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While Hyung-no was manipulating the video conference panel, Kabite looked at the profile of the person requesting the interview. As with all of their higher-ups, sensitive information was not accessible to him. Nevertheless, a description of an incident that could not be hidden caught his eye.
‘I see. That’s the woman who caused a big accident and ended up in prison.’
To sentence a member of the royal family to reeducation through labor. It was an Endellion-like action that emphasized strict moral awareness and duty to those of higher status. It was something that would never happen to Kabite.
‘It’s extremely inefficient. To send someone with such superior abilities and wealth to reeducation through labor. People of value should be treated differently even if they commit the same crime… No matter how I think about it, it’s a waste of time and resources. Anyway, they seem like people without a plan.’
Endellion’s ideology and inclinations do not fit well with Cavite’s. In many ways.
‘The exact nature of the accident is unknown.’
The fake identity of the person during the labor reform was also hidden.
‘Even if he was Endellion, he wouldn’t have exiled the princess to a dangerous place.’
He must have been released while he was enjoying his so-called ‘god-given position’, such as administrative work. He had been a prisoner for a little over a hundred years, so he had only briefly dipped his tentacles in and out.
“The preparations are complete.”
Hyungno stepped back. Then, an image appeared in the air and the opponent’s appearance materialized.
Princess of Endelion.
Between the twenty-six radially extending tentacles, a pair of eyes like an abyss were visible. The moment Cavite was about to pay his respects to the royal family.
“Whoa!”
A short scream rang out, out of place and situation.
“?!”
The air cools rapidly. The end of the voice is muffled as if it was suppressed too late, but the water has already been spilled. Everyone has heard it.
The bigger problem is that the nature of video conferencing systems is to automatically find the speaker and display them on the screen. The AI recognized the speaker as the one making the sound, and accordingly, it zoomed in on Hyung-no, who should not have been in the original video.
So the princess and the committee officers were left looking at the prisoner, who was standing in the corner, trembling.
“Ugh… I’m sorry… I’m sorry!”
Hyung-no became lost in thought when he realized that the hologram was reflecting him. He had made a big mistake. He shouted at her as she trembled like an aspen tree.
“You stupid bitch… what the hell are you doing!”
Cavite turns his head again and apologizes beyond the screen.
“Forgive me. I have shown something that you may find ugly on video. As you may know, the Committee also uses human flesh as a tool. Please do not misunderstand, I am not a pest that sneaks in through an open door.”
But the princess’s reaction was different from what was expected.
Despite the species’s well-known instinctive distaste for small mammals, the princess remained calm and reserved. She did not scream in surprise, did not lash out with tentacles in terror, and did not show any open disgust.
She stares at the slave. The slave, classified as ‘Bezni’, trembles when he sees the princess on the screen. The princess feels something strange about the sight.
The fear in their eyes was too deep to be simply attributed to seeing the Endellion race for the first time. Furthermore, their physical reactions were also…
“What are you doing! Delete your image from the screen quickly!”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”
Hyungno becomes sad and manipulates the panel. Then, the slave disappears from the hologram.
At that moment, the princess opened her mouth for the first time.
“That prisoner doesn’t seem to be originally human.”
Is it sharp?
Cavite forgot his anger and was amazed. What did he notice?
“How did you know?”
“Your movements are unnatural. It’s like you’re wearing clothes that don’t fit.”
“It won’t be long since I was captured. I’m still adjusting to that body.”
Even as he answered, Kabite looked puzzled. Endellion felt awkward with the gestures of a human?
A human who sees a cockroach only thinks it is disgusting and does not feel the need to closely observe the movements of its antennae and legs, and even if there are subtle differences, it is difficult to tell.
Likewise, it was surprising that Endellion was so keen on understanding mammalian gestures, even if the opponent was intelligent.
The princess asked indifferently.
“What is your original race?”
This is information that should not be revealed to the prisoner himself. Instead of answering with his voice, Gedwick touched the panel in front of him. Then, a short word appeared on the screen that the princess was looking at. The princess’s eyes lit up as she read it.
A slave from Shutan who had just started his life as a prisoner…
Even when he sees Endellion, he shows a reaction close to the game.
“I’m sorry for the inconvenience. How may I help you?”
The princess answered calmly.
“I’d like to ask you a favor.”
Tch, was that it?
Cavite grumbled inwardly.
Of course, I don’t show my displeasure. I just keep my cool and be polite. I know how those guys treat mid-level members of the committee.
