Chapter 493: Master’s Current Situation
Fenrir began to explain the anomaly that was happening to me.
「Originally, Cherubim was supposed to help Master’s mind to adjust to the sword. Over time, Master’s mind would adapt to the sword, and at that point, I would reveal myself and release your memories in stages, gradually uniting you with the sword」
『But, Cherubim is…』
「Yeah. Of course, if she hadn’t taken a stand at that time, Master and I would have disappeared. I am grateful to her. But now that I no longer have Cherubim’s support, my plans are beginning to fall apart」
And that wasn’t the only thing that had gone wrong with the plan.
「You grew at a faster rate than expected. In addition with extraordinary series of fierce battles, a large number of skills were acquired as a result. You also burdening the system by the use of potential release, outbursts of mad demonization, and absorption of the Fanatics」
Fenrir counted on his fingers. It’s been a pretty intense few months if he tells me that. But does that mean it was bad?
After using potential release, Announcer-san lost his power and also caused a major distortion in the entire system. In the Mad Demonization, the evil part of Fenrir went out of control. And when I ate the Fanatics, the internal system was further overloaded, causing a breakdown not only in my memories but also in the seal of the Evil God.
「It’s proof that Master and Fran have been fighting hard. I wouldn’t say that’s a bad thing. But I’m sure it was more of a rush than the Gods had imagined」
It seems that the Gods, who have a different sense of time than humans, were not very accurate in their estimates. Well, maybe we’re living a little too active too.
Even the Gods didn’t think that the seal of Evil Gods was perfect no matter what. That was why they had left the residue of Cherubim - in other words, Announcer-san. They said that even if there were some tears in the seal, Announcer-san was supposed to be able to repair it.
However, Announcer-san has lost his power, and so his recovery has been greatly reduced. There’s also the series of events that shook the seal in a short period of time followed, causing the seal to become looser.
「But, Alistair had refurbished Master」
「Yeah, I’m sure that had brought it back up quite a bit. However, even a divine class blacksmith won’t be able to have a perfect understanding of the system that the Gods built. It was just a first aid」
『So, this time will be different?』
「Even I don’t know much about it either」
The pedestal that I’m currently stuck on. This is also a pedestal made by the Gods, and it is said to have various functions that even Fenrir does not know about.
「Anyway, Master has not fully adapted to the sword, but his power is much greater than what was expected. If we leave you like this, the memory seal might break and will affect Master’s soul. In fact, it will definitely make Master’s mind go crazy. Not only that, Master, you’ve heard that voice, right?」
『Voices? Ah, you mean that one? The one who says “Devour everything”?』
It was bothering me in my mind during that battle, so I yelled at it and before I knew it, it was gone.
「That’s right. You know what it is now, don’t you?」
『…the Evil Gods huh』
「Exactly. Or, more accurately, a piece of the Evil God’s soul fused with my soul. But still…kukukuh」
『What’s the matter?』
「No, it’s just that I remembered how that piece of the Evil God was yelled at by master, and how it kept quiet after that… kukukuh. It couldn’t believe that there was a being that didn’t accept its control. So it pulled back in surprise」
Oh, I see. It’s not that it was overwhelmed by my soul, it’s just that it was surprised that it couldn’t dominate me.
「Only a small amount of the Evil God’s consciousness is still leaking out, but we can’t leave it like that. We need to reinforce the seal and repair the entire system. That’s why I asked you to come to this place」
「Then, Master can be healed?」
「Of course. I mean, I’ll be in trouble, if we don’t fix him. It’s because I was also a part of him」
『I understand that. So, what am I supposed to do now?』
「You don’t have to do anything」
『Not doing anything……are you telling me not to move?』
「That’s right. I heard that the pedestal will do the rest of the work automatically. I don’t know much about it, but Master’s job is just to stay still. I’m sure that the formulas built into the pedestal have already started analyzing you now」
『Formulas?』
So, does that mean I’m stuck here for a while? I’m a little scared… It reminds me of the intense, mind-numbing pain I felt when Alistair repaired me. I’m not going to go through that again, right?
『How long do I have to wait?』
「Well, I don’t know. Will it be an hour, a day, or a week?」
『Oioi, isn’t that really long?』
「Think about how complicated and sophisticated the system inside you is? It could take you a month or more you know?」
『Seriously. So, what about Fran? If I leave her, she’ll lose her skill-sharing……』
Even if Urushi was there with her, it would be too risky to go back to Alessa through the Plains of the Demon Wolf alone.
「I’ll wait here」
『Well, it can’t be helped huh…Sorry, it’s because of me』
「No problem. Besides, it will be a good training period」
『But, I’m not coming with you, right?』
「Gonna train to fight without relying on Master. Urushi is also with me」
「Woof!」
『I see, you’re right』
If she can use her skills, Fran’s strength won’t drop that much. As long as she doesn’t go to the outer perimeter, she should be fine.
Based on Fenrir’s explanation, it seems that the magic beasts don’t like going near the pedestal.
「Then, should I train with Fran and Urushi too?」
「Fenrir will?」
「Yeah. Now, I’m out thanks to the pedestal, but once the restoration is complete, I will sleep inside Master’s again. It’s the only time I’ll be able to train you」
『…Fran, why don’t you ask him to?』
I’m also wondering what kind of training Fenrir will give to Fran. Especially to Urushi.
Thanks to Fenrir, now I know why I was able to summon the wolf-shaped magic beast. That’s also what Urushi’s title, “Kin of the Divine Wolf,” means. As a wolf-type magic beast, I think this will be good training for Urushi.
「Understood. I’ll be in your care」
「Woof!」
「Yosh Yosh! Well then, let’s give you a little lecture」