Chapter 100 Return (2)
Returning Elysia to the imperial palace.
For Frontier, this was a decision that had been on his mind for a long time.
It was something I couldn’t even say to Fili, but I was mentally preparing for it.
Frontier is more wary of Philly than anyone else. It is safe to say that he is the most scared.
That’s not just because Philly has the potential to become a villain at any time.
From my experience of playing the game ‘Etius’ more than anyone else, if Fili becomes a villain, it means that the game is ruined.
Wise Fili doesn’t become a villain for nothing. She always makes the best choices within herself, and as a result, she sometimes becomes a villain.
‘Elysia still can’t see Fili properly.’
Just recently, when I faced Fili in the imperial palace, Fili didn’t even look at Elysia.
Frontier had never seen Fili’s face so hard as that moment.
As Elysia continues to live the life of a commoner, the hurt gradually accumulates in Fili’s heart.
Fili disguises it as hostility toward Elysia. Treating Elysia as an enemy is because it is right as an empress, and because she hopes that Elysia will change.
‘And that goes for Philly too.’
Likewise, Fili cannot see Elysia properly. It is impossible to estimate how much she has changed or how she will change in the future.
Because he loves his daughter, he has no choice but to be even more wary of Elysia due to the suspicion that that ‘love’ may have blinded him.
‘There is only one way for Fili and Elysia to face each other. You two should be close. ‘It’s a given.’
From Fili’s perspective, he cannot bring Elysia back to the imperial palace. They showed a lot of consideration just by not kicking Elysia out of the empire, but it was as clear as day what kind of position she would be in if she were brought into the imperial palace again.
So, Frontier does it.
He makes Elysia do the inevitable thing of returning to the imperial palace and supports her completely.
Frontier is the most likely candidate for the next Zodiac. The current imperial palace cannot completely ignore him.
Moreover, since he is credited with preventing the devil’s war, there is a good chance even if there is no such thing as Frontier.
All Frontier has to do now is give Elysia a light push on the back.
“… … “Are you serious about that?”
“Why would you lie?”
“No, but, you made me…” … .”
Elysia looked at Frondier with a shocked expression.
I thought Frontier was up to something when he protected her, but in the end, it was a good thing for Elysia.
There’s something good about Frontiere when she returns to the imperial palace. From Elysia’s point of view, this is a story that makes no sense at all.
‘Besides, I’m not an enemy from Frondier’s perspective… … ?’
Elysia may not say it herself, but she is one of the people who caused Frondier to suffer. If you look at it as just one human being, it would definitely be number one.
‘… … No way, this guy is me… … ?’
Elysia looked at Frondier.
Could it be that you have a crush on Elysia?
“… … .”
“… … No, that can’t be possible.”
“what?”
But when I look at Frontier’s emotionless eyes, that feeling disappears.
Frondier said.
“Anyway, once this incident is over, I will officially report to Mr. Fili, and you will be contacted soon. Then you can return to the imperial palace. “Don’t forget to dress properly.”
“… … What is it like to dress up properly? “Now I’m a commoner, so how do I dress up properly?”
“Do not lie.”
“What is a lie? I am,”
“You have proper clothes. There’s no way you didn’t dream of the day you would return to the imperial palace. The preparation is the same. “I don’t know where it is, but I’m sure you’re hiding the clothes you wore in the imperial palace with great care.”
“… … .”
Elysia keeps her mouth shut. The words “bad guy” come out naturally.
“But before that.”
Frondier approached Bael.
Bael still shows no signs of waking up.
Frondier looked down at him and let out a cold voice as if he thought it couldn’t go on like this.
“I need to force you to wake up, you bastard.”
* * *
Selena returned safely and told everyone where Runia was.
Aster and his companions headed to the large building where Runia was trapped, stopping at an appropriate distance and looking back at everyone.
It was for a strategy meeting.
“Let’s be clear first.”
Aster said.
“Our team and Satan’s demons are missing their best strength. There is no Marco, and there is no Frontier here.”
