247. Playing for the Continent
The tears that fell had a lot of meaning to me. A kind of evidence that he is sad that his separation from them is just around the corner.
Funny enough.
The two people smiled slightly when they saw me like that.
[Thank you.]
[A kind person.]
The Dark Spirit and Stella.
Because they both knew how heavy each tear I shed was.
Also, they fully know that those tears are sadness over their separation.
The two people were happy.
That they don’t want me to break up with them.
It is possible if you move according to your desires.
With the Dark Spirit and Stella still remaining as my soul, I will be able to be with them until the day I close my eyes.
If I close my eyes like that, I too can become a soul and enter into rest with the two of you.
“Okay then.”
Just as Finden Ai abandoned me, returned to the Republic, and fought for her life.
Just as Arya shed her destiny as a warrior and cut down her gods to walk her true path.
Me too.
“Let’s go.”
In order to remain as Deius Verdi, he chooses to break up with the two people.
[Yes, this is the final fight!]
[As a former saint, the time has come to face the gods.]
The two followed me with lighter steps.
* * *
“Huuu.”
A thin man wearing a black robe is rubbing his hands together. Before you know it, he is standing on the wall of Gray Pond, being beaten by the strong wind. His name is Becklin.
He was a disease magician belonging to Dante.
“Why did you come all the way here?”
As he looked down at the Gray Pond, covered with clouds of divine power and pouring down white light, his own emotions filled him.
Why are you doing this?
It was certainly humiliating for Gloria, the leader of Griffin’s guard knights, to be unable to do anything and turn a blind eye.
But as her excitement subsided, she began to think calmly, and she wondered if there was any need to terrorize Gray Pond.
But.
She must have been since she saw the woman walking down from the sky, using the light as her path.
I felt like something was firmly entrenched in my head. She falls into the dilemma of thinking that she must somehow help Ruanes to extinguish the souls of the continent.
It felt like someone was holding my chin and forcing me to focus my eyes only on that thing.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t that bad because I felt like that was what I really needed to do.
“Then let’s try it.”
The cloudy gray mana that gathers in both hands is replaced by magic.
“It is my special infectious disease that starts with dizziness, vomiting, and fever.”
Hives will gradually appear on your skin and it will become rough like a stone, and in the end, you will bleed out from your entire body and die.
It only takes 6 hours for the disease to reach the latter stage and take a person’s life.
A masterpiece of conversion created by the disease wizard Becklin.
A lump of evil that he created solely for the purpose of mass murder.
“Come on! Goodbye for today, Gray Pond!”
Today, no one will survive on this earth.
Beklin will leave his mark as a mass murderer following in the footsteps of Herald Hazard.
I thought so.
His gray magic cannot extend to Gray Pond and is condensed in place.
A sight that appears to be being pushed by something.
Beklin’s brow furrowed.
“Heh heh.”
It was a light laugh, almost like a laugh, but the voice was extremely heavy.
An old man holding a huge staff like an old tree was looking down at Beklin from the sky while suppressing his magic.
Grand Wizard Rockpelican.
The king’s right hand.
Grand Wizard Rockpelican Linus.
If you reach that age, it is true that you should already have retired from government office and live the rest of your life in luxury.
In fact, he was the oldest in the royal family, and even his movements were slowly becoming uncomfortable.
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It can be said that it makes no sense for such an old man to go to a battlefield that is about to become harsh.
If he wasn’t a wizard.
It is different from knights and other government positions.
For a wizard, being old was not a flaw unless he was forgetful.
Knights are often compared to flowers.
A flower that starts from a bud, grows into a stem, and progresses through a bud to bloom beautifully. However, as time goes by, the flower fades again.
Knights also become weaker as they age past their prime, so they are usually replaced by younger generations.
A wizard is compared to wine.
It matures quietly over time. As a few decades pass, they transform into the alluring Miju.
Grand Wizard Rockpelican Linus.
He was an old man who was worthy of being ranked among the strongest wizards on the continent.
“Are they trying to commit massacre?”
Compared to him, Beklin, a young disease wizard, felt like his whole body was tied up.
His own magic is blocked and he cannot move. I was sweating profusely and couldn’t speak properly.
Looking down at him, Rock Pelican snorted.
“Deius said that. “What lies ahead will be a time for the dead.”
“… ….”
