My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 142
#142
Talent Recruitment (2)
When the son-in-law was slowly getting dark.
Clap knock knock—
In a carriage driving down a city street, a beautiful woman with pink hair and purple eyes was quietly looking out the window.
Her face had a soft smile and an innocent expression as if she knew nothing, but inside she was never at peace.
‘This is…’
Feeling a sense of discomfort, the woman, Sianna, fixed her gaze outside the window and spread out only a sense of energy to explore her surroundings.
One, two, three….
Unlike before, the number of ghosts increased significantly.
Some of them were even following behind the carriage at a certain distance, as if they had set her as a surveillance target.
And when things got to that point, she definitely realized it.
‘Your tail was stepped on!’
The immortal army Banshee Queen Olivia is investigating here.
But I didn’t know why I was caught.
It would have been impossible to detect his identity, which was thoroughly disguised as a human, just through the ghost body.
‘No, you probably haven’t realized that I’m Siana yet. ‘The investigation was started for some other reason.’
If Olivia had known that she was the ‘Succubus Siana’ and had made her the target of surveillance, she would have acted more thoroughly than this.
Now, it would be a bit loose to say that they were targeting her as if they were waging information warfare against ordinary humans.
‘Then where on earth did the tail get stepped on? Probably not as an imperial noble… Oath activity in reverse heaven? Through Oldman?’
Her mind became confused.
However, he would not know anything other than Siana’s real name and that her base was the Empire.
From the beginning, their relationship was only at that level of cooperation.
‘I was anxious ever since the guys I sent to Talaria suddenly lost contact. Could it be that it has something to do with it?’
In the end, she had no choice but to conclude that the location had been exposed through several complex paths that could not be immediately identified.
‘Whatever the cause, I can’t stay here any longer if I get this much attention. ‘I guess I’ll have to leave first.’
Of course, it was not an easy decision as I had to give up many things.
Isn’t the status she currently holds as a nobleman of the Azerion Empire a position that she painstakingly created over a long period of time?
But it was an unavoidable situation.
Olivia’s interest meant that the Immortal King’s gaze was also directed in this direction.
If I delayed like this, I might be taken back to the immortal army.
‘no! Enlisting again! ‘I don’t want to die!’
Positions and status can be recreated as much as you like.
However, if he is caught by the Immortal King this time, he will be forever subjugated until he is defeated again.
‘Okay, let’s run away.’
When I thought about it that way, I was definitely able to calm down, but there were a lot of things I regretted about throwing everything away and immediately hiding myself.
‘How hard have I laid the foundation so far!’
Shouldn’t we make at least some arrangements in case we return later?
You’ll need to prepare some funds to start anew…
‘…surely they won’t attack right now, right? A big man like the Immortal King wouldn’t come forward in person.’
Even if they do, only Olivia and other executives will probably make a move.
And since he is in the middle of an imperial city, he won’t be able to do things easily with them alone.
So, that meant there was at least a few days left until they finished preparing for their visit.
In the end, Sianna, who could not give up her greed, rationalized herself and headed to the mansion.
Among the useful things she had to take care of was, of course, ‘Andrew Weaver’.
Although there were some limitations, there was no other ability to understand the situation around the continent from one sitting.
Clap, clap, clap—clunk!
When she finally arrived at the mansion, she immediately opened the door and got out, ignoring the greetings of the employees who came to meet her, and went straight to the place where she felt Andrew’s presence.
Kwaang—!
A door that makes a loud noise when you open it without hesitation.
But I barely had time to worry about that right now.
“Andrew—!”
“Ugh? sister? What happened all of a sudden….”
“Get ready to move right now!”
“…Oh oh! As expected, you thought so too! “I was going to tell you first…”
“Okay, let’s move right away!”
Andrew, who had been sprawled out in an armchair and lost in alcohol, staggered to his feet under her pressure.
In the meantime, Sianna continued to worry about how to take care of the necessary items in the subspace created with black magic to minimize base loss.
‘I must take care of this… It’s a waste of effort to give up on this. How can we not just maintain the status quo? And that…’
But while she was busy preparing for a late-night getaway.
Saaa—
A cold sensation passed over the back of my neck.
‘ah?’
She knew this feeling very well.
An incomprehensibly thick, overwhelming force that covers the security barriers installed in the mansion.
Deep, dark, heavy and sticky.
Death like an abyss that swallows everything.
It was the presence of ‘him’ that I couldn’t believe.
‘Aaaah—! I should just throw it all away and run away!’
In the end, Sianna, who had a premonition of her fate, could only close her eyes.
***
‘Tovea City… I can’t say it’s a big city, but it’s not so small that it can be ignored.’
And a city of this size was bound to have its own thorough defenses against all kinds of abnormal situations.
In other words, it is not easy to sneak in quietly from the beginning…
No matter how thoroughly you build a concealment barrier, it is difficult to completely hide the aftermath of that magical power.
It is impossible to quietly just look at work and leave.
So I prepared.
Weeing— weeing—!
Kwaaaang—!
“Ahh! What happened all of a sudden?!”
“Aaagh—!”
Emergency alarms sounded throughout the city, and loud noises erupted in response.
The explosion, which started in both a luxurious mansion and a shabby back alley, instantly threw the city, which was gradually sinking into darkness, into chaos.
‘Well then, shall we go?’
If you find it difficult to move quietly, moving amidst the noise will do the trick.
Hans took advantage of the moment when his subordinates began their activities to quietly sneak into the barrier that had been laid out in advance.
An ordinary noble mansion encountered within a barrier.
