MAEPG: Episode 59
Episode 59 Unexpected Luck (3)
“This is, that…”
Rapori started to speak in a trembling voice, then closed his mouth.
Everyone looked at the object on the altar with serious expressions.
An ominous aura was seeping out despite the multiple layers of seals.
The expressions of those looking at it naturally frowned at the intense death energy.
‘This is more than I expected.’
He thought he had become quite accustomed to the energy after absorbing two fragments, but this was beyond what he had imagined.
The first fragment was the one Oath of Heaven’s Defiance had, the one that was severely incomplete and absorbed surrounding information.
The second fragment was the one the Brokoslack Clan had, the one that was tightly condensed and solidified…
‘This one doesn’t seem to have any flaws.’
And its size was as big as the two previous fragments combined.
Of course, he didn’t think it would be exactly divided into three equal parts, but he didn’t expect the difference to be this big.
“…Then, I’ll begin. Please wait a moment.”
Rapori sighed lightly and closed his eyes, focusing on the spot. Natural energy flowed from his body.
And it slowly moved towards the altar, coming into contact with the death energy leaking from the seal.
Crackle—
The energy started to be contaminated in an instant.
He hurriedly cut off the connection and wiped off his cold sweat.
“Ahem, it’s definitely different from what I expected. If I had started the search thinking it was just concentrated dark magic power, I don’t know how long it would have taken.”
And he stared intently at the energy flowing from the fragment as if to imprint it in his memory.
While the rest of the group just watched as he finished his work…
“Sir Heinrich.”
The Saintess approached him and spoke.
“How do you feel after seeing that directly?”
Her eyes, which were coldly fixed on the fragment, were so different from her usual careless self that he couldn’t even remember it.
“Well… It’s just amazing. Seeing something like that, I can understand why it would become a calamity for the continent.”
“It doesn’t just possess someone. It devours them.”
The Saintess firmly corrected his words.
“A thousand years ago, that thing, which should have been at the very bottom of the dimension, suddenly appeared on the continent for some reason.”
It was a more intimate story about the ‘Immortal King’s Heart’.
Something that should have existed in the abyss, the trash can of the Auterica Dimension, where all sorts of negative remnants gathered.
“It was probably the work of a dark mage who sought even greater power. To open the abyss and summon that, he must have been one of the strongest on the continent at the time…”
“The desire for power is endless once you fall into it.”
The Saintess sighed and nodded.
“It was already here on the continent, so sealing it like this was the best we could do. We couldn’t open the abyss again to send it back.”
No being could fully accept or control that power.
It was a part of the concept of ‘death’, condensed and accumulated over a long time at the bottom of the dimension.
‘Thinking about that, “Mind Hub” seems amazing.’
Of course, it wasn’t because the skill itself was powerful, but because of its activation structure.
It was like how it took a lot of effort to build a facility to properly seal off radiation, but it took less effort to manage the entrance and exit.
‘“Mind Hub” is constantly activated just by blocking the radiation leaking out, but that’s manageable.’
Undead were immune to mental attacks, so as long as he wasn’t directly attacked in the mental world like last time, there was nothing to worry about.
“To be honest, I don’t know why I brought Sir Heinrich here and told him all this, but it must be the Main God’s will. It will definitely be helpful later.”
The Saintess finished speaking and turned her gaze back to Rapori.
And Heinrich subtly looked up at the ceiling with a strange feeling.
‘Main God, it’s good that you’re helping me, but…’
He couldn’t help but feel like he was being used for something.
It was a win-win situation, but he felt a bit…
“…Whew, this is enough.”
At that moment, Rapori turned around, taking a deep breath.
It seemed like he had successfully imprinted the energy.
“Then let’s go out.”
They quietly followed the Heresy Inquisitor General, who led the way, and retraced their steps.
And the moment they all came outside without any problems, except for Rapori being a bit tired…
“Then.”
A voice as soon as they left the sealed area.
They turned their heads in the direction of the voice, but the Heresy Inquisitor General, who had been there, was already gone.
‘He’s definitely not ordinary.’
He couldn’t tell for sure, but he was at least at the Paladin level.
He would be the one to be most wary of when he carried out his plan later.
“It seems like Lord Rapori has overexerted himself today, so it would be better to rest and continue our conversation tomorrow.”
