Chapter 576. Much to Talk About (1)

 

The Kingdom of Yusra.

The Golden Palace.

A meeting of the Holy War Alliance.

Before we begin.

I took my seat early and tipped my teacup.

My mouth remains tightly shut.

Your palate is still honest, eh, Grandfell?

Yes, you’re a green tea fanatic.

You can’t pass up green tea grown in the fertile territory of the Kingdom of Yusra.

“Not bad.”

See?

You’re going to open your mouth like this, after all.

What’s the use of being stubborn?

‘It’s already in the palm of my hand.’

Anyway, I would have put out the fire in a hurry.

I’ll see you after the meeting.

This time.

‘I’m going to ask you a straightforward question!’

To the point where I feel like it helped me realize that it was a ‘ray of light’ for no reason.

I’m going to bother you.

What’s so curious about Grandfell?

Of course, there’s a lot!

Starting with the sudden U-turn from hell to face the truth, the identity of the Six Sight Brooch, and how to use the power of the Ten Thrones.

And to top it all off, a small question.

‘Even Hyunmin can understand.’

That’s right.

I can understand to a certain extent why Hyunmin calls me Light, but Grandfell, I honestly don’t know why you call me Light, do you?

‘Of course, I don’t know why, but I plan to bother following you around.’

Why would light and darkness be bound together?

There has to be darkness for there to be light.

You can’t have darkness without light, right?

As I said, there’s no point in regretting it in hindsight, Grandfell.

“Finally.”

Indeed, you are already sticking your tongue out at my persistence.

As if to summarize the situation.

Grandfell’s snout opens impatiently.

“It’s time.”

Grandfell is usually sharp as a tack when it comes to appointments, but today he was even sharper. It’s clear that he’s been waiting for this moment to call a general meeting of the Holy War Alliance so that he can ignore my questions.

The seats were soon filled.

“Barbatos of the Eighth Throne has been defeated. Therefore, the remaining Ten Thrones are ……. ”

Nam Cheolmin began his briefing.

While listening to the content, look around.

Let’s take a look at the faces of those who attended.

Nam Taemin, Hisagi, Leonie, and Jesse.

Marcelo, Harkon, and Hakuna.

And then there’s Hiel, who has taken her own seat.

‘This must be the view of the Commander-in-Chief.’

Of course, the weight I felt on my shoulders was still there.

Even if I realized that I am the Light.

It would never make the burden lighter.

But.

‘Shouldn’t we try it anyway?’

Now, I don’t feel so burdened that I become clouded. I don’t think I can bear it, so I don’t even think about passing it on to you irresponsibly, Grandfell.

Why, didn’t I say just now?

‘Because if it were us, not me, we could do it.’

I, Lee Hoyeol, am but a weak little citizen.

The Holy War Alliance is here.

Grandfell, because you are here.

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The meeting is over.

“ …… You know what, am I the only one who feels this way?”

Nam Taemin rubbed his chin with a serious expression. Hisagi was the first to show interest. As usual, Hisagi’s snakelike eyes recognized the question.

“Tell me, Taemin-kun.”

“You’re kind of pissing me off. Are you my boss or something?”

“I’m not your boss, but my birthday is earlier than yours.”

“Forget it, let’s not talk.”

Barbarian.

The King of Beasts shouldn’t be arguing with a mere snake.

It was a moment when Nam Taemin was trying to control himself.

“I think I know something!”

Twinkling pupils.

An exclamation point hovered above the pupils.

Jesse opened her mouth.

“I think Chief Lee has finally regained his strength!”

The first thing that came back to Jesse’s remarks was a snort.

“Really.”

Leonie stuck her tongue out in disbelief.

The two big men wore serious expressions.

The cone hat can’t hide its happy expression.

Someone might ask after seeing these things.

What the hell was going on in that meeting?

“It’s fucking weird, huh?”

Leonie frowned as she said that.

Then Hoyeol’s voice rang in her ears.

