Episode 97
“…Hmm.”
imperial palace.
Someone was sitting on the seat of power located at the end of the great war.
a middle-aged man.
A golden crown is worn on top of the head, and a red cloak is worn on the shoulders.
Imperial Emperor
Theseus Ripple Alexandro.
He was lost in thought with a horse in his hand.
A word that symbolizes a wizard.
After thinking about it for a while, he soon spoke another word.
This time, a knight with a white sword.
A word that symbolizes a warrior.
“It’s difficult. Originally, these two should have been treated separately.”
Yes, these two are obviously different in use as well as ownership.
Warriors are not their own.
Wizards are their own.
Together.
“…these two are combined It’s an unexpected situation, no matter how burdensome it is. To be honest, I don’t feel very good. It is out of my calculations.”
“….”
“Besides, the behavior of this horse is difficult to predict. don’t you know For someone like Jim, these variables are pretty bothersome.”
The Emperor muttered so quietly and raised his head.
“What do you think of this, Marquis of Walpurgis?”
A middle-aged man in a robe was kneeling respectfully in front of the emperor.
Marquis of Walpurgis.
The Great Mage of the 8th Circle, the highest rank in the Empire, and the owner of the great family, the Marquis of Walpurgis.
“well.”
said the Marquis.
“It is a matter that has already left my hands. Aren’t you looking at a broader goal?”
“You’re the son of the Marquis, aren’t you?”
“He was originally a young tree frog. I couldn’t control my soul. Hehe, aren’t all children like that?”
“Hmm.”
“furthermore.”
The Marquis raised his head.
“The important thing is not who became the hero, Your Majesty.”
“Hmm.”
“It means that a new hero has been selected. It means that the halfway peace that has been going on for a while is almost over.”
“…It is a halfway peace.”
The emperor smiled bitterly.
“Is this a time of confusion? Demons rise up and monsters covet blood and flesh… …”
“It will.”
The emperor frowned.
He was never a stupid leader.
I was very far from Amgun, and I didn’t bring my feelings to this.
Yeah, it’s not a matter of empire.
Compared to the warriors of the past, he is a very heterogeneous contemporary warrior.
It must have meaning.
Besides, the empire has already seen a glimpse of the ‘chaos’.
“Did you say that the Great Devil was growing in power in the capital?”
I didn’t even notice.
As an emperor, the fact that the great devil was wriggling right in front of his nose was disgusting.
The empire is also like this.
what about other places
If the demons hide themselves so secretly… ….
“It’s unpleasant.”
“It is meaningless to try to predict the hero’s actions. So far, all warriors have been like that. Besides, I apologize for that.”
The Marquis said to the Emperor.
“In the first place, the words I have in my hands now. Wouldn’t it really be meaningless to be a hero whose words are mere words, Your Majesty?”
“You must be uncontrolled to be a hero?”
To that, the Marquis did not bother to answer.
Just waiting for the Emperor’s words.
After a while.
“I’m not stupid, Marquis.”
The emperor smiled and put the horse he was holding on the table.
There was nothing in my hand anymore.
“I mean, even if it’s a little unpleasant, it doesn’t cross the line any further. I know that Jim is not something a hero can control. especially…”
His gaze turned to the Marquis.
“…Especially for an outlier like the son of the Marquis.”
“I apologize.”
“There is only this.”
The emperor looked at the horse he had placed on the table. There was a board with many squares everywhere.
From empires to small countries that are difficult to know well, to tribes… ….
The emperor stopped talking.
I put it in the empty box that didn’t belong anywhere and smiled with satisfaction.
“If Jim can’t have it, nobody else can have it.”
“I guess so.”
Tapping his horse, the emperor continued.
“That’s why I left a mark so that there are no tricks on that hero.”
“…Dominion?”
“Yes, if it is an autonomous territory, isn’t it a pretty good sign? It’s not completely under Jim’s control, but it’s not unrelated either.”
The Emperor laughed.
