- Who are the other factions looking for Temar's tomb?
- Who do you think it is?
- Zipfel.
-Correct answer! But that's not all. The Imperial family of Vermont is also looking for the tomb of the first patriarch of Runcandel. Your movement has been exposed to them once.
A conversation that Jin had with Margiella when Kinzelo came to Runcandel to offer Jin to join them.
It was then that Jin learned for the first time that Vermont was looking for Temar's tomb.
You can’t use the legacy that Solderet left in Temar’s tomb unless you are under the protection of the shadows. Moreover, all of the legacy that has been revealed so far was already arranged by Solderet a thousand years ago.
Therefore, Zipfel must prevent Jin and Runcandel from using the legacy, but in fact, Vermont has no reason to trace Temar's tomb.
At that time, Margiella had let him know that Vermont was tracking Temar's tomb, and that they wanted 'body', not a legacy.
Jin didn't know what they were trying to do with Temar's body. However, after experiencing the Majin in Wantaramo Forest, he inferred that they might be looking for a Majin.
That ominous and terrifying prediction eventually turned out to be true.
“I don't know exactly when Vermont obtained Temar Runcandel’s body. Maybe because it's a far-off point that I can't confirm with my record magic right now, or it could be because the power of Zipfel, who is manipulating the history of Temar Runcandel, is too strong.”
Valeria's prediction was correct.
When she first obtained Majin corpse and used record magic, almost all information was invisible. Because of Zipfel’s manipulation magic, which is erasing the 'History of Temar Runcandel', even the location of the research institute that has nothing to do with Temar was not revealed.
However, the situation has changed thanks to the weakening of Zipfel’s 'power of stories' by Glyek. Records that had not been seen before began to appear from the Majin corpse.
However, the power of the stories did not completely disappear, and it was a thousand years ago that Vermont obtained a 'part' of Temar's body. With Valeria's current abilities, it was impossible to confirm that time.
“…… I think they used only part of his body, not his entire body. If it was whole, Majin would have already been completed, and there would be no reason for Vermont to still be looking for his grave.”
Crunch!
Jin's eyes darkened after hearing this.
‘Crazy bastards…… Maybe they weren’t afraid to take care of the aftermath. Or, did they decide that it would be better to complete the Majin, even if it meant risking what happened when this fact was revealed in Runcandel?'
Either way, it was a bloody affair for Jin.
'Until now, it seems that even Zipfel did not know the information that the imperial family had part of Temar's body, so they must have been sure that they would never be discovered.'
If it wasn't for Valeria, Jin would never have figured it out. The reason Jin able to step on tail of imperial family was because they did not assume the relation between Jin and survivors of the Hister.
“Are you going to attack the imperial family right away?”
Valeria asked in a calm voice, but Jin felt that she was quite concerned about the matter.
It was only a little over a month after the end of the sword emperor war and the Glyek subjugation. The moment Jin informs his clan about the atrocities of the imperial family and strikes the empire, this land will face another disaster.
Valeria was worried about the many ordinary people who would die for no reason. Jin was both happy and sad to see her like that after a long time.
‘Jin Runcandel…… He has a face that seems to be looking into me again.'
While Valeria thought, Jin shook his head.
“No, this is the land that Lord Ron and Hairan fought so hard to protect. I can't turn the empire into a battlefield again right away.”
"Is that so?"
“Besides, it's not appropriate for Runcandel to wage war right now. It is impossible to attack the empire without a justification, so the clan must have to disclose information about Temar to the public, which means that Zipfel will also know, and my clan will have to handle the empire and the Zipfel at the same time.”
Even if he wanted to tear the entire imperial family to death right away, the situation was not going well. Even Dante had little way to help Jin if Runcandel attack the Empire. Because the role of the guardian of emperor of the empire.
“Now is the time for me and my people to monopolize information and prevent the Imperial Family from further blaspheming and humiliating Temar.”
“That’s a good choice.”
“Did you know how to compliment?"
