Chapter 557 – [My Admissions Expedition]

According to Ruminus, the battle originally took place over several hours, and then again after a period of several days.

Hagisa If you come here every day, you know that there is no chance of winning because they know it’s a war of attrition… Huh? Doesn’t seem to have much intelligence. Is there a commanding entity?

After all, winter nights are a tense hell for them.

In an undeveloped world, winter is a season of consumption. There is nothing flying around, most animals are asleep and not even insects are visible.

In such a season, they always have to spend with tension.

The only time they can be happy is that day or the next day after repulsing them once.

“At least there was no case of an attack the day after repelling it. If you continue to fight like this in the future, you will be tired, so you should rest well when you rest.”

Today and tomorrow. There is only room left after crossing the line once. As a soldier, it is like taking a weekend off and going back to training.

But that’s also sensible. The opponent is not human. It is a monster with little intelligence and does not even know the language. Being guaranteed a certain rest period while waging war against such a strange monster is a leisurely thing to do.

This battle ended with me circling and sweeping it like a bomber, but I don’t know what will happen next.

After returning to the lord’s castle, I was able to meet Luminous’ brother for the first time, who had returned from volunteering at another fortress.

She resembles her brother to the point of being thought of, but sturdy. Although he looked quite young, he had a wild feeling.

If Luminus is a golden retriever, is that a wild wolf over there? What is the difference between Affinity and Wildness? I kind of felt like that.

“Nice to meet you, Your Highness, Third Prince. This is Nox von Bistra. My sister owes a lot to you.”

“You’ve worked hard today. Is the fortress over there okay?”

“Yes, I defeated all the monsters without any problems. Although they were a bit more numerous than usual…”

He said, shaking his head.

“But thanks to Your Highness’ help, I was able to get through today safely. Thank you very much.”

“While I’m here, I intend to help. I’ve been here with that intent from the beginning.”

“But with that mobility……To be able to roam around all the castle towers where battles take place and annihilate them with pure power, I thought it was only natural to be recognized as a new Continental Ten.”

“When you go out to support, then do you go on foot?”

“No, I’ll use the [Bridge that connects space]. But the field of fantasy power isn’t infinite either…”

“Ah”

It is difficult to continuously consume resources in a war that does not know when it will end and when it will break out again.

If I had any confidence in ending this war, I would have done it at the cost of all the resources I had. But now this battlefield is to hold on, not a war to win.

Even if you receive support, you have to save it so that it can be used for later. In the end, if you don’t find a fundamental solution, the treadmill will just turn.

“Was she a black witch? Couldn’t we just find the place where she died in her black forest and destroy her self fantasies that created her monsters?”

“I’ve already organized a search party. At least I’ve seen it five times.”

“……I made a mistake.”

Even with Knox, five times. So what about the Vistra Marquee? Who are the great ancestors?

He must have organized a search party dozens of times to attack the Black Forest. However, it seems that the mutt also ended up failing after eating a bite at my house.

“The thoughts of the long-dead Black Witch remain and cause so many people to suffer. At least in my generation, I want to end this evil relationship.”

“I hope I can”

Have a light dinner soon. Likewise, we ate together with the returning Margrave of Bistra.

First of all, if you eat too much in a wartime situation, it will be annoying when you move later. In order to maintain the best condition, I simply fill it with soup, bread, and one or two dishes containing meat.

“……Are you really okay with the same meal as us?”

“Gourmet isn’t just about fancy and expensive ingredients. I like delicious food, not luxurious cuisine… Ah, the skill of the chef at Yeongju Castle is great.”

Although it is a dish focused on nutrition and digestion, it was also delicious. Even though it was a bit bland, it’s not so good to salt it on a rather tired body.

Loud noises from outside reached the castle. If the lighting equipment had not developed, the night after sunset would be the time to go to sleep, but for them now is the time to stay awake.

Day and night change life, but this is normal here. It’s a pretty fun place.

