Episode 99
The dust slowly cleared, and through it an old voice could be heard.
“This is… … .”
Above the giant crater created by Meteor. A mysterious old man floating leisurely.
He wore a tuxedo and a monocle over his wrinkled nose.
It’s an unfamiliar appearance.
But I was sure of the old man’s identity.
“rise.”
“You know me well, young man. It’s truly a series of amazing things.”
The old man said that and looked at me with cold eyes.
High Priest, ascend.
He is the loyal servant of Jormungand who tormented me, no, ‘us’, until the end.
“Well, it’s not that strange that you interfered with our plans so much.”
“Are you so embarrassed that you had to show yourself in front of me? That’s not how you act.”
If I had to say, it’s the style of squeezing the prey without revealing yourself until the very end.
But it showed up.
Faster than scheduled.
What that means is… … .
“Are you feeling anxious?”
“… … .”
“I guess I still have some leeway, but if you’re going to come forward, it seems like I’ll have to change a lot of the plans I had in mind.”
Orom didn’t respond to those words. I didn’t expect any great reaction from Orom either.
But he might not show it, but he must be seething inside.
Losing dozens of top dragons is a loss of that magnitude. It will take at least a year to recover from this.
“So you showed yourself in person? You mean to crush the bud before I get any bigger?”
“I won’t deny it.”
Orim nodded.
“Well, I thought about this too. I think it would be okay to give someone as talented as you a chance to be embraced by God… … .”
“I was worrying about useless things.”
“Yes, you are right. I understand.”
There was a look of life in Orim’s eyes.
“You are an uneducable seed. For the sake of the great god’s will, you must die here.”
“hmm.”
You’re quick to judge.
Normally, at this point, not even the tip of the nose should be visible.
“So you’re saying that you brought me here to personally execute me?”
“yes.”
“Are you sure you can kill me?”
At those words, Orim laughed.
“The whole area has already been sealed off.”
“… … .”
“You also realized the danger and evacuated the Master, but that was a poor plan.”
Slowly, Orom came towards me, treading the air.
As I continue to take each step, the air in the area feels heavier.
‘It’s stronger than I thought.’
The main character’s ascent is a monster.
No matter how big the country is, it is not easy to take on the position of ‘high priest’. The position of ‘high priest’ is not something that is taken for no reason.
But the important thing is that the climb did not come naturally.
If so, it is not difficult to respond.
“no way.”
– huh!
“That upgrade, isn’t it complete now?”
– Ah, it’ll be fine now.
Recently, several of Ae’s functions were enhanced through a key that was her father’s heirloom.
A few days ago, those functions were not even activated, let alone their identity… … .
‘It’s different now.’
I told A right away.
“Pass on the information.”
The hidden function of the workshop of the great alchemist Pramel.
Let’s give it a try.
* * *
‘What are you thinking?’
Right was embarrassed by the other person’s attitude.
‘He knew I had approached him, and he had the power to bring back the Count.’
But still, he stayed and faced himself.
Is it because you are arrogant?
That thought crossed my mind for a moment, but I soon shook my head.
It didn’t seem like that type of person.
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That’s right.
‘Does that mean you really have the confidence to face me?’
This leads to that conclusion.
After calculating coolly, I came to the conclusion that I could handle myself.
“under.”
Even before that, I was already quite nervous because of one of the priests’ impulsive actions just now.
‘Barhan.’
That traitor must be dealt with in some way.
But what’s important now is the punishment of ‘Kyle Graves’ who is here.
‘That needs to be removed from here.’
Dozens of top dragons were lost.
Of all the losses he had suffered recently, none were as great as this.
If those higher-ranking dragons had been destroyed along with Slane’s knights, it might have been judged as a minor miscalculation.
but.
‘I lost everything without doing any damage to Slane.’
This is nothing short of a disaster.
If you have suffered such a huge loss, you should take home an equivalent amount of income.
With that thought, Orim moved.
It is true that the incarnation does not have as much power as the original, but he is the high priest.
Even if it is a lowly incarnation that cannot even display a speck of my power, there is no reason why I cannot kill it.
‘Even you won’t be able to avoid this.’
Jormungand’s castle.
He received the power to be able to use it even if he was an incarnate body.
Just once. But it is a very special surname because it has such a condition.
This means that it directly hits the ‘soul’ regardless of the physical body.
A number of spleens with such a name will ‘definitely’ kill anyone below a certain level.
‘If you are not a sage of the 9th level, you will surely die.’
In particular, the significance of this dagger of jealousy was that it pierced the opponent’s ‘essence’.
Even if you climb the ranks by force, if you don’t reach the essence, you will still die.
Of course, if the ‘essence’ goes far beyond the level that is apparent on the outside, then the story is different.
‘That can’t be true.’
With that confidence, Orim reached out his hand.
‘Oh God, please give your servant a suitable dagger.’
