I Became the Guild Leader in Exile - I Became the Guild Leader in Exile chapter 75

75 – 1# The Story of the Wolf Sealed in the Black Marsh (2)

What to hide.

The original story is largely divided into two parts, 1 and 2. While the first part is based on Greek and Roman mythology, the second part takes its motif from Norse mythology. In reality, the region is in the north, and it’s under the jurisdiction of the Law Country.

However, the Law Country, which is the motif of Norse mythology, is a region ruled by the Law Country, so it’s not common for requests to be sent to Gideon. In fact, it’s almost impossible.

Not to mention the bad relationship between the Law Country and Gideon. The Law Country wouldn’t provide free monster-hunting services or give people what they want. There’s no need to request anything.

Above all, sending a request to Gideon is extremely difficult. The border is guarded by the Holy Knights, and they exercise strict control and oppression under the pretext of maintaining order.

“But a request has come from that northern region. It’s suspicious, to say the least.”

Zic summarized the whole story in one sentence. It was suspicious, too suspicious. With the recent strange movements, a request suddenly arrived from the Law Country’s doorstep.

No matter how you look at it…

No matter how you analyze it…

It looks like a trap.

Still, Master chose to head towards the Black Marsh without hesitation. Of course, Master’s power is overwhelming, but Zic was still uneasy.

“I hope you won’t do anything dangerous.”

Zic knew Isaac’s strength. Even now, as one of the youngest A-rank holders after five years of effort, Zic couldn’t even begin to fathom Master’s power.

But no matter how strong you are, worries are unavoidable. Zic still remembered the Master who had taken on all attacks back then.

[You’ll be the one to surrender.]

At that time, Zic was still young and didn’t know better. But now, he knew it bitterly. The woman Veronica, whom Master had faced back then, was an incredibly powerful witch.

If I were to fight her now, my winning rate wouldn’t even be 40%.

Zic, who realized his own shortcomings, vowed to work even harder. Meanwhile, Isaac, who was heading towards the Black Marsh with Zic, was organizing the knowledge and plot in his mind.

The first part of the story was based on Greek and Roman mythology, which was about Zic growing up to prepare for a great war in the future. The second part was about stopping the Law Country’s tyranny.

“Odin, that guy is always a problem.”

Odin, the father of all things and the snake of greedy knowledge.

He had predicted Ragnarok earlier than Zeus and began collecting brave warriors to prepare for it. The result was the Law Country, which was close to being a cult.

However…

The ironic truth was that the actions taken to prevent Ragnarok had come back to haunt him like a boomerang. A representative example was the Black Marsh Wolf that had arrived as a request.

Of course, the motif was Fenrir.

In the original Norse mythology, the gods who had received the prophecy of Ragnarok scattered the seeds of Loki’s three children in different places. And it was the same here.

As an avid reader who had read the entire original work, Isaac knew why Ragnarok occurred. And he knew how their ending would turn out.

Ragnarok…

Or Gigantomachy…

In the final war that marked the end of the myth, each of Loki’s three children and Loki would join the giants’ side. They would wield incredible power to destroy everything…

But in the end, they would be defeated by the protagonist and disappear in Ragnarok. The children, who had been attacked unilaterally, would disappear as if they were criminals.

What an ironic ending.

“I came to stop that, but…”

If he didn’t know, that would be one thing. But since he knew about the original work, Isaac wouldn’t just stand by and watch. Especially since a request had arrived this time.

Logically, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to penetrate the Law Country’s strict borders and surveillance to reach Gideon and post a request. There was no reason for them to do so in the first place.

Still…

The request was posted on the bulletin board. What’s more, no one knew about the request until Isaac himself touched it.

“There’s only one being that could do such a thing.”

Loki.

The god of mischief and trickery.

One of the main causes of Ragnarok in Norse mythology.

No matter how I think about it, there’s no one else who can take on this request.

* * *

Isaac finally arrived at the black swamp via carriage.

Of course, he couldn’t use teleportation. It would attract unnecessary attention, and magical defenses were under the jurisdiction of the law. Isaac let out a sigh and opened his mouth.

“It’s more tiring than I thought.”

“Yes, it’s more difficult than I thought.”

Zieg nodded vigorously in agreement. It was because they were in the territory of the law, after all. They had to go through more checks than they thought, and it took a huge detour.

Luckily, the black swamp was located near the border, so they didn’t have to go through much of the law’s territory. It was just a long and arduous journey.

Even so, they had to go through an extremely strict inspection in a short amount of time. Zieg stuck out his tongue. Others would think they were some kind of heinous criminal who had escaped.

“Is this the place?”

“It’s more ominous than I thought.”

Isaac took in the entire scenery of the black swamp with one glance. Zieg, on behalf of Isaac, gave a genuine review. The black swamp was a place that lived up to its name, being extremely ominous.

It wasn’t just that the scenery was bad because it was a swamp. There was an eerie atmosphere, and it felt more like a tomb than a swamp. Honestly, it wasn’t a place you’d want to stay for long.

“Let’s check the request again.”

Isaac, who had finally arrived at the swamp, took out the request and began to read it again. The opponent was Loki, the god of mischief. Loki was a very troublesome opponent in both mythology and the original story.

It might be possible to ignore him, but…

No matter who the opponent was, Isaac never refused a request related to family. That was because it was his concept. A concept enthusiast like Isaac couldn’t lose his concept.

“Please rescue my child who has been taken away… or something.”

“Someone who has been taken away to a place like this is already…”

“Originally, there are no ordinary people living in this area.”

“What? Is that so?”

Zieg asked in surprise, and Isaac nodded in response. The black swamp was a place where the law executed or exiled criminals.

It was an extremely dangerous and harsh environment, so it was no wonder there were no ordinary people living there. If there were, they would be monsters that had been swallowed by the swamp.

“There they are.”

“Ah, that’s…”

“Yes, that’s the one who’s been eaten by the swamp.”

The creatures, covered in sticky green mud and moss, revealed themselves. They had arms and legs like humans, but they couldn’t be called human arms and legs exactly.

They had already been eaten by the swamp, and their bones and flesh had been replaced with moss and mud. Zieg clicked his tongue and said…

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“Is it similar to the golems used by Philles?”

“No, it’s a completely different type.”

It was more like a curse.

These monsters were created by someone’s extremely strong resentment, which was trapped in the swamp. Zieg, who had been focusing on Isaac’s speculation, turned around and drew his sword.

“I’ll take care of it first.”

5 years. It wasn’t a short amount of time, but it was insufficient to change the mountain. However, during that time, Zieg had grown to an astonishing degree.

His black ponytail, tied back, fluttered in the wind. At the same time, Zieg disappeared from his spot and approached the monsters that had emerged from the swamp, beheading them.

‘I want to stand in the closest place to my master.’

From the past to the present, his thoughts hadn’t changed at all. With only that one intention, Zieg was able to become this strong. And what he focused on was speed.

Her sword, which wielded overwhelming speed, was beyond the level of the sacrificial lambs in the swamp. This was the Iron Shield, the youngest A-rank hero.

Her nickname was Dragon’s Flash.

In an instant, she had cleaned up the monsters and was now gazing at Zik, nodding her head as if she were satisfied. Yes, this was the level of the protagonist.

Perhaps Rocky was watching from the side. Was it for a test? Or to protect his family? I didn’t know, but if he had made a request, the answer was simple.

Save the family.

That was all.