Talent Recruitment (3)
[Gigura… that’s very interesting.]
A low voice resounding ominously as if it would freeze the space.
However, since it was only a sound caused by the vibration of magic power, and it was not a human voice, I couldn’t grasp the emotion contained in it at all.
‘Whoa… Shit, how did this dog-like situation happen… Why did this happen?’
Andrew Weaver smiled servilely on the outside and hunched over, but on the inside he spat out all sorts of disgust.
From the reality he faced right away, to the change in attitude of Sianna, who had been his guardian, and to worries about the future, his head was on the verge of exploding.
‘Still, looking at the situation, fortunately, I don’t think he will die. . . . As long as you don’t die, you die.’
Unfortunately, since I had recently consumed a lot of points while strengthening my own skills, I couldn’t escape by ‘returning’ to Earth right away.
But how has he been collecting karma all this time?
Didn’t they safely and generously receive points just by sticking to the oath of reversal and obtaining the information they needed?
‘Yeah, in a way, it’s rather good. If the Immortal King started to move, it would be more advantageous to join this side rather than the Oath of Reversal.’
There were some who were optimistic about the situation as the full-scale invasion had not yet begun.
In fact, those with even the slightest knowledge were evaluating the current Immortal King as the worst threat ever.
‘Especially its mobility and concealment are lethal to large forces.’
No barriers can stop his movement, and no tracking can detect his location.
With just those two abilities, the game was already over.
It was because the existing strategy against the Immortal King, the method of ‘binding the Immortal Army with the Allied Forces and injecting a death squad to decide’ was blocked at the source.
‘yes! Right now, the Vow of Reverse Heaven is also conserving itself while only paying attention to the Immortal King, but at this point, let’s stick to this side at all. Then the points will be sweeter, right?’
Watching Sianna lightly gasp, it seemed like he could prove his usefulness through her.
And if you accumulate enough karma points like that…
Saaa—
At that time, Andrew shuddered involuntarily from the sudden strong chill, then raised his head slightly and looked ahead.
And.
‘Ugh! Shit, it’s a surprise!’
Before I knew it, I met eyes with the Immortal King, who had come close to me and looked him around.
Unknowingly, tightly closed eyes and head lowered again.
Because the mask had been shattered, the ferocious skeleton and fiercely blazing eyes were intensely pierced into his brain.
Even though I only looked straight ahead for a very short time, my heart was beating like crazy.
[Hmm.]
No, in fact, it was hard to keep my senses from the fear that relentlessly stirred in my head even now when I was nearby.
If it had not been for the mental strength that had grown by strengthening his unique skills and the assistance of [Myungkyungsu], he might have fainted.
And now, the experience has played a part in making his determination even stronger.
‘···yes. Now that I’ve collected enough karma, I’ll have to jump back to Earth as soon as the return points accumulate.’
The opponent is the Immortal King, who is no different from the incarnation of death.
Even if you saved your life now, there was no guarantee that you would be safe forever.
Rather than going there and regretting it for no reason, it would be better to fall for it right away when the opportunity comes.
Tuuk—
“Huh?”
But then, a black leather gloved hand grabbed the top of his head.
Even with gloves on, the feeling of hardness and coolness instantly amplified the ominous feeling.
[Ah—don’t worry. I have no intention of killing him.]
Hans just continued with an attitude that seemed insignificant.
[It’s just a light ban. Wouldn’t it bother each other if we just run away? Kkeukkeuk.]
“Oh ho ho, that’s right. Please do as the king wishes.”
Even in the midst of this, Ciana chattering beside him was quite annoying, but now Andrew had no time to think about anything else.
“Boo, Immortal King? Hans? Turn it off…!”
[Not Hans.]
Dark magic that pierces your head in an instant.
[My name is Hannibal Strauss.]
I thought that there was a strange mixture of annoyance in that voice, which was supposed to be emotionless.
Eventually, the Awoken from Earth, ‘Andrew Weaver’, became subordinate to the Immortal King.
And time passes.
Around the time when Hans, who had peacefully recruited talented people through home visits, was interviewing them.
sue-
A woman’s figure appeared beside them, like a cloud of smoke.
[Your Majesty… As you commanded… the purge is coming to an end…]
The raid, which focused on large aristocratic houses and underground organizations in the back alleys, went smoothly under Olivia’s command.
At first, it was for the purpose of attracting attention for a while, but since it started, it wouldn’t be bad to set them as an example.
‘Somehow, the empire, which is said to have the strongest national power, was so corrupt that it was beyond imagination. Of course, as a modern person, my standards may be too strict, but…’
Anyway, the selection itself was just self-satisfaction.
Now I’ve overcome it, but it doesn’t mean that I didn’t have an obsession that even traumatized me.
‘In the first place, I never thought that I, who is deceiving the entire continent, was good.’
This was no different from a selfish standard to protect one’s heart, not for others.
While Hans was immersed in his thoughts for a while, the eyes of Olivia and Sianna, who had come to report, met.
“Oh, hello? Olivia? long time no see?”
[Siana…]
At the reunion after 300 years, they greeted each other warmly.
The two had similar ranks and duties in the former Undead Army, so they were especially close to each other.
[Did you manage to still be alive…? I knew that he had finally died, so I expected him…]
“Oh, are you happy too? But do you wash those clothes? It seems like it’s the same clothes every time I see it.”
The two women had a friendly conversation with a soft smile, but unfortunately their conversation did not last long.
