Episode 1094
These days, there was a rumor going around among second-year Matu students that there was a werewolf roaming around the roof of the dormitory.
Of course it’s not true.
The identity of the rumor was Kazan Edwald. On full moon nights, he would quietly climb to the top of the building and look up at the moon.
And today, Simon was sitting next to him. When Simon raised his wine glass,
Kazan also happily clinked his wine glass together as if responding.
Simon quenched his thirst with wine and looked to the side. The man with faded gray hair, looking at the moon in his unique squatting posture, created a serene atmosphere that is difficult to describe. It seems that people themselves have the power to create an atmosphere.
Simon put down his wine glass and said.
“Thank you for your hard work with the neutral zone work, Kazan.”
“I would have said thank you was okay.”
Kazan continued speaking while scratching the scar under his eye with his fingertips.
“It is my job to help you.”
Simon just laughed. Although it was a simple mission, he seemed to be doing
it with sincerity, so I was just grateful. He scooped up a piece of cheese with his fork next to the wine and put it in his mouth.
He was a rather picky eater. I don’t even eat snacks unless they are of the highest quality.
‘Wine and top quality cheese with that scary face.’
“Are you dissatisfied?”
Simon shook his head in surprise at Kazan’s sudden words.
“Boo, what about my complaints! haha!”
“I heard that I went to the Ghost Palace this time.”
“As expected, Kazan knows everything.”
“I just heard it by chance.”
Kazan answered like that and twirled his wine glass with a complex expression.
The scary scars under the eyes and sharp eyes, but the delicate movement of shaking a wine glass like a high-ranking noble creates a strange balance.
“The reason you came to see me like this is because you want to know about the Ghost Palace.”
“Did you come to see Kazan’s face?”
“Over the past two years, only the shamelessness has increased.”
Simon couldn’t hold back those words and burst out laughing.
Everyone found Kazan difficult or scared, but Simon somehow felt at ease when talking to him. He seemed to feel comfortable as his colleague because we had performed so many missions together and crossed the firing line together.
“It’s a ghost palace.”
Kazan quenched his thirst with wine and then opened his mouth.
“It is a key location in the Dark Alliance whose importance goes without saying.”
If Jin Arskalt, the Grand Duke of the North, who maintains his territory by blocking the undead of the North God pouring in from the northernmost region, is a hero of humanity, the Ghost Princess who is blocking the ghosts pouring out of the Ghost Palace is also a legendary being as much as Jin Arskalt.
Ghost princesses existed even before the Dark Alliance was established.
In the age of knights, they were called shamans and played the role of blocking corrupted ghosts pouring out of the Ghost Palace. In an empire that hated necromancers, he was the only necromancer who received permission from the emperor to operate.
At one time, a small kingdom included a ghost palace in its territory, but the
kingdom suffered financial difficulties and cut off all support and expenses for
the ghost palace.
When funding was cut off, the ghost princess of the time seemed so angry that she stormed out of the ghost palace as if declaring a strike. At that time, the vast territory of the kingdom was devastated by the ghosts pouring out of the Ghost Palace.
This is the ‘Ghost Stream’ that is always mentioned in continental history books. It was a clear example of the sacrifices the Ghost Princess was making for the continent.
The territory was trampled and the people died cruelly due to the ghosts’ attacks. This phenomenon spread throughout the continent, and ghosts even invaded the kingdom’s capital. It is said that many strong men of the time entered the Ghost Palace, but not a single one could return or went crazy. In the end, the
king went to see the ghost princess on his own and begged her to return to the
palace.
It is said that the princess returned to the palace, and the devastated nearby territory finally regained peace.
“That’s an amazing story.”
“okay.”
Kazan scratched his scar.
“The molting season is the only gap in time for the princess. The Dark Alliance is also watching closely. “There is a reason why I sent you there, as you are a
trusted strongman in Keygen.”
“Kazan is praising me, so I don’t know what to do.”
“It’s not a compliment, I’m just stating the truth. In fact, your internal evaluation is excellent.”
“thank you.”
Simon, who answered like that, looked straight at Kazan.
Kazan, who had been drinking wine in silence, narrowed his eyes as if he was
concerned about Simon’s gaze.
“What else?”
“Is that all you want to talk about?”
“Why do you have such doubts?”
Answering a question with a question. Simon smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.
“Ghost Princess Tenerife. I met him this time and I felt a little out of place. “No, should I say it’s a sense of disconnect?”
“… … .”
This time Kazan turned his head and looked at Simon. Then she closed her eyes and turned her head to look at the full moon in the night sky.
“As expected, I shouldn’t give you any more information.”
“yes?”
“What do you think of the Information Guild’s information?”
Kazan’s eyes sank.
“It’s a mixture of people’s rumors, stories, eyewitness accounts, and many other elements. Information is not ‘fact’, much less ‘truth’. “No matter what tangible or intangible information is, it is processed and distorted through human perception, prejudice, and thinking.”
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“… … .”
“If I spread a rumor here, you might fall under my influence and lose the opportunity to show your true insight.”
Kazan quietly looked into Simon’s eyes
“Simon. Your intuition is much better than mine. Go to the Ghost Palace your
self and make your own decisions. “That’s the best.”
Simon let out a slight exclamation.
“I’ve been seeing you for over two years, but as expected, Kazan has deep thoughts.”
“haha! Yes! Kazan was always like that!”
