I Kidnapped the Hero's Women-Chapter 275: Hope (2)

'This is definitely not something to be taken lightly.'

The contents of the letter are unusual.

The remains of an ancient civilization that is believed to have had superior technology than the current human race were discovered in the Demon Realm.

This alone was surprising, but it wasn't all.

'The circumstances of its discovery were too bizarre.'

The remains were discovered dozens of meters underground.

And they weren't discovered after Esther's expedition team dug down.

They were found in a hole dug artificially.

What was additionally discovered in the hole was a huge number of monster corpses.

They all had worn-out hooves and broken feet, and had been digging the ground until they died.

It was a strange incident where hundreds of monsters that had disappeared from the Demon Realm risked their lives to excavate the remains.

'They've deviated from the previously known behavior patterns of monsters?'

Monster-turned-animals have very low intelligence and exhibit very simple behavior patterns. Since /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ they move only by appetite, there must be food in a place dug by a monster.

They say that nothing to eat was found in the dug hole···.

Then, there is only one possibility left.

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'Someone controlled the monster.'

Someone, or some force, controlled the monsters to excavate the ruins.

Otherwise, it would be absurd.

But controlling a monster?

Is that even possible?

"Huh? You can control a monster? It's impossible. ···"

When I asked Julia for her opinion, she replied immediately.

"At least with abilities known as necromancy or spiritism, it's absolutely impossible. Both spirits and vengeful spirits are classified as intelligent beings that exist in the form of mana condensation, but monsters are not. Monsters are, for example··· Think of them as broken because too much mana has accumulated. They are no longer living creatures, and they have no intelligence, so they can't communicate with spirits at all. ···" "Hmm. Thank you, Julia."

Then all spiritists and tamers are excluded from the list of suspects.

Monsters are zombie-like beings whose brains are completely destroyed and their bodies enlarged due to the accumulated mana in their bodies.

As Julia said, there is currently no ability or magic that can tame or control monsters.

"But there may be some unknown abilities... Like Aslan's black magic. Maybe it's a technique that existed long ago but has been forgotten? ··· Right?"

"··· What?"

"Oh? Huh? Did I misspeak? ··· Right?"

"No. That's a genius idea, Julia."

An ability that current humans do not have.

But what if it was an ability from the past that was used a long time ago?

Now that the remains of an ultra-ancient civilization have been discovered, that possibility could not be ruled out.

No. Given the circumstances, there is no explanation that fits that perfectly.

"Sister. I need to go to the Vatican with you."

"Is the wedding ceremony held at the Vatican?"

"No. I need the archive viewing pass I gave you."

"Ah."

I took Irene straight to the Vatican for cross-checking.

The viewing pass I received from the Vatican should still be valid.

'If I start from the oldest data, anything will come out.'

One of the best features of the Vatican archive is the sorting function.

All data stored in the archive can be sorted by various criteria such as language, category, and chronological order.

I think I could use this function to obtain information about very ancient civilizations.

[Page 1]

[Data name: Oldest tale]

[Category: Oral tale]

[Date of writing: Unknown. At least 3,000 years ago.]

[Credibility: Very low.]

"···Found it."

The result was a success.

The oldest tale. It was a tale of unknown origin, passed down only orally by nomadic people.

[Once upon a time, when the entire world was covered in ice and only the center of the world, the manor, was green. The son of a fieldmaster···]

The main content itself was a story of a hero that could be found anywhere.

But the important thing was the description of the world that appears in the legend.

'The center of the world···. The rugged mountain range surrounding it. A land far from the sea. A deep valley in the west. The only place where all geographical characteristics match is the Demon Realm.'

If the content of this legend is true, then in the past, all areas outside of the Demon Realm were frozen.

Green nature and civilization flourished only in the Demon Realm, or, to borrow the expression in the tale, the manor.

And since things described as miracles or blessings of God appear in the tale on a daily basis, it seems to refer to a technology that is difficult for modern humans to understand.

"Aslan. I found it. A person with the ability to command monsters."

And the decisive thing is the appearance of the ability to command monsters.

Because of this absurd setting, it seems that it was considered a far-fetched legend until now.

Now that it has been revealed that such an ability exists, the credibility of this tale cannot be helped but be considered quite high.

"Wait. The last part of the tale is···"

"The giant suns that swallowed up the garden···"

Irene and I met eyes as we read the last phrase of the tale.

If we had seen it in the past, we would have thought it was a ridiculous story.

We now know something that can be called a 'giant sun'.

"Mana division···"

"That's probably it. Maybe they have reached the stage of mana fusion."

"Mana fusion? Is there such a thing?"

"···Let's pretend I didn't hear that."

The giant sun mentioned in the tale is definitely a huge explosion caused by mana division. The rising of the 'suns' and the destruction of the world means that the end of the world will be in the form of a mana division explosion occurring in various places.

