A Genius Wizard Who Sees a Rainbow - Chapter 218
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#218. Scenery looking up (2)
The boy climbed to the top of the World Tree and saw the world.
An infinitely spreading yellow wilderness.
Gray roads stretch out like palm lines.
Historic sites and abandoned vehicles all over the place.
Objects on the ground far below were reflected as dots and lines.
“ha.”
Is the shortness of breath due to the high altitude?
Or is it because of the shiver that runs through my body?
I didn’t know, but what was clear was that the world that had been hidden until now was revealing its true nature.
… Of course, it wasn’t everything.
Because the unfolding landscape was finite.
The rushing wilderness disappeared at the end of the distant horizon, and roads were cut off here and there, as if revealing the limits of human exploration capabilities.
But that was enough.
For the boy to feel an overwhelming feeling of a magnitude he had never experienced in his life.
“… … .”
My gaze, which had been slowly moving around, stopped at one place.
‘mountain… ?’
The silhouette visible at the end of the northern horizon took the shape of a huge mountain range.
Chilling blue mana was rushing from all directions, and as I strengthened my eyesight with magic, I could see that it was a fierce wind mixed with snow and ice.
I was dazed.
In the winter season, it was an incredibly remote place.
… But even taking that into account, it was a climate difference that was difficult to understand.
‘A phenomenon caused by differences in mana concentration in the atmosphere. ‘I don’t really see any way to explain it other than that.’
Sighted phenomena at the end of different azimuth horizons supported the speculation.
A sky where lightning strikes ceaselessly.
A land where fierce fires rise through the cracks.
Truly huge footprints.
Colorful mana was flying around all around those phenomena.
After passing through the west and south, the last gaze reached the east… There was Elton Kang.
Slap–Slap–Slap–
The huge, winding river continued beyond the horizon, and it was impossible to guess its end.
At that time, a huge black silhouette moving in the water caught my eye.
“… … .”
I wondered what it might be, but couldn’t come up with an answer, so I turned my thoughts to the sectors along the Elton River.
Sectors 36, 37, 38, again… … .
Unfortunately, I couldn’t see up to sector 50, the starting point, but I was able to capture quite a few sectors at a glance.
There was a clear tendency for the gaps between sectors to become narrower towards higher sectors.
Sectors 28, 27, 26, again… … .
The boy, who was tracing the sector with his eyes, suddenly noticed something strange.
Sector 25 was not visible.
At the end of the road on the outskirts of sector 26, which was supposed to lead to the next sector, there was only an empty wasteland.
This too was incomprehensible.
Because I had always thought that sector number 1 would naturally exist.
The puzzled boy strengthened his eyesight and was able to witness the mana rippling in the air around the wilderness.
‘Distortion field.’
It was also huge, dome-shaped, as if it were a combination of dozens of sectors.
It was not difficult to conclude that something was hidden there.
Sigh.
The boy finally raised his head.
The sky covered with black clouds seemed close enough to touch, but when I actually stretched out my hand, the distance was far short.
“… … .”
The height of the World Tree has not yet reached that of Sky Island.
Although my expectations were not met, I was not particularly disappointed.
It was already a great harvest just to see things that would never have been seen on earth.
Rustling. Rustling.
Then the leaves shook and a head appeared.
“OMG! I barely caught up. “What is that spirit? You can ride it.”
Is, who was continuing his sentences in a breathless voice, looked around and was mesmerized.
As if mesmerized, I stood next to Ray and looked blankly at the world.
After a while, the mouth opened.
“This… It’s so amazing. This is my first time seeing a scene like this in my life. Ray, you too? “Is this your first time climbing to such a high place?”
Iss looked at Ray as if he wanted to confirm that he wasn’t the only one feeling anxious.
… high place.
During his journey, he climbed to the rooftops of many buildings, but for some reason, the scrap metal pile of Sector 50 immediately came to mind.
Sector 50, a pile of scrap metal at the dump.
The boy used to sit at the top and look out over the sector and the wasteland.
… That was everything in the world.
But now, the level of one’s eyes had clearly risen, and there were more things to see.
At that time, Is looked at the sky and asked.
“But it’s a shame. If I go up a little higher, I think I can see the sky beyond the clouds. “Could it be possible to make the world tree grow bigger here?”
“That’s impossible. “We have already reached our growth limit.”
“Limits to growth?”
Ray nodded.
The World Tree had already grown to a size far exceeding its adult size, and the amount of mana needed for its next growth had increased exponentially.
Even if you use all of the gem’s green mana, the height of the World Tree no longer increases significantly.
It will always be like that.
Unless our ability to manipulate green mana goes one step further.
“Is, do you always feel a sense of belonging?”
“Huh, a sense of belonging? About where?”
“Whether it’s Rael Low or a dwarf.”
Is thought deeply for a moment and then answered.
“You can’t help but feel it. No matter how often I say I want to leave Lael Rowe, I cannot deny that it is the place I have lived my whole life. And it is true that the race called Dwarves cannot be changed. “You could say that Rael Law and the dwarves both feel a sense of belonging to the place and the race.”
“If you had to pick the stronger one, what would it be?”
“Hmm, dwarf? “But it’s a very random question.”
“… … .”
Ray stared at the green emotions in Iss’ bowl without answering.
Actually, it wasn’t a sudden question.
The purpose was to explore emotions that could amplify the power of green mana through resonance.
Curiosity and belonging.
Curiosity is a feeling of being overflowing, while belonging is a feeling of not having enough.
‘… They feel a sense of belonging to their own species.’
It was an idea that I had never tried before and that I thought would never be applied.