“But that doesn’t mean it should cause harm to the living.”
The top priority is not the rest of the dead. With all that being done, no one dies.
Because Deius declared so.
The royal family’s efforts are not to help Deius, as always.
Protect citizens.
“It’s a pity, but there is no place for you on today’s stage.”
I feel helplessness again and again. Becklin resisted by yelling.
The old man, who was rooted in Gray Pond like an old tree, was not shaken at all.
* * *
[I found Owen. He told me to go to the rooftop, so I’ll go right away.]
“Okay.”
I was in a hurry, so I answered the dark spirit’s words that I understood and opened the door to the archmage’s laboratory.
There, the great wizard’s disciples were busy working on the cornerstone.
“What is the progress of the cornerstone?”
When I asked if it was urgent, one of them answered with a devastated expression.
“Well, it seems difficult. I was just about to get started…….”
There was no excuse such as the opponent’s offensive was faster than expected. In the first place, it was not a strange situation no matter when the enemy came.
“The middle stone and the bottom stone.”
As if he had been waiting for my words, he quickly brings a case that resembles a jewelry box.
When I opened it with a click, there were two blue magic stones with a brilliant light inside.
A truly vast amount of mana. An item that can be called the greatest jewel of the continent.
I said, pointing straight to the ceiling.
“Finden Eye, break through.”
“Huh?”
“Go straight to the rooftop.”
The Finden child seemed to have finally understood what I was saying and smiled as he held the snowflake that was resting on his shoulder with both hands.
“Do you like it more today because it’s a big deal?”
Findeneye began to destroy the ceiling and immediately gave instructions to the panicked disciples of the great wizard.
“The creation of the cornerstone will be stopped, and the magic stone of Ruaneth itself will be moved.”
The archmage’s disciple was taken aback by my words. He asks with a puzzled expression.
“Gwae, are you okay? Unlike the middle or bottom stones, this is the warlock’s mana that we did not properly process. I guess dealing with it right away is a bit…….”
Since it was Ruaneth’s mana, of course traces of him remain. As I moved the magic stones, I also worked on purifying them.
“It’s okay.”
I answered calmly and watched Finden Eye smash the ceiling.
Time is already passing and the situation has begun. Waiting for everything to be fully prepared is foolish in itself.
“It’s all done!”
Weak sunlight pouring in from above the ceiling. But even that will soon be taken away by the cloud made of divine power.
“I just ask you to move it.”
“I understand!”
The Archmage’s disciples immediately begin preparing to move Ruaneth’s magic stone.
At first, it was so dangerous that even the slightest touch would cause mana to overflow, but since the mana had already been drained with the middle and bottom stones, it was not a big problem even if it was somewhat shocked now.
“Then me too… ….”
Even though I was unfamiliar with it, I tried to use wind magic and climb straight up through the hole that Findeneye had made.
“Hold on tight.”
But before I knew it, Finden Eye quickly came to my side and wrapped one hand around my waist.
I wondered what kind of situation this was, but she lifted me up with quite a bit of force.
“You should save your strength as much as possible, master.”
“… ….”
“Even if you look like this, you’re still a maid. “We must do our best to ensure that our master has a pleasant time.”
“…… “I really don’t like it, but please do.”
It was just as she said.
For the work I would do in the future, I needed to save even a little bit of mana and energy.
While holding me in one of her hands, the Finden child climbs down the hole and begins to jump upward.
Even though she was holding Baekseol in her left hand and me in her right hand, her breathing did not become very heavy.
“When I went to get the ax earlier, Per said that. “The calculation is perfect.”
Has the calculation been completed?
Starting with me, Rockpelican, Erica and finally Per.
The competent wizards have all completed the calculations, so the calculations are perfect.
In practice, variables may come into play, but if you are afraid of them, you cannot do anything.
“Master, have confidence.”
“… ….”
She thought it was a bit of an unexpected piece of advice, but Finden Ai’s voice was filled with genuine concern.
“Because the owner can do it no matter what. Don’t be too hasty. “Take your time.”
Finden Eye’s impressions of me as I stayed in her lab for more than a month, obsessively focusing on research.
She arrives at the rooftop laughing.
“I will protect you so you don’t think it’s urgent.”
A strong wind blows.
The cloud of divine power had already consumed half of the sky of Gray Pond.
