Academy’s Weapon Replicator

Chapter 152: Balance (2)

Long ago, there was a great flood.

It was a huge flood that engulfed the entire world.

The rain poured down so suddenly and so heavily that humans could not cope with it, and storms raged and tsunamis rose in the sea.

A huge disaster ordered by Zeus and caused by Poseidon, who believed that humans had fallen. This poured down for days on end, raising the sea level infinitely.

The two continents gradually reduced their area depending on the water level, the countries near the coast and the countries inside them collapsed one after another, and humans gradually gathered in the center of the continent.

In response, Etius resists the will of the gods. Therefore, the name Etius was abandoned and it became the current continent, Palind.

Agoris bows to the disasters of the gods and follows their will. Therefore, Agoris is still Agoris.

This was the first disaster of mankind, the beginning of endless war between humans and gods.

In the world where Frondi was located, it was called ‘Deucalion’s Flood’.

“… … at las!”

Asgard. Gladsheim.

Odin, who was standing still in the middle, raised his head and shouted.

“Moirai is dead!”

A voice excited with joy. Shining eyes.

All the gods around nodded as they looked at the sight.

“Now you don’t have to live with that damn fate! Things like Ragnarok are disappearing!”

From the time he ascended to the throne of the gods, Odin lived in fear of Ragnarok for endless years.

Ragnarok indicates that the gods will one day fall. It’s okay to say that I lived my life to avoid it.

In this Asgard, the goddess of fate is not Moirai, but a goddess called Norn, and like Moirai, there are three of them. They are called Uld, Verdandi, and Skold, respectively.

However, in the case of the Norns, they stick to the position of ‘observers’, so even if you cry and beg them, their fate will not change. Because they only say what they see.

This was the same as the original Moirai. They control fate, but they do not manipulate it. We just need to coordinate everything so that everything goes according to nature and correctly.

However, this trend changed after the ‘first’ Ragnarok.

The day of the first battle with a giant. The gods were victorious. A lot of blood was shed, but we won in the end.

It was definitely Ragnarok. Without a doubt.

However, Norn did not think so. The same goes for Moirai.

They said this was not Ragnarok, and that the true end would come next.

It was the same in the next war and the next war.

Then Odin knew.

It is said that Moirai is trying to make God do his will by threatening ‘Ragnarok’. Ragnarok is an illusion.

In fact, Moirai cannot be touched by the gods. The gods could never oppose those who looked into fate. Because God is closer to fate than anyone else.

However, the Moirai died. The curse of Ragnarok that bound Odin has disappeared.

“Thor!”

Odin shouted.

Thor sighed and picked his ears.

“Okay, okay. “It’s loud, so don’t shout.”

“Go and kill Frontier right now!”

“I understand.”

Thor had a look of annoyance on his face, but there was interest in his eyes.

You killed that Moirai? Did they really have a destiny that they couldn’t read?

“But what if you are mistaken?”

Thor asked Odin.

“mistaken?”

“What if Ragnarok is real? What if it wasn’t Moirai controlling it, but it really hasn’t arrived yet? Then, aren’t you going to be hit by Ragnarok without being able to predict or prepare? Like all the gods here.”

At Thor’s words, anxiety flashed across the faces of the gods around him.

Odin snorted and shook his head as if it was absurd.

“Huh, it doesn’t matter what happens. Moirae and Norn endlessly predicted the threat of Ragnarok. Even if I didn’t want to hear it, I had no choice but to listen. “I have already experienced how the things I did to avoid it ultimately brought me closer to my fate.”

“… … “A self-fulfilling prophecy?”

“Yes. There is no such thing as Ragnarok. “Just think of how much worse the situation would have been to avoid that.”

Thor’s eyes sank a little at those words.

There is nothing wrong with what Odin said. In fact, all actions taken to avoid Ragnarok must have made God’s situation worse. So there was an irony in feeling the power of fate even more strongly.

However, even so, I will treat all of that as non-existent.

“… … “Odin, not everyone likes what you do.”

Thor turned and walked away. I have received an order.

He said it as if he was throwing it to Odin behind him.

“At that time, when I greedily sought wisdom, I could have rather called myself God.”

“Thor! dare!”

Baldur shouted at those words. Thor waved his hands and lightly jumped in place.

That alone wasn’t there anymore.

* * *

The conference room of the imperial palace.

Of course, I felt the earthquake shaking the ground here too.

The reports pouring in with him reached Fili’s ears.

“… … The sea sank… … ?”

Fili muttered as if he couldn’t believe it. However, no matter where the reports came from, they all contained the same content.

The sea level has decreased. As a result, the land beneath the sea appeared.

In other words, the continent expanded.

Fili placed his hand on his temple.

“It’s something I can’t handle even if I become empress.”

Then I saw Bartello next to me.

“How is your Majesty?”

“How can I handle what you can’t handle?”

Bartello said, shaking his head.

“If you can’t see the whole staircase, why not climb the stairs one by one?”

“… … “It’s you too.”

Fili nodded.

At that time, the Zodiacs, who were still groaning and groaning with difficulty, suddenly raised their heads.

