8 – Yeongju System

Leki’s words were met with agreement from the other three.

“I thought I’d get cursed out for once.”

“How could we ever curse out Amel? You’re joking. We’re just tools that are easy for Amel to use, and we only ask to be seen as such.”

“…Yeah, thanks.”

I don’t know what I did to make them act like they’d give me their liver and gallbladder.

For Amel, the help she gave them was the salvation of their village. It was just a small event for Amel or other Players, but for those who lived there, it was no different than saving the world.

It was a difference in perspective.

Amel, not realizing this, continued her story.

“Then I’ll explain the plan, assuming that I’ll definitely do whatever I say I’ll do.”

Amel plans to expand her Territory.

“As I said before, there were monsters released from the Seals, and other Sealed monsters are trying to awaken elsewhere.”

To be precise, Dragon Girl was planning to do so.

‘Will she only release the Sealed Lands of [Magic]?’ If it were me, I would have released every Seal I saw.

That would make it harder to find myself.

The [Magical Power] implanted in Dragon Girl is still telling Amel the direction. If I just go in the direction I feel now, Dragon Girl will be there.

Of course, it wasn’t just Dragon Girl’s problem.

The era when Summoned Heros were summoned en masse.

The final boss at the top of the Tower was also trying to be released from the Seal, and there were also those guys called Great Devils. I don’t know if the Great Devils are trying to be released, but I might as well subjugate them all.

“To be honest, no matter how hard you try and train, I don’t think you can beat even one Sealed monster.”

“Um…”

“Haha…”

“….”

“Then why are you taking us?”

Leki asked, as if asking for more explanation.

“I want you to deal with… their subordinates. I’m a little weak against groups with a lot of numbers, even if they’re weak, rather than one strong person.If there are a lot of numbers, I get tired of catching all the miscellaneous things and it becomes annoying. It wasn’t a physical meaning, but a psychological one.

“But their subordinates are strong too.”

Dragon Girl was a prime example.

Only the subordinates of the Great Devil called [Magic] can stand up to Amel.

No one knew how the battle would have gone if she had fought in Dragon Form from the beginning.

But if that’s the kind of opponent, the four… five people here are no match.

“Actually, I’m not even sure I can win against more than half of the Sealed monsters.”

I’m confident I can win if they’re about the same level. I’m not sure about the Great Devil’s close aides, and I’m not sure about the Great Devil himself because of the [Dream].

“That’s why I made this plan.”

Even though Amel was saying she was going to fight the Great Devil, she had no basis or confidence that she could win alone.

Looking back on the process of fighting and growing so far, I only thought that I could grow through fighting the Great Devil.

“The key is this.”

Amel pointed to herself.

“Right now, I’m a Lord. The more my Territory grows, the stronger I become. To be precise, the total amount of energy I can use increases. And that’s the important point.”

[Sword God].

That’s it.

But I still didn’t have enough Mana to use [Sword God].

How much is not enough?

‘It’s not enough by a long shot.’

It’s not even at the stage where we can discuss the difference because it’s so incomparably insufficient.

Therefore,

“Become a Lord, increase the Territory, and increase the amount of Mana.”

That’s the core of the plan.

Amel explained the plan.

Looking at the kids’ expressions as the explanation continued, they were spacing out because it seemed like things were going to get bigger than they expected.

I don’t think they’ll understand even if I explain more.

To summarize the explanation:

Go to a certain Sealed Land. There’s a city on the way. Occupy the villages and cities. Occupy them and borrow their Strength. Go to the Sealed Land, release the Seal, and defeat the monster.

“Any questions?”

“Me.”

Leki asked.

“What is it?”

“Are we releasing the Seal and then fighting?”

“So?”

“Can’t we Seal it again?”

“No. Because there are already so many strong monsters Sealed, it seems like there’s not much time left for humanity if we don’t get rid of them quickly.”

“H, humanity…”

Even one Great Devil can wipe out humanity if it’s properly released from the Seal.

Sister Isabella said that there were dozens of them and that we had to get rid of them when we had the chance.

I mixed in a little exaggeration.

“We have no choice but to get rid of them.”

“I see.”

I finished the explanation.

Lastly,

“That’s all for the plan explanation.”

I turned to look at Makia.

“Makia.”

“Yes.”

“You said that if you won the sparring match, I’d get rid of the guy you wanted, right? Tell me who that guy is and where he is.”

“I understand.”

Makia unfolded the Map she had prepared.

It wasn’t elaborate.

It was crudely drawn, but when compared to the [Map], the accuracy was quite high.

Makia pointed to one place.

There was a bear drawing.

“There’s a guy called Loomber. He’s always been eyeing the Territory, and he might take advantage of the change in ownership this time to invade.”

So let’s get rid of him.

Makia’s eyes said so.

While Amel is acting as the owner, she’s getting rid of the enemy that’s been bothering her.

The intention was obvious.

“But that means we have to leave the Territory and enter Loomber’s Territory, right?”

“You can minimize the depletion of Strength by gathering Mana from the Spirit Vein before going out. Or, you can take some risks and approach while occupying. I can tell you the tips.”

“No, it doesn’t matter if I don’t use the Territory’s Strength. More than that, we haven’t decided how to get rid of him, have we?”

