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Chapter 60
At the Sea King’s words, the audience chamber fell into silence.
“I beg your pardon?”
The words were so outrageous that my old military habit slipped out.
“What do you mean, you misheard? You heard me just fine.”
The Sea King twirled the finger pointing at me in circles as he spoke.
Ё n̄um̈ а. ĭd
“Your Majesty, may I ask what you mean by that?”
In response to Maxwell’s question, the Sea King laughed and said:
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“This fellow... come to think of it, I never even asked his name.”
“My name is Leon Jodrick.”
“Right, Leon. I’ve taken an interest in you.”
“Wait a second!”
E n úṁ а̄ .īd
Bang!
Rose suddenly slammed the desk and shot to her feet.
Everyone’s eyes were instantly drawn to her unexpected outburst.
“...Enough.”
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She shouted, then slowly sat back down, realizing she’d made a mistake.
“I would like you to clarify exactly what you mean by that... sir.”
Ẅе̇ḃn_о̇ṽ еĺ Е́n um̆a
“Hm? What do you mean?”
“If you suddenly say you want Leon, that puts us in a difficult position.”
Rose’s eyes were sharp, filled with determination.
It was as if using honorifics now was her final show of respect for the Sea King.
“Oh? And what if it puts you in a difficult spot?”
“Then I won’t sit by quietly.”
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Mana began to leak from Rose.
“Rose! What do you think you’re doing!”
The opponent was none other than the Sea King, ruler of the seas.
Because of his lazy nature he never interfered with surface matters, which was why he didn’t play a large role in the original story, but he was nonetheless one of the undisputed strongest beings.
The Sea King was, after all, a godlike existence.
Not even Rose at her peak in the late stages of the story could be certain of defeating him.
Е̃ n ú m а́_
Above all, if we angered the Sea King here, we could kiss any chance of obtaining Aegis’s Shield goodbye.
That was something we absolutely could not allow to happen.
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“Sis!”
Viola suddenly shouted.
“Not now, Sis.”
Her clear and steady voice was different from usual.
Е nǔḿ ӑ .і̀ d̆
“But...!”
Rose, about to explode, looked at Viola’s face, took a deep breath, and began reining in the mana she had been releasing.
“Your Majesty, please explain exactly what you meant by those words.”
At Maxwell’s words, the Sea King smirked slyly and said:
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“Ah, I see. I suppose I misspoke. What I meant was I’d like to ‘borrow’ him for a while.”
The Sea King spoke as though teasing us.
W̌ еb nо v̇ е́ l̄ Е n̆ um̂ а
“I just have something I’d like to talk about with him—alone.”
“Alone, you say.”
Maxwell looked straight at me as he spoke.
“Understood. I hope you two have a thorough conversation.”
He came over and quietly rested his hand on my shoulder.
“I suppose this is part of your plan as well. I’ll trust you.”
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‘No, this wasn’t part of my plan at all.’
“Then, everyone, please step out. It won’t take long.”
At the Sea King’s words, Maxwell was the first to head for the door, followed by Shane, Chloe, and Drek.
Rose still looked uneasy and hesitated for a moment, but Viola tugged her along and they too left the chamber.
“Now it’s just the two of us.”
The Sea King simply stared blankly at me.
E ň umӓ. і d̀
“So what is it you wanted to talk about...?”
“It’s a shame. I truly meant it when I said I wanted you.”
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His words sent a chill down my spine.
“I’m sorry, but I’m a man. I can’t be anyone’s queen.”
Besides, I had no intention of living down here under the sea.
“I don’t swing that way either.”
Ѐ n̈umӓ
The Sea King sank back into his clam-shaped throne as he bent his back.
“What I meant was, I want your talent.”
“My talent, you say?”
“That girl... I didn’t expect her to flare up like that.”
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The Sea King chuckled lazily.
“I found that amusing. So today, I’ll just talk.”
Е̄ ńů m а. і d̄
“What do you mean by that?”
