Chapter 300: 300
Chapter 300 – Poseidon (12)
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko (300(0)/12)
Yeon-woo stopped looking at the bracelet and the sabaton . Of course, it wouldn’t give him any answers no matter how much he looked at it .
He had to look for the answer himself or leave it as a puzzle forever .
Actually, that wasn’t a bad idea either .
It was convenient to borrow Authorities, but there were also many discomforts that came with it .
Because the Channeling would be strengthened, it was easier to read his will and thoughts . It was extremely unpleasant for his thoughts to be revealed since his actions were already visible to them too .
Also, Azrael was the worst .
He could leave out Agares, who was actually just simple without his obsessive nature, Hermes and Athena, who had goodwill towards him, and the silent Hondon .
However, Azrael had always watched over him mysteriously . While he showed his greed occasionally, he would pretend to be caring sometimes . It was hard to guess what went on in his mind .
Yeon-woo was always on edge because he didn’t know what Azrael was going to do .
Azrael was almost like the representative of the gods and demons of death .
Such a being had suddenly disappeared, leaving him with an even greater Authority . He had also unlocked the seal .
It wasn’t bad for Yeon-woo at all . Rather, he was grateful .
‘He’s the Giving Tree . ’
Yeon-woo grinned and checked the last option .
The other options had all been useful, but this was what popped out the most .
[Summon of the Dead]
It would use up a part of the souls in his collection and forcefully summon the souls that were resting in the Beyond .
You had to have met the soul while they were alive or have something related to them to summon them . The length of time was limited to the level of the souls consumed .
However, the summoned souls would have free will .
‘The dead souls are forcefully summoned?’
He wouldn’t be able to make the souls do what he wanted, but many things would become possible .
‘I can make a deal to learn skills or Authorities . Or I can ask for advice . ’
Yeon-woo used a part of the souls in his collection and gathered Black Evil to activate Summon of the Dead .
[‘Summon of the Dead’ has been activated . ]
[Who would you like to summon?]
Yeon-woo said the name that first came to mind .
“Benteke . ”
Hwaak!
A black whirlwind blew around him and scattered .
[You have failed the summoning . ]
[The person you are trying to summon cannot be found . ]
‘As I thought . ’
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes . He had tried it on the off chance that it would work, but he couldn’t summon him .
‘So Benteke’s soul couldn’t move onto the Beyond and was swallowed by Poseidon?’
Benteke had been crushed by Poseidon’s forced descent .
Yeon-woo had thought his soul may have been absorbed or destroyed, and it turned out he was correct .
Also, he found a new condition for Summon of the Dead .
‘I can’t call for a soul that’s not here or in the Beyond . ’
It was a tiny but important detail .
‘Alright . Now… . . ’
Yeon-woo gathered Black Evil once more and activated the option .
[Who would you like to summon?]
“Lana . ”
Hwaak!
This time, the message didn’t show up .
The black whirlwind took the form of a human . Long arms and legs were created, and a small head appeared .
It was exactly like the image Yeon-woo had seen in the diary .
「Interesting . 」
Shanon, who had been watching from next to him, exclaimed in amazement . Hanryeong nodded his head .
They had seen shamans summon souls into their bodies for a short while, but it was their first time seeing souls as they had been when they were alive . It looked as if Yeon-woo had moved someone from the Beyond to the living world .
「Who are you?」
Lana glared at Yeon-woo with a wary face . The aura around her was intense .
It was probably the anger she still had towards her old lover . Instead of answering her, Yeon-woo slowly took off his mask .
Click—
「Y, You……!」
Lana’s eyes widened . She walked heavily towards him and kneeled, stroking his face . Her hands were trembling .
「You were alive . You were alive……!」
Tears were brimming in her eyes .
「Yes . So that’s why I couldn’t find you no matter how hard I tried . Ah, my precious child . My son… . . 」
Lana was now stroking Yeon-woo’s face with both her hands .
She was grateful that she was seeing her disciple who she had only dreamed of meeting again .
「How scared you must have been . How lonely you must have felt…… . 」
Lana’s tears continued to fall as she touched Yeon-woo’s face . Yeon-woo just stood still and didn’t say anything .
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And after a while, Lana took her hands off of Yeon-woo’s face . Then, she stepped back and sighed . She seemed to have moved past her grudges and regrets .
「You’re…… not that child . 」
Only after Lana got herself together did she really look at Yeon-woo . He had the same face, but he wasn’t whom she was looking for .
Yeon-woo nodded his head heavily and spoke .
“Hello . I’m Jeong-woo’s older brother, Cha Yeon-woo . ”
「Ahh!」
Lana covered her face with her hands . Tears dripped down again . However, the tears of her soul didn’t reach the ground and scattered in the air .
Then, she slowly lifted her hands . Her eyes were hard .
「So in the end, even now, the revenge is currently under way . 」
Yeon-woo silently nodded .
「There’s a lot to talk about . 」
Lana crossed her legs .
「Do you have any alcohol?」
All people were curious about useless things sometimes . Yeon-woo was no exception . And today, one of them was resolved .
‘Souls drink alcohol too . ’
Like what his brother said about Lana being an alcoholic, she was drinking the wine that Yeon-woo pulled out from Intrenian by the bottle . He understood why his brother followed her around .
‘Although, she spilled half of it on the ground . ’
He didn’t enjoy alcohol anyway, and he had only kept it in the subspace for Brahm and Galliard, so he didn’t think it was a waste .
