I am not a returner Episode 403:
Summoning order (3)
Commander-in-chief of the Russian-Chinese alliance forces.
Taeeulseong Alina Vladimir.
He was a famous awakened person, so much so that even Ojin, who had no particular interest in Chilseong, had heard his name a few times in passing.
“So, if we succeed in capturing Alina, we can move the army?”
“Yes, that’s right. “She completely controls the military power of the Russian-Chinese alliance.”
“Hmm.”
The military.
Ojin folded his arms and was deep in thought.
“Roughly what is your military strength?”
They wouldn’t have gathered a few hundred awakened people and given it a grandiose name ‘army’, so we can expect at least a thousand or more.
‘If we do well, it could be over 2,000.’
If there were more than 2,000 awakened people, that alone would be an enormous amount of power.
An army of 2,000 awakened people.
At first glance, it is true that the number of people was insufficient to be called an ‘army’, but that was because the number of people was limited to ‘awakened people’.
It varies from country to country, but on average, the ratio of ordinary people to awakened people is 1,000 to 1. In other
words, one in a thousand people becomes an awakened person, so even if only 2,000 people gathered, it could be said to be a huge number of people.
‘And it must be very difficult to gather awakened people.’
Basically, awakened people tend to think that they are ‘special’ regardless of their ‘star’ level.
It is not for nothing that there is a prejudice in the world that all awakened people are arrogant and arrogant.
‘Well… that can’t be helped.’
With the stigmata given to him by the Holy See, he could perform miracles that ordinary people could not even dream of, so he had no choice but to avoid feeling among the chosen people that he was ‘special’.
Gathering awakened people with such a sense of being the chosen people and forming an army?
‘I feel dizzy just thinking about it.’
To be honest, I didn’t know that if I was asked to take on that role, I might collapse with a vase.
“Hmm. wait a minute. “I don’t know the exact number of people.”
Cassia, who had been calculating in her head for a moment, continued.
“There will be at least 10,000 people.”
“what?”
Ten thousand people?
Not a thousand, but ten thousand?
Does that make sense?
“What, are you forcibly conscripting awakened people? “How did those people come together?”
“You are correct.”
“What is accurate… ah.”
no way.
“that’s right. “The Russian-Chinese alliance forcibly conscripts awakened people who are adults or older, regardless of their ‘gender’ level.”
“….”
Mr. Iya.
This is it.
“Of course, they are not put in one place and forced to live in a group like in the regular military, but they are basically part of the military. Creating something like a guild is also prohibited. Well, actually, I guess I’m closer to a civil servant than a soldier.”
“her.”
I never thought there would be a country that forcibly conscripts truly awakened people.
Of course, Oh Jin was born and raised in a country with a conscription system, but enforcing the conscription system for the general public and enforcing the conscription system for the awakened were completely different.
Ohjin laughed and shook his head.
Whatever the reason.
It was a good opportunity for Ojin, who needed the military right away.
“So, what are the stigmatas that Alina Vladimir has?”
“It’s the stigmata of Cygnus.”
“Cygnus?”
If it were the constellation Cygnus, wouldn’t it be Deneb’s stigmata?
‘Was Alina one of the 12 apostles of Deneb?’
For that matter, I have never seen him near Deneb before, not even during the proxy war, nor since.
Well, anyway, if she’s one of the 12 apostles of Deneb.
“Good. “Then shouldn’t I just ask Allen to help me recruit him?”
If you ask Arlen Oscar, the de facto leader of the 12 Apostles of Deneb, you will be able to recruit her without difficulty.
Still, Allen already owed money to Baek Moo-gang.
[That… will be difficult.]
Vega shook her head softly.
“Is it difficult?”
[I once heard Deneb grumble that there was a disgraceful apostle among her apostles who never visited the temple.]
“…Are you saying she’s Alina?”
[After hearing the name, it seems to be correct. I heard that even though Deneb put aside his pride and invited him to the temple several times, he was rejected, saying he did not want to be associated with the Constellation.]
“Hmm.”
Are you saying that you only received the stigmata from Deneb and did not follow him?
‘It’s not uncommon.’
In fact, among the Awakened, it was rare to find an Awakened person who served a constellation like a religious priest.
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‘Even if you worship the constellation like a god, there is no practical help.’
The expression ‘stigmata’ is literally ‘seed.’
Once the stigmata took root in a human being, the constellation could not directly help or influence the growth of the awakened person, so there was nothing to be gained by dedicating one’s liver and gall to the constellation.
‘Although there is a blessing.’
What if there was only one apostle like Vega?
A constellation with hundreds to thousands of apostles could not give blessings carelessly.
“So you’re saying it’s difficult to hope for Allen’s cooperation?”
Still, an awakened person with the same stigmata as the arms are bent inward may be able to help.
The issue was too big to rely on such a superficial relationship.
‘For the awakened, having the same stigmata only feels like being from the same school.’
Imagine if someone came to the current military commander and told him to send troops to help him because he was from the same school as us.
It was also in a dangerous area infested with a horde of demonic beasts so powerful that an entire city disappeared in an instant.
