My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness Chapter 59

#59

Unexpected Luck (3)

“This is….”

Lafori began in a trembling voice and then closed his mouth.

Everyone looked at it on the altar with stern expressions.

An ominous aura creeping out despite the multiple layers of seals.

The expressions of those who saw it naturally frowned at the terrible aura of death.

‘Is this more than I thought?’

I thought I had gotten used to it after absorbing the two fragments, but it was more than I expected.

The first fragment had severe defects in the oath of Yeokcheon and was absorbing information from the surrounding area.

The second fragment was a tightly cohesive piece from the Brokoslak Clan…

‘It doesn’t seem to have any flaws.’

Moreover, its size was as large as the previous two fragments combined.

Of course, I didn’t think it would have been divided into thirds exactly, but I never thought it would make such a difference.

“…Then let’s begin. “Please wait a moment.”

Lafori sighed lightly and closed his eyes on the spot to concentrate, and natural power flowed out of his body.

And it slowly made its way towards the altar and came into contact with the energy of death that came out of the seal.

Pajik—

The energy started to become polluted in an instant.

He hurriedly disconnected the connection and wiped away a cold sweat.

“Wow, it’s definitely different than I thought. “I don’t know how long it would have taken if I had started the search simply thinking it was a concentration of dark magic.”

And then, as if trying not to forget it and engrave it in my memory, I stood there and stared at the energy flowing from the fragment.

While waiting for him to finish his work, the rest of the party just watched quietly…

“Lord Heinrich.”

The saint came and spoke to me.

“How does it feel to see that in person?”

Unlike usual, his eyes were glaring at the fragments with a cold and determined expression, so much so that I couldn’t even remember the sloppiness he had shown so far.

“What can I say… it’s just amazing. “I think it would be natural for a being to embrace something like that and it would become a disaster for the continent.”

“It’s not about embracing it. “You get eaten.”

The saint firmly corrected his words.

“That thing that should have been at the bottom of the dimension a thousand years ago suddenly appeared on the continent for some reason.”

It was a more intimate story about the ‘Heart of the Immortal King’.

The trash can of the Outerica dimension had to exist in an abyss where all kinds of negative waste had accumulated in one place.

“It was probably the work of a warlock who sought greater power. If I were to open the abyss and summon that thing, I would have been at the highest level on the continent at the time…”

“Once the desire for power is lost, there is no end to it.”

The saintess sighed and nodded.

“It was an item that already existed on the continent, so it was best to seal it like this. “It’s impossible to open the abyss again just to send it back.”

No being can fully accept that power or handle it properly.

That’s because it was part of the concept of ‘death’ that had been stagnant and condensed for a long time at the bottom of the dimension.

‘When I think about it that way, “Mind Herb” seems amazing.’

Of course, it was due to its activation structure rather than the skill’s strength.

Problems such as the fact that it takes a lot of effort to build a facility that properly seals off radiation, but managing the entrance to that place requires less effort.

‘Mind Herb’ is activated all the time just by blocking the radiation leaking out, but that’s enough to handle.’

Undead are immune to mental attacks, so unless they were directly attacked in the mental world like last time, there was no particular danger.

“Honestly, I don’t know why I brought Sir Heinrich here to say this, but I guess this is also the Lord’s will. “I’m sure it will come in handy later.”

After speaking, the saint turned her gaze towards Laforie again.

And Heinrich glanced at the ceiling in a more subtle mood.

‘It’s good that the Lord is helping me…’

I couldn’t help but feel like I was wasting my time.

It’s good because it’s a win-win, but something feels…

“…Whew, that’s enough.”

At that time, Laforie took a deep breath and turned around.

It seemed that the task of imprinting energy had been completed successfully.

“Then let’s leave now.”

Following the saint’s words, the Heresy Inquisitor took the lead again and followed the procedures in reverse order.

The moment everyone came outside without any major problems other than Laforie being a little tired…

“Okay then.”

A voice heard as soon as you leave the area of Bonginji.

I turned my head in the direction I heard the sound, but the Heretic Questioner who was there had already disappeared.

‘It’s not normal after all.’

I couldn’t figure it out for sure, but at least it would be Paladin level.

He will be the person you need to be most wary of when dealing with him in the future.

“It looks like Laforie is overworking himself today, so it would be better to take a break and talk again tomorrow.”

The words of Archbishop Latius, who had been observing quietly the entire time, immediately made the audience sit up.

And after Heinrich guided Laforie to the VIP accommodation, he headed straight to the training ground.

‘done.’

Thinking back to the things that happened inside Bonginji.

‘All conditions have been met.’

Unexpected luck.

Now all that was left was to choose a date.

***

[Tsk tsk tsk… finally.]

The moment I’ve been waiting for has arrived.

In addition, I was able to obtain information that would be helpful for the research I had been working on so far.

It’s about finding a way to avoid the saint’s pursuit.

‘What the saintess is pursuing is, after all, the ‘fragment of the Immortal King.’ Then, if you can just hide it, the problem can be solved.’

The basic idea was to insert fragments into subspace and receive power while maintaining the connection to black magic.

A rather plausible plan that was created by combining subordinate subspace research that I had not been able to do due to lack of time and the “Immortality” skill that I could not properly use.

But the experiment was shaky from the beginning.

For some reason, I couldn’t place the fragments into subspace in any way.

At first, I was conducting research on it because I thought it was because it contained so much energy…

but this time, I was able to find out the reason through the saint.

