Episode 264: Dream in the game becomes reality

57. Integration (5)

Each person has different values.

Additionally, what each person values ​​is different.

What ordinary people think is 'just that?' may be more precious than life to someone else.

Isn't there a movie about a killer who kills countless people and destroys a large organization because of a single puppy?

In that respect, Lord Exceed's obsession with one person was something that even his successor Adrian and his close friend Blake had never thought of.

The reason why Archduke Lucas, who had wealth and honor in Rondel in his previous life, devoted himself solely to the study of dimensional movement.

The reason why he, who was reborn as a demon king, took the hand of the goddess and annihilated his fellow heavenly kings and demon kings.

It was all about meeting a woman again.

"Are we finally reunited?"

Having been given the authority to manage the Earth by the Goddess, he is now no different from the Creator's agent.

Of course, it is impossible to create something or change the laws of the world, and all you can do is monitor and manage the world to make sure it runs according to nature, but once you deviate from nature, you have the right to use the Creator's power.

From now on, he will use the power of the Creator to revive his lover who lost his life during his stay in Rondel.

This was the price I got for betraying my comrades.

"merry."

If I had to compare the current situation to a cartoon or novel.

While the story centered on Adrian is still in full swing, his story as Archduke Lucas and Lord Exceed has now reached its conclusion.

Now that he has gotten what he wanted, he just wants peace.

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busy.

Very fucking busy.

Although I have become a transcendent being with no room to evaluate myself other than by the title of god, what I do now has not changed from before.

I ran around until my feet were sweaty to protect what was precious and to protect the people who believed in me and followed me.

[Chairman! Currently, the movement of the volcano located in the Primordial Forest of the Elysian Alliance is unusual! Maybe it will erupt soon... .]

[Chairman! Sea water is flowing back from the Great Hall located in the Sea of ​​Storms! If things continue like this, a tsunami of unprecedented scale will occur!]

[Chairman! The highest peak of the Erand Mountains in the Republic of Prius collapsed, causing a series of landslides! If this continues, the entire republic may be covered in snow!]

The Rondel Peace Organization faithfully played its role.

They effectively prevented disasters caused by integration, protected people and property, and quickly recovered the injured and treated them with a large amount of recovery medicine created by Ark Scarlet.

However, no matter how well prepared we were, our ability to respond to unexpected situations was bound to be poor.

And in order to resolve an unexpected situation, it is better for one exceptionally talented person to act than for a group, including the military, to act, so in this case, I was more certain to get the job done if I acted directly.

Thanks to this, I had to move around busily.

'When will this damn mess subside?'

But that too has its limits.

Since the world is large and the area to be protected is also vast, I was only able to cover the unexpected situation with the help of my colleagues such as Arcia, Blake, and Branguiche, and by actively using the Black Eagle and alter ego abilities.

After running around without sleep for a week, I was starting to lose patience.

The world, perhaps in its own way, began to regain stability little by little.

"Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to your outstanding ability that far exceeded expectations, we were able to overcome the disaster without major damage. Chairman, you are Rondel's hero."

When I, who had been working outside all the time, returned to the castle after finishing all my work, high-ranking officials belonging to the peace organization, including Count Elfrid and Count Gregory, welcomed me with applause.

I cannot ignore the performance of Arcia and other colleagues, but the person who performed the most was none other than me.

Arcia, who became a god, showed off her incredible prowess by cutting down a tidal wave with her sword and blowing away an avalanche with just wind pressure, but unlike her, a swordsman, I, a wizard, possessed a variety of abilities and was suited for odd jobs in many ways.

Thanks to this, everyone looked at me with awe, but there were also some who looked bored.

It seems like he was embarrassed by his ability to not be considered a fellow human being.

"Unfortunately, the situation is not over yet. The goddess said she would take some action to balance the two worlds, so we need to find out what that is."

As it is an international organization, high-ranking officials are made up of people of various nationalities, so there are conflicts of interest whether they know it or not.

Of course, there were no empty-headed people who attacked me, but I know very well that many people are busy criticizing me with their eyes, even if they smile and act politely on the outside.

However, this time, my ability, which was confirmed in real time, was beyond surprising and was shocking, so it was bound to make many people's heads hurt.

'It seems clear that not only I, but also Arcia, who was called the Grandmaster, has overcome the wall, and it must be confusing because she is more active than Branguiche, the dragon.'

It was natural since I didn't know that I had absorbed the Creator's energy and had become a being that surpasses the Demon King and the Heavenly King.

I don't want to bother explaining my situation.

Now was not the time to roll one's eyes and examine other people's complexions.

"I'll keep that in mind. So, can we assume that the peace organization will continue in the future?"

Ah, this is an important issue.

The reason many countries joined the peace organization was to minimize the damage that would occur due to the integration of Earth and Rondel.

This meant that now that integration was over, there was no reason for them to remain in the peace organization.

So, after winning, I expressed my thoughts.

