Chapter 756
Episode 185. Remnants (6)
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The next day, the former capital of the Bement Empire.
In the plaza, Jin’s statement had been announced for a long time.
Several hours have already passed just by reading the names of the dead and paying tribute to them.
However, even under the scorching sun without a shade, not a single one of those gathered in the plaza left their seats.
There were many who shed silent tears.
Some wept for those who were slaughtered by evil spirits, some wept for those who died fighting, and some wept over the fact that they could live on.
“… … With this, we will end the memorial service.”
Flags symbolizing each power and family came up behind Jin’s back.
Jin turned around for the last time and paid a long moment of silence to Jo Ki.
Now it was time to make a statement.
“As of today, the temporary alliance between the Barmal Union, Ziple, and Kingelo, which fought against the evil god, has officially been disbanded. Now, each faction will return to its original relationship.”
Everyone in the world already knew that a new war cloud was brewing.
“Runcandel, Ziple, and Kingelo made an agreement before starting the final battle with the Mischief. It is a limited non-aggression pact to not attack each other for at least one year after the end of the war. I will swear here today that Runkandel will never break that pact first.”
Ronil and Zephyrin, who were behind them, couldn’t help but ponder Jin’s words.
‘What is the intention of Duke Jin announcing that he will not break the agreement at a place like this? Are you trying to test us?’
‘There’s no way Jin-kyung will reveal his weakness. It seems more like a warning or threat than a ploy to secure the cause of war… … .’
Tushin Ban and Murakan.
Whether or not they can be summoned is currently the biggest concern of Ziffle and Kingelo.
Until that was discovered, the two forces would not recklessly threaten Runcandel.
On the other hand, Jin doesn’t have to pay attention as much as they do.
“In addition, Runcandel intends to make all records of the war against the Mischief publicly available. With the help of the record wizard, Valeria Heister.”
At those words, Ronil and other members of Zipline barely concealed their embarrassment.
The word ‘record wizard’ and ‘hister’ stirred up the whole square.
Both those who knew the name and its meaning and those who did not know it were all showing interest.
“Mage Valeria Hester participated in this war as a member of the Barmal Alliance and compiled almost all records of the war. Valeria.”
At Jean’s call, Valeria, who was wearing a hood in the crowd, stepped up to the podium.
When the hood was removed, red hair and an undisguised bare face were revealed.
“This is Valeria Heister. As the last survivor of House Hester, I can use record magic as you can see.”
woo woo woo… … !
Valeria waved her silverpine wand once, and a huge record window floated on the side of the podium.
The records about the chest temple were described in detail.
“Is that magic?”
“I’ve heard of it. A few hundred years ago, there was a family that used magic like that… … .”
The eyes of the crowd were focused on the record window.
Naturally, Ziple expected Jin to thoroughly conceal information about Valeria in the future. The more exclusive information is, the more valuable it is.
More than anything else, Ziple saw no advantage in Jean’s public exposure of Valeria.
But Jin thought differently.
‘When I didn’t have the power, I had to hide it unconditionally, but now I don’t have to. Judging by the flustered eyes, it’s completely unexpected.’
Although Ziffle felt fear at the sight of Jin’s power in the Battle of the Chests, certain parts of it were still soaked in the inertia of the past.
There is still a sense that Jin is in a position to hide something from them.
“Since I am the sole survivor of House Heister, I cannot keep this logbook going. The record release will remain open for one week from today. That amount of time would be enough for this content to be transcribed and known to the world.”
“Jin-kyung and Miss Valeria Heister! Why did you suddenly disclose the existence of the Record Wizard?”
a reporter asked. Of course, he was a reporter for Dino Zaglan, and the questions were prearranged.
“As this was a war in which the whole world joined forces, it was decided that all information should be disclosed transparently.”
“Is this the agreement with the families that were temporary allies?”
“Not so. Is it something that needs to be agreed upon? I think it’s a natural disclosure. With that said, we will take questions from reporters after the statement is finished. Valeria, keep explaining.”
“Yes, Lord Soga. In addition, the Runkandel and Barmal Alliance have decided to share with the world all the value that can be obtained from record magic in the future. For example, social development through the discovery of real warfare technology, restoration of lost history, and tracking down international crimes are representative examples.”
Over the past few thousand years, it has been clearly Zipple that has driven the ‘development’ of the world.
Even the magic lights in each house were all developed by Zipple.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that all essential products for daily life with the word ‘magic’ came from Zipple.
