Chapter 951 – 951.Yggdrasil (7)
I opened the door and carefully entered, sighing.
‘Ugh… As I live, I find myself sneaking into old people’s rooms.’
In the middle of the night with the help of the successor… No, he could sneak into the king’s bedroom in broad daylight.
‘No… If you count the times I entered the village chief’s house before, that’s twice…’
The village chief used to be a thief… How are you?
I grumbled and moved carefully.
But on the other hand, I felt worried as I moved.
‘It hurts again…’ .’
If earlier it felt like being pricked by a needle, now it felt like a nail was being stabbed in.
And through this, I was able to realize the main cause of my pain.
‘I wonder if that guy is up to something…’
Baron, the King of Dementia of Umbra, is lying on his bed.
Every time I got closer to him, the pain got worse.
Kang Han-na saw me like that and started to worry.
[This is what I suggested, but how about using a different method now?]
Kang Han-na, who proposed the sleep-in-the-dream, actually started to feel anxious.
I answered by nodding my head.
‘Do not worry. There is no problem with both temperaments. ‘It’s just a matter of physical condition.’
[That’s good, but…]
While in a sleep, no interaction with the ship is possible.
[If we determine that a problem has occurred, we will use Enel to restore it.]
‘But don’t just wake me up. If you think it is really serious, please come forward then.’
[… All right.]
With Enel, most problems can be handled.
‘I’m just going in for a bit anyway, so don’t worry.’
[All right. Be careful.]
[If you have any problems, please do not hesitate to come out.]
‘Yes, I will come back.’
With Kanghanna and Armonia worried, I cast Sleep Dream on the King of Dementia.
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The scene I saw as soon as I entered the dream was…
“Wow…”
It was a gorgeous castle interior.
It was so clean and gorgeous that you could believe it had just been completed.
It was a moment of admiration while looking at the inside of the castle.
“Huh!?”
Suddenly, with tremendous pain in my chest…
(Whoops!)
The gravedigger’s soul inside his body came out as if he had been forced out.
As soon as the gravedigger’s soul came out…
‘Huh? ‘Are you okay?’
Strangely, the pain I felt in my chest disappeared as if it had completely disappeared.
But the grave marker that came out of my body…
(Keuuuuu…)
He groaned, clutching his chest with his hands as if a nail had been driven into it.
“Are you okay!?”
(Trigram… It’s okay.)
Anyone can see that it is a lie.
It must be really painful to see a man who usually giggles like he’s manic like that.
It was only after seeing the gravedigger that I realized it.
‘The reason I got sick was because of the graveyard.’
I didn’t mean to place blame.
I just felt fortunate to know the cause.
“Sorry. I forgot and came back in with the spell of possession again. Let’s go out together now…”
(Huhhyohyo… There’s no need to bother. It will calm down after some rest.)
This too is a lie.
From anyone’s perspective, it was not at a level that could be calmed down by taking a short break.
However, there were some uncertainties about leaving right away.
‘Let’s just find out the name and abilities of the former king and then head out right away.’
Anyway, my goal was to find out information about the late king.
I figured there wouldn’t be any major problems since I could just achieve that goal and go right away.
“Please come back into my body first. As soon as I finish my errands…”
It was the moment when I tried to possess the gravedigger’s soul again.
The soul of the gravedigger who supported me…
Shoot!
“Uh!?”
It suddenly disappeared.
I was able to express the current situation in one word by looking at the missing gravedigger.
“… “Fucked.”
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It was 10 minutes later that the gravedigger’s spirit disappeared and he came to his senses.
It was such an absurd situation that I lost my composure without realizing it.
As soon as I came to my senses, there was one solution that immediately came to mind.
Release from sleep.
But as soon as I thought about that, I immediately shook my head.
“If it’s lifted and I’m the only one left out, I’ll be really screwed…” .”
If the gravedigger’s spirit remains in the dream, the problem can become serious.
So the next plan I came up with was…
“Let’s manipulate it.”
Dream manipulation using deep sleep.
If you manipulate dreams, you will be able to easily find the gravedigger’s soul.
The result of attempting to manipulate dreams like that…
“Ugh!”
I was so dizzy that I felt anemic, but I couldn’t manipulate the dream.
