My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness Chapter 190

#190

Settlers (1)

“Thanks to the princess, I am having a good rest in a nice place. “I have been indebted to you a lot during this time.”

“Thank you. You are the savior of my life. “I’m just sorry that I didn’t pay more attention to you.”

In front of the main gate of the imperial palace.

Riley, who came all the way here to see off the departing warrior party, said goodbye to Heinrich.

This time too, there was no grand farewell party at the saint’s request, but the princess, who was directly indebted to him, sent them away as a representative of the imperial family.

Starting with Heinrich, she chatted with everyone else and wished them good luck.

And Riley, who was once again feeling regretful for a while while holding the hand of Se-Ah Lee, whom she had already shared a lot with the day before…

“Haa—Heron, I’m also worried about you the most.”

Finally, he stood in front of Hesperon and let out a deep sigh.

“Ahaha! What do you mean by that, princess? Who else is as trustworthy as me? Yesterday, my teacher was surprised by my talent and couldn’t help but admire it. “There won’t be any major problems, so don’t worry too much!”

I could hear Lee Se-ah’s small grumble from next to me, saying that it wasn’t tidy, but he brushed it off and proudly beat his chest with a hearty laugh.

Because the people accompanying the princess were watching from behind, they were quite polite, unlike usual, but their tone of speech was still very light, as if they were talking to a friend.

Some of the attendants frowned slightly at that, but…

“…Okay, well. You are not an ordinary person, so you can take care of yourself. “I’m not staying that long anyway.”

Riley just nodded slowly, not paying attention to his tone.

“but-.”

But her words did not end there.

“It seems like that over-confidence needs to be corrected. I think I’m mistaken. You’re just a low-level wizard now? It means that they are weak and on a different level from those people. However, as they go to the battlefield where they have to do their best, their unfounded confidence…”

The bravado that was supposed to ease their worries came back as a huge nagging problem.

Hesperon had no choice but to immediately crouch down and listen to her words, as if he had never been so confident.

“There is no need to go out and do anything. Because you are just a bundle of extra baggage. It’s useless even if I do exist, and even if I do show up, it’ll only be a hindrance, so I just act like I’m not there and only learn what I need to learn… Heron? “Are you listening to me?”

“Oh yeah! Of course I will. yep.”

He listened to her words blankly and hastily answered with a subtle expression.

‘No, even so, isn’t that a bit harsh…’

But I didn’t bother to protest, as the nagging time would only prolong if I refuted it for no reason.

Seeing the young worry in her eyes as she continued to talk non-stop, I thought I could understand why she was saying such things.

…after.

After nagging for several times longer than all the conversations she had with the others combined, Riley stepped back as if feeling relieved.

Leaving only Hesperon with a blank expression, as if he had lost his soul.

“…Then let’s go. “I’ll see you again soon.”

“Yes, saint. Please be safe.”

The farewell that had lasted longer than expected finally came to an end.

The group riding the prepared carriage headed to the Great Temple of Geron, located on the outskirts of the capital, to use the gate.

If it was unavoidable, wouldn’t there be a need to put Se-Ah through a hard time even when the church’s well-established infrastructure could be used?

‘As the number of people increases, there may be more things to worry about when moving through space.’

As Princess Riley had worried, Hesperon decided to move with the warrior party for the time being.

If I were to calculate the exact period… it would be about ten days.

‘We decided to stay here together just before the second summit meeting.’

The first reason was to properly solidify the path of magic by receiving effective teachings from the great wizard Isea.

Of course, even now, his basic skills were flawless.

There was also a skill called “Introduction to Magic,” and no matter how different the lineage was, there was no way he was struggling at the basic level when he had the influence of the Immortal King.

In addition, it was only a matter of time before Riley ascended to the position of princess, so if she wanted, the palace could provide education beyond the level that Isea had received in the past.

‘But even taking all that into account, it won’t be as good as learning from Ise-ah directly. ‘This could grow much more efficiently.’

