_ Volume 14, Episode 4
329. The world of ghosts (1)
Bardray glared at Mount Tae.
With hostility and doubt, I grabbed the fancy sword at my waist.
“Amazing. An assassin who sneaks into my bed without any fuss! Who hired someone as talented as you?”
Taesan didn’t answer.
He slowly turned around and looked to his side.
[Oh…]
There was a ghost there, as always. He moaned and looked at the prince in his own form.
A bard ray with a human body.
And Bard Ray, who has the form of a dead ghost.
There were two Bardrays here.
“I killed all my brothers with my own hands… Are they servants of God? No matter what.”
Bard ■Ray draws out a sword.
“It’s okay to cut off your limbs and interrogate!”
He grabs his sword and charges. A sword strike like a storm surges at Taesan.
“What do you think?”
Taesan evaded and asked. muttered the ghost.
[…That’s me. Exactly, the me of the past.]
“As expected.”
The quest he received
was a quest to save the perishing world in his memory by defeating the demon king.
In other words, this was the world of the past, which had already been destroyed. And the object of that memory was a ghost, not anyone else.
Kagagak!
The sword moves wildly. Like a wolf, it aims for Taesan’s neck and chest.
It was similar to Storm Scar’s swordsmanship shown by the ghost, but it was far more clumsy and lacking. Ghost clicked his tongue.
[What are you so clumsy about? You should’ve been aiming for the legs, not the chest .
And you have to attack three times in a row, only stopping at two?]
“You know that’s you from the past, right?”
[I know, but it’s frustrating. Looking at it like this, something is embarrassing.]
Kagagak!
Avoid the swinging sword by bending your back. Bard Ray’s face hardened. He stepped out and tightened his sword.
“It’s not bad though.”
It was a considerable level for
a human outside the labyrinth who did not go down .
Taesan stretched out his hand. The swinging sword was caught in his hand.
“What!”
[Don’t break it?]
“It’s in my memory anyway, does it have any meaning?”
[Yes. If you break it, you and that guy will become completely hostile.]
Upon closer inspection, the sword Bard Ray wielded looked like a Carvert relic. Taesan followed the ghost’s words and drew his sword.
“Ugh!”
Bard Ray did not let go of his sword. It was possible because he was a hardened warrior.
But in return, his body flew through the air.
Bard Ray was astonished at the overwhelming power.
Taesan twisted the hand holding the blade and took the sword away. He thrust his sword into Bar Dray’s neck as he fell to the floor.
“…strong.”
Bardray glared at Taesan. His whole body was covered with sweat, but Taishan did not shake even a single breath.
“A person like you is only an assassin. That’s a sad thing. If you were a subject of the empire, you would have been treated with dignity.”
Bard Ray closed his eyes with a lamentation.
“Congratulations. you have achieved your purpose kill.”
Bardray accepted death calmly, and Taesan looked at him blankly.
Of course, Taesan had no intention of killing Bardray.
Defeating the demon lord was a quest condition, and there was a high possibility that Bard Ray would be his helper.
But it got messed up from the start.
Rigrit summoned Taesan to Bardray’s sleeping quarters, and Bardray recognized the sudden appearance of Taesan as an assassin.
I had to clear up the misunderstanding, but there was no way to come to mind. Bard Ray opened his eyes when he could not feel the sword digging into his neck.
“…what are you doing? Are you thinking of taking me hostage?”
“That’s not right.”
“Then kill me. Do you think that being killed by a strong person like you isn’t that bad?”
Bardray closed his eyes again. While Taesan was thinking about a method, the ghost opened its mouth.
[Try what I said.]
The ghost told Taesan how to convince Bardray. Taesan, who listened to the story quietly, opened his mouth.
“I have no intention of killing you.”
Taesan drew his sword.
“Not even your enemy.”
“I can’t believe it’s the words of a guy who broke into someone else’s bed.”
“I know. That’s why I’m thinking of finding your trust.”
Organize the story the ghost told you and spit it out smoothly.
“I came to you to defeat the demon lord. Prince of the Carvert Empire.”
At Taesan’s words, Bardray opened his eyes.
“You know, too. That the Demon King will soon be born and will invade the world.”
“…How can I do that?”
Bard Ray’s eyes were filled with surprise and doubt. The dragon Taesan said
was something only the royal family knew even within the empire that hadn’t spread to the world.
Taesan continues.
“Warrior. You must know about Cariat.”
“…okay.”
Warrior Cariat. He was a hero who appeared in this world a long time ago. He defeated the demon king invading the world and became the master of the world.
However, Kariat was corrupted in the process of defeating the demon lord. In a fit of madness, he killed countless people and coveted his power.
All mankind gathered together and managed to defeat Kariat and
kill all those who inherited his blood. Even after a long time, it was still a taboo to talk about.
“I am a descendant of Cariat.”
At Taesan’s words, Bard Ray’s pupils widened.
“If you are the prince of the empire, you would know. That the descendants of Kariat have not yet been cut off.”
“…okay. Know.”
