Chapter 334 (1/2)
The most worrying ones were the constellations. I would soon rise out of the capsule but the constellations would face complete death... huh?
“......?”
I slowly opened my eyes. The slowed time was accelerating again and murmurs were heard around me. I was more curious about where we currently were. Wait, this was a cave? What? This place? “This place is...?”
Just then—
“Father!”
“......?”
Suddenly, someone screamed “Father!” and rushed to hug my leg. It was a girl with short dark hair whom I had never seen before. She was a bit different from Punghee. No, who was this and why was she calling me Father...? “Who are...”
“Chunza!”
“...Huh?”
“Chunza.”
“......”
I was lost for words. The Chunza I knew was definitely a Lechuza. A Lechuza was an owl with crescent eyes...
“...It is there.”
The girl in front of me really had crescent moon eyes. If so, was this really Chunza? Then perhaps this place? “Dark Moon?”
“Yes, that’s right! Father and your friends looked to be in danger, so I summoned all of you! Ahem!”
O-Oh my god. Was she such a special person?
“Hehehehe!”
I unknowingly smiled and stroked Chunza’s head. Once the constellations, Kim Sujeong, Ma Seokdu, and Drain learned about the situation, they exchanged glances and shrugged. Then a man with dark hair moved through the constellations and came in front of me. “Are you the master of this child?”
* * *
A short time later, Aries led the constellations outside.
Kim Sujeong, Ma Seokdu, and Drain also went with the constellations. The only ones remaining in the cave were Chunza and I. There was also the Lechuza called ‘Crescent’ who was said to be Chunza’s parent. For reference, Chunza was working hard to study magic in a corner of the room.
“...I see. The situation was like that?”
I was able to hear from Crescent that we came to this place through space magic. Mido and her group came to the dokkaebi village by chance on the way to Dark Moon, where they stumbled upon Crescent. Crescent learned that Chunza was of his blood and said he had been teaching her magic for quite some time in this cave that had time and space magic applied to it. Chunza was looking at a book about space movement. Once she realized that I was in danger, she drew a large space movement magic circle using the magic power of the moon. In any case, the constellations and I were able to live thanks to Chunza.
“Huhu. It is real.”
“......”
I picked up the teacup in front of me and slowly enjoyed the tea. The interior of the cave was more luxurious than I thought and was filled with things that Crescent had made with magic. In the background, I could hear Chunza’s voice as she read the book. “Um, so if I do this...? Wow, that's it!”
Crescent smiled as he rose from his seat, walked to Chunza and stroked her head. “You are truly my blood. As expected, you learn quickly. Then, next, let me tell you about Meteor Strike.”
It felt strange for some reason. I was obviously the first to meet and raise Chunza, but after all, I was different from a biological parent. I couldn’t help laughing due to a strange jealousy. Wait, did I hear incorrectly? Meteor Strike? Wasn’t it one of the great magics?
“Ah, excuse me. Do you mean the Meteor used by great magicians?”
At my question, Crescent shrugged with an expression like he didn’t know what was wrong. “That’s right. Is there a problem...?”
“No, that isn’t it. Is Chunza at a stage where she can learn that?”
In fact, my question was normal. The magic Meteor Strike was originally one used by Pythagoras, Park Maksun’s constellation. Pythagoras had used this great magic in Ragnarok 500 years ago to fight against the army of death and devastated them. I wondered if Chunza could learn such great magic right now, but Crescent only smiled. “You don’t seem to know much about her yet.”
“What...?”
“That child has long entered the state of being called a great magician by humans.”
“What?”
I couldn’t help standing up from my seat but due to my actions, the teacup on the table fell over.
Crescent said, “It’s fine, I’ll take care of it.” Then he flicked his fingers and magically, the table was restored to its original state. The cup that had been broken once again contained the tea I had drunk.
“......”
I once again regretted that I had become a chef instead of a magician. At this moment—
[World: All the seals of the four seasons, which had been guarding Gaia’s taboo, have been broken. A week from now, the descent of the gods will be possible.]
”......!”
A shocking message occurred.
* * *
Meanwhile, at the Murim League on the East Continent, Murim...
Lucifer looked at the fallen dragon and slowly wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand. The surrounding area was a mess. The Murim League had been shattered to the point where people could no longer tell what it used to be.
[Huhu.]