episode_0172
by fnovelpiaThe ice-covered ground collapsed.
The dwarves who had been standing on the ground began to fall like popcorn.
With the blue glowstone that filled the ceiling of Doomheim.
What awaits them are the square houses they have lived in until now.
But there was no friendliness. The dwarf who lived underground had never looked down from above.
Dwarves are afraid of heights.
They never went up.
So it never fell off.
All that remained was endless fear.
“Eeee!”
“It’s falling!”
“Eek!”
A thousand screams echoed underground.
There were already many dwarves who had fainted.
If things continue like this, it’s obvious that a tomato party will break out in Doomheim.
Assis’s head moves quickly.
A pair of blue pupils move up, down, left, and right without stopping to capture the target.
Tiara radiated a pure and innocent light.
Phew.
A blue fog that spreads rapidly around Assis.
The moment the fog spread throughout Doomheim, Assis waved his right hand in the air.
The shape of the fog is a large hand.
To reduce the impact, the hardness of the ice was reduced as much as possible.
Giant hands snatched away the falling dwarves.
Tens of thousands of dwarves, hundreds at most.
There are hundreds of hands that need to be manipulated to catch them all.
Even a great wizard would have a hard time manipulating magical power at that level. It is a reckless action that could put a strain on the brain.
But Assis made no mistake. She controlled her magical hand perfectly, thanks to the ice element resonating with her will.
Even without separate commands, it performed the actions its master wanted, like an animal.
In that way, Assis caught all the fallen dwarves and placed them safely on the ground.
Assis raised his head after confirming that they were safe.
A hollow ceiling.
As the dwarves holding the chain disappeared, Skadia flew freely through the sky.
I didn’t think capturing them would be as easy as I thought. The purpose of the operation was to weaken their power from the beginning.
But Skadia’s condition was so vibrant that it made one wonder if she had lost her strength.
The airborne Skadia slowly lowered its altitude. It descended into Doomheim and stood in front of Assis.
“Princess. I guess you were thinking of escaping from this body. But you got entangled with cowards. What a twist of fate.”
“… … .”
“I’ll give you one last chance, princess. This body doesn’t want to hurt you. Come to me now.”
Cool, low-mid tones echoing underground.
But Assis’ attitude was firm.
“I hate it.”
Skadia let out a frozen sigh.
“… If that is the princess’s answer, then there is nothing I can do. I have no choice but to personally destroy those who dared to desire your beauty.”
Skadia is attempting to attack again to destroy Doomheim.
That was when.
A large number of flying machines formed a line and flew in a meandering manner to attack Skadia. Even if you swung your tails and swatted them away with your wings, they would only fall for a moment, but they would stubbornly stick to you.
“What the heck, this swarm of bees!”
Then, the weapons lined up and headed somewhere. There was Ulbram. The recovered weapons were spiraling around Ulbram.
“Ul… Larry?”
“This is Ulbram, Princess.”
A weapon made by the Gundwarves wandering around Ulbram.
Dwarf blacksmiths put souls into their weapons when they make them. Ulbram’s ability is to freely handle weapons with that soul in them.
Doomheim, a place filled with weapons, was the main stage for the ruler of the battlefield, Ulbram.
Kuung…!
There was another huge movement.
The two dwarven colossi that had been placed in the embers of magmar began to move. They were not decorative golems, but battle golems.
Doomheim’s secret weapon.
The immortal blacksmith Hergen and his assistant entered the golem and directly controlled it, while golems slightly larger than humans followed behind.
“We’ll take care of it too, princess.”
“I’m thinking about what to make with dragon scales!”
Hargran, who was unharmed by Assis’ magic, also rejoined.
Assis glanced at the dwarves standing beside her.
He gripped his sword tightly and then leaped at the dragon.
***
Boom! Boom!
Outside, a commotion is heard.
The intense battle scene was transmitted through the ground to the underground bunker.
People gathered together, and the young dwarves held onto their parents’ hands to ease their fear.
There was only one person who was relaxed, and needless to say, it was Karami. Far from being scared, he was thinking that it was a pity to be here.
‘Fuck, I should have seen the Gundam in action in person.’
Not all moving weapons are Gundams. If someone had heard that, they would have vomited out the flagship, but to Karami’s eyes, that was it.
I want to go and see it right away, but in a large-scale battle like that, you can easily lose your guard. The best thing to do is to put your ear against the wall and listen for the sounds.
“Oh. This heavy wind sound. I think the golem is grabbing Skadia’s tail and turning it.”
Perka sighed in disappointment at the sight that showed no sign of tension.
“The kingdom’s existence is at stake right now, so is this the time to just sit back and watch? The moment you lose, Karami-san will die unconditionally.”
“Well, I guess so?”
“Do you think we’ll win?”
“Well? It won’t be easy since the opponent is the opponent. I might lose.”
