LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 256
After teaching Lucius various things on the Golden Throne of the Sky God.
“Hey, you’re doing well!”
I couldn’t help but admire how quickly Lucius was mastering the powers compared to what I expected.
“When I use my senses from afar, the Kimarias just drop dead. I could just stir up some wind here.”
“But it won’t work against the angels, will it?”
Lucius sighed as he tapped around the map of the world spread out before him using his mana.
“In the end, if we can’t close the door that the angels come out of as you said, Master, the world will be completely engulfed by the Moon Goddess’s light.”
“Exactly. If everyone in the world turns blue, I guess everything else will vanish aside from the color blue.”
A world stained by the light of the Moon Goddess.
“Well, frankly, I don’t care about the teachings of the Moon Goddess or anything like that.”
Five hundred years ago, I rejected the Order of the Crescent Moon Goddess because it interfered with my domination of the Intermediate Realm, but now I genuinely couldn’t care less.
It was just bothersome to pay attention.
“But the problem is that those who don’t believe in the Moon Goddess, those who don’t follow her, and those who oppose the divine power will all inevitably die.”
“And I’m among them, as well as others.”
To deny everything other than the Moon Goddess.
Kill the unbelievers, kill the demon race, kill the elves, and eventually, the world will be left with only those who believe in the Order of the Crescent Moon Goddess.
“Lucius. The angels who have come down to earth. I think I can see their purpose. Should I tell you?”
“While it is a guess, it’s likely true. Since it’s your prediction, Master.”
“Thanks for saying that.”
I unfolded the map and pointed to the territory being expanded by Lucifer and the angels.
“They’re trying to seize the most valuable lands of the continent first, targeting places with many people to secure faith by force if necessary.”
“Is there a purpose beyond merely expanding their influence?”
“Precisely. That purpose is likely to summon the Moon Goddess to this land.”
I pointed to the black sky above the Sky Island.
“Making it possible to bring the Moon Goddess from the moon that revolves around this planet to this land. Simply put, it would be ‘the celestial transformation of the Intermediate Realm.'”
If the Celestial Realm is said to be the land where the Moon Goddess and angels reside.
Naturally, if they were to move into the Intermediate Realm and cover everything in it with divine power.
The Intermediate Realm would become the Celestial Realm.
“It’s just like when Satan called the demon race down to earth and slaughtered humans to turn this land into the Demon World. Now it’s the Celestial Race’s turn.”
It’s quite ironic that the demon king, a fallen angel, opened the door to the Celestial Realm, but for now, it’s clear that Lucifer hopes for divine power to spread in the Intermediate Realm.
“The trash of the Intermediate Realm is trying to swallow the Intermediate Realm for themselves. Thankfully, you’ve been sweeping through the Kimarias like a storm, but you can’t stay here forever, right?”
“Yes.”
Lucius grabbed the armrest of the throne and stood up forcefully.
“I will give it my all. Regardless of whether they have god-like powers or are heroes of the Holy Sword.”
Clatter.
“I’ll stop those who take countless lives out of their own greed.”
A Holy Spear extended from Lucius’s hand.
“Master, where should we start?”
“…You’re a full-fledged hero now. No, I think I should start calling you a champion.”
“When you say that, there’s nothing else I can say.”
Lucius slung the Holy Spear over his shoulder.
“I’ve just done what I ought to do.”
“That’s the best response. I guess I don’t need to teach you the mindset of a hero anymore.”
I stood before Lucius.
And I extended my fist towards him.
“Since coming to the Sky Island might be the last time, I’ll say this in advance. Lucius, you are—”
“Why are you saying such unsettling things? In stories, they say if you say something like that, it really comes true.”
Lucius extended his fist with a foolish grin.
“You forgot our promise, didn’t you?”
“Promise? Hmm, I don’t think there are just a few promises I made with you.”
“Until you fulfill all those promises, you’re still my Master. I still have a lot to learn from you.”
“Really? I thought I taught you everything.”
“There’s still plenty. Like magic.”
Our fists met.
“One day, there will come a time when I won’t call you Master anymore. When I feel you’ve truly got nothing else to teach me, then my title of disciple will graduate.”
“Don’t you know that once you’re a Master, you’re always a Master? Seriously. If I’m not called Master, what will you call me?”
“I’ll address you by your real name.”
“…Huh?”
Right now.
What did you just say?
“You know my real name?”
“Yes. You told me before. You said you taught me your real name.”
“…….”
“Hehe.”
Something.
It sent chills down my spine.
I want to think it can’t be true, that it’s just a misunderstanding.
But something, something feels off.
‘But it can’t be.’
If he knew my real name.
If he figured out my identity from that.
Lucius would have rejected me long ago.
