It’s no use trying to smoke something else. Because I’ve seen it all as an alter ego anyway. Howard, who came to his senses first, arrived at the spot where I had killed Utuka.
When Howard arrived, Utuka’s corpse had already turned to dust and a fragmented red orb remained there.
“Did you see it?”
“I know that without even looking at it.”
Howard took out a red marble with five pieces from inside his chest and held it out. An ignorant bastard, it seems that he has been carrying it in his arms without putting it in a subspace until now. After all, who in the world has the ability to steal what is in Howard’s arms?
In fact, I would have known it even if I hadn’t seen it as an alter ego. It was because a tremendous energy was emanating from the orb. Any being who could feel divinity would have known that Howard had something.
I returned the largest of the five pieces to Howard.
“Do you need it?”
A look of hesitation was evident on Howard’s face.
“Isn’t it Cthulla or something that should be given to that god?”
“I said I would give you beads, but I didn’t say I would give you all.”
It’s kind of a pun, but it’s true that it was too strong an opponent compared to the price Ctula paid. Even if you gave just one of the pieces, Cthullah would have nothing to say. If I really needed the whole thing, I would have robbed it from Howard in the five years I was sleeping.
“I don’t know what kind of deal I made with Junon, but now you should prepare too.”
“I get it.”
Howard took the piece and put it back in his bosom. There are now 4 pieces left. The next piece was held out to Setas.
“Is it difficult to find dimensional coordinates? Would this help?”
It is the nucleus of foreign media that interfered in numerous dimensions. Of course it will help.
“Can you really give it to me?”
[Recorder, do you know the value of it?]
Setas and Bastet asked at the same time.
“Because it is what you need. Yes, Mr. Bastet, I know.”
The next piece was given to Shaq. If Howard and Setas need this right now, giving it to Shaq feels like an investment in the future.
I don’t know how Shaq can use this, but that’s a problem Shaq will solve. But this genius will find a way to fix it himself in a few years.
“thank you.”
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Shaq accepted without refusing. There are now two pieces left.
“I don’t have to.”
Argin himself refused. If Shaq can find a way to use it, Argyn might be able to use it as well.
“If it’s because of me, you don’t have to decline.”
“It’s not because of the lord. I don’t need it.”
Could Argin not know the value of this? No, you will definitely know. Argin is also a being that has already built up a status.
“I don’t know how to use it yet, but if you absorb it, you can at least become a demigod.”
I told you in case you didn’t know. But Argin laughed.
“What would I do if I became a demigod? you can live a long time I think I can live long enough for a human now, but I don’t think that will be all that great.”
Argin’s thoughts were deep. This is how Howard and I have been through, or will be going through.
Your loved ones will leave first and you will have to watch it. Howard has already been through it, and I may have to watch Lena and Peace die first. No, it will definitely be like that. You will have to watch Lena, her grandchildren, and their children die, just as you let Aether go.
While I was asleep, Argyn had another realization. Argin, who gave off an atmosphere like a sword, had now changed into an atmosphere like a scholar who had studied for a long time. I don’t know if it’s because the atmosphere has changed like a sage, but it seems that I’ve been thinking deeply.
“You’re going to be stronger than you are right now? He could be as strong as Howard over there.”
“Is there another enemy like Utuka?”
no it won’t be Even if it comes out, someone will tell you about it decades ago.
“Not right away.”
“Then what good is it?”
As Argin gained enlightenment, it seemed that the basic human greed had disappeared. Every time the gods saw me, they told me to throw away my human thoughts, but wouldn’t that be the way to godhood rather than forcibly raising my rank by absorbing a piece of Utuka’s marble?
“I get it.”
I don’t need it, but I wouldn’t recommend it anymore. Then one of the two remaining fragments will be given to Cthulla, and I have one left. If there is, there is a place to use it as it is.
He returned the gathered friends to their original places. Argin wanted to stay longer in the Akasha estate, but he was forced to return. It is surprising that the man who abandoned human greed is still afraid of his wife.
Even without me, the Akasha estate was still running well. The land of Nivea seemed to have been decided in the direction of inheriting the title when Vernant’s wife, who was serving as the proxy lord, was chosen as the next archwitch.
I stayed with my family for a few days and soothed a long sleep. Lena’s abilities were still growing. And as he grew up, he seemed to have realized how to use power, and now he seems to be able to adjust the strength and range of force to some extent.
While I was gone, Lena was currently exerting her power only in the Akasha estate, as if she had been well educated by the great civil servants of the Akasha estate. However, this condition is very dangerous. That’s what human greed is.
In fact, while I was gone, Lena received numerous marriage proposals. Of course, they all turned down because I was absent.
I knew the list, so I decided to deal with it sooner or later.
“Do you want to go to Lena New Continent?”
“I’m fine wherever my dad is.”
“Okay then let’s go”
I had a thought, so I had to go to the new continent anyway. Moving a family is very easy.
