Chapter 481

“Did you find the Lord Sword Saint?”

“Yeah. So you can stop looking for him!”

The day after the power struggle began, in the capital of the Empire, Imperidium.

I went there to pressure the Empire once more, but unexpectedly received good news.

“Why weren’t you able to find him until now?”

“I don’t know. It just suddenly became ‘recognized’!”

Prince Ruslan answers with a confident attitude as he looks down at me.

He’s acting so proud even though he wasn’t the one who found him.

“If it’s recognized, then it means he was originally somewhere that couldn’t be found.”

“Was it a dungeon or something? It was a place where outsiders go. No wonder even the swords couldn’t find it.”

As he waved his hand, one of the servants standing next to me handed over a scroll.

When I opened it, a detailed map was drawn with the location marked.

“He’s there. Go and either kidnap him or convince him, do whatever you like.”

“Since we’re at it, why not open a portal as well?”

“Space collapse? Something like that is too severe to open a portal. You’ll have to find your way.”

“……”

“Why aren’t you going?! This is so disrespectful—”

Thud…!!

I gave Ruslan a light smack on the head.

“Ugh!”

“Your Highness!”

“Stop your whining.”

Tears welling up, Ruslan clutches his head as the knights protecting him surround me.

“…Hmm.”

Tremble, tremble…

But do they even know who I am? How many knights have the courage to stab me?

In fact, most of the knights are trembling at the tips of their spears.

“Ugh…”

“I understand spatial division so it’s fine, just go on. I have to deal with my own matters too.”

If it were Duke Huangyeol instead of Ruslan, I would have caved his head in.

Ending with just a friendly smack suggests that Duke Huangyeol’s plan may have worked to some extent.

“This is… unbelievable!”

Even getting backstabbed by the Empire, I don’t dislike Ruslan that much.

‘There’s no reason to hate him that much.’

I spread the holy presence.

The spears that were threatening me crumble, and the way opens up way too easily.

Crash!

The knights fall back, landing on their behinds.

“Well then. See you later.”

“……”

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[Official) 3rd Raid Resumed]

Author: Emergency Response Committee 2

(A picture of Lilies meeting Aisha)

Finally, finally damn, the Sword Saint has appeared.

With the Sword Saint appearing and Candy Star getting a new bracelet, now we can seal with six!

Originally, after the second raid, due to the insane balance issues, we had to meet all the sealing conditions, but the Sword Saint disappeared, so everyone really had a tough time.

You all probably know that everyone really had a tough time with this, right?

Even if the Alliance, Kingdom, and Empire all went down, it felt like a complete failure since nothing was coming out, and I thought, “Man, this is really bad,” but in the end, it was Lily who found it.

If only the Sword Saint had been around, we could’ve reduced the damage a lot, but watching Lily’s broadcast from when she met Aisha, she was doing some dungeon stuff or whatever.

Not that doing a dungeon is bad, but bringing the key item from the Monthly Report and going into hiding is kind of not cool, right? Hahaha!

The Sword Saint prefers solo play, but that’s something you can only say when you’re ranked #1, and right now, he’s basically not even ranked #1 anymore…

Anyway, there’s been a lot of noise, but they say they’re gathering everyone again to officially restart the raid.

Anyone who wants to participate:

(Here’s a map showing the gathering location)

Just wait here, okay?

By the way, be careful because if anyone causes trouble, it’s immediate execution!

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Comments (3,429)

─ Just stay, Lily

─ The “Hated God,” seriously, hahaha!

└ The “Hated God,” no, it’s just an idiot.

└ For real, so annoying! I mean, after being all cool for 2-3 weeks, they just disappeared, right?

└ Don’t trash talk our Sword Saint, okay?!

└ Sword Idiot

└ If it weren’t for Real Lily, what would we even do? Haha!

─ So, did that altar or whatever get cleared by the Sword Saint?

└Seems like it?

└ Who else could it be besides the Sword Saint? I heard it’s a second job too, so jealous…

└ No, no! I watched Lily’s broadcast, and she said it was Aisha.

└ Huh?

└ It seems like Aisha got something. She was rambling a bit, but Aisha was definitely different.

└Legendary trait, wow!

└ A second job means two jobs, right? So OP!

└ Ugh, Lily should’ve gotten it!

─ Still can’t compete with a magical girl, right?

└ For real, hahaha!

└ In the name of love and justice!

└ That’s super cringy though, haha!

└ Are you saying we should ignore the magical girl Candy Star, who’s the universe’s strongest hero valuing love and justice?

└ Hahahahahaha!

└ Damn…

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The sound of a ship’s horn echoed from the sea.

It seemed like it had been quite a while since I watched the ominous sea, tightening my grip on the spear.

Today is finally the day. I’m going to put an end to this long battle.

“Are you sure they’re coming?”

“They have to come.”

I answered the Heavenly Horse’s words as he stroked the bracelet while looking out at the sea.

