February 10, 1803. Five days have passed since Jin went to ghost castle.
During those five days, Jin was able to hear the detail about what had happened over the past two and a half years from his comrades. Changes in the world, development of technology, situation of each faction, etc.
Most of it Jin heard before going to ghost castle, and details were added to it.
In other words, these were the pieces of information.
Kinzelo secured a new headquarter to replace the 'Old Headquarter' in the Land of Beastmen and recruited a large number of demons like Ranke, and Zipfel is organizing a new system throughout the 'Lutero Magic Federation' with all the magic towers closed except for the 1st magic tower.
In addition, the imperial family is incorporated into Zipfel along with the eastern part of the Empire, and like all forces belonging to the Lutero Magic Federation, it received technology from Zipfel and operated a number of fleets.
In addition, a technology called chaos control is being used in fleets, and 'reinforced humans' such as Majins, Plutonian-type golems and living golems.
In the midst of that, it was only the Vamel alliance and its friendly forces that hadn't used Chaos at all yet.
“While young master was gone, Sir Dante made great efforts. Without Sir Dante, the whole empire would have fallen to Zipfel, not just the East, or it would have been divided into separate factions.”
Kashmir spoke modestly, but in fact, the reason why the ‘forces who rejected chaos’ were able to survive was because the role of the Vamel Alliance, Hidden Palace, and Holy Kingdom.
Vamel alliance, Hidden Palace, Hairan, Holy Kingdom. These forces representing the anti-chaos forces and relying on each other to survive.
“In an era where flying ships and chaos control have become commonplace, we are the only ones who have made technological advancement in the strict sense of the world.”
The technology of Zipfel and Kinzelo is actually hidden and is only being revealed. Of course, there have been advances in chaos control, but the production of flying ships has been possible since before.
On the other hand, the Vamel Alliance has achieved a technological revolution called 'wavelength tracking synchronous spatial jump' beyond manufacturing flying ships, and has even prepared a means to completely purify chaos in limited situations.
Although other forces could use the chaos, but they couldn't even attempt to purify it. In the first place, their research is being conducted for use of chaos rather than purification.
“Yes, young master.”
“In the meantime, Runcandel has been hiding all external activities while sealing off the city of Kalon for half a year...….”
Runcandel. As one of the old two great forces, Tikan knew very little about them while Jin was gone.
Their activities were closed, and there were 7 explosions and earthquakes, and all that Tikan observed was the situation where they were controlling news about Jin.
“Even half a year ago, little was known about the flagbearers' external activities.There are only occasional articles about the remnants of the contaminated area and the contagious being subdued, but flagbearers do not appear in public.”
Diphus, Mary and Tona brothers.
There had no news at this point about these four flagbearers who could said to be friendly with Jin, and they were currently remaining in the Garden of Swords. Until then, they often visited Tikan and asked about Jin like Yona.
“And as I said before, all of our ways to contact young master and the friendly flagbearers has been blocked. Even in the days when flagbearers came to visit, I hadn't heard anything special about the clan...….”
“Even if there was a problem in the clan, it would not have been possible to disclose it to the outside world. I would have done the same.”
It is true that the 4th, 7th, 10th, and 11th flagbearer are friendly with Jin, but they are not perfect allies. This is because Jin always kept more than a certain distance from them.
It had to be. Jin doesn't know about the Tona brothers, but no matter how close the others are, in the end they are rivals.
-Maybe sooner or later your sister will find a little clue about Temar's fifth tomb.
- Elder sister Luntia? No wonder, I heard that Elder Brother Diphus, not Elder Sister Luntia, was in charge of preventing chaos. She is looking for Temar's tomb. It's surprising how helpful it is to you.
-There may have been information inside Runcandel that you don't know about. The 3rd flagbearer is moving based on that.
The last news about Luntia, another well-intentioned rival, was related to Temar's fifth tomb.
Valeria is also tracking down Temar's tomb while purifying the society of the small beastmen, and she has found a decisive clue in the movements and traces left by Luntia. Because of that, even after Jin returned, she is still not returning to Tikan.
‘Father, Sister Luna and the expedition team will still be in the Black Sea. And…… I can’t rule out the possibility that they have already been killed.'
Jin can only hope that it is not. He sighed and looked at his comrades.
“Anyway, it would be better to assume that my clan has been handed over to the Prophet.”
Otherwise, it was just an incomprehensible situation.
"Then…… do you not intent to return to the Garden of Swords, Young master?”
"No, but I'll have to go back and check it myself."
“It is too dangerous, young master.”
“Lord, that is what I think. How about watching a little longer?”
Jin’s comrades who watched the battle against Smarion had no doubt that Jin's martial arts had reached a level worthy of being called the strongest.
