Episode 182. A doll’s dream.
Alfredo called us all into the reception room and asked me with a serious expression.
“You were listening to everything, right? “It’s me talking to my kids.”
I stood still, resting my chin on one side, and looked at him blankly. Even if I don’t open my mouth to answer, he knows what I’m going to say.
Alfredo also knows about the bug on his head.
When I didn’t answer, he turned his gaze toward Cynthia.
“I think there is a misunderstanding. The things I told Toby… . “It was all a lie to put him at ease.”
“Reassurance?”
“Yes, because I brought strangers to the northern land. “This was the only way to explain to them that those from outside the territory were not our enemies.”
“Then it’s not what you told Toby. “What did Toby tell you?”
“Toby to me?”
“Yes, the story is that we are chasing Timeless.”
Alfredo’s eyes trembled violently, as if there was an earthquake. He answered, slowly moving his gaze from far to near.
“I asked Toby for that separately.”
“Why are you chasing Timeless?”
“No, I’m not after you. I just… . “To help Dean!”
“You’re helping Dean?”
“So Dean was looking for the Timeless?”
“Then what does it mean that you swallow Strange?”
What is the answer to this? A story that clearly shows that someone had a dirty plan behind the scenes.
As Cynthia looked at her with cold eyes, Alfredo waved his hand and made a bewildered expression.
“Who says that?!”
“You said it with your own mouth. “Everyone here heard it.”
“You said I would swallow Strange?”
“okay.”
“…No way?”
Rox, who was worse off, slashed Alfredo’s thigh with his mace.
grasp!
“이 개새끼가 어디서 말장난을 하냐.”
“Now, wait a minute, I hit a bone.”
“Shut up you furry bastard, is there any part of the human body that doesn’t have bones!”
Alfredo answered, crawling backwards on the ground with a pitiful expression.
“It’s a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding. “Give me a chance to explain, Verdin!”
He turned his head and looked at me. I sat on an antique chair in the corner of the reception room and nodded slightly.
“try. “Let’s hear what the misunderstanding is.”
“…As you all know, I only do things that make money.”
“so?”
“The reason we want to make money is to keep this country alive.”
“Keep the country alive?”
“As you all know, we in the north have lost all ties with people in other regions, so someone needs to earn money to supply food.”
“food… . “You can get it here, right?”
Alfredo shook his head.
“It was like that a few years ago. But not now. “All the rivers around here have dried up, and all the animals that filled the mountains have gone nowhere.”
“…”
“At least I filled my stomach with the monsters I occasionally see. Even that has become impossible to find these days.”
“Why?”
“We don’t know why. However, seeing as beasts and monsters disappear at the same time, it seems clear that there is a problem in this area… .”
“So you became a general to solve the food problem?”
“Yes, my brother is like that too.”
If so, I have some idea of their circumstances. Why did Clark, the so-called pirate king, become a dog of the Pope, and why did his older brother Alfredo only want to make money?
‘however.’
What I want to know now is the story about ‘swallowing Strange’ that he mentioned earlier.
Rox, who was listening to Alfredo’s excuse, once again struck his thigh with the mace.
grasp!
“Wow!”
“Stop saying unnecessary things and tell me what misunderstanding there was.”
“Now, now, just listen to me for a second, you damned little bastard! “Shouldn’t we give them time to explain to clear up any misunderstandings?!”
“So just tell me the main point. “What does it mean to swallow Strange?”
“that… . that… .”
“If you don’t speak up quickly, I’m going to cut off your head this time.”
bang!
Someone opened the door to the reception room and came in. The person standing there is Toby, wearing the skin of a white fur monster.
She walked right in front of Rox with long strides and took out a curved dagger.
“Up to this point, if you are any more rude to Alfredo. “We will not remain silent either.”
Rox grinned at her and said, holding the blade of the dagger with his palm.
“What if I don’t stay still?”
“I have no choice but to kill you all.”
“Do you think it is possible? “Even that hairy guy who is your leader is no good to us.”
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“It wouldn’t be possible on my own. but… .”
She shrugged her shoulders loudly.
bang!
All the second-floor windows of the reception room opened, and people wearing monster furs appeared and pointed guns at us.
Clap, clap, clap!
“It might be possible if everyone joins forces.”
Rox quickly scanned the surroundings to confirm the enemy’s location and then answered Toby.
“You won’t be able to kill us with guns.”
“That’s right, if that were a regular gun, it wouldn’t be able to kill you guys. But what if what’s inside that gun is not just a piece of iron but a bullet containing poison gas?”
“?!”
Toby kicked Rox’s elbow with a wry smile and pushed his hand away.
Pop!
Then he turned his gaze towards me and asked.
“Verdin, from now on, what I say is not a request, but a warning. If you follow our demands, we will spare your life. Otherwise, you will die here and now.”
