Episode 183.1
(EP-183.1) And Take #2
183 Give and Take #2
Well, what do you think? I believe this is a sufficient price. This Highness may not know much about magic, but dont you think this power up is enough to see the future?
As I felt different emotions reading through the system prompts, Serazade spoke to in a soft voice.
Only then did I realize that I had fallen into a trade.
This was troubleso
People usually lived in groups.
Beyond families, they created villages or societies, and eventually, nations.
When the scale beca larger, I thought it might be tangled with the zeitgeist of humanity.
But if I had to pick one important point in human relationships, regardless of age, I would choose the principle of give and take.
Give as much as you take, take as much as you give.
That was fair.
Perhaps a significant part of the issues between people in society arose because this fair relationship was not established. At least, that was what I dared to think.
In that sense, I had now received a kind of significant paynt.
I must repay Serazade with sothing equivalent to the stalaktos dew I consud.
[T/N: stalaktos dew *previously gongcheong petroleum]
The problem was that Serazade was now seeking knowledge about the future, but I lacked the satisfactory information.
I was too impulsive
Originally, I intended to refuse.
But when I saw the pure white droplet that Serazade offered, I couldnt resist, as if bearing witness to a gift I had been waiting for all my life.
Just like how a person with a protein deficiency craved at, my body seed to crave the magic power it lacked, compelling to devour the elixir without much thought.
Eum-.
I deeply sighed.
It was just information about the future, so Id just give her what I knew. Holding onto the weight of the situation, I spoke with seriousness to make it sound significant.
Doesnt Tureuki have a lot of walls around?
Thats right, long walls surround the outskirts of Tureuki. When our ancestors built these walls, everyone called them crazy. However, they have benefited from it greatly in the past war.
Around the small kingdom of Tureuki were walls with magic energy. When the old king erected these ramparts, many questioned its necessity.
But when the Demon King Angmar led his army and invaded Tureuki, he was stopped several tis by these very walls.
It was only then that the wisdom of the old King was finally acknowledged.
There wont be many who can breach this fortress in the future. It is a symbol of Tureukis pride.
Thats right. Unless its from the sky.
The sky?
Yes, its better not to rely too much on the perfection of the walls.
Is that a prophecy?
Serazades question reminded of a brief description of Tureuki from the original, devastated in ruins by a flying monster.
Could it be considered a prophecy, given that it might happen soday?
Its the future Ive already observed. It may change based on this starting point, but it is sothing that may happen soday.
The sky, huh-
Serazade rested her hand on her sharp and elegant chin, appearing montarily lost in thought. In a world without fighter jets, this might sound like a far-fetched tale.
Being able to fly probably ant that they were a high rank mage.
As far as I knew, flight magic required complex calculations, and one needed to reach at least Rank 6 to do so. Hence, there was unlikely to be a presence capable of invading from the sky.
I wouldnt have found it strange even if Serazade just laughed at like, Funny story! Yet surprisingly, she seed to take my bizarre advice seriously.
Perhaps it was because of my reputation?
If I, who was rumored to be the Demon Monk, said sothing like this seriously, I guessed everyone would have no choice but to believe it.
Even if soone didnt put much weight in prophecies, if a reputed shaman warned, Beware of the sky! even those who usually ignored such words might start paying subtle attention to what lied above.
Great!
I could smoothly move past this.
What specifically is with the sky? Can you tell that?
Well, not to that extent.
I see. So its the sky Ive never paid any attention to it. Now, let ask you one more question. In fact, this is more important.
One more?
Yes. And it would be wise not to disclose anything about what we discussed.
With such weight placed on this matter, I couldnt help but feel nervous. I just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.
Finally, Serazade asked.
When does this Highness grow taller? Surely this is not the end of my growth, is it? It would be better to tell the truth.
Um.
I felt relieved and empathetic at the sa ti. For her, height was important. It seed like Serazade was curious about whether there was still room for her own growth.
Arent you already beautiful enough now? Why would you ask about such a thing?
In Tureukis stern ancient laws, only won who have grown to a certain size can marry and form a family! This Highness is just on the precipice.
I, I see.
Is there no way to grow just 3cm more? If it stays like this, it might co to a point where one of Kasims children will be this Highness successor!
Serazade seed desperate. Well, she barely got the throne so it was only natural for her to desire a marriage, have children, and pass on the legacy.
But I didnt know how to grow taller.
If I did, I would have done it already
However, Serazades attitude was so serious that I decided to think about sothing that might help alleviate the guilt from devouring the elixir earlier.
How about drinking a lot of milk and going to bed early?
***[T/N: I tled stalaktos dew as gongcheong petroleum previously as a temporary asure (as I noted). After asking for help with Korean native speakers, the original aning is more like a phrase than a noun in English hence I took the liberty to simply na it stalaktos (*Greek for stalactites) dew because its a drop that cos from stalactites. Also, the petroleum part is a wordplay with the Korean characters]
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