Chapter 1239 – Blacksmith of the Deep, Deep

The floor disappeared and I saw an abyss, but I didn’t fall.
The transparent border that connected from stage 5 to stage 6 was spread out.
But.

Tiring!

[Floating is prohibited in the area.]

Everyone could see that it was not a safe situation.

[Bread! Bread! Bam stiruuuuum-!!]

The voice that resonates like an echo feels like it is shaking not only my eardrums but also my soul.

While everyone was looking embarrassed, the scrap metal robot and Roldd spoke evilly.

[He resembles Frunar more than anyone else-!! An annoying guy who doesn’t resemble his noble personality and thoughts at all!! You…! Enemy, ligature, no, yaaaaa-!!!!]

Dre blinked his eyes and scratched his head.

“It feels bad to look like that bastard…”
[You have already lost your qualifications. Shut up, okay.]

The scrap metal robot’s voice cuts out again.
He took a deep breath and glanced at the group, especially Kaitz.

[But. There are still some left to look forward to.]

A scrap metal robot whose voice becomes smooth again.
Kaitsu exclaimed, feeling uncomfortable at that.

“Ten Heroes! What on earth do you wish for?”
[Your mouth hurts, doesn’t it? It is the extinction of the demon race.]

Someone took a breath.
It was Dolia.
His eyes were shining with emotion.

[When I was alive, I wanted to do it with my own hands, but I couldn’t move until I had enough power to completely annihilate them… And that condition was an impossible task when I was alive. I had no choice but to wait for the future. And my friend who originally had to deal with the paranormal titan. I had to find someone who was infinitely close to Frunar and suited to handle the paranormal titan. I thought I barely met those miraculous conditions…]

At the end of the sentence, the scrap metal robot glanced at Dre.

[…The abilities and atmosphere are infinitely similar, but tsk. In the end, was he a culprit who couldn’t escape from ordinary sensibilities?]

Dre’s expression did not change and Kaitz stepped forward in his place.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
[There is a lot of time. Let me explain slowly. To be precise, I have no choice but to answer your questions.]

Kaitzu’s eyes widened at those words.

“You have placed restrictions on yourself? That you have no choice but to be honest about any secrets?”
[Yes. I have also sacrificed a lot to maintain consciousness in this form through these years and to accomplish my task…]

To accomplish a task.
It looks like you are giving out information generously. It seemed true that due to restrictions, I had no choice but to speak honestly. Kaits opened his mouth, interpreting the meaning of Roldd’s words.

“I was curious. If you were alive, you could move the Paranormal Titan yourself and fight the demons, so why bother looking for a suitable person… Yes, it was because of restrictions. As the first Gaiga said, you cannot handle Paranormal Titans. So, instead, we are looking for someone suitable to operate the Paranormal Giant.”

The scrap metal robot laughed happily.

[As expected of a reincarnated person. If I had known you would be this amazing, I wouldn’t have blocked the path leading to level 6 in your past life.]
“!?”

The hero party stiffened at the word reincarnated.

[Why? I thought you didn’t know you were a regressor? Haha. Even so, it is a body that has the upper hand in dealing with the will of the dimension. There is a way to know everything.]
“If you knew…”
[Why didn’t they try to contact you? At that time, the restrictions placed on me were severe, and based on what I ‘foresaw’, there was nothing to be gained from contact. So we blocked entry to stage 6.]

Rolled, who spoke as if he were boasting, bobbed his head as if asking him to continue asking questions.
Kaitsu asked with an expressionless expression.

“Put aside the word foresight for now. Is it true that you are not qualified to control a paranormal titan now?”
[Yes. I am a person who deviates from reason. That’s why I was able to use ‘shortcuts’ in my dealings with the will of the dimension, and I sacrificed a lot in return. Only the living can handle a paranormal giant.]

Kaitzu’s eyes lit up.
If I did well, I felt like I could gain control of the paranormal giant.

