Chapter 203 – Tangents

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[End of emergency power mode. Check generator restart]

If you think that the big shaking has stopped, it’s not difficult to see that all the cameras checking the ground have been smashed.

A huge storm of holy magic that came when the dimensional door opened. In preparation for that, the entire research center was surrounded by barriers and physical barriers were mobilized.

As the entire defense system collapsed with an impact three times greater than expected, the research center suffered a devastating blow.

However, if only the important main room – where the Emerald Tablet was stored, was safe, the laboratory could be rebuilt using automata.

More important than that is to properly grasp what happened on the ground.

Also, the damage status of the other Eves that were transmitted.

After the death of Trismegistos, a war between humans that was growing on the ground.

To put an end to it is the most heinous invention in human history—

It was expected to be a [Wide-area magic repulsive reaction bomb] ‘Harmageddon’, a weapon that should not have been made that turned ‘tactical nuclear weapons’ into a relic of the past.

A weapon loaded with nano-sized automata capable of sensing surrounding magical energy and producing the opposite elemental magical energy.

The opposite magical power and the reacting magical power cause a repulsive action, and at the moment when this happens extensively and simultaneously, numerous substances containing magical power disintegrate on the spot and annihilate in pairs with the automata.

What the bomb leaves behind is ‘nothing’ itself.

Unlike ‘nuclear war’, which was considered an end-of-human scenario in the past, in fact, it left a result that it was not.

Harmageddon’s range was enough to cover one country, and it was possible to damage the entire planet with just seven.

With only seven bombs, this planet will become barren with a surface worse than the moon in the sky.

In fact, the moment after it detects that the countries holding the Harmageddon are launching them simultaneously.

Something like a trumpet sounded somewhere in the sky, and the fighter jets covering the sky all at once lost power and fell to the ground, engulfed in fire by exploding engines.

The realm of the sky, which mankind had acquired through great development, was once again taken away by the gods with a single sound.

And what appeared was a huge mouth.

No, to be precise, it was a two-dimensional gap that looked like a mouth.

It appeared in it at the call of the god, while looming over the space emitting ferocious energy from beyond.

Although the output had increased dozens of times compared to what we knew, the pattern of divine magic belonged to my unforgettable master’s friend ‘Lesia’.

However, if she was asked if she was the person she knew before, she could only answer that she was not.

Because the figure of her seen through the camera was indeed the agent of divine punishment, the very manifestation of the end.

Like her child passing through the birth canal and coming out of her mother’s womb, she appeared in the air, slowly revealing itself.

Wings were carried on his back her. Each one was made by condensing ultra-high concentration of divine magic, and it was a weapon that would burn the whole body even if it was touched by fluttering feathers.

In her hand her is the golden holy sword ‘Cala de Bolgue’. Unable to withstand the concentration of magical power transmitted from Lesia, it slowly melted while causing a meltdown.

Even so, the holy sword did not lose its brilliance and continued to evolve, replacing the lost blade with divine magic.

When I first saw it, if it was a human rather than an artificial spirit, I might have felt despair and gave up everything.

We tried to hurt even the world with the disaster we brought on ourselves.

He would have accepted that punishment, and would have been burned away.

But I couldn’t.

I was still given the task of doing what Tris Megistos had left behind.

If you don’t complete it.

He certainly thought that he would not be able to close his eyes satisfactorily.

Ironically, her existence her, summoned by mankind in a war hoping for each other’s destruction, served as an opportunity to unite mankind once again.

However, it had already reached a point where it was impossible to do anything with human power, and at best, delaying the end a little was the limit.

With the support of the owner of the throne – the will of the stars, she purifies the world with unstoppable power, and it took only 7 days for all life on earth to disappear.

Some humans hid underground, but there was no way they could survive because they used the permanent engine created by Tris Megistos to create ‘Harmageddon’.

After all the purification, the golden comet returned to the 2D rift like that.

As if that’s where you should be.

001

After Mercury finished talking, Cleon quietly nodded his head.

There was a part that was connected to the story I had heard in the previous Black War, and it was the first time I had heard the details, but I knew that mankind at that time had become enemies of the stars and had been punished.

“After that, I sent a reconnaissance plane over the dimensional gate several times, but I couldn’t find any trace of Lesia. It would be correct to think that it is in an area that is generally unreachable.”

“That was a story I heard the other day… So, how is Lilim involved in that?”

As Cleon spoke and brought out her own name her, Lilim poked her head out and looked at Cleon.

Did his personality her become younger to match his appearance her?

She seemed to be about the same age as Amelia except for her devilish part of her, but she was a little awkward with Cleon, a stranger to her, as if she had really become a girl of that age.

