Chapter 950 – 950.Yggdrasil (7)
When I returned to the heir’s room, the tingling pain disappeared.
‘It doesn’t hurt…’
At first, I was surprised that the pain was gone, but at the same time, I was relieved that the pain was gone.
As soon as the heir returned to the room, he sat us down and started talking again.
“Let me explain the situation.”
During the story, I was able to find out why the number 7 was given to the 7th successor.
“I am your Majesty’s seventh generation descendant.”
“…”
The 7th successor in front of us was the king’s 7th generation child, and that king had been the king for 7 generations.
“According to records, His Majesty was once a hero comparable to a god.”
A person so old that it was left in records.
“But how did you get that curse…” .”
“It is the curse of Yggdrasil.”
“Whoa…”
Yggdrasil…
This is a guy who really doesn’t go out of style.
The moment I sighed, Gekkosu entered the chat with a look of puzzlement.
└Guardian of the gay dick: You were cursed with immortality by Yggdrasil? Ask my name.
I asked the name as Gekkosu asked.
“Your Majesty’s name is Baron.”
And as soon as he heard the answer from the successor, Gekkosu started chatting with exclamation.
└Guardian of the gay dick: Wow! That old man is the Blood Shadow Lord!?
“Do you know someone?”
└Guardian of the gay dick: Aldamada… This is the guy who was on active duty during Ragnarok. I’ve never had a fight with him, so this is my first time seeing him in person.
According to Gekkosu’s explanation, he seemed to be a very famous person.
Although it was not a god or a demigod, it was a monster that ran rampant between gods and demigods.
“Bloody Shadow Lord…”
That was the old man suffering from dementia.
And that fame spread not only to me but also to the other members.
“There’s a commotion on my channel.”
“I know. “I guess he was a famous grandfather.”
The fact that other channels did not know about the existence of King Umbra means that the identity of King Umbra was not known to the public.
But the old man’s fame didn’t matter to us right now.
What is important for us right now is entering the Mountain of Darkness.
I asked bluntly.
“Is there any way to sneak in?”
I wondered if I really needed to ask permission to enter.
Whether it’s bribing a guard or having a successor provide a secret route… I thought there must be a way to get in.
However, contrary to my positive thoughts, the heir responded by bowing his head.
“I want to let you enter the mountain secretly, but… “It is King Umbra’s authority to open the entrance to the Mountain of Darkness.”
At first, I thought it was just a simple answer that they had no authority and should be blocked.
But it was different.
“It’s not just a concept of issuing permits. Only those who have officially become kings can open the entrance to the Mountain of Darkness. “It is impossible to enter without permission.”
It was said that it was impossible to sneak in without permission.
But there was something I couldn’t understand.
“I heard there were over 100 people up last season?”
Wedlock clearly told me.
Last season, hundreds of people entered the Mountain of Darkness…
But unfortunately, my doubts were shattered by the truth of the successor.
“They say you temporarily came to your senses last season.”
“…”
It seemed like he happened to be normal at the time, but then dementia came back.
The biggest problem is…
“The fact that I came to my senses is just something that is recorded. “He hasn’t come to his senses since I was born.”
The truth was that it was a story old enough to be recorded.
‘I can’t wait until I come to my senses…’
Wait until you accidentally come to your senses?
If you are unlucky, several decades… No, you may not be able to enter Dark Mountain until the end of this season.
While I was thinking about it, a question occurred to me.
“Then why are you telling us everything?”
He revealed to us the identity of the king that even the channel’s existence did not know about.
Not only was the king cursed with immortality, he was also suffering from dementia.
A state in which cognitive ability, let alone judgment, has been lost.
The successor freely revealed to us a secret that should not be revealed to the outside world.
We decided that there was definitely a reason for informing us.
“…”
The heir was silent and stared at me quietly.
Then he looked at me with a sigh and opened his mouth.
“I heard a rumor about you.”
“My rumor?”
Even if you didn’t want to hear it, you had no choice but to listen.
I had a hard time thanks to Chun-sik attacking me out of revenge, but I was able to reduce Umbra’s damage by that much.
In the process, my skills would have been greatly exaggerated and spread around.
“I heard that he is the strongest of all summoners in existence.”
“No. There are people stronger than me…”
Honestly, if we were to look at just her strength, Min Ha-yeon would be quite strong right now.
The last time I fought was in the Colosseum on the 3rd floor, so I don’t know exactly how good I am now…
“Haha… That’s a really scary story. There is someone stronger than you…”
The heir began to laugh heartily.
‘But… The level must be different in their situation.’
Min Ha-yeon and I… Even mid-spring and mid-autumn were already beings beyond the scope of humans.
From the perspective of the residents of Yggdrasil, we would be no different from demigods.
But surprisingly, what the successor paid attention to was not my strength.
“From what I heard… “I heard you can summon spirits.”
“Yes.”
Possession magician.
This is a job that allows you to summon most souls if you know their names and abilities when they were alive.
And at the same time, it was one of my main occupations.
After hearing my answer, the heir opened his mouth with a serious expression that he had not shown before.
“I have a favor to ask. “I would like you to summon the late king, who was the leader of your Majesty’s squadron.”
“Aha…”
I thought I knew why he was asking me to summon the king’s biological father.
For some reason, the king kept using the phrase “Father” When speaking gibberish due to his dementia.
That too negatively…
I wondered if they were trying to temporarily distract the king by summoning his biological father.
But what the heir said was different from what I expected.
“That method… “I think it’s the only way to kill Your Majesty.”
“… Yes?”
Kill me? Immortal? Also a king?
It was difficult to understand.
The heir stretched his body as if he felt both anxiety and relief at revealing his true feelings and began to explain the situation.
