Chapter 601 – Foreknowledge
Nora and I took steps towards the huge cliff.
Two men approached the prisoner and the nun who were trying to climb the cliff.
For a moment, I thought, ‘What?’, But then I realized that their eyes weren’t on me.
“Mistress.”
“Ah, Peters. Evat.”
Nora calls their names.
The men seemed to be her acquaintances.
“Ah, Master Bark. These two are executives of the Helena Liberation Front who were captured with me.”
She introduces them to my questioning gaze.
The two men were wearing neat clothes and equipment, probably because they had taken out a generous loan. The breastplate protecting his chest and the sword at his waist made him feel like an adventurer from Pantera.
They only gave me a quick look and immediately started talking to Nora.
“… What is the situation?”
“It seems like it will be difficult for Buike and Rebellion.”
“What about Laurent?”
Laurent was arrested while supporting the Helena Liberation Front… He must be the head of a company.
“It looks like Laurent was trying to draw a line with us. It seems best to contact Panthera gamers who haven’t yet adapted properly.”
The three started talking about something only they knew.
If you listen briefly to their conversation, it seems like they are talking about the prisoners who were captured by Gregory.
“The natives…”
“… The natives decided to keep an eye on them… For now, focus on those who served sentences…”
I stood to the side like a sack of barley and listened to their stories.
“… The people whose loans were extorted seemed to be wandering around. I think it would be a good idea to approach them. Since they are in a difficult situation, wouldn’t it be easy to recruit them?”
“Yes, I understand. Then, priestess. Take care of yourself.”
The two men who had been talking with Nora for a while received instructions from her and left.
“Then shall we go?”
When they left, Nora casually took the lead and climbed the cliff climbing path, as if she had done her business.
I followed her footsteps.
The climbing path was narrow enough for two people to stand side by side, and there was only a safety device like a handrail.
It seemed like it would take some time to reach the target point. During that time, I decided to ask her something she was curious about.
“Are you trying to gather people?”
“Yes, that’s right. To achieve our goal, wouldn’t it be better to have more people?”
She answers my questions without any sign of hesitation.
“They called you a priestess… What does that mean?”
“That? It’s no big deal.”
“… It’s not a big deal?”
Isn’t a priestess a word that can only be used in religion?
“Um… It’s really not that big of a deal… What do you think the purpose of our Helena Liberation Front is?”
If the meaning of the organization name is as it is…
“… Helena’s liberation?”
Sunni and Celestia were also taken by the name and joined the Helena Liberation Front.
“That’s right. Bark, you probably know that finding Helena is quite dangerous. But what do you think if you ask people who have just joined the group to find Helena?”
“… So are you asking us to do volunteer work?”
I remember complaining that Sunni only made me do volunteer work.
Are you saying they weren’t just asking people to do unnecessary volunteer work?
“That’s it! Do you understand now?”
“… What does volunteer work have to do with finding Helena?”
“Oh my… Were my expectations for Bark too high?”
“… What?”
Nora looked somewhat disappointed.
She didn’t say anything, but her eyes seemed to have a pitiful expression of ‘don’t you know that?’
〈That woman named Nora, it seems she overestimated you? Tsk tsk! You have to expect what you expect.〉
Cosmos thinks it’s time to step in again.
‘Then do you know why you were asked to do volunteer work?’
〈, of course! 〉
‘What is it?’
〈S, you need to be able to think for yourself. Shouldn’t you try to find the answer too easily? 〉
“…”
“Listen, Bark. Once you do something good, like volunteer work, what will people think of you?”
“You think he’s a good person, right?”
You will also feel proud.
If you’re an ordinary person…
“That’s it! The beginning is important. It’s important to recognize yourself as a good person who does good things, a just person who loves animals and cares about human rights. Then, of course, you will think of the Helena Liberation Front as an organization that does good things. And the slight resistance to our organization’s name will disappear.”
After hearing it, it seems like that?
“And this thought will bloom in the hearts of those righteous people: ‘Why is this organization called the Helena Liberation Front?’ And.”
Is that the reason for the strange name Helena Liberation Front?
