#260
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The oath of reversal.
The bad relationship with them goes back to the first day of entering Auterica.
The village that Hans first visited when he first set foot in this other world happened to be their secret base.
That too, at the very moment when the work of maturing the ‘Immortal King’s Fragment’ was in full swing.
‘Of course, for me it was actually a blessing in disguise.’
Even after our first meeting, I continued to clash with those guys who made the promise of the opposite side of the river over various issues.
From the rescue of the elf Cecily in the Northern Mountains to the recent Obyfor Clan incident in the Republic.
‘I managed to deal with most of them… but it wasn’t easy to root out the connected guys because they were a thorough syndicate of organized crime.’
Hans stroked his chin quietly, looking at the small piece of metal floating before his eyes.
This was a small clue discovered at the scene of the opening of the Abyss Gate, which could be said to be the biggest incident among the many operations they carried out.
What is believed to be part of a thin chain used as a necklace string.
[Hehehe— Yeah, your name is Thermal Gadias.]
He sacrificed everything he had to open the abyss and become the host of madness.
Of course, the background check on the guy had already been completed a long time ago.
After receiving information from Chieftain Baltheon, who was the main culprit in the south, he immediately mobilized the entire intelligence organization.
‘It’s a shame, but…’
Through this, we can roughly guess why he opened the Abyss Gate and plotted the destruction of the continent.
Aren’t there people who lose something precious in some incident and end up resenting the world so much that it’s easy to trip them up?
However, what made him different from others was that he had the ability to threaten the world and actually put it into action.
‘Is he a victim who became the perpetrator? Now that I think about it, I wonder if the tragedy that happened to him wasn’t also a fabrication of the Oath of Reverse Heaven.’
Isn’t it also the exclusive property of evil forces to approach and corrupt capable people after they have fallen into the pit of despair?
Of course, looking back now that it’s all over, it was just a meaningless guess.
‘Anyway, what’s important now is—.’
He became the host of madness, the host of madness was taken by a revolutionary, and Hans could find out where the host was through a medium.
The location of the revolutionary who had been tracked for quite some time but whose whereabouts were finally unknown.
Woohoo—
Hans, who had been staring at the vibrating piece of metal, picked it up again and walked out of the laboratory.
Now that all the preliminary preparations were done, I was going to start the ritual to track down the bastard as quickly as possible, but I was going to prepare thoroughly so as not to rush things and make mistakes, and I was going to hunt the bastard with certainty.
Who knows what kind of trick that annoying guy might have come up with next.
[Have you come out… Your Majesty… The girl, Olivia… I have come to pay homage to the great immortal king…]
As he came out, the Banshee Queen Olivia suddenly appeared in front of him and prostrated herself.
It seems that he put everything aside and came running as soon as he sensed the abnormality of immortality, even though he hadn’t called in advance.
It was indeed a performance worthy of being called his right-hand man.
[Yes. You came at a good time, Olivia.]
[Whatever you command… I will dedicate my life to the king and carry out his command…]
If you think about it, it was a longer time than you thought.
With so many intelligence organizations under my command and the ability to see the world’s information at a glance, I never expected it would take this long to find him.
‘I have to admit what I have to admit. I am definitely the same person.’
But there is no play in this world that never ends.
I was starting to get bored, so it was time to wrap it up.
[Call all executives.]
Of course, there was no declaration of giving up like ‘I can’t find the cuckoo’ in his dictionary.
This wasn’t hide-and-seek; it was a game of tag that had to end with the death of one of the two parties.
It was Hans who arbitrarily changed the genre of play enjoyed by children across all dimensions into a death match.
***
An official announcement has finally been made by the Imperial Household of the Azerion Empire.
What most people were expecting and waiting for.
The news was that Riley would be crowned crown princess instead of Simon.
“Well… Well, it’s time for the royal family to make things clear. The tables have turned so much, and we can’t wait any longer for Prince Simon.”
