“Demon Beast King, Orgal…….”
Jin glared at the hazy form beyond the steel gate.
Instead of Orgal's figure, Jin saw a blurry and distorted form of space.
[You disappeared two years and six months ago and appeared out of nowhere in the Great Desert. It seems that the hideout of the Plutonian tribe saved by your god was hidden somewhere here. As soon as you came back, you drove my loyal subordinate to the brink of death...….]
“If you don’t like it, come out the door right away. Fortunately, thanks to him, my body has warmed up a bit.”
[You've become too strong to kill now. There is no reason for that.]
Of course, Kinzelo had no reason to kill Jin.
It's as if there is no better hand than Jin to keep Runcandel and Zipfel in check.
Through Orgal's answer, Jin was able to guess that the balance and tension between the great forces was still maintained.
“The day will surely come when you guys will get slaughtered while trying to keep the other forces in check through me.”
[Looking back at the steps you've shown so far, that might be true. But don't worry, I'll prepare myself on this side.]
“Didn’t that sound like a warning rather than a concern?”
[Then it's a scary thing.]
“I don't know if it's because of your confidence, or if it's because you had no choice but to choose to save that demon. You guys made a mistake again. You have revealed to me that you have not yet regained all your strength. You will have to hope that the price of that guy's life was worth it.”
A moment of silence passed.
Soon, as if there was no point in talking further, Jin turned around first.
Orgal looked at Jin's back and added these words one last time.
[There will be many mountains to overcome before meeting me. I'm also hoping that you won't die in it.]
When Jin disappeared beyond the winds of chaos, the leader immediately opened a new steel door to Kinzelo's old headquarters. To the very place where Ainas and Bubare were flirting while Ranke was being attacked.
"It's the leader!"
“Oh, leader!? Why are you coming here all of a sudden?”
[Ranke was beaten by Jin.]
"What? Ranke? Jin Runcandel was there!?”
“Did Ranke get hurt? By him!?”
“Ranke's not dead, is he?"
[Fortunately, he survived. Get all the important documents left at the headquarters as quickly as possible. And how many finished Plutonian-type golem are there?]
“Five. No, was it four?”
[Whatever it is, just you and them come through the steel gate. The rest of the members are ordered to evacuate to each assigned branch. As of the current time, the whole old headquarter is closed.]
“I don’t know how he defeated Ranke. He would have been exhausted if he had fought Ranke, so I'd rather deal with him now.”
[Jin wasn't even tired, and that's too much of a blow. Get ready quickly.]
Ainas and Bubare gasped for the documents. Four Plutonian-type golem also crossed the steel gate.
And while they were leaving, Jin exited the Great Desert of Mitra and started destroying all the contaminated areas in the land of the beastmen at random for twelve hours.
In the process, all the contaminated area outside the Great Desert of Mitra were reduced to ashes, and the old headquarters of Kinzelo, which was hidden deep underground, was completely pulverized.
* * *
Vamel alliance, Tikan Free State.
Kashmir and Jin's allies were receiving reports from the seven colored peacock. The reports about the huge destruction that had taken place in the polluted area in the land of beastmen and the old headquarter of Kinzelo.
In the beastmen area where Kinzelo's old main headquarter was located, large and small battles between each forces had occurred frequently. Until about a year ago, all forces agreed to use it as a waste dump.
However, those who knew the details of the battles were actually evaluating Kinzelo as the final winner of the fight.
The Great Desert is used as a common dump, but it was managed by Kinzelo's Demon, Ranke alone. Zipfel and Runcandel failed to place men in the Great Desert.
Therefore, since the Great Desert was put under Ranke's management, Tikan has made constant efforts to determine what Kinzelo is doing there.
Of course, it was for Jin. They judged that there could be a big problem when Jin returns and he face Ranke or some other strong person from Kinzelo as soon as he got out of Laprarosa.
In addition, the reason why each force had so many unofficial battles in the Great Desert, even violating the truce agreement, was also a problem.
If the big forces somehow found out that Jin was in Laprarosa, then they will plan to wait for his return and eliminate him.
Tikan also has to be determined and prepared.
Of course, the reason why Runcandel was obsessed with the Great Desert could have been different from Zipfel and Kinzelo.
In the first place, as soon as Jin left for closed door training, Runcandel side first spread related articles.
The next patriarch of Runcandel has left for the closed door training.
Therefore, unlike the other two forces, Runcandel's reason for securing the Great Desert must be for Jin's safety.
Recently, the atmosphere in Runcandel that Tikan had grasped was unusual.
To the point where Tikan judged that even Runcandel might be trying to secure the Great Desert to eliminate Jin.
The Seven Colored peacock' informants only figured out that there was a problem in the land of Beastmen, but they didn't know exactly what type of fight was going on.
