The Shaman Wants Transcendence

21 – Contractor Se-Rin Lee

[Every transcendental person has different tastes, and the way they like it is different, but… We Transcendentalists love humans very much. ]

To the transcendent, the human species was in just such a position. It has intelligence, but it is infinitely weaker than a transcendental one, but even so, its appearance and actions are so cute that it is fun to just watch.

From a human point of view, it’s like looking at a cute animal.

That’s why it came into contact with humans and pet them.

Some transcendentalists approach young geniuses and change them to their liking.

Some transcendentalists approach humans who are of their liking and sprinkle food in the name of patronage.

Some transcendentalists enjoy talking and interacting with people they like.

Some of the humans used to argue that transcendental beings were taming them, that humans were like being pets of transcendental beings, and that we should be wary of transcendental species…

What does it matter.

The transcendental person was cute, and the human being was happy with the help of the transcendentalist.

And this relationship did not change even when the first human transcendent appeared. No, in some ways it might have gotten worse.

One day when the Transcendentalist was happy while petting humans.

Among humans, the first transcendent appeared.

The hero who called himself Gilgamesh (𒄑𒉈𒂵𒈩) gradually grew up in all sorts of hardships and adversity, eventually transcending species and rising to the position of a transcendent, and with ascension reached the upper dimension where transcendents reside.

And the Transcendentalists who saw Gilgamesh…

Cheers.

There are several reasons for the frenzy. They must have been happy that the first transcendental person came out of the race they cherished, and they must have cheered about it as it is not easy to create a transcendental person…

But the biggest reason was the appearance.

[Humans are cute before transcendence, and cute after transcendence. How can you not like humans? ]

To transcend is to change existence.

Beings who stay in the 3rd dimension are promoted to the 4th and 5th dimensions.

Naturally, everything changes accordingly.

Just as a monkey transforms into a human, it transcends species and becomes complete as an individual.

The human species was also completed as an individual with transcendence and surpassed the limits of the species.

Therefore, the transcendentalists did not expect much because they thought that even if the first human transcendental person appeared, it would be similar to them.

But surprisingly.

To my delight, that expectation was betrayed.

I don’t know if it’s because of the uniqueness of the human species or the reason why I transcended, but I transcended while maintaining almost the original form.

Even after that, people who transcended through enlightenment and through the soul appeared, and they also received a lot of love and cuteness from other transcendents in that they maintained at least the original form of human beings.

This was the reason why transcendents were friendly to humans.

If humans were seen as terribly repulsive like cockroaches in the eyes of the transcendentalists, there would never have been a ‘contractor’ like now.

Humans should be grateful for their cuteness.

“You are always cute and cute… What did you do… Really…?”

Hearing the truth he didn’t want to knowSerene made a subtle expression.

Should I be happy or disappointed…

Not knowing what expression to make, she could only stare at the demon with her delicate face.

And in the end, she chose to change her subject to divert her eyes from an uncomfortable truth.

“So oh, what do you mean, brother is weird…?”

The devil was pleased to see Seline’s cute appearance, but when she mentioned her true nature, disgust came back to her face. What should the devil say about this? She hesitated as if pondering.

[We transcendentalists can see karma. ]

“Uh, yes. I learned it at school… It’s divided into Karma and Dharma…”

[Then do you know exactly what it is? ]

“No… That’s… I heard that you can learn it if you go to graduate school… Do you have any thoughts…”

[Graduate school to someone who hasn’t gone to college yet. It’s terrible. It’s better not to be friends with that demonic entity. ]

The devil gave this advice to Iserin and continued.

[The way this karma is viewed is different for each Transcendentalist. It’s like each creature’s senses are different. Just as an insect’s eyes and a human’s eyes cannot be the same even if they see the same object, and a rabbit’s ears and a bat’s ears are not the same even if they hear the same thing. ]

“Yeah… That’s right…?”

[Similarly, the way transcendentalists view karma is like this. So, even if you see the same thing, you understand it differently, and you see it differently, but you can clearly grasp the essence. However, since this is about the senses, it is difficult to pass it down to others, so the existence of karma has become unknown to humans. ]

It is really difficult to express the feeling as it is.

No matter how much we describe the ultrasonic waves of bats, we cannot clearly understand them, and even if we explain the vision and colors of a hawk flying in the sky, we cannot clearly recall them.

Seeing and feeling karma also has difficulties in expressing and explaining it, and there were many cases in which people did not understand it even when they said it.

So the devil enjoyed explaining to the Contractor using metaphors.

It’s the easiest to understand, and it’s not difficult to say.

However, since it is a metaphor, there is only a downside that it can be misinterpreted.

