176 – Eve’s Briefing
“This can’t be happening…! “This can’t be happening!”
“Yes. Here it is.”
-Phew!
There was no time to listen to the defeated villain’s boring speech.
I rammed the Crucible straight into Gyro’s throat, and he died instantly.
One of the cardinal levels was somewhat wasted.
“Ed… That sword?”
At that time, Elena, who recognized the power of the Crucible, approached me with her eyes wide open.
I pulled out the Crucible that was stuck in Gyro’s mouth and held it out to Elena and said.
“It is the strongest weapon I have. “Limited to the devil.”
Crucible.
This sword was made solely to exorcise demons.
It is a sword that overlays my feelings of hatred and reverses the hellish energy to strike.
In other words, it was safe to say that it was the devil’s version of antimatter energy.
“There are still things to improve.”
However, just because it is Crucible does not mean it is all-powerful.
Although it is powerful enough to send off an unsuspecting Cardinal-level player in one blow, it consumes a lot of hell energy.
Just now, a whopping 37% of hell energy was consumed to kill him.
Compared to what you worked hard to save, you spend it in an instant.
“····I learned a lot today. “Even I feel the need to grow.”
At that time, Elena smiled bitterly and looked at Gyro’s body.
Since she thought of herself as the strongest human being, she seems to have been shocked by the reality of not being able to properly slay even a single demon.
“We will become stronger. Much more than now.”
But I know that Elena will become stronger.
The only reason she has stayed at her current level so far is because she does not need greater power.
If you want to, you can become stronger than you are now.
Even more so in the current episode where we are learning ancient techniques.
“Rather than that, let’s clean up after ourselves. “The war is not over yet.”
“Yes! Let’s go.”
However, now the remaining forces remain.
The imperial army and the Kingdom of Entica army are still engaged, and the remaining demonic forces must also be wiped out.
Elena and I headed straight to the battlefield.
***
After that, it was not that difficult to subdue the remaining forces.
They have already lost their focal point, Gyro.
The Entica Kingdom army immediately began to surrender to the Empire, and the demonic forces began to be cut down by me and Elena.
There was strong resistance at the archbishop and bishop levels, but in the end, they were unable to stop our joint attack.
That’s how we wiped out all the devil cults and succeeded in taking over the Kingdom of Entica.
It was the subjugation of one of the kingdoms that had allied against the empire in the great war seven years ago.
‘This has meaning.’
However, that is the empire’s position.
If I were to express my personal impressions, today’s incident was quite meaningful.
The Kingdom of Entica, which served as the advance guard of demons in each episode, was completely incorporated into the human world in this episode.
As someone who had been busy preventing the invasion of demons in the previous episode as soon as I graduated from the academy, this episode was a huge leap forward.
‘Well, even so…’
But occupying this place does not mean the crisis is over.
Rather, from the devils’ point of view, this would be nothing.
It’s just annoying to lose one useful expansion, but they have almost infinite expansions all over the world.
That’s because they even demonize the monsters of this world and attempt to invade.
And the worst monster they control is…
‘The disaster of the Eldar Kingdom.’
A disaster that brought destruction to the elf kingdom. In other words, he is an ancient god.
Currently, I don’t know how it came to be or how it came to be… In short, it is unknown territory.
That’s because I’ve never met an ancient god who would turn into a disaster.
‘I always heard the news of the destruction of the elf kingdom through rumors.’
The fall of the Eldar Kingdom.
That incident occurred only two months later, and was a major event in which the ancient god destroyed the World Tree and the Eldar Kingdom was destroyed.
At this time, most of the elves died while trying to prevent the disaster that was about to engulf the world tree, and only about 400 survivors were able to take refuge in the human world and be accepted.
For me, it is a sad incident in which I lost a group of intelligent beings who could stand against the devils.
‘I have to save it.’
So, I decided to prioritize saving the Eldar Kingdom.
The goal is to form a human-dwarf-elf alliance to prepare for the devil’s invasion.
Perhaps, if these three races form a union, they will be able to block the devil more effectively.
When three races with different skills come together, a synergy effect can definitely be expected.
‘For now…’
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So, I plan to approach Clarice.
She is a member of the Elven royal family and wants to go to the Eldar Kingdom where her mother is.
Although her Eldar kingdom does not accept her because of her human blood, she will be accepted if I accompany her.
Because I plan to make them an offer they absolutely cannot refuse.
***
When I returned home from the war, I suddenly became a hero.
After defeating the evil group that tried to corrupt the best talent in the empire into demons, the entire people of the empire welcomed me warmly.
Also, from the empire’s perspective, the great war seven years ago was close to their defeat.
This is because the armistice document was stamped without any significant results due to the strong resistance of the United Kingdom led by Klendor.
For this reason, this war was also about building up the pride of the people of the empire that had been lost.
In short, there is nothing more amazing than winning a war.
‘But I can’t be drunk here either.’
However, I was wary of this pleasant sensation.
This feeling of everyone in the world chanting my name and supporting me endlessly.
Of course, I already know everything that will happen in the future.
You know that this moment is just a moment of glory, and that it will not be a big deal even if you look at it only a few years from now.
