Chapter 439 – 438. Jormungand, Sleipnir (1)

Playing record-

…Jormungand. Are you recording this too?

-It’s a given. I will record everything about you until you return safely, until the moment you fall asleep, and leave it as a record and message.

A woman’s voice resonates.

A mechanical sound answers the woman’s voice, and her woman’s flowing blonde hair comes into view.

…Carlos, are you okay? Christine, is she growing well?

-You can leave any stories you want to tell here. I will convey this to you and the ladies without fail.

If you do, I would be grateful. Unlike us, you…

-All records can be preserved as long as they are not destroyed. It’s an objective fact. So you don’t have to worry about it that much.

The woman says that the mechanical sound is an objective fact and does not care.

-Please continue talking. The things I want to say to you, Master… I will take them all with me.

The mechanical snake’s record continued to be recorded. One by one, everyone falls asleep, disappears, and before they fall asleep, I hope that the stories in their hearts and the stories they want to tell reach the [Children] Of their loved ones.

I blessed the birth of that child, but in the end, I felt regretful that we could not be together, and I prayed for blessings for his growth.

The mechanical snake recorded everything, and the women spit out and vomited everything.

Finally-

…

Hey. Jormungand.

-I’m listening.

Our children, won’t we resent them? He said he left me alone. Wouldn’t they blame us for letting them grow up alone?

-…I do not know.

Jormungand expressed doubts about the words of the blonde woman who had left records for him for over 10,000 years.

She wasn’t sure.

Young children instinctively speak out without filters towards themselves and others. Each word spoken without a filter accumulates, and the discrimination, comparison, contempt, and ridicule that are implicitly felt…

Perhaps it could completely distort one’s personality.

-But, you’re the Admiral’s… Child, right?

…I see.

-…Shouldn’t you believe it?

…I guess I’ve become a lot weaker too, hehe… I’ll sleep a little. Dear Carlos… Mom, just a little while, let’s sleep.

That was her last.

Jormungand.

Originally, Jormungand was in Northern Europe. A descendant of Loki from the story of the Norse gods.

And now, here, Loki looks at Jormungand, who is wrapped around my left arm, facing Loki.

“…”

“…Unfortunately, the Jormungand you knew is dead, Loki.”

I confirmed the kill on Loki.

Just looking at it, this was definitely not the Jormungand that Loki remembered. This mechanical snake, which moved surprisingly organically and like a living snake, had a female voice and was very knowledgeable and intelligent.

Additionally, he was fluent in speech.

-…Loki, Loki=Lodur. He is the god of the Vikings and the god of Northern Europe. There was a time when their names were used as ship names.

“Well, it’s humans’ own way of honoring the gods. In the end, we aren’t completely forgotten by humans. I see, Jormungand… He’s really dead.”

-…Do you want an accurate explanation?

“If it’s an explanation of how my child died.”

-…I was thrown here with my [Admiral] And the troops. And, I existed here as Jormungand, but one day I was suddenly transferred to [Jormungand]. When the original entity of my name came over here, we [Merged], And as a result, Jormungand was swallowed up by me.

“…You swallowed my child? Are you more of a monster than you look?”

I know.

Jormungandra is one of the monsters that caused Ragnarok, and it swallowed it.

I realize that this little mechanical snake coiled around my arm is more powerful than it seems.

-Many coincidences happened… [Sleipnir] Was the same. Sleipnir is trapped inside Atlantis over there. Unlike me, who had established a certain sense of self, Sleipnir… Was so simple that his will got mixed up and he ran wild in many ways.

Sleipnir is in the same situation.

-That’s probably good. With the power [Master] Showed me just now, I will easily subdue Sleipnir. And, let’s listen. Spiegel Mayer, what did my creator do to you?

“Hey, why do you think I did it? You should take my side-“

“It wasn’t a hint that he said he did it, but he thoroughly attacked me and excitedly spewed out abusive words about how people like you can never surpass my father or follow him in the same way. He shattered my mentality and went to find my father, and I followed him and crossed the dimension to find my father.”

“…”

-…

There is a moment of silence.

Jormungand raises his head from my arm for a moment and looks towards Spiegel. And he looks at me.

And-

-…Well, you’ve been bullied, master.

“…In a way.”

-… In a way, it’s true that I was cursed. By rough estimates, a person in his late 50s or early 60s at the latest raped a man who was over 40 years older than him. The reason is most likely due to longing for the Admiral, and of course… It’s disgusting, but it’s not a living thing, so I can’t vomit because it doesn’t have internal organs.

Look at the dog drip.

Naturally, Jormungand cracked Spiegel by shaking his head, and naturally, Spiegel’s frown narrowed as he listened to this.

“If nothing else, aren’t you supposed to take the side of your creator?”

–Wouldn’t it be worth it to some extent? Above all, we have continued to grow the entire AI from the moment it was created until now.

“What kind of free will does a machine have? Kim Hae-jin, if it weren’t for that guy, you would have-“

-Yes, that’s why I’m grateful. And, congratulations. You The sacrifice made by the AdmiralYou made this a completely futile effort. You have sacrificed all the sacrifices of those who fought and perished in this remote place…

“Just stop there, Jormungand. As for how it ends… I’ve seen it to my heart’s content.”

-Young master.

“…Don’t you think it would be useful to talk to that bitch? I think I at least know why my father took this bitch around and never told her about it. If you’ve been around this whole life, don’t you know better?”

At least that’s what I thought. Anyway, my affair with this crazy bitch has already ended a long time ago.

And then correct it again.