[Then let’s just step back. For now, Shiana, please settle the situation here and join us. There are still many things I want to ask you.]
“I will follow orders.”
At Hans’ words, Sianna bowed politely and answered.
I gave her a reprieve because she might have to use her position later, but since she was already a subordinate, there was no way to escape.
Of course, Andrew was the same.
And when she straightened her back, Hans and Olivia had already disappeared.
The Immortal King’s barrier that covered the mansion also evaporated without a trace.
Their departure was as sudden as when they came.
“…”
“…”
But Sianna and Andrew couldn’t say anything for a while.
If I opened my mouth for no reason, I was afraid that it would enter the Immortal King’s ears.
buzz buzz—
The silence was broken only when those who had passed out within the mansion woke up one by one, and the entire city busily moved to rectify the chaos.
“…Sister, I am disappointed. You sold me without hesitation.”
“Hey, Andrew? If dying early was your wish, shouldn’t you have told me earlier?”
Andrew, who had been complaining, responded with a sharper response than expected, and kept his mouth shut and looked at her.
Shiana wiped her face nervously, sighed deeply, and trudged along to settle the situation inside the mansion.
“Looks like you’ve changed the flag all of a sudden. I never imagined that things would suddenly turn out like this.”
As she began to mumble quietly, he quietly followed her, sympathizing with her.
It was a cautious tone, as if he was still paying attention to his surroundings.
“Is there anything you can do about it? I don’t know how they got caught, but there was no way for us to get out once they caught our eye.”
In fact, even though he was banned, he still believed in ‘return’ and only thought of putting up with it for a moment.
‘You can sneak back to Earth later. What will I do if I go to a completely different dimension?’
Surely that subordination wouldn’t have an impact beyond dimensions.
As if the Immortal King was chasing him across dimensions, Andrew had never heard of a being from another dimension appearing on Earth before coming to Auterica.
“Still, I like the fact that this Immortal King is handsome. I’m a bit picky about my face.”
“···Yes?”
Andrew, who quietly followed her, blinked and tilted his head.
I wondered if I had heard something wrong.
“Honestly, the Immortal King of the previous generation was a bit… far from being handsome. Think about it, Andrew. I don’t even have any eye candy among the undead that smell bad, can I be strong?”
“Uh… that, right?”
“In that respect, the welfare of this unit is quite good. Of course, it’s best to leave the military if you can.”
He took advantage of the gap in her speech to cautiously open his mouth when words that he found difficult to respond to came out one after another.
“Oh, but sister. A handsome man means that he just met… Immortal King Hans, no Hannibal? You’re talking about . . . right?”
“Isn’t it natural? Then who are you talking about… Ah! Well, you were human.”
She glanced at Andrew, shook her head in pity, and let out a sigh.
“How can you not recognize the charismatic eyes and radiance of that perfect head, and the jawbone exuding strength? The human sense of aesthetics is really uncivilized. Well, thanks to that, I can handle it easily, too.”
After saying that, the succubus Cyana gently brushed her pink hair and smiled bewitchingly.
In fact, her appearance was the crystallization of human aesthetic sense, but isn’t it instinctive to be attracted to things you don’t originally have?
“Whoa, anyway! Andrew, go back to your room and pack your things. Things will probably change a lot in the future, so prepare your mind.”
“Uh, yes… All right.”
At that, Andrew had no choice but to let go of nonsense.
The stormy night that brought so many changes to them was passing by.
***
“Kheung! This is amazing. The number of monsters has decreased noticeably over the past few days?”
The northernmost part of the Tulk Kingdom, the Iron Fortress.
Harley, who was dressed in a dress that showed off her physical beauty as always, looked around with a snort.
All he could see around him was the bloodshed of accumulated monsters, but the number he defeated this time was significantly reduced compared to a few days ago.
“Could this be related to the situation in the Principality of Rohan?”
Knock – Knock!
He put the magic stone in his hand into his mouth and chewed it, frowning.
If the border defense lines were not simply broken due to internal problems, but if the monsters were artificially induced, wouldn’t it be a much more serious problem?
‘Tsk, Siana, who was in the Empire, had nothing to do with that incident.’
In addition, she tried to track down the instigator of the Rohan incident, aka ‘revolutionary’, using the information she knew, but… Of course, things couldn’t be solved so easily.
“I see, it’s a nameless match.”
“Is that the famous dragon Harley? I thought it was an exaggerated rumor…”
When Harley entered the fort with a disgusted expression, a now familiar reaction greeted him.
From those who already knew him to those who saw him for the first time, awe and wary gazes fell upon him.
“Are you here, brother!”
“You did a good job today too, brother!”
Also, the mercenaries who bowed their heads and greeted each time he passed by were now familiar.
…No matter how you look at it, they looked much older than that.
‘I’m still 20 years old on Earth, and I’ve only been living in Autelica for about two years…’
However, Harley’s appearance, which had undergone plastic surgery to become a good savage warrior, was already worthy of his brother’s voice, so he could not bear to protest.
I just wave my hand at them.
And when he came out of the shower after entering his dorm.
A message had arrived in front of Harley.
It was also a very special message that departed from the Temple of Tarak and was delivered to the Mercenary Guild and Count Aonia.
‘Are you finally here?’
Of course, he already knew very well what it was about before he checked it out.
That would be too—.
It is Harley, who was selected as a candidate for the ‘Hero Party’.
Because it was an invitation to the Great Temple of Roselia in the Holy Land.
