The Academy’s Weapon Replicator Chapter 568

Episode 568

150 Mistiltein (11)

When Frondia arrived at Olympus,

Changes also occurred in the empire.

“Ugh!”

The Imperial Palace, where all the zodiacs gather.

Suddenly the zodiacs started screaming with expressions of pain.

“What, what, what’s going on?”

Elicia, who was going back and forth between the palace and the underworld to organize the progress, looked around in surprise.

Meanwhile, Fili sharpens his eyes and immediately checks Osprey.

“….”

Osprey nodded.

It means being healthy.

then,

“It’s a blizzard.”

Aten, who was next to Phili, said.

“Since these are the zodiacs who have decided to abandon God, if you try to possess them, there is bound to be a backlash.”

The palace was in a state of commotion. It wasn’t just a feeling, but the auras of each zodiac filled the palace, pushing each other away.

Pressure that even ordinary people can clearly feel.

“Osprit!”

Fili shouted, and the great wizard had already completed his ritual.

Space magic

Chain of Cold

Chorus!

When Osprey reached out, all of the Zodiacs had their arms and bodies bound in black chains.

Contrary to its name, these chains are not particularly cold. However, these chains are something you can see but cannot touch, so the more you try to break them, the more they end up holding you back.

To others, it looks like you’re holding yourself in the cold.

“Ugh, ugh…!”

Of course, the Zodiac has no intention of breaking free of the chains right now. It’s hard enough to resist the possession. Rather, it’s reassuring to think that Osprey will catch them if they fail.

“Osprit, can that chain really hold the entire Zodiac?”

When Phil asked, Osprey answered willingly.

“It might be difficult.”

“….”

“This is only a consolation. It’s impossible for me to tie down all the zodiacs by myself. But I guess we can hope that they won’t all have their bodies taken away at the same time.”

Can the Zodiac resist the possession of the gods? Will it eventually be taken away?

I don’t know.

But even if they are taken away, the chances of them being taken away at the same time are slim.

In that case, Osprey can concentrate his power on the side whose body was taken away. This chain is for that time.

“Osprit!”

Then someone shouted.

It was the lead.

Unlike the other zodiacs, Reedwi seemed to have some free time. Although he was struggling to resist the ice, he was still able to talk to Osprey.

“Tying them up isn’t enough!”

“then?”

“Attack the Zodiac!”

Osprey’s eyes widened at those words.

“Are you serious?”

“Yeah! It’s the most effective thing I’ve ever done!”

“…Are you saying that you harmed yourself?”

“Don’t make me say the same thing again!”

What Reedwi means is that he himself eventually freed himself from the possession of God.

Osprey hesitates. No matter what, attacking a comrade is not an easy thing to do.

“It’s so frustrating, really!”

Phagec!

Reedwi raised one hand. A blue stem stretched out like a spark.

Phage, phage, phage!

Then he poured sparks on his arm.

“…Phew, okay, did you see that?”

“….”

Others looked at Reedwi in silence.

Surprisingly, the lead has changed steadily. This is evidence that the ice has receded.

“Resisting the possession is a battle between souls. Humans are not able to become aware of their own souls. In order to resist, they must be awakened by force.”

“…By hurting yourself, you awaken your soul?”

“Yes. When the consciousness of survival raises its head, it faintly notices the soul.”

Reedwi clenched and unclenched his fist. It was still trembling faintly, as if it was numb.

Osprey narrowed his eyes.

The sense of survival must be raised. That means that the damage must be inflicted. A little pain is meaningless.

“Ugh, ugh…!”

There is no time. The other zodiacs are speechless and only groan. They are not in a relaxed situation like Reedwi. Besides, Reedwi himself may not know when he will be possessed again.

“Oh, Freet…!”

Then Zodiac Daisy looked at Osprey. She could barely call Osprey’s name, but her eyes said it all.

Daisy said with her eyes.

—Stop pretending to be nice and do it quickly, you old man.

“…Hmm.”

Osprey’s face became delicate.

“Don’t worry too much.”

Then Aten approached.

“I can treat most injuries.”

“Your Highness.”

Osprey bowed slightly as an example. He asked cautiously.

“If possible, to what extent?”

Aten said to him, putting his hand on his chest with dignity.

“As long as I don’t die, somehow.”

“All right.”

Osprey raised his hand. A spark like Reedwi’s bloomed in his hand.

No, there was a more eerie lightning flash than that.

“….”

Reedwi closed his mouth at the sight.

Before he could say anything, Osprey had already reached out his hand.

What Reedwee was trying to say was simple.

‘Isn’t that a bit excessive?’

Pah, pah, pah, pah!

* * *

This situation is not limited to the Zodiac.

All who received divine power experienced the same thing.

You couldn’t stop all of it.

Some have already been possessed, others are still fighting, or have been subdued or knocked out by their comrades.

But among them, there were people who were in very different situations.

“Pierrot…..”

Agoris, inside Frondier’s room.

Everyone inside was watching Pierlot. Even Atlas’ friends, such as Gregory, Arald, and Basileo.

At first, Pierlot suddenly screamed like the Zodiac in the palace.

One thing he knew instinctively was what he had to do.

But that behavior was a bit excessive.

He pulled out his own sword and tried to cut himself.

Of course, I didn’t intend to cut it to the point of threatening life, but it was obvious that there would be significant bleeding.

