Episode 142 Fairyland Legend
The fall of the Eris Empire shocked the surrounding countries.
In particular, the fact that the cause was Hades Arclight made the surrounding countries tremble. It is one of the monsters of the ``King'' that once brought down the Great Empire of Sbarokia. Not only ordinary people, but even the nation feared Hades. And public opinion that one should never touch the ``King'' began to become mainstream.
The problem was the demon religion.
In Magia, the capital of Sacred Grineer, the Pope was visiting a certain person's bedroom.
"How are you doing? Holy Knight Galan Regaldo."
"...Kyo, Emperor...His Highness"
"Oh, please stay where you are. It's going to be hard to get up now."
The owner of the room is Holy Knight Garan.
However, there is no trace of him back when he was active as an S-rank holy knight. He was completely thin and looked like he was about to die. His hearing and eyesight have deteriorated, making it difficult for him to communicate.
It's been a month since Iris cursed me with aging.
Treatment was in vain, and Garan was nearing the end of his lifespan.
"The information about the 'Witch of Time' Iris Silver Bullet that you risked your life to obtain. Once again, we were able to distribute it to various places. Thank you very much."
“Ah, ah, yes.”
"Holy Knight Lazard Rhoda is studying with his new wife."
After failing in their subjugation mission in Fairyland, they reported what they saw there to the church. And the demon religion recognized the witch Iris as a further threat.
As a threatening enemy who can manipulate time.
And Garan, who was cursed, immediately tried to lift it. However, he is unable to break the curse that accelerates time, and is now being lured to the brink of death.
"Ah...ah"
"Holy Knight Galan, thank you for your hard work in the long mission of the cathedral. Please rest in peace with God."
The Pope holds Galan's hand and prays.
May that soul rest in peace. And may you have peace.
Garan gradually loses his vitality, and his heartbeat also becomes weaker. His life finally ended.
"Please, leave the rest to me."
After saying that, the Pope leaves the room.
The next day, the funeral of the great Holy Knight Galan Regard was held.
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There was someone who felt relieved after hearing the news of the collapse of the Eris Empire.
It was ``Wakaeda'', a Black Cat executive. She left most of her belongings behind and ran away...she actually managed to escape from the Eris Empire and somehow survived. After escaping the destruction of the ``Gluttony Black Crystal Belze Material'', she realized her life.
"It was a terrifying experience."
"That was tough, huh"
"It's not someone else's problem, 'Hawk Eye'! It's that Hades! And 'Shinigami' almost killed me too, so it was a disaster!"
"Oh? Did you really make the Grim Reaper angry? You lived a good life."
"Yeah. I missed it. But that explosion might have killed the Grim Reaper as well."
``Takame'', who knew that Hades was the same person as the ``God of Death'', was surprised that he had not been killed. Wakaeda, who knows nothing, must be happy. There are even misunderstandings.
"Hey, Hawkeye. Don't you know of any safe countries?"
"I'm going to ask you a difficult question. Does that mean it's protected from monster threats? Or does it mean it's a country where it's easy to work?"
“Both!”
"Then let's sell the information for 30 million magi."
"It's expensive...Okay. It's here."
"You're ready."
Since they had already brought money to the negotiation table, the deal was easily concluded.
``Takame'' receives the case, opens it, and counts the money. For a while, the only sound echoing in the room was the sound of counting bills. Then he pulled out 30 million worth of banknotes that were inside.
"I got it exactly right. Now, when it comes to safe countries, my choices are three. The Empire of Loaza, which is north of here, is a country where it's easy to work. There's also less threat from monsters. Also. Kailuiaza is a country beyond the mountains to the east. And the Kingdom of Mole is further east of Kailuiaza. Is it around here?"
“Where do you recommend?”
"There's no difference in safety. Is it just your preference? I recommend Kailuiasa, where the food is delicious."
"It was at the end of the mountain to the east. Thank you."
After saying that, ``Wakaeda'' quickly left the room.
It must have been quite traumatic.
