Episode 195
“We’re all here.”
Thanks to Daebeom’s escort, we were able to reach the dimension gate without getting lost.
“I expected it, but… … “Everyone went back first.”
Yingsen looked around with a slightly smiling face.
It seemed like all the backup personnel who were supposed to be on site had gone through the dimensional gate.
“what… … . Even if I wanted to wait, I couldn’t.”
Yingsen nodded at my words.
They too would have waited if they could.
However, we fought for quite a long time, and ordinary(?) hunters would not have had the ether to endure that time.
He’s probably waiting anxiously for his companions outside the dimension gate.
“Are you feeling weak?”
As Cylia said, the momentum of the whirlwind that acts as a ‘gate’ has noticeably decreased.
If this continues, the door may close completely in a few hours.
“Why has it suddenly become so weak?”
I also watched the tornado carefully.
Looking at the expressions on Insen and Sylia’s faces, it seemed like they each had their own doubts.
And Daebeom’s words behind us confirmed our suspicions.
-Maybe it’s because I’m done with all my business.
“… … !”
The ‘business’ that Daebeom mentioned.
Plans to lure hunters to the spirit world, plan to destroy each faction, and kidnap Bisu.
To put it simply, ‘business’ referred to ‘the devil’s plan’.
The dimensional door here was created from the beginning by demons.
Most hunters had such suspicions.
“This is not a normal problem.”
Yingsen said, adjusting his glasses with his index finger.
“It’s as if the world’s best hunters were fooled by the devils’ schemes. Proceeding with the expedition project without checking these risk factors… … “I’ll have to file a formal complaint with WHPO.”
“if… … .”
All the hunters turned their heads towards me.
“What if there was no need to check?”
Ingsen narrowed his eyes at my question.
“There is a need… … “No?”
“WHPO could have joined hands with Mine from the beginning. “To send us to goal.”
“!”
At those words, Ingsen as well as all the hunters made angry expressions.
Cylia asked me with a grim face.
“that… … “Can you take responsibility?”
“It’s still just a hypothesis.”
I shrugged my shoulders once and continued speaking.
“I’m just saying, don’t narrow the scope of doubt. Who knows whether WHPO fell into the trap of the Dimensional Eye without knowing it, or whether it was planted intentionally?”
“but… … .”
Cylia’s pupils shake rapidly.
It’s totally worth it.
WHPO is an organization that represents all hunters in the world.
It was difficult to even imagine that they would point a knife at the hunter’s neck themselves.
“That’s far-fetched. If we disappear, not only WHPO but the entire human world may disappear. Are they crazy enough to do something like that?”
Before I could answer, I heard Daebeom’s voice.
-The circuit of thought is flexible. Haeseon. Inhumanely.
“!”
It was a nuance that he completely agreed with my opinion.
Cylia asked in a slightly exasperated voice.
“You think so too?”
-All beings exert their power where they are supposed to. It’s the same for us, the life in the demon world, and you.
Daebeom glanced back at us and continued speaking.
-Especially in the case of demons, their strength declines rapidly when they step into the human world. If you are going to target hunters, it would be better to choose a battlefield other than the human world.
“Another battlefield… … .”
-In order to carry out a large-scale air strike in such a different world, an enormous amount of energy is needed. We can’t make this mess just to kill one or two hunters. But what if someone could bring elite hunters together in one place?
“… … !!!”
At Daebumi’s words, Silia’s complexion turned pale.
The process of selecting the best team from the stairs of hell and then sending them to the spirit world.
This is because all of those processes were the work of WHPO.
“and. When I think about it that way, I doubt it. Hey, Cheon Hae-seon. “Were you thinking the same thing as Daebeom?”
Bisu asked me with an angry look on his face, and I answered with a grin.
“I just don’t trust humans.”
“I took a hit. Haeseon.
Ingsen came towards me with a shy smile.
“I’m shocked. “I never thought that even the WHPO would be on the same side.”
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“It’s still just a hypothesis.”
“okay. So, from now on, we will have to prove the hypothesis.”
Ying Sen’s eyes shined sharply behind the glasses.
“I need to think about what to do next. “Can everyone hold out here a little longer?”
Some hunters nodded willingly, but some hunters who had little ether left had stiff faces.
“Ugh… … .”
Among them, Bisu, who had received more than the allowable buff, was literally dying.
-… … .
At that time, a green energy flowed from the body of Daebeom, who was listening to our conversation.
Slur… … .
The green energy seeped into the hunters whose ether had been depleted, and surprisingly, their complexions recovered in an instant.
“uh… … ?”
“Oh my goodness.”
“hmm?”
I knew it without even asking.
That Daebeom had just shared his energy with the exhausted hunters.
“oh… … . Of course, Imperial Tiger. “It’s like a legendary guardian spirit.”
-And you gave me the name Daebeom.
“Is there a secret twist? Do you like it.”
The corner of Daebeom’s mouth twitched strangely.
– Haeseon. Don’t go back right away.
“Eh? I wonder if it’s really because of the name… … .”
-Is that possible? There is someone I would like to introduce to you. He will tell you about forgotten history.”
“Forgotten… … history?”