"Peace organizations will not disappear in the future. "When an international problem arises, like this incident, we can quickly unite, and our mere existence serves as a deterrent to prevent certain countries from running away."

The goddess asked me to bring peace to the two worlds.

However, it is troublesome to run around and solve each problem by force.

This organization was absolutely necessary for my peaceful daily life, and I thought it should be expanded in scale.

"Is that so?"

"Hmm… ."

Several state officials seemed embarrassed by this.

It's obvious what they're thinking.

Just beyond the sky, a new continent filled with sweet honey has emerged.

Moreover, while on Rondel it was possible to deploy large-scale military force on Earth with just a little bit of magic treatment on the sky fortress or airship, on Earth it was not easy to even approach Rondel.

In other words, Rondel can wage a war of conquest without risk.

This is an inevitable condition for people to take radical action.

"Well, if you want to go out, I won't stop you from doing so. Instead, it will fly out of my sight."

When I smiled and looked at the command staff, they all smiled awkwardly.

They must have felt it.

The fact that withdrawal from a peace organization will never be free... .

-Clap clap!

"Come on, everyone, let's get to work. "We need to investigate what anomalies are occurring in Rondel in relation to Earth."

I swallowed dryly and caught the attention of people who forced me to respond.

Everyone nodded and returned to their seats.

"I will always respect and support the Chairman's judgment."

However, only one person, Count Elfrid of the Brigham Empire, approached with unwavering eyes and said so.

This is someone who has interested me for a long time.

I knew that her interest in me was a good thing, but I was not particularly hungry for the opposite sex and had no intention of taking advantage of her liking for me, so I just shrugged my shoulders.

Then Count Elfrid smiled bitterly and did not back down, but instead used telepathic magic.

[If at any time you need my footing within the Brigham Empire, please let me know. We will do our best to help.]

Her status in the Brigham Empire is very high.

Because he was the fifth-ranking nobleman after the 3rd Duke and Marquis Winfred.

Her words were dangerous and could be interpreted as treason.

Thanks to this, I had to make a surprised expression, and Count Elfrid bowed his head and stepped away with an expression that said it was nothing new.

I think the powerlessness that I and my group showed this time gave her some confidence.

'This is it… .'

I just wanted a peaceful life without anyone's interference, and I had no intention of becoming a king.

But why?

I feel like people around me won't leave me like this.

Not through betrayal, but through excessive loyalty.

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[Thanks to the activities of the Prince Lawrence family, we were able to safely overcome the crisis despite the catastrophe of world unification.]

[Prince Lawrence would not be short of being called a hero who saved the world from crisis.]

[Duke Baltes, Grand Wizard of the Chase Kingdom: Prince Lawrence may have surpassed his teacher, Archduke Lucas. The ability he showed this time goes beyond the might of the 9th Circle, which has been known since the past.]

[9th Circle Archmage Husband and Road Master Wife? A dance that is not inferior to your husband! How did the couple of the century obtain such force!]

[A group of unusual people. King Lawrence's family and his associates have a force comparable to that of the empire just by their very existence.]

Naturally, Adrian's performance was an uproar in the media every day.

Rondel's online culture, where video platforms and SNS were commonplace, was not much different from Earth's, and many people were able to experience Adrian's abilities through eyewitness accounts and videos uploaded in real time.

To ordinary citizens, the sight of Adrian and his companions seemed like the appearance of heroes from mythology, but the leaders of each country had to continue their analysis with a serious expression.

This was a more serious threat than anything else.

And the results they came up with were as follows:

-King Lawrence and Queen Lawrence have a force that surpasses that of a dragon.

-It is presumed that there are many dragons or beings with dragon-level force in his party, excluding the King and his wife.

-It is presumed that the military power of the Duke and Duchess of Korea and their surroundings is enough to wage an all-out war against the Brigham Empire.

Rondel continued to develop and entered the Magic Age, which can be said to be its heyday.

Now, magic weapons, which are the result of technological prowess rather than individual force, have become the protagonists of the battlefield... .

An armed group that surpasses all of them has emerged.

Leaders of each country could not help but be confused in a situation that overturned common sense.

'It shouldn't be out of his sight.'

Therefore, most national leaders had to support and follow Adrian's actions with a sense of crisis, and as a result, a new invisible class appeared in Rondel.

'The emperor above the king, the chairman above the emperor (Prince Lawrence).'

An unexpected leveling of power.

Even the Emperor of the Brigham Empire didn't say anything, so everyone had no choice but to think this way.

Excessive force is a threat to peace.

However, no scheming tactics were used to overcome this situation.

The reason is that, apart from the threat of Adrian, the attention of the leaders of each country was focused on the Earth that appeared in the sky.

[What kind of place is Earth?]

The Rondel Peace Organization was trying to prevent radical actions such as attacking the Earth, but it was unable to completely stop people's curiosity.

Thanks to this, all countries in Rondel attempted to approach Earth under the pretext of external exploration.