Ch 189
“So━ Ber, what’s going on?”
Late at night.
When some were wandering in nightmares.
-I knew it, you would do that! That’s why I told you to stop!!! You’re in big trouble now! You’re going to get a big scolding from Master!!! I bet you can’t even handle it!?
Lisir, awakened from sleep by the unexpected commotion, was trying to soothe the Crybaby Spirit who had caused it.
When Lisir called, the Crybaby Spirit scurried over and appeared before him.
“Master! Koolkooli is! Is!!! Is!!!”
The Crybaby Spirit replaced her lacking vocabulary with dynamic gestures.
Her eyebrows were fiercely raised, and her small arms were raised with all her might, a sight that could be seen as the origin of wrath.
Lisir patted her small head, intending to calm her down first.
“!!!”
The Crybaby Spirit was vigorous even in the way she calmed down.
She shook her head violently and rubbed her head against his palm.
In that way, Lisir was calming the Crybaby Spirit, meanwhile-
‘Koolkooli?’
He began to deduce the identity of the existence mentioned by the Crybaby Spirit.
A memory suddenly came to mind.
‘Ah, could it be that orb Ber spat out?’
Before the orb was processed （?） through the Crybaby Spirit, it was originally an Artifact containing the Energy of a Demon who wielded the power of nightmares.
‘Since that orb was absorbed into me…’
Lisir nodded.
He seemed to roughly understand how the situation was unfolding.
‘That thing, or power, that was absorbed into me━ seems to be causing problems…’
He matched his eye level with the Crybaby Spirit and said.
“Ber. Where is that friend, Koolkooli, right now?”
“In our house!”
Our house?
Could she be talking about my Inner World?
‘Regarding my head becoming a home sweet home for Spirits…’
Lisir put aside his complicated thoughts and entered the Inner World.
-Master!!! I will guide you!
A grayish-white Fireball began to guide him as if she had been waiting.
Following behind her, he arrived at the place where-
“This is Koolkooli?”
Lisir reflexively frowned.
He had imagined a Spirit sleeping soundly with an appearance befitting the name-
But how wrong he was.
What was there was a giant human head.
To be exact, head’s.
Multiple heads were intertwined as one, like a bunch of grapes.
‘Each one is beautiful… so should I say it’s at least nice to look at?’
“…”
Next to it, a Girl with an Expressionless Atmosphere was crouching down and staring at it blankly.
“Being with Myeong-i makes it even more comparable…”
Lisir laughed hollowly, looking into the distance.
“It’s not like I specifically looked at the Guys’ appearances and brought them into our house（?）… Huh?”
Lisir was thinking about the days ahead that he would spend with the head cluster.
In the midst of that, he received a strange Sensation from the head cluster.
“Dangaleon? Do you happen to know what that thing is doing?”
-I watched it for a moment, and it’s quite commendable!!!
“Is that so?”
-That’s right! It is doing its part admirably! Helping the ignorant Worms to understand Master’s greatness!
“My greatness?”
-That’s right! With that power, to the Worms of this small City!
“Hoo.”
-In fact, I━ Dangaleon, the Incarnation of Light who is closer to Master than anyone else! I am feeling a little regret about that part!!! If it’s about spreading the word of Master’s greatness, I am confident that I am more qualified than anyone else…! But! There must be a Reason why Master chose that thing!!! That Dangaleon!!! I deeply feel my shortcomings, and I am only jealous of that thing’s Ability that I don’t have!
“I didn’t choose that thing? Well, I didn’t order it to do anything either.”
-That incompetent and arrogant Worm!!! I knew it!!! This is the height of acting on one’s own!!!
Grayish-white Inferno covered the pile of faces.
Lisir wondered what all this was about.
“So… you’re saying that that guy is using his power on the people of the City on his own accord, thinking it’s for me?”
The Monstrosity Spirit, who had approached before he knew it, looked up at him blankly and nodded.
“This is a first…”
Dangaleon, who had read the Anguish that appeared on Lisir’s Expression, said.
-The Reason why that thing can go against Master’s will and do such a thing on its own is because it truly thinks that it is for Master!
“…Does Dangaleon ever do that?”
