The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 543
Episode 543
Chapter 147 Nastrond (3)
While Frondi was lost in thought for a moment, Belphegor continued to speak.
“Satan is a demon of wrath. He acts all sly, but like me, he also attracts wrath.”
“What are you angry about?”
“In everything·”
“what?”
“Don’t be angry about others being superior to you, having more wealth, being robbed, the woman you’re dating not giving you her heart, being criticized for being arrogant—all of that.”
“···You alone have all the seven sins.· It’s like a play on words.·”
“Even if it looks like that, it’s true.”
Anger happens everywhere.
Unlike the other seven sins, anger is closer to a primal emotion. That is why Satan understands the hearts of all seven sins, and at the same time, swallows all their desires.
This is why Satan is closest to the prince of demons. Anger is triggered by all of the seven sins.
“I was an exception, but…”
“···Ah· Because I was lazy·”
“There’s no reason to get angry at someone who’s lazy, unless they’re your own person. Satan didn’t say anything, but he rated me the lowest of the seven deadly sins, so I didn’t have to be subject to unnecessary restraints.”
“You say it as if it was a good thing.”
“Because it was a good thing”
Belphegor said he didn’t care about being underestimated, he just had to not be a bother, that was all.
“But after Lucifer changed his attitude, Satan started to be wary of me.”
Satan harbored anger toward the other demons of the Seven Deadly Sins, but not toward the slothful Belphegor.
Because Belphegor wasn’t a demon that could be angry.
But as time goes by, things change.
The other Seven Sins begin to notice Belphegor, who spends most of his time rolling around.
Just by saying a few words and taking a few steps,
Belphegor is lazy, so he doesn’t even feel angry, so he ignores it.
However, if the opponent you are ignoring is superior to Satan himself,
If you didn’t show your strength simply because you were lazy, and Satan didn’t notice it,
“Your anger must have exploded.”
Belphegor nodded at Frondier’s words.
“I never really thought I was more capable than Satan.”
“So Satan wanted to throw you off the seven deadly sins?”
“Yeah, back then I was completely defenseless against Satan, because I didn’t know he would be wary of me, and with his personality, I never thought he would take someone like me into consideration.”
“What did Satan do?”
“It’s not that great. It just lit the fire at Mangot.”
The spark of Mangot·
Mangot will definitely start a war against the Empire in the game.
And when he was a player, Frontier had to face game overs countless times without being able to get over the wall of Mangot.
But if you think about it again,
‘···I see! I thought Mangot started the war earlier than the game!’
The Mangot raid originally started after the main character Aster graduated. In the game, there were more minor events before graduation.
However, Mangot came early and all the events that were supposed to happen were skipped.
I didn’t know the reason until now, but what did Satan do?
“What did Satan do?”
“You know that Mangot tried to summon God, right?”
“Yeah, it was Prometheus.”
Frondier did not see it himself, but he heard about it from Osprey.
I heard that Prometheus knew that mankind wanted to destroy itself.
“It was Satan who suggested Prometheus to descend.”
“You didn’t do it?”
“Why do I do such a bothersome thing?”
If you say that, I have nothing to say.
Belphegor’s speech slowed down a little as he recalled that time.
“Prometheus at that time, of course, did not even want to listen to the words of Satan, the devil, but as you know, Satan’s tongue is three inches long. He eventually succeeded in persuading Prometheus.”
“How did you convince him?”
“’Most humans are destined to die anyway. So wouldn’t it be better to die by God than by the devil? On this matter, the devil and the god will agree. Even if their goals are different.’ That’s what it was like.
“Do both sides agree?”
“A human who dies to the devil has a higher chance of having his soul eaten, especially if he begs for his life right before he dies. But that doesn’t happen if he dies to a god. I don’t know for sure, but Prometheus must have followed Satan’s advice with a very noble heart.”
“···What an absurd story·”
From the assumption that humans are destined to die anyway, it is absurd that even God agrees with that.
“As Satan made that offer to Prometheus, the faith in Mangot accelerated. At the same time, Osprey felt Prometheus’ power.”
“It was good that Osprey noticed it in advance, but it was also the fuse.”
There are those who have felt the power of God on the human side.
If this happens, Mangot will have no choice but to start a war, whether he likes it or not.
“What did Satan want with that?”
“To put it simply, he was trying to take the results for himself. The moment Mangot’s victory was certain, he was probably preparing to let his demons deliver the final blow.”
“How about that… Oh, I see. There were already demons within the empire.”
Frontier brought to mind Satan’s demons.
After the demon summoning incident in the palace, Satan seemed to have retrieved all of his demons, but he did not do so.
Their original purpose was to intrude into war.
“From Mangot’s perspective and the devil’s perspective, the one they were most worried about was Aster Evans. How much he grew would determine the outcome of the war. Satan, who judged it that way, tried to start the war early before he fully grew.”
“···The judgment wasn’t wrong·”
Frondia nodded. Unlike the original story, Mangot started the war before Aster graduated. That made Frondia tremble.
But Aster had grown in a way that even Frondia himself had not anticipated at the time. It was closer to an awakening than growth.
“Satan’s original intention was probably to swallow up the Empire and Mangot together. Mangot is loyal to me, so killing them would weaken my power. But the situation has changed drastically.”