The meeting was adjourned at Archbishop Latiaus’s words, who had been quietly observing the whole time.
And Heinrich, after escorting Rapori to the guest quarters, immediately headed to the training ground.
‘Done.’
Thinking about what happened inside the sealed location.
‘All the conditions are met.’
Unexpected luck.
Now all that was left was to choose the date of execution.
“This is, that…”
Rapori started to speak in a trembling voice, then closed his mouth.
Everyone looked at the object on the altar with serious expressions.
An ominous aura was seeping out despite the multiple layers of seals.
The expressions of those looking at it naturally frowned at the intense death energy.
‘This is more than I expected.’
He thought he had become quite accustomed to the energy after absorbing two fragments, but this was beyond what he had imagined.
The first fragment was the one Oath of Heaven’s Defiance had, the one that was severely incomplete and absorbed surrounding information.
The second fragment was the one the Brokoslack Clan had, the one that was tightly condensed and solidified…
‘This one doesn’t seem to have any flaws.’
And its size was as big as the two previous fragments combined.
Of course, he didn’t think it would be exactly divided into three equal parts, but he didn’t expect the difference to be this big.
“…Then, I’ll begin. Please wait a moment.”
Rapori sighed lightly and closed his eyes, focusing on the spot. Natural energy flowed from his body.
And it slowly moved towards the altar, coming into contact with the death energy leaking from the seal.
Crackle—
The energy started to be contaminated in an instant.
He hurriedly cut off the connection and wiped off his cold sweat.
“Ahem, it’s definitely different from what I expected. If I had started the search thinking it was just concentrated dark magic power, I don’t know how long it would have taken.”
And he stared intently at the energy flowing from the fragment as if to imprint it in his memory.
While the rest of the group just watched as he finished his work…
“Sir Heinrich.”
The Saintess approached him and spoke.
“How do you feel after seeing that directly?”
Her eyes, which were coldly fixed on the fragment, were so different from her usual careless self that he couldn’t even remember it.
“Well… It’s just amazing. Seeing something like that, I can understand why it would become a calamity for the continent.”
“It doesn’t just possess someone. It devours them.”
The Saintess firmly corrected his words.
“A thousand years ago, that thing, which should have been at the very bottom of the dimension, suddenly appeared on the continent for some reason.”
It was a more intimate story about the ‘Immortal King’s Heart’.
Something that should have existed in the abyss, the trash can of the Auterica Dimension, where all sorts of negative remnants gathered.
“It was probably the work of a dark mage who sought even greater power. To open the abyss and summon that, he must have been one of the strongest on the continent at the time…”
“The desire for power is endless once you fall into it.”
The Saintess sighed and nodded.
“It was already here on the continent, so sealing it like this was the best we could do. We couldn’t open the abyss again to send it back.”
No being could fully accept or control that power.
It was a part of the concept of ‘death’, condensed and accumulated over a long time at the bottom of the dimension.
‘Thinking about that, “Mind Hub” seems amazing.’
Of course, it wasn’t because the skill itself was powerful, but because of its activation structure.
It was like how it took a lot of effort to build a facility to properly seal off radiation, but it took less effort to manage the entrance and exit.
‘“Mind Hub” is constantly activated just by blocking the radiation leaking out, but that’s manageable.’
Undead were immune to mental attacks, so as long as he wasn’t directly attacked in the mental world like last time, there was nothing to worry about.
“To be honest, I don’t know why I brought Sir Heinrich here and told him all this, but it must be the Main God’s will. It will definitely be helpful later.”
The Saintess finished speaking and turned her gaze back to Rapori.
And Heinrich subtly looked up at the ceiling with a strange feeling.
‘Main God, it’s good that you’re helping me, but…’
He couldn’t help but feel like he was being used for something.
It was a win-win situation, but he felt a bit…
“…Whew, this is enough.”
At that moment, Rapori turned around, taking a deep breath.
It seemed like he had successfully imprinted the energy.
“Then let’s go out.”
They quietly followed the Heresy Inquisitor General, who led the way, and retraced their steps.
And the moment they all came outside without any problems, except for Rapori being a bit tired…
“Then.”
A voice as soon as they left the sealed area.
They turned their heads in the direction of the voice, but the Heresy Inquisitor General, who had been there, was already gone.
‘He’s definitely not ordinary.’
