My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness Chapter 187

#187

Imperial Palace of the Empire (1)

‘Ha hahaha. Hey—isn’t this really weird? I guess I had a bit of a hard time as expected. If auditory hallucinations weren’t enough, did I also have aphasia? I guess I should go to the hospital. How much money have you saved? No, I can make as much money as I want now, so it doesn’t matter anyway, right?

As his thinking ability, which had become needlessly stronger due to the strengthening of his unique skills, ran wild, numerous thoughts passed through Andrew’s head at once.

Unable to accept the reality he faced, he tried hard to ‘deny’ it and redirect his thoughts elsewhere…

[Hmm, is this location America? Among them, the western region… California.]

The voice that continued to shake his mind made it impossible for him to ignore the situation.

‘Why not? Why is the Immortal King here! What kind of bullshit case is this? It’s not like I’m joking. ‘How did that monster from Outerica come to Earth?’

The next step was ‘anger’.

In fact, although he was angry, the identity of the Immortal King and why he could exist on Earth was not a very important issue right now.

Knowing that won’t change your situation anyway.

‘Please… I’ve suffered so much! Just when you thought you had your peaceful life back, this isn’t it, is it? At least a little bit of time…!’

The next step is ‘compromise’.

It was a final struggle to accept that the situation was already beyond our control.

[Now—Andrew Weaver Then, your first mission. Immediately clean up your surroundings and come over to Korea. When we arrive, we will send someone separately from here.]

“Ah.”

Andrew’s speech, which had been blocked due to the ban, was released and a soft exclamation came out of Andrew’s mouth.

However, for him who was already ‘depressed’, such trivial things were only good.

‘…Okay, whatever. Still, it’s better than working for that ghost Olivia. Because I remember that Korea wasn’t a country where people couldn’t live well. ‘If you can have pizza, cola, and even watch TV… I can’t ask for anything more than that.’

Finally, he finally came to ‘accept’ everything and calmly nodded with an empty face.

“Yes… I will follow your orders. “Immortal King.”

If you think about it, since you will be under the direct control of the Immortal King who is always busy, the work will not be as tight as before when you had a strict boss.

Compared to the environment filled with undead and the dark magic and energy of death emitted, the city’s exhaust fumes are nothing more than nostalgia.

‘If you think about it, maybe it’s not that bad? If only the work environment would improve… It would be better to stick under a strong person like this. Then wouldn’t something like bean paste fall out?’

As he experienced a rapid torrent of thoughts and some of his negative emotions were shed, the happiness circuit hidden deep inside him began to run wild.

When America’s Andrew Weaver was going through the five stages of death and becoming more mature.

[Hehehe—I thought it would happen like this someday, but it was faster than I expected. Unexpectedly, I also obtained coordinates for the United States. We can save time on moving later.]

Hans, who was in Japan, nodded slowly as he watched Salma busily harvesting death while maintaining the barrier covering all directions.

Coooooo—!

“Aaaah!”

“shit! What is this black thing? How could it be so fast… Wow!”

Afterwards, it only took about 30 minutes until the Yakuza organization, which included many high-level awakeners, was annihilated.

It was a very satisfying result, as the synergy between Salma’s martial arts and ‘Abyss’ was better than expected.

At this level, it didn’t seem much different from when I was alive.

‘As expected, Salma’s main skill is martial arts, so the loss of her unique skill is not that great. Other minor skills still remain.’

Unfortunately, the unique skills given upon awakening expire as soon as the owner dies, so the undead cannot use them.

This is a very sad fact, considering that the majority of awakened people rely heavily on it.

In any case, Abyss Revenant Salma’s demonstration of using magic attacks was very successful.

If we improve the process based on this data, we will be able to create more and more efficient entities in the future.

Hans looked at the undead who had started cleaning up, then leisurely looked around the mess.

As the situation reached its conclusion, thoughts of Andrew crossed my mind again.

