I Became God of War's Youngest Disciple - Episode 370
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Silence, I don't even know how many times, fell once again in the hall..
But perhaps due to my mood, this silence was not very uncomfortable..
Those guys are probably the ones who are uncomfortable.
The gaze of the witches' coven member, who was standing in a hesitant position, was ultimately directed at Ozma, and her face showed an embarrassment that could not be hidden even with her characteristic bluntness..
How will things unfold from now on??
I watched the situation without letting my guard down..
It's true that Rise showed an overwhelming performance, but I didn't feel like she showed off everything her opponent had..
The power they both have is still unknown.…….
It wouldn't be surprising if an all-out war of life and death began from now on, and I was also prepared to bring out the First Fighter at any time..
And finally Ozma took action..
Both palms slowly rose towards the sky.
The moment Seren, who was standing next to me, grasped the sword.…….
“surrender.”
A somewhat helpless voice rang out..
For a moment, I felt so relaxed that I almost let out an open sigh..
Then Dorothy's head turned..
“Surrender? I'm sane?”
“Totally sane. What do you want to gain by fighting anymore?.”
“There are still some tools left..”
“yes.”
“I think we'll lose even if we use all of that.?”
“well… … . Some battles are simply impossible to predict, no matter how hard you think. And in my experience, it's best to just avoid such fights..”
Dorothy pursed her lips several times, as if she had a lot to say, but did not pursue it further..
Looking at her attitude, it seems like that woman named Ozma is also stubborn. I guess I'm the type of person who doesn't easily change my mind once I've made a decision.?
Ozma looked this way and said.
“I really have no shame for being rude. If there is anything you wish for, please feel free to tell me. If there is anything we can compensate for or help with, we will cooperate to the extent we can. ah. It would be best to apologize first. Dorothy-.”
The moment she said that, Dorothy once again tapped the floor with the toe of her foot and disappeared in an instant..
Lise was slightly impressed, and Ozma sighed..
I too was dumbfounded for a moment and said.
“Where have you gone??”
“hmm… well. I'm not sure because he's naturally a self-indulgent guy..”
“…….”
“But if you leave like that, it'll probably be hard to see you for a few months..”
Well, there are all kinds of organizations like this.?
While it was absurd, Dorothy's response was even more absurd..
In the first place, the cause of this scandal was that she kidnapped me on her own, but when I thought things might have gone awry, she closed her mouth and disappeared..
Do you not know the word responsibility??
Lise, who was staring at the place where Dorothy disappeared for a moment, muttered in an interesting voice..
“I couldn't sense any sign of mana, so I don't know how they teleported. This is a technology I've never seen before. Is it the power of the shoes you were wearing??”
“okay. Even you would have a hard time analyzing it. Because it is a type of concept that is completely different from this world.…….”
Ozma's words made my head feel cold, as if I had been hit with cold water..
“It's a different world?”
“huh.”
Ozma glanced around and said.
“We are not from this world.”
* * *
Restoring the half-broken round table in an instant…….
The witches and we sat facing each other..
Ozma and Lise sat in the center, Seren and a ghost knight named Tin, and I.
“…….”
“…….”
“How much do you want to sell your brain for??”
“I'm not selling it.”
I sat across from a doll named Crow..
When I took off the robe, I saw that this guy had a strange appearance, closer to a scarecrow than a doll..
To be honest, it looks terrible..
Compared to many dolls I've seen, the level of completion is miserable..
In the first place, the scarecrow itself is a doll that is far from elaborate, so it is inevitable..
However, unlike its shabby exterior, the movements it made during battle were sharp enough to remind one of an animal..
It's probably the best doll I've ever seen.?
So this scarecrow called Crow is a contradictory being in many ways..
‘no…….’
If everything Oz said is true, it's not hard to understand..
therefore… If we assume that their identity is residents of another world..
In fact, if the story unfolds like that, a lot of things become understandable..
That's why Seren was related to the witches' association..
“We came here about 150 years ago.”
“By us, do you mean the entire witches’ association??”
“that's right. The people who are here now, including Dorothy, who just left, can all be viewed as being from the same world..”
