Episode 298 < This guy is a legend. (3) >
3.
The man had thin hair and bags under his eyes. He looked at me with eyes that contained no emotion.
“nice to meet. I received the flag from the [Warhorse of the Eternal Plains]. His apostle.”
said the man.
“nice to see you. “I am the Death King.”
“Know. Normally I would never meet you. Never. But [Assistant Writer], [Berserker], and [Paparazzo] asked for it.”
The black-haired man looked around. A deep underground cave. The hunters who listened to my request and called the Apostle of Mahos were standing at a distance. They glanced at us with an expression that made us wonder if they had done a good job of listening to me.
“It’s rare for three people to ask for something at once. “I like rare events.”
“Thank you for accepting the invitation.”
“Not much to say.”
The apostle of Mahos raised the tip of his mouth.
“I am truly grateful to you. After this conversation, I will catch you. “It’s been a long time, really, a long time since I’ve been able to successfully complete the quest that Mahos gave me.”
“so? Why did you ask to see me? “If you want to surrender, you are welcome at any time.”
I smiled.
“To understand you.”
4.
“what? understanding?”
The short girl frowned. There were blonde buns on either side of her head. She looked like she would be warm to the touch in the cold winter, but she didn’t need to be. Because the girl had an engine in her voice, as if she were angry 365 days a year.
She was an apostle of Babit [the embodiment of love and lust].
“yes. “I want to know more deeply about the constellations you all serve.”
“You’re funny. It’s a joke to think that people can understand other people, but to understand constellations? “If [assistant writer] hadn’t asked me to, I wouldn’t have come to this smelly cave.”
As he was in the middle of a conversation, Babit’s apostle narrowed his eyes. She expressed her frustration by gesturing as if she was trying to shoo away mosquitoes.
“ah! a little. It’s noisy, so don’t talk to me. “I’ll talk to him on my own!”
It seemed like Babbit kept sending messages to the girl. Is she truly an apostle favored by the Holy See? Ordinary believers were so friendly to the constellation that it was difficult to even imagine.
“Seed. Really, Bobbit, why does he like a guy like you… .”
“I will bring down the magic tower.”
“…….”
“But there is no point in simply destroying it on my own. “Your quests and the constellations you serve will all be tied together and hit the Magic Tower.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
“To do that, we first need to properly understand the tendencies of the constellations.”
I looked straight at Babbitt’s apostle. The girl was wearing a cloak like a noblewoman. She spread her red cloak on the damp stalagmites and used them as cushions to create her own, however small, territory.
“An apostle like you would be able to talk much more freely with the Holy See. I would like to communicate with the Holy See through you. More vividly and more accurately than the message. “Deeper.”
“…….”
“What does Bobbit like? Which quest do you prefer?”
I poured tea for Sado.
The girl’s expression was reflected through the wine-red tea.
“What kind of constellation is Babit to you?”
5.
“The believers who serve [the Warhorse of the Eternal Plain] are a kind of army.”
said the man.
“Military?”
“okay. Ordinary believers are soldiers. An apostle like me is a general. We think only of the victory and spoils of battle. To us, every battlefield is nothing more than a [dungeon].”
The man sipped tea. His eyes widened and he looked down at his teacup. “… … “It’s delicious.” The man blinked his eyes and then returned to his expressionless expression, looking at me.
“Hmm. How much did I say? Yes, our quest is to clear the dungeon. If we destroy the magic tower and pick up the flag, we can say that the quest of our Mahos believers is finally solved.”
The man smiled slightly.
“Did you say you would collect quests from multiple constellations and clear them all at once? That’s impossible. Death King. “Your plan is bold and courageous, but it lacks reality.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Because the constellations are so different from each other.”
The Apostle of Mahos answered in a confident tone.
“We must destroy the magic tower. However, for example, [Incarnation of Love and Lust] Babit will present a quest that is completely different from ours. And those are quests that can never be reconciled.”
“…….”
“Meet Babbit’s Apostle. Then you will understand what I said. “How impossible your plan is.”
6.
“…We must attack the elder of the magic tower.”
Babbit’s apostle opened his mouth.
