My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 202

#202

2nd Continental Summit (3)

The chilly atmosphere of the conference hall began to gradually warm up after some time had passed after the Thalia Kingdom delegation took their seats in one corner.

Murmuring—

“Hmm, so…”

“Ah— I see.”

One by one, the crowd starts talking among themselves again.

Everyone knew the level of hearing of vampires… the strong, so they didn’t talk about them openly, but people couldn’t concentrate on their own conversations and kept glancing around the corner.

‘Heinz Hybrid II, the new ruler of the Kingdom of Thalia. A vampire from the Brokoslak Clan who rose to the rank of Holy Blood.’

As the participants here all represented each country, they were already well informed.

Naturally, he had to know enough about the vampire group that swallowed up a kingdom, as well as its leader, Heinz.

Of course, the tense atmosphere earlier was not something that could be helped by knowing the other person in advance.

In the first place, vampires were predators who made their living by stealing the blood of others.

In addition to the uneasy feelings toward such people, the ominous energy that naturally flowed from them was a natural reaction that stimulated instinct.

And not only that…

swoosh—

“Hmm? “Viscount Pristine?”

“Please excuse me for a moment, princess.”

Isea quietly walked up behind Princess Riley, who was standing in the center of the crowd.

Riley gave him a puzzled look, but she ignored him and shamelessly stayed where she was.

Still on the lookout for vampires… specifically Heinz II.

So that even if something happens, we can respond immediately.

‘…strong. Can the first attack… be prevented? There is also a barrier to the Great Hall, so it might be possible. Still, if time passes, the church will move forward in the future, so prepare in that direction…’

If they had any intention, there would be no way they would cause trouble in the heart of the church, but originally, magicians were people who prepared in advance for emergencies.

Also, wasn’t there an unfortunate incident not long ago where Riley was kidnapped by the Immortal King even though he was next to her?

As such, it was natural to pay special attention to everything.

‘……!’

At that time, the eyes of Heinz, who was sitting quietly in his seat, glanced in this direction.

It passed by quickly as if it had no special meaning, but in that brief moment, all kinds of magic was formed and dismantled repeatedly in Isea’s mind.

‘…You’re surprising me.’

After that momentary glance passed.

She took a deep breath but didn’t think about letting down her guard.

Because my intuition, which had opened up beyond the extreme, was sounding an alarm that the other person would not be allowed to let down his guard even for a moment.

And this was a common phenomenon seen not only by her but also by the powerful people present.

“Keuheul—. “It’s truly amazing.”

Starting with Morna, the great sorcerer of Chalcos, who has an aide as a guard in the back.

“Hmm… this is interesting. A presence like this. “It’s just as good as its reputation.”

The leader of the Magic Tower Alliance cannot contain his curiosity and his eyes light up at the appearance of the Holy Blood, which is now only in literature.

“There is really nothing on this continent that is easy. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Lapori.”

“Hahaha… Isn’t that all I’ve had with the church so far? “I’m more worried about Lydia, who will have a hard time in the future, than I am.”

With the high elves of the Elven Kingdom who came from the Enamel Continent.

“Sniff! This feels really uncomfortable. “Is this really okay?”

Lionel, the beastman representative of the Wild Land, etc.

In addition, the powerful people who came as escorts for the delegations from each country were all tense and kept a close eye on the group of vampires as if they were looking at a bomb.

And Heinz, who receives everyone’s attention like that…

‘I expected it to some extent, but this is more than I expected. ‘Should I have hidden my momentum a little?’

Continuing those carefree thoughts, he slowly stroked his chin with a serious expression.

I intentionally showed off my presence to take the lead, but I thought it might have been too much.

When he saw a familiar face, he turned his gaze to Se-ah Lee without thinking, but her thoughts became explosively activated in an instant, so he had to quickly avert his gaze.

He really seemed quite threatening.

“Tsk, you’re just glancing in this direction as if it’s something to see. “What you are doing to the High Lord is truly rude.”

“It’s unprecedented for a vampire to come out to a sunny place like this and participate in an event at a sacred place, so it’s only natural. “In particular, isn’t the High Lord a holy blood that is nothing short of legendary?”

“That’s true, but…”

When Phrygia Brokoslak, who had come along as a folding screen and attendant to show their power, clicked her tongue and grumbled, Mulo, who had also come along as an aide, scolded her.

Even though Heinz II was a holy blood, in order to show off his power, even a strong man of Jinhyeol level needed to accompany him here.

I brought Mulo because I thought he would be useful for various things as he was in charge of information, and I brought Frisia, who is a non-tube, because I had nothing to do after recently wiping out the rebel plotters, so I brought them along.

‘I’m working, but you can’t see me playing underneath. Also, Phrygia once pretended to be a noble daughter, so she must be used to external activities.’

In fact, the parties were rather happy, saying that they favored the founder of Brokoslak.

Still, wouldn’t it be a good thing if both parties were satisfied?

Of course, since this was a mission representing the country in name and substance, people who would actually see the actual work were also there.

“Ah, the church side is entering. I think the meeting is about to start now. Then, I will take you to the central round table, High Road. “Let’s go together.”

Duke Bright attended the first meeting as a representative.

He, whose skin was taut and looked much younger than before, bowed politely to Heinz and extended one hand toward the center of the conference room.

In recognition of his contributions, he immediately became a pure-blooded vampire and was attending the second meeting as the person in charge of the meeting.