“You said earlier that you were looking for a suitable person… If I pass the test you gave me, will I be able to take control of the Paranormal Titan?”

At Kaitz’s slightly polite voice, the scrap metal robot nodded her head and pointed her finger at her dre.
To be exact, it was the crown in his hand.
Clap la la rock-!! Before Dre had time to do anything, the crown was caught on the tip of Rolled’s finger.

“Huh? I blocked it?”

Dre muttered.
As if what he said wasn’t bluff, the tip of the crown that Roldd was holding up was slightly cut off.
Dre, who grabbed the corner, made an audible noise and threw it into the black abyss.
Rold frowned.

[…The more I look at them, the more similar their abilities are to an annoying degree.]

He grumbled, held up the crown and said.

[In the first place, this was my artifact. Even if I don’t have control, I always have the power to summon. This crown is the blueprint and control of the Paranormal Titan, and whoever passes the test becomes the owner of this crown and at the same time a titan. How is it. Am I greedy?]

Kaits glared at Roldd and asked.

“I don’t think you endured 10,000 years for nothing.”
[Haha. Do you think I’m going to try to take control? To be clear, I cannot take control of the Paranormal Giant. There is no other plan other than annihilating the demon race. I just tried my best because I didn’t want to hand over my life’s masterpiece to trash that was trying to maintain the status quo.]
“Maintaining the status quo?”

Crackling. Roldd clenched his rusty fist tightly.
He seemed very angry.

[Okay. These are the people who, even if they gain power, only use it for threats to maintain power. I want an active person to become a giant. So I messed up the quest, and got better results than I expected…]

At Roldd’s words, the prince let out an exclamation.
Lulua looked at him with anxious eyes.

Kaits continued to interrogate Rold.

“Why did you remain quiet until now? Couldn’t you have been more proactive in looking for suitable candidates?”
[This story is going to be long. First of all… After Frunar ‘abandoned’ us, I wasted a lot of time and only later came up with a plan to exterminate the demon race. As I said before, at that time I realized that I would not be able to kill the damn demons while I was still alive. Planned for later.]

The scrap metal robot sighed and continued.

[The problem is that my eyes have become too high. It’s because I saw Frunar right next to me. Because he is the only human who could stand against the true demon king, who can be said to be the true god of Elunar.]

At the name of the true Demon King, the Elunarites, including Rius, Rald, Lulua, and Dolia, trembled.
That name is a fearful name for the Elunar people.

Kaitsu, who had no good feelings towards the true Demon King, also frowned.

[Tsk tsk. Pathetic things. Imitate that warrior. Do you have to burn with anger at that name like that before getting scared? Well… I would understand if I had seen him in person, but you aren’t like that either, right?]

The scrap metal robot that gave the bruise continued speaking.

[Passing on a portrait of a giant to future generations. It was a very tricky thing. A true hero, Kaitsu Hiro. As you well know, power beyond common sense is sealed by dimensional will. Just like the gods, and the monster kings and beasts who can be called gods more than gods.]

The Paranormal Titan was such a powerful force that it had no choice but to be limited.

[I was able to deal with the will of the dimension using various methods. To be exact, it was a transaction with that ‘agent’.]
“…Agent? The will of the dimension has an agent?”

Does such a being exist?
The Hero Party’s eyes widened as they heard this for the first time in their many lives.
Dwarves who are not related to God are agents of the will of the dimension, so almost everything they say is muffled with noise, so I can’t figure out what they’re talking about, so I look closely.

[That’s not important now, is it? Anyway, I had no choice but to make a deal with the will of the dimension. The only place I could rely on was that cold thing… The goddess who took pity on us and helped us lost her name, and the man who was a close friend of mine hid the steel giant he had created with Frunar, opposing my ideas.]

Goddess. The steel giant.
Dre and Lulua’s eyes widened.

[Okay. Guy. He stole an important piece of my plan, a legendary giant. Even if I wanted to steal it again, by then I had already completed the contract with the will of the dimension and had become a transcendental person, so there was no causality that could touch the Elunarians…]
“What is that contract?”

