197. Advent (2)
There could be many signs that the world is doomed.
As often appears in movies, there are things like melting ice caps in the polar sea or observing solar flare explosions.
And in the Artarian world, the sign of the end of the world was the disappearance of the sun.
Fortunately, the sun did not completely disappear, but appeared to be hidden behind a cloud.
If the real sun had disappeared, the world would have become a dark place and winter would come and many animals and plants would have frozen to death.
Fortunately, the world hasn’t changed that much yet.
However, just like the sky in the demon realm, the purple sky was empty and kept its place.
And a huge floating star floated in the eastern sky of the Empire.
The floating castle looked like an island floating in the sky.
Yoon Ah-hyun called the floating castle Laputa. It is one of the three legendary cities along with El Dorado and Atlantis, and is the Laputa of Gulliver’s Travels.
“But why did you build a castle in the air?”
“… Because Helya wanted to become a god.”
You want to become a god, so you floated a castle in the air?
Come to think of it, even in Dragon’s Strongest, Helya once muttered that she wanted to become the absolute.
Numerous messages poured into the word God.
[The most beautiful goddess claims that the life of a god is free.]
[The goddess of wisdom warns that wax will melt in the sun and fall.]
[The King of the Underworld is interested in the current incident.]
And maybe the reason for covering the sun… .
“Because I am a vampire, I must have covered the sun.”
“right. And if I were Helya, I would have raided the seven sealed demon lords and obtained all of their powers.”
The Seven Demon Kings were created with the motif of the 7 Sins.
Greed, gluttony, envy, lust, anger, arrogance, sloth.
The indolent Belphegor’s power controlled the climate, and the arrogant Lucifer had the power of creation.
So, judging from the current state, it seemed that Helya had obtained all the powers of the previous demon king.
And it seemed that Belphegor’s power covered the sun, and Lucifer’s power made a floating castle.
As the world suddenly changed, many rumors circulated. Rumors reproduced rumors.
They said it was a sign that the world was about to perish, and that the wrath of the goddess had finally overtaken the world as written in the Bible.
And the heroes, including the upper ranks of the League of Heroes, and the members including me, Arthur, and Reus were urgently summoned to the Central Class at Tesha’s call.
“But why did floating castles appear in the eastern part of the empire? Wasn’t Centralban the center of the empire? If you want to become a god, you’ll have to float a floating castle above Central Van… .”
While waiting for Tesha’s audience, Arthur muttered incredulously.
“Yes, because the center of this continent is the eastern part of the empire.”
Arthur admired Ahyeon’s answer.
“Ah, yes. I’ve heard that there are countries in the East even beyond the wilderness. It was a bit of an imperialist idea.”
At that, Reus laughed.
“Arthur, there are many more worlds in the world.”
“More World? Are you talking about the demon realm or the spirit realm?”
“… Well, that’s how it is.”
What Reus wanted to talk about was a more multidimensional world, such as the 21st century Earth, which was different from the Artarian world, or the Greek world he had reincarnated into, but Arthur couldn’t understand it.
Soon Seian came and led the hero and us to Tesha.
Tesya was in trouble when she encountered the fate of the empire within a month of ascending the throne. When our eyes met, Tesha smiled brightly. Still, the look on his face was full of worry.
The strongest warrior, Lund Amos, got down on one knee.
“Lund Amos, welcome to Your Majesty the Emperor.”
Soon everyone there followed Lund Amos on their knees.
“Everybody wake up.”
Afterwards, Tesya issued a congratulatory order to all except for the visitors, Seian Erze, and a few ministers.
Soon, only a few people remained in the audience room, waiting for the emperor’s words.
“I heard that the eighth demon king has descended.”
No one underestimated this. Even if you underestimate it, the situation itself was not an easy place to open your mouth.
“This time, the Devil called himself the Demon King, or the only God.”
In a calm tone, Tesya told the story of the envoy who visited the imperial palace yesterday.
The Empire said that Helya would serve them instead of Iros, the goddess of light, and that they were trying to occupy the country in the East, so they asked them to use the military as a vassal.
What if you refuse?
Rejection was war. Helya, who was appointed as the new king of the demon realm, led the demons and threatened to recreate the disaster 300 years ago.
It is said that the death god left after saying that.
He said he would clarify the difference in strength, and even left behind the words that challenges are always welcome.
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Just yesterday, opinions were exchanged among the ministers. And finally, the opinion that a small number of warriors’ leagues would be dispatched to the floating castle was adopted.
This was all Tesha had told her.
“Your Majesty, with the honor of the empire, I will lead the army and annihilate the demons according to your will.”
Lund Amos answered like a warrior who would go to the demon castle and subdue the demon king. Afterwards, discussions continued with Tesha about how to get to the Floating Castle.
And during the conversation, I stepped up and asked for it. Even Lund Amos, regarded as the strongest warrior, did not seem able to defeat Helya, who had inherited the power of the seven demon lords.
“Please let me follow.”
“But Ethan, you… . Aren’t you still a candidate?”
After saying that, Lund thought hard and then nodded.
“ah… , I’m sorry. I forgot for a moment that you captured Vassago and Gamigin. nice If I like you, I want to be with you.”
I smiled once at that statement. It must have been a comment made out of concern for my safety rather than underestimating my strength.
“Ethan, I will be with you.”
