Chapter 129: Discovery
“That’s right.”
Frontier readily admitted.
‘By the way, Charon was a paladin.’
Of course, it is said that he received the divine power of Poseidon, so it is natural.
Colin went ahead and continued speaking.
“I don’t know why, but Charon is encouraging this civil war to break out.”
“You’re encouraging me?”
Frontier looked at Kala. From what she heard, Charon was the one mediating her internal strife.
Carla also looked at Colin curiously.
Colin shrugged his shoulders.
“Of course it looks that way on the outside. There is such a thing. He says he hates the sister-in-law who stops him more. “Caron’s actions are just like that.”
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“… It’s very rude. “I am a customer who trades on information.”
“Not anymore.”
Colin was very clear about making and breaking ties.
“It’s clear from our recent actions. They say they are mediating, but they are secretly supporting one side. Just enough not to offend God. “It’s enough to ignite the two factions that have become extremely sensitive.”
Looking at the current situation in the capital, the mediating party should not take sides. It may seem like a contest of appearance, but in reality it is a battle of pride between two goddesses.
However, even though Charon does not appeal strongly, he subtly supports one side, and over time, he gives his strength to the other side, amplifying the conflict.
“I don’t know if that is Charon’s will or Poseidon’s will. Apart from sticking with her brother, I don’t want to continue doing business with this crazy guy.”
Colin is definitely quick-witted.
However, he cannot help but not know information that he does not know at all.
Frontier said:
“The problem is that it doesn’t end there.”
“… What does that mean?”
“Colin, it seems like you want to take my side and stop Antero, while also preserving your own life.”
Frontier approached the map.
She took a ballpoint pen from Antero and drew two lines of Poseidon, which Antero had written.
“This guy is fake.”
“… !”
“I have to see it in person to know its true identity, but there is a high probability that the other two goddesses are fake as well.”
“How do I know?”
“I met the real Poseidon.”
Colleen looked up from the map and saw Fron Deer.
“… Is that really true?”
“I want to surprise that weak expression at least once.”
“I’ve been really surprised since a while ago. “To the point where I can’t handle it.”
I wish you would make that kind of expression.
Putting emotions aside, it seems impossible to change the expression on Colin’s face right now.
“Anyway, you believe it easily. “I thought you would be suspicious.”
“It is neither believing nor doubting. “If you’re telling the truth, there’s no reason to question you, and if you’re lying, there’s no way you’re telling the truth just because you’re questioning them, so either way, I have nothing to say.”
This is an extremely efficient idea. The probability of telling the truth is probably not zero.
“Good. If the story progresses, that’s it. Anyway, Poseidon is fake, and I came all the way to the capital to confirm his identity.”
“What’s the point in checking that?”
“Confirmation itself has no meaning. Because I’m making a rough prediction. “After confirming the important thing.”
“What if it’s next?”
“We believe that Poseidon is one of the 72 demons. This guy is pretending to be God. If this becomes known to Poseidon or his associates, he cannot avoid war.”
Colleen listened quietly to Fron Deer’s words, and she blinked a few times.
This is a story that ordinary people find difficult to swallow. Colin tried to accept it.
“… “It means that God and the devil might be at war.”
“Okay. “In the capital of the Kingdom of Palma.”
“Why does the devil do that? “He’s so arrogant towards God, it’s suicidal.”
“I don’t know why yet.”
This is still something that Frontier is concerned about.
72Why is the devil fighting a losing battle? This is not a matter of life, but a process leading to the extinction of the entire race. Perhaps the goal of preserving the species is not low on the priority list.
“So if you want to help me, the only way is for you to fully get on board with my plan.”
Colin’s eyes narrowed slightly at Frondier’s words. It was the most significant change in facial expression that Frontier had ever seen since coming here.
“Maybe I picked the wrong side,” She said. “I think it would have been better to just give up everything and leave the capital.”
“hahahaha. That’s not entirely wrong. “If war really breaks out, that’s the best option.”
“Are you confident that war will be prevented?”
War is more difficult to prevent than to win. This is especially true if it is a third party unrelated to the war.
Frontier tilted his head briefly at Colin’s words and then spoke.
“Actually, preventing war is not the real goal.”
“Yes?”
“Yes?”
Colin was surprised, and Carla, who was listening quietly next to him, was even more surprised.
Carla asked.
“Well, the goal is not to prevent war?”
“Yes. Would you say that is secondary? Or should I say it’s a bonus that comes with a real purpose.”
Colin roughly estimated the scale of the frontier. He said he would be stronger than Paladin Charon. It was absolutely nonsense when you considered reason and rationality, but Colin trusted his eyes and intuition.
For Colin, rational thinking only helps. Important choices are always made by intuition. From that point of view, Colin was crazy in a way. He is self-aware enough.
But he doesn’t know yet.
What kind of person is Frontier?
Colin asked.
“What is your real purpose?”
“Hmm, if I were to repeat what you just said.”
Fron Deer lifted his head lazily, as if thinking.
“The devil is arrogant even to me.”
* * *
Frontier received various information from Colin.
The location of Hera and Aphrodite, each person who received divine power, and how they united their forces and clashed again. And what did Charon do in the meantime?
The group decided to head to Charon’s location as originally planned. Charon’s residence was not in the capital. We also had to drive for quite some time. From what Colin said, it seems like he recently moved house.
In those words, Frontier said,
“He seems like someone who knows that the capital will soon be destroyed.”
He said, and Colin nodded his head.
“And if it’s at the level of a civil war, they won’t change their address. I don’t know if I’m going away for a while. “This was done with the conviction that the capital would be devastated.”
As suspicions about Caron increase.
