## Chapter 1199 – Power

God, flying around is so much fun.

I arrived at the scholar’s residence at super speed.

“Haa… Haa!!!”

The scholar was nearly breathless, but his body was otherwise fine. Now that I’m here, I need to get to work. I immediately went inside the residence with him.

But.

“What… What happened here?”
“Th-that’s!”

The scholar trembled, avoiding my gaze.

After looking around, there were no materials or anything.

No research logs.

No records.

Nothing.

Not a single thing.

“W-well, you see! There wasn’t enough data! There are still setbacks in the investigation…!”

This bastard took the advance payment and didn’t do any work!!!

“I don’t need trash like you!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaak!!!”

I knew it would turn out like this!

I immediately beat the crap out of the screaming scholar, gathered all the money and valuables in the house, and went outside.

“This bastard is making a fool of the Order.”

Disrespecting Kadia is the same as disrespecting this absolute superhuman, Kim Kat.

Winter is over now.

We definitely had the martial arts tournament last winter. And the winter before last, Commander Bakarel, Elise, and I destroyed that cultist research facility.

So, I commissioned a dwarf scholar to look into the facility based on that incident, and it’s been two years since the commission, but if he hasn’t done any work, he deserves to be beaten.

“You son of a bitch.”

I was going to be lenient.

But damn it, I was working like this. I went to places like that to find data. There wasn’t even a research log saying something like that. This bastard took the Order’s money, came to his kingdom, and was just playing around.

There’s no point in making him do more work.

“The contract is terminated, you bastard!!!”

After saying that, I started running again.

Let’s go home now.

I should write a letter to Elise on the way back. I need to let Elise know about this important matter. I have a lot of serious and important things piled up, so I should organize them and send them… Elise probably wrote me a letter too.

That letter will be waiting for me, right?

* * *

But there’s something I need to do before going back.

That is to meet with the World Tree. Damn it. That crazy World Tree bastard. If you knew Adramalech was sealed, you should have said something.

I’m going to grill you.

If you knew, you should have told me in advance so I could prepare myself. That’s more than just a problem, it’s infuriating.

It’s okay that he came out.

But ordinary mana-based aura hardly worked on that bastard. Whether it was the power of an ancient archdemon or something, it boasted an incredibly strong defense.

So what does that mean?
My women are in danger.

I can’t stand that.

But even so, I still can’t mess with the World Tree yet. Still, if he knew, I’m going to grill him hard. If he didn’t know, well, there’s nothing I can do.

So, I used the crystal again and went to bed.

ㅡSaaa.

Deep sleep.

I fell asleep as soon as I lay down, and I clearly felt my consciousness being pulled somewhere, and I entered the World Tree’s spiritual space.

The World Tree’s spiritual space unfolded immediately.

“Oh.”

Everything.

Everything was clearly visible. A beautiful and warm forest. There was nothing blurry in the scenery. Is it because I absorbed the power that sealed Adramalech…? No. That must be it. My mind and body, everything has risen to a higher level.

My vision is very clear.

This is the scenery that the demigod Kim Kat sees.

“…”

And the World Tree was floating in front of me.

“You have perfectly completed the mission. I am truly pleased.”

The World Tree borrowed Shahran’s appearance. The voice was not choppy like before, but very clear. Yes. This change is only natural.

Because I’m so much stronger now.

“Nice to meet you, World Tree. Is the communication good?”
“Better than before.”

It seems so.

“I had high expectations for you… and as expected. You have done the job perfectly.”
“That’s right. I have perfectly absorbed the fragment of God that was sealed there.”

And at that time.

When I pulled out that fragment from the sealing stone, I remember the brilliant string of letters that came along like blood vessels coming out when the heart is pulled out. I thought I could read it. Things were moving so fast that I couldn’t read it.

But strangely, I couldn’t retrace it in my memory.

It doesn’t come to mind.

I think I could read it if I saw it again.
I experienced such a unique phenomenon.

“I felt that the power within me has become very strong because of it.”
“That’s right. Absorbing a fragment of God. That is… similar to obtaining a power similar to ours.”

Similar power.

“Then can I become a god like you, World Tree, or those fragmented ones?”

I understand that I can use godlike powers. Then, can I become an existence worthy of being called a god?

“That is. I cannot know for now. I do not know everything.”

Oh come on.

