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Chapter 6 Episode 35 – Hidden Meaning

“The first monarch to come to earth is the Lord of Plague. And she could control the powers of all other monarchs. Her title at the time was… . The ‘Lord of Conquest’ who came to conquer the earth. It was too powerful for the humans of the time to stop.”

Aslen continued calmly.

“Humanity in the past was weaker than it is now. At that time, there were no knights or heroes like the ones we have today. Of course, it was impossible to stop the Lord of Plague, who had all the power.”

“But the fact that mankind has prospered… .”

“That’s right. Even with his great power, the Lord of Plague could not win against the weak humanity.”

As expected, it’s strange.

Patricia swallowed up the empire in an instant. With only the power of plague, they subdued humanity, which had become more powerful than in the past.

But in the past, when the level of difficulty was lower than it is now, why wasn’t the land conquered?

“As time passed, other monarchs appeared. Considering that the Lord of Plague that appeared on the East Continent did not use any other powers, it is highly likely that they were taken over by other monarchs. It was recorded that she also called herself the Lord of Plague, not the Lord of Conquest.”

The superior of the monarchs is the god of chaos. What did he think when he saw Patricia not achieving anything?

What’s for sure is that you’re fucking pissed.

So, he probably took the power and gave it to other people.

“The Eastern Continent that the Lord of Plague invaded was the most uncivilized place. Even such a place could not be conquered for a long time, and it was only after the war in the central continent ended that it was finally conquered. It’s not like there were even ‘heroes’ who stood up to the monarch like on other continents.”

This is a little different from what I know.

The four holy swords that descended to the earth protected different continents except the West Continent. The Holy Sword found a partner and defended the continent with him, and these are the heroes Aslen mentioned.

However, Franc, who was in charge of the Eastern Continent, had no partner. The reason is that there is no human being who is satisfied with his own sexuality, and perhaps that is why it is said that there were no heroes.

‘Well, in the end, the East Continent was conquered only after Fran abandoned the Holy Sword’s work, so it doesn’t make much of a difference.’

“If you just look at his actions… . He definitely looks incompetent.”

Nod. Aslen nodded at my words.

‘What was the intention?’

Of course, it is possible that Patricia achieved growth late after experiencing many failures.

But to say that… What she said to me bothers me.

save the earth Patricia clearly said so.

The monarch who came to conquer the earth saves it. It is a contradiction in itself.

But what if Patricia really had no intention of conquering the earth?

His actions that seemed incompetent in the past are understandable.

I just didn’t conquer it because I had no intention of conquering it.

‘Then why did they start the invasion now?’

She still described her actions as salvation.

Doesn’t that mean that he had to act like that for some reason?

In fact, she kept humans alive in the metropolitan area. In addition, the strong were subordinated to their subordinates and were clearly hostile to Rusk, who was trying to conquer the land.

‘…I need to look into it in more detail.’

Unless Patricia really intends to conquer the earth. If you really want to save the earth.

There is no need to fight back and forth to attack her.

Patricia can communicate well, so persuasion will be possible.

To do that, what you need to know is… . How to save the earth from ‘what’.

Save from Rusk?

Probably not.

Patricia knows anyway. If it’s just me and Lufia, we can stop Rusk. If her concern was Rusk, there was no need to neutralize Lufia.

‘That means… . They say it’s more dangerous than that… .’

If there were such a being, there would be only one.

‘The picture is roughly drawn.’

Of course, since this is still a possibility, we need to contact those who record it to find out more detailed information.

And I have to meet Patricia again.

“Mr. Aslen.”

“Yes?”

Perhaps he was tired from talking too much, Aslen answered in a weak voice.

“The Lord of Plague is not incompetent. Rather, he is more cunning and deadly than all other monarchs.”

“What is that… .”

“Everything was as she intended. Not sure what the intention was… . Still, thanks to the things Mr. Aslen told me, I was able to get some outline. If you check the information of those recording it, it will become clearer.”

I got up from my seat. It was very uncomfortable, perhaps because it was a simple chair.

“Nothing is meaningless. In the first place, the more information there is, the better. And what… . I actually missed Lords of War this time. therefore… .”

“Director, you are really not good at comforting people.”

“Be quiet.”

I didn’t really have any thoughts of consolation. I was just telling you the truth.

“Puhup… .”

Aslen burst into laughter, perhaps because it was a comical joke that wasn’t a comical joke.

I’m glad.

*

*

Another boring journey. The only companion this time is Leon.

The good news is that this destination is closer than the capital, so the travel time is short.

