Chapter 347 – Libra (3)

What the hell happened while I was sleeping? The answer was right in front of you.

Sarak. Sararak.

Every time I turn a page or two, the little bit of sleep that remains is blown away, and my eyes open wide.

It didn’t take me long to read them all, since there were so many that I only skimmed through the important parts.

Of course, I didn’t skimp on it. Because I have excellent memory characteristics and concentration unique to high-ranking mages.

I knew everything I needed to know. So it wasn’t any more ridiculous.

“I’ll turn. Did this happen in two days?”

“No. You just woke up in two days, haven’t you been away from the army of ugly prosperity a little longer?”

“… Yes.”

No matter how fast Nidhogg was, it would take several days to get from the border area to Yggdrasil, the capital city.

Perhaps the things written here happened in between. Wasn’t the reason why Milone finally informed me of this because he received a report while I was asleep?

At least until the circulating lives and countermeasures were devised, they seemed unaware.

“Elisha. Didn’t you say all civilians were evacuated?”

“I was going to. Yes. I tried, but…”

“Wouldn’t it have been a lack of time? Were there so many people who refused to abandon their village?”

It’s surprisingly common. An elderly person who does not run away even in a dangerous situation and dies with the village.

And elves must be very attached to their homeland to the extent that other races cannot compare to their long lifespan.

In fact, it was said that elves before the Great War were extremely closed and hostile to outsiders.

But I guess this wasn’t it either. Elisha shook her head again and continued her words.

“Please. The evacuation order was issued in the name of the Alfheim royal family. Although it came out through the mouth of Prime Minister Milone, it is said that the intention belongs to the circulating Lord of Life. No one dared to go against it.”

“Then what is this… ?”

The document I just read had numerous bad endings written on it.

An entire village was covered in tentacles and turned into factory parts that could only impregnate and impregnate monsters, male or female.

A new faith is born by breaking taboos, and someone who went mad after being urged to breed incest suddenly awakened to the rank of bishop.

Knowing that the situation was not serious, the elves who tried to escape to a foreign country were caught and became goblins’ portable onaholes.

And… Even a traitor who managed to escape somehow, but couldn’t forget the pleasure of the power of the evil spirit, and sold his people with his own hands to seek a ‘prize’.

There was a lot of variety and a lot of things.

I thought that some might fall behind on the evacuation route. But isn’t this too much?

Although the scale is still small, since the full-fledged elven ranch has been created, the army of ugly prosperous will rapidly grow stronger.

I fought for my life, but I never thought the outcome would be like this.

When I was trembling in amazement, Elisha gently stroked the back of her hand and said,

“Are you okay. What you did was not in vain. In fact, the main force in the path is heading towards Yggdrasil without inflicting any significant damage. It is an undeniable fact that you protected the people and prevented the enemy from expanding.”

“… Thank you. Did you see it anyway? Does that sound like there were other units?”

At those words, a bitter smile appeared on Elisha’s lips.

“That is correct. This is not something that happened on the northern frontier, where we headed, but something that happens simultaneously in various places in the Great Grove.”

“…”

So to summarize.

Are you saying that a small unit operated separately from the ones we dealt with is fighting from outside the Great Forest?

And that’s because we concentrated our forces on Yggdrasil and took advantage of the gaps in the borders of other regions?

“This… This is not an ugly way of flourishing.”

Ugly prosperity could have powerful and bizarre powers as much as it was in charge of primary color desires.

But that’s why the principle of action has no choice but to be simple. Not just words, really.

Sexual desire is like a hot fire. He who surrenders himself to lust without compromise does not listen to the whispers of reason. It only moves according to its instincts.

That’s why the ugly prosperousness and her followers show an absurdly honest and straightforward aspect.

In fact, the ugly prosperousness directly tried to make me an apostle, and the family also made overly explicit words and actions.

I bet no one but the god of filthy prosperity shouts cock-pussy sex while fighting. … There should be no more.

Anyway, even though they are such, they judge that the ugly prosperousness is going after a part of her troops in earnest to target the village where the vigilance has weakened?

This is not from an ugly flourishing idea. Okay. To put it bluntly, it’s perfect for an insidious guy like Seething Silence…

“Ah.”

Come to think of it, the current seething calm disregarded even its own church and clung to other evil spirits.