Then Perka frowned.
“Isn’t it Mr. Karami who created this situation? But why is the answer like that?”
“You say I created the situation? I only incited it a little, but you guys were the ones who chose to fight. I clearly saw that they decided by majority vote.”
“Is this evasion of responsibility now?”
“I was just telling the truth.”
Perka became irritated when Karami laughed without reason and scratched at people’s insides. He stopped talking.
I looked up at the shelter ceiling with anxious eyes.
“Are you worried about your elders?”
“… What are you worried about? I clearly told you to come in. In this situation, it was your father who insisted. It was your own fault. ”
“You say such harsh words so casually. The elders would be upset if they heard that.”
“What a pity.”
Perka snorted as if it was nonsense.
Karami hesitated for a moment at Perka’s attitude.
‘Honestly, you don’t have to do it.’
Perka is not a slave, so she does not need to be completely freed. She has fulfilled her role by simply playing with Assis.
He’s just one of the NPCs who pass by. Karami doesn’t know what happens to him after that.
‘But I still got something.’
I decided to be lenient just this once.
I tried to provoke Perka a little.
“Now that I think about it, there’s something strange.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Doesn’t the elderly leave home early in the morning and come back at night?”
“That’s right. The Firemaster must guard the Heart of Magmar. But what’s strange?”
Karamiga, who was suppressing a laugh inside, said with an innocent expression as if he knew nothing.
“When we first came to Doomheim. It must have been broad daylight, but the old man was at home. Why was he like that?”
“Huh? That’s… .”
At the time, I was so confused that I had to wear a one-piece dress that didn’t even fit me, and I didn’t have time to worry about personal things.
But now that I hear it, it’s strange. Even when Perka’s mother was sick, Torvard went to work. Why was he home at that moment?
chance?
If not that.
“I guess there was some reason why you had to stay home.”
Are you reading minds?
Karami took advantage of the gap in Perka’s thought process with perfect timing.
“… What are you talking about?”
“Well, for example, how about something like, ‘For when the missing Perka sheep comes back’? You don’t want to come back and find no one at home, right?”
“… … That can’t be. It’s a coincidence.”
The shaking Perka.
Seeing her denying her family, Karami smiled bitterly.
“Do you need to worry about it too much? It’s something you can just check. Right, sir?”
Karami approached a dwarf and called him. He was a dwarf from the neighborhood that Perka also knew. Karami intended to get an answer out of him through his mouth.
“What’s going on?”
“I just wanted to ask you something. Do you remember when Miss Perka wasn’t around?”
“Remember that. I thought that brat was going to cause trouble again. I never dreamed that he would be captured as a slave.”
“What did Torvar do then?”
Perka, who was feeling uneasy at Karami’s straight ball, rolled her eyes and looked at the neighbor’s expression.
As if it wasn’t a difficult question, he quickly answered.
“Torvar? Since Perka disappeared, you haven’t gone to work and have been hammering iron in the blacksmith shop all day.”
“Do you know why?”
“Are you stupid? There’s no need to ask about parents waiting for their children.”
“I see. Thank you.”
Karami returned to Perka’s side after hearing the answer that he liked. A confused look lingered on Perka’s face as he eavesdropped on the conversation.
“You’re an idiot. You don’t need to ask parents about waiting for their children.”
“… … .”
“I see~ I guess the old man is still worried about Miss Perka. Judging from the fact that he left his job as the spark adjuster and stayed home. Isn’t that right?”
Perka couldn’t answer.
Because it was just shocking that Torvar prioritized her over his duties as the Coordinator of the Flames.
I still can’t believe it.
Is this really true?
Could this be an over-interpretation?
It was a time when I couldn’t say anything and just let the thought pass in silence.
thud…!
There was a louder vibration than before.
The stones fell.
Perka looked up at the ceiling, startled.
“The fight is getting fierce. I’m afraid the furnace will collapse at this rate.”
“… … .”
“Haa~ If I had known this would happen, I would have gotten along better with you. We are here, but you are… … .”
Bam!
Perka jumped out, pushing people away.
“Hey, Perka! You can’t go out now!”
“Get out of the way!”
Perka shook off the warriors who were trying to stop him and went out of the bunker. Karami approached the confused warriors.
“Please wait. I will bring it right away.”
“Would you, would you do that?”
Karami nodded and started to leave the bunker. Contrary to his words that he would bring Perka, his steps were slow.
A thin line was drawn at the corner of the mouth.
‘If we had talked about it from the beginning, this wouldn’t have happened.’
I gave you hints several times from the side.
Anyway, the tightly shut mother and daughter work together as a pair.
Conditions for the complete liberation of Perka.
The death of Thorvar.
And inherit the will of fire.
‘Shall we go and take a look?’
The board is all set.
All that’s left to do is enjoy it.
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