The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 139

Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 139 Chapter

42 Deception Operation (5)

Seup Huu.

I quietly took deep, inaudible breaths.

The most important point in this deception operation is my remaining mana.

Penelope’s Cloth is certainly a great item containing an enormous amount of mana, but that doesn’t mean it allows for this kind of nonsense to be done indefinitely.

He caught Heldre off guard and delivered a fatal blow, but there was no way another attack like this would be possible.

Just keeping Excalibur and Mjolnir in shape is a bit daunting. It seems like my facial expressions are still working.

By the way,

“Please save me!” Please! “I will do anything!”

Heldrera begging.

Although this was a fresh experience for me, it was not very pleasant.

Heldre is portrayed as a fairly strong enemy in the game.

Of course, it is difficult for the main character, Aster Evans, to face Heldre properly because he is defeated by Constell’s teaching staff. It also happened much later than now.

Therefore, in the game, Heldre is portrayed as a very mysterious character as the process of his downfall is not visible.

There were some fans of Heldre, as it was known that he injured many of Constel’s teachers and resisted until the end before dying.

How could he beg for his life? How can you bend the pride of ‘Zodiac’?

“Heldre.”

I called his name and asked what was bothering him.

“What about your spiritual strength?”

“….”

Heldre lowered his head. Although his expression was not visible, his shaking head showed anger and humiliation.

Heldre did not use divine power.

All 12 members of the Zodiac have divine powers. If you don’t have divine powers in the first place, you can’t join the Zodiac. There are differences that cannot be overcome with magic and auras.

However, Heldre did not use divine power. Even after both of his arms were blown off.

Of course I know why.

“You were abandoned.”

“…!”

The mind of God is fickle.

Sometimes no one is given divine power, and sometimes multiple gods attach themselves to one person.

Like Heldre, there are cases where it is given but taken back.

Of course, I don’t know the reason. In the game, Heldre is said to have fought until the very end, but is that possible without divine powers?

“…I wasn’t abandoned….”

At that time, Heldre let out a voice full of anger.

“God has not abandoned me. “He is still alive by my side.”

“Then why—”

I closed my mouth before speaking. Something bloomed around Heldre’s body.

Long time no see. A feature visible only to the player. A purple haze.

“…!”

Right.

It’s definitely by your side.

Originally, players considered that purple haze to be evidence of the character’s ‘corruption’. When that haze arises, it’s usually because the characters show eccentricities.

But there is something I witnessed during the Golem incident.

I saw ‘Hephaestus’ appear from the haze that was rising from Edwin.

In other words, the haze is not evidence of ‘fall’ but closer to evidence of the incarnation of God.

In other words

, [Nice to meet you. Frontier de Roach.]

The frozen time experienced during the Golem incident.

And perhaps a voice that only I can hear.

The haze took shape and appeared in the form of a woman.

[Let me say hello.]

And the woman bowed her head gracefully.

[It’s called Hestia.]

It’s called Hestia.

Goddess of the hearth, guardian deity of the home. He is the most docile god in Greek and Roman mythology.

…To be honest, it doesn’t suit Heldre at all. Just as Renzo, the ‘Gourmet of Chaos’, has the god of war Ares as his divine power, I thought Heldre would also have someone similar to him.

After all, in the world of Etius, is there a difference from the image of God that I generally know?

[It’s a face that doesn’t suit me.]

Is it really God? It catches my true feelings easily.

“Yes. “I wonder why Heldre was given divine powers.”

I spoke in suspended time. Hephaestus was unable to speak when he stopped time. Does this mean Hestia is a higher-ranking god?

[The reason is simple. Because I love humans.]

Hestia spoke in her characteristic calm and clear voice.

There was still no way to know whether that benevolent appearance was sincere or a fabricated lie.

“What does it mean?”

[Because I thought helping him would be the best way to save the lives of humans.]

“…It’s a monster invasion.”

Hestia nodded.

[The gods can know the general outlines of what qualities humans will have and what fate they will have when they are born. That’s why I helped Heldre. Heldre is the one who makes the biggest contribution in the monster invasion.]

“…Before the monster invasion, Heldre was a vicious criminal, and now Heldre dreams of a revolution that will overthrow the imperial palace.”

[Even if you tell me about the laws and crimes created among humans, it is difficult to answer. All I can say is one thing. The number of people Heldre has saved is many times greater than the number of people he has killed, and that number is overwhelmingly greater than that of anyone else in modern times.]

…Hestia, who loves humans.

Love and seek regardless of whether they are evil or good, and the more there is, the better.

Therefore, he bestowed divine power on Heldre, who saved the most people.

This is truly God’s way of thinking.

[But I also don’t agree with the revolution. In that future, there is nothing but bloody, cruel death lurking. So, I tried to suppress Heldre as much as possible.]

It is said that Heldre changed as a person after the wall was built.

Did you say that he went from being a criminal who knew nothing but blood to being kind and merciful? People thought it was because he became ‘Zodiac’, but was it actually Hestia’s manipulation?

“I guess that suppression didn’t help?”

[I have no intention of changing his mind forcefully. That’s why they’re not humans, they’re just God’s puppets. So I left him. Now I have only appeared in his body, and now he cannot borrow divine power from me. I just give divine power when I want and as I decide.]

I am not giving divine power.

In that case, it also means that Heldre carried out the revolution without Hestia’s help.

Is the servile appearance Heldre is showing now a reaction to the loss of his divine power?

However, in the game, Hestia probably lent her divine power during the final struggle. The current Hestia probably doesn’t know.

[I don’t have time, so I’ll explain briefly.]

Hestia said.

It looks like she’s going to tell me the real reason she showed up to me.

[As chaotic as the human world is, things are not always peaceful here with the gods.]

