Episode 33/Chapter 3: Idun’s warrior (3)

TL: Tsubak

ED: Julsmul

The Sea of Ymir was very broad and complicated.

The sea that could be described as a vast expanse of water and the expression ‘complicated’ didn’t seem to suit each other, but that was only when perceived through the eyes of an outsider.

There were many experienced sailors among the warriors of Valhalla. For them, who were accustomed to naval navigation, the complicated changes that were occurring below the surface of the water were seen clearly.

The fast but dangerous path, the slow but safe path, or other routes that held some dangers within but were relatively safe- there were various kinds of paths.

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Hildegarde decided on the path they should take after thinking about it for a long time. Despite her precaution, unexpected occurrences could always take place. The turmoil between Adenmaha and the Kators was such an example.

For the newcomer Valkyrie of Idun’s legion to be of a dragon race, it was a situation that was hard to guess, but it ended up happening anyways.

Hildegarde blamed herself for the incident. An accident had happened because of her not having investigated the group she traveling with.

Hildegarde apologized to Adenmaha and Tae Ho and then reviewed the remaining sea routes. As they were in a situation that necessitated haste, they had been forced to navigate the fast, dangerous path. Needless to say, the remainder of the trip probably wouldn’t be easy either.

Still, Hildegarde decided to keep with the path they were on after pondering about it for a while. In her mind, there wouldn’t be any more dangers now that she’d been made aware of any potential threats from Tae Ho’s and Adenmaha’s presences.

But once again, there was nothing absolute in a trip in the sea.

After the third day since the group entered Ymir’s sea, Hildegarde decided to change the difficulty of this trip greatly.

From a dangerous and hard trip to a comparatively easy one, that is.

The reason was simple.

“Idun’s warrior!”

“Idun’s warrior!”

“You are reeeaaally cool!”

“Too strong!”

The female warriors of Freya’s legion exclaimed with really excited faces. There were admiration and joy mixed in their eyes.

That was the long and short of it.

Simply put, the commander of Idun was much stronger than what Hildegarde had thought.

But of course, she did know that he was strong. Because if he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have been able to become commander in the first place. He wouldn’t have been able to accomplish his shining achievements in Midgard.

However, Hildegarde thought of different things.

Because whatever the case, he was still a warrior that had just become superior-ranked. He was a warrior that hadn’t even been in Valhalla for a full year yet.

She had thought him far below the other commanders and considered the possibility that the legion had given him the title even though he lacked strength. He had certainly accomplished surprising things, but she had thought that it was the result of having received help from other warriors.

But that wasn’t it either.

Idun’s commander was strong, and in addition, the kind of strength and its shape was different to what Hildegarde had thought.

“Whew.”

Tae Ho heard the cheers of the warriors of Freya’s legion and let out a long sigh. Cuchulainn said with a confused voice,

‘If others see you, they will think that you were the one that had fought.’

When the battle against the people with the heads of fish had started, Tae Ho couldn’t take one step. It wasn’t that he was standing on the ship while swinging his sword. He just stood there and watched others fight.

There were Valkyries gathered in front of Tae Ho.They were all fakes and they were equipped with the weapons of the Knights of the Round Table and gear made with the ‘Warrior’s Equipment’.

[Valkyrie Captain]

[Fake Heda]

The fake Heda grabbed the sword of Lancelot, Arondight, and expressed etiquette in front of Tae Ho. After her the fake Ingrid, Adenmaha, Reginleif and Rasgrid also did the same with their respective weapons.

Excluding the fake Heda which had an exceptional completion rate, the others were rather lacking, but as the performance of the weapons Tae Ho provided them with were great and their teamwork was immaculate, so they could display quite a notable battle prowess.

If one simply looked at their battle capabilities, then the five fake Valkyries standing in front of Tae Ho would be much stronger than the twenty warriors of Freya’s legion gathered together.

Tae Ho expressed etiquette to the fake Heda with a satisfied expression and then retrieved their equipment and dispeled the ‘Warrior that had a Valkyrie Meet Him’. The warriors of Freya’s legion cheered once again when they saw the fake Valkyries disappear into light.

‘Those eyes are admiring you because they think that you created a saga that makes your army because you were the only one in your legion.’