"Sometimes. I was worried inside. I'm afraid you're a fool who shares the information that I have worked hard to find with your clan. If Runcandel knew this, from then on the matter of Temar's body would be under your clan’s jurisdiction, not you, and it would be more difficult for me to look at records of Majin corpses in the future.”
“Aren’t you worried about innocent people dying in the war again?”
Valeria didn't respond and drank the teacup.
“Anyway, a lot has changed because of the end of the King of Chaos. I'm starting to see clues little by little in interpreting not only the Majin corpse, but also the recording devices of the Solderet that you gave me. And it seems that you Runcandels have a little bit of the power of the magic sword again.”
"Yes. The curse that Zipfel placed on Runcandel is fading.”
“The same is true about the curse imposed on my ancestors. Even the history of Hister they erased has changed a little bit.”
Valeria suddenly stood up and bowed her head to Jin.
“I guess I should say thank you.”
Jin barely hid his embarrassment.
"I think it's best to tell Lord Ron, not me."
“Before leaving, I plan to stop by the territory of the Sword Emperor's Castle and do that.”
“You speak as if you are leaving right now.”
“You don't have to be sad because we'll see each other more often than before anyway. There are more things to share with you and more things to help each other with. In the future, I plan to use the Tikan often when I want to escape from Zipfel’s pursuit.”
“I never gave permission, but you have made a good decision.”
At those words, Valeria smiled. In previous life, Jin used to feel good when she smiled like that.
After the sword emperor castle war, there were always Runcandel Guardian Knights near Tikan. Now, even Runcandel cannot stand by and watch what happens to Tikan. Both for Jin and for the clan.
Except for the succession temple, there was no safer place for Valeria than Tikan. In particular, since Zipfel’s pursuit has become more persistent recently, most of her hiding places have been discovered or destroyed.
“If you treat me as an uninvited guest, I'll look elsewhere."
“Come often. Even when there is nothing to do.”
“I’ll try.”
“By the way, I don't think I'll be able to meet you on my side for a while. I'm planning to leave soon when I'm done with a few things that I need to solve."
"Chaos. Is it because of that?”
At Valeria's answer, Jin reflexively covered the back of his right hand.
There is remained a black spot of chaos on the back of his hand from Glyek's abyss. Even after Glyek’s death, traces of the chaos that engulfed Jin had not completely disappeared.
It wasn't that the intense demon heart(心魔) was pressing on Jin's inner side, but he felt a bit demonic from time to time.
And that demonic nature was growing slowly but little by little. If left alone, it might one day become as gigantic as the one he experienced in Glyek’s abyss.
Jin has already met the Holy King Lani. Even she couldn't cure the spots left on Jin’s body, which meant there was no way at the moment.
However, Jin remembered that the battle god’s blood remaining in his body resisted the encroachment of chaos.
'The siblings of Laprarosa, especially sister battle god, might be able to tell me how to do it.'
Jin planned to find a way to stop demonization in Laprarosa.
And it's not just Jin who fell into the encroachment of chaos. The same phenomenon was happening to Rosa and Kelliark, as well as some of the key figures of the two clans who participated in the Glyek’s subjugation.
While Jin is in Laprarosa, they will find a way to stop demonization in outside world.
“There is that, but now is the right time. To train in the land of my siblings. I originally intended to go, but since both clans have weakened and the my clan has started to protect Tikan in earnest, so I can go with a much lighter mind.”
Jin had already shared information about Laprarosa with Valeria.
It was because it seemed that her ability would be needed in future to taken out the siblings from the dead world of Laprasara in human world.
The punishment that Plutonian tribe is experiencing is also in line with Zipfel’s manipulation of history.
“I will also try to find a way to heal your chaos.”
“Thank you for doing that.”
“Don't expect too much. It's really difficult to look through the records of chaos. Oh and. Before you go, show me the item you mentioned earlier.”