“Did you understand the Marquis of Walpurgis? Your role as father is big.”
“If that’s what Your Majesty wants, then I’ll do it.”
tacit agreement.
He doesn’t want his son to be swayed by the emperor.
There’s no way the emperor didn’t know that.
So maybe it’s a few steps back.
If so, the Marquis should do the same here.
agreement is that.
But then.
“so.”
The Emperor laughed.
“The Marquis also has something to do for Jim. Didn’t I take a few steps back like this?”
“…Please tell me.”
The Marquis’ head spun quickly.
What the emperor might ask for and how to respond to it… ….
After a while, the emperor’s mouth opened.
“Make your son come over.”
‘…also.’
The damned emperor’s curiosity was still there. The emperor laughed as if he had read the Marquis’ thoughts.
full of playfulness.
“Can you do that much?”
* * *
-Then I’ll see you in a few months, warrior.
With those words, Chepes left immediately without delay.
I brought up the topic of application just in case, but Chepes refused.
‘What will I do?’
I remembered what happened before the return.
As the head of the demon hunters, Chepes made a name for himself by slaughtering all sorts of demons at random.
If so, how did you get to that position?
Talent as a vengeful hunter.
because it has both of them.
And compared to before the regression, the present is never inferior.
I had no doubt that it would happen this time too.
leave the other
Isn’t the ‘immortality ability’ that is most suitable as a hunter is the power that others have so longed for?
So never worry about him.
So what’s left is… ….
“Is it farming?”
I smiled heartily at the land that was no different from an empty field.
Set, who was looking at the empty field, asked me blankly.
[…] …Is that possible?]
Literally, ruins the size of a manor.
[Did you really have the confidence to make this place a decent manor?]
“Ha, what a natural thing to say.”
A question that doesn’t even sound like a question.
At my words, Set said with a smile.
[Ah, this time, the method….]
“Of course not.”
[…] ….]
Set looked at me with a puzzled expression.
But what do you mean?
It doesn’t matter if I’m in the 9th circle or the 8th circle.
It is impossible to transform these ruins into a man-killing manor in a matter of months.
[…] …You’re saying that there’s no way, as if it’s very obvious.]
“Of course.”
I am a man who speaks only the truth.
What can’t be done is not possible.
Set grumbled with a puzzled look on his face.
[Then what are you going to do?]
“In the first place, I’m not trying to make huge profits with this ‘Dominion’ right away.”
[…] …Right?]
“For now, only the space where residents will live is compressed and managed. It will reduce the area to be managed considerably.”
[What’s next?]
“It’s an obvious problem that there are a lot of monsters around. Reduce the population and prepare protective magic for the compressed area.”
[Hmm, a lot of land will be neglected, but for now, it’s a realistic response. however….]
Set tilted his head.
[Didn’t you do this to keep from neglecting it in the first place? If this happens, it will eventually return to the starting point… ….]
“Who said neglect?”
[Hmm?]
I chuckled.
Can I leave it alone?
Even if no one lives there, there are many ways to manage the land.
It’s only possible as long as I’m here.
“The seed of the world tree.”
[Yug is fine, but why is there a seed? The world tree is a special tree that is only one in this world.]
“Of course it’s not real. It is a degraded replica of it. To put it bluntly, the term ‘sacred seed’ might be a little more accurate.”
[Hmm?]
Set tilted his head.
[Cloning the seed of the World Tree? Is that possible?]
“It is possible. Even if it’s a replica, it’s just an item that has been deteriorated for a long time for mass production.”
But that’s enough.
The Divine Seed was created for that purpose.
[If it’s a deteriorating clone of Yug… …Of course, they also have innate vitality and divine power. I don’t know how the performance will be.]
“Performance is just okay. but.”
I immediately took out the Divine Seed.
It would be more accurate to say summoned rather than brought out.
“…It grows fast and spreads wide.”
The divinity seed was glowing in a small way.
