Flood – 3
It had been less than half a day since the rain started.
But the capital was already a mess.
Even the capital, with well-developed waterways, looks like this, so I don’t want to even imagine what it would be like for the underdeveloped estates.
‘My hometown should be safe too.’
Prisons are especially dangerous because they are underground.
I wish Lord Hearthpil would take my mother away for a while.
That was when I was thinking about it.
“Warrior.”
The emperor called me in a low voice.
Yes.
As soon as we arrived in the capital, we requested a face-to-face meeting with the emperor.
It took less than 5 minutes to meet the ruler of the empire.
I said in a soft voice.
“Thank you for calling me a hero even after hearing the oracle.”
“no. There are probably not many people on this continent who have watched your majesty as closely as Jim. To Jim, a hero is a word that refers to you.”
“… … .”
“The situation is urgent, so let’s get right to the point.”
He coughed lightly.
“It has been less than four hours since the heavy rain started. But already, quite a few lords have begun to put pressure on Jim.”
“What kind of pressure?”
“I’m asking you to declare Maid Mohan as a fake right now, in the dark.”
“There are still such estates.”
“They have never experienced you. Roughly speaking, it’s about a third of the total.”
I’ll have to be more outgoing.
Neryl intervened.
“In other words, are you saying that the provinces that have experienced Maid are silent?”
“Yes.”
“To the point of enduring God’s punishment?”
“okay.”
The emperor answered lightly and gave a rather gentle smile.
“Just like a load that doesn’t shake.”
The faces of the party contained indescribable emotions.
I have already confirmed that the estates I have passed through since the last discriminatory oracle have not been shaken.
I was impressed enough back then, but this time it’s different.
their lives.
Even in the threat of death, they are unwaveringly trusting me as a hero.
[So your reputation hasn’t been greatly reduced yet.]
I am really grateful and happy.
However.
I said bluntly.
“But that’s because it’s only been four hours since the bereavement began.”
“… … .”
“After four days? After 40 days? Then all continents will turn their backs on me.”
“Ugh.”
“It’s not something to blame them for, and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. So we need to act before it is too late.”
The emperor changes his posture.
“What action are you going to take?”
“Give orders to all the lords.”
“It will be of no use. As you said, it is life itself that is at stake in this matter. No matter how much the lords give orders… … .”
“no. That’s not what I’m asking the lords.”
his eyes widen
I kept saying.
“This is what I am asking for. Asking them to set up a communication ball connected to His Majesty in the estate.”
“… … .”
“And to ask for voice amplification magic so that all the residents of the province can hear the voices coming out of the communication beads.”
“no way?”
“yes. I’m going to give a speech to the telecommunication bead.”
The emperor seemed to have forgotten to breathe for a moment.
“I will speak directly to the people… … la.”
“Passing through the lords as before is not the answer. All Youngji people must agree from their hearts and obey my request. That way we can stop the rain.”
“Ugh. Specifically, what kind of speech are you going to give? What do you ultimately want?”
I chose to breathe.
And he put in his mouth the most sinful words on this continent.
“Everyone will make the Heavenly God unclean.”
The feat of giving a Japanese speech to all continents at the same time was not an easy task.
The emperor asked for only one night.
For the rest of our time, we tried to minimize damage as much as we had in the capital.
“Mr. Neril. Jewel of Desolation, please.”
“yes. Here it is.”
Xenia and Serene hold the jewel face to face.
I said.
“You mean to cover the entire capital with shield magic? Is it possible?”
“It’s possible.”
They both licked their lips at the same time.
Now, instead of borrowing the power of the heavenly god through prayer, it seemed to be a work of converting their divine power into magic.
wii ing.
Soon the entire capital was shielded.
The torrential rain that had been pouring through the ground had ceased.
I looked up at the sky.
Rainwater that had hit the shield was running down the side of the city and out of the capital.
It’s a truly bizarre scene.
“Uh, huh? Has the rain stopped?”
“Look over there. There the sky!”
“Hey, what is that?”
“You idiot. Do you ask such a question in the capital where the Knights of Light are located? That’s the shield technique.”
“I must see something… … .”
“Who the hell has such a huge magic trick?”
Normally, we would go ahead and do it, but now, I didn’t feel like that.
chuck.
Xenia and Serene released their hands from the jewel.
I said.
“Are you skipping prayer altogether?”
“Well. Me and Serene had a head-to-head discussion.”
Xenia cleaned her hair once and explained.
“I think divine power is just a kind of energy.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s like energy or mana. Saying a prayer is like signing a seal in magic.”
“… … !”
“Adin doesn’t grant divine power to unbelievers like us, but it is supposed to automatically replenish when the divine power is depleted.”
That’s a reasonable guess.
If so, does that mean that even if Adin falls from the heavenly gods, their power will not be affected?
Then Xenia spoke again.
“So, please don’t worry about us and just kill Adin.”
“You really look like Serene a lot too.”
“… … .”
“Don’t stare at me like that.”
“for a moment. What do you mean?”
I ignored Serene’s plea and changed the topic.
“Anyway, it was hard. Let’s go back soon.”
“yes. The drinking method will last for a full day. I’ll start it again at this time tomorrow.”
“okay. If possible, it would be nice if the rain would stop at this time tomorrow. with my speech.”
“Huhu. It really is.”
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Jenia’s smile like that seemed to have been forced somewhat.The same goes for Serene next to him.
Offense asked, tilting his head.
“Why? It’s like you skipped lunch.”
“Give me an analogy that is physically possible. Mr. Offense.”
“It’s quite possible… … .”
“I’m just sorry.”