Even so, it was dangerous to go in Runcandel alone. If the Prophet really took control of the clan, then Runcandel would, of course, be digging a trap to capture Jin.
No matter how dangerous Smarion was, it was nothing compared to the whole of Runcandel.
“Of course, I will keep an eye on the situation. But I can’t wait for long.”
“Is it because of the promise with Rosa? If you have already judged that your clan has handed over to the Prophet, then there is no need for you to meet the three-year deadline given by Rosa.”
“It's not because of that, Miss Cuicantelle. There are two reasons why I want to visit my clan. The first is to check the clan’s situation properly, and the second is because they don't know my strength yet.”
If there is no problem regarding first reason. If the reason the clan hides itself is just to catch its breath. Jin just needs to prepare to rise to the Patriarch position of Runcandel in earnest.
Either Prophet naturally transfers her power, or Jin is forced to take her down. However, if the control of the Prophet was clearly revealed during the confirmation process, Jin had to classify the 'Prophet's Runcandel' as an enemy from then on and wage a war.
“…… I have to deal as much damage as possible when my clan doesn't know my strength. The Prophet has taken over the clan, and the only reason they're holding their breath is to get new information from me.”
“If things go wrong, do you mean that you will immediately run away alone on the spot?”
"That's right."
“You are no different from Murakan of the past. What if you run into a trap that you can't handle?”
“I will have to escape. I will need help from the Red Owl and Mort, though.”
“…… Yes, fortunately, you are really not like Murakan back then. Because if it was Murakan, he would have just said that nothing in the world could stop him.”
“I know what Miss Cuicantelle and everyone is concerned about. However, we cannot continue to stock up on the outside without knowing the exact situation of Runcandel. In the meantime, if the power of the Prophet continues to grow, it will really become unbearable later on.”
If the Prophet is only hoarding her power with the clan in control, then Jin must have to strike as soon as possible. Even if it means taking some risk. Jin thought so.
“Also, even if the command passed to the Prophet, I really don't think everything would be like that. There must be some who are resisting, and we must rescue them and include them in our forces before they are finished.”
Diphus, Mary, and Tona brothers. Jin thought about these four.
“Whoa.”
Cuicantelle and others sighed. It wasn't a sigh that came from thinking that Jin's words were wrong.
Even though Jin has come back so strong, even though the Vamel alliance has made so much progress. It was frustrating that they were still in a position where they had no choice but to take a lot of risks and make decisions in the midst of inferiority.
In any case, the best outcome would be for the clan to be intact, but the odds of that happening were very low.
“Everyone, don’t think too hard. It's something that I will have to face anyway, and fortunately we've gotten what we wanted to some extent in the past two and a half years. And even if the command has passed to the Prophet, one thing is certain: we have the upper hand.”
New information that Jin got. Assuming the Prophet swallowed the clan, that would be the only reason Runcandel didn't pressure Tikan.
“First of all, please let everyone know that I have returned. Let’s see how my clan reacts.”
"And?"
“If possible, please contact Veradin. The great forces must have more information about Runcandel than we do, so if we are lucky, we might hear something.”
"I'll try, but you would rather not expect that. Sir Veradin has never had an outside activity since young master entered close door training.”
Jin nodded with a bitter face.
“…… If that's the case, then we should give up on Veradin’s side. Well, if Veradin and Sandra don't come to me first when my return is announced, then it would be right to judge that they have a problem too.”
“I will contact the hidden palace side today… Oh, it looks like Mort is here.”
Outside the window, they saw white dimensional portal of toad Mort opening. Mort looked quite tired. After the formation of the Chaos Particles, Mort’s dimensional movement was also somewhat restricted.
"My son-in-law! Do I have to find you first like this again as soon as you arrive? Even if it is an era where transfer gates have disappeared.”
As soon as Talaris realized that Smarion had been subdued, she found Tikan.
“It's been a while, Madame Talaris. I had something to tell you...….”
"Uhhh, I'm sure you're asking for a favor. Are you planning to visit Runcandel?”
Talaris recognized Jin's intentions before he could speak.
"That's right."
“I was looking for you because of that. Now that you are strong enough to catch Smarion, I'm worried that you will be so confident that you will go alone without me. Let’s talk a little bit about some back stories for now.”
From that day on, Tikan immediately announced Jin's return to the world. Reporters led by Dino Zaglan constantly poured out special reports, but there was nothing about Ranke and Smarion.
Rather, they spread false advertisements saying that it was Dante who subdued Smarion.
It was better to hide Jin's battle prowess until he went to Runcandel, and advertising Dante's power would be more beneficial in many ways.
Runcandel did not express any particular stance on Jin's return.
Instead, they seemed to be releasing a special report that they had found the ‘legacy of the first patriarch’ out of nowhere……
Until then, Tikan hadn't received any contact from Valeria.
