Chapter 143: Arald
“You held hands?”
Elodie asked back.
“There’s no way we can go to Nastrond just because the Seven Sins lost their place. Normally, I would just go to hell. “Someone of the devils, probably Satan, has joined forces with God.”
“And that god must be the god of Asgard.”
It was Lili who explained further.
Nastrond is the closest thing to hell in Norse mythology. Naturally, the god who joined hands with Satan would also be a god from Norse mythology, that is, from Asgard.
“Why did Satan do that? No, how is that possible in the first place?”
Demons who are eliminated from the Seven Sins are sent to Nastrond, not Hell. Is that really possible?
Frontier said to him:
“To know that, you have to know what the original process is for the devil to fall into hell.”
What is the law for a devil who came down to the place of the Seven Sins to go to hell? Or is it a tradition among demons? Is it something that is done directly, or is it closer to a phenomenon?
Unless you know that, you won’t know how to change it to Nastrond.
“But I know what Satan is thinking.”
“Uh, really?”
“Huh. Okay, what do you think? Arald.”
Arald was silent for a moment. He immediately bows his head and speaks.
“Satan became the king of devils in the demon world. And he abandoned the 72 devils. Thanks to this, he was able to avoid war with Zeus. “In Zeus’s eyes, it would have seemed like the devil’s power had diminished.”
Lily’s eyes twitched at that.
“… “Your power hasn’t diminished?”
“If Belphegor had fallen into Nastrond instead of Hell, that would have been a long time ago. From then on, Satan must have already reached some sort of agreement with the Asgardian god.”
That is, if Satan really made an agreement with the Asgardian god, thanks to which he could choose to abandon the 72 demons.
Some of Asgard’s forces may have united with the devil.
“Who is the god of Asgard? “What kind of god joined hands with the devil?”
“I can’t guess it exactly, but there is a scene that I can predict. Two people.”
Frondier answered Elodie’s question. He gathered the black cloth in his hand and showed it to me.
“One of them is Hela.”
“… Ah.”
“Hela is one of the few Asgardian gods I have encountered. Since she is the god of the underworld, she may have a connection to Nastrond. And above all,”
“You hate Frontier.”
Selena speaks instead. Frontier laughed.
hahahaha. That’s right. They hate me. So there is a possibility that he may have entered into an arbitrary alliance with Satan.”
Of course, it is not simply a matter of liking or disliking it.
Frondier absorbed Helheim’s mana. Rather than just absorbing it, he destroyed all the souls and miscellaneous spirits that gathered around him. They are clearly residents of Helheim.
Of course, it was self-defense because Frontier was attacked first, but from Hella’s perspective, it cannot be ignored.
Above all, the very existence of Frondier, who absorbs a large amount of Helheim’s mana and walks around unharmed, is problematic. In Hella’s eyes, Frondier will be seen as a strange, alien creature that is neither human nor anything else.
“The other one is Odin.”
“…”
Everyone’s faces darkened at those words.
Frondier continued speaking.
“I was always curious. “Why is Odin targeting me?”
“… “Isn’t that because of the weaving?”
“Well, that might be one of the reasons. Since Odin is the main god, it can be quite annoying. But still, it is strange that Odin intervenes in human affairs in the first place, and to that extent.”
Frondeer has never woven Odin’s weapons. Because I’ve never seen it.
Rather, if he gets angry, it would be appropriate for Thor, the owner of Mjolnir, to step forward first. Considering Odin’s position, it would be natural to send his son, Thor, first.
However, Odin moved directly.
Said Frondier, with his eyes sunken and his hand raised to his mouth.
“Odin wanted me to regret it.”
“Regret?”
“I pretended to be an enemy of the Empire and made a mockery of my will to save them all. If you resist there, the empire will split into two and fight, and it will be torn apart very quickly.”
Not all empires are enemies of Frontier.
And that was the reason Frontier accepted exile.
Ampere, who is said to surpass Zodiac’s skills right away, and Atjie, who is said to have no one to rival him in a human battle, are his family, and the strongest knights in the empire are under Ampere’s command.
Among the Zodiac, Ospreet, Ridwi, Monty, and Lili will stand on Frontier’s side. There is no need to mention Constel’s talented people.
Everyone who went through the war and recognized the value of Frontier will become Frontier’s allies. They will fight to prove Frontier’s innocence,
──The empire will undoubtedly become a sea of fire.
“Odin knew that and made his move. In other words, eliminating me was more important than the well-being of the empire. “No matter how blasphemous the weaving is, this is a problem on a different scale.”
At the time, Frondier thought that he was a special case, hated by God. Whether it’s weaving or something else, there’s a reason God doesn’t like him.
So, on the contrary, God would be friendly to other humans except Frondier. There was such a belief.
That trust was broken by Odin’s actions.
“Odin didn’t banish me because he had a dislike or grudge against me.”
“… Then?”
Elo Dee asked, and Fron Deer slowly tilted his head,
“… “You just did it because you had to?”
In the end, he seemed to be tilting his head as if he felt strange too.
“What is that.”
“But it is the most accurate representation of Odin’s actions. Odin banished me out of necessity. “It’s not like a personal feeling.”
After all, he doesn’t know what it was for.