“What I said earlier was the victim, but this old lady is the perpetrator. So let’s correct it. Sexual assault of a minor“That’s it.”

-It is indeed a correct theory.

Anyway.

That is absolutely something that should not happen, and the same goes for sexual assault of minors.

In the case of the former, it is truly terrible that a photo of one’s grandparents being harmed is circulated as a hate message.

So let me correct you.

“It’s the same theory again. The old woman did something incredibly unsightly.”

There is only one reason this woman came here anyway.

“But, it looks like the original purpose was to retrieve you guys, but she’s going to go after this woman?”

-I won’t go because it’s dirty.

It’s like a knife.

What I really dislike about Spiegel is not his acting.

I have the will to reject this woman and say I don’t like her.

It’s good for me.

Spiegel, do you want me to do something good for you?

“If not me, who is going to do the maintenance?”

-I did all the repairs to the flagship and all the equipment, even without you. Self-repair, system diagnosis, we’ve been doing it all for over 10,000 years, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re there or not.

What is this, what is it that mom says she doesn’t like, is it a family fight? Spiegel looks at Jormungand with such a blank expression that he feels that being treated coldly by Matilda is completely different from being ignored by Jormungand.

It hardened in that state.

Really.

This is my first time seeing this woman so mentally ill.

Anyway, it’s good.

If you stop wiping your mouth and keep quiet, that’s better for me.

-…There was a brief commotion. Young master. Let me introduce you again. I am Jormungand… Admiral Kim Hae-jin’s shield, and… A [Recorder] That contains all records of the fleet members.

“It’s a recorder. For a recorder, it’s big… It’s literally so big.”

And Jormungand introduces himself.

In the beginning, Spiegel kept interfering and insisting that I listen to his orders, but then Jormungand cut him off, and Ilias cut him off next to him, and it seemed like he couldn’t introduce himself properly because it was a mess in many ways, but Jormungand introduced himself to me in a very polite voice. Went out

-I had no intention of becoming that big. Again, the real [Jormungand] Merged with me and became so big. The real one died, and I, the [Weapon] Named after it, survived. And, I am keeping records of all the records left by the fleet members… And the Admiral.

“So they call you a recorder?”

-Your mother was there too, Master. Christine’s mother, your motherThey were sisters.

“…I know that. My father’s successor, the admiral, told me about it.”

-Then the story would be faster. Those two… The record files they left behind for the master and the young lady are stored for as many as 10,000 years.

The moment I hear those words, I feel a slight tremor in Jormungand’s mechanical sound.

It is said that there are 10,000 years worth left.

Those words he left behind for his children.

And, the fact that those words are worth a whopping 10,000 years means that the environment is so harsh that it is impossible to survive without leaving those words, and at the same time, there are a lot of words that you want to leave to your children so that they will not forget who they are in the midst of the crushing loneliness and pain. The story is that it was the same.

And, even if he dies someday, he hopes that this message will reach his beloved family.

And, you can feel the despair.

“…Have you been here for 10,000 years? Not dead, not dead, not alive?”

-We did not regret that decision. And, besides those two, there are many people who have left many words for you and your young lady. When you were born, you were blessed by many people. Therefore, they recorded messages through me so that these messages could reach you later.

“…I see.”

A moment of silence.

I look towards Jormungand.

Jormungand also looks up at me and asks if he wants to play the recorders.

-Would you like to listen now?

“…I’m curious, Not now. Besides, I’m not the kid you saw back then. “At that time, the child was already dead.”

-…He didn’t die. Still, it’s here. That spirit, that soul. And, you are the Admiral’s successor. I admit it.

It was quite nonsense for a machine to talk about soul and spirit, but at least I could understand what Jormungand was trying to say. This feeling is heartbreaking in many ways.

If I hang on to this any longer, it will really be late.

“…I’ll introduce you to Matilda and Christine later, so tell them first. There are too many bastards I need to beat up to hold on to the past.”

-The Admiral used to do that too. There are too many things to kill and get rid of to just stay buried in the past. And I always said that.

“You probably said, ‘I’ll make you an asshole’ or ‘I’ll make you an asshole?’ Right?”

-Yes, that’s right. First of all, he was talking about it too much, so I cut him off right next to him before the Admiral could even say anything. Even now that I think about it, it was a really fun time…

Okay.

I always remember the fun times.

“…You can still go back.”

-…Not yet, you mean?

“For that, I need your help, Jormungand. Do you need an explanation of the situation?”

– Please be brief, Master.

As Jormungand joined, I briefly explained my purpose and intention to save Kim Hae-jin, and Jormungand happily volunteered to join.

-Please, help me with that, Master.

“…I’ll ask you a favor. But, I destroyed that thing, can you make it that big again?”

-If it’s that big, it’ll be difficult for me to move. This submarine… I actually like it more.

I look at Ilias.

Even though Ilias had improvised it, I thought Jormungand might be displeased at the sight of him gorging on something she had made, but more than that, Ilias looked at the damage, then at Jormungand, and then at me.

“It doesn’t matter. Even if I let Jormungand eat this submarine. This submarine is at its limit right now, and of course, if it is eaten, reorganized, and strengthened according to Jormungandr’s catalog specifications… The limit of this submarine now will also increase. “I guess.”

They say so.

“Can I eat it then?”

“It’s a metaphor, but for now, yes, that’s right.”

“Then eat this, Jormungand.”

-I will follow your orders, master.

And then the Jormungand that left my hand fell straight to the floor, digging into the bottom of the submarine like it was eating tofu, and began to enter the interior.

And, as it encroaches on the submarine’s functions, it gradually begins to erode its interior.