Chapter 374 – Screening Plan

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Cleon and Cassius headed towards the forest not far from the place where the giant tree, the main body of Yggdrasil, was located.

The forest, where trees are spread all over the area, is the exact opposite of the residents who have bodies that walk even though their bodies are plants the moment they cross the border with the village-

Truly, what stood still and swayed by the wind were ordinary trees that could be seen in Cleon’s world.

What is the difference between the trees in this forest and the villagers?

The only one who knows the answer must be Yggdrasil.

It’s a strange thing when you think about it.

The inhabitants of Yggdrasil that Cleon met – beings with humanoid bodies made of plants.

If you met him in the original world, there would be no problem even if he was called a monster without exception.

Plant monsters in the form of humans, such as Dryads and Alaune, were not that rare, and most of them were meant to kill humans and use them as fertilizer.

However, when Cleon saw the inhabitants of this realm, he felt animosity toward them and did not feel the need to subdue them.

The same was true of her Freyja, who apparently blocked her own path her, but she seemed to have her own words and reason with her.

Could it be that other people didn’t feel the disgust that they should feel instinctively when they saw monsters?

What is the difference between the residents of this place and the monsters in Cleon’s world?

──If you go a little deeper while thinking about such a good thing.

At last Cassius stopped his feet.

Cleon also stops when Cassius stops him, and waits for him to speak.

What he wants to say to himself

Things about Amelia, things after I went back, things about my friends in this world…Etc.

There were so many candidates, I couldn’t even guess how many of them would come out.

Even so, it’s not a story that can be skipped without doing it.

“Cleon-san. It’s nothing else than a story. It’s a story about our future.”

“… It’s a bigger story than I thought. Keep talking.”

Cleon is a little surprised by Cassius’ first words, but asks him to continue the story.

Cassius tells Cleon what happened in the future, which he confirmed at Illenu’s mansion while everyone was fighting.

Except for things that seemed to have something to do with Cleon’s worries her.

“—Based on what happened in Illenu’s world… A prediction of what will happen in our world.”
Cassius looked Cleon in the eyes as he nodded.

Honestly, when he told me this, he was thinking that he couldn’t excuse himself even if he pointed the finger at Cleon.

It was difficult to imagine that a man like Cleon would sympathize with his cowardly move him, and on top of that, he satisfied his desire for knowledge while leaving behind everyone else’s struggle to the death.

“…I have one thing to check.”

However, when Cleon returned the question to himself, answering in a calmer manner than expected, Cassius nodded his head once more.

“What His Highness Cassius saw… Can it be said that it’s definitely something that happens in our world?”

“Not necessarily. The world is intricately intertwined, and its direction can be turned by gears that we don’t notice. Seeing how the world diverged greatly simply because Mr. Cleon followed Illenu. “It’s clear.”

At Cassius’ words, Cleon nodded his head.

He felt no small amount of irrationality about the fact that he and his course of action his changed the shape of the world so much, but after confirming what actually happened, he came to think that he had to be more careful with his own stance .

About Illenu, about my colleagues, and about my enemies.

If every single one of his own choices he goes wrong, he could create another world of Illennu.

Even if you reach out your hand to ‘knowing the power of the future’ that Cassius said, adding prudence to prudence.

“But. That’s right… In the cause and effect of an event composed of ’cause’ and ‘effect’. That ’cause’ is not something that Mr. Cleon can control… If it is clear that someone else’s will is involved.. That thing is sure to happen.”

However, if Cleon cannot come to a proper conclusion to Cassius’ clear but ambiguous answer, Cassius opens his mouth again and continues his explanation of his.

“Ah- so to speak, let’s say that something called a ‘fire’ happened. Then the cause is something like ’embers’ or ‘arson’. Doesn’t the causal relationship change?”

“But, doesn’t it matter who did it? For example… If you stop the arsonist, the fire won’t start.”

“Yeah. That’s right. But this is a result that has no choice but to happen without the intervention of such ‘someone’. It’s like a natural disaster.”

Certainly, if it is a part where there is no room for human will to intervene, such as weather or natural disasters, it will be.

“There, what we can do is to prepare as much as possible before the natural disaster occurs. If an earthquake occurs, move people from that area so that there are no victims.”

