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Chapter 155 : The Unfinished Masterpiece (1)
“Those dark guys keep loitering around.”
William said to Edward.
After Edward caught up with the group, the dark elf search party, including Conia, followed the group from a distance.
Even though he said it was fine, they insisted on escorting him, which was a pain. After explaining that many in the group were wary of dark elves, they finally reached a compromise to escort from a distance.
He also explained the current situation to Conia. That he was expanding his power in a human body and would also develop the Demon King's castle. He added that when the time came, he would pursue the coexistence of humans and the monsters of the Demon King's castle.
Ẃ е ḃ ñōṽé l Ѐ ṅü m ã
“Leave them be. They’re here to help.”
“What?”
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“They will escort us to our destination.”
“...What on earth did you do?”
“The dark elves are now Griffith’s allies.”
“What does that mean? The pointy-ears have become our allies?”
W̌ е́b̆.ñ оv е l Ё nú m ã
“Stop talking nonsense and explain.”
“I had a go with the dark elf queen. After I took her down, we talked, and thankfully, she was a reasonable person.”
“If you mean the dark elf queen, are you talking about that Conia?”
Bron asked.
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“You know Conia?”
“I heard she was a nightmare to our ancestors. How on earth did you win? No matter how great you are, Young Master, you shouldn’t be a match for that woman. She’s a legend from a past era, and she doesn’t even age. She would have only gotten stronger, not weaker…”
Web̆ nо vе̇ l̄ Еn̂um а̃
Edward was also curious. If Conia hadn’t been suffering from madness, he would have had to mobilize all of Baal’s authority and fight with the determination to die.
“I was lucky.”
“It wasn’t luck, you must have used your handsome looks. Look, you look so tired. Your cheeks are all sunken.”
“William, just shut up.”
Edward, as always, gave a vague answer, and the group, tired of asking, gave up.
Bron explained about Conia to the others. The others, in turn, let out exclamations of admiration and looked at Edward.
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Especially, the warriors from the north looked at Edward with eyes full of awe.
“Did you use the legacy of the Demon King?”
Gloria, who had approached from the side, asked in a low voice.
“Not really.”
“Don’t lie. They must be serving you because you used the legacy of the Demon King.”
“I heard that the priests of the god Theos have the power to distinguish between lies and truth.”
Е̂ n̊ úḿ a_.î_d̂
“So?”
“Use your divine power and check for yourself. Whether I lied or not.”
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Gloria’s eyes briefly shone with a golden light.
“...Is it true?”
When the golden light disappeared, Gloria was bewildered.
Edward had defeated Conia without using the authority of the Demon King. So, if you just look at the statement that he didn’t use the legacy of the Demon King, it was true.
Ẅе̌ b̆ n о v̊ ӗl̄ Е̊ ñü mа́
“The power of the Demon King is not all I have.”
Gloria looked at Edward with a dazed expression.
Edward pondered in his head how he could manage both Gloria and Conia together.
Conia, who had experienced the curse of the gods, and Gloria, the apostle of a god. Both were people Edward desperately needed, but they were a pair that could never coexist.
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‘A difficult problem.’
Conia, who knew of Baal’s grand ambitions, was at least manageable. Among Baal’s subordinates, there were also hardliners who called for the extinction of humans in retaliation for the persecution they had received.
W̊ е b̂ ṅ о v е́l Е̃nú m̂а
According to the memories he had gained after visiting the ruins of Kalipolis, Baal had suffered a headache because of those hardliners.
Even when he wanted to end the fight with just a warning to the humans, the hardliners who had a lot of resentment towards humans had pleaded with him, and he couldn’t end the fight.
Baal’s true intention was to break that chain of hatred, but the victims of persecution never stopped. The humans didn’t stop either.
Baal, caught in the middle, had agonized and then had run away through suicide.
‘It feels like I’m cleaning up the mess Baal left behind.’
Although it was a mess Baal had left, it was also what Edward wanted.
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***
The group traveled north for two weeks, escorted by the dark elves.
There were parts where movement was tricky or it was difficult to find drinking water and food, but there were no enemies.
Since the dark elves, who had completely conquered the underworld through hundreds of years of bloody battles, were escorting them, no one loitered around.
Even in areas where it was difficult to find food and water, the dark elves would come at night and leave food and drink.
Thanks to that, the group was able to pass through the underworld very comfortably.
Е̇nũ ḿă
It seemed that if the dark elves managed the road in this way, merchant caravans could also travel through it sufficiently.
He had told Conia that he would create a trade route connecting the north and south and use it as a foundation for the revival of Griffith and the Demon King’s castle.
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“We’re here.”
A huge gray wall blocked the group.
“Oh, it’s been a long time.”
Bron approached and touched the wall.