“We, Babbit, place so much importance on relationships between humans that we ignore everything else as unnecessary. For us, clearing the 50th floor does not mean destroying the inanimate rock of the Magic Tower. The head of the Magic Tower. The mother of all spiders. Obtaining [the heart of a human called an elder] is the clear condition.”
The girl declared.
“But that’s impossible.”
“Is there any reason it is impossible?”
“The elder of the Magic Tower has never opened his heart to anyone.”
Babit’s apostle drank tea. “what? Damn, it’s delicious.” She vented her anger for no reason and then sighed.
“Our Babbit’s power is [Pink Love Comedy].”
“…….”
“I didn’t name it, so don’t look at me like that. Hit me at night. Anyway, if you watch [Pink Love Comedy], dating becomes easier. “I’ll show you as a test.”
The girl put down the teacup and put her hands together. She closed her eyes and prayed. Pink light emanated from her hand, which enveloped her base in a circle up to a five meter radius.
Other than that, no other unusual signs were detected.
“Ego.”
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But when the girl opened her eyes again, her face was serious.
“I have mentally prepared myself. sun.”
“yes? “What are you doing?”
“I don’t know either. Try anything. Either stand up or continue talking. It doesn’t matter what it is. If you do something, you will immediately realize what kind of power this is.”
“Umm… . then.”
I picked up the teapot. At that moment, the girl’s teacup was empty.
Just as I was about to tip the kettle to pour her a second drink.
“uh?”
Crooked.
The staff was confused. There was clearly nothing underneath, no rocks or anything to trip on, but for some reason I stepped on the wrong floor.
I quickly tried to hold the teapot safely. But then, my foot got twisted for the second time. My body swayed like an acrobat who failed to walk a tightrope.
“Huh? “Uh huh?”
Wow!
I fell over with the teapot.
The place where he fell was none other than the place where Babit’s apostle was sitting.
“…….”
“…….”
I looked down at the apostle blankly. The apostle also looked up at me. Yes. I fell on the apostle’s body and suddenly found myself in a push-up position.
What physical laws and mechanics are at work?
“As you can see.”
Unlike me, Babit’s apostle did not look embarrassed at all. He acted as if he had seen the phenomenon of knocking over a cup and water flowing out.
“In a place where Babit’s power is in reach, no matter what you do or how much you struggle, people have no choice but to become closer to each other. “Whether it is a material distance or a psychological distance.”
“ah… .”
Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard it before. Probably, the Heretic Questioner had shown it to me.
It did. Babbit was a constellation that turned everything in the world into a romantic comedy event.
“For example, even though you fell, you still paid attention to the teapot until the very last moment. Thanks to this, no hot water splashed on me. “You covered the car with your whole body instead.”
Took. Pop.
Red tea water flowed down my face. My hair was soaked. The water droplets that flowed down my chin exquisitely landed right next to Apostle Babit’s cheek.
“Now I know that you are a person who cares about others. I didn’t even want to know. okay? “I had no intention of getting closer, but we became closer physically and mentally.”
“Wow.”
“okay. That’s it. Additionally, right now before my eyes is a man’s face soaked in red tea water. “Statistically, a man’s attractiveness increases four times when he is wet.”
Are there any statistics like that in the world?
“… … it’s annoying.”
Apostle Babit got irritated and pushed my body away. She got up and shook off her cloak.
“how is it? Do you understand our constellations now? I am a person who is crazy about love. just.”
“…….”
“No, if you’re just crazy about dating, I’ll consider you cute. Babbit doesn’t just like love. [Hatred], [Regret], [Obsessed], [Desire for exclusivity]. I just like all the emotions that people have towards someone, the intense emotions. And Babit is convinced that the person who needs to be cleared on this 50th floor is the Elder of the Magic Tower.”
The apostle smiled.
“Can you handle it?”
It was a mockery.
Rather than laughing at me, he seemed to be laughing at himself, and at the situation itself rather than at himself.
