The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 261 Phyllum,
the capital of Seil.
Basically, it is clear that the nation of ‘Sail’ itself has been corrupted and is heading towards abyss.
Most of the land of Seir has been degraded into a barren and hellish place where it is difficult for the people to live.
But the capital city was different.
It was necessary to unite the resentment of the capital, and stability in the capital was indispensable in order to create the minimum frame of ‘state’.
Thus, until now, Phyllum has been quite peaceful.
The fact that most of those living in the capital in the first place are from the privileged class also played a role.
A peace that seemed to last forever.
And that peace… ….
“The hero is crazy!”
It came to an end with the appearance of the devil-like hero.
* * *
Boom! Kwaaang!
‘Heroes’ ran amok all over the capital, and there was an intense explosion.
No matter how strong he is, whether it’s a staff or a club, every time he wields it, the surroundings become devastated.
Buildings collapsing all the time.
Like ghosts, they were all related to ‘Avaritia’.
“Destruction chaos!”
“I love destruction!”
And among them, the ‘heroes’ who spew out their instincts because they want to be at this time.
What the hell is destruction?
Where else is there a word that doesn’t suit me as much as a warrior.
– green onion…monster.
I didn’t call you in.
At my words, it was a spirit that entered the staff again like a ghost.
By the way, I guess I should give this one a name… ….
– name…need.
“How about the Dirge Mk2?”
– Come to think of it, I don’t think I need it right away. There is a lot of time. Dad, let’s think about it slowly.
What is a spirit that instantly changes color?
I don’t know what kind of name you give it to be satisfied.
Whatever.
Roughly, as the ‘heroes’ riot down there, I felt that the hostile feelings towards me increased.
A magic formula drawn all over the body.
The pattern, which was emitting pure white light when I drew it, emits a jet-black light in an instant.
[No matter how much I think about it, it’s not something a hero would embrace.]
“Well, wouldn’t it be enough if I could give him a shot anyway?”
My colleagues will do their best to help me with my plans. Now all I have to do is do well.
“I’m sure, but if Avaritia is the master of this huge magic circle, the moment this magic circle collapses, all the blood in her body will be poured out.”
The bigger the magic, the bigger the ‘price’ the caster has to bear in case of failure.
No matter how much Seil has declined, the population of the capital cannot be ignored.
A scale that easily exceeds 10,000 units.
Even after Avarittia finds her true name and recovers her strength as the ‘great devil’ to some extent, that’s the same.
Even if it doesn’t disappear… ….
‘At least it will be hard enough to continue the ongoing ritual.’
That’s enough.
After that, specify the location where it is hiding and hunt it down.
It is not only him who is interested in the land where the demon god was defeated.
“Where to fuck.”
I finally found the power source of the magic circle in the center of the capital that would definitely be connected to it.
A huge tower that rises straight from the center of the capital.
At first glance, the sleek walls that seem to have been completed recently are impressive.
[here is….]
“It’s the king’s speech. The use that is known on the surface right now is yes.”
Of course, that’s not the real use.
The power source of the magic circle that covered the capital.
[If you just break this….]
“As I said, it’s not something that can be nullified with physical force.”
To be precise, the power furnace is the very spot where this tower was built. Even if this tower is destroyed, the ‘record’ remains.
The record that this is a power furnace.
Avaritia prepared this magic circle quite meticulously, and as part of that, they left a mark on the world itself that would not easily disappear.
If left unattended, it will disappear someday, but we can’t afford to wait… ….
moved forward slowly.
The malice of the people of the capital city attached to me reacts to the ‘power’ beyond.
And when I went completely inside, the sight I saw… ….
[…] …Wow.]
It was a scene where terrible malice intertwined and screamed.
“That uh….」
Thousands of ‘malice’ screamed and reached out to me.
Bright red ooze flowed from their eyes, and all sorts of curse words poured out of their mouths.
「Kill, kill, kill, kill!」
「Curse, crush and destroy! Each of your eyeballs… …!”
“I will stain your blood and sprinkle it on the swamp! No one wants your filthy blood… …!」
Should I say that it would be a sight that would not be strange if an ordinary person saw it, just by looking at it.
‘If these things spread all over the capital following Jin… ….’
It would have been enough to contaminate all the people of this capital with the undead right away.
…okay. Like those I couldn’t protect before returning.
[What are you going to do with this now?]
“This existence itself is a bomb. You can’t get rid of it within the capital, but you can’t leave it as it is.”
I said that and stretched out my staff toward them.
“That’s why I changed the target of this ‘malice’ to one. I want you to know how to stick to me.”
– Uhm.
The Spirit Something reacted to my words.
The words are evil, but they are just like a swamp full of poison.
The moment it touches it, it must be said that it is poison that will instantly wander between death and death.
[Are you okay? Just look at this… ….]
“It’s okay.”
If it was only going to collapse by being eroded by this amount of malice, it would collapse right away.
It’s not like you’re going to stick it on for the rest of your life, and you’re going to take it off as soon as you leave the capital anyway.
While saying that, I slowly let go of the power of the magic circle… ….
Wow.
“…huh?”
I heard something strange from the staff.
Turn your gaze towards it.
“I curse you…Kek.”
– Hmm, honey.
Whoops whoops!
Spirit Something was eagerly swallowing malice with a happy expression.
What. what are you doing
As I was looking at it with that kind of expression, the spirit something said.
– Didn’t I tell you, Dad? I’m a demon eater.
The boy diligently chewed and swallowed the wriggling malice and said.
– After all, this is also a part created by the devil for my purpose. That’s great food for me.
Come to think of it, this guy was born with a texture similar to that of the ‘power of the demon god’.
