Chapter 241 – The Sleeping Flame (8)
【Prophet. I once met Odin’s alter ego in a dream.]
I started off with those words and explained what I had heard about the successor.
【… After part of the curse, you were evaluated as the successor by Odin in your dream?]
The Prophet’s alter ego was at the limit of its processing power, so there was no reaction such as losing words in astonishment.
He probably didn’t think about ‘in case Odin’s successor appears’ when casting the spirit transformation spell. Because the prophet would only think of the coming of the opponent who fits his prophecy.
【Yes. I have partially lifted Veronica’s curse. Cursed to turn into words in front of other races. If I can also break the other curses, won’t the racial curse be broken?]
【… Yes. Even if you do just that, it will be an achievement that will last a thousand years, and it will be the joy of our family.]
【If you have any problems, it’s easier if you tell us.】
As I counted, the Prophet’s alter ego showed emotion and hesitated. Perhaps all of these conversations lead to a trauma switch for the alter ego.
【Perhaps it is because the divine mana you possess is very similar to Odin-sama’s. I can’t be sure, but if you think that the curse and mana resonate and are neutralized, you won’t be very mistaken.]
【What is the problem?】
【It’s a way to relieve each person’s curse… Newly born children will be born without being able to heal.]
Oh, sure.
If I die or disappear, Haejubeop’s life will just end. That was the problem. Veronica also kept that in mind, and tried to avoid individual offerings.
It was fortunate that this knowledge remained in his alter ego.
【How did the savior in Misguided Wisdom break the racial curse?】
【I made a petition to the god who was still alive. However, contrary to my foreknowledge, the god died suddenly, and the savior did not come to the Holy Land. When I visited from my side, it was after I lost my life at a young age.]
I guess so. If it was a problem that could be solved by foreknowledge, the prophet would have done it while he was still alive. I was just asking for reference.
I said with a sigh.
[I thought it might be possible if it was true that he was the successor. But if things like prophecy or destiny are stirred up by humans, there’s no guarantee that I’ll be the successor, right?]
【Odin-sama… You hate to follow your destiny. If it were his alter ego, he would have appeared in front of someone with the qualifications like me from a while ago.]
It wasn’t fucking happy news.
‘That, on the other hand, doesn’t mean that anyone other than me who has the qualifications can become the successor.’
I thought he was the fucking orthodox heir to the throne, but he might have been the heir candidate D-29.
What if I tell you to become the king of the gods by engaging in a battle royale with 100 Odins? I hope the bullshit is small. I hope not.
‘What are you going to do if this fucking bully bastard becomes the successor?’
Odin, who said he hates fate, is willing to accept that.
Even if he tried to refuse, Odin, the chief of the pants, would have to surrender the throne like an old king inheriting the throne.
‘No, it’s not a throne, but a throne.’
What’s more, it’s unclear whether that alter ego is still sitting on the throne.
Is it that the throne is empty and the alter ego appears in the dream of a person worthy of attention while contemplating the world? But for that matter, I didn’t mean to say that there was a successor candidate besides me…
‘… Wait a minute. A new throne?’
I felt like I had been hit in the head by the thought I had.
Throne. It’s a new seat. I’ve heard It was a word I had heard somewhere.
It seems that Odin also said it, and Yerna also said it.
Cheolreuk—!
He took the notebook out of his pocket and opened it.
As for Odin’s story, anyway, I couldn’t properly record the absurd remarks of Yerna. Still, a few words were encrypted and recorded. I hurriedly turned the pages of the notebook before this intuition faded.
Found. It was a recent page.
──The only remaining gods in [Miðgarðr] Are fakes and losers. Calm down. You are not a plaything for the throne of God or a slave to fate.
Recalling the words I heard before, like deja vu, I activated the Elite-Daegaltong 3000%.
The opponents I tried to find memories through Shade all brought out a common proper noun, ‘The Goddess’.
Throne.
In other words, God’s seat.
—… Their success? Nonsense. Off topic It’s impossible. There are no more empty thrones. Too old Something like an experiment to overwhelm me…
Next, Yerna’s muttering came to mind.
What else does an empty throne mean? Does this mean that Odin’s successor must reach the position of that god? But they said that all the thrones were full. Aren’t you fucked up?
I don’t know. Expressions such as “Fake” Or “Experimental device” Also caught my eye.
What the fuck does it matter if you’re older than that.
