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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 203

#203

2tea continent summit (4)

The Kingdom of Tulk located in the northwest of the Aeon Continent..

Shaaa—

In the middle of a city, sparkling light powder was flowing proudly over a fairly large area..

A sky that shines softly as if it were another world, buildings that shimmer translucently, and streets that seem unpopular despite their scale..

The scenery where all of these things come together created a dreamlike beauty, as if it were a fantasy land..

But there was one fatal problem in this city of light that made it impossible to just be filled with admiration.···.

Kwaaaaang!

Cooung—!

At this very moment, there is a big white neighborhood that continues to destroy the city..

[———!]

A strange sound spread in all directions, centered around the giant..

Even though his nose and mouth, which were necessary for making sounds, were all blocked, he had the ability to cause serious damage to those around him just through the destructive energy contained in those suppressed sounds..

Of course, within this space—.

“Let's finish now. Harley, please!”

“Hahaha! Now lie down quietly.!”

There was not a single person weak enough to be affected by it..

[———?!]

And the white giant, whose legs were already tattered from a considerable battle, had no talent to withstand the leg blows that a man as tall as his knees was attacking with all his might..

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure—!

A large giant lying on the ground with an enormous noise..

The impact caused all the translucent buildings around to scatter, but no one in the group paid any attention to it..

The giant who fell to the floor was soon decapitated and his head split open..

Crackling!

The fist-sized nucleus that came out of that head became Harley's daily bread..

“How amazing. This is my first time seeing it in person like this..”

When the body of a white giant whose core has disappeared is slowly falling apart from the extremities..

Saint Riesta, who was approaching Harley with her companions who had begun to gather one by one, looked at him with sparkling golden eyes..

“···You truly control the madness of the abyss. I don't think it's a racial trait... How is this possible??”

“Umm, well, shall we come? It just works! Hahahaha!”

She stared at him with narrowed eyes as he just smiled, but there was no way she could find out Harley's secret just like that..

“Well, as long as there are no problems, that's fine. If the Lord allows it, there must be a reason.!”

In the end, I had no choice but to shake my head and walk away, even though I showed signs of regret..

“Still, it ended sooner than expected. Thanks to the saint's barrier, civilian damage was minimized. It was quite difficult because it was a fight within the city..”

“Ah, saint. You guys are more amazing than me for taking down such a big giant! I just gave you a little help.?”

“Isn't it thanks to the saint that we were able to immediately notice his appearance in the first place and come here? If it had been even a little bit too late and the giant had started rampaging in a city this size... the sacrifice it would have caused would have been indescribable..”

As Heinrich said, opening his mouth with a gentle smile..

The reason they were here in the middle of a summit meeting was because Riesta's detection ability was activated at the right time..

Fortunately, the second day of the meeting had just concluded and the dissolution announcement was made immediately after..

In addition, the haunted area was also a city that could be accessed directly through the temple gate..

‘Thanks to you, I had a proper debut as a saint..’

Starting with the exploration of giants, forming an isolation space that allows you to fight without worrying about your surroundings, and all kinds of buffs to assist those participating in battle..

It was truly a feast of high-ranking saints who could truly be called saints..

‘However, this does not mean that there is no damage to the city at all..’

Even if they sensed the signal in advance and moved immediately, it was inevitable that it would take some time to assemble and move the party..

It is inevitable that unpreventable sacrifices occurred in the process..

Of course, compared to the damage originally expected, it was only a short-term stoppage of bleeding..

“···The time has already come. Well then, shall we go back? Shouldn't we rest quickly for tomorrow's meeting?.”

“ah! Yes. It was my first time fighting like this, so I was out of my mind..”

Not only did the giants invade at any time, but their frequency of appearance was also becoming more frequent..

Of course, they could not do everything, so in cases where it was unavoidable, they had no choice but to leave it to the elites of each country.···.

‘Still, if the conditions allow, it is more efficient in many ways to move it ourselves..’

This includes minimizing damage and recovering the giant's core..

“It's fortunate that even the immortal king is quiet... Why? Why do I feel so anxious? It's as if it's the last moment before something big happens.···.”

“Hmm, doesn’t the Immortal King think conquering the continent is a kind of game? I guess this too is a form of entertainment. Whether it's a summit or something else, I'm telling you to do as much as you can and struggle as hard as you can..”

