Episode 124. A gem in the palm of your hand.
Edward was indignant after receiving Dictree’s report.
Not only did the operation fail, but 30 of the high-ranking mercenaries that had been recruited with great effort were lost.
‘Is Verdin that strong?’
Even though they were prevented from using their aurors, I never thought they could be subdued with just a sword.
Strange, who has maintained his position as the strongest on the continent for a long time, is strong.
But Verdin was still too young to shoulder that fame.
How much do you understand the weight of family at the age of only eight?
Your skills will also inevitably be insufficient to hold that position.
Edward thought so.
However, Verdin solved the problem.
“That means he grew up using Timeless.”
Edward clicked his tongue and sighed.
Dictree, who was watching him, lowered his head and answered cautiously.
“That’s right, brother.”
Clap la la rock! With a sound, the books in Edward’s room flew up and the contents written about Timeless unfolded.
“Timeless, the apostle who guards the 20th to 30th floors. He is called the ruler of time and space and lures adventurers to another dimension. Adventurers who have been seduced are trapped in his time and cannot return, so in his space they must only close their eyes and ears and climb the stairs.”
Edward, who was reading what was written on the bookshelf, tilted his head.
“The ruler of time and space. So you’re saying Verdin skipped time through this guy?”
“Maybe. They seemed to be around the same age as us. “I think he must have spent at least ten years in the tower.”
“Is time there slower than here?”
“Slow or fast won’t matter. “After all, the moment they enter the timeless space, the time of this world will not be interfered with.”
“Do you mean it is an awe-inspiring space?”
“you’re right.”
“There is truly an amazing apostle. I can’t believe God gave the Apostle such omnipotent powers. “You know how to use not only time but also space.”
Dictree nodded in agreement.
“Yes, but from what I heard from adventurers who went up to the 30th floor, the floor where you deal with him was the easiest gateway.”
“It was the easiest gateway?”
“It is said that the apostle did not give adventurers any trials. No, some say that every floor he oversees could be an ordeal.”
“… “In either case, you’re saying that the apostle won’t touch the adventurer, right?”
“That’s right.”
Edward grabbed the book floating right next to him and spoke.
“Okay, good job. “I will take care of the rest, so you can go back and rest.”
“I’m sorry, brother. “I should have definitely finished off that guy-”
“done. Didn’t you say that it is an enemy that you cannot defeat?
“… I just can’t win. “I think you can take him down.”
“okay?”
“yes.”
“How can you think like that?”
“Because there is a wall that we cannot overcome with the power of knights. Of course, my wall was too low to block him, but I think it was enough for my brother.”
As soon as Dictree finished speaking, the red-haired boy who was hiding behind the curtain smiled widely.
“Hahaha! “This shows tearful brotherly love.”
Turf, plod, trudge.
When he appeared, Edward gritted his teeth with an uncomfortable expression.
“Asabrag.”
The person who is considered closest to God in the current Rothschild family, Rothschild de Assabrag.
He clapped his hands and spoke sarcastically to both of us.
“What is this, brother? My younger brother lost. Can you fight for me? Are you asking for this? “This is a scene so ugly that it’s hard to see it with your eyes open!”
“It’s the same thing that happened when you visited your sister after being defeated by Verdin.”
“what?”
“Stop talking nonsense. Why don’t you tell me why you came here? “We’re both busy, so let’s just say what we have to say and get it over with.”
Assabrag shrugged his eyebrows.
“Why are you coming? “I came to get a report.”
“Reporting?”
“Progress so far. “Shouldn’t we know too?”
Edward looked at him with cold eyes.
“We have no obligation to do so.”
“If you don’t have it, you can make it now. “If you and I split up now, you would be the one who would be disappointed, right?”
“No, not at all. “We haven’t declared war yet, and there are many areas where we can negotiate with Strange.”
“… … .”
“Rather, if we stop the war and tell you what you have planned. “It’s as obvious as fire which way Strange’s sword will point, isn’t it?”
The two had a war of nerves.
The younger Dictry stood in front of Edward and spoke to Asabrag.
“Lord Asabrag, let me report on this incident. So, please stop and go back.”
“… Thank you, Dictree.”
“Thank you, but you must report to us about the Rothschild defeat by Strange.”
“An incident we lost?”
“Yes, what my brother said a little while ago. Lord Asabrag was defeated by Verdin. “We need to know what abilities he used at the time and what strategy he used to subdue Sir Asabrag so we can prepare for it.”
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Asabrag tightened his eyes, strengthened his feet, and kicked the ground.
thud!
“I don’t know what you’ve heard, but I wasn’t defeated.”
Edward snorted.
“Is that why you cried to your sister and asked her to erase Strange from the map?”
“Nununu, who said that!”
“Your brother has visited. “Don’t worry even if your ugly younger brother comes and behaves badly.”
“… “Brother?”
“okay.”
Assabrag’s eyes, which had been burning like fire, calmed down when he heard the word ‘brother’.
“Whew, that’s it, I’ll just leave.”
“for a moment.”
“… why?”
Edward approached Asabrag with a smile on his face, and his mouth wiggled as he handed over the book about the Apostles he had been reading.
“Do you want me to tell you how to become stronger?”
* * *
Maria Theresa wakes up.
She was so shocked by the fragments of my memory shown by Timeless that it took her half a day to come to her senses.
“I’m sorry, Lord Verdin. “I don’t think I’ll ever forget what I experienced there.”
Maria Theresa is a woman who can easily overcome her pain no matter what she goes through.
However, she had one very big weakness. It was the same in her past life, but she couldn’t bear the pain her colleagues were experiencing.
“Theresia, the scenes that Timeless showed you are not our future.”