Tae Ho ignored Cuchulainn’s guess of a gaze of one Valkyrie of Freya’s legion and then turned around. It was because he was bothered about something while fighting.

“Adenmaha?”

“Hue..?”

Adenmaha let out a strange sound when she got called.

It seemed like she made that sound because she was surprised, but Tae Ho had also gotten surprised as that sound was really unexpected.

“Are you hurt somewhere? Or you have a fever, perhaps?”

“Wh-why? Is my face red?”

Adenmaha grew nervous as she spoke since her face was actually quite red. Tae Ho couldn’t help but worry.

“That’s something, but you also aren’t able to stand properly since the attack. You just keep staring off into a distant place… you’re doing it again.”

Should he say that she looked uneasy?

She was looking elsewhere instead of looking at Tae Ho while he was talking to her. It seemed like she was evading his eyes.

Adenmaha flinched at Tae Ho’s guess and then replied,

“I-I’m not. I’m looking at you properly.”

It was a lie. Whoever saw it could notice that she was only glancing at him. She didn’t hurriedly roll her eyes when their eyes met but even turned her head.

Tae Ho frowned even more at the clear symptom. It was because he was seriously worried about Adenmaha’s state.

“Are you really not hurt? Like you are seasick or something.”

Tae Ho placed his hand on Adenmaha’s forehead. It was slight, but he could feel some heat from it.

On the other hand, Adenmaha let out another vague sound when Tae Ho’s hand touched her forehead and said while stuttering and still avoiding his gaze.

“Uh….that’s probably the case. Yeah. I’ll go rest for a moment.”

Adenmaha let out a long sigh and then turned around to hurry towards the curtain room.

And Tae Ho nodded slowly after looking at her as if he understood it now.

“So that is the case. Sea serpents can also become seasick, it seems.”

Because swimming for yourself and riding on a ship were different things.

Tae Ho got convinced and nodded, and Cuchulainn spoke with a dumbfounded voice as if it was absurd.

‘Hey, did you really learn Scathach’s style techniques?’

The essence of that technique was on the insight that let one see through everything. That meant that it was normal for them to be more quick-witted than others.

However, Tae Ho talked back as if he didn’t know what he was talking about.

“Why? Is there a problem?”

‘Leave it.’

Perhaps, this was also the effect of having fallen deeply in love.

Tae Ho shared a short conversation with Hildegarde and then sat down and looked out over the water before them.

“It’s really smooth.”

‘Right. You don’t have any notices from Idun?’

Rather than being worried, it seemed like he wanted to hear a notice from her quickly.

Tae Ho shook his head and said,

“Not yet. And thinking about it……I think that I worried that much for nothing.”

‘What are you talking about?’

“Well, it was two years for me, but it has only been twenty two days for Idun-nim.”

That was right.

Because Tae Ho was the one to enter the Tower of Shadows, not Idun.

It wasn’t that Tae Ho went to meet Idun everyday just because it was him. He did get divine messages from her when he was out on an expedition, but that was also when she had a special business with him.

If matters were urgent, fifteen days was the usual period between their visits. Otherwise, two months and one month were the respective longest period and average.

As that was the cycle that Tae Ho met Idun, twenty two days wasn’t that long of a time.

‘Tch. So he noticed.’

He had hoped for him to feel more haunted thinking that it was two years.

Tae Ho shook his head as Cuchulainn regretted it quite seriously.

“You really are bad as a person. Tch tch tch.”

Of course, the two people were joking. Cuchulainn spoke once again.

‘But still, it’s true that you didn’t greet her before coming out. You should soothe her well later.’

“Yes, I should.”

If it was like Hildegarde had said, even communication magic was difficult to use in the Sea of Ymir.

‘Right, that’s why it should be fine until we get out of Ymir’s sea.’

He had heard that they still had two more days to go until they reached Vanaheim, so he could talk about how to soothe her at a later time.

Tae Ho became determined and looked off into the distance. Later that night, he realized that his thoughts were quite wrong.

—

“My warrior, Tae Ho.”

“The commander of Idun greets the Goddess of Youth.”

Tae Ho expressed etiquette politely while hiding his surprise.

For him to receive a divine message as soon as he relaxed….

‘But still, it doesn’t seem like she’s all that sulky.’

