How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 10

The first time Xian met the Black Spirit was 4 days ago, when he arrived at the first resting place.

“Ugh!?”

“What is this?”

The feeling of something touching your hand.

As soon as he touched it, he was startled and tried to pull himself away, but Xian’s hand was faster than that.

The size that fits in one hand.

Xian grabbed him and looked closely at his face.

Of course, that didn’t mean I could see him, but I knew one thing.

[Black Spirit Labyrinth]

The letter was displayed on Cyan’s retina.

I was puzzled at first. Suddenly, a text appeared in my field of vision, so I had no choice but to do so.

Still, it’s not that there isn’t magic like this.

It wasn’t long before I was able to calm down when I saw the text.

‘Black Spirit?’

Is it similar to the dark spirit?

In terms of meaning, it makes sense. But I couldn’t be sure.

It was also because he was almost unfamiliar with spirits, and there were so many different types of spirits in the first place.

Dark spirits, shadow spirits, night spirits, winter night spirits, etc. Even if you collect similar ones, it is one truck.

If you look at the name Black Spirit, it probably means that you are one of those fellows.

“Ooh, ooh! Ugh!”

The boy trembled and struggled to get out of Xian’s hands.

But he wasn’t the one to let go of the fish he caught.

Forcibly holding the Black Spirit trying to escape, Xian confirmed the feeling.

I only use my palms in case I poke my eyes.

‘The shape seems to be circular… … is this an ear? It doesn’t feel like you have hair, but it’s fluffy. Does it feel like smoke has gathered?’

A round body with ears or horns protruding.

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Just by touching it, the general appearance was drawn in my head.

Xian stroked his chin, imagining the appearance of the Black Spirit.

‘Is defeating this guy a condition for clearing the ordeal?’

His eyes shone dangerously.

Did you feel an ominous aura?

The Black Spirit flinched and tried to escape Xian’s grip.

But it couldn’t have been possible.

The Black Spirit’s eyes trembled.

“no. I don’t think so.”

After thinking for a moment, Xian shook his head.

If it was a monster that had to be defeated, it would have appeared on the way up and would not have appeared at a resting place.

Above all, there was no hostility towards him, and he did not feel any dangerous demonic energy.

If that’s the case, that means he’s just a guy who lived here.

Although it’s a bit strange to say that he lived in his own image world.

‘Because they say it’s an ordeal made based on my image. This guy must have been made with that feeling.’

Thinking so, Xian put him down.

Then he turned off his attention and knocked on the wall.

If he was a wizard or something, he might have been excited about being a spirit, but as a warrior with a sword, he wasn’t very interested in spirits.

I’ve been resting for a while, so now I’m back up again.

He put his weight on the wall.

at that time.

“Ooh, ooh!”

The crotch of the pants was pulled.

Xian turned his head towards it with puzzled eyes.

“what’s the matter?”

“yes! Ugh!”

I couldn’t figure out what to say.

However, his attitude has completely changed since then.

The guy who was scared and tried to get away as much as possible was now shouting something while rubbing his face against the crotch of his pants.

Xian, who looked down for a while, raised his head above his head as if he had suddenly realized.

Starlight shining there.

He looked at the Black Spirit again.

“You want me to take you?”

“yes!”

The boy nodded his head vigorously, as if he was right.

The texture was felt through the hem of his clothes.

“Okay then.”

Xian accepted without much thought.

It wasn’t difficult at all to take this guy, who was going to climb anyway.

Of course, since he had to use both his hands and feet to climb the wall, he would have to hang on to it himself.

“yes!”

The Black Spirit climbed up Xian’s spine.

It’s just amazing how it moves. It doesn’t seem to be floating in the air.

Xian hit the wall again.

However, before leaving, he added a word to the Black Spirit.

“I’ll drop it right away if it gets in the way, so take care of it.”

“Ooh, ooh!”

The boy who had been overjoyed at those words flinched.

As if the fear from earlier had resurfaced.

* * *

That was already 4 days ago.

I met him for four days.

There were no accidents, and the climbing speed was much faster.

It was thanks to the Black Spirit’s ability.

“Huh… … Heo-eok… … ”

Cyan held his breath against the wall.

The road to the twelfth resting place.

This time, the interval was a little wide, and my stamina was discharged in the middle.

“Ravi. recover.”

“yes.”

At his words, Ravi trembled.

Around him, something like smoke came out and wrapped Xian’s body.

After a while, his breathing slowed down.

“Whoa… … .”

Xian, who regained his condition somewhat with one deep breath, started climbing the wall again.

This is the reason he was able to make it to the 11th resting place quickly.

Ravi had the ability to recover.

Thanks to this, he was able to recover his stamina in the middle of the cliff, and climbing the wall became much faster.

If it hadn’t been for him, he would have run out of stamina in the middle and had to come down as it is.

“thanks.”

“yes!”

Ravi replied as if this much was nothing.

I could imagine him sticking out his chest and elated.

It’s in the dark, so you can’t see it, so only your imagination is working hard.

By the way, the word Laby comes from the name Labyrinth.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Xian silently started climbing the wall.

There was not much talk between the two.

He wasn’t the type to talk, and Ravi didn’t speak first except when he did.

Is it because of the earlier talk about dropping it if it gets in the way?

“Ravi.”

“yes?”

“I won’t drop it, so if you want to say something, you can do it.”

Sian said so.

On the way to the eleventh resting place, I received Ravi’s help several times. Still, it would be wrong to continue to be intimidated.

“Ugh.”

“Not much?”

“yes.”

However, Ravi shook his head.

Contrary to concerns, it seems that he did not shut up because he was afraid. Did a sense of fellowship even sprout?

if so what

There is nothing more to shy away from. Xian climbed the cliff with ease.