At Daebum’s next words, sparks flew out of my eyes.
-About the confrontation between Poisoner Kirill and Mine.
* * *
After saying hello to the rest of the hunters, I got on Daebeom’s back.
“Being like this reminds me of the old days.”
-You mean the day you appeared as a spirit?
“that’s right.”
I think it was because I felt Daebeom’s body with my own body (?) that it really struck me what a great spirit this guy was.
Not only was it huge, but even the heartbeat through its back felt majestic.
“Can you explain while we go? “About the war I mentioned earlier.”
-This is not the first time humans have stepped into the spirit world. Ten years ago, many of the hunters you call transcendent beings crossed over to the spirit world and fought against demons.
“… … “It destroys trust in WHPO from the very beginning.”
The faces of the association officials who were making a fuss about ‘finally discovering the dimensional door’ came to mind and I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
According to Daebeom, there had been a connection with the spirit world before.
You’re wearing great masks.
-The world you call the dungeon or the gate. The ‘other world’ has already fallen into the hands of demons. This is because the dimensional interference between the Demon World and the Other World was the weakest.
“Dimensional interference? what is that?”
-Didn’t you also experience this after coming to the spirit world? The overload that a certain being experiences in a world other than the one in which it was born. It is called dimensional interference.
“ah… … . Obviously everyone had a hard time. “Except me.”
-What Ethers said a little while ago was also talking about dimensional interference. If this were the Demon World, he said he would have won.
“wait. So how was the Demon World able to take over the Other World? “It wouldn’t have been easy if the dimensional interference you mentioned had been applied.”
-As I said before, the demon world and the other world are quite closely connected. Use your own words. If the Demon World is the 3rd floor underground, the Other World is the 2nd floor underground. You can think of the spirit world as the first basement level. The world where humans live… … .
“It must be about the first floor above ground.”
-Yes.
The story I heard from Daebeom completely shook my existing notions.
The spirit world where I was finally taking my first steps was actually a place I had been visiting for a long time, and it was my first time hearing that the other world had already been taken over by the demon world.
Did WHPO really not know about this?
Or is he pretending not to know even though he knows?
-In each world, there are substances that maintain dimensional interference. In the case of other worlds, rare herbs containing vitality played that role.
“Eck.”
I couldn’t help but flinch without realizing it.
-Why but?
“That can’t be… … Gold or silver. “Are you talking about this?”
-We do not share human words. However, if you are talking about flowers that shine in five colors, silver, and bronze, you are correct.
“Oh, my God.”
-hmm?
I was seized with an indescribable feeling.
“that… … “I also took quite a lot.”
-Whoops.
Daebeom, who was running non-stop, suddenly starts crying.
It was so loud that it was clearly laughter.
– Haeseon. This world is much bigger than you thought. It would be a mistake to think that the influence of the other world is diminished just because a few flowers are taken.
“ah… … . okay? “That’s a good thing.”
It makes me dizzy to think that I unknowingly helped the Demon World expand its power.
But Daebum told me there was no need to worry at all.
-Even before you became a hunter, this world had been taken over by demons. I can’t believe I found so many rare plants left. You’re talented too.
“haha. “I can find anima, so what’s the big deal about finding rare plants?”
-is it.
“Then what is the substance that protects against dimensional interference in the spirit world?”
-If you turn your head a little, you will find the answer. As you know, aren’t there substances that beings from the demon world always come to the spirit world to damage?
As Daebeom said, it wasn’t that difficult to think of the material.
Because I have also encountered damaged material monsters.
“It’s Anima.”
-okay.
The human world, where the gate opens on a false day, is a problem, but the bigger crisis could be said to be the spirit world.
The more the anima in the spirit world is damaged, the more the devils will misbehave.
And one day, beings from the demon world may take over the spirit world.
After that, it was clear where their destination would be.
“Conversely, is there any way for you or us to take control of this world?”
-Let’s attack instead of defend, shall we?
“huh. “I think it would be better to kick them out to a place that is about 100 stories underground instead of the 4th floor underground.”
-For that to happen, trust between humans and ourselves must be the foundation. However, you completely lost the trust of the spirits during the war 10 years ago.
“Why?”
As we were talking, something suddenly occurred to me.
When I entered the spirit world through the Hidden Dungeon.
A spirit creature named ‘Chicken’ because it resembles a pterosaur once said such a thing.
‘We do not trust humans.’
‘It’s shameless to come here and ask for something like that.’
Things like that.
“What on earth happened 10 years ago?”
-At the time, hunters who were called transcendent level joined forces with us and fought an all-out war against the demons. Right here in the spirit world.
“Well, so what happened?”
-Most of the top level hunters have become chimeras.
“!”
-They were ruled by demons, killed us and trampled on the Anima fields. Then, they were all killed by one colleague.
“A colleague who became a chimera… … “You ended up killing yourself.”
-Yes. It is only thanks to her that we do not completely antagonize humans. Because it turns out that not all humans are dangerous.
“Then that hunter… … .”
-okay. He is the best friend of Crassus Dragon, the representative of our guardian spirit.
In the rushing wind, I could hear her name.
– Cyril. She was the one who killed all the hunters who had become chimeras.
