chapter 451
451 – The Ancestor of the Whirlwind
The surroundings are all dark.
It feels like all light is blocked.
I haven’t even closed my eyes, but only the distant darkness spreads out before my eyes.
At the same time, foreign and unrealistic sensations invade my body.
Even though it’s dark, there’s something comfortable about it.
I feel like my body has become as light as a feather.
It’s surprising that you can’t see anything, but it’s not as bad as you think.
‘What happened all of a sudden…’ … ?’
It happened so suddenly that it took some time to figure out what was happening.
First, I slowly recalled my memories in a dark space like a dark room.
‘that’s right. This is what happened as soon as I accepted Sylvian’s Dragon Heart… … ?’
Then, the context slowly comes to mind.
It was like that. This happened as soon as I accepted to check the memories of my ancestors left behind in the Whirlwind Dragon Heart.
At first, my whole body felt weak,
Before I knew it, it had become like this.
My mind is fine, but I can’t see anything.
It felt as if my soul had come out, as if I was leaving my body.
‘Will it follow the same pattern this time too?’
The feeling of embarrassment only lasted for a moment.
I was able to regain my GPA quickly.
Of course, this experience was familiar to me.
Because I’ve experienced it many times before.
This was a phenomenon I experienced every time I encountered the past of this body.
When I think about it again, it feels like watching an event cut scene in a game.
That’s because the atmosphere and vision have become darker, as if a letterbox has surrounded the vision. Since it is an important part of the story, is it a device to focus the user’s immersion?
‘Where is this anyway? Is there something different from when you just showed past memories?’
… It was time to keep looking around while muttering to myself,
ㅡSssssssut… … .
The once dark background gradually becomes brighter.
I can feel the red moonlight in the sky.
It feels as if the map has finished loading.
“… what?”
It felt quite different compared to the experiences I had had so far.
Before, it felt like watching the video in the third person, but now… … .
ㅡTurp, trudge… !
It feels like your body has been transported to another space.
The feeling of walking down the street is vivid in my toes.
Before I know it, I am walking down a narrow path.
ㅡStirring… !
You can even hear the sound of insects in the grass.
It was quiet just a moment ago… … .
Before I knew it, the surroundings had changed dramatically.
In a space of nothingness, into a deep forest.
“But where on earth is this? “Is it in the mountains?”
When I came to my senses and looked around, I found myself in the middle of an unknown deep forest. Even in the middle of the night, when the sun has gone down… … .
‘… hmm? ‘What light is there?’
Still, as I walked along the road ahead, I soon saw a small light. It looks like someone is lighting a bonfire.
As I instinctively follow the light, the yellow light source becomes more and more clear.
‘There’s something up ahead!’
As I approached the place, a small bonfire and a human portrait caught my eye.
-Turp, trudge, trudge!
I continued walking, following the light.
Then a clear shape comes into view.
An old man is sitting in front of a bonfire.
An old man with shaggy white hair and a long white beard reminiscent of a wizard.
‘ah? That person could not be… … ?’
As soon as I saw this old man’s profile, I knew who he was.
“… “It’s finally coming.”
“Da, you…” … ?!”
“I’ve waited a really long time.”
As I get closer, the old man reveals his identity and says he has been waiting for me.
-Fly!
The old man stood up with those words.
The robe covering his face is lifted.
He welcomes me with a look of joy on his face.
“Hehehe… No matter how long it has been, you haven’t forgotten the face of your old friend, right? This ‘whirlwind swordsman’ Sylphwindi!”
It was like that.
It was a person I saw briefly yesterday.
It’s from a past memory that came to mind after tasting Sylvian’s Takoyaki.
‘Sylphwindy? Is that your ancestor’s name? But it seems like something is blurry… … ?’
At first, I thought it was because it was dark,
If you look closely, the resolution is blurry.
As expected, he had a translucent appearance like a ghost.
It looks like a hologram has been played.
Maybe it’s a real soul.
In the past, when sealing the Demon Dragon, all six ancestors sacrificed their lives.
“Anyway, it’s nice to see you again, my old friend. The fact that you have come this far means that you have inherited the Dragon Heart from my descendants… … ?”
“Okay… No, that’s right. Rather, Sylphwindi? “Where on earth are we?”
I asked him a question in an awkward tone, as I was meeting him for the first time today. I decided to act like a breeder from the past in front of Silphwindi.
“Hehehe, I completely understand how you feel. “It’s been a while since we last met, so there are probably a lot of things you want to ask me.”
“Yes, yes! First of all, where is this place?”
“I have a lot of questions for you too! I wonder if we have completely escaped the threat of Detronos, and how much the current Drango continent has changed… … .”
“… … ???”
Sylphwindy gives answers that have nothing to do with my question.
He keeps interrupting me and interrupting me.
So, a one-sided conversation continued.
It’s as if you can’t even hear me.
For now, I decided to stay silent and listen to what he said.
“… But I guess these are all pointless questions. “This is my legacy that I recorded before I died.”
