Chapter 961 – Sloppy and Beautiful World (6)
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“I will explain the plan from now on.”
A few hours later, Elizabeth came to see me. There were several other survivors, but only the three of us were here now.
“Let’s check the major premise again. This world is all fragments of foreknowledge and daydreams. Therefore, your authority must be showing you the facts you need to know.”
She pointed to a map that was quite different from what I knew.
It was a much simpler and rougher map than in the days when civilization had survived, but it was not unrecognizable.
“So let’s see this world as a scenario and approach the climax and core of this script. It is, so to speak, the center of this era.”
—Cook. A finger made of soil and rocks pointed to a place in the sea.
“Ikiven Island, another world of chaos.”
The island where experiments on dimension shifting and dimensional membrane restoration took place.
These are the fingernail marks left on this world by the ‘lord of the deep sea’.
“I just have a problem. The sea has become the territory of the Yi tribe, who have lost their gods and become intellectless, and there is no ship to cross the sea.”
“Even with my authority, I can’t arrive at once.”
I nodded my head at Ralilura’s additional explanation.
“Because the old ruler who survived the decisive battle said that he changed the ground.”
“Yeah. At least to get to the island, the distance in reality must also be shortened. At least here, it will be difficult unless you approach the southernmost coast of the continent.”
“And, in the South, there are surviving old rulers.”
It is said that in the past, the ‘lord of the deep sea’ descended to [Middle branch] With 13 former rulers.
The gods, including Satis, inflicted fatal wounds on five of them, even though they had descended when the ‘Lord of the Deep’ was doomed to never be defeated.
The gods do not have the power to overcome fate, but their desperate struggle has increased the odds of winning for the human allies.
Allies in the decisive battle are the total strength of the 【Middle Branch】.
A master class that few people, including my family, had at the time.
Some strong people who lived away from the world.
The dragons that lived in the sea of clouds in the mountains of the Vaichnia continent, the dragons of the western continent, the fairy kings, and the spirit kings who were almost like pillars supporting nature after the Age of Gods ended.
And what confronts them are 14 former rulers, including the ‘lord of the deep sea’.
“They were especially powerful among the old rulers who slumbered in the castle of the ‘Lord of the Deep’.”
In the past, there was a being called Jotun in the beginning.
As the people of the future found out during the war, the descendants of the former rulers or service races were feared and called the Outer Gods.
Evil gods who reigned in the universe outside the World Tree. Born of the stupid giant Ymir, the nemesis of primordial gods like Odin.
Did Loki say that he was wiped out in the war before the creation of the World Tree?
Those who were resurrected and ruled by the ‘Lord of the Deep’ were those who were comparable to the gods of the outer universe, or even among the old rulers of the same rank, those who transcended the military world.
In other words, 14 Odin and Surtur descended.
Nevertheless, humanity won.
He succeeded in killing the ‘lord of the deep sea’ and slaying 11 old rulers, surpassing the predetermined fate of destruction. Honestly, it was hard to believe how such a thing was possible.
Dispersing the enemies and killing several of the old rulers, the spearheads of the corps fought off and reached the evil spirits.
However, I and her wives, except for Lari Lura, were killed in the decisive battle.
In the end, it was destroyed together with the ‘lord of the deep sea’.
It was an era that passed the turning point to find a better future. That would have been the best outcome possible for us in this era.
“But even though the ‘Lord of the Deep’ was completely annihilated, the old rulers revived by her hand did not disappear. Contrary to expectations, I rather regained my self.”
3 dogs.
That was the remnant of the old ruler’s side who escaped from the victory that mankind had won at the cost of destruction.
“To be just a defeated army, they were too strong for the remnants of mankind who had already lost their main force. After they regained a sense of self, each of them was free to act on the [Middle branch].”
Elizabeth circled the southeastern part of the western continent.
Southern part of the western continent. One halfway between Romania and Germania.
Ikiven Island, one in the other world of chaos.
And, as if to enjoy the regained freedom, another object that sprinkled death all over the East and West continents.
There are three of them.
Because of that, those who survived were worried.
How to defeat the remaining enemies.
There was no choice not to defeat it. Even if I left it alone, it wasn’t an existence that would disappear nicely on its own.