He had thought that she would say something like, ‘So that was the case. You only go with Heda just like a warrior of Heda.’ or ‘Aren’t you Tae Ho, the warrior of Freya?’ as soon as she saw him.

It seemed like there was no need to worry that much as she called him as ‘my warrior’.

Tae Ho grew relieved but was taken aback upon raising his head. It was because he saw the anxiousness written on Idun’s face.

“You are not a warrior of Freya.”

Idun said matter-of-factly. She approached Tae Ho and then said quickly,

“You are Idun’s warrior. My warrior, not a warrior of Freya. So don’t say that even as a joke. Understood?”

It seemed like she had seen right through what he was thinking about.

He could know it even without using the insight of Scathach’s style. There was anxiousness and eagerness mixed in Idun’s voice, and Tae Ho could also feel a bit of obsession towards him.

‘It feels vaguely good.’

If Cuchulainn had heard this, he would have said that he was a pervert, but it was still the truth. The truth that none other than Idun was, on some level, obsessed with him and that she treated him specially gave him satisfaction.

“Tae Ho?”

“Of course.”

Tae Ho answered while smiling as if relieving Idun. Idun seemed to have gotten relieved at that smile, and she let out a long sigh.

“Freya-unnie too. How can she entrust with something like this to another commander?”

She could, of course, understand.

It was because it was important enough that Freya, the owner of Valhalla, had the right to give orders to a commander even if they belonged to another legion. A report had also reached Idun, but she ended up contacting Tae Ho.

But still, it was a lie if she said that she wasn’t angry.

Idun pouted and complained a bit more about Freya, and Tae Ho decided to enjoy it leisurely instead of feeling awkward by Idun’s showing of this side of her for the first time.

And a few minutes later-

Idun seemed to have noticed Tae Ho’s gaze that she flushed and cleared her throat a few times and then said something else with a calmed expression.

“My warrior, Tae Ho. You should already know this, but you will meet the chief of Vanaheim, Heimstream, if you reach it.”

He had already heard this from Hildegarde.

The chief of the Vanir couldn’t be compared to Odin or Freya, but he was still one of the strongest magicians among the Vanir.

Bringing Freya the several magic tools he had stored was the task of Tae Ho.

Idun paused for a moment and then said with a resolved expression.

“It shouldn’t be something that Freya planned, but it turned out well anyway. If you meet Heimstream, reveal your identity and say that you have come to claim the legacy of our legion.”

“The legacy…..of our legion?”

“Right, it’s the legacy of before the Great War…..of Idun’s legion. It is now time to retrieve it.”

Maybe it was his imagination, but Tae Ho could feel a bit of sadness in her voice.

The legion before the Great War.

Tae Ho didn’t know much about them. It wasn’t because he didn’t try to investigate but because there were very few records about them.

Heda would always answer Tae Ho’s questions, but she always evaded the question about the legion before the Great War.

But it was now time.

Not only because Idun’s legion was rising up again. Perhaps, there was a deeper meaning in it.

But Idun saved her words. She just smiled towards Tae Ho instead of speaking longer.

“I heard from Heda. It must have been really hard being in the Tower of Shadows alone for two years. I am really proud of you.”

It was merely twenty days for Idun, but it was two years for Tae Ho. Tae Ho could feel his heart grow soft.

Tae Ho expressed etiquette once again, and Idun approached Tae Ho a bit more. It was to bless him like she always did.

Tae Ho raised his head and Idun looked at him with a gentle expression. She pondered for a moment, and then gave him the best blessing.

“May my blessing accompany you.”

Idun smiled shyly, and Tae Ho woke from his dream.

—

Time flowed like usual.

Skuld, who had transformed into a swan, flew towards Vanaheim.

Loki, who’d been roaming Midgard, finally stopped.

The Magician King, Utgard Loki, called and gathered the remaining Five Fingers in one spot.

The frost giant king, Harmarti, ordered the giants in the front lines.

Uld and Verdandi looked at the threads of fate.

The King of Gods, Odin, sat before the Lake of Mimir and had a conversation with him. Hugin and Munin told him the news.

Freya looked at Midgard with worried eyes.

And a day after that,

Tae Ho reached Vanaheim.

< Episode 33 – Idun’s sword (3) > End

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Episode 34/Chapter 1: Vanaheim (1)

TL: Tsubak

ED: Julsmul

The Gods for the humans of Midgard were the Aesir.

