Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 246

246.

It’s my first time meeting my mother.

Of course, my mother’s soul didn’t appear before me.

This is a kind of ‘illusion.’

If Lillian were here, she would have told me exactly what kind of magic this is.

Actually, it didn’t matter what magic created my mother’s illusion.

What matters is what my mother’s illusion is saying.

-Ron, maybe you’re more likely to discover this place? Because you are a genius in swordsmanship, magic, and spiritism.

I narrowed my eyes.

‘It seems this magic is activated only when you reach a certain level or higher.’

-But I think our son is just as good. Our son had a higher affinity with spirits than I did from birth.

Ah, I was different from the start.

I felt a sense of pride in my talent.

-He only has high affinity, but no talent for spiritism. Unlike you, he couldn’t summon a single spirit when he was young.

I forced a smile.

‘Mother, you are so clear.’

-Anyway, I left this place for you or our Arun, in case you break through the realm beyond the highest level with spiritism instead of swordsmanship or magic.

I focused.

Did my mother know about the realm beyond the highest level?

In her lifetime, my mother was a ‘High-Grade Spiritist’ [a spiritist of advanced skill and power].

My father is also a High-Grade Spiritist.

The reason my mother prioritized my father’s swordsmanship and magic over spiritism is that my father’s spiritism level is slightly lacking compared to the other two.

‘Lacking… There are many people who can’t even become Intermediate Spiritists their whole lives, but my father is a Sword Master, a 6-Circle Mage, and a High-Grade Spiritist.’

The current crisis is so severe that even such a person is wandering between life and death.

-As you know, I am deeply immersed in spiritism. And I spent more time researching it than directly using it.

-Spiritism, unlike swordsmanship or magic, means borrowing the power of a new being called a spirit. And the foundation for borrowing that power is, of course, mana breathing.

It’s the Breath of Wind.

I, too, have recently been feeling the importance of the Breath of Wind more than before.

After the system disappeared, the Breath of Wind, as well as spiritism defined as ‘skills,’ all felt different.

The Breath of Wind was not just a simple mana breathing technique.

-What I can explain is the effect of the Breath of Wind. Your mana breathing is different from mine, but if you look at the results of my research, I think you will know immediately. Because you are a genius. And if Arun sees it, our son must have learned the Breath of Wind, right?

My mother smiled.

My father’s beloved mother’s smile was much more beautiful than I remembered.

Soon, my mother began to explain the Breath of Wind.

When I reached the realm beyond the highest level, the Breath of Wind not only had an effect but also showed me a new path.

Listening to my mother, I operated mana while performing the Breath of Wind.

It was unfamiliar because it was a different operation method than before, but I focused on circulating mana once while adjusting the speed.

Soon, the flow of mana was blocked once again at the wall near the top of my head.

-When you go beyond the highest level, the wall weakens, and it’s important to have the essence of wind at that time.

The essence of wind?

My mother continued.

-In the past, you broke the walls with a strong flow, but the wall at the top of your head is destroyed as if the wind is passing through it.

-Like a gentle breeze that gradually grows into a storm, very slowly.

Following my mother’s words, I closed my eyes.

I circulated mana several times in my body while doing the Breath of Wind again as my mother taught me.

Each time, it felt like new senses were awakening.

It’s like my body is flying in the sky.

How much time has passed?

My mother’s voice was no longer heard.

The area near the top of my head became warm.

When I gently raised my head, my mother’s illusion was smiling and stroking my head.

-Ron, Arun, don’t come to where I am too early.

At the same time as my mother’s words, the wall at the top of my head scattered with the wind.

Gooooooo-!

I didn’t feel any pain like I used to when I crossed stages.

Sylphid appeared.

“Master of the Covenant.”

“Sylphid.”

I opened my eyes and looked at Sylphid.

Sylphid’s form was nowhere to be seen.

Because the essence of wind has no ‘form.’

Spirits take on their respective forms when summoned to the Middle Realm [the physical world where humans reside].

But now, Sylphid was summoned in her true form.

“Sylphid.”

“Well, the king is called just the king without a name, but the master of the covenant can call me whatever you are comfortable with.”

“King? Did you become the Spirit King?”

Honestly, I couldn’t feel any power from Sylphid.

At my question, Sylphid revealed her form.

It was not much different from the appearance of the highest-grade spirit, Sylphid.

“Well.”

When I tilted my head, Sylphid explained.

“Now, I have created a form as the highest-grade spirit, not the king’s form. If I reveal the king’s form, the master of the covenant will consume an extreme amount of mana. Above all, the presence of the king affects everything around him, which can seriously harm other humans.”

“Ah!”

I immediately agreed.

“What about the others?”

“I am the only one who has become king.”

Sylphid added.

“Currently, you cannot summon other spirits in the state of the master of the covenant. Because you have broken the wall and become the true master of the covenant, everyone is evolving into a new being in the spirit realm.”

“Then Undine, Ifrit, Noahs are all kings…?”

“My affinity with the wind is the highest, so I became king first.”

Sylphid’s explanation continued.

