Egret

That night, all the existing slaves were released from the Iron Spear. And the merchants, who were branded as new slaves, were trapped there instead.

Some were indignant, unable to accept reality, shouting whale noises, and others were silently frustrated. The freed slaves only escaped from the Iron Spear and took no extraordinary action.

It's just that the place has now turned into a closed market floor in a cold steel window. They came together and looked at the merchandise like merchandise waiting for the merchandise to be destroyed.

Sage did not help the knights walk through the tent, but looked at the slaves.

From children to healthy adults, no one acted subjectively despite being released from shackles. Sage, who was given liberty but unable to escape his life as a slave, turned his head again with a frightened look.

“Brother.”

Since the beginning of the so-called "play" Judas has not taken off his mask. The severity of the suspicion that he would have come from Lubarzan was a minimal security measure to avoid giving an accurate indication.

“Are you sure you want to go see Sichup? ”

“Well, no. ”

Judas shook his head about the question he was asking. Then he adds in a calm voice that he was trying to reassure.

“We have to get them to meet you. ”

“Yes?”

“Midgard's Sichup is nowhere near the wind. I don't know where he is right now. ”

I didn't mean to be the operator of Midgard. I don't know what to do, but even the intelligent Wind Spirit King couldn't find the place where Sichup stayed.

“So I intend to provoke him to come to me myself. ”

“Do, provocation? ”

“If you're a king, do it in a reasonable way. ”

Sage decided not to ask any more questions, although the question was not solved enough. It was because I decided that it would be better to see it with my own eyes than to ask how.

At the end of his conversation with his brother, Judas moved to an empty auction house by himself.

It was an auction house full of people actively buying and selling slaves, but now it is closed and only silent. The broken chairs and the lighting fixtures were turned off until it was too late.

As he sets foot on an empty stage, a sparkling green breeze gently illuminates his surroundings.

Entitled Sichup: Odin. The exact name is unknown.

Failing to get more information, Uni sits down on Judas' shoulder and grumbles.

No matter how suspicious you look. Full name, age, gender, and place of residence are all unknown! Too many secrets to represent a country. It's strange that all those secrets have been kept for over 300 years.

"Argh? Humans have lived for over 300 years?

"Yes. That's why I'm suspicious. You know what? No matter how long a human lives, it's hard to fill a hundred years.

"That's right. That's when Greg said he lived over 90 for a long time!

‘92, to be exact. It took a long time.’

Judas, who remembered his former age, swallowed up a smile in his mouth. I felt very young at the age of seventeen.

In retrospect, what he was trying to do or think about was not the kind of thing he could do at that age. Even though I didn't understand it very well, it was amazing that relatives followed themselves without words.

‘It turns out these kids can be hard to schedule. ’

As long as he's at the heart of the pack, there's probably a lot of work for the kids to try to fit him in. The conversation between the spirits continued as Judas seriously tried to count the group's grievances.

"Above all, this country, Midgard, is uncomfortable to wander around because spirits are not the right land to live in.

…… Definitely turtle.

The blue wolf also frowned and revealed an uncomfortable planting.

"In fact, I can't understand the basis of their life activities. There are no rivers running through here.

"Right. The natural environment is too poor. Of course, the river has no grass, no trees, no soil itself.

The location of the slave field was a mix of cultures, so it did not reveal its characteristics well. But if you go inside a little bit, you can feel the change right away.

Starting with the fluffy flooring on the ground, the tall buildings, the harmonious stretches along the road, and all the fake streetscapes were just artificial structures.

Some regions even created special barriers that covered the sky to manipulate the weather needed at that time instead of sunlight and clouds.

Aww, that's the worst!

Uni swells the ball and speeds up. According to the story of the wind, this country was the worst supernatural spiritualist in the world.

Cole, who was struggling with the use of spirits for the same reason, calmed down the uncomfortable spirits and soothed them.

“Judas. Are you alone in a place like this? ”

The superior spirit of wind handled by Cole passed by Judas with a grin.

Cole walked to the bottom of the stage and politely looked up at him from there without climbing the altar.

Judas was comfortable because he had no eyes to see.

“Oh, yes, Cole. ”

“Hmm, it seems that you are not deeply involved in this country.... ”

“Do you know what young children play these days? ”

“Yes?”

Cole's words, when he came to ask me something else, were blocked.

“If you are young…… are you talking about friends such as Lord Edan or Lord Baikal? ”

Cole tried to grasp his consciousness by wearing back the goggles that had slipped down his nose. The young teacher was suffering seriously, leaning against the Huang Dragon Chain.

“When I get back, I'll give you a chance to play with these things. ”

“Opportunity to play? ”

“Hmm. Now that I'm around, I think it's too serious. ”

‘Definitely.’

