episode_0539

After escaping from the palace, I first stopped by the Arts Church before heading to the city where the dungeon was located.

In order to conquer a large dungeon as quickly as possible, it is right to prepare the best power I can. It’s much easier this way to prepare for unexpected accidents.

After thinking this, I immediately went to the Arts Church and brought the Perverted Apostle and the Sword Saint.

It wasn’t difficult to appease the two people.

The Perverted Apostle, who was in a great mood thanks to being the model for the painting last time, said he would follow me of course and followed my lead, and the Sword Saint, who smiled at the fact that he could be with Benedick, whom he admired, also followed my lead as if it were only natural for him to do so.

To be honest, I never thought that persuading the Sword Saint would be this easy.

Even after going through such hardships, Yuden still considers Luca a friend. I never thought I would leave Luca’s side until everything was concluded.

Even if there is a prey named Benedick on the other side.

‘…I don’t think it would be good for me to be next to that guy.’

I was curious about that and asked a question, and Yuden let out a bitter laugh. I could feel in that smile how much had happened since she reunited with Luca.

‘You don’t have to worry about security! This place is nothing short of hell for the followers of the evil god!’

I wanted to find fault with the perverted apostle’s confident tone, but I couldn’t say anything about this.

That’s because the Arts Church was filled with so much divinity that it seemed impossible for evil energy to enter it.

‘As I was making jewelry with Lady Aln’s drawings on it, it ended up like this!’

Although the Arts Order suddenly seemed to have been eroded by the divinity of the main deity, the Perverted Apostle laughed without the slightest hesitation.

From what I heard, it doesn’t seem to matter because the crow goddess gave permission.

That perverted crow. Are you saying you won’t give up my paintings even if your territory is invaded?

Wow. I get goosebumps all over my body when I imagine his face shaking.

After leaving the church, thinking that I was that apostle and that goddess, I was planning to finish the dungeon raid within a day.

A plan to end everything before anyone else notices.

But my plan was ruined because of that damned top who was laughing so hard right now in front of me.

“It is an honor to meet these distinguished guests who I only see during the National Foundation Day festival.”

The first prince of the kingdom. René Soladin was with several of his subjects and when he saw us, he gave us a warm greeting.

“Fang of the Kingdom Benedick Aln bag. Apostle Frete of the Arts Church. Sword Master Yuden. Lady Arlen, one of the future of the kingdom.”

As I passed by several people, the moment the first prince’s eyes fell on me, I got goosebumps all over my body.

The look in his eyes that made an effort to pretend to be polite was so unpleasant.

Why is that kid like that? Is this guy who doesn’t have any good feelings towards me suddenly acting nice?

1Did you hear anything from the queen?

The last time I met Prince 1 was about a year ago.

At that time, he revealed with his whole body that he had bad feelings for me.

My guess is that Lucy may have done something to the 1st Prince, but I still don’t know the exact reason.

If the Pope hadn’t come to visit me the last time I went to the island, I would have been able to see all the memories, but that damn crazy old man got in the way.

‘…is that so?’

I was convinced by my grandfather’s words that the first prince could never rule over me as long as there was a rival called the second prince, but I still couldn’t shake off all my feelings of dislike for the first prince.

From the perspective of knowing the future he will reach, he is an object of sympathy, but at the same time, he is an enemy that should never be comforted.

The good news was that the First Prince’s gaze did not linger on me for long.

“I am especially glad that I got to meet the old hero, Archmage Erginus. As someone who carries on the blood of Soladin, I don’t know how to express this glorious heart.”

“Haha. There is no need to be so extreme.”

Erginus used a polite tone as he had before when dealing with Arthur. Showing respect for Soladin’s bloodline…

“If you leave this place immediately, that will be enough.”

Isn’t that what you’re doing?

I blinked at Erginus’ sharp tone, which was different from when he dealt with Arthur, but the first prince who was actually involved smiled calmly.

“Please don’t be like that. I didn’t come because I wanted to either.”

“Then it went better. For the sake of both parties’ convenience, would you please let me go?”

“Mr. Erginus. Still, you are the noble blood of the kingdom.”

“The problem is that that noble bloodline is blocking the great cause.”

Was it so annoying to waste time in a situation where I had to go face the evil spirit of darkness? Erginus put pressure on the first prince, showing even his slightest cruelty.

The First Prince was trying to remain calm, but his old heroic spirit was slowly showing as if he was feeling burdened.

