Retired Hero Wants To Sleep

Mission No.2 Tower of Seal (11)

Marcus’ face darkened suddenly. Balt tilted his head as if he didn’t know what that matter was, and Marcus continued to speak as if he was complaining.

“I’ll be thrilled. Even the early models are trembling. Dvahur?”

“… Is it that dangerous?”

“I don’t know.”

“Hey, what are you shaking about without knowing?”

“I didn’t get hurt, so I don’t know. Dvahur is that Zwerg, right? The Zwerg with his left arm cut off?”

“Just say dwarf. Do I really need to use gore…”

“Right!”

“… Did he have his arm cut off?”

Ewald recalled his memories of the past and recalled the dwarf without his left arm running amok all the way. He is a dwarf who can’t be forgotten because he ate it all in about a minute while running away from curses for the rest of his life.

“Looks like it was cut. I don’t remember ever mixing it up.”

He only listened to swearing, so I’m pretty sure he never had a conversation.

And Marcus muttered with his darkened face.

“Do you know what you stole?”

“I didn’t steal it, I rented it permanently, it’s just Schheim, Schheim.”

“A single knighthood was almost destroyed by scrapping one of the early models. If it’s zero, it’s dangerous. No, it’s not on the level! Where the hell did you get that from?”

“I picked it up…”

“Shut up!”

“… Don’t ask.”

Behind Ewald’s grumbling, Marcus let out a deep sigh.

“So you’re saying you’re going to take Schheim all the way to Zendwig Toum under the pseudonym of investigating the demon lord? It’s not just Schheim, it’s Schheim Youngsik?”

“Either the zeros or early models are Schheim, well.”

Tool tool tool tool tool.

“… You man with no sense of reality.”

Marcus continued his speech, keeping his ferocious face.

“The Zero model is the first among the Shuheim made by the Dwarves! You know how they make their first piece! I mean, I didn’t think about adjusting the output and hit everything unconditionally!”

“Oh, I don’t know. I stole one because I had the same one. The one is…”

The one is…

“I broke it when it came out.”

“… Still, it broke well.”

“You say things that the Dwarves would go crazy over without hesitation, you.”

“So let’s break yours too.”

“Break something? Why do you keep doing this?”

As if tired of explaining, Marcus shook his head and started explaining.

“If it gets into someone else’s hands, it will really split the continent. Why don’t you think about it again, Ewald?”

“… I’m not going to split things like continents?”

“Who split you up? That’s what happens when it ends up in the hands of the bad guys.”

“Noisy. That’s not going to happen, and if someone steals it, I can’t handle it.”

Marcus’ brow furrowed.

“… What does that mean?”

“No one can move except me. I ripped it all apart.”

“Someone else can’t move?”

“If you want to ignore all the seals and just ignorantly drive it with accumulated magical power, it would be possible with a dragon. Or maybe Belzedeus? Tell me not to dream otherwise And if the wavelength doesn’t match, it’s remodeled to stop. Is there anyone on the continent right now who can operate the same mana as my wavelength with magic power like me?”

“No… I guess?”

“If you just push it with mana and activate it, it needs about 15 times the mana consumption for normal operation, so it should be about the size of a dragon. But think about it. Would that be possible? If I’m going to move only with mana without removing the device, I can’t move with magic right now.”

“Can you take responsibility for that?”

“Of course not, man. Don’t you think I didn’t put on a safety device? And in the first place, if I had enough magic power to move it alone, I would split the continent. Do you think dragons can’t do it, or do you think a Belzedeus class can’t do it? They split the continent without it.”

Of course, that safety device wasn’t for the peace, security, and prosperity of the continent, but it was simply for preventing theft.

A safety device is a safety device.

“… Really?”

“… Trust me.”

Ewald sighed.

Marcus quickly started counting.

Schheim is obviously a dangerous thing.

With the second-generation Schheim, which is the weakest and can be called a mass-production type, several cities have been wiped out, but it would take less than a month to occupy a country if it was a zero-type model, not an early model.

However, according to Ewald’s explanation, he had thoroughly put in a safety device. Is there a human on the entire continent who has 15 times the accumulated magical power of Ewald?

Impossible. Even if you search all the history of the continent, you will not find it. Although his personality is broken, Ebalt is at least a magician with that much skill.

“At last.”

“Hmm?”

“I’m just saying that humans can’t ride.”

Ewald was sarcastic with a face of course.

“Even elves can’t ride. There is no reason to ride a dragon in the first place. Even if the demon king doesn’t have it, he will work hard to conquer the world. And I don’t bother doing world domination. You know my personality, right?”

You know well If it’s not an adventure, it’s because it’s too annoying to go out drinking.

“So don’t worry.”

Was it all because of that matter? Let’s sell our worries. Ewald smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“So you’re saying you’re going to bring it anyway, sir.”

“… What have you heard yet?”

I am not a person who can be told to dry.

And Marcus also had a conspiracy. Rather, if that dangerous item is in Ebalt’s hand, it is no different from sealing it. Ewald is not a person who will have it stolen, nor is he the type to leave it alone.

What if you add a few safeguards to Shuheim and place it under the command of the Imperial Army?

Thinking that far, Marcus nodded his head.

“Go.”

“… If you’re going to send it, send it quickly.”

“Shouldn’t you listen to everything? And I know I’m grateful just for sending it.”

“Trust your friend. Have I ever hurt you?”

Marcus’ eyes widened.

“Can you list them?”

“… Sorry.”

“You should go quickly. Make sure to write down the report.”