“···The Empire has won·”
“Yes, it’s because of you, Frontier.”
Belphegor’s face was peaceful as he spoke.
“Satan was embarrassed, but he must have been happy inside. His goal was to kill some of my power, because he was able to eliminate me from the Seven Deadly Sins. The law of ‘Satan always gains in the end’ was in effect.”
“That law is quite famous.”
Belphegor was also telling what he had heard from Bael.
“So I fell into Nastrond, but this time the problem is the Empire. And furthermore, Frondia, you are the problem. Because you defeated me.”
“Is that a problem for Satan?”
“That’s right. You said he gets angry about everything. The reason he was wary of me was because of his fear and inferiority that I might surpass Satan himself. And you defeated me. Satan simply made a calculation.”
“Surely you think that killing me will resolve your inferiority complex?”
“Yeah, I don’t know if that will really happen, though.”
Frontier opened his mouth.
I’ve been listening to stories about Satan for a while now, but the more I listen, the more I think about one thing.
‘···You’re like a child·’
Anger triggered by nothing, or the mindset of trying to solve one inferiority with another inferiority, it’s like a tantrum by an immature child.
···So it’s the devil·
Then Belphegor said:
“Okay, we’ve arrived.”
“huh?”
Belphegor slowly landed on the descent while flying, and Frondeer landed behind him. He also let down Selena, who he was carrying.
“Selena, are you feeling okay?”
“it’s okay·”
“If there is even the slightest problem, you should tell me honestly. As I said, I don’t notice your acting.”
Belphegor cut off Frondier’s words.
“I told you, there’s no poison here that’s dangerous to humans. You seem to be overprotective, Frontier. Do you know that overprotection is hereditary?”
“······”
“And don’t raise your voice any more than that, I’ll notice.”
“You noticed it”
“fizzle·”
Belphegor brought his finger to his mouth.
Frontier looked around with his intuition, but he sensed nothing.
Belphegor whispered in a small voice.
“Frondier, I know you have great senses, but not in a wide range. He’s outside your range.”
“···Who have you been talking about since a while ago?”
“Did you know? There is one guy in Nastrond who is more dangerous than Nidhogg.”
Frontier tilted his head.
A more dangerous being than Nidhogg in Nastrond? A being unknown to Frondier’s knowledge. Is there a Norse god here that he doesn’t know about?
“It’s a guy named Fenrir.”
“what···!”
Frondior’s voice grew louder in surprise. He let out a sound without realizing it, even though Belphegor told him to lower his voice. It was the first time this had happened to him.
“Fenrir is here?”
“Oh, well, you know that name.”
As I know,
Fenrir is a wolf. And he’s not just any wolf.
According to the original myth, when Ragnarok occurs, it is the disaster itself that devours Odin, the god of gods.
“Yes, that’s why I was able to defeat Nidhogg. For some reason, Nidhogg was bitten by Fenrir.”
“···Are you thinking of going to Fenrir right now?”
“Why? Are you scared?”
“······”
Frondior shut his mouth at Belphegor’s killing words.
But the answer came soon.
“Yes·”
“Hoo-”
Instead of laughing at Frondier’s honest words, Belphegor returned his strange gaze.
“That’s just like you. You know the dangers of Fenrir. I wish the demons were as careful as you. No, now that you’re a demon, that wish has come true. Hahaha.”
“This is no laughing matter. You’re going to Fenrir without any plan?”
“There is no solution, but there is no need to have a solution.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Fenrir is now tied up. He is a dog tied to a rope in the yard. As long as you don’t go to his street, you’ll be safe.”
“···Didn’t you say that Nidhogg was bitten?”
“Yes, because Nidhogg pushed his body into me.”
What on earth is going on?
It doesn’t make sense that Fenrir is here, or that Nidhogg is within Fenrir’s range.
“You’ll know when you get there. Just a few steps from here─,”
When Belphegor said that,
Belphegor of Frondior, both of their faces hardened at the same time.
My intuition kicked in.
in other words,
“···!”
Frondier, Selena, and Belphegor quickly turned their gazes.
At the end of that vision there is only darkness.
But at the end of that darkness, slowly creeping in,
Two eyes·
“town····”
Selena covered her mouth with her hand.
Eyes trembling with fear, breath escaping as if it were a sound from excessive tension,
Suu …
Is that the breath or sound of a beast?
The three of them look at the scene without moving at all.
Frondier only moved his eyes and looked at Belphegor.
He was speaking with his eyes.
‘You son of a bitch, you’re safe because you’re tied up.’
The situation was so dire that the message conveyed through the eyes was extremely busy.
Kreuk·
“!”
The beast howled. Frondier hurriedly looked at the wolf again.
But it still doesn’t move.
No, maybe
‘···Are they really tied up?’
When Frondier focused his eyesight, something faintly appeared before his eyes.
The thread that wrapped around the wolf’s entire body was so thin that it was impossible to describe its appearance.
Frondier knows the identity of the object because he has knowledge of mythology. It is definitely ‘Gleipnir’. It is the unbreakable thread that the gods created to bind Fenrir.
however·
‘···Coincidence, right·’
It’s not clear because it’s just covered in darkness.
The thread that bound Fenrir was so dark.
So, it was pitch black.