And the great God answered that earnest wish.
A pitch-black dagger floating in the air.
The dagger that appeared like that was only visible to Orim’s eyes.
And without any changes.
Kwajik!
It was embedded in the center of Kyle Grave’s chest.
‘It’s over.’
Orim was confident.
Kyle Graves is dead.
* * *
I thought about it for a moment.
Should I just stagger over it once?
‘That kid, that… … .’
I never thought you would stab me with that ‘dagger of jealousy’ that you can only use once.
Everything has already blossomed in my observations. How could I not know about that ‘dagger of jealousy’?
I know everything.
I knew it the moment I saw it.
I can’t stop it. That’s why I stuck it in. But what can I do?
‘Isn’t that dagger capable of killing anyone below the 9th level?’
It kills by piercing the essence of the soul, so even if you stab me with hundreds of them, it will be of no use.
That’s the system.
“… … .”
I looked up at the mountain quietly.
And Orim was also looking at me with great expectations.
It seems like this kid is going to die at any moment… … .
“… … .”
A minute has passed.
“… … ?”
Ten minutes have passed.
For a really long time, the mountain was just staring at me.
After a long time, Orim’s face began to distort.
“What, me?”
“What the heck? Can’t you see that I’m getting ready to hit you?”
I tried to show it off in a cool way, but I missed the timing.
f*ck.
In these cases, first impressions are important… … .
Orim’s face became even more distorted at the casual reaction. In the short space of time, all sorts of emotions surged across his face.
“Hey, I guess you were surprised that you reacted like that, even though you usually keep a poker face.”
“why.”
Orim screamed, his body shaking.
“Why! Why aren’t you dying!”
“Well, he’s not dead.”
Short answer.
But Orum became even more upset at my words.
“Impossible! The knife that was just struck at you was a grace given directly by the great god!”
“God is weak.”
“Everyone, shut up!”
Unable to bear it any longer, Orum finally threw away his manners and shouted.
But what can I do?
“Then it must have been a defective product. Let’s try again. Wait?”
“shut up!”
“I guess you can’t do it twice. Ah, I see. Is that your level?”
“Shut up!”
I must have hit the nail on the head, because the guy started to react to every word I said.
It’s fun to see him like that, but I can’t just watch him forever.
“I enjoyed your farce.”
If you had tried to deal with me in a different way, I would have felt more threatened.
“It’s my turn now.”
“……what?”
When he frowned and asked what I meant, I held out my hand instead of answering.
“no way.”
– huh!
Aega responded to my words, and one of the workshop’s ‘new features’ made its appearance.
Since Aega had instilled knowledge of the workshop into my head, I had a rough idea of what the new features were.
This is the category that specializes in ‘attack’ among those functions.
Seriously, I never thought I would see this in my world.
I took it out without hesitation.
Originally, it was an object that could not exist in this world, but its effect is certain.
“What on earth is that unidentified lump of iron!”
Facing the screaming Oreum straight in the eye, I opened my mouth to tell him what the ‘lump of iron’ was.
“It’s called a machine gun, kid.”
“What… … ?!”
I pulled the trigger without hesitation.
From now on, I will bestow upon you the blessing of the bullet.
Tukwakwakwakwakwakwang!
* * *
thud!
The last monster that tried to climb over the wall turned into a slurry and rolled around on the ground.
The area in front of the castle gate was literally filled with the corpses of monsters.
The problem is the wall.
“… …There are no warriors?”
The Count looked incredulous and asked his son, Asher.
“What are you talking about, son? Tens of thousands of monsters were attacking the walls. Even if the number of casualties was in the hundreds, it was a cheap shot.”
“But it’s true, Father.”
Asher continued speaking to the Count with a calm expression.
“Situations continued to occur that could be called miracles. Things like the ground the monsters were standing on suddenly collapsing.”
“Umm… … .”
“Thanks to that, a miracle was created where there were light casualties, but not even serious casualties.”
“Huh, huh… … .”
The Duke of Chang couldn’t help but stick out his tongue.
This can only be described as a miracle, as my son says. He has never experienced anything like this in any battle he has ever been in.
And while he was lost in thought for a moment, the Count belatedly remembered an important fact.
“majesty……!”
The Duke transported himself here and left himself there alone.
I wasn’t feeling well, but I still had to go check up on him.
‘What would have happened if He hadn’t been there… … .’
It was to the point where I didn’t even want to think about it. Thinking that way, I was about to run away.
“majesty!”
“… … ?!”
Suddenly someone shouted.
The Count’s gaze immediately turned in that direction.
Then there was… … .
“Huh, huh… … .”
There was a boy walking towards the castle wall with his back to the sunset.
He was carrying an unidentified lump of iron on one shoulder and had a weed in his mouth.
“The sunset… … is setting… … .”
Plus, he was coming closer while muttering some incomprehensible nonsense.
