Academy’s Weapon Replicator

Chapter 149: Niflheim (8)

Hela no longer made eye contact with Frondier.

dump.

Hella sits down as if she has lost all strength. She sank as if a thread had been cut.

“… … .”

Frondier, who saw her for a moment, waved his hand and released the attack.

Even though they came out again, the soldiers created by Hela remained still.

Hela lost the will to fight.

“… … tell me. Hella.”

“… … .”

“Why did you fight with me?”

Frondier knelt down on one knee and made eye contact with her.

“What, is it a match?”

Belphegor approached with Selena.

Belphegor narrowed his eyes at Hela and sighed.

“As expected, it was like that. “Frondier, you didn’t mean to kill me.”

“I told you from the beginning.”

Frondier hoped that Hela would be on his side.

Belphegor dismissed it as unreasonable, but Frondier stopped the fight anyway without killing him.

“… … “You didn’t mean to kill me?”

Hella raises her head at him.

There is resentment in her eyes.

Frondier asked.

“Hella. Don’t you blame Odin? “If that’s what happened to Loki and why he fell from the position of god, then why are you on his side?”

Hela bit her lower lip at Frondier’s words.

she said

“Frondier. “When do you think Ragnarok happened?”

“… … .”

“I lost so much back then. I am the god of death, Frontier. Do you think that the god of death can decide life and death at will? I just manage. dead people. “I saw too much death.”

Hela closed her eyes.

If I do that, it’s as if the memories of that time come back.

“Why do I take Odin’s side?”

Hela’s sigh is trembling.

“Humanity back then was stronger than it is now. It’s not a question of strength. The will was different. The power of mankind was united, and numerous giants were born to challenge God. But what about now? The empire is still unaware of the truth and is only preoccupied with the immediate crisis. I’m just busy taking care of myself. “You probably know this better than anyone else, Frondier.”

She looked at Frontier.

Those eyes definitely.

It was the most painful experience Frontier had ever suffered from Hela.

“Frondier, you are strong. Even more so since he has become a devil. Especially since I absorbed the mana of the nine worlds. Even in the divine world, you will face gods without difficulty. “It might even defeat the main god.”

Hela’s head tilted. As if examining Frontier’s expression. No, as if Frontier really knows what it feels like.

“Still, I can’t reach it.”

“… … .”

“You would know because you would have met Hercules. He boasts of the greatest strength among gods. How are you now? If you do well, you might be able to beat Hercules. However, there are other gods with as much power.”

Hercules is the strongest Frondier has ever seen. This is because he does not have the penalty that a god has, and because his power is actually within the reach of a god.

However, having it within your fingers means that there are more gods like that.

If that many gods cooperate, even Frontier can’t do anything.

“Now you know why.”

“… … .”

Frondier could not answer. As if that reaction was boring, Hela lowered her eyes again.

“It is a war that has already been lost. And humanity is weaker now than it was then. “Why should I side with a side I can’t win?”

“… … You don’t know because you lost. What went wrong and what went right. If anyone already knows, the outcome of the war is,”

“Frondier.”

Hela interrupted Frondier.

She raised her hand. Pale hands. Hands that don’t feel blood are always cold.

“I am exhausted.”

“… … .”

“Why are you trying to save me? Have you forgotten what happened in Göranhes? I tried to kill you. Do you think the person I was then and the person I am now are different? No, even if I go back now, I will try to kill you. More reliably and accurately. Then, unlike now, you will not carelessly show mercy to me. You will not have unnecessary expectations of me. You won’t get any hope that I might be on your side. “They just feel like I’m a huge threat and will do everything in their power to kill me.”

Even if the existence of Hella is valuable.

If the threat is greater than its value, Frontier will certainly not hesitate.

If you can do that.

If only that happens.

“… … “I want to see Loki.”

“… … .”

Frondier looked at Hela for a moment, then stood up.

“Hella. “Let me tell you one thing.”

“… … .”

“Whether you made Naglfar out of human claws or pulled out its tongue and made a carpet out of it, it was a good thing.”

“what?”

“I’m not saving all humans.”

Frondier has already said this to others.

He’s not a savior or anything. Saving people is just the end result.

He just.

“I just don’t like playing around.”

“… … .”

“I knew very well that you couldn’t help me.”

Frondier said that and walked away. Toward Yggdrasil, which Hela was guarding in front.

Hela said towards the back.

“You’re going to leave me like this?”

“Then what should I do? “Do I have to grant every single one of your wishes?”

Frontier’s words are as cold as frost. No, it’s so cold that I feel hot.

“Whether you die or not, it’s up to you.”

After saying that, Frondier walked again.

Then, as if I remembered,

“Selena, let’s go. “Are you hurt anywhere?”

He spoke to Selena in a very different voice.

Belphegor, who had been quietly watching from behind, scolded him.

“Do you have anything to say to me? “You protected the princess.”

“Would you like to kill me yourself?”

“You’re sensitive.”

Belphegor shrugged his shoulders and Frondier clicked his tongue. He walks to Yggdrasil with Selena.

Belphegor, who was quietly watching this, smiled and looked at Hela.

“You survived in the end, Hela.”

“You cheeky devil. “Don’t act like you knew.”

“You probably knew.”

Belphegor took a step closer to Hela.

“I was hoping for it.”

“… … what?”

Hela didn’t understand Belphegor’s words for a moment.

Belphegor moved closer to her ear.

“listen carefully.”

“Come closer to me,”

“Shh.”

Belphegor lowered his voice, glanced at Frondier walking away, and then spoke again to Hela.