It was because the King of Gods, Odin, alongside Thor, Heimdall, and all the other Gods that had power in Asgard, belonged to the Aesir.

But it wasn’t like that from the start.

Long ago, the Aesir didn’t only have the giants as their enemies. Another race of Gods that were called the Vanir confronted the Aesir with the right to rule the divine world.

The war between the Aesir and the Vanir didn’t come to a conclusion easily. One of the reasons was because they both had the giants as a common enemy, meaning they couldn’t unleash all of their strength, but also because the Vanir weren’t easy adversaries for the Aesir.

The Gods of the Aesir, including Odin, were all proficient in battle. It wouldn’t be excessive to say that the Aesir were a race specialized in battle.

But compared to them, the Vanir weren’t proficient in battle. The number of warriors and their skills couldn’t be compared to the Aesir.

But the Vanir had the power of strong magic.

If the Aesir were warriors, then the Vanir were magicians. They lacked strong warriors but had strong magicians.

But of course, it wasn’t that the Aesir were ignorant on magic as even the King of Gods, Odin, was a strong magician. Especially, his prowess in magic was so outstanding that there were few Gods among the Vanir that had comparable skills to him.

However, the number of Gods that were proficient in magic was different. The Aesir from back then and the current race had many different points.

The Aesir of that time didn’t have strong magical tools like right now. They didn’t have Thor, and also didn’t have the strongest weapon of Asgard, Mjolnir.

Excluding Odin and a few others, they didn’t have resistance towards magic.

The war prolonged.

And at the beginning of the war, the Vanir rather suppressed the Aesir.

But as more time passed, the Aesir grew accustomed to magic. The decisive point was that the Giant of Fire, Loki, who was proficient in magic, became the aide of Odin.

Loki received the good will of Odin even though he was a Giant and became a God of Asgard.

He harassed the Vanir with cowardly and cunning tricks that the simple warriors of the Aesir wouldn’t imagine at all.

In addition, the battle prowess of the Aesir increased greatly just by having one more being proficient in magic. The Vanir couldn’t overcome the Aesir with their sorcery and magic anymore.

The race of the Aesir had won; however, they couldn’t annihilate them or absorb them completely as they still had the common enemy remaining.

Because of that, Odin chose to reconcile with the Vanir and inserted them in Asgard after a long time.

The Vanir that accepted their defeat followed the will of Odin and chose three outstanding Gods among their ranks and sent them to the Aesir as hostages.

And one of them was the Goddess of Magic and Beauty, Freya.

Freya was actually a prisoner of war, but thanks to her outstanding beauty and her character that had a lot of charm, she received a lot of love from the Gods of the Aesir.

In addition, as she was also a great magician that was comparable to Odin, she could become a magic teacher for the Aesir and transmit them to Asgard.

‘Simply put, she was a war prisoner but was so outstanding that she rose to the highest ranks of Asgard.’

Cuchulainn stated his opinion bluntly after listening to the long explanation of Hildegarde that was full of praise towards Freya.

‘Because Hildegarde is a Valkyrie of Freya.’

Tae Ho just answered inwardly, as Hildegarde was right in front of him.

It was a really obvious thing to say, but the Valkyries showed a really good attitude towards the Gods of their legions.

Ingrid thanked Njord at every meal time, and when Gandur got drunk, she praised Ullr without stop.

‘Now that I see, Heda doesn’t speak about Idun-nim that much.’

He rather felt that Idun spoke about Heda more.

“-is like this. Did you understand?”

Hildegarde put her face closer to Tae Ho and asked, and he nodded reflexively.

‘She said that the current Vanaheim has the role of a magic research center of Asgard.’

Cuchulainn explained quickly as he realized that he hadn’t been able to listen to her because he was thinking about other things. Tae Ho thanked Cuchulainn inwardly and nodded once again.

“So that’s the case.”

“That’s right.”

Hildegarde smiled brightly with a satisfied expression and pointed at the front.

“Welcome to Vanaheim, the mystical land that magic breathes.”

It almost seemed like she had set a timer, for the moment she finished her words, the dense fog cleared up and a big, lush island appeared.

Vanaheim, the land of the Vanir.

