Second Continental Summit (4)
Tulc Kingdom located in the northwestern part of the Ion Continent.
Chara—
In the middle of a city, glittering light powder was flowing proudly over a fairly wide area.
The softly shining sky, the translucent shimmering buildings, and the streets where there is not a single person standing out of proportion to the scale.
The scenery where all of these things harmonized created a dreamy beauty as if it were a country in a fantasy world.
However, there was one fatal problem in this city of light that we couldn’t just admire…
Wow!
Koo-!
It was that, right now, there was a big, white neighborhood that was still smashing through the city.
[———!]
A strange echo spread around the giant.
Although all of its nose and mouth needed to emit sounds were blocked, the creature had the ability to cause serious damage to its surroundings with the destructive energy contained in its suppressed sounds.
Of course, in this space—.
“Let’s finish it now. Harley, please!”
hahahaha! Now, lie still!”
Although there was not a single person who was weak enough to be affected by it.
[———?!]
And the white giant, whose legs were already tattered from a considerable battle, did not have the strength to withstand the leg slaps that his knee-high body rammed with all his might.
Whoops-!
A huge giant collapsed on the floor with a tremendous noise.
The impact caused the translucent buildings scattered around to scatter all at once, but no one in the party paid any attention to it.
The giant fell to the floor and soon after, his head was cut off and his head split.
Hard!
The fist-sized core that came out of that head became Harley’s daily bread.
“How amazing. It’s the first time I’ve seen it in person like this.”
When the corpse of a huge white giant whose core has disappeared is slowly crumbling from the tip.
Saint Riesta, who was approaching Harley with the party that began to gather one by one, looked at him with sparkling golden eyes.
“…You really control the madness of the abyss. I don’t think it’s a racial trait… How could this be?”
“Um, well, let’s come? It just happened!hahahaha!”
She stared at him smiling with her narrow eyes, but there was no way she could figure out Harley’s secret just like that.
“Well, as long as there are no problems. If the Lord has tolerated it, there must be a reason!”
She finally shook her head and backed off, even though she showed a hint of pity.
“Still, it ended earlier than expected. Thanks to the saintess’ barrier, we were able to minimize the damage to civilians. It was quite difficult because it was a fight inside the city.”
“Ah, saint. You guys who defeated such a huge giant are more amazing than me! Am I just giving you a little help?”
“Isn’t it thanks to the saintess that I was able to immediately notice the guy’s appearance in the first place and come all the way here? If it was even a little late and the giant started rampaging in a city this size… The sacrifices it would cause would have been immeasurable.”
As Heinrich said, opening his mouth with a soft smile.
The reason why they were in this place while participating in the summit meeting was because Riesta’s sensing ability was activated just in time.
Fortunately, the meeting on the second day had just concluded and right after the dissolution was announced.
In addition, the spawning area was also a city that could be moved directly through the gate of the temple.
‘Thanks to that, her saintess made her first debut properly.’
From searching for giants, to forming quarantine spaces that allow you to fight without caring about your surroundings, to all kinds of buffs that assist those in battle.
It was truly a feast of the high-ranking s*x law that could be called a saint.
‘That doesn’t mean there is no damage to the city, though.’
No matter how much they sensed the signal in advance and moved immediately, it was inevitable that it would take some time to convene and move the party.
It is inevitable that sacrifices that could not be prevented occurred in the process.
Of course, that was only a hemostasis compared to the originally expected damage.
“…It’s already time like this. Shall we go back then? Shouldn’t we have a quick rest for tomorrow’s meeting?”
“Ah! Yes. It was my first time fighting like this, so I was crazy.”
Not only did the invasion of giants come at any time, but the frequency of their appearance was increasing.
Of course, they couldn’t do everything, so when it was unavoidable, we had to leave it to the elites of each country…
‘Still, if conditions permit, it’s more efficient in many ways to move ourselves.’
The same goes for minimizing damage, and recovering the giant’s core.
“It’s fortunate that even the Immortal King is quiet… Why? What makes me feel so insecure It’s like, it’s like a last breath before something big happens…”
“Hmm, don’t the Immortal King think conquering the continent is a kind of play? This must be a kind of entertainment. Whether it’s a summit meeting or whatever, do as much as you can and try your best.”
