chapter 161
161. The Wheel That Changes Destiny
Under the red sky, everything has stopped, against providence.
Magic unfolded as magical power rose from Ladrien’s hands.
“… … .”
The souls of Jean and France are drawn out by Ladrienne. The black and red souls look ominous just by looking at them.
“Ugh.”
Jin, who felt extremely dizzy as his soul left him, rubbed his forehead.
“Huh! You’re a truly unbelievable monster, maintaining your mind even though your soul has left you.”
Ladrien laughed in amazement at the sight that was impossible both theoretically and practically.
“Focus on the time you waste talking nonsense.”
“Kilkil, you’re really concentrating.”
The souls of Jean and France, engraved with the ‘Song of Earnest Eternity’, intertwined and spiraled into an ascension.
“This is the end of our bond.”
When the magic was finished, the red sky disappeared and the soul returned to its master.
“What should I do now?”
“There’s a lot to do. Let’s move.”
“Does time always stand still?”
“No, I’ll be moving soon.”
“… … .”
Jin narrowed his eyebrows and stared at France for a moment before muttering quietly.
“Are you going to kill me again… … .”
Jin, who couldn’t hide his miserable feelings. His face showed a complex of negative emotions.
“KilKil, to achieve a grand goal, some sacrifice is necessary. Move on for now while planning for a future that will change. That way, you can change your destiny.”
That was true. It was painful to watch her die, but I had to know how to close my eyes in order to change the fate the goddess had decided. Jin nodded.
“…Move quickly.”
“Kilkil, let’s go.”
Bam! The transcendent wizard snapped his fingers and the air tore open, creating another space. It was a transcendent magic that broke the law of causality, a ‘portal’.
“… … .”
Jin and Ladrien traveled through the portal. The place they arrived at was filled with alchemy and magic tools. Anyone could tell that it was a magician’s workshop.
“Sit over there. I have to carve a magic circle.”
“Magic circle?”
“Okay.”
Ladrien gathered the magical water and magical tools needed to carve the magic circle and placed them on the desk.
“There are three magic circles I will engrave. The magic circle of space and time, the magic circle of distortion, and the magic circle of fairy tales.”
Jin frowned. He only had basic knowledge of magic, so he wouldn’t know about those magic circles.
“Anyway, it’s a magic that allows you to travel between worlds and still maintain your spirit and life when you return. That’s all you need to know.”
Only Ladrien knows whether what he said is true or false. But now is the time to turn back. Jin reluctantly nodded.
“… Start.”
“It might hurt a little.”
Green flames began to burn at Ladrienne’s fingertips, and she began to draw a magic circle around Jin’s soul. The work required more concentration and precision than ever before, and cold sweat ran down her temples.
“Whoop… … .”
An indescribable pain surged through him. It wasn’t just a burning sensation, but a feeling of being slowly burned from the inside out. Jin shut his eyes tightly.
So 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours… … .
After a full day of work, all three magic circles were finally engraved. Ladrien wiped away the cold sweat and let out a hot breath.
“Phew… It’s over.”
“…Is this it?”
“Okay. Everything is ready.”
Kekeke, Ladrien laughed and spread his arms wide as he deployed his magic.
“I will now use celestial magic.”
Woof!!!
A variety of magical powers spread out everywhere, creating an incredible vortex.
“With this, your fate and that witch’s fate will change. And when all preparations are complete, you are to return.”
A whirlpool of magical power swirling around Jin. It is both positive and negative, but the purity is so high that Jin loses his soul. This is the first time I’ve seen such magic.
“The magic of heaven, ‘The Wheel of Changes Fate’.”
Woof!!!
Jin looked at his body. It was turning to dust and disappearing due to the magic.
“You know the price, right?”
“I know.”
When Ladrien asked with shallow eyes, Jin nodded sternly.
“KilKil, then go. I’ll wait until the contract is fulfilled.”
Saaak-
Jin disappeared without a trace after a huge storm of magical power passed. Cough! Ladrien fell to the ground, spitting out blood.
“Phew… … .”
All of her magic power has been used up. All of her energy has been drained and she has no life left. It wouldn’t be strange if she died right away, but Ladrien doesn’t die because of the curse that broke the law of causality.
To be precise, existence does not die.
Even if her body dies, she can repeat reincarnation and live for hundreds or even thousands of years, transcending mortals.
This was an extremely evil curse engraved upon Ladrien.
The ever-accumulating knowledge and memories wear down any being. Ladrien wanted to forget everything.
“… It’s a hellish curse every time I look at it.”
The reason the curse was engraved was trite.
Ladrien is the first princess of the ancient Gracia Kingdom and a transcendent magician. It would not be an exaggeration to say that all the magic that exists on this continent was created by her.
However, even she, a transcendent wizard, could not stop the natural disasters and plagues that came to the kingdom.
Wanting to rebuild the fallen Kingdom of Gracia, she broke the law of causality and used the magic of time and space, even while being cursed.
But even after hundreds of regressions, the future could not be changed.
In the end, she was left with only a curse that broke the law of causality, and she ended up living a life where she couldn’t die.
Ladrien studied the magic that could change fate. Originally, it would have taken thousands of years, but thanks to Jean Barenberg, he was able to buy two thousand years.