He couldn’t tell for sure, but he was at least at the Paladin level.
He would be the one to be most wary of when he carried out his plan later.
“It seems like Lord Rapori has overexerted himself today, so it would be better to rest and continue our conversation tomorrow.”
The meeting was adjourned at Archbishop Latiaus’s words, who had been quietly observing the whole time.
And Heinrich, after escorting Rapori to the guest quarters, immediately headed to the training ground.
‘Done.’
Thinking about what happened inside the sealed location.
‘All the conditions are met.’
Unexpected luck.
Now all that was left was to choose the date of execution.
_______________________
[Hehehe… Finally.]
The moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
And he was able to obtain information that would be helpful for the research he had been working on.
A way to avoid the Saintess’s tracking.
‘The Saintess is ultimately tracking the ‘Immortal King’s Fragment’. Then it’s just a matter of hiding it.’
The basic idea was to put the fragment in a subspace and receive power while maintaining the connection with dark magic power.
It was a pretty good plan, combining the subordinate subspace research he hadn’t been able to do because he didn’t have time and the “Immortality” skill he hadn’t been able to use properly.
But the experiment faltered from the early stages.
For some reason, he couldn’t put the fragment in a subspace no matter what he tried.
At first, he thought it was because it contained such a massive amount of energy, so he was conducting related research…
He was able to find out the reason through the Saintess this time.
‘About the fragment’s origin. No wonder I couldn’t put it in a subspace.’
An object that was pulled from the abyss of the dimension and manifested in the world.
It was only natural that it couldn’t be moved to another dimension with ordinary methods.
‘Unless I use a being that’s free from the laws of the world.’
Yes.
Like an awakened one who came from another world.
‘Just like Hans was able to freely cross dimensions with the fragment.’
Hans was a very unique being.
Even though he was an undead, he was recognized as an awakened one because of the characteristics of “Avatar” and his connection to the original body.
[Hahaha! It can be solved if I use this body!]
He had already made some progress in creating a subspace that was subordinate to an individual, not by using the back side of the dimension.
Crackle—
Space tore, and Hans’s empty hand disappeared into the void and then reappeared.
With a skull staff in his hand, which wasn’t there before.
‘The space isn’t big enough yet, but that’ll get better gradually.’
Then, if he could make this subordinate subspace identical to Hans himself, wouldn’t it be solved?
[It’ll need some adjustments. Setting the coordinates of the subordinate subspace to overlap with this body, and a method to disrupt the boundaries…]
He had already grasped the general idea, so it wouldn’t take long.
After that, all that was left was to extract the essence with “Immortality”, put it in the subordinate subspace, and maintain the connection.
He wouldn’t be able to completely hide it since the dark magic power pathway was connected, but he could block the rest by building a concealment field around his body like he was doing now.
That much would be enough for him to move freely around the continent.
‘Right, once this research is over, I’ll be able to move freely even after obtaining the last fragment.’
Now that Heinrich had reached the doorstep of the place where the fragment was sealed, it was practically in Hans’s hands.
‘But I can’t go right now. I’m not ready yet.’
He had confirmed it firsthand, the size of the last fragment was similar to the two that Hans had absorbed so far combined.
It meant that it contained that much powerful energy.
There was no way he could hide his energy right after absorbing something like that.
It would take considerable time to settle…
‘And the Church won’t wait.’
It would take some time to unseal the formidable seal, and absorbing the fragment would also take a long time.
He would probably have to escape with Dismiss as soon as he obtained the fragment.
The problem was what came after.
‘If I release that much dark magic power without settling it, the Guardians will immediately detect my location and start tracking me.’
He had been hiding well so far, but it wouldn’t be possible right after absorbing a fragment of the same size as what he currently had.
‘I can’t just not summon him. Even if the original body moves far away from home and we separate immediately after summoning, I don’t know what kind of tracking methods they might use.’
And it wasn’t long since the conflict with Heaven’s Turn Society began.
Even if they found out about his connection with Hans, they wouldn’t suspect him right away, but it was still unsettling to take such a risk now.
[Hehehe— Done! I think this will work! Hahaha!]
And there was no need to take such a risk anymore.
He would be able to properly conceal the fragment’s energy after this experiment was over.
[Hehehe… Finally.]
The moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
And he was able to obtain information that would be helpful for the research he had been working on.
