The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 358
“…That’s great.”
Hekau looked around with admiration.
Of course, what she admires is not the overwhelming scale or artistic architecture of the imperial capital.
this world.
The history that this ’empire’ built up.
Isn’t it the result of the miracle of not falling and fulfilling the duty through the generations?
Of course, before time was rewinded, it seemed that the things I endured so much finally exploded and collapsed… ….
What matters is the present.
In her eyes, who had been watching the history of mankind and leading them, these things felt more splendid than anything else.
“Really, every time I see something like this, I realize once again that his choice was right….”
“Hekau.”
“Why is that?”
It was Weiss who called her.
He looked at Hekau with a subtle expression and said.
“You weren’t specifically in a relationship with him, were you?”
“….”
“But the expression ‘guy’ is a bit…Should I say there is a misunderstanding? It would be better to make sure.”
“It’s not?”
Hekau said bluntly.
“I don’t know you well, but you built a close relationship, right? I’m with him… ….”
“No, I know that he just treated me like a little sister.”
“….”
“I have been next to Harmageddon and I have been next to Asar-nim. Where are you trying to cheat… ….”
“Solomon.”
“It’s Wise.”
An indescribable look collided between Hekau and Wise.
Hekau was glaring at Wise with his ax eyes open, wondering where the admiring atmosphere from earlier had gone.
and among them.
“haha.”
Siegfried was holding the tea leisurely with a liberated expression.
I don’t know how many times the two of them have had a childish battle of nerves in the process of coming this far.
The problem is that it is not ordinary people who engage in this childish war of nerves, but gods and demigods.
‘No, why is the topic that people say about transcendental existence… ….’
A disrespectful thought.
There’s no doubt that it’s a blasphemous thought, but anyway… ….
‘It’s childish, right?’
It’s disrespectful and it’s true, but what can I say?
In the end, he decided to go through with his thoughts confidently.
It is true that his stubbornness in poop decreased in the process of being influenced by Mikhail, but even useless things ended up resembling him.
Whatever.
Siegfried thought that the situation itself was really strange before thinking that his god was acting childishly.
Life is something you don’t know
Even so, I couldn’t even imagine such a future.
To think that a god would fall and take on the role of protecting that god.
In addition, it is connected with the demigod.
‘…It’s a bit scary that the other half of the body resembles Mikhail-sama.’
Anyway, it’s strange that the situation that I never thought of at any time has become a reality.
Even more so if you are adapting to that ‘reality’.
Then Hekau said.
“It’s a nice change, kid.”
“…yes?”
Siegfried stiffened involuntarily and looked in the direction of Hekau.
she was laughing
It was probably an illusion that the tendons were growing on the forehead of such a smiling face.
“You have grown up. And that growth is never in a negative direction. The more you grow, the closer you will become to what you want.”
“Thank you….”
“But don’t think that it’s childish for nothing. I am also known as God.”
“…yes.”
It’s obvious, but it seems that all the inner thoughts have been heard. Siegfried averted his gaze and broke out in a cold sweat.
Hekau spoke again.
“And actually, I don’t know about the half-body over there, but I’m with Asar Guy….”
“Ah, don’t drink bullshit.”
“You know the beginning?! Do you know!”
“….”
Siegfried quietly turned his head, not having the confidence to see him go further.
Oh God, please don’t put me to the test… …It was Siegfried who immediately came up with that idea.
* * *
The fact that Siegfried came to me means, of course, that he succeeded in finding Hekau.
As I headed there, I remembered some information about the Hekau.
Hekau, God of Process.
Hekau was originally born as a ‘god’. However, the birth of the two gods was slightly different.
She was born from the ‘conflict’ between Asar and Harmageddon.
Shall we call it an inevitable crack created in the process of the two gods recognizing each other as completely separate beings?
As the two gods intertwined, the phenomenon that arose in the process was large and huge, and it was enough to create one god.
Hekau was born that way.
She was both a deity and a bridge between Asar and Harmageddon. And now, that Asar’s existence stands before me.
If you go through Hekau, you can head up there where the Demon God is.
and when it arrived
“My child, ask that!”
“Have you already fallen? Ugly, right? Are you doing this because you have nothing to say?”
“…God please don’t put me to the test… ….”
“….”
what the heck is this again
It’s such a childish thing that the creators of gods and demigods do.
‘Rather than that, did Wise grow more in the meantime?’
Would it be correct to say that he regained his original form rather than growing up?
Previously, it was still barely at the level of a spirit, but now it has become similar to what it was in life.
Right now, something is different from the voice.
But for some reason, looking at that scene, it seems that not only the status has gone back, but the mental age has also gone back together.
“stop.”
I let out a small sigh and stepped between them.
