With the addition of Zephyr, one of the country's guardian gods, to his ranks, Atomus' momentum is unstoppable. As more and more nobles succumbed to the overwhelming violence, the power of Atomus grew even stronger.
"Let's get to the main course."
Atomose started to take Glen , the guardian god of the empire and the most powerful fire user of the empire, under his command.
Glen was going about his daily life as usual, unaware that Atomus was targeting him.
After completing his daily training for soldiers, he returned to his room and encountered Zephyr.
"Zephyr, is that you? What do you want from me?""
"His Highness, Atomus, wants to see you."
"His Highness? All right. I'll be right there."
Without any particular precaution,Guren went with Zephyr to Atomus' office. He did not know that Zephyr was now under the command of Atomus. If he had known, the future might have been different, but that was a matter of if.
Glen and Zephyr arrived at Atomose's office. Seeing Glenn enter the room, Atomose's mouth twisted slightly.
"I'm glad you're here. Now sit down and let's talk.
Glen was wary of Atomose, who was smiling a bit scornfully, but he did as he was told and sat down on a chair. While drinking a cup of tea made by a servant, Atomose talked to Glen.
"Now, where shall we begin? Well, how are you feeling lately, Glen? "
" I'm fine. Your Highness. I was told that you had more important matters to attend to?"
"Haha. Let's enjoy some more idle talk, shall we?"
"Your Highness. I still have some work to do, so I would like to hear what you have to say."
"I see. I'm sorry about that. But can I ask you one last thing?"
"What is it?"
"Do you love your newborn grandson?"
"...... Yes."
"Yeah,! Are my grandchildren cute? Oh, and by the way, is this the right grandchild you're talking about?"'
At the same time, Atomus snaps his fingers. Then a soldier holding a man and a woman, a soldier with a child, and a soldier holding a baby appear.
]Seeing the group, Glenn raises his magic power and turns his hand to the soldiers, but Zephyr stops him.
"Zephyr! You! You have betrayed country !"
Glen saw that Zephyr had interfered with him, and understood that he had joined the camp of Atomus. It is forbidden for the guardian god of the empire to be beholden to any one person. Guren yells at Zephyr for breaking it, but he doesn't seem to be intimidated.
"I'm prepared for anything."
"What the hell did you tell ? How can a man of your stature obey his highness?"
"I want to see what you have to offer. I want to fight the mage Charlotte Grinde in the supreme realm. That's what I wanted. From the bottom of my heart."
"Foolish ...... of you to betray country for such a reason!"
"I'm sure that's true for you. But not for me. For me, she's the one I want to fight even if I have to betray country !
". I'm know you've been chasing strength for a long time. I don't understand why , but it makes sense.
" But what are you going to do when you have no one left to fight?"
"I don't know what I'm going to do. How can anyone know what will happen?"
"Is there no room for discussion?"
"Look at the situation. Your family is in our hands."
"If you want to harm his highness, I will stop you. If you are confident that you can save your family while dealing with me, then you can try."
Now, what do you want me to do?"
"......!"
Even if Glen is the strongest in the empire, it is difficult for him to take on Zephyr, the same guardian god of the empire, in addition to having hostages.
In the face of this unwinnable situation, Glen's shoulders slumped as he clenched his fists in frustration.
"You outcast! Don't you have any pride?
Guren's son, who had been restrained, shouted at Atomose.
Atoms heard this and turned his head to glare at Glen'sson.
"'Pride? Hahaha. I threw that stuff away a long time ago."
"You people talk about pride, but what does that pride do for you?"
"Does it give you food to eat? Does it make money?"
"That's ridiculous. Pride is nothing but a hindrance in life. It's talked about as a virtue, but that's all it is. There's nothing good about it."
"What the ......?"
"What you need to survive is cunning and wisdom. That's why the world is infested with evil people."
"Then you are evil! A villain who will never be forgiven!"
" Yes, I am evil. But that's your point of view. I'm doing what I think is right."
"And look at history. There are many people who are more evil than me."
But if you ask me if all of them are evil, I think not. Some of them are even called righteous."
"In other words, in the end, there is no such thing as justice or evil."
"So, I'll say it. But what does it matter? I don't care if I'm evil or righteous!"
