The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 108



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Disqualified for using the magic of the ancient dragon.

As a result, I thought I would be taken to the empire immediately.

“…Can I really follow you?”

I was now waiting outside the arena with Baekmokgong.

Baekmokgong turned around as if it was obvious after hearing my question.

“Didn’t you say there was an assassination attempt on the Saintess with your own mouth? Then, the informant must be present as well.”

In fact, I had originally intended to stay here somehow by making a deal.

Due to various variables, I had to intervene and lead the scenario to the right path as much as possible, as I didn’t know which direction it would go.

But without any of that, Baekmokgong just brought me here.

Of course, it was a very welcome thing for me.

‘Did she notice that and bring me here?’

It was a far-fetched thought, but Baekmokgong’s insight was extraordinary.

She might have noticed some of my thoughts.

Clank-

Meanwhile, Baekmokgong had the imperial knight unlock the handcuffs on my wrists.

I feel a bit more alive now that they’re off.

But still.

“What if I run away like this?”

“Hehe, try running away.”

There’s no way I’d run away.

Even if I just follow along like this, I’ll be able to use the magic of the ancient dragon legally.

Above all, there’s no way I could escape from Baekmokgong.

With my current level, even if I gave it my all, it would be impossible.

This person knows all that and says such things.

Of course, it was wrong of me to test them.

“So, tell me your thoughts on the assassination of the saintess.”

Baekmokgong dismissed the imperial knight to allow me to speak comfortably.

“Who were the people who led the assassination of the saintess?”

“High priests of the Holy Kingdom of Rium and one cardinal.”

“Hmm, why did they?”

She didn’t ask how I got this information.

This is something that can be asked later anyway.

What’s important now is why the culprit is planning such a thing.

“There are two kings in the Holy Kingdom.”

“King Rium and the Pope.”

Originally, they would use the name Pope, but the empire had declared that only the emperor of Haisirion could use that title.

So the Holy Order had no choice but to use the name Pope instead.

“The power balance between the Pope and King Rium was originally stable.

But the situation completely changed when one person appeared.”

“The saintess, Acrede Saint Narea.”

Baekmokgong immediately responded.

She is a duchess of the empire.

Although not deeply involved in the empire’s current affairs, he was naturally well-versed in the world’s flow.

Thus, Baekmokgong spoke fluently without me having to say anything.

“Because of the birth of the saint, the balance of power between King Rium and the Pope has collapsed, and King Rium wanted to eliminate the saint before being driven out by the Pope. Is that what you’re saying?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Those who attempted to assassinate the saint were priests from King Rium’s faction and a single cardinal.

Understanding everything, Baekmokgong stroked his chin.

“If he does such a thing, it will be troublesome for King Rium, won’t it?”

“If it becomes known that the saint’s death was orchestrated by King Rium, yes.”

Baekmokgong’s eyes changed in an instant.

“King Rium has brought in another organization.”

“The Mystic Fanatics, the Mysticism.”

“Ha ha ha!”

Baekmokgong burst into wild laughter.

I understand her laughter.

Because Mysticism was a group that Baekmokgong had personally destroyed with her own hands.

Her eyes gleamed with murderous intent.

“These pests have still been coiling around out of my sight.”

The Mystic Fanatics.

Mysticism.

They are a group that believes all humans must be influenced by mysticism and achieve ultimate transcendence.

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There are two things necessary to achieve their goal.

One is the denial of the gods rooted in this world.

Mysticism is called a heresy that failed to become a god, but they see it differently.

Mysticism is the ultimate form that life can reach.

Therefore, they believe that for this world to truly prosper, everything related to the gods must be erased.

The second is to turn all beings in the world into mysticism.

As they say that all humans must be influenced by mysticism and achieve ultimate transcendence, they want to turn all humans into mysticism.

In fact, they have a history of capturing humans and mystifying them.

Baekmokgong, who had single-handedly stopped them, was greatly enraged by this.

Therefore, she had been relentlessly hunting down and destroying Mysticism wherever she found it.

But they survived with the resilience of cockroaches.

As a result, they were once again trying to assert their will.

“The incidence of mysteries has been increasing lately.”

“Yes, it’s their doing.”

Mysteries are those twisted things that failed to become gods.

Mysticism intentionally ruins those trying to become gods, giving birth to mysteries.

My fist quietly clenched.

Because the Iron Empress that appeared in the Forest of Spirits was also their doing.

‘The Iron Empress is a keyword that subtly reveals the existence of mysticism.’

And this incident is the episode that brings mysticism to the forefront of the scenario.

Mysticism is a troublesome group even in the story.

Not only do they increase the occurrence rate of troublesome mysteries.

Later, they even join hands with the Duke of Roblia.

As such, the difficulty of the final scenario varies greatly depending on how much mysticism is eradicated during the scenario.

This means that the more thoroughly mysticism is uprooted, the better.

So I intend to uproot them all as much as I can.

“Yes, this changes the story quite a bit.”

No matter how powerful Baekmokgong is, he cannot interfere in the power struggles within the Holy Kingdom.

But if mysticism is involved, it’s a different story.

They are a group of criminals officially recognized by the Empire and several countries.

Baekmokgong had plenty of reasons to step in.

“And I understand why the boy knows this story.”

Baekmokgong’s eyes turned to me.