Kaitz asked in a stern voice.

[It’s simple. Until a being comparable to Frunar appears, trials related to paranormal giants cannot even begin, and I am restricted from leaving this smelly, dirty place. You know what? Originally, this place was also a land of odor. I modified it.]

Rolled wiggled his rusty fingers and looked up at the sky.

[Ah. It was truly an unfair contract. The Dimensional Will did not expect that the departed Frunar would reappear. In effect, it was a measure to seal me away forever. Compared to that condition, the fact that I could only move forward if I opened the 7th level door interpreted by the beautiful young lady there was a very minor condition. But…]

Rolled’s eyes scanned Dre and then tsk. She frowned as if she didn’t like it.

[…It’s annoying, but a self-proclaimed successor to Frunar has appeared whose abilities are infinitely similar. Only then was I able to move…]
“You’re lying.”

Kaits said sharply.

“You have already been putting the Prime Minister and the Great Sorcerer through trials.”

Kang! Kang! Kang! Lold clapped his hands and pointed at Kaits.

[Fuhuhahahaha. It’s sharp, yes! But it’s not a lie. I could make a magic tool that predicts the future infinitely closer to future predictions. For example, artificial intelligence that collects all the data in the world.]

Lulua muttered “Iren…” In her horrified voice.

[Before signing the contract. We concluded that Frunard would emerge within a few decades. I also understood the will of the dimension. What? The will of the dimension was permission given without even thinking that I was predicting the future.]
“…With that prediction, you broke through the limitations of dimensional will?”

That absolute being?
If the future was predicted by artificial intelligence in the first place, how could the dimensional will not know that?
But Roldd remained calm.

[Is there anything you can’t do? I wonder if my will is focused on me. It can be used as an expedient for beings who are busy guarding against the birth of ‘God’ or the ‘origin’.]
“…Be alert to the source?”

Rold ignored Kaits’ question and continued speaking.

[The appearance of Frunar was not the only condition that could weaken my restrictions. I proposed to the will of the dimension that if the demons eliminate that division and start a war, they would ease my restrictions, and since it was the will of the dimension that handed over the unfair contract in the first place, that much was accepted. Even for me, it was a proposition that was close to gambling.]

War.
Everyone’s faces hardened.

[And the scum-like demons started a war as soon as the division disappeared, not deviating from my expectations even an inch. Should I say it’s thanks to you? On a day when my actions were already free due to the announcement of the appearance of a new Frunar, I was completely freed.]

Dolia caught her breath.
Did the war caused by Arras set him free?

[Going back to the story earlier. I thought that the prediction of Frunar’s return meant that my friend would return.]

The scrap metal robot’s voice was filled with lamentation.

[So I started preparing in advance to welcome him… That’s what those old trash are. These are items that can only be used to give an exquisite hint to Frunar, who will not be able to pass the test anyway.]

The purpose of giving trials to the great sorcerer and the prime minister was to provide information to Frunar, and in fact, Dredle learned clearly about the trials and the paranormal giant through the two.

[Even if my friend did not return, it was clear that someone infinitely close to him would appear. But, really, just in case. If you don’t like the new Frunar, you also need to prepare for it. So, originally, we wanted to make the trial, which would have been completed only at the end of the main quest, take place earlier.]

Rold confessed that before he could obtain the crown, he intended to test his qualities and get rid of him if he was not fit to succeed the Super-Giant.

[Well… The effort was worthless, but a guy with a good sense of humor was caught in vain]

Kaits realized he meant Dre.
Dre had refused to undergo the ordeal that Irene had mentioned.
Kaits was impressed by his sharpness and asked the question again.

“According to the information I received, the Paranormal Titan is a being that should appear in the main quest. How did you handle something like that so freely? “Didn’t you say earlier that you couldn’t get involved in the trials?”