Of course, it is natural to have an absolute advantage over the devil.
– Of course, it was possible to eat without burden because Dad made himself the target of malice.
“…hmm.”
What is this complex feeling?
I’m sure I’ve seen the potential of this spirit thing, so it’s right to like it.
“Are you just eating?”
– No, not really. Of course, it’s possible to do what Daddy first intended.
“I think the tone of voice has changed a bit.”
– Because he ate.
Spirit Something smirked.
– It’s just that my voice comes out a little now that I’m full.
…hmm.
I was lost in thought for a moment as I watched the guy devouring malice.
A spirit that was born suddenly, and at the same time performs unexpected actions like this… ….
‘I thought it was the spirit of the trace.’
I wonder if this guy is really that kind of spirit… ….
well for once.
“So what can you do?”
– As I said, what Dad was trying to do. therefore….
The boy grinned.
– You can return it intact.
* * *
Avaritia was confident of victory.
The whole situation was making me laugh.
No, more than anything else, the fact that He cared for him convinced him.
A bloody swamp was boiling on the ground around him.
This means that the land will change to suit the Demon Realm as originally planned.
And it also means that His existence is getting ready to descend on this earth.
“It will be unstoppable, warrior!”
A ‘righteous hero’ who is not prepared to sacrifice anything in order to protect humanity will never be his opponent this time!
When I thought so and raised my strength as planned.
“…uh.”
Cool.
Black blood gushed out of Avaritti’s mouth.
Something that happened suddenly and unexpectedly.
“What is this…?”
“Avaritia-sama!”
The demons under his command, who were doing ‘work’ around him, hurriedly tried to jump in astonishment.
But the staggering Avaritia screamed desperately.
“Stop that! Stick to the plan! It’s more important to finish the ceremony he gave than my condition… …!”
Avaritia vomited black blood a few more times while saying that.
My surroundings start to spin and my stomach boils like crazy.
It was as if thousands of thorns were struggling to come out from within.
“Ka gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… …!”
what? what happened
Could it be that the hero broke the trap he had set?
‘Oh no. It can’t be.’
It’s not the kind of trap that one individual can do anything about.
A masterpiece created after many years of hard work.
How could the magic that pollutes and destroys human life be destroyed so easily by the hero… ….
‘It’s been less than a day!’
nonsense. It won’t be.
But even as he thought so, he already had a hunch.
That the ‘foundation’ of the plan he had built collapsed at this very moment.
He struggled to grab his hands that were trembling in agony and stood up.
‘The existence that would do this… ….’
Walpurgis.
The abominable clan that had blocked their way until now.
Obviously, the hero inherited that blood.
Even so, this is impossible.
Even though it had already happened, the ‘common sense’ of Avarithia refused to understand this situation.
“Little Solomon…?”
With a trembling voice, Avaritia included ‘that name’.
“Could it be that the cunning traitor is still relevant in this age? That it still blocks your way?”
no it can’t be
Surely the heinous traitor must be dead.
can’t exist
There must have been something wrong with his head from the sudden intense pain.
…ready rather than that.
You have to be prepared.
I don’t know at any other time, but now he is watching all these things of himself from beyond.
it’s over soon
Even if your plans and circumstances have changed, if you give up and sacrifice a little more, you will definitely be able to achieve your goal.
“Yeah….”
If there is one hopeful fact, it is that the hero does not seem to have noticed this ‘place’ yet.
“There is still a chance… ….”
However, the hope that I held on to for a while was colorless.
Ugh.
< Longinus >, which had been stuck in the ground until now, began to tremble slowly.
That cursed holy spear that pierced their god was reacting to something and showing a change.
“Ahhh…!”
Avarittia’s face turned black and died.
Because I knew right away what this sudden change meant.
“My God, how could this happen…!”
okay.
A warrior is coming here.
* * *
– The coordinates were printed.
Should I say I suddenly became smarter?
Anyway, this spirit thing told me the coordinates it printed out through the ‘malice’ it had eaten.
Teleport is possible right away, so I’ll just move on like this… ….
[Mikhail.]
Then Set called cautiously.
[Do you know the name ‘Solomon’?]
“…hmm?”
It was a pretty random question.
it’s Solomon
“I’ve never really heard of it.”
I had never heard of such a name, even before the regression.
However, even if it was a sudden statement, there was no way that Set would have said such a thing without any reason.
“Is it related to this incident?”
[Not unrelated. Are we going to go to the land where the Demon God was defeated?]
I quietly nodded.
[Solomon is a being involved in the ‘defeat’ of that demon. Cowardly Solomon or wise Solomon… …It was a strange existence whose evaluation changes depending on how you interpret it.]
In other words, it is an existence that you need to know before going to that land.
“…I guess that Solomon was a person similar to you?”
[You can see that.]
Set nodded in response to my question.
I wondered why this guy volunteered to give me this kind of information, but… ….
‘There must have been something at the Round Table.’
I knew that something would change in the process of reviving the Round Table.
Among them, it wouldn’t be strange if there was an information unlock in the Age of Mythology.
[That’s right. Thanks to the Round Table, the restrictions imposed on us have been considerably reduced.]
Set said with a wry smile.
[And that means…It means that our round table has now recognized you as a legitimate ‘representative’.]
“It’s nice to hear that.”
If so, it means that there are more things that I can use in the future.
It’s a really happy situation for me.
“So, what information do you want me to pass on?”
[That ‘Solomon’ is… ….]
Set looked at me for a moment.
She looked at me as if thinking about various things, then slowly opened her mouth.
[The producer of < Longinus >.]
“…hmm.”
So what is it?
