Chapter 132 Golden Apple
Three days left until voting date.
Among the Frontier group, the first to arrive at the capital was Kala.
No, it is Athena who possessed Kala.
‘Gregory must have already figured out my location. Probably after it was reported to Frontier.’
From her point of view, Athena does not know which gaze among the countless birds passing by her is her Gregory.
But she understands Gregory’s abilities themselves.
‘You can collect most of the information while handling a large number of small animals, and pass on the collected information to others with almost no time. ‘It’s not a combat ability, but it’s so convenient.’
However, the birds and mice she controls themselves are of little help in battle.
Gregory can only control her, she can’t have a cow animal replace his aurors or mana.
He only does so much to look and talk.
‘Then.’
Athena hid among the crowd. The capital is already packed with people due to the upcoming vote.
Athena checked her surroundings. You can see a few birds, but they are far away. But you must not let down your guard. Because the mice are also Gregory’s eyes.
‘Here once.’
Athena cleverly wore a mask in the crowd.
Of course, I don’t know whether Gregory confirmed this process.
But enough of the mask.
Athena will now change her mask whenever she hides in enough crowds. Additionally, even after finding accommodation, it is changed regularly.
‘The things Gregory controls are indistinguishable from regular animals. The amount of mana is almost the same.’
However, to put it conversely, the mana that interferes is so weak that it cannot be distinguished. They cannot do anything more than what ordinary small animals do.
It would be impossible to detect and find Kala’s mana. It will all depend on perspective.
‘Whew, I can’t believe it took so much effort to avoid the power of just one human.’
Athena now had a completely different face and smiled a little reassuringly.
“Then bye. See you later.”
* * *
[Tch.]
Gregory clicked his tongue.
‘Is God still God even if he borrows a human body?’
A crow went to Frondier in flight.
[I missed it.]
“As expected, did you use a mask?”
[Huh. It’s more thorough than you think. I confirmed that the mask is being replaced for the first time, and the mask is being cleverly changed in a place where vision is blocked. Under a bridge or inside a store. Also, choose a place with a lot of people.]
Frondier felt a strange feeling at those words.
‘Be thorough… If that’s the case, then your acting skills were truly amazing.’
Frondier recalled the first time he met Athena.
To be honest, I felt like a childish fool, but now Athena’s movements are like a different person.
[What is Athena’s purpose? Am I completely playing with you?]
“No, he probably was prepared to die when he confronted me.”
Frontier met Athena at the Pantemonium.
In Pantemonium, one of the two is guaranteed to be trapped, and the only one who can get it out is Frondier. That’s also a fairly strict countdown.
No matter how cunning the gods are, they do not intentionally do anything to lower their status. Such things cannot be included in operations.
In that respect, Athena’s status was drastically lowered. She could not have calculated that she would lose the battle of souls to humans, and it would have been nothing more than an expectation for Frondier to return after leaving the Pantemonium.
[Then I can’t understand it even more. If I meet you again, I know I can’t win.]
“Well, that’s right.”
If you think about it that way, is it still the same as preparing for death?
“There must be something more important than your own death.”
[… Voting held in the capital this time?]
Gregory’s voice says he doesn’t understand. This is a natural reaction.
It’s Frontier and others who are worried about the war between gods and demons, but Athena is the god herself. In other words, the decision maker who can trigger the start of war. Basically, I am not in a position to worry about war.
In other words, for Athena, this situation taking place in the capital of Palma will itself be important.
And Frontier had a strange feeling about that.
‘… Golden apple…’
The story of the golden apple that appears in Greek mythology. It is an item that stimulated Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena at the same time by saying that it would be given to the most beautiful goddess. The fight between these three goddesses later became the beginning of the Trojan War.
There was already suspicion of a connection between Hera and Aphrodite due to the competition over beauty, and as a result, Athena also headed to the capital.
If this is an unstoppable trend, does that mean an accident comparable to the ‘Trojan War’ will occur in Palma?
“… “I have to convey this to the other side as well.”
[There?]
“The continent of Palind. “As long as it is relayed to His Majesty Fili, he will be able to respond in some way.”
[What are you responding to? Are you saying that what happens in the capital city of Palma also affects Palind?]
“If the war between gods and demons is really happening, and what Vishnu said is true, then humans who have received divine power can have their bodies taken away at any time.”
[… Ah!]