Ẽ ñ ū mа
“Do you know about this wall?”
“Not this side, but I’ve seen it a lot from the other side. It’s the <Wall of Adamantium>, which can be called the backbone of the Cloud Mountains.”
“Adamantium?”
William asked.
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“It’s a metal called the metal of the gods. It’s harder than any metal that exists in this world.”
“Is it harder than my brother’s underwear?”
Е̇ñ ǔ mà
“Underwear?”
“My brother’s underwear is made of Masril.”
“Just shut up, William. And it’s not Masril, it’s Mithril.”
“Really?”
Bron was bewildered.
“It’s not underwear, it’s a breastplate.”
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“It looks exactly like underwear.”
“It only looks that way to you.”
“So, you’re saying this rock is stronger than Masril?”
William asked Bron again, tapping the wall.
“That’s right.”
“If it’s so famous, why haven’t I heard of it before?”
Ẃӗb no v̊ е l̇ È ǹ umа́
“Why do you use your ignorance as the standard for common sense?”
“It’s natural that Young Master William doesn’t know. Because there’s no chance to see things made of adamantium. Except for a very few artifacts passed down from ancient times, there’s nothing left.”
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“There’s so much of it here?”
“Even with existing technology, this metal cannot be melted or broken. Mining and smelting are impossible.”
“Really?”
“You try it.”
Ŵе b̂ǹ_о̌vе l̄ Ӗ n ů m а̄
When Edward egged him on, William punched the adamantium wall with all his might.
Even though William had attacked with aura, the wall was only slightly dented.
“...It’s real.”
“We dwarves call this the backbone of the Cloud Mountains. Because the ore vein penetrates the entire Cloud Mountains. If it weren’t for this, we dwarves would have drilled a tunnel connecting the north and south long ago.”
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Bron’s hometown, the dwarf kingdom of Moira, was located deep in the northern slopes of the Cloud Mountains.
Since the dwarves were masters of excavation, they could have drilled a tunnel to the south if they had set their minds to it. But even they had not been able to find a way to break through the wall of adamantium.
Е́ ṅù ṁӓ . і d
“But the Demon King and his army crossed it.”
“That’s because they had dragons.”
“Dragons?”
“I heard that a dragon’s breath can even melt adamantium. Because there is no hotter fire in the world.”
The corners of Edward’s mouth went up.
Although it was still a hatchling, there was a dragon in the Demon King’s castle with the potential to become a Dragon Lord.
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Perhaps he could even mine adamantium and make weapons out of it.
“By the way, how are we going to get through here? We don’t have a dragon.”
“There is a secret passage that the Demon King’s army made.”
Edward walked along the wall.
In fact, the Eye of God had told him where the secret passage was hidden, but if he found it too quickly, it would be tiring to explain, so he pretended to look for it.
“I think it’s here. Wait a minute.”
Е n̊ ù m̄a.і̃ d̂
It was a door that would open just by Edward touching it. The principle was the same as the gate of the Demon King’s castle.
Since it was a door closed by the authority of the Demon King, it could be easily opened with that authority.
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Still, since there were eyes watching, he pretended to chant a spell for a moment and then touched the door.
Thump.
With a heavy sound, the rune characters hidden in the wall began to glow.
The natural rock wall moved to the left and right, revealing a passage. It was a passage wide enough for several carriages to pass through at the same time.
W е̌b̄ ňovѐ l̂ Еn̈ u_m а́
“Ooh.”
Bron and the northern warriors let out exclamations of admiration, but William was indifferent, and Gloria had a somewhat dissatisfied expression.
“How did you do it?”
“I just followed what I read in an old document. I’m glad it worked. Let’s go.”
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Edward led the bewildered group and walked inside.
The passage was longer than he had thought. After walking for almost half a day, they finally found signs of people and light.
Е̊.nü m̀ ӑ. і̌ d́
“Who are those guys?”
William stepped forward.
“They are dwarves.”
“What?”
“The other side of this is the kingdom of Moira.”
A group of fully armed dwarves cautiously approached the group.
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“Halt! Identify yourselves!”
The dwarf at the front let out a thunderous voice.
He was wearing more splendid attire than his comrades and even a crown.
‘The king?’
The wall, which had not budged for five hundred years, had suddenly opened, creating a passage.
It must have been a big event for the kingdom of Moira as well. It was natural to dispatch an exploration team, but he had not expected the king to come out himself.
W̃ е b̌ ǹ о v̊ e̊ l̂ E n̂ u m̈ а̄
“Your Majesty!”
The group stopped, but Bron ran forward.
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“Who are you?”
“It’s Kogan! Kogan!”
Bron said, revealing his real name.
“Kogan is not bald! You insolent fool, how dare you try to mock me!”
