Chapter 676 – Reunion
“Hellion’s consciousness is in Pantera… What does that mean?”
“Uh… So…”
Helena looks troubled at my question.
Rather than saying it’s a secret that can’t be told… I think it’s because it’s specialized knowledge that is difficult for the average person to understand.
“… To put it simply, if I told you that you create an avatar on the planet Panthera… And use a special device to transfer your consciousness to that avatar and control it, would you understand?”
“Virtual reality game… Are you talking about something like Pantera?”
This is Zephyria’s virtual reality game that I played a while ago. Of course, it wasn’t a real virtual reality game.
In any case, just like Helena said, I was able to move my consciousness by transferring it to an avatar called a demon.
“Virtual reality game… Pantera? Oh… You’re talking about the avatar system managed by the military. If you know that, the story will be easy. That’s right, it’s the same technology.”
Helena sighed briefly and continued her story.
“Sigh… The avatar system was originally studied for dangerous occupations devoted to society… But for some reason, it is being used as a means of inflicting terrorism on the planet Panthera.”
Helena appears to be displeased that her own research, which she had good intentions for, is being used for military purposes.
“Of course, Hellion is moving an avatar with high synchronization through a more advanced connection device than that.”
“Even so, I don’t understand. What does it have to do with Hellion being connected to Panthera’s avatar and not knowing that you escaped?”
That’s right. Even if Hellion was connected to the avatar on the Panthera, communication with the military would not have been cut off.
“Right now, the Zephyria army is carrying out a fairly important operation.”
“Important operation?”
Helena’s face darkens.
“The Zephyria army is preparing a large-scale invasion of the planet Panthera.”
“Large-scale… Invasion?”
“Before, it was just a simple act of terrorism, but this time, I plan to create a perfect interplanetary gate and send many troops.”
“…”
Suddenly, I remembered the time when I was possessed by Panthera’s demon avatar.
I had heard from Hestia, a Holy Knight of Terra Cult, that demons were running rampant in the Slover Labyrinth of the Kingdom of Barulas.
‘Is that related? Then, Gregory… Did something similar to a diversionary operation to avoid detection of Hellion’s scheme?’
That’s all I can think about right now.
Well… Whatever Hellion’s intentions were, he couldn’t pay attention to what was happening on the ground due to the confrontation with Terra, a being with an eerie energy.
“… Helion is at the center of that large-scale invasion operation. Moreover, severing his connection with the avatar is not as easy as you might think. The fact that Hellion is moving to find me… Is that important. It means that the invasion operation may go awry.”
“It’s not easy to disconnect from the avatar?”
I also had experience controlling a demon avatar, so I didn’t quite understand it.
There is no special penalty for disconnecting from the avatar. To the extent that the avatar becomes defenseless, like sleeping?
Was that such a burden?
“… You wouldn’t know it if it were a normal avatar system… But it’s not like that with the device and avatar that Hellion is currently connected to. To the extent that it can use enormous power, the bond between the avatar and the spirit is strong. That means, in a short period of time. It is said that it is not easy to completely separate consciousness from the avatar.”
Since I used a device with better performance than the Panthera connection device I used, it seems like it would be complicated to disconnect.
“If Hellion disconnects from his avatar in a hurry, part of his consciousness will inevitably remain in the avatar.”
“Consciousness remains in the avatar? What does that mean?”
“It would be okay if you just disconnected for a moment… But if you are unlucky, there is a possibility that the consciousness separated from the avatar can have a self. If that happens, a serious situation may arise where you cannot connect to the avatar again. So, Hellion is most likely I will not disconnect you from your avatar.”
“What happens if Hellion’s avatar has an ego?”
“That avatar is a Hellion and a non-Helion being. Since it is an avatar, there are limits to its abilities… But it must have had some of Hellion’s memories… And the fact that Hellion will not leave the avatar with its own self alone is due to Hellion’s The avatar will also recognize it, so it won’t just sit still. If that happens, won’t it cause a big change in the Zephyria army’s invasion operation?”
“…”
Helena said something complicated, but to summarize it briefly…
Helion is in a situation where he cannot move hastily because he is about to embark on a large-scale invasion of the planet Panthera.
