Episode 109
Orban IV.
Emperor of the Holy Empire Gatren and Pope of the Deusis Cult.
Although physically old, Orban possessed more power than any human being.
Someone says.
The Pope, who used to worship God, has now become God himself.
This is not right.
It was advice given with conviction.
It was no secret that his merits were recognized and he was given the opportunity to welcome the true God in heaven.
“Hmm…”
Orban, a man as good as a god, let out a long breath.
He is unfamiliar with failure and defeat.
Because it was a world where everything could be accomplished with just a single word.
But the past year has been different.
Today too, Orban looked at Cardinal Elrond, who reported that “it has failed”, and pondered seriously.
Is it time for this person to go to the arms of God?
Cardinal Elrond is certainly a remarkable man.
Not only is he quick-witted, but he also has a brilliant mind and always comes up with excellent plans.
It also has the drive to quickly put plans into action.
The problem is that I haven’t heard the word success come out of his mouth recently.
One or two failures may be considered bad luck, but repeated failures indicate incompetence.
“This time too, that guy named Choi Hyun-seok was the problem?”
“yes…”
“Oseld Geffen, Byron Hahn, and Warston Gesred. Three heroes of the Empire have died in the space of a year.”
hero.
A person with military power that surpasses human limitations and is no different from a one-man army.
They were a rare and precious species, usually of only two or three in a country.
If another country had suffered this much damage, it would not have been surprising if the foundation of the country had been shaken.
And Cardinal Elrond, who commanded all these operations, would have been held responsible and had his house destroyed.
The death of a hero was such a big deal.
“Half of the knights who went on the mission were killed or seriously injured, and the Red Nightmare was missed?”
“…”
“Furthermore, the number of casualties in the battle that took place on the Great Plains of Miradun exceeded 20,000… At this point, your Majesty has defeated a considerable nation. Hehehe. You are truly amazing.”
Cardinal Elrond could not bring himself to raise his head.
He also knew how big a deal this situation was.
‘f*ck…’
Cardinal Elrond’s fist clenched.
Honestly, it’s unfair.
All the plans he’s made so far have never gone wrong.
There were just too many unexpected variables.
This operation alone is like that.
Who would have thought that the monstrous Hemis would return to the battlefield after a hiatus of over 100 years?
Is it true that the Red Nightmare Raidrun’s power was twice as strong as it was known?
If the Pope had not ordered the killing of the 8th Division Commander Grath in the first place, Elrond would have continued to use him.
If that had been the case, the situation wouldn’t have gotten this bad.
‘Huh, that’s right. It’s already in the past. It’s just an unnecessary assumption.’
Elrond shook off his thoughts with a sigh.
Regretting what has happened won’t change anything.
The person in charge of everything was Elrond himself.
All that remains is the result of failure.
These two things will not change no matter what you do.
“Lord Elrond.”
Elrond raised his head at the Pope’s call.
“First, pull back the front lines. Fighting on a battlefield with gourmets will only result in more casualties.”
Elrond’s eyes widened at the Pope’s command.
‘Are you really going to let me live…?’
This time, I was prepared to die.
Are you giving me another chance?
The Pope is not as kind a person as he appears.
Elrond’s eyes trembled wildly.
“Do you understand what I am saying?”
“Yes, yes!”
“And let’s contact the Demon King after a long time. I need to know why the Gourmet broke the treaty and came to the battlefield.” “I’ll get ready right away!”
“Then go ahead.”
“yes!”
Elrond bowed his head and stepped back.
‘What a lucky day!’
The Pope neither got angry nor took responsibility.
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That must mean he values himself that much.
Cardinal Elrond hurried out of the room to meet those expectations.
“…”
The Pope waved his hand as he watched Elrond’s back moving away.
Then a masked man appeared from behind.
“You are a man of great knowledge. Understand exactly what Cardinal Elrond is responsible for and complete the handover.”
“All right.”
“I will give you three days. When the work is done, Lord Elrond’s property will be confiscated and all those belonging to his house will be executed.”
“yes.”
“There should be no noise. Do you know what I mean?”
“Of course.”
That’s a refreshing answer.
Pope Orban IV smiled with satisfaction.
“I will believe you.”
The man standing behind the Pope disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.
***
A eerie laughter echoes through the air.
“Kihihi! Khihihihi!”
“Kuuuuu!”
“Kihihihihi!”
“Hahahahaha!”
It was the laughter of the warrior and the dedicated fairy.