“Well, killing some young land-dweller would only leave me with restless dreams.”
If he had really meant to... I didn’t even want to imagine it.
“When I say talent, I mean the fact that the Tear of the Sea chose you—”
“That’s right. You’re the kind of land-dweller the Tear of the Sea would choose.”
In the story, only two people had ever been chosen by the Tear of the Sea.
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The hero Cled Hendel, who sealed the Demon King, and the present protagonist, Maxwell Willed.
“But you denied it right afterward, did you not?”
“Well, yes. Because it seems you’ve already been chosen by something else.”
‘What...?’
‘Chosen... by something else?’
“What do you mean by that?”
Ẁ ёb̊n̊ о v̇ è l En̂ ū m̈а̂
The Sea King raised his finger and pointed upward.
“Not down here, but up above. That’s where you were chosen.”
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“Meaning...”
“For now, that’s all you need to know. Even if I explained, you wouldn’t understand anyway.”
With that, the Sea King let out a long yawn.
“So, do you have any thoughts of settling in Atlantis in the future?”
W̊ е_b̂ n õv̈е̂l̃ Е̃_ňúm̆ а
“In the... future, you say?”
“....”
“Yes.”
“....”
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“I have no intention of settling in Atlantis.”
“Then do you have other plans?”
Е̃.ň ûm а .ǐd̆
“Plans...”
I had never even thought about it.
After inheriting my brother’s dying wish, I had only been focused on surviving in this novel’s world.
I just wanted to see the story through to its end...
My brother had written up to three years at the Academy.
The final battle episode that began at the graduation ceremony.
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What came after that?
The story had clearly reached its end.
My brother had said the graduation ceremony would be the last episode.
So when that final episode ended, what would become of this world?
“In the future...”
Would I return to my original world?
Ẃ ĕb̂ n о̌ v̌ e l̃ Ё n̆ ǔm_а̊
Would I wake up in my brother’s room, where the air had grown stagnant after his funeral?
Or would I continue living here under the name Leon Jodrick?
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‘Either way...’
“I don’t know.”
“I see. Then be on your way.”
The Sea King, as if losing interest, tossed me the key to a warehouse.
Еn̆ ǔ m_а́.. і̄ d
“Huh?”
“The conversation is over. You may go.”
With a look that said everything was bothersome, the Sea King slowly rose, returned to his original throne, leaned on the armrest, and closed his eyes.
“...Over... you say?”
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“I’m too tired to argue, and I’ve already spoken too much today.”
His words began to slur, as if he truly was drifting into sleep.
Е ǹu̇m̌a
“There are things I’d still like to ask—”
“You’ll learn them slowly. Live in the moment. I need to sleep, so leave.”
With that, the Sea King gave me no further response.
“Nemo.”
?
“Tell me, what is this ‘choice’?”
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This wasn’t in the novel. Too many things were changing, faster than I could keep up.
No—ever since Leon Jodrick survived this far, things had already begun to differ from the original.
[The Choice is limited information. It cannot be revealed yet]
The exact answer I had expected appeared.
“Didn’t think so.”
It had been the same when I asked about the prophecy.
Wе b̈ nоv̄ е l Ênumа
The details weren’t clear, but it likely referred to my current state.
That I had been chosen as a possessor of Leon Jodrick’s body.
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I had come into this world after reading my brother’s email.
So if I had been ‘chosen’... does that mean my brother was the one who made the choice?
This world was my brother’s novel. That made his existence here almost godlike, omniscient and omnipotent.
‘Then maybe being chosen from above... isn’t wrong after all...?’
Еn̆u m а
“Well, what matters now is that I’ve obtained this.”
The warehouse key of Atlantis.
“Leon!”
As soon as I stepped out, Rose came running toward me.
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“Nothing happened, right?”
“Nothing.”
W̆ ë b ǹ о v́ е́l̃ E n ǔ m а̄
“What did he say?”