But that was just the appearance, the substance was extraordinary…
‘I really paid a lot of attention to it, didn’t I? ‘Most people probably weren’t even aware of these security devices.’
Abilities including “Way of Magic” and “Magic Control” were activated one after another, and the magic in the mansion was analyzed breathlessly.
From distortion of perception to concealment of energy and barriers that exclude intruders.
Since they were all high-level techniques, it would inevitably take a considerable amount of time to destroy them properly.
Kwazijic—!
Pajik!
Of course, this did not apply to the Immortal King, who possessed overwhelming power.
Just by moving while raising his energy to the fullest, the complex magical structure of the security barrier was crushed and neutralized by the overwhelming density of black magic residing in his body.
‘Let’s see, then…’
Uuuung—
Hans entered inside in an instant, radiating a presence that distorted the space, and waves containing magical power spread throughout the mansion.
At the same time, you can feel the presence of people fainting and falling one by one inside the mansion.
Those who resisted it were immediately caught.
[There it was.]
And the next moment.
Hans was already in front of them.
“Hee… hee hee…!”
What was there was a man with dark blonde hair who was shaking violently when he saw him suddenly appear through the air…
[Hmm? Who are you?]
Before I knew it, there was a woman with pink hair kneeling down on the floor and bowing.
“iced coffee-! King, you have finally arrived. “I’ve been waiting so desperately for the girl king to come back!”
“Who are you?”
Unconditional obedience that can be seen at a glance.
The expression of the man next to her became shocked at the sudden change in attitude, but she had no time to pay attention to him now.
“Oh hoho… The girl has been working hard to prepare so that the king can conquer the continent more comfortably and reliably? “I secretly hid among the humans and survived for a long time with only my loyalty to the king, hoping for a chance…”
The pink-haired woman desperately made excuses, even breaking into a cold sweat.
And Hans, the Immortal King, who was quietly looking down at it, was able to immediately notice why she was acting like this.
‘Siana, a demonic succubus.’
Although he was disguised as a human being so perfectly that even an archbishop-level priest would find it difficult, it was impossible to avoid his “Eye of the Abyss,” which detects all demons.
‘I think he was close to the top 10 even under the former Immortal King.’
She was a demon summoned from the demon world, an adjacent dimension, and literally happened to join the immortal army.
After going through the information left in his mind, I found that although his military power was somewhat usable, he was, like Olivia, a more useful talent in other areas.
‘Well, it’s not easy to pretend to be an imperial noble while hiding your identity from a demon. ‘It certainly seems like you’re very resourceful.’
This means that he even deceived the eyes of the top powerhouses, including the temple, so he could truly be said to be the best talent when it comes to behind-the-scenes work.
Of course, he was just a former executive who went into hiding now.
[It looks like you’ve had a really comfortable time so far?]
“That’s not true! The girl was looking forward to this day…”
[For something like that, it seems like she hid it quite carefully.]
“Ho hoho… I am very sorry for not being able to contact you before…”
Her excuse again. This started, but I had no intention of listening to that useless talk anymore.
“…But it was definitely not for my own self-interest to complete the mission more thoroughly…”
[Siana—]
“Huh?!”
Uuuuung—
The moment he said that name, a strange sound spread and penetrated into Siana’s body.
At the same time, the compulsory contract from 300 years ago was renewed and overlaid.
“Ah…”
She moaned at the immortal king’s energy flowing into her body, not knowing that horns had suddenly protruded in the aftermath.
Unlike other undead executives, she was not influenced by the power of death and became stronger than before, but…
‘I guess I ended up re-enlisting.’
That was enough to make her subordinate to the Immortal King again.
Again—
a single teardrop unknowingly flows down because of my unwanted re-enlistment.
“iced coffee? Tears of joy without even realizing it? Isn’t this truly an expression of my loyalty? Ohhohohoho….”
But in the meantime, she kept her mouth open as her survival instinct told her to.
Hans, who had nodded his head in satisfaction, now returned his gaze to the man who was still stiff and trembling.
‘What is this guy? ‘The body is full of mana, but there is no trace of learning magic or aura.’
The debaucher-looking man with dull blond hair froze in his gaze, but Hans looked him up and down, like a predator scanning its prey.
‘There are no traces of training, but his physical abilities are uncanny. It’s like… Huh? no way?’
Physical strengthening caused by external influences rather than growth through normal training.
He knew this phenomenon very well.
“It seems the King has become interested in this child? Andrew! Please hurry up and say hello.”
“Yes yep! hello! My name is Andrew Weaver. “Please… please?”
Andrew is a blond man who shows a foolish attitude in unexpected situations.
But what interested Hans now was his exact identity.
And in order to win his favor, Sianna, who had suddenly become a treacherous woman of the century, told him stories he didn’t even ask about.
“Andrew is also the talent I sought out for my great cause? Even the king will be surprised to see how useful his abilities are. What kind of activities has he done so far…”
And at the end of the story, the information he wanted finally came out.
“…Another surprising fact is that he is from another world! It is said that he is from a completely different dimension, neither the demon world nor the spirit world. Oh hoho.”
[…Huh? Another dimension?]
Hans looked at him quietly, his eyes flashing.
Although Siana was freely revealing her personal information, Andrew couldn’t even protest and forced the corners of his mouth to smile slyly.
“Yes yes… Immortal King. I come from a place called Earth. Hehe…. It will soon be 9 years, yeah.”
And his answer aroused a special sentiment in Hans.
‘Other than me…an awakened person from Earth.’
It’s now nearly two years since I was sent to the Outerica dimension.
Because it was the first time I met someone from my hometown.