It was Aster who said those words and no one else. Aster was originally called Constel’s, or rather, the hope of the next empire.
Dier, who was next to him, whispered to Elodie.
“… … Is there such a difference in skill between Senior Frontier and Senior Aster? To the extent that senior Aster says he is below him?”
Of course, Dier and Pielot are Frondier’s students, so they know full well that Frondier is strong.
But on the other hand, I don’t know much about Aster’s power. I met Elodie in the skill test, and even if I met Aster, I wouldn’t fight him with all my might.
“… … no.”
Elodie made a difficult face there.
“I don’t know what the actual difference in skill between the two is, but it can be said that what Aster says is not objective at all.”
“… … “Are you trying to be less objective and look down on yourself?”
Usually, when you say subjective, you are kind to yourself, but when you say objective, doesn’t that generosity disappear?
Aster was somehow becoming the opposite.
“Not even Aster knows how much power Frontier has. So, you might be weaker or stronger than yourself.”
Elodie and Aster are one of the people who have seen Frondier fight a lot. In particular, the fight with Belphegor was recorded with his own eyes at the scene.
When comparing the maximum output of one’s power, Frontier will probably be higher than Aster. No, no matter where you look on the continent, there is no one who can strike a blow worse than Frontier.
Dragon Heart, Black Sky, Menosorpho, an aura that emits a combination of legendary and divine weapons. Even if you explain it simply like this, you can’t even guess how big its power is.
If there is anyone who can radiate power comparable to that, ironically, it would be Elodie herself.
‘A combination of four elements that has only been thought about theoretically and has not been attempted yet. Plus, if I ask my ‘friends’ for help… … .’
If you combine Elodie’s own natural talent with the divine power of the five gods, you may be able to reach Frontier’s output.
In other words, until Elodie tries it, no one can surpass Frontier at maximum power.
However, just as it is impossible to say that Elodie has the upper hand in a fight with Aster, it is difficult to say that Frondier has the upper hand even if Aster fights Frondier.
‘Can Frontier block ‘Ilseom’?’
The Frontier requires several steps to produce maximum power. I know Elodie because I saw it firsthand.
The process of swallowing a dragon heart, activating Menosorpho, adding black cloth to it to create a two-handed weapon, and emitting aura.
On the other hand, Aster’s ‘Ilseom’ just needs to take a break.
Moreover, even if compared in terms of swordsmanship, Aster would be superior now. Mastering ‘Ilseom’ does not mean that you have learned just one technique. All prerequisites that must be met in order to implement it have been overcome.
Aster’s ‘Slash’ cannot be countered just because it is a bit far away, so it is very difficult to induce it into a mid-range fight, which is Frontier’s specialty.
In other words, when Frontier and Aster fight, Aster’s attack always comes first.
So, the fate of the game is whether Frontier can deal with Ilseom.
Will Frondier be able to block the blow that killed even the Minotaur, the monster of the abyss, with his eyes?
‘… … Well, even if we leave that out of the question, I don’t think Frontier will lose.’
That’s it in the end. If it is Frontier, it will defeat Aster in some way that Elodie could not have imagined. There was no basis for it, but I had that thought.
And that’s probably the same for Aster.
Frontier knows that Aster is targeting him. Knowingly, I leave it alone. Because that makes Aster grow.
He is provoking the hope of the empire by asking him to follow him.
‘Does he have a big liver or is he extremely insensitive?’
While Elodie was thinking about that, Aster spoke to everyone.
“Don’t let down your guard even if the enemies don’t have a leader. The enemy has a 1:1 record against us. So now we know some of our capabilities.”
“You must have known that much of the information in the past has changed, so there is no need to let your guard down anymore.”
As Aten spoke, Aster nodded.
“Even though we all won, it’s dangerous to be surrounded by so many people. In any case, it is true that Runia was held captive while she was kidnapped.”
“It’s better to be prepared to meet a more difficult opponent than the one you faced in Constell.”
This time, Cybel spoke.