‘It makes me think of Ulster.’

Cuchulainn said briefly, and Adenmaha, who was sitting behind Tae Ho, looked at Vanaheim with interested eyes.

—

“I’m the defense commander of the port of Vanaheim, Harod. I welcome you, Commander of Idun.”

There were dozens of lines where one could leave their ship at in the port of Vanaheim.

However, there were only two places that could station a big ship. In the first place, as Vanaheim had no need to go to battle using ships, they had limited the numbers for defense.

Tae Ho thought of the explanation he had heard from Hildegarde before getting off the ship and posing confidently on the dock. He expressed etiquette.

“Idun’s commander greets Harod-nim. Thank you for welcoming us.”

The ones living in Vanaheim were the Gods of Vanir, and if one interprets this in a different way, it meant that Harod was also a God.

Still, on that note, then Adenmaha was also a Goddess as she was a Tuatha De Danann and Gandur, who had nasty alcoholic habits, and Ingrid, a well mannered Valkyrie, were also Gods. But there was the difference in status among Gods.

The defense commander of the port of Vanaheim wasn’t a low rank by any means. If one just thought of the abilities and simply thought of the role, they could compare him to Heimdall of Asgard, so it was proper to speak politely for Tae Ho.

It seemed like Harod liked Tae Ho’s attitude, and he put on a bright smile. That smile suited well with his shining golden armor and white helmet.

‘The affiliation feels clearly different from the Aesir.’

The only Aesir Tae Ho knew was Thor, but whatever the case, compared to the strong and manly Thor, Harod in front of him was tall and had broad shoulders but emanated a more feminine-like aura.

That was only when you compared him with Thor, as it was good to call his strength and manliness as being outside the standards.

When Harod fluttered his violet cape and turned around to take the lead, warriors that were wearing golden armor and had magical spears spread to the sides and lined up as if covering the group.

It was a small, flashy escort squad of sorts.

It seemed like Hildegarde really liked Vanaheim’s polite welcome, and she smiled brightly while walking next to Tae Ho to lead the warriors of Freya’s legion.

“It would have been good if Merlin was also here.”

Adenmaha, who followed Tae Ho’s back, mumbled in a low voice. It was because she could smell the scent of the strong magic covering the entire Vanaheim.

It seemed like there was also magic even in the most insignificant pebbles.

Harod, who’d been taking the lead, stopped and entered a big road. Several big carriages were seen as if they were prepared beforehand. The animals at the reins weren’t cats, but just by looking at their shapes, it was quite similar to what they had seen in the palace of Freya.

The warriors of Valhalla created some distance and then lined up in front of the carriage.

But it was at that moment-

“Oh my.”

Adenmaha let out a small exclamation. Tae Ho turned around and saw a unicorn approaching Adenmaha.

The port of Vanaheim gave a weak artificial feeling compared to the ports of humans cities. It was like it was mixed with nature just like the fairy village they saw in Svartalfheim.

The unicorn that had white fur and had no spots was beautiful to whomever saw it. In addition, it’s body was amazingly smooth, and it gave an innocent feeling because of its blue and big eyes.

‘I heard that it was a creature of Olympus. It’s also the first time for me seeing one. They are bad creatures that only let pure, beautiful women ride on their backs.’

Tae Ho listened to Cuchulainn’s words and nodded. It was because he had heard several things about them but it was the first time seeing one directly.

It seemed like the unicorn really liked Adenmaha that it approached her while lowering its head and acted affectionately.

The female warriors of Freya’s legion that were preparing the carriage smiled at that scene.

Harod frowned because of the delay thanks to the unicorn, but he didn’t chase it away. He rather looked at Tae Ho’s group as if he was making a guess.

On the other hand, the unicorn placed his head on Adenmahas chest and then slightly bit on her clothes and pulled her to its side.

“Huh? You want me to ride on you?”

It seemed like she had guessed right that the unicorn nodded.

Adenmaha pondered for a moment and then glanced at Tae Ho.

“Right, I should ride on something at times as I always carried people.”

But of course, she couldn’t become an obstacle to Tae Ho that had to go to Vanaheim with the carriage, so she would only ride on it for a moment or follow the carriage with the unicorn.

