Episode 243
63. A strange wind blows (1)
“What, what!? Why are you here all of a sudden!”
George jumped to his feet. Byron and Camilla, paralyzed, barely lifted their heads to look at Aidan.
I calmly calmed them down and said,
“Don’t worry, it’s just as prophesied.”
“prophecy?”
“Because Triston is receiving the awakening of his unique ability, ‘Weapon Stream’.”
What is a Weapon Master?
In the end, it refers to an all-rounder who freely handles all weapons.
A staff is a staff, a sword is a sword, an ax is an axe, a bow is a bow.
An ‘Iron Ruler’ who freely uses all the weapons that exist in the world.
It is not for nothing that Tristone is evaluated as the most powerful among the five heroes in its own setting.
He retired from the aftermath of the expedition, or while other expedition personnel were dying of illness.
Showing off his health, he continued to clean up on Nakwon Island alone.
That was the reason his belongings were scattered in various dungeons on Paradise Island.
Of course, he was also human.
On the journey to defeat the last Hivemind, he ran out of energy and collapsed.
Even so, the number of Named-class Demons that were destroyed alone would be uncountable.
It was a special move and main skill that such a great hero honed himself.
“Wow! Weapon Stream!!”
Taehoon, who was half-dead at my words, shouted with excitement.
“I will explain to those who do not know. It’s the main weapon and special move of the great hero Triston, and it’s really, really, really scary!!!”
Who doesn’t think it’s their area of expertise?
It has been a long time since Taehoon has turned into a Jammin.
“It’s a technology that allows not only to store weapons in a subspace, take them out and use them in the right place, but also remotely control and handle multiple weapons at the same time!!”
“ah… … So, I don’t know for sure, but first of all, it’s great, right?”
Rona-senpai said while looking at Tae-hoon, who could hardly control his emotions.
“yes!! I’m sure I’ll be able to witness this historic sight firsthand… … !! Sa, should I leave a picture too!?”
“Kim Tae-hoon, you idiot! It’s embarrassing, so be quiet!”
Whoa!
In the end, Tae-Hoon was quickly overpowered by So-Young and dragged away.
As Taehoon has always had a fan of Aidan from the beginning, it seems that the emotions he has been holding back for so long have exploded.
“Anyway, don’t panic. I will be back to normal soon.”
I looked at Aidan, wrapped in white brilliance.
Awakening of Heroes.
If it was a normal route, I was going to awaken by acquiring Kakutsuchi at the beginning of the first semester of my 3rd year.
As the hero Aidan Christopher, he pulled a little bit more to deal with a more flexible variable.
Right now, even in the main story, the difference between getting the weapon stream and not getting it was huge.
‘It’s like this in the main story as well. There will be no major problems.’
That was my theory.
Even on the speedrun route where speed is vital, the weapon stream was a must-have skill.
Compared to the speedrun route at the beginning of the first semester of the second year, the acquisition time is not much different.
Even in my shortest record, I got the Weapon Stream during the summer vacation of my sophomore year.
“Baeksanwoo! The brilliance is fading!”
at that time.
A bright light was drawn into his body.
Succession of knowledge.
He absorbed all of his experience and abilities as a weapon master that had been sleeping inside Aidan.
“Aidan, are you okay?”
As I asked carefully, Aidan’s closed eyelids lifted.
He didn’t answer.
Without saying a word, he just stared straight at me.
I made eye contact with those pupils, and was convinced that all the rituals had been successful.
“… … You have completely succeeded in awakening.”
Because beyond the blue eyes, I could feel the spirit of a certain hero.
* * *
Around the time the members of the Illuminati were watching Aidan’s awakening.
Not far from the hut, in the vacant lot, the secret meeting between the two people wearing robes was taking place.
“Yura-sama, is this really true?”
“Theodore-sama has been with me all the time! That gray-skinned incubus, looking carefully!”
The girl cried out in a firm voice.
She was consistent with her gentle attitude and voice, but she couldn’t deal with it as much as it is now.
Candidate for the Holy Flame of the Holy Empire, Acryon.
Yura Esther quickly wrote the letter with trembling hands.
It was a report for urgent delivery to the central temple and a request for support.
“that… … Couldn’t it have been an alter ego of a Goryong, or an illusion?”
“Do you think that would be possible? And it’s strange to go into the dungeon together with the illusion in the first place!”
When Yura took off the robe hood, beautiful platinum blonde hair poured out.
“Besides, that Incubus. That’s the energy I felt in the last Hisperiif dungeon. No one else knows, but I can be sure.”
“… … shit. How did it happen?”
Theodore Lincoln, who was standing next to Yura, ruffled my hair.
At first, they acted together because of simple curiosity and the peculiarity of their status as the Holy Fire Lady of the Holy Empire.
It is speculated that the senior that Dean Irkhan Bradamante is paying attention to is, in fact, maintaining a close relationship with the demons.
Theodore, who at first thought it was a simple misunderstanding, now had no choice but to admit it clearly.
Baek San-woo, a sophomore in Arthur’s Faculty.
No- To be precise, even his acquaintances, including Sanwoo Baek.
Because it was certain that they all had a close relationship with the demons.
Theodore Lincoln only accepted the request, ‘I heard that Baeksanwoo and his companions are gathering today, so please help the tail.’
There’s no such thing as a weekend.
