Chapter 179
end of everyday life (4)
After thinking for a moment, the boy’s face turned pale.
[this… … . damn… … ?!]
Lust was the first to stir.
“Yes, the existence of one rank that is not overpowering creates an excuse for others to unite.”
I muttered to the agitated guy.
* * *
The impression of lust was crumpled to a level I had never seen before.
I don’t know why, but I felt refreshed when I saw the frown between his eyebrows.
‘Almost passed—.’
Contrary to my inner thoughts, I put on a confused expression.
“If Earth is chosen as the battlefield, it is clear that our mediocre strength will rather become poison. The first enemy to deal with is, of course, ‘Earth’, but as soon as the Heavens enter the battle and the Divine World intervenes, they will surely try to act as ‘saviors’.”
[…] … ‘Couldn’t watch the encroachment of the Demon Realm, I’m participating in the battle to save the life of the Earth.’ That would be the title.]
I nodded my head at the lustful answer.
He was also on the fast-paced side, so he was quick to understand.
Sometimes the center of the conversation is off… … .
I put aside the small details as they are not important right now, and the quickness of understanding accelerated the flow of the conversation.
“There, lust, that wasn’t the only information I could get from what you said.”
[…] … What else?]
The boy touched his forehead with his fingertips, as if pondering his words. Looking at that lust, I thought.
‘We must preoccupy the topic of conversation.’
That way, I can direct his thoughts in my favor.
I cram as much information as possible into the guy’s brain at once. However, it had to be cleverly twisted.
“You must have said this— ‘The gluttony said confidently. Of course I don’t trust him. I just believe in our military’s speedy war, and that will be the same as any of the seven deadly sins.’”
[Yeah, I said that, but… … Is there any problem there?]
At his words, I raised my hand and covered my mouth. No, I had to cover it. Otherwise-.
“I don’t think the Seven Deadly Sins are thoughtless enough to continue to antagonize even in a situation where enemies unite. I highly value Makai, and I do not intend to disparage the mind that thinks of the world of the Seven Deadly Sins.”
[…] … .]
“but… … .”
——Because I didn’t have the confidence to hide the corners of my mouth that slowly went up.
“… … Among the Seven Deadly Sins, if there is a traitor, the story will be different.”
[…] … What-what?]
Lust is visibly disconcerting. On the contrary, I had a hard time hiding the laughter that was about to explode.
Cover the corners of your mouth with the palm of your hand.
It would be perfect if I had a debt at a time like this, but that would be a luxury from my point of view right now.
There were a few more pieces of information I didn’t tell him.
Lust spoke with my mouth.
– Gluttony said confidently.
With this one word, I figured it out.
Gluttony, that guy is a guy who wants to wage war using the earth as a battlefield.
this is one
– Of course I don’t trust the guy.
He says he doesn’t trust other gluttons. I knew their feud wouldn’t last for a day or two, but he confirmed it himself.
-That would be the case with any of the seven deadly sins.
‘The Seven Deadly Sins do not trust each other.’
This too, lust, he spat out himself.
‘Trust’ is ‘belief based on the information of the target’.
The Seven Deadly Sins have been together for a long time. There won’t be a lack of information between each other, then what is lacking is trust.
Nothing is as easy to antagonize as between people who do not trust each other, right?
I faced lust again.
“Lust, choosing Earth as a battlefield is driving the demon world to destruction. It’s a fact that even I realized, but there’s no way someone else couldn’t have thought of it.”
[Okay… … .]
The guy who was swallowing his saliva was still sitting in the chair, and I stood right in front of the chair and looked down at my lust.
“I don’t think the only item on the agenda in this vote was the invasion of Earth. For example, there must have been some who wished to go directly to the divine realm, or, as I said, to hit the heavenly realm.”
[Yes… … , to be exact, four came out. One by one, there was an opinion to wage a war in the earth, the divine world, and the heavenly world, and finally there was ‘peace’.]
Continuing the conversation, I gently narrowed my eyes to carefully observe the guy’s expression.
Perhaps because he was wearing the mask of a middle-aged man, his face full of wrinkles was complicated.
The wrinkles on his forehead seemed to reflect what he was thinking.
I said to that guy.
“I bet not all the guys who agreed to invade Earth were traitors, but… … .”
[‘The traitor is definitely among them.’ Do you want to say this?]
“… … okay.”
[He’s hitting the goal.]
Of course, I don’t think lust will believe it as it is. However, planting a small clue in the guy’s inner world was enough.
Even if it’s just a small seed now, it’ll rob him of the chance to trust the other Seven Deadly Sins later on.
And when I looked at all these situations comprehensively, there was only one thing I had to do.
“Lust, by how many or how many were the districts decided at this meeting?”
[It was 3 to 2. Three earths, two heavens. There was one abstaining vote mixed in.]
Lust answered my question.
A 4-2 would have been quite tricky, but that’s a good thing.
I removed my hand from covering my mouth. Because it doesn’t matter if I smile now. He raised the corners of his mouth in lust.
“Then this vote will be invalid. It’s a meeting of the Seven Deadly Sins, but aren’t there only six votes counted?”
[You bastard… … , no way?]