It would be only natural for him to cut me down with a Holy Sword immediately.
‘But that’s not the case.’
Lucius is just a nice pushover.
He must be.
“You…”
“Let’s go, Master.”
“Master?”
“Yes, you are my Master.”
“Ha.”
It’s a bit absurd, but since he says I’m his Master, what can I do?
“Let’s promise. Once everything is over, we’ll talk it all out cleanly.”
“Of course, Master.”
“…Hmph.”
With one more light fist bump, I extended the Gamdantein forward and made a grand spin.
“Let’s leave Sleipnir here. Just in case, we might need to use the ‘Ultra Ultimate’ technique.”
“I don’t know what it is, but it sounds incredibly ominous…?”
“It is ominous. It varies depending on who’s using it, but ultimately, it’s a force capable of destroying planets.”
In the end, orbital bombardment.
“No need for a Spirit Device, right? You’re already powerful enough to equal one.”
I reached out my hand to Lucius.
“Since we’ll teleport directly to the Bride Ship, hold my hand.”
“Yes.”
Lucius took my hand.
It was just an ordinary hand, but it definitely had the toughened skin resulting from his diligent efforts.
“You have surprisingly big hands?”
“…How sudden.”
“I know, just saying it.”
Clap.
I placed the Gamdantein on the floor and immediately opened the Teleport Magic Circle.
Teleporting simply from the Sky Island to the ground takes a massive amount of mana, but…
“Lucius, I’m going to siphon some mana from you.”
“Feel free to take as much as you need.”
I have a living mana reservoir.
I drained mana from Lucius and shoved it into the teleportation magic circle, immediately teleporting towards the Bride Ship—
“…Huh?”
“What’s wrong?”
“The coordinates are off.”
I checked the position of the Bride Ship based on the data observed from the Golden Throne.
“We’re definitely in a different place than the Mech Kraken, right?”
“Yes. Leaving the Mech Kraken as it is, the Bride Ship should be moving separately right now. It seems the Mech Kraken draws a lot of people’s attention.”
“The Elf Forest, Count Odrone’s Territory, and the System… this is strange. The Bride Ship’s movement path seems normal, but it’s odd to be targeting the command room inside the Bride Ship.”
It’s subtly but noticeably off.
As if a carefully painted masterpiece had been cleverly smeared over…
“Lucius.”
“Yes.”
“It seems we might have to go down directly to the Bride Ship, and there’s a chance we’ll be thrown into a battle right when we land.”
It looks like the worst-case scenario has occurred.
“How long has it been since we came to the Sky Island?”
“While controlling the Golden Throne, has it been a full day…?”
“Within a day, it seems things have turned chaotic.”
Isn’t that something impressive?
In just that day, they figured out the core forces were missing and began messing around.
“What’s Liriez doing…?”
“What if Liriez has been taken down too?”
“…If Liriez has been taken down, it would be serious.”
Not just Liriez; if Liriez is affected, Celcius connected with her might suffer significantly.
“This won’t do. I’ll teleport to the nearby airspace, so grab on and let’s land on the deck. It seems that we have to do that.”
“Understood. Then….”
Swish.
After retrieving the Holy Spear, Lucius transformed it into a new weapon.
“What’s that?”
“While it’s convenient to fight with the Holy Spear outside, fighting inside the Bride Ship, this might be more comfortable.”
“That’s true.”
Lucius wrapped a chain extending from the golden bracelet around his fist.
It looked like the Holy Wind Sword had turned into a gauntlet.
“Then, let’s go… Teleport!”
Swish—
In an instant, our bodies were sucked into the magic circle below.
“Lucius!”
“Yes!”
In the blink of an eye, we moved above the Bride Ship.
“Wind!
As Lucius crossed his arms adorned with the bracelets, golden winds enveloped us.
Thanks to that, we safely landed on the outside terrace, the highest point of the ship.
“Let’s go inside and see. First—”
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The inside of the Bride Ship looks strange.
Something must have caused a massive commotion inside.
“I never thought I’d live to see the day I lost control of the flagship.”
“Who could it be?”
“We can figure that out little by little. Lucius, listen closely. From now on….”
I gripped the Gamdantein and transformed it into a new form.
Not a staff, but a short rod.
Its name is Leviathan.
“The inside will be a battlefield. So before we go in….”
I.
“What kind of chaos happened while we were gone for a day!!!”
With a shout, I kicked the door with all my might.
Bang—!
“Let’s go.”
With the door smashed down, we now enter the Bride Ship.
And the enemy that appeared was.
“Oh, shh.”
“Lucius…!!”
Wearing a mysterious ‘V’-shaped mask on his face.
It was Droniel Odrone, with an unknown bluish tattoo glimmering on his lower abdomen.