After expelling Frondeer from the empire, did Odin achieve what he wanted?
Or maybe things went wrong because they were aiming for the division of the empire or the death of Frondier, rather than expulsion.
“But if Satan has joined hands with Odin, it becomes easier to understand. He wouldn’t be sending demons to Nastron to Odin.”
“… It may be easy to understand, but the situation is very uncomfortable.”
Pielot, who was listening, spoke with a pale face.
Frondier muttered as if organizing his thoughts.
“Odin made me a demon of the empire, and it worked. But not everything went as planned. Especially if you predicted that I would claim my innocence. Was Odin’s ultimate goal the division of the empire? So why is that? Why was it then? Was it a means for him to demonize me? Or maybe I was just waiting for that to happen…”
The muttering continued. Frontier has already fallen into his own world armed with speculation and logic.
Elodie looked at the sight strangely.
‘… Strange.’
There were quite a few moments when Frontier didn’t look human.
Never before had she felt more unfamiliar with Elo Diga Fron Deer than at this moment.
‘How can you think that way?’
Frontier’s judgment is quite clear. I can feel his thoughts proceeding with a clear mind.
That was strange in Elodie’s eyes.
‘It’s no one else’s business.’
Frontier is not telling someone else’s story.
It’s his own business.
Frondier himself prevented the war, was demonized, accepted his framing, and was exiled to prevent the division of the empire.
Does he feel nothing about it?
Be it Odin, the Empire, gods, demons, humans or whatever.
Shouldn’t someone hate you? Didn’t you deserve it?
But now Frontier is just talking as if he is solving a problem.
“… In the end, it turns around and turns around.”
Said Fron Deer, as if he had finished his thought.
“We need to find Pantemonium. “There is not enough information.”
“Pantemonium?”
“Huh. “That’s why I called you today.”
Frontier briefly explained the Pantemonium. That we must find the giant within.
“If you know where it is, you can get in. “But I don’t know where it is.”
Everyone was lost in their thoughts.
It was Carla who spoke first.
“Wouldn’t a book be helpful? “The area where each god was mainly located in mythology.”
“Hmm. Almost all records from the time of Ragnarok have been erased. Still, it will be helpful.”
“I’ll look for it. “Because most of the records are in the atlas.”
Pielot also joined in.
“Me too. “The more people there are to find data, the better.”
“Ok, thanks.”
Lily, who was thinking deeply there, raised her finger.
“Devils live long. “Maybe there’s sighting information?”
Prone Deer nodded his head again, thinking it was quite plausible.
Next was Elodie.
“That Pantemonium. “You can’t find it with mana detection?”
“Uhm. “In theory, it’s difficult.”
She scratched her cheek with her ethereal face.
“Maybe I can find it?”
“Huh?”
“No, what should I say? Just a hunch?”
Elodie had recently become aware of her own ecclexis. She said that because of that she almost entered the pantemonium with Vishnu.
Of course, it was something I did halfway back then, so there was no guarantee that it would work again. Moreover, finding the Pantemonium again, where victory or defeat has already been decided, is a completely different matter.
Frondier didn’t even know that Elodie had been able to use her Ecclesis, but she nodded her head again this time.
Because Elodie is a genius.
“Then, first, I will ask each of you to investigate. Please report any results. “Let’s hold the meeting again soon.”
Frondier said so and declared disbandment.
When everyone is about to go home.
“Oh.”
For some reason, he spits out an opening statement that gives chills to everyone who hears it,
“Arald stay for a moment.”
She said with a bright smile.
* * *
Frondier faced Arald. Arald stood still with his head slightly lowered. She looked like a loyal subordinate.
“Arald. “I have to tell you something first.”
“… What is?”
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“I have no intention of opposing you.”
Fron Deer spoke as if to reassure her, but from her perspective, it sounded extremely scary.
“So, I want you to be honest.”
“…”
“I don’t want to treat you like any other enemy.”
Arald. Hitchcock’s chairman. A devil with a desire for ‘gourmet food.’
Frondier was wary of Arald from the moment they first met. Even after he became a subordinate.
However, recently, those boundaries have largely disappeared.
Arald was too loyal to be cautious, and was quite helpful.
Above all, he gradually began to understand Arald.
“First of all, I want to hear your thoughts.”
“What do you mean, your impressions?”
“I became the king of demons.”
Fron Deer spread her arms.
“That’s what you asked me to do. “To become the king of demons.”
“… That’s right. “I am very happy.”
Fron Deer shook his head at that.
“I’ll ask you again. “Tell me honestly.”
“…”
“I told you. “If it were you and me in the past, I would have tried everything I could to spit out everything that was inside you.”
Fron Deer shrugged her shoulders.
“I don’t want to do that. Let’s not bother each other for no reason. “It’s a useless waste of time.”
Arald looked aside for a moment, then closed his eyes and let out a short sigh.
When I opened my eyes again, I saw Frondier and became clearer.
He said
“It’s still not enough.”
“Also.”
“The demon king I asked for from Frontier is not like this. The top of all devils. Absolute power that controls the power of all devils. It must be there for God-”
Arald stopped after saying that. Like he made a mistake.
Frondier smiled, as if satisfied with that.
“You want to kill God.”