Great Wizard Transcending with Mythology - chapter 30

Episode 30

Is this true, for real?

I stared blankly at the heart and two horns rolling in front of me.

Actually, I wasn’t the only one.

Namgoong Joo-sun, who was watching all of this directly from the side, seemed to have no idea what was going on as he stared at it.

“Your Highness, what on earth… is this?”

“Why are you asking me?”

I tried to calm my confusion and picked up the rolling heart and horns.

Both are the same.

Whether it was what Oroboros first spat out or what it spat out later, they were all ‘identical’ hearts and horns.

“<Structural Analysis>.”

Just in case, I tried to confirm with the power of magic, but it was the same.

In other words, Oroboros seemed to have replicated it in an instant as if it were easy.

It’s nothing else but the horns of this dragon and the heart of this nine-tailed fox, which you couldn’t get even if you offered a thousand pieces of gold.

“Hey, can one more be possible?”
– …Krkk.

Oroboros quietly looked at me, then lowered its head.

That look…

‘It has no conscience, seriously.’

It must be my mistake to feel that way.

Well, anyway.

“Is something else possible?”

– Krkk.

It nodded its head.

“But there are conditions for replicating it like this, right?”

– Krkk.

It nodded its head again.

In other words, most things are possible, but there are conditions for that.

If you call it a condition…

“Energy?”

– Krkk.

Whether it’s become a spiritual being or a demon, it’s energy that Oroboros can transform into an object.

In this case, it would be the aura of the nine-tailed fox.

“…Hmm.”

Right before the explosion, the aura of the nine-tailed fox.

Oroboros swallowed it gracefully and used it as an energy source to replicate the horns of the dragon and the heart of the nine-tailed fox.

‘That means…’

“Your Highness…?”

“Hmm?”

I was deeply immersed in thought when I suddenly heard a voice calling me.

Namgoong Joo-sun pointed at Oroboros with a subtle expression.

“What on earth is this…?”

“A pet?”

“No pet in this world can purify the aura of the nine-tailed fox so easily….”

“That’s true.”

I was a bit surprised too.

Just a moment ago, I was thinking of ending it with the arrow of annihilation, but I didn’t know it would gracefully swallow it like that.

– Krkk.

Oroboros made a gesture as if to change the subject when I glared at it quietly.

This guy seems to have gotten quite smart in a short time.

It seems to express emotions and understand my words properly.

‘Not worth worrying about.’

I’ve got him on a tight leash through mythological magic, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

I don’t know what this guy is thinking, but for now, it’s best to wait and see a little longer.

“Just a snake with a special talent, nothing more or less.”

“I-I see…”

“Or you could understand it as a magical creature born during my magical experiments.”

It’s similar to the truth, anyway.
In my words, Namgoong Joo-sun nodded with a mysterious expression.

“If that’s what Your Highness says, then it must be so.”

He didn’t quite agree, but he pretended to understand my words.

The situation had changed a bit, but at least the problem with the evil spirit was solved.

But…

“Listen, Nam Gung-joo-sun.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“If the issue with the evil spirit is resolved, that means your duty to your father has also disappeared.”

Before regression, Namgoong Joo-sun died.

It was the result of preventing the evil spirit from going berserk at the cost of his life.

But now things were different.

Since I removed the evil spirit’s spirit before Jormungand could make contact, the problem shouldn’t escalate further.

“Now, what will you do?”

“Well…”

“The situation on the mainland isn’t good. I’ve roughly heard that there are conflicts going on surrounding the gods.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Namgoong Joo-sun sighed as he said that.

“And due to the nature of our family, we can’t stay out of those conflicts. After all, the blood of sages flows through the members of our family…”

“So, are you planning to return immediately?”

“It’s not like that.”

Namgoong Joo-suns hook his head in response.

“Although it’s a good thing that the problem with the evil spirit is resolved, there are personal matters I need to attend to as well.”

“Ah, you mean Yeoui-ju?”

“…!”

Nam Gung-jusun’s eyes widened at my words.

But soon, whether he was too tired to be more surprised, he laughed and said, “How did you know?”

“I have my ways.”

Even if I told you before regression, you wouldn’t believe it.

“You need it to resolve the conflict in your homeland, right? You came here in the first place to find Yeoui-ju along with the problem of the evil spirit.”

“That’s correct.”

Namgoong Joo-sun nodded.

His death before regression had a significant impact on the mainland.

Having lost its mediator, the Nam Gung family, which had been mediating between the gods and subjugating demons, quickly declined.

The mainland, now without a mediator, plunged further into violent conflicts and eventually self-destructed…

Of course, even though the problem with the evil spirit’s spirit has been resolved, it doesn’t mean that the mainland’s war is over.

But still, it could be said that we have kept the spark of hope alive.

“Hmm.”

Speaking of which, Yeoui-ju…

According to what I know, Yeoui-ju is an extremely potent elixir.

If absorbed properly, it can ascend to the 7th tier without any hindrance.

“Hmm.”