“──This is Loki’s message.”

* * *

When it becomes clear that God is attacking humans.

From a human perspective, there are things that must take priority over everything else.

“Malia, how are you? “What about the harvest?”

“Sorry, not yet.”

“no. “It’s not Malia’s fault anyway.”

Fili shakes his head at Malia’s apology.

Malia is now sitting quietly inside the imperial palace.

Although it looks like he’s just doing nothing, he’s actually busier than anyone else.

“The empire is large. “It won’t be easy to find.”

“But for Advent, you need not only people, but also a place. I never thought a single clue would be found this far… … .”

Malia frowned.

They are now looking for a place where God will descend.

When a god attacks humans, it means that he is descending, which means that human worship takes place somewhere.

Ironically, even in this situation, some people pray for the coming of God.

That’s why Malia is looking for that place now.

Using as much sensory sharing as she could.

Of course, she is not the only one looking. Malia moved her eyes slightly and spoke.

“How about that, Mr. Spy?”

[…] … This is Gregory.]

Same time. Frontier’s house in Atlas.

Gregory answered with a subtle expression.

He, like Malia, is looking for a place of worship through crows.

“Now, please remember. Are you going to keep calling me a spy?”

[What do you think? Between us.]

What kind of answer is this?

Malia spoke while Gregory was dazed for a moment.

[And since His Majesty told me to convey it, I will convey it as is.]

“… … “Do you mean His Highness Fili?”

[yes. He says, ‘If I were to think about doing something without seeing you, the whole promise would have been for nothing.’]

“… … yep. “I will keep that in mind.”

Her job is almost the same as Malia, but her handling is very different.

Gregory had just been released from prison.

From Philly’s point of view, who has no idea what kind of person Gregory is, he is just a suspicious person with a criminal record. I try to believe it because I have Malia, but that belief is only half true. It’s actually a great thing to have even half of your trust in Philly’s personality.

Gregory narrowed his eyes as he answered.

‘It’s strange that it’s not visible like this.’

His face looks a little nervous. Malia is not much different from this.

‘Isn’t it on this continent? If there is not a single place of worship on the Agoris continent, there is no way for me to find it.’

Gregory bit his lip.

If it is the Palind Continent, his eyes cannot reach it. Because his animal control cannot cross continents.

In that respect, Malia’s power somehow reaches beyond the continent. After all, the ability to specialize in one thing is scary.

‘… … no. Even if the main location is Palind, there must be something similar somewhere in Agoris.’

God’s attack on humans is not only a punishment for the human frontier, but also a means to stop him.

To cause great damage to humans, it is wise to attack Agoris and Palind at once. Even though Frontier is incomparably strong, he is only one person. Covering two continents is impossible.

That’s why we’re looking for it like this, but it hasn’t been found yet.

“Then, is the Palind Continent the only place of worship?”

Lili said. Arald nodded.

“It seems like that. “I can’t believe you can’t find it with Mr. Gregory’s abilities.”

“… … “It’s a bit burdensome to be so decisive.”

Gregory answered, but he actually thinks so himself.

A place of worship cannot be hidden by magic like a gate. It is too big for that, and it is a place where people should pray regularly. Even if you can’t find the location, you can find it by looking at the movements of a certain number of people.

Gregory has never searched the entire country with all the eyes of birds and mice as he did at this time.

However, it is not visible in this Agoris.

“… … If there is any possibility, it is the Royal Palace of Palma.”

“Palace?”

“yes. “You can’t have birds or rats there.”

“I can sneak in, right?”

“I tried that, but they all died. “There was a barrier that did not allow anyone other than humans.”

Gregory’s eyes cannot reach places where birds or mice cannot go.

Of course, it couldn’t have been because the barrier was wary of Gregory’s abilities. It may have been because they were caught in a barrier created for defense, or they may have been thinking about hygiene in a simpler sense.

Therefore, the idea that there is a place of worship somewhere inside the palace is nothing more than a method of elimination.

Lili looked at Arald.

“How is the situation on the sea side? Aster says we have to go to Palind? “Don’t we have to cross the sea?”

Arald shook his head.

“It seems it’s not easy to avoid Poseidon’s eyes. Well, since we are crossing the sea, we should give up any expectations that we will be able to avoid the sea god.”

“In the end, is the only way to persuade Poseidon?”

“It is so unrealistic to persuade God while you are at war with him. There will be all kinds of lies, bravado, and timing that will have to be right. And you have to have the guts to handle it all shamelessly.”

“… … Yeah, it’s impossible now.”

“yes. “For now.”

Lili nods as if she understands.

Ajax, who was watching this quietly, asked Pielot next to him.

“Why are you trying to cross the continent, Teacher Aster?”

“There is an important weapon there. “It’s a spear called Mystiltein.”

“window?!”

Ajax’s eyes sparkled at the word spear.

Since when did you like windows so much? Pielot swallowed his intention to scold him.

“Anyway, if Aster-senior, no, teacher, has that spear, his power will be strengthened.”

“If it’s such a good spear, isn’t it good for whoever has it? “There must be many people on that continent who are good at using spears.”

Mystiltein is a powerful weapon.

In this world where lore is effective, Mystiltein’s record is certain to be fatal against gods.

There is no need for Aster to have that. What Aias said was right.

but,

“But Mr. Astor must have it.”

“why?”

“… … just.”

“huh?”

Pielot took a deep breath through his nose and exhaled while relaxing his shoulders.

“Because that’s what Teacher Frontier wants.”