“…That’s right.”

I had a fun idea.

I remembered what happened this morning.

“You go fight.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll help you. You’re going to defeat him directly with your Human body.”

I went straight there as soon as the words were out.

A mountain was awkwardly protruding in the middle of a flat plain.

If you become a Territory Lord, you can change the terrain.

Loomber must have made it his home. Probably.

The reason why mountains can still exist in this world, where monsters that destroy mountains have existed since ancient times, is because of the existence of Territory Lords.

It’s thanks to the Territory Lord who creates mountains and makes them their homes. In other words, mountains are or were the nests of monsters.

To head to the mountain, you had to cross the plain.

A vast forest stretched out across the plain.

Still,

“It’s closer than I thought.”

“The place where the Spirit Vein is strongest in his Territory is there.”

“Geez. It must be very uneasy to have the border right next to the capital.”

…Or is it? Seoul used to have the DMZ right next to it.

Seeing that people used to live peacefully in such places, is it not that uneasy after all? Or was old Seoul weird?

I looked at Loomber’s house from the top of the mountain.

Loomber.

According to Leki’s explanation, it seems that the name was given because he’s a bear that decorates his house.

A monster that grows so large that it can be compared to a Dragon and is often compared to Dragons.

I heard about his detailed appearance, but

‘Have I seen him before?’

It was an appearance I had heard of somewhere.

A big bear.

I had seen that once before.

In the Demon Beast Garden.

‘Ah…’

Come to think of it, I was supposed to clean up the Demon beasts periodically.

‘…Will it be okay?’

It’ll be okay.

I heard that the Demon Beast Garden is connected from anywhere, so I should visit it soon.

Anyway, right now,

“Makia.”

“Yees. You want me to go fight alone? With your help?”

“It’ll be a little different.”

“How is it different?”

“I’m going to control your body directly. Don’t resist too much even if it feels weird. Instead, I’ll give you a fun experience.”

Amel took Makia, Leki, and the other three out of the Territory.

They entered Loomber’s Territory.

They were surrounded before long.

“You’re good at hiding.”

If I hadn’t sensed it with [Electricity], I might have been late to notice.

But now [Electricity] was connected to the [Magic Fragments], and she was drawing up Mana for that.

“While you’re using that ability, they’ll think you’re stealing the Spirit Vein’s Mana. Using it is a provocation in itself.”

“That’s good.”

I don’t even have to look for them.

Amel turned her attention away from the surrounding enemies.

“””….”””

Now that they were connected by [Electricity].

There was no need for words.

Polia, Leila, and Molly jumped towards the enemies surrounding them.

Makia took the lead and moved forward, and Amel didn’t slow down either.

The sound of metal clashing, breaking, and being cut rang out around them.

With Amel’s help, a force that can hunt Demon beasts alone can’t be stopped by the Strength of ordinary soldiers.

At that time, as they walked out leisurely.

They entered the entrance of the mountain.

“Leki.”

“….”

Amel pulled Leki to her side and stopped.

Makia climbed the mountain alone.

She gave [Electricity] even more Strength.

The sensation that Makia felt from [Electricity] was transmitted.

Tingle.

Electricity filled her fingertips and toes.

As the stimulation was applied.

Twitch.

Her body moved on its own.

Makia frowned.

‘It feels bad.’

Someone came into her body and moved her hands and feet as they pleased.

A chill spread from the top of her head to her spine, and her body began to move on its own as her bones were stimulated and her muscles were stimulated.

Makia clearly tried to relax her body, but

She curled her hands.

She turned her head.

She moved her feet.

Her will was not in any of those actions.

Her mouth moved.

“Excuse me.”

It’s Amel.

She was scared even though she knew what was happening.

How is this possible?

There are many Magic that control others, but Makia, who doesn’t know much about Magic, couldn’t help but be more surprised.

“I can’t read your mind, so I can’t hear you unless you tell me.”

And silence.

Is she telling me to speak?

“Can you hear me?”

“Surprisingly, I can. But I’ll keep my mouth shut unless you have something special to say, and I’ll send you a signal when something comes up.”

“…Thank you for that.”

And again, silence.

Makia’s body moves.

How far up the mountain had she climbed?

Thud.

She stepped on a leaf and something appeared.

In the mountains with gentle slopes.

A place that was no different from a forest at first glance.

In the middle of a place where sunlight shone brightly through the leaves, a man with dark skin clenched his heavy fist.

He was quite angry.

“Wolf. Are you invading my Territory now? Do you want to die?”

“You’re one to talk…”

Her body moves on its own.

Her index finger pointed at the Loomber Humanoid.

“You’re one to talk, you who send your subordinates to plunder whenever you get the chance.”

“If you want to wage war, I’ll accept it. It’s a good thing! You must know that this is my land, right?”

Loomber gathers Mana.

His face is full of Intent to Kill.

He kicks the ground.

Loomber, who had approached Makia, released his transformation and returned to his true form. He revealed his huge body.

The expansion at that moment was like an explosion.

“….”

Loomber’s transformation release explosion.

Makia’s body operated Mana as it received electrical stimulation, and gathered Mana in her legs to leap out of the blast radius as if leaping.

She stood up calmly,

Swish.

She drew her sword.