“I see. …Then, what His Highness Cassius really wants to prepare for is that things happen in a place that transcends human will.”

At Cleon’s words, Cassius nodded and spoke.

“But this… Transcends human will, but it is not a natural disaster. Metaphorically speaking, it is the will of God.”

Silence passed between the two.

It was God, Cleon knew.

These are the terminals made to convey her will, which began with Nemea, the ruler of the throne.

The existence of ‘God’ was created when those terminals decided on their respective roles, and gained faith from humans.

Gods who do not receive faith from humans weaken and eventually disappear.

The gods disappeared from this world with the appearance of the “Cult of God’s Protection,” Which ended the Age of Gods and opened the Age of Light’s Will.

What remained in the world, including Utu, the predecessor of Anansi, had no choice but to gain faith in a closed place where only a small part of the gods were closed.

But can it really be said that it was a god that mankind believed in and followed in the past?

They obviously had a lot of power compared to humans, and they didn’t show their proper appearance, and they received faith and prayers from humans and bestowed grace accordingly.

But even compared to the king living in the palace, there is little difference.

“The god Cassius is talking about is not those gods.

“…Okay.”

At Cleon’s words, Cassius nodded heavily.

“And it’s not spirit gods or animal gods that can do that. Even so, it’s the will of the ‘Throne Lord’ who doesn’t want to interfere directly with this world. If that’s the case, the candidate to be decided is. ..”

“Father of all things. Adam.”

If Cleon listens to Cassius’ words and tells them. Again, a heavy silence fell between the two of them.

“His Highness Cassius. What happened to the future you saw?

“Yes. Although it is an extension of speculation to the end-Adam is steadily carrying out a certain plan to complete his world his and become the new throne himself. And-this incident has a great influence on that Adam’s plan.”

Cleon waited for his next words while feeling a little nervous at his lingering speech her.

“The ritual of the selection holy sword.”

“…”

Even Cleon had heard the word for the first time, but for some reason, the resonance of the word gave me a bad feeling.

“Cleon-san, do you know why the holy sword Caladbolg, which is said to have been wielded by the golden hero Lesia, has great power compared to other holy swords?”

“No… But I think the strength of her Holy Sword is also related to Lecia’s strength of her.”

Cassius pondered a little while holding his chin at Cleon’s words, then continued his words.

“Of course. She was a warrior of different ways. However, if it wasn’t for the mighty power of Caladbolg, she wouldn’t have been able to defeat the Demonic Sword Emperor. If destiny intertwined the two. You could say it was ‘made’ to defeat the strongest enemy.”

“There, the word ‘ceremony’ is connected.”

“I’ve researched things related to holy swords in the past. It’s… ‘A ritual for creating a special holy sword by a holy sword user’—”

“—It is the worst war in which 10 warriors kill each other and absorb the power of the holy sword.”

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Warrior.

A swordsman who wields a holy sword.

Originally, the power they possess is ‘to effectively control the power of the holy sword that resonates with their own power’.

Even if you are an ordinary person before you have a holy sword, being able to use divine magic after becoming a hero is one of the manifestations of that power.

Then, from the original design, which resource is more important, the Holy Sword or the Hero?

Of course, you can call it a ‘holy sword’.

Even if the hero dies, the holy sword is inherited.

The reason why the holy sword runaway occurs is to maintain the holy sword even if the hero dies, even if he destroys all the hostile beings around him.

The basic design of the Holy Sword was created by scientist Tris Megistos based on data.

The purpose was the birth of a powerful weapon with enormous magical power to stand on top of the enemy in a war between mankind.

Trismegistus objected, but the opinion was not accepted.

In order to be able to wield that holy sword, genetically engineered soldiers were created in pairs.

The name of the holy sword is colorless, they cut countless humans right after they were born.

Civilians, buildings, hospitals, schools.

Apartments, houses, roads, bridges.

Destroyed and destroyed, the destruction reached the point where humans could not restore it on their own.

However, several years after the Holy Sword was created, he had to deal with disasters that he couldn’t deal with, such as succession or the runaway of the Holy Sword.

‘Golden Comet’.

As soon as it appeared, it was impossible with a normal holy sword to overcome the disaster that turned the area into a barren land and drove it to the point of inability to recover.

Humanity changed their thinking there.