Cybel pointed at someone there.
“Especially you two.”
It was Pielot and Dier.
“Don’t think that once you defeat the devil, you will go away.”
A tone of stern warning. Everyone nodded as if they agreed with that statement.
Elodie also added to that statement.
“Pielot, this time you have to put aside your pride and cooperate with Dier.”
The Pielot that Elodie knew was a person with quite high pride. I’ve been compared to Aster ever since I entered school.
But Pielot nodded calmly and said.
“of course.”
Those words were calm, without any humiliation or discomfort.
“On my own, I will only hold back my seniors.”
“… … .”
Everyone’s eyes were instantly focused on him.
Pielot, was this kind of kid? Everyone had similar thoughts.
Soon, Aster smiled with satisfaction and nodded.
“good. let’s go.”
* * *
Inside the building where Runia is trapped.
30 minutes after Selena appeared and disappeared.
smart.
There was a sound from the front door.
Someone knocked. The sound was as simple as a guest.
Naturally, the demons inside turned their gaze towards the door.
Moment,
Quaaang!
Before the devil could reply to the knock, the door shattered loudly.
Clink!
At the same time, the windows on both sides were broken.
‘Strengthening magic… … !’
The demons had placed enough reinforcement magic on this building to prevent invasion, but it wasn’t enough at all.
Several figures entered the room at the same time through the suddenly opened multiple intrusion paths.
The main entrance is Aster and Aten.
Cybel, Dier and Pielot from the windows on either side.
A panicked demon shouted as he looked back at the suddenly invading humans.
“What are you guys doing? “You probably don’t know there’s a hostage here.”
When the devil turned around to threaten Runia.
Deeply-
dump.
“I don’t know. “Where are the hostages?”
Selena by Lunia’s side.
When you lightly stick a needle into the devil, the devil collapses like a doll whose strings have been cut.
“What, you b*tch, where!”
The eyes of the surrounding demons turn to Selena. Each of the aurors, glistening with death, stabbed Selena.
──One island.
One of them, the head gets blown off.
Aster reaches in front of Runia in a split second and blows off the devil’s head. At the same time, Selena moves.
Wow! Wow!
The needles in both hands catch the demons’ weapons, lightly shed them, and extend the right leg. The posture lowered that much, and the demons’ weapons that collided with Selena’s needle momentarily wandered through the air.
Sigh! Phew!
Selena turns and sends both hands backwards, stabbing them into the abdomen of the two demons and pulling them out.
In the past, I would have thrown the needle to get it right, but this time, I’m still holding it in my hand. After the battle with Hagley, I learned the hard way that the remaining needles can run out.
“This b*tch… … !”
One remaining demon nearby. Are you trying to attack Selena?
Blah blah, blah blah!
Only after the ominous sound reaches his ears does he look beneath his feet.
“Uh, ice?”
Before I knew it, my feet were stuck to the ground. I can barely feel anything anymore.
The devil turned his head in confusion,
Suddenly!
The upper and lower parts were divided based on the mouth.
“That’s rude. To my colleague.”
Aster said as if spitting out the two words ‘b*tch’ was the reason he cut down the devil.
Meanwhile, Aten expanded the area of ice and walked slowly.
Around them, Cybel, Pielot, and Dier stood in opposition to the demons, and the demons were surrounded from within and without. Despite their greater numbers.
And then, Aster saw Runia.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Runia felt somewhat awkward and only blinked her eyes occasionally.
I also had some expectations. Aster coming all the way here to see her was cool enough, but I thought he would be great at saying lines that could come out of a novel.
Simply saying ‘I’m here to save you’ was enough for her to be satisfied.
“… … .”
But Aster looked at Runia’s face without saying anything, then leaned back and looked here and there to see if there were any injuries.
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Aster let out a small sigh of relief after confirming that Runia had no major injuries.
Only then did Aster’s voice, which Runia had been waiting for, sound.
“Let’s go home.”
“… … “This shameless guy.”
Foot, Runia’s laughter was evident.