Three days ago, I found a map and met Aisha, who had turned into someone with blue eyes, and I heard many urgent stories from her.

She rambled a lot, but one certain thing is that ‘the Sword Saint has returned.’

And the ones who took the spotlight in the chatter about the altar clear are Aisha and the Sword Saint. It’s both of them.

“If they don’t show up today, I don’t know what I’ll do.”

“Dang it.”

[Lily: “If the Sword Saint doesn’t come, I’m going to rip him apart!”]

[“If he doesn’t show up again today, I really will kill him!”]

[“So did the Sword Saint get that legendary trait or what?”]

[Sword Saint: “Death Sentence.”]

[“LOL.”]

“Oh, as soon as I log in, a raid, nice!”

[Sword Saint: “He’s seriously a nuisance.”]

[“No bad words!”]

[“But the Sword Saint is nice…”]

“Are you planning to kill him?”

“Well, maybe.”

Killing him is a given, but whether to take it further is still undecided.

Gotta see what kind of shape he shows up in before making a decision.

From what Aisha said, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be normal, but I can’t judge until I see it with my own eyes.

“If I do kill him, The Ruler will join in.”

“That would be even better.”

The Heavenly Horse has also been backstabbed by the Sword Saint just as much as I have.

Especially since the Heavenly Horse has gone to the Sword Saint multiple times for confirmations over the last few months; he’s probably not too happy about that.

“Anyway, let’s head to the position. We must succeed this time.”

This raid is similar to past ones.

Other Users will be waiting far away from the Kraken’s domain, and the owners of the bracelets will spread out to their designated positions to begin the sealing.

Once the sealing is complete, everyone will join together to hunt down the Kraken in a simple manner.

It’s been dragged out like this just because we couldn’t manage that simple plan, but it’s really our turn for success this time.

“Lily.”

“Yes?”

Yena… no, Yena is licking her hands from behind me.

Normally, it would be impossible to withstand the Kraken’s domain without being a bracelet owner, but Yena has strengthened both her body and willpower through a race change.

That’s why she can endure the domain to some extent even without a bracelet.

She could enter the area before the sealing even started thanks to the remnants of her beast transformation buff.

Lick. Lick.

The problem is that her beastly tendencies have become extremely strong.

[LOLOLOLOL]

[Lick lick]

[Yena is so cute!]

[Yena is a cat… ]

[Kitty Yena!]

[Black History ON]

[“I’m so freaking nervous.”]

[“Shall we start? Start? Start?”]

“Why?”

“Can we just go right after it starts?”

“Yes. Please handle the regenerated eyes first. They have taken a lot of time, so there are a few regenerated eyes.”

“Got it.”

Yena nods and takes on her cat-hunting stance.

Once the signal goes, she’ll spring right into action with her sharp energy flowing out.

Bang!

A blue light bursts from the bracelet.

I’m the first one.

“Then let’s get started.”

The blue wave covers the sea, and shortly after, the second wave happens not far away.

Ding!

From the second to the third.

Third to fourth.

Fourth to fifth.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The fifth is Candy Star, so now the last one.

“Meow?”

Only the Sword Saint remains.

[Sword Saint?]

[Use Sword Saint!]

[Sword Saint, Sword Saint, Sword Saint]

[No way, right?]

[Sword idiot!!!]

[Oh no]

[Are they really no-show today?]

[Come on]

[Why isn’t the seal working?]

[Is it that much of a troll?]

“…It’s quiet, meow?”

“Just a moment.”

This time, I won’t escape.

There’s no reason to now, and I believe the Sword Saint’s wish has already been fulfilled.

“……”

But by now, it should have been enough time to seal.

‘…It really is time for initialization─’

Bang!!!

The wave of sealing erupts.

As the last seal is completed, the entire sea stirs, and a blue light of the sixth rises so high that it can be seen from afar.

The blue light of the sixth quickly takes the shape of a seal, locking the entire sea.

Clang!

The pitch-dark sky transforms into blue light, and the influence of the Kraken disappears as if vanishing.

“…!”

[A multitude of Sealing Bracelets have gathered and succeeded in sealing!]

[A great achievement! Everyone pooled their strength to perfectly seal óctĭpes!]

[Title, Sealer of Disasters (Legend) awarded.]

[Title, Team Player (Rare) awarded.]

[The seal lasts permanently unless all bracelet owners die at least once or it’s artificially dismantled.]

[Perfect seal state. All eyes except the Sixth Eye are closed.]

[Perfect seal state. The area effect is reduced by 99%.]

[Perfect seal state. All challengers within the seal receive the ‘Sky – Signaculum’ blessing.]

[The Sixth Eye awakens.]

Woong!

A blue light lock appears on Yena and my heads.

A small rank in the form of a symbol.

From now on, the Power of Sky protects challengers from the Kraken’s focus.

Gripping the spear.

“Today.”

Whoosh!

“We’re starting the final raid.”

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