Chapter 771

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Chapter 771: Inheritance Trial (1)

Yugui Moga.

The second queen of the Kolso Royal Family, and a phantom thief who roamed across as many as three galaxy clusters.

Must there not be a reason why such a woman hid her legacy in a battlefield infested with bands of bandits?

Boom!

The bandits' mortar struck the Yorma for already the third time.

At this, Mushio admired while gripping the control stick.

—I do not know who it is, but they are impressive. The first shot might have been luck, but three times is...

"Even so, you said it's a mortar. Does that even make sense?"

—War is this dangerous.

With these words as the conclusion, the Yorma began a steep descent, and at this moment, for the first time, the bandits' mortar skimmed empty air.

Swoooosh!

—At the very least, those individuals would not have starved to death here.

Since they likely could shoot down all ships that approached this place.

"Yet this time, they failed."

—Once we arrive on the ground, I shall stand by with the outer hull of the ship firmly locked.

"Will that be enough? The bastards who were firing the mortar will definitely come this way, it seems."

—Judging by their use of conventional weaponry, it is unlikely they possess tools capable of penetrating Godial. Therefore, you need not worry.

"Hmm. Still, it bothers me quite a bit."

—As it is highly probable that the Yorma's unique signal wave will be required to find the legacy, please take this with you.

Along with these words, when Mushio pressed a single button on the cockpit, the floor near Yeongwoo surged upward and offered a diminutive device.

"What is this?"

The device Mushio told him to take was a thin, white rectangular object, just like an electronic chip.

—You may consider it a token proving that you are the master of the Yorma. If you hold that, a signal wave identical to what this ship emits will continuously radiate.

"Then if I enter that mountain holding this, I'll be able to find the entrance to that legacy we saw earlier."

—Yes. However, as it cannot be known what sort of ecosystem has formed here, please always be careful.

"Of course. Knowing this place is treacherous must be why Yugui Moga hid her legacy here, too."

When Yeongwoo nodded, meanwhile, the outer hull of the Yorma, which had landed on the ground, slid aside, creating an exit.

—Please be safe, and have a good time.

In the middle of Planet Pareshik's battlefield.

Because of the mountain of Colossus Warriors, each of which was likely a relic site, pitch-black shadow was cast in all directions.

And whether as the aftermath of energy bombs, a confusing, strange radiance of colors too elusive to specify was shimmering in the sky as well.

『There are those who reside permanently in a place like this? What a horrific place.』

The upper skies, polluted by weapons of war, felt exceptionally unpleasant to Parina, a primordial celestial body.

"Still, bastards living in a place like this must belong to the strong even when viewed across the entire universe. In a way, their situation isn't bad."

『The universe of mortals is truly difficult to comprehend.』

"From our perspective, the society of celestial bodies is the same. It's chock-full of things that make no sense."

Jeong Yeongwoo and Parina.

It was still difficult to understand each other's worlds, but since their destination was the same anyway, they began taking steps side by side.

Because to hold a forced interview with Planet Pareshik, they had to find Yugui Moga's legacy before that.

"It's ridiculously huge."

Looking up while standing with feet planted on the ground, the Colossus Warriors were far larger than thought.

Though it could not be known accurately as they were tangled together while stooping in different postures from one another, it was because by visual estimation alone, their height appeared to be at least 200 meters.

Dozens of such Colossus Warriors were tangled up to form a massive mountain, and in this battlefield, there were dozens of such mountains again.

"Now, let's make it clear before entering. You're a celestial body anyway. So in principle, is it that you can't fight mortals?"

At that, Parina said while looking at the entrance to the mountain of Colossus Warriors filled with pitch-black darkness.

『Principles? When I'm already a free celestial body, there's nothing saying I can't break principles. But if I begin to use the power of a celestial body, the stars in the surrounding area will move immediately.』

"Does that mean we'll start fighting before even reaching the planet's seal?"

