I Became a Soul Eater

Forgetting Setas was by no means my fault, but Setas’ fault was also present. I wasn’t at the place where we broke up once.

After wandering around alone, he found an abandoned underground dungeon and was doing strange things there.

Starting from where we parted ways with Setas, after digging around, we finally found it, and when we went to Setas, this guy greeted me as if nothing was wrong.

“Ah, are you here?”

The existence of this dungeon has been known for a very long time. Like almost all dungeons, it was originally a wizard’s laboratory. It is a place that I just left it alone because there was no object or study that would be helpful to me.

“What were you doing?”

In front of Setas, a well-made body armor with a missing head lay like a man.

“Originally, the owner here was doing a very interesting research.”

I remember that the original owner of this dungeon was a wizard named Liverom Guyver. He has been dead for over 100 years. For a dungeon, it’s fairly recent.

“I remember that there was nothing special, but what was there?”

“Well, it’s similar to Ben’s research, but a little different. Of course, the degree of completion is quite low, and it seems that he himself died without completing the theory.”

“Is that the armor?”

“Yes, I have supplemented and completed it. This one is still incomplete.”

I’m also interested, and when I look at the armor, I get a mildly unpleasant feeling.

“It looks like you used a little black magic?”

“It was. It seems that they tried to implant a human soul into the armor. Of course I failed.”

“So what did you add?”

“I just used the materials here and properly filled the android body inside the armor. And I changed the circuit that was supposed to plant a soul with black magic and made it artificial intelligence.”

Then, isn’t it just the same as the androids originally made in the New World?

“So does this move?”

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“I won’t move right away because I don’t have an energy source. I added a solar power charging function, but if I leave it as it is, it won’t move forever because it won’t receive sunlight.”

“If it moves, what is the performance?”

“Um, do you want to become a high-ranking knight? I didn’t have any ingredients, so I made it roughly.”

“What’s wrong then?”

“Instead, artificial intelligence might be better than the kids in the lab in some ways. I need to go back and apply this part.”

“Then you have to use black magic?”

Black magic isn’t bad, but I don’t like it from personal experience. And most people in the world think that way.

“Is that right? I think that is the most efficient.”

“Is it really necessary?”

“I won’t have anything to show you anyway.”

“Okay, then no problem. Take what you want to keep and get rid of what you want to get rid of. let’s go back”

At my words, Setas incinerated some of the documents. And that was it. I just left the armor lying around.

“Are you taking this or not getting rid of it?”

“It’s useless to take it, and it’s a waste to get rid of it.”

I didn’t care either. If one day someone comes here and studies that, that’s his luck and destiny.

Two events occurred that shook the continent. The first is that Argyn accepted the disciple. As it was revealed that the apprentice of Swordsman, whom no one had accepted as a disciple until now, was the son of an ordinary hunter, nobles who wanted to put their son in as Argin’s disciple or knights who requested to accept him as a disciple rushed to Argin like a tidal wave.

And a young disciple who follows him has been added to the legend of the Sword God, which is still in progress. Originally, the story of the Sword God had the power to make men’s blood boil, regardless of age, but as rumors spread that he had hired commoners as disciples, the popularity of Argin among commoner men was literally skyrocketing to the point of being pierced.

After Argin gathered the sharks, he went deep into the mountains unseen for a while and trained them. Because there was no foundation at all.

When the training had progressed to some extent, I went to Argin.

“How about Shark?”

“Don’t you know?”

“therefore. It’s about how you feel.”

Argyn just laughed instead of answering. Shark’s ability to watch as an alter ego was beyond imagination.

Argin’s training began to increase in intensity little by little, and was now at a level that even advanced knights could not withstand. But Shaq was doing it very easily.

It’s not just about doing it. Shaq was enjoying his training. Although he is only 10 years old, Shark’s body has strength that cannot be explained by any existing common sense or theory.

“I’m going to teach you swordsmanship soon.”

“I guess so.”

Physical training was no longer meaningful. Once Argin showed some rudimentary swordsmanship, Shaq immediately copied it. He understood the true meaning of swordsmanship, rather than simply copying it. Thanks to someone, Argin mastered almost every swordsmanship in the world.

It took less than a month to teach it all. Argin shook his head when he saw me visiting when he had no more sword skills to teach.

“Did I need to teach you?”

“There is no better teacher than you in this world.”

“If you have something to teach me, I will.”

Then, when I looked at the place Argin pointed to, Shaq was performing a new swordsmanship that even I had never seen before. Based on the swordsmanship he had learned so far, he was creating his own swordsmanship.

Shaq was, in a word, out of specification. It was a bowl that could not be measured by any standard in this world. It’s at this level even now, but I had no idea how strong it would become in a few years.

“I don’t think the only thing I can teach that child is how to become strong.”

“I think so too.”

Argin immediately took Shaq down the mountain. And, as he had done until now, he began to write down the legend of the Sword God. Next to it, a shark was added.

He placed only one condition on the crowd of aspiring disciples. Beating Shark.

Among the many challengers who jumped at him just by looking at the appearance of Shark, which was not yet big, there was no one who could properly withstand a few sums.

Argin was more focused on teaching Shark how to use his power and experience in the world than how to become strong.

The second incident that stirred up the continent was that I officially registered a child born from a golden tree.

The heir to Count Akasha, who is the real power of the Aether Empire and the owner of the world’s richest land and the new continent, has appeared. Moreover, she is a daughter.

Although he is now just a baby, almost all nobles in the empire are starting to seek the position of son-in-law.