-This loyalty towards Master!!! How can I suppress it!!! However, I, Dangaleon, the Flame of Glory that illuminates only the most magnificent Existence!!! If there is anything I value more than my own Existence, it is Master’s will!!! Always before acting-, no! Before even having a thought, I prioritize Master’s will above all else!
Lisir nodded.
After listening to Dangaleon’s words, he felt like he knew the difference between the other Spirits and the Nightmare Spirit.
‘We’re friendly to me, but should I say it’s Stubbornness━ a friend with a strong Self.’
What if Dangaleon and the other Spirits had the same Personality as that thing?
His surroundings would have been a mess long ago.
-Master! What are you going to do with that thing!?
“…First, shall we try to clean up the mess that friend caused?”
Lisir approached the Nightmare Spirit and spoke to him.
No. He commanded.
“Stop now.”
-!!!
There were no words, but it was easy to interpret the reaction thanks to the many faces.
Many faces looked at Lisir with a wronged Expression.
All of this is for you, so why don’t you understand-
Such Resentment mixed with unfairness.
Of course, Lisir did not accept that Emotion.
He could tolerate it if it only applied to himself, but he could never allow acting on one’s own that involved other people.
Lisir placed his hand on the Nightmare Spirit’s face.
The Nightmare Spirit’s power-
No.
In order to thoroughly control his new power.
The power of nightmares that had been loosely neglected-
It felt like it was being strongly grasped on his hand.
“…”
Soon, a strange Sensation engulfed him.
Lisir closed his eyes and entrusted his body to that Sensation.
When he opened his eyes again a moment later-
‘This is…’
A sense of floating was gently supporting his body.
He looked down.
No, he looked down below his feet.
Lisir realized that he was floating in the air.
It wasn’t just that.
Black Flames and smoke that the City had swallowed and spat out.
Originally, the City’s sky was covered with it, creating a night darker and more ominous than pitch black.
Light was cast upon such a City.
The night sky split open, and light began to overflow from the gap.
‘Am I coming out of there?’
Lisir had come down from that gap.
Yes.
He came down.
Like light.
Like an Existence in the sky.
The light overflowing from the sky dyed his body.
In the case of his face, it was shining so intensely that he couldn’t look at it directly.
For some Reason, Lisir was able to confirm his appearance.
‘Goodness. What is this? Why is it so flashy?’
At that time.
He heard people’s Voices from below his feet.
“Ah, ah, great Existence…!”
They looked up at Lisir with Awe.
The Main Gate of the Mansion-
Everyone at the place knelt down towards Lisir.
Except for one group.
“…”
Pien’s Party.
They were looking up at the Incarnation of Light reigning in the sky.
Wow.
Lisir read her Voice from Pien’s lip movements.
‘No way!!!’
Lisir wanted to shout.
I didn’t set it up（?）.
It’s not my Taste!
However, his face only emitted noble light instead of vulgar Voices.
“…!!!!!”
A strange scream was heard at that time.
The Dark Knight was writhing as he looked at the Incarnation of Light.
Those who had prostrated themselves towards Lisir rose up as they watched that sight.
“Everyone, do not be afraid!!! The great Existence is watching over us…!!!”
The Dark Knight who was burning the City alone.
Those who had been overwhelmed by his majesty until just now now faced it proudly.
The light shed by the Incarnation of Light was enveloping them.
A powerful shout.
The one at the head of the group advanced towards the Dark Knight with the light on his back, and the others followed behind him.
“!!!”
The Dark Knight gestured towards them.
Whoosh-
Small whirlwinds rising from the ground.
It instantly became a giant Whirlpool and swallowed them.
It wasn’t just that.
The burning Bondales that the Dark Knight had on his back like a backdrop-
A giant Sandstorm was approaching from the other side of the City, swallowing everything.
‘…Is that supposed to be me?’
The Incarnation of Light （?） who was watching the series of scenes made a deflated sound inside.
‘I can’t do that kind of thing?’
For a moment, cold light seemed to flow down his back.
If that face wasn’t covered by a helmet made of Black Fire-
If that appearance had been Marked in the minds of everyone else-
‘Ugh-‘
Lisir put aside that terrible imagination and focused on the Situation.
