episode_0089

LXXXV.

The choices of the superhumans were narrowed down to the third curse.

I can assure you that I never chose you with the intention of simply supporting the Caligo Church or giving strength to the Caligo Church because you are an acquaintance or close friend.

The effects of the previous two curses are certain to be effective.

Even in the case of the second curse, it has the effect of ruining both imperial families without even knowing that they were cursed.

However, there is a crucial difference between the previous two curses and the third curse.

“Well. To prevent war.”

It is the probability that a war, a war for usurpation such as a so-called treason, or a civil war will break out.

It is safe to say that the two curses will inevitably be broken, or the equivalent condition will become more severe as generations continue.

If that happens, there will naturally be powerful nobles aiming for the position of emperor, and if war does not break out in the process, it will be a rather strange situation.

The Pope was concerned about that.

Also the Dean after Caligo’s Sword.

When a war breaks out, the ones who are devastated and directly exposed to death are not the nobles who started the war, but the majority of commoners, regardless of who the emperor is.

The catalyst needed for the curse was decided to be prepared by superhumans.

I have lived as a superhuman for well over a hundred years.

The wealth they had accumulated over that long period of time was beyond imagination. For no reason, people say, ‘Oh my!’ just because May’s witchcraft doll is cute despite its high price. ‘I have to buy this!’ wasn’t triggered.

Unheard-of catalysts quickly began to be prepared. For example, blood traces from menstruation or the heart of a person who died less than 24 hours ago.

And among those catalysts,

“Set this, this, and that separately.”

“Huh?”

There were some things that the witch paid special attention to and categorized them separately.

At first glance, it doesn’t appear to be anything special that requires more care than other materials.

“That’s material for future deans.”

Everyone who knew the situation guessed what the catalyst was used for. Dean Hu then carefully applied preservation magic to the catalyst he received and stored it in a safe.

I was worried that magical interference might occur if I stored it in subspace.

Of course, the safe was not an ordinary safe that could be opened by simply pressing a dial.

It was a safe that was tuned to the dean after the wave of Mana and the highest level preservation magic was constantly being displayed inside, to the point where it was reminiscent of time stopping.

The inside of the safe began to gradually fill up with catalysts, and when the safe, which was the size of a small living room, was almost full, all the catalysts for the curse arrived.

“Give it to me.”

no. I guess not.

The witch calmly walked in front of Frey, spread her palms, and spoke confidently. Give something.

“What, what?”

“Dragon Heart.”

It seemed like I could briefly see blue ghost fire in the witch’s eyes, but was it an illusion? I guess so?

“Why, why?!”

“… hmm. Labor fee?”

“What is that? It feels like something was made up out of nowhere!”

“To cast a curse of this magnitude, of course, it requires effort. yes. It will happen.”

That will happen.

oh my god.

Could this possibly work?

“Tch!”

through?!

This works?!

As if to prove that I wasn’t mistaken, Frey took out a green glowing gem from his magic bag and handed it to the witch.

Even though the Dean and Kanviel personally treated it magically and sealed it to prevent mana from leaking, it is a gem that exudes a strong energy of Mana.

It’s definitely a dragon heart.

Stealing the Dragon Heart from Frey… No, the witch I received in return ran towards me like a moon.

And then,

“Huh? Why?”

I held out a green glowing dragon heart in front of me. In some novels, there is talk about taking it, but that is really nonsense.

If you are not a superhuman, your body will explode if you take it. With a probability of approximately 99.98721%.

So I guess I didn’t give it to you to eat this.

“I got it too. Dragon Heart.”

At the same time, the witch is casting a challenging look towards the clown standing behind me.

“Hmm~?”

The clown, who received the witch’s gaze, smiled with confidence and ridicule and raised two long, thin fingers.

“Ugh!”

Just like killing a witch who is about to get angry,

“I.”

Pointing at himself, he raised two fingers, his index and middle fingers, and held them out in front of him.

“And you?”

He folded one of his two fingers while pointing at the witch. However, the folded finger was the index finger, so only the thin, white middle finger was standing upright.

“Next time, definitely! You will win with perfect calculations! Me!”

“Hmm~?”

The witch strengthened her will to fight, and the clown ignored me as if it was laughable and subtly grabbed my arm and pressed my arm with his violent chest.

“Ugh!”

The witch must have been displeased with the clown’s actions, so she bit her lower lip until it turned completely white, and then grabbed my other arm strongly.

It’s like, ‘Don’t be friends with an ignorant heart like that! It was as if I could hear the witch’s voice shouting ‘Master!’

“It’s a good time. Envious guy.”

After hearing the dean’s muttering, I wanted to ask, ‘Where are you going?’, but I barely held back.

Because I’m not stupid enough to say something like this and get hated by the witch and clown who are smiling in satisfaction.

“But are you okay?”

I was finally able to ask because the atmosphere was starting to get sorted out.

“Yes?”

“In the case of a curse of such a high level and passed down from generation to generation, the backlash would be serious, right? No?”

I have absolutely no understanding of the magic or principle of the curse the witch is trying to use now.

However, because I have seen the life of a witch, I know at least that the Walpurgis witches do so with caution whenever they cast a curse.

