Academy’s Weapon Replicator

epilogue

After the Kingdom of Palma absorbed Edrium, the King of Palma declared himself emperor.

The Palma Kingdom on the continent of Agoris thus became the Palma Empire.

Now, there is one empire on each continent. The two countries, having learned of each other’s existence, began trading again. As the seas sank, the distance between the two continents narrowed a little, and various exchanges, including trade, gained speed.

In fact, it is not easy for one person to feel that the sea has shrunk. Even if you stand at the end of the Palind continent, you cannot see the Agoris continent.

But the very fact that they had become closer moved people psychologically.

In particular, it was significant that an opportunity was created for the leaders of the two empires to meet each other.

“Just because the territory has expanded doesn’t mean it can be used right away. It’s land that has been under the sea for a long time. Most of it has been eroded by sand. First, we need to go through a process of removing the salt and turning it into usable land.”

“But when it comes to trade routes between the two countries, I think it’s more important to get the ships out before that process. People want to see actual trade taking place. Isn’t it important to get the first start?”

A conversation between Empress Fili and Emperor Palma. Of course, the ministers of each country were present.

This meeting was held in Edrium. The continent of Palind was still in chaos among its citizens after the fall of the god, and they were busy recovering from the actual damage.

In that respect, Edrium was an appropriate location for the two leaders to meet for the first time.

Now the two empires will build ports for trade with each other, and expand their territories on the other side of the sea, extract resources, or establish tourism industries.

It is rare for a country with such a long history to have so many areas for development. The people are also motivated, and we will be able to watch the country grow with their drive.

And at this summit.

“… … .”

I was there too.

Of course, I didn’t say a word and just sat quietly in the corner chair.

This is a very awkward place. I want to get out of here as soon as possible.

The problem is that I am not just here to fill a seat, but this is one of the main agenda items of this summit.

“Then finally, regarding Mr. Frontier de Roach… … .”

And then the agenda turned to me.

But why am I the last one?

“I would like to tell you that Mr. Frontier’s opinion takes priority over everything else.”

“It’s the same with the Palma Empire.”

Emperor Philip and Palma looked at me and said:

“But I hope Mr. Frontier fully understands the current situation and makes a decision. That’s why compensation to Mr. Frontier has been delayed until today.”

A reward for me. That is, a reward for winning the war.

Since the fall of God, most of the misunderstandings about me in both empires have been resolved. Especially with regard to the devil, there are now few believers.

… … In fact, I am closer to the devil now than I was back then when I was misunderstood, but I must never say anything.

In addition, the things I have done in the past are starting to be publicly reevaluated.

So, as a reward for preventing the fight between demons in the Terst Empire, stopping the war between gods and demons in the Palma Empire, saving Atjie who was thought to be dead, and winning the war against god,

There was nothing in particular.

That’s why I’m here today.

You are in a situation where you receive all of that in return, no, you are in a situation where you have to receive it.

“Mr. Frondeer, as you may already know, you cannot become a Zodiac.”

“The same goes for Paladin.”

A decisive weapon with 12 members from each empire. I cannot belong to either.

Because my position is very complicated.

Now that humans have lost their divine powers, the power of the Zodiac has greatly diminished. And Paladins rely heavily on magical artifacts, so they are already in the process of being overhauled on a large scale.

To put it simply, I became too strong. I never thought I’d actually say that.

My power now acts as a kind of foul play.

Now the only ones who can stop me are Elodie Aster, Ampere and Atzier, and Osprey.

But these people are all my friends, comrades or family that I can risk my life for. If I belong to one place, there is a risk that the balance will be lost.

In other words, the weight of the country tilts depending on where I am.

Now that God has fallen, it would be nice if we could all live happily together laughing, but that’s not how people are.

It’s like the hero is faced with the dilemma of what to do after defeating the Demon King.

Most of the novels I’ve read try to deal with the hero as well in this case, but fortunately that didn’t happen.

“The Empire can reward you, Mr. Frondier, with anything you want. Money, if you want it. Power? I can give you a position far beyond the Zodiac. You need land? I’ll give you a map and a pen. Draw whatever you like. But no matter how much our Empire gives you, it will never surpass your achievements.”

Fili spoke in a rare strong tone. Emperor Palma seemed a little surprised.

Instead, Bartello, who was sitting silently behind me, looked at me calmly. It seemed as if he was acknowledging everything his wife, Fili, said.

Maybe he can say that because he knows me well.

“So I have no choice but to ask Mr. Frontier.”

Now that the war is over.

The way Phil looked at me resembled Malia’s.

“What do you want?”

So she asked me the most difficult question she had ever asked since coming to this world.

“What are your plans for the future?”

* * *

So I’m still staying at the Roach mansion.

The war is over, and although I am a teacher of Atlas, I am already on the continent of Palind.

But no one comes looking for me. Not Atlas, not the palace, not the Zodiac, not the Constellations, not anything.

