Episode 168 Separate action
Serua stopped shaking.
“My royal power?”
"That's right. It's a magical weapon that resides in the Heiren family's bloodline. That's holy light."
"But Enji-sama, I thought the crisis-sensing magic armor was a royal magic armor."
"That is the power to foresee the Scarlet King's resurrection. That power has been inherited, and that is why the Holy Grineer does not use the power of the Miko of Prophecy on this country. However, with only such superficial power, the Heiren family It's not like I'm entrusting the monitoring of the Scarlet King. The secret magic equipment known only to the past emperors, a small portion of the demon religion, and us, the guardians of the Roka tribe, is the power to defeat the Scarlet King. ”
This surprised not only Serua but also Iris and Sink.
Magical equipment is a unique ability that appears in people with advanced magical power, and its fundamental nature is determined to be one. It may be applied and output as various forces, but the original force is one. Iris can also use the magic of time manipulation to make her targets grow older, stop time, and use powers like self-regeneration.
It was said that two completely different magic outfits could never reside in one soul.
Enji's words overturn that.
"It's no wonder you're surprised. The hidden magic armor is revealed when we, the guardians of the Roka tribe, release the seal on the heirs of the royal family's power. It's called the holy light sealed in the Heiren family's bloodline. The secret magic outfit.”
“Then, when you become emperor, the ritual of greeting your guardian is...”
"It's to break the seal."
“I guess so…”
This is certainly hopeful information. If Serua awakens to the holy light and uses it to her full potential, there is a possibility that she will be able to subjugate the Hiou. That's why the bloodline was chosen for this purpose.
However, there is a big problem.
It was Sink who noticed it.
"Um, Enji-sama. In order to obtain that holy light, we must borrow the power of the guardian, right?"
"I agree"
"Ah, uh... the guardians in the three towers are no longer able to maintain the sealing technique. Maybe the other guardians are too."
"It's okay. You're not dead. No matter how genius Gladio is, he can't kill us in a short amount of time. I think he's just stopped moving in some way. But it's only a matter of time. As time passes, it will be advantageous for Gladio. Right now, he may be concentrating on reviving the Scarlet King, but once that's over, he'll come and take out us guardians."
"You can't even take it easy."
"The seal will be broken in three days at most. The earliest it will be is today."
"today……"
In normal times, it would only take a day to visit the guardians and have them remove the seal. However, it is certain that something happened to the guardians except for Enji.
And even if Serua successfully obtains the power of the royal family, she must use that power to fight against the legendary Scarlet King.
That's why Enji asked.
"Selua, are you prepared to defeat the Hiou within today? And are you two prepared to protect Selua and fight against the Hiou together?"
"I……"
If that is the duty of the Heiren royal family, Serua intends to fulfill it. Originally, she was the next heir to the throne and was also responsible for protecting her country. Although the capital has now disappeared, the Faron Empire itself has not collapsed. As the only royal bloodline, we must rebuild the country.
I am determined to defeat the Scarlet King, who will be an obstacle.
"I... will defeat the Scarlet King. Please, Enji-sama. Please give me power."
"That's a good answer."
"It's also for Kanon. To bring Kanon back to life after I let him die."
"I see. Are you planning to use it as a bargaining chip with the Holy Grineer?"
"Yes. I heard that that country has developed a magic that can revive the dead. However, there are strict restrictions on its use. Therefore, I will defeat the Scarlet King and obtain the right to do so."
The magic of resurrection is controlled by the demon religion rather than the sacred Grineer. It is usually carried out when someone dies which is a loss to humanity. Or, if the demon religion recognizes it as a great achievement, it may grant that right.
Kanon, who was just an ordinary guard, will not be brought back to life for the former reason.
However, the latter reason is possible. I was sure that if he had achieved the feat of subjugating the Scarlet King, he would easily hand over things like reviving the dead.
Seeing his determination and determination, Sink opened his mouth.
"I'll do it too. I became Serua-sama's bodyguard at my adoptive father's request. I'll cooperate in order to repay my kindness to my adoptive father who raised me and taught me how to use a sword. Also, uh... I don't want to burden a woman with such a burden."
"Hey, you look nice even though you're so scared. Is that your true nature?"
"Well, to be honest, I'm also disappointed that I still lost to that guy named Gladio."
When Gladio and Rosetta took away the key to unlocking the tree, Sink stood up to him but was defeated in an instant. Although he survived thanks to Iris, he should have died at that moment.
"Now that I think about it, Enji-sama. I understand about Gladio who attacked us, but who is Rosetta?"
"I don't know anything about him either. But I sensed a presence that wasn't human."
"I didn't expect it to be a monster...it's true that there are monsters that look more like humans."
"There's a high possibility. Considering how you manipulated Serua, I think she's in the vampire lineage even within the immortal genus. It's blood subordination or the magical eye of enchantment."
"We may need to take measures against that."
"Anyway," Enji interrupted, turning his attention to the last remaining Iris.