A way to avoid the Saintess’s tracking.
‘The Saintess is ultimately tracking the ‘Immortal King’s Fragment’. Then it’s just a matter of hiding it.’
The basic idea was to put the fragment in a subspace and receive power while maintaining the connection with dark magic power.
It was a pretty good plan, combining the subordinate subspace research he hadn’t been able to do because he didn’t have time and the “Immortality” skill he hadn’t been able to use properly.
But the experiment faltered from the early stages.
For some reason, he couldn’t put the fragment in a subspace no matter what he tried.
At first, he thought it was because it contained such a massive amount of energy, so he was conducting related research…
He was able to find out the reason through the Saintess this time.
‘About the fragment’s origin. No wonder I couldn’t put it in a subspace.’
An object that was pulled from the abyss of the dimension and manifested in the world.
It was only natural that it couldn’t be moved to another dimension with ordinary methods.
‘Unless I use a being that’s free from the laws of the world.’
Yes.
Like an awakened one who came from another world.
‘Just like Hans was able to freely cross dimensions with the fragment.’
Hans was a very unique being.
Even though he was an undead, he was recognized as an awakened one because of the characteristics of “Avatar” and his connection to the original body.
[Hahaha! It can be solved if I use this body!]
He had already made some progress in creating a subspace that was subordinate to an individual, not by using the back side of the dimension.
Crackle—
Space tore, and Hans’s empty hand disappeared into the void and then reappeared.
With a skull staff in his hand, which wasn’t there before.
‘The space isn’t big enough yet, but that’ll get better gradually.’
Then, if he could make this subordinate subspace identical to Hans himself, wouldn’t it be solved?
[It’ll need some adjustments. Setting the coordinates of the subordinate subspace to overlap with this body, and a method to disrupt the boundaries…]
He had already grasped the general idea, so it wouldn’t take long.
After that, all that was left was to extract the essence with “Immortality”, put it in the subordinate subspace, and maintain the connection.
He wouldn’t be able to completely hide it since the dark magic power pathway was connected, but he could block the rest by building a concealment field around his body like he was doing now.
That much would be enough for him to move freely around the continent.
‘Right, once this research is over, I’ll be able to move freely even after obtaining the last fragment.’
Now that Heinrich had reached the doorstep of the place where the fragment was sealed, it was practically in Hans’s hands.
‘But I can’t go right now. I’m not ready yet.’
He had confirmed it firsthand, the size of the last fragment was similar to the two that Hans had absorbed so far combined.
It meant that it contained that much powerful energy.
There was no way he could hide his energy right after absorbing something like that.
It would take considerable time to settle…
‘And the Church won’t wait.’
It would take some time to unseal the formidable seal, and absorbing the fragment would also take a long time.
He would probably have to escape with Dismiss as soon as he obtained the fragment.
The problem was what came after.
‘If I release that much dark magic power without settling it, the Guardians will immediately detect my location and start tracking me.’
He had been hiding well so far, but it wouldn’t be possible right after absorbing a fragment of the same size as what he currently had.
‘I can’t just not summon him. Even if the original body moves far away from home and we separate immediately after summoning, I don’t know what kind of tracking methods they might use.’
And it wasn’t long since the conflict with Heaven’s Turn Society began.
Even if they found out about his connection with Hans, they wouldn’t suspect him right away, but it was still unsettling to take such a risk now.
[Hehehe— Done! I think this will work! Hahaha!]
And there was no need to take such a risk anymore.
He would be able to properly conceal the fragment’s energy after this experiment was over.
____________________
“Lord Rapori. Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes, it wasn’t a big deal. I was just a bit tired.”
The next day after confirming the Immortal King’s Fragment.
They gathered again and discussed the next steps.
About how to track down the Immortal King.
“My companions who came from the Elven Kingdom have found a suitable forest for the ritual nearby. They’re currently making preparations there.”
“Yes, I’ve heard about that. We also provided the necessary materials. Then when can we start the search?”
“Hmm…”
Rapori thought for a moment at Archbishop Latiaus’s question and then answered seriously.
“The preparations will be finished within two days, so we should be able to start the ritual within three days.”
The Church members nodded in agreement.
They were also continuously conducting search operations, but they hadn’t had any significant results, so they had high expectations for this.