Even if everyone here knows how to use Aurors, Alfredo knows that their power cannot reach me.
Maybe that’s why he did this before I could answer.
thud!
Alfredo hit his head on the ground.
“Forgive me, Strange’s matriarch.”
He spoke my family name, not my name. This is the same as asking him to show chivalry as the leader of the family other than Verdin and Alfredo.
Toby shouted at Alfredo with a puzzled expression.
“Alfredo! “We’ll take care of this, so you don’t have to!”
“Toby, didn’t I tell you earlier? “We can’t win against them.”
“Well, that’s because we haven’t fought yet-”
“Toby!!!”
The woman named Toby stared at him, bit her lip, and lowered the dagger she was aiming at.
I looked at the two in turn and then spoke as softly as I could.
“It was a good choice. “If we had waited a little longer, everyone here would have died.”
The deadly force flowing out of Cynthia’s body and the sacred spell connected to it, ‘Holy Chain’.
Dozens of white chains were about to spread out in all directions, dancing like the legs of an octopus.
‘maybe.’
If Toby had given the order to shoot them, those chains would have killed everyone here in an instant.
In order to completely block any possible checks on them, I completely opened up my Aurors without hiding my power.
Paaaat!
Auras as sharp as a blade spread out in all directions and enveloped those in the audience room.
Some of them could not withstand my strength and fainted.
Flutter, flutter.
Under the overwhelming force, I lost my weapon and urinated, wetting my pants.
Ssaaaa-.
Toby took a step back with wide eyes. This was like the fear of a human being facing a wild beast.
Alfredo, who was watching the situation, spoke to me with an expression as if he had decided on something.
“Verdin, I’ll tell you the real plan I’ve been hiding from you until now. In fact, I was trying to swallow you Strange and move south.”
I took a deep breath and slowly reduced the aura before answering him.
“Is it because of food?”
“yes. No, not only that, but there is another reason why it has become difficult to live here.”
“Why has life become difficult?”
“Yeah, didn’t I tell you before I came here? “There is a giant called God in the past sleeping in a place that only I can enter.”
“yes.”
“…His descendants have started to move. “Ordin, the apostle you know well, took his orders and began to search for the true god.”
I moved to a place where there were no others and talked alone with Alfredo.
It is better to be careful like this rather than talking about God in a place where many people are present.
Because I can’t be sure there are no enemies inside.
“So you are saying that you have been keeping Apostle Ordin in check until now?”
Alfredo shook his head at my question.
“No, how could we have kept the apostle in check? To be precise, we were just caught up in his plan. And he struggled to survive in it.”
“…”
“Even if others have national-level power, don’t think they are the same as you Strange. “Because you are the only humans who can deal with an apostle.”
I also judge him accurately. Not only did he climb the tower and fight against them in his past life, but he also faced off against all of the so-called strong powers of the continent.
“So your final plan is to use me to bring that giant called God back to life. Let’s kill Ordin to end this whole situation. Is this it?”
“yes.”
“I thought I was the only one who could wake that giant?”
“That’s right, I said that the only one who can cut the seal that imprisons God is Strange.”
“Who said that? “Only Strange can cut the seal.”
“It was just passed down to this village as a song.”
“Sing… .”
“But the story I told you a little while ago was that the operation suffered a setback while I was with you. “I never expected Strange to take down Glazer and Rothschild in such a short period of time.”
Well, I also didn’t expect the war to end this quickly.
“Furthermore, I heard that you not only destroyed Ragnarok single-handedly, but also ruined Ordin, so do you think the plan you mentioned earlier could have proceeded properly?”
I nodded slightly and continued to ask questions.
“Then why did you want to find Timeless?”
“Because I watched the battle between you and Timeless on the battlefield. “I thought that if I joined hands with him, I would have similar powers.”
What a stupid idea.
If you join hands with Timeless, you will be haunted by his memories and end up living the life of someone other than Alfredo.
Even if you gain strength that way, will you be able to live the rest of your life properly?
“Verdin, if I were you, I would probably ask this question. If you join hands with Timeless, your memories will be eroded by him. “Then, wouldn’t it be better to follow his life rather than Alfredo’s?”
Bingo, that was correct.
“After much thought, I came to the conclusion that it was okay to do so. “If only I could protect the people here now, I would be willing to sacrifice myself.”
“I understood everything. “But I just don’t think I can forgive you for lying to me and pointing a sword at my neck.”
“Couldn’t you let me bear all the guilt for him? They are not guilty of anything. “I just did what I told.”
“Glazers, wizards, and Rothschild knights. They did everything they were told and targeted our Strange. “You know the result.”
“…I’d like to ask you a favor.”
Alfredo knelt down once again. I aimed the sword in front of his neck, then slowly drew it away and muttered lowly.
“Let’s go to where your god is. “I will personally meet him and decide whether to spare you or not.”
fantasy,
