The Grand Mage who transcends by returning, Episode 252
“Mm.”
As soon as I got back to the library, I saw Thoth staring at me with a puzzled expression.
“Why do you look at me like that?”
“I’m dumbfounded.”
What is it that etiquette has not been injected yet?
It is admirable that there are still more etiquettes to be instilled.
“hmm.”
As I quietly lifted the staff, Thoth reflexively touched the top of my head.
Then he raised his hand and said.
“Stop the violence.”
“If you don’t like it that much, why don’t you make me do something to use violence?”
“Hey Mikhail.”
“why.”
At my words, Thoth opened his mouth in a serious voice.
“I don’t think I would have gone through this trouble if my mouth was controlled like that.”
“…hmm.”
That’s another theory.
This guy is definitely the one who doesn’t change his attitude even if his head is cracked. Apart from being good or bad, should I say that he has a needlessly strong temperament?
“There are things in the world that even you cannot control. For me, this snout is like that.”
“Well, I did that even before returning. I tried to change it, but it couldn’t be changed.”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
Thoth said with a wry smile.
“There are some things in the world that never change. Even that me… ….”
“But even then, I had never used physical therapy before.”
“….”
I quietly listened to the staff.
I’m curious.
Will the method of physical therapy really work for Tot?
Thoth reached out his hand at my words.
“calm down. If you are a hero, you should think about changing the world with justice and love. That’s not the right way.”
“hmm.”
“Think carefully. This world is full of hope and happiness more than you think. Violence cannot be the answer to saving the world.”
“Maybe it was just the lack of violence?”
“….”
Thoth shuts up at my words.
no, that’s not wrong
It’s not that the concept of Thoth was not awakened by violence, but maybe it was just lack of violence… ….
What is the scope of violence in the first place?
From a broad perspective, wouldn’t the act of purifying demons also be seen as a kind of violence?
Alas, this is indeed a difficult problem.
[What kind of hero is thinking that a devil would do?]
“The word devil is harsh.”
I calmly refuted Set’s words.
“Isn’t it buried in an excessively one-dimensional thinking that violence is close to the devil? Perhaps there will be holy and righteous violence.”
[You sound like a holy devil and a righteous devil.]
“…hmm.”
I know. Again, I have nothing to say when I refute it by substituting it like that.
…Whatever.
“Enough of the small talk here.”
Now is the time to get to the point.
As soon as I calmed down, the atmosphere changed in an instant.
Thoth looked at me with a hardened expression, probably feeling that too.
“Did you realize anything from this?”
What this guy has done so far is by no means light.
Not to mention the horrors before the return, even from the present point of view, the sins of the scholars who were sacrificed could never be considered light.
Is your position as an apostle different?
Didn’t have a lot of options?
what can it be
In the first place, apostles were born completely different from us.
The basic idea may be different.
but.
‘There’s no reason for me to tolerate that.’
If he was going to act like that in the future, he was prepared for even extreme measures.
“By the way, you should bet the name of ‘Asar’ on your answer now. It’s not a light question by any means.”
“…damn it.”
At my words, Thoth let out a small sigh. He didn’t say anything for a while, as if he couldn’t answer easily.
I waited quietly for an answer.
There was no particular reason to rush for an answer.
If the name of the Creator was put on the line, the apostle, after all, would never lie.
and after a while
“…know.”
After hesitating for a while, the boy’s mouth opened.
“The impatience got the job done.”
The boy let out a bitter laugh.
“Are you saying you regret it?”
“It will be different from what you think of as ‘regret’. I was not born to empathize with human ethics and morality.”
“….”
Saying that, Thoth looked at the library that filled the surroundings.
Numerous books are filled without omission.
“That’s why I can use life whenever I ‘need’. Because I think that is the most efficient.”
“then….”
“but.”
Thoth looked at me as he said that before I could speak.
“This is not the answer you want. You don’t want something like this to happen again. Isn’t it?”
“I know you well.”
“Then let’s do this.”
Thoth sighed and said.
“I have no intention of staying still. But you won’t tolerate it. And by no means is it a situation where I can go out strong now.”
So,
the guy spoke.
“I will hand over ‘control’ over the apostle Thoth to you.”
…what?
I didn’t expect this.
* * *
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t surprised.
I didn’t know that Thoth was going to say that he was handing over control of himself to me.
