Chapter 75
75Han Hari, goddess of the sea and waves
32 hours after checking Donghae Gate.
Departure has been decided.
The flagship Gwanggaeto the Great of the Korean 1st Fleet and the Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer dispatched from the U.S. 7th Fleet were preparing to depart together..
"hmm… It's a pretty big boat.."
Leon first gazed at the east coast from the stern of the Gwanggaeto the Great, where he would soon depart..
The scenery is surprisingly clear and clean considering that a typhoon is approaching. I guess it's the calm before the storm..
While I was calming my mind by looking at the sea, there was some noise around me..
"Even the troop food was loaded! Load up as many spare weapons as possible! What do American hunters say??"
"They will take care of it themselves. Should we at least turn the walkie-talkie to a shared channel??"
"It's all useless once you get through the gate anyway, so what's the point?."
Lee Yong-wan and the Phoenix Guild Hunters are busy moving around. Indeed, their actions were theft..
The Pantheon Guild is made up mostly of low-level hunters and academy cadets who are about to graduate..
On the other hand, they are experts at attacking the gate. They claim to be one of the top 10 guilds in the country. If there were no non-standard Grail Knights like Leon or Yappy, it would be rude to compare them..
"I'll contact Manager Park, so you can take care of the rest.."
Lee Yong-wan finished his instructions and came out to the stern. Then I run into Leon and stop..
"He led the way quite skillfully.."
"……Well, it's been over 10 years since I rolled on this floor.."
You still look young, but do you have 10 years of experience? Leon remembered the first impression Iza had made..
"Are you done with that dirty trick??"
"It's so dirty... It is definitely a business activity. It's hard for your royal Majesty in the Middle Ages to understand.."
Yeah, I don't know..
Leon died normally and was reincarnated.
The country born as a son of a grand duke was an honorable country, a just country, and a country looked after by the gods..
There Leon was able to do the right thing. He carried out justice and lived according to his beliefs..
Sometimes we scold neighboring countries for their mess, sometimes we sweep away dirty animals, and sometimes we bury barbarians..
However, the premise of all those actions was only for light and justice..
"You guys are after money. They only care about wealth and influence.."
"Isn’t that usually the case with powerful people? Your Majesty is not much different.."
Lee Yong-wan knows that the Lionheart King of this world is using his power and God's miracles to expand his influence..
It has already brought about a great revolution in the domestic food market and made the Hunter Association its rattle..
So what is the difference between yourself and the pantheon? We just use a more sophisticated method..
"No, it's different. You and Jim, Lionheart is very different.."
"……."
Leon dismissed the glares directed at him..
"Food and wealth are ultimately meant to enrich people. If you have infinite goods, what is the point if you monopolize them?."
"Even if there is a medicine that can cure any disease, what is the point if it is not administered to the patient?."
"It is useless to accumulate gold and silver treasures in a loveless world.."
"……."
As Lee Yong-wan looked at this sage-like man, he inadvertently thought of a man. The name was immediately mentioned.
"What did you see in Sir Geobrick?."
"Suddenly?"
"Sir Geobrick as well as the knights under him. What did you feel from the soldiers of the kingdom?."
"……."
Yongwan remembered what happened at the Jeju Island gate..
I saw their courage and was saved by their sacrifice..
And that's not because they are transcendentally powerful..
There is one reason why they fought against the distantly powerful beast gods and against the endless army of beasts..
"definition. You shall only follow justice. The first phrase that Goddess Ariana teaches."
"Childishly, what is justice?……."
"It's childish. Yes, it may seem that way to those who look at the world cynically and live calculatedly.."
Justice is childish.
Good deeds come at a loss.
Such a concept existed in his kingdom as well..
The humanists of the empire did so, and the wise wizards laughed at it..
"Ah, laughing and being sarcastic is something anyone can do.."
"Justice may seem childish, good deeds are unprofitable, and living with innocence may seem foolish.."
"However, those who live in injustice cannot save anything.."
"A person who lives evil can be a wise person, but he cannot be a courageous person.."
"A person who is not pure cannot love."
Leon gave this unrighteous man a rare amount of advice..
This is the life that Geobrick and the knights saved by giving up their words. They had to realize. had to prove.
that their sacrifices, their valor and their justice were worth it..
"Prove it. Were you worthy of being saved by knights of glory and loyal soldiers?."
Otherwise I will punish you.