Kaits glared at the portrait giants standing around Roldd.
As Void’s unique Ryunar had foreshadowed about the Paranormal Titan, it was clear that the Paranormal Titan was something that would appear in the main quest.
But Roldd was doing those things freely.

[Originally, as you said, the Portrait Giant should have been part of the main quest ‘Hest’. The result of changing and distorting the quest little by little over the course of 10,000 years of life. Now I can deal with paranormal giants that only appear in quests. Due to restrictions, I don’t have control over a Paranormal Titan, so I couldn’t handle a single Paranormal Titan… But… Well. As I did it, somehow it worked out. The body you fought and the giants here by my side are the result of my efforts.]

Kaitz opened her mouth slightly.

“How did you ruin the quest?”
[Huh. Can’t you just wait for the old man to talk? What. Let me explain.]

Rold held up two of his fingers.

[As you probably know, there are two types of quests. There is the quest of the three gods discussed and decided by the three gods of the beginning, and although it is very rare, there is the quest of the will of the dimension that changes in real time according to the situation of the target.]

Kaitz made a face as if he had realized something.

[In my case, it was the latter. The person in charge of the field has a level of will that leaves little time to pay attention to the ground. In other words, there are many cases where it is left to the judgment of the ‘system’, so there are gaps… Unlike the will of the dimension, the system is not a perfect entity.]

Lold looked somewhat happy.
Is it because I haven’t had anyone to talk to for a long time, or is it because I think the long wait has come to an end?

Kaits had doubts.

‘Change the quest or deceive the will of the dimension. It’s definitely a big deal… But why was it necessary?’

To gain freedom of action?
But even if he gains freedom, if he can’t control the entire Paranormal Titan, isn’t it useless for his purpose?

‘No. Wait for a sec.’

Rolled just now. Originally, he said, the Portrait Giant should be ‘attributed’ to Hest.
In other words. Now that the quest has gone awry…

‘It’s not a bound situation… And I want a suitable trialist… Ugh…!’

I knew what it meant.
Why did Rolled struggle and change the quest, why did he try to gain freedom of action.
While Kaits was surprised, Roldd saw his face and said with a smile.

[But don’t misunderstand. Children. Although I did secretly act behind the scenes in many ways, it was only to select a suitable successor. Control of the Paranormal Giant will be handed over to you.]

Ugh. An ocher sphere next to Rolled. Iren, familiar to the dwarves, appeared.
He held it in his hand and said:

[The details of the ordeal I told you, pretending to be artificial intelligence, were not completely lies. To receive the trial, you must achieve excellent results in the three major events and eliminate the demon lord. Still, there are priorities. Do you know why such conditions were imposed?]

While no one was answering, the scrap metal robot closed its eyes and spoke.

[The conditions I set are all feats that the first Frunar himself demonstrated. I wanted to find someone who was infinitely similar to Frunar.]

The scrap metal robot, whose voice was steeped in thought, suddenly shook his head.

[This is not the time to get emotional. As a result of my efforts so far, not only those who received the main quest but also others were able to obtain control of the Paranormal Giant.]
“…Also.”

Kaits muttered.
This is the conclusion of the long explanation so far.

The reason Rold changed the quest with various shortcuts and shabby restrictions.
The ‘trial’ to gain control of the paranormal giant is for those who have the main quest. In other words, originally, only Dre would have received it.

Change that ordeal so that everyone can experience it.
So that you can choose the one you like best.
That was the reason why Rolled worked in secret.

As he said at the beginning, it is to hand it over to someone who is active in the destruction of the demon race.
Rolled’s eyes are Kai’s. Rius. Then he looked at Prince Dolia in turn.

[In my opinion, you are the closest candidates to being a titan.]

Rius, who was frozen, shouted while pointing his finger.

“Damn it! You keep interrupting me when you talk to me, but why are you so smooth now?”

Rold ignored Rius’ words as they did not fit the situation.

[I need to explain the power you will gain. You have already seen the specifications of the Portrait Titan, and as I said before, the control rights and production method of the Portrait Titan are recorded in this crown.]

