Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 121



Episode 121

The beginning of the foreign media war.

At that time Seong Jin-Woo personally led soldiers into a sortie into that distant universe to fight against the enemies of outer space.

Soon an all-out war broke out.

[And that day…]

Recalling the fierce battle of that day Ber continued calmly.

[Kaisel the flying dragon that left with Cha Hae-in on board never returned. Even now several years later.]

At that time the order that Seong Jin-woo gave to Kaisel was to return Cha Hae-in safely home.

However Kaisel who left after hearing the order did not return to the Shadow Corps no matter how much time passed.

However Seong Jin-woo at the time did not pay much attention to him.

In the meantime they had already traveled too far away from Earth to fight a foreign war.

If the distance between dimensions widens too much the shadow soldier’s connection with Seong Jin-woo gradually weakens and then breaks off.

Just like Ber is now.

Isn’t the reason why Sung Jin-Woo can’t summon Ver who is currently on Earth back from space right away because of the ‘distance between dimensions’?

If the distance is too far magic power cannot be recharged and reverse summoning cannot be performed.

[As you know Little Lord the way to summon shadow soldiers is a kind of ‘gate’. It is a method of calling soldiers waiting in the shadow world to this dimension through the dimensional gate.]

However the gate is ultimately an act of breaking through a dimensional wall.

[If the distance between dimensions becomes too far won’t the gates be connected directly? You have to break down countless dimensional walls and fly directly through the dimensional gap.]

Isn’t a representative example of this the War of Monarchs that took place in a now-vanished time zone?

Even the powerful rulers took years to reach Earth from their own dimension.

So during those few years the monarchs who arrived first were preparing for war on Earth first.

In any case that meant that the dimension in which the foreign media war was taking place was also too far away from Earth.

Suho’s expression became serious after hearing Ber’s explanation.

“Then from then on my mother…”

[yes. It seems that Cha Hae-in was unable to return home in the first place due to an unavoidable accident while traveling in Kaisel. You got caught up in a dimensional rift along the way.]

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An unavoidable accident.

It was clearly an unavoidable accident for both Cha Hae-in and the flying dragon Kaisel who was riding her.

[…At that time dimensional cracks were opening throughout the sky.]

As Ver finished speaking he nodded with a serious expression.

However regardless of the mood of the two Sirka who was listening to their conversation next to them nodded with a bright expression.

“that’s right! That’s why the black dragon Kaisel is always by Chacha’s side! So Chacha the dragon shaman!”

At those words Suho looked at Sirka and asked.

“So where is my mother or my mother now?”

Suho’s voice was a little cracked as he said “mom” for the first time in such a long time.

For some reason I felt choked.

* * *

Wheeoooo-

When I came out of the cave again a magical blizzard blew in from all directions blocking my entire vision.

However the ice elf Sirka set out regardless of the harsh cold weather.

“Just follow me. “I will guide you to where our tribe lives.”

“….”

Suho’s expression as he silently walked behind Sirka was full of thought.

On the other hand Sirka’s expression when she actually met Cha Hae-in’s son whom she had heard so much about was smiling the whole time.

“I was born in this forest. “For ice elves weather like this is everyday life.”

As if to prove that those words were not true Sirka found her way and moved quickly even in this magical blizzard.

His steps were surprisingly light and he even showed off the talent of hopping across the thick snow.

On the other hand Suho’s feet kept falling into the snow.

Sirka looked back and smiled as if she was happy to see it.

“I wonder if he’s someone’s son even that is just like Chacha! “If your feet keep falling off try spreading your magic thinly over the soles of your feet.”

“Magic power in the soles of your feet?”

“huh. Chacha was difficult at first but I quickly got the hang of it. Since you are Chacha’s son too it will definitely be possible.”

However Sirka’s expression when looking at Suho was full of mischievous play.

The expression on his face was as if he was watching with interest his young nephew taking steps.

‘Actually I didn’t learn it right away.’

They said it was a trick but in reality this technique was not an easy technique for races other than ice elves.

How hard did Cha Hae-in work to learn this skill?

This was only possible when detailed and precise mana control was completely ingrained in the body with every step.

“The trick is simple.”

Sirka twitched the corner of her mouth and personally gave instructions to Suho.

“We ice elves have been crawling on snow like this since before they could even walk. So at first I instinctively crawled around with magical power in my whole body and then gradually reduced the distribution of magical power…”

“aha. Like this. “I get the hang of it.”

“huh?”

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At that moment Sirka who was diligently teaching her nephew how to walk looked confused.

Before I knew it Suho was standing comfortably on the thick snow.

“why? “What’s wrong?”

“Hmm. “It’s still a bit clumsy.”