Lee Yong-wan swallowed his saliva and tensed at Leon's cold declaration..
And deep down, he too…….
-Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!
It was then. On the deck, sailors retrieved the rope connected to the land, and a loud horn began to sound..
The gate ladder connected to the land is removed, the Korean flag is displayed, and tugboats adjust the direction of the warship..
The King Gwanggaeto prepares to leave the port, cutting through the current. The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class Aegis ship will follow suit..
"Is it finally departure?."
"You're right on time.."
The discipline time ended naturally. But it wasn't an unpleasant time for Lee Yong-wan either..
This may be because their attitude toward life, living with justice and good will, was deeply engraved in his heart..
"Your Majesty, if it is okay with you, I would like to repay you for my previous kindness--Yes.?"
It was then. The deck of the Gwanggaeto the Great ship. A strange sound is heard from there..
-Hey! Oh my!!
"pantheon?"
Cadets and soldiers walk across the deck to the stern, carrying something long on their shoulders. There was someone hanging on the pole they were on..
-W, as expected, something is wrong with this! Are you saying she's a priestess? They say she’s a priestess! There is something wrong with this treatment.!
"Han Hari… sheep?"
When Yongwan looked at him asking what on earth he was doing, Leon explained with a satisfied expression..
"Bringing a woman on a boat is a sign of injustice. But on the other hand, there is a way to burn a woman and do her trick.."
That's what it means to hang a person on a statue.?
"How can you look at me like that? Thanks to the sacrifice of that child, a priestess designated by the divinity of the sea and waves, other women were able to board.."
I was confident.
This man, who committed atrocities of the highest order, has no trace of shame in his actions..
Something like this... definition?
* * * *
Hari was worried whether to be happy or not when he heard that he had been chosen as the maiden of Poma, the god of the sea and waves..
"what… But thanks to that, I was able to participate in the attack.……."
Isn't that such a bad thing? I wanted to, but…….
"Hari Han. There is something you should do instead."
"What happens to that??"
"In essence, if you bring a woman on board a ship, it is a sign of injustice. Storms rise, rain and wind blow, sea monsters attack."
Isn’t that too prejudiced? Hari gave up on the question early..
"But there is a way to solder this. Rather, the ship cruises, the sea becomes calm, and safe navigation is guaranteed. can you do it?"
"Sis, just order it! Anything I can do!"
At this point, Hari should have at least asked what the method was..
Could he possibly have dared to imagine the idea of hanging a person on a statue and offering him up as a priestess?.
"W, as expected, something is wrong with this! Are you saying she's a priestess? They say she’s a priestess! There is something wrong with this treatment.!"
Hari complained about this unfairness as his entire body was tied to a pillar with rope, but the cadets and soldiers carrying Hari thought differently..
"senior… I'm having a hard time. If only the senior suffers, everyone will be at ease.."
"Junior Jaehyuk? You, you! Suho! My younger brother Suho!"
"Sister… Sorry. My right to speak... It doesn't work."
"Ship, traitor! Juniors! Hunters! anyone! Somebody of reason needs to stop this.!"
""Hey! Wow!""
"Everyone is listening?!"
Meanwhile, the Gwanggaeto the Great was cruising. and… I soon saw a typhoon rumbling beyond..
"A typhoon is approaching! It's a butterfly! 64.5m per second!!"
As a result, the sailors also became busy. The targeted Donghae Gate is in direct contact with the typhoon's direct hit course. We must keep in mind the possibility of collision with a typhoon and prepare for it..
Of course, during this process, Hari was left tied to the figurehead..
"Wow! Save people! Save people!!"
There is even thunder and lightning in the black clouds. Are you really planning to enter that demon world’s cave from the front? And that too by hanging yourself?
"Save people's lives!!"
"It's noisy!"
"your majesty?!"
At the place where the voice was heard, Leon was sitting calmly. With the fishing rod set up.
"Be quiet, won't all the fish run away?."
"fishhook? Are you fishing now??!"
Hang a person from the figurehead and fish calmly? Hari was shocked..
"When you go out to sea, you have to catch fish. Tsk tsk, it looks like the fish escaped thanks to you.."
"Well, when a large warship like this is running, there's no way there's a fish in the lead.!"
"You can catch them all. When I was the guardian of my port city of Langqual, I rode whales and went fishing.."
It sounded like bullshit, but since it was Leon, it seemed believable. Hari asked with an anxious look..
