Chapter 604
My Villains Episode 604
71. swordsman teacher(7)
Time passed like water and we entered late March. It's already been a month since I arrived in the capital, and the lecture has entered its fourth week..
Life in the royal capital was much better than expected. First of all, being able to live in the most prosperous and developed city in Middle-earth was a truly great privilege..
Eisbowald was a wealthy city in its own way, but it was nothing compared to the royal capital. To exaggerate a little, shall we say that the levels of civilization are different??
'1st Street', the center of Eisbowald, was very prosperous as it was a neighborhood where the wealth of the estate was concentrated, but it was still only a wealthy village in the late Middle Ages. On the other hand, this place, the Avenue of Glory, was almost reminiscent of a modern city at first glance..
We mobilize our precious wizards to maintain streetlights, clean water and sewage systems, boil bath water, and maintain freezers. In the midst of everyday luxury, technological innovations are repeated, and small convenience magic tools are coming out. Miniaturized magic lanterns replace oil lamps and candles, hot stones containing fire spirits fill stoves and ovens, and in print shops, motors fueled by mana run rotary presses..
As new civilizations seeped into our lives day by day, even I, who remembered life in modern times, did not feel any discomfort..
Being a swordsman instructor at the Royal College was a lot more rewarding than I thought. Surprisingly, it seemed like a good fit. The pay is good too.
But the reason I came here wasn't for a comfortable life or a good job. We must not forget that swordsman Ludo is nothing more than a disguised identity..
The investigation into servant soldiers and the underworld continues, focusing on Ellen and Iopiya..
The results were minimal, as it was extremely difficult to secure new patients with Hain's disease. After Evie, the court maid, and Bodnon, the granary rat catcher, there were only two 'samples' we secured..
This time too, they were the city's lower class, a day laborer who worked in a small store and a prostitute on Lipiro Street. The day laborers were secured by Uroan, Ellen's subordinate, and the prostitutes were secured by subordinates from the second rabbit hole..
Oh, the second rabbit hole was prepared on Lipiro Street as previously planned. He rented the underground space of a shabby brothel building through Lucy, a courtesan whom he met by chance. Management was left to Mira and Epoz, and is currently operating under the guise of a bar..
Returning to the main topic, the results achieved through the two newly acquired patients were merely a reconfirmation of the information previously discovered. There were still questions about how he contracted the servant's disease, the identity of the other side, and the Dark Knight's purpose..
Of course, it wasn't completely useless. Ellen, who analyzed the behind-the-scenes world, and Iopiya, who was in charge of the patients who regained consciousness, discussed it together and came up with a guess..
“……What the Dark Knight is aiming for is dimensional conflict.?”
“huh. Do you know what dimensional conflict is? You experienced it during Karamek. To be exact, it was something that almost happened..”
“Karamek.”
It's a name I've forgotten for a while..
Karamek is a powerful soul shaman called 'Gitgula ti Akanku' - that is, the great teacher of the Gitgula tribe. He is a fearsome guy worthy of his grand nickname, and among the many hero characters I have encountered so far, he is almost on par with the monk Iljin..
“Uh, but… … . What exactly was dimensional conflict??”
“……Ugh.”
Ellen gave a detailed explanation while looking at me with a look that said, “That’s right.”.
“Karamek tried to revive his wife's soul, which was kept in the 'tombstone', as a spirit..”
“Hey, I remember that much too..”
“For that purpose, the spirit world was brought in and grafted onto the present world, and the result was a dimensional rift.?”
“You know the cracks too. You went in there to pick some Karamek heads..”
The scenery in the crack created when the middle world and the spirit world come into contact is still vivid. How can I forget the strange yet beautiful scenery of the sky full of light under the transparent floor and the sea rippling above my head?.
“If the crack had continued to grow at that time, the boundary between dimensions would have completely collapsed and the present world and the spirit world would have overlapped..”
“That's dimensional conflict?”
“that's right. I explained it to you back then too..”
“It was already 3 years ago, I could have forgotten..”
“There's something else to forget-”
“Okay, so why is that story coming up now? What the Dark Knight is aiming for is dimensional conflict.?”
“maybe.”
It was Iopiya, not Ellen, who laid the foundation for this speculation. The guy focused on what he said based on his memories of encountering the Dark Knight Aquilemnur through Evie's soul..
-This is the only way to put your puny spirit to good use. Know this, and follow me as you have hitherto..
- The rightful owner of the nine dimensions, the one who puts to rest the evil light, the origin of all justice... … . He is my only lord, and I am his most loyal knight. He is also the most astute agent.…….