“Hahaha! Long live Her Highness the Crown Princess Riley Carte Azerion!”
“I guess we should consider the competition for succession to be over. This is, well, unexpected or as expected.”
Since the trend had already been in place for a while, there wasn’t much backlash.
Above all, the fact that the Herman Hart family, Simon’s biggest ally and the mastermind behind Riley’s attack, was preoccupied with responding to her counterattack was a major factor.
In reality, there was no all-out war, but there was constant fighting, so they were busy devoting all their energy to preserving their family.
“Isaiah Pristine Viscount… No, I want to give the Count a gift, but what should I do? He’s currently working as a suicide squad… Should I just deliver it to the mansion in the capital?”
“No matter how much I think about it, it’s best to go through Count Pristine. ···Hmm? Wait a minute, wouldn’t it be better to approach the lover that Her Highness the Crown Princess has brought into the palace in advance···?”
In addition, Issae was promoted from Viscount to Count, but the other nobles were indifferent to it.
In fact, she remained in the rank of Viscountess because her achievements under Riley were lacking during the time when she had no power, but everyone knew that she would not remain in that position forever.
And it probably won’t end with the Count.
If she survives the final battle with the Immortal King and returns safely, she will have the status of a Marquis, and after Crown Princess Riley inherits the throne, she will easily rise to the rank of Duke.
It was natural that the nobles would try to do her a favor.
Of course, that would only happen if she hadn’t returned to Earth.
and.
In such a chaotic situation, the political situation of the empire was in turmoil.
Another large group, the Jushin Church, was facing even more drastic changes.
“···Lady Riesta, are you okay?”
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“Ah··· That··· Yes.”
Heinrich, with a worried look on his face, cautiously called out to Saint Riesta, but she seemed to have already lost her mind and only gave vague answers.
Her usually lively face was pale and pale, and the corners of her mouth and eyes were constantly trembling.
“We will arrive at the temple soon. I asked you to prepare the gate in advance, so we can move right away.”
“···But is it really okay? If we leave this place like this···.”
“The remaining areas can handle it on their own without us. There are quite a few maps where the giant has not appeared. If one does appear, can’t we just leave right then?”
“That··· that’s right···. Yes···.”
A silly answer that was different from the usual, always so straight-forward.
Heinrich glanced at her as he led the group through the city, quietly following behind.
To be honest, it felt a little strange to see her so flustered for the first time.
Even when I got involved with the Immortal King, I didn’t react like that…
‘Well, I guess that makes sense.’
He nodded, recalling the message from the church that had been passed on to them while they were out.
Considering the ramifications it contained, such a reaction was entirely natural.
That’s understandable, because the content is—.
There was urgent news that the death of the current Pope Hattian II was imminent.
‘There must have been several warning signs already… I guess His Holiness the Pope deliberately told us not to let it be known.’
I was worried that I might be causing unnecessary worry to those outside.
It was only when the very end was near that the Pope’s close aides contacted them.
“I’ve been waiting for you. Come this way.”
“We will activate the gate right away.”
To Riesta, everyone in the Great Temple was like family, but as someone who had been adopted by the current Pope at a young age and entered the religious order, he had a particularly special meaning to her.
Because it was the first true family she had while growing up in an orphanage.
“Come, saint, saint. His Holiness is waiting for you.”
“Please come this way. I will guide you to a place to rest.”
Heinrich also knew that when she was in the palace of the Grand Duchess of Roselia, she visited the Pope every day despite her busy schedule.
He would rather give up going to his favorite garden than miss a single day of that routine.
‘Unlike me, who only occasionally asks how you’re doing. Now that I think about it, it’s been quite a while since I’ve seen you. Was the last time we met at the summit?’
Of course, I had the excuse that I was busy going out as part of a warrior party, but I couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.
“grandfather!”