The reason I was quiet when fighting the great devil wasn’t simply because I was holding back for the sake of my own reputation…
‘If I had known this would happen, I would have moved more actively, but Hellion wouldn’t have come forward.’
I felt a little disappointed, but it was something that could not be helped now.
How do I know that Helion is doing something like that on the planet Panthera?
I was able to see how the Zephyria army easily agreed to the somewhat unreasonable ceasefire negotiations with me by sacrificing a space battleship.
“… In such a situation, reporting my escape to Hellion…”
“Could it be… You’re afraid of getting scolded by Hellion, so you haven’t reported it yet?”
“… If you look at Hellion’s past actions, it’s not impossible to understand their fear.”
Helena says that and makes a bitter expression.
‘Is this not just a simple reprimand, but a real head-throwing?’
If that’s not the case, there’s no reason not to report to Hellion that Helena escaped.
First, I understand that the leadership of the Zephyria Army is currently in a difficult situation where they cannot do anything.
And the most surprising thing is Helena.
By some means, Zephyria’s army is completely aware of what they are doing.
Link is Zephyria connected through a network.
Helena, like her Sunni powers on Earth, seemed to have all the information she wanted within her link.
In any case, the information she gave us is only good news.
Hellion could not move, and the leadership of the Zephyria army was in confusion.
Of course, it’s not a relief.
There is just a little bit of leeway.
It’s not like Hellion will be connected to the avatar forever… And the leadership of Zephyria’s army won’t be able to postpone the report of Helena’s escape forever.
In the end, Helena’s escape incident will reach Hellion’s ears.
“What do you plan to do if the hellion moves?”
Although Helena escaped after Claire’s persuasion, she was not in the mood to confront Hellion.
Helena doesn’t seem to like Hellion using her powers differently than she intended… And seems to be trying to resolve the situation through conversation or negotiation.
The problem is that it seems like Helena isn’t the only one who thinks like that.
The Rebellion guys also seem to have hopeful thoughts for some reason.
“…”
Well… When I think about it, it’s not like I can’t understand them.
Even if Helena was here… No matter how much they thought about it, going against the entire Zephyria army was something they had no chance of winning.
Dialogue and negotiation…
I am not dissatisfied with the fact that it was resolved amicably through dialogue.
I’m not the type of person who likes dangerous adventures, so if the issue is resolved amicably through conversation with Hellion and I can return to the planet Panthera, I have no reason to dislike it.
But the problem is… Will it work?
Would humans with an overwhelming superiority in power actually engage in dialogue or negotiation?
Because of that, Helena seems to be thinking of something to do about it… But she has no idea what method to use.
“Do you know what the plan is for the future?”
When she first moved, she didn’t feel like asking, so she waited quietly, but now it’s time to hear about Helena’s plan.
“That’s…”
She was about to say something but stopped.
“Ah, I just arrived. Let’s talk about that with Celestia.”
“Celestia?”
Helena brings up her hologram screen and shows it to me.
A group of women can be seen in front of the gate of the city wall.
This is Sunni and Celestia.
The original escape plan was a scenario in which Suni and his group would escape first, and my group would join later.
However, because Helena moved the entire city, Sunni and his party were delayed in joining.
The gate of the city wall opened automatically, and Sunni and his group entered the city.
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“Helena… It’s been a long time.”
Celestia was not a Zephyrian, but was in her original form as an archdemon. Although she had an unknown and mysterious expression, there was a warmth I had never seen before in her three eyes.
“Three, Sally? Are you… Right? Aren’t you too big?
The archvillain Celestia is tall and tall, about 2 meters tall.
Helena is not short, but compared to Celestia, she looks like mother and daughter.
“Helena. You still haven’t changed.”
“Sally… Your way of speaking has become strange.”
“Helena. A long time has passed. This is what happened while I was ruling the Great Devil Castle.”
In terms of actual life, it can be seen that Celestia lived longer. Helena said she was getting older because she was sealed and just sleeping.
The two women, who met after a long time, could not take their eyes off each other and fell into their own story.
My gaze went next to the two women unwrapping their clothes.
I saw familiar yet happy faces that I hadn’t seen in a long time.
