novelraw Chapter 640: Ex
Chapter 640: Ex
"On the day of my 20th birthday, I accidentally used self-created magic blasting open the large doors leading to the Spirit World.
Before 20 years old, I all along merely acting as a magic apprentice, relying on somewhat solid family background traveling and cultivating in various countries of the world. Until there was a winter so cold unable to move footsteps, I stopped in the Northern Border and settled down there. By chance, I actually used an extremely ingenious space magic opening the passage to the Spirit World.
That was merely a beginning, because I at that time still hadn't realized the other side of the magic was the outer layer of this world. Carefulness and caution made me subconsciously perceive the danger within it. Uniquely the faintly whistling past voice of my departed mother inside made me have a profound impression. I thought I discovered paradise, not only the paradise of magic, still the paradise of souls. But at the very beginning I only paid attention to its magic aspect, turning a deaf ear towards the others.
The magic fluctuations occasionally transmitting over from the space connected by magic gave me a lot of enlightenment regarding magic. You ought to be able to imagine a devout magic apprentice bowing down before the desire seeking knowledge, every night lying before the magic recording the laws of those magic fluctuations, subsequently then corresponding one by one to classical books and theories, how excited he should be creating magic belonging to his own.
That was a long winter, also a winter filled with harvests.
Ever since then, when Helson Lacazette closed the magic of the Spirit World leaving the Northern Border returning to his hometown Naris, he only then truly began to achieve great fame.
The young me acted more wildly and rampantly than any genius. Whatever bad things you can imagine I have entirely done them all, even to the extent putting arms around each other's shoulders with the old king (Godelin VIII, Elizabeth's grandpa) Dami'an them together going to secretly peep at maids bathing. He helped me write love letters, going to pursue the ladies I fancied, also would rush over to comfort me because of my poor glibness after meeting.
At that time I had already forgotten the Spirit World magic constructed within the Northern Border. Because ever since I returned to Naris that magic then no longer took effect. I even thought it was the Frost Phoenix of the Northern Border manifesting her spirit, manifesting Utopia before my eyes.
But accompanying growing increasingly older in age, accompanying my close friends and beloved ones departing one by one, the flames burning within the inner heart of this old man over half a century old of mine also began to become faint. You are still young, completely not knowing the desires within the heart sometimes will become weak accompanying the increasing of age. Or perhaps, actually it didn't become weak, merely the types became fewer exactly.
The sexual desires, appetites and so on when young have all already entirely faded away. At that time, inside my inner heart besides the love towards my child and the prayers towards peace, then only remained the ragingly burning curiosity, curiosity towards truth, towards magic.As it should be, I once again thought of that magic unintentionally engraved in the Northern Border when young, thought of the world on the other side of that magic...
Within my brain surged out a terrifying thought: Since I am already so powerful, why don't I enter within to find out the truth?
Yes, at that time, a human magician who highestly mastered up to Fourteenth-Ring Magic actually produced this kind of thought, this truly was somewhat not knowing one's insignificance. These of course are entirely later matters, because at that time I was still exactly like bumping my head blindly making preparations heading to the Northern Border, and unfolding a stretch of quite thrilling and stimulating adventure over there...
I saw many mysteries humans find difficult to imagine over there, got to know many friends unforgettable for an entire lifetime, of course also encountered dangers and curses threatening my life.
Still remember that Soul Magic you displayed to me when you first returned from the Southern Continent? At that time my soul left the body always not returning, that old thing Dami'an even thought I died, thanks to me preparing a Resurrection magic as a backup only then coming alive that time.
Afraid you thought I was because of being too old therefore the body's attractiveness towards the soul then became thin causing the soul to leave the body. Actually this was entirely because I once entered the Spirit World, causing the Sea of Souls to record my aura before my death, therefore at that time It only then so unable to wait wanted to take me away...
And during my long Spirit World journey, I spent the majority of the time experiencing together with the stars. I forged deep friendships with them, therefore also face a common enemy with them.
My disciple, perhaps you already have a certain degree of understanding towards that crimson bizarre existence within the Spirit World. Because when I wrote down this piece of thing I only then just learned you are currently in the Northern Border, also because over there again accompanying a certain female thereby provoked Elizabeth into flying into a raging fury.
You perhaps already know that crimson existence is an unconscious deity, also perhaps know He is exactly attempting to enter this world through the legacy of the ancient phoenix. But you definitely do not know why He would be so obsessed with entering this world.
He is a deity hollowly possessing Authority yet lacking a soul. And His sole purpose of entering reality, is exactly for the sake of painstakingly searching for the soul He lost for a long time."
"Big Brother, Big Brother..."
"... Teacher Helson?"
Fisher hazily opened his eyes, yet seeing the little Alicia standing beside currently looking all around at the surroundings, seemingly searching for Fisher's figure. But clearly he exactly slept before her eyes, yet because of the Hidden blessing she was unable to discover.