When I stepped out, Arthur and Reus, who were by my side, also insisted on joining the party.
Thus, it was the moment when the subjugation party of Helya, who became the demon king, was formed.
* * *
Returning to the room assigned to the imperial family, I opened the skill window and checked my status as if doing a final check.
——— Skill window
・Linchester swordsmanship – improved type – (Max)
Martial Arts (Lv7) Spiritual Art (Lv8)
Necromancer (Max) Elemental Magic (Lv7)
Mana management (Max) Physical resistance (Lv6)
· Cold resistance (Max) · Cold tolerance (Max)
Fire Resistance (Max) Lightning Resistance (Lv7)
Poison tolerance (Max) Mental system tolerance (Lv7)
· Combat Super Intuition (Lv8) · Soul Harvest (Lv3)
·Enchanting Magic Eye (Lv3) ·Crimson Mode (Lv3)
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Lynchester’s swordsmanship was at its maximum, and spiritism’s skill had risen to the next level after Runtar became the Spirit King.
In addition to that, he had mastered poison resistance, and after using the skill ball obtained by killing Amon, he had maxed out his magic power, and even obtained ‘Crimson Mode’ from the skill ball obtained by killing Valefort.
The level of elemental magic, physical, mental, and lightning resistance also rose one step through steady training.
But somehow, before the final battle, I couldn’t erase the feeling that I was lacking. While I was struggling in my room, someone knocked on the door.
“Ethan, it’s me. Yoon Ah-hyun.”
I turned off the skill window and opened the door. Yoon Ah-hyun was hesitant, unable to enter easily from the threshold.
“May I come in?”
“Oh, whatever. What’s up?”
“I mean… . sorry. The reason why you came to this world and why Helya became the demon king is all because of me.”
I sat down on the bed. It was nice to see that the imperial bed was soft. Even after being told to come in, Yoon Ah-hyun couldn’t do anything about it and just rolled her eyes here and there.
“Hey, it’s okay. It’s already past. Let’s plan a plan for what’s to come.”
The channel was already turned off. The messages of the clamoring goddesses were no longer visible.
“Oh, thanks for that. Will you forgive me?”
“no. what is forgiveness After this showdown is over, I will forgive you when I see you, so tell me all the possible moves as a writer.”
At my words, Ahyeon nodded.
“Yes, but there is still room for extenuating circumstances.”
“How strong is Helya, who has gained all the powers of the seven demon lords?”
“With the setting in the game, even if a party of warriors came 300 years ago, it wouldn’t be able to stop it… .”
“This crazy… .”
I thought that there was a problem with the power balance of ‘Yonga’s Strongest’, but at this level, there was no answer.
“Wait a minute, but listen to me to the end.”
“What?”
“So, based on the final chapter of the original work, Arthur becomes stronger than the hero Luke Amos 300 years ago.”
Is that the main character buff?
Well, Arthur was the strongest person in this world who could become stronger without end with his status window ability.
“The problem is that the holy sword is with you. I don’t mean to blame you.”
Since I had already become the owner of the holy sword, it was impossible to transfer or lend Excalibur to Arthur.
As a test, I tried to get Hessian or Lian to hold the holy sword, but the moment they tried to hold it, the holy sword returned to my shadow.
“Hey, you’re already blaming me.”
“No, wait. So… . It is not that there is no way at all.”
“You can give Excalibur to Arthur?”
“no. that’s impossible… .”
Eventually, Ahyeon revealed what she was thinking. And that made me laugh.
* * *
After Ahyeon left, Sylvia came to visit. Sylvie’s cheeks were dyed red and she seemed to be contemplating whether or not to say something.
It was nearing midnight. Upon hearing the news that I had arrived at the imperial palace, it was as if they ran from East Van to the imperial palace in Central Van to meet me.
“Dana… . I have something to say.”
Only Sylvia’s graceful voice could be heard in the quiet room.
“Yes, I am listening. Sylvie. what is that?”
“So, that… .”
Sylvia hesitated and cleared her throat.
After a long pause, he took my hand and brought it to his stomach. I blinked for a moment.
“… Do you know what I mean?”
“uh… . So that’s… , Really?”
“I thought about whether or not I should share this news. But I thought it would be good to know.”
Come to think of it, I felt that Sylvia’s belly was slightly convex. But now it’s June?
“So that first night… . It seems to have been that way ever since.”
Even though he was confused, a smile formed on his lips. Beyond that, even I couldn’t tell what expression I was making.
In silent silence, I hugged Sylvia. Sylvia, who was hugged by me, quietly continued.
“I still want to join the party with him… .”
A bloody laugh broke out. Even in this situation, telling me that I want to be with you is an honorable and thankful thing.
“No, Sylvie. wait for you.”
Surely, if Sylvia joined, it would be of great help to the force. But I couldn’t take it either.
“And when I come back, marry me.”
“Wait, you mean marriage… . Of course, I can’t think of anyone but you in this body, but it’s a little sudden… .”
Seeing Sylvia blushing and blushing, I felt strange.
“When I come back, I will formally propose to you. Just wait until then.”
Sylvie nodded and smiled.
uh… ?
After I said it, for some reason, I felt like I was putting up a huge death flag. When I thought of that, a smile came to my lips.
I lowered my head and kissed Sylvia on the lips. The night was deep.