‘If you have that ability, you’ll be able to move more efficiently in the future, right? Management can be left to Heterosis, so there is no need to worry about it.’

Of course, he learned a secret that no one should know, so it was essential to meticulously overlap the prohibition again.

Although he may not have any idea of his own identity, which is the biggest secret, the mere fact that ‘Hahoe Mask’ can travel between Earth and other worlds is quite a big piece of information.

‘Now that I think about it, if you want to collect information in Korea, shouldn’t you also provide Korean language education?’

The telepathy that had just happened wasn’t a big deal since he was conveying his will through the forbidden, but if he couldn’t communicate through language, his information gathering efficiency was bound to be significantly limited.

Even if you see or hear something, if you don’t know its meaning, it’s useless.

Moreover, since he will not only be used in Korea, he will also need to be trained in other countries’ languages, such as Japanese and Chinese…

‘…I guess I will have to find out if there are any magic tools related to language. If it’s not in Outerica, it doesn’t mean it’s not in the rest of the world. Of course, considering I’ve never heard of it before, it seems quite valuable.’

Still, if you are determined and look for it, won’t it come out somewhere?

It might be a hassle, but until then, all we had to do was for Andrew to work harder to learn the language.

Of course, Hans had no feelings of guilt about the hard work he had to go through.

Others say they will make you a multilingual person by providing free education that costs a lot of money, but isn’t it enough to thank them?

It was a moment when the shadow of K-education was cast over Andrew’s peaceful future without his knowledge.

***

“I’m from another world…”

Geos Kalkin, who was working on a spear in his quarters, paused for a moment and muttered softly to himself.

One word I heard from a strange man named Hesperon was stuck in my mind and I could never forget it.

‘I didn’t think it was a joke… Is it really real?’

Considering many factors, the probability that what he said was just nonsense was quite low.

In fact, the atmosphere around me also felt like everyone already knew something.

That means….

“Of course I thought it was a joke, but then it was real?”

What was said this time was not about Hesperon.

Long, long ago before that—.

There was someone who said the same thing and said he was from another world.

He is Geos’ friend and mentor, and is also the teacher who taught him this spear and secret techniques.

Thoughts about him never left my mind.

‘…I guess it would be a good idea to visit sometime, just in case. If it is true, we may be able to get more clues about the abilities of that Hesperon. When the saint comes, let’s at least talk about it.’

After concluding his thoughts, he finished cleaning the window where he had stopped and slowly walked to the window and looked out.

Although it was not possible to capture a panoramic view of the city from here, what was immediately visible was enough to understand the situation in Rohan.

Soldiers busy wandering around armed and refugees strewn about the dirty streets like trash.

There was no hope to be found on any of them’s faces.

Confusion, despair, grief, resentment, giving up….

Such a gloomy atmosphere prevailed in the capital of a once prosperous country, and everyone was struggling to survive each day.

‘…Hans, the Immortal King.’

This whole situation was caused by his existence.

In addition to these people, there are probably countless others groaning in pain and dying in unseen places.

‘After all, this is not the time to choose means. It’s best to deal with it as quickly as possible before he does something big again.’

The moment Geos regained his composure, the image of a couple hugging a scruffy child in a corner of an alley suddenly caught his eye.

It was a family with a haggard complexion whose circumstances could not be called good, but he could not take his eyes off them for a while as they gathered together and relied on each other.

“Whoa—.”

After quietly looking down at them for a moment, he turned his head with difficulty with a deep sigh.

During this difficult time for everyone, there was no end to our compassion for each and every one of those in difficult situations.

Above all, as he was now just a spearman, he did not have the ability to take responsibility for it all.

‘The only thing I can give you is revenge.’

All he could do was swing the spear blade filled with their anger and resentment.

He could only hope that the tip of the spear could pierce the heart of the Immortal King.

***

From the beginning, there wasn’t much for the warrior party to do in the Principality of Rohan.

The reason they were sent here in the first place was only as a paving stone to pick up the princess and Hesperon, so there was no need to spend any more time here since the purpose was achieved.

