episode_0441

“What happens to Douglas?”

“The abyss type is dropped from the abyss, no further punishment is required. Uh… it’s over there.”

Douglas was collecting the blown up corpses one by one.

I secretly blocked Anne’s gaze, but she avoided my hand and saw the tragedy in her eyes.

“······!”

Anne hugs me tightly.

I petted Anne like that.

From Douglas’s point of view, it seems that they were close enough people to take care of the body.

It was terrible. I fell from the 15th floor of an apartment building and miraculously survived, but people I was close to jumped and exploded to death. In some ways, it is scarier than death.

“What does it mean to commit treason?”

“The people who just died in the trial are all colluders who suck the blood of citizens. Most of them are Luna’s direct descendants.”

It is said that Callisto’s relatives and family fell off a cliff right before his eyes.

If that’s the case, it’s worth coming to me for help.

“Cruel.”

“All the people who fell and died there were worthy people.”

If that’s the case with Shir, then it must be something like that.

I didn’t pay any more attention.

The underground gatekeepers cleared the way without any special verification procedures, and followed Shir to the inside of Ymir’s tomb. Because it is a hot place, it is easy to recharge the fire pit, so lanterns are installed here and there.

The modern daylight glow is extremely nostalgic.

“What are you doing, Julia?”

“We are conducting research on poison with the help of the Basilisk. He also taught anatomy to immortals.”

It’s a sight to behold.

How is it that 20 years have passed and what we do hasn’t changed? As I focus my sense of smell, I notice a familiar, unpleasant smell.

“Take it out! Take it out!”

“Shut up you crazy bastard! No one will save me!”

“Shut up you trash! I am a different person from you!”

They passed the prisoners fighting with each other.

The fact that human experiments are still conducted in prisons has not changed.

I continued walking in.

There are over a hundred people, and some prisons have a foul or rotten smell.

I passed them and went deeper, and the basilisks and immortals I could see bowed to Shir. Fortunately, there were no spherical faces.

“Now, here it is.”

The two basilisks, who appeared to be gatekeepers, were carrying huge, thick two-handed swords in their four hands, like something out of a game.

‘It’s not for decoration.’

There is a sense that can only be expanded in the diagonal line. That sense tells me that those basilisks are monsters.

“I came to see my teacher.”

“I will put a message inside.”

Even those monsters were polite to Shir.

A basilisk quietly creeps inside. It’s always amazing to look at.

“Ah, Master. I received a marriage proposal from a dragon!”

huh?

“Some weirdo proposes to Julia?”

Shir grins.

“Root snake.”

That old man is a plant, so he doesn’t even have a penis.

But what kind of marriage is this? ···Is it pollinated with pollen or something?

“Are you thinking strange things?”

“No.”

Wow!

The heavy iron door opened and the basilisk that had entered returned.

“It is okay for you to come in.”

“You’ll find out when you go in.”

ah.

It’s been a while since I’ve been here, but I didn’t even bring a gift. Julias…

“Can you trust it now?”

It’s the same as the last time I saw it.

The golden scales are so dark that you might think they are really gold. Her golden hair reaches her waist.

Julia, who was eating fruit while lying on the sofa with her body measuring nearly 30 cubits curled up, looked like the final boss of an RPG game or something.

“Is your cute student here? ···Huh?”

Green eyes make eye contact with me.

Haaagh────!

It was shot like an arrow.

But I couldn’t escape.

That’s because I was holding Anne’s hand.

“Aaaagh─────?!”

Even Anne, who had remained silent, ended up screaming.

“Ugh────?!”

My chest is pressed and I let out a stupid moan. Julia wrapped her whole body around me and hugged me.

“Isn’t that our cute master?!”

“···It’s been a while.”

“Really, for a dead person, you have beautiful stains?”

Julia gently lets go of me.

“···Is that so? Are you still doing research on poison?”

“Don’t stand, come in!”

I thought I was going to die.

Wyam learned that the speed of the shot was so fast that the eye could not capture it.

Since it resembles Wyam’s lower body, the speed just now is natural, and the speed just now will not be at full power.

“I was skeptical. ···Are you the one who turned my subordinate into an asshole and sent it to me?”

Speaking of subordinates, it was definitely the Lamia I saw at the knight training center.

“Yes.”

“You don’t know how much fuss I made. He said he saw a man so handsome that he would forgive him even if he killed him.”

Julia laughed heartily and headed towards the place where she was lying.

We walked after him. Behind where Julias was sitting, the ceiling was open like an ogre’s nest.

Sunlight came in through the open space, and water flowed like a waterfall.

Thanks to this, something similar to a swimming pool was created inside.

“Where does the water drain?”

“Send it again.”

How does the water rise?

If Julia had his way, a sinkhole might form here. If that were to happen, Ymir’s tomb would just fall over.

Many lamias gathered in the swimming pool and enjoyed laziness.

Nucker was also happily entangled and showing affection to Lamia. Just for a moment. The Lamia that looked at me froze.

Soon all Lamia’s eyes were focused.

‘Don’t be fooled!’

They’re all interested in your ass!

