The 31st Piece Turns the Tables

Episode 483

“This is….”

“…Huh?”

The four people, including Agras, were momentarily distracted by the new scene revealed when the door opened.

“… We have to go down further?”

There were countless stairs.

Stairs leading to the basement.

Could it be that there is something lower than here?

Han So-mi spoke to the hesitant group.

“We can’t waste time! “I have to check it out!”

The group paused for a moment, but couldn’t help but nod. What Han So-mi said was not wrong. There was a time limit to this unexpected adventure.

There is a time limit to accomplish this before Snowfall and Glaciermaw are defeated by the Giant King Holm.

Sindio left the messenger alone in the fortress just in case and then attached himself to Han So-mi.

“Run!”

Ta-da-da-da-!

They almost slide down the numerous stairs. The spiral staircase continued endlessly.

I didn’t know where these stairs lead or what would be at the end, but I was sure that they would be helpful in this fight since they were given to me from Sirion, who had fought against the giants during the Age of Strife.

“Huh… Hah….”

“We’re getting there. “What is hidden so deep underground?”

“Be quiet before I kill you right away.”

“Keu…”

Agras was scolded by Konji and pouted his mouth. If it weren’t for a big fight right away, it wouldn’t be surprising if he lost his life.

“door! Another door…”

“No… this is just…”

It didn’t look like a regular door.

No, it can’t be a normal door.

Because in front of them was a moat, and beyond that was a gate that looked like a drawbridge.

“castle? “Suddenly it’s a castle?”

“What’s in the basement…”

That was the time.

Thump…

Kikikigikkikkik…

The drawbridge came down.

“…is there anyone there?”

“No one here knows anything about this…”

“Let’s go!”

They flew over the drawbridge and jumped inside.

Clap!

Clank…

clap…

“Ah… oh my.”

“There are still people alive.”

An underground kingdom, an unprecedented sight. I just thought it was a treasure trove.

“Sirion! “That old man…”

Han So-mi frowned.

The sight in front of me was full of dwarves with loaded crossbows. The crossbow was naturally aimed at Han So-mi and her group.

It was a night that reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. This is a situation where a rabbit wearing a suit and holding a pocket watch seems to have guided us beyond the rabbit hole into a new world.

“You know how to speak dwarf language, right?”

“… at all?”

“Then what about the door….”

“Shh! Stop talking! “You’re getting closer!”

An imminent situation.

One of the dwarves, wearing fancy clothes, came closer.

And said something.

“What are you saying?”

Naturally, all eyes were focused on Han So-mi.

Han So-mi was in tears.

A word I can’t understand at all.

Haha…

The dwarf sighed and said something to the soldier.

Time passed like that.

After a while, a sound that could be heard by everyone inside the castle rang out.

– Welcome to paradise. Interpretation magic is permitted.

The dwarf spoke to Han So-mi again.

“Ah, is it being conveyed properly?”

“oh! said! “The dwarf spoke!”

“We’ve been talking about it for a while.”

“Urgent! Help us…”

“Wait a minute, I’m not the person you’re talking to.”

“… to?”

“I just confirm. “Whether you are the ones who will harm Paradise or not?”

“So…”

The story took a strange turn. Even at first glance, it is clear that a considerable number of dwarves live in paradise.

A message occurred to Han So-mi.

[Discover a new force hidden in the world!]

[Paradise: Confirm the true nature of the Descendants of Ash.]

[It is an unknown force.]

[Discover a mysterious vein!]

[Mysterious veins have a higher probability of special power than ordinary forces. [I own it.]

…

For some reason, I was able to unlock new achievements and titles, but I wasn’t happy at all.

The help of these dwarves was needed immediately.

“Someone among you opened the gates to paradise in the Ash Citadel.”

“Why…”

“It’s the only way to the last remaining paradise. Also… it is an event that could shake paradise.”

The dwarf asked with a serious expression.

“Let me ask you, is it true that you headed here from Ash Citadel?”

“That’s right!”

Han So-mi shouted without realizing it. Why is everyone so relaxed in such an urgent situation? That made her angry.

“You know, we have something to say too.”

“Don’t do it.”

“This…”

“It’s useless to me. “I have no authority other than deciding whether to guide you to the castle.”

“… what?”

“You will now enter the palace, so it would be best for you to only say what is necessary.”

For some reason, things are going strangely. I didn’t have time, but the palace and all were giving me a headache.

“Miss Somi.”

“Sindio, you dwarves….”

