Chapter 191
Chapter 191
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 191
Chapter Title: Law Addition - 2
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Velosian's hidden card.
It was probably referring to the authority that interferes with the laws of the world.
He phrased it like this.
“Impellium, become infinitely ‘weak’ right now.”
One of the original laws of the world was this.
-The Hero can kill beings that harm humanity.
But Velosian had altered it to this.
-The Hero must not kill people, regardless of the reason.
Suddenly, Impellium's face turned deathly pale.
“Impellium? What's wrong?”
“I'm getting weaker.”
“What?”
“W-Wait a moment.”
He hurriedly opened his status window.
And I could vividly see Impellium's status window as well.
The ‘Perfect Eye of Omniscience’ allowed me to view others' status windows too.
“What the hell?”
It read like this.
[Impellium's Cumulative Fame: 5,210,290]
......
That's insanely high.
Even in this situation, I'm jealous of it. I'm impressive in my own way.
At the very least, the Impellium in the screen seemed clueless about what was happening.
"There's nothing wrong with my Fame."
“Impellium.”
“And I should be able to convert Fame into power. I even gave up what I desired most. What the hell is going on?”
That was when Velosian snickered and spoke.
“Well, Adin. Have you changed your mind?”
“......”
“Don't be embarrassed. Speak up. Who's the one who shouldn't provoke me right now?”
“W-Well, just now, I misspoke.”
Velosian burst into cheerful laughter.
His laughter echoed across the Kiar Great Plains, the starting line.
The more he laughed, the harder Impellium's face grew.
“What did you do?”
“Your Fame is intact, but your power is draining, right? The world's sanctions are upon you.”
“Why?”
“Enough chit-chat. You've both worked hard. Now die.”
Velosian pointed at Impellium and Serad.
Soon, a flash of light shot from his hand.
“Urk. Impellium!”
Serad swiftly stepped in front of Impellium.
She deployed what was visibly an immense defensive spell.
Serad was a mage too. She even resembled Neril in that way.
Impellium managed to survive behind her.
But Serad's magic soon began to crack.
“Impellium. Run.”
“What?”
“I don't know the details, but something's gone terribly wrong. So at least you escape.”
“That's nonsense.”
“If you die, humanity is done for. Don't talk like a child!”
Impellium's body trembled slightly.
Serad glanced back at him with a smile.
“You can't die. My man can't die.”
“I feel the same way.”
“This isn't the time to be stubborn.”
“Serad. My wish was to build a family with you.”
Serad's face turned bewildered.
“You're proposing... right now?”
“I became the Hero to save the world so we could build a family in that saved world. I'm not selfless enough for anything else.”
He slowly walked forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Serad.
“I gave up that wish and converted my Fame to power. But for some reason, it's gone. The world took it back.”
“Hey.”
“At a time like this, you think I'd just watch you die?”
“......Don't.”
“Drop the spell. I'll throw my sword at that bastard. We'll make one last gamble, and if it fails, we'll marry in the afterlife.”
Serad laughed as if it was absurd.
“You're insane. Really.”
“That's harsh from my wife.”
“Hehe. Fine. For some reason, I feel like screw it now.”
“On three, drop it.”
“Okay.”
“One, two.”
Impellium raised his sword and took stance.
“Three!”
Serad dropped the spell.
Impellium threw his sword at Velosian with all his might.
It closely resembled my ‘Sword Throw’ skill.
But.
“The struggles of the Hero who tormented me for so long are a bit feeble!”
The sword was pathetically obliterated by Velosian's attack.
And at that very moment.
“Aaagh.”
“Urk.”
Impellium and Serad were obliterated too.
Velosian slowly lowered his hand.
Then, he looked up at the sky with eyes full of ecstasy.
“Hahaha! Finally, finally, I killed that Impellium!”
“Velosian......”
“Shut up. I'm in a good mood right now, so don't talk to me.”
“Ah, uh, okay.”
He muttered with boundless joy.
“First...... right. Shall I summon Acteon from the afterlife? If I just release him into the world, he'll find the next vessel on his own.”
“......”
“Then what next. How should I harvest the lies?”
“Are you asking me?”
“I said shut up.”
Adin clamped his mouth shut.
Velosian paced back and forth like a child excited the night before his birthday.
“Right. Should I even create a ‘fake Hero’?”
“......”
“If I pretend to be defeated and die to that fake Hero, the lies I harvest would be immense. Repeat that a few times, and I might even rewrite the world's laws.”
“......”
“Then the world would be full of Demon Kings, and I'd sit atop them as a Demon God...... Huh.”
He stopped.
In an instant, Velosian's footsteps halted.
The exhilarated expression from moments ago was gone.
His body began to tremble uncontrollably.
“W-What is this?”
“Velosian!”
Thud.
Adin collapsed to the ground.
“S-Something's wrong. Something's gone wrong.”
“......”
“I don't know how to put it...... but it feels like I'm bound to this land. Like I'm trapped in the Kiar Great Plains.”
Adin muttered that and looked around.
No one was there.
Velosian had already vanished.
“Velosian?”
The Eye of Omniscience didn't show where Velosian went, but I knew.
‘He's gone to the special chamber.’
Sealed in the special chamber.
But how?
Impellium had just died with Serad.
That was when.
As if it knew my curiosity, the screen flickered once more.
The new scene was a familiar room to me.
It was the very room where Impellium always greeted me and my party members.
Impellium was blinking in confusion there.
Then his status window appeared.
[Welcome to the ‘Embrace of the World.’]
Impellium rubbed his eyes a few times.
New text appeared on the status window.
[You have received the world's sanctions.]
[Velosian altered the world's laws. Acteon preemptively led you to break the no-kill rule.]
It was phrased like someone speaking directly.