The item that Valeria was talking about was an unknown mechanical device that Jin had obtained in the Sota Desert. Jin took out a mechanical device from his pocket and held it out to Valeria. Some of the ship's blueprints are also included.
“Are you asking for ship blueprints? You're pushing me too hard.”
“Is it too much to make a complete copy of the blueprint with record magic?”
“Record magic isn’t omnipotent either. If the blueprint designer is here, and his memory is not intact, so I can help with the restoration. It is impossible to figure out the entirety of a part of the blueprint with record magic alone.”
“Even if your record magic reaches the perfect level?”
“It might be possible for my clan in its prime.”
A blue and transparent mana window floated in front of Valeria. The mana that radiated from her, seeping in and out of machine and blueprints, and carving letters on window.
Valeria's expression did not change while looking at the window where the records of the ship's blueprint were written.
“…… As expected, the blueprints cannot be restored. However, the year of production and the name of the producer are mentioned, in 1775, a person named Tingen Bauer was the center of the production.”
“Tingen Bauer?"
It was the first time Jin heard this name. The names of the other participants also came to window, but they were all magical engineers belonging to Zipfel.
Then Valeria, who was looking at the records of mechanical device, showed a startled look.
“What's wrong?"
“This is the key part of the teleportation device you first saw in the Gaifa Islands. Likewise, Tingen Bauer made it...… Wait, it's not his real name?"
It is not that record magic cannot reveal a person's pseudonym.
But Valeria sensed that a strange repulsive power was preventing Tingen Bauer's real name from being revealed.
It means that history of Tingen Bauer was also manipulated by Zipfel and Tingen Bauer may be a person related to Hister.
Valeria began to concentrate again. For some reason, she felt like its real name would appear if she remove the repulsive force a little.
That intuition wasn't wrong, and after about five minutes Valeria was able to figure out what Tingen Bauer's real name was.
<Producer: Qwaul Ganesto (Tingen Bauer)>
As soon as Jin heard the name, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.
It was because he had seen someone with the surname ‘Ganesto’ on the Solderet’s recording device.
- Who are the other factions looking for Temar's tomb?
- Who do you think it is?
- Zipfel.
-Correct answer! But that's not all. The Imperial family of Vermont is also looking for the tomb of the first patriarch of Runcandel. Your movement has been exposed to them once.
A conversation that Jin had with Margiella when Kinzelo came to Runcandel to offer Jin to join them.
It was then that Jin learned for the first time that Vermont was looking for Temar's tomb.
You can’t use the legacy that Solderet left in Temar’s tomb unless you are under the protection of the shadows. Moreover, all of the legacy that has been revealed so far was already arranged by Solderet a thousand years ago.
Therefore, Zipfel must prevent Jin and Runcandel from using the legacy, but in fact, Vermont has no reason to trace Temar's tomb.
At that time, Margiella had let him know that Vermont was tracking Temar's tomb, and that they wanted 'body', not a legacy.
Jin didn't know what they were trying to do with Temar's body. However, after experiencing the Majin in Wantaramo Forest, he inferred that they might be looking for a Majin.
That ominous and terrifying prediction eventually turned out to be true.
“I don't know exactly when Vermont obtained Temar Runcandel’s body. Maybe because it's a far-off point that I can't confirm with my record magic right now, or it could be because the power of Zipfel, who is manipulating the history of Temar Runcandel, is too strong.”
Valeria's prediction was correct.
When she first obtained Majin corpse and used record magic, almost all information was invisible. Because of Zipfel’s manipulation magic, which is erasing the 'History of Temar Runcandel', even the location of the research institute that has nothing to do with Temar was not revealed.
However, the situation has changed thanks to the weakening of Zipfel’s 'power of stories' by Glyek. Records that had not been seen before began to appear from the Majin corpse.
However, the power of the stories did not completely disappear, and it was a thousand years ago that Vermont obtained a 'part' of Temar's body. With Valeria's current abilities, it was impossible to confirm that time.