“You can only summon one king to the Middle Realm. For the balance of the Middle Realm.”

“Then I have to make a contract with the highest-grade spirits again.”

Sylphid smiled.

“Why?”

At my question, Sylphid answered.

“You no longer need to be bound by the original contract. The master of the covenant is the one who connects the Middle Realm and the Spirit Realm.”

“Then?”

“The master of the covenant is a being prepared for when the Middle Realm collapses.”

Sylphid’s expression darkened.

“Now the Middle Realm is in distress, and the flow of nature has completely collapsed. The day the Middle Realm regains its flow and balance… you will lose the power of the spirits.”

What is this again?

My face hardened.

* * *

Late at night, I headed to Grenian.

The way I looked at nature itself was completely different. Beyond seeing the spirits in nature, I saw the essence of nature itself.

In simple terms,

“I didn’t know the wind looked like that.”

At my words, Sylphid replied.

“Everyone has a form.”

“Yes. Let’s go. It looks like they are fighting fiercely.”

What exactly should I call the realm beyond the highest level?

Sword Master had the term Grand Sword Master.

No human has ever reached it, but at least there is a word that defines the realm beyond Sword Master.

Magic has the concept of circles as realms.

Spiritism didn’t have that.

Just High-Grade Spiritist.

‘What does the term matter?’

Soon I arrived at the Grenian castle walls.

The soldiers spotted me and cheered.

“His Highness is here!”

“It’s His Highness the Crown Prince!”

“His Highness the Crown Prince!”

I felt with my whole body how much influence a strong knight has on soldiers.

“Sylphid.”

I called Sylphid as soon as I climbed the castle walls.

Sylphid, who is now a king, not the highest-grade spirit, slowly appeared in the middle of the undead.

At the same time, an enormous amount of mana was leaving my body.

Ken was surprised and approached me.

“Your Highness!”

“I don’t see Olivia and Gale?”

“They are ambushing. I was just about to send the signal.”

Sylphid showed her complete form.

Kwaaaaaang-! Kwang-!

There was no other way to express Sylphid’s appearance.

It’s literally a typhoon.

A typhoon was blowing around Sylphid, who was transparent but not much different from the human form.

Ghouls, Dullahan [headless horsemen], Death Knights, Liches [powerful undead spellcasters], Necromancers.

Regardless of the species of undead, the typhoon was swallowing everything.

Everything was torn apart.

I sighed at the typhoon that was shaking even the castle walls.

Kwaaaaaang-!

Now it seemed like even the castle walls couldn’t withstand it, and neither could my body.

I had only summoned her for a short time, but my mana pool was already empty.

Kwang-!

Sylphid gradually became smaller and returned to the spirit realm.

My legs gave way, but I didn’t fall.

The whole of Grenian was silent, and no one even breathed.

Who was first?

“Waaaaaaa!”

One person’s shout soon became the shout of the whole.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

Everyone was chanting my name and waving their weapons.

I was barely standing with strength in my legs, but Ken next to me sat down.

“Your Highness.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Is what I saw real?”

Ken looked at me as if he couldn’t believe it.

“What was that just now? Is it a spirit?”

“The Spirit King of Wind.”

“The Wind… Spirit King?”

Ken jumped up.

“Is it really the Spirit King?”

I nodded.

Soon Olivia and Gale were approaching from outside the castle walls with their soldiers on horseback.

“It looks like Olivia and Gale have returned.”

“Yes.”

I headed to the castle gate with Ken to greet them.

Soon the castle gate opened and the two entered.

“It was you, Your Highness.”

At Gale’s words, I smiled and asked.

“Did you see it?”

“Yes. I was waiting for the signal, so I could see it well. Is it really the Spirit King?”

Gale seemed curious too.

“That’s right.”

“It was a really amazing energy. I couldn’t believe it even though I saw it with my own eyes.”

Olivia opened her mouth with a worried look.

“Are you okay, Your Highness?”

“I’m okay. Mana consumption is extreme, though.”

Soon I took Olivia, Gale, and Ken with me and walked to the palace.

The moon was still in the middle of the sky.

Today’s battle ended with one summoning of the Spirit King.

‘Unless we destroy the altar, the undead will continue to be created. Still, it’s a relief that we bought some time.’

Today’s battle was very meaningful.

First, we bought time to defend Grenian.

Lillian could focus on drawing the defense magic circle with peace of mind.

When all the magic circles are completed, we can carry out the altar destruction operation.

Now that I have surpassed the highest level, I have one more operation.

“Ken.”

“Yes.”

“Come up with a plan to destroy the Kingdom Alliance altar with a frontal attack.”

“A frontal attack?”

I smiled.

“Because I can summon the Spirit King. We can attack the Kingdom Alliance head-on.”

Ken nodded.

“Yes. I will check the forces and then come up with a plan again.”

“Let’s finish the meeting briefly, and I have to go back to the Imperial Palace. Because there is a lot of work to do there.”

I was thinking about how to transfer my authority to Duke James.

‘It’s too much of a waste of power for a spiritist who has a contract with the Spirit King to stay only in the Imperial Palace.’