The seeds started moving quickly from the moment they were dropped on the ground without any other preparation.
It took root in the ground and sprouted in an instant. It was insignificant, but the energy of the world tree was flowing from the sprout.
[…] …ha deterioration? It’s not that simple to explain, is it? When was it made?]
“When I found the World Tree, I did some analysis.”
In fact, it is a work before the regression.
I can’t say it as it is.
‘It was a study I started with Jihad in order to somehow purify the demonic energy that had spread throughout the land.’
At the time, it was ultimately a failure.
It couldn’t take root at all in the land infested with monsters and demons in real time.
I made it, but it became useless.
But now it’s different.
Unlike before the return, there are no demons or monsters here now.
It is an environment sufficient for me and Jihad’s ‘failure’ to take root.
[…] …Huh.]
Leaving Set’s admiration behind, I concentrated.
Then, before I knew it, a brilliant light was shining brightly on my palm.
[…] …Did you make it on the spot?]
“Because it’s a replica. but.”
I spread them out in the air and continued.
“There is a limit to how much you can make. I don’t know if it’s because the World Tree itself is the only individual, but when it reaches a certain number, it naturally starts to wither and die.”
[There is a limit.]
“Just enough to fill this area.”
The seeds that floated in the air began to spread widely in all directions like dandelion seeds.
And soon it started to sprout.
“That’s how you fill it up.”
[Uh….]
With her mouth open, she saw the divinity seeds spread all over the land.
[Huh, these are all pseudo world trees…Is this yugyeom?]
“Not to that extent.”
These are far too few things to be called the world tree.
“I told you. It’s called deterioration. The amount that can be made is limited, but the lifespan is limited to one year.”
[…] …Ah.]
You can’t keep spreading it every time.
If there is significance, it is that it exerts a significant deterrent against demons for a year.
[Doesn’t it need management?]
“I talked to Nephthys for a while because of that. He said he would be of some help.”
Nephthys with the power of abundance.
She got along very well with plants that had vitality, such as the World Tree.
Just as the energy of the world tree I have is fused with abundance.
[The management of Nephthys… …Not bad. A kind Nephthys will surely take good care of it.]
She nodded in agreement and asked me.
[Did you think of a name?]
“A name.”
It was improvised, so I didn’t really think of that, but if I had to decide on a name… ….
“Dream tree?”
[Hmm.]
Set pondered the name I said for a moment, then said.
[That’s not a bad name.]
* * *
The dream tree quickly spread around and grew to my knees in less than a week.
The Holy Dominion was instantly surrounded by abundant divine power.
Of course, the demonic energy of the Contaminated Zone is also very suppressed.
what you did next.
“Father’s time has come.”
-You beg very proudly, warrior. If I wasn’t such a bastard, I’d break my leg club.
“Oh, don’t take it off. I heard you fully support me.”
– I do support.
Suddenly, tendons sprouted from his father’s forehead.
-If you’re going to make something like the Dominion, why don’t you discuss making it, you son of a bitch.
“What are you so excited about?”
It’s not even a day or two that I’m a son of a bitch.
“Isn’t it about time you got used to it, Father?”
-….
Through the crystal ball, I could feel my father’s arms shaking.
He must have been carrying a stick to beat my leg club in nine out of ten cases.
The great father swings the club once more when it is time to catch his son’s absurd remarks.
I don’t know why a wizard would use a club so much, but anyway.
-…Yes, I can’t hit you from afar, so what can I do? I was a little pressured by His Majesty.
“What are you saying?”
I wonder what the hell the snarky emperor would have said to my father.
-The Empire will not try to pressure you. Your Majesty also recognized the importance of a hero.
“That’s not bad.”
-but.
Father let out a small sigh.
– He told me to visit the capital once.
How did you go comfortably?
My father looked at my expression and said.
-Let’s have an interview.
“….”
I ran a simulation of the emperor’s audience for a while.
“after.”
My head really hurt.
Great mage who transcends by regression