Cole also agreed with his comments. It would be kind, but Judas used to be too considerate of others compared to his peers. His actions were always meaningful, as there were many places to be concerned and he had a strong sense of seriousness.

“People said that there is a task for each age group. Playing young is also a kind of growth task. ”

“Huh. I heard that. ”

“It was only when I was a kid that I jumped out of the snow field and picked up some fine leaves when the foliage came out. I think it's boring that times have changed these days. ”

“…… Teacher. ”

Cole, who called him by the old title 'Teacher’ rather than ‘Judas’, sighed and said.

“Now you're young, too. ”

“Huh? Of course. ”

“No.”

Judas knew he was living a new life. But what Cole was trying to say was a little different.

“Hang out with them rather than arrange opportunities for those around you. ”

“ ……. ”

“Teacher, I dare ask you, this Cortoban Yen is a bad disciple. ”

It was the first time I ever asked him to follow me as a disciple in an old memory like a colored paper.

“May you take full ownership of your life now. ”

‘So I hope you're happy this time. ’

Cole wanted Judas to truly settle into that life. Judas was now living with his former self. It allowed me to overcome many crises, but then I couldn't accept my own life as it is.

I'm just playing ‘Seventeen Boys’ like I'm playing tyrant in a mask right now. That's exactly what Cole was talking about.

The two priests looked at each other without a word for a moment.

‘When did a child who was considered a child grow up like this? ’

As a young puppy, she was chasing after him with pure eyes, and now she is over seventy years old. Cole's eyes were still bright and serene, but the wisdom he had reached the end of his life was also in place.

Judas, who noticed this, smiled bitterly. Then I set myself straight on the Huang Dragon Chain.

“Cole.”

“Yes.”

“It's always like this. ”

He jumped off the stage and added as he walked out of the auction house.

“Just another 50 years. ”

“Huh. If I stay alive for 50 years, I'll renew my human life history. ”

“Wouldn't it be better to live a lifetime and accomplish a new record once? ”

“That's what the sky will decide. It's hard to put it that way. ”

The two of them laughed endlessly.

“By the way, what story did you seek me for? ”

“Hush. That's right. I'm not so sane. ”

Cole walks behind Judas and pulls out what he wants to say with a grumpy expression.

“The Sichup of Midgard is a dangerous man. It's important that you are not deeply involved..... ”

The information that followed was almost identical to the information that UNI had learned. In addition, Cole described Sichup in more detail.

“I heard that Odin became the current president because of his genius talent. ”

“A genius talent. ”

“The talent to build and develop machines. In Midgard, called the Mechanical Bureau, we're told that they have the best technology, because they're replacing organs and organs with new mechanical parts that haven't been in power for over 300 years. ”

"Ouch. Gross.

Uni broke his tongue and made a trumpet, but Cole did not see him and spoke.

“So it's probably hard to think of this country as human anymore. ”

The two reached a position where some knights were walking hard through the tent.

Almost all of those tents had been kicked out, and the slave market was now completely deserted. Only merchants tied to a chain and trapped in an iron spear made me feel that way.

“I don't mean to get involved so deeply. ”

Judas replies with respect to Cole again as he sees the snow.

“One……. ”

“I just don't want to turn away from what I do when I see enough to change. ”

“ ……. ”

After hearing the answer, Cole realized that one of the thoughts he had a little while ago was wrong.

Judas was courageously adapting to his new life. A sense of responsibility existed now that he would never have thought of it before.

“Very well. Don't bother. ”

Cole looks down without further ado. The two reached where Baikal and Cristina stood through the iron fields where the merchants were trapped.

“Ah, Lord! Are you here?”

Baikal found him first and ran.

“Have you looked closely? ”

“Hmph. I think it's been a lot of handling. It's fundamental to have a disease because you can't eat it properly, and you have a lot of wounds. Our healers are very symptomatic and often unable to resolve the placenta. ”

They sat under an old tent where no fire came in, and the slaves who were staring at the time found him coming and stood up.

The slaves did not understand the situation at all, even though they had been released.

I only perceived that the owner had changed as much as I could. Even when I was surprised by the strange situation that healed and cared for my wounds, my fears and doubts were mixed and my expressions hardened.

“Besides, the problem is the mind rather than the body. The merchants are completely brainwashed about what they've done. These people, they all thought of themselves as things. ”

It should never be possible for an item to talk to its owner first. According to that absolute rule, slaves only looked closely in front of situations they did not understand.

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This is the beginning of a new chapter, Chapter 23: Fusion. It's a secret what will be fused with what... Cool. Actually, it's nothing. Heh.

The newly emerging Mechanical Bureau Midgard, in a way, resembles modern, but is in fact a little more frightening (?) This is the place to be.

A more detailed description of this, along with the meaning of the subtitle, continues in the next story... (...)

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