章節 172: Chapter 331
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The shadow force marble brought out by Luet had a slightly different appearance from what Jin had seen before.
There was a faint black light flowing through it, and it was smaller in size. As Jin looked closely, he could see people and landscapes within the marble.
Instinctively, he could tell that this was an undamaged recording device.
The landscapes visible inside the marble were records of the past it contained.
"I will no longer be able to remember Ms. Luet, what does that mean?"
[Exactly as it sounds. Zipfel, their history manipulation is still effective.]
Jin had heard a lot about Zipfel's history manipulation, but he had yet to experience it firsthand.
He had only seen issues with the memories of other people, particularly those related to the ancient Runcandel.
That's why he couldn't easily accept it. If it was so vivid, would he really forget Luet's existence once he left this subspace?
As if reading Jin's thoughts, Luet gave a bittersweet smile and took out a feather pen from her embrace.
[Give me your hand for a moment.]
Luet reached out and wrote her name on Jin's palm.
After a while, Jin had to feel a chilling sensation as he looked at her name written on the palm of his hand.
Luet Damiro Yul.
...Damiro Yul, ...Yul, ....
'The writing of Ms. Luet's name on my palm is disappearing...!'
A shiver ran down his spine.
Jin was already well aware that Zipfel possessed the ability to manipulate history.
However, experiencing it firsthand was an entirely different matter.
[The thousand-year Contractor, Sir Jin, must have visited two tombs before. You must have encountered the Guardians there.]
"Yes, I encountered the Guardians who resembled Sir Sylderay and Dame Sarah."
[Indeed, it seems that those individuals have disappeared from my memories as well. Unlike them, I am not a Guardian formed from shadow force and soul. That's why I will continue to fade away from Sir Jin's memories.]
She was not a Guardian formed from shadow force and soul, but a living person. Therefore, unlike Sylderay or Sarah who had already faced death, she was continuously being erased from history.
[It would have been nice if I could share many stories about the Runcandel from a thousand years ago, but unfortunately, I have very few memories of that time.]
The time given to the fairies is as fleeting as that of dragons, if not more so. No existence in this world would want to endure a long period of a thousand years without even complete memories.
That's why Jin found it difficult to choose his words.
[There's no need to be saddened by that, Sir Jin. The loss of history regarding me is merely a scar of the honor I gained as part of the Runcandel, as a protector of the clan and the world.]
Luet spoke calmly. She had lost most of her memories of ancient Runcandel, but her blind affection remained intact.
"...The price paid for protecting the clan was too cruel."
[But if there hadn't been such a price, the Runcandel would have been completely erased from the world. How is the Runcandel now?]
"After Zipfel, it is the second most powerful clan in the world."
Upon hearing that, Luet smiled brightly.
[See, it was a sacrifice worth the value!]
Like an excited child, Luet spoke in an enthusiastic voice.
[I told you, Temar. Surely, we can protect the clan...!]
Jin's gaze met Luet's.
Luet glanced at Jin for a moment, then lowered her head.
[Oh, I made a mistake. I'm sorry.]
"It's okay, Ms. Luet."
A moment of silence passed.
Jin felt increasingly awkward witnessing the embarrassed state of this pitiful fairy.
[In my era, the Runcandel was nearly erased from history. The most powerful magic swordsmen clan disappeared. Since we made an oath back then, the current Runcandel would be unable to use magic.]
"That's correct."
[However, Sir Jin, as Solderet's Contractor, the curse that the Runcandel received back then won't apply to you.]
Hwaaa...
Jin formed a sphere of mana on his palm. Luet stared at the sphere as if entranced.
[It's the light, the one we saved.]
"Now I am the only magic swordsman in the Runcandel."
Luet also conjured magic.
At that moment, a peculiar wave emanated from the shadow force marble, and Jin recalled that he had seen this magic in the past.
'Record magic!?'
The magic Luet was using bore a striking resemblance to Hister's record magic.
Hister had been active between 1400 and 1500. The fairies were known to have perished long before that.
Buzzzz...
The shadow force marble began to activate, producing a familiar, soft sound.
Could there be some connection between the fairies and Hister?
Just as he pondered, Luet spoke up.
[It seems you're a bit surprised, Sir Jin.]
"I've seen similar magic before."
[This is not magic but a special ability unique to our fairy tribe. My kind, born with a lifespan close to immortality, but in return…]
Wiiii...
The unstable noise of the shadow force marble gradually transformed into a gentle sound.
It was a sound that the damaged shadow force marble had never made before.
[We have the duty to observe and record.]
To observe the world and record it.
That was the purpose of the fairies' existence.
[Even though we possess sufficient power, we have rarely interfered in human affairs. Even when tyrants emerged to ravage the world or when human cultures strayed in the wrong direction, we merely observed and recorded. That's our role.]