“what… … ?”

One of them opened his mouth.

“It’s gone.”

“The pressure of possession… … .”

The Zodiacs stand up and look at each other.

Ospreet canceled the magic he was chanting.

I applied magic to the Zodiacs who thought they couldn’t hold on until now.

Honestly, I don’t want to do it anymore.

“Whoa… … .”

Aten, who was in charge of recovery next to him, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Thanks to her, the Zodiacs were relatively safe from being hit by Ospreet’s magic.

“You were great. Aten.”

“I was just taking care of people.”

Aten offered words of humility, but Ospreet did not think so.

Aten’s recovery magic is at an incredible level.

No matter how Osprey is, not all magic levels are at the highest level. In the case of recovery magic, the achievement is low compared to other magic.

So, it is impossible to accurately estimate the level of Aten’s recovery magic.

‘Could that level be considered recovery magic?’

Aten heals the damage inflicted by Ospreet.

Rather than treating it, it almost looks like rewinding to before the injury occurred.

“your majesty!!”

At that time, a servant hurriedly came running.

He got down on one knee in front of Bartello.

“I got a call from Tavern!”

Tavern?

Bartello and Fili’s eyes narrowed.

I thought for sure this time it was about the sea. Or the reports of flocks of wild animals and birds that were reported several times along with it.

However, none of this would apply to Tavern. The sea is not close, and it is too cold for wild animals and birds.

“This is a sighting report from the Wall. It is said that a ray of light has been seen beyond the North!”

“… … light… … ? “Can’t you express it more accurately?”

When Fili asked, the subject was embarrassed and said.

“Judging from what was seen on the wall, I believe the light is quite bright and wide. It is said that the light stretched vertically from the ground to the sky!”

A ray of light connecting from the earth to the sky.

“I can’t guess,” Fili said again.

“What is the exact location?”

“Well, that is.”

At that time, the subject rolled his eyes for a moment.

For a split second, the gaze turned to where the Zodiac had gathered.

“… … ah!”

One of those zodiacs.

Lidwy von Urfa cried out loud.

“That’s the place! “Where I woke up!”

“You’re awake?”

“Like you, I have been possessed in the past. But the god who possessed Nahanti did not go to Agoris! “We headed to a place beyond the walls of Tavern.”

Beyond the walls of Tavern. Inside a cave.

There I saw Ridwi.

─The roots suck in everything in the world, and the flowers spit everything out into the world. However, the two are different worlds.

─There were humans there. There were piles of rotting flesh, crushed bones, and dried blood. Even if I raised my head high, I couldn’t see above it.

Ridwi saw the scene. I remember it exactly.

He remembers it because God possessed him and saw that scene.

Yggdrasil is located in the place where Lidwi was located. The very place where Frontier headed to rescue Atjie.

However, although Frontier saw skeletons there, he did not see any humans. I did not see the mountain of corpses that Ridwi had seen.

That is not a current memory. It is a memory of the past.

God’s memories were projected onto Ridwi.

“Are you saying that light suddenly appeared there?”

In other words, light soared above Yggdrasil.

Yggdrasil is a trunk located inside a cave. But there was nothing on top of the cave.

If that light is in exactly the same location as Yggdrasil located in the cave.

“… … “Is God coming?”

Ospreet asked after finishing his guess. Lidwi nodded.

“Draw. All gods will come down to earth riding on that light.”

“So the possession has stopped.”

“okay. “There is no longer a need for possession.”

Fili, who heard the whole conversation, immediately looks at Bartello.

As Bartello nodded, Fili shouted.

“All Zodiac, to Tavern!”

“yes!!”

The Zodiac immediately started moving.

Ospreet was especially fast. He said before launching himself and flying.

“Those who cannot fly, please wait here for a moment. “I will make a ‘door’.”

Then he told Philly.

“Please inform the other soldiers as well. The door will be connected to the previous door.’

“That door?”

Ospreet laughed at that.

“You remember the meeting during the Mangot War. “To the door where Frondier was caught trying to sneak out of the imperial palace.”

“ah.”

Fili laughed. I nodded.

Ospreet flew away,

“Then me too.”

Elodie followed him. She is the only one who can keep up with Ospreet at flying speed.

Other Zodiacs capable of flight also moved.

Fili said while looking at Aten.

“My daughter, you worked hard. “Take a break.”

Aten nodded. Sweat was beading on her face.

It took a lot of energy to continue treating the Zodiacs.

When the war against God begins, her power will be greatly needed. You need to rest, even if only for this short amount of time.

“Wait a minute, Aten.”

But there was someone who called her.

Aten raised his head.

Fili looked to the side and tilted his head as if puzzled.

“you?”

The emperor, Bartello, called Aten.

“There is a place I want you to go to.”

Aten looked at the emperor at those words and blinked blankly.

Anyone else would immediately get down on one knee, but not Aten.

Rather, she is confused now.

I don’t know whether Bartello is speaking as a father or as an emperor.

Still, Aten asked politely.

“Yes, where should I go?”

The emperor answers him.

“Would you please go to Roach Street?”

I flinch.

