Episode 39
‘There must be a lot to prepare.’
Archbishop Alley sipped his tea and thought about what was to come.
selection of warriors.
“I can’t believe I would actively intervene in the selection of a hero.”
Until now, ‘Hero’ existed only as a simple honorary position.
The hero was supposed to be elected by the agreement of the archbishops, but now even that has faded.
Didn’t he intend to cast an invalid vote on this selection even though he was also an archbishop?
Yes, if it wasn’t for this one.
He didn’t like the conflict between the religious powers.
Of course, I tried not to pay attention to the selection of the hero at the peak of the conflict.
‘As long as one of the great demons has been discovered, it is impossible to stay silent like this.’
There is even someone who has annihilated the great devil.
Mikhail Walpurgis.
If you don’t make this a hero, who will you make a hero?
Of course, it is true that the rumors about young Walpurgis are not so good.
However, he believed his own eyes rather than rumors.
He saw unshakable faith in Mikhail.
A belief that will never waver.
If the prophecy handed down from the Church of God is true, what is needed is not a symbolism to put forward.
What is needed is a ‘real’ person who can truly defeat the demon and protect humanity with that power.
Wrinkles formed on his face as he thought about that.
“…If you think so, you will have to fight the nerves again with those old people.
Archbishops of the Church.
Generally, they are not bad people, but the problem is that they are too hard-headed.
“First of all, we need to talk to Sir Mikhail…”
he muttered and got up.
We need to talk in detail again for future plans.
Quaang!
“…?!”
But then a roar rang in the temple.
He hastily got himself up.
‘What is this… …?!’
“The Archbishop!”
In a hurry, the priest of the temple ran to where he was.
“Is there a problem!”
“Now in front of the temple…!”
“Please speak! Is it another demon invasion? No way, in the middle of the capital city… …”
“Oh no!”
The priest shouted with a pale face.
“His Excellency, Marquis of Bar Walpurgis, is throwing magic at Sir Mikhail!”
“…yes?”
Archbishop Alley’s face hardened at the completely unexpected name.
* * *
Kwakwang! Kwak Kwa Kwak!
All kinds of magic unfolded dazzlingly and fired at me.
Magic that has no killing power, but once you hit it, you’ll have to lie in bed for a week.
‘About 3 or 4 circles.’
In the capital, there is a barrier that suppresses the chanting when magic of a certain level or higher is used.
‘Although I am not affected by it.’
In the first place, I learned the uniqueness of the self-circulating system and the existence of divine beings.
Thanks to these two, I am free from the barrier’s influence.
That’s why I was able to use the 7th circle magic against Milium a few days ago.
But my father is different.
It would be possible to ignore the barriers of the capital if it was overdoing it, but there was no reason to do so.
‘You’re just trying to beat me with the magic of that circle.’
Still, the father’s attacks are still menacing.
In the first place, not everyone can reach the level of the 8th circle.
“Even if it wasn’t just the barrier.”
“Are you planning to mobilize magic from the 8th circle besides the barrier?”
“Is it like a joke?”
Saying so, my father lightly moved his hand and fired the next spell again.
The Great Mage of the 8th Circle.
Magic proficiency experience knowledge.
Top notch in every way.
‘It’s also because most of them are bolt-type magic that’s easy to hit.’
Magic that I can feel the will to defeat skillfully so as not to thoroughly harm my body.
‘As expected of my father!’
How can you study magic for such a useless use? A truly admirable person.
Seeing my eyes, my father wriggled his eyes and said,
“Your eyes are very disrespectful.”
“No, I respect you.”
“As long as only Heo’s snout is alive.”
At the same time, several bolt magics were fired from my father’s staff.
It is fundamentally similar to how I manipulate magic missiles.
‘Is it natural?’
Because my magic proficiency was developed with my father as a role model.
But who am I again?
I am also a genius who has already reached the 9th circle.
I calculated my father’s magic coordinates and chanted Blink as it was.
Shuuk!
The bolt, which was aiming at me while moving at a dazzling angle, soon lost its direction and disappeared in the air.
My father’s eyes widened when he saw it.
“Did you read my coordinates and use them to evade in reverse?”
“That’s right.”
“Heh, when did the guy who was fidgeting because he couldn’t even properly form the 3rd circle get a technique like this…”
My father made magic again and threw it at me, but I avoided the magic every time.
“Looking at it now, you’ve reached the 5th circle. It doesn’t look like you didn’t practice magic at all.”
“It’s not like I didn’t do it at all, but at this rate, it’s pretty fast.”
“That makes it even more disgusting.”
My father clicked his tongue and immediately chanted the next spell.
“A guy with such a potential would do something like this on his own?”
“< Shield >.”
My shield deflected my father’s magic.
But it didn’t end there.
The bounced magic led to two branches and aimed at my back.
one.
[I’ll stop this!]
Set intervened and destroyed the magic with a storm.
“Hoo.”
My father looked in the direction from which the storm raged, as if he were having fun.
“First, listen to what I have to say.”
“What do you mean?”
I spoke right away.
“I know why your father is angry right now. Isn’t that because I moved arbitrarily?”
“Is that someone you know well?”
My father reached out his hand toward me as if he would not listen.
All sorts of magic filled the sky.
I felt the will to make her unable to move at all for at least a month.
And before the formula was completed and the magic rained down on me, I hit the ball first.
“The hero of this generation is different.”
“…!”
