Chapter 341 – Mistakes
The higher you go, the clearer the view around you becomes.
All I could see was a red wasteland with nothing to see.
‘That’s…’
I saw a huge castle standing tall at a distance from the pyramid.
‘I’ll have to ask Neria.’
As a resident of the Demon Realm, she might know about that castle.
I didn’t stop and kept soaring up into the sky.
I could have climbed faster by using the sunni booster, but since they said there was a barrier… I raised the altitude without going too fast or too slow.
“Cosmos. Are you a black magic stone?”
As I slowly ascended into the sky, I asked Cosmos what I was curious about.
〈 I don’t know.〉
“…You don’t know?”
〈 It may not have been affected by what you call the black magic stone… I don’t know if I am a being derived from the black magic stone. Unho, I might have existed even if you had normal awakening without borrowing the power of the black magic stone.〉
“You mean you don’t know how you were born?”
〈 That’s right. To be precise, you don’t know me before I developed cognitive abilities. Isn’t that the same for you? You don’t even remember when you were a baby, let alone when you were in your mother’s belly, right?〉
With that said, there was nothing to say.
〈 As you awakened, I made your system, but at that time I was at a minimal level with almost no personality. The current me is a personality that gradually got better as you leveled up〉
Why wasn’t it formed obediently like Suni… If so, I would have been able to have a pleasant wet dream…
〈…Still, I’m just not sure, but I do think it might be a personality derived from a black magic stone.〉
I have a heart attack, but I can’t remember, so it’s not 100%.
“What the hell is a black magic stone?”
〈 Seeing that you’ve grown up to this point, you can see that it’s an unusual thing, right? 〉
“Well… That’s right.”
Thanks to that, I was able to awaken… And have great power.
〈 I’m sorry, but I only know that much. A piece of chaos. Fragments of Creation. Seeds of evolution… They are called by various names. That means no one really knows.〉
“Where did you get that information from?”
〈Maybe it was the information the black magic stone had.〉
“Do you have any other information?”
〈A vague feeling of finding out what information the black magic stone has does not come to mind.〉
“Then?”
〈…Think about it only when you receive actual recognition information. I don’t know if that’s accurate, but…〉
“Do all black magic stones have a personality like you?”
〈 I don’t know about that. If there is, wouldn’t the owner of the black magic stone have to grow up to a certain extent to wake up? Me too.〉
“I have one more black magic stone…”
It reminded me of handling and picking up flesh monsters in the zombie world and putting them in the inventory.
〈 I know.〉
“Aren’t you telling me to absorb it?”
〈Well…I don’t know what kind of change will happen by absorbing it. It may be a plus to the system…But not a dramatic change…Probably not.〉
‘Then it’s a loss…’
Looking at the drool at the Dimension Shop, I wonder if it would be beneficial to be 10 times stronger than now.
〈Maybe it contains new information. If it contains information, it might be good information. This is not certain either. It’s just a guess.〉
Cosmos didn’t seem to want to absorb it that much.
〈…The problem is that there might be a new personality like me inside the black magic stone. If there is a new personality within it and I can blend in with it… I might become a different me than I am now.〉
She didn’t seem to like it very much that unpredictable changes might occur by absorbing the black magic stone.
Even if I were Cosmos, I would have been reluctant to have an unknown personality merge with me.
〈…If you want to absorb it…It can’t be helped…〉
If the effect is insignificant like she said, is it necessary to absorb it?
Cosmos doesn’t seem to like it too much either.
We decided to put the matter of absorbing black magic stones on hold for now.
〈Thanks…For listening to me.〉
Cosmos was shy.
It seemed that he was grateful that I did not absorb the black magic stone.
“By the way…”
〈…?〉
“Can’t you materialize like Suni?”
This is a serious matter.
Churup… My mouth watered without my knowledge.
〈…Yes, I understand your sinister thoughts, but unfortunately, it is impossible now.〉
…It’s a shame. I’m really sorry.
-Thud!
Did he receive a thousand punishment?
As I was feeling so sorry, I felt a strong shock in my head.
