The great mage who transcends by returning Chapter 331
The moment I passed through space leap, I immediately grasped the situation. Should I say as expected?
‘Did you find the location of the grave?’
The huge man down there surrounded by numerous shields must be the Apostle Sebek we are looking for.
The two guys up there… ….
“…Lucifer Enoch.”
“I am a Leviathan, a warrior!”
“Yes, Enoch.”
Leviathan is a Leviathan that will freeze to death.
You were the first time, and you will always be Enoch to me.
“profit…!”
At my words, Enoch trembled and glared at me.
“Don’t be sure. where to look Do you want to experience the brutal flashback of the last time again?”
“That me…That’s a warrior!”
“Yes, you are a warrior.”
No matter how much you cry and curse, it doesn’t change the fact that I am a hero.
If you break the devil’s head well, that’s a hero. Is there anything else?
Anyway, the chat ends here.
I said looking at Lucifer.
“So you waited for a while from above and finally descended?”
Just as I remembered before the return, he had a thin impression that was incomparably cunning.
It must have looked nice, but should I say it looked like a snake somewhere? Isn’t there an appearance that causes such unknown displeasure?
“…Warrior.”
Lucifer glared at me as if he didn’t like it.
At that moment, the momentum around him changed sharply.
The pressure was applied all at once, enough to make each breath quicker.
Of course, that didn’t last long.
“stop.”
At the same time as my words, the pressure that came towards me disappeared as if it had been washed away.
Just because I didn’t want that, Lucifer’s pressure is meaningless.
“…Damn it.”
The guy who saw it gnashed his teeth.
No matter how much he is called the Grand Duke of the Demon Realm and has a high rank, that is only limited to the frame of a ‘devil’.
The difference in rank between me and him was already obvious.
“Did you know from the beginning?”
“Okay.”
I deliberately answered vaguely.
Naturally, the man’s face was horribly distorted.
“Well, that’s not important. My business today is over there, not you two.”
I said that and slowly moved to where Sebek was.
For a moment, Enoch moved his body to block me somehow.
Kwadeuk.
“I thought it would come out like this.”
“Cheuk…?!”
It didn’t mean much.
As for Lucifer, no matter how much power Enoch has in his hands, the limit is clear.
But at that moment, the surface of the water next to him began to stir violently.
“I am I…The one you remembered that day… …Enoch… ….”
The guy who struggled with my hand holding his neck screamed as if in a fit of fuss.
“…no!”
A fleeting flash.
At the same time, a force that could not be ignored began to emanate from Enoch.
And that change led to the sea right next to it… ….
Kwagwagwagwa!
The wildly turbulent surface soon became a huge tsunami and hit me in an instant.
An absurd power that could be called the Great Demon.
Yes, before the return, there was no way to win because they manipulated nature like this.
It must have been pretty classic.
“hmm.”
If it weren’t for me being here. Also, there is a good ability that I received right before the time.
stop time.
It’s only a few seconds, but it can stop the area for a while anyway.
And the moment you want to do that.
pop.
Except for me, ‘everything’ stopped as if it were natural.
I immediately hit Enoch on the head with my staff without delay… ….
“One second…Enough time for a large-scale magic.”
At the same time, they immediately formed a magic that would fundamentally block the tsunami caused by Enoch.
The moment when time passed again.
“Ke heck?!”
Kugoong!
Enoch was thrown back with one side of his head dented, and a huge barrier that rose up on the spot blocked the tidal wave.
Of course, Lucifer was also stopped, so he didn’t have the energy to do anything.
A gap in which Lucifer is embarrassed.
It’s a pity if you can’t use it again.
I reached right in front of him through a space jump. The moment his eyes looked at me with a shocked expression.
“< Penetrate >.”
< Longinus >, summoned on the spot, was fired at him while being strengthened by dragon words.
Since that series of processes were connected naturally and quickly like water flowing, it would be impossible for even him to counterattack right away.
