Episode. 37 North and South (1)
In the dark, a red giant sat on a huge chair.
He had his eyes closed as if he were dead, and he licked his lips.
“My king. Hurry up and make a decision.”
There was no one in front of him, but the tone seemed to be asking someone to work, as if they were having a conversation.
It was none other than the stupid and fearful king of his own.
His expression, which seemed calm at first glance, contained a raging impatience.
The red plague giant, Kalgos, remembered what he had seen.
A god imprisoned in a fragile human body.
How pitiful was that insignificant light.
“Father, father… … !”
Kalgos repeated the name he longed for.
Soon, his lower body stiffened.
The germs surrounding him began to seep.
A lust too vulgar and base to bear for my father reared its head.
“Where have you been all this time? Do you know how heartbroken we are?”
The giant sitting on the throne muttered to himself like that.
“As much as you, we wanted to get dirty with our hands.”
Deep and deep underground, beings who only reach out and touch the sky.
Born immoral and impure, they wanted to bring their father down to the bottom.
But God was out of their reach.
So I wrote evil to reach it.
for a very, very long time.
“I can reach you now. You have already fallen from the high sky.”
The Demon King saw it, and Calgos also saw it.
And I felt it.
The omniscient and omnipotent God they remembered is no longer there.
From that day on, the age-old goal of conquering the green world was completely reversed.
The need to climb up from the ground and touch the sky was gone.
“Kuhh, keuhuh… … ! Your place is not there.”
Kalgoss reached out over there.
The figure of the father covered in a weak body shimmered as if it could be caught in the hand.
Kwaaak-
A huge, red grip gripped the space. Then, the magic energy of the area expanded in an instant.
In the meantime, an aura darker than jet black mixed in.
“… … at las!”
Permission was given to the foolish and fearful king.
Calgos’s eyes widened like half moons.
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“This… … .”
I frowned.
This sudden unpleasant feeling was like receiving an insult that I couldn’t bear to say right in front of my nose.
Unknowingly, my gaze went to one place.
The castle walls where the knights stood guard, beyond them, the plague castle shimmered in front of them.
Why?
Alertness rang the bell.
He raised his hand and wiped his face.
Sweat dripped from my fingertips for no reason.
Something must have happened.
“Tell the leaders to hold an emergency meeting.”
I grabbed one of the soldiers and gave orders to go up the wall.
‘There are no abnormal signs… … .’
As always, the magi felt from the side of the Plague Castle was disgusting, and the air in the garden was fresh.
Perhaps it was a new feeling after being in the tent of this garden for a long time.
“Why are you looking so serious?”
“… … no. Stay alert.”
I shook my head at the knight who asked me friendly.
There was no need to create anxiety for them by not being sure.
‘I wish I could use a new design.’
The aftereffects of the punishment did not go away.
Faith itself began to move slowly, but it was still difficult to use the authority.
It’s such a useful power, I felt like I was blind for the past few days.
I struggled to suppress this rising feeling and headed towards the conference hall.
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“Two weeks have passed since we fought the first 3 generations.”
“It is. But why is there an emergency meeting all of a sudden… … ?”
“It seems that something strange has happened.”
“… … .”
In an instant, the meeting hall became quiet.
Among them, the eyes of the Lord of Ord Castle could be seen trembling slightly.
I looked at the lord of Ord Castle.
“What kind of anomaly is this?”
“Not yet… … I don’t know.”
Nothing is certain.
But I was certain.
There is something.
“The plague castle’s growth has been steeper than I expected. It wouldn’t be strange at all to call it a surprise to have been reborn as the 3rd generation this time.”
He made eye contact with the leaders one by one and continued talking.
“And they won a great victory this time, but their signs are so quiet.”
“that… … Word.”
“I’m not sure, but it seems the enemy doesn’t want to drag this fight on.”
“… … !”
In fact, I had a vague idea.
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The Demon King saw me, and Calgos recognized me.
Those furious bastards couldn’t stand still.
In the first place, the reason why the Demon Realm invaded this land was all in order to reach the status of a god.
I don’t know if I didn’t know it, but I must have been very impatient like a wild boar covered in fire.
“I think we need to get the situation right through reconnaissance.”
Bringing out the main topic, I threw my eyes at Zeke.
Zeke, who understood my meaning, nodded obediently.
“I’m not going It won’t take long if you just defend against Magi.”
Ord castle lord and other leaders expressed their gratitude to Sieg.
