The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 260,
the great devil, Avaricia.
or ■■.
It gradually felt its connection with Him solidifying.
When his hand touched the god-piercing spear < Longinus >, red energy spread like a spider’s web around him.
it was blood
God’s blood on the giant spear.
The bloodstains that had been smeared on the spear for a long time slowly began to resonate in Avaritia’s fingertips.
“iced coffee…!”
The feeling of fullness at that moment is something that cannot be expressed in words.
Should I say that the level of existence itself is a feeling of instant progress?
And the moment you open your eyes
He had an indescribably gigantic presence in front of him.
Even ‘existence’ can only be recognized because Avaritia has experienced it.
To those who didn’t know, there was only darkness in this space.
To God, ‘body’ means nothing.
Avaritti, who dared to be nothing more than a creature, could not properly judge even the image of a god.
But for a moment.
cooong.
A red light filled his vision.
It burned fiercely like a fire in hell and quietly watched Avaricia.
“Oh my God….”
God united the darkness and molded it into life, calling them his ‘children’.
【….]
God’s soft hand caressed Avaritti’s head.
He didn’t know what to do with the soaring ecstasy.
That alone conveyed what kind of answer God wanted from him and what he wanted him to do.
“Soon I will dedicate this land to you. Even if I burn my life to return to my rightful owner… ….”
Red flames raged violently.
Avaritia just bowed her head and did not hide her emotion at the fact that she had met the god.
and after a while
The hand of the pitch-black god rested lightly on his head once more.
“Ahhh…!”
Avaritia trembled at the overflowing exuberance and let out an exclamation.
I feel endless power!
A great miracle that is possible to be bestowed because you have been in contact with a part of the great god at this time!
‘If this power… …!’
can do!
Even the warriors who got themselves into trouble in unexpected ways would not be able to stop this.
Of course, as a creature, it takes a lot of time to capture the power of a god, but there should be enough time.
That warrior will have to choose.
Is it you or an innocent life?
And Avarittia was convinced from her experience so far that the hero had no choice but to choose the latter.
“Oh God.”
He looked up at the great being who favored him with a look of admiration and said,
“This time, I will definitely deliver a great victory to you.”
yes obviously
No matter how bad he is.
“Even for that wicked descendant of Solomon, there is no way this time.”
Avarittia’s eyes emitted a magical light.
* * *
“You think there is no way.”
I thought of Avaritia, who would be busy with her work by now.
either way.
Certainly, he made a really difficult choice and forced it on me.
But he won’t know.
For me, that ‘choice’ is so familiar.
Even in this way, I experienced the same… ….
Of course, it is not something that can be solved instantly.
Wasn’t it a magic circle that he had worked hard on for a long time in the first place?
It was no longer possible to do something that hadn’t been made until a huge pit called the entire capital had already been created.
so that.
“set.”
[Did you call Mikhail?]
Set answered my words just in time, as if he had finished his work at the round table.
“It seems like something has changed since I haven’t seen you.”
[Even if it’s incomplete, it’s because ‘Round Table’ has a meaning.]
Set laughed as he said that.
What I just said is by no means empty.
In fact, the presence of Set was so strong that it was incomparable to when I first saw it.
When I think of the time when it wasn’t strange when they disappeared, I really believe that their existence has changed.
[But what happened?]
“So….”
He briefly explained what had happened to Set.
That Seil was corrupted beyond repair and that Avarittia was involved.
And that he is plotting something directly related to the Demon God here, and that the capital itself is a hostage.
[…] …Well, not a good situation. In the first place, it must be the way Avaritia or ■■ works.]
“The important thing now is that I’ve already experienced him driving us in that way.”
[So before returning…You mean?]
“Yes.”
There’s no need to hide it when you’ve already told Set.
“Even before the return, if you were bored, you tormented us in this way.”
[Hmm….]
Of course, Set must have had experience as an apostle.
The Apostle has been fighting the Great Devil constantly since a very long time ago.
[Certainly, turning the entire city into a magic circle and then threatening it as a hostage seems like a way that would work well for the ‘hero’. Because the hero has a mission to protect humanity.]
“That’s right. It actually worked.”
Before returning, Avaritia used morality and guilt from time to time to drive us into a cliff.
No matter which one you choose, there is no hope.
If we make the choice to save the hostages, will the one who has achieved his goal quietly resign?
no no
At the point where the hostages were already taken, Avaritti had no intention of keeping them alive.
So what if we choose to give up the hostages?
From that point on, Avarittia uses the guilt and sadness that arose in the process to destroy her opponent.
…okay.
Damn, it made it hopeless no matter which one you choose.
“Besides, the magic circle he set up in the capital is by no means ordinary.”
[That means….]
“It’s good if you just kill it. It seems that there is an intention to reuse it as an offering to a demon.”
No, I will definitely do that.
Because it was the method he liked before returning.
Of course, at that time, the victims were all undead, so it was a little different from now.
[Then what are you going to do? It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that if the entire city was made like that, there would be no way to stop it in a short period of time.]
“That’s right. doesn’t exist.”
After saying that, I laughed.
“If it were originally, that is.”
[…] …Um?]
It is true that before returning, we were helpless without being able to properly respond to Avaritia’s scheme.
The means available were also limited.
There was very little information about Avaritia, so… ….