“Don’t be too shocked, you. I told you there was no better way than your plan to defend Yggdrasil and win against the ugly flourish. Unfortunately, this is not something we can do. How could you notice all of the unexpected things that Prime Minister Milone and the Lord of Circulating Life were unexpected for?”

“Huh… Yes. It is…”

I knew it in my head. I’ve seen time and time again how the world sucks when evil spirits start to work in earnest.

However, I couldn’t help but be shocked that it actually happened, not a game.

The ugly prosperity means that they have sufficient warfare capabilities, and it also means that the seal of the evil god will be released soon.

It’s a while to frown while recalling memories of the past. Elisha’s clear voice brought me, still confused, to reality.

“You. The real problem lies elsewhere.”

“What? Wasn’t this the end?”

“How nice it would be.”

Elisha let out a sigh and opened the curtains on her window, twitching her chin.

“Can you see it?”

“What is this again…”

A view of the ground through a window. Countless elves gathered there and were doing something similar to a demonstration.

“They all want you dead.”

“… Didn’t I bear this much grudge?”

Of course, even if a few ordinary people rush at me, they won’t even be my opponent. However, the fact that an infighting broke out ahead of a major battle is itself a problem.

Since all of his potential was focused on Yggdrasil, if anything went wrong, that would be the end. There is no such thing as a next chance.

“Why are they trying to kill the man who came to their aid?”

“It’s simple. They think all of this is because of you.”

“… Her?”

According to Elisha’s subsequent words, she always deliberately let a few people go when villages and cities were attacked.

He showed them how their hometown was being destroyed and whispered in their ears to those who faced hell with a sane mind because they were not affected by any power.

All of this is because of Yandel Lindelheit. We’ve come to get him, and we’ll go back if we’ve served our purpose. The reason why your village has become like this is because there is news that you are hiding a target… Etc.

Of course, someone would have noticed that the ugly prosperity was deliberately trying to alienate me. It was so blatant that it was natural.

But there have been some who have knowingly vented their displaced rage against me, and there have been some who have taken to the streets out of sheer anxiety and fear.

If there is no Yandel Lindelheit, the ugly prosperity will return, he is a problem, so let’s hurry up and let’s get back to our usual daily life.

That’s what you’re shouting

“I see now. Elisha, is it the same reason you were waiting here?”

“It is. Just in case, there might be someone inside the World Tree who is angry that he has to kill you to survive, or that he lost his family because of you.”

Elisha was guarding this place until I woke up. So that no one can harm me, who is defenseless.

“… Elisha, you said that you might really die this time, wasn’t it me, not you?”

“Yes. I woke up like this, so that won’t happen.”

Elisha shrugs her shoulders. She sat down next to her and brought her face closer.

“What, what, all of a sudden? Is it burdensome?”

“No way. He said he wanted to see my face. I want you to watch it to your heart’s content.”

“… Are you kidding me in this situation?!”

Slap!

Elisha, who tapped my shoulder with a high-pitched voice, began to growl.

Grabbing Elisha’s hand and gently tickling her, he continued her words.

“This is probably a trick of seething calm, too, right? So it could be a target for us to be mentally exhausted from worrying about this. Humans are, after all, social animals, and it is difficult to withstand constant criticism.”

“That… I guess so.”

“Huh. So it’s best not to even care. Of course, other people may care, not me. Maybe, like you said, Elisha, she thinks I’m the culprit of the situation and tries to hand her over to the ugly prosperous.”

She said that and raised the corner of her smirk.

“Wherever you can, try it.”

“… To?”

“It doesn’t kill me, it captures me? It has to be much stronger than I am now, after two days of recovery. If you have that kind of power, you should be able to wipe out the ugly flourishing and all by yourself.”

“Ah.”

Yes. In the end, the Seething Silence may bring down my reputation and incite fear among civilians, but it will do me no direct harm.

Since he invested heavily in Fiona, he has no talent for that, and since he acquired the trait of detecting cultists, he became immune to surprise attacks.

“Don’t be fooled by the other person’s plans, we just have to do what we can.”

In the end, nothing changes.

Fight and win Because that’s all.

“First of all, we’ll have to do something with the bomb inside.”

I threw myself out of the window and arrived in front of the protesters with floating magic. And then Yonginhwa + Dragon Fear.

It took three minutes to disperse the demonstrators. After all, most of them were civilians, and even if they learned magic or aura, they were at a low level.

This will keep you quiet for a while.

***

Yggdrasil is under siege.

It’s all according to plan so far.