Is 28 years old wrong? Where are you arguing with a green forager at the subject of a character-broken old woman with only firm skin?
Contemplating, I spit out the question that came to me like an intuition.
【Humans, no. Why are non-god creatures like bicorns restricted by runic magic? Is this also a curse?]
【Yes. Curse. I heard that due to a certain event, Odin-sama wanted humans to write records.]
The answer was quick. I tapped my temples as if to urge me to think.
【Wanted to leave it in writing? That’s why it’s banned so that runes can only be activated by engraving them.]
【That’s right. He placed a ban on the runes given to the king of the human race, ‘making it impossible to understand with the mouth’.]
【… Why don’t you take away or ban the text itself?]
【Odin-sama did not completely collect the runes because he was concerned that human society would fall into chaos.】
That was the Odin I knew.
He is a kind idiot who hangs himself on a tree by piercing himself with a spear, saying he does not want to accept humans or other races as sacrifices!
Isn’t it the same as giving the mercy of curses to unicorns, bicorns, grannies, etc.? Although the method was radical, the mentality that influenced behavior was never evil.
The Odin I had seen in my dream was also a goddess who spoke to her normally, like her next-door neighbor.
【… I’m asking for your reference, but how do you cure the curse of the rune?]
【Same as the Curse of the Bicorn.】
【Oh, I see.】
Well, that’s it It was too much work for me to even help you with the runes.
Veronica might not know, but she has no obligation to share such benefits with strangers from another world.
It’s okay because I can write.
【But it’s a little different from what I’ve heard. It is said that the Prophet left a message to his fellow countrymen in his lifetime, ‘Pass down the record by word of mouth’. Why was that?]
When was it? It must have been right before we decided to go to Garden Island.
Veronica clearly said that Bicorns have a culture of oral tradition like the people of Ulster. And she said that the beginning was because of the words of the prophet.
Then, now that I see it, the prophet has done something that contradicts the will of the god he served.
The Prophet’s alter ego shook his head at my question.
【Sorry. This information has not been updated.]
Apparently, the Prophet left a record ban on Vicorn after that alter ego’s last update.
And he probably died before completing the 100-year cycle from that day.
It looked roughly angular. Little by little I put the puzzle of memory together.
‘… Is it 〈 compilation battalion 〉?’
Compilation battalion.
It is Tabula’s organization that was chasing Yerna. It was also the reason why the research on the rune stone was suspiciously lost.
Like cockroaches laying eggs behind the toilet bowl, the Red Guards from another world shimmer on the back of history!
‘Yerna, and almost certainly the hostile forces of that bitch, have something to do with the new throne or something.’
Odin probably placed restrictions on the runes so that the truth would not be misinterpreted by humans telling stories through oral tradition. So that mankind can leave a record.
Perhaps it was to pass on information related to the successor or something important to future generations.
‘The 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 found and erased the history that had been handed down like that?’
They might have used the information obtained during the pursuit for their own benefit!
The word ‘experimental machine’ makes sense if you think about it that way.
‘Perhaps the prophet discovered 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 or its predecessor before he was alive and issued an order to silence the clan.’
That’s how it felt.
What if the long-lived bicorn recorded the records of the past in runes?
It’s obvious. A 99% accurate record of ‘real history’ would be created in the Holy Land of Vicorn.
Then, will the group carrying out the Northeast Project in the history of this world leave it alone?
Jiral is also a side kick. The Primitive Ancient 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 and its thugs must have attacked the holy ground of Vicorn to throw away the real historical record as the ‘Red Guard’ as soon as they noticed.
‘There was such a video among the rune stones.’
There was something similar in Veronica’s runestone collection.
A video of Sadako Jap’s grandpa talking gloomily!
Now that I think about it, I wonder if that grandpa was related to 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 or that fake.
But the historical background of rune stones is before and after the mythical age, right?
The history of the Red Guards in the other world goes back to B.C. They are very old dogs. I hate republics.
‘There’s nothing I can’t invade the Holy Land of Bicorn if I want to.’
Like the young ogre professor or the giant who suddenly jumped out of the garden island’s barrier.
They are a bicorn tribe that takes on the form of a horse in front of other creatures.
If you don’t leave a record, you’re an asshole! And I won’t be purged.
‘Because I can’t communicate when I’m talking.’
It’s become a fucking gag.
