Chapter 303 – Go Against (1)

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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Great Sage Rise.

He received the invitation letter and traced back his old memories.

Granfel Claudi Arpheus Romeo…….

He was certain.

“……The last family head of Claudi.”

Although they had never faced each other, he knew that face very well.

『Pandora’s Attic』.

The sage’s hideout that can look into the future.

Because Granfel’s face often appeared in the dust rising in the attic. Creak─ Rise visited the dust-piled hideout. It had been a long time to the point where the memory was distant.

“It would be good if this old man has gone senile.”

In the future shown by the dust of the attic, Claudi was annihilated. That was fate, a massive flow that could not be gone against even if it was the great Claudi.

The family head of Claudi, Granfel, was also no exception.

Swoosh─

As he swung his arm, the dust piled in the attic rose.

‘It’s still a damn scenery.’

Even if one peeks at a terrible future and struggles to change the future, fate cannot be gone against. He resolved never to set foot in Pandora’s Attic again because he hated the sense of helplessness but.

Rise forcefully rationalizes.

“I am merely curious about the past.”

He doesn’t want to look into the future anymore.

He merely wanted to trace back his cloudy memories.

He merely wanted to confirm again whether the family head of Claudi, Granfel, died in the future he had witnessed in the past. Soon, Rise trembled his body entirely.

“……There is no mistaking it.”

Trampled nobility.

As expected, it was the same as back then.

At this point in time, Granfel should have died miserably.

Because that was the fate he was born with.

But.

His gaze headed toward the invitation letter in his grasp once again.

“Who is the one daring to claim to be Granfel?”

The title of Great Sage couldn’t be more ironic. It’s not like he can show off his military power insolently like a Great Mage, nor can he command the continent like the Sword King.

He merely knows more things than others.

With only that vast knowledge, he cannot win over something. He cannot save someone. He can merely observe the flow of time passing exactly as predetermined earlier than others.

Because that was the entirety of a Great Sage’s ability.

Therefore.

“I am deeply displeased.”

Rise was uncomfortable.

Even though he didn’t know who the person impersonating the final family head of Claudi was.

Because it made him recall his own helplessness that he had forcefully ignored.

Tap.

Rise leaned on his staff like a walking stick.

And then he drew up his magic power and manifested a portal.

‘The name of Claudi is absolutely not light.’

The target coordinates are Claudi’s territory.

As expected, because he had visited it in the distant past. Manifesting a portal was not that difficult of a task. The cluster of magic light scattered and Rise raised his head.

“Oh my. What I received was definitely an invitation letter from the youngest family head of the Claudi family, Sir Granfel, but…….”

Then he locked eyes with the man claiming to be Granfel Claudi Arpheus Romeo.

He ended up murmuring without realizing it himself.

“……Who are you?”

Dignity that nobody could imitate.

Radiantly shining silver hair.

Because an existence that went against fate was right in front of his eyes.

*

This is something I had no choice but to flinch at.

‘……Is he acquainted with our Granfel?’

Looking at his exterior, it seems he’s quite advanced in years…….

I have no choice but to think he has faced Granfel of the past.

‘Then what am I supposed to say here?’

There is no situation as ambiguous as this.

To explain the specific situation, even I can’t explain it myself, you know?

Why the setting of a mere 8th-grade syndrome patient was realized on the Arcana continent, that is. As expected, what shines every time there is a difficult situation is this damn thick skin.

“Granfel Claudi Arpheus Romeo.”

Even if I don’t know the reason.

Since I resolved to shoulder that dark history.

I spit it out proudly.

“I will believe there is an adequate reason for you to ask my name even while holding Claudi’s invitation letter. I will listen to that reason so you may speak.”

No, rather, I am interrogating him.

In a way, it would be a natural attitude.

It is a pride that does not back down regardless of who the opponent is.

Furthermore, on home ground.

In the family’s mansion, my back has no choice but to become even more upright.

At my words, the old man catches his breath for a moment.

“Huu.”

And then looks at me again.

Swoosh─

Soon, he bows his waist politely.

“I ended up committing a massive discourtesy as I faced a situation that this old man’s head simply cannot understand. Oh Family Head of Claudi.”

As I said, a personality that cannot just pass over a single thing roughly.

He said it was a situation he simply cannot understand…….

The moment I was keeping it in my mind, the old man introduced himself.

“The old man who is no longer qualified to be called Great Sage, Rise, offers my greetings for the first time to the new family head of the Claudi family, Sir Granfel.”

Great Sage, Rise.

First of all, that modifier from the start is extraordinary, making it certain he’s an important figure just like the others. By the way, thank goodness it’s the first time we’re meeting.

‘Imagine if we knew each other.’

Wouldn’t maintaining my brazenness consistently have its limits.

“Your hair has become noticeably shorter.”

Seeing as he knows Granfel’s long hair…….

Even if it’s his first time meeting him directly.

It seemed he knew what Granfel looked like.

“That also suits you well without a doubt.”

My heart sank when he abruptly asked who I was but.

After that, a conversation no different from the others was exchanged. Thanks to that, I also got to know why Rise abruptly asked a disrespectful question.

“I couldn’t even imagine that you were alive.”

The title of Great Sage wasn’t for nothing.

To think he could look into the future.

While I was racking my brain on how I could use that.

Rise shakes his head.

“No. Now I probably cannot even be confident in my insignificant foresight ability. Since Sir Granfel overcame your fate and are surviving perfectly fine like this.”

Well, I wonder……?

‘That leaves some room for consideration.’

The settings I, Lee Ho-yeol, jotted down and the Claudi family realized on the continent.

Actually, I had now reached a stage where I couldn’t be certain what had priority. Regarding that, my head would get dizzy just by pondering it.