“It sounds like there are people who aren't..”
“yes. In the first place, the only condition for joining the Witches’ Association was ‘being from another world.’ This is the only one. Proving that fact is tricky, but on the other hand, signing up is not difficult as long as you prove it..”
I glanced at Seren..
So, is Seren at the stage of proving that?.
Rise said with her arms crossed..
“It's hard to believe, but... It's not like there isn't anything to point out. Artifacts called opacs are often shrouded in mystery not only about their origins but also about how they are used..”
“that's right. So one of the missions of our witches' council is to collect mysterious Oparts. That's how I came into contact with Sihyeon..”
“…….”
What about smart, you mean that?.
“Right. So does that mean you weren't originally a black mage??”
“huh. Our main focus is separate.”
I felt like a big question was answered by Ozma's reply..
Actually, I have always wondered why people called [witches] exist..
This is not an era in which people can be dismissed as witches simply because they are female and use magic..
In the first place, there are women even among the seven-colored archmages or magic tower lords..
And those who cause chaos in the empire with their wicked secret arts are called church members rather than witches..
There was no reason to have a specific title, witch..
But it's different if you're a wizard from another world..
This is because no wizard would understand the concepts of magic they use..
Isn't the space movement magic that Dorothy just saw also of that type??
“There is one reason we learned black magic. Because it was the only study in this world that dealt with dimensional movement in depth. Of course, most of them were related to Hell, but in the end, Hell was the only one in this empire that had even the slightest information about other dimensions..”
“…….”
“Our coven has been investigating hell for a long time. And I learned something new.”
“new facts?”
“Hell is connected to the other world.
“…….”
Here, I quietly admired myself and recalled the conversation I had with Sister Cheon in Yeongsan..
- All worlds were independent, but strangely enough, they had the same concept of hell..
- It's as if the moon's shape remains unwavering no matter which mountain you look at the sky from..
- so…….
‘…Hell is the moon in the night sky.’
That was a fact I also learned from Sister Cheon..
The hidden truth of the world that can never be known through ordinary methods..
Doesn’t this mean that this witches’ association has come to realize that truth through persistent investigation over a long period of time?.
‘Hmm…….’
Along with the feeling that things were unfolding more interestingly than expected, I also felt that this was a very important phase..
I had the feeling that the two worlds, the continent and Yeongsan, which had always been separate for me, clearly overlapped at this moment..
“So, if you go through hell, you can return to the original world. Of course, that dimension is so vast and dangerous that it cannot even be compared to this world. An ordinary human cannot last even 1 second, and even if he or she has anti-magic power, there is a limit..”
“…….”
“So we need to practice black magic more deeply. You need to know about the devil and hell. so-.”
“Are you saying you cooperated with the church??”
I deliberately interrupted Ozma and got to the point..
Ozma's story was interesting, but I felt like I'd heard almost everything that was important..
Ozma nodded..
“There is no one who knows more about the devil and hell than the church..”
“If this is made public, you will be chased by the empire for the rest of your life..”
“know. So we thought about it carefully for a long time. About a hundred years. Then, the last thing I was hoping for was a vision.…….”
Ozma's eyes turn to Seren, and he slowly shakes his head..
“Unfortunately, that didn't seem to work out either..”
“… My work is currently in progress. Didn't I tell you to wait a little longer from the beginning? He was patient for over a hundred years, but he waited less than a year before an accident like this happened..”
As Seren grumbled, Ozma laughed..
“Even if you live for a hundred years, that doesn't mean that one year isn't short. Sometimes, as long as you live... Sometimes it feels like the passage of time is getting slower.”
“That's right.”
Rise, who was listening silently, agreed..
Somehow it seemed that only old people had formed a consensus..
I opened my mouth..
“Even so, I can't just ignore this..”
“I guess so. What do you want? Like I said, we'll do whatever we can.”
“Do we no longer need to cooperate with the denomination??”
“An alternative has appeared, but?”
As he said that, Ozma's gaze turned towards Lise..
Rise was eating the cookie crumbs left in the bread bag with a grumpy expression on her face..