In a way, it was natural that she and the current Hesperon could be seen as being of the same class.

…the so-called ‘genius’.

‘Of course, it’s a bit different from Lee Se-ah, who’s just a natural genius… But if the results are similar, that’s it, right?’

Indirect assistance from Hans, who has skills such as “Way of Sorcery” and “Evil Wisdom”, superior status created by pouring in all kinds of overlapping growth corrections and enormous karma.

This was the true nature of the created genius wizard Hesperon.

‘For this body, the general curriculum is just a waste of time.’

If my senior Lee Se-ah eliminated the ‘necessary’ parts that she felt while learning magic and condensed and taught only the key points, the time required for learning could be dramatically saved.

In addition, the know-how of her who has reached the level of an archmage will be added…

‘Good. Of course, you won’t be able to acquire all the knowledge in just ten days, but you will continue to meet her even if you return to the imperial palace anyway. There’s no need to be impatient anymore.’

Rattling—!

Finally, the carriage that moved across the capital arrived at the Great Hall of Geron.

As soon as the group got off the magnificent carriage of the imperial palace, they were immediately led to the gate room.

Also, this was the second reason why Hesperon followed the warrior party—.

“Then, high priest, please go to Glatan territory, Kingdom of Lesk.”

“I understand, saint. Now, your companions, please come this way. “We will activate the gate.”

Quite coincidentally, the next target location for the party led by Saint Heinrich was the Kingdom of Lesk.

And that place. It was

the hometown of Lancer Geos Calkin, a member of the warrior party…

and the land where the self-proclaimed ‘otherworlder’ he said was living in hiding.

***

A bet was made between the saint ‘Heinrich St. Randgard’ and the immortal king ‘Hannibal Strauss’ at the end of the battle in Geron, the capital of the empire.

The basic gist of it was a fight between the Immortal King’s army attacking a randomly selected location and the hero having to stop it without any prior information.

It could truly be said to be a fight between spear and shield.

The rule itself was overwhelmingly in the favor of the Immortal King, but it was not a bad condition for the warrior in that the damage to the common people could be dramatically reduced through this bet.

Those who are still suffering from crazy monsters may not agree.

‘Of course, this is only possible if there is someone who can detect the attack in advance.’

Otherwise, it would just be a one-sided blow.

And the ‘raid’ mentioned here did not simply mean a large-scale airstrike.

“…I found it.”

Glatan City, the central city of the Glatan Viscounty of the Kingdom of Lesk.

Se-Ah Lee, who was quietly closing her eyes in an alley a little away from the main street where many people came and went, said a short word and her eyes flashed.

“Where is it?”

“I’ll link it.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the minds of the group connected and specific coordinates began to appear in their minds.

“…Three places?”

“First of all, that’s the place I found. “I think one is the clock tower in the square over there, but I’ll have to go see the other two to find out.”

The type of attack this time was an indiscriminate terrorist attack carried out by carrying out a large-scale ritual using magic tools smuggled into the city.

As has happened several times until now, the types also varied depending on the inclinations of the attackers.

From the explosive type that physically blows up the surroundings, to the polluting type that spreads deadly energy to humans, and even the sacrificial type that sacrifices all living creatures in the area.

In addition, this type had all kinds of unusual forms.

“However, the ritual has not yet begun, so we have not been able to pinpoint its type. “For now, I’m just picking out places where the flow of magic power is suspicious.”

“Good. “I just hope you don’t know from now on.”

“Heung! So should we move right away? Let’s destroy it before the ritual begins! Since there are three places, the three of us can split up! “Miss, stay here just in case!”

“…….”

Geos, who was quietly standing next to Harley’s words, tightly gripped the spear.

Before the battle with the Immortal King’s subordinates… the ‘enemies’, he kept shaking his body as if he was going to jump out at any moment, his eyes twinkling with death as usual.