[For comparison, karma is your external appearance and internal appearance. The soul and body are the wombs that make up you, the beginning and framework you have. The pillar and nail that holds the mind together. And karma can be said to be everything else that forms the outer and inner shape. ]

“Difficult…”

[It will. Hearing and understanding what is lacking is something even a genius finds difficult. ]

The devil spoke as if he didn’t expect Lee Se-rin to understand from the start. Lee Se-rin tried to get a little angry at the gaze that seemed to be looking at a child who was lacking, but she had no choice but to look at the devil again with a strange face at what the devil continued to say.

[To compare it to the kitten I mentioned earlier… Okay. Contractor, my understanding is a bit lacking, but my imagination is good. Just imagine. Close your eyes and try to think of it. You could say you’re a curious, bright-eyed black cat. My crest is engraved on my chest, and my back is full of surgical instruments. In addition, he is wearing jewelry accessories all over his body, so he looks sparkling. ]

“Isn’t that cute…?”

[So it is. ]

Lee Se-rin remembered the appearance as the devil said and understood the devil’s explanation so far.

If there was a kitten like that in front of her right now, she was confident that she would love it as much as she could.

[Here, the cat’s species and genes are its body and soul,Its character is spirit. And everything else. The flesh, fat, intestines, muscles, brain, eyes, and body hair that make up a cat. The crest engraved on the chest, the accessories and tools worn on the body are karma. However, this is not an accurate explanation, so you should understand that it is roughly like this. ]

To fully understand this, you must look at it through the eyes of a transcendent.

After saying that, the devil looked at Lee Se-rin.

[And this is why transcendentalists don’t like sorcerers. ]

“Ah, come to think of it… The shaman said there were only three contractors in history…?”

[That also appeared thanks to a transcendental person with a unique taste. ]

“I just said that at school, but…”

[I will. ]

The devil tapped his silver hoof on the floor and said:

[Even if a human learns any ability, there is no big difference in its essence. As I said before, if it’s a warrior, the cat will hold a sword, and if it’s a wizard, the cat will only use magic. Even the summoner who interacts with the summoner changes the smell and habits of the cat, so its cuteness remains the same. ]

“Cat…”

[By the way, witchcraft is really strange… Some spells also affect things other than karma. ]

Karma is the trajectory and trace.

However, just as a trajectory cannot stop moving and cannot be destroyed, and a trace cannot affect its owner, no matter how much karma accumulates and changes form, its essence does not change.

But some spells even change their essence.

Its appearance often looked hideous or grotesque to the transcendentalists.

[ Since I compared it to a kitten earlier, I will liken it to a kitten as well. ]

Kitten with wings.

Kitten with horns on its head.

A kitten carrying a tortoise shell on its back.

A kitten that has no legs and crawls like a snake.

[It’s fortunate that he’s in the form of a kitten. In severe cases, it turns into a tiger, lion, or leopard, or even becomes a golem cat. How can you like a shaman like this? ]

“Still, I haven’t heard of contract holders and transcendent servants… Rejecting shamans…”

[Of course. It looks different, but it’s not wrong. Even though her appearance has changed, she has her own cuteness. Even if it doesn’t suit your taste, that’s not a reason to reject it. ]

The devil paused and continued.

[ However… Your brother is nothing else… It’s close to being wrong. ]

Wrong?

Is it different or not wrong?

Serene felt a little uneasy about the demon’s words.

According to what the devil explained earlier, didn’t the shaman change the shape of the essence?

However, I wondered if there was a serious problem with Jinseong’s body if it was enough to express ‘wrong’ after seeing the essence of it.

[I will tell you a story. ]

“Uh, uh…”

[ Let’s assume you are a normal person. As you were walking down the street, you saw an ordinary man passing by you. The man was dressed plainly, and his face, too, was the commonplace one could see everywhere. His height and size were neither small nor large. If you look carefully, everything is normal. If so, you’re an asshole. Would you feel anything strange about that man? ]

“Oh, no. It can’t be…”

[After that, you saw the man again in the middle of the night across the long crosswalk. He looks exactly the same as he did when he first saw him, and even if you take another good look at him, he’s normal. First and foremostIt’s the same, and the size is the same as the first one. Nothing has changed since the beginning. Now, did you feel anything strange? ]

“No.”

[After that, you looked at the man once more. The man standing at the far end of the horizon is the same as you saw him. Standing with a normal appearance that would have met a similar person on the street two or three times. If you look carefully, there is nothing strange about it. ]

“I don’t think there’s anything strange…?”

The devil laughed.

[If so, ask. Contractor, my contractor. ]

No matter when I look at it, the appearance doesn’t change.

You can see it clearly regardless of the distance.

You can ignore the darkness and perceive its appearance as in broad daylight.

Ignoring perspective.

To be able to stand casually on the horizon.

[Can you call me a human? ]