Hero’s Footsteps (1)
“Wow… These days, the Internet is buzzing with Hahoe masks. Well, I’ve been talking about it until it’s on the news. Maybe because of the influence of the video, I did a little mosaic treatment.”
“Still, I think you’re overreacting more than you think.”
“I can’t help but wonder. Isn’t this the first time that a being like the Bone Dragon has appeared on Earth? In addition, people in our country like that, so there are things that keep lighting fires.”
“Something like that?”
Seeing Heinz tilting his head, Jin So-ran grinned and mischievously continued.
“Why, put a K in front. These days, they say it’s a K-Hahoe mask. Did you say that you were also nominated for the Duyuno Club? Pooh.”
“…Hmm, that’s useless. Anyway, the important thing is roughly finished, so I’ll go ahead. The rest is for you, Jinso, to take care of yourself.”
“Ah yes! All right, Rod. Please go in.”
After finishing the small talk like that, he left the office of Heterosys and immediately disappeared into [denial of existence] and flew to his residence.
Of course, the real King Heinz II was still in Thalia Kingdom, and now he was using [Individual Projection].
‘I should refrain from projecting as Hans until my work in Japan is over. By the way, it’s Buncheonhoe…’
The recent clash between Hans and Buncheonhoe gave him something to think about.
This time, thanks to Heratos, I rather broke the trap and brushed it off, but that wasn’t a reason to look down on them.
‘It’s rather the opposite. If I hadn’t been careful, there would have been no other answer than canceling the summons. Against an enemy of that level, the undead were useless.’
In fact, it wasn’t that he didn’t take out the undead from the beginning.
I just gave up in the middle after realizing that in the fight against them, poor power would only hinder me.
It was only natural considering the fierce battle where he had to pour out black magic like a bombardment while running across the battlefield.
The undead, which were created as if they were made using only black magic on Earth without special materials and processes, had no choice but to be limited.
Of course, it would have been helpful enough if I had brought out the top undead members of the Undead Army…
‘Even until I created a subordinate subspace, I thought I could now summon the undead of the other world at will and use them… Well, at that time I didn’t know much about the law either.’
Unlike the awakened ones who deviated from the laws of the world, the undead of the other world, which moved according to their own system, collapsed as they were taken out of the earth, making normal operation impossible.
Except for Heratos, whose role as the heart was replaced by Hans due to the peculiarity of being a bone dragon.
In addition, it was impossible to send reinforcements through the transfer team when necessary, as in Auterica, so at the moment, there was no other way than to cancel the summons if it was dangerous.
‘Still, since I got quite a lot of quality materials this time, things will get better in the future, right? Salma’s undead preparations are also coming to an end.’
As such, they had high expectations for the earthlings and awakened undead, which are currently being painstakingly produced.
The level will be a little lower than in life, but the undead, which obeys the laws of the world while complying with transcendence, will continue to be helpful in the future.
‘In case you don’t know, the finishing work will have to be done on Earth. A process that requires a lot of time and materials can be done in another world, while the benefits can be enjoyed on Earth. It’s an environment that all Necromancers would envy.’
This meant that the additional corpses secured this time would be reborn as the highest level of undead in just a few days of Earth time, so the power was reinforced at a speed unimaginable from the perspective of the Buncheonhoe.
However, even that was still considered insufficient for a long time now.
‘That level of force was only the Japanese branch… including a small number of additional volunteers from China, right?’
The ones we dealt with this time couldn’t afford to capture them alive, so we couldn’t properly search their heads, but according to the information we’ve gathered so far, the Buncheonhoe isn’t just an organization limited to Asia.
However, if East Asia’s power was that much, I couldn’t even dare to guess how much power they would spread all over the world.
‘I’m not joking, if they make up their minds, they’ll be able to devour several countries right away.’
However, if he did so, the Buncheonhoe side would have no choice but to take unnecessary losses, so he must have chosen the current route.