How do you get the upper hand in a fight you lost from the start?
okay. Hearing this far, Avaritia’s magic circle might feel like a disaster that can’t be dealt with.
but.
“The magic circle devised by Avaritia is certainly solid, but it has one fatal flaw.”
[If it’s a flaw… …?]
I raised my index finger to Set, who tilted his head, and said.
“power.”
If it is a magic circle that wraps around the entire capital, the amount of power required to activate it properly is beyond imagination.
Even if you poured a whole mana stone mine into it, you couldn’t guarantee that it would activate properly.
If so, how on earth did Avaritia come up with that ‘power’?
The answer is simple.
emotion.
He made a target for the people of the capital to effectively ‘resent’.
Who is it?
It is a ‘temple’.
And the negative emotions born of hatred towards the temple gathered intact and became the ‘power’ of the magic circle drawn in the capital.
[…] …Isn’t that a problem then?]
Set tilted his head.
[There’s no way Avaritia would have chosen this method for nothing. In fact, it is an exaggeration to say that there is no way to immediately restore the broken public sentiment of Seil… ….]
“Where will the resentment toward the temple eventually flow?”
[That’s it, Kyoguk… ….]
“No, the church is a group. It needs to be focused on someone representing a more symbolic church state.”
[that…Ah!]
Set looked at me.
[Hero!]
“Yes, that’s me.”
In other words, it can be seen that the ‘power’ of the magic circle that Avaritia confidently created is essentially directly connected to me.
Bad feelings focused on me.
That is the flaw of the magic circle devised by Avaritia.
Isn’t that what emotions are in the first place?
It can change at any time and is very fickle.
He probably doesn’t think I’m going to try to control him by using the fact that I’m powered by emotions.
[So, the power of this magic circle is the temple…Going further, you intend to use the hatred towards you in reverse, right?]
“That’s right.”
[But it’s just a theory, isn’t it? Using this in practice… ….]
“It is possible.”
I answered firmly.
Theoretically possible, but practically impracticable?
Okay!
If the source of these damn powers is directly related to me, I can succeed.
[…] …How?]
“How to do it. First of all, I have to make sure to carve a magic circle that will use the power in reverse and make my ‘existence’ itself a medium. and….”
[and…?]
I said with a benevolent smile.
“We have to break the capital at random.”
I didn’t like the fact that the name Avaritia was attached to it, but it turned out well.
[…] …Um, I get it.]
Set shook his head.
also a set
Because you understand my plan right away.
Yes, I voluntarily bear all the resentment as a perpetrator this time… ….
[You mean you’re going to play again.]
“….”
…no that’s how it works?
* * *
After a while,
six warriors in ‘pure white robes’ stood up in the palace.
“…hmm.”
With an awkward expression, Lian looked around at the image that had changed into a ‘mirage’.
The appearance of the current party has completely changed to be like me.
No need to worry about getting caught.
“It’s really amazing. That I can simply imitate you in this way?”
“Of course, it won’t be easy to imitate the same. As you know, since I’m a wizard, I basically have an image of using magic… ….”
“Oh, don’t worry about that.”
Rian said, waving the wooden club that was given with her.
“With one of these, it is not very difficult to imitate you. Did you know that the ‘Hero’s Club’ is popular in the Imperial Capital recently?”
“….”
“I bet few people recognize you as a wizard in the first place, right?”
“…hmm.”
what. Is it karma?
I used my staff a bit like that, but I always thought I was smart enough to solve a lot of problems with magic… ….
“Anyway, isn’t that what you mean by imitating yourself and destroying Avaricia-related buildings in the capital? It’s comfortable. The purpose is clear.”
“yes.”
I forcibly erased the traces related to Avaritia and used my bad feelings to feed Avaritia.
It’s not bad.
“But will it be okay? If the position of a warrior who should be supported as a hero becomes like this… ….”
“Oh, that’s fine.”
I decided to relieve Ariandel’s anxiety a little.
“At this point, the ill feelings that will build up against me are built on the premise that Avarittia is ‘innocent’.”
“In other words, if the fact that he is the Great Devil is revealed, much of the ill feelings towards Mikhail will be resolved, right?”
“That’s right.”
At my words, she nodded as if she understood.
“Then it will be fine.”
“And maybe there are demons lurking around the city, hiding their identities. Please use your discretion again.”
“Yes, then now….”
It was the moment when I was slowly preparing and trying to execute the plan.
“Kyat hoo!”
Suddenly, the butler flashed his big muscles and ran out of the palace.
Then, while holding the large and beautiful staff, she used the falling force to fall in front of the nearby Avaritia building.
cooong.
“Stop it! Reveal your name!”
One of the guards guarding the Avaritia building shouted.
And the butler declared with a confident expression before I could do anything.
“Warrior.”
“What about this business?”
At that, the butler, instead of answering, put on a solemn expression just like I did.
Quaang!
Just in time, there were no people, so the empty building in Avaritia was destroyed.
Then he said it openly.
“Destruction.”
At those words, the guards shouted with frightened expressions.
“You hero is crazy!”
…hmm.
An indescribable emotion welled up in him and he frowned.
“I’m not going to stop like that… ….”
“Don’t stop.”
“I’m going to stop.”
My colleagues’ answers sounded scary even before I finished my words properly.
…To be honest, I was a bit hurt.
