Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King (WN)

Chapter 160

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Chapter 160 – Secret Base Project

“Yes?”

When I told her about my secret base plan, Alicia looked stunned, like a pigeon hit by a peashooter.

I thought she was still beautiful, even with that expression on her face, and I continued to explain.

“My situation, the Goddesses’ situation. I thought that, all things considered, this would be the best choice.”

“S-so that’s the secret base…?

“Yes. The point is that by living somewhere out of sight, I thought it would be a good idea if Alicia and everyone else could build a house there if necessary. Like a base to use when you come down to the lower world?”

“Our house…”

“Considering the current situation, Alicia can’t show up, and everyone else is also at risk of having their abilities revealed. If you bring in Concealment, the goddesses won’t have to worry about being seen, but that won’t achieve your goal and you won’t be able to use any skills, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then this problem can be solved by working in places where people from the lower world aren’t around. If you continue to search for transmigrators in the city, you’ll still be in danger, but that won’t change even if you make the city your base.”

“……”

“First of all, we should build a house that’s at least big enough for us to sleep in, and then we can gradually improve our living environment by working together to make various things. Fortunately, the goddesses will probably have high-level skills, so if we can try things out in places where we won’t be seen, Alicia might be able to find something that piques your interest, right? I’ll continue to hunt monsters in different places, so if there’s anything you need that we don’t have, we can just buy it in a nearby town.”

“I-I see…”

“Of course, while you’re trying out different things you think you need, I’ll tell you what I know about Earth, like what kind of things they have there and how they do things. Alicia really wants to hear about Earth, and you like that sort of thing, don’t you?”

“I-I really like it. But where exactly is this secret base?”

“There’s a good place for it. A place that everyone seems to hate to investigate.”

“…The Palmera Forest?”

“Yes, it’s said to be incredibly huge, and the survey team took about 60 days to finally reach the second layer, and it seems that humans have only confirmed up to the third layer, so there’s no way anyone would come into the depths of the forest. There’s wood everywhere, and I also saw a mountain range that looked quite high, so we could decide where to build it by discussing things like whether to build it near the mountains or near the river, right? Having Flight would make it a lot easier to find a good location. Also, if you want to look for transmigrators, you could just move and go directly to the area. There’s a chance that people from Bezart might come, but it’s okay if we make the area I was sent to our secret base.”

“Uh, Loki-kun, is that okay? You’ll be separated from other races and humans, you know?”

“At first, I thought it was normal to live in a city somewhere, just like in my former world. But in this world, if you have the right skills and magic, you can get by to a certain extent, right? So I thought it would be interesting to gradually build our own base. Well, it’s a secret base, so we can make a place where we can live and play as we please without bothering anyone else.”

“Ugh, but just because it sounds interesting…”

“Besides, I had vaguely thought that I didn’t want to belong to any country, but after listening to what the important people said today, I thought that if I settled down somewhere, it would be like belonging to that country. Then the Palmera Forest is the best, right? People only go to the shallow parts of the forest, and even the birds that can fly get shot down by something when they go to the deep parts. That means it’s untouched and unexplored, and nobody owns it, right? You can do whatever you want as long as you don’t go into the dangerous deep parts!”

That is dangerous.

When I said that, I remembered the pioneering games I used to play a long time ago, and I couldn’t help but get excited.

This is nothing but heart-pounding excitement.

Besides, even if it’s only temporary, I was hoping to live as a hermit.

If it’s a forced survival lifestyle that’s going to be tough all the time, I’d rather not, but if it’s a story about gradually expanding our living space while getting by on our own, I wouldn’t mind. In fact, I’d probably like it.

“I’m starting to get excited… If this really happens, it’ll be really fun.”

“For a spontaneous idea, I think it’s a pretty good idea. But… I wonder when the foundations will be ready.”

“What foundations?”

There are no problems.

In the end, most of my problems always come back to this.

“I need to acquire Spatial Magic. If I can’t teleport from the secret base to the hunting grounds, then I won’t be able to travel around the world properly, will I? Besides, I need it to transport the supplies I get in the city.”

“I don’t think Loki-kun would be happy if we took you to your destination instead.”

“If it was just for a short time, I would agree, but if it’s forever without any prospect of getting it, then it won’t work.”

“Then what we can do is to cooperate as much as possible so that Loki-kun can acquire Spatial Magic quickly, right?”

“That’s right, Alicia! If you find anything that might be a clue, please let me know! Of course, I’ll also do my best without leaving it to others. That’s the real thrill of adventure, and I plan to go to the royal capital to gather information next time!”

“…..”

“Huh? Alicia?”

“Huh? Oh, I’m sorry. It’s okay. I just thought it looked like fun.”

“A secret base would be fun~. Maybe one day I’ll build a secret workshop. In the basement, on purpose.”

“Why would you build a basement when you have so much land to spare?”

“I don’t know, it’s a man’s dream or something.”

It was an idea that came to me unexpectedly.

But it also seemed to contain what I wanted to do.

If it’s also a positive thing for the goddesses, then I might as well go ahead and seriously look into the future in that direction.

It takes courage to live away from civilization, but if I can just get Spatial Magic, I’ll be in the middle of the city in no time.

If I have enough money, I can build a house in a city I like and use it as a teleport destination, which would make me feel more secure.

Alicia’s depressed mood lifted, and we continued to chat with smiles on our faces.

“So what are you going to do? If Alicia doesn’t mind being somewhere without people, you can use me as a point of reference for sightseeing in the lower world for a few days.”

“No, just being able to talk like this has cheered me up a lot, so I think I’ll save that pleasure for later. If I go down now, it will only hinder Loki-kun’s growth.”