“Yes, I will add one more vote to Heaven. It’s a vote for the Seven Deadly Sins, so why are you omitting me?”
Seeing my twisted smile, the guy gave me a tired expression. I answered him
“Three Earths, three Celestial Islands—I guess we’ll have to re-vote.”
If your allies are weak, you can turn them into enmity. And that’s our specialty.
The lust that stared into my eyes for a moment rose from the chair I was sitting on.
[Persuade the other guys.]
His face as he spoke to me was more straightened than when we were talking.
“Sorry, but it’s too early to pop the champagne. If you ask for a re-vote without any conditions, wouldn’t the guys who chose Earth accept it as it is? What I just said is also just inference, so I need a material element to convince them.”
[…] … Right. If so, is there anything suitable?]
I scattered the photos he gave me on my desk. “Challenge,” the bundle of photos unfolded like a card.
“Let me handle the Siberian side.”
[Is it possible? No matter how weak the weapon of the world is, it is not weak.]
I nodded towards the guy who picked up the top photo.
“As much as you need.”
No, I have to step in here.
If it was entrusted to someone from a higher order except for me, it was certain that all the artifacts and weapons would be destroyed in the name of removing the source of trouble later on.
You have to block that much.
Encounter them in a disarmed state even if you prepare for war with all kinds of relics and holy things?
It is almost as obvious as seeing the natives of the New World encountering Western conquerors.
“If one of the Seven Deadly Sins or an army of them crosses over, the other world will surely notice. It’s weird not noticing if there’s a shift in power like that, so I’m the right person. There is no need to move between worlds, I am originally from Earth, and the power I have is not strong enough to catch the eyes of the other upper world guys.”
I pointed to my chest with my thumb.
“So I will do it.”
Lust nodded quietly.
* * *
[Instead of leaving the work on Earth to you, I’ll make contact with the other guys.]
The lust disappeared as suddenly as when it came in, leaving only those words.
In the place where he disappeared, only a chair with only its neck turning was left in place.
“Ha-. I will turn around.”
Is it because you use too much hair? I covered my forehead with the oncoming headache. Lying on the bed as it was, it seemed to be getting better.
The fucking fight heats up the brain. I wanted to avoid it if possible because it was not an easy thing to eat up my mind, but the situation was not good.
“As it is now… … .”
The holy apocalypse that has taken over Britain, they are armed in full swing in the frozen Siberian land, using weapons stolen from the British Museum.
The guys’ thoughts weren’t bad.
According to the setting, Siberia is now a completely abandoned land.
Although the underground resources are abundant, the gate itself is not controlled, so you don’t know when and where you will die, and you can’t guarantee the duration of the subjugation. From the point of view of neighboring countries, it is very burdensome to replace human resources in that vast land of ice.
There was no force in check that would interfere with their plans.
The reason why it is in the past tense is because, contrary to their expectations, the forces of containment have arisen.
If the transaction between the British royal family and Korea had not been made through Elizabeth, it would have gone smoothly as they planned.
Who could have imagined that what I did in France would turn out like this?
It is like catching a mouse while stepping backwards.
I was lucky, they were unlucky. Even without it, it was not dirty. That’s all.
“There, it was caught on the side of the Demon World… … .”
As the demon world tried to return the gun to them, they changed their target to Earth.
And that’s just what I bought time for, through lust, to re-vote.
Would I work for the Demon Realm just because I was crazy? It’s all about eating well and living well. But no matter how you think about it…
I moved the arm that was resting on my forehead and stretched it out on the bed.
I inhaled deeply and exhaled.
─It’s really dizzy.
The day has come when I voluntarily go to Siberia, that faraway place on my own. Am I finally crazy?!
I felt dizzy at the thought of going to a poor village with no cell phone coverage.
I’m a 100% pure city dweller, so if I didn’t find a convenience store within 5 minutes on foot, I’d get a fatal disease—!
I quietly closed my eyes. He closed his eyes and opened his mouth instead.
A sigh escaped from his open mouth.
“I never imagined that the day would come when I wanted to enlist voluntarily… … .”
Looking at the photos that Lust gave them, they set up a base along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
It is crazy to move on foot in that vast frozen land. In other words, you need something to mount when moving.
──It was easiest to get help from the military when moving in Siberia in this damn world.
For this issue, you can apply for the Maritime Province Public Security Volunteer Program.
And just look around and cross the border as if you were escaping over the academy wall.
I didn’t even consider that I would be rejected in the first place.
There will be no national agency that can refuse to volunteer for an Awakened person who has reached the stage, and since everyone shuns it in the first place and suffers from a chronic shortage of manpower, they will not even think of rejecting it.
I will welcome you with open arms.
-Think about it. The population density of Maritime Province, which is treated as a domestic province, is disastrous, and even the culture is different. Who would volunteer to go to such a frozen, frozen land?
In the first place, Maritime Province is a place that everyone avoids if it is not a native there.
Well, if you have to, you can ask the ambassador you met in France to introduce you to an acquaintance in that area.
“They don’t even speak Russian, so a guide is essential… … , No, you don’t need to save it, right?”
Come to think of it, a local guide in Maritime Province was living just 10 minutes away from this bed I was lying on.
… … If this is tourism, is it tourism?