February 10, 1803. Five days have passed since Jin went to ghost castle.
During those five days, Jin was able to hear the detail about what had happened over the past two and a half years from his comrades. Changes in the world, development of technology, situation of each faction, etc.
Most of it Jin heard before going to ghost castle, and details were added to it.
In other words, these were the pieces of information.
Kinzelo secured a new headquarter to replace the 'Old Headquarter' in the Land of Beastmen and recruited a large number of demons like Ranke, and Zipfel is organizing a new system throughout the 'Lutero Magic Federation' with all the magic towers closed except for the 1st magic tower.
In addition, the imperial family is incorporated into Zipfel along with the eastern part of the Empire, and like all forces belonging to the Lutero Magic Federation, it received technology from Zipfel and operated a number of fleets.
In addition, a technology called chaos control is being used in fleets, and 'reinforced humans' such as Majins, Plutonian-type golems and living golems.
In the midst of that, it was only the Vamel alliance and its friendly forces that hadn't used Chaos at all yet.
“While young master was gone, Sir Dante made great efforts. Without Sir Dante, the whole empire would have fallen to Zipfel, not just the East, or it would have been divided into separate factions.”
Kashmir spoke modestly, but in fact, the reason why the ‘forces who rejected chaos’ were able to survive was because the role of the Vamel Alliance, Hidden Palace, and Holy Kingdom.
Vamel alliance, Hidden Palace, Hairan, Holy Kingdom. These forces representing the anti-chaos forces and relying on each other to survive.
“In an era where flying ships and chaos control have become commonplace, we are the only ones who have made technological advancement in the strict sense of the world.”
The technology of Zipfel and Kinzelo is actually hidden and is only being revealed. Of course, there have been advances in chaos control, but the production of flying ships has been possible since before.
On the other hand, the Vamel Alliance has achieved a technological revolution called 'wavelength tracking synchronous spatial jump' beyond manufacturing flying ships, and has even prepared a means to completely purify chaos in limited situations.
Although other forces could use the chaos, but they couldn't even attempt to purify it. In the first place, their research is being conducted for use of chaos rather than purification.
“Yes, young master.”
“In the meantime, Runcandel has been hiding all external activities while sealing off the city of Kalon for half a year...….”
Runcandel. As one of the old two great forces, Tikan knew very little about them while Jin was gone.
Their activities were closed, and there were 7 explosions and earthquakes, and all that Tikan observed was the situation where they were controlling news about Jin.
“Even half a year ago, little was known about the flagbearers' external activities.There are only occasional articles about the remnants of the contaminated area and the contagious being subdued, but flagbearers do not appear in public.”
Diphus, Mary and Tona brothers.
There had no news at this point about these four flagbearers who could said to be friendly with Jin, and they were currently remaining in the Garden of Swords. Until then, they often visited Tikan and asked about Jin like Yona.
“And as I said before, all of our ways to contact young master and the friendly flagbearers has been blocked. Even in the days when flagbearers came to visit, I hadn't heard anything special about the clan...….”
“Even if there was a problem in the clan, it would not have been possible to disclose it to the outside world. I would have done the same.”
It is true that the 4th, 7th, 10th, and 11th flagbearer are friendly with Jin, but they are not perfect allies. This is because Jin always kept more than a certain distance from them.
It had to be. Jin doesn't know about the Tona brothers, but no matter how close the others are, in the end they are rivals.
-Maybe sooner or later your sister will find a little clue about Temar's fifth tomb.
- Elder sister Luntia? No wonder, I heard that Elder Brother Diphus, not Elder Sister Luntia, was in charge of preventing chaos. She is looking for Temar's tomb. It's surprising how helpful it is to you.
-There may have been information inside Runcandel that you don't know about. The 3rd flagbearer is moving based on that.
The last news about Luntia, another well-intentioned rival, was related to Temar's fifth tomb.
Valeria is also tracking down Temar's tomb while purifying the society of the small beastmen, and she has found a decisive clue in the movements and traces left by Luntia. Because of that, even after Jin returned, she is still not returning to Tikan.
‘Father, Sister Luna and the expedition team will still be in the Black Sea. And…… I can’t rule out the possibility that they have already been killed.'
Jin can only hope that it is not. He sighed and looked at his comrades.
“Anyway, it would be better to assume that my clan has been handed over to the Prophet.”
Otherwise, it was just an incomprehensible situation.
"Then…… do you not intent to return to the Garden of Swords, Young master?”
"No, but I'll have to go back and check it myself."
“It is too dangerous, young master.”
“Lord, that is what I think. How about watching a little longer?”
Jin’s comrades who watched the battle against Smarion had no doubt that Jin's martial arts had reached a level worthy of being called the strongest.
