139 – Clendor’s First World Line
Ian’s face was colored with fear.
I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it with my own eyes.
Truly overwhelming strength.
Even if it exceeded my expectations, it went far beyond my expectations.
To think that his entire hunter unit was cut down by just one academy cadet.
‘How on earth…Is this power capable of defeating even the Sword Master…?’
Power that can defeat even a sword master.
In fact, Ian and his unit were a force that even the Sword Master could easily hunt.
This is because if a Sword Master specialized in ground warfare engages in an underwater battle, his power will be halved, and Ian himself is a beginning Sword Master, specialized in underwater warfare, and is even wearing an artifact called ‘Descendant of the Sea God’. .
Where is that?
Ian also had a unit of elite sea hunters who were veterans of underwater warfare.
The bishop of the Salvation Church, who wields an unknown and insidious power, also joined in.
It was truly a state of complete preparation.
‘But… Why…’
But the result was the annihilation of the SS.
On the other hand, for Edgar Fix, the only thing that ended up happening was that the suit was a little damaged.
It was embarrassing to even say that he caused damage.
It was truly a crushing defeat.
‘The attack pattern cannot be read…’
Ian analyzed it carefully.
He wondered why he suffered such a crushing defeat.
As a result, he was able to realize that the problem was his inexplicable fighting style.
A strange technique that covers the entire area with black water, and a mobility that is difficult to match even with underwater walking.
An unidentified weapon with unexpected lethal force.
Everything exceeded my expectations.
As a result, all the SS were attacked before they could prepare.
“I admit it. You are not someone I can contain. “I was trying to swallow a bomb that I couldn’t handle.”
Ian, who eventually finished understanding the situation, readily acknowledged Ed’s strength.
Then he pulled out his Auror blade and spoke to Ed.
“From now on, I will risk my life too. Come.”
Ian said that and took a stance.
They adopted the ‘you come’ tactic of only dealing with what comes in.
In any case, Ed’s mobility cannot be caught up even with underwater walking, and since all of Ed’s long-distance attacks can be healed by the ‘Sea God’s Armor’, he thought that he would get close to finish him off.
So, Ian gathered mana into the Auror Blade, hoping that Ed would come in on his own.
I vowed to end it with one strike and spoke to the bishop next to me.
“Bishop. Cover me when he approaches. “Whether I use a mental spell or a curse spell, if I restrict his movements, I will sever his head in an instant.”
“······.”
As Ian said that, he glanced at the bishop.
But he, who was covered in a tattered hooded robe, made no reply.
Soon, Ian spoke again.
“Answer me! When he approaches…?”
However, as Ian continued speaking, his eyes suddenly widened and his words blurted out.
It’s not that it wasn’t, but the face was not visible under the bishop’s hood.
It has the shape of a human, but it seems as if no one is there.
Such a strange appearance sent goosebumps down my spine.
“····Bishop?”
Even though I called him again, the bishop remained silent.
Soon, Ian gritted his teeth and snatched up the hooded robe in the shape of a bishop.
Then the tattered robe tore apart, revealing the contents inside.
It was a human skull.
“······Kkkkkkkkk····.”
A helpless laugh leaked from Ian’s mouth.
He was considered the first heir to the throne of the Clendor Empire, but he himself was cut off.
While Ian was laughing bitterly, Ed finished ‘Mana Transfer’.
It absorbed the vast amount of mana in the sea and refilled all the mana consumed with the laser cutter.
【Do you want to live?】
And Ed said something unexpected.
Ed’s question about whether you want to live.
Ian answered with a frown.
“····What does it mean?”
【Literally. It means do you want to live? I am willing to let you live if you follow the conditions I want.】
Ed puts Ian’s life as collateral.
At this, Ian lowered his Auror blade.
I took a deep breath and considered the current situation.
Ian eventually finished thinking and spoke.
“What are the conditions?”
【Give up the throne. Promise to serve only Klendor without owning any power.】
“······.”
