The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 409

251. The Secret of the Millennium Ice (4)

“No, it isn’t.”

In the tense atmosphere, Deril Harian’s response was surprisingly calm. Some sighed in relief at his answer, while others chuckled as if it were obvious. Everyone was focused on their conversation to that extent.

“Then?”

“Before the rebellion of the Divine War, you may know that those with divine power who delivered divine judgment were called Bladers.”

Caryl nodded.

“Now, Bladers are called those who walk the path of Godslayers, but originally they were on the side of the gods.”

Deril raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if sharing an intriguing secret.

“If the power of God is the union of two, wouldn’t there also be those who possess the bestowed Dimensional Power?”

[Could it be……]

Mael, who had been silent, exclaimed in disbelief at Deril Harian’s words.

“Kaie Esser is someone who possesses the power of God in a different sense from Bladers.”

Deril Harian’s lips moved very slowly.

“Lanchepo. A proxy of God. Or a human called the Avatar of God. If a Blader is the sword of God, a Lanchepo with Dimensional Power can be called the will of God.”

[Lies……!! Lanchepo no longer exists in this world!! After the Divine War, Yulla no longer bestows the Avatar of God upon humans as atonement for the rebellion caused by the Bladers!!]

“Didn’t I say? He is not from this world.”

Caryl frowned at the unexpected story and asked, “Lanchepo? What is that? Mael, are you still hiding something from me?”

[……That can’t be. Why would I hide it? I just didn’t mention it because it wasn’t necessary.]

“Why?”

[Because they are no longer born. The first Bladers were chosen directly by God. But unlike them, Lanchepo are born when the wandering will of God dwells in a human body. It doesn’t matter their origin or position. They could be a farmer’s child or a member of the imperial family.]

“What’s the difference between Bladers and Lanchepo besides their origin? What powers can Lanchepo wield?”

[Literally, they are those who carry out the will of God. Unlike Bladers, who have strong bodies, Lanchepo have weaker physical abilities but can use the power of creation, the power of God, without a Dimension Spiral. They are the true demigods in every sense of the word.]

At Mael’s words, Caryl coldly retorted, “Altemann. Did you know that Kaie Esser was a Lanchepo?”

He shook his head.

“No. He didn’t tell me that. And Caryl, I never tried to hide the other Millennium Ice from you.”

“Then?”

“Kaie Esser told me to reveal only one Ice to those who hadn’t obtained his essence, because the other Ice would be meaningless.”

“…….”

That wasn’t wrong.

Gordon Fabian had accidentally discovered the Ice that Kaie Esser had hidden, but he didn’t know exactly what that tower meant.

At first, he thought the condition of being a legitimate king simply meant the emperor of the empire.

“Okay. So Kaie Esser is that Lanchepo or whatever, and he’s from another dimension… This is unbelievable.”

[……That’s ridiculous. A being from another dimension influenced this place? I’d rather believe in God. But even if he’s the Avatar of God, he’s still just a human. A human crossed dimensions? That’s absolutely impossible.]

Mael shouted at Caryl’s words as if they were absurd.

“Well.”

However, Caryl said in a low voice to him, who was denying it, “There is no absolute impossibility. You know what I am, don’t you?”

[…….]

The fact that Caryl had regressed in time was known not only to Mael but also to everyone who had a contract with him.

Mael had hoped that he could change the future by relying on that impossible variable.

[But that’s different from you. Crossing dimensions is only possible by breaking the rules of God. That means you have to kill God.]

“Mael, don’t you know of a God who disappeared?”

Deril Harian said to the blue snake.

[Could it be……]

“Sekhmet, whom you mentioned yourself. The highest rank of gods called Lord. You know that the Dimension Spiral remaining here belongs to Sekhmet. And you said that just as humans have birth, gods also have death.”

[Don’t be ridiculous. I meant the natural extinction of God, not the meaning of Godslaying by humans.]

“Why?”

Deril Harian asked back, seemingly audacious.

“Why do you think it’s impossible?”

