Chapter 127: Choice and Decision (5)
During the two weeks of work during vacation, everyone worked hard on their own maintenance.
The target is Charon, who has the divine power of Poseidon. The capital of Palma, where he is located.
‘No, it’s not actually Poseidon, but something impersonating it.’
In any case, that something is the key to the possibility of civil war in Palma, and if he is the devil, it is a time bomb that will lead to a war with God.
A civil war may break out just as Frontier heads toward the capital. No matter how much you prepare, it is not enough.
President Carla, who knew this, also came to Frontier’s house and had meetings whenever he had time.
“This is a map of the capital city of Palma.”
Carla brought a table and spread the map out on it.
“It takes about 5 hours by car from here. “It’s quite far.”
“If there was a straight line between here and the capital, would it still take about 5 hours by car?”
“Yes. “It’s already close to that road.”
It’s quite far.
It’s not just a detour route due to mountains or valleys, it’s a 5 hour drive even though it’s straight.
This is simply physically distant.
‘At this distance, it’s quite slow for news from over there to reach here. If it’s a huge incident, it will be visible on Wizard View, but you won’t even notice small signs.’
In the worst case, when news that a civil war may begin reaches here, the civil war may already be well underway in the capital.
“If I go, it will be difficult to get in touch with this place.”
“That means you can’t expect support.”
“There is no one to support you.”
Lily said from next to me. That was correct.
“Who will accompany you?”
Elodie asked Frondier. How many of these people are heading to the capital? It was an important issue. It was time for Frondier to demonstrate his power as a leader.
“First…”
Fron Deer raised his finger and was about to point out Elo D, but he immediately stopped when he felt the look in his eyes filled with tremendous determination.
When I shifted my gaze, Selena was there.
“…”
Selena kept her mouth shut, and just with her eyes,
─You sure you won’t leave it behind again, right?
She was saying.
She was on the verge of dying or killing the person she left behind.
“… First of all, Selena.”
“As expected. “I believed it.”
Do not lie.
Selena changes her complexion completely and smiles brightly. Fron Deer shook her head as if she had no choice.
“But we will act separately.”
“… ! “Why!”
“Because if I’m in danger, they’ll come straight to me.”
Selena with shadow transference. She can be by Frontier’s side at any time.
So it would be better for her to act separately from Frondier. Although it is possible to come at any time, it is not easy to go.
Selena said indignantly.
“Ugh, something is absurd.”
“Not at all. “What are you talking about?”
Frondier looked at Elodie this time.
“And Elodie. Basically, move freely. Since you never know what kind of situation might arise, I hope you can deal with it flexibly. “I’ll trust you with most things and leave it to you.”
“Huh. Okay.”
“Do you need a lineman?”
“I do not need.”
“Good.”
The conversation is so simple that it seems empty. But that seemed to be enough.
“And Lili and Arald, please act like me. Our goal is to ultimately find the devil. “I’ll be strong with you two.”
“I can’t tell the difference between a devil and a human?”
“But it’s okay. “You know the devil’s way of thinking and knowledge much better than I do.”
The two nodded as if they understood.
Frontier looked at May.
“May, I’m sorry, but would you mind looking at the house this time?”
It’s dangerous to take May with you. It’s not that I’m worried about Mei, I’m worried about Mei after she saw the devil or God.
May will always come when you need her. But not now.
“You don’t have to be sorry.”
May said.
Then she decided on the roles of everyone in it.
However, people remained. Elodie asked.
“What about Ajax and Glaucus?”
“Of course I can’t take you. “Because it’s dangerous.”
It was an immediate answer. Those two are just students who will be taught at Demon Battle, and have nothing to do with this plan.
If you ask him to follow, it seems like he will follow, but he has no intention of doing so.
“What about Basileo?”
“I will take you, but I will place you in an extremely safe place. If he finds himself in a situation where he is in danger, he will stop all his plans and break away. “Because the operation was a failure.”
“… He had great determination and said, ‘I don’t want to live alone.’ “You said it as if you and Basileo were going to fight.”
“That was just to see your resolve.”
Fron Deer shook her head resolutely.
“He won’t hurt you.”
“… Hmm, okay.”
Elodie nodded her head. For some reason, her lips were full of force.
Selena asked, who was listening next to her.
“Well, what about Pielot?”
“…”
There, Frontier’s immediate answer stopped.
At that, Lili tilted her head.
“What’s the matter? Wasn’t Pielot decided from the beginning? “We were going to provide support to those in danger from the rear of Elodie and Frontier.”
“… Right. “That’s right.”
Frondier nodded and affirmed, but there was no positivity in her voice or facial expression at all.
