137. Big and Brilliant Hope
“Long live the great warrior, Hillen Cargill!”
Hillen Cargill visited the guild’s headquarters after a long absence.
And I paused for a moment at the crowd and hospitality from the entrance of the castle to the guild’s headquarters.
“I see you, the great Argan, Hillen.”
“What is this?”
“Welcome.”
Argan’s lieutenant named Hillen Cargill, Farni Dernium, responded naturally.
“Healen-sama did a great job of finding the Demon King of Fire that no one could find. You raised the value and established the crumpled honor of the guild, so it is natural for everyone to welcome it.”
“···okay.”
The corners of Hillen Cargill’s lips rose sadly. It was natural.
It’s just that I couldn’t come up with a natural thing because I thought my head would explode over the things I’ve been through lately.
“But it seems that it’s not just the members of the guild.”
“What Argan-sama has accomplished is not to judge the hero and those who are not. Isn’t the hospitality of the people of the Gulf of Karnia not to be taken for granted?”
“Let’s go.”
To some surprise, Hillen Cargill was basically honor and enjoyed the envy.
He had no intention of rejecting the supper prepared for him.
He slowly waved his hand and led the horse. He felt a catharsis like a volcanic eruption from the endless cheers, and soon reached the guild’s main gate.
The guards guarding the main gate opened the door for him.
It was the meeting hall where he arrived with the awe and envy of the internal warriors.
Along the long red carpet, there were ten Argans on either side, and five elders who actually decided the direction of the guild at the top.
“Welcome, Argan, Hillen Cargill.”
And at the end.
Rewards for his achievements awaited him.
Hillen Cargill exclaimed.
* * *
After the time of public recognition and compensation was over, Hillen spent time alone with him in the chieftain’s office.
“Thank you for the hospitality.”
“It is natural. Isn’t he the hero who found the tower of the unknown demon king?”
The Elder, who was nodding his head calmly, clicked his tongue.
“You must have noticed something strange, didn’t you?”
“I felt it was a bit overkill.”
“It must have been too much.”
Of course, finding the Demon King’s Tower is an achievement that deserves praise.
But it was just that he had found the tower.
It wasn’t that they broke through several floors of the tower or killed the demons or demon kings, they just found the tower that they couldn’t find.
Of course, in the past, the Tower of the Demon King was obviously easily exposed, and this time it was an exception.
‘There’s no way the guild of heroes doesn’t know that.’
In this search, the empire, not the guild, was the main axis, and the guild was only a side bridge.
‘Nevertheless, even doing this…’
I mean, there’s a good reason for that.
“Is it because of Daphner?”
“That’s right.”
There was a shadow on the bright side where the Demon King’s Tower was found. A very dark shadow called Daphner Philian.
What a star warrior.
He just died during the small process of finding the tower.
“Your success is definitely a great achievement, but for the Daphner Philian, death is a very painful mistake from the guild’s point of view.”
Daphner Philian was the freest and most active of the ten stars.
Officially and informally, he was not affiliated with any particular country and was a hero representing the guild.
Ironically, he was the most reliable person in the guild because he made kites with almost all countries.
Such a warrior died.
That sadness and despair soon approached the guild’s atrophy. And the elders of the guild needed to shake off that contraction.
“That’s you.”
Another star who killed the two demon kings and found the Tower of Fire with Daphner Philian.
“From a human standpoint, this is a victory.”
But it wasn’t from the guild’s point of view.
The Daphner Philian star was more important than finding a tower like the Demon King, who had only been descending for a little over a year.
Those who are even a little awake will think.
The question of whether the fact that a giant named Daphner Philian died and found the tower could be called victory.
Because of this, the guild headquarters defined this event as a defeat.
“And defeat can be overshadowed by greater victories.”
This fueled Hillen’s performance even more.
What a great hero Hillen was, and what amazing things he did.
Exaggerated and exaggerated to create the current situation.
“But Daphner Philian is a star. In a way like this…”
“Wrong.”
The chieftain shook his head.
“If you can’t cover defeat, it’s because you don’t have enough victories. Because victory is small compared to defeat, and it is insignificant. If there are more victories and more victories, defeat is quickly forgotten. It must be forgotten.”
Humans are a people who want to forget the sad and hopeless things, and later glorify them.
“…if it’s a greater and greater victory than finding the tower.”
“It’s about crushing that tower. What else could there be?”
For the honor and prestige of the guild.
“We have agreed to kill the Demon King of Fire.”
Hillen Cargill’s heart sank.
“Of course, the guild will not come to the fore. There are now two countries in the world that go to the Demon King of Fire on behalf of the guild.”
Hilderan and Jespine.
“I heard you went to Hilderan.”
Come on, let me tell you.
“As an Argan of the guild in charge of Hilderan, as a hero from Hilderan, and as a warrior who has completed his own dealings with the King of Hilderan.”
“What did the King of Hilderan say?”
We are ready for full cooperation.
* * *
Blocking one problem causes another problem to arise.
It felt like walking in pitch black.
The world was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.
Below is a cliff of heaven. What supported his body was a thin, thin single cord.
Berge made the decision to release Ernian Hilderan to get rid of Hilderan.
But that was only a workaround.
An even greater enemy of the Empire still remained, and Hilderan was only on hold for a while, and his wrath was not completely silenced.
