2 is greater than 1
“Ehh. It always is. Going down is easy, but going up is harder than that.”
I grumbled and climbed the ladder.
In the darkness where you can’t even see right in front of you, you go up one step by one with only your senses. After fumbling for a while, I have no sense of reality as to how far I have climbed or where I am right now. It’s like climbing a ladder that goes on forever.
It would have been different if I had any senses, but my senses aren’t perfect because of the drugs I took earlier. If you let go even for a moment, you might let go of the hand holding the ladder and try to fly.
uh, is it? Why am I not flying? Why bother grabbing the ladder one by one and trying to climb it?
All right, let go of this hand and flap your wings and fly. One, two, three… .
“Sleep!”
The sound filled the dark hallway. Through the eardrum, I sound the alarm to myself. Startled by the sound of my voice, my head barely regained my composure.
I said it out loud on purpose.
“Wow, that must have been a big deal. I almost committed suicide in some sewer or something. I’m not going to get out of shape.”
Even though I was addicted to drugs, I was able to contemplate myself while reading other people’s thoughts. Reading a different point of view with mind reading I am objective. So drugs can’t destroy my reason. What are some of the advantages of mind-reading?
But now that there is no one around me, I am very subjective.
What do you mean? It means that I am a crazy person who took medicines now.
“It would be better if there was at least one normal human next to me. Well, there’s nobody here now. Would you like to stay upstairs?”
When we came down, we came with quite a few people. But now I am alone.
Because others decided to stay down there.
AB and UL said yes, and Shiati’s choice was surprising.
Shiati openly declared that she would not trust UL and Ab. He argued that becoming a king does not mean that the karma he had accumulated before would disappear, and that he could not be trusted without a guarantee. Pouring cold water into the atmosphere is a performance that only Shiati can do.
However, Shiati didn’t rush to kill the two like before. Instead, they decided to remain so they could be executed at any time in case they stray. He doesn’t have any special powers, but he has a thumb that is excellent at killing a single human.
But from what I read, Shiati’s thoughts at that time were strange. I muttered, thinking of Shiati.
“You wanted to be a stern judge, Shiati? If a person can judge the king, he would be the highest person in the military. Perhaps you are the most successful of us.”
referee. what a great position It is a place to wield irresponsible power, where instead of ruling or making things, they watch and judge if they don’t like it. Shiati took the place.
The princess was terrified and stopped Shiati, but she can’t stop her without understanding Shiati. In the first place, if I understood it, I wouldn’t even think about stopping it.
Anyway, Shiati’s intentions were so firm that even the princess couldn’t change her mind. The conflicted princess hesitated and decided to stay with Shiati. Unlike Shiati, I emphasized ‘just for a moment’ several times.
“Even so, I thought I was the only one who wanted to go out. It’s easy to fall, but hard to come up. So everyone is pooling down there.”
Unlike UL and Ab, I don’t have the ability to look outside from my seat. You say you can’t live like that.
As I climbed up with a strong determination, I reached the point where there was no ladder. Who the hell made a ladder? I think I’m about to jump… No, not this. I shook my head at the thought of going to extremes.
No more ladders means you’ve reached the ground. When I made up my mind and reached out my hand above my head, I felt something hard to the touch. hit… No, just open it and go outside.
I put my feet on the top of the ladder and pushed the lid with all my might.
“Turn it off.”
When I opened the lid with all my might, the half-destroyed building caught my eye first. This is the communication headquarters that was destroyed by the fight between the angel and Historia. While I was looking around with my eyes out like a mole, the wind mixed with dust hit my face. earthy taste
The air outside is worse than the basement. Maybe it’s better to live down there than the dirty and dangerous outside. I pushed the lid back as hard as I could and climbed up on my stomach.
Nice to meet you, Ji-sang-ah, shaking in the dust. I’m back. With secrets buried in the basement of the military… .
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For a moment. sand dust? wind?
Obviously, this was indoors, but even if it was half-destroyed earlier, it had collapsed enough to be blown by the wind… ?
The spine is cool. Not because the wind blew, but because my instincts realized something.
thoughts are read Not Historia’s, but someone else’s.