“This child-Lilim is Lesia’s daughter. She was created based on the genetic information of ‘Lilith’.”

“I heard that too.”

“…So to speak, this child is a ‘clone’ of hers. Although not perfect due to Eve’s flaws.”

If Lila had been around, she would have added something to her words to help her understand, but it seemed that the story Mercury wanted to tell was that ‘Lilim’ and ‘Lilith’ were almost the same person.

“The hypothesis I came up with is this. Why does Lesia become a being similar to God’s apostle-angel, but she stays in the gap of another dimension, which is an unclean realm to the stars?”

Of course, the power of the throne master extends to the ‘different dimension gap’.

However, that gap was a space that could not be completely purified even with the use of divine magic, because countless wastes from other worlds accumulated in the world so far were piled up.

For that reason, it is a world completely separated from reality, and it was to prevent the overflow of disaster there.

The Golden Comet – The antagonist Lesia is clearly a strong being. Its power her itself could be said to be the same as the sun of divine magic.

However, even if she was like that, she would have to be in a high-dimensional realm where her ‘spirit vein’ of her, which can be said to be her astral blood vessel of her, or the throne of the throne exists.

Mercury said it was not reasonable for her to remain in her interdimensional vortex unless there was some specific reason for her.

“…”

Cleon nodded her head, thinking her words her were right.

Of course, she was n’t the kind of woman Lecia thought of everything rationally, but at least she was grounded in her actions her.

“It is her daughter who appears there. She said It is ‘Lilith’. As I said before, when I tried to inspect the gap in the other dimension several times, I couldn’t feel the aura of ‘Lecia’. Uh.”

Of course, just because you felt her trail her does n’t mean you’ve been able to get to where she is, added Mercury.

The way to go through the two-dimensional gap was also a two-dimensional space.

Even if you find a trace, there is no guarantee that you will be able to approach it.

“…So. Is there a high possibility that Lilith and Lecia are still together?”

“Yes. Lesia is trying to stay in the dimensional rift, isn’t it because she wants to be with Lilith…”

Currently, there is only one person who has the power to freely open and close the rift in another dimension—no, it would be a bit different to call it a person.

‘Nemea’, the ‘lord of the throne’. She is the only one who can completely control the gap.

But for some reason, Nemea didn’t send Lilith and Lesia back to their original time.

Regarding ‘Lesia’, some reason is expected. As a member of the will of the stars, she could no longer exist as an ordinary ‘human’.

But when it comes to ‘releases’?

“I don’t know. What’s certain is that Lilith is still in her dimensional rift her. If she can find her link her to her her, she will be able to contact Lesia as well.”

“…I see, that’s why I need the power of ‘Lilim’.”

“Yeah. She’s almost like `Lilith’. If so, she can feel her trail the most and be able to follow it… It can serve as a kind of milestone.”

At her words, Lilim tilted her head. She knows she’s talking about herself, but she doesn’t understand what she’s talking about.

Cleon looked at her for a moment, then returned her gaze to her Mercury her.

“There is a possibility that you have a relationship with ‘Lesia’ and… Maybe, with ‘Lilith’ as well. If there is a Lilim that can follow the traces. That’s… You need the premise that you’re fully prepared.”

Cleon knew from his previous experience that even if he entered a gap in another dimension, he would only lose his temper if he could not withstand the erosion of magic within it.

But – if there is a way.

“What do you want to do, Cleon?”

As Mercury did, he asked Cleon to choose.

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“…That’s how it happened.”

Cleon returned to the surface and called the party who was preparing to return home and talked.

Each showed a different reaction, but what Cleon was worried about was Amelia’s reaction to her.

Amelia looked at Lilim, who had become an ignorant girl, with a complicated expression.

“…Cleon needs her power.”

Amelia asked Cleon in a quiet voice.

It sounded resentful, but it sounded a bit sad.

“…Yes. According to the story she heard from Mercury. But, this is just my situation… If you want to get revenge on her…”

“No… Then it’s okay. Of course. I absolutely did not forgive ‘Lilim’.”

Interrupting Cleon, Amelia shook her head. Her eyes are quiet She was facing Lilim.

“But that’s not this ‘Lilim’, Joe… That Lilim, whom we fought as an enemy, was imprisoned inside the pendant by ‘Mercury’…”

Cleon nods her head.

“My mission is to protect the people of the capital. I don’t think it’s exactly my mission to take ‘revenge’. As long as she no longer poses a threat to the capital. With that, I’ll be fine. ‘ Lilim` seems to be being punished inside that pendant.”

“Amelia…”

Watching Amelia squeeze her hand, Cleon quietly called her name her.