I'"m just doing what I think is right."
"......
"Hmm. Boring. Why don't you try saying something back?
Unable to say anything back, Glen's son slumped his shoulders in disappointment. Atoms turned to Glenn's daughter and wife, but none of them complained.
"'Well, it's been a long time coming, Glenn. You'll be wearing this."
With that, Atomose took out a collar. When Glenn saw the collar, his eyes widened in astonishment.
"That's it!
"Oh. I'm sure you know. This collar of slave .
"You stole it from the treasury: ......!?"
"Yes. No matter how many hostages I take, you might betray me."
That's why I need to be careful."
"Gu ......."
What Atomus is holding in his hand is the collar of servitude. In the past, it was an item that was excavated from an ancient ruin, and due to its dangerousness, it was kept in strict custody in the imperial treasury.
However, Atomus had stolen it from the treasury. Taking advantage of his position, he entered the treasury and stole the slave's collar that was stored there.
Why was the slave collar kept in such a tight place? It was because it could literally turn others into slaves.
The wearer is forced to swear absolute obedience to the person who made him wear it.
They cannot be harmed, betrayed, or acted upon in any way that would be detrimental.
"This is the end.""
As soon as Atomose approached Glen, who was not resisting at all, and tried to put the collar, Glen grabbed Atomose's neck.
"I'll be back."
"I'll let the hostages go!"
It seemed to be a reversal of form, but Atomose laughed, his face contorted in pain.
"Hey, kill his grandson!"
"You!"
Guren tightened Atomose's neck further with all his strength.
"You don't want to die either."
"Release the hostages now!
"Zephyr!"
When his name is called, Zephyr thrusts his sword at Glenn's grandson. The grandson is still trembling with fear and calls out to Glenn for help.
"Oh, Grandfather, ......."
"Please let go of his highness. He's not as ready to give his life for his country as you are."
"Damn ......!"
Unable to be ruthless, Glen took his hand away from Atomus to save his grandson.
The strangled Atomus coughed and then put Glen with the collar of servitude.
Note final chapter for today ! Thanks for reading !
With the addition of Zephyr, one of the country's guardian gods, to his ranks, Atomus' momentum is unstoppable. As more and more nobles succumbed to the overwhelming violence, the power of Atomus grew even stronger.
"Let's get to the main course."
Atomose started to take Glen , the guardian god of the empire and the most powerful fire user of the empire, under his command.
Glen was going about his daily life as usual, unaware that Atomus was targeting him.
After completing his daily training for soldiers, he returned to his room and encountered Zephyr.
"Zephyr, is that you? What do you want from me?""
"His Highness, Atomus, wants to see you."
"His Highness? All right. I'll be right there."
Without any particular precaution,Guren went with Zephyr to Atomus' office. He did not know that Zephyr was now under the command of Atomus. If he had known, the future might have been different, but that was a matter of if.
Glen and Zephyr arrived at Atomose's office. Seeing Glenn enter the room, Atomose's mouth twisted slightly.
"I'm glad you're here. Now sit down and let's talk.
Glen was wary of Atomose, who was smiling a bit scornfully, but he did as he was told and sat down on a chair. While drinking a cup of tea made by a servant, Atomose talked to Glen.
"Now, where shall we begin? Well, how are you feeling lately, Glen? "
" I'm fine. Your Highness. I was told that you had more important matters to attend to?"
"Haha. Let's enjoy some more idle talk, shall we?"
"Your Highness. I still have some work to do, so I would like to hear what you have to say."
"I see. I'm sorry about that. But can I ask you one last thing?"
"What is it?"
"Do you love your newborn grandson?"
"...... Yes."
"Yeah,! Are my grandchildren cute? Oh, and by the way, is this the right grandchild you're talking about?"'
At the same time, Atomus snaps his fingers. Then a soldier holding a man and a woman, a soldier with a child, and a soldier holding a baby appear.
]Seeing the group, Glenn raises his magic power and turns his hand to the soldiers, but Zephyr stops him.
"Zephyr! You! You have betrayed country !"
Glen saw that Zephyr had interfered with him, and understood that he had joined the camp of Atomus. It is forbidden for the guardian god of the empire to be beholden to any one person. Guren yells at Zephyr for breaking it, but he doesn't seem to be intimidated.