I slowly turned my gaze towards Ouroboros.

…Is it possible to replicate that?

* * *

A week passed.

Namgoong Joo-sun was freed from the curse, but he still had a mission to find Yeoui-ju.

So.

“After much consideration, I have decided to stay a little longer in duchy, Your Highness.”

After a week of contemplation, Namgoong Joo-sun bowed his head and said so.

I honestly expected as much.

From his perspective, there is no other place where he can move as freely and have powerful allies.

“So you’re saying that an illegal immigrant like yourself is boldly asking to stay in a dukedom like mine?”

“I mean to change it into a legal residence.”

“Bold indeed.”

“I thought Your Highness might appreciate such an attitude.”

Boldly stating such words, Nam Gung-joo-sun.

Even so, he knew very well how to keep his forehead firmly pressed against the ground.

I asked, watching Nam Gung-joo-sun, who was lying prostrate on the ground, from above.

“But why did it take you a week to come to this decision?”

“I had to deal with a traitor, so I was a little late.”

“I see.”

If the traitor refers to Alanso, then I remember him limping in here a few days ago.

“That was something I asked you to do.”

“Even so, I cannot take revenge on Your Highness. If I cannot take revenge on the messenger, I must at least take revenge on the tool.”

“Bold.”

“I’ve always been bold.”

We both laughed at that.

Nevertheless, Namgoong Joo-sun was still lying prostrate on the ground.

“Well, I can register you as a resident and provide support. But I need to gain something in return.”

“That’s true, but…”

“You have to be valuable enough for me to support you.”

“Your Highness…”

“You saved my life, so it’s only natural that you should receive something in return. Why are you hesitating over something so obvious?”

“Yes, Your Highness. You’re right.”

As Namgoong Joo-sun answered, sweat began to gather on the ground where he lay.

“Of course, I can’t refuse your request. But as I said, I need to receive as much as I give.”

“Yes, Your Highness…”

“I need information.”

I tapped the armrest with my index finger.

“There was an incident, and I caused a commotion within the family. As a result, the heads of those responsible for handling information were lost.”

“Ah.”

“Trustworthy and capable individuals are rare.”

Nam Gung-muwon’s Nam Gung family was a family of swords, by swords, and for swords.

But in my world, it’s different.

In my world, the Nam Gung family is a family with a high reputation for excellent information-gathering abilities, as the founder is a sage.

And it’s clear that Nam Gung-joo-sun, as his successor, has a lot of experience in information gathering.

“So… are you saying you want me to entrust the information organization to you?”

“That’s right. Anyway, aren’t you here to find Yeoui-ju?”

“That’s correct…”

“Then it’s more fitting.”

He’s truly the right man for the job.

“You can also search for Yeoui-ju with the support of a duke’s family. And I can obtain an information organization, so it’s good, isn’t it?”

“Your Highness?”

“What is it?”

“Your words are kind, but there is a problem with this.”

“What’s the problem?”

Namgoong Joo-sun cautiously continued.

“I doubt what Your Highness can see and believe.”

“Trust.”

“After all, information ultimately requires trust to come and go. Information is lifeblood, so…”

In other words, for things to progress, I had to trust Namgoong Joo-sun completely.

Even if Namgoong Joo-sun did his best to collect and analyze information and report it to me, it would be useless if I didn’t believe it.

It’s a valid point.
And from Nam Gung Ju-soon’s perspective, it’s a topic worth discussing.

If I didn’t know who Nam Gung Ju-soon was, I wouldn’t have been able to make such a suggestion.

“It doesn’t matter.”

But I had already observed Nam Gung Ju-soon up close.

Although the period wasn’t long, and it wasn’t long before I had to see you die…

Still, I know you.

“I only make this offer to those I trust.”

“To those you trust… me?”

“Yeah, someone I trust.”

I chuckled as I spoke.

I can’t tell you why I trust you, as I’ve already regressed and seen the future once.

I won’t believe you.

But there’s a reason I trust you.

“I believe in you, who came to my territory with a ship full of ambition for a mission.”

“……”

“I had a clear way to purify that ambition, but it wasn’t you. You had to suppress that ambition through your wines, even though you weren’t sure, burdened with a huge sense of responsibility.”

Of course, it won’t be easy.

Even if the ambition didn’t flow out for various reasons, the burden doesn’t go away.

He had the obligation to keep the ambition in check and completely purify it until he came here, and even now, when we’re having this conversation.

It was such a pressure and burden that it wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed and gave up at any moment.

But he endured.

I think the process itself is meaningful. And that process is enough to prove Nam Gung Ju-soon’s will and character.

“I will trust all the information you collect. Of course. That’s what you’re entrusted to do.”

“……”

“What are you going to do?”

Nam Gung Ju-soon, who had been resting his forehead on the floor, cautiously lifted his head at those words.

The pupils of his eyes, raised, no longer waver.

As before the regression, he speaks with a determined expression.

“I’ll try, once.”

Yes, that’s how it should be.