“This does not happen often. I cannot say for sure.”
“…I see. By the way, World Tree. I have a question. How do we understand each other? Do gods know and understand human languages?”

There are many opportunities.

Let’s gradually dig into things about gods.

“Language, you say.”
“Yes. I’m just curious how gods can speak our language.”
“From the moment I first set foot in this world until now. I have been with my blessed race. Absorbing the language system is simple.”

From the moment I first set foot in this world.

That seems to mean a lot.

“I have understood this world. And lived. That’s how I can explain it, but I cannot convey the exact meaning to you now. Because I am just. Borrowing the Queen’s body. And borrowing that knowledge. Borrowing the language to communicate.”
“Hmm.”

It seems that although he speaks more smoothly and knows and speaks well than before, there is a limit to conveying knowledge.

I roughly thought about what kind of situation this was.

ㅡGod cannot simply communicate with humans.

There must be some special procedure. Just communicating… it’s not impossible, but it would be very difficult and require a lot of power. If you think about it logically, then. Gods probably don’t enjoy such methods very much.

This in front of me is just the World Tree borrowing Shahran’s appearance and knowledge to communicate with me.

So, it’s no different from a human borrowing the appearance and knowledge of a frog to appear in front of a frog in order to communicate with it. In that situation, it would be very difficult to convey information.

It’s just that everything is damn difficult, is that the feeling?

The heavens.

Or should I say another dimension.

Overcoming such barriers and having a conversation would be really difficult.

“I understand. I understand that it is difficult to exchange information. But. When I awakened and absorbed that fragment of God, a great demon called Adramalech, who was sealed in it, was released. It was a bit of a struggle to kill him, but did you know this was there?”
“…”

When I asked that, the World Tree shook his head.

Is he saying he didn’t know?

“Hmm.”

I can’t even press him.

Anyway, the World Tree explained about the fragments in other places, and the interview ended.

* * *

After deciding to return, I quickly left the Dwarf Kingdom.

It’s a really tiresome place.

After leaving the Dwarf Kingdom and moving and moving again, we entered a remote place.

“Okay, then let’s test it out. It’ll be okay around here because there’s nothing around.”

Karin said that.

“Test, you say.”
“Yeah. We need to see if our husband can use that power properly again. Maybe it was such a powerful force that he blew it all away back then.”

Karin is right.

As they said, I need to properly show my power.

“Okay.”

Because I’m in perfect condition now.
I can show you.

“This is my power!!! Watch closely!!!!”

I shouted at the women who had gathered in front of me.

“Kyaa! Kat’s voice is so cool!”
“Kat, good luck!”
“Father, be careful.”

While checking their faces like that, I moved away a little.

ㅡKukung!

I kicked off the ground.

ㅡSwaeeeeeeeeek!!!

I shot my body vertically.

My body, which rose straight up to the sky in an instant, was like a rocket. Yes. I could do this in the past. My intense Heavenly Demon Advent also shot my body up really well.

Of course, it’s more enhanced now, but doing such a transcendent vertical jump is not that difficult anymore.

And.

Raising my knee.

ㅡKwaaaaaang!!!

I kicked the air intensely.

“Propulsion that far exceeds the manufacturer’s expectations!!!!”

Then my body, which had risen vertically, flew straight ahead.

ㅡSwaeeeeeeeeek!!

I’m literally tearing through the air as I fly. Originally, shooting my body again in the air was unimaginable, but now I can just do it easily.

“Ooh.”

Even when I fought Valkyrie, I relied on foothold magic. But now I can use divine power… like this. I can also fly in the air.

ㅡKwang!

Like that, I raised my knee straight ahead and kicked the ground to brake suddenly. The moment I braked and offset the force, my body, which had lost energy, began to fall quickly.

“Good.”

I can “shoot” my body in the air like this, but I can’t float freely. If I lose energy, I just fall like this.

Well, it depends on how you use it.

But shooting my body in the air like this also consumes quite a bit of energy.

I felt it when I went to that scholar’s house last time, but this is a power that I shouldn’t use recklessly in battle. I should only use it when I need it.

Anyway, I don’t care much even if I fall from this height now. Rather, I can use it when I want to land quickly.

As I fell, I turned my body.

ㅡKwaaaaaang!!

I kicked the ground again.

I came a long way, so shouldn’t I go back to where I was? In that way, I properly showed them this smooth flight.

ㅡPaaat.

Like that, when I returned to where I was.