“Boy, you were approached by mysticism, weren’t you?”

I harbor a mystery.

So it was not at all strange to be invited to join mysticism.

They are endlessly generous to those who harbor mysteries.

‘But mysticism has never directly contacted me.’

Mysticism also approaches Lucas in the story.

Lucas, like me, harbors an iron body.

As such, it instantly drew their attention.

However, unlike Lucas, the mysticism never approached me.

‘Well, I’m not exactly Lucas.’

Maybe I didn’t meet their standards.

But that’s just my story.

From Baekmokgong’s perspective, it wouldn’t have been strange for the mysticism to contact me at any time.

“Yes, that’s correct.”

The fact that I learned about the saintess assassination case could also be attributed to the mysticism.

There’s no reason not to take advantage of such misunderstandings.

As soon as I bit, Baekmokgong raised his hand.

Then he started patting my head vigorously.

“Indeed, my eyes were right. It was worth saving the boy with the special hero law.”

Baekmokgong likes people who take on the path of a hero.

In her eyes, I must have looked like someone walking the path of a hero without fail.

But I was just busy fitting the pieces together.

“So, when do you think the mysticism will attack, boy?”

“I believe it will be the moment the saintess returns to the Kingdom of Rium.”

The moment when the saintess, exhausted from the international solo exhibition, is most relaxed.

The cardinals and priests give the mysticism an opening.

In the process, several priests die, and the cardinal is severely injured while confronting the mysticism, but ultimately, they fail to protect the saintess.

As a result, the Holy Order is greatly shaken by the loss of the saintess given by the goddess.

‘It would be enough if it ended there.’

Failing to prevent the saintess’s assassination is one of the bad endings.

Bad ending.

The goddess’s disappointment.

Due to the power struggles within the Holy Kingdom, the child blessed by the goddess died.

It was only natural for the goddess to be disappointed.

However, this bad ending is slightly different from the previous ones.

Because the game itself can still be played.

The real problem comes after that.

【 The goddess withdraws her grace, and all divine power vanishes. 】

The disappearance of divine power.

Because of this, the priests of the Flame Butterfly faction are completely annihilated.

The absence of the most important healer role.

From that moment, the difficulty of the Flame Butterfly faction increases exponentially.

No matter how good a party is mobilized.

Due to the absence of the healer role, casualties continue to occur.

Even if they manage to plug the gap by employing soul sorcerers like Grantoni, that is only the story of the protagonist’s party.

Apart from the protagonist, other parties entering the demon palace are all annihilated.

As a result, all the students of the academy are annihilated.

Naturally, the saturation of the apostle can no longer be controlled, and eventually, the evil lord descends.

That is the bad ending, ‘The Goddess’s Disappointment.’

It is, of course, one of the bad endings that must be prevented at all costs.

So, I prepared.

“Then, I must make sure to turn it into finely minced meat.”

The most feared existence in mysticism.

The hero of heroes, Baekmokgong.

‘My greatest gift.’

Accept it gratefully.

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The wings of the goddess.

Heavenly dragon transformation.

And even a student being captured as a price for learning the magic of the ancient dragon.

The main tournament was a series of chaos.

But the shock they showed was the greatest.

The audience could hardly focus on other matches in the main tournament.

“Wings of the goddess, I never thought I’d see such a thing in my life.”

“Isn’t it more about the ancient dragon’s magic? I was skeptical, but it turned out to be real ancient dragon magic!”

Even though the main tournament was in full swing, the audience kept talking about the first match of the round of 64.

The battle between Hanon and Isabel did not produce a proper result.

After both had exhausted their strength in a fierce clash.

Hanon was immediately captured.

Perhaps because of this, there were people who argued about who was superior between the two.

On the unnoticed arena.

A man was walking up.

The man with ash-gray hair had a slightly annoyed face.

His name was Solvas Umbra.

A boy called the son of the shadow.

He was known for his trademark relaxed face, but in this final match, he could hardly smile.

The reason was Hanon Airei, who appeared in the previous match.

The humiliation he suffered in the preliminaries.

He had waited for this final match to take revenge, but Hanon had swept away all the attention of the match and quickly ran away.

Even now, it was the same.

None of the spectators were focused on the final.

They seemed to have already seen the final match.

For Solvas, it was nothing but humiliation.

‘That human.’

Solvas felt like he was grinding his teeth.

Creak-

At that moment, he heard the sound of teeth grinding in his ear.

Solvas turned his head with a puzzled expression.

Blue hair fluttered in the wind.

Solvas flinched involuntarily.

Under the blue hair.

Blue eyes, the color of her hair, were burning fiercely.

Creak-

Her teeth ground once more.

The unyielding blue flame.

Eve.

She was Solvas’s opponent in this match.

“Hanonn Airei.”

In her eyes, there was a fierce anger that even Solvas flinched at.

“I will never let it go.”

For some reason, Eve was firmly enraged.

“Let the game begin!”

With the host’s shout, Eve’s blue flames soared high enough to touch the sky.

Even the spectators, who had been chattering about the previous match, were startled and turned their attention back to the game.

Seeing this, Solvas realized that he had become the target of her wrath.

They were clearly the same six stars.

How did it come to this?

Solvas cast a humble shadow compared to Eve’s blue flames and quietly closed his eyes.

Hanonn, you b*stard.