『Yes. It would become a bad situation in many ways. If you strike down the stars that arrived as the vanguard, a galaxy-scale dispatch team will soon come rushing.』

"You underwent 3,000 years of training, but it seems you lack the confidence to overcome even the stars sent from the galaxy."

『I bet that goes for you too? The dispatch team sent out from the galaxy is 'Order.' Therefore, as one who fears going to prison, you wouldn't be able to touch them.』

"Order?"

Tilting his head at the unfamiliar expression, Yeongwoo soon realized the meaning of those words.

"Is it a sort of police?"

『Yes. Celestial bodies dispatched to rectify principles possess the status of Order. And the ordinary universe cannot interfere in affairs carried out by the society of celestial bodies to regain order.』

"Is it that you physically can't interfere? Or is it closer to the side that you shouldn't interfere?"

At that, Parina looked up at the sky of bizarre colors.

『You said you'd prefer not to run into the bastards called the Kaujo as much as possible, right? If you end up attacking the 'Order' sent by the galaxy today, the Kaujo will be chasing you before long.』

In other words, it meant that while a resident of the ordinary universe could attack celestial bodies that were in the middle of rectifying order, in this case, the central government, having judged that the great laws of the universe had been violated, would make an active intervention.

At this, Yeongwoo realized a single fact.

"Surprisingly, it isn't blocked systematically. Then, that means practically, it's an act you can do."

『What in the world does that mean... ?』

"In fact, isn't a planet ship like that too? There is the principle that all celestial bodies must move along natural orbits and serve as the background of the universe. But what can be born only by severely violating that is a planet ship, isn't it?"

Then, Yeongwoo raised his index finger and continued speaking.

"And what does the universe call this planet ship?"

『...A wonder of the universe.』

"Right. When a deviation crosses an appropriate level, it becomes a wonder. Deeds that you truly shouldn't do are generally made so that derailment is impossible. For instance, taxes are like that."

Indeed.

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In the case of taxes, reducing them was possible, but not paying them at all was impossible.

"Yet a mortal's intervention in the order of celestial bodies isn't blocked, right? It's just that the punishment for it is prepared."

『So, what on earth is it you want to say?』

When Parina asked while furrowing her brow, Yeongwoo answered while wearing his characteristic villainous expression.

"Don't define limits too rigidly about anything. The act of beating down the order of stars—somewhere near that, another wonder will surely be hidden. Because even in my eyes, that seems like something that crosses the line by a mile."

『...No matter how I look at it, it seems I'll be remarrying before long due to the obliteration of my spouse. In that manner, you won't live long.』

With these words as the conclusion, when Parina snapped her fingers, red flames sparked, illuminating the surroundings with a reddish glow.

"Oh... you can strike a lighter with your fingers? Isn't that the power of a celestial body?"

『To call this level 'power' is laughable. So shut up and just move. You aren't the only busy one.』

Before long, Parina stepped into the interior of the mountain of Colossus Warriors first, and Yeongwoo also began to move, following his wife.

"What is this... it's almost an artificial structure?"

Upon actually entering the interior of the mountain, Yeongwoo was able to tell immediately.

The fact that this mountain itself was a gigantic structure reinforced by someone.

As massive as the Colossus Warriors' bodies were, the empty spaces created as they tangled were large as well, yet most of these spaces were blocked with all sorts of scrap metal.

Thanks to that, a passage to the extent of allowing mountain climbing had been formed.

『Calling it a mountain is putting it kindly; isn't it actually a fortress?』

At these words of Parina, Yeongwoo could easily agree as well.

"The scale of the bandit band seems to be bigger than thought. The ones who built walls like this would be the bandit bastards too, wouldn't they."

Even on the left and right sides of the main climbing route that Yeongwoo and Parina were currently walking, side paths leading to unknown destinations frequently appeared.

Perhaps they were passages primarily used by the bandits, the residents of this place.

Clank, clatter.