At my words, my father stopped the magic.
Then he grimaced, as if he had heard something absurd.
“What do you mean?”
“Aren’t you thinking that I’m tempted to do this in my position as a hero with no benefit?”
“I will not deny it.”
My father clicked his tongue as if he was pathetic and continued.
“Think about it, you fool! What is the position of a warrior? Aren’t they the puppets of the church?”
“Until now, it was.”
“until now? How much time had passed since Heo Gyo-guk did that shovel? prophecy? Do you believe in it now?”
“no.”
I looked straight at my father.
Now when we get to the point.
“Did you hear that the Great Devil has appeared?”
“I did hear that.”
Father laughed.
“Is that important? State propaganda to generate attention is quite common. Even if it’s not the case this time.”
“What if it’s not propaganda?”
“…hmm?”
“What would you do if the great devil truly appeared in the capital, not the propaganda of the religious powers?”
My father’s expression changed at my words.
“…Please elaborate.”
* * *
After a while,
my father’s expression hardened as he listened to my explanation.
“It’s not just a demon, it’s that an ugly lord, the great devil of the lord class, has appeared.”
“That’s right. After all, you haven’t heard the details yet.”
“I did listen. I just assumed it wasn’t trustworthy yet. After looking at the situation in the capital, I judged that it was simply propaganda by the religious powers, but… …”
Father frowned.
“Did something go wrong?”
“There is no mistake.”
The great demons that currently exist on earth are beings that once descended and were subjugated at the hands of mankind.
Of course, the record remains.
It was a long time ago, so it’s not easy to find information, but if you’re like my father, you’re sure to be aware of that information.
“In fact, the Great Demon appeared in the capital and somehow disappeared. That is the truth.”
“Son, did you know what bullshit you are saying right now? The Great Devil appeared, but there was no damage… …“
It is true, Your Excellency Marquis.”
Then Archbishop Alley stepped forward.
“…Archbishop Alley?”
“You remember. Yes Archbishop Alay. I saw you about a year ago.”
My father looked at the archbishop for a moment and then frowned.
“By the way, what do you mean? is it possible In the meantime, where did the Church find the hero’s soul? Hundreds of years must have passed since you didn’t show up.”
“Yes, it appeared.”
The Archbishop smiled and said.
“Are you right in front of me?”
“…hmm?”
My father’s gaze turned toward me.
“Hmm, I see an idiot son, but this guy can’t possibly be that hero.”
“No, that’s right.”
At the archbishop’s words, my father put on an expression that seemed absurd.
“Huh, are you serious? A hero’s soul was truly born in our ‘Walpurgis’?”
“Yes that’s right.”
“What is that…”
My father’s gaze slowly turned to me.
Then he glanced over as if to check me….
“hmm?”
A twinkle flashed in his father’s eyes.
My father came towards me and stared at the pattern on the neck.
“Come to think of it, earlier I saw you having fun. Could it have anything to do with it?”
“You noticed, too.”
“Hmm, what’s good? < Teleport >.”
In an instant, my father disappeared from my eyes.
It reappeared after a while.
My father looked at me with a curious expression.
“Did you check it?”
“I came to check the mana concentration in the capital for a while. okay…”
My father said, looking at me with his arms crossed.
“Certainly, I felt an unpleasant malice. Even if you are called the Great Devil, it is not strange.”
“What do you think?”
“I admit it.”
My father nodded, his arms still open.
“A warrior. There’s nothing that doesn’t go well with ‘Walpurgis’. Of course, in my generation… ….”
“Just because you’re a wizard doesn’t mean you can’t become a hero.”
“That’s right. but…The father, who was about to say something for a moment, then turned his gaze to the archbishop and shook his head
.
“No, nothing.”
Still, my father had a complicated face.
It was a natural reaction.
Walpurgis hadn’t been very friendly with religion, let alone the Church for a long time.
“That’s why the Great Devil also appeared, and the power of the kingdom will grow stronger, so the position of the ‘hero’ will naturally become stronger. What were you thinking?”
“Not quite like that.”
It was natural for her father to disapprove of the hero.
Just as my father said, at this point, being a ‘hero’ is just an assortment of positions with no gains.
Even the fact that they are mere puppets of the church is not wrong.
“Now that the prophecy has come true, it is possible to reverse the relationship between the Church and the hero.”
“…hmm?”
Dad looked at me.
“The current ‘Hero’ has become a mere name because there is no threat. It is because there was no need for a hero to exist other than symbolism.”
“yes.”
“What if a prophecy becomes a reality? If there is only one ‘hero’ to stop the predestined disaster, then, of course, its status cannot be the same as before.”
“The old people of the Catholic Church are not incompetent. As you said, it’s not that easy… …“
Yes, this is how it will come out. Of course, it is not unexpected.
one.
“< The storm. >.”
Of course I was prepared.
As if waiting with my words, it wrapped around me and the storm began to rage.
It’s not just a storm.
“Ahhh…Archbishop Alley, who saw that
, knelt before he knew it.
My father’s eyes also wavered when he saw the ‘storm’ I had brought out.
“This can’t be…“
Yes, it is divine power.”
To be precise, it was the divine power obtained from the ‘grave’ of the divine being.
Anyway, I didn’t lie.
It’s not a lie that I can control the divine power.
“No matter how foxy they are, it will be of no use.”
that they didn’t even know
“God is with me.”
“…!”
Great mage who transcends by regression