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Maybe there is a country that has not yet been revealed, but has already fallen into their hands.
‘…No matter how much I think about it, Hans alone is not enough. More, more power is needed.’
No matter how strong Hans is, there are limits to what he can do alone.
In order to effectively block their ambitions, we also needed to increase the number…
‘They are too big to expect anything from the Returnees Association or the Awakened Management Organizations in each country. There is no law that prevents information from being leaked in the process of consultation with many people.’
Or maybe there is a spy in that important position.
Likewise, it was impossible to just believe in the ‘Those who are hostile to the Buncheonhoe’, which must exist somewhere.
‘I’d rather just do it all for myself. Well, if you really come face to face with them, I can give you any amount of indirect support.’
As expected, it was best to strongly nurture multiple avatars as planned at the beginning.
Perhaps the Buncheonhoe will never understand.
Why is the Hahoetal obstruction continuing so persistently?
And soon, not only the Hahoe mask, but also other hindrances will appear one after another to interfere with them.
***
[Hee hee hee!]
Less! Dalgrak-!
In the center of the northern mountain range of the Ion continent, surrounded by high mountains, there was a jet-black castle that rose all at once on a terrain that did not get much sunlight.
Not only is it cool all year round due to various environmental problems, but it is also overflowing with the energy of death due to the numerous undead that are densely covered around it.
It was an eternal labyrinth called by Hans, the King of Immortals, and a place called the Demon King’s Castle, tentatively called the ‘Immortal Castle’.
[I see, that’s great. Since I actively used Abyss, I think the maturation period will be shorter than I thought. Good work, Dwell.]
[This is too much praise, Immortal King! This is nothing!]
In the depths of the castle, the two skeletons conversed amicably against a background that made the otherwise dreary interior even more terrifying.
All kinds of magic circles engraved everywhere and bizarre-looking magic tools scattered here and there.
Some kind of biological tissue that seemed to be a sample showed off its presence while wriggling, and various experimental instruments placed neatly reflected the cool light.
On top of that, the blood-stained operating table is lined with bloody restraining devices that block the resistance of those bound, and there is even something like an incubator bubbling with an abyss—.
It was literally the ‘Laboratory of the Mad Wizard’ itself.
‘Actually, it’s not wrong because it’s a lab for rich people. Right now, it also serves as a workshop to create special undead.’
After taking a look at the liches around him, Hans turned his gaze back to Dwell, the head of the laboratory.
Thanks to the different flow of time, he was able to return from Earth without much burden like now, but even so, it was only once every 10 days, so he had no choice but to leave most of the work to his subordinates.
However, even though Dwell’s combat power was on the lower side compared to other executives, he was also a veteran Acrich who had lived far longer than Hans.
It was not that difficult for him to manage the undead process, and of course, he was able to buy the Immortal King’s trust by handling the work perfectly.
[Okay, then… these are the next ones.]
clattering-
And, thanks to that belief.
Hans dumped the corpses of the Awoken carefully selected from Earth onto the laboratory floor.
One man in a suit from Buncheonhoe, who could be said to be on the same level as Salma, and 15 corpses that were a bit inferior to him, but would be useful power if processed with great care.
[… Uh, that, do all these things in the same way as that friend…?]
[Kheheheu— Yes. All of these have separate work, so work with special care.]
[Ah, I see, King! Just leave it to me!]
It wasn’t that difficult, but the process, including the process of dealing with the abyss, couldn’t have been really easy.
Of course, there are a lot of things to worry about, and it’s a job that requires a lot of attention, but suddenly I’m in charge of so many things…
[Then I’ll come back next time.]
[···Yes.]
However, it was just a daily routine for Hans, who had become accustomed to this harsh work environment by taking many competent subordinates under his command.
In the first place, the Undead Army was a black company from the beginning, so it was inevitable.
After throwing a pile of work to Dwell, he moved around busily, checking the progress of the tasks he had instructed his subordinates and issuing new orders.
And finally.