‘This guy has control?’
It’s never a light thing.
It is because Thoth has now declared himself to be a slave to me, a human being.
no before that.
“…control? Is it possible for a mere human being to control the Apostle?”
“Usually it would be impossible. but.”
The guy pointed at me.
“You are not a mere human.”
“….”
“You are already beyond human. to realize that fact. haven’t you already heard? That you have a foot in divine existence.”
half god.
That’s probably what he’s talking about now. My current state, which Hekau had also mentioned once.
Did you notice it right away?
“In other words, you are the one who has a potential differentiated from any other human beings that have ever existed. In terms of potential, it’s beyond even the ‘first hero’ who was active a long time ago.”
invitation warrior.
Obviously, at the end of his life, he suffered for a long time from the devil, but he felt to some extent how great he was.
In his heyday, when he was free from all shackles, he must have been the very hope of mankind.
“The first hero saved mankind. Defeating the Demon God was surely a great achievement that will remain forever. but….”
Thoth let out a wry smile.
“Even he couldn’t get rid of the demon permanently. Or rather, he himself was in danger of becoming that threat.”
“….”
“But you are different. I’m not here to hand over my leash to you for no reason. maybe you… ….”
Thoth’s eyes lit up.
“I don’t know if I can even kill a demon.”
The guy is saying this now.
Just as the demon did to the great Asar, I will be able to annihilate the demon forever.
“I saw that potential in you. In other words, I realized that the value of being you is higher than my beliefs or stubbornness.”
“….”
“As you said, I am somewhere out of the way, willing to sacrifice my life if necessary. But the ‘sacrifice’ is equal.”
Not just others, even if the being to be ‘sacrificed’ is himself.
“Does it matter if you become the scapegoat?”
“If you can achieve your purpose with it, you can wish for any pants.”
There was not the slightest hesitation in Thoth’s eyes when he said that. This guy really thinks so.
All things are equal to Thoth.
even yourself.
“Use me, Mikhail. It doesn’t matter if it’s a one-way contract. These are the pants I wish I could sharpen the dagger you drank.”
“…under.”
“You certainly endured and resolved the tragedy I caused myself. It removed a threat that would inevitably have ruined the world if left untouched.”
Thoth spread his arms.
“You proved it, Mikhail! That you deserve to drink! The right to be fully qualified to inherit the throne of the great Asar… …!”
[Thoth…!]
Upon hearing Asar’s words, Set reacted immediately.
There is no reason not to react.
‘Asar’ is not a word that is easily spoken.
But the same goes for Tote.
“I’m not crazy Set! We have finally found the existence He arranged and waited for!”
[that…!]
“You did not believe in His arrangements. No, he did not want the ‘arrangement’ to take his place!”
Thoth continued.
“That’s why I only made one mistake! But now it’s different. You have a chance to repent of your past sins, and so do I!”
[Ugh….]
There was even madness in Thoth’s voice when he said that.
The purpose of being an apostle is to fulfill the great Asar’s command.
Madness as a being who has lived only for that purpose.
“You want to summon the round table and rally the apostles. I will definitely follow you! Tighten my leash and stand up as His arrangement to deal with the drunk!”
“…hmm.”
Thoth gave me something along with those words.
A rope of white light connected to my neck.
His eyes were talking to me.
catch it
Of course, there is no reason not to catch it.
If it were a normal case, I might have accepted his offer.
Thoth’s ‘control’ was that attractive.
but.
“refuse.”
“…what?”
Thoth looked at me with his eyes wide open as if he hadn’t expected the answer.
“why? It’s an offer you have no reason to refuse. Are you worried about my lack of humanity? Then, giving me compulsion… ….”
“There are conditions.”
I’ll say it again, this ‘Tot’ is the kind of guy who’s willing to lash out even at his past if need be.
“Be suspicious of the leash.”
I opened my mouth, remembering the message he gave me.
“The moment you sign a contract, you will definitely be subordinate to me. But on the contrary, I also have to become the ‘arrangement’ of Asar that you desire. is not it?”
“…!”
In other words, the leash is not tied only to Tote’s neck. I, too, am bound by a leash.
The important thing here is that Asar’s ‘arrangement’ is also extremely subjective, with Thoth’s interpretation added.
