Episode 39 – Arnaise Hall
The venue was literally blown upside down.
No, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the entire empire was completely turned upside down.
The zodiac sword that selects the best talent of the time.
and two stars.
Kai Ellandour.
Fanat Lorsilt.
These two were the best geniuses that appeared once in a thousand years or not.
So, who will be chosen by the Zodiac Sword this time?
So, who is the better genius?
Wasn’t that the main concern of this event?
Was that what it meant?
For some reason, the Zodiac Sword chose not one, but two.
Something that has never happened in the past thousand years of history.
However, even if the two selected beings were strange, they were too strange.
Saint Aria.
Cyan Elandour.
The saintess could do that.
She was born with the strongest divine power in the history of the Holy Empire.
Even if it was a star of the empire that might appear only once in a thousand years.
He could have been pushed back by the saintess who was said to be the reincarnation of Muriel.
Although the pride of the empire was hurt,
I could admit this though.
But it wasn’t Xi’an.
he never was
This meant that Xian, along with the saintess, was the greatest talent of this era.
that means that.
Kai Ellandur and Fanat Lorsilt.
It means Xian is a genius who surpasses both of them…
Does that mean that it makes sense!
Xian was neither a genius nor a criminal.
Indeed, it was a dunjae among dunjaes.
Could it be that the selection criteria for the Zodiac Sword were different?
This was always a saying.
But that didn’t make any sense either.
The Marquis family’s madman and pervert.
No matter what standard was pushed, Xian could not meet the standard.
Right now, the entire empire has turned upside down.
The center of the imperial capital, the Imperial Palace.
An unexpected meeting was taking place in the emperor’s throne room.
“Nonsense. how. How could this happen…”
“This is also related to the face of the Empire.”
“This time, he applied an exception and made it something that never happened…”
As expected, the ministers were negative about Xian’s selection.
In particular, Lorsilt’s opinion was strong.
Rorsilt, a rival of Elandur.
It’s unfortunate that I didn’t get a choice.
It was even more so when he was pushed by Xian, who was not even Kai.
Right then.
“your majesty. Even so, we cannot disregard a custom that has been passed on for a thousand years.”
Someone stepped forward and shouted.
the place you looked at.
Standing there was none other than the crown prince, Conrad.
Conrad appeared before the emperor and opened his mouth again.
“Also, Cyan Elandur deserves it.”
“Are you qualified enough?”
The emperor tilted his head.
The emperor was also not unaware of the rumors about Xian.
Even if I didn’t have much interest, I came to know about Ellandur naturally.
That’s why Conrad’s words are well qualified.
No matter how much Crown Prince Conrad said, he couldn’t easily nod his head.
but.
“That’s right.”
Conrad’s eyes were full of confidence.
The emperor looked at Conrad like that.
Prince Conrad, who will lead the next empire.
He had the qualities of an outstanding emperor to the extent that the emperor recognized him.
That’s why even though there are many heirs to the throne.
even though you are still alive.
Wasn’t he appointed as the crown prince right away?
A timber capable of admirably leading the next empire.
That such a Conrad is so confident…
The emperor opened his mouth slowly.
“I understand the prince’s thoughts. The intentions of the ministers also make sense. Sending an unqualified person into the hall has something to do with the face of the Empire.”
“Your Majesty—!”
“However.”
The emperor cut off his words and opened his mouth again.
“You can’t break the customs that have been passed down for a thousand years. Rather, that is what defies the traditions of the empire and loses face.”
“What do you mean…?”
The emperor nodded and said.
“Follow custom.”
And the custom is that the person chosen by the Zodiac Sword enters the Arnaise Hall.
But this time, two were chosen.
thus.
“I grant entry into the hall to both of you.”
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ah.
How did things get to this point?
Xian’s head was so confused that it was about to explode.
I honestly wasn’t interested.
Whether it’s the choice of the Zodiac Sword or Nabal.
Whether it’s the honor of being the best talent of the time or Nabal.
Xian was not interested.
The only thing Xian was interested in was the thick money bag and 450,000 gold.
And what are you going to do with it?