However, according to Valeria’s words, the Runcandel and Barmal alliance could now take the place of Ziple.
Is that really possible?
A non-journalist would ask such a question, but the crowd raised no doubts.
It was because Jin Runkandel, the sword master Sogaju, was asserting.
The weight of the honor that Jin has built up so far is shining.
“But as I said, I am Hester’s last sorcerer. Because the body is one, there are limits to what it can do. In addition, restoring the magic of the family had to be quite slow as they were being tracked by a group for a long time before they had to fight the Battle of the Chests.”
Is the expression ‘one group’ the last consideration?
The moment Ronil sweated and thought about that, Valeria said the name coolly.
“The group’s name is Zipple.”
This time, the eyes of the crowd were focused on the people of Zipple.
“There is a long and dark history between us Hester and Zipple that I cannot fully explain to you. However, as a comrade who fought alongside the evil spirits for a while, I would like to ask you to let me go. If Ziple puts down his greed for Hester, I will also forget the past.”
Of course that wasn’t sincere.
Even if Ziffle really gave up on Heister, Valeria’s resentment towards them would not fade in the slightest.
It was just a word he spat out to damage the name Zipple. Because Ziple will never accept that.
If you refuse, you become garbage, and if you accept, you are making a promise in public that you cannot keep.
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In the end, Ronil sighed and chose the former.
“Miss Valeria’s proposal cannot be accepted. I don’t think this is the right place to discuss such a sensitive issue. However, I wish you all the best.”
Jin thought to himself about Ronil’s response.
‘If it was Veradin, I would have told you to prove it now with record magic to see if Valeria’s words about forgetting the past are true. If so, it would have been on our side to drink the water. Sorry for the response, Ronil Ziple.’
Valeria nodded.
“All right. As Sir Hana said, it’s not a place that doesn’t suit you. It’s because I just announced the position of the Runkandel and Barmal Alliance to Zipple. In any case, I apologize if I felt rude.”
With extremely provocative words and actions, it was not easy for Zipple and Kinzelo to catch on.
I couldn’t help but be confused whether Jin could fully use the power he had during the Battle of the Chestnut Temple.
‘He said he would abide by the non-aggression pact, but this provocation seems to mean he’s confident anyway.’
‘… … You did very well not to bring Kadun. His voice must have risen too high.’
Valeria stepped behind Jin.
“It just looked a bit bad, but please rest assured that all of the previous temporary alliances will work together to clean up the contaminated areas left by Gleek in the future. Runkandel’s announcement is here. I’m leaving with thanks to everyone who sat down for the last time, and to all of my comrades in the bust who were unable to attend.”
Jin bowed his head to the crowd.
This, too, was something that had never been seen before in Runkandel.
Because of this, people felt that Runkandel now seemed to be a lower-ranking family than ever before.
Even so, it felt like a stronger family than ever.
As Jin stepped down from the podium, applause and cheers ensued, and reporters scrambled after Jin and Valeria.
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While all the attention of the reporters and the crowd was focused on Valeria, Jin was quietly leaving the capital.
The place he headed was the official capital of the empire.
It was the territory of the old Geomhwangseong, which now has the name ‘Geomhwangji’.
Dante moved the capital of the empire to this place as soon as he became regent, but it was only a symbolic change to honor Ron.
Geomhwangji is a land where people and animals cannot even live, let alone move administrative facilities due to marriage.
Clearly, the people of the world only knew that.
“Dante.”
At Jin’s voice, Dante turned around and smiled.
In front of Dante, there was a piece of light left by Ron and the letters that the two of them had carved with a sword in the past.
Sword Emperor Lon Hiran. Become the light of Hiran or the light of the world here.
“Are you here? jin.”
Jin took the wine glass that Dante had handed him and carefully set it down in front of Ron’s light and said a moment of silence.
It wasn’t just to honor Ron that the two met here today.
“Really, the land is being cleansed much faster than we thought.”
“It must be because my grandfather looked down on me.”
The Geomhwangji, which is said to have remained the largest chaos of Gleec, was in fact already changed enough to allow people to function.
The only ones who knew that were Jin and Dante.
Seen from the outside, Geomhwangji is still in a state of terrifyingly gigantic chaos.
“It must have been a difficult decision, but are you really going to be okay?”
“It wasn’t that difficult. It was to the point of making a decision as soon as I saw that the land was quickly purified. Your grandfather will want this too.”
Dante’s decision was no different.
It was a decision to use the purified Geomwangji as a secret ship building for the Bamal Alliance.