[Okay, so I’m sure you know what to do next.]
[Girl… I will do my best…]
Hans finished everything, even with Olivia, and quietly disappeared from immortality again.
To finish what I was doing on Earth.
However, even after such a storm passed, there were people who maintained the same calm as usual…
Damn—!
“Wow, isn’t this really too much to do?”
“Oh oh! This is fun. Is there anything more difficult than this, Riley?”
It was Princess Riley and Hesperon, who were detained in the living quarters within Immortality and focused only on magic training.
Riley shook her head with a mischievous laugh as she gazed at a bunch of icy flowers blooming spectacularly from the garden floor.
It had been nearly two months since she had been held captive here, and more than a month had passed since Hesperon became a new tenant.
And the words she had just unknowingly uttered were words that had become her habit for about a month.
It stuck to my mouth so much that now it just pops out of habit.
“Heron, do you know what you just did?”
“What? What did I do wrong?”
“…No, there is nothing wrong with that. It’s just that you have just surpassed the level that I took over ten years to achieve. And that’s only a little over a month.”
“what?”
Riley sighed once more as he looked at him with a blank face and blinking eyes.
Now, the situation is different from when I was overtaken by Lee Se-ah in less than a month when I was 11 years old.
‘It’s been eight years since then… However, earning only a few days more than Se-ah’s was the limit, right?’
Even that, it took the time it took for her, who lacked talent for magic, to pass on all the knowledge she had only delved into in theory.
Unlike back then, now is not the time to receive help such as magic books or magic tools that are helpful for training!
‘Ah… Magic, I’m glad I didn’t work hard. If I had worked hard and been overtaken like this one after another, I would have broken my heart.’
When the princess was struggling to rationalize herself and control her mind.
Hesperon was reading the phrase that came to his eyes with blank eyes.
《The object has attained enlightenment through repeated training. Acquire the skill [Introduction to Magic]》
‘Indeed, I thought the level of theory was higher than I thought. This also happens.’
Princess Riley’s level as a magician was not very high due to her limited talent, but as the princess of the Empire, the teachings she encountered could not be of a low level.
In addition, his memory was good as much as his brain was good, so there was no distortion of knowledge, so it was not so strange that he had such a skill.
“Whoa, what’s good? I’m not even a real wizard anyway… This is just what I learned at the level of culture…? No matter what anyone says, I’m going to become emperor…”
“Ah— sure, Riley. So calm down.”
“Honor!”
When I slipped into her frowning muttering words, it reacted like a ghost again.
The two of them start bickering again.
However, all of this was preliminary work to appeal to the fact that Hesperon, a careless and naive young man from another world, was not yet familiar with the caste system.
I don’t know how much she knows about Earthlings, but if she didn’t take the medicine in advance, another Earthling… Isea could hear the story and feel a sense of incongruity.
‘Yes, now it’s time to move on to the next step. …to the princess escape scenario.’
Riley began to call him comfortably, as if he had become close to him for the original purpose, and as a bonus, he had taken his first step as a full-fledged wizard, so he had obtained everything he could get right away.
It’s a pity that she didn’t learn it in detail this time because she’s not interested in summoning magic, but if you stay by the princess’s side, you’ll have a chance later.
In fact, if you use Hans, you can learn it right away, but since Hesperon contacted the princess as an awakened person on Earth, it was necessary to become stronger.
‘Well…then how about… Huh?’
While I was thinking like that.
He hesitated for a moment at the message that popped up in front of his eyes again at an unexpected timing.
《Achievement Accomplished! I started walking the ‘road of salvation’ to save the world.”
《More than half of the living intelligences of the Auterica dimension have recognized you in your struggle against evil. As a reward, the privilege 「Hero’s Footsteps」 is granted.》
《You have achieved great achievements and have had a great impact on the world. Karma will rise further.”
Of course, of course.
That message was not a novice wizard, Hesperon, but a sentence that appeared in front of the hero ‘Heinrich Saint Landguard’.