“I’m glad then. But somehow you feel like that’s not all there is? Whoa— I tried to hold it in during the meeting, but today I want to see Tion and Mew…”
It was a familiar name.
These are names I’ve heard before…
‘Ah! Those worms. Was he still alive?’
Well, it might be natural for her to live a long life after receiving the blessing of her saintess.
Heinrich soothed her as she bit her lip as if she was uneasy about something, and moved to the temple again with her party.
‘…But did you suddenly hear that? For some reason, I also feel anxious. I guess I need to reinforce my party members.’
Of course, as long as the Immortal King is on one side with this side, it won’t be as serious as Riesta was worried about.
Maybe if there is a problem, it will come from the other side?
For example—the Oath of Reversal.
‘Yes, I left the remnants alone for too long on the pretext that I had a lot of other things and it was troublesome to find them. No matter how long it takes from now on, I’ll root them out first and see.’
Until now, they had been searching steadily, but it was not easy to catch the traces of them, as if they also started to hesitate after catching them.
If this happens, there must be some movement to catch the tail or not, but there was no particular guy other than the instigator of the southern coup.
‘Once the summit is over, we’ll have to rob the South right away to get additional information. In the meantime, I’m also solving Harley’s request.’
If you deal with them one by one, you will be able to reach the end somehow.
Leaving behind the saintess’ worries and worries, the warrior party entrusted the rest of the work to the kingdom’s army and returned to the Great War of Roselia.
Still, the Continental Summit was in full swing.
***
As in the first round, the meeting took place over several days.
In fact, since the issues were so serious and many forces were intertwined, it was only natural that this would happen.
Also, among the agenda, there was something about the recruitment of the death squad…
Seeing that the party of warriors led by Heinrich was cruising so fast, unlike the first time, other people seemed to be quite interested.
‘Looking at the current situation, he must have judged that it wouldn’t be too dangerous. I must have felt sick to my stomach because it seems like I’m gaining fame easily compared to what I’m doing.’
Anyway, this was what I was hoping for, so it would be good if there were many candidates.
In the process, the first person on the list was Lydia Granwood, a high elf who had come with Lafori as his successor.
She was already well acquainted with her fellow high elf, Harris.
As warlike as an elf, she was a female warrior who led the ‘guards’ in charge of battles in the Elven Kingdom.
‘Elven Spirit Archer! This is also a romance. Harris is still growing, so it was a pity that she couldn’t be used right away.’
And, as another candidate, I wanted to appoint a vampire with more than true blood, who is suitable for the assassin position…
“By the way, is it okay to leave Talia Kingdom as it is?”
Before Heinrich could finish his thoughts, Kayla McClair, Vice President of the Republic of Zefia, brought up the topic first in the middle of the conference room.
Standing up from her table with her determined expression, she slowly looked around her and made eye contact with her other representatives.
“A country ruled by vampires who gain eternal life by extorting the life force of its citizens. Couldn’t that be a proper country? Regardless of whether it is a kingdom or a republic, how can we tolerate the use of humans as livestock!”
Cayla’s eyes sparkle as she confidently spits out words that others have deliberately left out.
Even though Heinz II had deliberately killed her spirit unlike her first day, her attitude was overly courageous.
‘Hmm, although I can understand it.’
As a result of preliminary investigation, she had a past where she lost her young son to a powerful vampire.
She was still missing to be exact, but she could have been virtually dead after that period of time had passed.
‘It’s probably the work of the Obipo Clan located in the eastern part.’
However, it would have been excessive greed for a woman who lost her son because this side was unfair and wanted to be separated according to her clan.
To her, her vampires would all just look the same.
‘Rather, it’s easier to endure until now.’
Her responsibilities as head of state and her position as vice president may have made her more cautious.
However, it was only now, after a few days, that she came forward…
“Hmmm, sure it is. To be honest, I have a lot of worries from the point of view of neighboring countries.”
“Hasn’t it been years since then? There is resistance to accepting it right away. How about some sanctions for a certain period of time so that people can feel at ease…”
“Hmm, I agree.”
The representatives of the 3 Kingdoms, neighboring kingdoms of Thalia, carefully supported Kayla’s argument.