“…… I think they used only part of his body, not his entire body. If it was whole, Majin would have already been completed, and there would be no reason for Vermont to still be looking for his grave.”
Crunch!
Jin's eyes darkened after hearing this.
‘Crazy bastards…… Maybe they weren’t afraid to take care of the aftermath. Or, did they decide that it would be better to complete the Majin, even if it meant risking what happened when this fact was revealed in Runcandel?'
Either way, it was a bloody affair for Jin.
'Until now, it seems that even Zipfel did not know the information that the imperial family had part of Temar's body, so they must have been sure that they would never be discovered.'
If it wasn't for Valeria, Jin would never have figured it out. The reason Jin able to step on tail of imperial family was because they did not assume the relation between Jin and survivors of the Hister.
“Are you going to attack the imperial family right away?”
Valeria asked in a calm voice, but Jin felt that she was quite concerned about the matter.
It was only a little over a month after the end of the sword emperor war and the Glyek subjugation. The moment Jin informs his clan about the atrocities of the imperial family and strikes the empire, this land will face another disaster.
Valeria was worried about the many ordinary people who would die for no reason. Jin was both happy and sad to see her like that after a long time.
‘Jin Runcandel…… He has a face that seems to be looking into me again.'
While Valeria thought, Jin shook his head.
“No, this is the land that Lord Ron and Hairan fought so hard to protect. I can't turn the empire into a battlefield again right away.”
"Is that so?"
“Besides, it's not appropriate for Runcandel to wage war right now. It is impossible to attack the empire without a justification, so the clan must have to disclose information about Temar to the public, which means that Zipfel will also know, and my clan will have to handle the empire and the Zipfel at the same time.”
Even if he wanted to tear the entire imperial family to death right away, the situation was not going well. Even Dante had little way to help Jin if Runcandel attack the Empire. Because the role of the guardian of emperor of the empire.
“Now is the time for me and my people to monopolize information and prevent the Imperial Family from further blaspheming and humiliating Temar.”
“That’s a good choice.”
“Did you know how to compliment?"
"Sometimes. I was worried inside. I'm afraid you're a fool who shares the information that I have worked hard to find with your clan. If Runcandel knew this, from then on the matter of Temar's body would be under your clan’s jurisdiction, not you, and it would be more difficult for me to look at records of Majin corpses in the future.”
“Aren’t you worried about innocent people dying in the war again?”
Valeria didn't respond and drank the teacup.
“Anyway, a lot has changed because of the end of the King of Chaos. I'm starting to see clues little by little in interpreting not only the Majin corpse, but also the recording devices of the Solderet that you gave me. And it seems that you Runcandels have a little bit of the power of the magic sword again.”
"Yes. The curse that Zipfel placed on Runcandel is fading.”
“The same is true about the curse imposed on my ancestors. Even the history of Hister they erased has changed a little bit.”
Valeria suddenly stood up and bowed her head to Jin.
“I guess I should say thank you.”
Jin barely hid his embarrassment.
"I think it's best to tell Lord Ron, not me."
“Before leaving, I plan to stop by the territory of the Sword Emperor's Castle and do that.”
“You speak as if you are leaving right now.”
“You don't have to be sad because we'll see each other more often than before anyway. There are more things to share with you and more things to help each other with. In the future, I plan to use the Tikan often when I want to escape from Zipfel’s pursuit.”
“I never gave permission, but you have made a good decision.”
At those words, Valeria smiled. In previous life, Jin used to feel good when she smiled like that.
After the sword emperor castle war, there were always Runcandel Guardian Knights near Tikan. Now, even Runcandel cannot stand by and watch what happens to Tikan. Both for Jin and for the clan.
Except for the succession temple, there was no safer place for Valeria than Tikan. In particular, since Zipfel’s pursuit has become more persistent recently, most of her hiding places have been discovered or destroyed.
“If you treat me as an uninvited guest, I'll look elsewhere."
“Come often. Even when there is nothing to do.”
“I’ll try.”