Simon and Kazan’s heads turned back at the sudden sound of a third person’s
voice. A young man can be seen lying down on the floor of the rooftop and burping ‘kkeok’.
Last year, he was a candidate for student council president, but now he returned as a repeat student and was ranked 3rd overall, ‘Azel Bringer.’
“Senior Azel, are you okay?”
Simon asked worriedly. Eisel and Kazan have been hanging out a lot these days, and after taking a few sips of Kazan’s wine, he looked like this. Her face was
reddish from alcohol.
“Okay then!” I’m fine, Simon. lol!”
Simon laughed mischievously.
“Please be careful. “If a rumor spreads that the student council president neglected a drunk student, it would be a big problem.”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry! “If you worry about things like that, you’ve become
the student council president!”
Utshaa!
Azel got up and sat up straight. After activating the jet black in her body, she
puffed and blew her nose. She seemed to be getting drunk.
Simon said looking at him.
“Isn’t it difficult to handle the 329th students’ mission?”
“Aha! “It’s still worth it!”
Azel mainly traveled around the continent and was in charge of controlling or
supporting the third years of Keygen.
Because the influence that the third graders of Keygen can have on the continent is so powerful, Nephthys brought Azel with them as a sort of control measure. Most of his duties involved stopping third graders from running rampant.
In fact, it was a job that Simon, the student council president, had to do, but since Azel took almost full responsibility for it, Simon was able to focus on his personal affairs and missions while enjoying quite a bit of free time. It was a fortunate thing.
“Have a good time on this Ghost Palace mission! If anything goes wrong, we can meet at the ghost palace!”
“I see.”
“Who are you going with? “Because it’s so important, I think the school will as
sign at least one more person.”
Simon answered plainly.
“Lord Tenerife nominated Mérida for second place overall. Do you know Pantasus senior’s sister? “I think we’ll probably go together.”
flinch!
flinch!
Then Azel and Kazan simultaneously shook their shoulders.
“iced coffee. Merida… … .”
“Why is it Merida?”
Simon tilted his head in response to something unusual.
“What happened?”
“That’s it.”
According to Eisel, Merida, who recently fully awakened, has become so powerful that she cannot control herself. Her power is reminiscent of Phantassus in
her heyday as student council president, but she is unable to control it properly and is causing damage to those around her.
It seemed like Azel went to stop him and went through a lot of trouble.
“As far as I know, Merida Hugh Eckell’s mission is overdue.”
Kazan said.
“If you don’t return before the next Ghost Palace mission, maybe Simon. “You
will have to catch it yourself.”
Kazan’s prophecy immediately became reality.
* * *
-Simon Student Council President. Bring Merida. It seems like something has
happened.
Before going to the Ghost Palace, Simon decided to bring Merida as his partner.
The place where Merida was currently dispatched on a mission was a territory
named ‘Frolois’, which was expected to be one of the hideouts of the Order.
According to the mission profile I read, it was an ordinary small to medium-sized town with developed commerce.
however.
“… … .”
There was chaos right from the entrance to the village. It had turned into a toy world instead of a village. Around it was a toy house made of wooden blocks,
with dolls walking around and balloons floating around.
Simon knew the identity of that black magic.
“… … “In a trance.”
It was the original Pantasus’ black magic that transformed the area into her dream world.
The impact varies depending on the dream image: Phantasus creates a lake or
sea, and Merida opens up a toy world.
Simon walked inside with great strides.
-Hehehe!
-Caw! Crackling!
Villagers can be seen lying on the ground here and there. Everyone was asleep
and laughing as if they were having a happy dream. This is a typical symptom
of phantasmagoric sleep that causes good dreams.
And next to it.
“Ouch! Hehehehehe!”
We see rugged men constantly circling the rails on a toy train. In a half-asleep
state, I muttered, ‘Please put me down now.’
Simon looked at the documents he brought with him. He was the face on the
document.
‘Ah, a desperate collaborator.’
The organization’s collaborators were being subjected to dream torture in various ways.
Some people were running and panting on the endlessly moving toy floor, while others were caught by a bird-shaped doll and spinning around in the sky.
Simon walked quickly past them and soon arrived at the square, the center of
the village.
-Hmm. Hmm.
found.
Merida Hugh Eckel was asleep, floating in the sky, oblivious to the world. The
sight of her sleeping with her arms and legs hanging limply and drooling at her
mouth was like any kid from her neighborhood.
Simon sighed deeply.
‘Wake up from the sleep that senior Pantasus told me about.’
Simon gave Merida a direct slip several times, then took a step back. and.
Wow!
I clapped my hands vigorously. Then her floating Merida came down, and the
toy figures around her quickly disappeared.
“Yes?”
“Did you forget to fall asleep?”
One by one, the villagers stood up from their seats. They were fine, but the members of the gang who were being harassed were stretched out, gasping for breath, as if they had been overworked. Some even fainted.
And finally.
“… … ?”
Merida rubbed her eyes and raised her upper body.
I looked around with eyes still full of sleep.
“… … Who woke me up? The only thing that can wake me up is the same sleep user… … .”
“It’s Mary.”
Merida finally looked back.
Simon was standing with a smile on his face.
“The next mission has been decided. “Would you like to do something with me?”
She opened her mouth with a dazed expression.
“mission? where?”
“It’s a ghost palace.”
At those words, her sleepy eyes turned bright.
“… … “I wanted to go there at least once.”
Apparently, even for Merida, the legend of the Ghost Princess was a fantasy.
