Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 332



Sokdae (2)

Stella asked looking at Lennok and slightly lowering her head.

“…What are you talking about? “I would have said that the leader is not present right now.”

“The reason they kicked Dylan out was unnatural.”

“what?”

“What you said wasn’t something you should say to someone else. “I can’t help but think that Dylan sent me away because he was worried that he might give me some room to act.”

“….”

“The Antares I remember is not someone who moves without reason. “I’m sure the reason this mercenary group was created wasn’t just sympathy.”

Lennok slowly tilted his head as he looked at Stella whose mouth was closed.

“that….”

“Then Felix who is in charge of one axis of the mercenary group is in a coma… wouldn’t he be here even if it’s late?”

There was a cool silence.

Stella who was looking intently into Lennok’s eyes sighed deeply.

“ha….”

Stella also knows.

Her attitude toward sending Dylan away may be a clue that Lennok noticed her discomfort but it cannot be conclusive evidence.

Nevertheless the reason she didn’t bother to be more flirtatious here was because she knew that such an argument was meaningless against a magician of the level of lightning.

When a wizard who has survived dozens of battles on his own makes such a statement he is bound to include appropriate confidence and evidence.

Even though Lennok did not tell her directly he had already found out the reason why Antares was here now.

Lennok nodded after seeing Stella’s gaze glance towards the hospital bed.

“I have no intention of fighting. “If they’re not going to answer I’ll look for it myself.”

“No it’s okay.”

She said that and readily stood up.

“I think the leader will understand by now. “I don’t really want to get into trouble with you here… Let’s just move on.”

Stella put her hand on the hospital bed door and smiled faintly.

“Instead please ignore the fact that I was pretending not to notice. Are you okay?”

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“good. “Shall we go then?”

When Lennok stood up first Stella’s expression changed strangely.

“…I already knew where it was. yes?”

Instead of responding to her hesitant words Lennok quietly laughed.

* * *

dark night. The rooftop of the general ward.

The garden designed for patients who are able to move is impressive.

Moist raindrops slipped down between the grass blades that grew between them.

Among the quiet sounds of rain. A spacious terrace with a clear view of the rainy night.

At the edge someone was sitting with his head down soaking in the rain.

As soon as Stella got to the rooftop she took a step forward and opened her mouth.

“Antares. “I brought you.”

“….”

“I am a guest who came to visit you. How long do you plan on leaving it to me? “I have no intention of dealing with such a scary wizard.”

“…I’m sorry Stella.”

A quiet voice came out from behind the rain-soaked coat.

“I have something I want to think about alone for a moment. “I’ve kept you waiting for a long time.”

The tone is so subdued that it is difficult to even properly guess its emotions.

Even Lennok who was listening slightly twitched his eyebrows but Stella shrugged her shoulders without paying any heed.

“So Cheongseung stop shaking and come inside and talk. “If you catch a cold with that body you’ll be a laughing stock in the office for years.”

“No let’s talk here.”

Antares smiled faintly and turned his head.

“Would you mind leaving for a moment? “It won’t take long.”

“….”

Stella twitched her mouth for a moment but only let out a small sigh and did not say anything.

After lightly tapping her shoulder she disappears down the rooftop stairs.

Lennok looked at her back and immediately walked out of the terrace.

Antares asked without even looking at Lennok who was standing behind him not paying attention to the raindrops that were starting to fall on the court.

“I heard you don’t have time. “Is it the North Continent?”

“I didn’t say anything.”

Antares laughed at Lennok’s annoyed answer.

“It’s a given that if an incident is large enough for a wizard like you to have to move out of the city at a time like this. Those who know have probably already figured it out.”

“…What on earth is happening there now?”

“Have you not heard the true circumstances yet?”

“….”

Lennok frowned slightly at the words of Antares who naturally turned the topic in that direction.

Antares looked back at Lennok and smiled.

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“Then it would be better to arrive and hear the story in person. “Finding out what’s going on will only make me anxious.”

“Are you saying there’s no need to hurry?”

“The incident that has now occurred in the Northern Continent has already left the scope of being solved by human hands.”

Antares said that and quietly looked down at the night city unfolding beneath his feet.

“It is impossible to share the same gaze with those who transcend humanity. If you want you have no choice but to at least check the ending for yourself… But even meeting it will not be easy.”

“Wait a minute if you’re serious enough to say that….”

Lennok’s expression changed completely.

This was because I immediately understood the context of the scope of Antares’ remarks.

A monster that even a level 8 superhuman would call a transcendent. If such a big name is involved in this incident it is almost certain-.

But Antares smiled and shook his head when he saw Lennok.

“Don’t be impatient. “I guess the person who called you didn’t think there was any reason to make a hasty move so they asked for your help now.”

“….”

“But at this point if you are belatedly planning to head to the North Continent I can guess where you are lending a hand. “There aren’t many ways to transport an Aspect Wizard to the North Continent thousands of kilometers away.”

Antares took his gaze from the ground and lifted it up to the sky.

“Soon the constellations will move significantly.”

“…You really know a lot.”

Lennok who had been silent for a long time was the only thing he said again.

One encounter before engaging in a full-scale fight with the cartel.

A lot has happened since then and quite a bit of time has passed but Antares has not changed.

Everything Antares says still pierces Lennok’s heart deeply and Lennok just tries to grasp the fragments of truth between those words.

