351. Holy Wind (2)
Fortunately, the situation Masain feared did not occur.
As the bottom rapidly approached, Seongjin’s speed decreased noticeably.
The air slide is, after all, an application of Schunishuhe. The essence of the technology is to increase friction with aura to prevent slipping even on ice.
Talk.
Seongjin, who landed on the floor easily, got off the wolf dog’s back and raised his head with a proud face.
“… uh?”
And when I saw Masain’s pale face, I became very puzzled.
‘Sir Martha, why do you look worse than before? ‘You seemed so worried that I rushed over to join you?’
Didn’t I do a good job? You did a good job of imitating Logan, and you did a good job of following along with me so that you didn’t go back and forth for no reason, right?
He thought so, but it was purely Seongjin’s illusion.
“Lowering… … .”
The knight’s trembling hand slowly came up and placed his chin on both of Seongjin’s shoulders.
‘I just felt like I was trying to grab him by the collar and changed direction… … ?’
Seongjin tilted his head.
Oh, no way, Lord Martha can’t do that.
“Lord Martha, be careful. As I said before, demonic energy entered my body… … .”
“That kind of thing is okay now.”
Masain cut off Seongjin’s words, which was rare, and strengthened his grip.
I felt like the grip that was pushing down was somehow filled with emotion.
“Lord Martha?”
“How far are you willing to go?”
“what?”
“How long do I have to just watch you run into danger at will?”
The growling voice was unusual.
“I am proud that I have done my best to ensure your safety. But what should I do if you run without hesitation to take risks? Now I don’t even know what I should be working for or in what direction!”
Oh my.
Seongjin secretly avoided his gaze and watched his gaze.
Lord Martha, you must be really angry.
Hwiik-
Coo!
At that time, Logan unleashed a strong sword attack, causing the dinosaur to collapse again.
The guy who subdued the huge demon species with a single wave of his hand came up to Seongjin’s side and told him this with an innocent look on his face.
‘You’d better hurry up and say you were wrong, Seongjin Lee.’
‘no… … .’
Seongjin felt very wronged.
‘Wait a minute, what on earth did I do so wrong?’
‘Because I didn’t wait for reinforcements and attacked the level 1 demon species alone without fear.’
But I felt like I had to! Somehow, I feel like I’ve overcome several close junctures and achieved the best results!
This was all for the Seonghwang family and Delcross. But why are you angry at me?
‘That’s not all. You almost died earlier, but you couldn’t take it anymore and jumped over the demon species again, right?’
‘That’s it… … !’
I just felt like it was no longer dangerous now that Logan had come. So he thought it would be beneficial in many ways to join quickly.
Plus the slide, it was so much fun!
“Weren’t you happy too, Max?”
But when I patted the wolfdog’s head and asked, didn’t the dog look at Seongjin with pitiful eyes and sniffle?
Kiing, whining!
-What was that? Can’t we do it now? I was a little scared… … .
Oh, really?
Seongjin immediately changed his stance and reflected.
“I see. I guess it was a dangerous thing after all. “I’m so sorry for worrying you, Lord Martha.”
At that soulless apology, Masain’s mood suddenly turned ugly.
“how… … .”
Crash.
The sound of the knight grinding his teeth was eerie.
“How long will it be just words…” … .”
Where is that?
Ugh-
Mythra responded to his harsh aura and even rang out a threatening sword sound!
Seongjin broke into a cold sweat.
‘Wow. Calm down, Lord Masaine. You’re putting too much pressure on your hands right now. ‘My shoulder is starting to hurt!’
Aren’t you really going to get caught like this?
It was when Seongjin was worried about that.
“Lowering!”
“Hey Logan!”
From afar, cries for Logan began to be heard.
It was a special unit of Lilium, led by Otto, Ellie, and Sir Duchamp.
“Lowering! Are you okay?!”
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The sight of horses running around in a hurry, not knowing what to do, is not a sight to see. They were paladins who didn’t seem to be distracted to a large extent, but they seemed to be very anxious.