Even so, it was dangerous to go in Runcandel alone. If the Prophet really took control of the clan, then Runcandel would, of course, be digging a trap to capture Jin.
No matter how dangerous Smarion was, it was nothing compared to the whole of Runcandel.
“Of course, I will keep an eye on the situation. But I can’t wait for long.”
“Is it because of the promise with Rosa? If you have already judged that your clan has handed over to the Prophet, then there is no need for you to meet the three-year deadline given by Rosa.”
“It's not because of that, Miss Cuicantelle. There are two reasons why I want to visit my clan. The first is to check the clan’s situation properly, and the second is because they don't know my strength yet.”
If there is no problem regarding first reason. If the reason the clan hides itself is just to catch its breath. Jin just needs to prepare to rise to the Patriarch position of Runcandel in earnest.
Either Prophet naturally transfers her power, or Jin is forced to take her down. However, if the control of the Prophet was clearly revealed during the confirmation process, Jin had to classify the 'Prophet's Runcandel' as an enemy from then on and wage a war.
“…… I have to deal as much damage as possible when my clan doesn't know my strength. The Prophet has taken over the clan, and the only reason they're holding their breath is to get new information from me.”
“If things go wrong, do you mean that you will immediately run away alone on the spot?”
"That's right."
“You are no different from Murakan of the past. What if you run into a trap that you can't handle?”
“I will have to escape. I will need help from the Red Owl and Mort, though.”
“…… Yes, fortunately, you are really not like Murakan back then. Because if it was Murakan, he would have just said that nothing in the world could stop him.”
“I know what Miss Cuicantelle and everyone is concerned about. However, we cannot continue to stock up on the outside without knowing the exact situation of Runcandel. In the meantime, if the power of the Prophet continues to grow, it will really become unbearable later on.”
If the Prophet is only hoarding her power with the clan in control, then Jin must have to strike as soon as possible. Even if it means taking some risk. Jin thought so.
“Also, even if the command passed to the Prophet, I really don't think everything would be like that. There must be some who are resisting, and we must rescue them and include them in our forces before they are finished.”
Diphus, Mary, and Tona brothers. Jin thought about these four.
“Whoa.”
Cuicantelle and others sighed. It wasn't a sigh that came from thinking that Jin's words were wrong.
Even though Jin has come back so strong, even though the Vamel alliance has made so much progress. It was frustrating that they were still in a position where they had no choice but to take a lot of risks and make decisions in the midst of inferiority.
In any case, the best outcome would be for the clan to be intact, but the odds of that happening were very low.
“Everyone, don’t think too hard. It's something that I will have to face anyway, and fortunately we've gotten what we wanted to some extent in the past two and a half years. And even if the command has passed to the Prophet, one thing is certain: we have the upper hand.”
New information that Jin got. Assuming the Prophet swallowed the clan, that would be the only reason Runcandel didn't pressure Tikan.
“First of all, please let everyone know that I have returned. Let’s see how my clan reacts.”
"And?"
“If possible, please contact Veradin. The great forces must have more information about Runcandel than we do, so if we are lucky, we might hear something.”
"I'll try, but you would rather not expect that. Sir Veradin has never had an outside activity since young master entered close door training.”
Jin nodded with a bitter face.
“…… If that's the case, then we should give up on Veradin’s side. Well, if Veradin and Sandra don't come to me first when my return is announced, then it would be right to judge that they have a problem too.”
“I will contact the hidden palace side today… Oh, it looks like Mort is here.”
Outside the window, they saw white dimensional portal of toad Mort opening. Mort looked quite tired. After the formation of the Chaos Particles, Mort’s dimensional movement was also somewhat restricted.
"My son-in-law! Do I have to find you first like this again as soon as you arrive? Even if it is an era where transfer gates have disappeared.”
As soon as Talaris realized that Smarion had been subdued, she found Tikan.
“It's been a while, Madame Talaris. I had something to tell you...….”
"Uhhh, I'm sure you're asking for a favor. Are you planning to visit Runcandel?”
Talaris recognized Jin's intentions before he could speak.
"That's right."
“I was looking for you because of that. Now that you are strong enough to catch Smarion, I'm worried that you will be so confident that you will go alone without me. Let’s talk a little bit about some back stories for now.”
From that day on, Tikan immediately announced Jin's return to the world. Reporters led by Dino Zaglan constantly poured out special reports, but there was nothing about Ranke and Smarion.
Rather, they spread false advertisements saying that it was Dante who subdued Smarion.
It was better to hide Jin's battle prowess until he went to Runcandel, and advertising Dante's power would be more beneficial in many ways.
Runcandel did not express any particular stance on Jin's return.
Instead, they seemed to be releasing a special report that they had found the ‘legacy of the first patriarch’ out of nowhere……
Until then, Tikan hadn't received any contact from Valeria.
