“Stop, stop…”
Boom!
“Stop! Do you find me amusing?!”
Boom!
The Emperor’s body and the power to fully wield it.
Unlike the pathetic past, I have gained strong power and even the wings I so desperately wanted.
No matter how strong the opponent might be, it’s like… like…
“Don’t hit me in such a ridiculous manner! I said take me seriously!!”
“I am taking you seriously.”
This Woman is using the divine power to corner me, then banging her own head with a hammer.
She looks like she’s playfully teasing me.
The problem is that even that ‘bang’ feels heavy enough to handle.
Crack.
“Come forth, Paladin!”
Summoning sand soldiers based on the techniques acquired from the Emperor’s knowledge.
Though the powers and body are separated, some power remains in the body.
Combined with that power and the divine, ten quite convincing sand soldiers in armor surrounded the enemy.
Once a being like me, the Woman with Blue Hair and Blue Eyes.
She looked at the soldiers with a white hammer resting on her shoulder.
“Sand soldiers, huh? They’re different from what the Pharaoh used to summon.”
“Hah! Of course! They’re modeled after the elite knights of my damned family.”
“Family? What family are you talking about?”
“Doesn’t concern you.”
Thunk.
I aim the Golden Sword.
There seem to have been quite a fierce battle, with cracks all over the sword, but I don’t care.
From my knowledge, this is not the kind of sword that just swings around.
As I aimed the sword, the sand-made Paladins clanked and charged at her.
“Starting from your death, I will return to my glorious position!”
“…I think I get the gist of it.”
Sre. As the hammer dropped back down, all the soldiers were obliterated in one blow.
A tremendous pressure pushed me back momentarily.
“…!”
As I clenched my fist to muster strength, the hammer came crashing down again.
“Uh?”
■
“You were asleep?”
“That’s right. I fell into slumber right after you vanished. I suppose it should be seen as having lost consciousness intentionally.”
The unconscious Pharaoh’s body was taken over by Kaums who was inside.
Kaums, whose rank and abilities are far inferior to the Forgotten Emperor, cannot occupy the body while he is awake.
It’s only possible when the mind and body are controlled in this way.
[What’s up with that]
[For real?]
[Didn’t seem like he struggled at all]
[Oh come on]
[That old man had a sweet nap ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Any info?]
[Sorry, none]
“Is that really true?”
“Indeed.”
Kaums nodded with the Pharaoh’s body.
I nodded my head in the body of the Pharaoh.
This feels oddly strange in its own way.
“What about the others?”
“…There is nothing else. All I did was inhabit this body’s form as soon as I opened my eyes.”
“Mm…”
I stared intently at the Pharaoh.
For quite a while, I looked, but there was no change in expression.
“I see.”
“Right. So what do you plan to do now?”
“The best option would be to keep the body separate. But with two residents already present, that would be difficult.”
The Forgotten Emperor is one of the two bosses of the ruins dungeon.
Even after thousands of years, he still exists, and in the current situation, killing or annihilating him is impossible.
It’s not that I can’t.
No matter how much of a Celestial Race they are, as subordinates, those who haven’t awakened their unique abilities could be easily removed.
However, the problem lies in…
[Current Interference Rate – 62.7%]
Just engaging in combat for a very short time reduced the interference rate by about 15%.
If this little bit of power usage costs 15%, then exhausting all remaining interference to kill him would be impossible.
“Killing him is impossible, so we should just mold him a bit. To ensure he remains intact even after thousands of years.”
[D-D-D-D]
[Lily: I’ll make a few adjustments.]
[Laughing emojis]
[Mold…?]
[OMG]
[Let me do it too!]
“……”
“I see. Killing him is impossible.”
“That’s right.”
Kaums nodded his head.
As I watched him rise, I looked around.
Serek’s personal space is in quite a mess, vividly showcasing the disaster of that day.
The walls and furniture that once boasted a cozy atmosphere are now filled with countless scratches, and the Pharaoh’s gifts are broken beyond recognition.
“But why didn’t you stop him?”
“Huh?”
“You had plenty of time. As soon as you woke up, you could have ordered him to escape with the body before the Celestials arrived.”
The story of the Celestials becoming the Forgotten Emperor begins when they obtain a body.
Lily, who has already arranged another successor capable of space transfer and taking over a body, has no choice to make here.
It doesn’t make sense to create an emperor who can’t be killed and increase anxiety factors while despising Celestials.
“Rather, shouldn’t you be more concerned about the Scorpion—”
“Why are you worried about that? Didn’t you dislike me?”