This city named ‘Oslo’ is an area with many prestigious universities, so much so that it is nicknamed a university city. All of the famous universities in the empire are concentrated here, and I don’t know why. I’m not interested.

‘That’s surprising. ‘Those who record are hiding in a place like this.’

Oslo is one of the largest cities in the empire.

As there are so many people coming and going, the chances of getting caught are probably high, but we haven’t been caught so far.

Of course, since the Virgin Mary’s clairvoyance didn’t detect it, the possibility of it being discovered by the general public would be zero.

“There are a lot of young people.”

“Because I’m going to college.”

“University… ?”

“Don’t you know the university?”

“The school knows. It seems like a very big school.”

“It’s not big.”

Leon reacted as if it was his first time hearing the word university. No matter how much you live in the southern hood, isn’t it normal to hear the word college?

“University is… . How should I explain it? Should I say that it is a place where studies in a specific field are explored in depth?”

“I’m not sure. I don’t know what academics are like.”

“If you have any questions, ask the staff later. Because there are quite a few college graduates in the management bureau.”

For your information, I am a high school graduate. I studied to go to college belatedly, but I got stuck in this damn game before I even took the CSAT.

Even if I go back to reality, I won’t be able to enjoy the campus life I dreamed of. Originally, I wanted to date, but now I’m sick of women.

‘The question is whether you can do it in the first place.’

In this game, I have 100% attractiveness, but in real life, I’m just an ordinary guy.

“Let’s see… . According to the address, it’s around here. Ah, there it is. Frinton Library.”

Perhaps because they are the ones recording, the hidden place is the library. It suits you well, but it’s such a big library.

‘I think I’m crazy because I want to get caught at this level… . ‘How on earth are they hiding?’

The Frinton Library was a huge library with a total of five floors. The library where the books were located was on the second floor, but on the first floor, people were taking a break and making appropriate noise.

I approached the waiting staff on the first floor.

“Hello. How can I help you?”

“Here, I came to find this book.”

I showed Aslen’s memo to the employee.

“Um… . Ah, well. okay. Please wait a moment.”

He checked the contents, nodded to himself, got up and went inside.

‘I don’t know if it’s true or if it’s finding the real book.’

The contents of the note ended with the address of the library and the title of a book written by a man named Baldor Hector. They said if I show the memo to any employee, they will take care of it… . The secret password is the title of the book. Isn’t this too sloppy?

At that time, a middle-aged man came out of the staff room. Seeing that he is with the employee who just entered, it seems that this man is a guide who will guide those taking notes.

“Hello. You said you were looking for Baldor Hector’s book, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then follow me.”

The man took the lead and climbed the stairs.

Leon and I followed him up the stairs.

*

“This is it.”

“Hmm. okay. There is definitely a book by Baldor Hector.”

Following the guidance of a middle-aged man, we arrived at a place in front of a bookshelf in the museum on the third floor.

Where he pointed was the book written in the note, and the author was Baldor Hector.

‘What, you just told me where the real book is?’

No matter how much I looked, there didn’t seem to be any secret passage. That’s because this bookshelf wasn’t even attached to the wall, it was just lying there.

“…Is this the end?”

The middle-aged man grinned at my question.

“Please wait a moment.”

The man slightly tilted Baldor Hector’s book.

It was a method commonly used to open a secret passage hidden in a bookshelf. However, as mentioned earlier, this is a place where secret passages cannot physically exist.

What on earth are you trying to do?

I kept watching him.

But the more I looked, the more bizarre the behavior became.

I tilted the book, lifted it up, pulled it out, opened it a few times, folded a page, closed the book, put it back on the bookshelf, and tilted it again.

He said all sorts of things and—.

“That’s it now.”

He said and put the book down on the floor.

“……What happened? Tangled!!!”

In an instant, the floor sank. No, the floor was still. We just fell into the floor.

The place we arrived after falling into the floor was not the second floor of the library, but a completely different space.

“……What is this?”

“People who come here for the first time are just as confused as you.”

The middle-aged man smiled as if he was used to it.

‘Is it a teleportation ability?’

Speaking as someone who has often experienced teleportation through Cheshire, what happened just now was not teleportation. Of course, I can’t be sure because not all teleportation abilities provide the same experience as Cheshire, but it was still something different.

To begin with, I have never seen a teleportation gift while playing this game. Cheshire’s ability was a ‘power’ obtained through a contract with the god Catsey.

‘Is there something in that book? ‘I’m not sure.’

It’s a tactic of those who have been hiding for hundreds of years, and there’s no way they would know about it just because I think about it for a moment.

I stopped worrying and followed the middle-aged man who had started walking ahead of me.