I couldn’t understand what you meant.
“Are you sorry? what?”
“If I had solidified my ‘resolve’, I would have been able to do it without this jewel.”
Serene receives Zenia’s words.
“It’s more than that. Perhaps the entire continent was covered with shield magic.”
“haha. I hope it can.”
“Think of the feats Mr. Maid has done by turning fame into power.”
“… … .”
“Of course, it is impossible to do that forever, but it is possible to temporarily cover the continent with magic. But the fact that you can’t do that is… … .”
They both sighed at the same time.
“It must be that we are not yet determined to that extent.”
“You both don’t think it’s weird. You can’t do better than this.”
“Mr Maid. What did retirement mean to Mr. Maid?”
“uh?”
“When you open your eyes all the time, you say that you are retired. Giving it up means what it means to Mr. Maid.”
I scratched the ball.
“The mercenary work is divided into two. What makes money, what doesn’t.”
“… … .”
“It’s not just the rich and the aristocrats who make requests. There are a lot of quests that don’t give enough rewards because they’re poor and powerless. I received all of those things.”
“yes? But how did you get so much money?”
“Because the compensation I didn’t receive there was made up for in large numbers. There are a lot of people in the world who don’t have a lot of money.”
Serene inadvertently makes an envious expression.
I continued.
“However, from a certain moment, the tag ‘The sword of immortality helps the powerless for free.’ There were a lot of people who asked Shimbo to do things for free, even for small tasks that I didn’t need to help.”
“Not all poor people are good. It’s a bit harsh though.”
“Well. Of course, I picked those things up and rejected them. But all of a sudden, I had a thought.”
Name values piling up in front of me.
If it were a sword of immortality, of course it would be like this, it would be like that. Speculations that follow.
How can I be free from all that?
“The answer is retirement.”
“no way.”
“uh. Retirement in my opinion is not simply about eating well and living well. I wanted to live as a natural person regardless of the path I took and the things I had built up.”
“To give up on that… … .”
“Perhaps I will be a warrior forever. No matter where I hide, the world will find me and find my use. And it will be pushed in front of me.”
Everyone kept their mouths shut.
What does giving up on retirement mean?
It’s too simple.
“You mean to serve humanity until the day you die?”
“Is that so? But I don’t know exactly how it will turn out.”
“Mr. Maid.”
“All I did was promise to give up on retirement. So I don’t know how the laws of the world make me.”
Everyone stays silent.
The atmosphere was almost drowsy.
said Jenny.
“It didn’t come close to that level of determination. I.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“… … .”
“Everything is conjecture. Besides, if you look at the case of Impelium… … Well, no.”
As I told Trail last time, Impellium was content with its current life.
It’s not the kind of feeling a person who has given up on the most important thing would show.
But I’m not sure yet, but I didn’t want to shake the hearts of the others.
“Anyway, I think today’s work is done. Stop and go to sleep.”
“Ah yes.”
Together we went back to the room the Emperor had prepared.
Then Neryl murmured.
“Be prepared.”
next day.
There was a call from the emperor.
He led me to the roof of the imperial castle.
On the roof, a magic circle that seemed to make you dizzy just by looking at it was drawn in abundance.
Neryl opened her eyes, which was rare.
“amazing. You have connected all the communication beads on the continent.”
Eh?
The emperor shakes his head.
“Yes. Even if it wasn’t enough, I tried my best to be a strength to the hero.”
“… … .”
“It is not enough to properly spread the hero’s appeal by gathering and listening to the plaza.”
“That’s why we made it so that anyone with a telecommunication ball could hear it.”
“okay. If you speak on that magic circle, all communication marbles on the continent will be forcibly activated.”
Neryl opened her mouth.
“It’s not the only thing you care about. You seem to have put a lot of effort into the voice amplification magic?”
“Well. I instructed you to pay attention not only to the volume of your voice, but also to ensure that the sound spreads evenly. So that we can hear the voices of the warriors wherever they are in the territory.”
you care so much
‘uh? for a moment.’
A moment before the return, a memory flashed past.
It was just before the final battle with Idria.
I, who was suspicious of Kyle at the time, secretly contacted the emperor around that time.
And I asked you to spread the secrets that flowed through my communication beads to all continents.
Thanks to this, Kayld’s confession spread all over the continent at once, causing Idria’s lies to collapse.
I didn’t know it at the time, but before the return, the greatest contributor to the operation was the emperor.
And even now, just like then, I am writing my hand so that my voice can reach all continents.
I drew a small smile.
But he soon erased his thoughts and spoke seriously.
“Before we begin, we would like to discuss with each other for a moment.”
“Leave your seat.”
“thank you.”
“What.”
The emperor went down as if it was natural.
Offense said.
“It seems that the emperor was also severely beaten last time. Maid to you.”
“We opened our hearts to each other through friendly conversation.”
“I thought you would answer that way. Anyway, should we discuss it now?”
I nodded.
The goal I want to achieve through this speech is to make the people of the continent deny the heavenly god.
First, we need to clear up the concept of this ‘negation’.
“I don’t think it’s okay to say that the god of heaven is actually a human being.”
It was a reasonable point of Xenia.
“For all mankind, the Heavenly God is an absolute being. There is no precedent for being a hero who denies God.”
“right. I have no intention of going there from the beginning.”
“Then, should we call the previous oracle the work of the Demon King?”
Anyway, in the past, the trust fell twice.
Humanity cannot tell what is a real oracle.
Even if this oracle was given by Idria, not a heavenly god, it means that there is no way to tell if it is true or false.
‘However.’
I shook my head resolutely.
There is a better way than that.