Chapter 12
Chapter 12
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 12
Chapter Title: Encounter with Ancient Silpi
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[Silpi Encounter Review]
— Author: Swordplay Ronin
We had a joint training session with another class today, right? Got super lucky and actually met a real Silpi. Now I get why everyone’s obsessing over her. Man, it was insane—nothing but “wow, she’s nuts” coming out of my mouth. Honestly, cuter and more elven than the elf in our class. Super sweet personality too. She even shared some fruit with my teammates.
One day, I remember reading a post like that.
Silpi. In the game, she was the Wind Spirit King, bound by contract to a certain girl.
Famous for her compassionate heart, she’d been like a second parent to the girl ever since her real parents passed away in childhood.
And her appearance, reminiscent of an elf, was stunningly beautiful—honestly, her popularity outshone even her contractor’s.
So why bring this up out of nowhere?
Because my illusions about Silpi just shattered.
Who could’ve guessed? The ancient-era Silpi had a personality 180 degrees different from what we imagined.
Whoosh.
“Shaaa.”
Carried inward by an inexplicable wind, I blacked out with zero memories.
The massive mana surge that hit midway made a mockery of our preparations, knocking us out in an instant.
And when I came to, I couldn’t move a muscle.
It felt like my entire body had been beaten with a club—every joint aching and throbbing.
‘What the hell is this...’
No, what the hell is going on here?
Suddenly dragged here by what I assume is a spirit.
But in the process, that overwhelming mana made me lose consciousness, and now my unadjusted body won’t budge an inch.
“Myaaa.”
“Shaa.”
‘Hey, you okay too?’
Right, I wasn’t dragged here alone.
The familiar cry from beside me brought a quiet sigh of relief.
Sure, we started off as bitter enemies, but dying by someone else’s hand would’ve felt off somehow.
‘Looks like you’re in the same boat.’
The limp, powerless tone matched my own situation perfectly.
Squirm.
Can’t even turn my head.
What the hell do I do in this mess?
No clue how long I can endure this mana pressure or how long adaptation will take—it’s frustrating as hell.
-What’s going on? Why are you guys like this?
With no idea how to handle it, everything felt hopeless in that moment.
Then, a strange voice drifted in, riding the wind.
‘A person’s voice?’
No way there’s a human here.
Who the heck?
-Hey! Can you hear me now? Nod if you can.
‘Can’t even lift my head, what nodding?’
This thing’s got thoughts?
Seems the voice’s owner doesn’t grasp our situation at all.
“Shaa...”
-Oh, struggling to move, huh?
Yeah, exactly!
I couldn’t nod furiously... but I cried out as hard as I could to signal that was right.
“Shaa! Shaa!”
“Myaaa?”
-Hmm. Tricky. Guess we’ll do this then...
Whoosh.
A gentle breeze enveloped us.
Unlike the forceful shove that dragged us into the cave, this wind caressed us softly, forming a small protective space.
-Better now?
Pop!
‘This!’
I’m fine.
Body’s moving as I want!
Swish swish swish.
The wind gathered around us like a shield, creating a little pocket.
And inside it, we escaped the mana’s pressure.
Hop.
“Myaong!”
“Shaa!”
-Yay! Looking good now!
We’d finally regained our freedom.
At the oddly proud-sounding voice, we both whipped our heads toward it.
“Shaa?”
‘That thing?’
Green hair, blue eyes.
And long, elfin ears on a petite girl.
Familiar. Her look stirred nostalgic memories from my past.
But different from what I remembered—she seemed way younger.
-Hi everyone! I’m the lower spirit Silpi!
‘Yep, that’s her.’
Wind Spirit King. Silpi.
But this is the ancient past, so...
She was just a lower spirit—the lowest rank among spirits—not the king I knew.
‘Probably ascends to Spirit King by the main story timeline.’
A lower spirit becoming Spirit King.
I immediately posted on the gallery.
[Question About Spirits]
— Author: Yonggarisnaek
How long does it take for a lower spirit to rank up to Spirit King?
‘Tens of thousands of years. Even in ancient times or with talent, hundreds or thousands at least.’
Damn. How much time does that mean?
It really hits home again.
The gap between this era and the original modern timeline I remember.
-What? You guys perk up then flop again. So weird, right?
“Hiss!”
-Hey! I helped you out, no need to glare!
Rumble rumble.
“Shaa?”
‘Wh-what?’
A sudden vibration snapped me out of my thoughts, startling me. Silpi waved it off casually.
-Don’t mind it. Coming from deeper in. We’re safe here.
Come to think of it, how far does this cave go?
I glanced back at the endless depths.
Thought we’d gone deep enough, but it keeps going.
Where the hell is the end?
-Even I can’t move freely past there. Asild banned entry for mid-rank spirits and below.
Asild. I know that name.
In the original, one of the top spirits guarding Silpi.
Now her boss, later her bodyguard. Confirms Silpi’s talent again.
“Shaa.”
‘But why’d she drag us here?’
The Silpi I know wouldn’t do this...
Doesn’t make sense. She’s not the Spirit King from my memories.
Easier to think of the Spirit King Silpi and this lower spirit Silpi as totally different beings.
-Don’t freeze up like that! You, snake buddy, and you, tiger miss!
“Shaa?”
‘What?’
Snake’s me, obviously.
Tiger miss? Who’s that?
Nah, I know. Only one other here besides me.
“Myong?”
‘That chunky thing’s a tiger?’
Where?!
I know what tiger cubs look like.
That’s why I’m sure it’s a cat.
Cuz it’s a cat, no matter how you slice it!
“Myaong.”
See? Myaong! That’s cat talk.
Tigers go rawr! Or grrr.
But this one’s all myong, myaong, haa! Pure cat sounds.
‘Silpi might’ve messed up.’
Yeah, she’s just a lower spirit. Probably can’t tell tiger from cat.
-Her cat spirit blood’s strong, huh? Looks more cat than tiger on the outside! Way cuter!
Silpi’s explanation shot down my theory instantly.
Turns out the one I thought was a cat is mixed tiger spirit beast and cat spirit blood. Right now, cat side dominates, so cat-like. But as she grows, tiger blood awakens, turning her more tigerish.
‘So she’s premium spirit beast lineage, direct path marked?’
Her dramatic growth finally clicks.
Yeah, born among spirit beasts, gotta deliver.
‘Even Lion’s Roar makes sense.’
Tiger spirit blood, of course she’d pick that up easy.
Impressed by her mystical insight, I eyed her expectantly—maybe I’ve got hidden spirit blood too? Nope, no such luck.
“Shaa.”
-Don’t worry! You’re freakishly smart anyway! Kinda monkey-like!
‘Praise or insult?’
A weird compliment to a snake, insult to a human. With that, Silpi’s wind lifted us slowly into the air.
-Hehe. Let’s head to my nest! Paused cuz you were struggling, but you’re good now!
What, this isn’t the nest?
Looking around, yeah, nothing here.
Only path leads deeper.
But she said she can’t go there... so where to?
-Get excited. You’re my first guests ever.
With that, we floated three adult male paces deeper from right there.
-Ta-da! We’re here!
‘...?’