Episode 977
“A lizard nest?”
Ogram tilted his head while looking at Raon.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
He lowered his thick eyebrows like a cicada, as if he didn’t understand.
“If it’s a lizard….”
Chambers chewed the candy in his mouth.
“You mean the dragon?”
She understood Raon’s words in an instant and narrowed her gaze.
“you’re right.”
Raon nodded while making eye contact with the five emperors sitting at the round table.
“Why are you looking for Sima, and why are you trying to touch the dragon?”
King Recross uncrossed his arms, saying he needed an explanation.
“To tell this story, we must first go back to the time of the war with the Black Tower.”
Raon raised his finger while looking at the chamber.
“As you know, Chamberlain, the magic that blossomed from the Black Tower spread across dimensions and reached this continent.”
He created a chill with his fingers and placed it on the continent floating above the round table. The southern part of the continent rippled as if frozen.
“A huge amount of magic covered the south, so much so that it would not be strange if the Demon King had descended, but the dragon, the mediator of this world, was nowhere to be seen.”
Raon looked at the frozen southern continent with frowning eyes.
“It was a completely different sight from when he would run towards me shouting “the Demon King” even if only a small amount of magic appeared. That is… .”
He lowered his gaze to the leaders of the Five Emperors who were listening to his words without even blinking.
“They must have known that the Black Tower was in Montiro.”
Raon nodded with confidence.
“Is that true? How can those who have to walk the middle path…?”
Ogram furrowed his brow as if he couldn’t understand.
“If what you say is true, then dragons are not worthy of the title of arbitrator!”
He clenched his fists so hard that it made a noise, as if he was genuinely angry.
“Wind Lord. Can you take responsibility for that?”
Recross let out a low groan as he looked at Raon.
“This is not something that can be done hastily. No matter what anyone says, dragons are the strongest race on the continent.”
He tapped his fingers on the round table, saying that the decision to completely turn the dragon into an enemy must be made with caution.
“I can guarantee what Kwangpungjeonju says.”
Chambers nodded with his eyes downcast.
“The dimensional gate leading to the Black Tower remained open, and magical energy poured out from within, but the dragon never showed itself even once.”
She chewed her lip as she looked at Montiro on the map.
“If those lizards who instinctively sense magic were to stay still, the reason would be obvious.”
Chambers sighed, saying it was time to accept it.
“Don’t you already know that?”
Raon shook his head briefly.
“The Dragon has never been neutral from the beginning. It has been secretly taking the other side since the days of Oma, not Sima. If they had truly been faithful to their role as mediators, the Black Tower would have disappeared long ago.”
The Black Tower is a military organization that draws its power from the Demon World, not the Continent.
Judging by the fact that they didn’t stop the thick magic that was being spread towards the continent, their neutrality had been broken for a long time.
“Besides, it doesn’t matter if the lizards didn’t know that the Black Tower was in Montiro. It’s clear that they have developed a close relationship with Sama.”
Raon nodded, saying that it was certain that Sama and Dragon had formed a temporary alliance.
“It is an undeniable fact that dragons are the strongest race. However, I think it is right to eliminate them while we can rather than being stabbed in the back or the side in the future war.”
He clenched his fist and said, “Let’s deal with this now and not leave any unnecessary regrets.”
“then….”
Glenn lifted his chin briefly.
“How many dragons would you like to deal with?”
He spread his hands as if to tell me the number of heads.
“How many? That’s not it. Of course…”
Raon shook his head firmly.
“That’s all.”
The lizard that had left neutrality placed his hand on Jecheongeom’s sword, saying that he did not want to leave even a single one behind.
“her…?”
Recross let out a hollow laugh, as if it was absurd.
“D, you’re saying you’re going to kill all the dragons?”
Xanthos also opened his mouth wide in shock.
“It’s so cool and nice!”
Ogram raised a fist the size of a rock as if in agreement.
“Okay. If you’re going to do it, do it right!”
