Chapter 756,
Chapter 185. Remaining people (6)
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The next day, the former capital of the Bement Empire.
In the plaza, Jin’s statement had been announced for a long time.
Several hours have already passed just by reading the names of the dead and paying tribute to them.
However, even under the scorching sun without a shade, not a single one of those gathered in the plaza left their seats.
There were many who shed silent tears.
Some wept for those who were slaughtered by evil spirits, some wept for those who died fighting, and some wept over the fact that they could live on.
“…I will finish the memorial service with this.”
Flags symbolizing each power and family came up behind Jin’s back.
Jin turned around for the last time and paid a long moment of silence to Jo Ki.
Now it was time to make a statement.
“As of today, the temporary alliance between the Barmal Union and Ziple Kingelo, which fought against the evil god, has officially been disbanded. Now, each faction will return to its original relationship.”
Everyone in the world already knew that a new war cloud was brewing.
“Runcandel and Ziple Kingelo made an agreement before starting the final battle with the god of the beast. It is a limited non-aggression pact under which the two countries will not attack each other for at least one year after the end of the war. I will swear here today that Runkandel will never break that pact first.”
Ronil and Zephyrin, who were behind them, couldn’t help but ponder Jin’s words.
‘What is the intention of Duke Jin announcing that he will not break the agreement at a place like this? Are you trying to test us?’
‘There’s no way Jin-kyung would reveal his weakness. It seems more like a warning or threat than a ploy to secure the cause of war…’
Tushin Ban and Murakan.
Whether or not they can be summoned is currently the biggest concern of Ziffle and Kingelo.
Until that was discovered, the two forces would not recklessly threaten Runcandel.
On the other hand, Jin doesn’t need to pay attention as much as they do.
“In addition, Runkandel wants to make all records of the war against the Mischief publicly available. With the help of Valeria Heister, the archivist.”
At those words, Ronil and other members of Zipline barely concealed their embarrassment.
The word ‘record wizard’ and ‘hister’ stirred up the whole square.
Both those who knew the name and its meaning and those who did not know it were all showing interest.
“Mage Valeria Hester participated in this war as a member of the Barmal Alliance and compiled almost all records of the war. Valeria.”
At Jean’s call, Valeria, who was wearing a hood in the crowd, stepped up to the podium.
When the hood was removed, red hair and an undisguised bare face were revealed.
“This is Valeria Heister. As the last survivor of House Hester, I can use record magic as you can see.”
Woooooooooo…!
Valeria waved her silverpine wand once, and a huge record window floated on the side of the podium.
There was a dense description of the chest temple.
“Is that magic?”
“I’ve heard of it. A few hundred years ago, there was a family that used magic like that…”
The crowd’s eyes were focused on the record window.
Naturally, Ziple expected Jin to thoroughly conceal information about Valeria in the future. The more exclusive information is, the more valuable it is.
Above all, Ziple thought that there would be no benefit to Jin in revealing Valeria to the public.
But Jin thought differently.
‘When I didn’t have the power, I had to hide it unconditionally, but now I don’t have to. Judging by the flustered eyes, it must have been completely unexpected.’
Although Ziple felt fear at the sight of Jin’s power in the Battle of the Chests, some parts of it were still wet with the inertia of the past.
There is still a sense that Jin is in a position to hide something from them.
“Since I am the sole survivor of House Hester, I cannot keep this record window going. The record release will remain open for one week from today. That amount of time would be enough for this content to be transcribed and known all over the world.”
“Sir Jin and Miss Valeria Heister! Why did you suddenly disclose the existence of the Record Wizard?”
a reporter asked. Of course, he was a reporter for Dino Jaglan, and the questions were prearranged.
“Because it was a war in which the whole world joined forces, it was judged that all information should be disclosed transparently.”
“Is this the agreement with the families that were temporary allies?”
“Not so. Is it something that needs to be agreed upon? I think it’s a natural disclosure. We will take questions from the reporters above after the statement is finished. Valeria Keep explaining.”
“Yes, my lord. In addition, the Runkandel and Barmal Alliance have decided to share all the value that can be obtained from record magic with the world in the future. For example, social development through the discovery of practical warfare technology, restoration of lost history, and tracking down international crimes are representative examples.”
It is obviously Zipple that has driven the ‘development’ of the world over the past thousands of years.
Even the magic lights in each house were all developed by Zipple.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that all essential products for daily life with the word ‘magic’ came from Zipple.
