Episode 164
“Here you go.”
The driver’s side window of a black Mercedes Benz opened and someone waved.
Si-hyeon, who saw this, approached the Benz, opened the door, and got into the passenger seat.
The person sitting in the driver’s seat was Miriam. She smiled her eyes and opened her mouth.
“I didn’t expect you to contact me this early.”
“If I go back to Korea, I don’t know when I’ll have another chance to come to the U.S. Even though it’s like this, I’m still quite busy.”
“Hehe, you’re busy… Of course you are.”
“More than that, I didn’t know if Sir Miriam would be able to come out right away. To be honest, even though I contacted her, I thought she wouldn’t be able to.”
“The lord of the castle is calling me, so I have to cancel my appointment to come.”
“This is… you’re saying something embarrassing.”
Sihyeon slightly averted his gaze and fastened his seatbelt.
It was a bit awkward to look directly at the smiling woman in a space where only the two of us were alone.
“Then shall we go somewhere quiet first?”
Miriam said as she grabbed the steering wheel.
“That would be great.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
She stepped on the accelerator.
The Benz started moving away from the hotel where Sihyeon and his group were staying.
After passing through the city’s building forest, the Mercedes-Benz headed to a quiet lakeside in the suburbs.
The Benz stopped there.
“Shall we take a walk?”
“Good.”
Sihyeon nodded at Miriam’s words.
They got out of the Mercedes and started walking toward the lakeside.
Perhaps because the sun had set and it was dark, there were no other people around.
In fact, walking around this place at this time was not a good decision considering safety.
Of course, they had nothing to do with such concerns.
“The wind is cool.”
Miriam muttered.
A cold wind blew and tangled her hair.
‘It’s big.’
Sihyeon thought.
It was the first time in his life that he had ever walked like this with a woman who was taller than him.
Lin Shu was also quite tall, in his late 170s, but not this tall.
Not gonna lie, I felt a little bit intimidated.
“Would you like to sit over there?”
Sihyeon found a bench and said.
Miriam nodded willingly.
They sat side by side on a bench near the lakeside.
In the darkness, grass bugs cried loudly.
Miriam was the first to speak quietly while looking towards the lake.
“What did you call me for?”
“Honestly, I’m just curious about this and that.”
Sihyeon answered by picking up a small stone nearby and throwing it onto the lakeshore.
“What are you curious about?”
“I’m concerned about the King’s words.”
“iced coffee.”
Miriam looked like she knew.
“Do you want to know more?”
“Of course.”
“But this is confidential.”
“Then I can’t do it….”
“Of course, there’s nothing I can’t do as long as you keep it a secret.”
Hearing Miriam’s next words, Sihyeon turned his head and looked at her.
She had a strange smile on her lips.
Sihyeon also answered with a smile and said.
“Then let me ask you a favor.”
“Are you sure you are curious about conquering the Demon World?”
“You mean… does America really have plans for that?”
Sihyeon asked back with a little surprise.
In Alcatraz, Arthur secretly took his luck, but honestly, he was doubtful about it.
Despite the content, I didn’t think he was a very trustworthy man.
But even Miriam is saying something similar.
“I have a plan, a plan.”
“…I see.”
“As you know, the United States is aggressively recruiting A-level or higher awakened people. They are pouring in astronomical amounts of money every year. There is no need to go to that extent just for the sake of the country’s security. We already have more than enough military power to protect our security. ”
The whole world knew that the United States was taking such steps.
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And they thought that it was to solidify its status as the strongest nation by building the best hunter force, just like investing in defense budget.
But it’s not just that.
Miriam continued.
“And as you can see, the prisoners on death row who are A-level awakened or higher are not being executed. In fact, in a country governed by the rule of law like the United States, doing something like this is quite burdensome. It means that there is something I really want to do even while taking on that burden. “Now you know what it is.”
“hmm….”
Sihyeon’s face looked like he was thinking about something for a moment. Then she opened her mouth again and asked:
“Is there any reason for the U.S. to go to such lengths? The risks will be considerable. Of course, if other countries say that the U.S. takes the lead in fighting with guns on their backs, they will welcome it with open arms. But what are the benefits? ”
“That’s a good question.”
Miriam smiled and adjusted her posture to sit with her legs crossed.
“Lord Seong, what do you think was the decisive event that widened the gap between the West and the East?”
“yes?”
Sihyeon asked back at the unexpected question and looked into Miriam’s eyes.
She was staring at Sihyeon as if waiting for his answer.
“Well, I don’t know… I guess differences began to widen as the era of opposition to the West arrived.”
Sihyeon pondered for a bit, thinking about Western history, and then answered.
“Wow, you think the same as me. I think so too. And the event that was the catalyst was Columbus’s discovery of the New World.”
Sihyeon felt a little strange hearing the inappropriate history talk.
When I said that, I definitely felt like I was a mixture of this side and that side, even though I was an S-class awakened person.
After all, the United States and the rule of law were not compatible with the other side.
“In the United States, this plan is considered an incredible event comparable to Columbus’s discovery of the New World. The first Gate wave completely changed the era, but I believe this will be an equally turning point in the era.”
“Is it that much?”
