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Chapter 736: The Great Legacy (5)
Yugui Moga.
The second queen of the Colso royal family, and a pirate who had roamed no fewer than three galactic clusters.
Just from the fact that the name of the self-destruct ship she travelled aboard, Yorma, meant “solution,” one could tell how eccentric she must have been.
Therefore, the voyage log left behind by such a woman could hardly be ordinary.
-Isn’t this a ship purchased from the Black Zone……? But there’s no record of it ever travelling to the Black Zone. That must mean it was transported aboard another ship.
Mantero tilted his head as he began examining the voyage log.
Mushio answered as though there was nothing strange about it.
-Yorma is also a ship with restricted ownership, so those who acquired Yorma as stolen property likely wouldn’t have dared to open the ship. To sell it, it would have needed to remain in a state where ownership could be transferred.
-Ah… I see.
Having never personally seen one of the Great Ones’ monster ships, Mantero naturally had no way of knowing this.
-In that case…….
Mantero’s gaze returned to the voyage log.
-The most recent destination displayed here must have been Yugui Moga’s final destination.
-That is correct. And it was probably also the place where Yugui Moga met her end.
At Mushio’s words, Mantero waved his hand and enlarged the final destination.
The destination marker, which had looked like a tiny point of starlight, expanded greatly and transformed into the dazzling image of a galaxy.
-The Kyrn Galaxy.
When Mantero muttered this, Yeongwoo asked him a question.
“What kind of place is the Kyrn Galaxy?”
-It is remarkably unremarkable. It isn’t occupied by any major power, nor does it contain any influential government institution. In other words, it isn’t a place where a Great One would be threatened.
“And Yugui Moga died there……?”
-That is merely the assumption. In any case, it was the final place Yugui Moga personally piloted the ship to.
“Well… maybe she transferred to another ship. Though there doesn’t seem to have been much reason for her to do that.”
Why would she abandon a monster ship with a self-destruct function and an exterior hull made of Godial to choose another vessel?
“This is difficult.”
As Yeongwoo stroked his chin, Mushio cautiously added something.
-It may have been a duel.
“A duel?”
-Yes. Otherwise, there would be no explaining how a Great One met her death in a remote place like Kyrn.
“True… Being a Great One means she was at the chairman’s level.”
-And if it truly was a duel, it was probably related to some kind of grudge. After all, they left Yorma untouched.
“That makes sense.”
It was indeed the perspective of someone who had served as a lifelong navigator to a Great One.
Mushio, at the very least, understood just how formidable the Great Ones were.
-It is extremely difficult to bring about the death of a Great One. They are beings who have already broken through countless encounters with death.
“But in the end, they still meet someone stronger and die. Even a Great One isn’t invincible.”
Having already been to Pahalufe, Yeongwoo no longer regarded the Great Ones as divine beings.
They, too, could be arrested, subdued, and killed as readily as anyone else.
And hadn’t three monster ships that served as proof of that already fallen into his hands?
“Anyway, what matters isn’t how Yugui Moga died. It’s unfortunate, but what matters most is where she left something behind and what that something is.”
As Yeongwoo lightly swung the Bastard with these words, Mushio expanded the voyage log once again.
Paaat!
-Before travelling to Kyrn, she remained docked at Tumoa for quite a long time.
“Tumoa?”
-It is a resort planet located on the outskirts of the Ilnas Galaxy.
“There are resort planets too, huh.”
-It is a place where oceans cover eighty percent of the planet. According to the records, Yorma remained there for approximately three months.
“It looks as though she was preparing for death. Maybe she knew she would die if she went to the Kyrn Galaxy?”
-That may have been the case.
“Then she couldn’t have hidden anything on this Tumoa. If it was a resort planet, other people must have been constantly coming and going.”
-Yes. Of course, other visitors likely wouldn’t have dared to set foot in the area where Yugui Moga was staying, but it would still have been an unsuitable place to leave a legacy.
At this, Mantero, who had been examining the voyage log, casually remarked.
-By this point, she had probably finished putting her affairs in order long ago.
“What do you mean, Acting Captain?”
-Before Yugui Moga was a Great One, she was a member of royalty, was she not?
“She was.”
-Royals facing death generally perform a ritual known as the “Washing.”
“Washing? What do they wash?”
-It means washing away the countless karmic deeds they have accumulated over the years.
“Ah… It’s similar to a planetary shipmaster’s retirement.”
Hadn’t Phaemong, his senior planetary shipmaster, said something similar?
For a planetary shipmaster to retire, they had to resolve every debt and grudge they had accumulated over the years.
-Therefore, the fact that Yugui Moga rested on Tumoa for such a long period likely means that the Washing ritual had already ended. Royals do not tend to postpone their duties.
“Then the legacy……?”
-She would have put it down somewhere before beginning the “Washing.” Therefore, if my assumption is correct, most of the numerous voyage records visible after this point would have been part of the Washing process…….
Whoosh.
Mantero swept his hand across the holographic records.
Countless voyage records slid to the side, leaving behind trails made of light.
-I believe what we need to find are places that do not suit Yugui Moga.
“Places that don’t suit her……?”
-Most places connected to a Great One through karma are likely to be occupied by powerful factions, religious planets, or territories belonging to other royal families.
“Then we need to find a place where it’s difficult to even guess why she went there. Like Kyrn.”
-Precisely. If there is another destination like that, it was probably the place Yugui Moga visited before beginning the “Washing.” She would have gone there to put down her legacy before commencing the ritual.
