#438. you would know
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I was prepared for a fierce battle.
At best, a black door appeared instead of a revived demon.
From the time he was invited to that door, he had vaguely anticipated it.
who is waiting inside
However, when that prediction became a reality, even Limon couldn’t help but click his tongue.
“Honestly, it’s a bit unexpected.”
“You mean I became a drinker?”
“No, you are still alive.”
Over the long years of his life, Limon has faced all kinds of enemies, and among them, there are plenty of opponents that he won’t kill even if he kills them.
Cockroach-like warlock.
Among them, the black mage was especially strong.
Nevertheless, there is one reason why Limon regards Sergei’s survival as unexpected.
“Exactly, it’s unexpected that you can pretend to be a living person like this.”
From auburn hair to a bushy beard.
Outwardly, no matter where you look, it’s no different from before.
Sergei was not taken aback by Limon’s attitude as if he was treating him as if he were not a human being.
I just quietly opened my mouth.
“There is nothing to be surprised about. After all, all of this is thanks to the legacy of the Dark Dawn.”
“It’s a legacy of the Dark Dawn… Did you use it to resurrect the demon?”
“exactly.”
“You did a good job finding it. I thought all the trash they left behind was incinerated except for a piece of paper.”
“Honestly, I was lucky.”
After the Demon War.
Warlocks were severely suppressed.
In particular, even the traces of the Dark Dawn Society, a black magic association that was the main force behind the advent of demons, have been erased.
Because that was the unanimous decision made by all countries at the European Congress held after the Demon God was defeated.
If Limon hadn’t declared that he would not tolerate innocent victims, the oppression was thorough enough that the nightmare of a witch hunt would have reappeared.
In that sense, Sergei’s possession of the legacy of the Dark Dawn was truly miraculous.
“Remember? The story of how I tried to borrow the power of the Absolute to bring about a revolution.”
“I don’t remember. Including the lies about not having any results.”
“That wasn’t a lie. Actually, I couldn’t borrow the power of the Absolute.”
Monarch and Limon.
archwitch or saint.
Even the Fairy Queen and the Unryeongsa.
While investigating to contact all kinds of Absolutes.
Sergei found a clue that was presumed to be left by an absolute being in the past.
And at the end of following that clue, I found a treasure hidden deep in the snowfield where even the breath of Siberia’s northern tip is frozen.
That is the legacy of the Dark Dawn.
It was a secret laboratory where black magicians hid data and records on the descent of demons over hundreds of years.
It was a wild coincidence.
At the same time, it was also inevitable.
The Soviet Union before the Demonic War broke out, a country where all witches and priests with superpowers were either killed or banished due to the revolution.
It was an ideal place for black magicians to hide their identities and act.
Sergei, who had lived while avoiding the eyes of the government, had no choice but to overlap with the warlock in that respect.
“I swear I never meant to use it in the first place.”
He knew the danger of drinking.
Since the legacy could lead to a terrible tragedy if misused, Sergei initially intended to wipe out the entire laboratory.
two problems.
One is that the research materials of the demon god didn’t even have a password, so it was amazing that all the information was thoroughly written.
And he, who has been searching for various absolutes, had the knowledge to understand the data.
“But after seeing the research data, I changed my mind. Because the power of a demon is completely different from what I thought.”
“Isn’t it because you just covet the power of black magic?”
“I won’t deny that I needed strength.”
Sergei calmly accepted the sarcastic remark.
The Dark Dawn Society was once a secret society that stood shoulder to shoulder with the Seven Dragons.
Because the research data of the Demon God was an unparalleled treasure containing the essence of the Dark Dawn Society.
“I couldn’t borrow the power of any absolute being, including you swordsman, so the only way left for me was to become an absolute being myself.”
“Even if it means being a warlock or something?”
“No matter how dangerous the poison is, it can become a medicine depending on the use.”
They call it poison.
Limon didn’t bother to point it out.
Instead, he just smiled coldly at Sergei.
“So did you join hands with the Liberation Brigade?”
“…What do you mean?”
“Don’t be shy. Even the ghosts of the Liberation Brigade have felt the aura of black magic that you are exuding.”
Demon Diego, the 7th rank of the Liberation Brigade who had been tracking Maia in Brazil in the past.
He borrowed the power of the Seven Arcs, but when he was cornered, he even used black magic as a last resort.
As a result, because of that, he was torn to death by Maia, who ran out of dragon’s blood.
Anyway, from then on, Limon had doubts.
Where did the specter of the Liberation Brigade, a thoroughly player supremacist criminal organization, learn black magic in this era when black magicians were almost extinct?
And why did he feel strangely reluctant yet familiar in the ambrosia he made?
But now I knew.
“It must have been you who passed on black magic to the Liberation Brigade. is not it?”
“….”
Limon clicked his tongue as he saw Sergei answering with silence.
His black magic came from the demon’s research data.
No matter how altered it is, if it is the source, it is natural that he felt familiar with ambrosia.
And if the source of the black magic was Sergei, other questions were naturally resolved.
“Somehow, I thought there were too many liberation brigades in the Revolutionary Army… but they weren’t hiding in the first place.”
“You were a mercenary borrowed from the Liberation Brigade in exchange for black magic.”
“It must have been because we tolerated their self-indulgence not only because of the faction fight, but also because we had each other’s weaknesses.”
An alliance between the Warlock and the Liberation Brigade?
Limon sneered at the combination, which made it all the more disgusting because it suited him so well.
Sergei, who had been silent while watching him, spoke quietly after a while.
“I have never truly held hands with the Liberation Brigade. I just used it as needed.”
“Well, at least the ghosts of the Liberation Brigade seem to be making good use of the black magic they learned from you?”
Do you know how many people have ruined their lives because of the ambrosia created by the black magic?