Chamber nodded without hesitation, saying that he also liked it.
“Well, I’m not really interested in dragons….”
As soon as the Archangel’s story was over, Larian lowered his voice, as if he had returned to his original personality. Thinking back on his reaction earlier, it seemed like he had already dissected a dragon.
“hmm!”
Glendo Laon nodded his head vigorously, as if he was pleased with her generosity.
“It’s something even the Demon King wouldn’t do, but….”
Recross took a quick bite.
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“If you say you can do it, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to try.”
He also raised his hand in agreement.
“But you shouldn’t target everyone from the beginning.”
Raon shook his head while watching the continent unfold.
“Our goal isn’t just to kill dragons.”
“Okay. I need to gather information on Sima.”
Chambers nodded immediately.
“Yes. The dragons that have been sleeping in the lair for a long time will not have any information about Sama. So we… .”
Raon whetted his appetite as he watched the continent unfold again.
“We need to find a dragon that can communicate with the outside world, even if it’s not human. The stronger and older the better. That way, we can hear information from Lord and Sama.”
The sleeping dragons won’t even know that Oma has become Sima.
To get proper information, I had to find someone who was strong and also trustworthy to the Lord.
“Unfortunately, there is no such dragon among those I know.”
Chambers was disappointed that he could not help, and he licked his lips.
“I, I don’t know about that kind of dragon either… .”
Larian raised his trembling hands, saying that it was the same situation as Chambers.
“Of course I don’t have any!”
Ogram shook his head proudly.
“Then, let’s find the location of Sima and find the high-level dragon that communicates with the outside world.”
Since I couldn’t find my way to Sima anyway, I decided to slowly gather information first.
“Okay. Let’s also gather as much information as we can.”
King Recross lifted his pen and said he would contact Owen immediately.
“Then it’s decided.”
Glenn, who was Laon’s grandson, did not express his opinion for or against the idea, but only nodded after everyone agreed. He looked extremely satisfied.
“I will also look for it.”
Raon nodded while looking at the leaders of the Five Emperors. Since the information from the black market would be shared, he felt he should contact his acquaintances as well.
“Let’s deal with the dragon like that. How are we going to recover those possessed by Raphael?”
King Recross narrowed his gaze as if curious.
“I, I want to know too… .”
Larian also asked to know, revealing her eyes that were eerily gleaming from under her robes.
“Actually, that is just as important as this.”
Xanthos nodded, saying that it was something that absolutely had to be resolved.
“Raphael used his warm voice to charm people with divine powers. So I’m trying to use that method in reverse.”
He smiled faintly and put both hands together in front of him.
“You’re using it the other way around?”
“Yes. I can erase divine powers, and my subordinate has a better voice than Raphael. Maybe…”
Raon looked out the window and pursed his lips.
“You will see some interesting things.”
* * *
“Phew… .”
Alice looked up at the darkening sky and let out a heavy breath.
“I’m going to die like this?”
As Karun grew bigger and bigger every day, it became more and more difficult to deal with him.
Whenever we sparred, goosebumps would run down my spine because even if I let my guard down for a little bit, a sword would go up to my neck.
‘I didn’t know that guy had that kind of passion.’
Although he was training with all his might with the hope of repaying his debt to Raon, Karun was more than that.
He was really risking his life and swinging his sword every single day.
Karun originally didn’t even show himself sweating because he thought that Sieghart’s direct descendants had to be perfect, but now he was throwing everything he had into it with the sole intention of becoming stronger, no matter what his appearance might be.
‘Of course, talent is more than passion.’
I used to think that Sylvia was the most talented of the siblings, but now I’ve changed my mind.
Karun’s talent blossomed late and was ahead of everything else.
‘If I keep going like this, I might actually be able to catch up.’
If Karun continued to train like he was doing now, he might not be able to surpass Raon, but he might be able to stand on the same level.
‘Wait a minute! When I think about it, it makes me mad. They were all under me! I can’t just keep losing like this… Hmm?’