It was not intentional.
‘Anyway, now I finally understand a little bit.’
Let’s summarize the information the prophet’s alter ego gave us.
1. Most of the gods in this world have become Nagari due to Ragnarok.
2. The curse of bicorns and other gods was Odin’s mercy to save them from oblivion.
3. However, in order to cast this curse on a tribal basis, Odin’s level of power is required.
4. According to the prophet’s foreknowledge, it should have been done a long time ago, but his foreknowledge was wrong.
5. Given the circumstances, there is a high possibility that it will never be possible for the tribal unit to do it.
──For now, this is the most important content for Veronica.
I should write this down in my notebook. As I scribbled with my pen, I tried to organize the remaining information. This was something that had a lot to do with me.
6. If it were me, I could break the curse of the bicorn a little bit. But there is no fundamental solution.
7. The reason humans were restricted from using rune magic was because Odin had something in mind.
8. It is highly likely that 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 ruined Odin’s mind and used it in reverse.
9. So, before and after the Great War, the Prophet warned of the danger of 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 before he died.
‘About this much.’
I heard a lot of important things one after another, so my headache was fucking painful.
There’s so much information, I’ll work hard not to forget it. Even looking at the important ones, it was quite shocking, so I didn’t think I would forget about half of them.
─Tak.
Closed the note.
The goal has been set. It felt like the purpose and knowledge of Jung-gu Heating were united.
‘Be on the lookout for 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 and find out their information.’
If you search through Yerna’s sealed memories, you’ll be able to get an overview of what those bastards are doing these days.
It was the year I was trying to do something in the position of being chased, so you should know better than me. It was also worth looking forward to a new keyword called Shinjwa.
‘… I’m done here.’
Question time ended with this.
The question about the seat of God is worse than God. Even after hearing about the successor, isn’t the reaction so vague? The Prophet’s alter ego had no knowledge of the throne or successor.
‘It would be quicker to find Yerna or Odin’s memories.’
Thinking so, I asked one last time as I prepared to leave.
【Prophet? Ragnalog season 2 won’t happen to them just because they curse the bicorn, right?]
【I and my descendants are just examples of the gods, not the gods. The prophecy of destruction I saw has already been fulfilled, so it will not be repeated. If something similar happens, it’s not a repetition of the past, but a new future.]
I was a little relieved. If I do something and get ‘Final Destination’, my mentality will explode too.
It seemed too early to be relieved considering the turning points in history, such as World War II or the 3rd Yeonbung, but Haeju and death did not seem to be connected in a single sequence.
That fact wouldn’t comfort Veronica or the other bicorns, though.
【Is there any knowledge I need to hear more about or would be good to know?】
【The important knowledge I can give you is all that I have given orally.】
The alter ego seems to have finished talking now.
If you think about it, it’s like a high-quality answering machine, and it seems that the information that even the prophet could store in that alter ego had limits.
【There was a suspiciously ugly giant in the barrier, but you don’t know what it is, right?】
【Giant…】
Loading. Loading. The Prophet’s alter ego, thinking in that way, shook his head.
【No related knowledge. Sorry.】
【Nope. Well, it’s okay.]
If it’s not on your alter ego’s hard disk, there’s no point.
It seems that the information necessary to construct the double body, such as knowledge of magic, was probably included, but even trivial magazines such as the biological system of the giants were not included.
If 5,000 years have passed, there may be degradation of information.
I found out everything to know. If anything, come back next time. Just like the national rule in the movie, the cave won’t collapse even if we go out.
【Then we’ll be on our way.】
I took the lying Veronica in my arms.
Of course, Veronica also had fire resistance applied, but it was uncomfortable because it was a car that was lying on the hot, bumpy floor and talking.
【My favorite child of chaos with great potential. Please be careful when you die. I will always look forward to your visit here.]
The alter ego of the prophet greeted politely and turned into powder of light from the feet.
─Break it!
When the video of the alter ego disappeared, only the stone monument remained.
Waiting for the day to visit Even if it’s not me, until someone comes to help, will I continue to stay here even after another 5,000 or 10,000 years pass?
Thinking like that, I also thought it was fortunate that that alter ego wasn’t endowed with a proper personality.
A video that spits out information according to memory according to a question or response.
I looked at the past of the prophet in the myth, who was only hit by fate, in a sad mood for a while, and then just bowed with minimal courtesy.
