Second Continental Summit (1)
“It’s been a while, saintess. But it’s such an honor to even welcome you in person like this, isn’t it?”
“Whoops, what is it? This is nothing compared to the hard work of all of you who have been working hard outside.”
Lady Riesta, who responded with a similar smile to Heinrich’s words with a shy smile, soon turned her head to the other party members and continued to speak in a soft voice.
“You all worked hard. I’ve been hearing about your performance so far, but seeing everyone in good shape, I’m relieved. In particular, I heard that something big happened recently…”
It was referring to the fight against the white giant in Geos’ hometown.
As the moment he emerged from the scars of the abyss was captured, the Church had no choice but to react sensitively to him.
“Obviously, I struggled a lot back then. Unlike before, I couldn’t grasp the omens in advance, perhaps because it was a monster that came directly from the abyss. This is all because I am still lacking a lot.”
“Isn’t it natural that it is difficult to fathom all the will of the Lord God with a human body? Still, I think the mere fact that the Holy Son was there at the right time was the guidance of the Lord.”
One of the giants that came out so far was killed after causing enormous damage to the Imperial Army, and the other appeared in the Principality of Rohan and was driven to the northern mountains to face the elite of the main cult.
However, there was no way that the Baron of the Kingdom of Lesque could stop such a monster, which was much weaker than the Empire.
If there hadn’t been a party of warriors in that place, I couldn’t even dare to guess what kind of monster the guy who swallowed countless deaths and despair would have become.
…Of course, I wasn’t sure yet if it was a coincidence that we met like that, or if we were drawn to something.
‘I’ve received a lot of help from Chehai, and I’m worried about it in many ways, maybe because I’ve grown attached to the children. The orphanage that was close to the giant was also completely destroyed.’
Right after finally defeating the giant.
The warriors party made every effort to rectify the situation, but the reality was not so simple.
When it broke into the village, those who remained in the danger zone were evacuated by Isea as much as possible, but the number of those who were sacrificed before she could do anything was not small.
Residents mourning the death of an acquaintance, injured people suffering from wounds suffered during the evacuation, and even those devastated in the destroyed land.
There really was no total difficulty.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the giant’s corpse, whose core had been removed, began to crumble rapidly and then completely disappeared within a few hours.
All that remains are traces of overwhelming destruction.
After taking various follow-up measures such as treating the injured, they left the village in peace after Geos actively supported the village reconstruction and put pressure on the owner of the land, Baron Regas.
From the baron’s point of view, he had no choice but to pay special attention to the fact that a high-ranking aristocrat equal to a count would help restore his estate, which he had to take care of anyway.
“Ah! I’ve been holding you back too long. Everyone must be tired. I will guide you to a place to rest.”
“Come to think of it, I see. Thank you for caring me. Holy Maiden.”
The conversation with the saintess was short-lived, and as the dinner time was coming to an end, they decided to talk again tomorrow and left.
“Saint, Holy Lady. Then we’ll just go. Let’s go, Heron. To greet the princess.”
“Yep! I understand, Master. Good night everyone!”
It was now only two days until the start of the conference.
It was evening now, so after the night passed, there was only one day left.
Naturally, all of the participating countries had arrived at the Great Temple of Roselia, and the Azerion Empire, headed by Princess Riley, was no exception.
“Then I’m done too…”
Geos also heard that the Lesque Kingdom’s envoys had asked to meet, and headed to their place.
In fact, he was now a kingdom and a nobleman, and he had no regrets, but it was true that he was comfortable once he had a title, so it was unavoidable.
Above all, he should be alive and well as a nobleman of the kingdom so that he would support Chehai and his family, who were going through a lot of trouble.
hahahaha! It’s been a long time since I can taste the meat of Daeshinjeon! Then I’ll be gone before the restaurant closes!”
And when even Harley disappeared following the guide with excited steps, only Heinrich and Riesta were left in this place, excluding the attendants who were far away.
“Then, Mr. Heinrich? Can I talk to you in my office for a minute? I just got a nice tea, and it smells really good.”