The story is…
“… “The dog is fucked.”
It means more fucked up.
I changed my plan as I started running down the ornate castle hallways.
“Let’s find the information about the late king later. “First, we have to find the gravedigger.”
The gravedigger was my soul partner who was in charge of one of the pillars of my possession skills.
It’s not just about ability.
There has been quite a bit of help I have received from him so far.
“I received something, so I can’t leave irresponsibly.”
A feeling of guilt greater than responsibility gnawed at my heart.
“Because I am strong, I don’t think I will be in a very dangerous situation…”
The problem is unknown chest pain.
The gravedigger will not be able to use his full strength as he is currently suffering from unidentified pain.
I started looking for the gravedigger and guessing the cause of the pain.
And there was only one conclusion to the guess.
“… “The gravedigger, the king?”
I wasn’t 100% sure.
In the past, there was a possibility that it was another being who had a gift for the King of Dementia.
But no matter how hard you try to reason objectively…
“No matter how much I think about it, he seems like a good king.”
I could not escape the conviction that the tomb keeper was a deceased king.
The gravedigger was the one who managed Neo Niflheim for so long that he even forgot his own name.
There was a possibility due to the timing.
While discussing the possibilities and looking for the gravedigger, a story he had told me before suddenly came to mind.
(The soul is energy. It is not a place to store memories.)
(Hoho… All the memories of the dead remain in the minds of the living.)
(There is a saying that the dead leave behind a name, right? That’s right. In order for the dead to keep their memories for a long time, they need to make others remember them while they are alive.)
The guess gradually began to solidify into certainty.
“The gravekeeper said he didn’t even know what he did in this life, let alone his name. What if the king who remembered the tomb keeper had dementia and his memory was lost…”
If the tomb keeper of the former king had lost most of his memory due to dementia, this situation would have been roughly correct.
Currently, the only one who remembers the existence of the previous king is the Demented King.
As my guess solidified into certainty, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“I am suffering because I have a good king in my body…” .”
If the gravedigger had had even a little more memory, he wouldn’t have tried to commit suicide in the first place.
But it wasn’t a situation where I was completely dissatisfied or annoyed.
“The reason I want to summon it anyway is to remove the curse. If you’re lucky, the curse might be lifted in your dreams.”
It was a moment when I was running down the hallway thinking positively.
Kwaaaaa!! Pakaaaaang!
“Huh!?”
A loud noise echoed through the palace hallways and shook as if there had been an earthquake.
And just then, soldiers appeared behind me and started rushing towards me.
“Hurry!!”
Soldiers passing me by…
‘Phew… ‘I’m glad I’m using stealth.’
Thanks to my habit of hiding whenever I was in a dream, I was not noticed by the soldiers.
The soldiers shouted as they passed me.
“Run quickly!!”
“We must protect His Majesty!!”
Shouts, roars, and earthquakes reminiscent of war stimulated my five senses.
I could sense it at that moment.
‘I guess I can just follow those guys.’
I thought I could find the gravedigger if I followed those soldiers.
‘If you find the gravekeeper, you will be able to find the King of Dementia on your own.’
This is the dream of the King of Dementia.
If you find the missing gravedigger, you will surely find the Dementia King as well.
‘One Plus One!’
As I chased after the stampeding soldiers, I intently overheard their conversation.
“In these times when the divine world is in turmoil…”
“They say war has already broken out in the God Realm.”
“Oh my god… “Then what happens to us?”
After listening to the soldiers’ stories, I was able to roughly guess the time period.
‘Ragnarok.’
It seemed like Ragnarok was just about to break out.
And at the same time, I knew what the situation was.
“I never thought the successor would commit a rebellion at a time like this.”
I could guess who the successor was.
‘It looks like he’s the king of dementia.’
In other words, it was a time before the King of Dementia took his throne.
Even after that, we were able to collect various useful information through the soldiers.
“In such a dangerous situation, why did the successor rebel?”
“Your Majesty is sticking to neutrality, but it looks like your successor wants to start a war.”
“You crazy warmonger… !”
“Shh! Are you crazy!? “What if we succeed in usurping the throne?”
