Chapter 124: Destiny (2)
Ding dong—
At that time, the front door bell rang.
When Frontier got up and opened it, Elodie was outside.
“Hi. “I came back today.”
“Huh. “I just arrived.”
In response to Frondier’s answer, Elodie slowly looked him up and down.
“… “You’re safe.”
“You think I went to fight.”
“No, I thought you went to get involved in a fight.”
This sharp guy.
Frondier opened the door and ushered Elodie inside.
“Come in. “May is there too.”
“Know. “Because May came here from my room.”
Elodie came inside. He sits down on a suitable chair and looks at the frontier.
“So how did the fight go? Was Hercules still Hercules?”
“I heard you didn’t fight.”
“Lie. “Mana was cut in half.”
“… How did you know?”
She believed that mana storage was quite advanced.
Elodie huffed, narrowed her eyes and laughed.
“You’re trying to fool my eyes when it comes to mana, 100 years is far away.”
“… As expected, it’s amazing. “But we didn’t really fight.”
Frondier explained the situation with Hercules.
Of course, it was true that he fought Telephos without any room for argument, but he didn’t bother to say anything about it.
“So, he walked back unharmed.”
“… “It’s amazing.”
After hearing the entire explanation, Elodie opened her mouth in surprise.
“I can’t believe there is a being who gets hit by that and gets little more than a scratch. “It’s a scam.”
“He’s not a demigod for nothing.”
Elodie nodded her head, her expression becoming serious as if it were contagious to Frondier.
After looking at Elodie for a moment, Frondier said.
“And they say my power is like arithmetic.”
“Arithmetic? When painting a landscape, that landscape?”
“… No. The arithmetic of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.”
When she heard it from May, she thought it was ‘the four rules of arithmetic’, but when Frondier himself tried to explain it to her, she ended up saying the same thing.
However, since Elo D is a wizard and not a warrior, her strength is fundamentally different from that of her warriors. So, she probably thinks of herself as a wizard. It will be difficult to understand what Hercules is saying.
“Aha.”
But then Elo D nodded her head as if she understood,
He really spoke like a wizard,
“Are you saying we should do math because arithmetic isn’t enough?”
After hearing those words, Frondier blinked for a very long time.
* * *
Obsidian’s prison.
After Aster and Dier left, Marco said in despair.
“This is absurd. He had a kind face, but no, he was definitely a good guy at heart. “He obviously read it.”
Marco recalled Dier’s appearance and tilted his head as if he still didn’t understand.
He wasn’t pretending to be nice, but he clearly had a good heart. It is one of the specialties that the devil boasts of.
However, the expressions and words are full of evil tricks and tricks. Do people like that even exist?
‘That guy named Dier might be the devil’s natural enemy. ‘This is the first time I’ve seen a human being so easily caught off guard by the devil.’
Marco spoke to the warden Esther, who was standing outside the prison.
“Look, from now on, when that guy comes, I won’t spit a single word. “Know that.”
Esther sighed.
“I made that same noise as soon as I got here. “It was Frontier back then, but is it Dier this time?”
“Okay. That guy is of the same race as Frontier. No, in some ways he is a more dangerous guy. “Because you are so unlucky, I will not cooperate from now on.”
“Cooperation is a piece of cake.”
Even during this time, Marco was truly evil.
Although he had no intention of cooperating from the beginning, he came out shamelessly after being the victim of the subject whose purpose was to gently lure people and manipulate them to do his will.
‘Well, I was also worried that Dier would fall for Marco’s tricks.’
I’m glad Dier seems to have gotten enough information from the devil.
Esther looked at Marco and asked.
“You’re surprisingly calm for saying you got hit.” “Are you still hiding something?”
Marco shakes his head at Esther’s words.
“Doesn’t exist. I really got hit. Once I got embarrassed, I couldn’t control my expression and posture. That Dier guy must have read everything. I lost, I lost completely.”
Marco raised both hands in a surrender pose.
Of course, Esther doesn’t like that.
“So what is that margin? Dier will convey information to Frondier, and if Frondier finds out the full extent of the plan, it will be a significant hindrance, right?”
“Frondier… Okay. “That guy is amazing.”
Marco nodded his head.
“It was unexpected from the beginning that he headed to Agoris. Well, that guy was full of variables from the moment he appeared until the end.”
For Marco, Frontier is a nightmare itself.
From the moment we first met him, he committed outrageous acts and rendered the man who would never die completely incapacitated. At that point, Satan’s plan was completely defeated.
Frontier is powerful. Marco knows that well.
“But he’s just a human being.”
“If you see that guy as a human being, he will get hurt again, right?”
hahahaha. “What matters is not that he is a human being, but that he is one person.”
No matter how powerful a Frontier is, he is an individual.