So softly, the streets just wanted to see the mobile lord.
But what!
“It was unprecedented and unusual, but at the end of the meeting, Xian, it was decided that you would also enter the hall.”
I’m going to enter the Arnaise Hall, which I don’t even know how to do!
Crown Prince Conrad looked at Xian and said with a calm smile.
Xian let out a deep sigh.
why.
Did the zodiac sword choose cyan as an addition?
‘Could it be because of the mobile lord?’
It was a guess close to certainty because it was highly probable.
“And before entering, I have something to tell you.”
Conrad slowly opened his mouth while looking at Xian and the saintess alternately.
“In fact, there is a reason that only the chosen can enter the Arnaise Hall. It’s not a reason… it’s a story passed down from generation to generation.”
Conrad brought up a short story about him.
It is said that in the distant past, there was an outstanding man in the empire.
A man no one could ever touch.
Not wanting to let go of him, the emperor of the time pushed him to marry his own brother.
But the man said no.
Because he already had someone he loved.
However, due to the emperor’s threats, the man is forced to marry the emperor’s younger brother.
But how can one force a person’s heart?
The man continued to miss his lover.
It is said that he fell ill and died.
And the lover he loved.
The woman also died after missing a man all her life.
It is said that her spirit rested here, in Arnaise Hall.
Let’s wait for a man who won’t come back.
“It sounds like something out of a fairy tale.”
“That’s right.”
Conrad nodded at Aria’s words.
After a while, Arya tilted her head and asked.
“By the way…why are stories about people who are not members of the imperial family being passed down in this hall? And why does her soul have to be in these halls?”
“I don’t know why either. It has been handed down orally for a long time, so I think it has been transformed…”
Conrad shook his head once.
“Anyway, it is said that her spirit guards the hall here. Neither I nor anyone else has seen it.”
“Haven’t you seen it? Has the crown prince ever entered the hall?”
Conrad slightly nodded at Aria’s question.
“The zodiac sword makes a choice once every 20 years, but it is a member outside the imperial family. Members of the imperial family are a bit of an exception.”
It is also true that these were the descendants of Charlotte the Great, the original owner of the Zodiac Sword.
Those who can practically use the Zodiac Sword.
Of course, there was only one emperor at the moment, but Conrad was the person who would become the next emperor.
Conrad was chosen by the Zodiac Sword when he was installed as the crown prince,
It is said that he entered the Arnaise Hall once.
“I need her permission to enter the hall anyway.”
And that permission is the choice of the Zodiac Sword.
To find a man who was unmatched by anyone else, or something.
And this was also the basis for wondering if the zodiac sword was selecting the best talent of the time.
“To be honest, I’m not even sure if it’s her permission or not.”
Conrad finished speaking like that.
It was an atmosphere of disbelief from Conrad himself.
and.
“okay···.”
Arya wasn’t too different from Conrad.
To be honest, it was just a story.
It’s also a story that is mixed with a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of.
There must have been someone among the previous emperors who liked this kind of thing.
Anyway, there were a lot of things that didn’t make sense in many ways.
Even so, there was a reason why this nonsense story was handed down.
“It is true that there is a strong barrier in the hall.”
There was actually a strong barrier in the hall.
It was true that only those chosen by the Zodiac Sword could gain access to it.
In this regard, Egritte Lorsilt, a magician who reached the 8th tier.
It is said that even he could not break this barrier.
In the end, I tried to dig up the secrets of the barrier, but that also failed.
It wasn’t just Egritte.
It is said that no one in history has been able to explain the secret of this barrier.
Only that story could be explained.
“It’s a legend that exists.”
“That’s how it is.”
Arya and Conrad nodded indifferently.
And Xian, who heard the story.
In fact, I didn’t really listen to what Conrad was saying.
‘Haa, damn it.’
Xian let out a deep sigh.
As I said before, Xian is the choice of Zodiac Sword or Nabal.
I wasn’t very interested.
If I could refund my choice with my last words, I wanted to refund it right now.
However, there was no way there would be such a refund system,
Above all, there was a decisive reason for not being able to refund.
Tring!