Of course, as they were all top-class personnel, their brief stay would have been of great help to the war situation, but that did not mean they could be held in such a remote area forever.

They had many places to go in the future, and this was a battlefield where a large number of troops would be more helpful than a small number of strong men.

The group, with two additional members, moved to their next destination within a few days of staying in Rohan.

Since the gate of the destroyed temple had not yet been restored, the place they arrived at through Isea’s space movement magic was—.

“ah…!”

Princess Riley let out a soft exclamation.

It had to be that way.

The scene unfolding before her eyes, the overwhelming scale of the building, was all too familiar to her.

“…at las.”

Her home, where she finally returned after two months.

It was the imperial palace located in Geron, the capital of the Azerion Empire.

“The treatment is definitely different now that the princess has returned. Usually, unless it’s something really urgent, they don’t even open the coordinates inside the outer castle. “I never thought they would allow me to enter the imperial palace right away, not even inside the inner palace.”

Se-Ah Lee, who looked a little tired, probably feeling the burden of moving long distances with additional people, nodded with a satisfied face.

Of course, even though it was inside, the facility itself with open coordinates was on the outskirts, and it was a strictly managed security area with the headquarters of the Imperial Guard right next to it…

Still, unless there was an important reason, even if you were a member of the royal family, you had to go through procedures from the outer castle to enter. Considering that, the current treatment could definitely be said to be special treatment.

“Well, actually, since the saint is with us, it’s only natural.”

Although he is currently on the front line leading the ‘Special Mobile Strike Team against the Immortal King’, the original saint of the Main Church was a great man who could serve as the emperor of the empire.

This time too, it was a shame because Heinrich had expressed in advance that he did not want a complicated welcome ceremony, otherwise he would have been able to truly experience the treatment of a true state guest from the moment he arrived here.

“Then I will take you to the palace. “Please follow us.”

However, when they left the security area following the guidance of the escort who came to meet them.

A group of people who had been loitering outside, as if they had been waiting for just that moment, flocked in all at once like wild animals that have found food.

“Princess Riley! Congratulations on your return. “How much hardship have you had so far?”

“Oh oh! Dear saint, thank you for saving our princess! Indeed, this can be said to be the grace of the Lord.”

“Hmm, Viscount Pristine? This is Viscount Malaf. I have something to tell you…”

“Everyone, please step back! These people have come a long way. “Now, get out of the way!”

Nobles wearing expensive-looking things all over their bodies and with humble smiles on their faces.

What they wanted was so blatant that it was difficult to pretend not to know.

‘There are quite a few nobles from factions other than those under the princess’s control. what? I even think that guy was a member of the crown prince faction.’

The nobles who were originally from the 5th princess’s faction were gleefully making fun of her, and those who were from other factions were trying hard to appeal to her to change the line.

As expected of people whose daily lives are politics, they seemed to read the trend and quickly decide how to act.

“thank you everyone. I guess it was thanks to everyone’s concern that I was able to come back safely. I guess Count Saline has gotten thinner since we haven’t seen each other? No matter how busy you are, you need to take care of your health.”

“There are many days when I can’t sleep because I’m worried about whether the princess is safe. Still, I’m glad I can sleep well now. Hehehe!”

“Count Piano? “It’s been two years since I last saw you. How have you been?”

“Hmm, of course. I just came to the capital and heard that the princess returned safely this time, so I wanted to say hello…”

Riley skillfully handled and trained them with a haughty face that was different from what he had shown before.

Although the political scene began as soon as she set foot in the imperial palace, she was only glad of this opportunity as she had been left unintentionally for two months and had to simmer in sorrow.

‘I can’t believe I now miss the imperial palace’s secret struggle that was so tiresome.’

Riley laughed inwardly and walked toward the imperial palace with his companions while soothing the nobles.

This is the battlefield she has been fighting for her entire life.

It was time to restart his own war, which had been in a temporary truce, in earnest.