However, according to Valeria’s words, the Runkandel and Barmal alliance could now take the place of Ziple.
Is that really possible?
A non-journalist would ask such a question, but the crowd did not voice any doubts.
It was because Jin Runkandel was making the assertion of Sogaju of the swordsman.
The weight of the honor that Jin has built up so far is shining.
“But as I said, I am Hester’s last sorcerer. Because the body is one, there are limits to what it can do. In addition, restoring the magic of the family had to be quite slow as they were being tracked by a group for a long time before they had to fight the bust.”
Is the expression ‘one group’ the last consideration?
The moment Ronil sweated and thought about that, Valeria said the name coolly.
“The group’s name is Zipple.”
This time, the eyes of the crowd were focused on the people of Zipple.
“There is a long and dark history between us Hester and Zipple that we cannot fully explain to you. However, as a comrade who fought alongside the evil spirits for a while, I ask that you please let me go. If Ziple puts down his greed for Hester, I will also forget the past.”
Of course, that wasn’t sincere.
Even if Ziffle really gave up on Heister, Valeria’s resentment towards them would not fade in the slightest.
It was just a word he spat out to damage the name Zipple. Because Ziple will never accept that.
If you refuse, you become garbage, and if you accept, you are making a promise in public that you cannot keep.
In the end, Ronil sighed and chose the former.
“Miss Valeria’s proposal cannot be accepted. I don’t think this is the right place to discuss such a sensitive issue. I just wish you the best of luck.”
Jin thought to himself about Ronil’s response.
‘If it was Veradin, I’d rather tell you to prove that Valeria’s words of forgetting the past are true now with record magic. If so, it would have been on our side to drink the water. I’m sorry for the response, Ronil Ziple.’
Valeria nodded.
“All right. It’s not a place that doesn’t suit Hana-kyung’s words. It’s because I just announced the position of the Runkandel and Barmal Alliance to Zipple. In any case, I apologize if I felt rude.”
It was not easy to get a feel for Ziple and Kingelo at the extremely provocative words and actions.
I couldn’t help but be confused whether Jin could fully use the power he had during the Battle of the Chestnut Temple.
‘He said he would abide by the non-aggression pact, but this kind of provocation seems to mean he’s confident anyway.’
‘…You did very well not to bring Kadun. His voice must have risen too high.’
Valeria stepped behind Jin.
“It just looked a bit bad, but please rest assured that all the previous temporary alliances will work together to purify the contaminated areas left by Gleec in the future. Runkandel’s announcement is here. I’m leaving with thanks to everyone who sat down for the last time and to all of my comrades in the bust who were unable to attend.”
Jin bowed his head to the crowd.
This, too, was something that had never been seen before in Runkandel.
Because of this, people felt that Runkandel now seemed to be a lower-ranking family than ever before.
Even so, it felt like a stronger family than ever.
As Jin stepped down from the podium, applause and cheers ensued, and the reporters scrambled after Jin and Valeria.
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While all the attention of the reporters and the crowd was focused on Valeria, Jin was quietly leaving the capital.
The place he headed was the official capital of the empire.
It was the territory of the old Geomhwangseong, which now has the name ‘Geomhwangji’.
Dante moved the capital of the empire to this place as soon as he became regent, but it was just a symbolic change to honor Ron.
Geomhwangji is a land where people and animals cannot even live, let alone move administrative facilities due to the marriage period.
Clearly, the people knew that.
“Dante.”
At Jin’s voice, Dante turned around and smiled.
In front of Dante, there was a piece of light left by Ron and a letter carved with a sword by the two of them in the past.
Sword Emperor Lon Hiran. Become the light of Hiran or the light of the world here.
“Are you here? jin.”
Jin took the wine glass that Dante had handed him and carefully set it down in front of Ron’s light and said a moment of silence.
It wasn’t just to honor Ron that the two met here today.
“Really, the land is being cleansed much faster than we thought.”
“It must be because my grandfather looked down on me.”
The Geomhwangji, which is said to have remained the largest chaos of Gleec, was in fact already changed enough to allow people to function.
The only ones who knew that were Jin and Dante.
Seen from the outside, Geomhwangji is still in a state of terrifyingly gigantic chaos.
“It must have been a difficult decision, but are you really going to be okay?”
“It wasn’t that difficult. It was to the point of making a decision as soon as I saw that the land was quickly purified. Your grandfather will want this too.”
Dante’s decision was no different.
It was a decision to use the purified Geomhwangji as a secret ship building for the Barmal Alliance.