“Heavenly Demon Divine Art.”

I gathered strength in both hands.

ㅡPachichichichichik!

When I deployed divine power, a pure white flame erupted from my right arm. And it was condensed and condensed again by a powerful force, turning into a marble-sized sphere, and I grabbed it.

ㅡJiiiiiiing!!

The shattered energy explodes in my fist. Brilliant streaks of light burst out from between my fingers. Destruction and ultimate power. It was contained in my hand.

As it is.

“Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm.”

I punched upwards.

「ㅡTukwaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!」

The sky is shattered.

White radiance covers half of the sky.

The completion of the Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm.

“Ah.”

With this, I consumed about 60% of my power at once. I adjusted the power, but yes. I can handle it perfectly like this now.

“But the casting time is a bit long.”

The reason I killed Adramalech with this was because I first destroyed him with Heavenly Demon’s crazy beating, and then I rammed it into the back of the fleeing guy. Just using it raw… if a strong person at a similar level to Adramalech is paying attention, I can’t hit them.

I have to use it as a finishing blow.

ㅡPaaat.

Like that, I landed.

ㅡSway.

My body sways because I used my strength so rapidly. I’m almost discharged. Now that I know I can use this properly, I should adjust it to about 10% in the future and repeat using it gently.

If I repeat training like that, I can shorten the casting time. I can gain true strength by developing skills like this.

I’m already looking forward to it.

I’m going crazy because I want to train so badly.

“Kat!!!!!!!”

Claudie flew like a rocket. I immediately caught her and hugged her. Claudie, Karin, and Liztina had already seen this once. Only the magicians hadn’t seen it.

“…!”
“O-oh…!”
“T-t-to think it’s at that level…!”

Everyone was gaping and covering their mouths with their hands.

You can freak out as much as you want.

* * *

Crossing the border and crossing it again was not that difficult. I deliberately chose only the paths I had passed through. Everyone opened the door for me on their own. Whether the rumors had spread, there was no particular trouble. It could be said to be a very comfortable journey.

As I moved at high speed like that.

“Haa. We’ve finally arrived. Everyone, you’ve worked hard.”
“We really went far. Let’s go in and rest now!”

I returned to the capital.

I’m finally home, damn it.

“Kkieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!”

I burst into a cry of joy. Ah. I’ve finally returned to the capital! The thought of focusing on training at home for the time being made me feel incredibly good.

“Hey, you blackie, get a grip. Let’s go home and unload the luggage first.”
“Hehehe, okay.”

I immediately went home and unloaded all the luggage.
As soon as I finished that work.

ㅡKwaaaaaang!!!

I kicked the ground strongly and soared high.

I was going to let Kadia know that I had returned in a big way.

“I’veㅡ!!!!!!!!!!!! Returnedㅡ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

ㅡBoom!!!

I shout loudly so that all the people in the capital can hear…! I could feel all the humans below looking up at me with that shout.

ㅡTh-that’s!!!
ㅡSomething is flying in the sky!!!
ㅡA person? Is that a person? Is he a person?
ㅡIt’s a human shape, no!!! Can that be called a human shape!!
ㅡThe voice… is too loud!!! The voice is too loud!!!
ㅡBut it sounds like a voice I’ve heard before!!!
ㅡIt’s a dragon! A dragon that has transformed into a human!!!
ㅡEveryone, run away!!!
ㅡKyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!
ㅡSave me!!!!!!
ㅡMom!!!! Mom!!!! Mommaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
ㅡOeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeok!!!

Unintentional chaos.

“Oh shit.”

Anyway, let’s fly.

ㅡKwaaaaaaaaaang!!!

Like that, I kicked the ground in the air and flew around, attracting attention. If nothing else, Kadia will almost faint if she hears this report. Because I came back with such a powerful force.

After flying around for a long time, I looked down and found a suitable landing spot. Now, in every street. And on the rooftops of buildings, people were looking up at me.

Getting attention is my specialty.

“That place looks good.”

I found a suitable place.

It was the rooftop where some middle-aged woman was hanging laundry.

I fell there.

ㅡKukung.

I landed really lightly.

“…”

And the middle-aged woman who was sitting in front of me, looking at me blankly.

“Flying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Yes?”
“It’s the Flying Paladinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!!!!!!”

She screamed while tearing at her hair.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!”

She was someone who knew me.
Well, I’m famous.

Should I sign something?