However, the difference in status does not mean that Gadwick must unconditionally grant their request. After all, the princess is an ancient race, but she is a member of the Endellion royal family and not a member of the council.
“Oh, I see. We will look into it and see if we can help you as much as possible. Who would you like to recommend to us? If he is worthy of the patronage of the Endellion royal family, he would be a great fellow, of course…”
“Me.”
“······.”
Cavite was silent for a moment.
“Huh? Sorry. I think I misheard you…”
“You heard correctly. I am the one you are asking for a favor from.”
Gadwick shook his entire body hair in embarrassment. Endellion confidently demanded to Cavite.
“Hire me.”
Gedwick was confused. It was something he couldn’t understand, and it was done in a way he didn’t want to understand.
It is common for children of noble birth to be parachuted into the committee. They are a race that leaves all the hard work and dirty work to the inmates, but they personally take on the important responsibilities of the committee, and if they wish to use it as a means of self-realization, the door is always open.
But the ones who ask for favors are mostly their parents. Come to think of it, did they get permission from the Queen Mother? Furthermore, according to the profile I just looked at, that woman is not a princess who just plays around.
“As far as I know, the princess is in charge of internal affairs related to Endellion···.”
“I know what you’re worried about. The agreement within the royal family has already been reached. Since I’m only asking for my job, I’m asking for it myself.”
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Kabite read the hidden meaning behind it. Her mother had probably set a condition. She had told the princess, who wanted to work for the committee instead of staying in the parent dimension, that she would allow it if she negotiated and got the job herself. She had already pointed out that being a princess was a strong weapon in itself, so it was an advantageous condition.
This is a typical Endellion style of parenting. It puts unnecessary stress on children.
Cavite decided to listen to it for a while.
“Is there a seat you would like?”
The princess’s answer was more specific than expected.
“I would like to take the position of Commissioner for Dimension #22-189. It’s currently vacant, right?”
“Yes? It is certainly one of my jurisdictions, but it is a remote area, a level 4 area, and the most remote of the remote areas. There is a reason why it has remained vacant until now…”
Cavite, who was speaking like that, suddenly trails off.
‘Dimension #22-189?!’
My head became as muddy as mud again. Why of all things?
That is the dimension where Asif-666, who had just disturbed his mind, was dispatched.
Moreover, the timing is so strange.
“Can you explain the reason in more detail? The position of a representative director in one dimension is by no means an easy one. Even if you are of the Endellion royal family, if you have no experience on the committee… Ah, excuse me.”
“I understand. It’s a position you’d be reluctant to give away by parachute. It might be better to leave it vacant.”
“It’s an important position and one that will be talked about a lot. So, there needs to be a reason. Why are you interested in such a remote area?”
Endellion spoke without hesitation.
“You know that our species is very interested in the soul fragments of Asif-1?”
“Yes? Oh, yes. Of course. Why is that···”
It is an open secret that the committee has offered a large bounty on him and is even mobilizing prisoners to find him.
However, it is not well known that there were differences of opinion within the ancient race that formed the committee.
For example, the Kabite tribe thinks it is an impossible mission. That is why they were against giving the prisoners that mission in the first place. However, it was not their intention to respect them and avoid torture. It was because they did not want to gather unnecessary attention to the entity called Asif-1.
Endellion, on the other hand, these idealists are filled with a passion to find it.
“We hypothesized a long time ago that this debris might be floating around in space in some form.”
“Yes, I know. Since the soul is already fragmented and broken, you thought it was unlikely that it would completely take over the body of another sentient being?”
“That’s right. So the fragment is either sleeping inside someone’s body, hidden by a normal soul… or it’s inhabiting a special object. Considering Asif-1’s history, that object is most likely a ‘sword.’”
Cavite seemed to know where the story was going.
“Are you saying you found any clues?”
“Yes. We have obtained credible evidence that an artifact believed to contain fragments of Asif-1 has drifted to Earth.”
It was obvious that the other ancient races would react indifferently, so it was decided to come directly from the Endellion dimension, and it seems that the princess volunteered for the position.
However, if the Princess of Endellion moves with her purpose openly revealed, there is a high risk that she will provoke criminals who are after the fragments. Therefore, she needs another excuse to stay on Earth.
“Certainly… it’s a suitable place for an ancient race to stay in such a remote dimension for a long time.”
Even as he said that, Cavite had already made up his mind.
