Episode 444
Episode 141. New phase (4)
Crossing the dimensional gate was a simple task.
The dimension door opened in the library literally took the same form as a door. Only the door was placed in the air, and the mana was swaying, causing a sense of discord.
Near the door, ten higher-ranking dragons who were transforming into humans gathered in a circle with their eyes closed.
Permanent power drain.
The price for sending four people to the East at once.
It was a landscape that could not even be imagined before returning.
At that time, such a portal had not been created, and it was unacceptable that the dragons would make such a sacrifice for humans.
“I will not forget the sacrifice of the dragons.”
Hella bowed lightly to the dragons.
Yuma Hella Cheryl Kriesha.
The four people who decided to leave for the East approached the dimensional gate. Then, the dimensional door slowly began to open, and pure white light poured out.
“If you enter the emperor and walk a few steps, you will be straight to the imperial palace in the east. Let’s go.”
The four of them walked as if they were being sucked into a dimensional door.
Did you take five steps through the door?
The party was able to arrive near the entrance to the Eastern Eltainer Castle. Even for Yuma, who experienced teleportation, the portal was a fresh experience.
Even Cheryl, who usually doesn’t show her emotions, continued to look around. Hella also couldn’t keep her body straight and had to keep her eyes wide open.
“Hmm, I heard that it was designed to lead directly to the inside of the imperial castle, but it seems there were some errors. Is it because of the magic hanging inside the Eastern Imperial Castle?”
“Wrong? Still, I’m glad I didn’t fall in the middle of Iseron’s tears. The first time I went to the east, the ship was wrecked and I went through all sorts of oddities.”
When Kriesha said a little flustered, Yuma replied with a smile.
“I have heard of you. Of all my lost colleagues, I was the last to find Cheryl.”
The appearance of Eltainer’s castle, shining brightly in clear weather.
The feeling was completely different from today’s Kyle Hwangseong, who gives off a somewhat gloomy feeling even on a sunny day. As soon as Yuma saw the Imperial Castle of Eltainer, he intuitively felt that the situation in the east was not as poor as in the west.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
The moment the party was about to head to the imperial castle, a scream suddenly sounded from behind.
The four of them turned their heads in amazement.
At the back of the party, a group of women stood holding cloth.
It was a group of about 15, and they looked like cloth vendors.
More than half of them had dropped the cloth they were holding on the floor.
“Cut! oh oh oh! It’s Sue Guardian!”
“Guardian! Guardian, right?”
“There’s a saintess next to you!”
The women threw down the cloth and rushed at it, shouting. There was even a woman who fell down and passed out while running.
As Yuma got closer, the women who had not collapsed bowed their backs and prayed silently. Everyone’s face was already full of tears.
It was natural for the four people who had just crossed over to the East to be flustered.
“Guardian-sama!?”
“What are you talking about?”
The guards who were patrolling near the imperial castle sensed the commotion and ran quickly.
The guards also reacted similarly to the women. At least, they showed a well-raised military standard by saluting in a disciplined manner befitting their status as soldiers.
However, the guards’ faces were also
wet with tears, as if they had just washed their faces.
“Meet the Guardian!”
“Meet the saintess!”
Whoa!
One of the guards immediately blew the horn hanging around his neck. Whoop whoop whoop! The sound of the horn spread coolly through the open sky.
It was a trumpet signal that Yuma had often heard when he was living in the east, announcing the ‘immediate call-up of standby troops’.
And this is the entrance to the imperial castle.
As soon as the sound of the trumpet sounded, within a few seconds the gates opened and troops began pouring out.
Even the people near the Hwangseong, who heard the women’s voices, were coming from the other side.
In an instant, the party was surrounded by people and had no choice but to harden like stone statues.
Hela was the first to speak.
“…I’ve heard countless times that you became the Guardian of the East, but was this enough? oh my god.”
Hella looked at Yuma and spoke with respect in her eyes.
Kriesha also couldn’t hide her surprise and only widened her eyes.
“Ummm… I’m a little embarrassed, Your Majesty.”
“Well, he is a hero who saved this vast eastern land. It’s amazing.”
tr i ‘方、’方’ 方、 Following the bang horn, the soldiers guarding the wall started beating their drums.
It was the sound of a drum announcing the coming of an Eastern emperor.
“Oh, Guardian!”
“I’m a Guardian!”
A crowd formed in no time. The people prostrated themselves in a circle and bowed to Yuma without rest. By this point, Yuma himself was also flushed with heat, and he couldn’t help but know where to direct his gaze.
The party didn’t even have to enter the imperial castle to meet the emperor of the East. A huge palanquin, in which the emperor was already riding, was coming out of the gate.
“Baron Drake!”
The one who smiled broadly from the top of the palanquin and called Yuma’s name.
He was the Princess of Lhasa, not Rugal. And Yuma could tell as soon as he saw the crown on her head.
The fact that Rugal is no longer the emperor of the East.
What Lhasa was wearing was not the emperor’s substitute, but a crown that only the real emperor could wear.
‘At that time, after the Battle of Rimt, he left for Kantai and Pora Pora Island, and he hasn’t returned yet?’
