Episode 318
[How many descendants’ bodies have you taken over the past 400 years? Why, why… … do you do that? Why do you go to such lengths?]
Arthur tilts his head.
As if you don’t understand.
“Valentine. You’ve lived for 400 years, haven’t you? I never thought you wouldn’t understand me, but you don’t.”
[… … .]
“I must live long. I must live long to protect the continent. The dragons are still alive, and the alien races are still alive. If they threaten humans again, who will protect them?”
The teacher just closed his eyes tightly.
Previously, the Master had seen Samit’s younger brother in Ishmael, when he was about to rebel, and had noticed how ugly his desires were.
It’s the same now.
The master just noticed.
The fact that Arthur Gunnar is joking.
And it pierced through.
The ugly truth inside.
[God, is that what you want to be?]
“… … .”
[For what?]
Arthur bursts into laughter as if he can’t win.
“You’ve always been good at reading people’s minds. You don’t say anything, but… … it’s unpleasant.”
The teacher’s expression was hardened.
Arthur Gunnar was clearly a hero.
It’s past tense.
Because now he was no longer a hero, but an ugly monster.
“For what? Simple. To go higher.”
Mana users train mana to become stronger.
If such a mana user transcends humans, what will happen next?
As the desire to become stronger and to pursue higher places increases.
It becomes like this.
[You who looked up at the sky and dreamed of making a better world, that a better world would be created.]
The teacher tightly closed his eyes.
I remember clearly.
The moments when the past master talked about Arthur.
‘He was a good guy.’
‘He was a man who shined even when he just stood still.’
‘A man who walked alone with only one destination in mind, as if he didn’t care if he lost everything he had. He was a truly good man.’
‘A young emperor who did not hesitate to sacrifice himself. That was Arthur Gunnar.’
The master slowly opens his eyes.
[Have you fallen into the abyss, Arthur?]
Arthur mutters softly, ‘Like master, like disciple.’
“Time has certainly passed a lot. And you know that, right?”
Arthur took a step forward.
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His feet slowly turn black.
“Hell? That’s ridiculous. From the beginning, there was no hell, no sky, no heaven, nothing in this world.”
His gaze turned to his master.
“We just divided it and took sides.”
[… … .]
“Do you know what that means? It means that there was no such thing as God or devil in this world in the first place.”
Arthur’s body was already nearly half dyed black.
“I just want to break that gap. I just want to stand.”
Arthur’s appearance, his entire body dyed black, resembled my appearance when I gained full strength.
He continued speaking, pointing to the sky with his index finger.
“Heaven, and higher still.”
Chapter 7
Everyone waiting on the outskirts of the island raised their heads.
Sanctuary.
The correct name is the Temple of Escape.
Because a strange, very foreign and strong energy was emanating from that direction.
Thanos was familiar with this feeling.
Because that’s what Jack had shown me many times.
But it was a little different.
What should I say?
A sense of weight, I guess.
Or should I say temperament?
It’s a strangely different feeling that’s hard to explain.
Ron, who was standing next to Thanos, asked, as if he had read his thoughts.
“… … Do you know what kind of energy this is?”
“… … Yes. It is the energy that my lord has shown me many times. An energy higher than mana, my lord called it the power of the soul, or 魂氣 for short.”
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Ron shook his head.
That’s not what I was asking.
“I asked if you could fully feel this power.”
Thanos shook his head slowly.
Because it wasn’t complete.
But Ron seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted.
“… … I don’t know how far you are looking and how you are carrying out your work.”
Thanos tilted his head at Ron’s strange words.
Then Elizabeth, who was standing next to him, asked.
“So now, Jack is fighting with ‘Grandpa’… …is that right?”
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It was a question to Ron, but Thanos answered it.
“I don’t know yet. Because this energy is not the energy of the lord.”
Just as Elizabeth was about to open her mouth.
Kukugugu-!!
The entire island shook.
Thanos speaks at that very moment.
“This is the spirit of the lord.”
Said.
Thanos thought as he said that.
This energy.
The strength Jack had shown when he had sparred with Charlotte at the villa in Ascendible before was evident.
Jack is forced to age.
That energy that made it feel like the whole world was vibrating.
Thanos said.
“It seems that the lord intends to fight with all his might.”
I forgot to mention this.
“… … I think it would be better to avoid the area.”
Dennis, who had been watching, asked.
“Avoiding it?”
“yes.”
“where?”
“… … At least until this island is out of sight.”
Dennis burst out laughing.
Because he knows how much energy Jack has and how much power he has currently.
Because I didn’t know for sure.
“Elizabeth.”
“why?”
“We must take action before it is too late. All the civilians on this island, including mana users, must leave the sea.”
Thanos was serious.