“Well, then will it be? By the way, would it be okay if Riesta-sama didn’t rest? Actually, I wanted to tell you earlier, but you look very tired right now.”
“…Huhuhu, the meeting is now only two days away, so where will we have time to rest? In order not to burden others, it is not enough to check over and over again to make sure there are no abnormalities.”
For some reason, a gloomy shadow was cast over her face, which had always had a smile on it.
‘What? Then it’s not just about drinking tea…’
When he, whose thoughts had reached that point, took a step backwards without even realizing it.
Kwak-
Riesta returned with a smile on her face and grabbed his arm.
“I finished the preparations with the help of others, but this time I couldn’t help but feel uneasy, perhaps because I had a lot to deal with on my own. But how fortunate it is that Heinrich-sama came just in time!”
The golden eyes of a saintess with sparkling eyes.
As if she would never let go, her hand tightened her wrist tightly.
“Now that I don’t have much free time, I think I need to check again just in case…”
Certainly, during the first meeting, Heinrich and the saintess divided the work, and the parts that were difficult to decide right away were handled through mutual discussion.
Of course, even then, it was possible because of the help of the cardinals and other practitioners.
Even now, I wonder if they knew how to fill in the missing parts…
“Will you help me?”
This overly responsible girl didn’t seem spiritual enough.
“···All right. Anyway, I thought I would check it one more time regarding security. It was also what I was doing.”
How could I just ignore those golden eyes looking up like a cat in the rain?
She had tended to secretly rely on Heinrich, who was in a similar position to her, before, so it wasn’t strange that she was showing this now.
‘It’s something I’ve done once during the first meeting, so it won’t take too long to check it again.’
Then, with his consent, her face widened and her face brightened, she grabbed his arm and dragged him.
“Thank you! As expected, Heinrich-nim knew you would say that! Let’s go! One last thing to check! Especially this time, since there are things in the Kingdom of Talia, it seems like there will be quite a headache…”
As if it were her entourage, she held his arms tightly with both hands and led her to her own office.
‘… It’s going to end really soon, right?’
Judging by the situation, it seemed that I should ask for coffee, not tea.
***
One day until the holding of the summit.
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Although the meeting had not yet been held in earnest, the organizers, the denomination, as well as the participating forces were busy moving.
No matter how much they gathered because of a crisis situation, the opportunity to see the main powers of the continent in one place was not so common.
As a result, high-ranking officials from all walks of life spent their busy days not only collecting information through exchanges with each other, but also checking future policies and revising routes.
“Write— Jeop.”
But even in the midst of that, there were people who were spending a carefree day as if they had nothing to do with those things.
“These days, no matter how much I eat, my stomach goes blank. Is it because of that too?”
It was Harley, a large savage warrior who roamed the corridors of the Great Hall like a predator.
After having a juicy bout with the chefs of the 3rd Central Restaurant to commemorate his visit after a long time the previous evening, he had been enjoying food from the morning, wandering around the various restaurants in Daeshinjeon, as if breaking a seal.
It was possible because there were as many restaurants as it was large, but now I was on my way to the training ground for an after-dinner workout after enjoying a satisfying lunch at the No. 1 Central Restaurant.
‘It must mean that the energy storage has increased by that much. After all, it will inevitably require an enormous amount of energy to “Grow up”.’
“Giantness” Acquired after eating the white giant’s core.
The skill that settled in Harley’s body along with the enormous ‘madness’ was an intuitive ability to make the body bigger as the name suggests.
Although it was activated more efficiently than forcibly increasing the size with [Body Transformation], it was the same in either case that it required a lot of energy to use.
‘The same goes for ignoring the law of conservation of mass. I’m still lacking in proficiency, so the limit is around 7 meters.’
It was the result of secretly entering the mountain in the middle of the night out of curiosity about the skill and using it.
Also, it wasn’t long before I had to quickly release the skill and eat a late-night snack because of the rapidly rising hunger.
Of course, even if it was 7 meters tall, it was enough to put even the ogre, the tyrant of the mountain, on the floor, but it was also a size that was not filled with spirituality from the point of view of facing the white giant not long ago.