To Limon, who asked coldly, Sergei answered quietly.
“It’s unfortunate that there were victims because of the black magic I taught, but it’s a sacrifice I can accept for the sake of the revolution.”
“…Oh yeah?”
Limon pondered for a moment.
I thought I’d just kill this bastard.
However, he calmly restrained his hand from reaching for the sword.
As long as it wasn’t ‘the time’ yet, I couldn’t cut Sergei.
So, Limon was determined and opened his mouth.
“I’m asking because I don’t understand, but why are you so upset that you can’t start a revolution?”
the moment I heard that.
Sergey kept his mouth shut.
Although the tone may be different, Limon’s question was the same as the one I heard in the meeting with Yekatrice.
But unlike Yekathrice, this time he too did not shy away from answering.
He only said in a heavy voice,
“Because this country is wrong.”
“It’s my fault… Is it easy for the people to live on dirty food?”
“Certainly, I admit that the current Russian Khanate is a country where you can enjoy a stable life with the least amount of labor in the world.”
After talking for a while.
Sergey looked at Limon with his brightly shining eyes and added another word.
“But there is nothing more than a stable life in this country.”
Eating, sleeping, living, etc.
In terms of basic food, clothing and shelter and the right to live, the Russian Khanate was definitely a place where you could enjoy the maximum effect with the minimum amount of labor.
The problem was that efficiency was pursued in everything.
“The most representative is culture.”
“From broadcasting to books and music. In this country, even the arts are strictly calculated for necessity, and only those that are most effective for governance are made and distributed.”
“Because of that, people’s bodies are comfortable and fat, but their souls are dry and desolate.”
The fact that you only have to work 4 hours a day means that you have a lot of free time.
However, the majority of the people could not use that leisure freely.
Watch the show you always watch.
Watch recommended books and movies.
Listen to cheaply distributed music.
I choose only the tourist spots designated by the country and go on a trip.
This is because it is efficient to supply the most universally satisfactory products in large quantities at a low price.
“Even happiness in this country is made and distributed as if it were produced in a factory.”
Even if you like pop songs, you won’t be able to listen to them if they don’t spread.
Even those who prefer B-grade movies should only watch universal blockbuster movies.
Even those who like messy philosophical books should read typical romance novels or cartoons.
Whether the quality of such a popular culture is surprisingly high.
Or, as if it were produced by the state, it is one-size-fits-all.
People in this country do not have the freedom to obtain the best happiness they want instead of the ten universal happiness.
For the reason that life is wasted, SNS or Internet use using anonymity is restricted.
Just as it is difficult to access information from foreign countries because it is inefficient due to needless dissatisfaction or greed.
“The Great Khan will ask what the problem is. Because to her, the people of this country are nothing more than toys or parts of the country anyway.”
“But we are not dogs or pigs. You are a human being who has the right to choose the happiness you want for yourself.”
“It is a human right. That is why we must make a revolution.”
Only livestock will be happy if you give them food, buy toys, and take them for a walk.
Even a child has the freedom to throw away a toy he or she does not like and eat unbalancedly as a human being.
So the revolution is not a right, but a human thing to do.
If I told Yekathrice, who rules the Silver Dragon clan, who even rationalizes her likes and dislikes, she would not have understood or been ignored.
That’s why, looking at Sergei, who resolutely told a story he hadn’t even brought up.
Limon said quietly.
“There are many people in the world who do not even get that universal happiness.”
“Just because there are people less fortunate than we are, it does not mean that we should be disregarded for our right to pursue a better happiness.”
“Even if people all over the world die working in factories 24 hours a day while pursuing that happiness?”
“It is the role of the country to prevent that from happening.”
And to feed the people.
as well as guaranteeing freedom.
All state duty.
If it’s a proper country, it should seek to solve all of those things, and it shouldn’t take away the freedom of the people under the pretext of doing its due duty.
said Sergei.
However, Limon rather twisted his lips after hearing that clear answer.
Then he asked in a colder voice than before.
“So you’re trying to create a paradise on earth where everyone can enjoy the happiness they want?”
“exactly.”
“Even God couldn’t create such a paradise.”
“Even if it is impossible for a god, it is possible if you use the power of a demon.”
the moment I heard that.
Limon kept his mouth shut.
It was because he knew that Sergei’s argument was logically correct.
Because…
“A demon god is not a god.”
“…”
“If you are a swordsman, you will know. What is the identity of the demon god?”
The drinker is a god.
It only descended for the first time during the Demon God War.
It has never appeared before in human history.
Pointing out the distorted truth that many people misunderstand… No, after the Demon War.
Sergei said quietly.
“The power that enables humans to reach the realm of miracles like gods.”
The distant Silver Age.
The ultimate magic that was comparable to the London battle world or Tartarus, which was created during the heyday of all magic.
“That’s why he has left a name in history for a long time, doing things that even gods couldn’t do.”
However, it was classified as black magic because it violated the taboo of God.
That is why even when they appeared in history very rarely, they had to be hidden under different names in different forms.
“Before the Demon God War broke out, we used to call it that.”
Unlike God, he has no will of his own.
A miraculous tool that does not distinguish between good and evil and changes providence only according to the will of the user.
The one that gives you eternal youth.
Also to bring the dead back to life.
Even turning stones into gold.
If you wish, any wish will come true.
That’s why magic can be either the supreme blessing or the supreme disaster.
Due to the huge cost, it was only used three times at most, and because of that, it was misunderstood as a specific treasure or consumable rather than magic.
Mr. Park of swallows.
monkey hand.
wish ring.
It has been called by various names in many countries,
such as the goblin bat .
Among them, the old name of the Demon God that was most widely spread by those who believed that magic itself had personality.
Sergei said quietly.
“The Genie of the Lamp.”