[……What?]

“Because you are saying that what you are trying to do is impossible. Are you doing something contradictory?”

[That’s……!!]

“The Godslaying of Sekhmet can be established because the essence left by Kaie Esser is here.”

[It was a great war in which Bladers, Spirit Kings, and Dragons all joined forces. But are you saying that something that failed there was possible in another dimension? How……?]

Deril Harian shook his head at Mael’s question.

“I don’t know either.”

“But what’s clear is that he was human.”

Altemann, who was Kaie Esser’s companion 250 years ago, added more weight to the possibility of human Godslaying.

[If so…… Then it means that Lanchepo can no longer exist in our world. Maybe that’s why the rebellion of Godslaying had to fail. Were we really fighting an impossible battle?]

“Indeed…….”

Deril Harian exclaimed slightly, as if admiring Mael’s prediction.

“That’s why he made arrangements.”

“Arrangements?”

“Yulla sealed the Bladers, who could threaten her life, and prevented Lanchepo from being born again. The reason why the two are unstable is because they are different beings.”

Thump……. Thump……!!

At Deril Harian’s words, Caryl’s heart unknowingly pounded rapidly.

“Could that arrangement be…….”

“To make the Blader and Lanchepo one person. So that the power is not dispersed but concentrated. But now that God no longer gives birth to Lanchepo, another variable is needed for this world to be saved.”

“To create a Lanchepo.”

[A human who is not even a god creates life? That’s just arrogant.]

“It’s not creating. It’s seizing it for oneself. But the methods so far have been unstable. That’s why Kaie Esser had to deceive God once more.”

Deril looked at Caryl.

“Concentrating the power of God and the will of God into one person without dividing the two abilities.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Caryl.

“And I think Kaie Esser’s gamble seems to have succeeded.”

“Ha…….”

Caryl burst out laughing as if Deril Harian’s words were absurd.

It was obvious that it was referring to him, and how likely was it that the arrangement hidden by Kaie Esser would succeed, given that it was an opportunity gained through not just one but two lives?

It was truly a gamble.

[But it succeeded.]

Aln Zabis said in a low voice.

“I am just a mere human and do not know more than that. I am only conveying that there is a will left by Kaie Esser.”

“……A will?”

“It is a spell left only to those who possess both divine power and Dimensional Power.”

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woong……!!

As soon as he finished speaking, the young divine beast standing next to him suddenly began to cry softly.

With the cry of the verdure, Caryl’s surroundings began to be surrounded by particles of pure white light.

“What I know is that his real name is different. Kaie Esser is a newly created name in this dimension.”

“What is it?”

“Well.”

Deril shook his head.

“However, according to records passed down in the Golden Cross Society, Kaie Esser said that he was a soul who killed Sekhmet, a god from another dimension, and wandered with him as a Dimensional Fluid. In fact, he never called himself a Blader or a Lanchepo. We only interpreted it that way in later generations. Because he was a being with Dimensional Power.”

He looked at Caryl and said, “Do you understand? Although it’s another dimension, it’s true that he succeeded in Godslaying. And…….”

Thud-

Deril bent one knee and bowed his head towards Caryl, as if paying homage to a vassal.

“It means that we can do it too. The Golden Cross Society promises to fight with everything for Caryl in the war against corruption.”

“Is that so?”

However, Caryl smiled coldly at Deril Harian’s words.

Swoosh-

Polsettia’s sword cut through the air as if cutting through air. But at the same time, drops of red blood fell to the floor.

“……!!”

Deril Harian, more surprised than in pain, could not say anything and looked at Caryl with a pale face, clutching his severed wrist.

“Who’s asking who if they understand? Can you do it? What can you do?”

“Th, that’s…….”

Even though blood was pouring from his wrist, no one stopped Caryl.

“This isn’t a stage you created. You’re just a gatekeeper who did nothing but wait for guests in front of the gate that the owner told you to guard.”

Thud-

Caryl raised his sword and pointed it at him.

