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Simon and Lethe’s acting skills were amazing.
As soon as the clothes dried and each person regained their jet blackness and divinity the two immediately prepared to go out of the lake forest.
Lethe took out two divine beasts combined various techniques and created floating sacred water droplets.
The two climbed on top of the divine beast and flew to the ceiling of the lake forest then prepared to enter the water droplets.
‘This rune league will be remembered for the rest of my life…’
Simon took one last look at the scenery of Underling’s Lake Forest and entered the water drop with Lethe.
Thanks to these water droplets they were able to reach the surface safely without getting wet from the sea water. The two people got out of the sea and stood on the ice.
‘It’s outside…’
Gray snowflakes are falling everywhere and the surrounding landscape is filled with all kinds of ruins.
The surroundings were so quiet that there was silence…
“It’s cold…”
Lethe whose cheeks had turned pale put her hands together and blew out her breath. Simon with his familiar movements took off her robe and wrapped it around her shoulders.
She must have been surprised so Lethe’s shoulders trembled slightly. Soon she grabbed Simon’s jacket and smiled.
“Looking at how natural it is I guess he has done this to other women as well? Meirin or Kami?”
“···I’m scared of your eyes Lethe·”
She was about to shoot more but then closed her mouth and looked at Simon · This time Simon who had given her coat looked cold in return for her ·
Lethe spread her palms and formed her magic circle ·
“You are immune to divinity unless you use physical force so I will do it without any pressure.”
<Warmth>
She gave one of her blessings to Simon · Simon who was cold with her breath realized the immediate change in her and let out an exclamation of ‘Oh’ ·
“It’s getting warmer! amazing·”
“Am I a saint for no reason?”
Lethe proudly stood up and gave the same blessing to herself · The two people who had become much warmer looked at each other and smiled ·
“Well now that it’s warm give me those clothes back…”
“Let’s go…”
Lethe walked holding on to Simon’s clothes on her shoulders with her arms as if she had no idea. Simon followed behind her with a faint smile.
So the two of them walked carefully on the ice on the shaking sea… But after walking a few steps their throats became clogged and acrid…
“Is the atmosphere different from the continent we live in?”
“Maybe so wait a minute…”
Lethe unfolded her magic circle and once again scribbled down runes and mana circuits on the fly and she cast a new blessing on herself and Simon.
Simon took a few breaths and then cheered.
“Breathing is much easier! Thank you Lethe!”
“From next time you will receive money… 50 silver each…”
“… That’s too much… You also delivered the Gospel of Bachum and the holy relics that Coco Messiah had…”
“Instead you also took the ancient undead body…”
The two walked along while joking and chatting about various things. They also received help from blessings and their bodies seemed to be gradually adapting to this world.
As my body became more comfortable I was able to have time to look around and explore.
This place was like the winter sea of some world. However the appearance of ruined buildings and temples erected here and there on the ice was strange and snow was piled up on the roofs.
“The civilization that originally thrived here was submerged in water and then destroyed by the cold… I don’t think it’s that kind of story…”
Lethe continued as she spoke placing her palm on her abandoned pillar.
“Each building has a different architectural style. The materials are a mix of tropical forests coniferous forests and trees growing in completely different places.”
“Couldn’t they have come from various worlds to this one like us who were forcibly brought to this world?”
A sea of garbage mixed with the remnants of countless civilizations.
There was a mysterious yet gloomy atmosphere.
As Lethe was looking around eagerly for new clues she noticed something and ran towards it.
“Lethe?”
Simon quickly followed suit.
When she arrived she was inside a building with a somewhat familiar architectural style.
“This…!”
The appearance of the old cathedral. It was undoubtedly the cathedral of the Holy Federation.
In the center a statue of the Goddess Deva can be seen left smashed on the ground. Lethe seeing that sight tightly closed her eyes.
“Can you give me just one minute?”
“Yes take it slow”
Lethe knelt down in front of her shattered statue closed her eyes and gently placed her hands together in prayer.
She felt it all the time but Lethe’s mood was different when she prayed. The way she prayed was like that of a true saint.
Soon after completing her prayers she used her white magic to slowly powder the statue of the goddess and make it disappear.