What was created was a celestial magic that transcended transcendence, the ‘Wheel of Change of Fate’.
When Jean Barenberg returns after completing this spell, Ladrien plans to retrieve the magic circle and use it for herself.
Finally, according to the contract, his very existence will disappear… … .
‘It’s none of my business.’
It was what he wanted. To sacrifice everything for one woman, even Ladrien, who had lived for hundreds of years, had never seen such a fool.
Anyway, Jean Barenberg will lift the curse on Ladrien.
“I guess I should get ready now.”
You must create a medium to activate the magic circle engraved on him so that Jean Barenberg can return safely.
‘There is a cornerstone for that.’
The life of Jin, repeated two thousand times. Ladrien plans to use it. All he has to do is show it to Jin in that world, no matter what form it takes.
“Let’s start.”
Ladrien squeezed out her magic power and built a world. It was a small world created from the information that Jean Barenberg had gained through two thousand regressions.
‘I have to convey this to that world.’
By tearing and distorting space and time, he creates a connection between worlds. Through this, Jean Barenberg is also expected to return.
“Phew… … .”
Even for Ladrien, who had reached the level of a celestial wizard beyond transcendence, creating a connection and conveying the world he had built was a difficult task. It was a task comparable to that of a goddess.
Ladrien did all of this with a single-minded obsession to lift the curse.
All that remains is for Jean Barenberg to discover this connection… … .
* * *
Although Jin has been gone for a long time, Ladrien still maintains a connection with him, as she has not heard from him in a while.
Ladrien had been waiting for decades, catching a glimpse of that world through the connection point. A world completely different from this one.
“Phew… … .”
In order to somehow convey the connection to Jin Barenberg, he transformed it into a medium such as books or entertainment that existed in that world and spread it around the world.
As a result, many people unintentionally saw this connection and even introduced some impurities, but it was essential to finding Jean Barenberg.
And so, several decades passed. By the time Ladrien’s consciousness began to fade.
“CLEAR!”
Someone had reached the final point. Ladrien’s eyes flashed open reflexively.
“no way…!”
Someone killed the genie of the small world Ladrien had created. The only one who could do it was Jean Barenberg herself. Her heart began to pound at the moment she had been waiting for with bated breath.
Ladrien confirmed his soul through the connection point.
“under…!”
A pitch-black soul, torn to pieces and unrecognizable. It was undoubtedly Jin.
“I finally found it.”
Now all that’s left is to bring him in. Once the last condition is met, the magic circle will be activated.
[I am the first player to clear the final true ending.]
[Hidden route revealed.]
[Would you like to try?]
“Accept it. It is time to change the destiny you have long desired.”
Ladrien smiled bitterly as he activated the system he had created. The magic circle of space and time and the magic circle of distortion he had previously engraved would be activated, returning them to the time when their destiny began.
When he returns, the magic circle of fairy tales will be activated to restore his soul, memories, and strength that were damaged by the two thousand regressions and the backlash from crossing the world.
“It seems like changing fate was a success.”
The celestial magic, ‘The Wheel of Destiny’, was also successfully activated. Ladrien couldn’t stop laughing as she realized that it wasn’t long before her curse ended.
“Kill, kill, kill! Kill, kill, kill!”
A sinister laugh echoed from the top of the tower.
however…….
“I won’t do it.”
The unexpected happened: he refused.
“… Huh?”
That can’t be. It’s supposed to be accepted unconditionally through the soul bond…?
“no way…!”
It could be that the bond has weakened as the soul has been damaged by two thousand regressions and torn apart while moving through the world. Ladrien could not hide her bewilderment at the unexpected variable.
“Oh no, I have to deal with this somehow…!”
First of all, we made it so that it cannot be forcibly removed from the connection point.
“What? Did you overload the game because you left it on for too long?”
“No. I’m saying that you absolutely have to come here!”
“I guess I’ll just send the video to the editor and go to sleep.”
Cold sweat ran down Ladrien’s forehead, which had turned white. If things continued this way, the plan that had taken hundreds or thousands of years to build would be ruined.
“Fuck…!”
Even for Ladrien, who had lived for a long time, it was difficult to deal with the current situation. Normally, only a goddess could wield such power.
“How could I have made such a petty mistake…!”
Ladrien was overcome with an indescribable sense of guilt and despair at the thought that he was headed toward failure due to his own obvious mistakes, even though the goal was right in front of him.
That was when.
“I’ll just do a little bit before going to school.”
An impurity that was not permitted has entered the connection point. The passage is now closed, so no one can enter…?
Although it was a series of unexpected variables, Ladrien smiled brightly.
‘This is an opportunity!’
I decided to invite the impurities. If I let that soul in, the passage will open, and Jin Barenberg, who is at the connection point, will be caught up and forced to come in.
“Kilkil, it was my mistake, but you gave me a chance to make up for it. I’m sorry for using it.”
Open a passage to a small world made of connecting points.
“Huh? What is it, a hidden route?”
And they dragged in this completely unrelated person.
[If there is no response, you will automatically enter a hidden route.]
Thanks to that, Jean Barenberg’s soul was also successfully recovered.
“Now if I just retrieve the magic circle, everything will be over.”
Tick tock-
The three magic circles engraved on Jean Barenberg were activated.