The output of the golden comet’s weapon was similar to that of 10 normal holy swords.

If they can bridge the gap, they might have a chance to win.

Although the number of holy swords possessed by mankind exceeded 10, there was also a difference in capacity among the holy swordsmen who wielded them.

So, I decided to concentrate that power in one vessel.

In addition to that, one ultimate sex swordsman was selected who could wield that sword.

While the swordsman tied the feet of the golden comet, he decided to fight the golden comet by using a bomb that would burn the entire surface of the star – a weapon he had created to combat the disaster.

What was prepared for that was the ‘ceremony of the selection holy sword’.

The core of the holy sword could be absorbed into the spirit vein before the user died and went out of control, temporarily putting them to sleep, thereby preventing the runaway.

Using that system, they squeeze them into tight quarters and have them kill each other until the last one is left, picking out the last one and the last one.

──Until yesterday, the holy swordsmen who were able to fight at the risk of death, confident that they could finally wield the holy sword to protect humanity, had to forcibly kill each other under the cause of mankind.

And, their colleagues and partners, the Holy Swords, also trembled at the fact that they had to prey on their own people.

As a result, one sword survived.

That is the ‘Calladbolg’.

But of course- the sword wielded by the golden comet is also Caladbolg.

Although it was from the future.

Fate turned round and round, causing two swords that were the same being to collide.

Besides, the sword that became the source of the Holy Sword is also the Caladbolg that Lesia had, who had met Tris in the past.

The holy sword started with Caladbolg, and its end also ended with Caladbolg.

The strongest sex swordsman and the strongest holy sword, together thrust their swords towards mankind’s worst disaster.

The moment two caladbolgs collided-

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“…”

Cleon couldn’t calm his trembling hands as he covered his mouth.

“Of course, there are many areas of speculation. But Caladbolg is the strongest holy sword whose name was recorded in history even before Lesia caught it. Its power is equal to the addition of 10 other holy swords. Considering her actual subjugation of the demonic sword emperor.”

“…Is it more likely to be true…”

At Cleon’s words her, Cassius nodded her head.

“—But, if that protocol starts, you first have to gather ten holy swords, right?”

In Cleon’s head, he counts the number of hilts of the holy sword he is grasping.

It doesn’t reach 10 sacks.

If so, the only thing to do is to prevent the warriors from gathering in the royal capital.

“Heroes are called to the royal capital to solve the incidents in the kingdom. They get caught up in the ritual. Of course, it is the king who gives the order.”

“…King Lucius?”

Cassius shook his head at Cleon’s question.

“No. I’m the one who ordered it. Mr. Cleon. I don’t know if I surrendered to Adam’s will, or if I just became a puppet…But it must be my end in a world where I didn’t ‘t meet Mr. Cleon.”

“…”

In the newspaper Cassius saw, there was an article about Cassius summoning the warriors by order of the king and then proceeding with a sacred selection ceremony to unite their strength.

“My father passed away soon. I’ll be the king after that, but I think I’ll become Adam’s limb. It’s a pity.”

“…—I won’t let it go like that.”

“Ah. I can’t leave it like that. The king of the kingdom is a subordinate of a machine trying to become a god.”

Cassius agrees with Cleon’s words and talks to Cleon.

“That’s why—listen to what I’m saying from now on. When we return to the original world, what I’m going to ask of Cleon-san is-“

Cassius’ voice flowed towards Cleon along with the sound of the wind.

Cleon opened his eyes wide upon hearing his words. He glered at Cassius, covering his face with his palm.

“…Kassius…Your Highness.”

“It’s okay. If it’s difficult, you don’t have to say ‘His Highness’. … I asked you before I came here. No matter what I become, please protect Amelia.”

After saying that, Cassius walks toward Cleon—passing by him and entering the road leading out of the forest.

“It’s just a request for that extension. Mr. Cleon. ——Not really, it’s not an idea that came out of nowhere. I originally intended to do this, but I think it worked out rather well.”

Leaving those words behind, Cleon quietly followed Cassius with his eyes as he disappeared.

If the holy sword made through the protocol of the selected holy sword and the strongest warrior come under the rule of Adam-

—No, if that body becomes Adam’s body.

And to stop it, if you have to use the means Cassius said.

All that remained for Cleon was to comply with that will.