“ah? “Is it something you wrote down before you die?”
“To put it simply, conversation with you is impossible. “Because this space was created just to convey the words I could not convey during my lifetime.”
“… … !”
They said they couldn’t communicate for some reason… … .
I nod my head at his explanation.
Well, how much time has passed since the Demon Dragon War… … .
There was also a plausible reason.
To put it simply, it was like watching a pre-recorded video made by Silphwindy.
ㅡJerbuk, Jerbuk… !
Sylphwindy moves as recorded in advance. He assumed that I was in front of him and continued talking.
“Anyway, I’ll leave this to the rest of the story… and take a seat. “I’m sure you came here because you were curious about my story.”
ㅡSharply… !
With those words, Sylphwindy sits down on a fallen log.
He moved according to a set script. As I just said, it probably moves according to what was recorded in advance.
‘That’s a good thing. ‘Because I don’t have to make excuses about losing my memory again.’
After roughly understanding the situation, I immediately sat down with him.
We were looking at each other’s faces across a small campfire.
“Okay, let’s get straight to the point.”
As soon as I sat down, Sylphwindy naturally recited the lines as if she had moved on to the next cutscene.
“The reason I am leaving this legacy to my descendants is, as you may have guessed to some degree… … . “It’s because of Reverto.”
“hmm? Speaking of Reverto… … .”
That’s Rayleigh’s ancestor.
So, it was the beginning of a blitz.
This is the name of a traitor who colluded with the Demon Dragon to gain great power.
“Now that I meet you again, I don’t know how much time has passed since then… … . “Maybe you, the breeder, will know the full story of the incident by now.”
“surely… … .”
This was a fact I knew up to this point.
There were no particularly new facts.
However, Sylphwindi continued speaking as if she had expected this.
“But if that’s not the case, I’ll say it again. “That b*stard, Reverto, is clearly a stooge of the Demon Dragon.”
“… … .”
“Why are you saying this again? That’s right, you didn’t even listen to me last time when he said he went to see Derke, right? They say it’s not good to be suspicious of your friends! This is why even if a person’s personality is very good, it’s okay… … .”
Sylphwindy looks at where I am sitting and smiles bitterly.
“… But for now, just listen to me until the end! Breeder? What happened after Reverto visited Derke? “Didn’t Derke avoid you so much that he ended up completely disappearing from you?”
“Derke… So, the lover of the Death Clan disappeared… … ?”
“… Even though he wasn’t a member of the Whirlwind clan, he disappeared like the wind, perhaps? Do you know why Derke made that choice?”
“… … ?”
This was my first time hearing this.
I heard that you were harassed, but
Derke suddenly disappeared?
Now that I think about it, it was a strange thing.
No matter how much he was separated, after sealing the demon dragon, he would have been able to visit Derke, who was his lover at the time, and restore their relationship… … . After looking into Derke’s past memories, it seemed like that wasn’t the case.
It seemed like they had never seen each other even after the Demon Dragon War ended.
What on earth happened in the past?
“Tsk… ! I guess you probably still haven’t figured out why. Maybe he’s still protecting Reverto… … .”
Sylphwindy clicked her tongue and continued speaking again.
“According to what I found out a while ago… … . “Reberto, it looks like he went to Derke that day and told her that you had an affair with Hyrin.”
“… Hailin?”
“It’s not even funny. No matter how close you are to the Flame Clan, you still believe that… … . “You are the same, but Derke is also so naive, right?”
The name Hyrin seems to be the name of the ancestor of the Flame Clan.
“… By the way, breeder? “Aren’t you curious why Reverto broke up the relationship between you and Derke?”
“… … .”
I nodded silently.
Because communication was impossible anyway.
Instead of answering with a formal gesture.
“When I looked deeper… … . This was also Detronus’s plan. This guy did it by ordering Reverto to do it. “It is clear that you were afraid that the Death Clan, who inherited your blood, would harm you in future generations.”
“… hmm?”
So this was planned to eliminate risk factors in advance?
The Demon Dragon guy is more precise than I thought. And it’s cruel.
“Well, whatever the reason, the innocent Derke completely fell for that estrangement. As much as I loved you, I must have been so hurt and hid myself… … .”
Sylphwindy mutters as if she feels sorry.
“… … .”
And then we just looked at the bonfire in silence for a long time. As if he was reluctant to tell the next story.
“… Of course, you must have inquired about Derke’s whereabouts after that. It would be nice if you could find Derke’s whereabouts… … . If you haven’t found it yet, make sure to do it now! “Be sure to find her traces again!”
Sylphwindy slowly raises her head and comes face to face with me.
His gaze was so precisely focused on my eyes that I wondered if he had written it down in advance.
“How much time has passed, how stupid is that? Don’t be funny! Because time is meaningless when it comes to love and friendship!!!”
Sylphwindi suddenly raises her voice.
He suddenly gets up from his seat.
Then he looks down at me and scolds me.
“ Let’s go find Derke’s traces right now! At that time, she was pregnant with your child, the breeder… … !!!”