episode_0165

CLVII.

The hall of the mansion, which I had worried was too large, was bustling.

No, is it noisy?

No, it’s not.

This is just a mess.

How this happened is that, as always, the problem started with Superman.

As soon as we agreed to move to the Sumerian kingdom,

“Okay. Black moon.”

Suddenly, the shadowy old man called out to the black moon in the air. Then, five people fell from the ceiling of the mansion.

Even beings that I couldn’t even feel.

“Gyaak!!”

So it’s natural for Catherine to be surprised.

“Oh my god!”

Even Aunt Papi was so surprised that she sat down.

But this inspiration.

Either way, the tension has really risen.

“As you heard, we’re going to form an elite escort. And we’re going to deliver it straight through the dark path. Not only those who have touched the darkness, but also the neighborhood thugs should not approach where our Kikat’s vision reaches. Especially the real neighborhood thugs. Be careful.”

“Life!”

And just as it appeared, it disappeared.

The shadowy old man who was feeling happy alone,

Bam!

He was hit on the back of the head with a spatula and rolled around on the floor in a dazed state.

Who would dare to throw a spatula at the back of his head, when he has reached the level of a superhuman?

Would a person like that exist in the world?

“Dad!!”

There is such a person.

Aunt Papi was harassing Shadow Old Man with an angry face that she had never seen before.

It started with Catherine being surprised, then almost dropping the baby – it’s no secret that she got slapped on the back by Auntie Papi for making the silly joke about whether she was pregnant – and ended with how she still hasn’t matured.

But this was just the beginning of the commotion.

The Arcanas, who had already heard the conversation between the Punisher and the Card Master through the channel, were excited by the mention of travel and were happy like girls for a while, shouting ‘Ahhh!’ before leaving the mansion in a hurry.

And a little while later, at the same time as the Arcanas entered, the gnome flew into the mansion.

“Hello, Gray. It’s been a while. This is Buffalo Wing from Jokgashio (足加示悟) Company’s Jokgashio-Man (足加-Man).”

“What man?”

“He’s like a mascot for Jokgashio Company. They call the delivery person from Co-Pang the Co-Pang Man. It’s a unique idea, right? So we decided to follow suit. That’s it.”

“The family man?”

“Yes. Isn’t that a really cool name?”

“No? That’s not true at all? That’s like an open swear word?”

“Hahaha. Gray-nim, you too~. Gray-nim’s jokes are funnier because they seem so serious, right?”

This isn’t some kind of joke, this is the real deal! You punk.

“Don’t you think that feeling is strange?”

“Yes. Not at all. Anyone who hears it would think it would be delivered really quickly, right? No?”

No. That’s weird.

It’s so fucking weird.

It’s a nickname that the union would likely object to.

Anyway, Joggaman… … , Buffalo wings… … .

Damn it! What kind of name is this!

The Join tribe deliveryman dropped off the items ordered by the Arcanas at the mansion.

This kid was secretly quite something. The moment he put the bundle he was holding down on the floor of the mansion, a ‘thud!’ sound was heard.

Judging from the sound, the contents of that bundle must be quite heavy, but he carried it so calmly that he kept pace with the Arcanas.

That strangely named store.

While the Join tribe was having a foolish thought that there might be some great guys,

“See you next time, Gray. That was Jokgaman Buffalo Wings!”

He left behind a stupid greeting and flew away.

Meanwhile, the Arcanas were taking out the items they had purchased from the bundle.

“Wouldn’t it be good to wear underwear when traveling?”

Starting with the clown who was carrying underwear that was hard to tell if it was underwear or just a piece of cloth.

“A night with the Master. This time, definitely.”

A witch who takes an unknown reagent,

“Take this too, and this too, and this too.”

May, who brings various sweet snacks

“Long time no see. I have a long trip coming up, so I’ll send you a set of four people by attribute on a first-come, first-served basis. The attribute that will arrive the latest is… … .”