"Are you really going to hang on like this and head into a typhoon? It's not too late now!"
Hari was very frightened by the approaching typhoon. Even if the figurehead hanging himself breaks in a typhoon, the Jordan River Express is a foregone conclusion..
"your majesty! Is there some way? There is a method or something, right?! I believe it, Your Majesty! I believe it.!"
Did Hari's desperate prayers reach him? There was a response to Leon's float..
"Hmm, he’s a pretty sturdy guy.!"
Leon pulled the fishing rod. In the midst of all this, perhaps with the skill of a professional, Leon caught a fish in no time, and a large sea bream was caught at the end..
"Lieutenant General Choi. Get ready."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty…!"
At that time, the sailors gathered around and immediately started preparing something..
When on a long-distance voyage, Leon places a snail that was killed instantly on a ceremonial table that serves as an altar..
"You are the gracious master of the sea. Please appear before those who dare to step into your territory.."
Then something surprising happened. The ship, which had been rocking due to all kinds of abnormal weather and waves, became calm, and the sea water began to churn and take shape..
Sea water shaped like a giant shark.
A phenomenon that is too artificial to talk about the mysteries of Mother Nature. everyone had a hunch.
That is ‘God’.
[Ah~ Lionheart. Dear my lighthouse. Guardian of my temple rank quality.]
"Forma. God of the sea and waves."
Poma happily accepts Leon's greeting as he kneels on one knee. He let out a lamentable voice as he saw the typhoon approaching from the East Sea and beyond..
[What a frivolous sea. It's not classy. As Fl said, I feel that divinity does not exist in this land..]
A drop of water in the shape of a shark, the god of the sea and waves looked down at a warship that he could swallow in one bite..
[What does it mean to not even have a sail! Moreover, this guy and that guy are all idiots who can't realize the grace of the sea.!]
"Since we have not yet received the teachings of the sea in this world, there is nothing we can do about it. Please take care of me and embrace me.."
[no! There is no reason to embrace those who are not even my followers! It is only in fear and respect that grace is also given!]
The sailors fell into fear due to Poma's actions..
I don't know why he is angry, but just encountering the anger of a gigantic being made me tremble and weigh down my entire body..
In front of the whims of that being, they will be no different from grains of sand being swallowed by the waves..
"……."
Leon is favored by many gods, but that doesn't mean he is an easy match for all gods..
Among them, Poma has a particularly temperamental and eccentric personality. Although he never showed anger towards himself, he often used unreasonable pressure on other believers..
"By the way, how did Poma make that child a priestess?."
[Hahahaha…….]
Poma let out a loud laugh. He stared at Hari, who was shaking and clinging to the figurehead..
[I barely convinced Petos, but it was worth it. This child was born with a good vessel to serve God..]
"hmm?"
[Of course not as much as you. Because you are outside the standard that can contain all the divine qualities..]
"I felt like it was a betrayal, but I never thought it would really be like that.."
[This is a blessing. How do you consider it bad luck??]
"For those who lack faith, the gods' attention can be poisonous.."
[I believe that my lighthouse will gradually resolve it on its own..]
At those words, Leon sighed and leaned back on the fishing chair..
[Han Hari, my new priestess.]
"Yes, I am?"
[I will favor you and give you the blessing of water and the power to control the waves. Accept this gladly and spread my platform and teachings far and wide..]
"Ah, yes, yes… ! If you just release it here!"
Poma shouted..
[As long as there is the sacrifice of my priestess, no waves will be able to invade that ship.!]
"……yes?"
Hari shook his head, but Poma grinned and put the pretty priestess through an ordeal..
[Your sacrifice will ignite the spark of life..]
With those words, huge water droplets dispersed. Like the soap bubbles of a time ago.
"…………end?"
It was a time when Hari was devastated. someone shouted.
"A typhoon is approaching ahead! Wave height 10m!!"
Accordingly, the sailors and hunters all evacuated to the inside of the deck. Leave Hari alone.
"……………."
Are you really going to leave me alone? I'm leaving it like this.?
I made eye contact with the academy juniors who only showed their faces beyond the dock..
-Cheer up!.
-Cheer up, sister..
-Fighting, senior!
-Show off the power of the top leader at the Korea Hunter Academy.!
Hari, who only heard silent cheers, had to face the approaching wave..
-Quaaaaaaa!!
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