“I think we came to the right place…”
Lethe looked back at her Simon with her hands on her knees ·
“’Banish’ an abnormal phenomenon in which part of a city disappears without any warning… Perhaps there is a desperate savior in this world who leads this banish phenomenon…”
“And they’re probably trying to take our lives…”
Kilovanian Arakmurad Laura·
The saviors that Simon has faced so far have all been powerful. In particular Laura whom he met at the Ghost Palace wielded almost invincible power inside the Ghost Palace. Even the Ghost Princess Tenerife the commander of the corps at the time Laura who entered the Ghost Palace He went so far as to say that not even he could stop it…
Probably the same goes for the savior he will be dealing with this time. If it were this world he would have transferred Simon and Lethe because he was confident of overpowering them.
‘Of course we won’t fight alone…’
Simon looked at her then gave her a glance at the device draped around her back ·
“Let’s keep going Lethe.”
“Yes of course…”
The sky was all hazy and ashes were blowing in along with the snow. I wasn’t sure which direction was leading to land but I walked diligently.
I wandered around the ice on the sea for almost two hours.
“What happened to the people who came to this world as Banish?”
Simon said as he stood on the large ice surface where the ruined building was with the ice bouncing like stepping stones.
“If you are still alive…”
Hot!
Lethe suddenly covered Simone’s mouth with her palm and she pulled him closer to her. The fragrant smell of her hair reached her nostrils.
‘Le Lethe?’
fizzle·
Lethe raised her index finger to her lips with her other hand then gestured with her chin beyond the ruined building · Simone’s gaze slowly moved toward it ·
‘!’
A group of people were coming this way…
They were people on a boat that I had never seen on the continent. They were wearing something like a pitch black diving suit and a thick gas mask that covered their entire face.
Huh-huh-huh-
A peculiar breathing sound resounds from their mouths…
Simon and Lethe were glued to the wall and observed their actions.
‘It’s not just one or two people…’
As far as I could see there were about six people on a boat and there were dozens of boats like that around.
They shined a light on the sea as if they were investigating something and were swinging around with something that looked like a rake in their hand. Seeing that they were armed with a lot of weapons it seemed like they were not investigating this place in a peaceful atmosphere.
‘Are they the Savior’s minions?’
If it is really the work of the Savior that caused the Banish then the Savior knows that Simon and Lethe came to this world. If you think that the Savior sent someone to find the two people you are right.
‘Simon·’
Lethe pulled Simon’s arm around her and pursed her lips as she spoke.
‘first-‘
At that time Simone placed her palm on the top of Lethe’s head and made her lower her posture. Lethe who suddenly lowered her head looked up at Simone with a grumpy expression but just then a light began to twinkle outside the window they were in scanning the inside of the building. was ·
The two people pressed against the wall and waited without breathing. Soon the light glanced at the ruined building and then illuminated another place.
Lethe asked Simon with hand signals.
‘Shall we fight?’
Simon showed his opposition by making an X with his two index fingers.
‘no·’
There is no benefit in fighting them right away. Even if you try to capture them and interrogate them it is obvious that due to the nature of the organization if you leak information your head will explode and you will die.
Moreover Simon and Lethe have not yet recovered from the fatigue of the Rune League. There may be many more like them. Above all this place is on the sea and the footing is unstable so it is not suitable for a major battle.
The gains from fighting are small and the risks of losing are large.
After adjusting their opinions the two people nodded and quietly escaped from them.
with a splash!
with a splash!
People in wetsuits finally entered the sea and began searching. No matter how you think about it this was a move to find the transferred ‘Lake Forest of Underling’.
It seems like they know roughly where it has spread.
Simon and Lethe quickly escaped thinking that they had made a good decision not to remain in the lake forest.
* * *
So Simon and Lethe carefully advanced in the direction where the boat carrying the members of the order came from and finally set foot on land.
Of course in this world the land was all covered in snow. There was a continuous snowstorm and my feet were soaked in the mud so it was not easy to walk.
‘I’m glad I met those people earlier…’
If I hadn’t met those armed people earlier I might have despaired thinking that I might just be destroyed or trapped on an abandoned planet…
But now they were convinced that there was an inhabited village or city somewhere on this planet… With hope the two walked for hours through the blizzard…
“Oh there!”
Lethe pointed ahead of her her bright eyes sparkling.
“I saw a light!”
“really?”
“Yes I’m sure…”
There was no light now but there was no way Lethe was seeing anything.
Simone walked through the snow her feet sinking in the direction she pointed to.
Then…
Slam!
Slam!