Adenmaha hurriedly rose on its back as the unicorn lowered its posture. As she was wearing the clothes of a Valkyrie instead of her usual long skirt, it didn’t become an obstacle for her.

But it was at that moment-

As soon as Adenmaha rode on it the eyes of the unicorn changed. Its eyes turned crafty instead of being innocent and then tried to escape somewhere.

The movement of the unicorn was really fast. It was an agility that the warriors of Freya’s legion and the warriors of Vanaheim couldn’t react to.

But the unicorn which wanted to run suddenly couldn’t do so.

It couldn’t move after taking two steps as if it had been flash frozen.

Harod opened his eyes sharply and let out a small exclamation. It wasn’t magic grabbing it.

The unicorn was standing still and trembling. It couldn’t move because of the nasty and overwhelming killing intent currently bombarding it.

“Adenmaha, are you okay?”

Tae Ho approached the blinking Adenmaha that was on top of the unicorn and asked. And only then did she understand what had happened just now.

‘So you did learn properly.’

It was one of the Scathach’s style techniques he learned in the twentieth floor. It was a technique that restrained a low-level adversary by emanating a strong killing intent, but as it was mixed with the technique of Kalsted, that had the blood of a dragon, he had the skills of a kind of dragon peer.

The reason Cuchulainn was satisfied wasn’t only because he had managed to restrain his opponent with killing intent nor because of the completion of the technique.

The only thing Tae Ho’s killing intent was restraining was the unicorn. It wasn’t leaked even by a little towards the others. Thinking about the property of the killing intent that was easy to disperse to the surroundings, it was a really precise control. The reason Harod grew amazed was also because of that.

Adenmaha jumped down from the unicorn while Cuchulainn was feeling proud. She realized the situation as she looked the eyes of the unicorn that had changed completely, but she rather scolded Tae Ho.

“Why are you reacting so sensitively with a prank made by this guy?”

However, her eyes were smiling. No, her entire face was smiling.

‘Her mouth will rip off at this rate.’

Cuchulainn clicked his tongue. On the other hand, Harod, who’d been standing still while the unicorn approached Adenmaha, got closer to Tae Ho and said,

“They are rumored to have bad habits. Forgive me, as it became a test for you. Forgive my rudeness.”

He could have stopped the unicorn before, but he had just left it be. In the end, he had just observed how Tae Ho would react.

“It’s nothing.”

Honestly speaking, it wasn’t the he wasn’t angry at all, but it wasn’t the time to argue about these things. As it were, Adenmaha had acted on her own.

Harod smiled once again at Tae Ho’s open-minded reaction.

“I sincerely welcome you to Vanaheim.”

—

The carriage still rode and reached the big and white palace while Adenmaha was mumbling because she got hit by Tae Ho. It was said that this place was only opened when guests arrived to Vanaheim.

“Nice to meet you. I’m the chief of the Vanir, Heimstream.”

“Idun’s commander greets Heimstream-nim.”

As soon as they entered the palace, their eyes landed on an old man whose hair and long beard were white standing in the middle of the hall.

The man that was standing below the shining light smiled towards Tae Ho and spoke, and Tae Ho hit his chest and expressed etiquette.

Only Tae Ho was allowed from his group to enter the palace, and because of that, Heimstream told Tae Ho what was going to occur without any secondary greetings.

“I did know that someone special would come, but I didn’t think that Freya would send a warrior of Idun’s legion instead of someone from her legion.”

The slim and tall Heimstream was a man that gave the feeling of being a scholar at first glance. In addition, Tae Ho couldn’t feel his strength or divinity even though he was right in front of him unlike Thor or Freya.

However, that wasn’t because Heimstream was weak. That rather proved how great of a God he was. There were very few Gods in Asgard that could completely hide their divinity in front of a commander of Valhalla.

It seemed like it was really unexpected for him that a warrior of Idun was the one to come instead of a warrior of Freya, and he looked at Tae Ho with conspicuous eyes before handing him a chest the size of a person’s head that he had prepared beforehand.

“All the things you have to send to Freya are here. The chest is protected by a strong magic, but I still hope you can be careful.”

“I will take it into account.”

Tae Ho stored the chest inside of Unnir. Actually, putting it inside of his inventory was more secure, but he could just do it outside. There was no need to activate his saga in front of a chief of the Vanir.