“Hero! Hero! Look at this crocodile head! It’s completely gone!” “That’s right! This guy is big, but he’s a total coward!”
At their feet lay the 8th Division Commander Grat.
On the surface, it appears that the warrior of justice has defeated the Demon King’s army’s officers, but the reality is a little different.
Grat, who had been bullied by Hemis for three whole days, collapsed alone.
All our warrior Choi Hyun-seok did was create a situation by wagging his tongue and watch.
“If I catch this guy, how much will my level go up?” “Ahem~ Even if I can’t do it, wouldn’t it be at least 20 levels?”
“That much!?”
Choi Hyun-seok was surprised at the mention of level 20.
Choi Hyun-seok’s current level is 639.
Just a demon
It wasn’t a low level where killing one would raise the level by dozens.
“I think it went up by about 15 per person when I caught those heroes or something last time.”
Just a few days ago.
Choi Hyun-seok killed two heroes of the Holy Empire Gatren.
The level I got was about 24, but I can’t believe I’m going up by more than 20 levels just by catching one Grat.
It was difficult to understand easily.
Then Rachel shook her index finger and clicked her tongue.
“Tsk tsk! Warrior. Look at this crocodile head’s fighting power. It’s immeasurable!”
“yes.”
The combat power meter that Choi Hyun-seok possesses displays up to 200,000.
Grat’s fighting power is immeasurable.
That means it’s over 200,000.
“That hero is much stronger than those guys!”
“Is that so?”
“That’s not all! This time, we’re not just going to hit the last blow. We’re going to hunt a whole one, so we’ll get a lot more experience points.”
Choi Hyun-seok frowned at Rachel’s words.
“What are you talking about? Even if I don’t hit him, he’ll suffocate soon.” “Hey, he looks fine on the outside. This crocodile head is mentally exhausted, but his body is still healthy.” “Oh… So in the end, all the experience gained from catching this crocodile is mine?” “Wouldn’t that be so?”
It made sense.
Instead of just getting the final hit experience like before, you get all the experience points from hunting one.
In that case, it seemed like the level could rise a lot more than expected.
“It might be difficult to get to 100%, but even if you just get to about 70%, it’ll be great, right?” “Okay! Then, shall we start eating?” “Let’s get started right away! Hehe!”
Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel smiled strangely.
Push! Bam! Thud!
Blood splatters on the faces of the warrior and his dedicated fairy, accompanied by a noise that is scary to even hear.
“Hmm, it’s tougher than I thought. Why isn’t it dying?” “Hero. Try to do it well. Stab it here like this! Stab it!” “Twist its neck?”
“That would be great!”
A tragedy unfolds that is too much to bear.
“Die! Die! Die!”
“Experience! Experience! Experience!”
‘This is a scene of justice being carried out to punish the Demon King’s army officers!’ – It was an embarrassing scene to even make excuses for.
But that’s just how the world works.
The stories of the warriors in children’s picture books may simply say, ‘I defeated the Demon King!’ – but if you look inside, you will find that they are filled with fierce battles and hot blood.
In that sense, this warrior’s current implementation of justice could be called a ‘cruel fairy tale for adults.’
“Whew! It’s over.”
After a while, Choi Hyun-seok, who had finished his work, straightened his bent back.
Raise your hand and lightly wipe your forehead.
It must have been hard work, so he should have been covered in sweat, but what he had on his hands was mostly red blood.
“Thank you for your hard work, warrior!”
“Oh, thank you!”
Rachel used her magic to create a wind that cooled the sweat.
Choi Hyun-seok smiled brightly and nodded.
It was a smile so bright that it made one feel sorry for the corpses that were decomposing at their feet.
“By the way, why isn’t my level going up? Are you still alive?”
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok raised his fist covered in blood.
The long-awaited notification arrived.
[Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!]… .
Level up, you hear it all the time!
Choi Hyun-seok stretched out his fist powerfully.
“yes!”
“Oh! Warrior. How much did you go up?”
“Let’s see…”
Choi Hyun-seok immediately opened the status window.
▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok
▫Title: Reserve Warrior
▫Level: 671
·Strength: 226
· Agility: 224
· Stamina: 227
· Horsepower: 236
·Magi: 257
·Charisma: 88
·Fighting spirit: 34
·Bonus points: 32
▫Warrior Points: 2200
Level 671.
Bonus point 32.
That is, through this hunt(?) I gained a whopping level of 32.