He slowly turned his head. Eyes met someone As if waiting for me to notice my existence, that person called out a beat after facing each other.
“Come here! I thought my throat was going to fall out of waiting!”
It was a man who had a full smile on his face, and wore monocle glasses with serrated edges, and covered his whole body with a heavy-looking cloak.
Are you a friendly person? not. The last time we met face to face was all.
Do you have any good memories? not. Even then, we fought each other. I got a punch in the face.
It’s certainly not a friendly person to greet, but from the other side, he is approaching me unilaterally, feeling close to me.
unwelcome situation. But I can’t make that kind of tea.
Yes, because the opponent was one of the strongest six generals in the military. I greeted him shyly.
“Mr Maximilian? long time no see. Have you been free all this time?”
“It’s okay! I thought I was going to lose my throat waiting for the day I could see you again! I didn’t know we would meet again so easily!”
I haven’t seen a nosebleed until now, but he came to me at the most defenseless moment. He said with a smirk.
“It’s hard not to know even if you know! I made a plan on how to meet you, beating the young man who uses the power of the ancestors and demons. You’re going to come all the way to me like this! There is no point in calling for support only like this!”
“I didn’t come here to meet you.”
“You must have come to see Cheon Tong. I know! But, what does that matter! Wouldn’t it be most important that we met now without any obstacles!”
Wow, I’d be thrilled to hear from a woman. Because he’s a crazy old man, it makes my heart pound in a different way. I was disgusted and took a step back.
Not a good situation.
Two insurances I believed in. One was Historia, and the other was a princess. Like insurance, I put more faith in a stable Historia than a princess full of variables.
I have a feeling that I depended a little too much on it, but if you are a grown-up Historia, you can overcome any crisis… . I thought
What does it mean that another stalwart, Maximilien, is waiting for me?
“Are you looking for this?”
Maximilian snapped his fingers.
Then there was a roar, as if a giant had gripped the whole world and crushed it.
Collapsed buildings move. No, something that knocked down the building moves, and the concrete rubble breaks apart.
What if I went into the sand castle and watched it crumble? The pillars that supported the building and the reinforcing bars that used to be the skeleton of the concrete were crushed like dry sand.
What appeared as they turned over the building was a huge wagon made of cog wheels.
At first glance, it looked as if the carriage had been enlarged several times after leaving only the skeleton. But the way it moves is more like a bug than a carriage.
A cog wheel does not spin alone. It must move with its neighbours.
As a result, whenever that gigantic body moves, hundreds of cogs move like waves. It was more like a caterpillar crawling rather than a rolling wagon.
The monster that came with crushing the building came to a halt in front of me a few steps. You have to raise your head to see the magnificence.
I swallowed my saliva and replied calmly.
“Am I not a junk dealer?”
“It’s not junk. This is the ‘steel beetle’. A masterpiece that I dedicated half of my life to!”
“Won’t it be unfair to spend half your life on toys?”
“Hmm, is that so? My point of view is different. Wouldn’t it be much more unfair to live a life that is not used for pleasure?”
Although it was quite provocative and scratched a little, Maximilien laughed haphazardly. No matter what the heck it is in English, my liking in his heart is too high. Why is it that all people who like me based on first impressions are men? suddenly sad
Maximilien said in a friendly manner.
“I will give you a chance to take a closer look. Perhaps you will understand the structure of the steel beetle in no time!”
“I don’t really want to understand. Not rescue, but your hobby.”
“You have to do it. You may find it, but it will be there to find you.”
Now it’s a hand-made force. I can no longer pretend not to know. I looked at him and walked slowly.
A statue of a player was hung from the front of the wagon made of cog wheels. With her dark hair lethargic and her whole body drenched in blood, it was an ominous, womanly figure that could fit into a ghost ship.
Arms and legs are buried and not visible. Her limbs are crushed between the bumps of the interlocking gears.
It’s a terrible idea, but if that cog wheel turns… .
“phew… this.”
Historia’s arms and legs will be crushed between great cog wheels.