“Don’t be ridiculous! Have you forgotten that we live such a peaceful life thanks to Your Majesty’s grace? “We must stop it at all costs!”
Through the conversations between the soldiers, we were able to find out the evaluations of the King Seon and the King of Dementia at the time.
The late king is a gentle saint
The Dementia King is a warmongering tyrant.
‘It looks like the gravekeeper had a similar personality even when he was alive.’
The image of the late king described by the soldiers was very similar to the grave marker.
‘As soon as he entered the dream, he instinctively realized that the tomb keeper was a good king and turned him into a good king…? .’
First, I roughly figured out the situation.
‘Looking at the commotion inside the palace, I guess the throne hasn’t been taken away yet, right? Let’s hurry.’
I came to the conclusion that I could meet the gravedigger if I followed the soldiers, so I followed them eagerly.
As I followed the soldiers down that gorgeous hallway…
“It’s the royal army!!”
We were able to reach a hallway lined with corpses.
Many soldiers had already been killed by the rebels.
As soon as the rebels saw the soldiers, they each grabbed their weapons and shouted.
“Don’t let the royal army pass through! “We must stop it until the heir takes the throne!”
Their purpose was to stop the soldiers.
And the soldiers’ purpose…
“Break through!! “We must quickly protect His Majesty!!”
The plan was to break through them and go to the former king.
The two units clashed and a bloody battle began.
But as soon as we fought, I got worried.
‘It’s a big deal.’
No matter how wide the palace corridors were, as the battle took place, they quickly began to clog like blood vessels clogged with cholesterol.
Even if they were in hiding, it didn’t seem like it would be that easy to break through.
‘I guess I should come forward too.’
I took advantage of the chaotic situation and changed the dead soldier’s armor.
And then…
Squeeze! Chaeaeang! Quaaaaang!
He began to use the Thunder Blade technique.
The Thunder Sword Technique, which was developed in conjunction with the Heavenly Wind God Technique, slaughtered the rebels in the center in an instant.
“Kwaaaaak!”
“W-what! “That guy!”
I began to break forward, slaughtering the rebels.
And the soldiers were surprised to see me suddenly rushing forward.
“Oh oh! Are you good at fighting!?”
“But who is it? Was there anyone among us who used swordsmanship like that?”
“I guess I haven’t had a chance to show off my skills!”
“Now is your chance! Let’s take cover and break through!”
“Oh oh!”
Perhaps because they were royal troops, they were quick to notice and started following me.
If I had broken through alone, there would have been many dangerous situations, but thanks to the soldiers providing cover, I was able to quickly break through the rebels.
“What are you doing!! If it goes through like this, we will die… “Kwaaaaak!”
Thanks to my recklessness, the situation was reversed.
“Good! We’ll stop the rest. Go to your Majesty quickly!”
Thanks to the help of several soldiers who stopped the rebels, they were able to head to the former king without fighting any more.
The soldiers showed interest in me all the way to the King.
“… “Do you think he’s not a member of our unit?”
“… Huh.”
But they were just on guard and didn’t really stop me.
“It must be a secretly operated soldier. In this situation…”
“But…”
Fortunately, they seemed to have decided that I, who killed the rebel, could not have been an enemy.
I received so much attention from the soldiers, but inside…
‘Ha… I want to take off my armor. It’s cumbersome…’
I grumbled about the stuffy armor.
‘I need to find the gravedigger quickly so I can take it off…’ .’
It was the moment I ran away, grumbling like that.
Quaaaaa!!
“Uuuuuck!”
“W-what’s going on! This!”
There was an earthquake so big that it seemed like the castle was collapsing.
And at the same time as the earthquake, a huge sound of laughter that seemed to split the hallway came rushing in like a lion’s screech.
“Khahahahahaha!”
“No way… !”
I started running at full speed towards the place where the Lion’s Roar was spreading using the Heavenly Wind God Report.
“Go, go together!!”
Soldiers already far away…
However, I ignored their cries and used the divine method, drawing out as much strength as I could from my dantian.
‘Please… !’
The place we arrived at after desperately using divine law…
“At las!!! At las!!!”
A being like Count Dracula wearing a red cape…
“It’s finally my world!!”
He was holding the gravedigger’s chest piercingly with his arm.