Humans are beings who live with each other throughout their lives.
There were only a few exceptions.
Rustling. Rustling.
“Ugh! ray! Stop your pet! I’m falling! “Get away from me!”
When I turned my head at the commotion, I saw Is struggling on the branch.
As Lakria lifted her body, all the branches and leaves shook.
“It’s not a pet. friend.”
“Friends or whatever! Just calm down first! Ouch! Moving around with such a big body! I’m dying! “Handsome and tall dwarf, die!”
Lakria was soaring above the World Tree.
The body fluttering in the sky seemed to want to reach something beyond the clouds.
The green sense of belonging was shining brightly in the bowl.
Ray placed his palm on the yellow scales and spoke.
‘why? ‘What’s there?’
There was no particular reaction from the spirit, who was very excited.
I removed my palm.
After pulling up Isu, who had fallen and hanging from a branch, we moved to a location with less shaking and opened the food pack together.
Boo-woo-
“Phew, I barely survived. My name almost ended up on the list of dwarves who died so absurdly. “He got caught up in the spirit’s rampage and fell from the branches of the World Tree to his death.”
“It’s an unusual list.”
“… That’s what it says. “There really isn’t such a list.”
The food pack consisted of canned meat, grain bars, and chocolate.
Is said while eating.
“If I had completed the flying device, I could have climbed further up from here.”
“A flying device?”
“Didn’t I tell you? “One of my dreams is to go up to Sky Island.”
“I heard that. “But I think this is my first time hearing about a flying device.”
“I see. It’s no big deal. I have a mechanical device that I am personally building. “It’s not that secret.”
Is said he has been making wing-type flying devices that attach to the body since he was young.
“The reaction from those around me is not good. First of all, flying in the sky is technically a very difficult problem. It might be okay if it only lasts a few seconds, but long flights of minutes are close to impossible. And dwarves are a race that lives underground, so is there any reason to covet the sky? Hearing things like that constantly made me wonder if I was struggling in vain. “I wonder if I should give up here.”
“That’s cool.”
“—Uh, huh?”
“It’s cool.”
“Hiccup.”
Is was embarrassed and hiccuped.
This was because unexpected words came from the mouth of an unexpected person.
To use a metaphor, it was as shocking as when Rock Deer suddenly spoke in human language.
“Hiccup, you think it’s cool?”
“Philip said that. If you have a clear goal you want to achieve and are working hard to achieve it, you are living a wonderful life. So, you can say you’re cool.”
The words “cool” echoed in the dwarf boy’s head.
“If you’re not going to eat that canned food, give it to me.”
“Uh, yes. Hiccup, I can give it to you.”
Ownership of the canned food passed away without anyone realizing it.
Meanwhile, Lakria, who had lost strength and had changed to a small size, climbed over the branch and wrapped around Ray’s arm.
After the meal, Ray moved to the outside branch where he could see a wide view of the scenery and sat down.
and.
Square─ Square─ Square─
I began to capture the scenery I saw in my eyes onto white drawing paper.
*
Those who saw the drawings in the sketchbook showed a variety of emotions.
“I see a lot of familiar landmarks. These are things we have encountered during our long wanderings on Rael Low.
“But isn’t this snowy mountain the first time I’ve seen it?”
“It’s a new feeling to see the scenery we saw summarized like this.
The elders shared feelings of joy and nostalgia at the same time.
“I think I can tell this at a glance! Elton Kang! The buildings clustered together next to each other represent sectors! Um, but what does the shadow in the river represent?”
Veronica’s eyes lit up with surprise and curiosity.
“As expected, I feel like my imagination is breaking down as time goes by. The world is so wide and so unknown. “Until a few months ago, I thought the last forest was everything in the world.”
Greene showed his inquisitive nature by seeing each magical natural phenomenon drawn at the edge of the horizon.
And Curiosa.
“There is no sector 25… ?”
I fell into strong confusion and doubt.
“Kid, you’re not lying to me, are you?”
“You can feel the other person’s emotions strongly. In your opinion, do you think I’m lying?”
“… … .”
The silence continued for a long time.
Ray continued to ask questions.
“You said you’ve never been above sector 26 before, right?”
“that’s right. “Because I’ve only moved according to the doctor’s orders so far.”
“Have you ever thought about going up there?”
“It never happened.”
“why?”
“why… why… “Why?”
Curiosa, who had been repeating the same thing for a while, spoke in a voice of realization.
“Why didn’t I think of going up?” ?”
“It is possible that the doctor has placed mental restrictions.”
Ray continued speaking while making eye contact with the suddenly lifted mask.
“For example, hypnosis, etc. Something like an unknown hex like an emotional spell. “In terms of possibility, that would be the greatest.”
“… … .”
Curiosa must have been so shocked that she was dazed for a while and then spoke in a fierce voice.
“Chew it to death…” So, the doctor wanted our executives to act like puppets in designated areas rather than moving up to higher sectors.”
Curiosa burst out laughing.
It was a laugh filled with extreme anger.
*
Soon all the dwarves of Rael Law began preparing to build an underground city.
“in action! Hurry!”
“Team 3 this way!”
All kinds of equipment, including drills, were taken out, and dwarves in outdoor activity clothes were busy walking around everywhere.
Grine, who was looking at the scene, turned and spoke to Ray.
“I will go to the last forest. “I have to tell my compatriots that I have found a new home.”
“… … .”
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Well, you said that the elves consider the community, that is, the things they belong to, including the forest, right?”
“that’s right. “I’ve said that before.”
“then.”
Ray took a breath.
And then he spit it out.
“I will follow you too. “I have to meet the world tree of the last forest.”