When everything returned to equilibrium, breaking it would require not only courage, but also strength to face off against the old factions.
Although equilibrium was highly valued by many philosophers, it wasn't a powerful force by itself. It represented a certain state of affairs: those with vested interests had already finished dividing up the spoils.
Forcefully digging up a piece of land in an area that had already been divided up would likely offend more than just those who would lose out. Roxia was truly worried about Natsuya's future as he watched her speak so confidently … Two seconds passed.
"Well, it has nothing to do with me anyways. I'll go to the North after taking the items from the Wood Spirits' ancestral land."
Rorschach was quite satisfied with the current situation. If the Seafolk could turn their enemies into allies, then his group would finally be safe.
Now, as long as he could meet up with the others he had lost contact with, everything would be back on track …
"In that case, we didn't lose anything, and we even successfully leveled up. This should count as a blessing in disguise …"
Rorschach didn't know why, but he felt rather weak as he said this. Perhaps it was because he rarely expected things to go smoothly. Every time he thought that nothing would happen, something unexpected would happen.
"You should just keep your mouth shut."
"… Did I say it again? But to be honest, we're really safe this time. Those two pirate ships should have already sunk under the attack of the forbidden spell. The Seafolk won't make trouble for us, so what do we have to worry about? That slow-moving eight-clawed squid? Ha, with his speed, who knows how far he'll be left behind … "
* Boom! *
There was a sudden loud explosion, along with the sound of the forest collapsing. The gigantic tentacles dancing in the forest indicated who the attacker was.
Rorschach shut up, truly shut up.
He didn't dare to say anything else. Ariel was looking at him as if she wanted to eat him alive.
"… What should we do now?"
Seviala's speech could only end here. The Seafolk all hurriedly picked up their weapons. Even though they viewed her as the Sea Goddess' pets, they couldn't possibly feed their own children to such a gigantic beast.
Rorschach didn't immediately answer Ariel's question. He was also observing the current situation to see if there was any hope left.
* Boom! *
* Boom! *
The sound of trees collapsing was getting closer and closer. That huge figure was like the Grim Reaper that was gradually descending.
Although size did not represent everything, when it reached a certain point, the mass and muscle strength of a massive body would be more frightening than most supernatural powers.
At this moment, Rorschach felt that this sea monster might be even more difficult to deal with than it was in the water.
Previously, they had a boat, so they could escape if they couldn't win. However, now that they were trapped on an isolated island, it was only a matter of time before they were forced into a corner.
"How could that be? Why is the Oracle still on the move? Didn't its master just die? "
Gresham's shout of astonishment and disbelief attracted Rorschach's attention, but it also made him realize that the God who had just died might have died because of this sea monster's actions … Rorschach felt more and more that there were too many unfathomable things here. It would be better for him to escape as quickly as possible so that he could survive longer.
If the sea monster's previous actions were driven by the Sea God, then the fall of the Sea God meant that it had lost control.
Rorschach, who had experienced God's Descent before, naturally knew what this meant.
"Divine Power Hunger? It's looking for a Divine Equipment? "
This was the only reason that could explain why the sea monster was still chasing after them even though it had lost control of its master.
His Divine Equipment, the Book of Ten Thousand Spells, appeared to be an arcane Divine Equipment, but it was actually a dangerous Necromancy item. As for the broken sword, although it had the name of a Divine Equipment, it didn't even emit any elemental fluctuations.
It was obvious that the sea monster was only chasing after them. Seviala, who had a terrified expression on her face, only held the Divine Equipment, Heart of the Ocean. She had obviously thought it through.
At this moment, Rorschach even suspected that the previous hijacking of the cruise ship had been caused by this thing.
"… If I was implicated by her, I'll definitely ask her for compensation for my mental trauma. Nobody will be able to stop me."
However, this was obviously not the time to waste.
He had to make a decision as soon as possible. Should he fight or run?
Fight? Let's not even talk about whether he could win or not. How would he win if he brought a bunch of useless Sea Tribe teammates with him? Even if he won, he wouldn't benefit at all.
Fighting was precisely for the sake of protecting this Divine Equipment. But, did this have anything to do with Rorschach?
Protecting this Divine Equipment was someone else's, and it belonged to an outsider who had screwed him over twice during their first meeting. If he won, he would gain nothing. If he lost, he would lose his life. What was there to hesitate about?
"Ah, I suddenly remembered something … Let go of me! You're a girl, can't you be a little more reserved!? "
The young princess dove down and hugged Rorschach's leg. She didn't say anything else as she looked up at him with teary eyes.
The speed at which she lost her moral integrity was comparable to Isabella's.
The tied up black knight started struggling. He couldn't believe that the Virtuous Princess, who was famous for being dignified, wise, and mature, would act like this.
"Just who is he? Why is the princess treating him like this? Is he an equal friend? "
From a certain standpoint, this made him speechless. Neither side had figured out who their opponent was yet. In fact, the black knight even believed that the forbidden spell was cast by one of the princess's hidden guards. Even now, he didn't realize that there was a third party involved in this ambush, and an incredibly powerful one at that.
"Let go, let go."
Rorschach did his best to run away. But, considering his short legs, this was incredibly difficult.
"Let go, I'll kick you if you don't! No matter what, you're still a princess. Can't you give me some face and be a little more reserved? "
"No, I won't. If you let me go now, I'll truly be finished. Only you can help me. If my Divine Equipment is taken away, not only will my plan be ruined, how am I supposed to compensate Auland for my Divine Equipment? If my country's Divine Equipment is taken away, how am I supposed to survive in this country!? This is my life. I'm only sixteen years old. Don't even think about ending it now. I won't let go even if I die! "
There was nothing wrong with her logic. She was able to instantly consider such a far-off matter. She lived up to her reputation as the Virtuous Princess. But, wasn't it a little too shameless to use such an excuse to hug a man's leg?
Rorschach tried to forcefully tear off the princess who was stuck to his leg, but …
"Ouch! You actually bit me? "
"Wahhh! (If you don't agree to help me, I won't let go. You won't be able to escape if it chases after me anyway!)"
Ignoring the fact that Rorschach wouldn't be able to understand her whimpers when she bit him, Rorschach was truly having a headache right now.
If this was a normal person doing this, Rorschach would probably … chop her in half. After all, Rorschach was quite clear about his own status. He wasn't a bad person, but he also didn't think of himself as a hero or a good person.
Yet, this was a princess of a mega empire. If he killed her … Although there weren't cameras everywhere in this world, with the power of Gods and high-level mages, as long as there was enough attention on something, the truth would definitely be discovered.
Rorschach felt that it would be impossible for him to escape from a mega empire's all-out pursuit.
And if keeping her alive would result in her being killed, then what would happen afterwards … Rorschach personally felt that it would depend on the temper of Bair's king. But, considering that there were more and more people who were obsessed with their daughters, Rorschach felt that it would be better to be conservative.
"In that case, there's only one method left. Seviala, don't blame me."
The next instant, Rorschach snatched Seviala's necklace and took out the Ocean's Heart.
* Clap! *
He clapped his hands, and the wooden stick next to him transformed into a baseball bat. Rorschach tried swinging it.
"No way … Don't! I don't need your help … "
However, Seviala's screams came too late. Sword Saint Rorschach swung his sword (bat) with all his might, causing the wind created by the sword to directly transform the aqua-blue gem into a home run that flew off into the horizon!
At this moment, not only did Seviala have an ashen expression, but Rorschach also had a smug expression. The entire world's history had been flipped to a new page because of this attack.
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