“It’s not peaceful…”

Hestia nodded at my muttering.

[I can’t explain it in detail. Mentioning certain keywords is dangerous for you as it summons other gods.]

“Can you at least roughly tell me?”

At my words, Hestia calmed her eyes for a moment and seemed to be thinking about something.

The intention was to convey the message while avoiding keywords that might catch other gods.

[The gods had one problem that they could not solve for a very long time. The conflicting structure to solve that problem has been created since ancient times.]

“…That means it has an impact on humans.”

Hestia nodded.

I asked.

“Then which one are you, Hestia?”

[Let’s just say I’m on your side. [Not yet.]

Hestia, who loves humans, is still on my side.

If it was true that the gods were currently in conflict, this was very important information.

[But from what I hear, there must be something you can do in this situation.]

“What can you do?”

I looked at Hestia with doubt.

At that time, Hestia’s eyes met mine.

“…ah.”

What kind of scenery I see with my eyes at that moment. It’s like when I encountered ‘Hephaestus’.

In the scenery, there was Hestia, who was always doing the same thing over and over again.

The sight of her daily life passing by quickly seemed like a dream.

Light the brazier, look down on the human world, and observe their lives with loving eyes.

A flame that never goes out in a furnace.

‘Hestia’s Brazier’.

I saved the furnace in ‘Workshop.’

[…really]

I woke up to that scene after hearing Hestia’s muttering.

It wasn’t accurate because it was a haze, but Hestia seemed surprised.

[You can look into the eyes of God and observe the past. It’s just as I heard from Hephaestus.]

“….”

I couldn’t answer. It’s not that I don’t know how this is possible.

Artemis’ bow and arrows. These two are weapons that were seen and witnessed in Hephaestus’ past.

The condition is probably to meet the god who appears in a purple haze. However, having witnessed the past directly, I do not even have the sense that I have done anything.

Rather, it feels like God’s past is being thrust upon me at will.

[It’s time.]

Hestia suddenly spoke and seemed to raise her head slightly. Like I felt something.

[Then be careful, Frontier. As you know, you have many enemies.]

“…It is comforting to know that one of the gods is on my side.”

In the slowly disappearing haze, she seemed to smile for a moment at my words.

And then time stopped and

I saw Heldre again.

‘…good. It’s a little hard to get used to, though.’

After encountering God, I returned to reality and it felt like a wave was suddenly pouring down on me.

But nothing has changed. Let’s proceed with the operation.

“Mr. Heldre. “Then let me make a suggestion.”

I spoke to Heldre. Heldre turned his suspicious gaze towards me.

I guess they thought the chances of being able to live on their own while begging were low.

Of course, that thought was not wrong.

“All I want is your life. So no deal with you is possible.”

“What are you proposing?”

Heldre muttered in displeasure.

“I’ll give you a choice.”

“option?”

When Heldre asked, I grabbed Kian by the collar and lifted him up. Heldre’s gaze shifted to Kian.

“You seem to cherish your granddaughter.”

“…Hey, wait a minute.”

Heldre guessed what I was trying to do.

And your guess is probably right.

“I’m dropping Kian here and now.”

“…!”

I said calmly. I was trying to do that as much as possible.

“I’m going to hit the falling Kian with the same thing I shot at you. “I don’t think Kian can dodge an attack that you couldn’t dodge.”

Heldre’s eyes opened wide. When I looked at Kian, he had a generally similar expression.

“But you can stop it. “You’ve already blocked it once.”

Of course, both arms were damaged.

I smiled. I feel like I’ve become a great villain since a while ago.

In front of the grandfather, the lives of his granddaughter and the grandfather himself are placed in the balance. Well, anyone can see that he is a villain.

“I’m giving you a chance.”

Heldre kept his mouth shut at my words. My chin stood up.

It was an expression of anger, but I can’t tell what was going on in his head.

“There will be a gap until I drop Kian and fire Excalibur. Should he use that opportunity to run away or protect his granddaughter? It’s your choice. Please note that I do not recommend attacking me. “Please don’t strain your hands and forget the person who is next to you.”

Heldre shifted his gaze to Ospreet at my words.

Ospreet is already by my side. His ability would be enough to protect Heldre from attacking him in that state.

Heldre, who was silent for a moment, spoke.

“Then does Ospreet agree to that proposal? “Isn’t that guy going to bother me too?”

“sure. Is that right, President?”

I smiled at Ospreet.

Of course, nothing was agreed upon in advance. But this suggestion Ospreet will look behind my thoughts.

“…of course. “I won’t get involved.”

Ospreet said.

I stretched out the arm holding Kian’s collar to the side. Even though it uses aura, it is quite heavy.

“Then choose.”

After saying that.

“ah!”

I dropped Kian without hesitation. Kian’s short sound that could hardly be called a scream.

I held the tip of Excalibur backwards and pointed it at Kian. I pulled Mjolnir back with all my might. It was the same attack stance as before.

I haven’t decided on a name for this attack yet, but it looks similar to hitting a chisel with a hammer. Should I add ‘Jeong’?

“Ugh…!”

Heldre saw that.

──He ran away. Without even looking back. It was disappearing into the distance in propelled flight.

‘…it’s okay.’

Of course, I didn’t have the energy to do something like a second ‘jeong’. Instead, I said.

“President! “Please chase after Heldre!”

“Are you breaking your promise?”

“There is no need to attack! “You just have to chase it so it doesn’t come back this way!”

“──Indeed. “I understand.”

Ospreet also flew in the direction where Heldre disappeared in propelled flight.

Then I canceled Excalibur and Mjolnir. They fell straight towards Kian, who was falling.

It’s pointless to say that I dropped it.

I was going to save Kian.

Even though he’s already dead, he still has a lot of room to exploit.