Because both Yeongwoo and Parina were wearing boots made of metal, their footsteps were noisy, so anyone passing nearby would surely be able to recognize it.

The fact that visitors walking the climbing route, not the side paths, had appeared.

Thus, Yeongwoo was keeping vigilant of his surroundings with the thought that it wouldn't be strange whenever or wherever an arrow or blade came flying.

『How much further must we go?』

Was it after climbing the mountain for roughly five minutes?

Parina, whose patience had hit rock bottom in that short time, pounded the wall surface with her huge fist and said.

『Can't we just smash the paths or whatever and go up? Do something.』

"...What crazy talk is that? My legacy is buried somewhere inside here."

At the moment Yeongwoo was about to take out the token of the ghost ship Yorma while speaking like this, a presence other than his wife's was finally felt.

What was more, from one of the side paths they had just passed by.

"......!"

At this, when Yeongwoo's expression hardened all at once, Parina, seeing this, turned around while clenching her fist roughly.

『What is it?』

"Can't you feel it? There are other bastards nearby."

To be sure, it was only natural that Parina was not sensitive to changes in surrounding presence.

Would she not have never once been ambushed by someone bearing hostility?

"It's moving."

Because the presence generated from inside the side path to the rear was shifting position at high speed, Yeongwoo shifted his gaze along with the presence in question while sharpening all his senses.

From quite a distance in the rear to the flank, then to somewhere diagonally above his head. And next...

'Wait, above my head?'

While Yeongwoo twitched his eyebrows at the ridiculous path of movement, the presence in question moved to directly overhead.

And then.

Swish.

For a very brief moment, it produced a sort of wind-tearing sound.

And Yeongwoo, having encountered all manner of attacks while roaming the universe, could clearly tell what this signified.

"Dodge!"

Yeongwoo instinctively kicked his wife.

Thwack!

Then, the gigantic Parina tilted sideways, and at almost the exact same moment, a long iron needle pierced into the place where the crown of her head had been.

『Huh?』

At the bewilderment stemming from being kicked by an insignificant being and the chilling fact that her head had almost been pierced just now, Parina's expression grew complex.

Then, quickly coming to her senses, she abruptly reached out an arm and pierced through the ceiling.

Craaaash!

Then, swinging her arm and upper body as if throwing an opponent, she slammed the ambusher who had been hiding in the ceiling into the climbing route.

—Kuek!

Along with a thin groan, that iron needle seen earlier tumbled onto the ground.

"What's with this bastard?"

At this, Yeongwoo quickly stepped on the iron needle with his foot to pin it down, then aimed Bastard at the ambusher's neck.

Whoosh!

The opponent was a one-eyed creature with four arms, and draped around its entire body was an ash-colored cloth imitating the outer plating of a Colossus Warrior.

It had prepared a sort of camouflage color.

"Do people here attack out of nowhere without even asking the opponent's identity? You must have no intention to live long."

When Yeongwoo spoke while thrusting Bastard forward even more ferociously, the one-eyed bandit muttered while letting out a sticky laugh.

—Even high-and-mighty bastards of all sorts of prestigious families couldn't easily escape from here. Now, there are only two things you can do. Lose your life, or contact your family to tell them to bring ransom.

"What? You seem to be sorely mistaken, but that line is usually..."

Just as the following words, what I say, were about to continue, Yeongwoo's brow twitched.

Then, the one-eyed one raised the corners of its mouth as if amazed.

—You're quite something. You can already feel the movements of my brothers?

And then, before long, a vibration sufficient for even Parina to feel clearly resounded from all directions of the mountain.

Rumble, rumble...!

A band of bandits, so numerous their numbers were hard to gauge, was flocking in, utilizing the passages opened all throughout the mountain.

『What... is this going to be fine? Is the ordinary universe always like this?』

Because Parina showed hints of nervousness at an encirclement experienced for the first time in her life, Yeongwoo gripped Bastard tightly and nodded his head.

"Of course. This sort of thing is the workplace I commute to every day."

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