What happened while we were away? Standing in front of Historia, who had a miserable appearance, she fiddled with the gears that bound her.
“Did you even learn a new special move? How did you get caught?”
“…ね. it wasn’t perfect Even if my body was better… .”
“Do you have any pride to take care of in the meantime? hang on. I will release it.”
I grabbed the cog and tried to pull it, but it didn’t budge. I don’t think I can solve it with my own strength. At least you have to have the strength of Historia to somehow peel it off… .
‘It’s a useless effort. That’s the cogwheel knot I devised. As much power as you give, that power will be passed on and imprisoned Warden Historia. Of course, you can easily recognize the structure!’
It was unnecessarily complicated. You’ve got a wicked device.
Giving strength to someone like me will not increase the burden on Historia, but that doesn’t mean you need to spend your energy on useless things. I put the cogwheel and said.
“I can’t do it by force. The cogs are meticulously intertwined. You will get hurt if you use your power hastily.”
“… This is not my time to worry.”
“is it?”
Well, I’m not in a position to worry about anyone, am I?
With weak strength, no special abilities, and less preparedness, he ran into the sixth castle. I can assure you, I will be more helpless than Historia stuck in a cogwheel.
Historia as well as me seemed to think so.
“Run away. No, take the time. Until your comrades come. The gears he deals with are pure physical force. If you are the founder, you have an advantage against Director Maximilian’s cog. So… It doesn’t matter what you do or do. Luckily he seems to like you… .”
“hey. Do I still have to listen to the people who are tied up?”
“Are there any measures? You won’t even be able to run away against Director Maximilian. I know once we bumped into each other. That person is something… Strange.”
Historia spoke with a serious face, as if leaking military secrets. I pondered over Historia’s words and said.
“I know. It’s just weird to look at. Do you have to bump it to know it?”
“I am serious! The chief’s qigong is something different… Ouch!”
“Don’t move. The cogs spin.”
The pressure was applied to the arm enough to fold even the steel. Historia, who strengthened her body with qigong, would have endured it. If it were an ordinary person, her limbs would have been cut off.
I want to say too much, but this is the only way to restrain a strong person as strong as Historia. In a way, it is reasonable, and in another way, it is a friendly action. At least I don’t want to kill or hurt more than necessary.
“There must be something the director is aiming for. I don’t know why you didn’t kill me… . If only I could find out… .”
“I’ll tell you.”
Unlike in the past when they tried to solve everything by force, now they are contemplating this and that. He is a general and seems to have the ability to read large countries. As always, circumstances make a person.
Of course, my response also depends on the situation.
“What?”
“I know the ward, I know. In the meantime, if you, my ally, do not know, the calculation is not correct.”
Historia’s judgment is worthy of a general. So, if I can let Historia make a quicker decision, the truth is, it’s in my benefit as it is.
So said.
“The cavalry is not my enemy.”
Of course, I need the premise that Historia will be my ally even if I know this to the end.
You can’t be a gambler if you don’t believe in my hand.
“… enemy, isn’t it?”
I nodded and started explaining.
“There are six heights, and except for you, who is on my side, there are three remaining in the inner circle: the guild, the gwabyeong, and the cheontong. At the time of the departure of Yeong-gwe, there were only the military and Cheon-tong in the headquarters. So now we are left with a very simple math problem. An inequality comparing 1 and 2 that even a child would do.”
He raised his hand and spread his fingers. One on my side, two on that side. Of course, two are better than one. Even if there is a difference between growth characteristics, it is only a difference in nature.
When the power reaches a certain level, it becomes a number. All substandard values are discarded to the bottom of the decimal point and reign as an integer.
“But without Shay in this space, the direction of the inequality sign changes. like this.”
As I said that, I slowly folded and extended my fingers. Now two on my side, one over there. Now I have an advantage.
Of course, ‘over there’ is a thousand-tong. Chen Tong, who created and maintained an army, and hopes to continue in the future, will not tolerate change.
However, the military personnel who created the military but only regarded it as an interesting toy… .
“Yes!”
With a smile on his face, he affirmed my words.
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