But Antares shook his head after hearing Lennok’s words.

“I know a lot. But knowing and doing are completely different. “Even though I guess how the end of the world will come… there’s not much I can do.”

“Do you want to say you are biding your time?”

“no. “At least in this world it means that omniscience and omnipotence are never of equal status.”

In the dark rain the two people’s eyes met at the same time.

“At least that’s the conclusion I came to.”

“….”

Omniscience and omnipotence.

That’s definitely not something Lennok who hasn’t even realized the convenience of ascending to heaven should discuss.

But Antares seemed at least vaguely aware of the concept.

“Stella said that you and your mercenary group went on a long journey around the continent.”

Lennok who took out a cigar from his pocket put the filter in his mouth and slightly lowered his head and said.

Cheek!!

Although the tobacco got wet quickly in the rain the embers that Lennok bounced easily stuck to the tobacco and began to smoke.

“I said I would see all the mysteries of this world with my own eyes and give answers.”

“….”

“Antares. What you sought and desired was not omnipotence but a power close to omnipotence. Do you believe that there is a way to save this world through knowledge?”

“I didn’t have such a grand goal from the beginning. “It still is.”

Antares answered.

“I was just trying to find something I could do during the time given to me… or was it just that I believed it was possible?”

“……..”

Lennok who was looking down at the burning end of the tobacco slowly raised his gaze.

Doo doo doo doo!!

Heavy rain intensifies.

The intensity of the rain hitting the court is also getting stronger.

Lennok said as he looked up at the stream of water pouring into this cloudy sky for the first time in a long time.

“I was planning to ask you about your intentions before heading to the North Continent. “What have you been moving for since you left this city?”

“….”

“But what you said now seems to answer that question.”

“It’s not difficult to tell you my purpose and why. But… finding out now won’t change anything.”

“Because knowing and doing are different?”

“You look like a wizard. “I learn so quickly.”

Antares chuckled at Lennok’s harsh words.

“okay. To be precise the process of realizing what you don’t know is a journey to find the answer. Or because the time you think about it itself may be the answer.”

“You’re talking nonsense.”

“The moment you skip the process and check the results it’s like the path to get there is set. “The moment you perceive and observe it it becomes real.”

Antares looked away.

“Changing the predetermined ending is something not even transcendentalists are allowed to do. That is why we revered the act of defying fate by giving it a noble name.”

His eyes shined clearly even in the rain.

“Ascension.”

“….”

“I glimpsed the future envisioned by the answer I hoped for and confirmed the ending. “I don’t regret it… but I don’t think there’s any reason for you to choose the same path as me.”

Antares laughed as he looked at Lennok who was silent.

“Because the potential you have is greater than what I had. “You might be able to find a better answer than me.”

“I’m pretty sure.”

Lennok said in a heavy voice.

“How can you speak so assertively?”

“It’s because when you look back at the path you’ve already taken you see things you couldn’t see before.”

Antares answered as he slowly stood up.

“There are things you can only know after breaking away from the hierarchy. “I’m not sure but I vaguely recognize it a feeling of déjà vu… When you get this old you tend to believe in superstitions.”

“….”

In the end does that mean that unless you reach level 8 and share the same perspective as him you won’t be able to give him a proper answer?

Antares spoke for a long time but he understood that there was a reason for his words which were almost like a Zen question.

That was probably the power of ‘omniscience’ that he was seeking. This may be because they are concerned about the side effects or aftermath.

Is knowledge power or is ignorance medicine?

Although he glossed over it in a lame remark at the end it seemed clear that Antares had reached some conclusion between the two contradictions.

“I think I’ve roughly said everything I wanted to say. Could you please come down first? “There is still work to be done here.”

Antares said and gestured towards Lennok.

However instead of following his words and moving obediently Lennok turned his gaze towards Antares’ arm.

“It looks like the blood hasn’t all washed away yet right?”

“….”

His left hand is slightly hidden from view as he stands behind his back.

The black dead blood sticks thickly to the palm and does not wash off even in the rain.

There was no need to ask where the blood came from.

Antares smiled and slowly turned around.

“This is true. If you had noticed from the beginning you should have told me. “You were shivering in the rain for no reason.”

“Isn’t it more awkward to think that you don’t know now?”

Lennok asked indifferently.

“Who was the opponent?”

Lennok is clearly aware of what an absurd level of monster a level 8 extreme ability is.

A state of superhumanity that interferes with space and time as a result of being able to wield derived space with one’s own power even if one cannot directly understand and manipulate space.

It is difficult for even Lennok to estimate how highly refined the body of a physically capable person who transcends the hierarchy and truly transcends the limitations of the species is.

If Antares is still suffering from the aftereffects of the battle it is hard to know how strong an enemy he would have faced.

However Antares quietly shook his head at Lennok’s words.

“I did deal with a level 8 druid but that wasn’t the reason. “It’s been a while since I stopped getting hurt while fighting.”

“…what?”

It’s been a long time since I stopped getting hurt in a fight. Is that something that can easily come out of the mouth of a living breathing human being?

Having such monstrous strength and body yet having to make an effort to hide the vomiting of blood…

“okay. “I don’t know how the situation will change in the future so it’s better to tell you this much.”

Antares turned his head and his eyes calmed down.

“I checked my answers in advance and paid the price. There won’t be much time left. So… I’m going to do what I have to do before that.”

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