The 31st Piece Turns the Tables

Episode 495 Hal

… No, the girl Bish truly treasured the bead she found on the frozen ground.

“Rattle.”

“Yes bish.”

“I’m going out.”

“great!”

Pot-!

Rattle moved quickly and took the scarf for Vichy to wrap around his neck and even put a hat on top of it.

Hunie the cat snatched the rattle, which was whining and struggling, with its mouth and placed it on its back.

“Here you go! “It’s cold outside!”

“Hol ho ho… it’s amazing. Now, let’s go.”

Bish begins to move only after wrapping up a scarf and wearing a fur hat.

A cat and a marble latched onto her.

Sabak…

Sabak…

It snowed again today.

The fact that it was snowing was now so obvious that it made my mouth hurt.

“… I wish spring would come.”

“Spring? “What is spring?”

“Don’t you know spring?”

“Uh… I think I know something, but I don’t remember.”

“You know the meaning, but you don’t remember the scenery?”

“That’s right, Bish. That’s why I’m upset… Is spring beautiful?”

Vichy grinned and spread his hands.

[Vish uses the buds.]

[The buds receive nutrients and bloom into flowers.]

[Vish’s flowers exert various powers.]

…

Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss…

A flower has bloomed from the white bone.

The flowers were nothing special.

It wasn’t a particularly flashy color and didn’t have a particularly strong scent.

It’s just an ordinary color and an ordinary scent.

However, the resonance it brought was not ordinary.

“… Is this spring?”

“It’s just a little spring. “Spring can be anything, rattle.”

“What does that mean? “Vish’s words are too difficult for me to understand.”

“The simple change of seasons is spring, but that is only part of it. “Spring is for everyone.”

“You mean there is spring for Vichy and me too?”

“of course. A time when we overcome difficult times and finally many things bloom. “That’s how I think of spring.”

“If Vichy says so, I think so too!”

“You’re a copycat.”

“A rattle is a copycat.”

Rattle rested his head on Vichy’s neck. It must be his own expression of affection.

“Ike it’s cold.”

“sorry. Did you surprise me? “My body… is very cold, isn’t it?”

“If you lean on me without saying a word, everyone will be surprised. The same goes for other life forms. Be gentle when approaching… understand?”

Rattle bowed his head to Vichy.

“I am very cold. I like you though, Bish. Can I lean on you?”

Vish laughed.

No, I probably mistakenly thought I was laughing.

“Of course!”

“great!”

Miyaaaow…

The cat Hunie let out a cry, as if he was upset that they were hanging out alone.

“Oh dear. Hunie was also there.”

Rattle climbed on Hunie’s back and moved. The rattle is large enough for Hunie to not feel uncomfortable. That was exactly it.

The three walked quietly.

This is a place where snow piles up every day and the same scenery repeats itself, but the three loved the scenery.

“Vish.”

“huh.”

“Has there been spring in Vichy?”

“…there was.”

Bish continued his answer.

“It was really… happy days. “I wonder if that day will ever come again.”

“Once spring passes, does it mean it will never come again?”

“I don’t know.”

* * *

Time passed for Vichy and Rattle.

That too for quite some time.

Rattle recently started learning magic from Vichy and only learned very simple magic.

Of course, I couldn’t unfold it properly.

No one expects beads to work magic.

Cracking…

crackling…

the embers in the fireplace burned out.

Miyaaaaw…

He was sitting in a crumbling rocking chair, with a hug on his lap, as if he was sleeping.

If there is a moment of the day that Vichy looks forward to the most, it is probably this day.

Recently, Vichy’s energy has been decreasing day by day. Not only that, there were times when I was so lost in my thoughts that I couldn’t tell if I was worried or not.

“… huh?”

Cheeeeeek…

The rattle was melting as a result of approaching the fireplace.

Vichy snapped out of his drowsy mind and approached the fireplace, shouting loudly.

“Daughter! Can not be done!”

Thump…

The rattle she was holding was broken horribly. Is it because it melted in the heat of the fireplace?

“Oh my, rattle… Don’t leave me!”

Bish whines and whines.

Of course, because I had white bones, I couldn’t shed tears.

Rustling…

Then, something small crawled out from a crack in the square fireplace.

“Vish… The rattle is not going anywhere….”

Only then did Vichy realize that all of this was a prank by the rattle and became furious.

“What if you make a joke like that!”

“I’m sorry… I didn’t know you’d be angry.”

“Haa…”

Vichy lowered his head as if he was tired. Rattle walked up to her and leaned in.

“Can I look forward to it?”

“… of course.”

“I’m sorry, Bish.”

“are you okay.”

Rattle asked, leaning against her.

“Does Vichy not want me to disappear?”

“Of course…”

“Then I will stay next to Vichy forever.”

