episode_0075
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Gus Dragonheart.
To be honest, I don’t think much of this guy.
Before and after being possessed, he had no grudges or favors towards him, so he was just like air to me.
Sometimes I was annoyed because it felt like I was seeing some kind of grumpy kid showing off while holding the original heroine, but on the other hand, that’s just the relationship.
I was annoyed, but not to the point of killing him, and I had no intention of dealing with the consequences of killing him.
There is no room for involvement before that.
Originally, I would have acquired the corresponding power according to the flow of the game, but because I did not follow the flow of the game, I was deprived of the opportunity to grow.
Because he was not connected to the original heroine, he remained a fool without any growth.
In fact, I wasn’t even sure if I was still a fool.
To me, his existence was like an extra I bumped into while passing on the street, so I never really checked on his growth.
After that, I have no idea whether he married Elise or Lina, or whether he was having fun with another woman.
I don’t care what happens to things that are outside of my interest.
Of course, Gus was one of them, and in the last episode, I was too high up to get involved with him, so I naturally forgot about his existence.
Oblivion of existence.
That means death, both in reality and in games.
Gus was dead to me.
It must have been like that, but now that the world has gone back, the dead person has come back to life and blocked the path ahead.
“Hey… .”
As I carefully raised my hand, all the faces of disapproval that had been frozen by the shocking news that came out of Lang’s mouth began to look at me.
Fortunately, no one said anything like being arrogant or being an outsider.
The gaze is also more moderate than expected.
You may be feeling like grasping at straws right now, so is it natural for you to react like this?
When I felt an expectant gaze on me, Lang spoke.
“What’s going on? Mr. Felt?”
“I want to check in advance, but are you saying that Gus was caught up in a terrorist attack about his disappearance?”
“No. We suspect that it was a carefully planned crime rather than a terrorist attack. At least it is certain that we were not caught up in terrorism.”
After listening to Lang’s explanation, the circumstances clearly do not fit the idea that he was involved in a simple disappearance or terrorism.
Rather, it would have been more appropriate to think that someone had taken advantage of this opportunity to kidnap Gus.
Now, then who is the culprit?
My guess is that he is the culprit who caused this terrorist attack, but that cannot necessarily be said to be the case.
If this criminal was involved in this terrorist plan from the beginning, the culprit in Gus’ kidnapping may be the Empire.
If Gus is kidnapped during a terrorist attack, the anger of the warrior faction will naturally be directed towards the chancellor faction, so this is an excellent opportunity for the Empire.
If I were a human on the Empire’s side, I would never have missed this golden opportunity.
“Is there something that Felt is obsessed with?”
“… Hmm, first of all, is it safe to assume that everyone knows that someone other than the devil worshipers sent by the empire was involved in this terrorist attack?”
“I was vaguely thinking that might be the case. They have too much firepower to be considered devil worshipers.”
“First of all, it is divided into two cases… .”
When I briefly explained the idea that had occurred to me just a moment ago, the senior members of the faction, including Lang, each nodded, saying it made sense.
“If that’s true, then we can’t ignore the possibility that that crazy boy is on the Empire side.”
“Is there a way to check this?”
“… It might be impossible right now. If this was thoroughly planned, they would desperately control the information to prevent it from being leaked.”
“If I had been able to confirm, I would have been able to come up with at least a hypothesis to persuade the other side.”
So what we need to think about now is how to get Gus back or how to convince Gileon, who lost his child, that he was not the culprit in this incident.
After roughly determining the direction of the meeting, Lang looked around at everyone and spoke in a sonorous voice.
“Then, do you guys have any opinions?”
“… … .”
Contrary to Lang’s question, a cold silence begins to flow, as if cold water had been poured over my entire body.
If I made a mistake, not only the faction but the country might be ruined, so there was no way I could say anything easily.
As time passed without any words being exchanged, an old man with frost on his head stepped forward raising his hand.
“First of all, you should not approach this matter rationally. Don’t we all know the author’s personality? If you hastily try to solve the problem with money or interests, you will probably get angry.”
“Then what should I do?”
“This is something that His Excellency Prime Minister has suffered the most from, but if they are preparing military forces, it would be better for us to take this opportunity to attack them first… .”
“… … .”
“Well, there is no war! If the empire attacks, we will all be destroyed!!”
“That’s right. It would be better to persuade others in the warrior faction. Not everyone has lost a child, and there are some who do not want war, so if we persuade them… .”
“There are certainly such people, but they are all a minority. And isn’t the warrior faction a place where everything is decided by a single word from Gileon?”
