251-273-Those who hide in the abyss




Adolphe you.
Hmm? You've changed your tone a bit. And your mind is more or less disorganized. Is it because I have the same abyss as you? Or is it something else... yeah. It sounds like there's some other reason for this. I wonder what it is, I'm very curious.
You were in a tavern in Qatar.
Hmm, Qatar? What the hell are you talking about? No ... oh yeah. I was there a few months ago, come to think of it. I was there for sure. But how did you know that...

 Adolph's words stopped.
 Then the smile that had been out of habit turned into a more crushed and friendly one.

'Oh, I see. You're that...I see. Did you have fun in the dungeon, Nito-kun?
....

 At Adolf's words, the throne's Uranos' eyes settled on the throne.

'Amadeus is nit.......I see. Come to think of it, you said something similar.'

 But the expression on his face regained the dignity of the emperor after a while.
 On the other hand, Reinhardt looked at Amadeus without changing his expression at all.

''Since your departure from King's Landing, there seems to have been some changes in you as well. But I had already found a glimpse of it. I had already noticed on that battlefield the abnormality that you hide. You didn't hesitate to torture Guido in front of knights and adventurers. Because of that, it took me a long time to heal him.
Huh, torture. Torture. You talk about beastmen, but you're generally mad as hell, aren't you? I wouldn't call it torture.

 Ulanos said mockingly.

'You should be grateful. The only reason you made it out of Razhuisen in one piece is because I reported your deeds to the king without telling him. Of course, it is true that there were many more who saw you as a hero, but the treatment of a single adventurer was at my discretion, and I could have done anything I wanted with a single discretion.
Reinhardt...

 Amadeus' voice is low, almost like a snarl.
 But there are no further words.

You should have been a hero, why are you dressed like this? What do you want to do, calling yourself a hero and helping people all over the world? But an organization that uses convenient words as its symbol has never been saintly. That's what your emotions tell you.
....
My Lord. It seems he's come to destroy our country.

 Ulanos said as he rose from his throne.

'Yes, I know. Those white guys out there are your men, right?
....
Why don't you say something? Are you really that embarrassed that you've been shown the obvious? Heroic Nito. But if you're this naive, someone will have figured it out someday. And you just didn't notice it.
....

 Still, Amadeus didn't respond, and when he did, he took a deep breath that echoed through the hall.
 Then he exhaled and after a moment, he opened his mouth.

'Adolf are you the Adolf of the Dragon's Heart? Or are you an entity that has nothing to do with it?
'It's just as I've been told by Uranos. I don't know where you found out, but apparently you know a fair amount about me.
Bingo.
'Well, I see you can use emotional sensing too. Huh, that's weird. This isn't going to make you feel any better, I need to stop.
He's a joke. He's more arrogant and larger than I've heard.
'Hahaha! Well, you're a big girl, aren't you? But I don't know who or what you've heard, but you're right about me, Adolf. So you should have a little more respect for me. I'm much older than you, and I'm also the senior abyssal user, and I even gave you a skill in the city of Qatar because you said you were in trouble. Do you have such great feelings for such a kind man as me?
"Mr. Khalifa told me.
What?
You know the Khalifa.

 At that moment, the great door of the hall exploded.
 And there was no sign of Amadeus, who should have been right in front of him.
 In a moment now, the ceiling of the hall, the pillars and walls, much of it broken, and a cloudy sky shone in.
 The hall was filled with smoke, and then a sound was heard near the great door.

''Kook........''

 A pile of rubble moves and Amadeus emerges from it.

'What do you mean?'

 And by the time Amadeus adjusted his stance and stood upright in front of him again, Adolf's expression had changed to a horribly cold one, different from the one before.
 Even Reinhardt, who was nearby, was in a cold sweat.

'She must have lost her memory. She didn't even remember me........

 The ragged breathing that had been leaking faintly from between Amadeus' masks stopped.

'I feel a deep sadness,'
Don't read the book.
'I can't blame you for feeling it just by being face to face. It's an amazing power, by the way. I haven't been kicked off since I entered Zephyr's dungeon.
Zephyr?

 Adolf was startled by the words with a look that resembled anger.
 Then, at that moment, Amadeus' right foot was struck on Adolph's cheek.
 In the next moment, all the windows in the hall were broken at once and the walls were completely destroyed.
 Reinhardt, agitated by the sudden gust of wind that rushed in, gritted his teeth and stomped on it.

''Looks like I've figured out one thing about you, too.

 An elated Amadeus could be heard looking down at Adolf, who was buried in the rubble.
 But the debris burst away, and Adolf emerged from within.
 And as soon as he stood up, Adolf turned his sharp gaze to Amadeus.

''Why........you have the Divine Speed. Besides, your movements are somewhat irritating. It's as if I'm looking at my former friend. The friend who took my best friend away from me...
Xiaon gave it to me.
What the hell...
'I don't feel like talking to you. I didn't think you were that Adolf. But if you say you were, and you really were alive, there are a few things I'd like to ask you. I won't say it, but I'm sure everyone would have thought you were dead all along.
You're lying.
What is a lie?
'I don't know where you found out about us, but that kind of bluff doesn't work. We were hailed as legends even back then, but after we disappeared, we were even deified. Children played chanbara with the name of the God of Vengeance in their mouths, and bandits with the name of Shaoan in their mouths. One day a man spoke the name of the Khalifa, and he didn't know I was Adolf, and he was trying to pull off a con. But that was only part of the story. Everyone took advantage of our disappearance and used the name for good. Little things. But I couldn't stand it, so I killed everyone who called themselves names, and spread the custom of killing anyone who carelessly called themselves that. But the glory of the past never returned, and we were no longer in existence, but had become a symbol of fear... I know.

 Adolph's expression and voice gradually becomes more and more bullshit.
 His tone is calm, even though his expression is smiling fiercely.
 But occasionally, the tone is abrupt and strong.
 And his speech is incoherent.

'It's my fault I know. That's why I erased everything related to the dragon's heart. I erased...................Huh? Then how do you know about us?

 Amadeus did not speak, but watched the scene for a while.

'That there was once a land called the Godland.

 Then Amadeus cut him off.
 Adolf reacted to those words and stopped talking to himself.

''Godland Mewinoscia...........................sounds familiar. Rougegelt, the once prosperous wine capital. We chose that country as our next stop. That was our last journey.

 Adolph's expression becomes calm as he switches.

'That's what I want to ask you. From what you say, I'm sure you are Adolf. If that's the case, then tell me what happened to Zephyr, Xiong, or rather, to Kagetra.

Where is he now?

 At that moment, Adolf's eyes turned cold.

'If you were a lizard, you would have been dead long ago.