Firebird and Gate

Krishnar.

He is one of the top 5 villains and is a superhuman who was killed by the primeval me.

It is often said that the strongest of the villains is the demon, but the worst is the demon.

Even children who cry stop crying when they hear the name of Supuma, which is a testament to his reputation.

But now he was reaching out to me.

“… … .”

“Aren’t you holding the villain’s hand?”

I shook my head.

It’s not because he’s a villain, but because of his memories.

I cut that throat with my own hands, but if you say you don’t feel bad about it, that’s not human.

“… no.”

Anyway, I took his outstretched hand.

Because now we have become colleagues walking the same path.

Let’s forget the past.

“Nice to meet you. I salute you for making such a great decision.”

“Thank you. I know you’ve been through a lot because of me. apologize.”

Reflexively, I restrained myself from trying to put power into my hands.

‘I got tired of the hard work.’

Of course, what he is talking about now is not about Aborigines.

My father is not the kind of person who would confide such a thing to anyone without my permission.

‘It must be about the training camp.’

Life at the Villain Training Center, deprived of freedom, was obviously painful. It’s to the point where even adults can’t handle it, but what about children?

However, for me, who has returned twice, life at the training center is a thing of the past that I can’t even remember because it’s honestly vague.

So I was able to calmly shake my head.

“No big deal.”

Krishnar smiled happily and nodded.

“You are much bolder than I have heard. Thank you for your understanding. Pay off your debt slowly.”

Seeing Krishnar smile makes me feel really strange.

A superhuman named sucker wouldn’t have been able to laugh like that… … .

So many things have changed.

In the future, like this Krishnar, a lot of things I knew will change, right?

“What are you going to do with ‘Swamp’?”

“I need to sort it out.”

“What about the villain training center?”

“I decided to leave that to your family. Of course, I plan to pay for it.”

Not a bad idea.

There are only a few families with as much manpower as ours on the continent, like the imperial family.

With our help, the children at the training center will one day be able to return to normal just like my brothers and sisters.

“You did well.”

After the conversation with him, Ellis approached as if he had been waiting.

The reddened face seemed to bring some good news.

She smiled brightly and told me.

“They say they found the whereabouts of the Phoenix.”

‘Also!’

The end is in sight now.

100,000 points are just around the corner.

* * *

When the news of the black dragon’s capture spread, the world was turned upside down.

The first disaster, the ripple effect of catching the most powerful witch was so great.

How do you know the world has turned upside down?

It can be seen clearly with the naked eye.

“Dragon Slayer, Martin!”

“Hero-nim succeeded in hunting the dragon!”

“Hero to the National Assembly!”

Why the hell are you trying to send me to the National Assembly?

Anyway, the view out of the car window was quite spectacular.

As far as I know, roads are places where cars travel, but now there are half cars and half people on these roads.

I mean people are walking with cars.

Elise asked as she stared blankly at them.

“There are so many people out on the street shouting Martin’s name. How are you feeling?”

“I do not know… … .”

I honestly have no idea.

After becoming a hero, you should have seen more of him.

It’s true that I enjoyed it a bit at first, but now I’ve gone through too many things to be excited about that kind of thing.

“Are you used to it?”

“It seems so. why? I envy you?”

“sure.”

As far as I know, the most popular among Earth’s 10 hunters is Alice.

Since she became a Hunter, she has been helping people in need with Apollo’s healing power.

They say they are envious, but it’s not really that kind of face.

“Anyway, I don’t know when I’ll be able to go to the association.”

“… Shall we turn on the radio?”

I was going to say yes, but I just shook my head.

It’s obvious that my story will be on the radio anyway.

Let’s just be a little bored.

“I’ll just sleep. Wake me up when I arrive.”

“Yes, you must be tired… Rest well.”

I thought, closing my eyes. If I had known it would be like this, I would have just made the fantasy gate near the association.

sleep did not come

* * *

Finally we arrived at the Association.

As we got out of the car, Alice said apologetically.

“It took too long. I’m sorry I insisted on coming today.”

It took us over an hour to go 10km, then stop, go and stop again.

“no. It’s about the phoenix, so you have to come.”

Leon also helped from the side.

“As Ellis-nim knows, catching the Fire Bird is a useful thing for the lord.”

Alice then nodded with a slightly relaxed expression.

However, he does not move his steps like a person who has something to say.

“Why are you like that?”

“… The Association might have something to ask of Martin.”

“Please? What is it?”

It was a little strange that she insisted that she wanted to show me something about the phoenix right now, not like her.

‘Is there anything requested by the Association?’

At that moment when she had such doubts, she hardened her face and said.

“All I know is that the firebird was found. But what… I think the Association will ask for something.”

“Is it persimmon?”

“… Yes, you might think so.”

Apollo is also the god of prophecy.

It seems that what brought me here today was not because of a request from the association, but because of that feeling.

She said firmly as if driving a wedge.

“I’m telling you in advance, just in case. No matter what the association says, please judge objectively, excluding personal feelings with me.”

Having said this, I’m sorry for nothing.

‘I’m sorry for doubting you.’

Sorry for that, I let out a sound that I didn’t even have in my heart.

“For the sake of Mr. Ellis, if possible, I will do my best to fulfill the association’s request.”

“yes? no, that’s… … .”

I just wish I didn’t get so taken aback by what I said… … .

