Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party

Reaching out to the sky

500 years ago, one of the many countries that were scattered around the world.

The noble nobles of the Horn Kingdom, everyone said about the Duke of Ezwil. He had great fame and authority, and his status surpassed that of the king of the kingdom.

Whoever looked upon him even once with a favorable glance was given a post. Anyone who was slandered with his mouth even once was expelled from the court.

His house was bigger than the palace, and there were more people coming and going than the palace. His status was so high that the Crown Prince visited him and said hello.

In the autumn, people overflowed like fallen leaves in his mind and trying to figure out the path to success. Some of the dogs were dressed in nice clothes and rode horses.

No one paid any attention to the young, dwarf and sparsely dressed boy. It would have been better if it was, but there were people who were interested in the bad.

If they couldn’t always bully someone, a group of people who couldn’t get their job done, every time they met the boy, they hit the head and kicked him. Sometimes they lied and cheated.

Still, the boy did not pull out the sword he was wearing. Not to mention, he didn’t say a word of abusive language to anyone. He did not get angry despite all the hardships. Those who were tormenting them were also tired of the fluff.

“Hey, you don’t look like a kid who will cause trouble.”

The calmness was rather conspicuous. On a rainy day, an old man approached him when he saw a boy in the rain who did not take shelter in the shade.

I’ve been watching this child for a while, but it’s not like it’s going to cause any problems. The old man laughed.

“Why don’t you try working as a servant of the duke family?”

“The Duke of Ezwil,”

The boy looked into his eyes for a moment and opened his mouth without hesitation.

“I heard that the living can be killed, the dead can be raised, the rich can be turned into the poor, and the poor can be made rich. Is it true?”

“It is true.”

Exactly, except for one thing.

The old man who wanted to make fun of him admitted that it was all true. The boy nodded without even the slightest doubt.

“Then I want to work.”

“Son, why did you come to the Duke at such a young age? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to enjoy power?”

“I want to know the truth of heaven.”

At the boy’s words, the old man put on a strange expression. he scratched his head Heaven’s truth, who knows? The Duke doesn’t even know about it, and he probably doesn’t really care.

There are so many things in the world that deceive people. Shining gold and outstanding power. Beautiful women who can enjoy pleasure. Why would a duke holding everything in one hand want such a thing?

“If you want to know the truth of heaven, do this.”

The old man looked at the boy and laughed. I wanted to be half goofy, and half sincere.

“Ten years. If you work as a family servant for ten years without paying anything, the Duke will tell you what you want.”

The boy did not hesitate.

I just nodded my head.

“By the way, what is your name?”

“Heron.”

There wasn’t even the slightest bit of agitation in his eyes.

“My name is Heron.”

“I am the chief valet. I welcome you to become a servant of the family.”

The old man clicked his tongue. Well, it wouldn’t be bad for this kid either.

Even if there is no wage, I will feed you. It is an era in which we should be grateful for just giving us a place to eat and a place to sleep.

*****

I came here believing in the noise of the villagers. Indeed, that statement was not wrong. The Duke of Ezwil was a man of the word.

Those in power came and went in and out of the duke’s house like fish seeking water. Guests in silk robes presented colorful jewelry as gifts.

Everyone who came here bowed their heads in front of him. So the boy believed. Without the slightest doubt, he believed in the promise of ten years. He worked hard and passionately.

No understanding was needed. He didn’t even try to fill his own interests. He had no interest in extorting public money from the family or anything like that. After working like that for several years, I naturally caught the eye of the superior.

“Isn’t a child named Heron so sincere?”

In fact, it even reached the ears of butlers and Ragillugs, who have reached the peak of power among users. Of course, it was only a matter of interest for a moment. No matter how hard you work, the servant is the servant.

The reason other servants are doing their job with tricks is because there is nothing left to do with hard work. They laughed at Heron inwardly.

But it didn’t bother me. Wouldn’t it be more convenient to have a friend who works like a cow?

Either way, the boy’s faith was unmoved. It didn’t shake at all. Even if it didn’t impress people, he believed the blatant lie.

He still did not know the truth of heaven. But I wasn’t too worried. I just thought that my sincerity was not enough.

‘sky.’

Still, I looked up to the sky whenever I had time. I tried to uncover the secrets of that magnificent sky.

‘and me.’

As I looked up at the sky, three years passed. The boy was still a child, but it looked like he had grown a lot. His steps changed somewhat. Unconsciously, every move came to match the power of all directions.

Only the sky looked like that for three years. My unsettled heart went somewhere.

The sky, which I thought was empty, was actually a collection of countless forces. Sun and moon. and stars. Lightning and clouds. light and darkness. All the attributes were encased in the sky.

Did his heart reach the desire to understand the sky?

When I stretched out my hand, it felt like the sky was full of energy. It wasn’t an illusion. Something refreshing passed through his fingertips. Even when I met myself, I didn’t know what it was.

‘Is this the secret of heaven?’

What fills the vacuum in this world. Something of an infinite origin.

The boy encountered magic for the first time. It didn’t matter when. Magic is everywhere, and people live in it.

Everything in between heaven and earth deserves to reach for magic. The boy just realized he deserved it.

I didn’t realize it all at once today, but gradually over the past three years. Maybe it was before that, even before he became a servant of this family.

Now that infinite sky was right in front of me. It seemed that if we held hands, we would be able to kick off the ground and fly. The boy admired. What was ten years, I realized some of the secrets of heaven in three years.

So, what else will we know after ten years have passed? Although he had never met the Duke of Ezwil, the boy had no doubts. just believed He believed so much that it reached heaven.

*****

Kugugugung!

One day, it rained heavily. Thunder and lightning struck, and raindrops hit the earth. The boy no longer had to worry about getting hit by the rain. He has now learned to respond to heaven.

Kwagang!

Lightning struck him avoiding him, and the raindrops that were flying in and out of his orbit also avoided him. I figured out how to move without any deviation from the movement of the sky. It was like walking among the raindrops, even without a hat on, without getting wet.

Whatever it is, it is up to the person to use it. A carpenter cuts wood with an axe, but a doctor heats the ax to a fire to heal the wound.

Wizards use magic to use magic. The swordsman refines his magical power to create magical power. But the use of magic is not all there is to it. So many uses.

A huge flow between heaven and earth. the way of the world. energy between heaven and earth. That was the identity of the magical power the boy saw. In fact, I didn’t even know that other people called it magic.

And I didn’t even need to know.

The boy still hasn’t figured out what he wants to know.

Kwagga Gaga!

The mountain suddenly rumbled, and a pile of dirt fell. It’s a desert with no people, so if it hit a private house, it would have caused great damage. A landslide occurred, and parts of the mountain collapsed.

After seeing all this, he fell asleep and woke up, and his servants were in a commotion. People complained that a large cliff had been formed overnight.

-If someone survives falling off that cliff, I’d be happy to pay a large sum of money.

That’s the way the world is. There is only one cliff. No one died, so there was no commotion.

But heaven and earth are so quiet, people make noise. One word left by Duke Ezwill during the night made the servants’ hearts boil.

But it’s just a joke. All the servants who had climbed the cliff had no choice but to back away in shock. It was far beyond the height at which humans felt the greatest fear, and the land was almost invisible.

‘Is that a means to know the secrets of heaven?’

The boy showed interest. He started climbing the mountain without hesitation.

He did not hesitate to realize the truth. could give anything. He was so thirsty for the truth that he could offer his own body in exchange for a single sermon.

He firmly believed in the Duke of Ezwil. I’m sure he said that because he had a deep meaning.

So now it’s time to figure out what that means.