It feels like a jet lag, like a trip across the international date line. Even though it was night, I did not go to bed and looked outside through the window of my room in the castle.

Oil lamps, bonfires, and occasionally even lighting using self-fantasy. I saw the night view that I had only seen in the capital here.

It smells like people’s living, so it’s really good. Umm, I like Yeongji here.

…….. But as I talked about with Knox earlier, it won’t end unless the fundamental problem is resolved.

I looked at the black forest in the distance.

The ominous monster’s cry was still heard.

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In the lord’s castle of the Margrave of Bistra, even aristocrats who were close to martial arts had a basic library. What should I say, no matter how stupid aristocrat is, it’s because it’s impossible to live without reading a book or something.

Even the etiquette books you need to learn in the first place can fill a bookshelf with a bit of exaggeration…Anyway, I visited the library at the lord’s castle.

“If it’s an old record, it should be here somewhere…”

“I heard you didn’t sleep last night. Are you all right?”

“Well, if the sun is still up, you can sleep for a while.”

They come at night, and it is only natural that they sleep during the day. And I don’t care because I can maintain my condition even if I don’t sleep for a few days anyway.

I found the history book of the Bistra estate. I could go into the black forest right away and destroy the self-fantasy left by the black witch, but before that, it was better to get some unknown information.

I am not absolute. Because they are not omnipotent and not omniscient, they can make mistakes. After destroying the black witch’s self-fantasy, the Beastra territory exploded! And what if something collapses?

You mean that doesn’t happen? Damn, I’ve been through something like that before. The guy who puts a self-destruct device or something into himself and says things like, ‘If I die, this country will end!’

“Ah, this is it”

The history of the Bistra estate.

That was the title of the book. I took it out, read the table of contents, and flipped to the section I wanted to read.

[Black Witch]

A delusion man certified on the continent. Her countries that have designated her as her delusion are the White Church, the Frontier Empire, and the Han Kingdom.

The monsters created by the Black Witch harmed humans, and as their range expanded, they were recognized as delusional.

The Black Witch was driven to the northern part of the empire in pursuit of her country and died, but her own fantasy remained and continued to create monsters somewhere in the Black Forest.

To sum it up, it was like that.

There is not much nutritional value and there is not much difference from what I know, but let’s remember it.

“Your Highness, this is a book about the records of the search attempts in our territory. Would it be helpful?”

“Ah, thank you, Luminous”

He also reads the book Luminus brought. So far, the materials from exploring the Black Forest in the Bistra Territory were made thick enough to remind me of the Bible.

Opening it up, you can see the results of the investigation by approaching the Black Forest from all directions and exploring the interior. By choosing survival over exploration, you can understand the geography and structure of the Black Forest, albeit a little.

Originally, this kind of information can only be known when there is someone to bring it to. After all, killing and killing is something that is rumored to be done because it has a mouth, so I tried to get information using that mouth.

But it doesn’t seem to have gone deep into the Black Forest. If you hit the black forest with potatoes, poke only the outside and ah! It’s done! Do you feel like saying that?

Even if the inside is not ripe at all. Hmm… But there is one thing I found out.

“The black witch’s self-fantasy is probably in the center of the black forest.”

“Yes, that’s right. We know that too, so the search party is dispatched as far as possible to go into the center of the forest. Even if we went in with a sensory self-fantasy, we couldn’t find it.”

I wonder if I can use my feeling, but I’ve already used it to figure out the number of monsters in the forest.

However, there was no sign of self-fantasy among them. It’s a little strange, but it made sense if the monster was treated as the same monster rather than self-fantasy.

Why does a monster somewhere, like a queen ant, keep giving birth to monsters… Unless it’s a self-fantasy like that, no matter how much self-fantasy remains, there’s no way to do this shit without an external supply for hundreds of years.

If that 【rear wall】 also collapses, don’t you restore it by supplying Imagination Power Batteries? An object that runs alone without supply, is it infinite power?

