Ch.276Chapter 276 – The Repairman Arrives at the Scene

# First Day of the New Year

I should be starting the day in good spirits, having greeted the morning of a new year.

Yet strangely, my mood was deeply sunken.

The reason was undoubtedly the demon that had appeared at the border of the Oberon Kingdom.

The name of the demon that appeared at Oberon’s border was Aegir.

He identified himself as an envoy of Enceladus.

This meant that the demon god “Enceladus” had sent him to convey his will and intentions to the people of this land.

In other words, it signified that the demon god, who had remained quiet until now, had finally begun to intervene directly in this world.

For me, the appearance of a demon like Aegir was absolutely unwelcome.

What I desire is a peaceful daily life—living with my loved ones, greeting an ordinary morning, spending an ordinary day, and ending the day in an ordinary way.

But to achieve this, I needed to ruin all the plans of the demon god who was constantly extending his demonic grasp toward this land.

I’m truly sick of demon cults by now.

If I could, I’d like to eliminate every being associated with demon cults.

However, it’s realistically difficult for me to personally defeat them in battle against the demon cult.

I heard that even now, Eterna is fighting against Aegir near the border.

That’s precisely why I’m hurriedly packing my things to move to the border of the Oberon Kingdom.

“My husband, have you packed everything?”

Cheon Hyeryeong opened the door and came in to check if I had finished my preparations.

This time again, I would be moving with Hyeryeong rather than Sister Regina.

After all, there was a possibility that members of the demon cult might secretly infiltrate the Academy and attack the Empire, which was the rear area.

Sister Regina, as the Chancellor and the Empire’s strongest mage, had to remain here to protect the Academy.

Instead, Cheon Hyeryeong, who had relatively fewer restrictions on movement, would be departing with me to the border of the Oberon Kingdom.

“I’ve packed everything. Let’s get moving.”

I stood up, having only packed a few changes of clothes, my “hammer”—the tool needed to use my abilities—and a pistol for self-defense.

As I put on my backpack after a long time, memories of my military service suddenly came to mind.

Back then, all I wanted was to finish my service and quickly return to civilian life…

Looking back now, who could have predicted things would turn out this way?

“Where do we need to go?”

“Can you sense Eterna’s energy?”

“I can. I feel it even now. Is that where we need to go?”

Hyeryeong spoke while looking toward a place where nothing was visible except the Academy’s barrier.

Although the location where Eterna was fighting Aegir was an incredibly long distance from here, she seemed able to sense that energy.

“That’s right. We need to go near there.”

“That’s easy. My husband, hold tightly to my waist.”

I moved behind Hyeryeong and firmly embraced her waist with both hands.

“Then we shall depart.”

After confirming that I was holding her waist tightly, Hyeryeong took a step imbued with the principles of the Celestial Horse Dimensional Step.

When Hyeryeong lifted her foot and took one step, the space around us stretched like taffy and then returned to normal, but in that instant, our surroundings had completely changed.

Before she took that step, what I saw was the landscape of the Academy.

But now, my eyes beheld a city with brightly painted buildings and the sun heating the earth intensely.

“Where do you sense Eterna’s energy?”

Thinking we had arrived at the right place, I looked at Hyeryeong and asked about Eterna’s location.

“We need to go just a bit further.”

“Let’s hurry. We need to eliminate the demon Aegir as quickly as possible.”

“Understood. My husband, hold tightly to my waist once more.”

At Hyeryeong’s words, I firmly wrapped my arms around her waist, and this time, she leaped into the air.

“Could this be Walking on Air?”

Her appearance as she ran forward, stepping on empty air, was exactly like the high-level martial arts technique called Walking on Air that appears in martial arts novels.

“You know of this martial art as well?”

“I know it’s an extremely difficult technique that only masters can use.”

“Hehe, for me, Walking on Air is merely like taking a stroll in front of my house.”

If others had heard her words, they might have called her a deceiver, but what could I say?

Hyeryeong was someone who had proven herself through the path she had lived and the achievements she had accomplished.

