He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 267

I Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor – Episode 267 (267/300)

I Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor 267

The moment I stepped through the portal, one thing became clear.

Unlike my previous passage through the Secret Maze, my body was in a semi-transparent state.

“What’s going on? It seems physical interference is impossible this time.”

-This time, I’ve taken special measures. It’s too dangerous for you to interfere with the past.

A dangerous past to interfere with… Looking around, I understood the implication.

“I see. I understand now.”

A warrior with fiery red hair stood before me. His attire was rough, less like a knight’s armor and more like a barbarian warrior’s garb.

It was Leonis, without a doubt.

“Is it dangerous to interfere with the era you were in? But what’s the point of me coming to the past if that’s the case? All I can do is observe.”

-That’s right. You can’t directly interfere at this point. But there was one thing I wanted to confirm with your help.

“With my help?”

His words were becoming increasingly confusing. What did he want to confirm about Leonis? Was he searching for something specific?

-Something similar. But I can’t find it alone.

“Why? And why is it possible if I’m here?”

-The reason is simple. I can’t sense the energy of the Creator God. Not if he’s hidden his presence, that is. On the other hand, your sensing ability makes it possible.

“The Creator God… Is what you want to confirm perhaps related to the Creator God?”

-That’s right. I want you to look for him in my memories, to see if he’s present.

Leonis seemed to hold a strong conviction.

He seemed certain that the Creator God was involved in his past.

-It’s something I don’t want to dwell on, and struggle to comprehend. But after observing the world and its history for so long, I’ve reached a conclusion. There was artificial intervention in this world.

“That’s the Creator God’s intervention?”

-It can be called intervention, or it can be called arrangement. If it’s true that he intervened, of course.

“But as I said, there’s no reason for him to make such arrangements. What benefit does he gain?”

-That’s something we don’t know. No one knows what he seeks at the end of this world.

After hearing his lengthy explanation, my curiosity was piqued. If Leonis’s guess was accurate, it was certainly worth investigating.

“Okay, I’ll give it a try. So, should I just keep watching you in the past? While searching for the Creator God among the people around you?”

-That’s right. And I have a strong hunch that he’ll be around at this point.

“I see. Then I’ll keep watch from now on.”

After finishing the conversation with Leonis, I focused on observing the Leonis of the past.

* * *

The Leonis of the past was sitting in a hall filled with barbarian warriors, a bored expression on his face.

The other warriors, in contrast, were boisterous and excited.

“Where should we raid next?”

“It doesn’t matter where! Our tribe is the strongest!”

“Hahaha! That’s right!”

They were reveling in the spoils of their raids, indulging in food, alcohol, and even the women they had plundered.

The Leonis of the past watched them with a hint of disdain.

He finally spoke, breaking the revelry.

“Are you all truly satisfied with this?”

“Huh? What do you mean, Leonis? Of course, I’m satisfied. Look at all these spoils!”

To Leonis’s question, the warriors responded cheerfully. But the more they celebrated, the more disgust filled Leonis’s face.

“Pathetic.”

“What? Pathetic? Who are you talking about?”

“You all. To be content with something like this.”

Leonis continued to voice his boredom and disgust.

“The strongest? What’s so strong about boasting to other humans? You run away with your tails between your legs when you encounter Greenskins [Orcs and Goblins] or Elves.”

“What, what did you say!”

“Am I wrong? You’re satisfied with preying on the weak and mistake it for strength. I see no ambition in that. That’s why I said you’re pathetic.”

“Are you trying to insult us!”

A warrior roared like thunder and stood up, axe in hand.

He charged towards Leonis without hesitation, but Leonis drew his sword even faster.

*Slash!*

A lightning-fast strike.

The warrior who challenged him had his neck severed in a single blow.

The atmosphere, which had been heated by Leonis’s provocation, instantly cooled.

“Why are you all silent? I insulted you. But now, not a single one of you will challenge me?”

“Th, that’s….”

“Whether it’s one person, ten people, or everyone gathered here. Come, challenge me.”

He craved a challenge to escape his boredom.

As if living only as a raider could never satisfy him.

He was like a flower yearning to bloom, someone who wanted to be a hero but couldn’t find his path.

“…Pathetic. I’m leaving.”

When none of the warriors challenged him, Leonis scorned them and left the warrior’s hall.

I, who had been watching his actions, asked the current Leonis.

“You were quite different back then.”

-That’s for sure. I wasn’t even a knight back then, just a barbarian warrior.

“But it seems you were extraordinary even then. Was someone destined to become a god inherently different?”

-If you’re trying to flatter me, stop it. More importantly… I want you to watch for the next person.