-He is also the most skilled craftsman. For me, you will become a needle that lifts well. It will be a solid master bedroom.…….
“……It's not just something a crazy person said to try to make a name for himself.?”
“Yes, of course it could be so..”
The three words that Iopiya particularly paid attention to were ‘weaver’, ‘needle’, and ‘hour room’..
“The Dark Knight is basically a devil. It is a being so powerful that it volunteers to be the Dark Lord's representative. Isn’t it a bit awkward for a dark knight like that to talk about sewing to show off his power??”
“It's a bit out of shape. so?”
“I wondered if that might be a metaphor for transference..”
“……metaphor?”
“You said that the Dark Knight is more skilled at transfer magic than the messenger of the dark world, right? Then, if you want to connect the two dimensions together using transfer magic, like sewing two fabric pockets,…….”
“…….”
“What do you think? Is it plausible??”
In short, the Dark Knight, a craftsman, was trying to connect the Middle World and the Dark World by using the souls of patients with servant disease as needles and the hidden world that came from them as a needle..
“Come to think of it…….”
Looking back on the gameplay, that's exactly what the apocalypse was about to bring to this world. The dark world and the middle world become one. The title of the game is not ‘Dark World’ for nothing..
“It's plausible, but it's still just speculation. There are also crucial contradictions.”
“what is that?”
“If the Dark Knight's goal was dimensional conflict, he would have first created a rift between Middle Earth and the Dark World and then expanded it..”
“That's not the other side of the world?”
“What do you mean? The other world is an independent quasi-dimension. It's a completely different concept from a dimensional rift..”
“Oh, really? To me, it looks roughly similar. The strange scenery is full of otherworldly energy, and monsters from other dimensions appear.…….”
“……ha.”
Ellen sighed softly as if she was frustrated and gave an analogy in simple words..
“Now, look. A dimensional rift is a hole between two cloth bags. The hidden world of patients with servant disease is a rag or string between two cloth pockets..”
“Hmm.”
“The holes allow you to connect the fabric pockets. On the other hand, you can't do that with the rags and threads that are just lying around. I understand?”
“But we've been to this side of the world several times..”
“That should be considered an exception. It's because you opened the portal..”
“I didn't open it. The dimensional seal is arbitrarily,”
“That's not important. And the fact that you are accessing it through the portal in the first place is proof that it is not a crack..”
“Um, I see.…….”
“Yeah, you idiot..”
Following Ellen's frustration, Iopiya continued to kindly explain..
“In other words, the Dark World and the Middle Earth are a big bag. It's a sack big enough to fit 30 giants like Poynix. On the other hand, the other world is made up of straws the size of fingernails, so even if you collect tens of thousands of them, you cannot make a rope long enough to tie two pieces together..”
“aha.”
“And even if you could tie it, it wouldn't mean anything. Because I can't go back and forth between the two sacks... … . Do you understand??”
“completely. EOP, are you speaking coherently? Unlike anyone else.”
“uh… … thank you.”
Ellen almost had a seizure next to the embarrassed Iopiya... … . Well, that's not the point.
“Then, if the other world acts similarly to a crack,?”
“The crucial contradiction in my guess disappears. However, from what we have seen so far, the other world and the real world have little influence on each other..”
In the case of a crack, anyone can approach or enter it if they know the location. The same was true of the crack created by Karamek..
On the other hand, it is almost impossible to come and go from the other side of the world. With the exception of the dimensional door created with a dimensional seal, only patients who act as the nucleus of the other world can come and go. And that too in the form of a soul..
“Then the conclusion is…….”
“Nothing is certain. We will have to continue investigating to find out. That's all for now.”
……I'm at a loss.
The investigation into the underworld and the underworld was slow, but there was no intention of slowing it down. The main reason was to uncover the Dark Knight's conspiracy and obtain clues to find Nashal Anway..
But right now, the cake in front of me was more attractive than that vague goal. The junk in front of me was none other than experience points..
Among the newly acquired patients with servant disease, the courtesan had only recently contracted servant disease, so her behind-the-scenes world was also small. Accordingly, the only monsters that came from the dark world were ‘Ushtu’s descendants’, also known as goat heads..
On the other hand, like the case of the maid Evie, the day laborer was a patient for quite some time, and the hidden world was as large as the entire royal capital. As the demon energy was abundant, in addition to the heads of over 40 goats, two ‘Chosen Wendigos’ emerged..