At Mantero’s words, Yeongwoo turned to Mushio with an immensely smug expression.
“See? What did I tell you? I said someone from a royal family would understand how a queen thinks.”
-…Impressive.
“Then you find it now. You personally served a Great One, so you should know. Which of these places looks the most suspicious?”
When Yeongwoo pointed the Bastard at the voyage records, Mushio’s nose twitched as he stepped forward.
-The commercial planets were probably connected to financial matters… She also visited the central planets of several influential families.
Mushio continued sliding aside and examining destinations with different characteristics before stopping his hand at a certain point.
Slide.
-This place is somewhat strange.
Yeongwoo read the name floating above the destination marker.
“Paresik? Is that the name of a planet?”
-Yes. It is both an ancient battlefield and a historical site.
“An ancient battlefield? Then at most, wouldn’t only scavengers searching for scrap metal wander around there?”
It seemed they had found a candidate for the location of the legacy.
-In my opinion as well, it is entirely possible.
Mantero then expressed his agreement, and Yeongwoo rose from his seat as though there was nothing more to examine.
“Then I should add Paresik to the Earth Ship’s list of primary destinations.”
Mushio offered a small piece of advice.
-When you visit Paresik, you should travel aboard Yorma.
“Do you think the legacy might react to Yorma?”
-I cannot be certain, but it is entirely possible. For the same reason, it may be necessary to visit the Quarmal Star System aboard Keniscita someday.
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“You’re right. Since it was the ship ridden by the owner of the star system, something might react.”
The moment Yeongwoo nodded, he began sensing a strange current from beyond the wide-open entrance of the ship.
Rooooooar…….
“Huh.”
Sensing something instinctively, Yeongwoo immediately checked his wrist.
“10:59 p.m.”
Before he knew it, it was almost eleven at night, the time when the abnormal weather appeared.
“You two, stop working for now. Hurry into the wheelhouse with that fellow.”
When Yeongwoo pointed at Earth, who was looking up at the sky near the entrance, Mantero, who knew better than anyone how horrific the Earth Ship’s environment was, moved first.
-One minute remaining… We should hurry.
Then, just as he half-forcibly dragged Mushio along and ran toward the wheelhouse with Earth, the system message in question appeared.
「As of this moment, the [Abnormal Weather] Steel Typhoon will be generated.」
Steel Typhoon.
It was another abnormal weather phenomenon he had never seen before, but it was easy enough to predict how it would work.
Before long, fragments of steel would be flying through the air instead of wind and rain.
‘Send my porter and Negwig down from the wheelhouse.’
When Yeongwoo transmitted this to Earth, who was running frantically, Earth soon glanced back at him.
○ Got it. Do you need anything else?
‘Just pray I make it back alive today too.’
Of course, despite saying that, Yeongwoo did not actually believe he would die today.
After all, the mythic sword art Blazeflow now stood firmly behind him like a powerful backer.
Kwoaaaaaaaar!
At last, a sound like the sky itself being torn apart rang out, and the surroundings became blurred.
Soon, a gigantic vortex arose from within the clouds that had turned pitch-black.
The Steel Typhoon had begun to writhe.
Ting, ting!
As sounds of friction began to ring from Yorma’s Godial exterior hull, Yeongwoo closed the ship’s entrance and stepped onto the ground of Gwangjin District.
Soon afterward, he saw Negwig running toward him from beneath the distant wheelhouse with the golden goblin riding on its back.
-Kiiiiiiit!
The golden goblin screamed as it blocked the steel fragments that had begun striking its forehead with its hands.
Yeongwoo threw himself onto Negwig’s back and covered the goblin with his cloak.
“You still have a sphere left, right? How many do you have?”
At Yeongwoo’s question, the golden goblin rummaged through its subspace pouch before raising a single finger.
-Kkit!
It meant that only one sphere remained.
“You’ve already used that many?”
-Keeet!
Then again, now that the mutants had all dried up, they could only obtain golden spheres by saving planets in danger.
However, the golden sphere created on Tehen had been used immediately to make it rain, so there was no way their supply of spheres could have remained plentiful.
“This really might be the last one.”
After passing through the ruins where the monster ships had been left and travelling farther toward the centre of Gwangjin District, the broad open space where they summoned the dungeon each time soon appeared.
“Shall we start around here?”
Eventually, Yeongwoo brought Negwig to a stop and stepped onto the ground once more. The golden goblin then placed the golden sphere in the middle of the clearing.
-Kkit!
The sphere immediately turned pitch-black, indicating that the dungeon could now be summoned.
“Good. Let’s hurry back and get some rest.”
As Yeongwoo strode toward the black sphere, his final task of the day, something inside his clothes began vibrating independently of the typhoon violently clawing through the surrounding area.
“……?”
When Yeongwoo found the source of the vibration and pulled it out, a diamond-shaped lump of metal appeared.
It was none other than:
「Great Presence」 - Epic Tool
【Allows you to receive invitations from Epic Dungeons.】
“No way.”
As soon as Yeongwoo’s brow furrowed, brilliant white light flowed from the “Great Presence” and connected with the black sphere on the ground.
Shwaaaaa!
The black sphere was immediately dyed silver-white, and at the same time, words that looked as though they had been written by gathering together droplets of water appeared in his vision.
[An Epic Dungeon has detected your presence.]
[Here, you will face trials beginning from the very bottom of the White Ranking. Will you prove your worth through challenge?]
White Ranking.
He had no idea what that meant, but it did not pose much of a threat to Yeongwoo.
“The bottom of the ranking? Then the only direction left is up.”
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