There is even a punishment where the four spirits are gathered and used on a first-come, first-served basis.

It was fortunate that Santa and Hwang were just sitting there drinking tea.

The hall became even more noisy with Catherine and Linaro joining the bustling, noisy, and excited Arcana.

yes,

“Huh~. It’s been a while since I’ve traveled. Well, I’ve been staying in Evergreen for too long. I’m a mercenary sage after all.”

“That’s right. We’ve been staying in one place for too long, which doesn’t suit our personalities.”

“I don’t really like to travel around. Of course, traveling is an exception.”

The three of them became noisy again as Frey refuted Canviel and Advakiel’s words.

They bicker with each other, saying they are being sarcastic or not.

okay.

As you might have guessed, even superhumans have joined in.

If you ask why there are superhumans here, that too would have to go back to the situation a little while ago.

Shadow Inspiration was about to be scolded by Aunt Papi, and the Arcanas were about to go out.

In a crowded situation, one question that arose was perhaps an instinctive action, like a father who doesn’t want to go camping looking for a fine dust warning that he normally doesn’t look for.

“Wait a minute. Punishment. But don’t elves originally cherish the World Tree terribly?”

“Usually yes.”

“Then, if a human were to look at the World Tree and use the power applied to it as a totem, would you let them do so?”

“The odds are slimmer than an elf offering a dwarf a living tree to cut down and use as firewood.”

“What probability is so uselessly detailed and slim?”

No, that’s not the point.

“Then what about us?”

The complaints were short-lived.

So the question remains: how do we get under the World Tree?

At that moment.

The hall was filled with silence.

As if someone had used a time-stopping spell, the people who had been chattering and moving around briskly stopped moving.

“Is there a way?”

When asked about the shadow inspiration, he shook his head, unable to hide his bewildered expression.

“If I were a candidate, wouldn’t they let me in?”

Shadow Inspiration asked that, but he wasn’t sure. It was as if Shadow Inspiration knew that, but he asked just in case.

The problem is,

“Brother, can’t we go on our trip?”

Catherine’s face was filled with disappointment as she asked, so she had no choice but to ask for help from those around her.

Those were three superhumans who were mercenaries who were wandering around the narrow continent.

When asked if they could see the World Tree, the three women hesitated, saying, “Why not?” but then added a condition, saying, “What if I go with you?”

He said he had helped them before or something. That’s how the three superhumans joined the trip. Temporarily.

But the commotion involving superhumans won’t end here.

“Evidence!”

The three women, who were ardent followers of Pope Judas, told him about this, and he came running to the mansion, shouting, “Proof!” with a look of resentment on his face.

“Let’s go. Together.”

Pope Judas, who was about to say something, suddenly changed his expression and looked delighted at my consent.

and,

“Prepare half of the Chief Inquisitors and the Inquisitors, the 1st and 2nd Knights, and 12 Cardinal-level priests.”

Isn’t that the kind of strange order you give?

“Wait! Wait a minute. Where are you going to fight?”

I, the most normal person here, asked like that. Normally, Pope Judas would laugh bashfully and withdraw his order at this point.

“Moderato is said to be so good. Here is the proof. If you like it while you’re at it, why not sign up… … .”

“Ah~. I won’t do it.”

What kind of answer is that? Pope Judas is a superhuman who cannot let his guard down for even a moment in a slightly different sense. Somehow, he even summoned a heretic judge, even if he did not know about a cardinal-level priest.

oh my god.

If you like it, you can accept it while you’re at it.

I’m not the kind of younger sibling who tells her older brother to buy her a Melona on his way home from work.

What kind of author called the Pope is he so anxious about not being able to conquer something? What? Gandhi of civilization? If he just cooperates, there won’t be any bloodshed?

After that, the unmanned cradle tried to follow the unauthorized person, but was rebuked and returned.

In the first place, he is training candidates, and there are already five superhumans. Excluding Arcana.