“Since a large amount of thunderbolts were observed…… Maybe it’s young master Jin? Sir Kashmir.” Valkas said.
“Then there is nothing better then that. The attacks were strong enough to devastate the entire land of Beastmen. It is more likely to be a battle of groups rather than individuals.”
When Kashmir spoke as if he was frustrated, Valkas and Gilly sighed.
Even if Jin reached 10-stars within 3 years, it was hard to imagine that he would destroy the entire beastmen area alone.
Besides, Ranke was there. The demon who fought numerous battles against Runcandel and Zipfel in the Great Desert and always showed an overwhelming performance.
Tikan had confirmed that Ranke had also won against the Black Knight and the spectre.
“Furthermore, the beastmen’ land and the old headquarter of Kinzelo were all destroyed...… This battle will be Kinzelo's defeat. The authority over the Great Desert will pass to the victor.”
Runcandel, Zipfel.
No matter which of the two had the Great Desert, it was a difficult problem than Kinzelo. Unlike Kinzelo, there will be no room for negotiation with other forces.
“Whoa, if they confirmed the existence of Laprarosa…… We need to find out what they have done.”
“Worst of all, if young master Jin is attacked as soon as he leaves Laprarosa. No matter how much we talk about it here, we can’t know for sure, so we have no choice but to go and check it out ourselves.”
The air in the conference room was heavy. Currently, Tikan is suffering from a severe shortage of manpower.
Thanks to Qwaul's ability, they built a perfect fortification, but Murakan was still acting as Solderet’s deputy, and Misha was also sealing Elona.
Most of all, ghost castle had a problem. Currently, all of Tikan's strongmen, except for Valkas, were waiting near ghost castle.
[T/L:- Ghost castle is the base of ghost mercenaries.]
They couldn't even ask for help from Hidden palace and Nameless.
The internal wounds of Talaris, that she obtained during the Sword Emperor castle war, did not heal at all, just like Ron, and even Yona, who often visited Tikan after Jin left, had no contact with them from some point on.
And Tikan couldn't rule out the possibility that Yona was running rampant because of chaos.
“Sir Valkas, going alone is too dangerous. I will go to my clan and Hairan to ask for help.”
“No, Gilly. Runcandel is too dangerous. It would be better to go to Hairan.”
“Your Highness!”
One person hurriedly shouted and entered the conference room.
It was Jet. And others could sweep their hearts out as soon as they saw Jet's excited expression and Jin standing behind him.
“Young master Jin!”
“Lord……!”
"Young master……!”
“Ha ha, our lord has finally returned!”
Gilly ran first and hugged Jin. Jin patted her for a while and gave a smile.
“I’m home, Gilly.”
“Young master, I am very glad that you came back safely……! But these wounds.”
The traces of battle were evident everywhere on Jin's body.
“Ah, as soon as I left Laprarosa, a guy named Ranke attacked me. I couldn't able to kill him because Orgal saved him.”
At that point, everyone present in the room couldn't help but be shocked to the extent that their worries until now were colorless.
“Ra, Ranke Halovice? Then, the beastmen area...… Did the young master destroyed it by himself!?”
Then, Gilly, who looked at Jin's body, found out that all the black spots of chaos had disappeared. Also, the fact that he has become stronger than before.
“I guess we were worrying for nothing, Kashmir.”
“I guess so……. How have you been training for three years, Young master Jin? Anyway, I'm glad you came back safely!"
“There are many things to tell and many stories to hear. But I think we should go to ghost castle first.”
On the way to the meeting room, Jin heard the story about the ghost castle from Jet.
Smarion Proch. The father of Lata and Faye, and the former leader of the ghosts, who is considered the strongest in the history of the ghost squad.
The reason why Tikan's strongmen are currently waiting near ghost castle is because his seal is on the verge of breaking.
“Let’s talk as we go. Sir Kashmir will not be able to leave, so, I will go with Gilly and Sir Valkas first.”
“What is it, Jin Runcandel? Did you just come back?”
Qwaul also entered the conference room. He came to inform Kashmir about the research situation without knowing that Jin had returned.
He was become more of a smoker than before, probably because his previous studies were very hard.
“I don’t believe you have smoked five cigarettes at a time even in the presence of children, Dr. Qwaul.”
“Heh, no matter how tough I am, I don’t do things like that. It looks like you got things from the Plutonian tribe.”
“Please analyze while I go to ghost castle. Dr. Qwaul, I also brought you some fantastic blueprints. I'll hear about the previous study when I get back.”
“Oh, I see. That's great, there's an airship that I completed a month ago, so go ride it. The performance is pretty amazing. It will also be an answer to your question about my research.”