They were even bringing Logan’s Rottweiler, Roxana.
“Again, you abandoned your horse midway and left. How big of a mess did you get into?”
“No matter how low you are, you should not deal with a level 1 demon species alone!”
“We’re leaving now, just wait a moment…” Ugh! omg!”
The cries were so desperate that they put Sir Masaine’s heartache to shame.
The embarrassed knight lowered his expression and gently lowered his hand from Seongjin’s shoulder.
“Ah, we’ve finally arrived. “It must have been a lot of trouble to rush.”
In fact, only Logan, the person responsible, is saying such things with a nonchalant expression.
This is truly absurd.
“I threw away my words and ran alone, so who is criticizing whom now? uh?”
“hmm.”
Logan, who received Seongjin’s stinging glare, looked away.
* * *
The chief chamberlain, who was about to announce the presence of a visitor, stopped before entering the office.
This is because I sensed an unusual atmosphere in the back of the emperor sitting in the Odokani seat looking at the terrace.
“… … .”
Lewis already knew from long experience that he should not be touched at times like this.
As he guessed, Seonghwang’s eyes were now directed towards the southwestern sky, but in fact, the scene he was seeing was something slightly different.
A large-scale earthquake that occurs out of nowhere.
Numerous casualties buried in piles of dirt.
Amelia’s disappearance.
The tragic fall of the Bathurst Territory.
And it started in Rohan and spread throughout the continent.
These were disasters that might really have happened in the relatively near future.
“… … .”
How long had I been looking at them like that?
After a while, all these scenes disappeared from sight as if they were lies. Perhaps the troublemaker son has done something.
Seonghwang was relieved, even if only for a moment.
But as if to ridicule him, images of another dark future begin to unfold before his eyes.
The advent of a high-ranking demon king who enjoys making arrangements.
Seeds of numerous demon species blooming throughout the continent.
A racial barrier that is being destroyed one after another.
Eventually, a unit of evildoers advances towards the imperial capital and destroys everything that comes in their path.
These were also disasters that my son’s small steps narrowly avoided.
Futures that will never come back now, and that it is finally possible for the Holy Emperor to gaze squarely in the face.
‘But it doesn’t end like this.’
His young son is alone and struggling towards the future.
In fact, the person who has to protect such a child is so helpless that it makes one lament.
“… your majesty.”
“… … .”
Seonghwang turned his head without answering. Lewis, who noticed the silver sparkle in his eyes, bowed his head with great guilt.
“We apologize for the inconvenience, but the visitor has been waiting for a long time.”
“visit.”
“Yes, Saint Iseo now requests to see Your Majesty.”
Seonghwang furrowed his brows slightly. The eyes of the saintess who came in guided by the chamberlain were shining bright gold.
Cadmus.
I wasn’t always happy with him, but in his current mood, he was someone I couldn’t welcome.
[It’s really unusual to keep your position even in this situation.]
Cadmus flopped down across from the Holy Emperor without asking permission.
[I thought that if that missing thing was in danger, it would be the first to run away.]
Seonghwang glared at him without answering.
I didn’t think it would be unaware of the appearance of a level 1 demon species, but why did it bother to come and expose it even though it knew it would go against its wishes?
[I can’t understand you, descendant. Why are you just watching that devil?]
“We have already sent the Holy Knights. “They will do what is necessary.”
[That’s funny. What can those ugly things do right?]
The arrogant demigod, who believed that only his own power was meaningful in the world, stared at the Holy Emperor as if he was genuinely curious.
[Isn’t this a demonic species that appeared near the ecliptic after a long time? It’s just a stone’s throw away from here. It wouldn’t require so much cause and effect that you would put so much effort into it.]
The author, who knows nothing, is citing [cause and effect] as he pleases.
‘but… … .’
Cause and effect.
It could be called that in a simple way, but the cause and effect that the Holy Emperor saw was not that simple.
He personally kills the demon species in front of everyone. Even in that simple action, countless causes and effects were involved.