“At that time, we are letting those people know, step by step, about the great work that Helena has done. Fortunately, Helena has actually accumulated many great achievements.”
“A great thing?”
“She is the reason the Zephyrians lived this long, she was the reason they had enough technological power to invade Panthera, and she was the one who saved Zephyria’s world when it was about to be destroyed by the goddess Terra.”
Terra tried to destroy Zephyria?
And the one who stopped it was Helena?
“Is there anyone in history who has transformed Zephyria as much as Helena? There is absolutely no one. She is a genius… No, even the word genius is not enough. There will probably never be a wonderful being like her again.”
Nora, who was climbing the cliff path ahead of her, glances back at me and asks.
“What do you think? Even though I’ve only heard about Helena, don’t you feel like she’s a great person?”
When you say it like that, it certainly sounds great.
I don’t know why such an amazing human being is locked up.
“Just by letting people know about Helena’s great achievements, most people become her fans and followers. And the members naturally learn about the meaning of the Helena Liberation Front.”
Now I understand little by little.
People who become interested in Helena will make voluntary movements to find her, even if they are not told to do so.
That was the direction the Helena Liberation Front wanted.
And the reason why Nora is called a priestess…
“Has Helena… Been deified?”
“Well… I didn’t do that on purpose… It just happened naturally. It wasn’t like that when I first created the Liberation Front, but some people started idolizing and following Helena… And called me a priestess? “
This is completely…
〈Our Unho… What should we do… You have fallen into a pseudo-religion?〉
‘Bah, I’m not missing. I just use it.’
〈Is it true? Be careful? Because I think it will be so ugly if you cry and pray later, saying ‘Goddess Helena~’.〉
What do you think of me?
“Nora, do you also think of Helena as a god?”
From what Nora said, she didn’t seem to have any adoration for Helena.
“That’s… For the sake of the people who believe in me and follow me, I’ll say no comment?”
Nora said with a sweet smile.
“Why are you trying to liberate Helena so much?”
“Um… To prevent the destruction of Zephyria?”
“If Helena is not liberated, Zephyria will be destroyed?”
“Yes. It’s serious, isn’t it? When you say it like that, it seems like you have a great cause, but if Zephyria is destroyed, won’t I die too? Are you saying I’m all struggling to survive too?”
It is a very important thing that Zephiria is destroyed.
It’s strange that only she knows that.
But Helena prevents the destruction of Zephyria?
“How do you know that Zephiria is destroyed?”
“That… Should I tell you this or not…”
Nora, who was climbing the cliff path, stopped at my question and turned to me.
After looking around her and making sure that no one was listening, she opened her mouth with a serious look on her face.
“I can predict the future.”
“…”
Nora narrows her eyes when she sees my face.
“Hmm… You don’t believe it either?”
I also have similar powers of wisdom.
It must have been the power obtained after dealing with the great evil Drakkar.
Precognition… It’s not that I can’t believe it, but honestly, it was hard to believe.
I know how much anti-demonic energy Wisdom consumes.
Most of that was just second-level foresight. The time unit is unthinkable. This is because the energy of the Great Demon Consumed in just that short period of time is enormous.
If it weren’t for the Great Demon Castle’s assistance, the efficiency would be so low that I couldn’t even think of using it.
However, when Nora says she has foresight, she is not talking about foresight of the short future in seconds like I do.
You say you can do it on your own without using the power of the Great Demon?
It’s natural that it’s hard to believe.
“Of course, my foresight doesn’t show everything perfectly. It doesn’t show me what I want. It’s just a brief vision that passes by… But in that vision, I saw Bark.”
“… You saw me?”
“Yes, at first I thought it was Gingamin… But I was convinced when I saw Bark standing in the shopping district!”
Nora’s face, standing on the ramp, came closer. Her sweet scent was faint.
Without realizing it, she tasted it, but contrary to my expectations, her lips turned towards my ear.
She put her face close to me and whispered in my ear.
“… I don’t think Bark’s real skin is blue… What do you think? Isn’t this enough to trust my foresight?”
“…”