Even the curse placed on an individual is like that, but now this curse is a curse that is passed down to the bloodline.

You can guess that the recoil will not be normal. No matter how good the ingredients are used.

“Hehe. It’s okay.”

Am I happy that I worry about myself? A warm breeze spreads across the face of the witch, who usually maintains an expressionless expression that can feel a bit stiff.

I was worried that maybe I was just saying it was okay, so I was about to ask again.

“Really.”

The witch opened her mouth.

“It’s really okay. Do you remember the day not long ago when two gods descended?”

“Huh? Ah, then.”

“On that day, it was a special request from the God of Time, who appeared in the body of a clown.”

“That day? Ah!”

As the witch continued, a scene came to mind.

After the God of Struggle untied his steel body and disappeared, the God of Time was left alone with the exclamation ‘Ah!’ and whispered with the witch.

By borrowing the body of a clown.

“Then then?”

“Yes. The three curses I have described are all curses that the Lord of Time himself corrected that day. Although it has the same name as Walpurgis, its recoil and effect are incomparably great.”

“I see.”

“Nevertheless, any recoil that may occur can be sufficiently offset with the materials prepared by the superhumans, so the Master need not worry.”

“I see. Was it a pointless nonsense?”

I felt embarrassed by the witch’s logical and rational explanation and muttered that while scratching my cheek.

“It can’t be! Wow, I was happy!”

But the witch immediately answers no. Even though it was difficult to say that I was happy and I was so shy that my ears turned red.

That sight is so cute that I smile without even realizing it. The witch looked up at me and kissed me as if she was satisfied.

“Don’t worry. I am completely your witch.”

“Okay. But don’t overdo it. Got it?”

“Nyehe.”

◈ ◈ ◈

The day when all the catalysts were ready and the day after the witch stole the Dragon Heart from Frey.

The emperors of the two empires and their dependents who had been imprisoned in Evergreen were able to leave their residence. It looks like they came out voluntarily, but in reality, they were dragged out.

At the stadium where the candidate competency evaluation took place and where the Green Crown Battle took place, the Emperors of the Alfonso Empire and the Emperors of the Cleton Empire were surrounded by their families and guards.

In what used to be a grandstand, kings from 11 kingdoms, those in positions equivalent to them, and high-ranking nobles were seated.

Additionally, those holding executive positions in the mercenary guild, magic tower, alchemist guild, merchant guild, and temple also heard the news and gathered at Evergreen, occupying half of the audience seats.

Lastly, every single student and professor from Evergreen Academy came out and took up a portion of the audience.

Some people might say, what’s so great about this gathering?

Or, you could say that the opponent is a powerful empire, and you are worried about the possible retaliation you may receive by attending this event as a spectator.

But that’s because I don’t know about Plague Lost.

At that time, about half of the population of the Rostro continent was ‘erased’. Because of the unique nature of the plague called Lost, people disappeared without even seeing the bodies of their family, friends, and relatives. As if a person never existed in this world.

It’s not like the purple blob in space snapped his fingers. Half the population turns to dust and disappears.

Daeryuk clearly remembered the nightmare from that time. Even though a long time had passed, it was not something that could be forgotten.

Above all, even if you were an expert who took good care of your body, the roast was not an event in history, but an event you experienced firsthand.

Therefore, the moment the purpose of creating the plague called Lost was revealed through Dean Hu’s mouth, the two empires and the eleven neighboring kingdoms became angry enough to start a war.

That plague was created to annihilate their kingdom!

What a gruesome act this is!

It’s not like the Clitton Empire and the Alfonso Empire were just sitting there idly and not taking any action while the emperor was detained.

They had planned to gather troops at the border area adjacent to Evergreen and stage a show of force.

Both empires.

The Swordsman, who appeared in front of a group of knights made up of masters of the Alfonso Empire, used the Sword Emperor’s exclusive use of harmlessness to destroy the masters’ force cores.

The magic corps of the Clyton Empire went to Dean Hu in person and directly manifested Prĕmo, the exclusive property of Circle 9, and also completely destroyed the Mana core.

After hearing the news directly from the Dean, the emperors gave up their rebellion.

It was as if he recognized the huge difference between the power of superhumans that he had heard about in history books, in writing, and oral tradition, and the power of superhumans that he had personally experienced.

Normally, I would have tried to deal with it as a justification or diplomatic issue, but this time, I couldn’t deal with it as a justification or diplomatic issue.

Because the secrets that I wanted to hide forever were revealed.

Moreover, since the superhumans were coming together for the first time and handling things with one mind and in perfect order, the word ‘rebellion’ itself was impossible in the first place.

Dean Hu slowly flew down in front of the emperors of the two empires and their attendants, who were awkwardly standing awkwardly because there were no chairs.

As he looked down at the emperor’s family while floating about 1 meter in the air, blue natural flowers were burning in the dean’s eyes.

[We will announce the resolution of the heads of state and superhumans of eleven countries.]

After being filled with Mana, there was not even a murmur at the Dean’s declaration.

The cold silence, the cold gaze as if looking at ugly filth, turned into tens of thousands of arrows and rained down on the shoulders of the imperial family.