It did not just stop at erasing the existence of the demon species itself.
The world’s perception that defines God’s representative. A faith that can easily lead to fanaticism toward the Lord. Countless subjects, present and future, will be influenced by this.
The significance of the existence of the Holy Knights and, by extension, all organizations involved in the affairs of the empire. And order and procedures become unstable, and the chaos in Delcross accelerates.
The situation on the continent will probably change quickly, and most likely it will not go in a good direction. It is obvious that the pranks of wrongdoers taking advantage of this will also increase.
In this way, an action that sometimes seems like nothing can cause an irreversible upheaval in the future of the continent.
In order to correct all of that again, it is bound to take a lot of cause and effect.
‘But I have no intention of explaining everything to that dead thing.’
As Seonghwang kept his mouth shut, Cadmus nodded and continued speaking as if he was not expecting an answer.
[But in the meantime, do you know what’s fun? The truth is that all of this is a prison of cause and effect created by yourself. Descendants.]
“… … .”
[You cannot deceive your eyes. Although it appears to be holding on somehow on the outside, Delcross is already slowly collapsing. You in the past would not have known that this would happen.]
So Cadmus was always curious.
The descendant in front of him now is a human being, but one who has crossed the realm of gods. He was the only one in Delcross who could be compared to the demigod himself.
But how can you let go of all your power and obediently stay in the imperial capital and live a helpless life in prison?
[Why did you do that? Do you regret what happened back then? Didn’t you ever have the slightest desire to undo that mistake?]
How about starting to prophesy properly now? If you do that, perhaps the world will allow you, as a prophet, to have some causality.
Cadmus’s irises, which had repeatedly made invitations disguised as questions, suddenly glowed with a magical golden light.
[Or how about removing the obstacle now and getting your rights back?]
Seonghwang laughed inwardly at that absurd trick.
Do you really not know whose mercy is saving your life right now?
[If you get back all the causalities you need, this collapsing world can have another chance at revival… … .]
“Because I was so ignorant about my situation, the 700 years I spent lying in the coffin were useless.”
[…] What?]
When a sensitive topic came up, Cadmus raised his eyebrows, showing his discomfort.
“okay. It seems you have finally realized that your situation is intertwined with my son’s cause and effect. So, in your eyes, did that child seem like a prison guard imprisoning you?”
Cadmus, who had hit the nail on the head, kept his mouth shut. However, Seonghwang’s cynicism toward him continued.
“As the current situation seems difficult, I guess I finally have a chance to get rid of that child from before my eyes. Even if you call yourself a demigod, how can you be so inadequate?”
[You, this guy… … !]
Cadmus got angry for a moment, but that was all. This was because the silver-grey eyes of the Holy Emperor staring at him had an unprecedentedly cruel look.
“okay. If you want to hear my prophecy, I’m happy to give it to you. So, keep that deficiency clearly engraved in your mind. “The reason you are able to survive today by clinging to the humans of the normal world is because that child’s cause and effect allowed you to do so.”
[…] … !]
“Otherwise, is there no reason to preserve your life when you dare to target Sisley?”
A demigod who created the foundation of the empire.
It was a remark that treated that great being as if it were embers, but Cadmus could vividly feel that Seonghwang’s words were sincere.
“Do you understand? “In any future I can see, there is no other world in which you could have survived until now.”
Cadmus was taken aback by that abstract prophecy and his eyes trembled slightly.
[…] Well, that’s really it… … !]
But there was no more answer. Instead, Cadmus saw the Holy Emperor’s hand slowly moving towards the silver thorn.
An indirect expression of the intention that there will be no further conversation.
[…] It was my heart that cherished the Delcross I had built. But I think I said something pointless!]
Cadmus, very sulky, left the office without even saying hello.
Seonghwang, who was finally alone, slowly turned his head and looked outside the terrace.
“yet… … .”
His eyes darkened as he looked at the southwest sky again.
“It’s not over yet, son.”
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