In any case, thanks to Hyeryeong’s Walking on Air, I could look down at the ground from the sky.

And in the distance, I saw a scene where tremendous shockwaves were sweeping through.

“Over there!”

“I see it too! We shall go there!”

Hyeryeong, who had been advancing forward by stepping on empty air, brought me down to the ground.

At the place where we descended, there were people who appeared to be soldiers of this country and members of the Sun Order.

“Who goes there!”

“Wait! It’s Marquis Pathos Severio of the Gelebrio Empire. Show your respect, everyone.”

The soldiers of this country were wary of Hyeryeong and me, but fortunately, the holy knights of the Sun Order recognized me, so a fight was avoided.

“Marquis Severio? How did you come here?”

“I heard that the Holy Maiden was fighting, so I came to help…”

The scene where Eterna and Aegir were fighting was filled with the constant sound of weapons clashing and shockwaves being generated, making it impossible for ordinary people to even approach.

If someone were to see it without knowing anything, they might think it was the filming site of an action movie or a blockbuster film.

That’s how much dust clouds from the shockwaves were constantly swirling around the place where the two were fighting.

Occasionally, what appeared to be someone’s energy sphere would fly out, but fortunately, apart from some barriers being blown away, no one was hurt.

“Hyeryeong. Can you take me to where those two are while protecting me?”

“It’s possible, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Your body is fragile and cannot withstand those shockwaves.”

Tsk. It seemed that even with Hyeryeong’s protection, approaching that area would not be an easy task.

“Just a moment. Marquis Severio, are you saying you want to go in there?”

One of the holy knights was shocked at my words about heading toward the battlefield.

“The Holy Maiden is currently focused on the battle. Your appearance is unexpected, and if her attention is diverted toward you, it could cause problems.”

“Hmm.”

I nodded at the holy knight’s words. There was certainly logic in what he said.

If that’s the case, I probably don’t need to go there myself.

“Hyeryeong.”

“Why do you call me?”

“Can you do it?”

I asked the question without any explanation, simply asking if she could do it.

Hyeryeong seemed to ponder for a moment before speaking.

“Subduing him in an intact state would be difficult.”

“I think it would be fine as long as you don’t kill him. Just bring him to the brink of death, but not over it.”

“My husband. Do you realize that’s the most difficult task?”

Hyeryeong responded with slight annoyance, telling me to be reasonable.

“So, you’re not saying you can’t do it, right?”

“Sigh… I’m not saying I can’t. It would be easier to annihilate him with one strike, but you’re deliberately making things complicated.”

“If we can extract a method to permanently prevent the demon god’s revival and block his interference, we need to do it, even if it’s difficult.”

I explained to her why I wanted to subdue Aegir.

If he’s a being who calls himself someone’s envoy, like Aegir, he must know a lot, right?

Then we could extract as much information as possible from him before annihilating him.

“Ah, of course, try to subdue him if you think you can. If it doesn’t seem possible, just annihilate him, that’s fine too.”

“It’s a difficult task. But that’s precisely why it’s worth the challenge.”

“I believe in you.”

“…You say such embarrassing things so casually.”

Hyeryeong showed a bashful reaction after hearing my words.

What? What’s this? To think the Celestial Horse would show embarrassment…

“Very well. I shall show my husband my skills.”

Hyeryeong seemed to have gained some confidence as she stretched a bit and began to summon the energy of the Celestial Horse Divine Technique.

“Ugh, what is this tremendous energy?”

“I-impossible. A person with such incredible power!”

As Hyeryeong emanated the majesty of the Celestial Horse, the very essence of the Celestial Horse Divine Technique, those around us began to marvel at her formidable power.

“I shall return shortly.”

“Come back safely.”

After telling me she would return, Hyeryeong immediately leaped toward the scene where Eterna and Aegir were fighting.

Personally, I’d like to capture Aegir alive and extract information from him, but if that’s not possible, simply eliminating him wouldn’t be bad either.

All I truly wished for was the safe return of both women. The demon’s condition was a secondary concern.