Academy’s Weapon Replicator

Chapter 149: Niflheim

Frondier and Belphegor landed on the ground.

Frondier put down Selena who was on his back.

“… … hmm.”

They looked around for a moment. Soon, the expression gradually became more subtle.

Frondier opened his mouth.

“That was a bit excessive.”

“It’s not too much, Mr. Frontier.”

Frontier did something similar in the previous Tavern. To wipe out the monsters in front of the barrier.

At that time it was Excalibur, but this time it was Gram. Excalibur is probably ahead in terms of the destructive power of the weapon itself.

But at Tavern, if only a palm’s worth of Penelope’s cloth was spilled,

This time, Frontier’s mana was poured in generously, and it was a magic that combined all of the mana crystals and dragon hearts. In addition, there is even a further evolved Black Heaven with nine mana.

result.

“… … It’s like a crushed cake. “It also looks like the main character was thrown to the floor at a birthday party.”

“Don’t try to describe it too accurately.”

If the attack at Tavern created a crater, this time it seems to have overturned the ground.

Belphegor whistled.

“Hwiyu, that’s amazing. “Frondier, at this rate, we’ll have to redraw the map for every spot you pass by.”

“Don’t make it sound like I do this out of nowhere. “Did you find the root?”

“Oh, of course.”

Belphegor turned his palm upward and raised his fingers. With that, pieces of the broken ground floated into the sky.

“At this level, there is no need to worry about whether the roots have been dug. see… … . Yes, I can see it over there.”

Belphegor pointed to a certain part of the ground with his finger. Frontier and Selena’s eyes turned towards that direction.

“… … ?”

But they both tilted their heads together.

With their eyes, they couldn’t see what was called a tree root. The part Belphegor pointed to was the lower part where the ground had turned over. So it was just a deeper layer. Unlike the land above, the bottom is white.

“Where are the tree roots over there?”

“I tried to find the roots, but I couldn’t find them. “Expand your vision.”

“… … “Raising your vision, no way.”

Frondier’s brow furrowed.

Belphegor laughed mischievously.

“okay. That ‘stratum’ is the root. “Of Yggdrasil.”

Belphegor raised both arms this time. As the hands gathered in the center stretched out to both sides, the broken ground split into left and right along with it.

Beneath it, the white land that Belphegor had called roots gradually began to appear.

How much debris did Belphegor clear?

“… … oh my god.”

Selena let out a sound of admiration. The white thing that I thought was the ground had a clear end. I don’t know if it’s correct to call it a root.

Selena turned her head slightly and looked from the left end to the right. It was as thick as it should be.

“… … “Those are tree roots?”

“okay. It is one of the many roots of Yggdrasil. If you look at it, there is a thick side and a thin side. “We just have to go in the direction where it gets thicker.”

At those words, Frondier looked at the roots for a while and then asked.

“… … However, the trunk of Yggdrasil that I saw was thick, but not this much. “Are Yggdrasil’s roots thicker than its stem?”

“That statement is half right and half wrong.”

Belphegor said.

Frondeer’s eyes narrowed.

Now, this question is half right and half wrong, so what is it? This guy is full of bravado.

“It’s only half as thick.”

“What?”

“Think about it. Yggdrasil is a tree that connects worlds. There are stems everywhere. How do you think that is possible? Do you think the worlds just happened to be perfectly vertical, so that a single stem ran through them all?”

After hearing those words, Frontier and Selena thought for a moment and then,

“huh.”

“It wasn’t like that?”

He answered.

Belphegor pursed his lips and spoke.

“… … That would be amazing, but the secret lies in the way Yggdrasil grows.”

“How to grow?”

“Yggdrasil’s roots extend straight out of the ground, and several stems grow in different places. Frontier. What you saw was one of several stems extending from the roots. It is a stem that extends into your human world. So, some stems are thinner than the roots, and some are thicker.”

Frondier gradually tilted his head at those words and spoke as if he understood.

“Aha, like an aspen tree.”

In the case of aspen trees, each tree grows from roots in the ground. That’s how a forest is formed. Although they appear to be individual trees when viewed from above, below the ground they are all connected by roots.

Even if one tree dies, the roots don’t die; the next tree just grows.

Aspen trees are famous in a similar way, but the lifespan of the entire forest created in this way is said to be unknown. Because what sprouted a long time ago has not yet died. They say it’s been 80,000 years?

“For a tree like that, Yggdrasil is very sparse. “It’s not enough to create a forest.”

“I don’t know. From Yggdrasil’s perspective, it may not be sparse.”

“… … “That sounds scary.”

From Yggdrasil’s perspective, does this mean that it has grown at an appropriate frequency? There is one ray in each world.

“Anyway, it’s in this direction.”

Belphegor stood on the tree roots and pointed in the direction where the roots stretched out.

“The roots are getting thicker the further you go this way.”

“… … okay?”

To be honest, from Frontier’s perspective, the roots are ridiculously thick, so I don’t know if they’re getting any thicker.

“… … “It seems like that to me.”

But Selena seems to be able to tell the difference. Frondier nodded at her words.

“Then this would be the right one.”

“You b*stard, why don’t you believe me?”

“You are the devil.”

“okay. “You have to trust what your own people say.”

“… … .”

Frondier’s head felt dizzy for a moment.

“But with that kind of growth method, there’s no guarantee that a stem will grow even if you go in the direction of getting thicker. “A stem can rise from any root.”

“Don’t worry. “Because there are some rules.”

“rule?”