"In that case, Ms. Luet, as a fairy, became a member of the Runcandel because Zipfel was manipulating history."
Jin understood the context and responded, prompting Luet to nod.
[That's correct. If they hadn't distorted history, I wouldn't have met Temar and become the head butler of the Runcandel.]
Luet Damiro Yul, she was originally the most noble being of the fairies.
The name "Yul" is reserved only for the king of the fairies.
[But at some point, I was influenced by Temar and began to consider myself a member of the Runcandel. This storm castle now feels more like home than the primordial forest, my original homeland. Compared to the time spent in the forest, the time spent here feels like nothing more than a dream in a midday nap…]
Now, even that feeling had been almost erased from her memories, and Jin couldn't even begin to imagine the sense of loss that Luet must be feeling.
[Hahaha, it seems it's not the time to reminisce about forgotten memories.]
"Ms. Luet."
[Yes, what is it?]
"Do you happen to know a clan called Hister?"
[It's the first time I've heard that name.]
"The members of that clan possess abilities similar to yours, record magic. They were destroyed and disappeared by Zipfel's hand, but I happen to know the last surviving member of Hister. Perhaps, I can ask that person to restore your memories, Ms. Luet."
[That's an intriguing story, humans who use similar magic as us... However, it would be impossible to restore my memories.]
"Nevertheless, we should still try."
[I cannot leave this place, and if you leave this space, you will forget everything about me. Therefore, even if you were to ask that person to restore my memories, it wouldn't be feasible. Even if that person truly possesses such abilities.]
Luet placed her hand on Jin's, resting it on the shadow force marble.
[Still, it doesn't mean that a person's existence will be completely forgotten. To my knowledge, glimpses of my appearance also appear within this recording device. I can only show it to you once, so please take a closer look.]
Oooong!
The waves of magic emanating from the shadow force marble intensified.
Simultaneously, Jin felt a sensation as if his consciousness was being drawn in, allowing him to examine the recorded memories within the marble.
***
It was a place where storms raged throughout the seasons, but that day was unusually turbulent. The expressions of the people seated in the Storm Castle's conference room were grim.
On one side of the room, stacks of blank paper, thousands of sheets, were piled up. However, the papers had already been a little crumpled, as if touched by human hands.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...
Butlers and scribes tirelessly wrote something on fresh pieces of paper.
They were recording the recent events involving the fairies.
Hundreds of individuals simultaneously transcribed the same content with different sentences and interpretations.
(On March 3rd, 797, the Runcandel recorded Zipfel's history manipulation concerning the fairies. On March 4th, the fairy Shil Damiro, Beka Tishke, Mulias Mon, Trica Tredos, and Zen Mainu were forgotten among the fairies...)
(..., on March 3rd, the Runcandel recorded Zipfel's...)
While the butlers and scribes were in the process of recording, the writings were also being erased.
It was as if pouring water into a leak jar. Nevertheless, the butlers and scribes desperately continued to transcribe the same content.
They did so out of fear that if they didn't, the fairies would be completely forgotten.
However, this fear was not imaginary. It was a fear that arose from witnessing something being erased in such a manner.
But what was even more terrifying was the fact that if the fairies were to completely vanish, there was a possibility that the Runcandel would be erased from history in the same way.
"Would Zipfel, those insane bastards, really erase the fairies, who were living and breathing... in such a manner?"
Ten Great Knight Diana exploded in anger. Everyone else in the conference room shared the same sentiment.
They all knew.
In this way, they could only delay the fairies's disappearance from history, barely postponing their extinction.
Even if they are living beings.
Once erased from history, they became non-existent from the beginning. Nobody would recognize them, and they would lose themselves as well.
Zipfel's power to manipulate history went beyond mere "distortion of truth" and delved into the realm of obliterating truth itself.
"How can mere humans wield such power, a power that even gods don't possess... If it weren't for the fairies' abilities, we would never have known that Zipfel's manipulation of history reached this level."
Ten Great Knight Padler spoke up.
As he said, if it weren't for the fairies' "record abilities," the Runcandel would have never known the truth.
But at this rate, the fairies would soon disappear.
No one would be able to record the truth for the Runcandel, no, for the world.
Creak!
The head butler, Luet Damiro Yul, entered the conference room.
"You've arrived, head butler."
Diana greeted her with a bow, and Luet opened a translucent window in the air using her magic.
"Everyone, look at this. There is hope. I have discovered that even Zipfel's manipulation of history has its limits...!"
Luet exclaimed with a triumphant voice contrasting her haggard expression.
Engraved on the translucent window were these words.
<A total of 3,026 mages, including Elona Zipfel, attempted to manipulate the history of Temar Runcandel but failed to overcome the power of an immense existence he possessed.>
章節 173: Chapter 332
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Hope.
