The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 158

Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 158 Chapter

52 Attack and Defense (3)

Fragment of Helheim.

In Norse mythology, there is a day of destruction called ‘Ragnarok’.

Helheim is ruled by the goddess Hel, and in the game Etius, it is said that when Ragnarok came, she climbed onto this continent and turned the land into a world of the dead.

After Ragnarok, Helheim, the world of the dead, retreated, but the speed at which the world was restored was so fast that the world of Helheim, which could not completely disappear, remained like a fragment.

That is a fragment of Helheim.

‘When I heard that information, I thought the fragments of Helheim meant land. It’s probably the spot where Hel stepped down.’

However, as Esther said, if the fragments of Helheim are really the black lake.

This ‘black sky’ I have may really be part of the fragment.

‘I really should thank Esther.’

I asked, suppressing a laugh inside.

“Where did you get that information?”

While playing the game, I never heard of the Helheim fragment being a lake.

Most players were not interested in information that would not be immediately helpful in clearing the game, and the character Aster was not able to move freely.

“I asked the question first. Also, answering my questions is a condition of being able to visit Kian. “Maybe we should have talked about it earlier?”

Esther grinned. Apparently what I asked made her feel better. Does he think his guess was correct?

It’s better to be honest here.

Actually, the fragment of Helheim is already a big hint to me, and the important thing now is Kian.

“It is true that this necklace I have contains black water, but I do not know the source of this water.”

“You don’t know the source?”

“Because an adventurer party discovered that it was enshrined in the dungeon in the form of Mystiltein.”

Afterwards, the adventurer party put it up for auction, and after the auction was cancelled, a noble meeting was held to prove that Mystiltein was a fake.

The fake imitating Mystiltein is the black water, Black Heaven, that I have.

“I have never gone further north than Göranhes. That’s out of bounds. You can’t do something crazy like that. And about the noble meeting, all the nobles who participated at the time will know.”

“…Hmm.”

Esther lowered her head and was deep in thought.

Esther probably also knows about the noble meeting. Seeing as he had some idea of the identity of my necklace, he seemed to have done quite a bit of research on me, and the noble council at the time was quite famous.

“good. “Let me believe it.”

“Then let me meet Kian.”

“What on earth is your business with Kian that brought you all the way here?”

I answered this question honestly too.

There was no reason not to.

“portal.”

* * *

“…That goes beyond shamelessness. “The person who captured me is coming to see me.”

A sighing voice is heard from the receiver.

Kian looked at me and said as if I was dumbfounded.

Kian on the other side of the glass window did not have a bad complexion. At least there didn’t seem to be any problems with lodging here.

“I’m glad you know.”

As I said that, I looked at Kian.

‘As expected, he’s too young.’

In Korea, he would have been a middle school student. There are many baby faces in this world who don’t fit their age, but Kian is really young.

It was not easy for a child so young to act as the leader of Indus.

“So what did you come for? “Are you here to tease me?”

“I want to know about portals.”

“portal?”

Kian frowned. It’s probably an unexpected business.

“That’s why you came here? To meet the enemy?”

“…the enemy.”

I laughed at that word. That seemed to upset Kian.

“What’s funny?”

“I heard you won’t be here for long.”

“okay. So, if you leave soon, I will kill you first.”

Kian turned his murderous eyes towards me. However, his life is disorganized. I was shaking, unable to find the right direction.

According to Esther, Kian has no criminal history. Heldre completely erased all records of him.

The reason Kian is currently trapped in Obsidian is because he was part of the Indus. Her sins are currently being reviewed from various angles, but given Heldre’s personality, it probably won’t stop her.

Kian himself may have committed a minor misdemeanor. Like stealing something from someone or sneaking in and bugging someone. Since he was a smart guy, he must have participated in a lot of criminal plans.

However.

“Kian. Have you ever killed someone?”

“….”

“How can I kill someone when I’ve never killed anyone before?”

“You will be my first murder.”

Kian has never had blood on his hands before. In that respect, it can be said that he is cleaner than me.

Serf Daniel was practically killed by me, and I wounded many other enemies and brought them to the brink of death.

“Why don’t you live a normal life when you get out here? “Like other kids.”

“no. I lived for the revolution. “It will continue to be like that.”

“Even though you didn’t kill anyone?”

“It’s like I killed him. “Because I helped other people kill people.”

Kian’s thoughts seemed firm.

I asked again.

“What do you mean by revolution?”

“The emperor dies. “The unjust persecution of commoners will end and everyone will become equal.”

It jumps out right away like a predetermined answer. You have probably heard and said many times what a revolution is.

I closed my eyes. I checked my surroundings for a moment. Just like when I met Grobel, there is a warden here. So, I can’t just talk about anything.

…Hmm, whatever.

I opened my mouth.

“It will happen anyway.”

“what?”

“Have you seen the face of Emperor Bartello Terst?”

Kian stopped talking at my question. He was dazed for a moment, then his eyebrows came together, then he frowned again and tilted his head. It’s hard to say anything in this situation, but it was a pretty cute gesture.

“What does that mean?”

“How long do you think it’s been since Bartello left most of the practical work to Empress Fili Terst?”

“….”

“Bartello has already been weak for a long time.”

This is top secret information from the imperial family.

It’s so top secret that even if I were to talk about it here, I wouldn’t be able to verify the facts.

What I am saying now will soon be dismissed as nonsense.

