A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated as a Hero - Chapter 151



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A genius gamer is reincarnated into a famous hero episode 151

Frozen Castle (2)

… … The story that Grand Duke Vaella Rayshallord stopped by the Chain Tower of Gaorn Castle and took a boy with him was spread throughout the northern lands.

As his illness began to worsen and the Archduke, who had rarely been seen even on the battlefield, suddenly began to act, there was some tension within the Glaisaga guild, including the High Lord.

As the Grand Duke’s activities became known, the three great mercenary kings who ruled the northern lands gathered together for the first time in a while and held a meeting.

“The Archduke took the slave that was meant to be a gift to General Vulcane?”

The first to speak was the red wolf Kazakil. A muscular woman with a large scar on her face spoke, shaking her red hair wildly, and Alkyri del Nega, nicknamed the Glacier Slayer, nodded her head.

“General Vulcane also heard the news and was expecting a gift of slaves.”

“Could it be that you did that to prevent us and General Vulcane from joining hands?”

During the conversation between the two, Dan Kao, a mercenary known to have the most powerful force, shook his head and gritted his teeth.

“That’s stupid. “Is that really possible?”

“then… … .”

“Rather, General Vulcane is furious that the Archduke stole the gift he was supposed to receive. “This is actually good news for us.”

“Then there’s no need to worry like this, right?”

“lets think. “Why would the Archduke, whose illness was so severe that he had to refrain from any outside activities, take the boy to the extent of pretending to be with General Vulcane?”

“that… … .”

If General Vulcane completely latched onto the guild’s side, the Archduke’s power was bound to be greatly diminished.

Since Vulcane’s territory was the best location to invade the Great Dukedom, if the mercenaries started to advance there, it would be difficult for even the world’s frozen palace to stop them.

Since the Freezing Palace was not a very good terrain for a siege to begin with, some strategists predicted that it could be taken over within a few months if only General Vulcane joined in.

An imperfect fortress, the Freezing Palace.

The reason it had not fallen until now was because the blood relatives of the Grand Duke Racial Lord’s family were too powerful!

“… … There is a rumor going around. The Archduke’s illness is said to be a kind of curse. It is said that every day the Archduke looks for a ‘mysterious beauty with black and white hair.’ What could be the reason?”

“no way… … Because that boy can exorcise diseases, or rather, curses?”

“I’m not sure, but it’s highly likely. “If you are desperately looking for someone even when you are sick, there can only be one reason, right?”

As Dan Kao finished speaking, there was silence for a moment.

“that… “That can’t be possible.”

Living up to his reputation as a glacier slayer, Alkyri Delne strikes with his blue hammer! He said as he hit the floor.

“Well, that little boy cured the Archduke’s illness? “It sounds like a no-brainer.”

However, contrary to his confident shout, a trickle of cold sweat was running down his cheek.

The reason why Alkyrie Delne, who showed off her power on the battlefield by destroying the entire frigid land, was so fearful was simple.

10 years ago, so… … This was because my whole body still remembered the abnormal strength that I had witnessed before the Archduke was bedridden due to illness.

People often rank strength with numbers from 1 to 10 to easily distinguish the level of the realm.

However, those who have reached a certain level of strength realize more keenly than anyone else that those numbers are meaningless.

8 stars and 9 stars. The difference may seem insignificant, but in reality it is the same as the difference between heaven and earth.

Anyone who witnessed the terrible sight of glaciers surging and the earth collapsing with a single sword strike by the Archduke would not dare to quibble about the difference.

“… … “I don’t want to believe it, but the fact that the Archduke went to such lengths to create a situation like this and take the boy away means that the possibility is not out of the question.”

Dan Kao made eye contact with the mercenary kings one by one and spoke.

“You should have kept and monitored that boy a little more closely.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

While the mercenary kings lowered their heads with their lips tightly pursed, Dan Kao quietly watched them and spoke.

“Still, there is good news. General Vulcane, who was very angry at the Archduke’s reckless behavior, said he would lend us his strength. “It looks like they are planning to invade the Grand Duke’s territory and take the boy away.”

“You perverted bastard… … .”

Kazakil muttered as if he was truly disgusted. It was impossible to understand the nobles’ tastes.

“We will take over the lands of the great lords as soon as possible, gather mercenaries, and attack the Great Duke’s castles one by one. In the meantime, we borrowed General Vulcane’s land and army… … All three join the general and advance to the Freezing Palace.”

“We are all together… … ?”

Until now, the mercenary kings had not acted together. Not only was it strategically better to invade the Archduke by dividing forces from all directions, but it was also to prevent the unfortunate event that the Archduke, who had regained his strength, went to battle and died all at once.

The Grand Duke, who regained his original strength… … Even if all three mercenary kings attacked together, it was an opponent they couldn’t fight.

However, going all at once means risking everything in this war.

“okay. “The long war will end before the Archduke exorcizes the curse.”

After saying that, Dan Kao lowered his head and looked at the map depicting the entire frigid land.

“And to plant the flag of Glaixaga in the ground. “We rule this cold land.”