“Is there something you’re worried about? Did Selena notice something?”
Selena normally wouldn’t ask this question first. However, in Pielot, Selena asked first.
As if he noticed something about her.
Selena seemed to be choosing her words and then she slowly opened her mouth.
“Pielot, I was training with Frontier until recently. “I just saw it by chance.”
Pielot’s training is different from that of the students of Demon Battle.
Frontier himself takes the initiative, and this is a training that literally puts Pielot into the real world.
Just yesterday, Selena headed to Frondier’s workshop to report on her meeting and the progress of her plan in preparation.
And she saw.
“Pielot, we defeated the prototype. “It was very fragmented.”
“… “What is a prototype?”
Lili asked, and Frontier answered instead.
“You saw it then. When confronting the Zodiacs, the golems I created to block the other Zodiacs except Ludovic. That’s the prototype.”
“Oh, when you told me to kneel?”
“… Why do you remember it that way?”
“Why? “For me, that was the most powerful moment.”
Lili laughed bitterly. Then she opened her eyes.
“Wait a minute, Pielot knocked it down…”
Her expression quickly became one of astonishment, and Arald, who was listening, asked:
“Are you saying that Pielot’s power has surpassed Zodiac’s?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
Fron Deer shook her head there.
“First of all, the prototypes that confronted the Zodiacs outnumbered them. And since my goal in the first place was not to hurt the Zodiac, I just focused on wasting time. I even protected dangerous golems with black cloth. So simple comparison is difficult.”
But even so, Pielot’s defeat of the prototype is significant.
Selena said.
“You may be acting calm now, but the face Frontier showed at the time was one of shock itself.”
“… “Honestly, I was surprised.”
Pielot’s growth is exceeding Frontier’s expectations.
Truly rapid and rapid growth. As if she had boarded such a train.
Lily asked.
“Then isn’t that a good thing? “She could be more active if her skills improve.”
“It would be nice if that happened, but it’s really difficult for people to be like this.”
Frontier gave an ambiguous expression.
Yes. That rapid growth itself is the reason for Frontier’s current concerns.
“First of all, Pielot himself doesn’t understand.”
“What?”
“He cut down the prototype himself.”
“… Huh? How did you cut it? “Isn’t it just a cut?”
“That doesn’t mean it didn’t work out. Originally.”
A battle between Pielot and Prototype.
Frontier was deliberately not speaking, but the possibility of Pielot hurting the prototype was zero.
Frontier knows the power of Pielot’s strikes so far.
A material called black cloth, and the composition of the prototype. When you think about all of that, Pielot’s sword can’t even cut down a stationary prototype.
Of course, he did not say such things in order to make Pielot have a better sense of actual combat.
Pielot was cut down. He was absolutely shattered.
And from then on he could never cut again.
“That guy has definitely caught the flow of growth right now. That’s for sure. “That’s why he’s dangerous.”
“By now, I was thinking about why I was able to cut, and why I can’t cut now, what changed, is it coincidence or skill, and if it’s just a coincidence, is it impossible to repeat it, etc. “He’ll have thoughts running through his head.”
Selena said.
The agony just before taking a leap forward was probably felt by most people here. Pielot is standing at that point now.
However, at least most of them climbed the stairs in training under ‘safe conditions’ during that period. Generally, in such a situation, you don’t go to a more dangerous place.
“There’s no way I can move properly while my head is in such a mess. “It will be difficult to follow.”
“Then wouldn’t it be better to leave it out of the plan?”
Lily asked again. But as if the question was more difficult, Frondier nodded and tilted his head.
His head was tilted so much that even his body tilted.
“The opportunity for growth that Pielot feels now does not come often. You probably know better than anyone else now. In that state, the human mind becomes simpler and clearer. Your whole mind and brain are working just to break through the wall. “Maybe this experience will be an opportunity to significantly increase Pielot’s growth.”
“Or, could it be a choice that puts me in a more dangerous situation?”
“Keueuung.”
Elodie’s joking tone deepened Frondier’s agony.
Elodie said.
“You said you would stop seeing Pielot as a student?”
“… It did.”
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“You’re only one year older than us, but you’re being overprotective?”
“… “It was about Basileo.”
“There’s no difference.”
“… Right.”
Pielot’s skills are already beyond that of a professional. There is no doubt about it.
Frontier’s agony may make Pielot sad. She may feel that you are still not giving her trust.
But, no, still, maybe, maybe.
“… “Selena.”
After deep thought and much deliberation, Frontier finally made one choice.
“… “Really?”
Selena knew right away why she was called. She asked so she did it again.
Does she really want to make that choice?
Fron Deer nodded his head and said:
“Connect Pielot and your shadow.”