Alice muttered that she couldn’t lose like this and then opened her eyes blankly.
“Why am I here?”
As I was walking without thinking much with my tired legs, I soon arrived near the annex.
“It must have been really hard for you to come here so naturally.”
Alice rubbed the shoulder that was coming towards her and let out a hollow laugh.
‘Since we’re already at the annex, why don’t we take care of the kids?’
It had been a while since I had been to the annex, so I thought it would be nice to see everyone while I was here.
‘I even got dinner… huh?’
Alice smiled and narrowed her eyes as she entered the garden of the annex.
‘Denier?’
Why is that guy here?
Denier stood in front of the lake, dark and silent, looking at the annex.
‘What is that light…?’
A vague, unidentifiable glow appeared around him and then disappeared.
It was a mysterious light so faint that even he would not have been able to see it if it had not been reflected on the surface of the lake.
But there was something even stranger. Denier’s expression on the ground seemed different from Denier’s expression on the lake.
“Denier!”
Alice approached Denier with a frown.
“Sister.”
Denier bowed his head to Alice without the slightest bit of embarrassment.
“Are you finished with your training?”
“What did you just do?”
Alice opened her eyes and looked around Denier. However, she felt nothing.
“What are you doing?”
Denier tilted his head as if to ask what I meant.
“I’m sure there was a strange light shimmering around you.”
Alice nodded, saying she saw it with her own two eyes.
“It must have been a firefly. I didn’t do anything.”
Denier raised both hands, saying he was really still.
“but….”
Alice tried to speak again but then closed her mouth. In fact, she didn’t feel any special energy from Denier.
“Is that your denier?”
Alice looked at Denier, raising a low but heavy wave.
“Then who would I be?”
Denier shook his head, saying he didn’t like strange pranks.
“hmm….”
Alice twisted her lips as she examined Denier.
‘The physique, the aura, and even the temperament are all the same.’
The current me doesn’t trust anyone even if they are my relatives.
But I didn’t feel any discomfort from the Denier in front of me.
“Do you remember what the first gift I gave you was?”
“Is it a gift?”
Denier smiled and shook his head.
“My sister has never given me a gift or anything like that.”
He tilted his head, wondering what she was talking about.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Alice touched the back of her head and turned her eyes.
‘It’s definitely Denier. There’s no sense of incongruity.’
But the light I saw earlier bothers me.
I didn’t feel any aura or temperament, but I wanted to check it out because I had experienced the Sif incident.
“What were you doing here?”
Alice looked around and narrowed her eyes.
“While the Lord of the Household and the Lord of the Winds were away at the Five Emperors’ Conference, and my older sister and brother were concentrating on their training, I was patrolling Sieghart.”
Denier nodded calmly, saying he was doing what he could.
“hmm….”
Alice narrowed her eyes. As he said, it wasn’t all that unusual for him to be patrolling the outskirts, since all the Transcendents were busy.
“you….”
As Alice parted her lips again, the door at the back of the annex opened.
“aunt!”
Sia, with a wooden sword on her waist, waved both hands at Alice.
“Sia?”
Alice let out a gasp as she hugged Sia, who was running towards her. It seemed that Sia, who was nearby, had come out because she had raised her voice a little while ago.
“Sister, brother?”
Sylvia followed behind Sia, her eyes wide open.
“What are you two doing here?”
She smiled happily and bowed her head.
“Somehow my feet started moving….”
Alice scratched the back of her head, saying that she had come without knowing it.
“I was on patrol.”
Denier gave the same explanation to Sylvia.
“Oh, then please come in and have some tea. Helen baked some delicious cookies this afternoon.”
Sylvia raised her hand, telling Alice and Denier to come in.
“Well, I guess so.”
Alice already knew that the mood was broken and put her hand down.
“I’m done. I still have places to go.”
Denier shook his head, saying that he must go now that he saw that he was doing well.
“wait a minute!”