His body, which was rising in altitude, stopped and hit his head against an invisible wall.
It hit quite hard… But it didn’t hurt because it was a solid body.
I reached out and touched the invisible wall.
A mysterious translucent pattern emerges in the area where my hand touched.
The border between the star of the red demon realm and the universe.
Go all the way here…
The Karman Line determined by Terra?
Are you saying that this barrier surrounds the Pandemonium planet?
“I wonder if it can be broken…”
I punched the barrier with all my might.
-Zeng!!
As expected, the fist was lightly blocked.
It was tight.
It was the first time I felt like I couldn’t budge to this extent with all my strength after waking up.
It’s also strange that a giant barrier that could wrap a planet could be broken with just one punch.
It was then.
A translucent pattern emerges on the part where I applied the shock.
Then, a large circle of light was formed from there, and a beam of light was shot at me.
-Kwaaa!!
Of course, there was no reason to get hit blankly, so I turned around to avoid it.
The beam I dodged fell to the ground.
It seemed to have something like defensive magic engraved on it.
Are you saying that if you accidentally touch it, the ground could be devastated?
It’s not mine anyway… It doesn’t matter…
Taste? When I saw , I instinctively knew that it was a barrier that was not likely to be easily broken even if I was honestly determined and beaten.
The angle doesn’t come out in a day or two…
Moon? Should I go by year?
If it wasn’t difficult to pass through the barrier, I thought about going to Terra myself… But it seemed impossible.
After all, I guess I have no choice but to rely on the archmages.
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I returned to the ground without earning any income.
But for some reason, the main characters of the warlock subjugation party came out and gathered at the flat top of the pyramid.
Their faces were serious.
“What’s the matter.”
I asked Ignis.
“Ah, my lord… I was debating whether to send a message or not, but it came just fine. Something like bombing fell from the sky.”
“…Bombing?”
Ignis pointed to one side.
A huge crater was created at a distance from the pyramid.
I broke out in a cold sweat.
The impacted barrier shot out a beam and I avoided it.
The ray of light seemed to have fallen there.
And they seemed to be taken aback by the sudden bombardment.
“What have you done?”
Seeing my awkward expression, the quick-witted Liliana questioned me.
I honestly confessed that I had touched the barrier.
“You fool!
I was scolded by Liliana.
It was a shame.
However, knowing that if I had been hit by a pyramid, a situation in which I would not be able to laugh would have happened, I admitted my mistake and quietly listened to the scolding.
“Fortunately, it wasn’t a demonic attack. How was the barrier?”
Bright asked.
“It’s tough.”
“The barriers of the Pandemonium planet are said to have been created by Tera-sama with great care. It will be difficult to break through because it is a barrier that even the demon king cannot escape.”
Realizing that it was not an attack by the enemy, but an happening caused by me touching the barrier, they entered the pyramid one by one.
“You stupid.”
Ayla came over and gave me a scolding and pinched my side, who had had an accident.
It didn’t hurt.
I looked at her face quietly.
A beautiful woman with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes.
I never get tired of seeing this elf’s face.
“Why, why is that?
As I stared at her, Isla blushed and expressed her refusal.
“Are the elves okay?”
It’s a bit late, but I asked about the elves.
“Huh? Are you okay? What is it?”
“I suddenly fell into the Demon Realm… I’m asking if it’s okay.”
Not only that, but even before he grasped the situation, he fought countless battles with demons.
The adventurers were already out of their minds.
It’s not my business to be an adventurer, but elves are different.
Elves are a precious natural commemorative race that I have chosen.
There are only women
Besides, she’s just a beauty.
There were people worth caring about.
“Everyone is fine…Fortunately, no one died…”
I have to give some credit to the adventurers.
I wonder if things would have gone a little tricky if they hadn’t given me meat shields.
“Isla. Are you okay?”
“Me? Well…I’m not alone…I have Luna…And…”
“…?”
“You, you too…”
Ayla who said such a cute thing made her face blush lightly.
‘If I didn’t have eyes to watch, I’d just lay down… ‘.
I quenched my appetite with regret.