“By the way, I don't think I'll be able to meet you on my side for a while. I'm planning to leave soon when I'm done with a few things that I need to solve."
"Chaos. Is it because of that?”
At Valeria's answer, Jin reflexively covered the back of his right hand.
There is remained a black spot of chaos on the back of his hand from Glyek's abyss. Even after Glyek’s death, traces of the chaos that engulfed Jin had not completely disappeared.
It wasn't that the intense demon heart(心魔) was pressing on Jin's inner side, but he felt a bit demonic from time to time.
And that demonic nature was growing slowly but little by little. If left alone, it might one day become as gigantic as the one he experienced in Glyek’s abyss.
Jin has already met the Holy King Lani. Even she couldn't cure the spots left on Jin’s body, which meant there was no way at the moment.
However, Jin remembered that the battle god’s blood remaining in his body resisted the encroachment of chaos.
'The siblings of Laprarosa, especially sister battle god, might be able to tell me how to do it.'
Jin planned to find a way to stop demonization in Laprarosa.
And it's not just Jin who fell into the encroachment of chaos. The same phenomenon was happening to Rosa and Kelliark, as well as some of the key figures of the two clans who participated in the Glyek’s subjugation.
While Jin is in Laprarosa, they will find a way to stop demonization in outside world.
“There is that, but now is the right time. To train in the land of my siblings. I originally intended to go, but since both clans have weakened and the my clan has started to protect Tikan in earnest, so I can go with a much lighter mind.”
Jin had already shared information about Laprarosa with Valeria.
It was because it seemed that her ability would be needed in future to taken out the siblings from the dead world of Laprasara in human world.
The punishment that Plutonian tribe is experiencing is also in line with Zipfel’s manipulation of history.
“I will also try to find a way to heal your chaos.”
“Thank you for doing that.”
“Don't expect too much. It's really difficult to look through the records of chaos. Oh and. Before you go, show me the item you mentioned earlier.”
The item that Valeria was talking about was an unknown mechanical device that Jin had obtained in the Sota Desert. Jin took out a mechanical device from his pocket and held it out to Valeria. Some of the ship's blueprints are also included.
“Are you asking for ship blueprints? You're pushing me too hard.”
“Is it too much to make a complete copy of the blueprint with record magic?”
“Record magic isn’t omnipotent either. If the blueprint designer is here, and his memory is not intact, so I can help with the restoration. It is impossible to figure out the entirety of a part of the blueprint with record magic alone.”
“Even if your record magic reaches the perfect level?”
“It might be possible for my clan in its prime.”
A blue and transparent mana window floated in front of Valeria. The mana that radiated from her, seeping in and out of machine and blueprints, and carving letters on window.
Valeria's expression did not change while looking at the window where the records of the ship's blueprint were written.
“…… As expected, the blueprints cannot be restored. However, the year of production and the name of the producer are mentioned, in 1775, a person named Tingen Bauer was the center of the production.”
“Tingen Bauer?"
It was the first time Jin heard this name. The names of the other participants also came to window, but they were all magical engineers belonging to Zipfel.
Then Valeria, who was looking at the records of mechanical device, showed a startled look.
“What's wrong?"
“This is the key part of the teleportation device you first saw in the Gaifa Islands. Likewise, Tingen Bauer made it...… Wait, it's not his real name?"
It is not that record magic cannot reveal a person's pseudonym.
But Valeria sensed that a strange repulsive power was preventing Tingen Bauer's real name from being revealed.
It means that history of Tingen Bauer was also manipulated by Zipfel and Tingen Bauer may be a person related to Hister.
Valeria began to concentrate again. For some reason, she felt like its real name would appear if she remove the repulsive force a little.
That intuition wasn't wrong, and after about five minutes Valeria was able to figure out what Tingen Bauer's real name was.
<Producer: Qwaul Ganesto (Tingen Bauer)>
As soon as Jin heard the name, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.
It was because he had seen someone with the surname ‘Ganesto’ on the Solderet’s recording device.