“……”
[?]
[?]
[Then why is he worried?]
[The old man is being proactive]
[Has the slave finally started working?]
[That’s true though]
“…It’s pure curiosity. Was I not allowed to ask something I was supposed to do?”
“Can’t you even ask that?”
“Um… right. I guess I lacked sensitivity towards weapons.”
“W-Weapon?”
The core of this issue is actually Kaums, and it’s too harsh not to explain it to him.
I admit it. I was too careless.
[Huh?]
[Lol?]
[Lily, what are you talking about?]
“I thought it over. Even after living for over 1700 years, is it really possible to endure for thousands of years?”
The Forgotten Emperor acquired the Pharaoh’s body here and then got trapped in ruins after going through some business with Scorpio.
It’s unclear whether he was trapped or had been sleeping all this time, but given the circumstances, we should consider he was trapped.
“Of course, it could endure. But leaving it alone for such a long time seems too cruel.”
“…Did you not say it would be fine to endure before?”
“That was for about 10 years. Would you really ask to endure for thousands of years?”
I’m no Celestial Race, I wouldn’t do something so wicked.
[Wow]
[Lily is so nice]
[Even to a grandpa who experiments on his own kin and steals bodies, Lily is sweet, omg]
[Great Lily]
“Is that true?”
[Lololololololol]
[What an angel]
[“So nice, Lily ㅠ퓨ㅠㅠㅠ”]
“…That’s a kind thing to say.”
“Right?”
Kaums reluctantly nodded.
■
My head is ringing.
─…
Seven years ago, or maybe even longer.
“The reason I specifically made you inhabit the Pharaoh’s body was to prepare for my situation. The second period might have been the moment when the body was stolen, or perhaps it was difficult to locate as it wasn’t even in this space, you know?”
─…You’re wrong.
All of this started from the absurd idea that it even exists thousands of years ago.
“But that didn’t happen. You’ve had a tough time, Kaums.”
It sounds plausible.
After all, Kaums was a contingency to block variables, and now that the purpose has been achieved, there’s no reason for Kaums to endure for thousands of years.
However, there’s one premise missing in this conversation.
‘Worrying about something that won’t even be remembered.’
Kaums swallowed his silence.
He had clearly stated that he had no memories during the gaps when time was passing.
Enduring for thousands of years isn’t difficult at all.
But Lily speaks as if it’s impossible to naturally endure for thousands of years.
Moreover, she even conveyed appreciation to Kaums, who merely blinked and had his body taken.
I conveyed my gratitude to Kaums, saying, “Good job.”
I saw Lily both in the ancient island and here, but she isn’t the type to be satisfied with just that.
Lily and Kaums are fated enemies, and Lily chose to side with Akron and Liz, leading to his downfall.
Even more so if it were a “different” Lily…
─…I didn’t think you would hide such information and deceive me. After all, the author is ‘Lily Elbrite.’
‘Lily Elbrite.’
Seven years ago, the future Lily had left herself here and disappeared.
She had made her own plans and I was sure she could endure, but those plans turned out to be worthless.
As soon as she vanished, she was caught right away and fell into the hands of the past Lily, an absurd human.
After that, there were countless events during the process of extracting information.
‘…..’
It’s ridiculous for someone who toyed with the entire ancient island to say this, but if the Lily in front of me is crazy, the past Lily was the very embodiment of an evil spirit.
A being twisted in some way.
Ironically, the future Lily was much closer to normal.
─Stop with the unnecessary thoughts and maintain your composure. If you act up in front of your old master, you should be prepared for the consequences.
‘…Didn’t I say I wouldn’t do that? Enough already.’
─That’s a relief. I was worried you might still have some loyalty left.
‘……’
The Lily in my head let out a distant voice.
It was a completely different appearance than when she was twisting and turning to extract information.
‘Seven years.’
During that long time, the past Lily went through countless processes of ‘understanding.’
Understanding her situation.
Understanding the situation of a far future.
Moreover, she even came to understand being an outsider and the power that helps outsiders, called the ‘system.’
Ultimately, when she realized this place was fake, she murmured, ‘Game…?’ as if she had completely lost her mind.
Even though she clearly wouldn’t die, she felt the horror of death.
─Don’t worry too much. I’m not the kind of cruel person who kills just anyone when angry.
‘…That’s quite generous of you.’
─…Lily. The returned Lily.
She understood everything.
But there was one thing she couldn’t grasp.
How.
How on earth.
─…How can she return?
How did she manage to end the conflict between the two races?
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