The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 365,
Lian quietly aimed his sword.
A figure stood on the ground in front of him, engulfed in strange noises.
An entity that itself is the source of pollution and disrupts the order around it.
Archdemon Gregory.
Among the many great demons, it is the only mass of the colony that was created when all kinds of demons united.
『Key kick… …』
They were laughing and quietly staring at everyone around Lian.
They were one and at the same time thousands and tens of thousands.
They laughed in unison.
『You fools.』
『You can cut one.』
『But can you go beyond that and cut ‘all’?』
Those words were true.
As long as even one of them was intact, they could recover the state they saw, and that’s why they were called ‘immortal’.
I was actually persistent.
To put it simply, Gregory is a thoroughly superior compatibility of the existence of the immortal Draculion in the past.
Considering how much damage Draculion had inflicted on mankind at the time before the return, you can understand the danger of ‘Gregory’.
‘It’s not wrong.’
Ryan’s eyes were sunken.
It’s not meaningless for him to talk like that.
Actually, the guy isn’t just a lot of objects.
If there are any left, return them. Should I say that I return my own biological clock to the original point?
nonsense.
But that’s why it’s called the “great devil” and reigns in fear.
Rihanna conceded.
Gregory is a formidable foe and even more difficult to deal with than the Alzeum he faced.
If it had been him just a month ago, there would have been no way to do anything about it.
But ironically… ….
“then.”
The current Lian is different.
He gave strength to the hand holding the sword with a ferocious smile.
“Isn’t it a story that I can become thousands and tens of thousands of people too?”
『…What?”
The moment Gregory asked, power began to surge from him.
Powering up, he thought.
‘When I think about it, it’s always been like that.’
Mikhail has been on the edge, but he has moved to ensure that the plan can go ahead ‘on time’ anyway.
It is the same at this moment.
Before facing a mighty enemy named Gregory, Mikhail handed everyone the power of ‘Sinmul’ that matched him with good timing.
And the power Lian received is an illusion.
A fantasy that is infinitely close to the real thing and can infinitely replicate my existence if I have the capacity.
Ryan is constantly growing.
『How are humans?』
Gregory couldn’t help but bewildered at the change that was taking place in Lian.
Gregory’s bewilderment is justified.
Originally, it would be right if the aura ran out at the point of copying one hundred units of oneself.
Whether it’s a Master or a Grand Master, there is a limit to the aura that an individual can handle, and that’s common sense.
But he only made two mistakes.
Lian, who was with Mikhail, is not an existence that plays with common sense.
“Never stop the magic!”
Lian wasn’t the only one
here .
“Ha ha ha ha!”
The wizard who appeared from the castle wall laughed heartily.
“Good, good!”
Somehow, the figure of him carrying a staff member who was tall and tall on his shoulders reminded me of someone, but anyway….
And the wizards behind them.
The great magic guild mage tower.
And they are now manifesting magic for just one person.
To Lian, all of their mana is being transferred to ‘Auror’.
Not a small number of wizards went out to do it right before, but what do you know?
In the first place, it is natural for scholars to be grounded for the development of studies.
It’s never anything special.
“Hmm hmm.”
And the core of this magic was the presence of the butler, Merdin, who could use ‘Dragon Word’.
“Are you guys going to say Twilight is half full?”
“…You acknowledged that. right away.”
“Yes yes. I admitted it. I just wanted to hear it one more time.”
With a smirk in his voice, the butler answered and laughed.
Merdin, the wizard of dusk, has been criticized for being an apostle among wizards all his life and has walked the thorny path.
He stood proudly as the ‘core’ among the wizards of the Mage Tower.
In a way, he may be standing at the moment of fulfilling the long-cherished wish of Twilight.
“You dare.”
Gregory looked at such a human being with displeasure.
The great Hive’s will was indeed Gregory’s symbol.
The fact that thousands of thousands of wills function as ‘one’ is a pride in itself and deserves to be called a beautiful identity.
But now.
That insignificant human being is trying to challenge his identity.
How can you be angry
“dare. dare. dare. dare. dare. dare. dare. dare. dare…!!]
Each entity began to boil with anger.
And in response, the demons all at once were covered in black darkness.
Kaaa!
The only thing that shines in the terrible darkness is the bright red eyes… ….
A wave full of black malice roared violently.
Ryan stood in front of him.
As always, with a sword in hand.
It began to unite with the will of thousands and tens of thousands.
It was all the same, yet different at the same time.
‘Is this enough like him?’
Rihanna thought of it without realizing it.
Mikhail Walpurgis.
I’ve never once thought that I’d surpassed him while we were together.
Although it was funny to put wizards and knights in the same category and compete in the first place… ….
Still, I felt competitive.
There were times when I was angry at the gap that couldn’t be bridged, and there were times when I was discouraged.
but.
