Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 190



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190

The Noble Sky was quiet as always.

But it was different from the silence so far.

It was not the silence that came when I was too scared or anxious to open my mouth.

“Ah. Listen carefully, my friends. You’ve all worked hard so far. Thank you for following my orders so well.”

It was so quiet because all of their eyes and ears were focused on one thing, because they were all focused on the one word they wanted to hear.

Jackter Eagle-Eye spoke into the microphone.

The low, deep voice never became brash.

He spoke in a calm voice.

“Anton’s death has been confirmed. It seemed impossible at first, but we have ultimately won.”

A speech filled with the joy of victory.

Only after Jackter Eagle-Eye’s confirmation did shouts begin to ring out from all the ships of the Jiben Empire located in the Sea of ​​Twilight.

“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!”

“I won──────! I finally won against that monster!”

“Ugh, finally… finally we can go back. We did it!”

Some people laughed and some people cried.

There were many who threw away their pride and everything and hugged each other.

Even Naen Siger, who had witnessed the death of Apostle Anton right before his eyes, was so moved by the Commander-in-Chief’s declaration of victory that he cried.

Only a few people, including Un Lionel, quietly enjoyed the pleasant sentiment.

‘Well, I don’t think Hiram is quiet because he’s touched… … Hmm?’

Jinseong’s gaze, which had been glancing at Hiram Claff, met Jackter, who was standing on the bridge railing.

Jackter Eagle-Eye looked at the truth with his sharp eyes.

Even though it is a gaze looking down on him due to his position, it is to the point where he can feel the emotion of looking up at himself in those eyes.

“Your achievements will all be recorded and praised. And forever, you will remain as heroes in the history of this heaven.”

The celestial zodiac has already been protected from the cartel.

Rescued the kidnapped princess.

And now, he has become the first to overcome the threat from Apostle Anton.

“That, that’s right! He saved heaven! That guy-.”

“Adventurer!”

“-No! The one who stopped Anton’s fire! Jinseong-nim!”

“Call the name! The name of the hero!”

“I’m so proud to be with the heroes of history!”

Jackter’s words were clearly not a lie, which is why the Celestial Army and the crew of the Noble Sky are so excited.

I’ve already experienced it once in the Hwangdo Ghent, but it’s still an embarrassing experience for me as a genuine person.

The same goes for the chili shrimp.

She was standing half a step behind Jinseong, unable to even make eye contact with Cheon Gye-gun.

However, there was only one reason why the cheers of the Celestial Army did not diminish.

“Thank you, everyone! Yes! Thank you! I will continue to work hard, so please support me!”

Because there was Bibi who raised her hand and responded in front of the two people, Jinseong and Chili Shrimp.

With an attitude as refreshing as her tall stature, she was jumping up and down in joy, as if trying to make even the sailors on the stern of the Noble Sky look at her.

Looking at that sight, Chili Shrimp let out a hollow laugh.

“……These days, kids are not ashamed of coming out and doing things like this.”

“Hehehe, it’s strange to say that with that face and that appearance.”

Jinseong looked at her like that.

A girl much shorter than Vivi, let alone Jinseong herself, was speaking like an old person with her hands on her waist.

Jinseong laughed heartily at the unbalanced situation, but when he saw that laugh, Chili Shrimp flinched and took a step back.

“Ahem, where are you going to pat my head again!? Don’t do that. To an elder.”

“Huh? Yes? Oh, no, I didn’t mean to do that?”

Rather, it should be said that it is a statement that embarrasses Jinseong.

Patting her head? I had no intention or thought of doing that, but you blushed and stepped back?

Even Jinseong himself felt embarrassed when Chili Shrimp made such a remark.

“Um, back then, I… I’m sorry. Something that cheered me up- uh, but now that I think about it, I guess it wasn’t appropriate-. I’m sorry.”

I think it was like patting the head of an old man, especially an uncle.

Jinseong’s own behavior could be considered rather rude.

When Jinseong sincerely apologized, Chili Shrimp stuttered instead.

“No, it’s not like that… Anyway, I was also quite the outcast among Generation Xers, and that was a long time ago, but-. If you were to pat a young… man on the head like that… well… if you were to say it made you feel bad, it would be closer to being on the good side, but anyway-”

“yes?”