Siegfried, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, had a very half face.
Looking at Hekau from the side, it seems that the illusion has been broken quite a bit.
“Why do people who know everything do that?”
“I am not a person.”
“I am not human either.”
The two answered my words confidently.
Is this a god or a demigod or just two idiots.
I’ll turn, really.
“There are some believers who look at me from the side, so let’s save face.”
“…hmm.”
Hekau cleared his throat and calmed down, as if he thought there was some truth in my words.
Wise, too, looked at me quietly, as if he had no intention of continuing a more trivial conversation.
“For now, I’m glad you’re safe. If the demon had swallowed you, it would have been quite troublesome.”
“that….”
At that moment, Hekau’s complexion quickly darkened.
It must have reminded him of the senior who sacrificed himself to save her.
“Let what is past be the past. Because the seniors would have wanted that too.”
“…I know.”
Hekau replied with a wry smile. Of course, the loser would know better.
But it won’t be as good as you think.
Moreover, there must have been some emotional instability after the fall.
Currently, Hekau is forcibly kicked out of the position of ‘god’. It is bound to be completely different from the past when it moved rationally.
“Emotions don’t move the way you think, do they? Unlike before.”
“Certainly a little…It’s embarrassing. Because it has never been like this before.”
She let out a small sigh and continued.
“I was prepared for this situation to happen, but experiencing it myself…It’s a little different. Doesn’t even a god know everything?”
“What is it that makes you grow?”
Rather, I am afraid of what will happen after I grow up as a god.
Just as Hekau was afraid of a falling future and was wary of it, I am wary of the opposite.
It must be a strange relationship.
After a while, Hekau recovered his emotions.
“The reason you came to me must be because of the way to reach that Demon God, right?”
“that’s right.”
It needs strength as a bridge.
No matter how much she descends from the status of a god, that is her essence.
It doesn’t change that much.
Soon, her expression changed dramatically. Did you feel anything when you saw it in person? ….
“You’re trying hard to suppress it.”
“That’s it.”
“You’re barely holding back the divinity that’s trying to come out somehow with your humanity. The balance is immediately… ….”
“The important thing is not that side.”
I cut her off and decided to get straight to the point.
You don’t have to say anything obvious.
Why are you listening to everything you know?
“That I have to reach him. And as fast as possible.”
“….”
“He’s on the verge of opening Pandora. If we get our hands on the source, then it will be really late… ….”
“He will be the only god.”
And destruction will follow.
A fact that I imprinted on myself over and over again.
“It’s not difficult…no.”
Hekau said with difficulty.
“I don’t know. You now have the power and qualifications. If you go through me, you can reach him.”
“then….”
“But you have to be prepared for the fact that it comes with that much risk.”
she said with a firm expression.
“Right now, up there is truly his domain. Opening Pandora is just a period, but not being able to open it doesn’t mean he’s weak. You’re strictly… …To face him in enemy territory.”
“know.”
“Preparation…Are you sure?”
“If it hadn’t happened in the first place, I wouldn’t have said this.”
Even if I wasn’t ready, I wasn’t.
At my words, she immediately nodded.
“then…I think it will take a little while in this state.”
“Some extent?”
“Unlike then, the power is not infinite, and you will have to build everything from the basics…About a day?”
“Enough.”
Even if I’m ready, there are things I want to prepare more.
you can do that
Then Weiss said.
“I want to be with you in the final showdown with the contractor.”
“you also…?”
“Currently, there are only two ‘demigods’ existing in mankind, you and me. I guess I can follow somehow.”
“Are you okay?”
I knew that Weiss had a complicated relationship with the Demon God. And it’s going to be hard to end well in any way.
“Even if it’s not okay, you have to watch it.”
“I see.”
If he’s like that, then that’s it.
If it has to come to an end in some way, even if it’s painful, you may have to witness it yourself.
“Okay, get ready.”
I will respect Wise’s decision. Only then can he be completely freed from the past.
“Oh and Siegfried.”
“Huh yes?”
Siegfried, who was sitting blankly in the corner, looked at me. I passed on a new thing to such a guy.
“It is divine power. It’s just borrowed from me, but it will be of considerable help, so practice to use it somehow from now on.”
“Would you be okay?”
“It should be fine. Of course, you will have to run as hard as you received.”
“…Yes, I guess.”
Siegfried immediately nodded with a determined expression.
Well, since he’s grown more than I thought recently, he’ll do well.
It’s because I decided to watch him enough.
So anyway, what to do is decided.
Hekau will somehow make a passage to the Demon God, and my job is to make other preparations before then.
‘…It’s been a while.’
Fairy King Jihad and Beast King Muhyul.
The time has come to reunite with them both.
