Chapter 159 – Next Destination Is the West (2)
After leaving the dorm, we decided to split into two teams.
As I said, of course I belong to the team moving west.
Only then will the other team be able to relay information from the west via whisper, and when calling the other team to the west, it will be possible to quickly summon them with the 〈 Return 〉 skill.
When I think about it now, I think that these whisper and 〈 return 〉 skills in the game would be amazing abilities if they could be used in real life.
I got on the back of Minercia to move west.
“This time it’s the west. I’m going to visit every corner of this continent.”
As I climbed onto Minercia’s back, Yuria, who climbed up first, looked at me and spoke.
It was natural to select Yuria from the team that would go west.
When moving from here to somewhere else together, there is no reason not to choose to travel by Minercia.
Since choosing Minercia, it is natural that Yuria belongs to the western team.
“It would be a great opportunity to spread the name of God everywhere on this continent.”
Freya, another member of the western team, rode behind me.
My next choice was Freya.
In a situation where we didn’t know what kind of enemies we would encounter when we went west, we thought it was a natural choice to take Freya with us, who was our strongest buffer.
Like last time, if you encounter a Void that has fused with a level 100 raid monster like Baccarat, there is no chance of winning without Freyja, so the only way will be to run away.
At least if I use my 〈Return〉 skill, I can quickly evacuate to another place, but that’s not a good thing.
At best, you end up running away from the void you find and losing it.
In the unlikely event of a battle, it would be a good idea to be prepared with the power to defeat your opponent.
“Freya, you are really calling Jinu a god. Well, he is almost the same as a god.”
As she spoke next to us, Lenia, floating in the air, caught her eye.
Let’s slowly prepare to move. It seems that we are ready to fly together using 〈 Spirit Integration 〉.
One of the western teams I chose was Rennia.
First of all, the person with the strongest single combat power here was Renia, and I thought it was also good that elemental magic could be applied in various ways.
If we were to meet Void and fight against him, the combination of Rhenia and Freya alone would be enough to take on most enemies.
“I too am ready, my lord.”
When I felt someone next to me and heard a sound, I turned my head to the side and saw Riendo sitting next to me on Minercia’s back.
Because the last one I chose was Lien.
It is true that Renia has the strongest single combat power, but that is based on the game’s standard of inflicting damage to the enemy.
I did not think that even Renia would be able to perfectly deal with an enemy approaching from close range.
So, I chose Lien last because I thought she was the one who could best handle close combat.
If you also have Yuria, who can attack both close and long range, it would be a very good combination.
Crusader, who is actually a buffer, Summoner as a ranged dealer, Mutuga as a close range dealer, and Dragon Knight as a hybrid dealer.
There were also cases of combinations like this.
“Then, the rest of us can go to the Kingdom of Brittinya and find out some information about the north, or prepare to move immediately. I’m asking you to do so.”
“Jinun, I hope you take care of your health as well. I hope you all take care of yourself.”
As we, the west team, finished getting ready to move, Ellie came over and talked to us.
He tried to look like he didn’t care, but his face showed a bit of disappointment that he wasn’t chosen by me.
“Ji, Jinu, please take care.”
“I’ll see you later, master.”
Behind Ellie, Rachel and Noah also came up and said hello.
“It’s been a while since we met, so it’s a shame we can’t be together. Let’s resolve this quickly and see you again.”
If you look at the order in which they were actually summoned, Noah and Rachel, who are parting ways here, were summoned from the back and spent relatively less time with me than the girls selected for the west team.
We all want to be together, but the current situation is difficult, so it can’t be helped.
We should spend some time together later.
After that, Cherry, the only person in this world who wasn’t a character I summoned, approached me with a backpack.
“It’s a bit unfortunate that I don’t know much information about the West. From what I know, the West barely functions as a country and is mostly dominated by people from the underworld.”
People in the back world?
Organizations like the mafia?
It seems like a world like that existed here too.
Well, it might actually be easier to exist.
“It seems likely that the Void is in the west. In that place, it would be relatively easier to hide their organization than in other places.”
“After listening to the boss, that’s what I thought. Although other people here are telling you to take care of yourself, I honestly wonder if there is anyone who could threaten you.”
I don’t think what Cherry said is wrong.
Honestly, there is nothing to be afraid of now that the long-awaited Freya has been summoned to our side.
The Void bastards will also be destroyed.
As we exchanged greetings with the teams heading toward the Kingdom of Brittinya, Minercia flapped her wings and rose into the air.
And she began to fly west, following the compass direction.
Now it’s Minercia’s back, which is so comfortable it feels like a bed.
Since coming to this world, I have used it a lot as a means of transportation whenever I travel far away, but if it weren’t for Minercia, I would have been moving several times slower than I am now.
Then the time to meet everyone would have been much slower.
Then, it must have been very difficult to deal with the Void you met in the middle.
Minercia is a very thankful person here.
“But is there really a need for everyone to gather together and fight?”
While moving, Yuria looked at me with an expression of uncertainty.
“Honestly, if we had Freya, wouldn’t it be enough for us?”
“I have no intention of denying the master’s opinion, but I agree with Yuria’s thoughts to some extent. I wonder if she needs to go with this number now.”
Riendo and Yuria seem to have similar thoughts.
It’s not that I don’t understand why you feel that way.
“She definitely might not need to go this far, and even if the enemy comes out, there might not be a need for everyone to gather together.”
The girls who were riding Minercia on my horse looked at me and focused.
“But… What can I say… I feel a little unspeakable. I thought that if I only summoned Frey, I would be able to deal with any enemy. In fact, in the Kingdom of Fresh, we defeated the enemy who had fused with Baccarat.”
“It was really dangerous back then.”
She nodded her head at Lien’s words and continued speaking.
“Gigant who fused with Baccarat can predict that there is a being higher than them, and there must be someone who fused with Modeus. But the one in the highest position seems to be Arceus. It may be strange. “I thought it would be better to prepare before an unexpected situation arises.”
“There is definitely no information about this guy named Arceus. I’m really curious what kind of being he is.”
As we were talking together, Renia flew down next to me, landed, and wrapped her arms around me.
“Don’t worry, Jinu. No matter what happens, I will protect you.”
“Like Renia said, we will protect you no matter what we do.”
Everyone is looking at me, and I wonder if being with them will create a situation where I will be in danger.
“Thank you everyone. Meeting you all has been the greatest luck for me.”
We looked at each other, sharing a warm smile.
But for some reason, this feeling of anxiety still remains in a corner of my mind.
What kind of being is Arceus?
It can be inferred from Gigant that there exists a Void that has fused with Modeus, and in this world, if it has fused with Modeus, it would be able to exert almost the strongest power except for us.
I think it’s normal for a person to look up if he or she gains tremendous power.
In that case, it would seem that the person who gains Modeus’ power would have tried to take Arceus’ place for himself, but from what I heard, it doesn’t seem like that happened.
Couldn’t there be one of two reasons?
One is that Arceus was so loyal that he did not betray even when he had power.
This is the best reason for us.
The other thing is that even with Modeus’ power, he couldn’t defeat Arceus.
But honestly, I think this reason is impossible.
My characters and Demons, whose settings were based on Elyon, have never shown anything outside of that setting.
In any case, synthetic monsters that existed only as bugs were not outside of the game’s settings.
So, it boils down to the fact that the most powerful being among Demons is Modeus, but does Arceus have stronger power than him?
That won’t happen.
