Judgment Day(7)
The road back to Vector was as quiet as a mouse.
Chris let out a soundless sigh in the uncomfortable silence.
It’s good to use this opportunity to check the hand of the bust.
It is also a considerable benefit that the church union, which I did not want to see, was almost annihilated.
But I couldn’t be happy.
There are too many new questions and worries to stop worrying about.
Why on earth did the knights of Arios become undead, and where did they suddenly appear?
They seemed to be collaborating with the Mischief, but they didn’t seem to worship him.
The keepers of the ruins that Chris met wrote honorifics to Argal, but they were flattered.
Elgar, who seemed to have a similar question, summoned Gearic from the coachman’s seat.
The wagon led by the ghost horse seems to run on its own without a coachman.
“Gearrick, you lived in the same era as the knights of Arios. Can you guess why they are cooperating with the evil god?”
“Sorry, but I have no idea. Rather, it is surprising that such faithful paladins have become undead.”
Of course, it wasn’t that there were no undead from priests.
If you are expelled from your church, or if you are a fallen paladin, you can turn into a death knight.
However, the knights of Arios did not seem to have abandoned their faith.
Before the battle, they cried out for Arios’ revenge.
“Did you ever have a close relationship with Arios in the past?”
When Chris’s question popped up, Gearick gave an embarrassing response.
“that is… I do not know. Arios was a god who made a name for himself during the Demon Beast War, but I’ve never heard of the god Argal. There is a high probability that he was not a very powerful deity in the past.”
“Um, so you’re saying that your class isn’t right for you to hang out with Arios?”
Illesis muttered quietly, and Gearic immediately denied it.
“It is not. Arios was fair and benevolent, so he got along well with the other gods. It was to the extent that he made friends with good gods of similar inclinations, as well as evil gods and cheaters belonging to the modest axis. So you can’t just say that Chris is completely wrong.”
“uh… Did you know the other side of the camp? He must have been a super insignia among the gods.”
After hearing Gearrick’s explanation, Tyrone stuck out his tongue in admiration.
Chris, whose personality can’t be said to be very sociable, was a little startled.
He felt uncomfortable just hearing about Arios.
Should I say it’s a kind of delusion of damage to the insiders?
Elgar, who laughed bewildered at Chris’ reaction, turned to Tyrone.
“By the way, what about your powers? Is it true that your strength has returned?”
“Ah yes. It’s been working fine since before.”
“okay?”
Elgar reached out to Tyrone, who quickly responded.
The fingers that pierced his chest moved little by little.
Tyrone is completely frozen in her actions, unable to move at all.
Chris and Elesis also stiffened, not understanding her intentions.
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Moments later, as Elgar’s hand was withdrawn, Tyrone let out a breath that had stopped.
He scans the message in front of him and exclaims.
“hmm… Is this the epic experience Chris was talking about? I get it now.”
“Epic experience? Did Elgar-sama unlock it?”
Illesis asked in amazement, and Elgar proudly affirmed.
“okay. It is an achievement obtained by studying the prisoners Chris gave. It is not too difficult to activate the original function.”
“It’s a bit of a waste for Tyrone… … .”
Chris joked and Tyrone shook his fist.
Returning to the manor in a much improved atmosphere, Chris visited Luana first.
Having regained her strength thanks to her chest, she seemed even more relieved.
“Chris! It looks like you got home safely.”
“Yes, thanks… Everyone’s status window is back, right?”
“I think so. We can put our minds at ease now. Has the Church Union been completely destroyed?”
Chris organized his thoughts for a while at Luana’s question.
“It is certain that I came down from the chessboard once. The Holy Land, Caladrell, has been razed to the ground, and even the main believers have been slain, so they won’t be able to use their strength for a while.”
“So, isn’t that the same as being dead already?”
Chris smiled lightly at her answer.
It was Luana who had explored this world in her own way, but she didn’t seem to know as much about the church as Chris.
“Luana-sama, when do you think God dies?”
“hmm… Do you have to be forgotten by people to die?”
As if Luana knew the origin of the parody, the correct answer came out right away.
Chris affirmed it without hesitation.
“that’s right. Although Cadral, the main pillar of the Church Alliance, has been seriously injured, there are still many followers in the world who remember him. So you won’t die right away. It will take decades or more to recover its original power, but… … .”
Now, the union of religious denominations will find it difficult to take care of themselves, let alone punish them.
When he returned to the lord’s castle after talking with Luana, the lord’s agent, Baren, was waiting for him at the entrance.
He shudders when he sees Elgar getting off the carriage, but soon recovers his cool and welcomes the lord.
“I’m glad you came back unscathed this time. You must be tired from your travel poisoning, but I have something urgent to tell you… … .”
“What is Yeodog? I’m in a good mood because I rode in a carriage. But what else?”
Just as Baren got used to Chris, Chris got used to Baren.
The sign he shows now only appears when a troublesome guest visits.
There was no way he would regard his lord as a troublesome guest, so someone must have visited while he wasn’t there.
Chris headed to the drawing room without waiting for Baren’s answer.
When I entered the door opened by the maids, I saw a familiar but unwelcome face sipping tea.
When he found Chris, he slowly put down his teacup, then stood up and greeted her politely.
Despite being very polite, it has a businesslike feel to it.
“My lord, I’m sorry I didn’t even say hello to you. I didn’t know that you departed for the holy land of Caladrell… By the way, you returned really early.”
The gold king, who had been seeing him for the first time in a while, couldn’t hide his embarrassment, as if Chris’ quick return was very unexpected.
Well, since he doesn’t know of Elgar’s existence, Chris’ speed of movement will not be understood.
Chris sat down and spoke honestly without bothering to answer his question.
“It’s been quite a while, but I’m not very happy.”