“Where is the bastard going to do some nonsensical tricks? Too bad. You underestimated your future, the master of betrayal.”
“…no wait Did that bastard say that too?”
“You lacked a bond with your future.”
I just realized it for sure.
Thoth This guy is the kind that should never be allowed to take the lead.
then.
“Anyway, I’ve got a rough idea of your tricks, so I’ll just do it my way. After all, it was you who sinned this time.”
“Unless you sign a contract, there is no way to force me….”
“Yeah no I have a way.”
I said to Thoth with a relaxed expression on my face.
“Isn’t the great ‘Asar’ worried about your side, so he has a separate arrangement?”
Yes, there is an arrangement.
Asar predicted very specifically that Thoth would do this kind of shoveling… ….
“With the consent of the five apostles, we can forcibly make you the manager of the ‘Round Table’. right?”
What Thoth said before returning.
– I’m saying this because it’s a yard where everything went to waste anyway, but in fact, even if there were only six of them, the round table would have appeared somehow.
At the time, the guy said with that damn grin.
– If there was a competent ‘manager’ with the consent of the five, there might have been a possibility.
Then, what is the manager of this ’round table’ here?
To put it simply, to compare it to the Academy, the cradle of young people who are in full swing in the Empire… ….
‘Promote group assignments!’
A position where there is no benefit, but only obligations!
Of course, if you fail, you will fail as well.
But what kind of position is being a manager?
In any case, compared to the members of the crew, they have a lot of ‘duties’ and ‘burdens’.
Even Thoth is as determined as his twisted ethics toward his own goals.
Didn’t I intentionally deliver the information belatedly before returning and rather scratch my temper?
I thought so at first.
…That is, until he sees the message Thoth conveyed through the records.
The moment I saw the message, I came up with a possibility.
‘Maybe he thought I would reach the 10th circle.’
Of course, that’s just speculation.
But it’s not even an improbable speculation.
Because I went through a lot of discussions with Thoth to reach the level of the 10th circle.
He had vast knowledge and I had the talent to understand that ‘knowledge’.
The fact that I was able to reach the 10th circle, albeit imperfectly, must have had a small share of him.
…Anyway, the important thing is that he watched the whole process of struggling like that.
Then, it wouldn’t be strange if I saw a tiny bit of possibility in the process.
It’s just a guess, though.
Something seems to have gone a bit… ….
Yo is this
Toth before the regression was not simply irresponsible and may have struggled to fulfill his ‘duty’ in his own way.
In other words, if certain ‘conditions’ are met, he can be said to be an excellent resource as a manager.
Yes, assuming you don’t mess around like this time.
“Therefore, I will punish you, who are guilty of such sins, as the Administrator of the Round Table.”
“Oh no what…!”
“The great Asar thought that ‘administrators’ had to act within a set line, and placed many restrictions only on managers. Know.”
The constraints are simple.
The ‘manager’ must be virtuous.
We must maintain neutrality among the apostles, and we must protect the ‘morality’ and ‘ethics’ that this guy neglected.
In short, at the point of being appointed administrator, he can’t act like he used to.
“Ser, can that be my future?!”
“Yes, that is you too.”
“No shit!”
Thoth started screaming and cursing loudly at his future.
But what can I do?
In the end, the one who stabbed him in the back was also himself….
“Anubis Nephthys Root Apophis and….”
I gently point to my shoulder.
“To the set here.”
Set, freed from the huge threat of being the manager of the Round Table, was smiling brightly.
“All five agreed, so please accept it sweetly.”
“Oh no wait… …!”
“And more.”
Thoth’s sin is still not enough to end with the promotion of group assignments.
“The library is also now planning to open to scholars of < Book Hill >. Scholars have been exposed to the dark history like that, but they deserve to read the knowledge.”
“No, that’s not it! By what right do I have my library… …!”
“Originally, it would have been difficult. But isn’t this ‘library’ special?
“Wait a minute, maybe that’s…!”
That’s what the back of the head was originally.
If you hit it once, it’s just a simple back of the head, but if you hit it three or four times, it becomes a kind of belief.
I said to him with a serious expression.
“You underestimated your future.”
Oh, I thought, wasn’t it a pretty cool selection of lines?
get drunk
“Don’t write lines that look like that in a situation like this!”
Of course, no matter what, it was Thoth who ran amok.