Dennis Gunnar, in his seriousness, asks if he knows how big the island is.
I was going to ask that, but I didn’t.
Because Elizabeth and Ron had a look of realization on their faces.
Surely Jack said.
Please make the right decision.
I’ll give you all the Death Knights.
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I guess that’s what it meant.
“Uncle.”
“Why are you doing that?”
Elizabeth didn’t answer, but just stared at Dennis.
She was speaking with her eyes.
To make the right decision.
I don’t have much time.
Out of the blue, Dennis thought:
That gaze is the same as Noah’s gaze when he looked at himself when he was young.
It was as if Noah, who had taught himself to always make the right choices, had come back to life and was shouting at him.
To make the right choice.
Dennis squeezed his eyes shut.
I don’t know what’s going on.
Dennis opened his eyes soon after and looked around and shouted.
“Bring all the officials!”
“……yes?”
Some people raised questions, but Dennis ignored them.
“Mana users, bring everyone currently staying on the island to this dock, and boatmen, take out the ships.”
Everyone was quiet, perhaps because it was a sudden order, so Dennis suddenly shouted.
“Right now!!”
* * *
“That’s a grand ambition. Should I at least compliment you?”
“Wow, I never thought I would hear something like that from my descendants.”
I just snapped my fingers.
Yeah, that’s right.
“Then what should I call you?”
“……what?”
“Great-grandfather? Great-grandfather? No. Great-grandfather’s grandfather? He could have transferred into a woman’s body in the middle, so he could have been great-grandmother’s grandfather. He could have been his predecessor. Why is it so complicated?”
I regret that Ron wasn’t there to explain it in detail.
Then Arthur cheers up.
As if you deserve a beating.
He just raised his hand.
“Kill all the islanders?”
Arthur pauses.
Yeah, you don’t want to do that.
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There are a whopping 20 people with the talent to create better seeds… … No, around 9 of them died, so there are about 11 left.
You don’t want to throw it all away.
Than that.
“I have a question.”
“……what?”
“It seems like you’re trying to take my body, but doesn’t the crown prince in Tulcan want it?”
“What did you say… … .”
Arthur quietly picks up his backpack.
“Iskandar Tulkan, you are very talented. You are certainly talented, but aren’t you gifted with even better talents?”
It is already a done deal that Arthur will take the body of his descendant.
“Even if the original realm is hidden by an interesting artifact called the Philosopher’s Stone, well, in my eyes, ‘Elizabeth Gunnar’ looks more delicious.”
The choice of words may seem odd, but from Arthur’s perspective, it makes sense.
Although he does not know the details of the principle, Arthur studied and succeeded in transferring his ‘spirit’ and ‘soul’ contained in his old body to the body of his descendant.
From Arthur’s perspective, what kind of body would look the most delicious?
Things like background are not something to be taken into consideration.
The number of Masters currently in the Dojo is comparable to that of the Tulcan Empire.
Furthermore, he himself is already transcendent.
A transcendent being who far surpasses both Dragon Lords.
For such a transcendent being, the size of the force is not important.
What we already have is more than enough, it’s more than enough.
Arthur is speaking now.
I know the extent of Iskandar Tulkan’s talent, but this talent is far greater.
My older sister is younger and more talented.
“But ironically, you showed up. Plans tend to change.”
Fluid planning.
If we look at the order, it would be like this.
Iskandar Tulkan->Elizabeth Valantier->Me.
Oh, really.
“It’s not a buffet, so that would be nice. There’s a lot to eat.”
But why didn’t he take my sister’s body in his previous life?
He wants the body of someone who is at least an intermediate to advanced master.
In that case, as mentioned earlier, the one with the best conditions in that area is Iskandar.
But there is only one thing that doesn’t mean I took his body.
first.
“There will be some sort of ‘cool time’.”
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“… … .”
“Aside from that, you originally intended to take over the body of your descendant, ‘Dennis Gunnar’, and spend more time in that state. Right?”
Arthur’s body reacted with a flinch.
It may seem strange, but those who are called geniuses are one, two, or even three steps ahead of others.
Arthur looked at the three numbers and I just saw through them.
“Don’t get me wrong. This is what you were thinking of before you dragged the being you call me to this island.”
Before the existence of ‘me’ who had regressed appeared in the world.
What was this Arthur Gunnar thinking?
What could he have been planning?
The scattered puzzle pieces came together.
The links that felt lacking are starting to find their place one by one.
Very simply, the point is this:
“If Iskandar and my older sister have a child, I wonder how talented he or she will be.”
The Master’s eyes twitched, and Arthur’s eyes also twitched.
The reactions were similar, but the essence was completely different.
The teacher felt extremely uncomfortable.
Arthur was surprised that I had seen through his inner thoughts.