“But there is another way… .”
The atmosphere in the meeting room heated up in an instant, but nothing was decided and only gloomy discussions took place.
Terezina, who was quietly observing the situation, flashed her eyes as if to say that a good idea is better, and then suddenly turned her gaze to me.
‘what?’
I don’t know what they were thinking, but it definitely wasn’t a good plan.
Still, I felt like there was no way to avoid this situation right now, so I sighed softly and motioned as if I should try it, and she said,
“No need to think too hard about it. Those guys are just excited as a group right now. If you let the fever cool down just a little, it will calm down on its own, right?”
“Yes? It cools down the heat… .”
“To be exact, only one person needs to cool off. Because they know that if they get into a fight with us, from then on, whether they win or lose, the only outcome is destruction. Once you regain your senses, you’ll calm down as if you never did before.”
“That’s right, but… .”
The problem is that that one person is a parent who lost his child only two days ago.
Wasn’t it because I couldn’t find a way to calm him down in the first place that I was unable to move forward and was going around in vain?
“I have no parents or children, so I don’t know, but is there an easy way to calm down parents who have lost their children? Just hearing the story makes me feel like I’m just giving up and trying to commit suicide.”
“That’s right, Felt. That guy has given up now. But why do you think you gave up?”
“Because you can never see your son again, right? Whether they were kidnapped by the Empire or by us, the chances of meeting them alive again are slim.”
“Yes. But what if that wasn’t actually the case?”
“Huh?”
“If I could meet my son again. If there was a possibility that my son could be revived, wouldn’t I have hope again and think about the future?”
“… Ah, so you think so?”
“Yes! That’s what I think!”
While Terezina and I were the only ones who understood the meaning and nodded, the other faction leaders, including Lang, tilted their heads as they did not understand the meaning.
“Two people… . Would you mind explaining it so we can understand? What on earth are you talking about?”
Gilleon, who was desperate because he thought his son was dead, is now trying to commit suicide along with all of us.
In other words, if you find a way to bring your son back to life, you will quickly calm down.
“If I raise my level to 7 more, I will learn the revival magic. My sister is telling me to persuade Gileon with that magic.”
*****
Poor people often say that the most precious thing in the world is money, but rich people say that fame, not money, is the most precious thing.
And the very few powerful people who have that honor choose health as the most precious thing in the world.
People tend to pursue what they lack, and what those in power who have everything in their hands ultimately desire is eternal life.
Of course, since that was realistically impossible, people compromised, and what the politicians of this world compromised on was revival magic.
Reviving magic.
There are certainly limits, such as lifespan and the degree of damage to the body, but there are countless people who would like to have even such limited resuscitation.
Being a noble does not mean you are far from death.
As people live, they sometimes get sick, and sometimes they accidentally lose their lives by tripping down the stairs.
In addition, there were quite a few people who died while fighting monsters to meet the level required for becoming a lord, so they were closer to death than commoners.
In the past, the goddess’s grace had not yet left this continent, so even though it was not common, it could be obtained if one wanted to, but not now.
The goddess who loved mankind abandoned mankind, and all that remains are gods who are not very friendly to mankind.
What would happen if someone who could use revival magic appeared in such a situation?
“Now, are you saying you can really use it?!!”
A nobleman suddenly got up from his seat and rushed at me.
Then, I saw a sad emotion in the eyes of the nobleman who was almost clinging to me, and I could guess why he was reacting this way.
They must have recently lost a family member or are still storing the body of a family member who died a long time ago.
I heard that since it was surprisingly easy to keep a body from decomposing, nobles who could not let go of their attachments kept the bodies of their family members.
“I can’t write it yet. Still, since I learned resurrection magic, wouldn’t I be able to learn revival magic at level 60?”
“Well, then… !!”
“Go there. Count of Brinho.”
Lang stops the Count who is about to say something.
“We can’t use revival magic right away, so can’t we deal with the count’s son later? There must be more pressing issues now, right?”
“Well, that’s right… .”
Count Brinho, who regained his senses from those cold words that even felt cruel, apologized slightly to me, lowered his head, and returned to his seat.
It was clearly obscene, but no one looked at him with criticism.
Since everyone has children, you must have understood his feelings to some extent.
“Felt, if what you say is true, could you please lend us your strength?”
“There’s nothing I can’t do… .”
“The reward is 100 million gold coins. And if the day comes that the Prime Minister’s faction stands at the top of the kingdom, I will hand over all the territory of the warrior family.”
“Good!”
100 million gold coins?
The richest land in the kingdom?
I can’t stand this.
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