Chapter 51: The Key (2)
I showed her the hole I was talking about.
She kneeled down to take a closer look. I saw her touch the smooth surface of the transparent object.
Soon, she stood up and looked at me.
"Taeho, this might be a dumb question because you have probably already tried it. But have you tried to use mana?" She said this as she looked deep into my eyes.
In that instant, she said that. I realized that I forgot one of the most important things that I learned on this floor.
'Mana'. The energy that I have been using every day since I learned how to use it.
I haven't even tried to use the most obvious thing on something that was clearly magical.
My face started to get hot out of shame.
Do I lie?
"Yes". I said quickly, trying to bury the problem.
She looked at me in silence.
"Why did you lie? Haven't you already learned that I can sense that stuff?" She looked at me dumbfounded.
'F*ck'. I completely forgot about that.
I looked at the ground, trying to hide my red face.
"No, I haven't tried yet".
She put her hand on her forehead.
"You didn't try the only thing that I had been teaching you? Do you even try to use your brain?" She said this while raising her voice a little.
It's true that I had to realize that sooner, but she didn't have to say it that way.
I raised my head.
"It doesn't matter now, does it? Let's just try it now".
I walked over to the hole, and as I put my hand over it, I tried to gather my mana in my hand.
Usually, for me, it's very hard to use mana outside my body. But as I gathered it in my hand,
The object, seemingly like an endless hole, started to absorb all my mana.
The transparent object got brighter and brighter.
"Wait, Taeho, don't use all your mana!". Park Jihye shouted in worry.
"I can't stop it!" I responded back.
As the light looked like it had reached its peak, it burst.
The light blinded me like a flash bang.
As I regained my vision, from within the radiance of the light, a figure emerged.
Floating up in the air, he was like no person I had ever seen.
He had an ethereal presence around him, and he was definitely one of the most handsome people I had ever seen.
He looked like a man in his 20s, but he had white hair, which was definitely not of old age.
As he locked eyes with me, I noticed that his eyes were deep and mesmerizing. It swirled with colors that seemed to know the truth of the universe.
"Welcome, young successor. It seems like in this generation, you have been chosen to inherit my technique". He said it in a voice filled with confidence and pride.
But as he looked at us again, his eyes, which were filled with confidence, were replaced with doubt.
"You are not from my clan". He said it slowly and hostilely.
"How did you summon me? Where are the elders?"
He floated to the edge of the summit and looked over the mountain to see the world below us.
"Impossible".
I could only see the back of the tall, floating figure.
"Where is my clan?" He asked with a commanding tone as he turned around to look at us.
"Clan? What do you mean?" I answered in confusion.
'Clan?'
And the way he talked about how we were chosen to inherit his technique It seems like the technique he has is something that has been passed along to every generation.
Which is probably why he is talking about his clan. But he was so sure that we were not part of the clan.
He knew instantly, when he looked at us, that we were not part of his clan. Either way, he can sense something different. Or maybe our appearance was very different compared to the previous users.
"Obviously, the Noom clan that used to be here". He said it in a way that was common knowledge.
He noticed our silence, and soon he broke it.
"And how is it that you are speaking Tellis? The way your mouth moves does not match the words you are speaking". He looked at me, trying to figure out my next response.
I was also wondering how this guy was speaking Korean. But it seems like the tower is translating everything we are saying.
And looking at the way he hasn't used brute force,
There might be two reasons for that. Either he can't touch us at all, or maybe it was not within his personality to do so.
I started to explain of how we suddenly teleported into the grassy field. But I didn't explain that we were from Earth.
But I did not mention my regression skills.
"I see, mass teleportation magic and translation magic was probably used". After he heard us speak, he turned around to look at the world below again.
I looked at the back of his figure, which looked so lonely.
'This must be hard for him'.
I didn't know if he was alive or just a ghost from the past. But no matter the reason, he has just found out that the clan he once was in is now gone.
Therefore, I couldn't guess how he was feeling right now.
"I shouldn't have ascended".
I heard a regretful whisper coming out of the figure.
'So this is not his real body'.
Hearing him talk about ascension, I could guess that the figure I saw right now was just something that he left behind.
Like a will for the future generations of his clan that was once here. This way, he could pass on his technique to the younger generations to secure their survival.
But this was just me guessing'. The truth is probably different.
He turned around to look at us again.
"Black hair does not exist in my clan; I should have guessed something went wrong... but it seems like you know as much as I do". He paused and soon continued again.
"My clan is now missing; therefore, let me ask you this question: for what purpose have you summoned me?"
For what purpose? I didn't expect him to come out of the crystal, so there really was no purpose for him.
But I really wanted to clear this floor. Therefore, the technique that he possessed was probably the key.
How do I get him to teach me that technique? It seems like it was meant for his clan, not an outsider like me.
I was trying to think of a plan, but soon I was interrupted.
"I can't afford to lose more mana, so I am returning. In hopes that my clan will wake me again". He said this while slowly fading.
"Wait! I can find your clan for you". I tried to get his attention.
He stopped and looked at me with a gaze that said 'continue'.
"If you show me something, that can help me find your clan members".
He looked deep into my eyes.
"What is in it for you?" He said it in a questioning tone.
"If you can teach me that technique that you wanted to pass on, then I will try my best to find your clan".
"Hahaha". He suddenly laughed out of nowhere.
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