It was a trip that had taken a few days, but it wasn’t excessive to say that the matter ended here.

But Tae Ho didn’t stand up immediately, and Heimstream put on a smile.

“It seems like you have something to tell me.”

It seemed like he already knew what he was going to say and because of that Tae Ho said directly.

“Idun-nim said that I should bring back the legacy of the legion.”

“Right. I think that, after looking at you, it is finally time.”

He put on a soft smile once again and then rolled his finger in the air. On cue, violet space door materialized beside him.

“This is the passageway leading to the place which contains the legacy of Idun’s legion.”

Heimstream said as much and then gestured lightly towards the space door. It seemed like he was telling him to go and bring it as there was nothing more to talk about.

It didn’t seem like he was testing Tae Ho at this point. Realizing this, Tae Ho stood up and promptly strode into the space door Heimstream had made.

< Episode 34 – Vanaheim (1) > End

TL note: Thanks for reading~

Episode 34/Chapter 2: Vanaheim (2)

TL: Tsubak

ED: Julsmul

The place that appeared beyond the space door was a vast, devastated landscape.

Tae Ho instantly knew.

He was gazing upon a remnant of the Great War.

It was the same scene that he had seen in Svartalfheim, and Tae Ho remembered the trace of the Great War that was hidden in a crack of the world.

He had also heard that there were some traces of the Great War in Vanaheim.

Tae Ho looked a bit further. There was a sky, but it was dark. The chaotic flow of magic had formed an invisible whirlpool, and the land had an ash gray color just like the destroyed remains of Erin.

The devastated land had a unique shape. It felt like there was a wall or some other obstacle blocking the space beyond the part that waved like heat.

It felt like they had torn off the trace of the Great War located in the crack of the world or ripped off a part of it and placed it in a magical space.

Tae Ho let out a long sigh and looked at his surroundings. In his vision, many icons were revealed upon his activation of ‘Eyes of the Dragon’.

[Sword of Idun’s warrior, Karen]

[Sword of Idun’s warrior, Luph]

[Spear of Idun’s Valkyrie, Asir]

There were weapons lying about everywhere. There weren’t only the weapons that were used by the lowest-ranked warriors but also the weapons used by the intermediate and superior-ranked warriors.

Tae Ho could sense the foreboding atmosphere. This was undoubtedly the place where Idun’s legion had faced its annihilation.

Idun and Heda didn’t tell him what had happened to Idun’s legion in the Great War in detail, and Tae Ho didn’t ask further as it seemed like it was painful for them to even remember it.

In the first place, the fact that there was only one Valkyrie remaining was already evidence of several things.

Idun’s legion had been utterly obliterated. That, or only an exceptionally small minority had survived to the point that everyone excluding Heda had disappeared over the past hundred years.

Tae Ho walked by, following the weapons that were lined up in the ground, and then stopped in his tracks. It was because he saw white gold letters in a not distant place.

[Magical sword of Idun’s commander, Sigmund, Argentra]

The black and massive magic sword emanated a faint green light and was stuck like a tombstone.

As he had heard that there hasn’t been any commanders in Idun legion, Tae Ho could be certain that he was the second generation commander.

The weapons the warriors of Idun had left behind. Could these be the things Idun had spoken about?

It did make sense. By this point in time, new warriors had entered Idun’s legion. Retrieving the weapons of the warriors of the previous generation, those which now functioned as tombstones, would be more efficiently used in arming the current one.

But he thought that it wasn’t the case.

Tae Ho touched the hilt of Argentra for a moment and then continued walking.

He started to see other things. It was the giants and the fragments of their weapons. They were emanating a strong aura even though a hundred years had passed.

Idun’s legion had been ravaged during the fighting against them.

What happened at their last moment? Was it a situation where they couldn’t even retreat?

He walked a bit further up and Tae Ho stopped walking unconsciously.

There was a trace of divine power left in the ground, and Tae Ho’s ‘Eyes of the Dragon’, which had grown exponentially more powerful as he did, told him to whom it belonged. No, he could feel it just by facing it.

[Goddess of Youth and Life]

[Idun’s divine power]

It was scattered everywhere. Tae Ho felt that it was a bit different to what Idun usually emitted, but he could feel that it was similar in its overall appearance.

