Chapter 162 – Episode 161. I Am Calling You (3)
Myterien estate.
That’s the name now, but it wasn’t that name before.
The kingdom where Astain was born and raised.
It was never big, but thanks to the natural environment of the great snowfield in the north, there was almost no invasion of foreign enemies, and it was a place where it maintained good relations with the northern barbarians.
A kingdom where witchcraft was closer than magic.
It was thanks to frequent exchanges with barbarians.
Spells that require sacrifice rather than mana spells seemed inconvenient to use, time-consuming to prepare, and time-consuming to master, and seemed like nothing better than magic—
Nevertheless, witchcraft does not stop in the middle once it is activated, unlike magic that is immediately disintegrated when concentration is disturbed.
In addition, the power is condensed and concentrated in each of the stages that are activated by offering sacrifices and drawing camps, and then, when the camp is activated, there is tremendous power that bursts out at once.
Unlike continental countries where magic is common, the kingdom’s magic developed through its own system, and it was just around the time that it was about to grow to the point where it could finally guarantee its own security.
The destruction of such a kingdom came in an instant.
The news that a large-scale conquest war was taking place in the interior of the Einhafen Kingdom came with the invading army of Einhafen.
The army troops were incomparably lacking, and thanks to that, they were pushed back and pushed back in an instant, and the fall of the capital was just around the corner.
The day of disgrace, when the barbarians who had promised to provide support did not arrive, and only Prince Astein was able to barely escape.
Astein, who had to look down on the burning castle from the top of the snowy mountain, gnashed his teeth and burned his revenge against Einthofen.
“… A little bit left now.”
Astein’s primary target is the Grand Duchy of Mitterien.
Where his kingdom was.
The Grand Duchy of Myterien, who occupied the place, was also the target to be ousted first.
Stealing the body that had a talent for magic, putting on the skin and entering the wizard’s tower,
The first to apply for the news that the Grand Duchy of Mitterien is looking for a tutor.
It took 10 years to get here.
It is said that it is not too late to avenge the nobleman even if it takes 10 years.
Astain repeated the words and endured for a long time.
In order to somehow bring down Mitterien, and even overthrow the whole of Eindhafen.
He seduced Astrid von Mitterien, the only daughter of the Grand Duke of Mitterien, and became his son-in-law.
The rather abstract goal of starting there, seeping into factions of nobles and finally shaking the empire from its pillars.
That goal was shaken from the root the day Astain met Astrid for the first time.
– Something like magic. Why do you want to learn this, Father?
– Learn. Since you already have enough strength, you need to build up your magical knowledge, Astya.
– But this man, he’s looking at me with bad eyes. It’s very unpleasant.
– Uh hmm.
– Oh, sin. Sorry.
Astrid has been known for her beauty since she was a child.
But Astain doesn’t like that, and the reason he was mesmerized by the sight of young Astrid was—
It was because of the two blessings that dwelled in her young body.
Proof that one person can have multiple blessings was in front of her eyes.
A fact that is in direct contrast to the conventional wisdom, that each person has only one divine protection.
Astrid’s divine power and divine power, even at that young age, made Astrid possess the power equivalent to two or three decent knights, and the more she looked at it, the more Astain’s ambition for divine protection continued to amplify.
– Gaho, Gaho. The protection of the stars… Yes, this is it This must be the first step in my revenge.
Astein’s goal changed from that day.
Collect all blessings.
If I could collect all the twelve known blessings and carry them on my body, there would be no problem with Mitterien.
Besides, not only Mitterien, but also Eindhafen was not a problem at all.
The divine protection of the star that bestows infinite power on the possessor. A person who possesses all 12 of those divine protections could be called a god, but how could Eindhafen be hostile to such a person?
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The protection of the stars cycles.
When the owner dies, the protection is returned to the world and transferred to someone at random.
It was noted here that Astain is random.
It can be literally random, but maybe it has certain rules.
If you look at Astrid, who is leading a life without any problems even with two protections on one body,
Is divine protection truly random, and if so, how low of a chance is Astrid winning?
Or not-
Wasn’t Astrid granted two blessings at the same time under certain rules?
Astain dug into that.
Perhaps he could forcibly bestow protection on Astain.
Perhaps,
Perhaps.
Those two blessings dwelling in Astrid,
Wouldn’t it be possible to make Astain come back?
—If Astrid dies.
When the thought reached that point, Astain’s mind became clear.
Do it and you will know.
You can’t know anything unless you try.
Fortunately, Astrid’s magic and shamanic defenses were close to blank due to the influence of divine protection, so it was easier.
The year of turning twenty
By accident.
To lose one’s life
It was so easy to put the trigger in.
“But he’s not dead.”
Astain muttered as she shoved firewood into her campfire.
Two days from now, Angrechio will march out and press the Archduke Mitterien in all directions,
In the meantime, Astain was planning to activate the ruin formation.
If that happens, the empire will now start heading towards ruin, which is exactly what Astain had longed for.
“Why didn’t he die… “
The curse was perfect.
At the age of 20, the curse that would cause her to lose her life in an accidental accident was completed and put on Astrid, and even her invocation was confirmed without fail.
However, divine martial arts and divine power did not return to Astain.
He thought that the theory he had researched had failed, but fortunately it did not.
Conversely, even though Astrid suffered a major accident, she didn’t die, and instead went to the academy with Leopold.
So, in a hurry, he saved a young body again, put it on, and entered the academy untimely.
Together with Veracien.
“Yes.”
Astain snorted.
What is the use of all these thoughts now?
The plan failed.
Not one, all.
All have failed
When she succeeded in summoning Beraya, the Grand Duchess of the Underworld, she had called her delight until then.
She failed to summon the Grand Duke of the Pandemonium, but Beraya, the Grand Duchess of the Pandemonium, was known to have as much power as her father, the Grand Duke.
I did, but it turned out that he was a psychopath crazy for the pursuit of pleasure.
Come to think of it, things must have started to go wrong from then on.
Beraya— Berasien betrayed Astain,
They even forcibly terminated the contract.
The ruin formations that were made as a test at the academy didn’t even hit hard.
The level of training at the academy was higher than he expected, and the instructors were too good.
Even though it was destroyed like that, there were no fatalities, only minor injuries, and all the damage was to the building.
In addition, all contact with other guardians at the academy was lost due to that wind.
Rather, he was captured and almost made a homage.
“… Well, that’s it.”
Still, he came out well with good timing, and although he said there was nothing useful in battle, he had four blessings.
That’s enough.
“Whoa.”
Astain stood up and looked back.
A considerable amount of offerings had already been placed on the altar where the orange candles flickered.
A talisman scrawled with red needles is sticking to it,
On top of the camp where the pentagram was drawn, towers were placed in the east, west, south, and north directions, respectively.
A small altar miniature made of beeswax is placed on the remaining tap.
“Now a little.”
One offering.
If he raised just one more offering, Jin was complete.
“Come on, Astrid. The final sacrifice is you. I will take you, sacrifice your despair, and cover this continent with blood.”
Eindhafen, the empire that stood up after stepping on the bloodstained land.
And kill Leopold, the heir of Einhafen.
He also kills Veracien, the goddamn Grand Princess of the Demon World who slaps him on the back of the head beautifully.
He also kills the damn dwarf who brought him shame.
I will kill all those who are related to Einhafen.
Astain gritted his teeth.
“Welcome, Astrid. Come and kill me There’s no way you don’t know where I am. Come on, come and kill me. Of course, you will die… “