Rolled with a crown on his finger and twirling it around.
Kaitz asked, glaring at the crown.

“What happens if that crown breaks?”
[The obvious. I just have to make it again. However, once the titan wearing the crown dies, the control of the paranormal titan will disappear and everything will return to its original state. The problem is…]
“For a moment.”

The person who spoke up was an unexpected person. It was Marie.
She said with disbelief in her eyes.

“…Same as it was…?”

The surroundings became quiet.
As usual…?

And Rolled said it really casually.

[The material for portrait giants is humans. And it’s Ryunarda.]

Rolled’s calm tone and silence.
Immediately, a feeling of astonishment passed by.

“Human…?”
“Human…?”

Garcinido and Homun muttered and looked up at the portrait giants around them.

[Okay. These people were originally human too.]
“You are!!”

Marie raised her voice.

“He who is called a hero! Doesn’t he know even shame!!”

At that criticism… The scrap metal robot grinned.

[I do not know. Because they cared about morality, the demons are still alive and Frunar probably abandoned us.]

At that moment, Raeband sneered.

“You pretend to have made a very big decision, you pretend to care for the world, but the number of paranormal giants you have created over the past 10,000 years is just 1,000? You boasted that you escaped the eye of dimensional will, but you are going to destroy the demon world to that extent?”

Just as Kaitsu was confident that he could dominate the world with just 300 bodies, I don’t know if a strong person outside the standard handles it, but if an ordinary person who is passionate about exterminating demons takes power, the annihilation of the demon world to that extent is unlikely.

[Do you know the cartoon Charging Giant?]

Everyone was confused by the unexpected words.
The only one.
Dre’s face hardened.

[…Okay. You knew. The movie I watched with my friend… I watched it with those beautiful ladies.]

The scrap metal robot stared at Dre.
On the topic of robots. With eyes that desperately yearn for something.

[Really, they look alike. They look so similar. Trash like you. This means that my body resembles my friend whose face and clothes I don’t remember…]

At the end of the conversation, Rold saw broken ‘statues’ everywhere.
A statue without a face.
Rius saw those eyes and realized.
Ah.
This statue is. If…

“Charging Titan. What does that mean?”

Kaitzu said in an annoyed voice.

“You are trying to say that there is a higher-ranking entity of the Paranormal Titan called the Assault Titan…”
[The work ‘Charging Giant’ was a work that the first Frunard was very fond of.]

Lold cut off Kaitz’s words.

[A story about humans who were trapped inside by building a wall higher than the giants to escape the giants… But were actually receiving help from the giants. I would like to avoid the details because it is a spoiler.]

Rold grinned and looked at Dre.

[Hey. What a bad guy. You know what I mean, right?]

Everyone had their eyes on Dre.
Dre slowly opened his mouth.

“This is the story of Assaulting the Giant. Humans built three walls to avoid the giants. Just like the walls of a holy place.”

Like the walls of a holy place…?

‘For a moment.’

Kaitz widened her eyes.
The barrier was made by Roldd, and the reason we are talking about the Assault Giant now is…

“Well, what?”

Raeband swallowed.
There was something unusual about the atmosphere…

“…But in that cartoon, humanity’s technology was at best at the level of building a steam locomotive. The technology wasn’t enough to build a strong enough wall to keep the giants out.”
“…Uh? That…”

Raeband also noticed something and opened his mouth.

“That barrier wasn’t actually made by mankind. The details are a spoiler, but… That barrier is all…”

After a moment, Dre continued speaking in an ‘overwhelmed’ voice.

“The giant had changed.”

Silence.
After a moment of silence, Prince Dolia spoke in a trembling voice.

“Invitation… No way…”
[Okay. He’s a cute prince.]

Rolled declared with a grin.

[Three barriers. All of them are portrait giants. There are not 1,000 but 100 million portrait giants.]

In silence. Rold said.

[How do you feel? Wouldn’t that be enough to crush the demons?]