“Yggdrasil’s stem grows from the thickest root, at least in that world. “There is only one stem in the world, so it grew from the place where nutrients are best supplied.”

“… … indeed. understood.”

So the three flew again. In Selena’s case, it was difficult to feel the wind while riding on Frondier’s back, but she seemed to soon get used to it.

Belphegor said as he was on his way.

“Just in case, don’t think it can go on like this smoothly.”

“I don’t even think about that. “It’s actually strange that everything has been smooth so far.”

Frontier answered, and Selena, who was on her back, also had a tense expression.

“Frondier’s path has been predicted. Because Satan and other gods led us to come here. Although they failed to kill Frontier, they know his purpose.”

Frondier goes to rescue Ajie. There is only one way. The other gods probably know what Belphegor is thinking.

So why hasn’t it been disturbed so far?

“It means there’s no need to lose strength.”

“What does that mean?”

“It will be waiting at the end of this root, another stem of Yggdrasil.”

“Who is waiting?”

“Who could it be? “I am the owner of Niflheim.”

Frondier’s eyes lowered at those words.

“… … Hella.”

Hela, the goddess who rules Helheim. Originally, there was Helheim within Niflheim, so it was natural for Hela to be here.

Belphegor asked.

“Are you on the same page with that woman? “I also have Helheim’s mana.”

“yes. “It’s a nostalgic name.”

“I don’t really miss it.”

Selena muttered with a dark face.

“Even now, thinking about how that woman almost killed Frondier makes my blood boil.”

Belphegor laughed at that.

“haha. “You have a good subordinate, Frondier.”

“I am not a subordinate.”

“Then what is it?”

“… … .”

Frondier’s mouth stopped.

Belphegor shrugs at that and flies forward again.

“… … “Then what is it?”

But Selena asked.

She didn’t just let it go.

Frondier said with a subtle expression.

“I don’t know.”

“Frondier, you are the worst man.”

Evaluation has fallen to rock bottom. Where has all the trust we’ve built so far gone?

“I can’t believe you avoid answering like that. “It’s not like you, Frontier.”

“This is not evasion. “I answered honestly.”

“That’s an honest answer?”

“okay.”

Frondier sighed. Anguish appears on the face.

“Because I don’t know.”

“… … .”

Selena blinked at that.

It was a question that would have been answered by the previous Frontier.

Selena is Frondier’s guard, his ancient language student, and a student in the same class.

Just choose one of them and answer. This is definitely Frontier.

But Frontier spoke now.

I don’t know.

“… … okay.”

There, Selena also closed her mouth without asking any more questions.

Frondier asked Belphegor to change the subject.

“The roots of Yggdrasil do not always extend in a straight line, so is it okay to orient it this way?”

“Didn’t you see the size earlier? “Even if it’s a little curved, we’ll have to fly a lot longer to feel it.”

After saying that, Belphegor looked at Frondier and grinned.

“If you’re that anxious, why don’t you smash the ground again? Then you will know for sure.”

“… … “Oh my.”

When Frondier’s eyes changed at those words, Belphegor’s expression hardened this time.

“No, it’s a joke. Making a fuss once is enough.”

“It seemed like a good idea?”

“No good will come from recklessly destroying the land. I just had no choice because I had to find my roots. But I have no intention of continuing to do that as I go.”

“Why? Are you worried about getting caught? The gods would know what we were thinking anyway. Besides, I’m going to meet Hela when I arrive anyway.”

Belphegor spoke in a low voice in response to Frondier’s words.

“It’s not like that. “The problem is giants.”

“what?”

“You’ve probably heard it at least once, right? There is a giant in Niflheim. They are as dangerous as gods. No, in a way it is more than God.”

There is a giant in Niflheim.

Of course, Frontier has also heard this.

No, it is one of the things taught to students not only at Frontier but also at Constel.

Giants appear in many worlds, including Niflheim, Jotun, and Muspelheim. This also applies to the Titans in Olympus.

But at that time, giants were literally thought of as giants.

But now it is different.

“Giants are humans. “Aren’t the humans who resisted God called giants?”

Now Frondier knows what the giant is. They are people who resisted God in the past, and are also revered as heroes.

Belphegor smiled bitterly at that.

“Yes, that’s true. “Your thoughts are correct.”

“Are you sure it’s accurate?”

“It means that the giants here in Niflheim are also humans.”

“… … what?”

Frondier asked back, and Belphegor tried to explain in more detail,

“Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue.

“If you’re that curious, see it for yourself.”

Belphegor turned his gaze downward.

Frondier followed his gaze and looked down.

Stand tall.

“Ouch!”

Selena let out a short scream in surprise.

This is because the Frontier stopped mid-flight.

“What is that?”

“… … Frontier, one o’clock is urgent. “You can’t waste time one by one.”

“Belphegor.”

Frondier looked at Belphegor with murderous eyes.

“I am still human. “You’re telling me to just leave after seeing that?”

“… … .”

Belphegor sighed.

“good. “Watch it until you get sick of it.”

With those words, Frondier went down to the ground.

Where he stood.

“… … .”

Frontier looks around.

I looked all around him with frosty eyes.

There are humans there.

People who don’t move.

“… … Frontier, I won’t lie. There’s no need for that.”

Belphegor says.

“Have you ever heard of it in mythology? “There are frozen humans in Niflheim.”

“… … “No way.”

Frontier sees motionless humans.

They are not frozen.

These are just that.

“You lost. Frontier.”

“… … .”

“It’s Pantemonium.”