“….”

Vichy said, stroking the rattle.

“Forever… I’ve heard this a lot.”

“is it so?”

“Darling, no relationship can stay together forever.”

“yes? really?”

“So… have you ever lost someone precious to you?”

The rattle thought for a moment.

I couldn’t remember anything either.

Wouldn’t my life as a rattle be my first and last?

“no! “Maybe not, but I don’t remember.”

“I see…”

“Is there Vichy?”

“…there is.”

“Tell me about Vichy. “I’m curious about Vichy.”

“Are you curious about my story? “What about this ugly skeleton?”

“Vish isn’t bad, she’s a grandmother, but…”

“Noooooooooom!”

Vichy got especially angry at the word ‘grandmother’. Of course, if he was really angry, he would have bullied the rattle, but it was always just a warning.

“I am a very old wizard.”

“How much?”

“A wizard who lived in the past for a very, very long time.”

“Something is mysterious….”

“Holholholh… Is that so?”

“yes! “Please tell me more!”

She continued talking without stopping.

“I was born as a black fairy. “At one time, it monopolized the cuteness of the village with its greenery.”

“… uh?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“I guess I was shocked. “I thought you were a human…”

“Do you know the black fairy?”

“I don’t know. But… you know?”

“Hmm… Anyway, this Vichy had a heart-pounding adventure a long time ago.”

“Alone?”

“No… I had colleagues.”

Jingli immediately realized that Vichy’s colleagues were the precious people she had lost.

“Perhaps…”

“Yes, they are all dead now.”

“…Why?”

“For some reason, a lot of time has passed. “It wasn’t a time for them as humans to bear.”

“… Then what about you?”

“I… it’s because of magic.”

“Magic?”

“Yes, I used forbidden magic that cost me my life.”

A spell that doesn’t end well.

Why did she use such magic? And why did it come back?

“When I lived… a terrible king ruled the world. “I… woke up with an absurd sense of heroism to protect the world from such evil.”

“… cool.”

“Holholhol… thank you. Fortunately, there were many idiots like me back then. Thanks to you, I found good colleagues.”

“….”

“Even the warrior half-blood paladin and the Greek patrolman Song.”

Vichy at that time must have been a girl like she said.

“We… had a happy time.”

“Wasn’t it hard?”

“Fighting evil?”

“yes.”

“I thought it was difficult and painful at times, but… no, it was also fun. “It’s fun to go on adventures with friends.”

“I see…”

“We’ve made quite a name for ourselves. Because people who fit together that well have come together. But… I didn’t have enough strength.”

Vichy looked at the fireplace.

“I was defeated by the king’s general… Dalmon.”

“To the king…”

“I’ve never seen it before. Dalmon is someone who has reached the highest level. “The king was stronger than that guy… so he probably died as soon as he met him.”

“… Does the story end like that?”

There was something that hadn’t been revealed yet.

“No, we lost, but we defeated Dalmon…”

“It can’t be possible that Vichy became that way…”

“That’s right. “They sealed me together with that guy.”

“….”

The rattle did not understand.

The magic of Vichy is the magic of spring.

It was far from the magic that sealed oneself with an evil entity at the cost of one’s life.

“The magic of Vichy… is beautiful. But…”

“… beautiful magic is just nice to look at. “Strong magic is just strong.”

“Is there such a thing as beautiful and strong magic?”

“The wizard who uses that kind of magic… is probably the strongest.”

“Vish is not the strongest.”

“… that’s right.”

“But I like the magic of Vichy.”

“thank you.”

Bish said bitterly.

“In the end… I used ancient magic to seal him away… and he just woke up. “Nothing but bones remain… in an ugly form.”

“It’s not ugly.”

“….”

“It’s a symbol of Vichy’s dedication. All of Vichy’s magic is beautiful.”

At that moment, the rattle had a mouth.

The meaning of the rattle is now conveyed as a perfect sound rather than a ringing sound.

“Because Vichy’s heart is good. “It’s probably because he hoped for a better world, even if dirt spilled from his fingertips.”

“You…really…”

Vichy hugged the rattle.

“Thank you for saying that.”

* * *

Time flies again for Vichy and Rattle. No, now we have been together for two years.

Hunie’s energy was greatly damaged.

As Vichy’s familiar, as much as she was shaken, so was Hunie.

Rattle was worried about Vichy.

Why does it hurt?

Why am I getting weaker and weaker?

Vichy just doesn’t answer.

“For now… it’s just a doubt. “I’ll tell you when I’m sure.”

Since Vishy didn’t tell him, Rattle had to find the answer on his own.

Rattle went out every time Vichy fell asleep.

Hunie, the guard, was also in poor health, so there was no one to stop the rattle.