He said there are limits to what an individual can do. That has nothing to do with power.
“Hey Warden, do you believe in fate?”
Esther’s eyes suddenly sank at the unexpected question.
“If you believe that, why would you be working in a prison? “Let fate take its course.”
“hahahaha. “Is he like that too?”
But, Marco’s voice becomes softer.
“There is fate. Really.”
“Is it fate that you were trapped here?”
“It’s a trivial story what happens to a small creature like me.”
Marco called himself a monster.
A tone of voice that seems certain of the great power of fate.
Of course, since he is the devil, it is difficult to judge the credibility of his words, but there was a series of words that Esther found difficult to ignore.
“If I rot in this prison, if I escape, if I don’t get caught in the first place, these small consequences are nothing more than changing the shape of the waves, so to speak. Building a breakwater, covering it with stones, or on a smaller scale, even a single individual’s small footprint can change the shape of the waves. “It’s not a big deal at all.”
Marco’s hands grasp the prison bars. He said, bringing his face closer.
“But will that stop the next wave?”
“…”
“The stronger an individual becomes, the more influenced he or she is by fate. Frontier must have sensed it early on. He was branded a devil on the continent and left this continent. How could Frontier do that? “He offered almost no resistance.”
“… Frontier just chose that path.”
“You have no choice but to choose. “Because he is that kind of person!”
Marco’s voice is loud.
“Ask the guy directly. If you went back in time, do you think you would change that choice? No! This guy can’t even get a single drop of unrelated human blood on his hands! Even if you give him a hundred chances, he will choose to leave the continent every time! “If that’s not fate, what is?”
“… So, what do you want to say? “It is meaningless to claim fate by talking about the past.”
“It’s the same this time too, Major General.”
Marco laughs. The devil smiles like a devil.
“War cannot be prevented. It’s as if Frontier couldn’t even protect his body. He will be swept up in this war helplessly, unable to put forth his hands or feet. Now, knowing a few more lines of information doesn’t change anything. That’s fate. Frontier himself proved it. As clear evidence that he is not on this continent!”
“… Ha.”
Esther sighed as if it were nonsense.
Marco said as if he didn’t care.
“We have a god of fate attached to us. It will be a very refreshing experience. Everything for both continents!”
“If you’ve finished talking, I’ll leave. “Whatever you say, the devil’s words have no nutritional value at all.”
“hahahaha! “It’s a bad human habit to seek nourishment through the words of others!”
“If you don’t want to get beaten, go to sleep.”
Esther turned around and walked away.
That’s what he says, but Marco’s words are quite memorable.
Almost all of those who know Frontier well feel guilty about the situation that led to his expulsion from the continent. There is only a difference in size, but the guilt itself cannot be ignored.
That devil is dragging that guilt in and talking about fate. Regardless of whether he really believes that war will definitely happen, fatalism with a fixed outcome is extremely dangerous to people.
‘Damn it, there’s no point in defeating that devil.’
Marco, the immortal demon. Although he cannot use his abilities due to the restraints, he is still insensitive to pain. Moreover, if you cause more harm than necessary, there is a chance that the restraints will be released.
‘… However,’
As she walked for a while, a thought suddenly popped into Esther’s head.
‘Fate… God of fate… ?’
Stand tall.
Soon Esther stopped his steps and tilted his head.
“Where have I heard a story similar to that?”
* * *
“Are you going?”
A man with a grim face asks bluntly.
He was holding a meticulous carving knife and file unbefitting a man of his stature, and a jewel smaller than the size of his eye.
A girl’s soft voice was heard from behind.
Slender body, pink hair. The atmosphere and gestures seem to surround him with fascination from head to toe.
“Yes. “I finished all my schoolwork.”
The man sighed at that.
“But why don’t you go and see the graduation ceremony?”
“No. “It’s not good to waste time.”
Tuk.
The man put down the jewelry he was holding. A carving knife was also placed on the table.
The gaze was directed at the girl. To his daughter.
“… Do you believe that guy? Really?”
“I’m not believing this.”
The girl shakes her head.
“Because there is no doubt about it.”
“… “If I had known this would happen, I should have kicked him out from the moment he first came to my house.”
“Ahahahahaha.”
The girl laughed.
“You knew, Dad.”
“… Joy.”
The man closed his eyes as if he didn’t want to answer.
“But why today? “It’s probably not a particularly special day.”
“Why? “You know.”
The girl lightly tucks her own hair behind her.
Suddenly, her pink hair flowed in an elegant curve, as if it had been decided that way.
“I think I should go today. “That’s how I feel.”
Her eyes are straight and neat at the same time, and her body is both dignified and delicate.
Opening her seductive lips the girl speaks.
“Sibel Forte, I’m coming.”