‘I see, I approached it politically.’
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It was certainly the most sensible means.
After all, vampires have been enemies of mankind for a long time.
In addition, the other representatives, including Princess Riley, the representative of the empire, did not say anything, but seemed to sympathize with him in their hearts.
Perhaps, considering the position of the Church that accommodated the vampires, he was only sparing his words.
“Hmm? It’s a sanction…”
And Heinz’s reaction to that.
“Yeah, I don’t know what I can do. If you can, try it somewhere.”
It was a head-on breakthrough that went so far as to be shameless.
As he finished his words, Heinz II clasped his hands and smiled coldly.
The cool energy that had been suppressed in his body slowly bloomed.
“…”
“… Kuhm.”
As if the reaction was unexpected, the representatives busily exchanged glances.
He might have expected that if he poked him like this, he would look embarrassed.
In the first place, the church accepted the vampires of the Kingdom of Talia in order not to make more dangerous enemies in the current situation.
In other words, even if you set the day, there is no way to do it right now.
Their argument was reasonable, but ill-timed and unrealistic.
There…
“Sleep, calm down. Heinz? Could you calm down?”
“···Hmm. I will.”
“Right now we are facing a serious crisis. Even when we can join forces, it won’t help the current situation if we dare to stir up trouble.”
In fact, he was on the same side as the saint of the church, so it must be shocking.
Representatives from each country spread a subtle aura and reluctantly nodded one by one at the voice of Heinrich, who spoke softly but firmly.
And while the fuss subsided for a moment, Vice President Kayla, who was the instigator of this incident, naturally sat back and watched the situation, as if he had reacted violently.
It’s like he didn’t even want things to develop in the first place.
Heinz released his hand from his grip and slowly stroked his chin.
‘···Kayla McClair. Was the purpose of sowing seeds?’
Originally, the catastrophe did not come out at once, but it was the accumulation of discord and dissatisfaction that had accumulated from before.
Although it has been easily sutured for now, the conflict that occurred this time will continue to hinder harmony in the future.
In a way, it was a long-term big picture, but he had no special feelings about it.
No, on the contrary, it made her even more interested.
‘Really, it must be quite usable?’
Right now, she’s taking the position of antagonizing all vampires, but isn’t that a matter that can be completely different depending on how this side does it?
If only I could direct that rage in the right direction, toward the Obipo Clan…
‘It will also be helpful in defeating Obaipo hiding in the Republic of Zefia.’
She also said that if she could only clean up her dwarves, she would have control over virtually all of Auterica’s vampires.
A few minor clans may remain, but at least 90% of them will come under his command.
‘And that’s when this Heinz II becomes the true vampire king… Hm?’
But the moment he was soaked in sweet dreams.
Unexpected changes were detected on Earth.
***
It’s time for the surroundings to start getting dark.
[···What is this?]
Hans, a global star who is in the midst of exploring the Japanese archipelago, stopped in mid-air due to a sense of incongruity while entering downtown Osaka.
‘Barrier? Is it the other side of the world? No, something different. This is… It’s like being transported to another dimension…’
The spatial coordinates were tangled, so it was impossible to get the proper phase, and the outer wall of the barrier that could interfere in any way could not be detected.
Truly a perfect otherworldly environment.
Hans’ skull tilted slightly.
Because without even realizing it, he realized that he had fallen into a trap set by someone.
If it was a fairly high-level unique skill, there was nothing particularly strange about it, but I couldn’t help but feel very bad about it.
“I see, at this level, the other guys are helpless.”
At that time.
Similarly, the voice of a being he did not recognize echoed quietly from behind.
“I never thought there would be someone who would do crazy things by holding the ‘death of the world’ in their bodies.”
Hans turned around and looked at the person who was talking to him.
The existence, which had a vague presence until the moment I saw it, began to radiate breathless momentum once it was recognized.
“Even though the body seems to have died, it’s amazing that you’ve maintained your self. You seem to have a fairly unique unique skill?”
No, looking back, he seemed to be an ordinary young man after all.
… He’s like an extraordinary old man.
Maybe he is a ghost or an illusion.
“I like it very much.”
He looked at Hans and smiled as if he was delighted with the elusive existence.
