[ Episode 347. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]
Cromwell had only one day of rest.
I immediately took Vivian with me and prepared to go somewhere.
“Is it that urgent? I haven’t seen her in three years…”
Amy put on a sad expression, but all I could do was comfort her.
“I’m sorry, Amy. I’ll leave Cromwell to you.”
“It’s me, well, there are people who protect me anyway.”
I put my hand on top of Amy’s head and tousled it. Amy brushed her messy hair as her ponytail untied.
“Are you going to do this until we go?”
“I’ll be right back.”
I said goodbye to Amy one last time and told Morne who was waiting.
“i look forward to.”
“Don’t worry here. Rather, I am worried about you.”
“This time, Vivian is also with us, so nothing will happen.”
“okay. You, who said that you defeated Maxwell, won’t be easily defeated anywhere. Still, please take care of yourself.”
Evan and Noah returned to their active areas. It was a movement due to my request to find out Hegel’s location.
“Let’s go.”
“huh.”
Maximin did not show up and only Isabelle came out to see her off. Salem did not show his face in the same way, but I thought it was very heartless for what I had seen in three years.
‘Lewis entrusted Amy’s escort, and Agatha made her retrieve a named bow. Rather, it’s a war-ridden situation, so it should be easy to end it without attracting much attention.’
Together with Vivian, they rode two horses each out of Cromwell. Before knowing Hegel’s location, there was a place to go first.
‘Swamp where screams echo.’
The tomb of Eve Millennium.
It was the place where Luna was.
**
Kudeudeuk-
The southern part of the empire.
Someone appeared on the bloody ground where the battle continued all day long.
“Finally……”
The man in the black tuxedo, which did not match the battlefield, scattered something around. Then, a strange air current flowed in the air, and the surroundings flinched.
“Maxwell. You failed, but I succeeded.”
Bodies buried in the ground began to be taken out. Soon, the corpses began to clump together and flew into the air.
Kududeuk!
Blood flowed from the clumps of corpses.
The process did not end at once, but proceeded quietly but steadily.
Seeing this, Hegel threw off his bowler hat and laughed.
“Come! True chaos!”
Kuduk!
A gray long arm emerged from the mass of corpses and grabbed Hagel. Hagel gave himself up and smiled.
“I won.”
Kwajik!
The lump that even absorbed Hegel soon began to take on a new shape. The figure gradually revealed appeared to be a man riding a horse.
[“Come.”]
A rider on a horse of all white.
A laurel-crowned giant brandished a huge arm that transformed into a bow.
“What is that?”
The armies on both sides who discovered it belatedly made an uproar.
“A monster has appeared!”
“What is that again!”
“Respond with magic for now.”
In an instant, concentrated artillery fire fell towards the middle of the battlefield. The Confederate Empire was engulfed in smoke from the barrage of attacks.
Huung –
Something flew through the smoke.
And something that flew in exploded past dozens of soldiers.
“arrow?”
“Don’t stop!”
Arrows the size of pillars flew silently and blasted past people. It was large in size, but because of its formidable power, people were torn apart just by brushing against it.
“What!”
“Kheuheouk!”
The arrows that flew like that went out killing people even after they were stuck in the ground. People near the arrows died horribly, with sudden seizures or bubbles exploding from their faces.
“What the hell is that monster…”
muttered one of the nobles.
Realizing that it was an alien monster, what followed was a retreat.
“Run away! Everyone retreat!”
Tung! Tung! Tung! Tung!
The sound of drums announcing retreat rang out, and arrows flew in line with the constant sound.
[“Come.”]
The war situation began to change rapidly.
**
The swamp area where screams are heard is not a demonic area, but it was an unpleasant place where screams were always heard due to the mana anomaly.
Thanks to that, it was natural that there were no people, and honestly, it was a place where I couldn’t even understand how Luna had lived in a place like this.
‘I lived in a place like this, how can I have such a cheerful personality?’
In any case, it took us about a week to set out on the road and reach the vicinity of the swamp.
“Luna is here…?”
Vivian looked at the entrance of the swamp with a look of incomprehension. Since this area is a land where no one lives, it was very cold, but seeing the scenery of the swamp, it was natural to have doubts.
“Let’s go in.”
“huh.”
Fortunately, there was nothing to watch out for, so we tied our horses to a nearby tree and entered the swamp on foot.
Whoa!
Aagh!
As soon as we entered, we could have frowned at the screams that greeted us, but Vivian as well as I just walked without showing any sign.
Fuuk-
– Harden up.
It seemed like a waste of mana, but there was nothing to use it for, so it hardened the entire swamp from the point where my feet started to fall out.
“Is Luna far away?”
“well. Shall we call?”
Most likely, they already knew that we had entered a swampy area. It would not be an exaggeration to call this place the realm of Luna and Pendragon.
“It’s coming.”
Just then, something came running from far away.
“friend! Vivian!”
Even after three years, Luna, still the same, ran through the air with a bright smile.