“sure?”
“It’s just a memory from another dimension.”
“In another dimension… . “What memories did you bring?”
“yes.”
Past life and current life are different.
I won’t make the same mistake again, and I won’t lose a friend again.
That’s why I was able to give her a sure answer.
‘The things that Theresia saw will never happen.’
Maria Theresa lowered her head.
“Does Lord Verdin know what I saw?”
“yes.”
“You know?”
“That’s right.”
“how? “They said they didn’t see Miss Cynthia and Mr. Rox.”
“I only knew about it, but I didn’t see it.”
I continued speaking, gently placing my palm on her head.
“I just know what kind of memories Theresia saw.”
“… how?”
“I don’t think I can tell you about that yet. “But I can answer this one thing with certainty now.”
“What?”
“I will never kill a colleague.”
Maria Theresa, Cynthia and Rox, as well as all those who will be with me in the future.
The day you die by my hand will never come. There’s no way I can fall victim to that guy’s hallucinations anymore.
“As you know Theresia, I never lie to my colleagues under any circumstances.”
Theresia looked intently into my eyes. When he just woke up, he was crying, but now, as he was talking, his emotions seemed to have calmed down, and he was only sticking out his lips, and his eyes were alive.
“I understand it in my head, but my heart is pounding. If what I saw at the tower becomes reality, I… .”
“I promise. Even if something like that happens, the people who die then will not be Cynthia and Theresia.”
I took a ring out of my pocket and put it on her fourth finger.
“That will be me.”
A ring with Strange’s symbol, the cross sword, drawn in red ruby.
This was an object made to show that one’s words were true, and it was a tool that put great restrictions on telling a lie.
The downside to using it is that it only works when you put it on your fourth finger. Fortunately, it fit Theresa’s finger perfectly.
‘It’s a shame because it’s the only one.’
There’s nothing you can do to calm her down.
“Uh, huh? uh! Ah, no, I don’t think this will work. “I cannot accept this ring.”
“Why?”
“Well, that’s because she’s a nun… .”
“Can’t nuns wear rings?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“If not, you wear it even though it’s uncomfortable. “That ring will protect Theresia.”
“Me?”
“Yes, the name of the ring is ‘Ring of Oath’. “It is an item that our family uses to pursue the truth.”
Maria Theresa tilted her head.
“Ring of oath?”
“Yes, there are restrictions preventing you from using your Auror if you tell a lie.”
“… Are you saying that if I lie, my Auror will be restricted?”
“that’s right. If I do this, I won’t be able to point my sword at Theresia and Miss Cynthia. “Aren’t the things you’re worried about resolved?”
Theresia gently touched the ring on her finger and thought about it for a while.
“Hmm.”
Soon, he twitched the corner of his mouth and spoke to me.
“Is it really okay for me to have this?”
“sure.”
“Did you give it to someone else?”
“No, I only have one oath ring.”
“… is it so?”
“yes.”
“Then, starting today… . “You made an oath, right?”
“Not today, but from now on.”
* * *
The wave that started in the east began to spread across the continent.
A monster with an unimaginably strong and strange appearance has invaded and attacked human territory.
The royal capital predicted that this would result in even greater damage than the Anti-Demon War 100 years ago.
Despite this, the imperial army was in no hurry to move forward. Rumors spread that Strange and Glazer were about to go to war, and if they moved the army to hunt monsters now, a rebellion could break out.
“I’m sorry, my people.”
The old emperor lowered his head with a miserable expression. Even though he knew that his people were suffering, the emperor could do nothing.
How should the imperial family overcome this situation? In order to come up with an answer to this, the wizard visited his old friend, the wizard.
“It’s been a long time, wise man Dirgov.”
The talisman threw a word into the darkness between the roots of the giant tree, thought about something for a moment, then shook his head and spoke again.
“No, his current name is not Dirgov. you… . What did you say? “It’s been a while so I don’t remember the name.”
The person hiding in the dark answered the agent in a tired voice.
“nice to meet… . Old friend… .”
“How are you? “I heard that one of your clones went missing from Pavlosa Ruines Academy.”
“… … .”
“I see what happened? “I don’t know the details of my situation, but I’m sorry.”
The person at the root of the giant tree coughed strongly.
Cough, Clock.
“It’s about time. Anyway, the life of my alter ego that I left there was already coming to an end… .”
“is it? “Well, I don’t know how long you live.”
“so… . Why did you ask to meet me today? ?”
“Ah, I am going through a difficult time this time, so I called you to ask for your wisdom.”
“… “My wisdom?”
“okay.”
The governor told his friend about his situation and the current affairs of the imperial family.
And not long after, a friend came up with a way to solve this problem.
“Tell the imperial family to follow the middle path… . The charts of history always try to remain centered… . As long as you don’t deviate from that path… .”
The inspector clapped his hands.
match!
“Thank you, friend! “I also thought you would give me the answer.”
“Thank you… . “It’s just the thoughts of a dying old man.”
Cough, Cough!
“Are you really okay?”
“It’s okay. I know my body best… . I probably won’t last long before I die… .”
“What are you saying?”
“… “Friend, since you’ve come this far, could you do me a favor?”
“then! Tell me anything. “I will do anything I can.”
A dry, wrinkled hand of an old man emerged from the darkness between the roots of a giant tree. His arms were shaking so much that the letter he was holding made a crackling sound like the wings of an insect.
“This letter… . “Can you tell it to me?”
“To you?”
“okay… . In Beopwangcheong… . “My second alter ego.”
An unidentified person shoved a letter into the clerk’s chest.
widely.
“Judah, please give this letter to Archbishop Judah.”
fantasy,