The chosen Wendigo is a monster that resembles a polar bear that is skinny and has lost all its fur. Of course, it is as scary as a bear in that it is as big as a house, has a pair of sharp horns, and is covered in frost all over its body..
Still, it wasn't difficult to deal with. For a mid-level demon, the skin is relatively soft, and you just have to be careful of the ice spear it shoots from its maw and its sharp claws..
With the help of my subordinates, I turned the wendigos into cube steaks one by one..
And finally the level rose.
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Name: me
level : 45
Class: Blood Knight
ability :
Strength - 38 (92) Dexterity - 36(84)
Health - 38 (92) Horsepower - 30(60)
skill :
<blood fighting>
Blood Blade M, Plunder 6pt,
Blood Shield 5pt, Blood Whip 3pt,
Red Grips 3pt, Iron Blood Armor 3pt
<lineage>
Flowing blood 7pt, hot blood 6pt,
Legendary bloodline 5pt, Blood Descent 1pt,
boiling blood 2pt
<hematology>
Thirst 5pt, Blood 4pt,
Blood Thirst 2pt, Blood Wind 1pt
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Because the number of skills has increased so much, transcribing them is now a task. Still, I think it's easier to check if I write it down by series.…….
Meanwhile, Ellen and Mungchi are level 42 and 41, respectively. Originally, the group was higher, but this was reversed in the process of Ellen winning the high master position..
And the reason the level gap between these two and me has widened to what it is now is due to a number of complex factors, the most decisive of which was the Battle of Blades..
Unlike me, who played a major role in almost every battle from Highcastle to Angst, from Eisbovald to Direnz, the group focused on hunting down key commanders and wizards, and Elen could only join late in the war as she was busy resolving palace affairs. There was. The unit of experience gained is different..
In addition, even after becoming a lord, I roamed the territory, killing thieves and monsters, periodically cleaning up alleys, leading large-scale training, and sparring with my subordinates more than three times a day..
It's not that Ellen and Mungchi neglected training, but since the sources of experience points were so small, it was natural that the gap widened..
Utequai is also level 42, but that was last year when he led the freed slaves to the plains, so he will be higher than that now..
The situation was much worse for burnout unemployed Atalanta and lord's deputy knight Hayla. The last time I saw you a few months ago, you were both level 40..
Oh, and recently, you can see a new character sheet. It was IOPIA's sheet..
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Name: Kanzai Iopiya
level : 20
Class: Soul Shaman
ability :
Strength - 12(14) Dexterity - 15(20)
Health - 17(24) Horsepower - 29(57)
skill :
<spirit beast>
Repair 2pt, Wolf 1pt, Transformation 1pt
<soul fairy tale>
Assimilation 6pt, Bondage 5pt, Fang 1pt,
echo 1pt
<soul protection>
Protection 3pt, Rumination 2pt, Neutralization 1pt
Unsin 1pt
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It was a slightly different sheet than I expected..
I assumed the level would be around 20, so I'll skip it, but why are the skills like this??
Naturally, I thought it was a character that focused on healing and supporting the party, that is, soul protection skills. But when I looked into it, the total point total was higher for the Soul Protection series, which specializes in self-strengthening and weakening the enemy..
However, the confusion was short-lived and I quickly realized what was going on..
Iopiya dealt with thousands of souls while liberating the slave soldiers of Altenburg, and the most frequently used spell in the process was 'assimilation'..
The proficiency score of frequently used skills automatically increases. From my experience, it was clear that Iopiya's assimilation skills also skyrocketed for that reason..
‘The proficiency score for 'Binding' is 5 points... … Well, I don't know. Is it because it is a linked skill that can only be used when assimilation is cast??
Actually, there was something else that was really questionable..
Why did Iopiya's sheet, which I couldn't even see during the two years I lived in Icebowald, suddenly become visible now??
Looking back, my companions' character sheets usually appeared right after something special happened..
That may have been the opportunity to save Ellen when she was stabbed by a guard's spear. As Utequai became my companion following the guidance of Mother Goddess, the sheet was revealed..
While Hayla was wandering around the realm of dreams, they completely let go of the resentment they had left with each other, and Atalanta... … Well, it was a special event..
It doesn't seem like there was any particular incident. However, since the boy, who was in the form of a young boar due to the curse of mutation, was looked after for quite a long time, wouldn't it be possible to see it as a series of special events??
On the other hand, no matter how much I think about it, it doesn't seem like anything special happened with IOPIA.…….
Is it because my conversations with Iopiya have increased significantly since I came to the capital? But we talked often before that..
……Hey, I don't know. It's not a bad thing, you can just move on..
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