『[Story Quest] – ‘Legacy of Arnaise’
▶A long time ago.
A continent where demons disappeared and peace came.
Arnaise Kyle faces a certain truth.
And he intuited his fate that he had no choice but to leave.
So Kyle is about to leave.
He left his legacy here in the Arnaise Hall.
And I asked my fellow Arnaises to seal the hall.
For someone who will visit this place someday.
A thousand years passed just like that.
And now.
After a thousand years, you finally met your destiny.
Now all that remains is to face your fate…
what the hell?
They say there’s a specter guarding the hall?
Hmm… It’s a little difficult, but maybe it’s fortunate.
Kyle didn’t leave too many clues of his legacy.
Even now, a thousand years have passed.
Even that clue is gone!
That’s why it’s impossible to find heritage!
But that specter would be a different story, right?
It’s been in the halls for a very long time!
She must know about Kyle’s legacy!
Maybe he has Kyle’s legacy!
Now, all we have to do is find the ghostly girl…
creation?
It is said that the specter became a vengeful spirit out of resentment towards the imperial family that separated him and his loved one!
hahahaha!
After all, there’s no way you can easily get a legacy, right?
Find and exterminate the vengeful spirits guarding the hall
Win the legacy left by Arnaise Kyle!』
＜Reward: Kyle’s Legacy＞
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A story quest like no other.
The contents of the quest, which had been immovable throughout the National Foundation Day event, came to mind now.
also ‘???’ The reward was changed to ‘Kyle’s Legacy’.
It seemed that being chosen by the zodiac was the condition for the quest to be activated.
‘But… it was Arnaise who set up a barrier in the hall.’
So no one could break the barrier.
From nob le mt l. co m
Just looking at it, it was clear that Elodie made it.
And the way to break through that barrier was to choose Charlotte’s sword, the Zodiac Sword.
It was the moment when the truth that had not been revealed for a long time was revealed in Mobile Lords.
By the way, the story Conrad told.
Why such a story came out was still unclear.
And the legacy Kyle left behind.
I still couldn’t figure out what it was.
‘······ It seems that the hemp method is here.’
It had a very high probability.
It’s Kyle’s Aura technique.
The fundamental way to refine demonic energy, the magic spirit recipe.
Even to get it, I couldn’t come back now and get a refund.
“Okay then, I’ll just leave. and···.”
Conrad’s voice came soon after.
Conrad looked at the saintess and whispered softly.
“I hope to find the legacy left by the great emperor.”
So Conrad stepped down.
Xian shook off the thoughts that were rushing to him.
In any case, you must enter the hall to obtain the legacy Kyle left behind.
That too.
“What are you doing standing still?”
With that damn saint.
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Upon entering the hallway, a strange magical power enveloped Xian’s body.
It felt as if a terrifying feeling was blocking access.
It seemed to be the barrier surrounding the hall that Conrad had spoken of.
To be precise, it was a barrier created by Arnaise and Elodie.
Xian slowly pushed himself inside.
Then I wondered if I could feel more repulsive force.
Soon after, I was able to go inside the hall.
Quite a strange experience.
Let’s calm down a little surprise.
“It seems that you have been chosen.”
Aria, who entered first, muttered with a sad expression.
At the same time, the boiling demonic energy.
Xian forced himself to calm down and opened his mouth.
“Do you put divine power into your voice? I guess I still have a lot of divine power left?”
“Because I have an excellent body in many ways, unlike anyone else.”
At the same time, Arya showed a noble expression.
It seemed as if he knew his nobility even now.
“why. Are you ecstatic to hear my voice?”
But is he crazy?
Ecstasy is a horn.
“You are sick.”
“What, what? Hey, plague?”
Arya was taken aback for a moment.
Why, was it the first time I heard it?
Beyond bewilderment, he had an expression close to shock.
“You really—!”
“It’s done.”
Xian suddenly cut off Aria’s words.
“Didn’t we decide not to pretend to know each other? So, don’t just follow along, let’s act individually. okay?”
And then Xian swiped past Aria.
From behind, I could feel Aria’s trembling in the street.
And is it because of that?