Sirka who was momentarily dumbfounded pointed out Suho’s feet to save the adult(?)’s face.

“Look at this. Are your eyes still slightly puffy? “In the first place you shouldn’t leave footprints like this like me.”

“It leaves no footprints?”

At those words Suho turned his head and looked back at the path that Sirka had passed.

‘surely! ‘Only my footprints remain!’

What an amazing talent this is.

Walking on snow leaves no footprints.

When Suho realized his shortcomings Sirka was relieved and crossed her arms arrogantly.

“Isn’t that right? Of course it may be a little difficult at first. But if you try hard enough…”

“Oh this is it.”

“….”

Before the words were finished Suho’s footprints were no longer left behind.

[Learned ‘Skill: Elf’s Step’.]

‘New skill?’

Lee Chae appeared in Suho’s eyes.

They said it was just a trick but it turned out to be a greater skill than I thought.

Sirka was speechless for a moment and looked blankly at Suho.

“…Somehow every time Chacha opens her mouth she brags about her son like that.”

“Your mother?”

Suho tilted his head as if he didn’t understand those words.

“My mother was proud of me? “That can’t be possible right?”

Suho felt strange every time Sirka talked about his mother.

He knew that his mother Cha Hae-in was not the type to be stingy with praise but she was also not the type of person to go out and brag about her children.

Rather…

‘You always wanted to raise me normally.’

That guy’s really ordinary….

Looking back his childhood was ‘normal’ itself.

Although he has always been superior to his peers in terms of strength and stamina everything else is extremely ordinary.

That was the protection of my childhood.

‘And my parents were strangely happy to see me like that.’

Maybe it was because of their happy expressions that I tried to live a more normal life.

At the time I took it for granted but thinking about it now it was quite strange.

Isn’t it normal for parents from other families to like it when their children are seen to be even a little better than other children?

[Khem. That’s it. It is the consideration of parents who want Lord Sogun to lead a normal life…]

Ber suddenly popped out from the side and started reminiscing about Suho’s childhood.

But there was no time for that.

“We’ve arrived.”

At that moment their steps stopped and a scene unfolded in front of them.

This is the village of ice elves.

But what first caught their attention was the large beautiful ice sculpture standing in front of the village.

And surprisingly the shape of the ice sculpture was…

“mother?”

[Haein?!]

Suho and Ber’s eyes widened.

The ice sculptures carved by the ice elves were in the shape of the giant drake Kaisel and Chahaein.

* * *

5 years ago.

Kaisel the shadow dragon who was returning home carrying Cha Hae-in was ultimately unable to bring her safely to the ground.

Unfortunately the invasion of Italim caused a dimensional rift that was growing at random in front of them.

Kwaoooo-

Kaisel’s wings fluttered and he changed direction sharply due to the strong dimensional wind that suddenly blew in.

-Aaaah!

Cha Hae-in who was just an ordinary human at the time clung to the stumbling Kaisel’s back and screamed.

Kaisel tried his best to keep Cha Hae-in from falling but once caught in the dimensional crack it was impossible to escape.

However when we turned in the opposite direction a huge battle had already begun in the direction we had come from.

That moment.

Drake Kaisel repeated the command that Seong Jin-woo had given him.

That command…

‘Send Cha Hae-in back home safely.’

The safety of the driver.

Because Kaisel had always been watching over Sung Jin-woo he knew very well how important Cha Hae-in’s safety was to Sung Jin-woo more than anything else.

The moment he remembered that fact Kaisel jumped into the dimensional crack without hesitation.

There was no choice in the first place.

Either hold on or get sucked in.

Or jump in with your own feet.

In the end they were destined to be sucked into a dimensional gap.

But if I jumped in on my own I could at least choose which crack I would be sucked into.

And for Cha Hae-in’s safety Kaisel turned into the crack where the magic power was the most stable.

And the moment they crossed the crack they could see.

A powerful snowstorm raging beyond.

The frozen forest spread beautifully below.

“…So Chacha came down to the forest where we live.”

Reminiscing about the scene of that day Sirka looked at the figure of Cha Hae-in carved out of ice with a dazed expression.

The moment when Cha Hae-in passed through the dimensional crack.

The moment I arrived in this frozen forest.

The moment we encountered the ice elves.

Cha Hae-in….

He awakened a tremendous power that he had long forgotten.

S-class hunter.

The magical power that was more powerful than anyone else in Korea.

“And saved our tribe.”

“From whom?”

“From the ice spirits of the Echo Forest.”

Echo Forest.

A sanctuary where once you step foot no matter how much an ice elf you are you will never be able to come out alive again.

That moment.

Tiring.

[Quest has arrived.]

A system message appeared in front of Suho.