“···How have you been?”

“I was stuck in a cave and made poison. ······It’s no longer needed, but.”

“It’s not necessary.”

At that assertion, Julias glances at me.

Because these weren’t words coming from the mouth of the guy who regressed medicine. It is said that medicine has deteriorated due to the use of blood, but it is definitely not a good direction. That means that all the demi-humans of Pangea lean on Shir.

“···Anyway, the sea suddenly rose in the south, so we all evacuated. After that, it’s been like this. Are you like that?”

“Still playing around.”

I leaned back in my chair.

The lamia look up at me with their arms on the land like a school of tamed koi. Let’s ignore it. Those people are benign bastards. They’re all after my ass!

“How cruel… Is there anything interesting to talk about out there?”

“The only thing that happened was that Sihyeon came back.”

Shir hugs me tightly.

Thanks to this, Julia’s eyes also turn to me.

“Outside Yunaira?”

Interesting story?

···What is there? It’s not a funny story, but I know a lot of interesting stories.

······Isn’t an interesting story a fun story?

“The Great War was led by servants.”

Ulias’ eyes widen slightly.

The face became as frozen as the body, and the same went for the Lamia behind it.

“Hehehe… You want me to believe that?”

“There will be war soon. Ultimately, it is the servant’s fault that the temperature is rising and the sea water is moving north.”

When the same words came out from Shir, only then did the distrustful smile on Julia’s face subside.

“···How do you break through that big barrier? I can’t help you?”

“Ah, I can break that thing by myself. Sihyeon broke it all by herself, right?”

Julias looks at me. It seems like he’s asking me to stop him a bit.

I know what those eyes are. Because those who have experienced war can never talk about war easily.

But does someone who knows war talk about war?

That means the situation can only be resolved through war, and no other method can be tried. This cannot be helped even with the power of a servant.

‘There is no way that hundreds of years of hatred can be extinguished easily.’

Unless there is a sudden reconciliation between the two countries.

···This person has something to say.

“I’m sorry.”

“What?”

“By making Jule die.”

─Apple.

I have to tell it to Felix, Heilang, and Douglas. Because I did something damnable to Jules’ acquaintance.

“Master, that was Juyul’s choice. It’s not for the owner to apologize.”

“I was the one who provided the cause.”

“Let’s not talk about that. Do you want to finish talking about what we said earlier?”

What story do you want?

If you want, I’m willing to do anything until you get sick of it.

“Light comes from heat. It is safe to say that the power that Lu handles is temperature.”

“The high heat of the Hibi Desert is spread throughout Pangea to cool down.”

“Dragons limit the habitat of creatures based on temperature, right?”

“Otherwise, countless living things will disappear in an instant.”

“In the southern part of the country, where the critical point was imminent, hundreds of people are dying from seawater every day because of that.”

Julias’ eyes rolled and narrowed.

“···Has the temperature in the Hibi Desert dropped enough for people to live in it?”

“Yes.”

Julia neatly straightened her hair and adjusted her posture.

Soon, he looks at me subtly.

“···Should I join the war?”

“Why Julia?”

“If the Romanian Empire devours the Hibi Desert, the country that is surrounded on both sides will end in an instant.”

“You can do it differently.”

“Fridges and freezers are not that widespread in Yunaira. Besides, the only way Unity Line is strong is in the forest. It’s not that strong even on the plains?”

“······!”

In other words, the problem of food is huge.

In this situation, the number of borders that need to be guarded doubles?

There is no way it can be done properly, and it becomes vulnerable to invasion. Although the jungle’s food profitability is high, it is by no means sufficient to feed an army.

─Yunaira meant dying from the inside.

‘This is why Shii decided to go to war.’

But can the war really be ended in a short period of time?

─Absolutely not.

In the first place, the moment southerners leave the jungle, their combat power drops dramatically.

Trees are the national power and the country’s assets.

Thanks to this, there were not many trees in Habstenburg due to frequent logging.

In the long run, this war is bound to be lost.

Not only will Shir and Lexi have no place to live, but they will also no longer be able to settle down somewhere until the end of their lives.

‘I’ll never see anything like that.’

never!

“···Sihyeon?”

“Thank you, Julia.”

“Huh? What?”

“For telling me what to do.”

Julia’s eyebrows were wrinkled even though she was smiling.

“Really? If you want to repay me, come visit me alone sometime. Then I’m the one…”

“───Don’t even think about it.”

Shir opened his eyes bright blue and issued a cold warning.

* * * * * *

“Leave only one medicine. I will find out the contents.”

“This is it.”

He placed one of the pills on the bowl with the fruit on it and stood up.

“I’ll go now.”

“Yes. If you have any questions or are lonely, come visit us anytime.”

Julia smiles and sees me off.

Shir pouted like a child and left the house grumbling without even saying hello.

“Lee Si-hyeon! You shouldn’t go to Master alone by any chance?!”

“I’m not going.”

I headed straight to the operation room.

I walked with great strides through a dark luminous flower corridor made by digging a hole in a knot. When I finally open the second door, several pairs of bright eyes, like baby birds, come towards me.