What? A fragment of Asif-1? You want me to step down from my position for such a ridiculous reason? Huh, that’s ridiculous.
But if I reject you right away, it will be seen as rude. I guess I’ll have to let it sit for a few days and then reply with a ‘crazy apology’ expression that it’s just too hard.
“Please understand that I cannot give you a definitive answer right now. I will review your request in the most positive way possible and respond to you.”
After the princess disappeared from the screen, Cavite was lost in thought for a while longer.
‘Why that dimension?’
I could have just chalked it up to coincidence, but it bothered me for some reason.
In particular, the part about the princess once being a prisoner.
‘What if there was some kind of connection back then? Am I being too critical?’
The thought didn’t last long. I opened the communication network and called Dotes.
“Send me a list of prisoners Asif-666 has had contact with during the next period.”
He threw away the task so lightly that he had to go through all sorts of databases and get approval from more than six department heads. To make matters worse, the moment he heard the deadline mentioned by his superior, Dotes felt an unbearable murderous intent.
“······I don’t think it’ll be possible before I leave work today.”
“Then how long will it last?”
“At least a week···..”
“Until tomorrow. I can’t make the princess of Endelion wait that long. The answer is already set, but I’ll have to dig around and then throw it away.”
Dotes beyond the screen swallowed the curse in his throat. And then he struck first to avoid the trouble that would come back later.
“Lord Gedwick, you know? Most of the information on Asif-class prisoners is top secret. If they are released, their personal data will be deleted immediately.”
“Even if your personal profile is deleted, won’t your mission performance record remain in that dimension?”
“During the period you mentioned, among the dimensions where Asif-666 worked, there were areas under the jurisdiction of Master Gedwick, but there were also other executive areas. If they don’t cooperate….”
“I know. Just try to dig as much as you can.”
After Dotes disappeared with a pale complexion, Kabite muttered to himself.
‘It smells. What on earth are they up to… Let’s find out, Princess.’
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After returning to Korea, Minjun stayed home for several days.
The goal is to organize the returned memories in your head and derive meaning from them.
Although there were still holes here and there, it was not difficult to arrange them in order.
‘I guess it seems like old memories came back first.’
The part that came to mind when I killed Changcheon seemed to be the oldest memory among those that came back.
Minjun’s original race, or, to borrow the expression of the prophet, ‘the original race’, were truly the ones who hunted and ate dragons.
For some reason, they gathered at Elahu-Praga and fell asleep. A sleep that would last a very long time, dreaming false and happy dreams.
In the meantime, the dragons they raised spread throughout all dimensions except the border and became tyrants. That is, until the return of the ancient race. This part is consistent with the history I know as a prisoner.
‘And then I woke up first? How? Why?’
According to the nightmare he had while touching the Patriarch’s head, he woke up to find himself in contact with the Kabites. They asked for the location of Elahu-Pragha, saying they would awaken the rest of his kind as well.
To that question, he ultimately···.
‘I bet you gave me the answer.’
I remember the words I desperately shouted while watching the scene from the perspective of an observer in a dream. Minjun considered that action to be a fatal mistake.
I can only think of one reason to feel that way.
‘Am I betrayed in the end?’
The result would be the current world. A world where ancient races have taken over supremacy instead of dragons. A reality where only they can mine talents in large quantities properly.
That’s right. The committee had it in their hands. The power and money that Minjun’s people had accumulated through their blood.
He felt a surge of anger.
‘So what should I do from now on?’
It was the biggest worry.
The sect that worships the primordial race as its gods plans to awaken other races in time for the coming cycle.
But Minjun actually thinks that this is not the right way. So then what is the right way?
‘The revived memories are still incomplete.’
There is not enough material to make a decision.
then?
‘I need to remember more. I need to recall more.’
The reason Minjun was able to regain his current level of memory was thanks to the Patriarch’s divine power. The ability to cause nightmares in order to awaken the primordial race from their slumber. The moment he came into contact with it, Minjun also had a nightmare and recovered some of his memories in the process.
‘I guess I’ll have to try the same thing again.’
There was no reason to hesitate, as a high-ranking priest of the religious order was staying in the basement of the commercial building.
From the aliens’ perspective, there is nothing to entertain them, so they will spend their time praying or meditating.
Thanks to this, not only has the divine power consumed in Germany been fully replenished, but his spirit has also become more pure than ever.
Minjun headed down to the basement without hesitation to meet the judge.
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