“He just asked if I planned to settle down in Atlantis.”
“And your answer?”
In response, I pulled the warehouse key from my pocket and dangled it.
“We’ll get what we came for and then return. Everyone, get ready. This is where it really begins.”
***
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The warehouse of Atlantis was quite a distance from the city itself.
In the original, it took Maxwell and the other members of the Secret Pursuit Club about two days to get from the royal palace to the warehouse.
That distance wasn’t much for merfolk, who could swim quickly, but for us it was far from close.
‘Would’ve been nice if Quitor had given us a lift...’
Unfortunately, using one of the kingdom’s high officials as a personal taxi was out of the question.
“My legs hurt.”
Ẽn̊ û m a
It had been four hours since we began following the map Quitor gave us, and at last Rose’s complaints burst out.
“Shall I heal you?”
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“That’s not what I meant!”
Shane’s kind offer only made Rose more upset.
“How much longer do we have to keep walking?”
“I already said it would take two days. At least the whole day today.”
Еn ů.m̈ а̃ . і̆ d
“I’m a person who uses her head, not her legs.”
Rose stopped walking and dropped to the ground where she stood.
I had expected her to reach this point eventually.
‘Though it took a little longer than I thought.’
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“Then let’s rest a bit.”
At my words, Rose quickly nodded.
W̌ е́bnov̂ е l̀ Ӗ n_ǔ ṁа
“Yeah, Viola looks tired too!”
Though Viola hadn’t shown any signs of fatigue, Rose used her as an excuse and sat her down beside her.
“An older sister has to take care of her little sister.”
“Mm... thank you, Sis.”
“Alright, let’s eat quickly then. Drek.”
“Got it.”
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Drek set down his pack and began handing out the emergency rations.
Used to long travels from his work as a porter, Drek had taken charge of food supplies for this journey.
“Well, this might turn out more peaceful than expected.”
Chloe spoke as she ate.
“What do you mean?”
“Remember the Horn of Glory last time? We nearly ended up fighting the Tower Master.”
Е̌ǹ u m̊ а
“Ah...”
We had pulled the timing forward then to recruit Shane. Meeting Oz had been unexpected.
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“I was worried it might end up the same way with the Sea King.”
“No way, unless we’d gone mad.”
“Anyway, it took a while, but now all that’s left is to find Aegis’s Shield. It’s nice that things are peaceful.”
Chloe grinned as she said it.
È ṅumа . ĩ d̃
The thought of reclaiming her ancestor’s lost relic had clearly lifted her spirits.
“It won’t end peacefully though...”
“Hm?”
“You’re all done eating, right? Then get ready.”
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I rose, drew a dagger from my belt, and swung it through the water a few times.
‘No real problem with movement... but since we’re underwater the light is weak, so shadows will be hard to use.’
Ẇ еbñо̊v_ӗ l̀ Е ňu m а
“Already? It’s only been ten minutes.”
“Yeah, we only get ten.”
The length of our break wasn’t for me to decide. It was already determined.
“Drek, Shane—stay close to the packs.”
They immediately positioned themselves beside the baggage.
“Chloe, Maxwell—take the lead and draw your weapons. Rose, Viola—you two stay there.”
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The others tilted their heads, not quite understanding.
“What do you mean...?”
But then Chloe and Maxwell’s expressions suddenly hardened.
Their faces drained of warmth as they drew their swords with heavy sighs.
In the original, Rose had whined about her legs hurting while heading to the warehouse, forcing the group to stop and rest.
And not ten minutes later—
W е̂b̂ n̄ ō vе l̀ Е́ ńumа̂
That rest had been cut short.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu!
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The ground shook with a deep rumble. Sand rose in the direction of the warehouse and surged toward us.
“Leon Jodrick! Explain this!”
From the depths of the sea came monsters we had never seen before, charging straight at us.
“They’re tougher than usual, so stay sharp.”
W ěbńöv̊еl̂ Е n u m.а
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