Aten trembled for a moment at those words.

The prestigious Roach is now completely collapsed.

The eldest son, Atzie, died, and the second son, Frondier, crossed the world to save his dead brother. Saving his brother and Frontier himself, betting on the slightest probability that he would come back alive.

Ampere and Malia lost the will to fight anymore.

The eldest son died on the way home from the imperial palace, and the second son was driven out of the country.

What should they fight for? There was no one who could answer.

However, Aten did not show it and asked again.

“May I ask why?”

“It goes without saying. Isn’t the enemy coming from the north? “We need an iron wall in the north.”

“… … honey.”

Fili narrowed his eyes at those words.

“Aten is tired right now. If you want to ask Ampere for help, there are many people you can go to. “It doesn’t have to be Aten.”

“No, I want Aten to go.”

Bartello said while looking at Aten.

Aten’s fatigue can be seen in Bartello’s eyes.

Nevertheless, Bartello spoke without changing his expression.

“Aten, can I go?”

Aten lowered his eyes.

yes. This is Bartello.

‘As a father’. Aten, what did you expect?

This is something Bartello has never seen before.

“… … “I wonder if I can dare to make him move.”

“no.”

Bartello shook his head.

“Only you can do this.”

“… … “I’m the only one who can do this?”

Aten asked in puzzlement.

“After you transferred to Constell.”

Bartello’s eyes tilted slightly.

“I said I sat next to Frontier.”

“… … That’s right.”

“I followed Dragonheart to get a hint. “I received help from the exam in the process.”

Bartello’s calm voice continues after that.

Aten listened blankly.

‘… … ‘You heard everything.’

I know everything. You must have received a report about Aten.

I read it all and I remember it all.

“What was it like when you first met Renzo?”

“… … “I have to do what I have to do as a princess.”

“no.”

Bartello shook his head deeply.

“Aten. I’m not asking the princess. “I’m asking you.”

“… … .”

“Aren’t you scared?”

“… … “I was scared.”

“How was it at Tavern during vacation? “They must have fought the monsters with a wall between them.”

“Even back then, I was scared.”

At Aten’s words, Bartello closed his eyes for a moment.

“I’m sorry.”

“… … !”

“I used my weakness as an excuse to not look after you.”

Aten’s eyes shook at those words. Fili’s mouth was open in surprise.

Bartello spoke again.

“… … Aten. When you were in danger, Frontier was by your side. You might be able to make Ampere move. “You will believe in Frontier’s survival and success more than anyone else.”

“──Me!”

At that time, Aten shouted.

Bartello, interrupting the Emperor.

“Do you know when I was most scared?”

When asking that question, Aten said,

He was biting his lip, clenching his fists, and looking at Bartello with resentment.

“Your Majesty, do you remember when you met Frondier at the imperial palace? “This is an event to celebrate the success of the joint operation between professionals and the imperial palace.”

“… … “Of course I remember.”

“That was the first time I knew about it.”

Aten looked straight at Bartello.

“Your Majesty has become weak.”

“… … !”

“I never had the opportunity to face you, so I always faced you only as Your Majesty, and I had no idea that you had become weak for such a long time… … !”

When Aten saw Bartello at that time,

Bartello was sitting in a chair, withering as if he was about to die at any moment.

Bartello doesn’t know how shocking that was.

The emperor was always the emperor.

I have never been a father.

I said so.

The emperor had been losing power for a period of time unknown to his daughter.

“… … “Next time we meet again.”

Aten clenched his teeth. In the end, tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

“I felt like my dad would disappear.”

“… … .”

“I didn’t know what kind of situation my dad was in, how hard it was or how painful it was, or anything like that.”

A crying voice.

Bartello was just listening.

Fili, who was watching from the side, also kept his mouth shut.

Elysia, who was busy walking down the hallway, also stopped midway.

Saleh, who had been studying the operation map, also looked up.

All of Terst’s family.

I was listening to my youngest daughter’s voice.

“I still don’t know anything about my father, and all I remember is him as an emperor. “I’m afraid I’ll just disappear like that without knowing anything.”

Aten covered his eyes. I was so oppressed by the crying that I couldn’t speak well. The voice became rougher and louder.

“I think that’s the most… … .”

I was scared.

What Bartello was asking now was nothing compared to this.

I did my best to stop the enemy, treat the injured, and save people. Because I learned that feeling from Frontier.

So it’s okay. I can endure that kind of fear.

But before I can cure it, before I can save it.

If you disappear without even knowing when or where.

What can I do?

“… … “Aten.”

Bartello quietly called her name.

A warm voice. It was probably the first time Aten had heard it, and it sounded like it was the first time Bartello himself had said it.

Sigh.

Bartello stood up.

He walked closer to Aten and placed his hands on both of his shoulders.

“In that case, you should go too.”

“… … dad.”

“It’s a lot late, but isn’t everything late?”

Bartello asked soothingly, and Aten nodded, hiding his tears.

Bartello smiled softly.

“You already know how your father feels weighed down by guilt.”

Go to Ampere, go to Roach.

Just like you have done so far.

To save people.