“Weakness…”

“Yes. The emperor will die soon anyway. Even if you don’t do anything.”

“…Even if that were true, when an emperor dies, the next emperor only rises. “The status is still the same and the pain of the common people is still the same.”

“okay. The next emperor Saleh Terst will rise. “The first empress of the empire.”

“Look, it’s the same.”

“The empress will abolish the caste system.”

Kian’s face became more distorted. Well, the child’s face is cute even when it’s distorted like that. Is it because of Kian’s looks?

“Rather than eliminating it, I would say it is a trend towards elimination.”

“what do you mean?”

“The time when humanity is divided into classes is coming to an end.”

I don’t know about Kian, but looking at the long history of Etius, the rights of commoners have gradually improved. The fact that the Indus was created in the name of a commoners’ organization in the first place means that the caste system is the end of this world.

And the person who becomes the signal for the collapse of the class system is ‘Aster Evans’. He is the main character of this game.

Aster, who has all the potential of talent and humanity, will make a great contribution to humanity’s ability to stop monsters in the future, and there will not be many nobles who can compare to him.

Eden Hamelot, the number one pro, is also a commoner, so there have been signs of that happening, but after that, Aster goes through several incidents and plays a decisive role. He is not the main character for nothing.

“What you want is ‘revolution’, right?”

“….”

“I don’t want to kill people.”

“….”

Kian remained silent for a long time at my words. As his eyes roll back and forth, it seems like he’s half doubting what I’m saying and half wanting to believe me.

“…Then why did Grandpa go through all that trouble…”

“You know. Heldre hoped that he would ascend to the throne. His revolution is literally a coup. All they do is overthrow the regime and take power themselves.”

Kian is a bright kid. She would have guessed what the nearest grandfather was thinking. As time passes, secrets begin to crack.

However, Kian probably believed that it was better. He believed that even if Heldre took power, the world would be better than it is now.

But that Heldre is no more.

“To be honest, I don’t really care about the world you dream of. The empire has internal problems, but external problems are more serious. To me, dealing with the monsters still swarming outside the territory is more important than the caste system.”

“…monster.”

“It would be great if you came out here and moved to abolish the caste system or solve another problem in the empire. Because you are smart. The disappearance of the caste system may come sooner. But I can assure you of this.”

I looked into Kian’s eyes. Before I knew it, Kian’s murderousness and hostility towards me had disappeared.

“I am not your enemy.”

“….”

Now that Indus has been dismantled, I have no hard feelings toward Kian personally.

I guess I can’t help it because I’ve done what I did, but at least there was no reason to hate Kian as much as I did.

Above all, Kian is too young. I hesitate to even carelessly hurt someone.

“I’ll just head back for today. Think slowly. “I’ll come back later.”

Kian’s talkativeness drastically decreased after I started explaining. You probably need some time to think.

There are many other ways to use portals. For example, ask Mr. Vinkiss. Or, should we stop by ‘Hitchcock’, a company that makes famous magic deduction products?

Just as I was about to take my ear off the receiver and put it down, Kian opened his palm to me.

“──The portal is a magic circle.”

“Magic circle?”

Looking closely at Kian’s open palm, there was clearly something resembling a tattoo engraved on it.

“All the leaders of the Indus have this magic circle engraved on their palms. As long as you have this, the portal can be used. However, it is too dangerous to carve a magic circle on the human body, and a skilled technician is needed to draw it accurately on a small area such as the palm.”

“….”

“So, regardless of whether we have magical talent or not, anyone can use the portal as long as they have mana, but you, the outsider, are giving up. Are you listening?”

I silently looked at the tattoo on Kian’s open palm.

Kian told me it was better to give up.

The moment Kian showed me the magic circle, all my problems with the portal were resolved.

“…thank you. “It was helpful.”

“huh? What is it? Anyway, portals can be made by chanting, so find someone else.”

Kian said that, but

there was no longer any need to recognize anyone else.

* * *

After returning to the mansion, I got in the car again and arrived at the cabin.

After picking me up, the driver returned to the mansion without any hesitation. He is still an incompetent driver.

“Okay then, first.”

I opened the magic circle of the ‘portal’ stored in the workshop. The method was the same as in Menosorpo. This was an easy task since the portal was much smaller.

When the magic circle was activated, a portal opened. It was clearly the same as the one used by the Indus guys.

“If you set this as a base, you can return to this cabin from somewhere else.”

For now, I can only use it when returning to the cabin, but I hope that one day it can grow into a two-way portal. In that case, it would be more appropriate to call it a ‘gate’ rather than a portal.

And finally.

I found a suitable vacant lot near the cabin. In fact, there was no need for the empty space to be large. Just don’t interfere.

“Menosorpo.”

Because I’m going to put this in the sky.

Air Weaving

Class – Unique

Workshop

I weaved a sky-high workshop. The huge structure floating in the air was a spectacle in itself.

Although there was no one around here, it was so grand that I wondered if it would be discovered by someone.

and.

“As expected, there is. Downstairs.”

I laughed at how much bigger it was than when I woven it in the mansion.

The basement of the workshop, which was originally hidden underground, was revealed.

Surprisingly, its size far exceeded my expectations. Even though the basement of the three-story workshop above ground was only one floor, its height was enormous.

What could be hidden inside?

In the end, what is the reward for the ‘Transcendence’ level?

“Shall we go?”

I slowly rose, wrapped in mana, and flew towards the entrance of the workshop.