‘You’ll be lucky if you don’t get shot on the spot.’
anyway.
There was no way to ask Allen for help.
“Then they say I have to recruit Alina myself…”
The information I had about her was too poor to do that.
“If that’s the case, please leave it to me.”
Cassia stepped forward confidently.
“I already have all the basic information about Alina Vladimir.”
“Huh, when did you gather that information?”
“Hehe. “I haven’t been just playing around for the past three months, have I?”
Cassia proudly sticks out her chest and tilts her head toward Ojin.
It felt like a puppy begging for praise, so Oh Jin unconsciously placed his hand on her head and stroked it.
“Oh sorry.”
Oh Jin, who belatedly remembered that women most dislike having their hair touched carelessly, lowered his hand with a brief apology.
widely.
Cassia urgently grabbed the hand that was going down.
“Joe, please pet me a little more.”
“….”
How could I refuse a request made with shining emerald eyes?
Ohjin stroked Cassia’s head as she wished.
“lol.”
The corners of Cassia’s mouth loosened and her bodies pressed closer together as if she was showing off her charms.
Oh Jin was stroking his head for a moment, mesmerized by the feel of the smooth and soft hair, but when the gaze of the women around him became increasingly bothersome, he took his hand away.
“Hmm. So what information do you have about Alina?”
Cassia, who was looking at Ojin’s hand as if she was disappointed about something, stretched out her hand toward the shadow.
The shadow moved slowly, and a photo emerged from within it.
The person pictured is a woman with short silver hair that reaches her shoulders.
His tight lips and dark eyes gave off the spirit of a strong warrior.
“Alina Vladimir. It is said that he came from a Russian military family and was active as a soldier even before the ‘first crack’ opened.”
“You’re a born soldier.”
“yes. After awakening the stigmata of Cygnus, I grew up quickly by leading a military unit made up of awakened people and hunting down demonic beasts. “I became a member of Chilseong about six years ago.”
Six years ago, it was not long after ‘Chilseong’ was created.
‘So he’s almost an original member.’
If so, it would be proof that his level as an awakened person was also high.
“So what castle is it now?”
“There is no exact information, but… it is presumed to be an 11-star, the same as us.”
“It’s 11 stars.”
He was certainly at a high enough level to occupy the position of commander-in-chief of the allied forces.
“Let me see some pictures.”
Ha-eun, who was quietly listening to the conversation next to him, suddenly stretched out her hand and snatched the photo.
“Hmm. “This is Tae-eul-seong.”
Ha-eun, who was looking at the photo closely, whistled.
“Is it pretty?”
Because of her tall height, strong shoulders, and strong eyes, the word “dignified” came to mind first rather than “pretty.”
Looking at her appearance alone, Alina Vladimir had quite a beautiful appearance.
“You mean we have to bring him to our side? Ojini came forward directly.”
“yes.”
“Hmm.”
Ha-eun, who was staring at the photo, swallowed her sleep and narrowed her eyes.
“why?”
“…Isn’t this something that has something to do with him?”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Why does something like this suddenly come up here?
“Isn’t your criminal record a bit flashy for you to say something like that?”
Ha-eun crossed her arms and looked through them in that order: Isabela Vega and Cassia.
Oh Jin, who had hit the nail on the head, shook his shoulders in shock.
“If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry.”
Cassia burst out laughing and approached Ha-eun.
Another photo came up from her shadow.
The picture taken was of a middle-aged woman.
Perhaps because he suffered a lot when he was young, his skin was as rough as a desert and his face was full of wrinkles.
“Who is this lady again?”
“It’s a photo of Alina Vladimir from 10 years ago.”
“What?”
Ha-eun’s mouth opened wide.
Just by looking at the photo, it was impossible to believe that the two were the same person.
Cassia shrugged her shoulders and continued.
“Now she has become a high-ranking awakened person and has reorganized her body to become younger, but she is already over 50 years old.”
“Hmm. But if you put it that way, Vega is older…”
[Can’t he just shut his mouth!]
Vega hurriedly flew over and pulled Ha-eun’s hair.
[I told you not to mention her age!]
“Ah, sorry. “I’m sorry.”
Ha-eun, who barely escaped Vega’s hand, looked back at Cassia and opened her mouth.
“Anyway, it’s too early to let down your guard just because you’re old.”
“Mr. Ha-eun. “Aren’t you forgetting something?”
“ok? What?”
“Even if it’s a constellation, most people in their 50s are starting a family, right?”
“ah.”
A low exclamation came from Ha-eun’s mouth.
“Alina Vladimir also has a son who is already an adult.”
“aha. I see.”
Ha-eun sighed in relief, as if she felt relieved only then.
No, more accurately, I was trying to sigh in relief.
Until I heard Cassia’s next words.
“Oh, of course, I think I lost my husband a long time ago.”
“….”
Ha-eun’s eyes turned to Oh-jin.
A beautiful widow in her 50s with a child.
An ominous feeling that cannot be expressed in words crept up my spine.
“…isn’t it?”
I trust you that we are here.