“How to fly to the sky?”

“It’s not that I haven’t thought of such a method, but first of all, I’m not sure I can find it, and they say there’s no flying type self-fantasy big enough to send out a search party. At most, there are only a few people…”

It is still an era where the idea that humans can fly, let alone airplanes, is treated as a fantasy.

Had it been made, they would have already been fighting in the air. If you bomb from the sky, everything will be destroyed, but what?

Simply adding aerial combat to ground combat doesn’t add one more thing to think about. It is a three-dimensional battle (3D) in a two-dimensional battle (2D).

“Hmm……”

Anyway, if I say the conclusion, I can explore.

It’s possible to look at the map or something… It might be a bit difficult to write, but you can come and go often.

On the contrary, even if you bring one or two people who can figure it out, there is no particular problem. Hmmm……But it would be much simpler to just george than that.

If you use authority, you can kill all the monsters in the Black Forest, but if you don’t find the cause, it’ll just be the same.

“I have no choice but to go in.”

“Yes?!”

“I have to look at the solution while I’m here. Besides, I can fly freely in the sky, so it’s easy to search and escape.”

“But Your Highness is in danger. Defeating monsters and entering the Black Forest are on a different level.”

It’s nice to see that you think well of me by worrying and dissuading me, but wouldn’t it be the monsters who should be worried about me rather than me?

It is better to deal with the cause than to stay up all night as if you were constantly on the lookout for the duration of your stay here.

“Let’s prepare appropriately and go in. Oh, don’t worry too much. I’m going to see you anyway, so I’ll come in for a day.”

“Are you sure you want to go in?!”

“It will go in even if it dries.

“I-I’ll tell my father first.”

Ruminus hurriedly went to Count Bistra, and soon I met him and talked about this exploration again.

However, it is easier to convince Count Bistra, who has a desire to get rid of delusions, than Luminous, who is purely concerned. And I’m pretty good at targeting gaps in the mind.

“The Black Forest is a dangerous place. I know because I’ve been there before, but the air flow there is different.”

“Doesn’t the Count want to know even a little of the secrets of that forest? Shouldn’t he leave something for future generations?”

“However, it is impossible for Your Highness to be involved in a job that cannot guarantee such safety. No matter how young he is…”

“Do you think you’re old enough to be bloody and nabal?”

“……..”

My eyes met Count Bistra’s.

My age is too small to be called bloody, and my power is great. The difference is rather strange.

An 8-year-old is an age to be ruthless, but I’ve never shown any childish complaints. Even the count knows that. No, in the first place, I often heard that I was an adult in this life.

“And we will move after securing safety. And the two Continental Ten strongmen who have gathered here in the current situation…… Don’t you think this is a good opportunity?”

“That’s… No, rather, in the current situation, it’s easier to keep the front line. But let’s take the easy route…”

“Isn’t this what we do because we can’t just go the easy way and solve it?”

The reason Count Bistra hesitates and makes the answer ambiguous is because he also wants me to explore the Black Forest.

There is no hope as long as the status quo is maintained. Rather, it was not only him who had endured until now, but also because everyone in this territory was of the same mind.

“……I understand. But there is one condition.”

“What conditions?”

“I will also go with Your Highness. Can you take at least one person with me?”

I ate one of these It seems wrong to go for a walk in Lululala alone.

“Shouldn’t the Count defend this place?”

“We’ll go after the next raid. We’ll have at least a day, so we can proceed with the search during that time. And it’s better to have one more hand.”

“Hmm……”

If you are a Beast Marquee, at least you have less to worry about using your hands than other people. I can do my part, so I have little to worry about.

Besides, if the person himself concludes an agreement to terminate the decision… That wouldn’t be too bad either.

“Okay. Let’s think of the search period as one day and go see it for a while. Could anything happen within a day?”

“I’ll make it ready”

I persuaded the Margrave of Beastra. All that was left was to explore the Black Forest.

I’m pretty excited to see what’s in there.