“This is crazy! I’ve gone up 32 levels!” “Oi oi! Crocodile head! I believed in you!” “We should start distributing points right away!”
Choi Hyun-seok focused on increasing his bonus points through horsepower.
This is because the current magic power is too high to operate Nobilis.
‘If you want to use Nobilis comfortably, it’s better to have higher magical power than magic.’
So the final points distributed were as follows:
▫Level: 671
·Strength: 230
· Agility: 227
· Stamina: 230
· Horsepower: 260
·Magi: 257
·Charisma: 88
·Fighting spirit: 34
·Bonus Points: –
The magic power was raised slightly higher than the magic power, and the remaining points were balanced similarly.
Choi Hyun-seok, who was smiling with satisfaction while looking at the status window, suddenly clapped his hands.
“Rachel. I suddenly have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Right now, your magic and magical power are a bit higher than your other abilities. Does that matter?” “It doesn’t really matter.”
“Really? I think you said before that it has to be distributed equally.”
In the beginning, Choi Hyun-seok tried to put all his abilities into strength.
But after hearing Rachel’s explanation, I decided to raise all abilities evenly.
I was worried because the magic power and magical energy were a bit higher now.
“Tsk tsk tsk!”
Rachel clicked her tongue and wagged her index finger.
I wanted to peck on the cheek for openly showing off my insignificance, but I held back because I had to hear the information first.
Rachel took out her red glasses from her bosom for the first time in a long while and put them on, then began to explain.
“Think about it. In the beginning, there was no base, right?”
“yes.”
“So, you have to raise it evenly to meet the minimum specifications.”
“I understand.”
When Choi Hyun-seok nodded, Rachel continued her explanation.
“The situation is different now than it was then. Now that you’ve grown up, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to focus your points in a direction that suits you. But!”
“but?”
“I think it would be better to raise them evenly like you are doing now. Your fighting style doesn’t really require you to focus on raising specific abilities.”
“Hmm, I see.”
“Yes. If I had to increase it further, I would increase the proportion of magical power. In future battles, magical power will become increasingly important.” “Okay. I understand for now. Is the explanation finished?”
“yes!”
Choi Hyun-seok raised his fist and grabbed Rachel’s head.
“Ouch! Why are you hitting me!?”
“Just because I’m unlucky.”
“profit…!”
Rachel, who had been trembling, let out a deep sigh.
“Whew! Today is a good day, so I’ll put up with it!” “Yes. Today is a good day.” “Hero! I want you to thank the Corps Commander for giving me this sweet opportunity!”
At Rachel’s words, Choi Hyun-seok raised his arms and shouted in an exaggerated voice.
“Thank you, Commander!”
“thank you!”
Rachel, who was standing next to him, also shouted, “Hurray!”
“Long live your commander!”
“Hurrah! Hurrah!”
“But Rachel. Is this how a warrior should be?” “So what? It’s fun.” “Yeah! Then that’s fine.”
“Long live the macaron!
“If you just throw me one, I’ll sell my soul!”
Rachel, who was playing and chattering loudly, suddenly grabbed her stomach.
“Sir. Aren’t you feeling tired because you exercised?”
“little.”
“Let’s go eat meat! Meat!” “Okay. I’m suddenly curious. What does crocodile meat taste like?” “Try it!”
“You eat first.”
“Okay. Let’s go get some meat.”
“okay.”
The moment Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel were about to move to find meat.
I ran into Abelson nearby.
Choi Hyun-seok hurriedly wiped the blood off his face.
‘You didn’t see it, did you?’
He killed Grat and praised the commander of the Demon King’s army.
I was worried because it didn’t look like something that would make a good impression on others.
Choi Hyun-seok approached Abelson as if nothing had happened.
“The weather is nice today. Haha! Where are you going, Mr. Abelson?” “I just have something to do… I’m done for now.”
Fortunately, Abelson looked as usual.
A moment that sweeps away my heart.
Something caught Choi Hyun-seok’s eye.
“But what do you have in your hand?” “This, this is…! Don’t worry about it!”
Abelson shouted, hiding the mace he was holding behind his back.
His face was red and he looked like he had been caught doing something he shouldn’t have been.
Choi Hyun-seok looked back and forth between Abelson and Mace.
“Okay, okay, then hurry up and go eat some meat! Hurry up!”
Abelson shouts as he pushes Choi Hyun-seok into close combat.
It looked a little strange, but whatever.
“Yes! Let’s go!”
A meal with Abelson was always welcome.
