Episode 219
“for a moment.”
Igni was just about to open the gate and go to Earth when someone stopped him.
It was Dagin, the demon king of fortune and fate.
Igni looked at him with an expression of surprise. He then gave him a look telling him to say something if he had anything to say.
Dagin looked at her with an incomprehensible expression.
After a while, his mouth opened.
“Why didn’t you look for me?”
“What are you trying to find?”
Igni instead posed a question.
“Your foresight was certainly great. I admit it. It was quite bitter. I’ll thank you for the warning, though.”
She paused for a moment and then resumed.
“Foresight is just foresight. I don’t believe in a predetermined fate.”
“For that matter, it seems like they’re moving very busy.”
“Because I saw for myself that humans on Earth are a threat. Because I felt it with my own body.”
“hmm.”
“You showed an attitude of taking for granted the prediction of the destruction of the demons. Well, since you yourself predicted it, it must be natural. What would I do by going to someone like that?”
Dagin stared at Igni with eyes that still could not guess his intentions.
There was silence.
When it seemed like he wouldn’t open his mouth again, she turned and tried to go through the gate again.
At that moment, Dagin opened his mouth.
“It will be in vain.”
Igni answered with a cool smile.
“You are not omnipotent. No one in the world, not even God, is omnipotent. You know that well. So you didn’t tell me that, right? Otherwise, there’s no reason to tell me, right? Just sit quietly and wait for destruction. “It will happen. Didn’t you mention that foresight because you needed someone to act in your stead?”
“Why do I have to tell you that?”
“That’s because I’m the only demon with enough power to listen to what you say.”
“Think what you will.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter what your true intentions are. I plan on moving no matter what. I’m not stupid enough to leave a threat alone.”
“….”
Dagin was silent again.
“If you don’t have anything more to say, I’ll just leave. If you decide to move, you have to move right away to unlock your aptitude.”
“Sure.”
“then.”
Igni’s body disappeared inside the gate and soon the gate door closed.
Soon, only Dagin was left alone in that space.
After standing like a stone for a while, he muttered.
“I hope your steps will be fruitful.”
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“how was it?”
Hyris asked.
“He was a sneaky man.”
Sihyeon recalled that incident and twisted the corner of her mouth into a grin.
“Great Sage?”
“okay.”
“What happened?”
Sihyeon explained to her what had happened in America.
Hyris frowned after hearing the entire explanation.
“I’m so annoyed. But you handled yourself well.”
“It felt more relaxing to get under his skin with words than to attack him outright. You should have seen the look on his face.”
“Hehe, he must have been a no-brainer to make the great sage of the world look at him with a straight face. That’s why he won the heart of a woman like me with his words.”
“No, I wasn’t making a fuss back then, I was just telling the truth….”
“okay okay.”
Hyris smiled.
She continued.
“Anyway, I never thought the cause of awakening was related to Iria. I got some really great information.”
“I was a little surprised too.”
“That’s right. Hmm, you said that the gates will stop occurring only when the demons are eliminated, right? So that means the direction set by the great sage was not wrong in the end… What do you think?”
“That’s probably true.”
Since it was said while under the stigma of a prisoner and psychologically discouraged, it could not have been a lie.
“So, whatever the motive, I don’t think there’s any particular problem with the plan itself.”
“What do you plan to do?”
“me?”
Sihyeon pointed at herself with a finger with an expression of surprise.
“Are you planning on just staying? What and how do I have to move?”
“…You really have no self-awareness, you have no self-awareness.”
Hyris continued speaking with a smile on his face.
“Do you still think you are just a prison guard?”
“You’re a detention center guard, right?”
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Sihyeon asked back as if he was saying something obvious.
Hyris shook his head and opened his mouth again.
“You are the multi-awakening of the Sword Emperor and the Iron Blood Jailer, right?”
“yes.”
“And there’s a silent archmage by his side, right?”
“Yes.”
“Besides, you said there were about 20 S-class prisoners in the prison castle you summoned, right?”
“Yeah… I did.”
Sihyeon now looked like he knew roughly what she was going to say.
“Those prison guards who are close to you are also S-class?”
“I see.”
“That’s a lot of power, isn’t it?”
“Well, definitely….”
“Well, it’s definitely not going to end well, is it?”
Hyris continued speaking with emphasis.
“It’s not a country, it’s just an individual, and that’s how much power they can use. To be honest, it’s ridiculous. There’s probably no country with this level of power except the United States and Russia. Even China doesn’t have this level of power. ”
“Um… I see.”
“Can you roughly see the situation? The Great Sage’s America, the Emperor’s Russia, and himself are the three powers. Of course, there are other powers that have power that cannot be ignored, but that’s it anyway.”
“I know what you mean, but… so you’re saying I have to move?”
Sihyeon asked with a serious face.
“I’m not saying you have to do that. Do whatever you want. I basically respect your own thoughts, but I’m just asking you to be aware. One choice you make, one move you make, can change the fate of the world.”
“Isn’t that… too grandiose?”
“Not at all. That’s how enormous his power is.”
Sihyeon looked thoughtful for a moment.
When I saw the prisoners locked up on the lowest level of the prison castle, I thought they had tremendous power.
So, I was thinking about using that power if the demon invasion occurred again.
However, I have not yet thought about other ways to use it.
“Okay. I’ll take your words to heart.”
“Hehe, thank you.”
Hyris smiled slightly at Sihyeon’s words.
“Ah, but.”
Sihyeon said as if an idea suddenly occurred to her.
“What?”
“God’s will is really difficult to understand.”
“what?”