Also exactly at this moment, Fisher only then regained his senses from the rare deep slumber. He hurriedly sat up his body. Bringing along the still sleeping Eimhart lying on his chest and the notes left by Teacher Helson not finished reading last night together rolling onto the floor.
"Aiyou!"
"Mr. Book, you appeared. What about Big Brother? Is he still resting? You must wake him up quickly, the funeral over there seems to be about to begin..."
Fisher rubbed the center of his own brows turning his head looking towards outside the wooden house. Right now the sky outside only just showed the first light of dawn. But the distance towards the time originally arranged for the funeral was already extremely close. He hurriedly stood his body up, saying towards Eimhart,
"You tell her, we will set off right now."
"Ai, truly troublesome na..."
Eimhart relayed Fisher's words to her. Alicia nodded her head, again started running east and west inside the house, for example going to the wardrobe beside searching for clothes to change into. Her actions were nimble, looking like ordinarily absolutely not an owner needing people to take care of. After finishing confirming all of this, Fisher then walked out of the room leaving privacy to this little tot of hers.
The Chitel City in the distance clearly hadn't even lit up the sky yet already transmitted over noisy and clamorous sounds. Obviously, those people who hurried here last night staying over had already begun to successively surge into the venue of the funeral.
And as Helson's nominally adopted granddaughter, even if Vileli herself didn't like her existence, but those servants still completely according to their duties needed to come here seeking her, taking her to attend the funeral seeing Helson for the last time. As for matters afterwards then it wouldn't be under their management.
Right when Fisher was waiting outside, from the dense forest of the early morning not far away then transmitted over the shouting sounds of servants,
"Miss Alicia, are you inside the house?"
"Everyone is waiting for you exactly, if hearing then..."
"Kacha."
The door behind opened. Alicia had already changed into a proper black little skirt. Merely the hair ornament on her head was somewhat messy. Looking like although she could completely nimbly change her own clothes, yet still couldn't tie a suitable hair for herself well.
The expression on her face was still faint, but still carried a few points of constraint. Seemingly felt at a loss towards the impending funeral or perhaps those servants coming to seek her.
Perhaps after Helson died, this granddaughter raised by him all along then only thought about wanting to be eaten by him after meeting Fisher. But right now Fisher suddenly not doing so afterwards, inside her brain then remained only a stretch of blankness.
"Bi... Big Brother, I... what should I do?"
She couldn't see Fisher, then asked the Eimhart floating in midair like so.
And Fisher glanced at Eimhart, after contemplating a bit said to him,
"Eimhart, afterwards you temporarily stay beside Alicia ba, I will all along follow you guys at the side. At least before the funeral ends, still as much as possible do not attract too much attention ba."
"Alright... little fellow, let's go ba, he will follow beside us exactly."
"Mmn..."
Alicia pursed her lips. She moved her own footsteps slowly walking towards the direction the servants shouted from. Just preparing to open her mouth replying "I am exactly here" at the time, she suddenly felt the hair ornament on her head seemingly undergoing a bit of subtle change.
She blankly stretched out her hand rubbing her own hair. As expected, there the hairstyle she herself clumsily tied had already become neat. And upon her head, Fisher under the Hidden blessing had just withdrawn his hand, still thinking she needed to wait quite a while only then able to discover. Resulting in exactly the next moment, her voice then suddenly transmitted over,
"Thank you, Big Brother."
"... Don't mention it."
Fisher opened his mouth. Eimhart was also yawning failing to relay this sentence for him in time, also don't know whether she heard it or not. Merely after that, she then headed towards the direction transmitting over sounds not far away walking over.
"Aiya, Miss, have you already finished changing your clothes?"
"Over there is already about to begin. We all forgot to tell you yesterday letting you stay inside the magic tower not returning..."
"Sorry, gave you guys trouble."
The two servants coming to seek seeing they found Alicia then also didn't say anything else. Merely hurriedly led her heading towards the direction of the magic tower walking. Here actually towards the magic tower wasn't considered far, because the location of the magic tower already approached the suburbs of Chitel City.
When Fisher followed Alicia walking out of the dense forest, abruptly saw the magic flags fluttering everywhere under the morning light, charging straight into the clouds from the ground. During this period flew everywhere surveilling Cardinals. And at the venue outside the Cathedral, the guards of Chitel City were currently maintaining the order of the outer field.
"Everyone, please orderly place the sacrifices, please do not crowd!"
"Weng weng weng!"
The flutes, French horns and tubas and such instruments of the orchestra had already begun tuning. The huge Golden Crests above the venue and the photos of Helson before his death very quickly reflected into Fisher's eyes. He stood beside the magic tower yet to have time to size up much. The whispered conversation sounds of the servants all around then suddenly pulled his attention back to the vicinity,
"It's that cursed Alicia returned..."
"Didn't Miss Vileli all entirely not want to see her anymore, why still call her returning? Was it the son-in-law doing so?"