I'd never seen conversational text like this from the Eye of Omniscience.
My eyes widened, but not as much as Impellium's.
“What is this? I've never seen anything like it.”
[The world has given up on killing Acteon and Velosian in this era.]
[It recommends sealing them instead.]
[A Hero capable of killing them will be born in the next era.]
[Please support the Hero of the future.]
A shiver ran up my spine.
The Hero of the next era.
That must be...... no, definitely.
‘It's talking about me.’
Impellium stared at the screen with trembling, incredulous eyes.
Then, like a philosopher who found life's truth, he shouted.
“What the hell are you saying!”
[I'll explain that in time. There's plenty of time anyway.]
Text continued to appear.
[First priority is sealing Velosian and Acteon. In a world without a Hero, Velosian can create and harvest lies as much as he wants.]
[Soon, Velosian will amass enough power and turn the world into one overflowing with Demon Kings.]
Impellium shook his head in disbelief.
But soon, his eyes calmed.
It was a frighteningly swift judgment of the situation.
He had many questions and arguments, but as a ‘Hero,’ he prioritized humanity's immediate needs.
Even after his true body had died.
He'd told Serad he wasn't selfless, but Impellium was a greater Hero than anyone, worrying for humanity even in death.
“Leaving Velosian aside...... Acteon already died by my hand. What do you mean seal the dead?”
[He has indeed gone to the afterlife, but Velosian will summon him soon. Then he'll possess a new body and revive.]
“Fine. What do I need to do?”
[There is a place called the special chamber. Acteon Oscar's world. Imprison them there.]
“So how exactly?”
[Let's add one line to the world's laws.]
Even in text, the calm tone came through clearly.
[When a Hero chosen by the world, the world grants the authority to add one new law.]
[You have met all conditions except one.]
[The final condition is receiving succession from the predecessor.]
[Receive the succession now.]
The next moment.
Something appeared on the table with a thud.
It was liquor in a small glass. Probably wine.
Impellium jumped back two or three steps in surprise.
“What? This is.”
[Wine the previous Hero enjoyed drinking.]
“What?”
[We used a slight loophole. But circumstances don't allow for pickiness now.]
“......”
[Succession isn't just verbal or written. It can be through various mediums, but usually, it's done by sharing the predecessor's favorite pastime in life.]
Impellium sighed.
“I don't understand a single thing.”
[I said I'd explain everything in time. For now, set aside your doubts and follow my words.]
“......Fine.”
That was when.
“Impellium? What are you doing.”
A new voice suddenly echoed in the room.
Impellium pathetically fell on his butt.
“Mommy!”
Pfft.
‘Even that solemn Impellium had times like this.’
My lips curled into a smirk without me realizing.
The newcomer seemed to ignore Impellium's undignified state.
“Anyway, this is a clean and cozy room.”
“Thanks from the bottom of my heart for pretending you didn't see that.”
“I have no idea what you're talking about. More importantly, where are we? Are we alive?”
The newcomer was Serad.
She tilted her head and approached Impellium.
In that moment, tears welled in Impellium's eyes.
But he turned his head away forcefully.
“We'll talk about the backlog later. First, let's finish the ‘world’s’ request.”
“......I have a ton of questions, but okay for now. So what exactly are we doing?”
“Hm. Don't be disappointed if I do something weird right now.”
“As if.”
“Good. Then I can drink in peace.”
He picked up the wine glass.
And gulped it down in one go.
The next moment, Impellium's status window changed.
[Congratulations! You, who overcame all trials and amassed Fame.]
[You have fulfilled the following conditions.]
[Fame 4,800,000 or higher - Achieved!]
[Succession from predecessor - Achieved!]
[Resolve to give up your most precious - Achieved!]
[As reward, ‘Perfect Eye of Omniscience’ is granted. View all levels of secrets freely, without needing the target's name.]
[As reward, ‘Perfect Blood Letters’ is granted. Now you can view your own Blood Letters.]
[As reward, you may ‘add’ one law to the world. However, laws harmful to humanity cannot be added.]
It was the exact same text I'd seen earlier.
No. One thing was different.
‘Mine was just over 1 million to achieve.’
Impellium's was over 4.8 million.
What's the difference?
[Now add one more line to the world's laws.]
“Thinking about it, why not just add ‘Velosian is erased’? Not sealed.”
[That would just be borrowing the world's power to remove humanity's obstacle.]
“So what's the problem.”
[Velosian and Acteon were born from humanity. The world cannot erase what humanity created. The world only serves humanity, after all.]
Impellium looked somewhat sullen.
The status window wrote on as if soothing him, a bit more gently.
[It's regrettable you couldn't break this messy chain in your generation, but leave the rest to the future. You've suffered enough.]
“Fine. I'll add the law. Ah...... while I'm at it, can I tack on a word or two?”
[Please do.]
“Trap that bastard Adin too. I was planning to deal with him while fighting Velosian anyway.”
[Good idea. However, reconsider imprisoning Adin in the special chamber as well. Velosian or Acteon would devour him instantly and grow stronger.]
Impellium pondered briefly before saying.
“Then I'll trap him in the Kiar Great Plains.”
Serad, who had been quiet, interjected.
“I don't get why you've been muttering to yourself...... but I can't ignore it now. Why the Kiar Great Plains all of a sudden?”
“We first met Adin there, right?”
“Yeah. You said it had the most spirits. You were preparing to become the Spirit King there.”
“The Kiar Great Plains is the boondocks of the boondocks. We can't just let a bastard like Adin loose in the world.”
“I still don't get it.”
Impellium smiled as if it was no big deal.
Then he summarized everything he'd said so far.
“I'll add the law. Seal Velosian and Acteon in the special chamber, Adin in the Kiar Great Plains.”
Text appeared on the screen.
[Law added.]