Arya’s holy power began to run rampant in all directions.
At the same time, Xi’an’s demonic spirit runs amok.
“Oops…!”
Xian forced himself to soothe his seething stomach and entered the hall.
The inside of the hall had a dark atmosphere.
Light was leaking from the mana stones embedded in the surroundings, but there was a feeling that it was dark overall.
A very quiet interior.
It blended with the wide cavity and created quite a mystical atmosphere.
Xian continued to walk.
A groaning sound came from behind, as if Arya was following her.
How much more did it go in?
Suddenly, the view was open, and I saw large stone statues.
A total of 6 stone statues.
Among them, the most advanced stone statue was a handsome man standing with a sword.
And the sword the man is holding.
It was in the shape of the Zodiac Sword.
So, Xian knew at once that he was the leader of Arnaise, Charlotte the Great.
There were also other stone statues of Arnaise around Charlotte.
Saint Muriel.
Great Mage Elodie.
Goddess Morkru.
Heaven Sorcerer Noemi.
And even Kyle.
Also, Kyle was there.
Right then.
Dada.
Arya walked past Xian with quick steps.
What do you want to do?
Arya stood in front of Charlotte’s stone statue.
‘Charlotte? Not Muriel?’
The moment I had such a question.
Arya rummaged around Charlotte’s stone statue as if looking for something.
‘What is he doing?’
I really wanted to know what you were doing.
Xian looked at Aria like that and shook his head.
Anyway, Charlotte wasn’t interested.
I didn’t even want to ask what I was doing.
Xian slowly approached Kyle’s stone statue.
The legacy Kyle left behind.
The quest said to find the specter of the hall, but in fact there was no particular way.
I couldn’t summon a ghost at all,
I didn’t even know how to call it in the first place.
And even if they were called out, it was unknown whether they would come out as soon as they were.
It is said that no one who has entered the halls in all these years has seen a ghost.
So Xian put aside the ghost for a while and decided to explore Kyle’s stone statue.
If you left a legacy, of course you would have left something related to yourself.
Xian approached the stone statue.
however.
“······ huh?”
Sian tilted his head involuntarily.
Kyle’s stone statue that he could see.
“Who is it?”
Because that wasn’t Kyle.
Sian had seen Kyle once.
It was none other than the time when I first sharpened the sword of Mahonsura.
Even though he was a virtual being, Kyle had appeared before Xian.
A silver-haired handsome man with a cold expression.
However, the stone statue seen now was a completely different being.
Of course now, a thousand years have passed.
No one knew Kyle’s face on the continent.
Unlike the other Arnaises, Kyle wasn’t known much.
Kyle’s appearance was also entirely based on imagination.
That’s why the appearances of Kyle spread across the continent were all different.
Therefore, this stone statue could also be thought of in that sense.
but.
This is none other than the Arnaise Hall.
It was a ruin that Charlotte made a thousand years ago.
that means that.
It means that Charlotte made this stone statue.
Could it be that Charlotte didn’t know Kyle’s face?
‘But why…?’
Xian calmly looked around the hall.
In addition to the stone statues, there were figures of Arnaise in the hall.
A mural painted on the wall.
It seemed to be a mural painted in honor of Arnaise’s achievements.
There were paintings like that all over the walls.
It almost covered the entire hall.
Xian examined the pictures one by one.
And from them, the appearance of someone presumed to be Kyle.
‘Is everything different?’
All of them were different.
Right then.
“······ uh?”
Something foreign came into the corner of Xi’an.
That’s a mural carved in one corner of the hall.
There, the figures of the Arnaises fighting against the devil were drawn.
but only one.
From nob le mt l. co m
Just one scene.
There was something that caught Xian’s attention.
It was a scene of a man standing firm in front of demons.
Countless demons were swarming in front of him,
The man was standing there with his sword hanging down.
And the face of a man drawn in profile.
“Kyle?”
That was none other than Kyle’s appearance that Xi’an had seen in Mobile Lords.
That moment.
Startle!
I felt a cold sensation running down my neck.
at the same time.
-You… what are you…
An eerie voice came from somewhere.