“I understand your intention to protect the Earth, but I don’t understand why you awakened even killers like star psychos.”
Cotton Ball Technician, Human Butcher, Black Cross, Max, Sowang and others.
Si-hyeon experienced such people in many different ways.
There were many times when my life was in danger.
Although he managed to survive each time, there must have been quite a few people who lost their lives because of them.
That’s why I couldn’t understand God’s will.
They are characters who are evil itself without needing to think deeply about them.
“Hmm.”
Hyris narrowed his eyes and was lost in thought.
Soon her mouth opened.
“I think it’s because the standard is not good or evil, but power.”
“strength?”
“Yes, for example, even if he is the lowest level E, he has a power that is incomparable to that of an ordinary person, right? It feels like he awakened all the people of that era who had power above the E level.”
“No, no matter how much power is needed, shouldn’t a god be hidden and awakened?”
Sihyeon said as if it were absurd.
“I guess it’s because God is not as omnipotent as we think. To be honest, I don’t know much about God. Still, I can guess. If he were omnipotent, would he have allowed his land to be ravaged by demons?”
“Sure… that’s true, though.”
Hyris continued to speculate with thoughtful eyes.
“So, God may not be as omnipotent as some people think. However, it is clear that he has powerful abilities that are incomparable to humans, especially in ancient times. However, as the great sage said, his abilities must have gradually weakened. That is why awakening is called. “It may not have been a situation where we could consider anything other than power when choosing a method.”
“That makes sense.”
Sihyeon nodded as if she understood.
“The god’s power is probably weaker now. The great sage also said, right? It took a huge amount of divine power to awaken him. It must have been a huge burden for the god who was already weakening.”
“I guess so.”
“And that means that God can no longer use his power to protect this world. In the end, the safety of this world depends on the remaining awakened people.”
“The remaining awakened ones….”
Sihyeon muttered to herself.
The Awakened is not an infinite resource.
When you die, it’s over.
And in reality, quite a few people would have lost their lives.
To the monster at the gate and to the same awakened person.
It would have been a complete miscalculation of God if he had wanted all the awakened to gather their strength.
We have released crazy people who are no better than death row inmates, but we can’t do that.
It’s not just demons who are having trouble.
This side was harmful to humanity.
“Anyway.”
Hyris said.
“God Iria’s biggest mistake was to awaken the emperor. Of course, in terms of power, there is no better. There is no human stronger than him in the world. But he is too dangerous. Plus, his relationship with himself….”
She trailed off and stared at Sihyeon as if examining her expression.
Then he opened his mouth again.
“Do you want revenge?”
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the relationship between the emperor and the Geomje and with Poahim were the worst.
Sihyeon, who received the Geomje’s memories, also knew it well.
However, even if they received memories, they did not have an identity or homogeneity like other awakened people.
It felt like I was looking at a third person’s memories.
If it had been the former case, he might have been conscious of his desire for revenge.
However, because that was not the case, Sihyeon was able to look at the emperor more calmly.
“Well… I guess I don’t have that kind of feeling.”
“okay?”
“Yes, there was a conflict once last time, but I don’t want a full-scale conflict. It would be best if nothing happened. If we clash with the emperor, it’s obvious that a lot of blood will be shed here.”
“It would be nice if things went the way you thought.”
Hyris said, frowning slightly.
“The emperor is a man whose ambitions can never end. Regardless of what happens to the demons, it will one day become the starting point of conflict.”
“I can’t deny that the probability of that happening is high.”
“You know the saying, the enemy of my enemy is my comrade?”
“know.”
“So we need to maintain a good relationship with the Great Sage.”
“A great sage.”
“I don’t know because he died young… but maybe Poachim might know.”
I felt she was particularly careful when she said he was dead.
Sihyeon smiled to herself.
“What?”
“It was because of the Great Sage that the Emperor was ultimately unable to unify the continent.”
“okay?”
“Yes, when the emperor conquered about 80% of the continent, the great sage used his strange ability to cause rebellions to break out in various places. Of course, the emperor also experienced great trouble. There were rebellions occurring simultaneously.”
“That happened.”
Sihyeon nodded.
If something like that had happened, it was natural that the relationship between the Emperor and the Great Sage would be at its worst.
“I guess he didn’t know. Anyway, for that reason, the person the Emperor hates the most in the world is the Great Sage. He probably feels like killing him whenever he gets the chance. But it’s unfortunate that the Great Sage came here and even got the most powerful country, the United States, on his back.”
“But he won’t be a man who will just give up.”
“I mean, it’s clear that there will be a conflict someday.”
“So, maintain a good relationship with the great sage, right?”
“I don’t like the Great Sage when I think about what he did to me, but I thought it might be better for now.”
“But it seems like things have gone quite wrong this time?”
Sihyeon said with a smile.
“Of course it must have been unpleasant, but I’m not a man so foolish as to be caught up in such personal feelings and break off a relationship with him.”
“They seem to be seeking revenge against the demons out of personal feelings….”
“That part was surprising to me, too, but it means that the family name is more important than anything else, right? I think we need to be careful if we mention the family in front of him.”
“You can certainly think that way.”
Having her by my side definitely helped me a lot more than when I was worrying about things alone.
Of course, you shouldn’t rely on her too much.
“Anyway, I guess I’ll have to watch the situation for a while. In the meantime, I’ll also take care of the prison castle.”
“Prison castle management?”
Hyris looked questioningly.
“I need to get to know the faces of the guards… and above all, I need to establish an order of detention.”
Sihyeon said with a meaningful smile.
fantasy,