“···Shii, I have something to tell you.”

“Now?”

“Yes.”

“What are you saying?”

The leadership here must also know the truth.

“You must not wage war.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Do you know why the temperature in the south is rising?”

“···I don’t think that’s what I want to say here.”

“No. You have to listen to everything.”

I looked at it tiredly.

Lexi sighed with a stern expression and avoided eye contact.

All the eyes of the officials who had been looking at Lexi turned towards this direction. Take a deep breath. Let’s organize what we have to say coherently.

“···The reason the temperature of Pangea is rising is because the heat from the Hibi Desert spreads throughout Pangea. Dragons determine their habitat in seawater based on temperature, and thanks to this, seawater in the southernmost part of the world began to move north.”

“···But?”

This is something everyone knows.

“On the other hand, when the heat from the Hibi Desert begins to escape, the Hibi Desert becomes land where people can live.”

“···Are you suggesting we move there?”

“If that happens, everyone will starve to death. And Pangea is not the only land where people live.”

The brows of the barbarian leaders are wrinkled.

“Across the sea, there is a place called Inoemagyeong, where servants create life to be released on the mainland of Pangea.”

Feraku’s eyes narrow.

I guess he didn’t expect me to explode like this.

“The reason the temperature in the Hibi Desert is dropping is because the desert is the land where the sub-humans of the Inner Demon World must migrate.”

“···Internal magic? I don’t understand what you’re saying all of a sudden.”

“There is a place across the sea where servants created living things. The remaining Ajin there are scheduled to come over to Pangea.”

“Ha. This world consists only of Pangea and Panthalassa that surrounds Pangea.”

“Hine created Pangea after fifty-fifty years of trial and error. Isn’t it natural to have a place to experiment? Feraku also knows this.”

As he sarcastically quipped, Wuzurey wrinkled his eyebrows.

It was a sound that was difficult to understand.

It’s like saying immigrants suddenly arrive from space.

“When the temperature in the Hibi Desert begins to drop, the opponent will begin to pressure Yunaira from the north and northwest simultaneously.”

“In the south, seawater would kill people.”

“Yunaira can’t bear that.”

“Even if we endure it, many people will die.”

“The reason why Southerners are strong is because this is their home.”

“Cloud walking, camouflage, tracking, poisons, terrain… The Drekkar Alliance cannot invade because they are not knowledgeable about such things.”

Vietnam survived the war between the United States and France.

However, when it encountered the Korean army, which had been fighting in similar conditions in the jungle and mountainous areas, Vietnam collapsed helplessly.

Understanding geography was so important.

“But there is no such advantage in the Hibi Desert.”

“It is obvious that the battle there will be a war of attrition.”

“It goes without saying that it is disadvantageous in terms of food transportation.”

“If this happens, we will be at a disadvantage.”

There was an uncomfortable silence.

The barbarian leaders look at me with narrowed eyes.

Because they only said unfavorable things without saying a solution.

“So, what should we do?”

All the barbarian leaders kept their mouths shut.

But Fera Cuman, who knows everything, stares at me with his tongue wagging.

The only ones who truly understand the current situation are the five agents present.

“···We need to attract the demi-humans of the Inner Demon Sutra to this side. And we must make peace with the Drekkar Alliance.”

Silence fell.

─Friendly.

This is the most unrealistic sound.

Literally, Yunaira and Drekkar have been enemies for 100 years.

But the immediate cause and power lies here.

When the strong reach out first, it is natural for the weak to want to end the situation in moderation.

“So how?”

The barbarian leaders snorted at the unrealistic sound.

“For that, the facts must be made public. The Great War is true──”

“Shut up!”

Feraku is glaring at me with the intent to kill me.

Thanks to this, the eyes of the barbarian leaders who showed signs of distrust were strange.

“If you commit a sin, you must be cursed. Even if it’s a servant.”

“How dare this blasphemous bastard?!”

“You told me to shut up? Aren’t you knowingly ignoring it?”

Pera Ku just glared at me and couldn’t continue speaking.

“Sihyeon. Judge from a realistic perspective. …I’m going to make a big fuss at the temple. The Temple Knights can declare a crusade.”

Lexi quietly dissuades him.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but are you out of your mind to criticize a servant? Even if the dead Juryul comes back and says something like that, he will incur public outrage from citizens both at home and abroad.”

Gaal Moresh also corrects Lexi’s words and glares at me.

The thirteen servants are gods to them.

Even the barbarian leaders did not have a very positive view of me.

We must somehow find a way to make peace with the Drekkar Alliance.

‘Is there no other way to overcome it?’

Soon, a possibility flashed through my mind.

Now that I think about it… isn’t it true?

Even though she is a member of the royal family, Isabel is in danger of being sold to a pervert, unable to be protected from an assassin, and being mistreated by being nicknamed an illegitimate child…

“I think there is someone who can help me. Shii, can you help me?”

“······Go back and rest for now. Because we are not currently in a meeting with that agenda.”

Lexi sighed and wrinkled her eyebrows.

“Are you done?”

Seth was sitting cross-legged in the corner of the war room, looking at me.