“As you can see, Your Majesty is no longer able to take care of state affairs.”
On the surface, it seemed like it was due to greed for the throne, but in reality, it was not.
“If the royal power continues to remain with Your Majesty like this, an irreversible situation will occur.”
According to the explanation, it seemed like he had been making every effort to lift the curse of immortality since he was the 4th successor.
But it failed every time.
However, when I lifted the curse, there was a person who came to mind.
“Hayeon, did you have the curse removal skill?”
Min Ha-yeon’s ability to lift Thanatos’ curse.
“Yes, I have a curse removal skill. Should I go and try it?”
I expected it to be a legendary skill, but…
“Unfortunately, temporary removal of the curse is meaningless. As soon as you lift it, Yggdrasil will curse you again.”
“…”
What is this damn tree thinking when it does something like this? .
The moment I felt a headache, I heard the heir’s voice reminding me.
“Only one condition… “If those conditions are met, the curse will be completely lifted.”
Even though there were conditions to break the curse, it had not been done for over a thousand years.
The condition to lift the curse is…
“It’s a feeling of defeat.”
“Feeling defeated?”
The conditions are too simple?
No matter how much he was a god-like hero in the past, now he was just an old man suffering from dementia.
‘I think one hit of honey chestnut will suffice.’
That is, if you try to hit the king with honey chestnuts, the guards will immediately attack you…
But the defeat the successor spoke of was different from the defeat I knew.
“I don’t mean physical defeat. “You must truly admit defeat.”
“Her…”
I thought that if I hit it too, it might happen someday.
But unfortunately, that method was of no use.
“For your information, your Majesty cannot feel pain due to the curse of immortality, and there is no need for treatment.”
“Her…”
“For reference, there is a record that the 5th heir beat His Majesty without stopping for over a week, but the record ends with the fact that he got tired first and gave up.”
“…”
Who would have thought there would have been a guy who put that crazy idea into practice.
‘… ‘Doesn’t it seem like a good ability?’
The more I listened to it, the more it seemed like a useless ability.
But looking at the king I saw earlier, it didn’t seem like it would be that good.
‘It’s true that it’s immortal, but it doesn’t seem like it’s immortal.’
Looking at the king’s face, all his features were already melting away.
Moreover, not even the immortals in the world could prevent dementia.
It was a moment when I realized once again how terrible a disease dementia is.
First, I knew the situation.
“But why are you asking me to summon the late King of Paris?”
That part has not been resolved yet.
As soon as the heir heard my words, he nodded his head with a solemn expression and answered.
“According to records, when His Majesty was the successor… It is said that he usurped the throne of the previous king.”
“It seems the King didn’t like it.”
“The problem is that it was taken by force.”
“Her…”
Okay… For now, I understand the situation up to this point.
However…
“Then isn’t it meaningless to summon someone who has already lost?”
If it was taken away by force, the being called the previous king was ultimately defeated by skill…
“That’s the record, but… “If you listen to His Majesty’s words to himself, it seems like there was something going on.”
“…”
But… I was shaking as I kept shouting for my father.
The heir straightened his posture and began to formally request me.
“I decided that the late king might have wisdom that we don’t know about. Please summon the late king.”
“Hmm…”
There was no problem with trying it itself.
But I wondered what would happen to me if the real king died after being called like that.
The heir read my concerns and spoke to me with a serious expression.
“Just in case, don’t worry about the future. “I will take full responsibility.”
Since he had already been looking for a way to inherit the throne in the past, it seemed like there would be no problem.
For example, the history of the 5th successor beating the king.
However, since it should not be known to the outside world, it would have been carried out quietly.
“For your information, I also asked Leader Ardia… “It failed.”
Ardia is like a monster not only to summoners but also to residents.
Even such a monster failed.
“If summoning fails to lift the curse… “I was planning to use your military force.”
In other words, they planned Plan A and Plan B at the same time using us.
“Of course, if you succeed, I promise you a big reward.”
In fact, our answer, even if it was not a reward, was already decided.
“Let’s do it.”
In the first place, you need the king’s permission to enter the Mountain of Darkness.
What we can do now is wait for the king to come to his senses… The only way is to replace the king.
“Thank you for accepting.”
“Let’s proceed right away. “Please tell me the late king’s name and abilities.”
“…”
The successor suddenly becomes silent in response to my question.
Everyone looked at the successor with a puzzled expression.
The heir sighed, perhaps feeling the pressure of the gaze, and barely opened his mouth.
“Sorry. “Most of the records of the late king have been erased, so we do not know his name and abilities.”
The reason the records were expunged was probably due to the current king.
Since he overpowered the previous king by force and became king, he probably wanted to destroy most of his records.
I said with an embarrassed expression.
“At least I need to know your name and abilities.”
“My thoughts were short. I never thought I would need to know your name and abilities…”
If you think about it, it wasn’t a strange situation.
The successor did not know exactly the abilities of the possessor.
Since it was my first time encountering the profession of possession wizard, I would naturally not have known how the summoning process worked.
It was a moment when I wondered if I should scrap Plan A without even trying it.
[Wouldn’t it be okay to go to sleep and find out?]
‘Aha!’
If you go into the king’s dream, you will somehow be able to find memories of the past.
It was a much more reasonable method than going straight to plan B.
I spoke to the successor.
“I have a way to find out.”
“Oh oh! What method do you use…”
Looking at the delighted successor, I asked a question rather than an answer.
“When does your Majesty sleep?”
“Now it’s time to go to bed.”
It seemed that even the king slept during the day.
‘Good, you can sleep even if you’re cursed.’
I spoke carefully to the successor.
“Then, please allow me to sneak into your bedroom when you are sleeping.”
