Episode 127
Labyrinth.
It is the name of the deity that Root protects.
Originally, it was just called Labyrinth, but over time, it was naturally named.
Whatever.
Root immediately led me into the depths of the tomb.
The reason was that the new labyrinth was not something that could be delivered on the spot.
“Did I say that there are two guns that I have obtained so far? ‘Storm’ and ‘Plenty’?”
“That’s right.”
“Defense and recovery. You’ve got some pretty safe powers. It seems that I got it first without knowing it, but… …”
Root looked at me with strange eyes.
“Hey Set.”
[Why.]
“You wouldn’t have confided the ‘secret’ to this hero, right?”
[What do you see me as?]
Set replied curtly.
[Of course I didn’t. I am also one of his apostles.]
“…Yes, I guess.”
Root looked at me with complicated eyes.
“I do not doubt you. What should I just say… …“
Are you saying I’m out of specification?”
“Yes, to be honest. I am still astonished by your very existence. Because that understanding and insight go far beyond the ‘line’ that mortals can have.”
Well, I was also aware that something had changed.
Compared to before the return, which was the 9th circle, the level of the circle was lowered, but other than that, it was definitely more ‘progressed’ than before.
Root asked me cautiously.
“This is a personal curiosity, but did you receive something special from Hekau?”
“What is it?”
“I don’t think it would be impossible to create someone as special as you if he touched me.”
“no.”
answered sternly.
I don’t know anything else, but it was certain that Hekau had nothing to do with my regression.
At least at the point before the return, Hekau didn’t have enough energy to bring me back.
If that was possible, I would have resisted the Demon God right away.
Besides, she saw through to the fact that I had reached a demigod, but she knew nothing more.
“…her.”
At my words, Root looked at me for a moment in surprise.
“In other words, does that mean that beings like you arose naturally? This is true.”
out of specification.
Even from his point of view as a demigod, I was far out of the norm.
Of course, it wasn’t particularly strange at the point where even Hekau couldn’t fully see through my existence.
“It is not unusual. It is natural that a new era comes and many things change.”
“know. You will continue to obtain divine objects and fight against the demons. As an apostle, that is something you should welcome.”
“Isn’t that enough?”
“Yeah, not enough. just.”
Root smiled bitterly.
“I guess I just didn’t want to admit for a second that I was behind.”
[…] …Oh, that makes sense.]
Set took his word for it.
[We also thought that a day like this would come someday, but there is a ‘frame’ that we expected to some extent. But your existence… …It’s not a good or bad problem, it’s just that it was different from what we expected.]
“Hmm.”
[Again, I’m not saying you’re bad. Because the unpredictable future is accompanied by a bit of anxiety. It has to be complicated.]
“I understand.”
They are the apostles who have been enduring until now to stop only one demon, not another being.
situation you didn’t expect.
That fact must have returned to them with considerable anxiety.
I understand.
Because I would have been too.
“But if change is necessary, it is the right thing to accept.”
[know. So, I am also by your side. The other apostles will also help you.]
“That’s right.”
Root nodded.
“To be bitter is to be bitter, and to help you is to help. As an apostle, I have an obligation to help you.”
How long did you walk while talking like that?
“You have arrived.”
The center of Labyrinth Labyrinth.
There was a huge bud there. A huge flower bud that looks like it’s twice the size of me.
The light inside shone dimly.
“This…“
This is Labyrinth.”
Root continued with his hand on the flower bud.
“The seeker of the primordial flower fantasy garden…Well, I’ve been called by various nicknames, but anyway, this is the true form of the labyrinth you’ve seen so far.”
“…Is this what you mean?”
I saw a flower bud.
It’s something different from anything I’ve seen so far. There is a clear entity, and its size is also considerable.
‘I’m sure I can feel the enormous divine power inside.’
“Now that you have passed my ordeal, this labyrinth is yours.”
“How do I use it?”
Root answered my question.
“hmm? You’ve been using it so well until now, what’s the use?”
“That’s just a rough sketch, and when you’re sick of it, there will be more detailed instructions.”
In order to deal with Asmodeus, he manipulated the divine object on the spot.
However, it is only a forced use based on intuition and experience.
A more efficient way… ….
“No?”
“yes?”
“It means that everything you did back then was for the best. In the first place, if it wasn’t that much, I wouldn’t be able to use the word ‘non-standard’, right?”
“…yes?”
I was more perplexed.
‘No, the manipulation I did back then couldn’t have been the best, right?’
I know that my manipulation of Labyrinth back then wasn’t ‘best’.
It was a result of compromise to some extent because of the lack of skill.
If I had time, I was confident that I could write more skillfully.
But that… ….
‘That looked the best in Root’s eyes?’
Think again.
Root has reached a level that I can’t easily see even with the Hekau’s eyes.
And Root saw my dealing with the sick as ‘the best’.
If so.
“Hmm.”