-“There’s no need to count the number of surviving Ten Thrones.”

-“Eventually, there won’t be any left.”

-“I have decided so.”

Leonie squinted once more.

“Sure, he’s been a little quiet lately, that man, but I saw him today, and he’s been so consistent, so consistent, it makes me cringe! I was worried for no reason……!!”

“Isn’t that a good thing? Why are you making such a big deal out of it?”

“That? Who? Me? Excitement be damned.”

The reason for Leonie’s sulking was simple.

She felt like an idiot for worrying about that man, Hoyeol.

The man who would brazenly come back as if nothing had happened.

She wondered if she’d worried too much.

Nam Taemin frowned as he heard a loud voice.

“Hey, Leonie, do you know how weird your expression is right now? Why is that corner of your mouth twitching while your brow is still frowning? Just do one thing ……?!”

kwadeug.

In the end, Nam Taemin ended up being stepped on by Leonie.

The small disturbance eventually attracts the attention of two men.

Harkon, the leader of the Lionheart Knight, smirked.

“It looks like quite a lot happened while I was away.”

“It certainly was.”

Tower Master Marcelo flashed a wry smile.

“I guess not anymore, Sir Harkon.”

Why the relief, you ask?

As Marcelo is faithful to theory, he was able to answer magically.

Marcelo paces and continues.

“It looks like the Commander-in-Chief has even controlled the ‘Blackening’.”

Blackening, the greatest vulnerability of black magic.

Marcelo was sure of it, seeing the darkness that had scattered from Seongseon Middle School, the black magic power. Unlike his encounter with Paimon, Sir Hoyeol must have succeeded in fully controlling the black magic.

Harkon nodded.

“To be honest, I don’t know much about magic, Tower Master Marcelo. But I do know one thing for certain. I saw no shade on the Commander in Chief’s face today.”

“A shade.”

“He is as brilliant as he was the first time I saw him.”

Perhaps it’s because you’re free of a burden I don’t even know.

Harkon muttered that.

Even as he spoke, his heart was not entirely at peace.

“Even if I haven’t accomplished anything.”

Before I left the Empire, I made a promise.

For you.

Even if it meant giving my life.

I would share your burden.

I’m afraid I’m not able to share the weight of your burden this time.

“I can’t help but feel glad for him.”

“Me too.”

Marcelo’s feelings were not much different.

In fact, everyone in the Holy War Alliance meeting felt the same way.

Though none of them knew exactly why.

The warmth of the Light was something they couldn’t help but recognize.

“It’s over ……!”

Nam Cheolmin remembered as he exited the Golden Palace.

I wonder if I’ve forgotten anything from today’s meeting.

Did he say anything to offend anyone?

seugseug.

He wiped his glasses with his handkerchief and thought to himself.

“Let’s see, I made it through the all-important Ten Thrones briefing without a mistake, and then I broke the news about the captured Great Monster …….”

Suddenly, Nam Cheolmin let out a gasp.

“Seriously, you idiot Nam Cheolmin! What if I forget this!”

I can’t believe I didn’t think of this!

“I should have asked the Commander in Chief!”

Nam Cheolmin took out a piece of paper in hindsight. It was a line of text that recorded all the system messages that were printed in the player’s field of vision after the appearance of Barbatos’ curse, ‘Ghosts of the Past’, in Seongseon Middle School.

“I don’t know about anything else, but you’re the only one who should know about this.”

Nam Cheolmin’s gaze fell on that one line.

He hadn’t overlooked the news about the God of War, either. …….

To the Arcana Continent

[Restriction: □□□ □□]

Nam Cheolmin shook his head in disappointment.

“If I know what this restriction is, if I can fulfill it, I might not have to suck my fingers next time. It’s too late to ask now……. Nam Cheolmin you’re such an idiot, you should’ve asked the question when we were together, not when you have another chance like this!!!”

For reasons that would freak out ‘someone’ if overheard.

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