However, Ed’s condition was to give up the throne.
Ian sneered and shook his shoulders.
He raised his Auror blade again and glared at Ed.
“Work for Klendor? I am Klendor itself. Ian Bellarian von Klendor. “I was born to become an emperor.”
At Ian’s words, Ed smiled bitterly and looked at the guy.
As expected, his ego was too strong to embrace Ian.
A person who prioritizes only his own desires rather than serving the country.
‘I tried to use it to eradicate the devil religion within Klendor.’
In my heart, I felt like it was a waste.
He could have played a good hand if he hadn’t been so stubborn about becoming emperor.
He became a sword master at a relatively young age, and he also has strengths in underwater combat.
【It is not only your destiny to become an emperor. Even if you are not in that position, you can still be honorable.】
So Ed tried to persuade Ian once again.
Now that the bishop has sent out an avatar instead of his own body.
In order to eradicate the devil religion that is spreading within Klendor, a person who can stop it was needed.
There is no one better suited for that role than Ian.
“····You talk a lot. There are two paths left for me. “Either I die without becoming emperor, or I kill you and become emperor.”
But Ian seems to have already made up his mind.
Ed nodded his head.
If you show such a stubborn attitude, it would just be a waste of time to talk about it.
-Weee…
So Ed gathered the power.
A third of mana began to accumulate in the largest mana stone in the center of the chest.
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It was decided to end the matter quickly and quickly without any fuss.
[Charging… 100%!]
A sufficient amount of mana was collected.
A vast amount of mana transformed into an atomic structure full of lethal power and burst into bright light.
Soon, a dazzlingly bright light erupted.
-Kwaaa!
“Wow!”
A huge light shot straight at Ian.
Ed’s new special move, ‘Unibeam’, completely reduced Ian’s body to rags.
Although the ‘Sea God’s Armor’, a creation-level artifact, was not destroyed, the impact that could not be fully absorbed was passed on to Ian, breaking his bones and rupturing his muscles, and all the organs in his body were crushed or damaged. It was twisted.
-Gurruk····Gurruk····!
However, the Sea God’s armor is a creation-level artifact.
An artifact of horrific performance began to heal Ian’s body.
The mana dissolved in the sea was converted into a healing ingredient that absorbed mana and regenerated Ian’s body.
-Shooooo!
Ed, who knew this well, quickly approached Ian, who was in a state of shock, and took out a plasma blade.
And then cut off one of his arms to slow down his recovery—
-Tuk.
All the seams of the armor were unraveled.
And then I took out the ‘Release Magic Scroll’ in my inventory and separated Ian and the Sea God’s armor.
Then─.
“Kuheouheook───!”
Ian began to writh in pain, spitting out blood.
This is because the inside of his body, including his arm, was blocked during recovery.
【···In the end, it is your choice. Bye.】
Although given a choice, Ian Clendor met his end because he could not give up his greed for the throne.
Ed looked down at Ian as he slowly died and sank to the bottom of the sea.
According to the original scenario, I saw Ian, who should have taken the throne, and who should have suppressed Prince Leon, who had the devil’s back.
I was familiar with the world line in which he became emperor, so his death was a little bitter.
‘·····No, let’s not cling to the past.’
But soon Ed shook his head.
Isn’t there a new opponent in the current world?
Bianca Clendor.
She had never been able to take the throne, and she was unfairly killed by her subordinates who were bribed by Prince Ian each time.
Perhaps it would be better to leave it to her to purge her demonic cult rather than to her power-mad Prince Ian.
While Ian fights against the Devil Cult solely out of her desire to become her Emperor, Bianca fights against the Devil Cult to protect her own people.
‘Above all…’
Bianca is friendly to the empire.
Unlike her Ian, who had troubled the Empire at every turn on her previous world line, she knew how to bend herself for her cause.
She places more value on protecting her people than on the dignity of her imperial family.
-Paaat!
So Ed no longer cared about Ian.
We activated the underwater jet engine and quickly approached the battleship.