Knowing that, Elizabeth’s remarks made sense.
“At first you thought you were going to ask me to help you take them down, right? Even if it is difficult for Lalilura alone, you must have seen that the odds are high with 2 to 1.”
“Yeah. No matter how the surviving humans live from now on, defeating the three old rulers who could not be defeated during the decisive battle was a prerequisite for survival.”
Elizabeth affirmed my words and slightly corrected them.
“To be precise, the number of them became two as of yesterday.”
Suk… She pointed to the south of the continent.
“Not too long ago, the old ruler who roamed the continent suddenly disappeared.”
The monster, which was unmatched except for Lalilura, suddenly disappeared without any warning.
Did the evil spirit who crossed the sea of stars appear again? Or was it a war between the old rulers? All the survivors who went out to check were the traces of the battle.
“… ‘Jinto’. We decided to call the unknown divine being that way from the traces of the battle that only remained in the ashes.”
In the midst of so many speculations among the survivors, I appeared.
“At first, I felt the presence of a senior and thought that ‘Jinto’ had appeared, so I stepped forward. And after recognizing him as a senior from a distance… I thought it was fake.”
“I have nothing to be sorry for. You’re not hurt.”
“… Yeah.”
With her eyes down, Lari Lura looked at the dot she had marked on the map.
“… The old ruler who set up on Aikiven Island could imitate others. Not at the level of imitation, but right after the decisive battle, he appeared in front of us in the form of a senior.”
“Yeah, I heard you.”
Speaking for myself, it sounds grandiose, but in this era, I was like a hope for mankind.
Even though it was hard to believe that such a person came back alive, the survivors had no choice but to believe the fake guy.
In fact, while impersonating them, they said they did no harm.
“He taught us how to get food and helped us for a few months… His tail was stepped on, so he fought me and ran away.”
It seemed that the technique Lalilura used to hit me was a technique she made to never let go of him again. I understand that he covered me up and didn’t trust me.
“… Just in case, wasn’t Loki?”
“I have confirmed my identity. That’s the old ruler I saw during the final battle.”
Well, if it was Loki, he wouldn’t have bothered to imitate me.
“… Let’s re-arrange our purpose.”
After tidying up, Elizabeth got lucky.
“Our goal is broadly divided into three stages. First, to advance toward the southernmost tip of the continent where the old ruler, ‘The Underground Siren’s Hwi-King,’ resides, and to surpass his territory.”
“The second is to warp from there to Aikiven Island.”
After receiving her words, Lalilura smiled at me.
While talking about crossing the territory of the old ruler as if it were a matter of course.
“And the third is that you reach the other world of chaos.”
“… Leave it to me after that.”
Veronica’s prophecy has already been announced. The goal to reach the other world of chaos has not changed, but what to do there has been decided.
“Aha. The goal is neatly laid out!”
─Pair! Lalilura clapped her hands.
“It was necessary to subdue the old ruler anyway, and it’s good to have something to do, right?”
“That’s right, Priscilla.”
It is too late to dream of a better future.
However, if this despair can be conveyed to the past, which was better than now, the already devastating reality that cannot be undone will transcend time and turn into hope.
Hope to the past, loaded on the time machine called me.
I clutched at the notebook, which I read through several times from beginning to end.
“Are the three of us going to the territory of the ‘Underground Sirens’?”
“The rest of us will go with you. Because they wished it Most of those who have not given up on survival are living to subdue the old rulers.”
Elisabeth said, carefully folding the map so that it wouldn’t touch the spirit-like body.
“So until we reach the southernmost tip of the continent, I would appreciate it if you could hide your identity. I don’t want to create confusion and expectations like the previous fakes.”
It meant asking them to count their hearts.
I nodded without speaking.
There is no way to save them anymore in this age. Even if there is, it is just an adaptation in abandonment and resignation, and it will not be the happy future they want.
So if I want to give them back their smiling days, I have no choice but to go back to reality and rewrite this miserable story.
“… Then let’s get into action.”
I could feel Elizabeth’s gaze. When I looked at her, she closed her eyes for a moment, then returned to her original state——her original self that I didn’t know about.
“I will use all the hopes and miracles you have left for you.”