You’re going now Ewald didn’t want to be caught any more, so he stood up straight away.

* * *

“… If I had started earlier, I would have arrived right away.”

After twists and turns, Ewald’s party left the imperial palace and eventually reached the vicinity of the lake.

“Is it surprisingly close?”

It was. Poncetanz Lake was quite close to the imperial palace. On a very clear day, even from the imperial palace, you could see a glimpse of the horizon.

Around lunchtime, the group arrived at a low hill overlooking the lake.

If you jump down, it will take less than a minute.

The thawing season was still far away, so when Bald looked down at the frozen lake, he looked at the darkened sky, as if his snowflakes would be sprinkled at any moment.

“I’m in a bad mood.”

“Iknow, right. The atmosphere is not good.”

“So.”

So?

The party’s gaze focused on Ewald, and Ewald opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“Let’s take a short break here and then go straight to Zendwig Tuam.”

Adele opened her mouth in a disturbing voice.

“… Why did you ask to come to the lake?”

“Because Marcus was listening.”

“… Didn’t you come after receiving a report that the demon king was appearing?”

“There is no demon king. There are no demons or other monsters.”

The party was taken aback by the very confident tone, but Ewald opened his mouth as if it were natural.

“I finished my investigation last night.”

“Eh? You said you investigated this all in one day by yourself?”

“It doesn’t take long. You can just turn around, what? Go round and round.”

Ewald, who casually said that he had looked around Lake Vonstanz, which was 5 kilometers wide and roughly 30 kilometers in circumference, by himself, and even overnight, and even finished judging the dangers of the demon king and all, Ewald collapsed into his seat.

In the first place, Ewald had no intention of wasting time at Lake Vonstanz.

Right now, Ewald’s mind was filled with Zendwig Thum and Schheim hidden beneath it.

Usbel, who came running to Ewald with a basket of food, opened the basket with the momentum of spreading a mat.

“Wow, wow! Also, the owner is not crazy. It was really crazy to see that they made a fuss at dawn to go to Zendwig. The taste is gone.”

“… Sudden!”

hehehe,hehehe.”

Usubel is so cute that he says he’s crazy.

“What do you want to eat? What do you want to eat? Sandwiches, pancakes and chicken dishes. Everything is there. I have everything. I couldn’t cook the monster because I didn’t have the ingredients, but this should be enough.”

Ewald’s expression was rather stern, but he thought that there was no need to scold him as he was watching Usbel hop around.

‘Am I too soft? No matter how this is, he’s the demon king.’

But if it’s a demon king like that, it won’t matter.

He’s weak and he’s just a kid.

“Hey, Mister, is that little boy a demon king?”

Spear asked, putting the sandwich rationed by Usbel in her mouth.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like a demon king.

“Can’t you see?”

“I don’t know?”

“… Did you get your ordination as a priest through gambling?”

“What does the distinction between the priest and the demon king have to do with it?”

It would be more convenient to ask what the wizard and mana have to do with it. Are you completely unaware of the demon lord’s energy? As a priest?

Let’s not talk

But Shupea doesn’t seem to have such a mind.

“Have you ever met your grandfather?”

Patrick Geresbeck?

Ewald nodded his head.

“About 30 years ago.”

“What is identity? No matter how you look at it, twenty-five? I can only see that much.”

“The story is long.”

“Mister, are you older than your mother? Are there more than the High Priestess?”

“… If it’s normal, I’ll be fifty-five this year.”

“Old man.”

Didn’t the old Patrick Geresbeck look at him like this? Ewald looked at Speaa with an absurd face. However, Elif intervened in the conversation between the two.

“Your grandmother is old too.”

“Grandma?”

“Usbel. I heard she is over fifty years old?”

“… Why are there so many old friends at the party?”

“At least we’re cutting the average age a lot.”

“… Throw them all into the lake.”

Shupea responded with an unflinching face.

“What did you eat and not grow old? That’s interesting? Is it just pickled in salt or something?”

Oh, so many words Ewald frowned slightly. Ewald, who had quickly turned into salted seafood, chewed the sandwich roughly.

“Noisy. I’m going to rest for a while, so take a rest with all your heart.”

“Ah, don’t worry because I’m resting well.”

… Hi go.

“But why go to the tower?”

“I left something behind.”

“There is a barrier in the tower. How are you going to break through that?”

“That’s why I brought you.”

In an instant, Shupea’s eyebrows shrunk.

“Me?”

“Yes, you.”

At Balt’s words, Shupea shut his mouth for a moment. Shupea, who had a very ambiguous expression on her face, opened her mouth slightly and repeated several times to make a sound like ‘ha’.

A self-deprecating smile flowed across Shupea’s face.

“Uncle, did you bring me here to break through that barrier?”

“I just need a little help.”

“It’s crazy?”

“Is there any problem? I’ll see the closing ceremony and judge it anyway.”

“No, not that…”

Shupea stopped his feet. Ewald stopped involuntarily at Speah’s sudden action, but he had to wonder at the embarrassment on her face.

“Driving me crazy.”

“Why?”

“Did you not hear anything?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t you hear what the high priest said?”

As Balt started to get nervous, he swallowed a piece of sandwich in his mouth and narrowed his brows.

“… What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t your mother say anything?”

“… So what are you talking about?”

“Damn.”

Unstable. Ewald furrowed his eyebrows, and Shupea opened his mouth quickly with a self-deprecating smile.

“… I can’t use divine power.”

A bolt of lightning fell on Ewald’s head.