In the face of the enemy's transcendent and demonic power, this hope was desperately needed.
The people gathered in the conference room stared blankly at the words written on the floating window for a long time.
Meanwhile, the writings of the butlers and scribes continued to be erased.
"Well done, Head butler! According to what is written here, it seems that even with their wicked ability to manipulate history, they cannot erase our patriarch...!"
Diana grabbed Luet's hand and spoke.
Elona Zipfel, along with 3026 mages.
3026. The significance of that number was none other than the total number of elite mages within Zipfel, which Runcandel had already grasped, and it matched exactly.
Furthermore, Elona Zipfel, despite not being the patriarch of the Zipfel clan, was known as the strongest mage within Zipfel.
They have fought numerous battles with her.
Temar and the Ten Great Knights concluded that Elona accounted for more than half of Zipfel's overall power, so there could be no better explanation of her strength than that.
"Elona, that monstrous mage, and all the elite mages had already conspired against the patriarch once."
Padler shivered. He was recalling the memory of restraining Elona with other Ten Great Knights last year.
The Ten Great Knights realized that there was another person in the world who could be called a "monster" besides Temar that day.
"What the hell are they doing to manipulate history? Those damn bastards, it seems like there is some connection to the Tower of Stories...!"
Sylderay exploded in anger.
As he said, Runcandel still did not know exactly how Zipfel was manipulating history.
They only knew that manipulation occurred when Zipfel's mages gathered in large numbers at the Tower of Stories.
But that was just speculation. There were several other locations where "history manipulation" was suspected to be occurring.
"Since the patriarch had already decided to prioritize destroying their magic towers, the answers would soon be revealed."
They were still unable to attack the main house of the Lutero Magic Federation, Drakka. It was because Elona was constantly defending it.
The magic towers were being destroyed smoothly. Except for the places used by Zipfel as major strongholds, over a hundred magic towers had already been destroyed.
"Dame Sarah Runcandel, the Ten Great Knight, has returned!"
A guardian knight rushed into the conference room and spoke.
Upon hearing that, Luet and the Ten Great Knights simultaneously started running to greet Sarah.
They had been waiting all this time for either Temar or Sarah to return. The two of them were leading the other Ten Great Knights in attacking Zipfel's magic towers.
Luet and the Ten Great Knights were so anxious that they didn't even bother to shield themselves from the pouring rain as they ran to meet Sarah.
"Sarah!"
"Dame Sarah!"
"Wow, it seems like everyone was eagerly waiting for me. You guys are not puppies, you know? It's embarrassing to see you all running towards me like this."
Sarah smiled as she looked at her approaching comrades.
Even amidst the pouring rain that felt like the sky had ripped open, a strong scent of ashes and burnt smell emanated from her. It was a testament to how intense the battle she had just fought was.
"Especially Padler, this weakling would catch a cold if he got wet. Haha."
"What happened? Sarah, did you manage to destroy the enemy's towers?"
"No, it wasn't possible. If there were more mages like Elona, would you believe it? Sylderay, no matter how terrible it was, I managed to destroy about fifty of them before giving up and coming back."
"What, are you serious...!?"
Only Sylderay fell for Sarah's feeble lie.
"Fooled again, Sylderay. Hahaha! You are being fooled by my deception. It's not easy for me to stop playing pranks when you're so easily fooled."
"What? Is it a lie again?"
"Yeah. Do you think there would be another crazy monster like that in the world, huh? Anyway, you have the cute side of being a stupid."
"I did it to ease the feeling of your blood drying up while waiting for me. That's what big sisters do."
"You are five years younger than me, yet you are my big sister…"
The other comrades had already realized that Sarah's mission had succeeded at the point where she lied. Whenever Sarah showed a playful mood, it was always like this.
"Well, for now, we've destroyed all the towers assigned to our side. Well, my brother, or rather, the patriarch, had few more than us, but it seems I had turned around ten thousand mages into ashes."
Indeed, Sarah was undoubtedly the strongest among the Ten Great Knights. The number of mages she killed had no imaginary figures mixed in.
"The patriarch must have finished on his end soon. But it's strange. Although there are more towers to destroy on their side, I thought the patriarch would finish before us."
The towers Sarah's group planned to destroy were twenty in total.
The towers Temar's group planned to destroy were forty.
Despite the double difference, Temar's power was enough to compensate for that gap.
"Why does it feel strange? Did I actually defeat the patriarch after a long time? No, that's not possible. It couldn't be that something happened on the patriarch's side, right?"
"We were constantly monitoring Elona's location. So there shouldn't be any problems on the patriarch's side. It's probably because your magic sword's secret move was completed."
