episode_0140

“Is everyone ready?”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Two weeks later, in the front yard of Knizia Mansion.

Six people were gathered in front of Dean Russell.

Graven, Mina, Cleo, Angela, Emily… and me.

“Please wait.”

“Your charge?”

Lilac walks down the stairs and stands next to us.

“I will go with you.”

“Charge. The system is dangerous.

Not only Milton, but gamer warlords still occupy every corner of the alley.”

“So, besides Coleman, there are five more people going.”

“Even so… ”

We looked at each other with concern, but Lilac spoke firmly again.

“No. I have to go.

This isn’t just a fight to defeat Milton.

I must show the alley leaders who have taken over the system, and indeed all the people in confusion, that I have not given up on the empire.”

At the same time as I defeat Milton, Lilac announces the resurrection of the Empire in the Islands.

It’s a great picture. If I could really break this barrier, there would be nothing more wonderful than that.

but… If things don’t go well…

“And… I want to be with Coleman.

Because I don’t know what will happen, especially.”

I got a little choked up at those words.

I smiled and grabbed Lilac’s hand, pulling her into my arms.

“I understand. then… ”

With a whooshing sound, wind magic begins to converge around us.

A line of magic that spreads out in a circle and then changes into the shape of a five-pointed star.

“The nature of wind is communication, connection, space, and movement!

Open, passage. Move, body!”

A teleportation spell cast by a great mage.

Without realizing it, I held Lilac’s hand tightly.

And the hair on the back of my neck stood on end and I closed my eyes tightly –

When I opened my eyes, we were once again standing on the street in front of the imperial palace.

“… Looks like I came to the right place.”

“It’s been 3 months.”

“A lot… It has changed.”

I nodded at Angela’s words.

Broken windows, discarded trash, and walls stained with dirt.

When I looked around, nothing around me was different.

Last time we marched towards the imperial palace, there was still a little bit of life in the streets.

Although people were startled by the sudden incident and hid themselves, traces of a vibrant institution remained.

But it’s different now.

Barricades erected here and there, windows and front doors boarded up.

and…

Beep!

I quickly raised my head at the ear-piercing sound.

A sentry wearing dark glasses was blowing a whistle on the roof of a house near the imperial palace.

Soon, rioters with signs wrapped in cloth around their shoulders appeared on the roofs and balconies.

No, it is not one force.

Gangs marked with different colors were watching us from between the gaps in the building.

“… This is causing trouble.”

“But if you fight, isn’t it enough to win?”

“The problem is that they attack all at once. You can only tie up one person per person, so if more than seven people attack, your Highness or the Dean may be attacked.”

Fortunately, they only noticed and did not come towards us.

I motioned to my group to hurry and enter the imperial palace, but-

Instead, Lilac walked in the opposite direction and shouted at the thugs who were clinging to the building.

“I’m back!”

silence.

And immediately the laughter bursts out.

Mockery and jeers erupted, but Lilac smiled and nodded.

“Yes. know. Now you’re going to ask me what I’m talking about when it comes to a topic that was ignored like a rat.

So, tell me. Have you enjoyed the past three months since I left?

The murmur subsides a little.

“Was it fun to have a duel risking your life against each other?

During a duel, was it a thrilling feeling to fear that the dice would come out low?

Was it worth the feeling of just watching and doing nothing when your colleagues were on the verge of defeat?”

In front of the now quiet crowd, Lilac continued her speech.

“No! This is not an inhabited world!

This world created by the Grand Mage Milton is a world without the concept of fighting together.

This is a place where all you can trust is yourself and your luck, and joining forces is never acceptable.

How can there be peace with these rules? How can there be prosperity and stability?”

okay. That’s right.

In a duel in the romantic era… We can’t join forces.

A battle of pure skills that no one else can help.

It’s great as a game, but… It should not be the foundation of the world.

“So I came back again. To defeat Milton, who is hiding in the imperial palace, and change the world to the way it was.

To save you from the bondage of anxiety and forgive you for the sins you have committed.

Your emperor! Came here!”

Lilac’s voice resonates loudly.

and… The gangs slowly began to pull back.

One by one, they hide back into the building.

Lilac turned around and came towards me.

There was a lot of sweat on my forehead, so I wiped it away.

“Wasn’t it cool?”

“No. Why are you suddenly acting like that?”

“Just. I think we need to take some control here.”