“-That’s right!”

Of course, it wasn’t just because he was an old man or just an old person that Chili Shrimp felt embarrassed or upset, but her heart wouldn’t be able to reach Jinseong.

All I can do is raise my voice and try to relieve some of the frustration.

“What, what is it?”

“Okay, okay. Okay. Let’s go in. It seems like it’s over now.”

Chili Shrimp turned around and entered the interior of the Noble Sky.

Jackter Eagle-Eye’s declaration of victory was virtually over.

All that’s left are the cheering celestial army and the adventurer, Vivi, responding.

The commander in chief looked at the scene and put down the microphone.

Then he muttered quietly, in a voice barely audible to the ordinary soldiers.

“That’s all. Those who are tired and injured, rest, and those who are strong, help their comrades.”

He knew that there was pain hidden behind the present joy, so he couldn’t just be happy.

Jackter Eagle-Eye turned around, feeling the heavy burden of responsibility.

“Well then, friends. Let’s go back home together now.”

The Noble Sky and the ships of the Twilight Sea, which had defeated the Apostle Anton, all turned their bows.

Choaaaaaaaaa… … !

Chili shrimp are also included, and NPCs including Jackter Eagle Eye have disappeared from their places.

Jinseong was looking at the waves rolling over the railing.

What lingered in my mind was the last conversation I had with Mateka.

* * *

When the ordered by Chili Shrimp was cast on Cassias’ hand.

Mateka, who was instantly incapacitated, was forced to get down on one knee.

Jinseong thought as he looked at that sight.

‘The rule is that an apostle cannot kill an apostle.’

Even though Kashiyas is a clone, is he bound by the restrictions when using the power of the possessed summoner Chili Shrimp rather than the user summoner in the game?

And at that moment, a voice came into Jinseong’s head.

[Do you even know that fact… … Hahaha! And you still play around like that.]

‘… … Why are you talking nonsense now? What you don’t know has already been exposed. So stop talking nonsense-.’

[You asked me about Caloso, but it is you who misunderstands Caloso.]

Mateka ignored Jinseong’s thoughts and expressed his own thoughts.

That was also the reason why Jinseong had to stop thinking for a moment.

If you wanted to confuse and embarrass yourself, you could have just spoken out loud, but why did you have to use your telepathy ability to only convey it to yourself?

This is because I had doubts as to whether these remarks were Mateka’s true feelings.

‘Misunderstanding? What could I misunderstand? That I misunderstand about Caloso?’

[Yes. Caloso is the beginning that created everything, and the end and conclusion of everything. He governs the flow of life and death, but what does it mean to not get involved? … What are you trying to do, and from whom did it come, whose will is it? … … Whose will is it that illuminates the path you are taking, and from whose will must the path you must take come? … ]

Mateca said.

Jinseong was confused for a moment.

What was it that you were trying to do?

Who originated this?

And… … .

‘Nemer.’

Whose will is it?

Whose will is it that reveals the path that Jinseong himself is taking?

Taking advantage of the confusion, Mateca spoke again.

[You are a tool without self, you are just a human being playing around. You will never know.]

The confident voice of the apostle poured out as if cursing the truth, but that meant that he did not know the truth.

As if to clear up the confusion from a moment ago, Jinseong interpreted Mateka’s remarks as a warning or advice.

‘That’s right. It might be like that now. It’s moving like that too. But.’

It certainly is so now.

There is nothing wrong with what he said. Jinseong himself does not fully understand it.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is what is ultimately being swayed.

however.

‘I won’t just be swung around. I’m definitely not the blade, but I can hold the handle.’

Jinseong knows.

Game Dungeon & Fighter. What kind of things will I have to experience in the future.

Knowing the flow of the main scenario, Jinseong himself will not just be swayed.

‘Well, there is actually a part where the blade confirms its own will. Oh, and by the way, that place is the Archmage’s dimensional corridor. Hehe, anyway, it has nothing to do with you. You will die right here, right now, without being able to see that sight.’

Jinseong was able to speak with confidence.

Who could have seen Mateka’s white eyes flinch for a moment?

[Huh, I see. I wonder how your heroic tale will end… … Hahahahahaha!]

He laughed.

“Director Gal, .”

“.”

Even as he lost his life to the attacks of Chili Shrimp and Vivi, he smiled.

