The Academy’s Weapon Replicator

As if reading my mind, Poseidon spoke.

[A half-breed with human blood.]

“…A demigod.”

[Even that title is too good for him.]

Poseidon seemed to harbor considerable resentment towards him.

Someone Poseidon knew, who could have significantly impacted the war between gods and humans, a hybrid of god and human.

With my knowledge, very few came to mind.

Among them, one name emerged from Poseidon’s lips.

[Heracles.]

[That’s his name.]

“…Is that so.”

I swallowed hard, trying to bear the weight of that name.

Zeus, Odin, and even Poseidon before me were undoubtedly powerful and fearsome enemies.

But they were gods. I knew from experience that they couldn’t easily harm me until they descended directly.

Heracles, however, was different.

Although I had never encountered him while playing the game, he was one of the few hopes for clearing it.

In a game where gods existed, I had no doubt that Heracles would be there, and I believed that with his help, I could clear the game. That’s why many gamers searched every corner of the Falind continent, looking for Heracles.

However, to me, who had come to know some of the truth of this world, Heracles was a tremendous potential threat.

His nature as a demigod made it unclear whether he sided with the gods or humans. The fact that he was a bystander during the war only amplified that suspicion.

‘…If he becomes an enemy,’

A being with the power of a god, the achievements of a hero, and none of the penalties gods faced in this world.

The undisputed strongest enemy.

“…I understand.”

I bowed my head deeper and said.

“I will definitely bring Heracles before Lord Poseidon.”

[There’s no need to make him an enemy. He can be a friend, a comrade. Your job is simply to bring him here. Don’t do anything that risks your life.]

Poseidon spoke as if concerned for me.

Of course, I had no intention of becoming an enemy, even less so than becoming Poseidon’s enemy.

* * *

“…So that’s the gist of it.”

After receiving permission from Poseidon to pass through Agoris, I relayed the situation to the others.

Those who were on deck, like Elodie, would have roughly heard the conversation, but it was still better to summarize and reiterate it.

By the way, the reason Poseidon blocked our path was supposedly for our protection.

Just as the outer regions of the Falind continent teemed with monsters, Agoris was rampant with devils. It was obvious what would happen if clueless humans set foot on that land.

…Or so he claimed, but it was utter nonsense.

We had been attacked six times before reaching Poseidon. It was only because everyone on this ship was high-level that we survived; a normal ship wouldn’t have stood a chance.

Especially that absurdly large whale could have swallowed the ship whole in one gulp.

Claiming to warn us to save human lives while sending attacks that would surely kill us was ridiculous.

“Then what’s the real reason?”

Elodie asked.

“He probably doesn’t want anyone from the Falind continent to know the exact location of Agoris.”

“Why?”

“Because he tasted defeat in the war.”

From the ancient language inscribed on Manggot, it was clear that the war had begun in the Falind continent.

Whether the people of that time knew about Agoris was unknown, but there couldn’t have been smooth exchanges between the two. The emergence of Olympus was also mentioned separately.

In other words, the Falind continent of that time had waged war without Agoris’ cooperation. The outcome was predetermined.

Yet, despite that, many gods went to the world of salvation, and gods like Poseidon were bound to their places. They must have sensed the danger of humans. They also realized that it wasn’t good for them to unite. So, they didn’t want the two continents to meet in the first place.

“So now that we’re arriving in Agoris, we’ll search for Heracles, who’s somewhere on that continent. We have to meet him, regardless of Poseidon’s request.”

“Heracles…”

The people around me fell into thought at my words.

Just as his name was famous in the previous world, no one here was unfamiliar with it either.

However, compared to Thor with his tangible weapon, Mjölnir, Heracles was a more distant figure. A being from legends or fairy tales, whose existence was uncertain.

“Are you going to search the entire Agoris like you’re combing for lice?”

“No. That’s the last resort.”

Gamers had already done something similar in the Falind continent. Yet, no one had ‘confirmed’ that Heracles didn’t exist there. That’s how vast the Falind continent was. Even in the game, people couldn’t give up hope.

There was no guarantee that Agoris wouldn’t be even larger.

“The people of Agoris will probably know more about Heracles than those in the Falind continent. There must be books and materials about him there. We need to investigate those first.”

Just as the Falind continent resisted monsters, I heard that Agoris fought against devils.

If they had endured and resisted the power of devils until now, the people of Agoris wouldn’t be any less skilled than those in Falind. There should be enough materials for research.

“We’ll need to conduct a continuous investigation.”

“Right. A place with abundant books and materials, where it wouldn’t seem strange to delve into them…”

As I organized my thoughts, I suddenly turned my gaze.

At the end of my line of sight were Pielott and Mei.

“…A place with a library, a dining hall, and dormitories, where it’s suitable for a naive student and a young child to stay, and where they could potentially acquire some qualifications and receive support, would be ideal.”

[T/N: Another academy?!]

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