“What you see?”
“It's a wave.”
“…….”
“There is a flow in the world. I call it waves. Even if there is no water, there are waves everywhere..”
The waves that Bronn spoke about were also closely related to this war..
“I see a huge wave crashing towards us.”
“tide….”
“If you ride this wave, you will reach land in no time... If you get swept away by the waves, it's over..”
A future where tribes are divided.
No one wanted that future.
Perhaps what the opposition really wanted was an opportunity to vent their old anger..
“…Bron, then how do you ride that wave??”
“To face it. Not being scared. What you don't avoid. and… knowing when.”
Bronn was confident.
“I plan to ride the wave. Your thoughts are like countless stars. It must be that diverse. I only guide you. Don't leave the decision up to you..”
“…….”
“Lastly... I need your strength to ride the waves.”
Departure is tomorrow.
If you failed to persuade the opposition, it was the same as losing troops without even fighting..
So, Bronn did his best to convince them..
Give the anger direction.
Now, we all have to look in one direction..
Not only Bronn but also other trolls were impressed by the noise of the opposition. I didn't know what the outcome would be.
At that time, the story seemed to have been resolved, and the leader of the opposition, the Grand Master, spoke to Bronn..
“Bron.”
“…….”
“Those waves... It must be huge, right? So much so that I pour out all this pain and anger..”
“Tsk tsk… ah… of course. I can risk my all.”
Bronn jumped up and shouted..
“A huge wave the likes of which you've never seen before will arise and sweep away Irizard and the mole cubs all at once..”
“If so, great! We'll ride the wave you said!”
One day before departure.
Finally, the glacier maw turned into a giant spear..
* * *
thud… thud…
floating…
thud…
When the day of departure dawned, the gates of the ice fortress Gargea opened and glacier maws poured out..
It was a large army that was difficult to see in size, so looking down from a snowy field would have felt like a swarm of ants..
floating…
floating…
Crrrrr…
Snowfall and Bronn rode on a tamed wolf.
The two great masters were, in fact, the greatest force that the Glacial Maw had to offer..
The direction of the decisive battle against Irizard will be decided by these two..
They headed towards the northern part of Hygeltongue, Emon's stronghold..
Hehehehe…
The third day of departure.
“…Looks like you came first..”
There was no one at the meeting place with the frost devil..
It was clear that the situation was frustrating..
Yeba whispered to Ishii.
“I'm sure it wasn't a betrayal.?”
“So what happens to us??”
“I don't know… I think it came out by scraping everything that wasn't there.….”
Their anxiety quickly became contagious..
“also! You have no intention of keeping your promise.!”
“You're such a fool that you believe in the frost devil.!”
Bronn comforted those who still did not believe in Frostmaw when their complaints poured out..
“Looks like we came a little early! don't be upset!”
It was then.
Squeak…
Squeak profit!
Instead of frostbite, quite troubled guests arrived..
“Squeaky profit… was waiting.”
A voice that Kangseol had heard once came from far away..
“Looks like we failed to attract the Frost Demon. Squeak….”
Grand Shaman Crom and Emon taunted Snowfall and his party from afar..
“Jakcha sees further! A blizzard is coming! you guys”
floating…
Duuuuuung…
“Here….”
Duuuung…
drum.
A huge drum rang out..
A vague shadow flickered in the distance..
floating…
knock knock…
Wow!!
The first thing that caught my eye was a huge bear..
cried Bram, who was leading the bear..
“Sorry to keep you waiting, brother.!”
Bronn grinned..
“…It's a little late.”
The moles were agitated when the frost demon appeared..
“Sigh… They are bastards!”
“I have to finish my mission quickly and retreat.….”
“Yiing… Be quite! “You’re still going to do that!”…
Chrom shouted, swinging his wand..
“This staff, given to me by Irizard, can even control the weather! ruler… Look!”
Hwiiiiiiiing…
“ruler… Now there's a blizzard….”
“What do you rule??”
“Good! Just wait, a blizzard is coming soon….”
When the wand didn't respond, Chrom started sweating even in the middle of winter..
“A snowstorm... why….”
“How long do I have to wait??”
Chrom paused for a moment and put his ear to the crystal ball of his staff..
And then he touched it with his hand..
plump…
plump…
Chrome puts his ear to his ear again..
Then, this time, I hit the crystal ball with a little force..
Wow!
crispy…
A crystal ball that breaks like ice.
It was a natural result.
Because it's ice.
Chrom muttered in embarrassment..
“Hey, Irizard tricked me.….”
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