Even so, there was a vague sense of tension in those aspects.
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The Wyvern hovered over Rio Castle. Then, it turned to the south.
The Horgyo insignia tied to his back fluttered wildly.
“First of all, we decided to crack down on the mouth until the situation becomes clear.”
While I was following Sieg, who had grown distant like a dot, with my eyes, the lord of the castle of Ord spoke to me from the side.
“but… … It’s a big deal because the original plan fell through.”
The lord of the castle of Ord let out an uncharacteristically deep voice of concern.
“What do you mean?”
“Didn’t you decide to build a foundation for Baren to stand up again while blocking the Plague Castle? However, as the Holy Son said, if an all-out war breaks out soon… … .”
“Already, the foundation is sufficient.”
I knew very well what he was worried about.
However, it was just rain.
“All-out war at Plague Castle is sooner than expected, but Baren has also changed quickly.”
The lord of the castle of Ord made an expression that he did not understand.
I looked at him and smiled.
Baren became a religious state.
The king’s wit grew deeper as time passed, and the people’s faith grew day by day.
That alone was enough, but Baren also had an old ally called the Prot Kingdom.
Even if there was a moment of conflict between them, it was self-evident that King Barentis would seek peace through Horgyo.
Even so, it seemed that the concerns of the lord of Ord were not easily resolved.
“The biggest problem is, of course, the magician. Those mean, dishonorable seekers are sure to be looking only for fishermanship.”
I wish I was at least half like an elf-
The castle lord’s grumbling was particularly hostile.
“hahahaha. First of all, it’s not like an all-out war has become certain, so let’s wait.”
I smiled as I do now and eased the lord’s anxiety.
Four days passed like that.
In the distance, a gray wyvern was staggering through the air.
Zeke’s complexion on top of it couldn’t be said to be very good either.
As soon as he returned, a meeting was held.
“The density of the magic is strangely high.”
Zeke, who gulped down the holy water, took a deep breath and opened his mouth.
It was also accompanied by a nod that it was disgusting.
“The Wyvern approach was as far as Count Poir.”
He recounted in detail what he had seen.
Magi that increases density centered on the plague castle.
However, the appearance of the castle was very bizarre.
“A huge human… … It resembled the appearance of a giant. Maybe that’s the original adult look.”
As soon as Zeke finished speaking, everyone in the meeting hall shook their heads.
“Mmm! Even if there is work, it seems to be really solid.”
“It was a much better option to deal with the situation before it got this bad… … !”
The commanders frowned.
Knight Commander Martin Gastein criticized the decision of Rio Castle last time.
In the atmosphere that suddenly became heavy, I happily burst into laughter.
Everyone’s eyes focused on me again.
“It’s a good thing.”
Yes. This was a boon.
It’s also really great.
“Good luck, how can this be good luck?”
Abalt asked.
I wanted to ask the opposite question.
So, could this be a bad thing?
As I said before, Calgos is one of the legion commanders under the Demon King.
“Since the enemy general is trying to stab his head alone, isn’t this a perfect opportunity to cut his head?”
At my words, the men in the castle made indescribable expressions.
It seemed difficult to understand.
“As everyone knows, the Plague Castle was created by the curse of Calgos. Generation after generation unleashes more vicious plague monsters. And the end point of that curse… … .”
Did you infer from what I just said?
Gulp, someone swallowed.
“Brigade commander Calgos. It is the curse of the Plague itself.”
Some might say that there is no bad news about this story.
But that was the wrong sound.
“Let’s cut his throat for sure this time.”
It was such a pity that he hadn’t been able to deal with Calgos before.
Opportunities to deal with just one guy were rare.
But like this, he came to me on his own and gave it to me.
“It is common to have to deal with the corps in order to deal with the corps commander. But what about now?”
A curse that keeps growing forcibly.
There would be no time for the thousands of his followers, his pride, to appear.
At that time, Zeke, who had been silently listening, opened his mouth.
“Certainly, if you consider it an opportunity, it is an opportunity. However, the crisis remains the same. As you said, even if you fight the general and win, the Magic Alliance’s attack will be waiting for you after that.”
It was the same as what the Lord of Ord had said four days ago.
I laughed again.
“When the fight is over, the Magic Alliance won’t have time to attack us.”
“what?”
“Were you thinking of fighting him alone?”
That’s a no-brainer.
My eyes are wide open, the saint of the south.
The timing was just right.
It was because I really wanted to meet face to face.