‘Monster-like magic……’
After what happened in Portrion, Luna came to possess magical power beyond the human category. It seemed that all of Ouroboros’ mana didn’t fly away and remained in his body, but he didn’t know exactly what it was.
“How have you been?”
“huh! Vivian Long time no see! You have grown so much!”
originally bigger than you
For reference, Vivian is a year younger than me, so Luna, who is the same age as me, was the older sister. I can’t believe it.
Luna seemed very happy to be reunited with Vivian after 3 years. Vivian also had a crush on Luna, so even when we talked at Cromwell, what we talked about the most was things that were too much for Luna and Lucia.
“Are you okay?”
“huh! You’re fine!”
Vivian began to stroke Luna’s hair as if she were her little brother. Even when I was in Cromwell, I used to show that kind of appearance, but it was a sight that made me feel relieved.
“Which side is the house on?”
“excuse me! Follow me.”
Luna started running through the air again. Looking back, it’s unbelievable magic.
The reason I dared to visit Luna was because of the special device in her house. It was a fact that I had heard in Portrion, but I learned that there was a way to contact Hagel separately here.
“Here!”
“Um…”
The house she led was a wooden house with a gloomy yet mysterious atmosphere. It was in the form of using the inside of a tree that grew roots from the swamp, and the more I looked at it, the more I felt sorry for Luna.
“May I go to Eve’s grave first before Luna?”
“mom?”
Luna tilted her head and then gestured.
“It’s nearby. Follow me!”
As I followed her, I noticed something clumsily made of tree vines. There was a small tombstone in front of it, but it was made with poor workmanship and felt cute.
“This is it!”
Tomb of Eve Millenium.
When I actually saw it, I felt strange.
In fact, it was Eve, not me, who protected Luna in Fortion. Of course, the whole plan itself was a collaboration between Eve and Maxwell, but it is true that it was kept.
‘If it wasn’t for Eve…….’
Maybe I should have killed Luna with my own hands. It was a terrible situation just thinking about it.
As she got closer, she saw Eve through the tangled vines. Judging from the faint sense of mana, it seemed like a preservation magic had been cast on it.
“thank you.”
Thanks to that, Luna was alive and I wasn’t broken either.
While I was mourning for a while, Luna suddenly asked me.
“To make your mother undead?”
“……You have a great imagination.”
There were times when I laughed out loud when I heard the words of the 4-dimensional Luna, but this was the case now.
“I knew you were going to make it undead again.”
“No way.”
After the memorial service, we headed to the house right next door. Upon entering the house, Luna, who would have naturally lived here, was drawn to the interior, which was simple but had everything to be had.
“It’s inside.”
After receiving Luna’s guidance and entering the house, I saw a communication artifact that I remembered seeing before. Luna explained that she seemed to have carried it in the past, but now she can no longer remove it from the body.
“But Hagel doesn’t answer. What are you going to do?”
“I’ll have to try it out.”
It was the result of thinking about what I could do immediately to find out where Hegel was. I couldn’t stop the knights from the Apocalypse from appearing after three years, but I wanted to at least figure out Hegel’s location in advance.
“Can you help me?”
“of course!”
Luna put her hand on her waist and said in a triumphant manner. Soon after, I sat down with her and started disassembling the communication artifact.
“I just need to find the place where the signal is generated, right?”
“yes. That’s enough.”
Thus, the disassembly and analysis of artifacts began in earnest. Artifacts were not simply related to Hegel’s, so it was difficult to know easily.
Thanks to this, I took a break that I couldn’t make at Cromwell while working in my spare time, feeling how Luna lived here and feeling Vivian’s outstanding cooking skills.
“how! I want to learn too!”
When I made snacks with the ingredients I brought in the expansion bag, Luna opened her eyes wide and begged Vivian.
“I want to learn how to make it too!”
“I will tell you.”
Sometimes I deviated from the analysis of artifacts like that, but everything was good. It’s what I want to live in the first place, but happiness comes first.
“uh?”
Luna, who had been learning to cook from Vivian for a while, turned her head in a hurry and looked in one direction.
“Why are you like that?”
“Someone came in.”
Someone entered the swamp?
I immediately put down the artifact I was fiddling with and stood up.
“I will go.”
“Go with me!”
“me too.”
I was going to go out for a bit by myself, but it wouldn’t matter. To be honest, there was nothing to be afraid of with the strength of the three of us.
“Be quick.”
At that time, Luna muttered and gathered her mana.
“It’s already ahead.”
“yes.”
I felt it too.
Someone who approached us at breakneck speed arrived in front of our house before we knew it.
But something familiar…
“Are you inside?”
“ah?”
This voice must be…
“Is Adrias Cromwell in?”
“Long time no see.”
I opened the door and said hello.
And the person who received my greeting drew an arc with his characteristic narrow eyes.
“Hey, it’s been a really long time. disciple.”
Belial Castro.
The worst wizard who had left the head of the Department of Magic and disappeared was smiling at me.
[ Episode 347. The Four Horsemen of the End ] End