“Demon Beast King, Orgal…….”
Jin glared at the hazy form beyond the steel gate.
Instead of Orgal's figure, Jin saw a blurry and distorted form of space.
[You disappeared two years and six months ago and appeared out of nowhere in the Great Desert. It seems that the hideout of the Plutonian tribe saved by your god was hidden somewhere here. As soon as you came back, you drove my loyal subordinate to the brink of death...….]
“If you don’t like it, come out the door right away. Fortunately, thanks to him, my body has warmed up a bit.”
[You've become too strong to kill now. There is no reason for that.]
Of course, Kinzelo had no reason to kill Jin.
It's as if there is no better hand than Jin to keep Runcandel and Zipfel in check.
Through Orgal's answer, Jin was able to guess that the balance and tension between the great forces was still maintained.
“The day will surely come when you guys will get slaughtered while trying to keep the other forces in check through me.”
[Looking back at the steps you've shown so far, that might be true. But don't worry, I'll prepare myself on this side.]
“Didn’t that sound like a warning rather than a concern?”
[Then it's a scary thing.]
“I don't know if it's because of your confidence, or if it's because you had no choice but to choose to save that demon. You guys made a mistake again. You have revealed to me that you have not yet regained all your strength. You will have to hope that the price of that guy's life was worth it.”
A moment of silence passed.
Soon, as if there was no point in talking further, Jin turned around first.
Orgal looked at Jin's back and added these words one last time.
[There will be many mountains to overcome before meeting me. I'm also hoping that you won't die in it.]
When Jin disappeared beyond the winds of chaos, the leader immediately opened a new steel door to Kinzelo's old headquarters. To the very place where Ainas and Bubare were flirting while Ranke was being attacked.
"It's the leader!"
“Oh, leader!? Why are you coming here all of a sudden?”
[Ranke was beaten by Jin.]
"What? Ranke? Jin Runcandel was there!?”
“Did Ranke get hurt? By him!?”
“Ranke's not dead, is he?"
[Fortunately, he survived. Get all the important documents left at the headquarters as quickly as possible. And how many finished Plutonian-type golem are there?]
“Five. No, was it four?”
[Whatever it is, just you and them come through the steel gate. The rest of the members are ordered to evacuate to each assigned branch. As of the current time, the whole old headquarter is closed.]
“I don’t know how he defeated Ranke. He would have been exhausted if he had fought Ranke, so I'd rather deal with him now.”
[Jin wasn't even tired, and that's too much of a blow. Get ready quickly.]
Ainas and Bubare gasped for the documents. Four Plutonian-type golem also crossed the steel gate.
And while they were leaving, Jin exited the Great Desert of Mitra and started destroying all the contaminated areas in the land of the beastmen at random for twelve hours.
In the process, all the contaminated area outside the Great Desert of Mitra were reduced to ashes, and the old headquarters of Kinzelo, which was hidden deep underground, was completely pulverized.
* * *
Vamel alliance, Tikan Free State.
Kashmir and Jin's allies were receiving reports from the seven colored peacock. The reports about the huge destruction that had taken place in the polluted area in the land of beastmen and the old headquarter of Kinzelo.
In the beastmen area where Kinzelo's old main headquarter was located, large and small battles between each forces had occurred frequently. Until about a year ago, all forces agreed to use it as a waste dump.
However, those who knew the details of the battles were actually evaluating Kinzelo as the final winner of the fight.
The Great Desert is used as a common dump, but it was managed by Kinzelo's Demon, Ranke alone. Zipfel and Runcandel failed to place men in the Great Desert.
Therefore, since the Great Desert was put under Ranke's management, Tikan has made constant efforts to determine what Kinzelo is doing there.
Of course, it was for Jin. They judged that there could be a big problem when Jin returns and he face Ranke or some other strong person from Kinzelo as soon as he got out of Laprarosa.
In addition, the reason why each force had so many unofficial battles in the Great Desert, even violating the truce agreement, was also a problem.
If the big forces somehow found out that Jin was in Laprarosa, then they will plan to wait for his return and eliminate him.
Tikan also has to be determined and prepared.
Of course, the reason why Runcandel was obsessed with the Great Desert could have been different from Zipfel and Kinzelo.
In the first place, as soon as Jin left for closed door training, Runcandel side first spread related articles.
The next patriarch of Runcandel has left for the closed door training.
Therefore, unlike the other two forces, Runcandel's reason for securing the Great Desert must be for Jin's safety.
Recently, the atmosphere in Runcandel that Tikan had grasped was unusual.
To the point where Tikan judged that even Runcandel might be trying to secure the Great Desert to eliminate Jin.
The Seven Colored peacock' informants only figured out that there was a problem in the land of Beastmen, but they didn't know exactly what type of fight was going on.