“I see… Then I’ll have to work even harder to learn Spatial Magic as soon as possible.”

“I’m counting on you.”

I waved goodbye, and my vision returned to the church in Malta.

I had returned to Ria’s statue.

“(Alright, I’ve got to work hard for Alicia and everyone else, as well as for myself!)”

I slapped my cheeks with both hands to put myself in the right frame of mind.

People around me looked at me as if to say, “Oh, does he look refreshed after his confession?” and I left the church feeling embarrassed.

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“We’re having an emergency third goddess meeting, so everyone gathers around.”

After Loki left, Alicia muttered to herself as if talking to herself.

They’ve been having a lot of meetings lately because of Loki, so the number of meetings has been added to the top of her head.

Alicia chairs this meeting.

Three extra chairs are prepared, and the cup Loki drank from is erased.

As they began to prepare five new cups of tea, the people who had been working on the barrier and casting delay magic began to appear one by one in front of Alicia.

One of them came flying in while she was still asleep in her futon, but no one seemed to mind.

Placing a drink at the dying Riste’s bedside, Alicia waited for the rest of the people to sit down before opening her mouth.

“I’m sure you all heard what we were talking about earlier. It hasn’t been decided yet, but Loki-kun is considering the possibility of living in a remote area far from civilization for my sake.”

It was good to see the brightness returning to her face, in contrast to her depressed expression earlier.

However, Alicia’s face was now slightly smug.

“You seemed to be really bragging just now!”

“You were really cheerful just because Loki-kun came here~.”

“I think it’s also because my ability was exposed. At that time, they had already investigated the inn where our base was located. Even if we were to investigate the towns where the races live in the future, it would be safer than moving around with our base in the town. As long as our base isn’t exposed, we can simply dispose of the split bodies after dispersing them.”

“…Rigal, are you sure you can find the transmigrators?”

“I will let the split body use the Divine Eye from a high place where I can see the main road. Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be used?”

“Anyway, Loki-kun came up with a wonderful idea called the Secret Base Project. I think it’s the best idea ever, but is there anyone here who isn’t interested in it?”

“…..”

Alicia thought it wouldn’t be surprising if one or two people didn’t want to live in the mountains.

But when the lid was opened, there were no denials.

Alicia could not understand why she felt she was being taken advantage of for her own accomplishments, so she asked again.

“So who wants to participate? Raise your hand and tell me why.”

Then, one by one, people raised their hands.

“Of course I’m in! I want to try growing delicious crops!”

“I don’t know what I’m going to do yet, but I like environments with lots of nature, so I’m in.”

“I’m in, too. The fact that Loki-kun’s magic is black might be a sign of something. I’ll keep an eye on things and play along.”

“Palmera is probably full of monsters, so I’ll join in and help drive them away.”

“If Loki-kun… wants it… I’ll go… anywhere…”

Although one person was unusually stubborn, everyone’s opinion was generally positive.

Then Alicia confirmed the most important thing that had to be done now with everyone.

“If that’s the case, then everyone knows what to do, right?”

“How to acquire Spatial Magic, right?”

“That’s right. The dreaded Spatial Magic that has been plaguing Loki-kun. If we don’t figure out how to acquire it, the gate to paradise will never open.”

Spatial Magic had become the villain without anyone noticing.

No one had time to think about it, and no one had noticed that the search for the transmigrators had been removed from the list of top priorities.

The dream had expanded too much for anyone to think about it.

“Is there anything that could give Loki-kun a clue…? Apart from the reincarnated humans who were given the skill in the past, was there any race that recently acquired Spatial Magic?”

Felin asks, and Ria, who knows the most about magic, answers.

“I think there were a few during the days of the Magic Kingdom.”

“Are you talking about the ones Ria brought down with divine punishment? The Calamity Mage, I remember.”

“The Calamity Mage. That was back when the Magic Kingdom of Primus ruled the continent.”

“Ah, that was about ten thousand years ago, right?”

“That’s right, so even if they were long-lived, all the people who had them back then must have died, and all the ancient races that branched out in that land were also killed, so…”

“The only race that survived that long and is still around today are the elves, right?”

“I’m pretty sure it’s the elves. I wonder if there are survivors somewhere else…”

“Then let’s focus on finding out if the elves have any information about Spatial Magic. If we can find out where the land was when the ancient races lived, there might be some records left.”

“I don’t know, but does anyone know?”

“I don’t.”

“They didn’t become hunters, so I don’t know.”

“Me neither.”

“I don’t know about the people who don’t come to church~”

The five of them looked at the sleeping goddess’ head, but there was no answer.

Riste pretended to be asleep with a loud snore.

“Well, let’s do our best to investigate the elves for now. And then there are the monsters that seem to possess Spatial Magic…”

The sun never sets in the divine realm.

Having made no significant progress, the goddesses ended the meeting, once again realizing that they did not understand many things about the lower world.

In the end, the only thing that was decided was

“We will do our best to study the elves in various ways.”

That was all.

This was the result of them being painfully aware that they had spent all this time doing nothing and taking no action.

As they dispersed from the meeting, Alicia bit her lower lip and pondered.

Then Ria, who had stayed behind, called out to her.

“When you were talking to Loki, you were thinking about transferring your skill, weren’t you?”

“Just a little. I was thinking how much easier it would be if I could do it.”

“It would be easier. I don’t think Loki would be too happy about it, though.”

“I have a feeling he wouldn’t be either.”

“I wonder if Felza-sama is watching?”

“I wonder?”

The two of them looked up at the empty sky.

To what extent would the vaguely defined rules of the divine world be overlooked?

And if they were broken, what would happen to them?

The two of them were lost in thought, unable to find the answers to their questions.

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