Academy’s Weapon Replicator

Chapter 149: Niflheim (4)

Cybel doesn’t know her mother’s face. I’ve never seen it before.

I think I was still curious about it when I was young. So I asked her father, Daoud, too.

‘What did you say then, Dad…? … ?’

I don’t remember.

Why couldn’t she remember that important story, and why did she stop caring about her mother after that?

My head was pounding. Cybel placed her hand on her temple.

‘Well, if it’s divine power, there’s no way the Pantemonium will open. Even if it were opened, my god, not me, would have entered the pantemonium.’

Since she herself is in the Pantemonium, this power is hers only.

Klik-

Then the sound of gears was heard again. It sounds more accurate this time.

“Where on earth?”

Cybel followed the sound and turned her gaze.

The gaze searches for the sound, gradually going downward.

“… … no way.”

The sound comes from under the ground.

This area is Saibel’s area.

The inside of this land began to appear in her eyes.

There is a cogwheel inside it.

“what is this.”

A cogwheel moves to the next cogwheel.

Countless endless cogwheels turn endlessly in this land.

So many cogs, with no idea where they will go, and no idea what they are going to do in the end.

‘… … I see Of these, I only heard a few sounds.’

Cybel always thought that only one gear was heard.

But in reality, among the countless gears that are constantly turning, we only hear about a few from time to time.

The moment I saw the gears turning all over this land, I felt dizzy, but for some reason, the sounds were not loud and gradually made me understand Cybel.

This is her territory.

It’s her own territory, something she doesn’t yet understand.

‘… … In the end, what is this gear for?’

Cybel watches the whole thing. To find the end of the gear wheel. How the gear wheels roll and what ultimately moves them.

And finally, Cybel knew.

The center connected to the gear wheel, and a tree above it.

The end where all the gears turn, finally.

The sawtooth touches the tree.

───Tick.

With sound.

“huh… … ?”

Fruit grew on the tree.

Golden fruit.

‘… … Just now, there was a sound like the second hand of a clock moving… … .’

However, the sound only rang once. Now it doesn’t ring again.

And the golden fruit that grew accordingly.

Cybel walked towards the tree.

A branch too tall for her hand to reach.

Cybel naturally raised the huge scythe he was holding high.

‘It’s perfect.’

The scythe reached the tree branch at the appropriate height.

When I touched it lightly, the fruit fell down. Cybel took it lightly with one hand.

“Is this an apple…?” … ?”

The golden color is even more dazzling when viewed up close.

At that time, I thought, “Can people eat this?”

[Idun… … .]

Jormungandr’s voice was heard.

[How did this happen?]

Saibel’s expression hardened at those words.

Idun.

It’s such a famous name.

Idun, the goddess who protects the golden apples.

However, there is no record anywhere that she married a human.

Even more so if it was Saibel’s father, Daoud.

“My mother is Idun?”

[okay. Don’t you know?]

“… … So, is this really a ‘golden apple’?”

[This is Pantemonium. Discussing the real thing is nonsense. I guess Idun just left this scenery to you.]

Jormungand glanced at Cybel, who was staring blankly at the apple.

[Now I see your hair color and eyes. It looks like her.]

“… … “If you can differentiate by color like that, if you look for it, other people will see it too.”

[Was there? That kind of person. A person with pink hair and green eyes like you.]

“… … .”

Actually, there wasn’t.

Her colors are gorgeous but also heterogeneous. Even though her eyes are the same, I have never seen anyone with the same hair color as her.

That’s why she attracted more attention, her looks shined, and she captivated so many people.

[Was that story true?]

“What are you talking about?”

[I heard that Idun was kidnapped by a giant, but the story is that he actually escaped from Asgard on his own.]

According to records, Idun was kidnapped by the giant Tiyachi. Tiyachi was captivated by her appearance and kidnapped her with the entire basket that Idun was carrying.

It is said that because all the golden apples were in that basket, all the gods who could live eternally by eating golden apples all became old people.

“… … “That actually came out on its own?”

If, in that story, Idun left Asgard voluntarily,

She intentionally planned to make all the gods grow old. No, he was probably thinking of killing them all.

[I didn’t believe it either, but there were a few strange things about just being kidnapped.]

“What’s strange?”

[First, when Idun was kidnapped, even the entire basket was kidnapped. At that time, Tiyachi was not interested in apples. But it’s strange to take it all with you without missing a single thing. It was obvious that he would incur the wrath of the gods, and just kidnapping Idun in the first place was dangerous.]

While kidnapping Idun, he even brought a basket full of golden apples. It is a cumbersome and difficult task, and at the same time, it only increases the risk. If he was truly kidnapped, it is highly likely that Idun threw away the basket. Because he knows what his mission is.

However, if it was Lee Dun who left on his own, it would be more natural. All you have to do is carry your basket in your arms and go out. This is especially true if the purpose is not to give golden apples to the gods.

[Another thing is that after Idun left, not a single fruit grew on the tree.]

“… … ah.”

Even if you lose all the golden apples in your basket, fruit still grows on the tree.