“hmm…….”
Ozma looked at me again.
Same goes for Seren.
First of all, it means that the right to negotiate is given to me.…….
It's not strange because I was the one who was kidnapped and almost died in the first place, and the one who almost turned into an idiot..
If there's anyone this witches' coven should apologize to and compensate for, it's none other than Ruan Badniker... not.
It means Naru.
I licked my lips and said.
“First, please tell us about the denomination’s plans. Then your sins will be taken into account to some extent..”
Ozma was silent, then sighed..
“I guess that's the only way to go. good. What should I explain first... … . First of all, the one currently active centered around Airuga is the [Green Tongue faction]..”
Green Tongue Demon King Tangtata.
It’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time..
“What are they doing??”
“hmm. I know about [Rahilde Workmaster].?”
“I know.”
“What happens there?”
“I know roughly.”
“okay.”
Ozma nodded and continued speaking..
“Isn't it strange? In a place where excavations have been going on for over a hundred years, artifacts are suddenly pouring out like that. Even the identity of the monster that appeared together is also shrouded in mystery..”
It's definitely strange.
I was about to reply, but a word from what Ozma said flashed through my mind..
“…No way, summon magic?”
“that's right.”
“Does this mean that demon summoning is taking place at Rahild Workyard??”
“Rather than summoning a demon, it's summoning a monster. It's a type of black magic, and because of that, the church's unique instruments are obscured..”
“If so, the artifacts that appeared together were…….”
“It's bait.”
I laugh out loud.
“Does this mean you are just using that expensive relic as bait??”
“The church's wealth is greater than that of the imperial family. I can't even count the number of artifacts they have secured. Since the technology to mass-produce relics as replicas has been secured in the first place, it is not a big loss from the church's perspective..”
What came to mind when I heard those words was the chain weapon I experienced when confronting Ludvik at Badniker's headquarters in the past..
“I heard it costs an astronomical amount of money to make it..”
“It varies depending on the type. It is not a weapon with special abilities, but decorations and accessories are not like that. If only we could get a few dwarf craftsmen..”
“hmm…….”
I wondered if the arrogant dwarf craftsman would obediently cooperate with the church, but…….
I had no choice but to understand because of what I saw on Sandstorm Hill..
“so. By releasing bait in the workyard, what on earth are they planning??”
“Of course it's the devil's descent. The number of slaves who died in the workhouses was close to tens of thousands. Ten years worth of blood has already accumulated. Ah - this is also one of the recent changes in the cult, now they can use the corpses of the dead as sacrifices. Of course, you can’t use something that’s completely rotten and crumbly..”
“I know.”
I was the one who made that fact known in the first place..
In the operation to recapture Ymir's remains in the north..
“The Demon King will descend within three months at the longest, or one month at the shortest. I know that if you just recite the crusade of evil, you can call it right now..”
“In that case, the key is definitely the priest. Do you know anything about the priest??”
As I said that, I thought that of course the name of the person I was thinking of would come out..
Big Boss Gustav.
Probably, all the corruption happening at Rahild Labor Yard is being orchestrated by that bastard right now..
however.
“Recently, it was said that several of the church's core plans were ruined..”
“……?”
“Things like controlling the Imperial Academy or reclaiming the remains of Northern Ymir. These were cases that took quite a lot of effort from the church’s perspective… … . Thanks to that, the denomination is now in an emergency in its own way..”
That's good news.
Why is your tone of voice so unsettling?.
“This incident... To be honest, it will be difficult to stop. It seems like the church is determined to make it a success..”
“Well, are there two or three priests??”
“That would be better. He's in the South.”
“that?”
“A being that has lived longer than the history of the empire. A person who receives the grace of the six demon kings. A person born under the night star. A person who seeks to become a new vengeful believer by sacrificing the nameless empire..”
“…….”
The surrounding atmosphere was frozen..
Maybe my expression was a bit stiff too..
Seren muttered in a low voice..
“Heukgyoju…….”
“okay.”
Ozma nodded..
“Now in the South, the head of the Dark Church is here in person..”
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