Episode 264. I don’t believe in coincidences (2)
Unfortunately.
I should have listened to you.
Argentress murmured.
“Darkness. Darkness. Darkness…”
I am thinking beyond that.
Diend’s full name must be so long.
I am chanting word by word trying to memorize it.
You can’t resent Argentress.
It wasn’t Agentres who was at fault.
Because it was my naming sense that gave me that name.
than that
‘…It’s fortunate that he doesn’t seem to have the spirit to memorize my tinnitus.’
I swallowed a sigh of relief and opened my mouth.
“You may say the end.”
It’s natural.
I didn’t summon the end.
Wouldn’t it be better if I hadn’t been able to deal with that by-product residue?
As you can see, it didn’t.
Because there is a story that must be told.
The End must have revealed itself.
Ssss—
Diend turns into darkness and scans the surroundings once.
Looking closely at Argentres.
It’s okay for a third person to hear it, but that’s how it looks.
Of course it’s okay.
I don’t even know how to admire elves.
But, do you have the experience of watching from the side?
It is the same with Elsidore.
‘Even though he suffers from the hierarchical order.’
I didn’t give up my stubbornness until the end.
In a word, the elves couldn’t do it even if they died unless it came from the heart. As much as his innate nature is dirty, he is far from acting or pretending.
“Then I will tell the lord.”
good let’s listen
How urgent is it?
It must have appeared with all sorts of tinnitus.
As I listened closely, I heard Diend’s serious voice.
“The darkest place on the Arcana continent.”
I was startled from the first word.
The nuance is a bit different… but I
couldn’t help but not know it because it was a word I said with my own mouth.
The darkest place on the Arcana continent.
That refers to Cloudy’s estate.
Because it was a Grandfel expression.
however.
“That place is unusual…!”
…Isn’t that unusual?
to put it differently.
Are you saying something unusual is going on?
It is said that he accidentally pursued the primordial evil in Sisley.
Also looking for traces of Cloudy.
It was planned before entering the Arcana continent.
Being unable to carry out the schedule due to being swayed by demons?
Something that cannot be found in the dictionary of Grandpell.
‘Once this quest is finished to some extent…’
Of course, Diend guided me.
I meant to visit the darkest part of that continent.
It doesn’t mean that the dark history will disappear just by ignoring it.
As long as I found out that it existed.
It was my pity that I had to use even that.
‘But there’s a problem?’
The situation is so ironic.
Really, what is it that overlaps so much?
once specifically.
I needed to know what was not so serious.
That way you can set your priorities.
‘If you think the situation is twisted.’
You should even consider entrusting the pursuit to the Tempest Argentres.
Soon I asked Deend.
So what exactly is going on where?
“Lord…?”
Diend blurted out his words instead of answering.
I wonder if it’s still difficult to answer.
It wasn’t like that.
Diend looked around.
exactly where you are.
Then I asked
“I’m sorry, but what is your master’s destination…?”
Ssss—
the darkness of Diend pointed beyond the horizon.
It seems like you are asking for directions, but I don’t know even if you ask me like that?
I was just following the Tempest’s lead.
As soon as I looked at Tempest, a cry rang out.
“Aww!”
Agentress adds an interpretation.
“They say the direction you pointed at is correct.”
“…!”
I could see Diend flinch.
At that point, I noticed too.
It seems that this overlaps.
“My lord…!”
primordial evil.
Apparently, he is the darkest place on the Arcana continent.
It seemed that they were heading to the Cloudy family’s estate.
Diend’s voice is full of concerns.
“As a lowly me, I am not yet sure. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. However, I will risk my lord’s disrespect and tell you. Please clear up my inclination…!”
…No, that’s what I meant, even if I don’t say it so earnestly.
If you ask me why
I will answer with the words that Grandfell has a habit of wearing.
I said to Diend, who lowered his head.
“I don’t believe in destiny.”
Yes.
I don’t even believe in fate.
Can you believe this is just a coincidence?
So I could be sure.
primordial evil.
There must be a reason why he went to Cloudy’s estate.
When I think about it from that perspective…
it starts to make sense.
Because there was such a clear purpose.
They must have been trying to hold me back through the by-products.
As long as I know the ulterior motive.
I have no intention of fitting in the handiwork.
‘I have to go right away.’
The darkest place on the Arcana continent.
To Cloudy’s estate.
Some may be concerned
If this continues, how are you going to deal with the by-products?
The flesh that only I can defeat.
Isn’t it spreading to the Arcana continent by taking advantage of my absence?
Is it really worth worrying about?
But don’t overlook it.
I feel sorry for the listening spirit.
I’m not the only one who got the [Blessing of the First World Tree].
“Hyel.”
As Hyel emerges from the air, Argentres clears his throat.
“Kuhm.”
Come to think of it, are you two?
The day when heaven’s luck fluctuated.
Because it was the Hi-L that rode on the nose of Yunaxus.
“I will follow the will of Lord Highel.”
In any case, it is also my number 1 alter ego.
Even if you didn’t say anything, you managed to figure it out.
Tempest and Argentress.
If it was Highel who had the blessing of the World Tree.
It’s a by-product, so you can easily deal with it.
It means you can trust it.
“Tempest. Agentress. I will leave the back as well.”
“I will follow quickly.”
“Aww!”
“Dend.”
