"Eh? Baby? No, I'm already seven years old."
Unexpectedly, Semiris actually looked at Hulim seriously, as if she knew what this person was talking about.
"Seven years old, isn't that just a baby in a cradle?"
"...Who would still be lying in a cradle at the age of seven?!"
"Oh! No? But, but, seven years old..."
In fact, Semiris had such a big misunderstanding because of the huge difference in perception between them.
As the world's first fairy, it is not an exaggeration to say that Semiris is one of the oldest creatures in the world. Her long life makes her extremely insensitive to the life cycle of short-lived species. In addition, she spends most of her time living in Tiramshuin, where immortal species are common. Even if she occasionally comes to the underworld, she spends most of her time on fun. She really has no concrete concept of the changes in life cycles in this world.
After Hulim's reminder, Semiris reluctantly accepted the fact that the other party did not crawl out of the cradle. However, seven years old was too short a time in her cognition. She was unable to correct it in her heart for a while, and she felt awkward all over.
"Ahem, okay, let's put the topic of age aside for now and get down to business."
Semiris coughed and suddenly became serious. Her sudden behavior made Hulim a little uncomfortable.
"Then, the lucky chosen one, under the protection of the Mother Goddess, let me, the Fairy King, bestow my blessing upon you."
"Blessing? What's that?"
A question mark popped up in Hulim's head again. Come to think of it, Semiris had been talking about the chosen one from the very beginning.
Are you talking about me?
Lucky...
Am I lucky?
"Alas... If you don't even know this, then why did you call me?"
Semiris was confused again. This was the first time she encountered such a situation.
"I called you?"
Hulim tilted her head, looking as if she had no idea what this person was talking about.
For a moment, the man and the fairy just stared at each other in awkward silence.
"...Yeah, that's right. If even the fairies don't know, how can they possibly know about the Fairy King's blessing?"
The corners of Semiris' mouth twitched slightly, and she suddenly remembered that this guy didn't even know what fairies were. Maybe he had triggered the summoning conditions by accident.
"Alas, there's nothing I can do. Since I've already chosen you, there's no way I can change it..."
Semiris sighed tiredly, and then told Hulim the origin of the Goblin King's blessing.
... ...
That was the distant past.
Tens of thousands of years ago, Himlier's civilization was like a candle in the wind, swaying and uncertain, with no future in sight.
At that time, the Earth Mother Goddess Traya felt the loneliness and desolation on the ground and decided to help the people on earth develop, so she sent the Fairy King to the lower world to find a destined person and give him or her blessings.
Those who were blessed had great power, led people through difficulties, and gradually established the first magical kingdom.
Magical civilization thrives.
After that, every few hundred years, the Fairy King would descend to the mortal world to find a destined person and bestow blessings upon them. Those who received the blessing would bring about tremendous changes to the world.
As for the method by which the Goblin King searches for his destined partner, he listens to the sound coming from the water every five hundred years.
When a person of pure heart casts a stone into a lake alone, the sound will reach her ears, and she will respond to the call and come.
"So I summoned you?"
Hulim finally reacted.
"After listening for so long, this is the only reaction..."
Looking at Hulim who looked enlightened, Semiris couldn't help but complain.
"Hmm...but there's nothing interesting about this story."
“So, I’m not telling you a story…”
Semiris no longer wanted to complain and quickly changed the subject.
"Okay, now you know what's going on. Let's move on to the next step. What's your name?"
"Hulim," Hulim answered, and after a moment's thought, he added, "Hulim Haieral!"
"Is that so, Hulim Hyeral?"
As Semiris spoke, she raised her hands towards Hulim, and her hands gradually emitted a soft light.
"Huh? Hailer..."
A hint of suspicion flashed in Semiris's eyes.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my name?"
Hulim asked while staring at Semiris's hands curiously.
Semiris, whose thoughts were interrupted by the question, shook her head: "No problem."
"Oh, right, I'm going to give you the blessing, so you have to concentrate."
Semiris spoke.
"What does blessing look like?"
Hulim asked again.
Semiris casually explained, "You know that Himlir has seven basic magical elements, right? They are wind, fire, water, earth, light, darkness, and nothing."
Hulim nodded: "I know."
"The so-called blessing," Semiris continued, "is the supreme affinity of the seven elements. I call them the Blessing of Wind, the Blessing of Fire, the Blessing of Water, the Blessing of Earth, the Blessing of Light, the Blessing of Darkness, and the Blessing of Nothingness. You will soon receive one of these blessings. Any one of these blessings will enable you to reach the pinnacle of magical attainments of that attribute in the future."
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