Kazakil and Alkyrie Delne also nodded at Dan Kao’s words full of determination.

Anyway, the Archduke is suffering from illness. There was no way the curse that had lasted for nearly 10 years would be resolved overnight, so victory seemed certain… … .

* * *

As its name suggests, the Freezing Palace was a frozen castle. A white palace so beautiful that it is luxurious to the eyes, considering it was built in the bleak and dreary northern land.

There were many beautiful works of art, such as a huge ice sculpture of an angel aiming a bow and an ice sculpture of a woman playing the harp, that a normal person would have stopped and leisurely admired, but there was no time to pay attention to them now.

Haran urged the Archduke to hurriedly enter the treatment room and ordered all the doctors to leave, leaving only the wizard to remain.

“Why are you in such a hurry?”

Grand Duke Baella asked if he was suspicious of Harang’s hurried appearance even while his dark circles were dark, but he approached and spoke as if he had no time to answer such a useless question.

“Take off your top.”

“… … .”

When the boy suddenly spoke and acted rudely towards the Archduke, the wizards were embarrassed and started making a fuss, but surprisingly, the Archduke nodded obediently.

“Sure.”

Archduke Baella took off both his cloak and top with the help of Yutalan. There was a large, strange scar on his chest that looked like it was covered in pure white frost.

‘I knew it.’

From the first time I saw it, it looked like it was in really bad condition.

Harang’s [Morning Star Eye] glowed silver-white and he could see through the energy that had seeped into Grand Duke Baella’s chest.

When I floated a small, white, circular magic circle in my palm and placed it on the scar, the Archduke’s expression distorted as if he felt a little pain.

“… … “How on earth are you still alive?”

Another rude question.

The wizards seemed to be beyond shocked and filled with fear, as their complexions turned pale and they trembled.

He thought that the Grand Duke would pull out his sword and strike Harang’s neck at any moment. For he did this to every enemy and nobleman who had ever rebelled against him.

But surprisingly, the Archduke responded obediently.

“I am alive because I cannot die.”

It was a word that implied many things.

Hearing that there was a reason he could never fall now, Harang had no choice but to understand.

‘The will is great… … .’

Harang was amazed at the presence of the Grand Duke. With this level of cold, an ordinary human would have frozen to death long ago.

The chill was so extreme that even a 9-star warrior could not withstand it. It wasn’t for no reason that a cold chill wafted around him every time he walked around.

Rather than the archduke’s original ability, it was nothing more than a heart-freezing chill leaking out.

‘If you can keep the cold in your heart so much that an ordinary person can’t even stand near it… … .’

In fact, it should have been assumed that he was already dead.

Nevertheless, the reason the Archduke was alive was not only because of his great spirit and will, but also because the blood relatives of the Racial Lord Archduke’s family had a high resistance to cold.

“The situation is getting more and more serious. “If we didn’t fight, it wouldn’t have gotten this bad.”

“It was an impossible situation.”

“Haha… … “The guild is eating away at the power of the great lords, so sooner or later they will use their land as a stepping stone to invade the great duchy.”

The Archduke’s eyes sank at those words.

“… … “Why do you think that?”

“That’s right, the great lords will soon become puppets who can’t do anything without the mercenaries of Glaesaga.”

“… … !!”

Yutalan and the Archduke opened their eyes wide as if they were startled. It wasn’t that he didn’t know that fact, but it was information that only a few strategists and generals within the palace knew.

This was also a fact that was discovered through a thorough analysis of Glaesaga’s movements, and it was surprising that a kid who had just arrived in the frigid land could see through the guild’s movements.

‘You have great insight for your age.’

While the Grand Duke was expressing his sincere admiration, Harang was examining his condition and frowned slightly as he felt a strange sense of fatigue. Because Saetbyul An was not all-powerful, if he analyzed a mystery higher than his level, he would get a headache or, in severe cases, collapse.

To be honest, this was a high-level problem that was difficult to interpret at Harang’s level even if he used the Morning Star Eye, but there was only one reason why this was possible.

Because all of this was related to Estelle.

“… … “It is a malignant cold ‘poisoning.’”

“It’s not a curse?”

“If it was a curse, it would have had a unique pattern engraved on it.”

“The wizards guessed that a curse symbol was engraved on my heart.”

“The curse symbol cannot be hidden inside the body like that. “It can only be engraved on areas that can be directly touched, so if it were a curse of that level, I would have died a long time ago.”

“… … .”

When the Archduke cast a glance at the wizards, they looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and then opened their mouths.

“Don’t put too much faith in the boy’s words, Your Highness. “These are the words of a child who knows nothing.”

“Knowledge accumulates with age. “What can that little boy say that he knows?”

“… … .”

The Grand Duke looked at Harang and the wizards, who were both sweating and concentrating, and then asked them.

“Then what is the basis for your belief that it is a curse?”

“The chill that has invaded His Highness’s heart has been tainted with evil demonic energy. “If it’s not a curse, it won’t be interpreted.”

“You brought up the story well.”

Harang joined the conversation and looked up at the Archduke.