But don’t pay attention to it. Rather than looking at the gods’ pranks, I couldn’t help but focus my attention on the woman who was hugging me right now.
I’ve been close to her often, but have I ever looked at her for this long?
Finden Eye let me go, showing a little regret.
“After this, let’s have a drink.”
“…… I get it.”
Finden Eye, holding the snow-white sword and smiling at the significance, looked up at the cloud of her divine power approaching.
I pass by her and head to her piano on her rooftop.
Owen had already arrived there and was getting ready, and next to her was King Orpheus, looking at her clouds with a frown.
“Is it starting?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
When I bow my head and show my respect, he smiles bitterly.
“I’m glad Eleanor isn’t here.”
“… ….”
“Do you know what expression you are making right now?”
I check my face reflected on the piano to see what that means. Deius’ expressionless face is seen, not much different from usual.
But Owen, who was sitting in front of the piano, also fidgeted with her hands as if she was anxious.
To me, who didn’t understand, Orpheus didn’t bother to explain.
He just taps my shoulder and gives me a warm hug.
“It’s not like I was thinking about your position as a king or as a memorial person.”
“… ….”
“As your close friend named Orpheus, I believe that you will resolve this crisis with flying colors and survive.”
Unexpected comfort.
Findeneye is like that, and so is His Majesty King Orpheus.
Why are you saying that to me?
There were doubts, though.
“You don’t have to worry.”
I answered calmly and turned my attention to the Magic Stone of Luanes that the Archmage’s disciples brought after them.
The magic stone floated and settled right next to the piano. The boiling magic contained within it was so vast that it was difficult to believe that more than a third of it had escaped.
“Stella, what do you think about those clouds?”
With preparations steadily underway, I needed to check for the disturbing cloud of divine power.
I wondered if it contained the power to turn humans into tentacles or members of the gods like in the time of Romuleus.
[Ordinary…… This is the kind of divine power that Luciana and I have been dealing with.]
The divine power falling into Gray Pond like drizzle was actually pouring down like a blessing to humans.
Citizens who did not know the situation were coming up to the rooftop to receive it even though the drivers were regulating it.
The amount falling was so small that it did not have any effect on the body, but at least it had the effect of lifting one’s mood.
[What are you thinking?]
In response to the dark spirit’s question, I mention the only possibility that I thought of on the way up.
“Divine power is a blessing for humans. “It heals wounds, clears the mind, and revitalizes the body.”
But on the contrary.
“It is extremely fatal to the soul.”
Extremely poisonous to demons and spirits.
In fact, at the moment Stella died at the convent of Elia, her divine power immediately tried to burn her to death.
When dealing with archdemons, even when Stella used her Holy Grail, I borrowed my mana and tried to prevent her divine power from reaching her.
Like this.
“The plan is to prevent souls from being collected.”
In order to create an underworld called the Land of Rest, souls must eventually come.
However, the method is to melt all the souls that approach Graypond, ultimately creating a result similar to the extinction that Ruaneth attempted to achieve.
“Ignorant, but truly effective.”
Probably, the moment it covers the entire sky of Gray Pond, it will stop moving.
And the souls flocking from all over the continent will be mercilessly destroyed.
It is indeed a great method.
I’m sorry, but there were women here who weren’t that far behind when it came to handling sacred power.
“Deius!”
A voice heard from the rooftop entrance.
Saint Lucia, who had told me in advance to come when the situation arose, came to visit.
“Stella will explain the situation.”
There is no need to completely drive them out, but it would definitely be nice if possible.
But it won’t be as easy as it was with Romuleus. In the end, the subject of the divine power is over there.
“I would like to ask you a favor.”
Still, I trusted the two women.
“Okay, don’t worry.”
[I will do my best.]
Lucia and Stella immediately move towards the railing where the clouds are floating.
Then we are now.
Wow!
The rough mana contained in Ruaneth’s magic stone begins to resonate and respond to me.
As the huge mana poured out, there was a momentary shock that made the blood vessels in my hands feel like they were going to explode.
I grit my teeth, endure it, and replace that mana with magic.
A blue magic circle that lights up the entire rooftop.
At the center, I look at the piano and the boy.
“Owen, please.”
It will take quite some time, but Owen nodded with a determined expression.
Dung!
A harbinger of a longer day.
Like appropriate background music for a game.
The performance for the continent has begun.