"I knew it, right? Well, I did wipe out the last five towers completely. Zipfel's mages melted like butter."
"Seriously, can't you refrain from using expressions like "melting" when referring to humans?"
Padler frowned and spoke, and Sarah shrugged her shoulders.
"To me, "humans" refers to those who are not Runcandel's enemies, weakling. You're acting all surprised when you already know that."
"Still, it is not good for your emotions."
"Am I a teenage girl? Spend your time taking care of your health instead of worrying about my emotions."
Sarah laughed, messing up Padler's hair.
With the arrival of Sarah, along with the hope brought by Luet, the heavy expressions on the faces of the Ten Great Knights quickly eased.
"Dame Sarah, take a look at this."
Luet once again displayed a translucent window in front of her.
"Huh? What's this, Luet? Elona Zipfel and 3026 mages... Oh! This is really good news. My brother, no, patriarch, is truly amazing, Is not he?"
"Of course, we still cannot completely relax. Although Elona Zipfel and all the elite mages are included, the patriarch and second in command of the Zipfel clan were not part of it."
Zipfel used the patriarch and second in command, as well as five hundred elite mages, to manipulate the history of the "Fairy" race.
This was also confirmed by Luet's recording ability.
Naturally, the power of the patriarch and second in command should not be underestimated. They may be inferior to Elona, but they were individuals who reached a transcendental realm in their own right.
It took that level of power to erase the history of the Fairy race spanning thousands of years.
The fact that even with greater power, they couldn't manipulate Temar's history made Luet feel both fortunate and bitter at the same time.
Her own race continued to be forgotten at this very moment.
Moreover, it was sad to think that the thousands of years of time and history accumulated by her own race might be considered less valuable than a single human named Temar.
The power of existence.
Luet couldn't exactly grasp the meaning behind what was written in the record window.
Sensing her thoughts, Sarah placed her hand on Luet's shoulder.
"Head butler, I know what you're thinking. But, just my opinion, I think this power of existence isn't something simple. It's about how much change a person brings to the world, that's the standard. The reason why Zipfel couldn't manipulate the history of my brother Temar as they did with the Fairy race is because he's bringing significant changes to the world."
"So, Dame Sarah's words mean that the more influential the being is in changing the world, the harder it is for Zipfel to manipulate their history?"
"Yes, Temar is completely reshaping the world right now, isn't he? The Fairy race, being observers and record-keepers, has a role of not actively changing the world."
Luet fell into thought for a moment.
"...It could be interpreted that way, Dame Sarah."
"Of course, it's just speculation to a certain extent. But it does seem plausible. Honestly, I don't think the value of Temar as an individual surpasses that of the entire Fairy race. Among various beings, it's difficult to definitively say which is superior."
The other Ten Great Knights nodded. When Luet first brought the news, they were happy, but they also worried about Luet, just like Sarah.
"Thank you for your concern."
"Well, compared to what the Head butler does for us, it's infinitely insufficient. Now, should we lend a hand to the Head butler and the scribes? The more help, the better, right?"
As Sarah rested her arm on Padler's shoulder and spoke, Luet's pupils naturally widened as she had been staring at the record window.
"Wait a moment. What is this...!"
At Luet's newly alarmed voice, the Ten Great Knights couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.
"Head butler, what's wrong, ha...?"
As Diana approached Luet, she saw the record window and stopped speaking.
Or rather, her words were not stopped but rather she was speechless.
The others who saw the record window had similar reactions to Diana.
In the record window, sentences that they didn't know how to interpret were being generated.
<On March 3rd, 797, Temar Runcandel and the Ten Great Knights following him destroyed five of Zipfel's towers in the Palin Kingdom. There were no casualties on Runcandel's side, and there were no survivors on Zipfel's side.>
<...On March 3rd..., Temar Runcandel and the...Ten Great Knights...Zipfel's towers..., destroyed...>
<..., Temar Runcandel and..., ..., ..., ...>
They were disappearing.
They were records of Temar and the Ten Great Knights destroying Zipfel's towers 'today'.
But the shock that Luet and the Ten Great Knights would receive did not end there.
<On June 6th, 740, Clio Zipfel instructed his subordinates to build five towers in the Palin Kingdom.>
<On August 2nd, 743, Zipfel's mages were deployed to the completed towers. Heads of each of the five collateral families of the Zipfel clan appointed as the tower masters.>
<On January 5th, 744, the heads of collateral families stepped down from their positions as tower masters, and were replaced by pure-blood Zipfels...>
<On December 20th, 750...>
The contents of the record window were being updated incessantly.
And the last updated information consisted of records.
<On March 3rd, 797, the five towers of Zipfel in the Palin Kingdom were intact. These towers have remained unchanged since their completion, without ever being attacked from the outside, for the past 57 years.>
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