Injuries, damage, mental fatigue, and other damages due to war. Whatever it was, they made all sorts of excuses to leave me alone. That’s why only my friends, my students, and a few acquaintances came to visit me as if I was sick.

To put it simply, I am currently unemployed.

“Well, I appreciate it. I need the time too.”

I was walking aimlessly in the vacant lot behind the mansion.

I ended up not being able to answer Philly’s question.

The Empress of the Empire said she would give him anything he wanted. He could have really had anything he wanted.

But when the situation actually arose, I couldn’t make any decisions.

“What should we do from now on… … .”

I was reciting the exact same question Phil had asked me.

Anyway, the answer is set.

We need to go back to the original world.

Isn’t that what I was aiming for from the beginning?

I don’t know when Elodie’s temple fusion will be, but when it comes, it will be right then.

─I need to see you longer.

“… … Ah, damn it.”

I scratched my head.

“I can’t go back to the original world anymore.”

“omg?”

A voice is heard from behind.

I wasn’t alone.

At some point, Selena started peeking her head out from my shadow.

“Even though Atjie said that, you still want to go?”

I said with a sigh.

“Even if I want to go, I can’t go.”

“Would you go if you could?”

“By the way, were you eavesdropping at that time?”

“I knew that Frontier was in danger, so I stopped.”

This kid is as shameless as Odin.

“And I hope you don’t change the subject. If you could go, would you really go?”

“Don’t go.”

“Answer, uh… … .”

Selena cut her words short and then shut her mouth tightly.

“You’re not going?”

“Yeah, because there’s still work to do.”

“What is it?”

“First, you have to find your parents.”

Selena’s full name is Selena de Vanier.

Although their family no longer exists, Selena’s parents may still be alive.

Even if that’s not the case, you have to look for it.

“… …Is that important to you, Frondier?”

“Of course. People should know who they really are. It’s something that everyone should know, and you have the right to know it too. This was a promise, so even if it’s a little late, I will definitely.”

As I was saying that, I looked at Selena.

“… … .”

Selena was crying.

It’s a little scary because he’s crying with only his head sticking out of my shadow.

“… …Why are you doing that, Selena?”

“……really.”

In response to my question, Selena furrowed her brows and looked angry.

Of course, even in the midst of all that, tears flowed and my shoulders shook.

“Are you really asking because you don’t know, Frontier?”

“… … .”

anyway.

I still have work to do.

Living here, I’ve made many promises unintentionally, and there are still some I haven’t kept.

And above all, to the closest promise, I answered.

* * *

When I opened my eyes and raised my head.

I was sitting at my desk.

The ticking of the second hand. The faint light outside the window.

A familiar monitor screen appears before your eyes.

‘GAME OVER’

I blinked a few times.

I’m back.

Elodie’s temple element combinations can be reused more quickly than expected.

Of course, it was by no means a short period of time, but during that time I was able to finish all the tasks given to me.

Thanks to that, I was able to say goodbye to everyone cleanly and return to my original world.

Yes.

Everything is back to normal.

Just as I hoped.

I will now live my life the way I always have.

Coming back to reality, it all feels like a dream.

… … No, was it really a dream? Did I have one of those common dreams where games become reality?

But even so.

It was a good dream.

There are many difficult, painful, and scary memories.

All of that will definitely remain as a memory.

As if their smiles and hands were still there.

Yes, definitely.

“It was a good dream.”

“Do you wake up every time feeling evaluated like that?”

“… … .”

I opened my eyes again.

I was lying in bed. My eyes were drawn to the luxurious wallpapered ceiling.

When I got up and looked around, I was still in my room.

This is Roach Mansion, Frondier’s room.

“……ah.”

I made a blank sound and then looked away.

There was someone sitting by the window.

“may?”

May leaned over to look at me from the window, a mischievous smile on her face.

“… … Loki?”

“That’s right.”

“I thought you had already left.”

“Hahaha. I know exactly when I’ll disappear.”

Loki says that with a slightly bitter smile.

So I knew.

“… … I see. That was exactly when,”

“Yes. Today is the day. I came to say goodbye, Frondeer.”

Sigh.

Loki extended his hand to me.

“Can I talk to you for a moment?”

“good.”

I took his hand and went out the window.

The two of us climbed up to the roof of the mansion and sat side by side.

I said.

“I’m surprised you came to say hello to me.”

“Hahaha. Well, you and I aren’t really close.”

Loki looked really young when he was talking to May’s face. He must be older than me in reality. He was smiling like a boy.

“Actually, I came here to say thank you rather than say goodbye.”

“What are you talking about? In the end, it was thanks to you that we won the war.”

“it is not so.”

Loki shook his head.

“I certainly believed that humanity would win. But I never thought that one person like you would carry the entire burden. And someone who wasn’t a resident of this world.”

“… … .”

“I’m sorry. I caused you so much pain.”

“You too, wouldn’t say that. You’re not from this world.”

I heard from Joan of Arc about the conditions for acquiring weaving.