“How dare someone who doesn’t know his place wag his tongue. Consider yourself lucky to be alive.”

It was dignity.

From Kaie Esser to God.

No matter who the opponent was, Caryl never lost his sense of self.

Always stand at the center.

That was the most important value that the leader should never lose.

“You have never expressed your position until now. I remember Anthem looking for you to research the formation when you were in the Duchy. But you didn’t respond.”

Deril slowly raised his head.

“But now you’re swearing allegiance to me, isn’t it to save your own life now that there are many eyes watching, without revealing all the proper information? Thinking that I wouldn’t easily cut off the head of someone who swore allegiance to me.”

Swish-

Polsettia’s sword was placed on Deril’s shoulder.

“But I’m not. The goal I’m looking at is more important than the eyes of others. Is there anyone who can save you?”

Caryl said coldly.

“Besides, you’re not sincerely swearing allegiance to me. In my eyes, you still seem to be cooperating with me to follow Kaie Esser’s will.”

It was then.

“Corruption detected on the ground ahead!!”

At the shouts of the wyvern riders towards the landing site of the Cheonggongseong [Sky Fortress], where a cold air was felt, people’s eyes turned to the ground below.

Kugugugugugugu…….

Crimson clouds were rising from the Blood Cave below the Cheonggongseong. Even from the entrance of the cave, lumps of sticky, viscous red liquid were pouring out as if spitting them out, flowing onto the floor.

“What is that……?”

Millyana frowned without realizing it at the sight of the bizarre creature she had never seen before.

“Kaie Esser’s gamble succeeded. But I wonder if your gamble will succeed. Regardless of the victory or defeat of the war, remember that your life is in my hands.”

“……I understand.”

Deril Harian smiled bitterly at his words.

“My lord, but it’s a pity to leave his power as it is. Can you allow him to be healed?”

Anthem, who had been watching the two, asked cautiously.

For a mage who chants magic, not having an arm was a huge blow.

Especially for Deril Harian, who had the alias of Matan, both arms were essential for faster magic than anyone else.

Of course, that was why Caryl had cut off one of his wrists.

Crack……! Crackling……!!

The moment Caryl reached out his hand, Deril’s hand, which had been lying on the floor, froze.

“On the battlefield, even soldiers have to fight to survive even if their arms are cut off and their legs are broken. It wouldn’t be right for someone who has received the title of Archmage to ask for the care of others.”

“Of course.”

Despite Anthem’s addition, Caryl was firm.

However, Caryl’s people, who were uncomfortable with him suddenly appearing and telling Caryl what to do, looked at him with loyal faces, as expected, when he clearly drew the line.

“It’s solidified with the power of Ethereal, the Ice Spirit King, so you can reattach it at any time. But I will decide when. Whether you get your severed arm back or live as a one-armed man for the rest of your life is up to you.”

“……Yes.”

Deril answered in a low voice.

“Whether Kaie Esser is a being from another dimension or not, it doesn’t matter to me. I will gratefully use the power he left behind, but power is just a tool. I will do what I want to achieve with my own power.”

Deril, looking at Caryl, felt a chill down his spine at the sharpness emanating from him like a sword.

He lowered his back without making eye contact.

“Don’t lower your head, Deril.”

“……Yes?”

“You have to watch.”

As if not allowing his actions, Caryl said with strength in his voice.

“You, who have continued his will for 250 years, have more reason than anyone else to watch this fight.”

Beep—!!!!

When he blew a whistle with his hand, red scales flew quickly, flapping their wings.

“Remember and record. Tell the beginning and end of this war to posterity without leaving anything out. That’s what you have to do. I left you one arm to hold a pen.”

“……I will obey your command.”

Ironically, Deril Harian felt a throbbing in his heart that he didn’t even realize.

Because it was a mission given to Deril Harian as a person, not as a member of the Golden Cross Society.

“Raise your swords.”

Thud-

Standing upright on the head of the wyvern, Caryl said so that everyone in the Cheonggongseong could hear.

“It’s the first step to Godslaying.”