“It was cool.”

At the sound of a voice coming from behind, I quickly turned around.

Athena Melon standing at the entrance of the imperial palace.

In a situation where we were all tense, Lilac opened her mouth with difficulty.

“… Mom.”

“Seeing as you brought Dean Russell with you, I guess he must have realized that there is a dimensional node in the imperial palace?”

“Are you going to stop us?”

“That can’t be possible. To stop it, I have to use the Romantic Age, but I’m not very good at it.

Since the challenger has arrived, I need to guide him. Follow me.”

Athena seems to have thought that she could no longer hide, and obediently leads the way.

We followed her into the imperial palace.

The center of the explosion, which has not yet been restored, is visible beyond the tangled corridors.

Seeing the place where my brother and sister died made me feel sick to my stomach.

“Here.”

When she waves her hand, a black passage appears in the air.

“You show it obediently.”

“At least you have the qualifications to fight.”

Athena shrugged.

“Qualifications?”

“After all, he is a person who contributed to changing the world.

It would be right to give him a chance to challenge himself at least once. That’s a genre, right?”

“It’s unpleasant. Those words.”

Her eyes looking at me closely.

“This is a place where people live and breathe.

It is not a piece of paper that you can edit and edit as you like.”

“… If you go inside, Milton will be waiting for you.”

Athena gestured after a moment of silence.

“If you win, you will get a chance to change the rules of the world.”

“What if you lose?”

“Your soul will be bound to that subspace. You will be the administrator of this system along with Milton.

We review balance every day, and occasionally release new models… ”

“That was the purpose.”

If it were me in the past, I would have thought that losing wasn’t that bad.

But right now, all I can think about is winning.

Because I have to get back to Lilac.

I turned my head and looked at my colleagues.

“Senior Coleman. Cheer up.”

“Coleman. You can do it.”

“Be sure to win!”

“Even if we lose, we’ll somehow find a way.”

“Mr. Coleman. if… I’m telling you in case you won’t come back… Thank you so much.”

Friends who say something at a time.

And an auditory hallucination coming from the wind.

Relax, lacist gum.

Mr. Coleman, don’t worry.

Coleman! Make sure to win and come out and plan the next big thing together with me!

Coleman, our family is always by your side.

and-

“Coleman.”

Lilac gently held my face and placed her lips on mine.

“… Lilac.”

“… Do your best to come back. In that case… That’s enough.”

Lilac’s lips tremble with nervousness.

Since I didn’t have the courage to say anything, I just patted him on the back and turned around.

A black shimmer greets me.

After taking a deep breath, I walked in there.

“Colman Cantor.”

“Milton.”

“I thought I was going to die from the sting.”

The Grand Mage greeted me, brushing his gray hair.

“This place… ”

What you see above your head are numerous mirrors.

Each mirror reflects a different world.

One of them is familiar to me.

The scenery of Seoul where many people come and go. I am the earth from which I come.

But I’m not sure what the other ones represent…

No, I realized it after paying a little more attention.

A space knight traveling through a galaxy filled with war in the 400th century.

A holy warrior who fights against demons in nine worlds.

A steam golem and a fallen dragon clash in a wide field.

An urgent black operation by aliens and anarchists to infiltrate a space station.

A small city where bone-crushing ball games are enjoyed.

Cowboys engaging in a gunfight with goblins in another world.

“This is… This is the worldview of the game I enjoyed in my past life.”

“That’s right. It’s a bit of a side effect of rewriting the genre.

Your images are mixed with God’s images, making you a little unstable.

And the fun thing is…”

He snapped his fingers.

A table appeared between us, and five models from each world were placed on it.

“With those backgrounds, we can create a model for the romantic era.”

“Would you like to use your own model?”

“Please take a look. Aren’t you the developer of this game?

I promise these are all fair.”

Well, I guess I can use those models if I really want.

But here, let us believe in Milton’s oath.

Because what I brought with me is not very honorable.

As I concentrate a little, seven models appear to fight on my behalf.

“This is… ”

“A setback given to each Funforge member.

The Director of Intelligence was conducting a beta test right before the coup.

I guess it got mixed in when you systematized the romantic era.”

“Oh, okay. Very good.”

Milton’s eyes sparkle.

“It’s kind of fun like this. You better be prepared, Coleman.

Over the past two years, I have really delved into the era of romance!”

“Okay, let’s get started!”