“It’s all my negligence. This time I bring you good news, so please welcome me next time.”
The neatly dressed gold king lightly laughed at Chris’s criticism.
The lord’s eyebrows moved slightly at the unexpected line.
To think that a person worthy of gold came with good news.
A brilliant businessman, he doesn’t skimp on greetings or jokes.
Raising the expectations of Chris already means that he has that much confidence.
Geumwang, who has reasserted himself, leans slightly and gets to the main point.
“I know the lord doesn’t like the Breton Empire that much, is that right? You did a great job in the last war… … .”
“We could have won completely, but someone ruined it all.”
When Chris said that, the king smiled bitterly.
“It is true that you have won. Even if it was because of the demon king, all the money I invested was gone. That was the biggest loss in my life until the demon king ran rampant.”
“uh… yes. Thank you for reminding me that I almost got bombed while fighting with a spear knife. Play with the Prime Minister as you have been doing until now, why did you suddenly come to visit me?”
Chris gets grumpy when he remembers the sound of the plane he felt during the war with the Empire.
King Geum doesn’t show a hint of displeasure at his rather emotional words, and replies.
“Because the Prime Minister started dabbling in religion. Did you hear that the Breton Empire declared Argalism the state religion?”
“I know. But isn’t that better for the king? Originally, religion is money, right?”
Chris undoubtedly revealed his distorted religious views due to the Cadral Church.
Hearing this, the golden king smiled and nodded his head.
“You are not wrong. But religion spends the money it earns in a strange way. You can tell just by looking at the walls of Caladrell that have been breached this time.”
“Yes, the walls of Caladrell were inexcusably over-invested.”
It’s not a place where foreign enemies often invade, but to build a triple wall at an astronomical level of money.
It would have been much better if the money had been invested elsewhere.
King Geum seems to be wary of the evil god doing something similar.
“I can’t take my hands off the Empire right now, but I decided it was dangerous to leave it like this. The carnage that the god of blood did in Caladrell also bothers me a lot… Now that Chris hates the Empire, I’m going to push this side.”
“Who do you want?”
As Chris showed slight displeasure, King Geum picked up something from under the table.
What came out of well-maintained hands was a luxurious box.
He opened the lid without hesitation.
Inside the large wooden box was a magic crystal the size of a human head.
Seeing that glow, Chris involuntarily swallowed.
This is much more precious and expensive than the magic crystals used to summon players.
The size is also large, but the highest quality boasts astonishing purity.
I don’t know, but it must have magic enough to easily summon about a dozen players.
King Geum, who was looking at Chris’s expression happily, said proudly.
“Originally, this item was only supplied to the royal family of the Breton Empire. Do you have any thoughts of wanting to go back to your hometown, even for a moment?”
“hometown? I’m sure using this will make it possible to return to Earth… It’s obvious that he’ll be summoned again anyway. Besides, even if I go to Earth, there is no guarantee that I will be able to go to the place where I lived.”
If the place of return is Antarctica or somewhere under the sea… Just imagining it is terrifying.
What is needed to return to Earth is an enormous amount of magical power and an excellent wizard.
With Elesis and Elgar around Chris, the conditions behind them have long been met.
King Geum continued to explain while affirming Chris’ words.
“You don’t have to worry about the location. Because it has already been verified several times in advance through the Prime Minister. What matters is what you do before being resummoned. The Prime Minister of the Empire also brought back blueprints for steam engines and airplanes after returning for a few days?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
It was a little strange that even a professor of history knew how to make so many objects.
Now that I see it, it seems that the gold king helped him return.
But the questions don’t end yet.
“But when you return to Earth, you go up to the top of the summon queue. What were you going to do if another country tried to cast a summoning spell while the Prime Minister was back on Earth?”
“Well, you just need to research the schedules of other countries in advance. Anyway, all magic crystals circulated in our continent go through my hands… You just need to visit during the blank period when players are not summoned.”
“Huh… … .”
How many countries are there on this continent, and did King Geum investigate all of them?
As expected, this person and the king of singers have extraordinary intelligence.
Unlike the Sword King, who simply possesses excellent military power, he is one of the truly terrifying Six Kings.
The King of Gold, who humbly bowed down in Chris’s astonishment, unravels more information.
“The Prime Minister of the Empire went to Earth three days at a time. But these days, players’ summons are rare, so there’s more than a week. It is truly a genius opportunity.”
“It’s been a week… I’m not giving you this precious thing to breathe in the air of my hometown, right?”
Recalling the distant Earth, Chris looked down at the magic crystal on the table.
King Geum seems to be very satisfied when the story goes according to his will.
He answers questions with questions and leads to correct answers.
“Chris, the Empire is a large and powerful country. It is blessed with vast resources coming from numerous colonies, advanced technology and unshakable rule, and now it even has the protection of evil spirits. What should be the first thing to do to bring down a country like this?”
“… We have to stop summoning players.”
Chris, who had been thinking about the empire for a long time, quickly came up with an answer.
Breton’s Imperial Chancellor’s power comes from the players who follow him.
In the first place, he was the man who used the power of the players to cause a great purge and took the seat next to the queen.
After the purge was completed, the importance of players became relatively less, but they rose again due to bad manners.
If the Empire continues to summon players like before, and if they are strengthened by the authority of the evil god, the win rate on this side will drop infinitely.
Even though Chris has the god-hater class, he is still one body.
King Geum, who was sitting across from him, gave a small round of applause for the perfect answer.
“That’s right. Targeting the opponent’s supply lines is the basis of war. No matter how much you defeat the enemy, it is useless if reinforcements continue to arrive. Chris, please return to Earth and cut off Breton’s supply.”
Chris’ body trembled with excitement at the offer he found difficult to refuse.