Sihyeon questioned Miriam’s explanation as if she was somewhat unconvinced.
She burst out laughing.
“Hehe. There is nothing more to be gained from Earth. But there is also no technology to explore space. So where will the new continent be?”
“Are you saying that’s the Demon World?”
“That’s right. When you hear the word Demon World, you think of a very barren land of death, but Ibrahim says that’s not the case at all. In a land without support like that, the devil and countless monsters cannot settle down and live.”
Listening to Miriam’s words, the image of the demon world in Sihyeon’s mind changed drastically.
Originally, I thought it was a place like an imaginary version of hell that the church talks about.
Miriam continued.
“It’s a very large land with infinite development potential, and there may be a lot of valuable resources buried underground. If you could have the enormous interest in such a place all by winning a fight… How about that? Wouldn’t you be a little greedy? If only that were possible. “It is clear that the United States will gain a new driving force for development that other countries cannot even imagine.”
The reality was that bloody disputes broke out over a small interest.
If such a huge territory could really be acquired, there was no need to say more.
Any country can’t help but roll their eyes. They will definitely try to take it at any cost.
It was now understandable that the United States continued to pour astronomical amounts of money into recruiting capable awakened people.
“If that’s true… I can understand it. But does that mean that America definitely has the technology to cross over to the Demon World?”
“Yes, and probably only in the United States.”
Miriam agreed.
“Is that also the great sage?”
“Of course.”
“….”
Sihyeon gave an amazing expression.
At that level, it’s not even worth lumping them into the category of Awakened or Hunter.
It was such an overwhelming ability.
The story goes that it was because of that man that the United States invested heavily in hunter power and came up with such a huge plan.
It was not just a country, but a superpower like the United States.
“however….”
Sihyeon cried out.
“It’s probably a risk. I don’t know much about the opponent, but I don’t think it will be easy. We even conquered the continent of Leiter.”
“That’s right. There is definitely a risk. But the Leiter Continent they conquered and the Leiter Continent where the Lord and I were are completely different places.”
“Did you say it’s probably the future Continent of Leiter? It’s definitely a different era.”
“I’m not just talking about that… Well, I haven’t been to the future, so I don’t know for sure, but Ibrahim said it was an era no different from any other era.”
“…What do you mean?”
It’s an era no different from any other era… .
Sihyeon gave him a puzzled look, not really understanding what he meant.
Miriam appeared to be thinking as if it was a bit difficult to explain, and after a while, she opened her mouth again.
“Um, so… I’m talking about the power aspect. Think about the past. How many strong people there were. It’s no different from the past.”
‘past… I don’t know… .’
Sihyeon just stared at her as if speechless.
Fortunately, she spoke first.
“As you know, our times are a bit crazy, right? There are three Grand Sword Masters who are said to come out once every 100 years, two archmages of the 9th class who are comparable to them, and sword masters and wizards of the 8th class who can use their fingers. “I can’t even count them all. No matter how I think about it, these are really crazy times.”
‘her.’
It was my first time hearing it.
Sihyeon stared at her, trying hard to hide his interest.
“Perhaps the awakening of the power of the people who lived in that era is absolutely unrelated to that fact. Ibrahim did not explain it clearly. In any case, it may be they who are letting down their guard. They are “You’re probably thinking about the level of people you dealt with.”
“Come to think of it….”
“yes?”
“Oh… no.”
Sihyeon waved his hand.
He recalled the fight between Lin Xue and the Demon King that Poahim had shown him on video.
In the video, the demon king looked quite embarrassed. It was as if this was my first time dealing with a person of that level.
Now I’m starting to understand the situation.
“If you’re really worried… how about this? The Lord of Seong is coming to America.”
Miriam said with a smile.
“It will be a very great help. People don’t know that the Lord of the Castle is stronger than is known. Even people who say that they will be happy as long as they enter the prison castle are unable to pray to the Lord of the Castle.”
‘Prison castle?’
It was my first time hearing this word, but it felt somehow familiar.
Perhaps calling himself Seongju had something to do with it.
Naturally, I was curious.
However, Sihyeon held back what she wanted to ask.
It is strange that Poahim does not know the prison castle, but it is also very strange.
“…That might be a bit difficult.”
Sihyeon cleared his thoughts and answered her question.
“It’s a shame.”
Miriam looked truly regretful. Then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he opened his mouth.
“Ah, but I also have something I want to ask the Lord of the castle.”
“Yes, you say so.”
“Do you know where His Highness Kaiel is? I think the lord of the castle might know.”
‘Kayel?’
Sihyeon remembered that Sword Emperor Delagardi’s last name was Kaiel.
He was about to answer that he didn’t know, as usual, but then he remembered that she had kindly explained information that had been confidential until now.
Plus, she knew that she was Poahim.
So, he explained that, as a matter of fact, he had not awakened and was in another place as a soul.
After hearing the explanation, Miriam looked depressed.
She sighed deeply.
“Ha… I see. I really wanted to meet His Highness Kaiel…”
“….”
Sihyeon didn’t know what to say when he saw her suddenly depressed, so he just stayed quiet.
It was then.
A sarcastic voice came from behind.
“What am I doing here?”
fantasy,