The moment he witnessed Longinus, he seemed to quickly decide that it was ‘unstoppable’.
Immediately he moved to the left. A calculated action that recognized that my gaze was directed to the right.
But that was within my prediction.
How did you predict?
‘Because it was always like this before the return.’
Should I say it’s some kind of peculiar habit?
Before the return, we had almost never had the upper hand against the Prime Evils.
But there are things I know more clearly because of that.
Kwajik!
“Aww?!”
It’s just their trivial habits.
And it was my role as a wizard to notice and analyze those habits.
No matter what I do, the reason why my head is spinning is because I was the best in the expedition.
“Ouch…!”
A spear pierced his shoulder.
The goal was to crush the two into the body, but it seems that it was impossible to reach that point.
He glared at me with eyes full of rage and opened his distance again.
‘…After all, it should be called a monarch with sins, but is it not enough with a single shot of Longinus?’
Well, this is within the expected range.
I didn’t even think that I could get rid of that Lucifer with a blow like that.
Even the blow I just had was aiming for a moment where he was flustered. He’s not an easygoing guy to the point of being beaten twice by the same number.
But it’s not without success.
“Are you okay?”
“you are….”
Breathing heavily, Sebek’s gaze turned to me.
He looked at me with trembling eyes and then nodded as if he understood.
“…I understand. You are the one chosen by him.”
“That’s right.”
It was probably guessed from the number of divine beings inherent in me.
“The situation is not easy. Although I made them retreat, it’s hard to see the odds as 100%… ….”
“…Is it because of him?”
“That’s right.”
The ‘him’ that Sebek refers to is, of course, the Demon God. Dealing with those two would not be difficult unless there was a risk factor called the Demon God.
Drank the problem.
Even if you don’t directly step out, what if you actively assist those two?
‘…It’s hard to handle.’
That’s why the best thing right now is to take advantage of the moment when those two guys can’t wake up and spread the grip of the tomb.
Once the divine object succeeds in finding its owner and turning the area into a sacred place, the demon can’t help it right now.
If he completely breaks the ‘boundary’ and brings all of his servants to this land, the story will be different, but at least it won’t be the story right now.
“Uh um….”
As if troubled by my words, Sebek shook his head and said,
“I understand…You must be the savior predicted by God. Otherwise, there’s no way my colleagues would have entrusted you with something.”
“then.”
“But no matter how certain I am, I can’t leave a side road in the mission God has given me.”
…I didn’t expect anything like this to be expected.
As I heard from Round Table, Sebek values ‘rules’ very much.
His theory is that at least there should be no gaps in the mission received from Asar.
In other words, as a guardian, he will hand over the sacred object to those who have passed the ordeal properly.
“As a guardian, Sebek, you must show ‘faith’ and ‘courage’ in the trials you will pass on to challengers. Is that correct?”
“…exactly.”
This is a very abstract condition.
In other words, depending on the handling, it can be infinitely complex or, conversely, infinitely simple.
faith and courage.
Isn’t that a very relative concept?
It cannot be denied that it is an ordeal suitable for Sebek, who claims to be Asar’s shield, but also a delicate standard.
but….
“Then let’s do this.”
I didn’t come this far without expecting anything like that again.
“Courage can’t be proven by not backing down against trifles here and there?”
“That’s right. Then how do you plan to prove your loyalty?”
“This standard is very ambiguous.”
Even if courage proves that it does not back down against the rare enemies of the two great devils, how can this faithfulness be proved?
“It doesn’t have to be me to prove that ‘faith’, right?”
“…hmm?”
“For example, if the person related to me had faith in me, wouldn’t I also be recognized as having that trust?”
“If it is….”
“It could be,” he nodded.
“But how are you going to prove that ‘faith’?”
“What is it….”
I said with a smile.
“I have a plan.”
* * *
Cyrus was running hastily. The place where he and two close friends once made an ‘oath’.
This is because the place he wanted to reach after the two kingdoms were destroyed was right in front of his nose.