Then Laila ruffled her hair and raised her voice, as if she couldn’t stand the gloomy air.

“Ah really! Why do you have to live in such a humid atmosphere! In the end, it turned out well? I learned a lot of things I wanted to know, and I also cleansed my water elemental veins! Now, the only thing left is a fire elemental vein!”

“Uh, yes! That’s right. And, if Lilim has become like this, the only remaining Astarote executive is ‘Ishtal’!”

In response to Laila’s words, Kuondo nodded her head affirmatively.

“There, Mr. Cleon also has a clue to meet Lesia-san again.”

Sasha also talks while encouraging Cleon, while Aruru holds Amelia’s hand while talking.

“… After the fight with Astarothe is over, I will help you prove your father’s innocence. Princess. It’s coming soon. I’m sure the royal capital will be able to regain peace.”

[If so. It means that we can barely reach our final destination.]

At Galatea’s voice her, Cleon nodded her head.

“Yeah… That’s what everyone says. What’s important now is that we were able to move forward anyway. And, we saw who the real enemy was.”

“… `Adam`.”

At Amelia’s words, Cleon nodded her head.

“Astarothe and ‘Adam’ are definitely related somehow… And ‘Adam’ is in the royal castle.”

“If he has been manipulating the people of the capital from behind… I, too, as the guardian of the capital, cannot leave it unattended.”

The group’s purpose became clear.

Clearly, Cleon’s ultimate goal is to meet Lesia.

However, if it was not just ‘Astarothe’ that was interfering with that, it would be enough to defeat even that.

“…Let’s go back to the capital. It’s been longer than I thought.”

Saying that, it was when Cleon got up to move his luggage to the carriage.

Rattle! And the door of the lodging where the party is staying opens.

There, Mercury rushed in with an urgent expression.

“…Mercury? Wasn’t the story over?”

“Ah, ah. I forgot one thing… I forgot to unlock the language feature of ‘Lilim’.”

“Language function… Ahh. Maybe that’s why I didn’t say a word.”

When Cleon nodded as if he understood, Mercury trudged over and placed his index finger on Lilim’s forehead of hers.

Then, something oozes from her fingers her and enters Lilim-

“Ah-“

Then, a voice that seemed to be practicing her voice her flowed from Lilim’s mouth-

As it was, Lilim looked back at Cleon and smiled brightly.

“Dad!”

“Dad!?”

Once again the inn is a mess.

002

A prison cell full of dark and cold air.

Although few people come to visit humans who have been exiled to such a remote area, it is not used well.

First of all, it is a forced labor facility in the northern cold region where a meeting room exists.

The sudden visit of a high-ranking official from the duke’s family made this place lively.

“Sir Setos. I brought the prisoner.”

When the guard in the winter clothes speaks with a salute, Setos nods his head and looks at him.

“Yeah… I want to talk to him alone. Is that okay?”

“Of course. I will bite people.”

Originally, it would have been impossible to have a convict and a noble from a duke’s family alone.

The opponent is ‘Setos’, not anyone else.

The guards knew better than anyone else that he was a man who had superior literary and martial arts skills than ordinary people.

Moments later, when a door different from the one Setos had entered opened, the guard brought in a young man dressed in nothing but rags.

“…”

Although he had just gotten out of his way of being a boy, his face he became haggard due to his hard work here for several months, and he was forced to sit in a chair by the guards.

Leaving him muttering something with his head down, when the jailer leaves the room, Sethos clears his throat to get his attention.

“…You must be Albain.”

“…”

The young man called Albein lifted his head and looked at the man’s face.

As if he did n’t care too much about not answering the noble’s question, Sethos quietly studied his face.

And, after all, it seemed to be as expected.

He let out a big sigh and closed his eyes.

“I am Setos Tromeia. I am a member of the ducal family who protects the kingdom.”

“Setos… Tromeia…”

“Have you ever heard of it?”

At Setos’ question, the young man shook his head from side to side.

“Is that so… Well, it must be strange that the fact that there is anyone from an aristocratic family in a rural area like Ellesia or your hometown is itself a strange thing.”

Of course it can, says Setos.

The young man slowly changed his expression as if he noticed something in his words.

“Listen up, Alvein. It’s no different that I came to see you today. I’m here to get you out of here.”

“…Me?”

Alvein looked at him in disbelief.

A man from the Duke’s family? Me, a felon… ? With such a questioning look on his face his.

“Yes. …This is my atonement for your mother. It is my personal wish to be right with you.”

“Mother-… You can’t-“

As if interrupting Albein’s words, Setos nodded and replied.

“Yes. I am your father.”