Gregory also realized this.
How God sanctions the devil.
He possesses a human body with divine powers and attacks demons.
God is everywhere.
There are many people on the Palind Continent who have received divine powers, and of course most of them are strong people who are in charge of the balance of power in the empire. In particular, almost all of the Zodiac have divine powers.
“If he is a person who received divine power from the gods of Olympus, there is a possibility that he may come here possessed at any time. Or maybe he is currently extermination of the demons hidden within the Terst Empire. Maybe even now…”
Frondier frowned.
Of course, the one that comes to mind right away is Aster Evans, the hope of the empire who received Baldur’s divine power.
Aster overcame Baldur and sent him away, but looking at Kala’s case, it is not impossible for Baldur to stick with Aster again.
‘Baldur is not a god from Greek mythology, and Aster’s mental power is strong enough, so I think it will be okay, but he is one of a kind. Besides, Aster isn’t the only problem. If you just look at it as a problem, it would be more troublesome for the Zodiacs to have their bodies taken away.’
The justification for punishing the devil is very simple from God’s point of view.
It is a method that will not diminish faith even if it takes away the body of a person who has been given divine powers. Because the contempt for the devil is severe.
“But it’s okay. “Your mother will be watching.”
Frondier remembered that his vision was shared with Malia.
The information that Frontier saw is immediately sent to Malia, and Malia will now go to see Fili.
[… Hmm. Come to think of it, I forgot, Frontier.]
“Huh?”
Gregory said as if he was somewhat embarrassed.
I couldn’t tell because it was a crow’s face, but the voice was like that.
[… I met Malia de Roach.]
“… ?”
Fron Deer tilted his head in a flying posture.
What did Gregory just say?
[So, well, everything got caught. Fortunately, I was able to come this far because you kept the secret.]
“… “What would you have done if my mother had decided differently?”
The crow said to him:
[It was almost like a big problem.]
“No, you bastard.”
[It was Aster’s doing! I tried to help Aster, but he got suspicious of me! He grabbed my neck and dragged me away!]
Frondier sighed.
She was brave enough to survive even after being captured by Aster and discovered by Malia.
“… “I’ll have to give her mother a long explanation later.”
Frondier muttered with a slightly depressed heart.
* * *
Terst Empire.
After Frontier left, the empire was extremely peaceful.
The great evil Frondier was planning to devour the empire. The empire shed little blood when he was driven out of it.
The people believed that the power of the empire was that great, and they became more united as a result of successfully dealing with demons.
Now that trust in the empire has increased, Fili’s work has become easier. Even tasks that would normally cause friction with citizens are being resolved smoothly.
However, apart from that,
“…”
The Imperial Empress, Philitterst, has recently felt her anxiety creeping up under her legs for no reason.
She is walking down her hallway now. For the next task.
A maid carrying a bunch of documents is walking in front of her. It’s a busy movement.
“What?!”
While walking quickly, the maid lost her footing and tilted her body. She unconsciously opens her arms to avoid falling, and the bundle of papers dances in the air.
Shhh!
Fili waved her hand once, and the papers that were about to be scattered all over her were neatly collected and piled up on the floor. Her maid caught her as she almost fell, feeling her light float. She was able to wake up unscathed.
“Wow, I’m so sorry! Majesty!”
The maid, who immediately realized that it was her magic, quickly bowed down.
“Are you okay. “It looks like you’re busy. Let’s move quickly.”
“Yes, yes!”
The maid followed Fili’s words and moved again, carrying the neatly stacked documents.
If others had seen her, they would have been surprised by Philly’s high-speed casting. The maid had lost her footing and completed her spell in that brief moment.
But not from her Fili perspective.
It’s not high-speed casting in the first place.
‘… ‘My intelligence is getting sharper.’
Yes. Fili already knew.
Because she is a descendant of Vala, she has the ability, foresight.
However, Fili’s foresight was not originally at this level of accuracy. Her original was more of a ‘feeling’ giving her a warning.
‘Frequency, accuracy, and even how far into the future you can see. Her powers of foresight are growing stronger.’
Her Fili’s foresight is what allowed her to survive in her imperial palace, and it is also her great strength that allowed her to protect her daughters.
So, it is naturally a good thing for Fili that her powers of precognition become stronger. She would have liked it if she had been Fili in the past.
But now Fili is in a very bad mood.
Squeak.