I slowly approached Labyrinth.
Then he slowly put his hand on it.
Divine power was beating.
It’s obviously different from when you temporarily took over the privileges from root.
‘This side is real.’
I could tell when I put the ‘real’ in front of me.
What we used for a while to deal with Asmodeus is the same as we used the imitation of the storm before returning.
I couldn’t compare it to the real thing.
“Root-sama, you said that what I showed you was the best.”
“It did. It actually is.”
Root continued.
“This Bud Labyrinth creates and destroys the terrain. In short, it means that it was best for you to block Asmodeus from making the ‘road’ and inversely destroy it. Because that’s what it was made for in the first place.”
“It was made that way in the first place.”
I saw a flower bud.
Flowers that haven’t bloomed yet.
Judging from Root’s words, this flower labyrinth has never bloomed.
No, Root sees this ‘Labyrinth’ as a flower bud from the beginning.
flowers that do not bloom.
A flower that doesn’t bloom.
However, buds are destined to eventually bloom and reveal their true feelings.
Moreover, the flow of divine power that can be seen everywhere in this labyrinth.
Blockages are visible everywhere.
And that means… ….
“Is it like this?”
It is also possible to break through that blockage.
Looking at Root’s situation, it is clear that this ‘flow’ itself was not visible in his eyes in the first place.
If that’s the difference between him and me… ….
I started to move the divine power inside Labyrinth.
It’s not difficult at the point of handing over authority to root.
What is important is what can be done.
‘It sounds easy when you hear that it simply pierces a blockage, but… …’
Again, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
Isn’t it divine in the first place?
However, in the process of dealing with Asmodeus, he realized something.
What I will do is to realize that realization as it is.
‘It’s not possible to simply pierce it, but you have to spread the divine power all over the labyrinth… …’
I could see why Root took the shape of the ‘flower bud’ for granted.
This is made so that it cannot be unfolded without proper understanding in the first place.
Needless to say, the cut-off for that level of understanding is far too high.
but.
‘Is it possible?’
It is possible if it is
If it wasn’t possible, I wouldn’t have tried in the first place.
I slowly moved my divine power.
The reality of the third god, Labyrinth.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested.
Ugh.
Labyrinth began to resonate with my divine power.
“What?!”
Seeing this, Root opened his eyes wide. Set was staring at me without much surprise.
A ‘real’ new thing that even the guardians don’t know about.
A white light burst from Labyrinth.
An indescribably splendid and brilliant light.
It was snowing and warm.
However, I felt that this was not the end and that there was a corner to go further.
Unleash a little more divine power.
If the labyrinth blooms, you will see what I want.
yes just a little bit
Just a little more… ….
something contained here.
and.
“Look.”
“…uh?”
something pulled me
* * *
…I couldn’t see ahead.
I remember being swallowed by the light from the labyrinth, but what happened after that… ….
‘here is?’
All I see is pitch black darkness.
I looked around but couldn’t see anything else.
The moment I tried to focus my mind to determine the situation.
-…it’s a net
The pitch-black darkness wriggled.
“…!”
I reflexively raised my head and looked ahead.
Beyond the curtain, bright red eyes were quietly watching me.
Various emotions were swirling in his eyes.
Hate Pain Sorrow Malice… ….
There was nothing good about it. Anyway, it looked at me with such extreme emotions.
And only then did the proper voice begin to be heard.
– Should I have done that?
Feeling betrayed?
Should I express it like that?
At first, I thought those eyes were looking at me.
But no.
I could soon realize
Now this is not the present.
the far distant past.
The person that ‘someone’ with red eyes is staring at is also not me.
The other person’s voice cannot be heard.
I just heard the words of the red eyes one-sidedly.
-…don’t need to exist?
– Who else can handle this job besides us!
– There is none but us! How long will you be damn stubborn… …!
I don’t know.
As the words came one-sidedly without knowing the context, I couldn’t figure out what they were talking about.
Just one thing is clear.
‘It’s filthy familiar.’
those damn eyes.
Red eyes that seem to have wrapped up all the negative things in this world.
The conversation went on for a while.
– No, you are wrong!
-Nothing can replace us!
I still couldn’t understand.
The words of the red eyes were one-sided and not meant to make the other person understand.
However, he seemed to know the identity of the subject who was having this conversation.
A conversation ensues.
One-sided hatred of one side.
It was a truly one-sided conversation with no hope of understanding.
And after a while… ….
-You’re wrong, Asar!
The red eyes of the old past.
The demon god screamed.
yes i got it
This is a conversation between two gods.
Asar and drank.
‘Is Labyrinth showing you?’
But the question was not resolved.
why is this for me
Is there anything to be gained here?
Before the question could be resolved, he gradually lost consciousness.
It’s like being in a dream.
thought at the same time.
what to get here
and….
“ah.”
I was able to realize something.
Great mage who transcends by regression
