The Great Mage who transcends by returning, Episode 361
【…Hmm.]
The demon looked at Pandora, who couldn’t open properly with a frown on her face.
It was good that he broke through the interference and made Pandora his own.
the problem is next.
【Why do you reject me?】
The ‘source’ that should have belonged to you in the past rejects you.
If she were truly treated as the only god in this world, Pandora would have to obey.
But he is refusing
I didn’t even have to think deeply about the reason.
That ‘Pandora’ does not recognize him as the only god.
And if there is an existence that has the qualifications of another god besides the demon god himself, there is only one at this point.
‘Mikhail Walpurgis.’
He had no choice but to admit it.
He was a threatening enemy to himself, and at the same time, he was worthy of being called the first adversary since Asar.
I should have admitted it right away.
‘I won once.’
He swallowed the world as a matter of course as a god before time was rewinded and drove mankind into despair.
Of course I thought it was over.
Everything was in his hands and, of course, should have resulted in victory.
but.
That victory was a non-existent one.
His own spirit and body existed among mankind, which he considered to be worms, and even rewinded time.
It was a situation that I was not even aware of.
It is a fatal variable for demons and at the same time fate.
And I couldn’t help but realize.
The bastard inherited his destiny.
As Asar’s successor, he inherited the ‘fate’ of being his opponent.
And that’s why Pandora doesn’t recognize anyone until a game is won in a certain place and moment.
That’s how it is.
[In that case.]
The demon god decided to stop doing things that no longer had any meaning. This box won’t open anyway unless the opponent is defeated.
sticky.
The Demon God reflexively grabbed my right arm, which had once been blown away.
I have already healed and there is no trace of the wound, but why do I feel the pain?
It would be one way to descend like this and burn the world he cherished so much.
But I felt it.
Then the same situation will repeat again… …There is no reason to try a method that has failed once.
therefore.
【I’ll wait.】 Come on,
Mikhail Walpurgis.
my adversary
* * *
Brilliant light fell on the round table.
The clear sky was wide open above it, and the wide world spread out under the round table.
And there… ….
“You really came this far.”
There were apostles.
13 apostles.
The beings who guarded this world with Asar and who have been protecting parts of him to this day.
They sat at the round table with a spirit they dared not compare with before.
I’ve been working so hard to see this.
All Apostles of the Complete Round Table.
A means to reach the demon god.
Finally, all of this is in place.
“Thanks to you, Mikhail.”
For some reason, instead of sighing, Thoth said such warm words.
“Actually, even from the standpoint of keeping his arrangements, I was a bit skeptical about whether or not just one person would be able to overcome all these trials and complete the arrangements.”
“…hmm.”
“It is also the reason why the apostles suddenly wandered and did things they should not have done. That impatience gnawed at everyone.”
The impatience of not being able to complete the divine arrangement.
That impatience gnawed at his coolness and made the apostles more ’emotional’.
The incidents and accidents of the apostles I faced all started from that.
However, since that worry was resolved and the round table was revived, all emotions are bound to be new.
“Now there really is only one left.”
Set said that with a slightly nervous expression. It’s clear what the ‘one’ he was talking about is.
drank.
the culprit behind all this.
The time has come to face him.
of course.
“The only ones who can reach the Demon God are Hekau, Weiss, and me.”
“…I know.”
Set nodded with a slightly sullen expression.
It would be a pity that he could not be of great help in the final battle.
“There are three people who can stand against the demon. Hekau Wise and me. of course…I will have to do it eventually.”
Although they go together, Hekau has lost his divinity, and Wise also has clear limitations as a half-body.
In the end, all that remains is me.
In fact, Hekau and Wise are their own resources.
As both of them are directly related to the devil, they want to witness the ‘end’.
Of course, there was no reason to refuse.
It was because there seemed to be a situation where the two of them needed help. From this point on, my ‘gut’ is by no means just a gut feeling.
It itself is a foreknowledge, and it can be seen as a kind of prophecy.
I don’t like it, but my rank has already risen to that level.
“But will it be okay?”
Then Apophis asked.
“From the point of view of the drunken man, there would be no reason to confront you head-on. Maybe it’s a trap itself… ….”
“Oh, that’s fine. You won’t have to worry about that.”
“…hmm?”
I continued talking while looking at Apophis with a puzzled look on his face.
“Because he hasn’t been chosen by the ‘source’ yet. It means that he is not recognized as the only god.”
“That means….”
“If he had intended to come down as his body and cause damage to the world in my absence, he would have done so right away. But he didn’t. The reason is simple.”
I took a moment to catch my breath and spoke.
“Because it makes no sense.”
“…What do you mean?”
Ptah questions me with sharp eyes.
I answered him like that.
“He has already carried out his plan to destroy the world once before returning and succeeded. But that success was short-lived.”
“Yeah, you turned the time back.”
“Yes, I did not simply go back to the ‘past’. The world itself has been rewound. It’s so thorough that even the drinker doesn’t notice.”
There he would have realized.
Oh, it’s no use.
The world does not acknowledge that it is recovered in this way.