“Please wait a moment. “Let’s first make sure.”

But Heinrich stopped them and shook his head.

If something happened right away, you couldn’t just come to someone else’s territory and cause trouble without contacting anyone.

He turned his gaze to the side and looked back at the man who was wiping his cold sweat with a handkerchief.

The driver sent by the territory through a communication sent in advance was the person in charge of security in this city.

“…It’s definitely not the place where our territory’s facilities are located. It all had to be just an ordinary place…”

The driver, who had received the coordinates through Isea, took out the map from his pocket, looked at it, and closed his eyes tightly with a sigh.

Although the warrior party came to visit and discovered the problem in advance, the current situation itself was not particularly good news for him.

Even if this incident ended well, it was clear that the city’s defenses had been breached, so he could not avoid responsibility in the future.

‘Whew—I’m glad I found it now, though. What if a real catastrophe had occurred?’

It may vary depending on the extent of the damage, but the punishment for him probably did not end at the level of mere disciplinary action.

I definitely had to consider myself lucky this time.

“ah! We will support our security forces. “If you want to deal with it reliably, the more troops you have, the better.”

“No, when a lot of troops move, they will notice something is wrong. “If that happens, there’s no telling what they’ll do in their final struggle.”

“Then…?”

Heinrich smiled softly at the knight who looked at him uneasily and continued speaking in a serious voice.

“Hmm, but it would be a good idea to be prepared just in case. “Can I ask you to position only a small number of elite troops around the target point and have the remaining troops guide nearby residents to evacuate in the event of an incident?”

“ah! That’s no problem. But what if you say an incident occurred…?”

The knight looked at the saint in front of him carefully, his words trailing off due to some unexplainable anxiety.

The smile on his lips was just as benevolent as before, but somehow it felt more creepy than before.

“of course-.”

Heinrich opened his mouth like that before he could even finish his sentence.

“Kahahaha! “We will attack them and destroy them all!”

The person who continued the conversation was Harley, who burst into bloody laughter and grabbed the handle of the battle ax hanging on her back.

“…Hmm.”

Plus, there’s Geos Kalkin, who holds a long spear and lets out an eerie smile.

Gulp—

The knight swallowed without realizing it and took a step back.

As expected from members of a death squad, I thought it was strange… no, unusual.

“What is it? “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

When Se-ah Lee frowned at his gaze, which had unknowingly turned to the side, the driver quickly turned his head again and wiped off the cold sweat.

This little girl who was with them didn’t look ordinary either.

***

Since we already knew where they were hiding, it wasn’t difficult to organize them.

Skaak—!

Heinrich’s lightsaber always cut down enemies with ease.

“Khaha! Come on, you guys!”

Harley tore apart her enemies with excitement as usual.

“Search!”

Geos, who turned his eyes to face the warlock, burst into anger and punched holes in their bodies.

It is Se-Ah Lee’s responsibility to provide rear support to identify any abnormal situations that may arise.

As if they couldn’t suffer in vain like this, they used every means possible, from magic circle explosions to suicide attacks… but

for the party who had already become accustomed to the methods through repeated battles for several months, it was just a meaningless struggle. .

“For some reason, this time it was easier than before. “I must say that it feels a little inadequate, perhaps because we started preparing in a hurry.”

When the incident was finally concluded without any major damage and the party gathered together again, Ise-ah tilted her head with a suspicious expression.

“Haha! Well, it’s a good thing that I managed to stop it without any major damage! “This time, didn’t we come in before they could even finish preparing?”

“Hmm, that could be possible. “Well, there are times like this.”

“Haha, thank you all for your hard work! I was really nervous just watching from the side, but as expected, you guys are amazing!”

While the other party members were chatting noisily.

“Saint.”

As soon as the battle was over, Geos, who had returned to his gloomy expression and was contemplating something, quietly approached Heinrich.

And what he said next:

It was a word that Heinrich couldn’t help but wish for.