Episode 481. Calling (1)
Baek Seong-ryun, the former leader of the unification of the world.
Oseong is a word that refers to the highest ranking official of the unification of the world.
If you count it as one of the five fingers in the huge guild, Unification of the World.
That ability is probably worth knowing.
But Baek Sung-ryun’s eyes were full of fear. Because you went through a terrible experience that left you covered in blood? No, I looked at Baek Sung-ryun, who was tilting his tea cup and looking around.
“…How can this happen?”
A tavern somewhere in Antonium.
Baek Sung-ryun seems like he can’t believe it.
I looked around closely.
“Here, in this place, Yong Seong-rak was beheaded with a single blow. A man with black hair and eyes who was clearly under the influence of Liu Wujunchun’s brainwashing…!”
Beheading.
It was Yong Seong-rak’s tragic news that came out of nowhere.
Even though I was sighing inside.
The identity of the black-haired man was able to be identified.
‘Samurai at sunrise.’
I thought I had lifted the [brainwashing] in the space-time duel.
Oxidine while I was away.
No, it looks like Liu Wujunchun has tried to modify it again.
Sssss.
Instead of asking questions, I unleashed my magic.
Thanks to its extraordinary power of expression.
The magic particles vividly recreate what happened here.
“I will believe what you say.”
Even to mourn a sudden death.
It is a law that Yong Seong-rak’s body must be properly laid to rest.
One question is where his body has gone.
‘No one cleaned it up. It disappeared as if evaporating.’
Sssss.
Yongseongrak’s magical particles scatter unnaturally.
What that meant was simple.
His body no longer exists on the Arcana continent.
‘Then is there only one possibility?’
The noble Paimon, the Demon King of the Ninth Throne.
Yong Seong-rak’s body is with him.
I thought back to Baek Sung-ryun’s words.
-“A message came to mind, but I couldn’t read a single word. But Paimon told me. You are a witness. A witness who will prove my innocence….”
No matter how many times I think about this, it is not easy. The story about Paimon was difficult for even Lee Ho-yeol, who has a deep understanding, to understand. In fact, if we were to summarize Baek Seong-ryun’s words to the core, it would be simple.
“It may sound like a crazy thing to say, but… Paimon protected Antonium. As if nothing happened here. “Leaving me alone as the only witness…”
Yes, if it weren’t for Paimon.
To be precise, if it wasn’t the incarnation of Paimon.
Antonium by now.
‘It may have fallen into Liu Wujun’s hands.’
He infiltrated Antonium to distract the Allied Forces of the Crusade with a great monster and take over the throne of the empire. If only I knew that Oxidine guy’s identity was Liu Wujunchun.
‘I would have never let my guard down.’
Both Granfell and I were wary of his obsession.
Sweet.
I didn’t say anything until the green tea was completely empty.
While I was silent, the three cubic feet were quiet together.
I guess it has to be that way.
‘To Granfell, he is nothing more than a hunted devil.’
Among them, the high-level demon kings, who are demons of a different level, regard them as trash that cannot even be recycled. Paimon, one of those pieces of waste, protected Antonium.
I was shocked.
The runaway of [Children’s Solitary Life].
Thanks to that, Paimon, whom I unexpectedly met, was very formal, uncharacteristic of a devil. I got the impression that if it weren’t for the devil, he and Granfell would have gotten along quite well.
Thanks to you, I was able to guess.
‘Could this be an extension of what happened when I quietly returned to the demon world?’
What does Paimon want?
It was I, Lee Ho-yeol, entering the demon world.
Because I thought about the intention of the test taker and observed the situation.
‘It’s one hundred percent.’
What if Antonium is devastated by Liu Wujunchun?
My entry into the demon world will be delayed even further.
It was clear that Paimon had prevented such a situation in advance.
Anyway, I can’t just feel relieved, right?
‘Why on earth are you doing this to me?’
This is my first time receiving such burdensome favor.
It’s not another demon, it’s the favor of a high-ranking demon lord, right?
This means that it is an enemy that even I cannot guarantee victory over right now.
‘Demon World… I don’t want to go any further.’
But who is Granfell?
You must keep your words.
If you receive something, you have the personality to give it back.
Only then do my lips move.
“The rule is not to talk to game.”
“…???”
The bar’s gaze was instantly focused on me due to the cool tone of voice.
It was a shame I couldn’t get used to.
He continues talking without seeming to care.
“However, we will consider the special situation and reflect it in the disposition.”
Okay, I thought well. Gran Fell.
‘To hit and fight as soon as we meet.’
Even because of the favor I received from Paimon.
Even if I succeeded in hunting, I felt quite uncomfortable.
However, the sense of a demon hunter cannot be overlooked.
It was better than I, Lee Ho-yeol, could have imagined.
The natural enemy mentality reminds us of what we have forgotten.
“For that purpose, Yong Seong-rak would have taken his body with him.”
It was like that.
I know that Granfell will enter the demon world to get Yong Seong-rak’s body back. Paimon That guy knew.
At first glance, it seemed like only a favor was given, but there was a thorough calculation behind it.
indeed.
‘It’s on a different level from just demon lords.’
I have to enter the demon world filled with demon lords of the Ten Seas who are equal to or greater than Paimon. This is not the time. From now on, I might not even have time to sit down.
I stood up and asked Baek Sung-ryun.
“Is there a destination?”
The Unification of the World was disbanded early on. Liu Wujunchun, who was once his ruler, has been discovered by no one but Paimon, and will never be able to return to life like a ghost again.
Seongryun Baek answered.
“I contacted Yong Seong-rak to talk about him.”