Her Fili came into her own office. Her eyes sank.
“… Frontier. “How should I accept this?”
Fili suddenly brought up her front deer’s name.
“The power of precognition has been growing stronger since you left.”
Fili once wished for Frondier to be by Aten’s side.
She feels ominous when she is with Aster, but she does not feel that ominousness when Frondier is by her side.
Therefore, it is safer for Aten if she stays with Frondier. That’s what she decided, and she was right. Because of Frontier, the empire was able to win the war against Mangot.
But as time went by, Philly realized.
In the end, it was a good thing she trusted Front Dear, but the basis for her judgment was a mistake.
She feels ominous to Aten, as she is with Aster, but not to Frondier.
She was mistaken in thinking that it was because Frontier was safer.
But that’s not her truth.
‘… Foreknowledge does not work on Frontier.’
Fili feels nothing for Frontier. Whether foreboding, joy, or sorrow, her foresight has no reaction at all against her frontier. She naturally feels nothing even when Aten is by Frondier’s side.
In fact, as the number of encounters with Frontier increased, her precognition gradually decreased.
I don’t know why. She doesn’t even know what the principle is.
But one thing is clear.
Frondier’s presence weakens Fili’s foresight just by being there.
‘So the closer she is to Frondier, the less reactive her precognition becomes, and at this point when Frondier has left the continent, her precognition continues to grow stronger…’
If you look at the simple dynamic, Frontier and Philly are in opposition to each other. I don’t know what the backlash is.
In other words, in order to use Fili’s foresight to the fullest, you must stay away from Frontier.
So far away that it could literally cross a continent.
“What’s this.”
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It’s absurd.
Frontier is Fili’s greatest ally. Now, I never even thought about Frontier being in the way.
Philly’s decision came surprisingly quickly.
If Frontier is an ally, the answer is clear.
Her foresight was a hindrance to her.
“I’m actually starting to get a little scared.”
Fili realizes that her foresight has infiltrated much of her own life.
Foresight is seeing the near future based on the evidence of the present. In other words, it means ‘calculating’. In other words, it is a prediction rather than a foresight, but the probability of reaching 100% only brings the prediction to the level of foresight.
That is, it can be modified. Just as Fili had earlier modified the future where a bunch of papers would spill onto the floor.
Fili’s foresight is not a fate that must happen in the future. If she is left alone, she will only head towards that future.
So, when foresight is activated, it is better to check it and modify it for the better. It can almost certainly produce good results.
The problem is that as this frequency increases, the number of tasks that are unrelated to Philly’s will increases.
Philly’s own choices are rarely involved in changing the future indicated by foresight into a good outcome. This is because it is almost like arithmetic.
However, Philly has no choice but to take that action. She is the empress, the mother of her three daughters, and, in Frondier’s belief, a pillar of the empire.
Because it is none other than ‘Fili Terst’.
‘What will happen if this wisdom becomes stronger?’
Her worries that her Philly has her are actually not delusional.
She doesn’t know, but Frontier actually knows the outcome.
It is one of the many tragedies that will occur in the game ‘Etius’.
Philly becomes a complete ‘machine’.
Fili, having completely encroached on her foresight, now leaves all her actions to her foresight, without any will of her own. This is possible because foresight itself is based on calculation and prediction.
This tragedy is largely of Fili’s own choosing. At the moment she feels that there is no other way for her to save the empire.
Of course, there is no way the current Philly would think like that.
‘… Someday, I might have to do that.’
Smart.
At that time, there was a knock on her office door.
“Your Highness, Malia de Roach has come to visit.”
“… Malia?”
“She said she had urgent business, so she let it go. What would you like to do?”
“I ask you to come in.”
Fili answered willingly.
I’m glad to see you inside. Her foresight already makes her feel dizzy. It was a time when ventilation was needed.
Soon the door opened, and Malia came in.
“Your Majesty, I am humbled by your mercy in accepting her urgent visit. “I sincerely apologize once again for having no choice but to come to you this way because the information I received was urgent.”
“It’s too formal, Malia. “What is between us?”
When Fili said, smiling, as if it were a regular exchange,
“──Huh?”
Philly,
She experiences a great premonition that she has never experienced before.
The moment I looked into Malia’s eyes, I saw Malia’s future.
Malia crying on her knees.
And then she saw the black-haired man lying face down in front of her.