They encountered a group of people hiding under the snow. They looked like hunters and they were aiming at Simon and Lethe with what looked like crude spearguns and shouting.
-%$^(*&!
They said something with a strange pronunciation. Simon looked at Lethe.
“Do you think they are different from the members of the organization you saw at sea?”
“Yes I don’t think they are bad people…”
Her facial expression was full of fear and wariness and even just looking at her cheeks she looked like she was not well-nourished due to her sunken cheeks.
Simon and Lethe lightly raised their hands above their heads indicating that they had no intention of fighting.
Then among them a man who looked quite young walked toward me with a spear gun pointed at him.
“Kini-me! Pak-Tesari!”
Simon and Lethe who did not understand at all looked at each other.
“What do you mean?”
“Didn’t I tell you to go crazy?”
The man frowned mumbled something to himself and then spit it out again…
“Pectorto Beguegugiscia!”
“?”
“&*@%@@? *&!”
“?”
He was spouting out various languages but couldn’t understand them. As the man seemed to be losing patience Simon and Lethe were getting nervous and concentrating.
But at some point…
“you! “Where did you come from!”
Finally something I know came out…
Simon and Lethe shouted their faces bright as if they had just met compatriots in a far away country.
“You speak continental! hello!”
“We were shipwrecked too!”
Although the two people were talking frantically the man still did not let down his guard and shouted…
“Don’t come any closer! Keep your hands up!”
Simon and Lethe who were about to approach in joy raised their hands again… But their faces were already smiling as if they were relieved… The man said something to his colleagues behind him and then came closer…
“They might be Hieromir’s men so we should investigate! “Keep your hands up and stay there!”
‘Whose subordinate are you?’
At that time when Simon was making a puzzled expression…
Kukukukuk!
Suddenly snow erupted from behind and a monster from another world jumped out.
They were huge monster bears. They had pure white fur their eyes were red as if they were possessed by something and blood was dripping from the corners of their mouths. Men holding spear guns were scared and screaming.
“It’s Nibrax!”
“Everyone run away!”
Pow! Pow!
As the pure white monsters continued to appear people began to run away. Seeing them running away without any will to fight they seemed to be quite strong in this area.
Simon looked back and saw the monster called Nibrax swinging its front paw at him.
Of course I had no intention of letting it go quietly.
“Opening the door…”
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Sigh!
A tentacle blade rose from beneath Simon’s feet and cut him down. Lethe laughed twirling her arms.
“Let’s relax for a moment…”
The two men’s new weapons were shot out quickly. Curses and blessings followed and soon the hunters’ expressions turned astonished at the sight of the two men and women catching Nibrax with their bare hands.
puck!
Jump!
Right! Pop!
It took less than a few minutes for all six to be killed…
Simon took out the skeleton and retrieved the monsters’ corpses into subspace and Lethe wiped the fist that had smashed the head of her monster bear with her handkerchief then folded her hands and smiled brightly.
“By the way what were we talking about?”
Patter!
The hunters all threw away their weapons and raised their arms.
* * *
“Hey come here! You two will get better!”
Simon and Lethe were immediately treated as VIPs and guided to the village.
This was a small tent village with people of various races mixed together.
Perhaps because Simon and Lethe dressed in unusual clothes were unfamiliar the women in the tent village blindfolded the children and sent them home. In the center of the tent village warmth was coming from an unusually shaped metal stove. This was delivering warmth to the village.
‘It’s the same color as the power flame that came out of the boat the members of the organization were riding.’
It seems that there are resources unique to this world…
Soon the two were guided to a large tent holding something that looked like steaming warm milk. Lethe took a sip of the milk and smiled happily.
“I think I’ll buy it~”
Simon also smiled and sat down next to him and looked at the man.
“There are a ton of things I want to ask but I’ll just ask one for now.”
“Yes yes whatever I can answer.”
“Who is Hieromir?”
The man unconsciously frowned as if the word itself was unpleasant but then as if he remembered Simon’s strength he quickly straightened his face and said
“They seem to be people who have just come over here… They are the ones who rule this world we live in…”
He took out a picture frame from among the miscellaneous things and held it out.
A man’s face was drawn…
Simone and Lethe immediately stood up and looked at the man’s face. Lethe said with her eyes shining.
“···Simon this man·”
“that’s right·”
Simon nodded his head ·
“This is the man profiled in the secret mission document we received…”