Since the last time we rescued Yura Esther from the Southern Forest, Yura and Theodore have been seeing each other quite often.
It made Theodore naturally accompany Yura’s plan.
To be honest, it wasn’t fun.
Follow-up is a heart-fluttering thing in itself.
Far from the public’s interest, the insiders’ interest is to dig the back of a special ‘senior’ they have at once.
It can’t be without fun.
It was also beneficial for Theodore if he could catch even the smallest of things.
Politics is inherently about taking the initiative the moment you grasp the other person’s weaknesses.
However, the back story of Baek San-woo that I actually experienced… … .
It was not enough to just use it as a political weakness.
‘It’s a collusion with the demons.’
Baek San-woo’s party was divided into three groups to attack the dungeon.
After deliberation, Theodore and Yura decided to follow in the footsteps of Camila, not Baek Sanwoo.
What he saw there was a gray-skinned incubus with sinister black wings spread out.
not just a dreamer
The inevitably felt power and authority proved that the dreamer in question was a fairly high-class demon.
Of course, I wasn’t completely sure until then.
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Maybe it was because Baek San-woo’s party came to subdue Mongma.However, after confirming the reaction of the three people who took it lightly even after seeing the dream, Theodore, who had been thoroughly neutral, was inclined to judge.
Perhaps, as Yura Esther said, it may be a very serious situation.
They disappeared into the dungeon following the guidance of the dreamer, and after a few hours they reappeared completely exhausted.
Theodore and Yura went into the dungeon as soon as the three of them died.
From the beginning, Yura could not stand the strong magic that was clearly felt and even vomited.
I don’t know what happened inside. But one thing was certain.
The fact that Baeksanwoo is colluding with demons.
In addition, the parties are also sympathizing or cooperating together in some way.
Because Theodore Lincoln couldn’t have known what it meant.
His face was contorted with complex emotions in many ways.
“Then report to the bachelor… … .”
“no. The bachelor is incredible. Even the Heretical Tribunal.”
“Then should we just wait until the support arrives?”
“I don’t think all of the Heresy judges would lean that way. If we can get the referee’s opinion as quickly as possible before assistance arrives… … .”
Yura Esther’s head began to spin rapidly.
“It’s not impossible to do it all at once.”
Tired.
Theodore tapped his forehead at the throbbing headache.
“I heard from seniors that every day is a long way and that it is a place where accidents do not stop, but it must be like this.”
Although it was a paradise school that I entered with a bloated heart.
Before the entrance ceremony was properly held, wouldn’t the ancient Artels, forgotten in history, lead the ark and attack?
Isn’t a hidden dungeon suddenly open in the class assignment test that was barely completed?
It was surprising that the class was barely running now, but it was on the brink of another major incident.
Even that was not enough, Theodore himself was caught in the center of it.
“You still don’t know what the final plan is. And I’m still with the hero Aidan Christopher… … How are you going to do this?”
At the question that penetrates the core, Yura Esther pauses.
“Yeah, that’s right. If even the hero was involved in the plan… … .”
“I need to put my thoughts together. I am sorry to Yura-sama, but in my opinion, just grabbing them randomly is not the answer.”
“Why?”
“It means you have to make a clear distinction. Are you an accomplice or an innocent victim?”
In fact, Yura also thought that the members, including Camilla, might be in a state of ‘submission’ due to mental attacks such as indoctrination.
Last time, I secretly followed Camila and Baek San-woo with that thought, even though I witnessed a harsh scene.
It was clear that it was a situation that could not be said hastily.
“Then what? … ?”
“Let’s set the bait. A clever bait that you will never doubt.”
Theodore took the pen Yura Esther was holding and started scribbling something on the paper.
“Yura-sama, do you know that? We, politicians of the Federal Republic of Eurakia, call the banquet a kind of ‘hunting ground’.”
“A hunting ground?”
“Yes, a pleasant, comfortable and happy atmosphere is the best environment to be vigilant.”
From the time he weaned from his mother and started toddling, Theodore Lincoln was thoroughly raised as a ‘politician’.
It was because Theodore was more confident than fighting to determine the intentions of a person through laughter and seize his weaknesses.
“A banquet is a hunting ground. The moment you are careless, even for a moment, a sharp arrow pierces the nape of your neck.”
Theodore’s eyes twinkled.
An alliance between humans and Artel, which had kept each other in check for hundreds of years, was established.
What if, in commemoration of such a historical fact, a large-scale banquet was held by the peace-oriented Canaanite temple?
There is nothing strange about it.
What if Theodore creates a plate for Irkhan and other academics in the name of ‘new student welcome party’?
Baeksanwoo and his companions will enter the hunting ground called Banquet without any doubt.
In that case, Theodore’s main skill can also be fully utilized.
“Leave it to me to make the board. We will prepare it as the best hunting ground for you.”
However, Yura Esther seemed to have taken on a slightly different meaning.
“Is there really such a barbaric and cruel event in the Federal Republic of Eurakia… … !!?”
“No, I don’t mean that… … .”
“Theodore Lincoln! I didn’t see it like that!!! Were you a murderer?”
“no!? Yura-sama, what the hell are you talking about!!”
Because she was a candidate for the Seonghwa Woman who was just a flower in the greenhouse.
It took her longer than expected to realize Theodore’s intentions.