The self-proclaimed Three Beauties, three female superhumans, the Pope Judas, and the shadowy old man.

But is it even allowed here?

It is a story that is beyond words even if the Sumerian kingdom misunderstands that they really came to conquer their capital.

The group that had completely exhausted me just preparing for the trip the day before left me terrified the next morning as well.

“What did you say?”

“I said I’ve prepared the boat.”

“… … Why that?”

“Huh? We’re going to the Sumerian kingdom.”

“That’s right?”

“Then going by boat would be the safest and fastest way?”

“What are you talking about? Of course, going to the warp gate is the fastest and safest way.”

If you go to the warp gate, you can move really quickly.

Moderator, the city with the largest human population in the Sumerian kingdom and ruled by a half-elf born of a human and an elf, is connected to Evergreen by a warp gate.

“But that’s not a trip!”

“Why not travel?”

“Just because you go far doesn’t mean it’s a trip! The process of traveling is important. If you go through the warp gate, you’ll be in a different country in a flash!”

“Of course. Everything that pops out is scary, everything that is fried is delicious, everything that leaves home is a struggle, and everything that leaves the country you live in is a trip.”

Shadow Inspiration felt that he couldn’t do it with words, so he asked for help from those around him. It was a kind of instigation.

“No way.”

I cut off the source like someone who ate acorn squash.

“Ah, why!! Hey! Sea trip is tough! Seagulls are tough! Waves are tough! Fishing is tough!”

“Pfft! Do you want to get hit? And when you go out to the vast ocean, there are no seagulls and the waves are incredibly calm. It’s so damn boring.”

This is not my experience, but the memory of a soul from Joseon. And it is also true.

“Ah, why! I prepared a big and beautiful belly!!”

Yesterday, Aunt Papi said that to this old man while harassing him.

Why aren’t you mature yet?

I totally agree with that.

There is no such thing as a complete idiot.

“What kind of ship would you take in a situation where the Demons are ruling? Moreover, we couldn’t catch that Nitas who knew about Catherine’s existence.”

“… Damn it.”

“Go straight through the warp gate. Stop by Moderato and go to the World Tree. If everything goes as planned.”

With a disappointed face, he was informing Arcana and the superhumans of his plan, avoiding the eyes of the dead shadow inspiration.

“I’ll consider taking a boat when I come back.”

“Okay!”

They all exclaimed, “Wow!” with childish smiles.

Actually, going to Moderato via the warp gate and then going to the sacred land where the World Tree is is more like a business trip than a trip.

Seeing how much the Arcana liked it, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to take a short trip by boat or carriage, even if it took a while to get back.

So we took the ‘safe’ route, the warp gate, to Moderato, the largest city in the Sumerian kingdom.

The entire party could not climb onto the warp gate because there were quite a few escorts called by Pope Judas and Shadow Inspiration.

And even from the unmanned cradle, people from the Sumerian kingdom volunteered to be guides, so the number of people exceeded a hundred.

So, those in charge of the escort went to the warp gate first. Then, Catherine’s family, Arcana, and the five superhumans were the last to enter the warp gate.

When the light enveloped us and disappeared again, we found ourselves in a land we had never seen before.

“Huh?”

I don’t know about anything else, but one thing I’m sure of is that this is not Moderato.

It couldn’t have been this dark in the middle of the night in the most bustling city of the Sumerian kingdom.

Above all,

-Kraaa …

There will be no Minotaur wielding a giant axe at the Moderato Warp Gate to chop us down like firewood.

Bam!

The axe that strikes down like lightning is greeted by Shin Chang Duramen.

At the same time as the loud noise,

-Kuaaaah!

Two soul spheres appeared next to Duramen and pierced his heart and face.

“What is this?”

Even though his heart and brain were in shambles, he glared at me for a few seconds before kicking the dead Minotaur and spitting out annoyed words.

But that wasn’t the only problem I faced.

There were no Arcana or superhumans moving around with me.

“Brother!”

Only Catherine was shivering.