When he met William at the ecliptic to officially register his child, even William insinuated to try to connect him with Prince Il. But it doesn’t matter. Whose daughter do you dare to covet?

The child was named Lena by Nivea. As soon as the name Lena Akasha was included in the Imperial Palace’s list of nobles, the number of visitors to Akasha’s estate increased exponentially.

However, Lena was not in the Akasha estate. Of course, it was because I knew this would happen and stayed in the New World with Nivea.

Lena was more normal than I thought. Eating, sleeping, and swaddling were no different from normal human babies. I thought that even if I didn’t do crazy things since I was a baby like Setas, there would be something extraordinary, but it was so ordinary that I was suspicious.

When the different races of the New World saw Lena, they openly called her princess. If anyone in the Aether Empire heard of it, it would have been accused of treason, but no one in the New World cared.

In particular, the elves had different attitudes toward Lena, perhaps feeling the power of the World Tree instinctively. He treated Lena as if he were dealing with a being he could not dare to touch.

Peace, like a bodyguard, stayed away from Lena for 24 hours. It was a problem that he would growl whenever someone else came near him, to the point where sometimes I thought he was overprotective, but I didn’t think it was too bad, so I didn’t make it a big problem. Of course, whenever Nivea did that, she scolded her until she cried.

After Lena was born from the fruit, the golden tree began to wither rapidly. After a while, it became a huge old tree.

Druids did not leave and began to live in the old tree. The old tree soon became the druid’s castle. Naturally, the old tree occupied by the druids became a buffer zone between the two rival nations.

Even when Lena was 1 year old, Lena was a very normal baby. But that was a huge mistake.

It wasn’t me who noticed the anomaly. It was Setas, who came out of the lab after a long time to visit the mansion, and Bastet, who naturally followed him.

“I saw it on the way to the lord, isn’t this year a very rich year?”

The Elves were working hard, but there was still not much arable land in the New World. Of course, there was no problem with the different races of the new continent eating and living, so I didn’t really care.

I didn’t think it was strange that there was a good harvest because the quality of the soil was getting better as time went by and farming was a natural phenomenon that some years had bad years and some years had good harvests.

However, along with Setas’ words, the image of farmland came to mind. In short, this year is a great year. Is it just that the climate is good this year and the efforts made so far are shining? My gaze naturally turned to Lena, who was lying in the cradle, smiling and reaching out to grab Peace’s tail.

Growing up as a very normal baby, I forgot for a while where this child was born and by whom. So, is the Great Harvest in the New World itself the influence of Lena?

[Idiot, did you realize now?]

Bastet confirmed it simply and clearly. But being an idiot and being treated on the same level as Howard makes me feel very bad. This is unbearable.

“What a fool you are. You do too much.”

[noisy.]

Bastet nervously slapped Setas on the forehead. Setas, who had been beaten innocently, looked at me with a worldly unfair expression. I quietly averted my gaze.

Wasn’t it just that everyone seemed stupid to Bastet? Probably. Otherwise, Howard and I would not be seen as equals.

Anyway, then, is Lena’s ability to bring about a good harvest? Elves and druids can produce similar results, but this is a formidable ability.

It is unknown now how much Lena’s abilities will develop, but if a 1-year-old baby with no will of her own is at this level, it is impossible to guess what Lena’s abilities will be when she becomes an adult.

Let’s simply imagine that a small kingdom in the corner of the eastern continent has a great harvest every year.

Eating is a very important issue for all living things apart from humans. This is an ability that can change the speed of human development.

Suddenly, a disturbing thought passed through my mind. Shaq and Lena’s abilities are too good. When the gods give strength, they give a corresponding trial.

Of course, a huge ordeal awaited Utukara, but this seemed to have overcome the problem.

Bastet suddenly jumped off Setas’ head and settled into the cradle where Lena lay. Lena laughed and stroked Bastet with her small hand. Bastet began to snort as if in a good mood.

Seeing that, Setas made a disgusted expression. I was also a little surprised. It’s the first time I’ve seen Bastet do that.

It seems Lena still has a secret that I don’t know about. But it’s unlikely that Bastet will tell you.

As expected, the new continent had a great harvest. It’s not just a great year. The yield has more than quadrupled from last year, and the quality of the crops has improved tremendously.

For the first time in the New Continent, food was exported to the Aether Empire through the Tempest Territory. I purchased a significant amount from the Akasha estate, and I moved some to Nivea’s estate.

The exported grains were priced very cheaply, but the quality was very good. At once, the grain merchants in the Aether Empire were turned upside down.

Their losses were severe as much better quality products were released on the market at less than half of the existing grain market price.

The merchants began to mobilize all their capabilities to put a complaint against the imperial family. There were several concerns, but William was not shaken. It was because, before this happened, I had already secretly visited William and explained the changes that could occur when cheap, high-quality grains were supplied consistently.

Years have passed since the saying that children grow up quickly has come true. Lena is five years old. In just four years, the New World has become the world’s largest breadbasket. The existing elves and beastmen were not enough, so many people from Akasha and Tempest were moved to the new continent.

At the same time, great changes took place in the Aether Empire. Grain prices went down year by year, and food became surplus. The number of people farming in each territory decreased. The entire industry has begun to change.

Fewer people starved to death and improved nutritional status. Surplus grain is fed to livestock, thanks to meat becoming more common than before.

One downside is that the main battle theory is strong within the empire that is experiencing such a dazzling revival. In a word, it is a state of power saturation. There are many people whose bodies itchy because they can eat and live.

Meanwhile, Argin and Shark were about to end their wandering life and return to the Tempest Manor. But one problem was holding me back.