“I will obey your will.”
Although I have a rough setup in my head.
The setting is also abstract.
In order to manifest a portal, precise coordinates are required.
Within seconds, Diend telepathically relayed the coordinates.
I extracted the coordinates from telepathy.
The coordinates were added to the interfering process, and a portal was immediately manifested.
‘How come…’
The shiny portal looks different than usual.
beyond this portal.
It must be because you know that I have my biggest dark history.
‘I’m really afraid in many ways…’
Again—
there was no hesitation.
Even if you want to hesitate, as long as the devil intervenes.
Because high pride won’t allow that.
So I took a step.
yet.
Arcana.
The darkest place on the continent came into view.
.
.
.
What you see is flesh.
flesh.
And it was even more bloated flesh.
“…dare.”
Diend’s disparate aura shuddered.
could be found there.
beneath that dot.
It seems that there really was ‘something’.
I checked the quest objective.
—Trace the primordial evil. (In progress)
Just in case.
Be diligent about it.
You’ve already pulled out the tail, leaving only by-products behind.
I opened my mouth.
“Don’t be shaken, Diend.”
“I’m sorry, lord. I should have been quicker.”
“There is nothing to ask for an apology from me.”
It’s probably just that it was too late to notice.
There is no point in blaming anyone now.
A past that is difficult to count in the first place.
from the beginning.
It must have been one of the plans of the original evil bastard.
In that sense, there was no need to blame myself.
No, you can be rather arrogant here.
“Okay.”
I calmly said that I was fine, but…
Actually, I, Lee Ho-yeol, didn’t feel bad at all.
Because the dark history of the Cloudy family was covered in flesh?
No, not this time for such a private reason.
This is the joy of capturing evidence.
Hee hee hee
hee hee hee
hee hee hee hee hee—
as if nothing had happened.
Taking a deep breath, the flesh covers the area.
Looking at the scene, I continued talking calmly.
“It is they, not us, who should be concerned.”
Yes.
I am the original evil.
How has he been behaving so far?
through quests.
through the dragon.
through the elves.
And through the arrangement left by the World Tree.
I was understanding to some extent.
In that sense, I couldn’t refute even if everything went according to his plan. Everything must have been perfect at the point of successfully fooling the dragons and elves and escaping from the World Tree, which was like a shackle.
But the great primordial evil.
After escaping from the shadow of the World Tree.
This was the first place we went to.
great coat of arms.
Cloudy’s estate.
It was completely covered.
‘It’s obvious, but…’
Until I checked it with my own two eyes.
I didn’t know what level the Cloudy family was realized on the Arcana continent. Even if the dragons, including Yunaxus, bowed their heads. Even if Agentress recognized that I was Cloudy.
‘There was so much more to my setup.’
So, the scene in front of my eyes was the clearest proof of anything.
“It looks like you’re trying to hide it.”
Just like the nemesis Akkshan was exterminated from the continent.
They must be trying to erase even the traces of Cloudy left behind.
Because I’m afraid of Cloudy.
It’s a pity.
“However, it is useless.”
Why did I once have the same thoughts?
Yes, it means that he struggled to hide his dark history.
But it didn’t work.
The more I try to cover it, the more it flows back…!
that is the past.
It’s not something you can cover up carelessly.
If I were to express it grandiosely in the style of Granfell.
“Because it is impossible for darkness to cover the light.”
So I gave up.
Even if it is shameful to black history.
While thinking that dying is the same anyway.
With evil and with ugliness.
It sounds like you’ve decided to face it.
Do not think of making such a heroic resolution meaningless.
Cloudy’s background that comes to mind.
『The reason Cloudy’s territory was unknown on the continent is simple. Because Cloudy didn’t want that. In their territory, Cloudy’s voice was absolutely absolute…]
For this moment, I won’t consider shame.
What Cloudy’s manor has been waiting for.
It would not be pitiful Lee Ho-yeol suffering from a dark history.
Cloudy’s last survivor and heir.
He came back unbroken by any ordeal.
It must be the voice of [Granfeel Cloudy Arpheus Romeo].
So, at this moment.
I’m going to give that voice perfectly even if it’s shameless.
I opened my mouth.
“I order in the name of Cloudy.”
『Even if he is the emperor. Even if it’s a dragon. Even if you are an elf, you cannot go against the rules set by Cloudy in Cloudy’s estate.
”
“Do not exhale without permission in my estate.”
Then the flesh stopped breathing.
“Do not defile my estate.”
stopped moving.
“Put yourself in hell.”
It burned up in an instant and disappeared without a trace.
physically too.
even magically.
Even by the standards of reality.
A phenomenon that cannot be explained even by the standards of the Arcana continent.
That is Cloudy’s rule.
Eventually, Cloudy’s estate, which was hidden in the flesh, is revealed.
My dark history that I tried to ignore comes into my eyes.
‘shit.’
If you deny it even after confirming it with your own two eyes.
The evil of the beginning that covered the territory until just now.
What could be different about me
Yes.
Now.
You have to take full responsibility for your past.
It’s time to show off your pride as an adult, Ho Yeol-ah.
I went forward
The wind blows as if to welcome me.
The jacket flutters.
Silver hair fluttered in front of my eyes.
“Greetings.”
I declared looking at the collapsed mansion.
“Your master has returned.”