“It is none of my business as to whose order you are here. However, if you want to become the king of a country, you must have independence.”

As Erginus continued to pressure the first prince, the grandfather suddenly spoke up.

‘yes?’

ah. It was like that. I laughed off the public opinion around me and moved on, thinking it was a debt.

good night. It still bothered me that I owed money to that obnoxious guy!

It would be great if I could repay you for that through this!

no. If you do it right, isn’t it actually possible to accumulate debt?

I stood next to Erginus, grinning at the thought that it was good, and poked the side of the slimy skeleton that was glaring at the first prince with stinging eyes.

“Huh?!”

Then, a shabby voice that did not match the grand wizard’s majesty came out.

“Nothing. What did you do?”

“Jjinttadadongjeong Wizard. I know you explode with jealousy when you meet someone who looks better than you, but you have to take it in moderation. If you keep doing that, it looks ugly, right?”

“When was I jealous?”

“Was it jealousy or hysteria? Was it all about taking out all your stress on someone who didn’t know what to do? Haha. This is truly a heroic action. It’s so boring that it’s actually funny. Keep trying.”

I took a step back and told him to try as much as he could because he would laugh at him like he would at a dancing clown. Erginus chewed his lips and closed his mouth with a sigh.

“ character. A gloomy prince who can’t control even this kind of idiot. What did you come to do?”

After settling the situation, I spoke to the 1st prince, but he just looked at me with his eyes wide open and didn’t say anything.

no. If you look closely, it turns out that it wasn’t just Prince 1 who was surprised. The servants who followed him also forgot to say anything at my disrespect for the first prince and were just staring at me blankly.

what. what? Why is everyone reacting like this? Why did it just prevent the Jjinda Skull from being hysterical?

“Do even heroes show respect in front of Lady Aln’s beauty?”

“Apostle of the Goddess. I hope you don’t treat me as the same race as you.”

It was only after hearing the Perverted Apostle’s voice filled with reverence that I understood the situation.

To me, I’m a pitiful skeleton that can’t do anything in front of a mature-looking woman, but to other people, I’m not.

To those who only know me as Erginus, the archmage who saved the world in the past, what I just did seems like the hero has acknowledged me.

‘…grandfather. ‘Are you aiming for it?’

‘Speak properly.’

Ugh. This sly old man.

Feeling burdened by the surprised looks of those around me, I took a deep breath and called the first prince again.

“Have you forgotten how to talk to women since you are confined to the palace?”

“…Oh my. I’m sorry.”

Only then did the first prince come to his senses, cleared his throat, and told the reason why he had come here.

“According to Erginus’ plan, shouldn’t what is sealed inside the large dungeon be taken out to the outside?”

“That’s right. Social misfits who are stuck in the basement and can’t do anything but vent their anger should be allowed to get some sunlight.”

“According to that person’s story, the sealing of the evil spirit is the starting point for maintaining the dungeon. If it disappears, won’t the dungeon also collapse along with it?

The collapse of a large dungeon does not simply mean that the dungeon disappears.

This means that adventurers who made a living through dungeon raids are disappearing.

It means that those who did business with these adventurers lose their means.

At the same time, it can also be said that the property distributed by adventurers disappears in an instant.

Initially, dungeons may have been created through the struggles of evil spirits, but today, large-scale dungeons are responsible for the lives of many people.

“Of course.”

In front of the first prince’s realistic concerns, Erginus responded in a calm tone.

“Then.”

“But even so, it has to be done. It is also a place that must disappear.”

“If that place is where the power of evil spirits grows, it is right that it must disappear someday. However, you need to give yourself time to prepare for the chaos that will result.”

“Trying to prepare for chaos may result in a bigger disaster.”

1 Prince too. Erginus too. We didn’t listen to each other’s opinions.

There was no choice but to be in conflict because the two sides had different values.

However, as I listened to their words, I naturally began to have questions.

“The dungeon won’t disappear if one idiot stuck in the basement disappears, right?”

The dungeon didn’t disappear when you killed the evil spirit of darkness?

Although the difficulty level was lowered a bit, the dungeon still ran smoothly.

I muttered to myself, recalling the scene I saw in the game, and then attention focused on me again.

As I looked at their eyes full of questions, I began to regret not saying anything, but I couldn’t take back what I had already said.

…

How should I explain this?

I don’t know, but how do I explain that?