“Calm down. “The palace probably refers to that.”

Sigh…

I turned my head and saw the royal palace. Very close location. If you run, you can reach it in less than a minute.

“What can I say… it’s like a toy palace.”

“… Probably because it’s underground.”

Agras laughed quietly.

“It was something like that. “Was Ash Citadel just a watchtower?”

“what?”

“It’s like a dwarf to keep everything hidden underground.”

Sirion hid it in the basement of Ash Powder Fortress. It was not a weapon or an organ, but the dwarf itself.

‘Why did you say that?’

I took the risk of coming here because I heard weapons and organs were sleeping, but I suddenly found myself in a dwarf kingdom.

“in. “Be polite.”

“I don’t know about that…”

“… Then just answer the questions well, so don’t think about it in a complicated way.”

Chuck…

Chuck…

The dwarf warriors stood divided on the left and right. Inconveniently, Han So-mi and her group walked the path in between.

Someone is sitting on a small throne.

“Uh…”

Han So-mi opened her mouth in surprise. Because the person sitting on the throne was someone I knew.

“Sirion?”

“…Do you know your father?”

“Isn’t it Sirion?”

“I am Bamion, the successor of the late king. “How do you know your father?”

“Because we’ve met before.”

At that moment, the palace was shaken.

“What… what?”

“You mean you’re alive?”

“The king is alive!”

Han So-mi waved her hand.

“no no. Sirion is dead. “Probably a long time ago.”

“….”

“Then you met your father….”

“So it’s a bit complicated… Why am I talking about this?”

Han So-mi frowned, but continued to explain as if she thought it was inevitable for the conversation to proceed.

“So…”

What happened at Star’s End.

Flying to the past where the evil wizard Maradum devastated the castle and stopping his evil deeds. Also, meeting Sirion in the gap of time.

“I told you to believe that….”

“It’s a joke! This is that human woman’s…”

“That’s it!”

Kwaaang-!

As Bamion struck the handle of the throne, the palace became deathly quiet.

“… Is that so, father?”

Barmion’s expression looked indescribably sad.

“One day, Maradum… he appeared. “The soldiers who were undeterred even when fighting ancient dragons and giants fell to their knees under his vicious magic.”

He looked at Han So-mi and asked.

“… Is Maradum dead?”

“He’s dead.”

The generals and ministers were shocked.

“If Maradum is dead….”

“You can go out into the world.”

“Finally…”

Strange reaction.

Somi Han asked.

“What is this…?”

“We… are the remnants of the defeated soldiers.”

The royal palace becomes quiet again.

“They pretend to be fine, but in reality, they are just cowards who survived. “That day… the day Maradum visited the fortress… the late king gave an order.”

– Everyone evacuate! To paradise! hurry!

– father!

Bamion, who was still young, was pushed on his back by Sirion’s hand and reached the gate to paradise.

– Barmion Never open the door. You must protect the dwarves heading to paradise.

– father! My father…

– Maradum is a wicked man. That power causes our bodies to age and become sick, causing our courage and good intentions to fade. Today we… lost to time.

Declaration of defeat at the time.

Facing destruction, Sirion dreamed of the future.

– But that defeat is also not permanent! Even a bastard can’t force open the door to paradise. If you come up with a way to defeat him… When that time comes… Don’t hesitate and lead the dwarves to the ground, Barmion.

Sirion’s smile was reflected in young Bamion’s eyes.

– You are the king then.

Bamion’s eyes were tearful.

“What were your father’s last days like?”

“It wasn’t Sirion I met. No… is it Sirion?”

An illusion left in the rift of time.

Is it really correct to call it Sirion?

Han So-mi thought for a moment, but decided to keep it simple.

“Sirion was great!”

“… which part do you mean?”

“He fought bravely and, uh… the hospitality was excellent… and he was kind.”

“I guess your father showed you the way to paradise. Why? Why…”

Because they defeated Maradum? To inform someone of the existence of the dwarves hiding from Maradum?

“What did your father tell you?”

“I said there was an institution and magic here and we would take it.”

“… what?”

“no! “I have more to say than that!”

“…what to say?”

Han So-mi waved her hand and explained the incident that occurred in the castle. The three giant kings have been partially resurrected and are seeking to regain their power.

The Resurrection took place in an ashes citadel, which was torn to pieces and adversaries fighting against three giant kings.

“Please help me.”

“Home… Giant King…”

The ministers chattered.

“It has nothing to do with us!”

“Home is someone that even Sirion found difficult in the past! “We must quickly close the door to the outside world!”