“At the point when they were forcibly kicked out of the world, the Demon God lost his right as the master of the world. There is just a ‘qualification’ to challenge.”
“And you too….”
“Yes, ‘Pandora’ and ‘Source’, so it seems to be called many names, but the important thing is that the world acknowledged that I am qualified as well.”
Since when did you admit me?
There is no certainty.
However, I speculate that I might have been granted that qualification from the moment I succeeded in ‘rewinding’.
As proof, the demon didn’t notice. The same goes for Hekau.
There can be no point in not noticing the ‘divine being’.
At that point, I was chosen as the Demon God’s antagonist.
whether one’s own or someone else’s.
“Then, Pandora will not be opened until a clear winner is determined between me and the demon.”
“Isn’t there a possibility that the demon god will forcefully open it? No matter how much it doesn’t open, if it’s him… ….”
“At least not in the short term. That’s why he, too, would rather have taken the lead in a complete settlement with me.”
With that in mind, it is understandable that he dared to show himself in front of me even though he was overdoing it.
Of course, at that point, it’s highly likely that he was only roughly predicting it.
Whatever.
“The important thing is the situation after I go up there.”
“…Did he say he might be aiming for that time?”
“Yes, the situation has definitely improved, but it doesn’t mean that he has no potential. I would like to ask for that.”
“Don’t worry. It won’t be difficult if you get help from your compatriots.”
Apophis nodded at my words. If he is both an apostle and a dragon lord, it will surely be possible.
Anyway, the story is almost over.
There are those who have caused problems here and there, but those who will play their part in this chaotic situation.
I can believe it.
In the first place, the reason he diligently went around and saved everyone right after returning was to prepare for a situation like this.
‘good.’
Each role has been determined.
Until just before that, he traveled all over the place and gave advice to many people.
Mage Tower, Condor Mercenary Corps, World Tree, Elf and Dwarf Kingdom, etc… ….
With that much, I should be able to fend off a large army of demons while I deal with the Demon God.
“Then hekau.”
thud.
As I tapped the staff on the floor, a faint light shimmered in front of me and a girl appeared.
Hekaw.
she asked, looking at me.
“Are you ready?”
Hekau, who was still, stepped out.
Her fingertips were filled with strange characters.
They were moving like living creatures, but each time the space around them was distorted into strange shapes.
“It is the power that was named the First Castle Gate. To put it bluntly, should I say the power that symbolizes my ‘status’ as a god?”
“You mean this is possible?”
“Of course, this is possible under the premise that the Round Table will assist, but…The Round Table has also been revived, and it is definitely possible.”
With those words, Hecau put his hand on the round table with the ‘Earth Gate’ on it.
then that moment.
Ugh.
The round table began to glow.
The light gradually grew stronger and then burst out explosively and began to extend endlessly toward the sky.
A huge pillar of light.
Shouldn’t it be considered a passage?
The apostles looked at the pillar of light with a look of awe.
There is no reason to delay as long as there is a passage.
Weiss and Hekau nodded their heads as if they were ready.
When he was about to throw himself straight into the passage made by Hekau.
“Mikhail!”
Set called me.
A colleague who has always moved with me and helped me a lot.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that we’re almost one body, so we’ve been doing this and that.
Set hurriedly handed me something.
“Take it, just in case.”
“This….”
It was a bracelet.
A bracelet that doesn’t look very special from the outside.
“It’s nothing great. It’s just an artifact made by weaving memories with the ‘pool of life’ that I’ve kept for a very long time.”
“…hmm.”
“It may not be very helpful in battle, but maybe it will be useful ‘after’.”
She held my hand and spoke to me with longing eyes somewhere.
“thank you.”
“….”
“Unlike the other apostles, I had to disappear on the spot. Actually, it was natural. It wouldn’t matter if you left it as is. but….”
The green eyes trembled and were staring at me.
“You decided to help me.”
For a moment, I remembered my first meeting with Set.
At the time, he said it as if it was natural for him to disappear after fulfilling his duty.
Yes, it could have been, as she said.
But why?
I kinda didn’t like that. I went against time so hard, but why is the apostle giving up on himself so easily?
so i saved
It was because I was convinced that it was possible, but more than that, I wanted the set to have meaning for the future.
Obviously that’s what you should do.
Now that I think about it, my identity as a ‘hero’ might have been properly determined at that time.
After that, there were noises about what Set had done in the past or something like that… ….
Anyway, including that, the set was my precious colleague.
“I did the right thing.”
I said that and looked at him. As if he knew I would answer that, Set smiled softly.
“Yeah, I guess. still….”
Then once again.
“Thank you for saving me.”
thanked me
Somehow, even though he was smiling, he looked like he was about to cry. As if this was his last chance.
I just nodded at those words and immediately put the bracelet he gave me on my wrist.
“don’t worry.”
I don’t know what will happen up there or what the outcome will be.
But I will do my best.
There’s nothing set either way, so in the end, isn’t it different depending on what I do?
“I will be back.”
If so, struggle.
that’s all i have to do
With that thought in mind, I threw myself toward the pillar of light.