“Hmm, let’s go then.”

At the same time as Heinz was moving.

Representatives of each faction, who had been scattered throughout the area in their own groups, began to gather in the center one by one.

As the distance between them got closer, searching and wary gazes quickly moved in all directions.

Fortunately, everyone was able to sit in their respective seats without much fuss.

A short period of time passes like that.

“I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to do this at this very busy time.”

Immediately after entering the conference hall, Riesta and Cardinal Heinrich Cordelia sat side by side at an empty table in the center.

“Then we will begin the second continental summit.”

As in the first meeting, the full-scale meeting began with a short greeting from Cardinal Cordelia.

***

Throughout the meeting, Heinz just crossed his arms.

So far, there hasn’t been anything in particular for him to step forward.

The progress of the meeting was not much different from the first time.

No matter what, the overall theme was to somehow come together and overcome the crisis in this difficult situation.

First, the previously discussed Continental Allied Forces were established in earnest, and a system that could immediately dispatch troops anywhere was established through cooperation between the Church and the Magic Tower.

The first destination for their troops to be dispatched was the Principality of Rohan, where only the capital remains and is barely holding on.

It was natural that they, who were already in a difficult situation, had suffered fatal damage from a white giant that had appeared not long ago, and that it would now be difficult to maintain the current situation without additional support.

“…Thank you for your help.”

At that decision, Archduke Denis Rohan smiled with a pale face and bowed his head deeply.

Since it was no longer possible to recover the country, the Allied Force’s purpose was simply to help the refugees of Rohan safely escape to the empire… but there

was nothing he could do now.

The next topic discussed was about the ‘white giant.’

“This time, the giant appeared in our republic as well. “We responded as quickly as possible and suppressed it, but in the process, many soldiers as well as civilians sacrificed their lives.”

Kayla McClair, Vice President of the Republic of Zephia, a middle-aged woman who spoke for the first time on the matter, spoke in a stern voice.

She sighed tiredly, repeatedly massaging her temples with her rough hands, as if she had been quite troubled by the tragedy that had occurred not long ago.

“I heard that you can predict the target of the Immortal King’s attack in advance. Is there any way to know in advance when the giant will appear? “If we can figure this out in advance, future damage can be greatly reduced.”

“…I’m embarrassed, but I’m still lacking a lot, so the range of things I can foresee is not wide. “I can only say that the giants that invade from beyond the scars of the abyss are still beyond my capabilities.”

“Is that so… I can’t help it. I’m sorry for saying something unnecessary, saint. “It wouldn’t have been easy to predict that, but I’ve caused you concern by complaining for no reason.”

After saying that, Kayla slightly bowed her head and apologized, and Heinrich also bowed his head and fell into deep thought.

‘If only we could at least find out immediately after he appeared, the hero party could come out directly.’

There was a limit to the hero’s party’s ability to quickly intervene in an event that he could not ‘foresee’ in advance.

When a problem occurs and the fact is relayed to the church, Heinrich, who received it from the church again, calculates the coordinates of the destination through Isea and it is time to move…

‘If I’m lucky, I might be able to get there in time, but if I’m not that lucky, It is much faster for each country to do its best to respond rather than rely on it.’

This was something that was inevitably regrettable for him… and more specifically, for Harley.

If I could deal with the White Giant directly, I would be able to consume additional cores, but it would be a waste to miss such an opportunity…

“There is a way.”

But then.

There was a voice that interrupted his thoughts.

“It is a method that has only recently become possible after many trials and errors. To be precise, it is not about foresight. The moment when he uses the scars of the abyss as a passage to come to the surface—.”

It was Saint Riesta of the Main Order who was sitting next to him.

“I can capture that moment.”

As she finished speaking, a bright look appeared in her golden eyes for a moment.

The moment he looked into those eyes, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

‘Now that I think about it, Riesta had that ability.’

A blessing to track down an incredibly wide range of demons.

At one point, Hans went through all kinds of trouble to avoid that.

Thanks to this, he has now gained almost perfect hiding ability and is putting it to good use even on Earth.

‘But didn’t you say that there are significant restrictions on its use due to the madness that has spread throughout the world?’

Additionally, giants have strong resistance to divine power, so it wouldn’t have been easy.

Apparently, she hadn’t been idle all this time either.

“oh! “You are indeed a saint!”

“Certainly, if we could do that, we could reduce the damage much more than we do now.”

“Then the most effective way to deal with the giant is…”

And while everyone else was also rejoicing at the good news, Heinrich was continuing his thoughts from earlier.

‘what? If you do this, you’ll know right before the giant appears, right?’

It was also possible to determine the exact coordinates of the monster’s appearance in real time.

However, in this case, in order to use it most efficiently, one problem had to be resolved first.

After thinking about it, Heinrich came to a conclusion and turned his head to look at Riesta sitting next to him.

She seemed to be thinking the same thing and was staring at him with a soft smile.

“So, saint? Will you allow me to act together with you?”

A saint who calmly says that she will jump into danger herself to reduce people’s sacrifices.

The fact that a saint would participate in a death squad led by a saint was a testament to the church’s firm resolve.

However, unlike others, the first thought that came to Heinrich’s mind upon hearing her words was a bit unexpected.

‘…I guess I really didn’t want to do administrative work.’

Of course, it just occurred to me out of the blue, so it may not really be the reason.

…maybe a little bit included.