The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 553
Chapter 553
Chapter 149 Niflheim (4)
Cybel doesn’t know her mother’s face. She’s never seen it.
I think I was curious about that when I was little, so I asked her father, Daoud.
‘What did Dad say back then…?’
I don’t remember
Why can’t she remember that important story, and why hasn’t Cybel ever cared about her mother since?
His head was pounding. Cybel put his hand to his temple.
‘Well, if it was divine power, there’s no way the Pantemonium would open. Even if it did open, it would be my god who entered the Pantemonium, not me.’
Since she herself is within the Pantemonium, this power is entirely her power.
Kikrik-
Then the sound of gears is heard again, this time more clearly.
“Where on earth are you from?”
Cybel turned her gaze to the sound.
The gaze searches for sound and gradually descends downwards.
“···no way·”
The sound comes from under the ground.
This area is the realm of Cybel.
The inside of this land began to appear in her eyes.
There are gears in it.
“What is this?”
The gear goes to the next gear.
Countless cogs, endlessly connected, turn endlessly within this land.
Countless cogs that turn without knowing where they will go and for what purpose.
‘···I see· Out of these, I only heard a few sounds·’
Cybel always thought he heard only one gear turning.
But in reality, among the countless cogs that are constantly turning, we only hear a few things from time to time.
The moment I saw the gears turning all over this land, my head started spinning, but for some reason, the sounds weren’t loud and gradually made Cybel understand.
This is her territory.
It is her own realm, one she has not yet understood.
‘···What is this gear for in the end·’
Cybel looks at the whole thing, trying to find the end of the gear, how the gear turns, and what it ultimately moves.
And finally, Cybel knew:
A central part connected to a gear wheel, with a tree sitting on top of it.
At the end where all the gears turn, finally·
The teeth touch the wood.
───Tick tock
With sound·
“huh···?”
Fruit grew on the tree.
Golden fruit·
‘···Just now, I heard a sound like the second hand of a clock moving···’
But that sound only rang once and never rang again.
And the golden fruit that grew accordingly.
Cybel approached the tree.
A tree branch too high for her to reach.
Cybel naturally raised the huge scythe he was holding high.
‘It fits perfectly’
The scythe touched the branch at the right height.
He lightly touched it and the fruit fell off. Cybel lightly caught it with one hand.
“Is this an apple…?”
When viewed up close, the golden color is even more dazzling.
At that time, I was wondering if this was something people could eat.
[Idun····]
Jormungand’s voice was heard.
[How did this happen·]
At those words, Cybel’s expression hardened.
Idun·
It’s such a famous name.
Idun, the goddess who guards the golden apples
However, there is no record of her ever marrying a human.
Especially if it happens to be Saibel’s father, Dawood.
“My mother is Idun?”
[Yeah, you don’t know?]
“···Then is this really a ‘golden apple’?”
[This is Pantemonium. Discussing the truth is nonsense. Idun just left you this scenery.]
Jormungand glanced at Cybel, who was staring blankly at the apple.
[Now that I look at it, your hair color and eyes look like hers.]
“···If you can distinguish between colors to that extent, then if you look for it, there are other people too.”
[Was there someone like that? Someone with pink hair and green eyes like you.]
“······”
There was no truth to it.
Her colors are gorgeous yet also heterogeneous. Her eyes are like that, but I’ve never seen anyone with hair the same color as hers.
That’s why she got more attention, her looks shined, and she captivated so many people.
[Was that story true?]
“What are you talking about?”
[I heard that Idun was kidnapped by a giant, but in fact, it is said that he ran away from Asgard on his own.]
According to the records, Idun was kidnapped by the giant ‘Tyachi’. Tyachi was fascinated by her appearance and kidnapped her with the basket Idun was holding.
It is said that because the basket contained all the golden apples, all the gods who had to eat the golden apples to achieve eternal life became old.
“···That actually came out on its own?”
If in that story, Idun left Asgard voluntarily,
She deliberately planned to make all the gods old. No, she planned to kill them all.
[I couldn’t believe it either, but there were a few things that seemed strange for someone to have just been kidnapped.]
“What’s strange?”
[First, when Idun was kidnapped, the basket was kidnapped as well. At the time, Tiyachi had no interest in apples. But it was strange that he took all of them without missing a single one. It was obvious that he would incur the wrath of the gods, and kidnapping Idun alone was dangerous in the first place.]
While kidnapping Idun, there is also a basket containing golden apples. It is a troublesome and difficult task, and it only increases the risk. If he was really kidnapped, Idun would have likely thrown away the basket. He knows what his mission is.
However, if it was Idun who went out on his own, it would be more natural. He could have just gone out carrying his own basket. It would be even more so if his purpose was not to give the golden apples to the gods.
[Another thing is that after Idun left, not a single fruit grew on the tree.]
“···ah·”
Even if you lose all the golden apples in the basket, the tree will still grow fruit.