Sylvia told them to stay put, then went into the annex and came out with a small bundle.
“I brought some snacks. Enjoy them on the way.”
She smiled and held out her hand, holding the bundle.
“…thanks.”
Denier smiled faintly and accepted the bundle containing the snacks.
“No, thank you for your hard work.”
Sylvia smiled and shook her head.
“Sister, go in.”
She nodded to Alice, saying that she was warming up the tea.
“Okay. Just a moment.”
Alice nodded briefly and approached Denier.
“Denier.”
She licked her lips as she looked into Denier’s calm eyes.
“Let me ask you one last question. Your path is leading to Sieghart, right?”
“Of course.”
Denier nodded without the slightest hesitation.
“In the past, and even now, I always think of Sieghard.”
He nodded as if to tell us not to worry and disappeared into the darkness of Bukmangsan Mountain.
“… … .”
Alice narrowed her eyes as she looked up the path where Denier had disappeared.
‘It’s definitely different from Sif.’
When he was stabbed by Sif, he felt a sense of discomfort, but he was stabbed because of a momentary feeling of not wanting to suspect his son.
But now, I didn’t feel any discomfort or anything strange about Denier.
‘Faith… .’
Alice looked at the crescent moon that seemed to have been cut by a sword, then entered the annex where a warm energy was blooming.
* * *
“I can’t! No, I won’t!”
Olga waved her hands vigorously, saying she would never do that.
“What kind of song is that!”
She got up, knocking over her chair, saying she’d rather sing a love song than a song like that.
-That bastard’s ears are also broken!
Lars gritted his teeth as he looked at Olga, her cheeks red.
-How dare you ignore the song praising the King!
The guy snorted, saying he had no artistic conception whatsoever.
“Sister… .”
The toddler gently reached out and took Olga’s hand.
“Let’s do it together. We have to save people.
She gave me a cat-like look, asking me to join her even though she knew I didn’t like it.
“That’s right. Just as you saved me, please save others too.”
Lencia also took Olga’s other hand and asked for it.
“Ugh… .”
Olga closed her eyes tightly, then opened them and nodded weakly.
“okay.”
She slumped her shoulders as if she had no choice.
“Then let’s start again.”
Raon opened his lips as he looked at Olga, who was sitting back down.
“Feel the sparkling shine and enter the darkness of the darkness of the cold ice…”
“Eww!”
Olga listened to the lyrics of the song, grabbed her head, and screamed.
“Who the hell made that f*cking song!”
She opened the window and screamed, saying she was going crazy.
-Here we go again!
Lars’ eyes filled with blue anger.
-Pity those ears that don’t know such a wonderful song!
The guy shook his head, saying that Olga had no talent for music.
“Just try it. I’m sure it will work.”
Raon waved his hand and recited the lyrics again.
‘There’s no way it wouldn’t work.’
That song is one of the Demon King’s hymns praising Las.
If you support the power of rage and have Yua and Olga sing, you will be able to return the minds of those possessed by Raphael to their original state.
“Sha, shining… . Dark… dark…”
Olga began to recite the lyrics with trembling lips, as if she was forcing herself to be strong for the sake of Yua and Lencia.
‘But who really made this?’
Raon nodded while looking at Las.
‘Honestly, it’s a bit childish… .’
-Who made it? The king made it!
Lass thrust his chest forward, saying that he, of course, made it.
‘…somehow.’
He shook his head repeatedly.
-Uh, what is it? What does that mean?
‘It doesn’t mean anything.’
-Speak straight!
‘That’s really not true.’
It was when Raon waved his hand to avoid Las.
Ta-da-dak.
A white swallow was knocking on the window. It was an emergency contact from the banquet.
‘Why is this… .’
Raon swallowed dry saliva, took the letter, and opened it.
-What is it about?
Lars poked his head in as if curious.
‘I guess I won’t have to wait long, right?’
Raon smacked his lips as he read the letter.
‘I think I found the first lizard nest worth going to.’