“This is ridiculous…”
“Disaster… it’s a Disaster… How can we face that…”
Those who had regained their Presence with the light on their backs were already retreating again.
There was no choice but to do so-
Because the power that the Dark Knight was wielding now was practically close to a natural Disaster.
Black Flame that burned fiercely and reached the sky.
A Sandstorm that was more than enough to swallow the entire City.
The Dark Knight was approaching with that on his back.
That majesty was enough to make even Pien’s Party, who knew that this place was a world within a Nightmare and-
That the Dark Knight’s identity was Lisir, step back.
Wooo-
Countless insignificant and ominous noises gathered and vibrated the Atmosphere.
A swarm of Pests that had gathered from somewhere-
A wave of Denial swallowed the people.
The feet of the Dark Knight, who had caused all those Disasters at once-
Finally reached the entrance of the Mansion’s Main Gate.
He raised his head.
When he reached out his hand, a spear forged from Black Fire was grasped in it.
“!!!!!”
The Dark Knight roared and towards the sky-
He threw the spear towards the Incarnation of Light.
The Black Flame that had been condensed in the spear spread.
Just like that, it was the moment when the sky was about to be swallowed by Darkness once again.
The Incarnation of Light reached out his hand towards the approaching Denial.
Then, a change occurred in the Black Flames.
The Darkness it held was fading to grayish-white, and soon it was dyed pure white, the same as what the Incarnation of Light was creating.
That pure white Flame swallowed the Darkness Flame that was following him.
Furthermore, it swallowed the Dark Knight who had created all of that.
“!!!”
The Dark Knight struggled in Pain and barely shook off the pure white Flame.
However, even if he shook off the Flame, he could not shake off the power contained within it.
The Black Fire Armor that made up the Dark Knight-
It slowly began to collapse.
‘Oh, wait a minute!’
The crisis of face exposure.
The moment Lisir was about to be horrified-
A crowd of people who appeared from somewhere covered the Dark Knight.
Mental Interference that had dominated the Citizens.
For some Reason, Pien, who had gained Dominance of that power, had them attack the Dark Knight.
It was like a swarm of ants attacking a corpse.
And.
Even while all of that was happening, the power that had defeated the Dark Knight continued to spread.
“Huh…?”
The Citizens who had been dominated by Mental Interference began to regain their Mind one by one.
The Black Fire that had been burning the City had been extinguished long ago-
Furthermore, the City had returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.
The night of Bondales was ending, and morning was coming.
The sun did not rise.
Nevertheless, the City was as bright as it could be.
The Incarnation of Light was still guarding that place.
“Ah…”
Awe naturally settled on the Expressions of the Citizens who were looking up at him.
Someone knelt on the ground and muttered.
“God… God has protected Bondales…”
Just as the flow was about to spread out from him-
The Condition was met.
They were freed from the Nightmare.
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『New public keyword has been activated!』
『Keyword: Dark Knight』
『Keyword: Guardian God of Bondales』
『The Fame of the Base increases!』
『The Base stat increases』
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“Ah. Did it come?”
A few days later.
Lisir was facing Pallag in Pallag’s Office.
As the Conversation began, Lisir first brought up one question.
“How did that━ that Event turn out? Duke Pallag.”
“After investigating, there are hardly any people who remember that Event. I think you can put aside your worries that civilians may have suffered mental damage from that Event.”
‘Hardly…!’
Lisir was bothered by those words-
But for now, he let out a sigh of Relief that rose from deep within his stomach.
“That’s a Relief…”
Only then could Lisir put those words into his mouth.
In his Standard, the Nightmare Event had now been resolved.
Pallag looked at such Lisir and smiled bitterly for a moment.
“Is she okay?”
“If you’re talking about Klana━ yes. It seems so. Halona said that she is entering the final stage of the Ritual. She will soon be able to operate outside the Barrier again━”
“Is that so? Then━ in that case, what will happen to her new Personality?”
“That━ she said we’ll have to wait and see.”