“If so, I'm glad. But somehow I feel like that's not all? Phew—I tried to hold back during the meeting, but I miss Tion and Mew today.···.”

It was a familiar name.

These are names I've heard before.···.

‘ah! Those earthworms. Was he still alive??’

Well, it might be natural for me to live a long life since I received so many blessings from the saint..

Heinrich comforted the woman who was chewing her lip as if she was anxious about something and moved back to the temple with the others..

‘···But is it because I suddenly heard something like that? For some reason, I feel anxious too. I guess I need to reinforce my party members a bit more..’

Of course, since the Immortal King is actually on this side, it will not be as serious as Riesta was worried..

Even if a problem arises, it will probably occur on the other side.?

For example - the oath of reverse heaven.

‘Yes, I left those remnants alone for too long under the excuse that I had a lot of other things to do and that it was difficult to find them. No matter how long it takes, we have to root them out first..’

Even up until now, we have been continuously searching, but it was not easy to track them down as they had started to hide after catching them for so long..

If this were to happen, there would have to be some movement to catch Dulmi or not, but there was no one that stood out right away other than the instigator of the southern coup..

‘Once the summit is over, I will immediately sweep into the southern part of the country to obtain additional information. At the same time, Harley's request is also resolved..’

If you take things one by one, you will somehow reach the end..

Leaving behind the saint's worries and the saint's concerns, the hero party left the remaining matters to the kingdom's army and returned to the Great Temple of Roselia..

The continental summit was still in full swing..

***

1As with tea, the meeting lasted several days..

In fact, since the issues were so serious and involved many forces, it was natural for this to happen..

Also on the agenda was the recruitment of personnel for the death squad.···.

The warrior party led by Heinrich was going so smoothly that, unlike at first, other people now seemed quite interested..

‘Looking at the situation going on, he must have decided that it wouldn't be that dangerous. It must have made me feel sick to my stomach because I felt like I was gaining fame more easily than what I was doing..’

Anyway, this was exactly what we wanted, so it would be a good thing if there were many candidates..

In the process, the first thing that came to mind was Lydia Granwood, the high elf who came along as Lafori's successor..

I already knew about her well through Harris, a fellow high elf..

For an elf, she was a warlike female warrior who was the head of the 'watchmen' in charge of battles in the Elven Kingdom. This time, she had participated in the second meeting with a number of watchmen who would participate as members of the allied force..

‘Elf spirit archer! This too is a dream. Since Harris is still growing, it was unfortunate that he couldn't be used right away..’

And as another candidate, I thought I would hire a vampire who is better than Jinhyeol and is suitable for the assassin position.···.

“By the way, is it okay to leave the Kingdom of Thalia as is??”

Before Heinrich could even finish his thoughts, Kayla McClair, Vice President of the Zephyr Republic, brought up the topic in the middle of the conference room..

She stood up from the table with a determined expression, slowly looked around, and made eye contact with the other representatives..

“A country ruled by vampires who gain eternal life by stealing the life force of its citizens. That couldn't possibly be a proper country, right? Regardless of whether it is a kingdom or a republic, how can it be acceptable to treat humans as livestock?!”

Kayla's eyes sparkle as she confidently says things that others intentionally did not say..

Even though Heinz II was deliberately slowing down the momentum from the first day, her attitude had a sense of excessive bravery..

‘Well, I kind of understand it, but.’

According to preliminary investigation, she had lost her young son to someone who was likely a vampire a long time ago..

To be exact, he was still missing, but if that amount of time had passed, it was virtually safe to assume he was dead..

‘It's probably the work of the Obaipo clan in the east..’

However, it would have been too greedy for a woman who lost her son to be treated unfairly by this side to want to be classified according to clan..

To her, all vampires will just look like vampires..

‘On the contrary, it's brave of you to have held on until now..’

The responsibility of being a representative of a country and her position as Vice President would have made her more cautious..

However, it was only after a few days that it came out.···.

“Hmm, definitely yes. To be honest, even from the perspective of neighboring countries, I have a lot of concerns..”

“I guess it's been a while, hasn't it? There is resistance to accepting it right away. How about imposing sanctions for a certain period of time so that people can feel safe?···.”