‘Even so.’

I am hoping for one thing inwardly, you see. Wondering if the settings I wrote down were not what drove Claudi to extermination. If it was because of me, I wouldn’t have the face to see Granfel.

‘Because taking care of the aftermath would also be a headache.’

Furthermore, I, Lee Ho-yeol.

Now that I declared I would take responsibility talking about an adult’s pride.

It’s obvious I can’t just brush past it roughly.

Anyway…….

‘Should I slowly get into the main topic.’

The reason I opened a banquet and sent Claudi’s invitation letter is clear.

Now facing an unfathomably massive stumbling block called the Omen of Ill Fortune.

Because there was a need to secure my force, meaning the Holy War Allied Forces, on the Arcana continent as well. So I had no choice but to break the good mood.

I finally opened my mouth.

“The reason I invited you is simple.”

Actually, everyone must have been aware.

The demon race making the continent a devastated land?

Just like how Argentress thought nothing much of it.

It might not be a big deal to someone.

However, the threat of the rift is an exception to no one.

“From the Mage Tower, Frost, the ancient kingdoms, to the Zero Mountain Range. Do you all have any guess where the ones who disappeared from the Arcana continent are at this moment?”

“……?”

“I know about that threat.”

“……!!!”

That’s right.

I intended to unchain the shackles,

Of these big shots which would be complicated and intertwined.

The motive for that?

There is not enough time to move the big shots by making them realize pride. So trust me this time, Granfel. Traditionally, humans move sharply when their own lives are threatened.

So I pierced the core from the start.

Looking at the gathered people in turn, I continued my words.

“Perhaps the next to disappear after the Zero Mountain Range might be the territory of the Dune Clan. Might be the territory of the Diamond Merchant Guild. Or it might even be the teacher of the Arcana continent known as the Great Sage.”

Gulp─

The sound of swallowing saliva is heard.

This is why experience is important.

Even if I look like this, I am the Chief of the Mage Tower.

Whether it’s the preliminary verification of the regular academic conference, lectures on inversion magic, or whatever.

Spitting out venomous remarks becomes helpful again in times like this…….

“I am asking if you are completely confident in enduring that.”

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Claudi’s banquet ended.

Great Sage Rise let out a small laugh.

To rush into action as soon as he revealed himself.

“As expected, you are truly like the family head of Claudi.”

Rise recalled the faces of the people who gathered at the place.

“They are truly people with strong individualism.”

What increased as he aged was his eye for observing human figures. From Rise’s perspective, there was no one harboring a black heart among those who responded to Claudi’s invitation.

However.

“Time will definitely be needed for them to blend in.”

Because each and every one is a powerhouse who makes the continent fluctuate.

A considerable amount of time and effort would be required until they acknowledge each other.

However, Rise was not concerned.

“Of course, it would not be a problem for you.”

The final family head of Claudi.

The conversation he shared with Granfel was enjoyable.

Adventurers, existences out of the standard for Rise who couldn’t look into the future even with 『Pandora’s Attic』. To think Sir Granfel was uniting the forces that disappeared from the Arcana continent and the world of adventurers.

“Thanks to you, this old man’s head has cleared.”

Past, present, future.

Because what he knows is excessively vast, peace does not exist in his head. Rise liked when he conversed about topics he did not know. Because at least during that time he could temporarily put down his complicated thoughts and immerse himself.

But was it because of that.

“……That is why I could not bring myself to tell you.”

He had no thought of hiding it.

But, why is it.

Rise’s mouth moves with difficulty.

“Please forgive my rudeness, Sir Granfel.”

Is it because he became full of sensitivity as he aged.

The family head of Claudi who returned to the Arcana continent with a noble appearance.

Because Granfel’s appearance only reflected tragically in Rise’s eyes.

“It might just be an old man’s anxiety.”

Since you have already overcome even fate.

However, Rise did not want to make Granfel suffer the same pain as himself. Not only the Arcana continent, isn’t he also shouldering a massive burden in the world of adventurers where even dragons stick out their tongues saying it’s too much?

So.

“I do not wish to hand you any more burdens.”

Rise chanted coldly while looking at Claudi’s territory.

“I hope you think so too. Oh Pride.”

*

Time is relative.

‘Someone’ on the Arcana continent might think that quite some time has passed, but reality was not that easy.

-Excalibur, the Goddess, and the Great Evil, crazy lololol

-But the thing is that’s the result achieved in just a day lololol

-World Unification, it’d be sad to leave them out lolol

That’s right.

The process of a misunderstanding becoming a legend was.

Proceeding smoothly even at this moment.

If it was like normal times, there would have been no big obstacle in that process.

-Wait, it’s already Thursday;;;;

-If I just hold out tomorrow, it’s the weekeeeennnddd

-A player also cares about weekends? The world has become better~~~

-FR when I was a newbie I went full hunting even on weekends worrying I’d miss out on rifts

-Seriously in my time there wasn’t even anything like the Zero Mountain Range…….

Thursday.

Originally, it is the day regular updates are announced.

However, since the super-sized content called the Zero Mountain Range was updated, regular update notices had been cut off for a while. Even so, there was no such thing as complaints.

-Even if they just sink their teeth into the Zero Mountain Range, it feels like it would take ten years??

-There are over 100,000 caves alone lololol

-FR, and it’s not like there are no rifts either

Ding─

“Huh? Sunbae, it looks like something popped up on the homepage?”

Thanks to that, the players, the world did not get excited at the notification either.

However, it was a mistake.

Arcana’s official homepage.

The regular update notice that Raymond Sean must have definitely uploaded.

From its title, it was enough.

To shake both reality.

And the Arcana continent.

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Arcana Continent Biography: Regular Update (Including Balance Patch)

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