Episode 355 – Everything is for humans!!
The descendants of Zibrik Kassel kept shouting like that and protecting the city with their unique, bizarre magic. It was an extremely horrifying and disgusting sight. It was not simply because of the sins they committed in their past lives.
Races that originally rejected humans, such as Orcs and Lizardmen, but even friendly races, such as Elves and Dwarves, became hostile to humans because of the persecution of Zibrik Cassel, the magic saint they revered.
Persecution?
Logan smiled bitterly at this point without realizing it.
‘As expected, that ancestor didn’t show me anything that was disadvantageous.’
Zibrik Cassel’s grudge against the Lords of each ascended race, or the Nine Gods, was questionable from the start, but his subsequent response was also very poor.
Perhaps I was ashamed of myself for showing my life’s journey to future generations but leaving out that fact.
…The same goes for sacrifices.
‘I still can’t believe that the Ninth God was a lord of another race, but…’ If
Jibrik Cassel’s true nature had been like that, others might not have deliberately told him the path to ascension.
Logan sighed, feeling his disgust for his ancestors rising again.
Then something touched his leg.
“hmm?”
The wolf, who had been yawning boredly next to the altar, closed his mouth and tapped him with his front paw.
It felt like he was urging me to read the book quickly.
Maybe it was because I was experiencing and reading mythical stories one after another, but now I could only think that the wolf that felt like that person would also be like that.
“Okay, okay.”
Logan, who was laughing, finally realized that he had been standing and reading the book the whole time, and sat down.
If you think about it, there is no statue of a god or anything like that, so perhaps this bulging altar also simply served as a desk?
Perhaps because my posture became more comfortable, I suddenly began to think about something useless.
However, the moment I turned my attention back to the booklet, the random thoughts disappeared without a trace.
“ah…!”
Logan gasped again at what followed.
I felt the wolf next to me glaring again, but I had no choice but to do so.
Magnus. The ancient word meaning large was also the old name of Grand, the current capital of the kingdom.
The name given before the founding king of Grandia and the great mages of the time gathered together to install a huge castle wall and magic circle.
‘Grand’s old name…’
Logan seemed to be growing fond of the author of the book.
‘It really happened that way.’
As if answering an unknown author, Logan smiled as he recalled the founding myth of Grandia.
Until the time of the Great Migration a thousand years ago, no proper human nation could be established in the central continent. Thus, Grandia, founded by a gathering of human adepts in the eastern part of the continent, truly became the hope of mankind.
The public opinion of the citizens who had received their help in the city defense battle had no choice but to flow in favor of them. In the end, even the young man who retained memories of his past life was unable to reveal his antipathy towards them. He was a helper who saved the city at this point and was never a leader.
In the end, he hid his true feelings and maintained a gentle demeanor on the outside, secretly observing their movements.
After much effort, the young man finally found a sign similar to his previous life.
Magnus continued to grow like the young man in his previous life.
However, it was not the youth and great mages who led the force, but the descendants of Zibrik Cassel.
However, in the process, missing people began to appear little by little. The natives were too busy welcoming the endless growth of the city to pay attention to the disappearance of some outsiders, but the young man reacted sensitively to their disappearance.
In the end, he succeeded in catching those who were trying to elevate themselves by sacrificing humans.
However, the result was different from the young man’s expectations.
‘Write.’
A tingling sensation in one side of the chest.
Logan seemed to feel guilty even though he hadn’t done anything wrong.
“hmm?”
At this point, Logan’s eyes lit up.
Due to improvements in the Great Magic Circle, preventive measures against the magic of the Kassel Magic Tower were prepared, but they were not perfect. It is only effective only in large cities such as fortresses or grands that will be installed additionally.
If I could immediately find the person who was affected by their mental magic, I would be able to ease my worries about them.
But as soon as he read the next passage, Logan’s expectations disappeared.
It ended up being good.
Being a fool was certainly good information, but the expression for the period of time under the brainwashing spell was too vague.
How long is a long time?
Monthly? By year?
‘…It’s difficult if it’s on a yearly basis.’
How should I apply it?
I couldn’t help but sigh, but at least it was better than having no clue.
Thinking positively, Logan continued reading the book.
‘This person is my friend.’
For some reason, Logan felt a sense of kinship and smiled happily.
Since I also know information about the future, I promised myself that I would create a detailed strategy based on that.
It seemed easy, but when I actually tried it, it was difficult.
As I watched my present change from my previous life due to my own actions, I only grew worried that other things might also change unintentionally.
This means that it will only make you more impatient.
‘Of course, there may be issues with my personality or brain, but…ah?’
Now that I think about it, did I say that this person was also brainless?
“Write.”
When I figured out the reason for my kinship, I felt somewhat bitter.
And in the process, the youth’s power force received great attention.
What the magic saint said before his disappearance.
– It is not as powerful as mana, but it is something that ordinary humans can learn and train. Call this a force and spread the word and encourage it among the common people.
So far, those words have been interpreted in a way that disparages the Force, contrary to its original intention. The general perception was that it was a power that only losers who could not use mana could use.
Perhaps this trend remained in the region and made ancient Grandia a powerhouse of knights.
Logan nodded, guessing that, but soon an even more surprising story followed.
The young man and Kassel’s descendants continued to clash countless times in various parts of the continent. And in most of those fights, the young man won. Whether in fights with them or with other monsters, humans, or other races they controlled.
All of those countless fights were recorded in the booklet. Although only the process and results were briefly summarized, it was too long.
However, the masterpieces of the Kassel Magic Tower and the magic used at that time were described in strangely detailed detail, so the author’s intention was more than conveyed.
“…It’s huge.”