"What are you going to do over there? But now that I know this much secret, I won't just say I don't like it. I'll keep you isolated here until the subjugation of the Scarlet King."
"Eh..."
"This is to prevent unnecessary chaos from spreading. Besides, I plan on having you work here even after subjugating the Scarlet King. Now that you've heard the secret, you can't go back to being an ordinary person."
It's a bit late since she wasn't an ordinary person to begin with, but as Iris, it's bothersome to have her movements restricted.
You can try to escape by force, but it would be troublesome if you were later found out that you were a witch. Shu and Iris' faces are being lost to history due to the information manipulation by ``Hawk Eye''. Even so, if you use power, there is a high possibility that you will be associated with it.
If you want to be careful, it's best to follow suit here.
It was Iris's fault for somehow following along.
“I can’t help it…haa.”
Iris was prepared to be scolded by Shu when she returned.
By the way, it's also unfortunate that even though she was asked to assassinate a member of the royal family, Serua ignores her even when she realizes that she is a member of the royal family.
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Meanwhile, Shu, who was temporarily separated from Iris, visited the center of the Sea of Sealed Trees. It is a seal that an awakened magician once risked his life to activate. If you enter the Sea of Trees, your magical power will be forcibly absorbed, and you will not be able to approach the great tree in the center due to the curse of hesitation.
The only way to avoid that curse is to obtain the key to break the seal.
However, it would be a different story if he had the power to surpass that awakened magician.
With Shu's death magic, curses are meaningless and he will be killed.
“I expected it based on the technique, but I guess it was here.”
And Shu finds the previous customer.
Gladio and Rosetta are trying to break the seal on the Great Tree.
"Who are you...?"
"I can't believe you came this far. I can't believe you're just a normal human."
“It doesn’t matter who you are.”
Gladio takes his stance lightly.
Then, multiple magic formations were deployed. Gladio is suspicious of Shu, who doesn't move into a fighting stance, but he disappears from the scene. The place where it appeared was behind Shu. A strong palm was released towards my empty back.
However, that blow was completely blocked by a magical barrier.
"what?"
Even though it wasn't a full-power attack, Gladio was surprised at how easily it was blocked. But he was a warrior, and his turmoil quickly turned to calm.
The next blow was delivered with enough force to disintegrate the human body.
However, Shuu turned around and caught him. The magical power she had put into it disappeared, leaving her with only a slightly more powerful palm.
"It's space magic after all. However, that technique has a clear weakness. The coordinates of the destination are drawn on the magic circle, aren't they?"
"You're an idiot. You read it in that instant!?"
Honestly, there's nothing wrong with Gladio. It would be impossible to instantly read and understand the spell written on the magic circle. Extracting coordinate information from spatial magic, which is a particularly complex technique, is not a human skill.
Rosetta interrupted Gladio, who had stopped moving, her red eyes glowing.
Shu feels the sensation of being interfered with by magical power.
However, it has no effect on Shu, the ``king''.
“Charm…or the magic of subordination?”
If you were to activate a technique without a magic circle, it would be magical equipment, sorcery, or magic.
However, Shu determined that this power was magic.
They were able to tell that Rosetta was a monster based on her magical power. Normally, monsters construct their bodies with magical energy, so their flow is different from that of humans. If you master your senses, you will be able to discern the true identity of monsters that resemble humans.
“Is it something like a True Vampire?”
"Huh! If you can see through my true identity, I'll do it."
Rosetta loses her guard and carefully searches for Shu. On the surface, he appears to be a normal human, but in reality, he has hidden magical power that is being controlled perfectly and is refraining from being released.
The mutated magical power that cannot be hidden can be noticed by monsters who are magical life forms.
It's not a stupid monster that doesn't realize its absolute existence. Rosetta is.
"I can't believe...you!"
"There's no need to tell me what's next. That's the guy I'm aiming for."
“What if it’s me?”
"Your spatial magic. That's what I want. If you provide me with information calmly, I'll cooperate with your plan to some extent. It seems like you're trying to do something interesting."
Shu said so and looked up at Taiki.
The sealed tree, wrapped in something like mist or mist, still retains a huge amount of magical power. The sealing of this great tree that keeps the mutated ultimate magical power, blood magic in place, is done by the Awakened Magician with unlimited magical power.
And the key needed for liberation is now in Gladio's hands.
The pieces necessary for the plan are already in place.
From Gladio and Rosetta's point of view, there is no need for the uncertain element of Shu.
(...I understand. This man is higher than me now)
However, Gladio could not refuse Shu's proposal.
Because this is not a proposal but a threat.
It's an order from the ``King''.
At least he had no intention of going against Rosetta.
"Yes. As you wish."
He knelt down and showed respect to the ``King''.
And if Rosetta's cooperation cannot be obtained, Gladio will have no choice but to follow. If he follows Shu, who is already superior, to Rosetta, there is no chance of him winning.
"Okay. I'll take your suggestion."
Power is everything.
That's what Gladio has done as well. It was just that it was returned to me.
Gladio bit his lip in frustration.
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