A memory suddenly surfaced in his mind of Galliard saying it was expensive, but he just decided not to remember it .
「I can’t get drunk in this condition . What a shame . 」
Lana put the bottle down as she clicked her tongue . She could only feel the taste of the wine with the senses that were barely there, and she couldn’t get drunk .
Even if she couldn’t get drunk, she wanted to feel like she could .
Yeon-woo and Lana spoke for a long time .
They were sharing stories about his brother .
‘All those people threw you away, but there are still many people who long for you and cherish you . ’
Yeon-woo thought it was a relief . Brahm, Galliard, and Lana . He was relieved that his brother’s death and traces of his past weren’t for nothing .
「There’s not much time . I want to stay longer, though . 」
Lana looked down at her fading hands . The time a spirit could be summoned wasn’t set in stone . It was influenced by the level of the soul, but the will of the soul was important as well . If they wanted to return, the time of the summoning was shorter, or if they wanted to stay longer, they could stay as long as possible .
It was now time for Lana to return .
“I’ll call you again next time . ”
「I’ll be grateful if you do . I was happy to breathe the air of the living world for the first time in a while . And I met the brother of my disciple . But use it carefully . If you use up all the times I can come here, I’ll be bored after that too . 」
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“Yes, ma’am . Understood . ”
「Alright . I’ll give you a present before I leave . Our god keeps on rushing me to give it to you . 」
Lana grinned and held her hands out .
「Would you give me the necklace you have for a moment?」
Yeon-woo handed over the Sea Water Charm around his neck .
Lana accepted it and stroked it . It was like she was reminiscing about old times . The present that his brother had given to her on Teacher’s Day .
Then, the Sea Water Charm flashed . The worn out sections were restored, and it turned into a beautiful holy artifact .
[You have completed the sudden quest (Ceto’s Resentment) . ]
[You have accomplished something that is not easily achieved . Additional Karma is being rewarded . ]
[You have earned 10,000 Karma . ]
[You have earned an additional 15,000 Karma . ]
[As a reward, you have earned ‘Ceto’s Holy Artifact (Sea Water Charm), ‘Ceto’s Blessing (Sea King Chronicles)’, and ‘Ceto’s Authority (Sea King Stone)’ . ]
「Take it . 」
Yeon-woo took the Sea Water Charm Lana was holding and hung it around his neck . As he did, the holy power entered his body . The Divine Blessings began to move more actively than before .
「So long story short, I picked what you need the most . Since you have the Divine Blessings, you’ll have to use holy power too . It won’t be easy to use holy power without being an apostle . This holy artifact will help you from now on, so use it well . 」
“Thank you . ”
「There’s also affinity for the water property and things like that… . . but you can check that later . The most important thing is that Ceto likes you . She’ll probably lend you power that is equivalent to an apostle’s . 」
Ceto lost most of her power to Poseidon when Lana died . Yeon-woo had paid some of it back, so Ceto probably regained some of her power . Of course she would cherish Yeon-woo .
It was a good thing for Yeon-woo . With Azrael’s spot empty, it was better to have the Blessing of a god who had goodwill towards him than a scheming god .
Hwaaa—
Lana’s body started to become clear .
「I guess it’s almost over now . What a shame . I have things I want to eat and drink . Next time, I hope you call me in front of a feast . 」
“I will . ”
「Good . And be careful to look carefully around you . The Tower is filled with evil people . 」
Lana knew everything that Yeon-woo had done for his brother’s revenge, but she didn’t stop nagging him .
She wanted to give him everything she could . She knew that Yeon-woo wasn’t powerless, but she still felt worried and concerned . They had only met for a short while, but she felt close to him .
‘I see why Jeong-woo said she was his teacher . ’
「And…… . 」
Right before she disappeared, she asked in a weak voice that was unlike herself .
「Let me just ask you one more thing . 」
“Yes?”
「How was… . . Benteke’s end?」
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Was it longing for her lover, or was it resentment? He couldn’t tell .
When Lana got herself together, she could understand why Benteke had made those kinds of choices . She was half-crazy back then .
“He… . . ”
Yeon-woo couldn’t forget the look in Benteke’s eyes before Poseidon descended .
There was exhaustion in his eyes, but there was also a spark that couldn’t be extinguished . He didn’t crumble at the pressure the god he served gave him . And in the end… . .
“He was laughing . . ”
Kehalhal . Yeon-woo remembered that strange laughter . It was a rambunctious and confident laugh .
「I see . He was like himself until the end . Unlike me . 」
Lana chuckled and quietly disappeared . She looked like she had moved on from her last regrets and resentment .
A heavy silence fell .
Yeon-woo rubbed the necklace Lana gave him for a while and pulled out the pocket watch .
There was a faint ‘J . W . CAH’ on the worn cover .
Click—
When he opened the cover, the hands of the clocks were trembling . No matter how much he learned about alchemy or magic, the pocket watch was still a puzzle he couldn’t solve .
‘How much longer will it take for me to get to where you reached?’
Muttering to himself, he blew Black Evil inside of the pocket watch .
The condition of Summon of the Dead was to know the soul or have something from when they were alive . Here, he had his brother’s item .
And in his head, he had memories .
Yeon-woo closed his eyes and activated the option .
[‘Summon of the Dead’ has been activated . ]
[Who would you like to summon?]
Yeon-woo spoke in a trembling voice .
“Cha Jeong-woo . ”
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