In the process of killing Kariat’s lineage, there are those who somehow escaped. It was a fact that only a few people knew about in the Empire
.
Unknown contents flowed from Taesan’s mouth. Bard Ray’s eyes gradually sank.
“The hair and eye color of Kariat’s descendants are all black.”
Taesan groaned as he touched his own hair.
“I have always been persecuted because of my intractable traits. I want to restore our honor that our ancestors ruined. I came to you for that. prince of the empire I heard that you
do not discriminate much against our lineage.”
“I apologize for sneaking into the bed. If I didn’t do this, there would be no way I’d meet you.”
“It is done.”
The prince stood up and murmured.
“If you were truly a descendant of Kariat, that would have been the only way to get in here. forgive me.”
Bardray grinned.
“You are grand. Certainly, I have often mentioned your lineage, but to believe in that one and come all the way here. and its strength. Very good.”
There was no more doubt in his eyes.
There was only goodwill and trust towards Taishan.
‘It’s real.’
The words Taesan said now were all according to the ghost’s story. He said this with dubious doubt, but Bard Ray really started to trust him
.
[Because that guy is me.]
The ghost said plainly.
[I know what you think, what you want to hear, and what you want. It’s not difficult to trust that one person.]
The most important problem has been solved.
It wasn’t too difficult from here. Bardray clicked his tongue and looked around.
“Anyway, you’re in trouble.”
His bed was completely ruined
. Wall decorations and carpets were cut and smashed in the aftermath of the fighting. It looked more like ruins than a sleeping quarters.
If it was this much of a commotion, it wouldn’t be strange if someone came. There was actually a knock on the door.
“Your Highness the Prince. What are you doing?”
“There was a little fuss. Come in.”
“Excuse me.”
The door opened and a maid entered. She looked at the broken bed,
once at Mount Tai, and twice was shocked.
“…majesty? What the hell is this…
“I should have said. There was a little commotion. No problem.”
“But the author…
was confused when she saw Taishan’s black hair and eyes. Bard Ray said while adjusting his clothes.
“Don’t make a fuss. He is my guest.”
” yes?”
The maid’s eyes widened.
She fumbles as she gazes at Mount Tai.
“Your Highness the Prince. The author says…
“Since when have you been allowed to question my words?”
Bard Ray smiled quietly and said. The lady-in-waiting trembled and then bowed down.
“sorry.”
“Stay out. And show him a room for guests.”
“yes? Yes…
The lady-in-waiting lifted her waist in surprise and immediately bent down at Bardray’s cold gaze.
Bard Ray looked around his bed and said.
“I’m sorry. I need to tidy up first. Let’s talk about it after that.”
“All right.”
“Then guide me. Since you are my guest, I will not forgive you if you treat me carelessly.”
“According to His Highness’ wishes.”
The maid followed Bardray’s words. I led Taesan into the hallway.
The lady-in-waiting who took the lead kept glancing at Taesan. It was clear that he was afraid of him.
Taesan asked her.
“How many years is it now?”
“It’s the 876th year of my Imperial calendar…
“I see.”
Taesan nodded. The lady-in-waiting shivered and guided Taesan to a room.
“If you need anything,
you always ring the bell.”
With those words, she quickly left. Taesan sat down on the bed and opened his mouth.
“What do you think?”
[Great Empire. Carvert said it’s been 876 years since he’s been here. If I remember correctly, it was in 877 when the demon king appeared in this world. If you look at the scenery outside as you pass by the hallway… I guess it’s about one or three months left.]
Three months until the demon king’s invasion.
The ghost mumbles bitterly.
[It’s bad taste. Really.]
The world of ghosts was destroyed by the demon king. The invasion that took place three months later could not be stopped and flowed into the labyrinth.
To see him meet his past self and stop the demon king’s invasion again.
[God of Regret… He really deserves his name. After all, I don’t like it.]
After recovering his emotions for a moment, the ghost started talking.
[First of all, defeating the demon lord
is the quest condition. It probably means to help me in the past to achieve it.]
“Demon King.”
Taesan also had questions about him.
“Even in the Demon Realm, there was a demon king.”
And the power wasn’t that great.
Of course, he is strong and excellent, but he could never reach Tai San.
If he was at that level, Taesan could solve everything by himself. However, the ghost denied Taesan’s idea.
[The Demon King of the Demon World and the Demon King of this place are different beings with the same name. You can think of it as a kind of device.]
“A device?”
[Have you ever fought fragments of world-destroying wolves on the 51st floor before? How was it?]
“It was quite strong.”
Even though it was only a fragment, not the main body, it had the power to make Taesan struggle.
[It’s that kind of existence. They exist to destroy the world. It’s hard to compare accurately,
but… It’s going to be hard for you to win even now.]
“Winning against something like that?”
Taesan, which is going down the depths, is also difficult to overcome. In fact, it meant that adversity was impossible from the outside. It was not easy to understand that such an opponent would come out as an enemy.
said the ghost.
[I told you. It is a device existence. There is a prophecy about the demon king. You have to fulfill it in order to win.]
The ghost began to recite the prophecy.
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