“Wow, I agree..”

Representatives of the three kingdoms neighboring the Kingdom of Thalia carefully supported Kayla's claims..

‘Indeed, you took a political approach..’

It was definitely the most reasonable means..

Anyway, vampires have been enemies of mankind for a long time..

Moreover, other representatives, including Princess Riley, the representative of the empire, seemed to agree with him, although they did not say anything..

Perhaps they are just sparing their words considering the position of the church that accepts vampires..

“Hmm? It's sanctions···.”

And Heinz's reaction to that was.

“Yeah, I don't know what I can do. If you can, why not give it a try?.”

It was a shameless frontal attack..

As soon as he finished speaking, Heinz II clasped his hands and smiled coldly..

A cool feeling that had been suppressed slowly rose from his body..

“······.”

“···Hehehe.”

As if that reaction was unexpected, the representatives busily exchanged glances..

You might have expected him to look embarrassed if you poked him like this..

The reason the church accepted the vampires of Thalia Kingdom in the first place was to avoid creating more dangerous enemies in the current situation..

In other words, even if you set a blade, there is no way to do it right now..

Their argument was valid, but it was wrongly timed and unrealistic..

There···.

“Come on, calm down. Heinz? Could you please calm down?”

“···hmm. That's right.”

“We are now facing a serious crisis. Creating conflict when we can join forces will not help the current situation..”

How embarrassing, since he was actually on the same side as the saint of the church..

Representatives from each country reluctantly nodded one by one to the voice of Heinrich, who spoke softly but firmly, spreading a subtle aura..

And while the brief uproar was calming down, Vice President Kayla, who had been the instigator of this incident, naturally sat back down and observed the situation as if she had never reacted so violently..

As if he didn't even want things to progress in the first place..

Heinz released his clasped hands and slowly stroked his chin..

‘···Kayla McClair. Was the purpose to sow seeds?.’

Originally, a catastrophe did not erupt all at once, but rather came about as a result of accumulated conflicts and dissatisfaction from before..

Although it has been easily resolved now, this conflict will continue to hinder harmony in the future..

In some ways, it could be said to be a long-term big picture, but he had no particular feelings about it..

No, it actually made me more interested in her..

‘Indeed, it would be quite useful.?’

Right now, she's taking a hostile stance against all vampires, but isn't that a problem that could change depending on what she does?.

If only we could direct that anger in the right direction, towards the Obaipo Clan.···.

‘It will also be helpful in defeating the Obaipo hiding in the Zephyr Republic..’

Also, if they could just get rid of them, they would practically dominate all the vampires in Outerica..

A few small clans may remain, but at least 90% will come under his control..

‘And that is when Heinz II becomes the true vampire king...?’

But the moment he was immersed in a sweet dream.

Unexpected changes have been detected on Earth.

***

It's time for the surroundings to start to get dark..

[···What is this?]

Hans, a global star currently touring the Japanese archipelago, stopped in the air due to a sense of discomfort he felt while entering downtown Osaka..

‘Barrier? Is this another world? No, it's something different. It's like moving to another dimension.···.’

The spatial coordinates were confused, making it impossible to determine the correct phase, and no external wall of the barrier that could interfere was detected..

A truly perfect otherworldly environment..

Hans' skull tilted slightly..

Because he realized that he had fallen into a trap set by someone without even realizing it..

There was nothing particularly strange about it if the unique skill was at a fairly high level, but I couldn't help but feel bad about it..

“Indeed, at this rate, it's enough to leave other guys helpless..”

at that time.

Likewise, the voice of a being he did not recognize rang softly from behind..

“I never would have thought that there would be someone who would do something crazy like embrace the ‘death of the world’ within themselves..”

Hans glanced back and looked at the person who spoke to him..

That being, which had a vague presence until the moment I saw it in person, began to emit a breathtaking force once it was recognized..

“Even though the body seems to have died, it's amazing that the ego has been maintained. It seems like he has quite a unique skill.?”

No, when I looked again, it seemed like he was just an ordinary young man..

···He seems like an extraordinary old man.

Maybe it's a ghost or an illusion.

“I like it very much.”

He looked at Hans and smiled, as if he was happy about that unpredictable being..