‘But Hilderan will be somehow.’
It’s irresponsible, but not so irresponsible.
Considering Ernyan Hilderan’s background, position, and the power she has, it’s fun to imagine what kind of upheaval it will cause when she returns to Hilderan.
If she is determined and blocks the promotion of heroism at the kingdom level, no one will be able to reject it hastily.
‘The possibility of a power struggle is high.’
If it’s Ernya, it’s reliable. I don’t know when, as a demon lord, began to be able to trust human princesses so much, but I was sure of this.
If it’s Ernyan Hilderan, you can trust it.
‘The problem is the Empire and the Guild.’
I got a call from Hillen Cargill. The guild made a decision and decided to support Hilderan and the Empire.
‘It’s the butterfly effect that killed the Daphner Philian. Damn it.’
I regretted it, but that didn’t mean I had to kill the Daphner Philian.
It cannot be denied that the tower’s location has already been uncovered and everything is meaningless, but at that time that was the only hope.
‘Damn it, it hurts my head.’
Berger grabbed his head. There was no way to come up with an answer that didn’t exist.
I took out the communication port and injected the magic into it. After a while, a reply came from Croutu.
“Yes, Demon Lord.”
“Bring the frost wolf to the tower. I need some wind.”
“I will go right away.”
Berge went out of the office.
As we entered the third floor, there was a thumping sound in full swing.
“Uh, no! If it breaks, you guys will fix it! Don’t throw it!”
“You crazy Yeti! That one thing is more precious than your whole body!”
“Aww, my magic cannon!”
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Magic cannons are heavy and sensitive equipment. Because the logger could not carry the large amount of over 300 gates alone, he borrowed the hands of the monsters.However, most of the monsters did not have higher intelligence, and some magic cannons were rolled unintentionally and harshly. Naturally, the logger screamed.
“The Demon King!”
Logger, who received the magic cannon that Yeti threw on the floor, found Berge and wept.
“Please stop these damn monsters! You are treating your precious equipment like garbage!”
“If that’s the case, ask Lavinia.”
Currently, it was Lavinia who controlled the monsters.
“Have I not tried it?”
“Then did Lavinia turn down your request?”
“No, it’s not…”
“Devil.”
At the same time, Lavinia, who was giving orders to the monsters, rushed to her.
“Didn’t you tell the monsters to handle the equipment carefully?”
“I did it.”
“how?”
“careful. live.”
“By the way?”
“part. understanding.”
She made an X by hand. It meant that some monsters with intelligence were running wild at will.
“Then get them out of the job.”
“still?”
“do. I told you to put all the monsters in to finish it as quickly as possible, but you have to have some flexibility.”
“32.”
“It’s 32. Exclude it.”
“yes.”
Lavinia disappeared among the monsters to give the order again. Logger kept his head down.
“thank you.”
“Then is it over?”
“Oh, one more thing.”
“What?”
“Well, the magic guns and other equipment are all moved by hand, but I can’t touch the workshop…”
“It’s up to me to move it.”
The Workshop of Hell was nothing more than an accessory to a tower made with magic. It was enough to just use a small amount of magic points without having to move it directly like a magic cannon.
“thank you. And the ghost of mana…? It’s made by me, but I don’t know if I can touch it because it’s completely bound to the top. Oh, of course, if you tell me to do it myself, even if I risk my life, I will completely disassemble and analyze it…”
Logger’s eyes gradually turned into madness.
‘Phantom of Mana?’
One word hit his head.
yes it was
He was able to hide the tower in exchange for magic points for a while, but not perfect, but once deceived the Daphner Philian.
Although this time he wasn’t in the tower, so he didn’t use it, but it didn’t lose its value.
‘Phantom of Mana.’
But it wasn’t the performance that Berger was thinking about.
It was made by the logger, but it was bound to the tower.
Although it took a lot of magic points, it was said that it took over some of the power of the tower and affected the entire tower.
‘perhaps.’
One assumption flashed through my mind.
‘Really maybe.’
until now.
maybe in the future.
An idea that no other demon lord has done, and will never do.
“Logger.”
“…So, I wasn’t desperate to tear down the tower, but I can’t leave the ghost of Mana on the first floor as it is, can I? So, as the creator of it, I put my own hands on it, and the principle and…”
“Logger!”
“…Yes, yes!”
The burning logger’s heat cooled. Berger grabbed his shoulder tightly.
“…I, did I say something wrong?”
“The opposite is true. Thanks to you, I have a good idea!”
“Hey, it’s me too! But what…?”
“From now on, I will make a bridge.”
“···Yes? legs? Is there a river here?”
“The meaning of a bridge is not just the legs.”
“Yes? Isn’t that the bridge?”
no way···.
Logger, feeling anxious, froze. But Berger’s hand, which was holding his shoulder, got even stronger.
Blazing eyes swallowed up the madness left in Logger.
“That’s what I think right now. For you and for me.”
Berger spread his arms wide.
“Very big and sultry.”
So, to be able to move very large things.
“Hey, I can’t understand what the Demon Lord is saying…”
“we are.”
Berger declared bitterly.
“I’m going to make this tower move!”
“··········!”
crazy.
Logger barely restrained the swearing that he was about to pop out.