You would have experienced another world.

The other world we are talking about here is not a world that you can cross over to, like Asgard or Helheim, but a world that is completely different from this one.

So Loki would be like me. He would have been dropped into a completely unfamiliar world.

I suddenly became curious and asked.

“Why did you go to war? You knew you would die. Why did you choose death, leaving victory to future generations in a world that had nothing to do with you?”

“That’s not a question that someone who has become a monotheist and is prepared to face eternal loneliness should ask.”

“… … If you don’t die, you can change something.”

“Hahahaha. Yeah, that’s your ego. That’s the difference between you and me.”

Loki laughed quietly, but he seemed genuinely pleased.

He said.

“There are people you want to save.”

“… … .”

“That’s why I tried to save you. Like you.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Ultimately, I was with Loki on that point.

This time, Loki asked.

“What are we going to do now?”

“… … This is the worry that has been giving me the biggest headache lately.”

I sighed. Loki was asking what Fili was asking.

“When I came to this world, I only thought about clearing the game. I believed that was the only way to go back to the original world. So I trained, developed my abilities, cleared quests, and moved forward. But now, it’s not easy to go back to the original world. So I have to do something. No, the biggest problem is… … .”

I bit my lip slightly.

Actually, there is something I have never told anyone.

But I was able to tell Loki.

“I feel like I don’t belong to either side anymore.”

“Belonging?”

“I am no longer human, no longer a devil, and no longer a god.”

I looked at my hands.

Anyone who sees me now will see that I am human. Because I am trying to make myself look like a human.

However, if you put your mind to it, you can spread the wings of a demon and inflict eclectics that rival the power of a god.

Above all, I can no longer hold Mistiltein.

Even though I escaped the world of salvation, no matter how much time has passed since then.

Mistiltein only causes me pain.

“So much has changed, and I’ve tried to change, but it feels like I’m not there.”

About three years have passed since I came to this world.

It may seem like a short period of time in the context of one’s entire life.

How can I forget these three years?

How can I return to my original world after these three years?

“… … I’ve been here too long.”

Eventually, I found myself grumbling.

“Hey, Frontier. As a senior weaver, can I give you a word of advice?”

Loki looked at me and smirked.

“……What?”

“When you wake up tomorrow, eat breakfast first.”

“her?”

“After eating, I wash up, have a silly chat with my family, meet up with friends, go for a walk, eat again, and go back to sleep. When I wake up, I eat again.”

“It sounds like all you have to do is eat and sleep.”

“Yeah, that’s what I’m telling you to do.”

Bam.

Loki lightly tapped the top of my head with his hand. It felt strange doing it with May’s body.

“That’s what I wanted to do.”

“… … !”

“Frontier, you’ve been carrying so much on your back, that you can’t see the little things.”

Loki said that and closed one eye slightly.

“Oh, dear. It’s about time.”

“Could it be magic?”

“Yeah. Loki’s time is up. It’s time to hand it over to May.”

Loki laughed and joked until the very end.

He said.

“Frontier, live your life. If possible, live a happy life.”

“Loki.”

“Trust me.”

Loki closed his eyes after saying his last words.

─That’s what you came into this world for.

I sat for a long time, holding May’s body.

* * *

Elodie and Osprey helped each other in their research through each other’s achievements.

A common theme is the combination of four elements.

In particular, I noted the unique characteristics of Elodie’s parable.

“If the stars you visualize really don’t stop, you can apply their speed and shape to create a real model.”

“Then it would be possible to calculate it.”

“Yes, we can predict when all the planets will align. Then we will know when the four-element magic will be possible.”

Their research continued, and Constell already had a laboratory set up for the subject.

And at dawn everyone returned.

Even after Osprey left work, Elodie continued her research.

The research was already nearing completion. Elodie’s analogy was so amazingly accurate that once she had created the model, there was little need for modification. Her analogy worked exactly like the actual model.

And then Elodie launched the last model without thinking.

“……oh.”

After thinking about it carefully, I realized that I had already finished it.

Of course, there are some minor details that need to be taken care of, but we have confirmed that the model is working properly.

“Oh, then if we do it like this… … .”

The rest is simple.

If we quickly increase the speed coefficient of the model and substitute that for the current time speed, we can find out how far into the future it is.

“When these planets align is when I can use the four-element combination. If I knew when that would be… … .”

Crunch.

And the planets lined up.

Elodie looked at it and checked the estimated time in the future.

result.

“……hmm.”

Elodie stuck her tongue out and said, “Ve.”

“I won’t teach you, idiot.”

The end

＜ Author’s Note ＞

Hello. I am writer Seo Seo.

The Academy’s Weapon Replicator. Concluded in Chapter 606.

Now that it’s finally over, I don’t know what to say

To all the readers who came this far with us! Thank you so much!

I wouldn’t have gotten this far without you all.

If that were the case, Frontier would have been suffering somewhere and the world would have ended.

Thank you again. Be happy always!