‘Did the emperor live with these feelings every day?’
This empty feeling that comes from knowing in advance what will happen in the future.
The entire Orserk family probably felt this way.
When they turn 17, they receive all the memories of the first emperor, and their egos are consumed by the enormous amount of information.
In other words, Sephilia also loses herself by being incorporated into Orserk’s will and memories that have been accumulated for hundreds of years.
And for the rest of my life, I will live only doing my duty without feeling any joy or sorrow.
Like an emperor who locks himself in his room and drinks every day.
‘This is definitely a game that would have been a huge flop if it had been released as a game.’
Suddenly, a thought I had in the past came to mind.
I had distorted my memories of the previous game by referring to the number of game retries, and complained about how I could clear such a sh*tty game.
Not surprisingly, there was no easy heroine.
If you think about it, the princess can also be considered to be in the category of heroine, since the only way to save her is to end all of this and break her Orserk’s curse.
Besides, I haven’t even been able to save Enya and Isabella yet.
Enya met a painful end while trying to protect me in each episode, and Isabella grew distant from me in each episode because she could not shake off the weight of her family.
The moment she became honest was when she faced her end.
It was just that time.
In terms of gameplay, it is a game of hell difficulty that you cannot help but feel like sh*t.
How can there not be a single proper heroine?
‘·····If only I could properly complete this visit to the Elven Kingdom.’
But there is still no hope.
I plan to make sure that at least Isabella gets a different ending in this episode.
If I can achieve the purpose of visiting the Elven Kingdom according to my plan, Isabella will also be able to change.
“You look very worried.”
At that time, Eve, who was next to her, looked at me with her innocent eyes and said that.
As I shrugged her shoulders, she looked at me intently and continued.
“That’s exactly the look. “The expression on his face when he’s worried about women’s issues.”
“····It’s a ghost.”
“It’s the sixth sense. Now I also have a sense of humor. “I guess you could say it’s the sense of a woman helping others.”
Now, Eve can’t tell if she’s an android assistant or a human.
Now that she thought about it, she no longer felt the discomfort she had felt with Eve before.
It feels like someone I have known for a long time is next to me.
Thinking like that, she realized that Eve had also tried to speak and act like a true human being.
“And when you have a lot of worries, it’s best to solve them through work. Would you like to hear about work? “There are a lot of issues with the territory fortification work.”
Eve said this and floated a hologram in the air.
And she displayed the entire map of the territory on one screen, a cross-sectional view of the underground area of the territory on another screen, and various construction sites on another screen.
And I started reporting on various issues I needed to know.
“As her brother said, equal development among the territories is difficult. When I ran the simulation, not only was the resource inefficient, but it was also quite difficult to prevent the devil’s invasion. Rather, it is because the range of defense increases.”
Fortification work in preparation for the devil’s invasion.
After explaining the methodology, Eve told me that the direction I suggested was the right one.
As I expected, building a defense line that extends to other territories is not efficient.
For the time I invested there, it was more effective to turn my territory into a natural fortress.
“···What about the maximum capacity?”
“It was originally impossible. “The area of the territory is limited, but you want to accommodate up to 70% of humanity.”
···70% Of all humanity.
In fact, it is a huge number.
This is a world before the Industrial Revolution, so the total population is only about 700 million, but even so, one territory is close to 500 million.
It is almost physically impossible.
“It was originally impossible… “So you’re saying there is a way?”
However, Eve said, ‘In the beginning, it was impossible.’
That means there is a way.
“Yes. “Just bring the imperial palace here.”
“······?”
“The imperial palace is a kind of ‘inventory’ created with the power of the Orserk family. “It appears to exist physically, but it is more like a virtual space that the emperor can manipulate as he pleases.”
“····So?”
“If we give up beauty and authority, it can be transformed into a living space that can accommodate a large number of people. Then only the food problem remains.”
“······.”
Of course, it made sense.
The imperial palace itself is the authority of the Orserk family.
If all the elements that make the imperial palace mysterious and authoritative are invested in accommodating people, it will work out as Eve expected.
“····But then the authority of the imperial family will disappear.”
However, if that happens, the Orserk Empire will lose its symbolism.
The Orserk family, the largest empire of mankind and its central point, loses its authority.
When I expressed my concern, Eve spoke with an expression that seemed to ask what I was talking about.
“What are you talking about? “By then, the Orserk family will no longer be the focal point.”
“······?”
“···Think about it. The owner of the fortress that protects humanity is none other than my brother. “If that happens, power will be reorganized around his brother.”
···Why didn’t I think of that?
Is it because I lived as an aristocrat that I became imbued with an aristocratic mindset?
Eve did a great job pointing out the parts I had missed.
However, what Eve said next was completely unexpected.
“So the new emperor should be my brother. “In order for humanity within the fortress to unite, we need a central point, as you said.”
“·····Huh?”
“When that time comes, take it all. Because marriage alliances are effective. “Whether it’s black hair, white hair, green hair, purple hair, it’s all there.”
“····Huh?”
“Of course, you know that the wife is me, right?”
····Huh?
… Huh???
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