“If a human survives for more than a thousand years, Death King. I can’t say [I’ve lived for a thousand years] anymore. I should say [I have been dead for a thousand years]. The elder of the Magic Tower is a big man who has been dead for a long time. “Whether it’s love, hatred, obsession, or regret, is it possible to extract even the slightest emotion from that person?”
Clink.
The apostle took out a gold coin from his pocket and placed it on a flat stalagmite. And then he passed me, dragging his cloak behind him.
“It’s the price of tea. “Accept it.”
“Please wait a moment.”
I held the apostle’s cloak.
Kuuk.
I felt my fingers being pulled by my body weight.
“what?”
“It may be impossible to win the affection of an elder, but it is possible to elicit [hatred].”
“… … It seems like you’re mistaken. “The hatred that Babbit talks about is not just an extension of irritation.”
The apostle struck the back of my hand and dropped it.
“Hate is truly comparable to the weight of love. Babit only acknowledges the feeling of hating someone, cursing them, devoting your entire life, and hating that person has become a part of you. you. Are you confident that you can extract that much hatred from someone who has lived for a thousand years? Is anyone worth [a thousand years of hate] to you?”
I nodded.
“I don’t have any.”
“Look at that… … .”
“But you can still pull it out.”
I stared into Apostle Babit’s eyes.
The apostle’s eyes were the same red as his cloak. A cloak is a castle wall that a person who cannot feel safe with just skin and clothes puts on an extra layer. The pupils were just like that, with double concentric circles in the Sado’s red pupils.
“I have as my teacher the person that the elder of the Magic Tower hates the most in the world.”
“…….”
“I don’t know about anyone else, but my teacher can bring out the elder’s emotions. no. It can drive an elder crazy.”
[‘The embodiment of love and lust’ listens to you.]
“Please leave your quest to me. Please share. “It would be impossible if I did it alone, but if I use my teacher’s name, it becomes possible.”
There was silence.
Babbit’s apostle slowly opened his lips.
“… … “Who is your teacher?”
7.
“Sword Emperor (劍帝).”
I said.
“…….”
Apostle Mahos’ face, which had maintained an expressionless expression the whole time, cracked. He froze in the same position as he lifted the teacup. Only after the steam rising from the car had subsided a little was the black-haired man able to let out a short nasal sound, “Ha.”
“Isn’t he the one who died 150 years ago? That’s nonsense.”
“This is a hunter who climbed to the 99th floor. It’s a legend. Did he really die without leaving any trace? He is reincarnated as another human being. Even as a ghost, he wanders the nine heavens. At the very least, he hopes that someday a successor will appear who will carry on his will. It leaves a mark….”
“…….”
“There are countless ways. “I also have the means to prove that I am the successor to the Geomje.”
I smiled.
“Imagine. If I am the successor of the Sword Emperor, it is possible to provoke the Elder of the Magic Tower. The elder will be angry like never before and will show his emotions to me. You can solve the quest presented by [Incarnation of Love and Lust].”
“It’s not just that. The emotion the elder showed me was hatred. It is an abyss-like hatred that knows no end. They will issue an extermination order against me and mobilize all the power of the Magic Tower to wage war. “If we win that war.”
“… … “Is it possible to complete the quest given by [Warhorse of the Eternal Plains] at the same time?”
The black-haired man lowered his head and was lost in thought.
[‘The warhorse of the eternal plains’ listens to your words.]
“Please leave your quest to me.”
I said.
“I will show you the evidence later that I am the successor of the Geomje. The constellations will recognize it. What you need to think about now is to calmly judge whether my proposal is realistic or unrealistic.”
I spoke to the warhorses of the eternal plains, to the embodiment of love and lust, to the eyes that dwell in the labyrinth, to the lonely seekers, to the masters of faith whose names have now been lost, to their representatives, one by one.
“I can bring down the magic tower.”
It ties together the quests of all constellations.
I named this operation as follows.
Grand campaign.
[‘The eyes that dwell in the labyrinth’ listen to you.]
[‘Lonely Seeker’ listens to you.]
[‘The last remaining sword in the wilderness’ listens to your words.]
[‘The bells that ring the dead’ listen to you.]
I nodded.
“Let it be known that the Geomje’s successor has returned to this land.”
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