“Since a large amount of thunderbolts were observed…… Maybe it’s young master Jin? Sir Kashmir.” Valkas said.
“Then there is nothing better then that. The attacks were strong enough to devastate the entire land of Beastmen. It is more likely to be a battle of groups rather than individuals.”
When Kashmir spoke as if he was frustrated, Valkas and Gilly sighed.
Even if Jin reached 10-stars within 3 years, it was hard to imagine that he would destroy the entire beastmen area alone.
Besides, Ranke was there. The demon who fought numerous battles against Runcandel and Zipfel in the Great Desert and always showed an overwhelming performance.
Tikan had confirmed that Ranke had also won against the Black Knight and the spectre.
“Furthermore, the beastmen’ land and the old headquarter of Kinzelo were all destroyed...… This battle will be Kinzelo's defeat. The authority over the Great Desert will pass to the victor.”
Runcandel, Zipfel.
No matter which of the two had the Great Desert, it was a difficult problem than Kinzelo. Unlike Kinzelo, there will be no room for negotiation with other forces.
“Whoa, if they confirmed the existence of Laprarosa…… We need to find out what they have done.”
“Worst of all, if young master Jin is attacked as soon as he leaves Laprarosa. No matter how much we talk about it here, we can’t know for sure, so we have no choice but to go and check it out ourselves.”
The air in the conference room was heavy. Currently, Tikan is suffering from a severe shortage of manpower.
Thanks to Qwaul's ability, they built a perfect fortification, but Murakan was still acting as Solderet’s deputy, and Misha was also sealing Elona.
Most of all, ghost castle had a problem. Currently, all of Tikan's strongmen, except for Valkas, were waiting near ghost castle.
[T/L:- Ghost castle is the base of ghost mercenaries.]
They couldn't even ask for help from Hidden palace and Nameless.
The internal wounds of Talaris, that she obtained during the Sword Emperor castle war, did not heal at all, just like Ron, and even Yona, who often visited Tikan after Jin left, had no contact with them from some point on.
And Tikan couldn't rule out the possibility that Yona was running rampant because of chaos.
“Sir Valkas, going alone is too dangerous. I will go to my clan and Hairan to ask for help.”
“No, Gilly. Runcandel is too dangerous. It would be better to go to Hairan.”
“Your Highness!”
One person hurriedly shouted and entered the conference room.
It was Jet. And others could sweep their hearts out as soon as they saw Jet's excited expression and Jin standing behind him.
“Young master Jin!”
“Lord……!”
"Young master……!”
“Ha ha, our lord has finally returned!”
Gilly ran first and hugged Jin. Jin patted her for a while and gave a smile.
“I’m home, Gilly.”
“Young master, I am very glad that you came back safely……! But these wounds.”
The traces of battle were evident everywhere on Jin's body.
“Ah, as soon as I left Laprarosa, a guy named Ranke attacked me. I couldn't able to kill him because Orgal saved him.”
At that point, everyone present in the room couldn't help but be shocked to the extent that their worries until now were colorless.
“Ra, Ranke Halovice? Then, the beastmen area...… Did the young master destroyed it by himself!?”
Then, Gilly, who looked at Jin's body, found out that all the black spots of chaos had disappeared. Also, the fact that he has become stronger than before.
“I guess we were worrying for nothing, Kashmir.”
“I guess so……. How have you been training for three years, Young master Jin? Anyway, I'm glad you came back safely!"
“There are many things to tell and many stories to hear. But I think we should go to ghost castle first.”
On the way to the meeting room, Jin heard the story about the ghost castle from Jet.
Smarion Proch. The father of Lata and Faye, and the former leader of the ghosts, who is considered the strongest in the history of the ghost squad.
The reason why Tikan's strongmen are currently waiting near ghost castle is because his seal is on the verge of breaking.
“Let’s talk as we go. Sir Kashmir will not be able to leave, so, I will go with Gilly and Sir Valkas first.”
“What is it, Jin Runcandel? Did you just come back?”
Qwaul also entered the conference room. He came to inform Kashmir about the research situation without knowing that Jin had returned.
He was become more of a smoker than before, probably because his previous studies were very hard.
“I don’t believe you have smoked five cigarettes at a time even in the presence of children, Dr. Qwaul.”
“Heh, no matter how tough I am, I don’t do things like that. It looks like you got things from the Plutonian tribe.”
“Please analyze while I go to ghost castle. Dr. Qwaul, I also brought you some fantastic blueprints. I'll hear about the previous study when I get back.”
“Oh, I see. That's great, there's an airship that I completed a month ago, so go ride it. The performance is pretty amazing. It will also be an answer to your question about my research.”