“Then we should decide on the order of areas to search in advance.”
It would take up to a month to check all the forests on the continent, but they might be able to find him much faster if they were lucky.
Unroll—
A large map of the continent was spread out on the table.
It was a map prepared for this operation, with numbers marked on areas with many trees.
“Then let’s start with the places with the highest probability. Are the areas with higher numbers considered to have a higher probability?”
The Saintess asked the man in black priestly robes who was sitting at the table.
He was a Heresy Inquisitor in charge of information, participating in this operation.
“That’s right. I calculated the probability based on the progress of the search operations so far and his past movements.”
A gloomy voice came from between the pulled-down hood and the black mask.
‘This is the first time I’ve heard a Heresy Inquisitor speak properly.’
Even the Heresy Inquisitor General who guided them to the sealed location only spoke in short answers.
Well, the Saintess asked him directly, and it meant that she considered this matter to be important.
Heinrich, standing behind the Saintess, glanced at the map.
He was also very interested in this search operation.
‘Let’s see, the monster forest is… Huh?’
<28%>
The highest marked probability was around 50%, but even considering that, the number was lower than other areas.
Even though it was the area where the Immortal King’s descendant was first discovered.
‘It’s lower than I thought. It must be because of the large-scale search we conducted before.’
The Immortal King subjugation force in Talia had thoroughly searched the area because it was the place where Hans’s trail first began.
The results must have been reflected in the numbers.
“Hmm, then this area first…”
“Let’s search this place first…”
Those participating in the meeting were busy discussing and deciding on the order based on the numbers.
‘It seems like the monster forest will be pushed back quite a bit. I should be able to finish the research before the search begins.’
He was planning to change his course of action depending on when the search began, but the results didn’t seem bad.
Actually, they were very good.
It couldn’t be better if things went according to plan.
“Lord Rapori. Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes, it wasn’t a big deal. I was just a bit tired.”
The next day after confirming the Immortal King’s Fragment.
They gathered again and discussed the next steps.
About how to track down the Immortal King.
“My companions who came from the Elven Kingdom have found a suitable forest for the ritual nearby. They’re currently making preparations there.”
“Yes, I’ve heard about that. We also provided the necessary materials. Then when can we start the search?”
“Hmm…”
Rapori thought for a moment at Archbishop Latiaus’s question and then answered seriously.
“The preparations will be finished within two days, so we should be able to start the ritual within three days.”
The Church members nodded in agreement.
They were also continuously conducting search operations, but they hadn’t had any significant results, so they had high expectations for this.
“Then we should decide on the order of areas to search in advance.”
It would take up to a month to check all the forests on the continent, but they might be able to find him much faster if they were lucky.
Unroll—
A large map of the continent was spread out on the table.
It was a map prepared for this operation, with numbers marked on areas with many trees.
“Then let’s start with the places with the highest probability. Are the areas with higher numbers considered to have a higher probability?”
The Saintess asked the man in black priestly robes who was sitting at the table.
He was a Heresy Inquisitor in charge of information, participating in this operation.
“That’s right. I calculated the probability based on the progress of the search operations so far and his past movements.”
A gloomy voice came from between the pulled-down hood and the black mask.
‘This is the first time I’ve heard a Heresy Inquisitor speak properly.’
Even the Heresy Inquisitor General who guided them to the sealed location only spoke in short answers.
Well, the Saintess asked him directly, and it meant that she considered this matter to be important.
Heinrich, standing behind the Saintess, glanced at the map.
He was also very interested in this search operation.
‘Let’s see, the monster forest is… Huh?’
<28%>
The highest marked probability was around 50%, but even considering that, the number was lower than other areas.
Even though it was the area where the Immortal King’s descendant was first discovered.
‘It’s lower than I thought. It must be because of the large-scale search we conducted before.’
The Immortal King subjugation force in Talia had thoroughly searched the area because it was the place where Hans’s trail first began.
The results must have been reflected in the numbers.
“Hmm, then this area first…”
“Let’s search this place first…”
Those participating in the meeting were busy discussing and deciding on the order based on the numbers.
‘It seems like the monster forest will be pushed back quite a bit. I should be able to finish the research before the search begins.’
He was planning to change his course of action depending on when the search began, but the results didn’t seem bad.
Actually, they were very good.
It couldn’t be better if things went according to plan.
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