‘What’s important?’
After all, I am not me.
It’s a competitive spirit, and that’s what matters in the end.
He cannot be Mikhail. And that would be the same for him.
If so, you just have to do the best you can.
“That’s enough.”
thud!
All of Lian’s illusions took the same action at once.
Vivid auras began to flow from the weapons each held.
‘I represent ‘me’!’
Gregory roared.
The demons that make up Gregory, as if they can’t lose to humans, begin to put pressure on Lian, showing clear hostility.
“I see.”
But Ryan doesn’t care. No matter how the match was won, the important thing to him was this blow.
how fast do you cut
Exactly, is it to destroy the colony itself called Gregory all at once?
Hoo-wook.
Ryan moved.
and.
“I represent what I hold.”
With those words, the sword was drawn downward.
The sword accurately cut through the demon colony without any error.
* * *
Wow!
I watched as Lian sliced through Gregory’s Hive in one blow.
And that’s not all.
I also saw Eileen and Herma cooperating with their colleagues to play tricks on Enoch.
I watched Ariandel, as a saint, save those who are lost between death and near death.
“Everyone works hard.”
No, to be precise, would it be correct to say that I just became visible?
want it or not.
More information than I thought was pouring into my head every moment.
I also knew what this phenomenon meant.
“God… ….”
Humanity is a very ambiguous concept.
Exactly what is the standard, and from where to where to define ‘humanity’… ….
very ambiguous
That’s why you don’t know the seriousness until it’s really extreme.
In the first place, it was unprecedented for a human to rise to the ranks of a god.
That’s why I had no choice but to learn while breaking my head.
Even now.
Now I realized that even holding on to this ambiguous humanity was not entirely my will alone.
The two sides, which had been as distinct as water and oil, were now blending to the point where it was difficult to tell them apart.
So subtle that I can’t tell when and how they are mixed.
Common sense goes a little twisted.
Things that were not taken for granted until just now are taken for granted and become numb to what they tried to protect.
The process was both scary and unpleasant at the same time.
When I reached that point, I said to myself again.
‘are you okay.’
It’s still fine.
Because there is a milestone.
I still remember the bond with my co-workers. I remember that both before and after returning were precious.
That much is surely imprinted on my chest and supporting me.
so it’s okay
I continued walking with that thought.
They walk in empty spaces without even recognizing the proper direction. But somehow you will reach your destination.
I just don’t know when.
and how long has it been
“Are you okay?”
I slowly raised my head at the sudden voice.
“…Hekau.”
“Yes, it is me.”
When did she appear? She was looking at me with a pitiful expression.
“You came out of nowhere. I thought the Demon God had locked it up quite thoroughly.”
“First of all, he was a god. Rescue or something I know. So it wasn’t difficult.”
After saying that, she started walking alongside me.
still no end in sight
One ordeal has already been completed.
I made a choice, and as proof of that, there were no more images of my old colleagues.
But the drinker is not seen.
What does this mean?
“He is cunning.”
Hekau said, as if he guessed what I was thinking at the time.
“Basically, he wants to maintain his dignity as a god, but apart from that, he doesn’t choose any means to achieve his goal.”
“Is this also the means?”
“yes. In fact, don’t you already guess?”
Hekau looked at me.
“Because you get to know the ‘fact’ whether you want it or not. You are like that now.”
“….”
“Your humanity is fading as time goes on. It is different from the will. Because the realm you want to achieve and your humanity were qualities that could not coexist from the beginning.”
I guess so.
As time passes, I become stronger.
In proportion to that, humanity is also fading. Whether you want it or not, you are becoming a god.
In short, it gets closer to the 10th circle.
“That’s right. It’s definitely not a pleasant thing to go on against my intentions.”
“…hmm.”
And especially if the drinker is aiming for it.
Hekau’s words are not wrong.
In fact, regardless of my intentions, I had quite a bit of fear about the fact that my humanity was gradually worn away.
but.
“What did you do?”
“…hmm?”
“I knew that humanity would inevitably wear out anyway. Did you come all the way here without such a resolution?”
With those words, I slowly reached out my hand toward the air.
While walking this far, I wasn’t just lost in thought.
I’m kind of used to it now.
About halfway to the sense as ‘God’.
“If it’s a time limit anyway.”
Kwajik!
Something caught on my outstretched fingertips.
Without hesitation, I applied force and pulled it off. The space was torn in my hand like a piece of paper.
“You have to use it efficiently.”
Space is already meaningless to me.
I broke the distance between him and me and forcibly made the space in front of my eyes the entrance.
He could be seen between the torn spaces.
The Demon God slowly turned his back to me and looked at me with a grave expression.
“Welcome, Mikhail.”
It seems like you knew it would be like that from the beginning.
“I was waiting.”
The demon greeted me with a calm expression.