"I'm prepared for anything."
"What the hell did you tell ? How can a man of your stature obey his highness?"
"I want to see what you have to offer. I want to fight the mage Charlotte Grinde in the supreme realm. That's what I wanted. From the bottom of my heart."
"Foolish ...... of you to betray country for such a reason!"
"I'm sure that's true for you. But not for me. For me, she's the one I want to fight even if I have to betray country !
". I'm know you've been chasing strength for a long time. I don't understand why , but it makes sense.
" But what are you going to do when you have no one left to fight?"
"I don't know what I'm going to do. How can anyone know what will happen?"
"Is there no room for discussion?"
"Look at the situation. Your family is in our hands."
"If you want to harm his highness, I will stop you. If you are confident that you can save your family while dealing with me, then you can try."
Now, what do you want me to do?"
"......!"
Even if Glen is the strongest in the empire, it is difficult for him to take on Zephyr, the same guardian god of the empire, in addition to having hostages.
In the face of this unwinnable situation, Glen's shoulders slumped as he clenched his fists in frustration.
"You outcast! Don't you have any pride?
Guren's son, who had been restrained, shouted at Atomose.
Atoms heard this and turned his head to glare at Glen'sson.
"'Pride? Hahaha. I threw that stuff away a long time ago."
"You people talk about pride, but what does that pride do for you?"
"Does it give you food to eat? Does it make money?"
"That's ridiculous. Pride is nothing but a hindrance in life. It's talked about as a virtue, but that's all it is. There's nothing good about it."
"What the ......?"
"What you need to survive is cunning and wisdom. That's why the world is infested with evil people."
"Then you are evil! A villain who will never be forgiven!"
" Yes, I am evil. But that's your point of view. I'm doing what I think is right."
"And look at history. There are many people who are more evil than me."
But if you ask me if all of them are evil, I think not. Some of them are even called righteous."
"In other words, in the end, there is no such thing as justice or evil."
"So, I'll say it. But what does it matter? I don't care if I'm evil or righteous!"
I'"m just doing what I think is right."
"......
"Hmm. Boring. Why don't you try saying something back?
Unable to say anything back, Glen's son slumped his shoulders in disappointment. Atoms turned to Glenn's daughter and wife, but none of them complained.
"'Well, it's been a long time coming, Glenn. You'll be wearing this."
With that, Atomose took out a collar. When Glenn saw the collar, his eyes widened in astonishment.
"That's it!
"Oh. I'm sure you know. This collar of slave .
"You stole it from the treasury: ......!?"
"Yes. No matter how many hostages I take, you might betray me."
That's why I need to be careful."
"Gu ......."
What Atomus is holding in his hand is the collar of servitude. In the past, it was an item that was excavated from an ancient ruin, and due to its dangerousness, it was kept in strict custody in the imperial treasury.
However, Atomus had stolen it from the treasury. Taking advantage of his position, he entered the treasury and stole the slave's collar that was stored there.
Why was the slave collar kept in such a tight place? It was because it could literally turn others into slaves.
The wearer is forced to swear absolute obedience to the person who made him wear it.
They cannot be harmed, betrayed, or acted upon in any way that would be detrimental.
"This is the end.""
As soon as Atomose approached Glen, who was not resisting at all, and tried to put the collar, Glen grabbed Atomose's neck.
"I'll be back."
"I'll let the hostages go!"
It seemed to be a reversal of form, but Atomose laughed, his face contorted in pain.
"Hey, kill his grandson!"
"You!"
Guren tightened Atomose's neck further with all his strength.
"You don't want to die either."
"Release the hostages now!
"Zephyr!"
When his name is called, Zephyr thrusts his sword at Glenn's grandson. The grandson is still trembling with fear and calls out to Glenn for help.
"Oh, Grandfather, ......."
"Please let go of his highness. He's not as ready to give his life for his country as you are."
"Damn ......!"
Unable to be ruthless, Glen took his hand away from Atomus to save his grandson.
The strangled Atomus coughed and then put Glen with the collar of servitude.
Note final chapter for today ! Thanks for reading !