‘About the origin of the fragments. For some reason, I never entered subspace during this time.’

An object lifted from the abyss of dimension and manifested in the world.

It was obvious that it could not be moved to another dimension using normal methods.

‘What if we use beings who are free from the laws of the world?’

okay.

Like an awakened person from another world.

‘Just like Hans was able to freely cross dimensions with the fragment.’

Hans was a very unique being.

Despite being undead, he is connected to the main body due to the characteristics of the “Avatar” and is recognized as an awakened person.

[Khaha! Ultimately, this problem can be solved by using this body!]

Rather than using the other side of the dimension, there has already been some success in creating a subspace subordinate to the individual.

Jijijik—

The space was torn apart and Hans’ empty hand disappeared into thin air and came out again.

A skull staff that wasn’t there before was held in his hand.

‘The space is not yet a satisfactory size, but it will gradually improve.’

So wouldn’t it be a solution if we could make this dependent subspace identify with Hans himself?

[Some coordination is needed. By setting the coordinates of the dependent subspace to overlap with this body and dispersing the boundary…]

Since the steps have already been taken, it won’t take much time.

After that, all that remains is to extract the source through “immortality”, place it in the dependent subspace, and maintain the connection.

Since the dark magic passage is connected, it may not be completely hidden, but the shortcomings can be blocked by building a concealment field on the body like now.

Even if it were just that much, there would be no problem walking around the continent.

‘Yes, once this research is completed, you will be able to operate freely even after obtaining the last fragment.’

Now that Heinrich had entered the corner where the fragment was sealed, it was as if it was now in Hans’ hands.

‘But I can’t go right now. ‘I’m not ready yet.’

When I personally checked, the size of the last fragment was similar to the combined size of the two pieces Hans had absorbed so far.

It means that it contains such strong energy.

There was no way I could hide the energy immediately after absorbing something like that.

It will take a considerable amount of time to resolve it…

‘But there is no way the church will wait for that.’

It would take quite some time to break the seal, which was quite formidable, and absorbing the fragments would also take quite a long time.

As soon as you get the fragment, you should probably cancel the summoning and run away.

The problem started from then on.

‘If you unleash that much black magic without being able to control it, your location will be immediately revealed to the guardians and the pursuit will begin.’

It had been hidden well so far, but there was no way that would be possible after absorbing a fragment the same size as the one it had right now.

‘I can’t help but keep calling it out. Even if the main body moves far away from home and separates immediately after being summoned, I don’t know what means of tracking it will continue.’

Isn’t it already right after the conflict with Beoncheonhoe started?

Even if my contact with Hans was discovered, I wouldn’t be immediately suspected, but I was reluctant to take on such a risk now.

[Hehehehe—that’s it! This could be possible! Kahaha!]

Moreover, there is no need to take such risks anymore.

After this experiment is over, you will be able to properly hide the energy of the fragments.

***

“Lapori. “Are you feeling okay now?”

“Yeah, it wasn’t that big of a problem. “I was just tired for a moment.”

The day after I checked the fragments of the Immortal King.

They sat down again and discussed the future.

About how to track down the Immortal King.

“First of all, my companions from the Elven Kingdom found a forest nearby that was suitable for a ritual. “We are making advance preparations there.”

“Yes, I heard about that. We also provided necessary materials. So when can the search begin?”

“Hmm…”

In response to Archbishop Latius’ question, Lafori calculated something for a moment, then looked at them and answered seriously.

“Preliminary preparations will be completed within two days, so the actual ceremony can begin within three days.”

The members of the church nodded and agreed.

They had been continuing their search, but had not had any results, so they had high hopes for this incident.

“Then we need to decide in advance which area to search first.”

It takes up to a month to check all the forests on the continent, but if you’re lucky, you can find them much faster.

Sigh,

the continental evangelism unfolded on a large table.

A map prepared for this operation, with numbers for areas with many trees.

“Then let’s start with the most likely places. “Is the part with the larger number judged to have a higher probability?”

The saint asked a question to the man in black priestly clothing who was present.

He was the Heresy Interrogator in charge of information who attended for this operation.

“That’s right. “We calculated the probability based on the progress of the search operation so far and the guy’s previous actions.”

A gloomy voice flowing from between the hood and black mask.

‘This is the first time I’ve heard the Heretic Questioner speak properly.’

The Heresy Inquisitor who guided the seal was all he said in short answers.

In fact, the saintess herself asked a question, which probably means that she considers this matter to be important.

Heinrich, who was standing behind the saint, glanced at the map.

Because he was also a person who was very interested in this search operation.

‘Let’s see, the forest of monsters… huh?’

The highest probability of

〈28%〉 was around 50%, but even taking that into account, the number was lower than other regions.

Even though it was the area where the descendants of the Immortal King were first discovered.

‘It’s lower than I thought. After all, the extensive search before was probably the cause, right?’

Since it was the place where Hans’ trail first began, Thalia’s immortal king subjugation team had a history of thoroughly investigating the area.

Perhaps that result is reflected in the numbers.

“Hmm, then let’s prioritize this area…”

“Let’s look here first…”

Those attending the meeting were busy discussing and deciding on the order based on the numbers.

‘It looks like the Forest of Monsters will be pushed to a fairly low priority. At this rate, we can finish the research before the search begins.’

I was thinking of changing my course of action depending on when the search would start, but the results didn’t seem too bad.

No, actually it was very good.

If all goes according to plan, it couldn’t be better than this.