“Hmm. Then that━ friend called the Nightmare Spirit…”
They, who had been busy for a while dealing with the aftermath of the Nightmare Event, had a Conversation in a plain Atmosphere for a while.
And, as that Conversation was coming to an end.
Pallag cautiously brought up the subject.
“You must be relieved now, Lisir.”
“It’s thanks to Duke Pallag.”
“What. The people have benefited from you instead. Keep in mind that if it weren’t for you, that Demon’s Nightmare would not have ended as just a Nightmare in the middle of the night. Well, separately━ Lisir. What is your schedule like after this?”
“Schedule? Ah, do you perhaps have something else you want to entrust to me?”
“Rather than something to entrust, I’d say it’s something worth recommending.”
“A recommendation?”
“Yes. It’s quite a difficult task, but should I say that if it goes well, you can gain a great deal?”
Pallag stroked his thick beard and changed the Atmosphere.
“You’ve been having a really hectic time lately. Haven’t you?”
“I can’t say no, I’ve certainly experienced quite a few tremendous Events.”
“That’s right. So, how about taking a break and changing your mood while doing leisurely odd jobs?”
“Odd jobs?”
“Do you know the Bollard Family?”
“The Bollard Family, you mean…”
There was no way he couldn’t know.
It was the name of a great Family with power that ranked among the top five on the Continent.
“Of course, I know them.”
“Then━ do you also know that the Noble Lady of that Bollard Family is staying in Bondales right now?”
“…Ah! Now that you mention it, I think I heard such a story from Pien a while ago. Since the Bollard Family’s people are here in Bondales right now, it wouldn’t be bad to take some time to score points if you have the Opportunity-…”
Lisir watched Pallag’s Nunchi as he spoke.
It was an Attitude of politely pressing for the Main Point.
At that, Pallag nodded and immediately got to the Main Point.
“Right now, the Bollard Family is looking for someone to be the Tutor of that Noble Lady.”
“A Tutor, you say?”
“In my opinion, you seem to be the right person for it.”
“…Will I be in a Position to teach others?”
“I want to say, what are you worrying about with your Ability! But━ realistically, there are parts that are concerning. It’s absolutely not easy to follow a Genius like you who achieves Mastery through Sensation rather than theory.”
But!
Pallag emphasized that and continued his story.
“I’ll tell you that you don’t have to worry about that point in this case.”
“…Why is that?”
“Just being good at teaching won’t be enough to become the Noble Lady’s Tutor.”
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“Then, I look forward to working with you.”
Lisir thought as he received the greeting from the young female Butler.
‘How did I really end up coming here?’
He was now at the Mansion in District 1 where the great Family-
The Bollard Family’s people were staying.
He was still dazed.
When he handed the Guard the Recommendation Letter with Pallag and Dray’s names on it, he was immediately able to skip the Servants and have a Conversation with the Butler-
In that Conversation, it was decided that he would first talk to the Noble Lady.
Lisir was now standing in front of the room where the Noble Lady was.
He looked at the opening door and pondered the words that the Butler had meaningfully uttered.
‘First of all, if you can get the Miss interested in anything, that’s a success…?’
What kind of Miss is she-
And what kind of Tutor does she want that makes them say that?
Lisir entered the room with both Worry and Curiosity.
“Are you him?”
What greeted him was an elegant yet Arrogant Voice.
And a listless Expression that matched that Voice.
She was a Girl with silky smooth and abundant blonde hair.
She glanced at Lisir sideways, then continued the story while fiddling with the Teacup on the table again.
“You’re supposed to be my new Tutor?”
“That’s right.”
“I’m asking just in case, are you a Wizard?”
Lisir nodded.
“For now, I belong to the Grey Tower.”
“Ah~ I see.”
Her Gaze was still directed at the Teacup.
The corners of her lips seemed to be subtly raised.
“Then, Teacher? I want to learn something from Teacher.”
“Tell me.”
“I want to learn Swordsmanship.”
A subtle sadism arose on her elegant face.
She watched Lisir’s reaction with a seemingly indifferent Attitude.
As if chasing away a peddler.
And as if she was sure that the peddler would leave.
“Swordsmanship? Swordsmanship is good. Then shall we go out to the yard right now?”
“?”
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