In other words, it is a nuclear war.

The negative effects of a mana division that explodes wildly are the release of excessive mana energy.

If the high concentration of mana spreads around the ground and atmosphere like radioactive fallout, it will become a land where life cannot exist.

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"The Demon Realm is also a barren land due to the endless spewing of mana. If the end of the world that comes here is due to mana division, then it is a story that makes complete scientific sense."

Even if it seems like fiction, it is all true.

This oral tale must have been passed down from survivors who were alive when the ancient civilization was destroyed and has continued to this day.

I have obtained valuable information.

"Okay. I have to tell the Northern Grand Duke and the Emperor's older sister about this right away. Let's go back to the mansion."

"To the mansion? Wouldn't it be better to head straight to the fortress city from here?" "There's a way to transmit information much faster than we can."

"Ah···!"

Every second counted.

We had to relay this information to the fortress city as quickly as possible.

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"Hmm···."

"Is this a structure built by the previous Demonic Realm Expedition?"

"That can't be. It's not something we can build, either in terms of construction materials or scale."

Demonic Realm.

While the excavation of the ruins was in full swing.

The Northern Grand Duke immediately dismissed his second son's opinion.

It was a structure buried in layers of stratum several tens of meters underground.

It was clearly built before the 3,000 years of imperial history.

When you brush off a bit of the dirt, you can see a shiny, unworn, uncorroded, or rotted wall. The only material that can withstand thousands, if not tens of thousands of years, is gold, but since it doesn’t even get scratched by an iron shovel, it’s not gold.

I’ve never even heard rumors of such a material existing.

“It’s the remains of a civilization with incredible technological prowess.”

“There must be things inside that we can’t even imagine.”

“But how on earth did such an outstanding civilization perish without leaving behind any records···?”

“Maybe the records are inside. This is a chance to rewrite history. Hurry up and dig it up!”

“Yes!”

It started to get exciting.

Ma-gyeong just thought it was a useless land abandoned by the gods.

Who would have thought such a relic would pop up?

How on earth did a civilization that could build such a structure perish?

And why did the monster dig up this relic?

There were more than one or two things that were completely incomprehensible. Since there was no clue to solve the mystery, they decided to focus all their efforts on excavating the ruins for now.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness!"

"What is it! Have we made any progress in the excavation?"

"No! Look at the sky! Something is flying towards us!"

"···What?"

At this, everyone working at the ruins turned their gaze to the sky.

They were able to spot a huge object crashing down towards them.

A familiar, poop-colored giant.

With a loud noise, Kwaang! The giant hit the ground.

A body with long, thick arms suddenly stood up in the huge crater that was created.

Huh? That is···?

"Isn't that dirt···?"

[Kyaaaaah! Call me the Great Spirit, you bastards!]

"What's going on all of a sudden? Is Julia in the Demon Realm too?" [Kyaaak! Julia isn't here, and I flew in first because it's urgent! Stop excavating the ruins right now!]

"Stop excavating the ruins? Why?"

[I said that the guys who built those ruins were dangerous! They killed each other with bombs using the mana division phenomenon and led to destruction, so they absolutely must not be taken out···!]

"···!?"

The Northern Duke felt goosebumps run through his body.

Mana division.

It was a topic that heated up the entire empire, so there was no way they didn't know.

It was a technology that could create a huge amount of energy with just a small amount of mana.

'They used that technology to kill each other? Even though it was clear that they would all perish together?'

But using that technology to make a bomb?

I had never even imagined it.

Even if they had come to that idea, no one would have dared to make such a dangerous weapon.

However, the ancient people who created this relic did not only create a weapon that could destroy each other.

In the end, they attacked and destroyed each other even though they knew that they would perish together.

They were a cruel and foolish race that was completely incomprehensible.

'The ancient people are brainless. They must never be awakened.'

What if they were still alive inside the relic? What if they conquer the empire with their superior technology and destroy the world again because they excavated the ruins?

It was clear that Aslan Vermont had sent the dirt dirt right away, wary of such a threat.

"Understood. General, stop the excavation. Your Majesty, and after having another meeting with Count Vermont..."

[Huh. That won't do.]

"···!?"

At that moment, a disparate voice, as if coming from a damaged recorder, flowed out.

When the Northern Grand Duke and the crew turned around in surprise, they saw a figure wearing a giant cloak walking towards them.

The silhouette visible beyond the cloak looked like nothing more than a skeleton.

"What are you doing? Identify yourself."

[Continue the excavation.]

"···I said to identify yourself."

[Continue the excavation. Otherwise···.]

"···!?"

Behind the giant man whose words trailed off, the red eyes of the monsters began to appear one by one.

The Northern Duke and his party laughed in vain and drew their weapons.

That guy was the culprit who controlled the monsters···!