Just before the blade enters his body.

“…This thing, is it asleep?”

Basileo looked closely at Pierlot and asked.

“I guess so.”

Arald nodded in agreement.

Pierlot, kneeling on both knees, his drawn sword falling limply and his body sinking. On the other hand, his shoulders move gently and his breathing is calm.

Gregory, who heard the information from Malia in the palace, immediately learned of Pierlot’s situation. That he had attempted to be possessed by a god.

But this sudden sleep was incomprehensible. No other zodiac had ever done this.

‘Pierrot, what happened?’

Gregory looked at Pierlot with a confused expression. For him, whose head was already on the verge of exploding from exchanging information with the palace, Pierlot’s sudden change was too much to handle.

‘What’s happening, Pierlot?’

Everyone’s worries and anxieties were slowly growing.

“…here.”

Pierlot stands in a dark room.

He looked at his hands. He looked at his palms, then turned them over and looked at the backs of his hands.

“It was a dream.”

Pierlot knew immediately.

Just recently, Pierlot had a strange dream due to the influence of the mana he had absorbed from the Demon World. To him, dreams were a phenomenon that was easier to detect than others.

Of course, the biggest reason for that feeling is,

[…Pierrot von Livanze.]

Because of his god, Hypnos.

Hypnos, the god of sleep. He brought Pierot into this dream.

“Hypnos.”

Pierlot looked at Hypnos with low eyes.

In fact, this was the first time I saw Hypnos in his full form. I had always only heard his voice.

Hypnos was much older than he had thought. Can gods age? The thought crossed his mind, but Hypnos really did look old, as if he was having trouble moving.

“What is it this time, Hypnos?”

Pierlot looked at Hypnos with a face that said he was fed up with it.

When he fought the demons last time, when he faced the swarm of demons like dark clouds, he thought he was completely at odds with Hypnos.

He made many remarks that were hard to believe were directed at a god. It was enough to make Hypnos sick of Pierlot.

“Are you planning to take over my body this time?”

[…That’s right.]

Hypnos answered.

From Pierlot’s perspective, those words were already a declaration of war, so he took a stance.

‘…If I kill this guy in my dream, will I actually die?’

No, that can’t be true.

But it will be enough to resist the ice.

If Hypnos himself entered the dream, it would not have had no effect at all when he was struck.

Whether he can defeat Hypnos is a question for later.

[Pierrot.]

Then Hypnos held out a hand.

[I will possess your body. And then,]

Kook

Pierlot took a stance. Even in his dream, there was a sword at his waist. I don’t know if it was there originally or if it was there because he thought it was there.

[Let’s run away.]

“…Oh, what?”

Pierlot’s posture shifted slightly at the unexpected words.

What are you talking about with such a serious face?

[If I possess you, I will leave this battlefield right away. I will go to a place where no one can find me, and in just a few years, the world will return to how it was.]

Pierlot blinked.

Hypnos’ words were absurd, but judging from his expression, he seemed sincere.

“her.”

Finally, Pierlot relaxed his posture. He scratched his head.

“I’ve always been curious. In the past, I thought that all divine powers were the same as yours. But when I found out, I found out that you were even more powerful than the other gods. You help me so much.”

No god is as devoted as Hypnos.

The relationship between Rudra and Elodie, where the gods themselves appear and converse, is only a form of communication and does not move as much as Hypnos.

Hypnos worked for Pierlot in the past, even going so far as to steal Frondia’s necklace.

Finally, Pierlot brought up the question he had been wanting to ask for a long time.

“What do you want from me?”

[….]

“What on earth do you want that you’re telling me you’ll save me even after coming to this point?”

Of course, Pierlot has no intention of listening to Hypnos.

Hypnos would know too.

Even if Pierlot returns after everything is over, there will be nothing left.

The world after God wins. Pierlot doesn’t care about any of that.

[…Pierrot. For now, just follow my words,]

“You can live?”

[….]

“So what? You don’t really believe that will work right now, do you?”

Pierlot’s unwavering eyes. Hypnos sighed at that. The sigh coming out of the old man’s mouth was withered, as if he was spitting out his short remaining lifespan.

[Pierrot, I have an older brother.]

“…Ah, right. Thanatos. The god who killed Atzi.”

Pierlot’s eyes sank.

Thanatos and Hypsone are twin brothers.

In fact, that alone caused Pierlot’s affection for Hypnos to drop to its lowest point.

It’s easier said than done to say that we’re just brothers and have no relationship. If only they had given me a heads up in advance.

[Thanatos and I are very close to the fate of humanity. That’s our role.]

One side is sleep, one side is death.

Although Thanatos, who deals with death in this way, seems much more powerful, Hypnos’ sleep can produce results that are not much different from death.

Rather, ‘a sleep from which one never wakes up’ is sometimes worse than death.

[That’s why we are one of the few gods who meet the Moirai. That’s why Thanatos was able to target Atzi.]

“What a useless boast. So what do you want me to do?”

[The three goddesses of fate knew this day would come.]

“…On this day.”

[I’m talking about Ragnarok.]

At those words, Pierlot fell silent for a moment.

Yes, that could be possible. Of course, since they are the three goddesses of fate, they could foresee such a big event.

“Whatever that is, Moirai had already prepared for it in advance…”

[Only you.]

“…her?”

[Moirai prophesied. The humans who will survive after Ragnarok.]