Of course, there was so much of it that I got sick of it for a moment, but for Logan, it was well worth reading.
And only after the long record was over did another story continue.
Sword body? Where have I heard this before?
Logan tilted his head, and something unusual continued.
Isn’t that enough?
Logan was puzzled for a moment, but he soon figured out why.
“her!?”
It was a very familiar phrase.
And only then was Logan able to be sure that the familiar handwriting was not an illusion.
Although only one letter was added.
Although it was a little precarious, I was able to safely overcome the orc shaman’s attack by participating in the city defense battle. For the second time in my three lives, I have protected my city ‘Magnus’.
Anyone who knows the context would never show favor to those who call themselves descendants of Zibrik Kassel. However, among the wise men gathered in Magnus, there were those who defended the Magic Saint on the grounds that he had saved the human race in the war with the Demon Dragon hundreds of years ago.
It took a full year just to catch the tail. I was always suspicious of them and tried to keep an eye on them, but there were too many of them and I was alone. Even catching the clue was just a coincidence.
They cut off the incident, saying it was a personal deviation. However, the problem for them was that the guy I caught had all the characteristics of the legendary Gibrik Cassel with red hair and red eyes.
But I didn’t know at that time. From then on, my bitter and bitter relationship with the descendants of Gibrik Cassel, or rather the black snakes, began.
However, despite the numerous victories that earned me a great nickname, I was unable to uproot the black snakes. Those who were cornered completely hid from me. Those who manipulated people’s minds made a plan and went into hiding, so even if they were called the God of the Sword, unless they were truly gods, they would not have the talent to search the entire continent by themselves.
Anyone reading this book probably has the power of wish or has learned the vision.
After the disappearance of the Magic Saint became clear, uprisings by different races continued in the central part of the continent. As a result, rumors spread that the environment was not suitable for humans to live in.
There have even been shocking stories of even elves and dwarves, who are known to be good, attacking humans and, in some areas, trading humans as slaves. The price of persecution of different races carried out by the Sorcerer Saint has come back to humans.
In the aftermath, the population of my city, Magnus, which is located in the eastern part of the continent, continued to increase. Some people said that one day, my people’s hometown will not be just a city, but will become the hope of humanity.
The strange rumor that a magic saint had gathered children from all over the continent and eaten them still spread among humans, so in a way, the fear of the magic saint could be seen to be more severe among humans than among other races.
Eventually, sanctions began to be imposed on their events on a large scale. And in the process, I publicly revealed that the majority of the city’s leadership was under their brainwashing.
The method was simple. Those who were exposed to their brainwashing magic for a long time became unable to even add or subtract double-digit numbers. It was truly a fatal flaw that the leaders of each tribe turned out to be fools because they were smarter than others.
And it was notarized by other magicians that the condition was caused by magic.
Kassel’s descendants protested. The representative claimed that it was a plot by someone who was jealous of them. They hadn’t shown anything about mental magic so far, so they just said they didn’t know how to use it.
Knowing the truth, I couldn’t help but be angry and impulsively took action. It was a mistake.
However, because of that, their magic was revealed. As soon as I attacked their representative, the surrounding soldiers all rushed towards me with wide eyes. That sight was not normal for anyone to see.
It was a good thing they didn’t know about me. The decisive factor was that a man named Tapju cast some kind of magic on me and vomited blood several times. Because of this, they were pushed out by other mages and ended up leaving the city in a hurry.
And we at Magnus declared their symbol, the black snake, as the main enemy ahead of this race.
As mana gradually decreased in the world, the number of people who responded to it decreased over time, but that perception still remained. But because of me, that perception disappeared from Magnus.
It was due to the delusion that I did not know that the power of my wish would bring about extreme results only to the descendants of Kassel, but I pretended not to know that fact. Considering mana is disappearing, the power that humanity needs to develop in the future will have to be force, not magic.
I was sure of that.
At some point, some big rumors started going around about me.
A person who can overcome magic with weapon skills and force that can hunt weak monsters.
Now people have gone beyond finding me fascinating and have begun to worship me. I considered myself similar to the priests of the Nine Great Gods, who have recently emerged as a popular trend among mankind, and who show miracles while dealing with incomprehensible powers. Thanks to this, I was called the one given by the god of weapons or the god of the sword.
I was confident that I had done my best to respond to the power of desire that brought me back, but I could not be satisfied with that and turn away. This was because the great mage Taron Ares, who became my colleague and close friend, left ominous words. Unless they can be completely eradicated, they will resurrect Zibrik Kassel at any time.
Even if I overlooked the fact that he had the power of prophecy, it sounded like a reasonable inference to me, who had been fighting against them for decades. But realistically, there was no way to exterminate them.
I thought about it again and again. Then a thought suddenly occurred to me. If we can’t root out these guys who will appear again at any time, wouldn’t it be okay to just destroy their hope altogether?
There was no way to spread the power of desire, which was the easiest way. So I worked hard to further improve the technology I had developed while fighting them for decades. To kill a demi-god who may have become a god, having conquered Mana, the power of Mother Nature, with the Force, the power of one life.
Of course it wasn’t easy. However, the power of desire that exists in me helped me through my close friend Taron. And the black snakes that fought with me throughout my life stimulated that inspiration. So I was able to make it. A vision to cut down the god they want to bring down, called Zibrik Cassel.
In addition to the first 3 meals that cut through existing substances, the middle 3 meals that cut out all supernatural abilities, and the last 3 meals that separate the source and the spatial soul, there is also the final 1 meal that I could not achieve.
A total of 10 types of killing techniques. And with my wish in mind, I named it ‘The Vision of the Sword that Kills Gods’ and passed it on to future generations.