All he had to do was give a word to Wither, who was still halfway working as a lord. Wither, whom I haven’t seen in a while, seems to be in poor health. It poured out the power of healing very powerfully.
Wither, who had been healed and looked better, was swearing at me with her eyes. I didn’t know that I would be working so hard that it would harm my health, so I decided to forgive.
“If I go to the new continent this time, I might be away for a very long time.”
“You’re used to it, so don’t worry.”
“If you say that, it seems like I’m giving you a lot of trouble, and it’s a bit sad.”
“Because it is true.”
Is it because I’m getting old? It is not as compliant as before.
“I have more to tell you.”
“What?”
“I want to retire.”
Looking at the wither, he had aged a lot before he knew it. It was thanks to Wither that I was able to freely roam without worrying about the territory. I thought it was time to take a break.
“okay. Will the takeover go well?”
“Are you accepting it all at once without worrying so much?”
“You’ve been thinking a lot.”
“The handover is no problem.”
Among the young officials, there are many talented people in the Akasha territory, so there will be no problem maintaining it even if it is not developed.
“Who is the successor? If anyone has any other thoughts, let me know.”
“Um, not at all. The power I have is too great. Except for the lord, there is nothing good for one person to have such great power. I think it’s good to share it with many people.”
“Then I’ll leave it blank for now. Take a break and come back if you feel frustrated at home.”
“That won’t happen.”
Wither said very firmly. But that’s because Wither doesn’t know what officials who retired early do. In the morning, the stew ingredients will be different.
“And this is just my opinion, but how long are you planning to keep the Akasha estate?”
“Were you thinking about that too?”
It’s a problem I’ve been thinking about for a long time. The existence of Akasha’s territory can never be considered normal. It’s been a long time since the power of the land has surpassed the Ether Empire. It is the same for both military and economic power. I don’t know when I’m alive If I die right away, the land of Akasha will be shattered by the wolves rushing for food.
“Unless you’re an idiot, it’s a matter of course you think.”
“Okay, then let’s move slowly, naturally, not too suddenly.”
“Then let’s proceed like that.”
But who? Of course, the wither had to do it. He had no intention of retiring in the first place.
But the next day, Wither actually retired. A very grand party was held to commemorate the retirement. And while he was retired, he started working on the transfer of the Akasha estate. It’s a kind of camouflage, and the Imperial Intelligence Service isn’t stupid, so I wonder if there’s a reason to do that, but I let the Wither do what it wants.
That’s how he settled the territory issue and moved to the new continent with his family. Howard, who was staying at the mansion, also followed.
I tried again to make an elixir of immortality with pieces of Utuka’s beads. Several months passed like that.
I wasn’t stuck in the alchemy lab like I used to train in the closed hall. Because it is not a problem that can be solved by taking time.
In the middle, he met with William and implicitly conveyed the transfer of the Akasha estate. William wasn’t too surprised. It was just a reaction that it was supposed to come.
However, the guest who was supposed to come did not come. There was no news from Ctula, who thought he would come to get the beads.
I was a little concerned at first, but since they are beings with a blurry concept of time, I decided not to bother and organized my tasks one by one.
As those peaceful days were passing by, Howard came to me lying in the field. I was lying in an empty place like this because I thought it would come.
“Is it about time?”
Although I see it almost every day, I intuitively know why Howard came.
“okay”
“Would you like a drink?”
“It’s good”
There were only a few bottles of Drakan’s liquor left on the table that was prepared on the spot.
“This drink is really good.”
“Drakan-nim left behind a lot of other things besides alcohol, so why don’t you leave something behind as well?”
“I decided that the place I left would become a clean person.”
As the last glasses collided, Howard put the Utuka marble I had given him into the glass and swallowed it down.
“Can I eat that?”
“I become.”
Was it possible because he was originally a person with the power to eat?
“Then go well. If you meet him, tell him my regards.”
“I will see you again anyway”
Howard’s body began to slowly disappear while laughing. Not only the body was disappearing, but the existence itself was disappearing.
Seeing the process of becoming a god is second only to Drakan. Not all seem to be the same way. I was offered to become a god while only moving my consciousness, so I was not the same as Drakan.
After a while, only the glass Howard drank remained in the place where Howard was.
“ha”
He looked up at the sky and sighed. It was expected, but a considerable sense of loss came.
I didn’t know Howard had left until several days later, and some people were angry that he had left after only saying hello to me, while others took it for granted.
After a few months, the world began to change drastically. This was similar to the change when Drakan became a god in the past.
I knew that Howard had safely become the god of this world. But it wasn’t always good. The change that occurred in the world was that crime was increasing rapidly. The number of evil spirits suddenly appearing also increased.
Basically, it felt like there were a lot of bad guys. Black souls don’t always do bad things, but I feel like that’s gotten a little worse.
The East Continent’s Great Labyrinth was still closed, so I couldn’t meet and ask Drakan. But I was relieved that Howard met him and became a god. After all, he’s a god in this world, so won’t we be able to meet him someday?
However, a few months later, an oracle came down to Angour, the real saint.