"No matter what she's also the child Lord Helson adopted exactly. This is his funeral, she also ought to come to attend right?"
"Here afterwards only has our Miss Vileli exactly. Everything of course must mainly follow Miss Vileli."
Fisher looked towards the surroundings. Teacher Helson in the past actually didn't need servants. Here is his hometown. Not returning for a long time then even more didn't need exactly. These servants were entirely hired after Miss Vileli got married. Theoretically speaking, Helson returning after retirement also relied on his granddaughter taking care of. Vileli is exactly the true owner here right now.
Here essentially ever since Helson passed away had already turned into the home of Vileli and her husband. Looking like having completely no relation with Alicia.
Alicia pursed her lips. Within her embrace hugging Eimhart with eyes closed disguising as a book. But yet still wasn't too comfortable. Having no choice but to look around the surroundings a bit, yet still couldn't see Fisher's figure.
Merely the next moment, also seemingly a large hand was placed upon her head. Exactly like wind and exactly like the grandpa who still hadn't departed like that caressing her a bit. Making her slightly settle down a bit.
She seemingly, suddenly had that tiny little bit of perception towards the existence of Fisher beside.
"Since you've come, then quickly set off going to the Cathedral ba. Over there has already finished preparations... Later Your Majesty is estimating about to arrive. Son-in-law and Miss have both already went there for a long time. We best grasp the time tightly."
"Miss Alicia, please come this way."
The funerals of the Mother God Religion all along had the custom of gifting for funerals. Still remember previously when Fisher and Eimhart went to the Cathedral of St. Naris beneath had many letters and items burned for the dead exactly; And Schwari towards this aspect was even more popular exactly. Their populace very much liked gifting the family members capable of being preserved gifts at funerals to express sympathy. This kind of custom even negatively influenced the Naris which originally didn't have this kind of habit backwardly over a hundred years ago. Resulting in up until today when people hold funerals will also have this kind of behavior.
Due to Alicia coming comparatively late. At this time the guests of various dignitaries had already taken their seats. Subsequent arriving then were the various gifts their servants prepared for Vileli them. This kind of gifts using vehicles as units were transported by one or two servants. Above would still place the sacrifices of the Mother God Religion. Using text writing the person giving the gift, the target of sympathy as well as some gifting words.
Alicia had no choice but to with the servants follow this continuous stream of carriages giving gifts entering within the Cathedral to attend the funeral. And waiting until all these gifts entered within entirely. Before the funeral begins, the Empress possessing the most ostentation of the entire nation would then drive the carriage from the outer field entering again arriving at the Cathedral of the inner field to attend the funeral...
Fisher followed at the center of the convoy. While looking at the gradually enlarging Cathedral before his eyes, while once again recalling those notes of Teacher Helson read last night. Couldn't help but have somewhat complicated emotions.
Merely within the contemplation of last night's contents and the missing towards his teacher, inside his inner heart suddenly birthed a kind of ominous premonition.
He didn't know where this kind of ominous premonition came from. Until the next moment, his peripheral vision suddenly swept towards Alicia and the text attached on this gift carriage before her body,
"Northern Border, Heldour Turan, gifts to the great magician Helson Lacazette and his family members."
"Carrying sincere respect and regret, let us commemorate the departure of a great man."
Heldour?
Wait, isn't this Valentiina's teacher?
How come his gift would appear here. Didn't he exactly long ago...
But his astonishment still totally completely immersed into his inner heart. The next moment, beneath that line of text, had another line of text even more making his scalp tingle had already crashed into his eyes, above written,
"Northern Border, Valentiina, gifts towards Fisher Benavides's that pitiful Ex Elizabeth Gothrin..."
"Could it be you are currently wondering, exactly who the phoenix self-proclaiming Fisher's wife inside the letters previously is ba? Or say, actually Fisher fundamentally didn't plan to tell you this small fry acting as the Ex the news of his marriage?"
What what what?!
Fisher swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Even if right now he was currently being wrapped by the Hidden blessing he still couldn't help but a drop of cold sweat popped out on his forehead.
Must know, Azanroth's blessing can defend against the gaze and power of chaos deities, yet unable to defend against the machetes of intimate people ah.
And this thing sent inside before the eyes fundamentally isn't some gift sympathizing with Teacher Helson's family members at all, but a powder keg able to blow him off to the heavens!!
However, how did Valentiina traveling ten thousand miles sending this kind of thing here? Could it be it was the slimes?
But didn't Keken exactly already say slimes were unable to enter Naris again?
Fisher pursed his lips, yet to have time to react. Not far away, the sonorous horns had already sounded. A stretch of golden waves drove the overwhelming cheers like tsunami of the populace, they shouted loudly in sonorous voices,
"It's Her Majesty Elizabeth!! It's Her Majesty arriving!!"
"Rumble!"
What is even worse than lying on an explosive of huge equivalent?
Of course is right now, the spark igniting that gunpowder is already close at hand!