Feeling more sorry for some reason, I quickly moved my feet and grabbed her hand.

“let’s go.”

* * *

Enter the association’s building.

After going down to the basement, we arrived at a large room with several large screens attached to the front.

As we entered, all but one person left the room.

The remaining person introduced himself as an employee who would show us the phoenix.

“Shall we begin?”

“yes.”

In response to Alice’s answer, the staff played a video.

What appeared on the screen was an underwater scene.

“I would also like an explanation.”

“I will.”

Hmmmm, the employee who coughed and opened his mouth.

“This is the Bering Sea.”

“Are you Bering?”

If you see ‘sun’ on the back, is it the sea?

“It is the strait between Siberia and Alaska.”

I know where Siberia is, but I’ve never heard of Alaska.

Well, since it is called a strait, it must be the sea.

“Is there a phoenix in the sea?”

“That’s right.”

No, why is the firebird in the sea?

Originally, birds are animals that fly in the sky, and even firebirds are birds of fire that are not friendly with water.

There’s nothing I can’t understand, and I know one thing for sure.

“That’s why you couldn’t figure out where the firebird was until now.”

“That’s right. In fact, finding it this time can also be attributed to considerable luck.”

“Are you lucky?”

“This video itself was filmed by a TV documentary team in the United States. They said they discovered the phoenix while investigating the underwater ecosystem of the Bering Sea.”

“Five… … .”

“Look at the screen. Come out now.”

Just as he said, a bird appeared on the screen. Not even on the bottom, but a bird that floats in the water like a fish. They do not flap their wings to move. The bird was just floating in the water, as if it were sleeping.

‘Right.’

I didn’t see any complaints, that was definitely the fire bird I saw before the second return.

The employee turned on one more screen.

“That’s when I first discovered the phoenix, and the screen next to it is a real-time view from an underwater drone.”

The phoenix on the screen next to it was also just silent.

It seems right to be sleeping.

“Is the phoenix in the depths?”

“It’s moving little by little, but I’m maintaining a depth of about 20m.”

It is in a position where it is not difficult to catch it.

As I was nodding my head, the association staff suddenly looked at me with a serious face.

“there… … .”

“If you have something to say, feel free to do so.”

“Well… This is top secret, but in fact I have discovered something that may be more important than the Firebird.”

Is there anything more important than the last cataclysm left on Earth?

Curiosity arises.

“What is it?”

“Where the phoenix is, there is a gate at the bottom of the sea.”

I tilted my head and asked again.

“What does that matter?”

Unlike Roden, there are gates almost every day on Earth.

Isn’t it strange that there is a gate in the sea?

Then, suddenly, an assumption came to mind.

“Are you EX grade again this time?”

You’re pounding.

“I do not know. The important thing is that this is the first time a gate has been built in the sea.”

… I didn’t know that.

“We haven’t measured the ratings yet. Because you don’t know what will happen if you put the grader in the water.”

A rating meter that is sorely lacking. Moreover, it is known that the technology is now in actual use and cannot be made.

“We are discussing this with the association. It was the first gate found in the sea, and the opinion that it would be okay to think that at least one was thrown away was the main opinion.”

“Hmm… okay. But why could it outweigh the catastrophe?”

“Because researchers all put the gates on the bottom of the sea back about a hundred years ago.”

“… It overlaps with the time when the disasters appeared.”

“you’re right.”

Where the disasters came from has not been revealed until now, but researchers seem to think of the Undersea Gate as the source.

Of course, there are curious things.

“Didn’t I say that Europe was the first plague, the black dragon, to appear?”

“It wouldn’t have been impossible for a great monster to be the size of a black dragon to travel all the way to Europe in a state of concealment. At that time, the level of Hunters was so low that it was embarrassing to compare it to now.”

There is a point.

“So what does the Association want from me?”

The staff looked me in the eye and spoke cautiously.

“I would like you to refrain from doing the Phoenix raid until the investigation into the gate is over.”

If that’s the case.

I readily nodded.

“I see.”

The employee looked at me with a surprised face and asked back.

“Are you sure?”

“yes. What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no.”

… Did you think I would just dare?

‘I’m not crazy about raids… … .’

Now that it’s almost certain that the phoenix is related to the gate, I have no intention of making things worse by messing with it.

The Phoenix is the last great demon on Earth. There’s no guarantee that catching him won’t trigger something suddenly popping out of the gate or something.

I’m not the kind of crazy person who endangers the world because of my greed.

“Then I will report that to the superiors. Thank you, Martin.”

The employee ran out quickly with a flushed face.

As he leaves, Alice looks at me with an apologetic expression.

“Perhaps… Did you give up because of me?”

“… … ?”

‘… What else are you talking about? why me?’

After thinking for a while, I could see why she was saying this.

It must be because of the words I said before entering the building.

-I’ll do my best to listen to the association’s request, even if it means thinking of Ellis.

‘It seems like he took it seriously.’

Well, there is no need to correct misunderstandings.

It’s embarrassing to talk about explaining things over and over again.

I just shrugged my shoulders and said.

“You have helped me a lot in the past. We have to help each other.”

“… Thank you.”

“It was nothing.”

While we were creating an awkward yet warm atmosphere, Leon said in a serious voice.

“there… It seems a bit odd.”

I turned my head to where the screen was.

Where Leon pointed, the lower part of the screen was shining brightly.