W̆ еḃ ǹ о̇vе́ l̀ E nů m̌ а
Bron, no, Kogan, suddenly stopped and turned his head. And he glared at Edward for a moment with eyes full of resentment.
Edward gave him a thumbs-up and nodded.
“Brother Bruno! I’m really Kogan! Don’t you recognize me! Look at my head, no, my hair, no, not my hair, look at my face!”
“...Kogan? Is that really you, Kogan?”
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The final gateway of the journey to the north was thus passed safely.
***
Ĕ núm̊а
Bruno, the king of the kingdom of Moira, was in a good mood.
Kogan, whom he had thought was dead, had miraculously returned alive. There was no greater happy event than this.
Although they were not related by blood, they had grown up as brothers since they were young and had gone through all sorts of hardships together, so they were more special than blood brothers.
When such a Kogan had gone to Sudenheim and had been kidnapped, he had been unable to contain his anger and had even tried to go to war with Sudenheim.
Fortunately, Sudenheim had brought a convincing investigation result, and he had learned that the kidnapping incident was a conspiracy of a group trying to drive a wedge between the two kingdoms.
From then on, he had joined forces with Sudenheim to investigate and pursue the group in question, but it had been difficult to even find a clue. Those who had gone on the pursuit had also continued to go missing or had been found dead.
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As several years passed like that, Bruno had no choice but to give up. He had ended up making a greater sacrifice while trying to get Kogan back.
Although he had given up at the plea of his subordinates, a corner of his heart was always filled with guilt for Kogan and resentment for not being able to take revenge.
“Your Majesty, have a drink.”
Kogan, whose face was flushed from drinking celebratory wine, offered him a cup.
The guy he had thought was dead was right in front of him, so it didn’t feel real.
“Just call me brother, you punk.”
Ē n u mȧ . і d̀
“How can I do that in a public setting? There are guests too. There is also Your Majesty’s dignity.”
“The guy who didn’t even treat me properly as a king. Dignity, my foot.”
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“Me? When?”
“Have you lost your memory from suffering so much?”
The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.
After laughing and talking for a long time and catching up, he finally took in the surrounding situation.
Е̄nũ ḿа_.і̇ d
Since he was a dwarf before he was a king, when he drank, he drank until his nose was crooked, but since he was a king at the same time as being a dwarf, he also sobered up quickly.
‘Was his name Edward?’
Bruno’s gaze turned to the young human man who was quietly keeping his place in a corner of the noisy banquet hall. Other than being exceptionally handsome, he didn’t seem to have anything special.
But Kogan’s story was completely different.
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At the age of twenty, he had become one of the strongest in the south and had even found a way to handle the legacy of the Demon King.
It was Edward who had planned to come to the north through the underworld and had discovered the secret passage in the wall of adamantium. He had even said that he had allied with the dark elves on the way.
W e̊ b̌ n̊ о v̈ê l E_ǹúm а́
‘Hmm…’
Since Kogan had said he was a benefactor, he had welcomed him for now, but if that had not been the case, he would not have let him in easily.
His senses as a king were telling him. That he was a very scary person who could never be treated rashly.
‘Why is he staring at that again?’
Edward’s gaze was on the statue in the middle of the banquet hall. Strictly speaking, it was not a statue, but a suit of armor.
An artifact created by Bruno’s ancestor, the great king Bruce, for the purpose of fighting against the Demon King Baal. It was a masterpiece that was the culmination of all the resources Moira could mobilize and the technical skills of Bruce, who was called the greatest blacksmith in history.
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Unfortunately, it had not been completed until the moment of the decisive battle, and as Bruce, who had participated as a member of the suicide squad, had died in battle, it had been neglected.
Although the great blacksmiths of later generations had made every effort to complete Bruce’s masterpiece, no one had succeeded. No one had been able to match Bruce’s skill.
In the end, he had judged that it was better to leave it as a symbol of the royal family and a souvenir to commemorate Bruce’s achievements rather than to break the armor by forcing it, so he had only put it on display.
“Hmm?”
Edward turned his head and looked at Bruno. The two men’s eyes met.
Edward, who had shown a faint smile, walked briskly towards Bruno.
Еñ ŭṁ а̄
“I greet the master of the mountain.”
“It seems you don’t like the party. Seeing that you’re not drinking much.”
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“It’s because there is a greater pleasure than drinking.”
“A greater pleasure?”
“When will I ever get to see the masterpiece of the great king Bruce in person?”
“……!”
Еṅu m̈.а̂ .і d
“I thought that the unfinished armor displayed in the middle of the king’s banquet hall could only be the artifact made by the great king Bruce.”
“An excellent deduction.”
“You praise me too much. May I ask Your Majesty for one favor?”
“Speak.”
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“Please allow me to complete that armor.”
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