``Takame'', who was left in the room, muttered to himself.
"I don't think humans can defeat Hades anymore."
The purpose of ``Hawk Eye'' is for Sacred Grineer to self-destruct. I want to see him gather his power, challenge the ``king'' with his arrogance, and be completely crushed. That's what I want.
The plan is for it to be destroyed by the Seven Great Demon Lords of the Dibro continent, but if this continues, there is a possibility that it will be destroyed by the Hades.
“The human world may end someday.”
Is that a prophecy or a delusion?
still unknown.
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A sea shrouded in fog. There is a fairyland among them.
However, the fog was much thicker than before.
However, within the deep fog, there are some areas where sunlight can reach only a portion. That's the area around Fairyland. A clear space exists only in the center of the donut-like fog barrier. Thanks to the improved fog barrier, a large amount of sunlight was pouring into the Fairyland.
“…In the end, there was a bit of a struggle.”
Shu, lying on the roof of the Great Tree Temple, murmured this.
Even though they were searching for a safe haven and found a fairyland, they were suddenly attacked by humans. What's more, the people who came were the national army and two awakened holy knights. It was beyond annoying.
The most troublesome thing is the Holy Knight's sealing technique.
Even Shu was unable to act for a certain period of time.
"Well, I guess it's good because I was able to experiment with Divine Flame. I wasn't able to experiment with Darkness. Maybe I'll try using it somewhere sometime."
Shu has devised several techniques to break the seal.
One of them is ``Divine Flame'' and the other is ``Darkness.'' This ``darkness'' is the magic that Shu launched earlier. The magic circle was set to always stand by above Shu's head due to its fixed relative position, but it was not used in this battle.
Moreover, ``Darkness'' is the real trump card that Shu uses in situations where he cannot even use magic power.
I have no intention of exposing it to the public yet.
“Shu-san!”
"Don't appear suddenly, it's confusing."
"It's a practice to use magic equipment!"
Iris is able to master the magic equipment that manipulates time, so she often uses it in this fairyland. You can speed up time to quickly complete a stew, go back in time to repair a damaged weapon, or stop time and experience pseudo-teleportation. I tried various things to grasp its characteristics.
“So, how is your practice progressing?”
“Are you practicing differentiating the targets of time manipulation? I think it will still take some time!”
“It won’t be easy, will it?”
Iris' magical armor is area type. It is the ultimate awakening magic weapon called time manipulation.
Originally, he misunderstood it as an extended type of immortality, but upon awakening, he attained true power. Because it is an area type, time manipulation targets areas within its range indiscriminately. There, he practiced manipulating that range.
If you master it, it will be possible to stop just the enemy's time.
It truly is an invincible force.
“My God, Iris-sama.”
Alerianne came there.
Ripples appeared on the roof of the Great Tree Temple, and only the upper half of the body was sticking out. Same goes for Iris, but in terms of her abruptness, she's pretty much the same too.
"It's going to rain this afternoon. Please come inside."
"Oh, it's about time."
"Yes. It's the day when the forest is blessed with rain."
"Okay. Iris."
“Yes, it is.”
Shu and Iris nodded to each other and entered the Great Tree Temple.
Alerianne, who remained alone on the roof, raised her hands to the sky. Then clouds gradually gathered and the sky began to darken. Through her application of creating a barrier of fog, she has become able to even control the weather. It would take a considerable amount of magical power to create weather that would cause a disaster, but if it was enough to make it rain, there would be no problem.
Fairyland is a deep forest, so water needs to be supplied regularly. For that purpose, he developed a spell that could make it rain.
A drop of water falls onto Alerianne's cheek.
The number of falling water droplets gradually increased and began hitting the surrounding leaves.
There is a legend of a fairyland in the southwestern part of the continent of Surada.
If you find a fairyland, you'll have enough money to last three generations.
There is a medicine that can cure all diseases.
Blessed with the best luck.
There were various rumors, but there was always a warning at the end of them.
Never touch it.
That will bring about a dark end.
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