‘Why did you let me go?’
Wasn’t it the hero who tried to prevent his own death by saying that he would be destroyed if he did not follow him?
Of course, there was a sudden change in the situation, but it didn’t seem that it was all about letting him go to the place where he made a pact.
Shall we call it a sense?
“Are you there?”
At that time, Ariandel, who was following me, tilted his head and asked.
“…That’s right. There was a hill with a spectacular view of the endless horizon.”
I slowed my pace little by little.
It was because I was recalling old memories and felt that I was really close.
He touched the pocket containing the glass he had carefully kept in his bosom.
“This is where we made a promise. We will stop the blood flowing between the two kingdoms. We will not forget each other’s loyalty. and….”
“Are you going to share a glass at the last minute?”
“That’s right.”
At Ariandel’s words, he nodded.
Of course, the cup was not to be shared. All that remains is Cyrus.
Of course, there is no trace of the hill that originally blended with the beautiful trees.
All that remains is a hill in the middle, cut in half as if it had been dug out.
It was unclear whether this should be called a hill, but Cyrus knew that this was the place he was looking for.
He trudged toward it and sat down.
“here…After getting to know each other, we made a firm commitment. Let’s show the people of this land the right path. Then… …You will definitely see the way.”
“….”
“It was achieved, but not at the same time. All that remains is a wandering specter who has lost everything.”
He took the glass from his bosom with trembling hands.
three cups.
Then he took out a small bottle of alcohol he had prepared and poured it into each glass.
‘The warrior… ….’
You’re probably facing enemies not far away.
Far from helping it, he is soothing the souls of his friends who have gone before in places like this.
with nothing left.
“What does it mean?”
Did you have any meaning to live?
There’s nothing left to protect, and you can’t take revenge on the perpetrator who stole it all.
He was too weak for that.
He asked in a dark voice without turning his head.
“Why did the saintess follow me? It would have been more efficient to help the hero.”
“It was Mikhail’s request. He asked me to keep an eye on him so he wouldn’t do anything stupid.”
“haha…fool around… ….”
He laughed weakly and poured his portion of the glass into his mouth at once.
Then Ariandel spoke.
“And at the same time…I had something to tell you.”
“You mean me?”
“yes.”
As she said that, she quietly put her hands together.
“This is the speculation Mikhail mentioned earlier, but he said that the ‘oath’ he made with the two was not simply made with words.”
“What are you talking about?”
“There is nothing as ambiguous and ironic as fate. Maybe you were chosen as a witness to prove your faithfulness at the time you signed the oath here.”
“So what….”
I couldn’t understand for a while.
What is the saintess saying now?
fate? Witnesses to prove faith?
“Of course, I’m not saying Kyung was destined to be like this. It means that you will prove your ‘faith’ when it is appropriate.”
“Saint Seo, I can’t understand what you’re talking about….”
He groped and looked at the saintess. Because I didn’t know what the hell she was trying to say to me.
“Um, so….”
Ariandel smiled bitterly.
“Will you find out soon?”
“…yes?”
And as soon as she finished speaking, the scenery around Cyrus changed completely.
The devastated ‘reality’ is slowly overlaid on the dreams of the past.
Seeing this, Cyrus’ eyes trembled.
“…ah.”
He was in the past now.
at the time the pact was made.
* * *
“…her.”
At my words, Sebek widened his eyes in amazement.
“In other words, you mean that the knight’s ‘arrangement’ was passed on to the knight without my knowledge? And you will use it to prove your faithfulness.”
“That’s right.”
By now, Cyrus over there should be proving his due ‘faith’ on my behalf with the help of Ariandel.
If so, the conditions are met.
All that remains is to prove my firm ‘courage’ here.
“I’ll show you, Sebek.”
With steadfast courage, I stared at the two demons over there with burning eyes.
“The courage to beat those two assholes like a dog… …!”
I’ll show you now.
Seeing me like that, Sebek tilted his head for a moment.
“…Is that courage?”