But what caused the gods to age so quickly was that the fruit on the trees stopped growing. Could it be that Idun did that?
[And above all, your presence adds credibility to the story.]
“Me? Why?”
[The fact that she gave birth to a child with a human means that she went to the human world on her own.]
Idun must guard the golden apples. That is the greatest and only mission given to her.
That’s why I don’t leave the tree’s side.
However, if Cybel is really Idun’s daughter, then Idun left the tree and went to the human world.
‘···I’m really a demigod?’
Jormungand says so, but Cybel herself doesn’t believe it.
There is no particular sense of using the power of a god. No, rather, is that why he is a demigod? Since his own power would not feel special.
‘I feel like fate is following me, is it because I am a god?’
Not all gods are like that. Idun has a unique characteristic regarding ‘fate’.
“···Then, what are you going to do?”
Cybel saw Jormungand
“Are you still planning to kill me?”
Jormungandr, who was about to bite Cybel in one bite just a moment ago.
But the snake was in a dilemma like never before.
[···I am Loki’s son, but Loki is dead.]
Cybel blinked at those words.
The first part is knowledge I already knew, the second part is something I’m hearing for the first time.
‘Loki is dead···’
Before the meaning of those words could be swallowed, Jormungand said:
[The reason I don’t attack Odin is because Loki didn’t show his will.]
“You said you didn’t want to cause Ragnarok.”
[Yes, that was Loki’s intention.]
The snake that said so shook its head.
As if he was reconsidering or denying his own words,
[···It was because of Loki that Idun returned to Asgard.]
As recorded in the myth, Idun was kidnapped by the giant Tjaci and escaped thanks to Loki. Loki used his shape-shifting skills to sneak in and escape.
[But if Idun was not kidnapped but came out on her own, then Loki sending her back to Asgard would have had a different meaning.]
The snake’s eyes glowed.
[I need to know what that means·]
“···in other words?”
[Child of Idun]
Jormungand came right up to Cybel.
To be honest, I couldn’t see anything except the snake’s skin from Cybel’s perspective.
[When you leave here, come to the sea. Beyond Adrien. I will be waiting there.]
“···I am in the city to make the King of Palma move. If you stop it.···”
[That too needs to change]
Jormungand said:
[It was just to prevent Ragnarok. If Ragnarok really happens, Palma will have to move too.]
That is, Jormungand no longer prevents King Palma from becoming emperor.
From king to emperor, from kingdom to empire.
You may wonder what it means to the only country on the continent, but in this world, declaring yourself emperor is like claiming to be below God.
The gods will know very easily what Palma’s will is.
“There is Poseidon in that sea.”
[I will meet you·]
Jormungand answered as if it was a given.
A god and a monster of equal size from two worlds meet.
A cold sweat ran down Cybel’s face as he knew what this meant.
“But can I get out of here? As Frondier said,”
Once you enter the Pantemonium, only the winner can leave.
Jormungand nodded to him.
[It’s a simple thing.]
“Is it something simple?”
[It’s something that will happen when I die.]
Cybel was speechless.
The words that I finally managed to utter were,
“Where the hell are you right now─”
Thud─
Suddenly the snake’s focus becomes blurred, and its eyes lose their light and fade away.
A massive body sinks into the sea.
“···what·”
Pantemonium began to disappear.
“···omg!”
Cybel raised his body.
When I got out of Pantemonium, my son-in-law became dark.
Yeah, I said time passes quickly in there.
“Is this… a bedroom… of the palace?”
She got up from the bed.
When you enter Pantemonium, your body hardens. However, judging from the fact that Frondia was worried about being attacked during that time, it is not that solid.
Perhaps, many of the ministers moved Cybel in that exact same position.
“I’m not going to be hated, am I?”
Cybel scratched his head as he recalled the appearance of King Palma just before.
The appearance of King Palma, who was suddenly distressed. Just before that, Cybel was talking to him.
Cybel has been telling the king something, you might think.
“···Well, it’s not like that since he even moved me to the bedroom.”
Cybel exhaled calmly.
Think for a moment
According to Jormungand,
‘The record of Idun being kidnapped is a story from so long ago that I can’t even imagine it. If it really was Idun who left on his own, wouldn’t it be strange if he left the tree again?’
And so he left again and headed to the human world, where he met Dawood.
Considering Daud’s age, Idun must have met Daud around the time when the monsters were invading the empire.
‘But God cannot just come down to the human world. He needs to go through a process of descent.’
However, Idun is not prayed for in the form of a descent by people. To wish for her descent, which is supposed to guard the golden apples, would only displease the Asgardian gods.
The timing is like that, and considering the characteristics of the god Idun, this descent is not a coincidence. It was planned.
So who?
‘During the time of the Demon War, when everyone was in chaos, there was someone who tried to bring Idun down to the human world.’
He probably met Idun before that and planned this. I don’t know what his purpose is, but he’s a very big guy. Or he lacks the sense of fear.
Who is that?