Frontier slowly goes through all kinds of data in the car. Of course, ‘slowly’ means that the process of putting the data into the workshop was done leisurely, so I am reading the data at a speed that is unbelievable to others.
Frondier opened his mouth as he looked at his data.
“… “Selena, I’m talking about this.”
“Selena is in the car behind.”
“Indeed, that’s right.”
Frondier raised his head as if he had realized what Carla said.
Right now, the only people in the car are Carla, Arald, and Pielot, who are still sitting on the roof of the car.
The headwind must have been quite strong in Pielot, but I guess I liked the place above the Black River, so I was enjoying the drive on the roof.
“Is this just for Selena?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
Arald asked, and Frondier scratched his head. Carla asked a rather mischievous question.
“Why don’t you talk to us? “It might not be as helpful as Selena, but it might be helpful.”
“I was just mistaken…”
Frondier sighed and began to explain.
“Hera and Aphrodite bestowed divine powers on women named ‘Bruna’ and ‘Rufina,’ respectively. And the forces supporting each woman are fighting.”
“Hmm, I see. “Bruna and Rufina.”
“But these two fight too often.”
“Yes?”
Carla tilted her head. Frontier said:
“After listening to Colin, it seems like the conflict between the two forces is more serious than I imagined. It seems like it could explode tomorrow. However, if the conflict has intensified to this point, Bruna and Rufina, the owners of that power, will be on bad terms with each other.”
“I guess so. That means we fight often.”
Arald nodded her head. Even though I was driving, I was looking straight ahead.
There Frondier spoke.
“I’m asking you two, how often do you fight with someone you really dislike?”
“Yeah, of course… Huh?”
Arald, who was about to nod his head absentmindedly, stopped there.
“… “It’s not like that.”
“That’s right. “I try not to encounter them as much as possible.”
Carla also nodded.
Frondier said.
“Unless you are in an environment where you have to face each other every day, such as school or work, you probably don’t want to encounter someone you really hate. Because humans usually want not to get hurt more than to hurt others. Of course, if we happen to run into each other, we’ll fight, but I’ll make sure we never have to meet in the first place.”
Of course, crazy people like Renzo are an exception to this reasoning.
Bruna, Rufina, and other crazy women like Renzo are exceptions.
“But Bruna and Rufina still fight a lot.”
“Yes. That’s strange. If you want to fight, you have to face each other first, right? Anyway, do we see each other that often? “I know for sure that the situation is going to get worse.”
As Frontier looked around, the capital city was very large. It’s spacious, but it’s also complicated.
This capital city has statues of Bruna and Rufina in front of its southern and northern gates, respectively. In other words, the area of power was arbitrarily set. Naturally, you don’t want to invade each other’s territory.
Fron Deer said, putting his hand to his mouth.
“To me, it seems like we are meeting rather than encountering each other.”
“We’re meeting? Then we just end up fighting.”
As Carla spoke, a sound was heard from the roof of the car.
“You probably want to fight.”
“Were you listening, Pielot?”
Can you hear it from there?
But Pielot’s simple answer had a clear meaning.
“My thoughts are the same as Pielot’s.”
“I want to fight… In other words, the goal is to intensify the conflict?”
“Huh. “It might be hard to pretend it didn’t happen.”
According to Colin, Charon is instigating the fight. This is also true in the eyes of Frontier, who checked the data he received.
And Charon is a devil, and Frondier suspects that Hera and Aphrodite are also devils.
So doesn’t that mean all three actually want a civil war?
‘They make it look like a battle of pride between two goddesses who choose a human to be in charge of their divine power, but in reality, they just want to use that as an excuse to destroy the capital.’
However, this assumption goes around and amplifies the last question.
Arald said.
“Then the demons in the capital are really, truly fighting with the gods with all their might.”
“… Yes. That includes ridiculous giants like Poseidon, Hera, and Aphrodite.”
If this was done by a demon pretending to be Poseidon, you might think there was just such a crazy demon.
However, if three devils are conspiring and pretending to be gods, and are driving humans into civil war, the existing thinking is completely different.
‘I thought I was walking a tightrope of trying to make a profit without being noticed by God. But it seems like the goal is to get caught.’
As Fron Deer was pondering this, a strange thought occurred to her and she raised her head.
“Now that I think about it, Pielot.”
“Yes?”
“How did you hear the conversation in the car? “You didn’t hear it when you came to the capital.”
When Pielot saw the statue in the capital, he reported it to Frondier. That means he couldn’t hear the conversation inside the car. Because he repeated what he already said.
Pielot said.
“It’s quiet outside. “I guess I’m becoming more sensitive somewhere.”
At Pielot’s words, Frondier looked out his window.
It’s definitely quiet. Of course, it was the same when I came to the capital, but this silence felt quite different.
“Is that because we’re heading in the direction where Charon is? “I will choose a place where there are no people as much as possible.”
“… No, this is.”
Frondier narrowed his eyes.
He has a sixth sense, Elo D has excellent mana detection, and Selena is good at reading signs because she was raised as an assassin. In addition, Pielot’s hearing has just proven itself to be excellent.
Therefore, Frondier was somewhat putting aside the worry that the enemy would attack first. One of these people can respond first.
However, if there is something that breaks through all of that──
“… !”
The moment Frontier felt a strange sense of tension, the car behind him.
Selena responded clearly.
“Lily! “The car—!”
Whoop──
Wow!!!
Everyone in the car poured to the left.
A vehicle that takes a long curve with a huge impact. People who fall down due to inertia.
“Hmph!”
Lili quickly turned the steering wheel. An operation closer to reflexes than judgment.
The shaking body barely stabilizes.
What? What happened?
Selena sensed it in advance and quickly checked the back of the car.
‘Explosion!’
A huge hole opened in the ground and smoke rose.