‘Well, if your skill level goes up in the future, you can raise it here. Rather, I didn’t expect to run into Patrick there.’
Patrick, the general secretary of the mercenary guild, reunited at a restaurant after a long time.
He was from the same faction as the previous mercenary king, Kanble, who died in the Immortal King’s raid, and when he was in danger of being overthrown, he approached Harley and proposed it first.
He asked if he would join hands with himself and aim for the position of mercenary king.
After that, he asked for one thing.
He would do the rest himself, so he had to build a reputation that anyone in the mercenary guild could recognize.
‘And so far, that’s going smoothly too.’
Like the famous first mercenary king— he was active as a warrior’s colleague.
It wouldn’t matter if he died on the way, but the current situation was an achievement that any mercenary could not help but admit.
Perhaps because of that, Patrick’s expression, which I just met, was also very bright.
As if everything is going smoothly.
‘However.’
Perhaps he was excited again, he shook Harley’s hand first, greeted her politely, and then left.
Without even imagining what Harley could do with just that.
‘The gap between the amount of muscle in the body and the actual strength of the muscles. It’s not that common, is it?’
It might not be 100% because it could be because of a special ability or magic tool that this side didn’t know about, but in fact, at this point, it was almost certain.
‘There are many people who have risen to a higher position than I thought. Well, it’s not that strange when you think about it.’
In fact, considering the special abilities given from the beginning and the additional corrections that enable rapid growth, that may be natural.
The problem is that in most cases, before you grow to a certain extent, you fall behind or give up on growth and only pursue safety.
‘I wonder what kind of unique skills he has. Seeing that he turned to administration, isn’t it combative? If you have useful auxiliary abilities like Andrew…’
Just like that, when Harley was busily moving his steps with dark thoughts—.
“Kkeukguk— are you that Harley? I’ve seen it before, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it face to face like this.”
A sudden unfamiliar voice called to him.
“Huh? What about the old man?”
Gorgeous tattoos covered all over his wrinkled face on his gray hair.
An old woman with a slightly bent waist holding a wooden staff with various ornaments hanging from it.
“Gyeukguk, because the situation on this side has not been easy. Still, I’m glad I can talk to you directly like this this time.”
It was Morna, the great sorcerer, the representative of the Confederation of Southern Calcos Tribes, the origin of the [Calcos Style Battle Inscription].
“Okay, can you give this old man some time?”
“What is it, old man? I’m a bit busy right now!”
He was grumbling on the outside, but quickly analyzed his opponent on the inside.
Come to think of it, it wasn’t just Patrick, the secretary general of the mercenary guild, who recommended Harley to the death squad.
That old woman, the representative of the tribal federation, was also included.
He only pretended to be a southern warrior on the outside, but he had never been there and had no acquaintance with him.
‘Even if it wasn’t so, I was thinking of approaching the southern side sooner or later. You mean the other side came to find me first?’
The coup that broke out in the south and the representative of Calcos standing in front of him calmly.
Perhaps there is some pitfall in this approach…
“Aren’t you interested in ‘The Imprint of the King’?”
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There’s nothing to lose by chatting for a while, and even if the other person is plotting something, you’ll be able to get additional information from him!
‘I feel a sense of déjà vu.’
Didn’t Patrick, whom I just met, take this approach at first?
From the mercenary king to the imprint of the fighting king.
Those who approached him with intentions were bewitching him by making sweet suggestions one after another.
“Oh! Have you ever heard of that! I heard that the effect is very good?”
However, Harley, a real man, didn’t care about that and took the bait.
With a bright smile that exposes your teeth wide, making your hamstrings tingle just by facing the weak.
‘I said that was the end point of the engraving tech tree, right?’
It is true that the imprint has not been able to show a big presence these days because they have been overdoing their outside powers under the excuse of being Yongin.
In addition, it was a situation where even the [Giantness] that I had just acquired was not fully resolved…
‘Originally, the more skills you can use, the better! This isn’t an opportunity that comes easily.’
Originally, human greed had no end.