“Get out of here! “Humans… How can an inferior species use their mouths…”

Bamion must have felt dizzy and held his head and waved his hands.

“Everyone stay out.”

“Help me! please!”

“… you too.”

“Sleep… let go!”

Han So-mi and her group are dragged away.

Konji and Sindio were dragged out and sighed.

“… Wrong.”

“I think I just need to convince someone named Barmion…”

“What’s the situation?”

Sindio confirmed the battle through the eyes of a messenger.

“… The numbers have decreased significantly. “The situation is…”

She bit her lip.

Han So-mi clenched her teeth and glared at the palace.

“Cowards…”

“If the door closes, it will be difficult for us to get out. “We have to get out quickly.”

Agras giggled and laughed.

“Hehehe… I guess it was the giant king who ended the era. “I think I lined up wrong from the beginning.”

“If you say one more word…”

Han So-mi muttered.

“The dwarves like me, but it’s strange…”

“… Huh?”

“Everyone liked me.”

“Uh… depending on the times…”

As Syndio was hesitating, forgetting what to say due to the ridiculousness of the words, the commander came.

“He wants you to come to the palace.”

Everyone’s eyes widened in shock, but the commander continued.

“She’s the only one waiting for the rest.”

A military commander pointing at Han So-mi.

She turned around and said.

“also! “The dwarves love me!”

Sindio and Konji, who were left behind, muttered.

“… Is it true?” It was a royal palace full of intimidation just now

, but with the military officers and ministers leaving like an ebb

,

it was awkwardly quiet.

As Han So-mi approached, Barmion spoke.

“Stop right there.”

“Ugh….”

“I guess they thought you were a coward. “Us…”

“Uh… how did you know?”

“Hahahaha! As expected, the expression on his face when he left was exactly like that.”

Since I was caught anyway, I said it out loud.

“You look like a coward.”

“That’s right, you’re a coward.”

Bamion sat on his throne and laughed.

“All of us who ran away from disaster that day are cowards. “The ministers are cowards… The generals are cowards… The people are cowards… And I am just a coward.”

I laughed sadly.

“Cowards who ran away…and hid. “He’s just… an old coward who survived for a long time.”

Contrary to Han So-mi’s expectations, the dwarves did not come forward willingly.

“You said you needed help, right?”

“… huh.”

“If it were my father, I would have answered without even thinking for three seconds.”

“….”

“You must have taken a hammer and ran out.”

Han So-mi thought of Sirion and laughed.

“Jim is different from the previous king. “He’s a weak old man with a lot of worries.”

“But…”

“Listen to the end. … Listen to Jim’s complaint.”

Han So-mi pursed her lips.

“Your father told you. There are institutions and magic. You didn’t say that if you open this door, a dwarf will come out. “I understood what it meant.”

“… what?”

“Those words were not conveyed to you. It was conveyed to me. “I guess he told me to remember it when I was hesitating.”

What Sirion said to Han So-mi.

It wasn’t meant to save the dwarf.

“For this Bamion, or for us, who would hesitate to head to the ground even at the moment of freedom from time… it meant not to hesitate.”

“… what?”

Boom…

Only then did Han So-mi notice that Barmion was wearing solid armor.

Barmion suddenly stands up.

“Listen!”

“yes!”

The armed forces came out and knelt down.

“From what I hear, it seems like they want our institutional knowledge and magic. Yes. “With this strength, we endured difficult times.”

“….”

“The liberator of the time sent by the late king speaks. “I need help.”

Kuuuuung-!

Grumbling!

A hammer that looked similar to the hammer held by Sirion was in Bamion’s hand.

“I will give it to you. Arm yourself.”

“yes!”

The moment the ministers were horrified and were about to say something…

“To make such a hasty decision…”

“No, that won’t happen…”

“Just believe what they say…”

Bamion put on his helmet.

“Time has imprisoned us in a prison called paradise. “Remember, what we were afraid of was time.”

Seueuugh…

He looks exactly like the previous king.

His bravery will also continue.

“It’s not like a giant.”

– When that time comes…don’t hesitate and come to the ground with the dwarves, Barmion.

The intensely shining eyes inside the helmet looked up at the sky.

– You are the king then.

An incident that happened to Kangseol and his party at Star’s End.

Ur arranged for Han So-mi to join the expedition team.

A paradise that has existed for a long time.

Although each case is different, they are all ultimately one story.

Bamion took a deep breath and said.

“Jim will become king today.”