After the Battle of Rimt, Rugal did not return to El Tyner and left for Kantai and Pora Pora Islands. It was to restore the body.
If he hadn’t returned yet, or if Lhasa had officially inherited the throne, he would have to ask later.
“Lasa-nim, long time no see.”
Rasa jumped off the palanquin and bowed first. Even the emperor had to show an example to the person who received the Kantra highest hero medal.
At that point, Hella became shocked once more.
The meeting of the emperors of the East and the West.
Originally, each of them would have had to engage in a tremendous fight accompanied by a huge number of servants.
The title of emperor is actually something that should only exist in the world. In fact, the two people who lead to the emperor in their respective lands could not create a good atmosphere.
However, the two emperors were not foolish enough to engage in such a fight when the whole world was at stake.
“I have heard a lot about Rasa Raijin. Hela Rose of the West.”
Before Yuma introduced himself, Hella stepped forward and opened her mouth. It meant not to make cumbersome introductions.
Lhasa also walked away from the bodyguards and approached Hella alone.
“If the Guardians of the East are loyal to you, you are already a benefactor to us. I should have visited and said hello first, but I’m sorry.
Welcome, Emperor of the West.”
As the two emperors lightly embraced, the crowd cheered and applauded.
An atmosphere that goes beyond warm and even cheerful. It was a bright feeling that is hard to find in the West recently.
Rasa read Yuma’s mood and realized that they didn’t have much time.
“I will tell you later whether or not the banquet will be held, so first invite the emperor of Greece and the great dragon to the meeting room. I’m going to go in after giving a short speech to Saint Baron Drake and the people.
Are you okay?”
Lhasa summoned Thein, the head of the Red Sword of the Royal Guard, and gave an order.
“Do so. I’ll wait.”
Hella and Kriesha entered the castle of Eltainer.
“How did you know Kriesha was a dragon?”
“During your absence, I too learned quite a few secrets. Let’s go in after saying a few words to the people who met you after a long time.”
* * * After the speech, Yuma and Rasa Cheryl visited the Hwangseong conference room.
Inside the imperial castle, there were no servants who fainted or fainted at the sight of Yuma like they did outside. It was thanks to Tane who handed over all the people on the road leading to the meeting room so that this wouldn’t happen.
Lhasa did not come with a single escort.
The five people inquired about their well-being for a while. Yuma inquired about the safety of Yuma’s wing and other members of the East side and the current situation of the East, and Lasa said the opposite.
“I heard that the Balaur had accelerated the opening of the route by several years, so I was actually going to find it first, but it was a dimensional gate… I feel solemn to hear that the Balaur sacrificed themselves.”
“I felt like I needed to communicate quickly with the east, so I had to do it out of necessity.”
“The emperor of the West must have suffered greatly. Things aren’t that bad yet in the east, but I feel like I’m carrying a bomb. This land is not safe either.”
According to Rasa’s explanation, in the East, only ‘dimensional transplantation’ was occasionally discovered, and no actual war had begun.
Rizol was not active at all in the East.
It was the same with the lower world demons. Possessed chairs rarely appeared, and aside from the occasionally reported dimension transplants, there is nothing to call it a singularity.
“The dragons that were put in to clear the route often delivered news from the West to my subjects. We were preparing too, but we really had no idea how to prepare.”
“Hmm, Rizol isn’t active in the East… has anything been revealed as to why?”
If Princess Lhasa hadn’t been trusted by Yuma, Hella would have recognized that ‘the east joined hands with Risol’.
However, since he was a person he had come to know through Yuma, Hella decided not to have any doubts and started the conversation.
“That’s probably because of the influence of the former emperor… No, to be precise, the dragon called ‘Soluto’. Soluto’s true identity is currently known only to me in the East.”
When Rasa said Soluto’s name first, Yuma’s pupils widened.
“Soluto informed the princess of Lhasa of the truth.”
“Yes, Baron Drake. Haha…
I didn’t know he was a dragon. how embarrassing Anyway, he told me a lot. That’s why I was able to recognize Kriesha-sama right away.”
“Then, Soluto is now…
“At the end, he left me with meaningful words and disappeared somewhere.
He said that he hoped the light would come even after the world ended… He said he was gradually eating away at himself.”
Lhasa seemed to have heard roughly the story of Hwa. Since ‘Hwawa Day’ is a well-known festival in the East, it was inevitable for Lhasa to be shocked.
However, fortunately, having experienced Amanzo, the demon god of the underworld, there was no great difficulty in understanding such transcendental things.
“If the encroachment started for a while…
that makes sense. It’s not that Yuma Rizol wasn’t active in the east, it was that he was ‘unsuccessful’. It is only natural that the outcast of Soluto has begun to gain the power of Hwa.”
Kriesha, who was listening, opened her mouth.
“If Risol was reluctant to approach, Soluto would have already lost her self and become an apostle of Hwa, or was put on the verge of that. And, unlike the warlock Shiram, it must be an apostle who will become the ‘medium of the advent’.”
Lassa nodded and let out a long sigh.
“Didn’t I say I felt like I was holding a bomb? It’s because of that reason. They say the world could end soon, but it feels like there’s nothing you can do about it.
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