“Dense demonic energy has polluted the chill. Have you seen the devil recently? Or maybe you got hurt by the devil, or the devil keeps coming and haunting you, or even that… … .”

“there is.”

Grand Duke Baella affirmed with a slightly surprised expression. Yutalan could not help but be equally surprised. Because it was a secret that no one knew about the presence of intelligent demons in the palace.

“Sometimes, the devil comes to the palace.”

Then the wizards were astonished.

What a devil!

I can’t believe the devil is coming to the palace!

“Do you know where it appears?”

“I don’t know much about that. “Sometimes, it comes when I’m complaining of pain.”

“Then, by any chance, do you have any cold-related items that you always carry with you?”

“… … “It’s something you always have with you.”

Grand Duke Baella held out his palm.

Charalang! As if ice had broken, light blue pieces burst out, and a crystal ball was created and floated in the air.

“It’s a perpetual ice crystal… … .”

It is a sacred item of the Grand Duchy of Racial Road and has been passed down from generation to generation.

And by another name.

‘Estelle.’

Harang was staring at it, his silver-white eyes shining, and he placed his palm on it.

It’s so crazy!!

“Ugh?!”

“… … !!”

Then, something like a dark red shadow rose from the perennial ice well, wriggled, and then seeped back inside.

“This… … !!”

I knew it would be like this.

Harang had no choice but to be thankful for the ‘First Estelle’s Power’ that he obtained while completing the quest half a year ago.

It was the ability to sense demons more keenly than anyone else and exert greater power against demons.

If it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t have been able to detect the evil energy hidden within the perennial ice crystal.

‘But even so, how can something like the devil be hiding in the sacred Estel… … Oh, I see.’

Harang looked at Estelle as if he felt sorry. She may have once possessed the most divine power as a divine relic of the Dragon King, but after Cala Dawn disappeared and Calan Tatis was sealed, she gradually became unable to maintain herself.

‘At least it can be the alter ego of the Great Devil.’

In the meantime, if a great evil with great power approached her and injected her with demonic energy for a long time, Estelle would not have been able to withstand it.

‘I’m glad I found it now. ‘The progress of the contamination is not so great that it can be reversed.’

It was unknown what would have happened if the main body of the great devil had come directly, but it would have been difficult for a devil of that level to appear on the continent of Astera.

‘He must have been planning to contaminate Estelle with his demonic energy and use that power to manifest on the continent. The offering… … ‘Is this the Grand Duke of Baella?’

Harang’s expression becomes increasingly serious.

Grand Duke Baella looked at him with curious eyes.

He possessed incredible strength and knowledge at such a young age that at first I thought he had transformed into a god rather than a human, but upon closer inspection, he turned out to be an ordinary human.

I don’t know if it’s okay to call that extraordinary boy ordinary… … .

The more he looked, the more curious he was, and as he observed the area near the Archduke’s heart with an increasingly mysterious atmosphere, he raised his head again and made eye contact with the Archduke.

“The method… … “There is one.”

The Archduke’s eyes brightened at that.

No one has been able to come up with a solution for 10 years, so have you really found a way?

However, because Harang’s expression was not very good, the Archduke naturally had no choice but to become serious.

“There seems to be a problem. “What is that?”

“… … “I guess we’ll have to destroy the perennial ice crystals.”

Harang spoke carefully.

According to Caladun, it was no different from saying that the Holy Sword Terandal had to be destroyed, but how could this be easily accepted?

however.

“That’s not really a problem.”

Grand Duke Baella readily accepted without even a moment of hesitation. Rather, Yutalan, the royal guard knight, was even more embarrassed.

“Well, Your Highness. Are you sure you don’t care? “It is an object with a long history.”

“It’s history… … .”

The Archduke laughed.

It was a smile that seemed twisted, so Harang got a little goosebumps.

“If I don’t treat my condition, I will lose everything, including my history. A land engraved with the history of our ancestors, including the people. “If we can protect all that by sacrificing the Permanent Ice Crystal, our ancestors will be happy too.”

“… … .”

The determination to protect this land by sacrificing even one’s own soul if possible. Harang was able to find out why Grand Duke Vaella saw the existence of the devil but did not kill it and left it alone.

The devil must have tempted you by offering to cure your illness with his power.

Grand Duke Baella endured the temptation without giving in, but because of his desire to protect this land, he was unable to shake it off and kept the devil alive out of regret.

‘If he had been a proud nobleman, he would have beheaded himself, saying he didn’t need help from devils. If that were the case, things wouldn’t have gotten so bad.’

The devil’s plan was carried out because he knew that Grand Duke Baella was a knight who was devoted enough to sacrifice himself for this land.

‘… … ‘The devil is more annoying than I thought.’

Now that the Archduke had made a big decision, what Harang had to do was simple.

‘I personally enter the perennial ice crystal, drive out the devil, and imbue Estelle with my energy.’

You may have worked hard to win Estelle for a long time, but that is over.

‘That’s not yours, nameless devil.’

Now that the real owner had come, it was time to get it back.