However, the reason the gods aged so quickly was because the fruit stopped growing on the trees. Couldn’t that be what Idun did?

[And more than anything, your presence adds credibility to the story.]

“Me? “Why?”

[The fact that she gave birth to a child with a human means that she headed to the human world on her own.]

Idun must protect the golden apples. That was the biggest and only mission given to her.

That’s why it doesn’t leave the tree’s side.

However, if Cybel is really Idun’s daughter, it means that Idun left the side of the tree and went to the human world.

‘… … ‘I’m really a demigod?’

Jormungand says so, but Cybel himself has no real feelings.

There is no significant sense of using the power of God. No, rather, that is why he is a demigod. There would be no way for one’s own power to feel special.

‘I feel like fate is following me, perhaps because I am a god.’

Not all gods will do that. Idun must have a unique characteristic regarding ‘fate’.

“… … “Then what are you going to do?”

Cybel looked at Jormungand.

“Are you still planning to kill me?”

Jormungand was trying to take Saibel in one bite just a moment ago.

However, the snake was in trouble like never before.

[…] … I am Loki’s child. However, Loki is dead.]

Cybel blinked at those words.

The former is something I already knew, and the second is something I’ve never heard before.

‘Loki is dead… … .’

Jormungand spoke before swallowing the meaning of those words.

[The reason I do not attack Odin is because Loki did not show that will.]

“You said you didn’t want to cause Ragnarok.”

[okay. Because that was Loki’s will.]

The snake that said that shook its head.

As if reconsidering or denying what he had just said.

[…] … The reason Idun returned to Asgard is because of Loki.]

As the myth records, when Idun was kidnapped by the giant Tiyachi, he escaped thanks to Loki. Loki sneaked in using transformation and escaped.

[However, if Idun had not been kidnapped but had come out on her own, Loki sending her back to Asgard would have had a different meaning.]

The snake’s eyes lit up.

[I need to know what that means.]

“… … in other words?”

[Child of Idun.]

Jormungand was literally close to Saibel, right in front of her nose.

To be honest, Cybel couldn’t see anything other than the snake’s skin.

[When you leave here, come to the sea. Beyond Edrium. I will be waiting there.]

“… … I’m in the city trying to get King Palma to make a move. “If you stop it.”

[That should also change.]

Jormungand said:

[It was just to prevent Ragnarok. If Ragnarok really occurs, Palma will also have to move.]

In other words, Jormungand no longer prevents King Palma from becoming emperor.

From king to emperor, kingdom to empire.

I wonder what this means for the only country on the continent, but in this world, declaring yourself emperor means claiming to be right below God.

The gods would be able to find out very easily what Palma’s will is.

“There is Poseidon in that sea.”

[I will meet you.]

Jormungand answered as if it were obvious.

Two worlds, a god and a monster comparable to him, meet.

Cold sweat broke out on Cybel’s face as he knew what this meant.

“But can I get out of here? In the words of Frontier,”

Once in Pantemonium, only the winner can leave.

Jormungand nodded at that.

[It’s a simple thing.]

“A simple thing?”

[It will happen if I die.]

Cybel was speechless.

Finally, the words I finally uttered were,

“Where on earth are you now?”

Boom─

Suddenly, the snake loses focus, and the light in its eyes fades.

The heavy body sinks into the sea.

“… … what.”

Pantemonium began to disappear.

“… … omg!”

Cybel stood up.

When I got out of the pantemonium, my son-in-law got dark.

Yes, I said time passes quickly there.

“This place… … Is it a bedroom? “Of the royal palace?”

She got up from the bed.

When you enter the pantemonium, your body becomes hard. However, considering that Frontier was worried about being attacked in the meantime, it is not in such a strong condition.

Most likely, several of his subjects moved Saibel in the same position he was standing in.

“You’re not going to hate me, right?”

Cybel scratched her head as she recalled King Palma’s appearance up to the moment before.

The appearance of King Palma, who was suddenly distressed. Just before that, Cybel was talking to him.

Cybel played a trick on the king. You might think so.

“… … Well, considering that they even moved it to the bedroom, I guess it’s not that bad.”

Cybel sighed calmly.

Think for a moment.

According to Jormungandr.

‘The record of Idun being kidnapped is a story so long ago that I can’t even imagine. If it really was Idun who left on his own, wouldn’t it be strange if he left the tree’s side once again?’

And then he left again and headed to the human world, where he met Daoud.

Considering Daoud’s age, Idun met Daoud around the time when monsters invaded the empire.

‘But God can’t just come down to the human world. ‘The process of advent is necessary.’

However, during Idun, people do not pray in the form of Advent. Hoping for the coming of the woman who must guard the golden apple will only displease the Asgardian gods.

This advent is not a coincidence, both in terms of timing and the characteristics of the god Idun. It was planned.

So who?

‘During the time of the Demon War, when everyone was confused, there was someone who was moving to bring Idun down to the human world.’

He probably met with Idun before that and came up with this plan. I don’t know what his purpose is, but he is a person with an extremely large liver. Or the sense of fear is absent.

Who could it be?