Well, they both had something in common: they came from the Unification of the World.
However, at the time of Yong Seong-rak’s death.
Baek Seong-ryun’s destination became unclear again.
‘I’m the type of person who can’t say kind words.’
So I spoke in a Granfell style.
“Then let’s enjoy the present when we are free from the shackles.”
“…!”
“Wherever you go, you are free.”
“My freedom…”
That was all I could say.
Leaving behind Baek Sung-ryun, who was pondering my words.
I left the bar.
Let’s see, I didn’t really check the time.
More than just a belly clock, the accurate Gran Fell formal clock sounds an alarm. It’s about time for the Imperial Conference where the Crusade Allied Forces have gathered to begin.
Again.
I thought as I took a step toward Antonium Castle.
Hiel is probably faithfully carrying out my orders by now.
Rather than worrying, I guess I’m doing a good job.
‘Well, it’s not even The End.’
Because he’s my alter ego number one.
I don’t know anything else, but…
our Hiel won’t go anywhere and become discouraged.
*
Spirit King.
Rulers of the {natural world}.
They were spirit kings who did not easily appear on the continent.
Naturally, there wasn’t much interaction between them.
No, beyond that level.
“Recently, there was a strange rumor going around the Arcana continent. Zeus? “It’s a story about a boy who looks exactly like you and can control lightning, wandering around the Arcana Continent.”
It was enough to bring up a sensitive topic.
Zeus, the spirit king of thunder.
Fazizik.
His discomfort is expressed through lightning. The reason I continued talking, despite the momentum. It was Oried, the Spirit King of the Earth, who had a relative advantage over the Thunder attribute.
She smoothed her hair and continued speaking.
“Let’s see, its name is ‘Child of Lightning’, right? Whoever hears this won’t think of you, Zeus? Considering your level of experience, it wouldn’t be strange, but…”
“Leave it there.”
“No matter what, isn’t it beneath the dignity of a spirit king to cross the boundaries of the natural world and touch humans? “I’m saying this out of genuine concern.”
“I won’t tell you three times, Oried.”
Beyond the sparks flying.
Zeus’s body trembles in the form of a thunderbolt.
Only then did Oried shrug his shoulders and stop speaking.
“I will.”
Of course, her chatting didn’t end there.
“Oh, did you hear the news? The giant monsters started moving all at once. Thanks to you, my children were in tears. Everywhere they went, they were trampled miserably…”
However, no one listened carefully to Oried’s words. Seeing the complete disregard, Oried turned his eyes to find someone who would nod to what he said.
What caught her eye was the forest spirit king Dryad, who had a gentle personality among the arrogant, self-righteous, and, to put it simply, unlucky spirit kings.
Oried said, wiping the corners of his dry eyes with disgust.
“Dryad, you must be feeling the same sadness as me, right? “The wide, green forest and the spirits that stayed in that forest would also have lost their home.”
Nod.
As the Dryad nodded once, Oried slowly began to get to the point. Yes, there was a purpose for showing up here today.
“So, as the King of Earth, I can no longer remain silent. I can no longer turn away. “This is especially true now that the central point we must trust and follow has disappeared.”
“…!”
The spirit kings’ attention focused on Oried’s words.
Absence of central point.
The central point is the mother of all things.
Because it was a word that meant world tree.
“Of course, the new world tree has taken root. As the King of the Earth, I know this well. But. “Can we really call that young tree our mother?”
A strange look appeared in Oried’s pupils.
“This is a fact that only I and the Forest Spirit King, Dryad, know, but there is not one World Tree that currently exists on the Arcana Continent.”
To those words, Ariel, the Spirit King of Wind, added.
“I know that too.”
“Okay, Ariel? “You knew that too, right?”
Oried grinned and hit the nail on the head.
“Then why were you acting like you didn’t know?”
“…yes?”
“You mean you already knew. That we can no longer remain silent. Two world trees… Isn’t this a situation where more world trees may sprout in the future?”
Oried changes his voice again and speaks.
“Can you respect and follow the world tree as your mother? Do you really think those young world trees can protect our natural world? Let me speak first. “I don’t think so.”
The natural world of spirits that only those who have not lost their innocence can witness.
That was because spirits were beings who had not lost their purity.
So Oried was speaking.
She spread her arms.
“The time has finally come for us to escape from innocence.”
There was no answer this time too.
However, Oried looked very satisfied. It’s the same silence, but the meaning is different. Since he threw the stone, there will definitely be a stir at the next meeting.
‘Even if that’s not the case, how long can I hold on?’
It was not a lie that the spirits were groaning in pain.
Those who become the kings of the spirits must seek a solution.
Oried was confident.
“There is only one answer, everyone.”
The only solution is the Spirit King.
Confidence that they are only exerting influence on the Arcana continent.
This was the moment when Oried was about to get up from his seat.
suddenly.
“Not yet, Oried.”
The forest spirit king summoned himself.
Who would have thought that a dryad who is careful with his words and actions would stop himself.
Is there something urgent?
But Oried’s doubts did not last long.
Because it is the alter ego and mirror of ‘someone’.
A being who is never late for a promise.
It has finally revealed itself.
The dryad opened his mouth quietly.
“You’re here.”
“…?”
Oried was shocked.
A being at the top of the spirit world hierarchy.
The Spirit King uses honorifics?
Because it couldn’t have happened.
But beyond that level, the dryad stood up.
In front of a slowly approaching presence.
He bowed his head.
“What are you doing now…?”
A sound reached Oried’s ears as he was astonished.
angle.
Subtly different shoe sounds.