Rattle blamed his own weakness for not being of any help to Vichy.

There may be helpful herbs or magic stones nearby. The frozen land is overflowing with magic.

It was probably due to a great event that occurred in this area at the end of the previous era that Vichy spoke of.

So, just as Vichy found the rattle, there must be herbs or magic stones.

As the day goes by and it turns into a month.

“Nothing…”

The rattle gave up its search.

By the time I returned home, I was so depressed that I didn’t want to do anything.

At that time, there was a commotion in the snowy field near the shack where Rattle was heading.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“… uh? Uh oh….”

Only one person came to mind.

“Vish!”

When Rattle arrived at the snowy field, Vish was confronting someone.

It was very large and had horns on its forehead.

“Dalmon… the reason I was resurrected… was you, after all.”

“Dark Fairy….”

“I’ve been looking for you for two years. “You…”

“The opportunity has come. “At last… when the demon sleeping in this land woke up, I too was able to sever my bond with you.”

Rattle noticed that the evil called Dalmon, whom he had heard about some time ago, had awakened.

‘How… What should I do…’

At that time, Vichy, who had spent two years with Rattle, noticed his approach.

“… I could finish you off with my secret pot. “It’s just the same result as before.”

Something that passes through Rattle’s mind.

‘only! It’s a jar!’

A jar that never once told me what was in it. The rattle decided that this was the way to deal with Dalmon and quickly returned to the shack.

Kkeikkeek…

“There it is!”

A rattle snatches the string that ties the three jars together.

“… How do I move it?”

At that time, someone shouted on the stairs.

Miyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

…

Hunie was rattling the rattle.

“ah!”

Rattle used the magic he learned from Vichy.

[Uses relative giant.]

[Turns allies larger than yourself into giants.]

[Abilities remain the same.]

…

Hunie grows bigger all of a sudden.

Grab the string that tied the jar.

Rattle shouted on Hunie’s back.

“run! “Huni!”

Miyaaaaaaa!

Papat-!

Hunie runs across the snowy field like a snow leopard.

Quaaaaang-!

Quaaaaaaaaaaa!

The battle in the snowy field was in full swing.

Rattle shouted.

“Vish! here!”

“Just… thank you, rat!”

I’m so tired!

In an instant, the bushes grew thicker and a barrier unfolded. I wouldn’t be able to withstand Dalmon for long, but I had enough time to get things done.

“What should I do now…”

The skeleton gives an empty gaze.

Her hair was scattered and her energy was greatly impaired.

But even greater fear seemed to remain within her.

What it is.

“I’m scared, daughter… It would have been better if it were my grandmother.”

“Vish….”

“I’m embarrassed to see myself as not being beautiful. But… I think they would understand.”

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck ”

The urn floated away as Vichy put his hand on it.

“I’m sorry, everyone.”

[Vishga Season: Uses the wish of the dead.]

[Only the dead can use it.]

[The dead person is temporarily brought back to reality using a corpse or bone powder.]

…

Pussssss…

Bone powder from the jar woke up and created someone.

Skin and eyes We end up creating a human shape like making pottery.

[Bringing the skilled warrior Banpi to reality.]

[Bringing the devout paladin Grig to reality.]

[Calling Ranger Song to reality.]

…

Having found their breath, they opened their eyes.

“This is…”

“Resurrection…?”

“ha ha ha! what? “That outside is… Dalmon, right?”

“….”

Vichy lowered his head in shame.

A situation in which he calls back the dead and forces them to make sacrifices by seeing themselves as white bones.

That…

Banpi grabbed Vichy’s shoulder.

“No way, you…”

“I… I…”

Now I know why Vichy hesitated. She didn’t want to show her horrible appearance to her colleagues who had shared her shining moments.

“… Lift your head up, Vichy.”

“But…”

“Come on.”

Vichy revealed his ugly white bones.

However, the expression on the face of no one in the group changed. No, I actually laughed.

“It’s still the same, Bish.”

“You still cherish that time.”

“Vish! You woke up first! “Thank you for visiting again!”

Banpi, a tall and handsome warrior, said.

“Still… a girl.”

“…I’m embarrassed.”

“Are you trying to stop Dalmon?”

“I’m sorry… I can’t do anything in my power…”

“I’ll do my best. “Just like back then.”

The moment the rattle climbs onto Vichy’s shoulder….

Quaaaaaaaaaaa!

Dalmon breaks the barrier and rushes in.

Ka-ga-ga-ga-ga-!

Banpi raised his sword and blocked that fist.

“… You did such a funny thing.”

“Dalmon… this time too….”

A world created by an immortal who overturned the throne.

A world where all kinds of demons and ghosts of the past awaken.

And when Ma wakes up…

“We are your opponents.”

The adversary also awakens.