That was his last.

Swaaaaaaah-!

I heard the sound of waves.

From the deck of the Noble Sky, which was about to dock at port, Jinseong was looking out over the Eaton Industrial Complex.

‘Will… … Hmm, whose will is it… … .’

He spoke confidently to Mateka, but his words were not just meaningless.

Jinseong is in his own situation,

Nemer, the transcendent being who brought about this situation,

I thought again about Caloso, who had created that transcendent being.

* * *

Since the news of the Apostle Anton’s baptism had already been transmitted via radio, the Eaton Industrial Area was also crowded with more people than ever before.

Even before Anton’s transfer, it was a place with one of the largest floating populations in the heavens.

It is a land of possibilities based on past experiences, so it is only natural that all kinds of people, including the celestials who have been staying in Eton since long ago, gather there to take advantage of its possibilities.

“This is definitely a situation that cannot be experienced on a user’s monitor.”

“My computer might have crashed because it was laggy. I would have gotten cursed at for using a red computer to enter a dungeon, calling it a Joseon computer or a crappy computer.”

This was also the first time for Chili Shrimp to defeat Anton, so it was an unprecedented situation.

Vivi laughed at the sound of her voice, half discontent and half excitement.

“Hehe, it’s a red computer. It’s been a long time since I heard that expression. Well, would it have been like that in the computers of Unnie Chili’s time? Pentium Three? Those kinds of specs.”

“Wh, what are you talking about?! What do you think I am!?”

The chili shrimp shouted in anger, but still couldn’t defeat the innocent Bibi.

It was something she brought up because she remembered the information she had once told Vivi herself.

“Huh? You haven’t used it? You said you’ve been using it since the early days of DnF.”

“It wasn’t Pentium Three! It was Four… I played DnF back then too.”

This is the most the chili shrimp can say.

I can’t lie about the fact that I enjoyed playing Dungeon & Fighter on a computer with the recommended specifications, a Pentium 4, when the service was launched in 2005.

Chili Shrimp quickly changed the subject to hide his embarrassment.

“By the way, if this population starts to flock here, the real estate market will be booming. How much can I get for my house?”

“Sister Chili, are you selling your house?”

“Of course! Not only going to the Demon World… I know a little bit about it now. Let’s just get rid of it for now! If that happens in the future and things get messy, I’ll buy it back at the lower price! Isn’t that the basics of investing?”

The civil war in heaven that Jinseong spoke of awaits you.

It is only natural to expect that the war between the princess and the nobles will have some effect on real estate.

Vivi shook her head as she looked at the chili shrimp that was even spewing steam.

“……I feel bad for the people in Heaven. They got glared at by Sister Chili for no reason-.”

“Who, a snowball! If someone hears this guy, they’ll misunderstand! As the saying goes, if there’s a buyer, there must be a seller. Who would threaten me with a knife?”

“Huh? How does Chili Unnie know about Nukkala? Did she say something like that in 2016 too?”

“Huh? What’s the NuKalHyeop? An association?”

“huh?”

Now Jinseong decided to completely disengage from the conversation between the two people.

The place they head to with the two people who are still bickering and arguing is the place where they will say their final goodbyes to Lieutenant General Niver and the Eaton Industrial Complex.

It was around that time that Jinseong caught sight of something as he walked towards the Slough Industrial Complex.

Even among the gathered crowd, the sharp voice could clearly be heard.

“I should be paid for the crane maintenance! It’s been years since I cleaned, oiled, and tightened it!”

“Hey, you can do whatever you want with the crane at the construction site-.”

“Who left that behind? Who protected it from being destroyed!?”

He looks funny at first glance because he’s wearing a coat that drags on his body, but he’s actually a strong-willed boy.

A boy who asserts himself so clearly that he even makes the men surrounding him flustered by stepping on his toes.

“……I see. So that’s how it’s going to be now.”

Jinsung realized this while watching Matthias Nessmann.

“Huh? Mr. Jinsang?”

“What makes you think that way? Even Mr. Jinseong, what I’m saying seems reasonable-.”

“Poohahahaha!”

Chili Shrimp and Bibi tilted their heads and asked, but Jinseong could only laugh.

It was a big and refreshing laugh that even startled the celestials around him.