Now it’s time to take care of what needs to be done and leave Clendor to Bianca.
***
“You’re no longer at the level of a cadet.”
A conference room in a dreadnought.
The academy cadets who came to clean up the sea monsters were leaving their own comments as they looked at Ed’s reflection in the video transmission magic sphere.
However, rather than surprise, a smile of bewilderment spread across their faces, which was because Ed’s power was so powerful that it was beyond common sense.
I never would have thought that the sea monster hunter of Clendor, who was difficult to deal with even in a 1:1 match, would be defeated in a 1:20 match.
“······.”
However, there were some who still had a burning desire to win when they saw Ed like that.
The grand duke’s children and Charlotte.
First of all, Isabella’s pride did not allow it.
Although he liked Ed, he had risen to the top with a cheat-like ability called ‘Power of Negation’.
I had become stronger by drawing on the power of such negativity, but I did not like the idea of giving up the position of ‘strongest cadet’ to Ed so easily.
‘I too… I have to become stronger…’
Charlotte, on the other hand, simply wanted to be someone who could stand next to Ed.
She believes that in order to be Ed’s partner, she must have that level of ability, so she fuels her desire to improve in this way.
‘You are moving higher and higher. ‘I will follow you soon.’
And Lucas considered Ed both a friend and a rival.
Although he was the only one who thought so, this was Lucas’s own dream.
He wants to be himself and competes with the person he respects.
‘When I perfect my swordsmanship, I will definitely show it to you.’
Of course, Enya also felt a sense of improvement.
Just without feeling as anxious as before.
Enya had now begun to search for an answer that was close to the correct answer, and she firmly believed that one day she would perfect Baldojutsu and stand in front of Ed.
All you have to do is focus on your sword.
There was no need to be nervous as Ed was ahead.
Everyone has a different growth period.
“Her Highness the Princess. “I think it should be torn apart at this point.”
Meanwhile, Ed was asking Bianca to return to her home country.
Once I found out that the Bishop of the Devil Church sent an avatar rather than the original body.
This is because we cannot leave the defenseless Klendor alone.
“As of today, the princess no longer has a political enemy. Return to Klendor and absorb all of Ian’s forces.”
Ed advised Bianca to unify all of Clendor’s political forces and provided detailed guidance on how to do so.
How to distinguish between devil religions.
How to deal with traitors.
How should purges and integration be carried out?
He gave Bianca advice that became her bones and flesh.
“Now you are the only descendant of the Sea God. Prove yourself.”
Ed said that and dressed Bianca in the sea god armor.
And he gave Bianca the spear he had made all night long.
Bianca’s face turned red as if it were going to explode.
“·····Thank you. “I will definitely save Clendor.”
Bianca said and hugged Ed.
Ed looked a bit confused by the sudden hug, but quickly patted Bianca on the back.
Because she vaguely senses that she is relying on herself.
“···I wish you good luck.”
Soon, with those words, Bianca returned to Clendor.
With a minimal fleet to return to her home country.
“Don’t worry. “I will honor Her Highness’s wishes and serve her all the way to the sea wall.”
However, this did not mean that the empire’s fleet and Klendor’s fleet were completely separated.
Bianca returned simply to unite Klendor, which was in political turmoil, and root out the demonic religion, but most of the Klendor fleet was still supporting the empire.
With the anxiety factor of Ian removed, the relationship became stronger.
After Bianca returned to her home country.
The joint exploration team of the Empire and Clendor continued to cross the open sea.
In the process, they were attacked by several sea monsters and the ship was swayed by the strong waves of the Magentani Strait, but they could not be stopped.
Like that, a level 7 sea monster. It had been two weeks since we endured a storm accompanied by thunder and lightning and waves several meters high that threatened to engulf the ship.
-Ssaaa…
A sea as calm as a lake.
No, the lake itself in the middle of the sea.
We finally arrived there.
One of the world’s three most magical zones, the ‘Sea Wall’ that no one could pass through.