Chapter 433 - Episode Seventy-Nine - Old Spirits (1)
I took Mea with me and used teleportation magic to escape the old temple.
The destination is, of course, the wooden dragon Quetzalcoatl.
With this, Count Julem’s group lost an important pawn in their fight against Kudor.
The soul of Moebius is in my hands.
Later, I can try to defeat them individually while running away from Count Julem, or I can use the soul of Moebius as a shield and forcefully bargain with Kudor to protect me.
…… Although, that’s only if Count Julem and the others are willing to let me go.
“A-Abel, where, where is this place? What is ……?”
Mea looked around in trepidation.
I set her down on the floor, wobbling.
“Shame was black. I’m sorry, I screwed up and put Mea in danger. But this should be the end of it for now. At least they don’t have any reason or room to mess with Mea anymore …… I’d appreciate it if they’d just give up on me too once and for all.”
“By, by the way, Mea wa put to sleep by Shame-san with her magic …… B-But it’s not Abel’s fault, you know! Mea wasn’t aware of it at all …… And more importantly, Mea’s caused trouble to Abel again…”
Mea faces down.
“I told you I’m only doing this because I want to be with Mea. Besides, he’s just a worthless spirit who can only run away from Kudor. I was easy, you know.”
As I said this, I stretched out my arms, trying to keep my movements as natural as possible.
…… My arms were sore from holding Mea in my arms.
This is going to be a problem the next day.
I’ve been moving around a lot lately, so my body should be in pretty good shape.
“A-Are you okay, Abel? Are you hiding any major injuries?”
“Yea-, yeah, no problem at all.”
I stretched and pretended like nothing was wrong.
I don’t want to be caught with sore muscles in this place.
…… When this incident is over, I will start doing some serious muscle training.
No, I may find a way to successfully develop your muscles through the application of magic to enhance your physical abilities.
I’ll do some research.
“So, what are you doing?”
When I looked forward …… I saw Olviga being subdued by four Ortems.
Olviga was crawling on the floor, struggling.
When I asked him about it, he slapped the ground as if he was really upset.
“It’s a malfunction! I didn’t do anything, but this Ortem started working on its own. Marren, can’t you hurry up and get rid of these things. If you try to humiliate me any further, the 10,000 High Elves who worship me will not stand for it!”
He was desperate for an excuse, but there was no doubt in his mind that he had been knocked down by the monitoring totem when he tried to play with the wooden dragon……
I’ve warned him that if he does anything strange, the Ortems will start moving, but what the hell is he doing?
And how can you be so grand in this situation?
Count Julem, who seems to be the pinnacle of the spirit world, is in conflict with the world’s most powerful artificial spirit weapon, Kudor.
I’m not afraid even if the High Elves join now.
Rather, their bottom line has already been reached.
“…… Well, that’s fine. It’s not like I want to do anything about you either. Now that I’ve finished my business, I’ll take you back to the castle”.
I dismissed the Ortem.
I was thinking that I could put the Ortem on top of him and keep him quiet, but I don’t want to agitate him unnecessarily.
Olviga is stupid and arrogant, but he knows when to back off.
I’m sure he won’t do anything unnecessary.
“R, really! Hurry, hurry up! I want to go to the royal castle, have a beautiful woman sleep with me, and forget everything that happened today!”
“A-Abel …… W-What is this strange person?”
Mea asks fearfully.
“…… He’s harmless, so just leave him alone. His words and deeds are a bit strange, but it seems to be a local disease in the sky country Alfheim. He’s an important guy, so if you treat him too roughly, we might get in trouble later on.”
It may be too late for that.
“I, I see ……?”
Mea says unconvincingly.
“The girl there, the one who was carried by the spirit. Hmm, her body is not to my liking, but her face is quite good. I have no choice but to compromise and allow her to sleep with me. Hey Marren, make sure you carry her back while I sleep.”
I waved my wand.
An Ortem leapt from the side and blew Olviga’s body away.
“…… Weren’t that guy an important person??”
“On second thought, it might be better to get rid of him so he doesn’t tail up.”
Olviga quickly sat upright and bowed his head.
“N-No. It’s not that I’m getting carried away, it’s just that you seemed warmer than I thought you would be and you seemed to be in a good mood, so I thought a little selfishness is okay …… F-Forgive me, it’s just that my personality and my love for women are like my sickness. If you think about it, don’t you start to feel sorry for me?”
Olviga pleads with me in a voice that invites pity.
T-This thing is hard to deal with ……!
“…… I understand already, so just stay in a corner and shut up.”
“Oh …… thank you for your generosity, Marren ……! When I get back to the castle, I’ll forget about Silfheim, the old god who put me through so much trouble, and I’ll worship your statue for a thousand years ……!”
You’re really hard to deal with, so please shut up.
I can already imagine that this will give them a little time to take a look at you again and take advantage of you.
…… I think that the Silfheim that Olviga is talking about is simply Count Julem’s deception to get the High Elves involved, but well, it doesn’t matter to me.
I don’t know how such a person has managed to maintain his popularity for 10,000 years.
What is going on in the High Elves’ country?
Just then, with a roar, the old temple began to collapse in earnest.
The old temple began to cave in from the center and begin to peel away.
The debris fell through the branches of the magical tree Alberut.
I watched as the old temple collapsed.
It took a surprisingly long time for the temple to completely collapse.
“…… Did you destroy something again, Abel?”
“That wasn’t that much my fault.”
Olviga was looking at the temple with dead eyes, looking like he wanted to say something, but when I looked at him, he sagged.
I was secretly surprised that Olviga had the sense of values to respect the cultural heritage of the High Elves.
It was a big temple, but Olviga would live for another ten thousand years or so, so why not try to rebuild it?
“…… Are you finished with your preparation, Shame?”
I turned, wand at the ready.
Shame, James, and Count Julem were standing side by side on top of the wooden dragon.
A green sphere about three meters in diameter floated in the air, blending in with the three of them.
It was a Sim that had been retrieved by Shame.