“Hahaha, what’s so great about something that you’re rushing in like that? I thought you were all set to get married, but you’re still a kid.”
“Grandpa···.”
Riesta runs to the Pope, who has raised his upper body from the bed, and hugs him tightly.
Heinrich greeted them and stood quietly behind them, waiting, looking at them.
In fact, he wanted to leave while the two people were having a conversation, but for some reason, the Pope, who was the person involved, asked him to wait for a moment.
And a full-fledged conversation with him could only begin after the real Riesta had finally calmed down.
“Ahem, I feel it is rude to invite a saint like this.”
“It’s okay. I’m honored to be able to see the bond that has developed between the two of you.”
“Hehehe, thank you for saying that.”
Heinrich could definitely feel it, although he looked so healthy that one wondered if he really didn’t have much time left.
That the last bit of life left in his body was burning brightly.
Riesta must have noticed it too, because her hand, which was tightly holding the Pope’s hand, was trembling slightly.
“The reason I have invited you, Your Majesty, is because I have one last thing to tell you.”
“Do you have anything to say?”
Heinrich’s expression became serious at his words.
At this moment, there was no need to ask who the subject of the Pope’s message was.
The Pope nodded heavily and then slowly opened his mouth.
***
Thump— thump—
A harsh throbbing sound echoed from the abyss’ border area where chaos and emptiness intermingled.
Of course, the sound soon disappeared into the distortion of space, but its presence still remained, slowly encroaching upon the surroundings.
“Ah—my Lord.”
A single word that seems ready to burst out at any moment, leaking out from the center.
It was distorted and broken to the point that it was doubtful whether it was really a human voice, but the madness and fanaticism filled within it was so overwhelming that just hearing it would drive the subject mad.
‘My death is approaching.’
The being, who had been listening to the sounds of the world with both ears pricked up, sighed softly.
There wasn’t much time left now.
The inexplicable death that had been slowly approaching him, forcing him to make an extreme choice, was finally taking shape and squeezing him.
‘But it can’t end here.’
Even though he himself would collapse here… he had a duty to sow the seeds for the next generation of ‘me’.
Just as he, as his apostle, was able to carry out his work smoothly thanks to the will of his predecessors.
‘It’s a shame that I can’t achieve it, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ll gladly serve as fertilizer so that the next time, the sprouts can sprout properly.’
Wiggle— wiggle—
His body, which had become one with the seed of madness, trembled repeatedly.
A phenomenon that occurs because the new body has not yet stabilized properly.
I sensed death and hurried as much as I could, but it was still like this.
‘Faster. Properly. Certainly.’
When he was so obsessed that he tried hard to control his body.
Iron Puck—
Something from beneath the abyss struck his body.
[———!]
It was what came into his sight as he slowly turned his head.
It was a humanoid being with a white body that reached up to his chest, a being he had encountered many times before.
“Ah, I’m a little late this time. I was waiting.”
Delighted by it, he stretched out both hands and quickly grabbed its shoulders.
and-.
“Now, under His grace… you too become one with me.”
Crunch— crunch!
In an instant, he opened his huge mouth and swallowed its head whole.
A tragedy that happened in the blink of an eye.
But he just kept on moving his mouth diligently and ate up the remaining remains cleanly.
When all that process is over.
Not only had he grown a finger joint taller than before, but his once unstable body had also been refined to a point closer to perfection.
Thump— thump—
And then the rough thumping sound began to resonate again in all directions.
“···What a pity. Since it was going to be like this, I wish I had started earlier so that I wouldn’t have to rush things. If only the plans had gone well···.”
He let out a light sigh and looked down at his twitching body.
A pure white body that is so beautiful and clean and smooth, unlike the unclean beings on earth.
No matter how I looked at it, this appearance was the ultimate human, the new human race itself.
‘It’s all done now…’
A former revolutionary and founder of the Oath of Rebellion.
The current ‘King of Madness’ is in the final stages of being born.