“The next person?”

-There’s someone else. You’ll know them when you see them.

I didn’t know who Leonis was referring to, but I decided to continue observing the Leonis of the past.

Leonis, after leaving the hall, wandered aimlessly around the tribal village.

He was a powerful warrior, admired by many, and often received flirtatious advances from women, but everything seemed meaningless to him.

“Warrior, have you lost your way?”

Someone spoke to him.

“Are you talking to me, old man?”

“That’s right, warrior.”

The one who called out to Leonis was a shabby old man. The old man, who wore an eye patch, likely due to blindness, simply addressed Leonis as a warrior.

“How does the old man know I’m a warrior?”

“Is that important? What matters is the desire swirling in your heart.”

“Desire… What desire do you see in me?”

Though the old man’s eyes couldn’t see, Leonis felt as if he was being seen through.

The old man smiled, a smile that seemed to hold a deeper meaning.

“The desire to become great. I see that.”

“To become great… Can I become great?”

“Oh, I don’t know about that. But I know a rumor.”

“A rumor?”

“A rumor that an angel is searching for a warrior to join forces with. If that rumor is true, it might be possible to become great, right?”

It was like receiving a revelation.

A scene where a prophet is met by a small opportunity, and a warrior receives a divine message.

It might seem like a passing event for Leonis, but it would become incredibly important in retrospect.

“I see. Is that old man the Creator God’s intervention?”

-I suspected it might be. After hearing those words, I was baptized by Eustia and became who I am now. After that, I never saw that old man again.

“It’s definitely suspicious.”

As Leonis said, the old man’s existence felt somewhat artificial.

If this were a narrative, it seemed like a device planted by the author.

If the Creator God truly orchestrated this and created Leonis’s narrative, then he would have disguised himself as that old man or manipulated him in some way.

And I had the ability to sense that.

[Activating Sensing Ability]

I activated my sensing ability using the Imperial Soul.

This ability, a modified version of the ‘Sharp Weakness Detection’ ability, not only identifies weaknesses but also allows me to see through the target’s true identity to some extent.

If there was any trickery involved with that old man, it would be revealed without fail.

And the old man’s aura was definitely different from other humans.

“You were right, Leonis. He was just a shell. He’s alive, but he’s merely a puppet being controlled by someone.”

-I see… Did the Creator God really intervene?

“I don’t know… But it’s true that the Creator God could do something like this if he desired.”

Of course, it could be the intervention of some other unexpected being.

But as Leonis said, it was also true that the Creator God could do it if he willed it.

The problem was that there was no way to prove it.

-No, that’s not necessarily the case.

“Hmm?”

-The Secret Maze is a masterpiece created by Mysterium. Now you can track the energy waves of this old man that you’ve sensed and find similar traces in other dimensions and times.

“Is that possible? You managed to create something like that. Why did you create the Secret Maze in the first place?”

To that question, Leonis smiled bitterly and said.

-Actually, it’s not just me. Mysterium seems to have made a similar guess. He also suspected that the Creator God had intervened in certain aspects of the world. So, he created a way to look into the past.

Oh… Was that so? Mysterium was said to be the most intelligent of the Guardian Gods, so it seems he had that suspicion even before Leonis.

-Anyway, I’m going to use that function to go back in time. If we’re lucky, we might be able to uncover the Creator God’s intentions in the end. I’ll start right away.

With Leonis’s words, the Secret Maze immediately displayed something else.

As he said, the Creator God seemed to have intervened in various ways at different times.

Among them, some instances were particularly noticeable.

“Not only Leonis and Mysterium… He was involved with all five Guardian Gods. And not only that…….”

-Isvorg, Kalival, the Empire… Was he involved in everything?

“He also gave them a chance to recover, just like now, right?”

Why?

The Creator God was the one who ruined the Empire once, but he also gave the Empire the possibility to rise again.

He was the one who created the Empire’s Five Great Gods, and he was also the one who didn’t completely drive the Empire to destruction in the War of the End 1,500 years ago.

“Why? I can’t understand it at all. Even if this is a game for him, it doesn’t make sense.”

-I agree, Emperor. But we haven’t gone back completely yet. Let’s go back a little further.”

Leonis went back in time again.

Then, what was seen in the illusion of the Secret Maze was a completely unfamiliar sight.

-Where is this? It’s the first time I’ve seen it.

“This is…….”

Leonis couldn’t recognize it, but I did.

“It’s Earth. And it’s something far in the future.”

It was a little different, but it was definitely Earth.

I don’t know why the Creator God is also related to Earth.