And some time passed.

After passing through the twelfth and thirteenth, he reached the fourteenth resting place.

He looked up with an emotionless expression.

There, unlike the first time, there was a starlight that was very close.

“There’s a little bit left now.”

“yes… … .”

Ravi’s voice trembled.

that was tension.

However, it was not a negative feeling of tension that Xian felt.

Much closer to anticipation than to fear.

Around that time, I felt my body slowly wake up.

How far is this tonight?

“I’ll go back today.”

“yes!?”

“don’t worry. I will come back tomorrow.”

Seeing Ravi jump up and down, he smiled bitterly.

He always surprised me like this whenever he said he would go back.

Are you worried that you might leave it like this?

“Today ends here. Because the time is fixed. And as I climbed the past few days, I kept observing it.”

“yes?”

“Maybe it will arrive tomorrow.”

“!”

Ravi was dumbfounded, forgetting to even answer.

Tomorrow I will reach that light.

What are you thinking when you hear that?

Xian did not know.

‘Ravi is Ravi and I am me.’

Rather, it is their own business.

He climbed the wall for his own sake. I tried to clear the ordeal.

All to train oneself.

‘The experience of sealing the view and climbing the rock was fresh.’

He had tried various training methods, but this was his first experience.

Being fresh means being stimulated soon.

And to be stimulated means to grow.

‘Hearing and tactile senses have become more sensitive. It was also an exercise in power distribution. It seems that I can draw more mana more thinly than before.’

And most important of all.

‘I got used to the darkness.’

What could be more dangerous than climbing a vertical cliff in the dark?

Even if something unexpectedly took away his sight, Xian had the confidence to respond.

That must be the biggest gain from this training.

“Then let’s go.”

“Ugh… … .”

Even though he said he would come tomorrow, Ravi answered in a limp voice, as if he still felt uneasy.

Xian smiled bitterly.

this is unavoidable

He also tried several times to see if he could take Ravi back, but all failed.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.”

In the end, all he can do is say a few words.

Promising tomorrow, he came out of the dungeon.

* * *

distant past.

When he came to his senses, the spirit was in darkness.

You don’t know who you are and you don’t know where you came from.

I don’t know where this place is or why I’m here.

was just here.

The only thing the spirit can see is a single ray of light up there.

“yes.”

At some point, the spirit came to yearn for the light of the sky.

So I started climbing the wall.

At first, I just bumped into it. As a result, the body was torn and cracked.

It hurt so much. To the point where I shed tears.

Hwaa-

It was only after being injured several more times that the spirit awakened its healing ability.

The surrounding darkness seeped into the spirit’s torn body, sealing and healing the wounds.

“yes!”

After that, it ran without hesitation.

Hitting a stone, recovering the torn body, and bumping into the restored body again.

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Just effortlessly.

As a result, the place where it was hit began to wear out or split.

It was only a very weak groove, but that was the result of the Spirit.

The spirit that saw hope in that further hit the wall.

– Puff!

I made a groove and put my body into it.

And hit a stone a little further up.

After making the second groove, it now fell to the floor whenever I slammed into the top.

I had to deal with the shock of falling.

It was fine though. The spirit’s recovery ability healed all such wounds.

Although the pain remained the same, the spirit did not stop.

It was even more painful to just stare at that light.

– Puff!

The spirits headed for the light, creating space to put their bodies one by one.

It is to break a hard stone with a weak body.

Many years passed, but the spirit did not care.

The concept of time was thin for a spirit that knew nothing but the light above and the darkness here.

One day when it went up like that.

I found a fairly large space.

“yes!”

How can I express my joy at that time?

It was the first emotion he had ever felt in his life.

However, the feelings I felt for the first time also brought out the despair I felt for the first time at the same time.

It seems that the wall has become harder, so no matter how much you bump into it, it will not wear out or break.

The Spirit did not give up and continued to try.

I looked around and made sure there were no weak spots.

but it wasn’t

-Do not climb any further.

It sounded like this pitch-black darkness, the solid stone walls, were talking.

Tears came out.

It was the second time I shed tears after the first time I was hurt.

The spirit lifted its head.

The light seen through the tears was shining so beautifully.

In this dark space where even time seemed to have stopped, the spirits just stared at the light endlessly.

So again after a long time.

he appeared

“What is this?”

A being who can change fate.

* * *

next day.

He came to the training center early in the evening and entered the dream trial as usual.

And when he reached the top, it was after a few hours.

“… … .”

Xian was speechless.

The summit has finally been reached.

What unfolded there was an endless sea of light.

Gorgeous yet noble. A warm light that shines brightly but never hurts the eyes.

It was a very beautiful sight, even to Xian, who had little artistic sensibility.

“This is how it ended.”

“… … .”

“Ravi?”

Xian looked at Ravi on his shoulder.

Ravi’s appearance was not very different from what he had imagined.

It was round and soft, and it had a pair of ears or horns attached to it.

however.

Tears flowed like a waterfall from his eyes.

Xian didn’t know it, but it was the third tear Ravi shed.

The first is pain, the second is despair.

And the third is inspiration.

“Boo… … .”

A black energy released from Ravi’s body and wrapped around Xian’s arm.

He felt a tingling sensation on his right arm, around the wrist. Before I knew it, a black pattern was engraved on my wrist.

The imprint of the Elementalist, which I had only heard about.

[Shadow that loved light, Black Spirit Labyrinth]

It could be considered an achievement.

It’s not like income from training, but tangible results.

But Xian didn’t respond.

“Boo… … Boo… … .”

It was just there.

With the small spirit that couldn’t stop crying on her shoulder.