The scattered divine power didn’t only belong to Idun. There was another divine power felt right next to it.

[God of Music and Poetry]

[Bragi’s divine power]

It was the name of a God he’d heard for the first time. Tae Ho had already memorized the Gods of Asgard that had legions and their commanders and also their representative Valkyries.

He must have been a God that has lost his life in the Great War, just like Freya’s brother, Freyr.

Just why was his divine power felt in the place Idun’s legion got annihilated?

Did Idun face a big injury in this battle?

‘The warriors of Idun fought desperately to protect Idun and Bragi, and their efforts resulted in Idun barely managing to survive…..it seems like it’s that kind of story, anyway.’

Cuchulainn said in a low voice. It was his guess that the warriors of Idun’s legion had chosen to face an honorable death to protect their Goddess.

It was quite a convincing story. He automatically thought that Heda was an apprentice Valkyrie or had stayed behind in another place, so she had barely managed to survive.

But it was when Tae Ho took a few more steps following the trace of the divine power.

“Huh?”

‘What? Do you see something?”

[Idun’s husband, Bragi]

[Bragi’s wife, Idun]

[He rests in this place]

There was no need to see it with the ‘Eyes of the Dragon’. Those were letters that were engraved on the elaborate yet decayed tombstone.

‘So Idun was a widow. Hoh, it makes her feel more mature.’

Cuchulainn made a joke to try to lift up the mood, but his efforts were entirely in vain.

Idun’s husband, Bragi.

It made sense now why his divine power remained in the place where Idun’s legion had met its demise and that Idun’s legion had put their lives to protect him.

However, Tae Ho didn’t accept Cuchulainn’s joke nor did he even acknowledge it. It wasn’t because he couldn’t imagine the gentle and bright Goddess having a husband.

This tombstone wasn’t only for Bragi. The name of Idun was also engraved in it.

Cuchulainn misunderstood for a moment because Idun was currently alive, but he soon realized that something was wrong.

‘Uh, what happened?’

If this was the tombstone of Idun and Bragi, then just who was the Idun they’d been associating with until now?

She wasn’t a fake. Because if she was one, all the things that happened until now wouldn’t make sense.

‘Did she inherit the name of Idun or something?’

Cuchulainn stated his guess. Cases that you received a name of a family was quite common. The administrator of the golden apple tree was called Idun, and if one thought that it was the name all of the administrators received, then it made sense.

The place the previous Idun and her husband, Bragi, had died at.

Idun’s legion had died alongside them.

Then, just what was the legacy that was in this place?

Tae Ho lowered his posture in front of the tombstone. He slowly placed his hand on the tombstone and activated the power of Idun.

The faint golden light started to transmit from Tae Ho’s palm to the tombstone and then a reaction occurred in the tombstone. The scattered divine power of Idun and Bragi started to gather on it.

The light grew stronger. The divine power of the previous Idun was golden, and Bragi’s divine power was silver. It was so bright that Tae Ho felt like he would be blinded.

Cuchulainn called Tae Ho’s name, but the latter couldn’t hear him. He couldn’t even realize that the divine power of Idun was being fired from the weapons of the warriors of Idun’s legion that were scattered everywhere.

It was because he heard a voice.

The voices of the previous Idun and Bragi.

Their call.

Tae Ho opened his eyes. He wasn’t at the wasted remnant of the Great War anymore. The entire world was black, and there were two people standing before him whom he’d never before met.

The woman was young and beautiful. She had long, golden hair with a mild smile. She was a beauty that wouldn’t fall short to Freya, and her gentle atmosphere was similar to Idun.

There was also a middle-aged man that had an exceptionally long beard standing next to her. He was tall and had a good body, but he didn’t give the feeling that he was a warrior even by a little bit. His really big and clear golden eyes were memorable.

They were certainly the previous Idun and her husband, Bragi.

The two Gods looked at Tae Ho, but he realized that they weren’t souls that stayed behind like Cuchulainn or the Knights of the Round Table.

They were really remains. You could say that the two were echoes of their divine power.

Idun extended her hand towards Tae Ho. Tae Ho hesitated a bit at her gesture that told him to get closer but chose to walk towards her anyway. The divine powers of the two Gods that were before him felt like living fire. It was burning right now, but one couldn’t know when it would extinguish.

The previous Idun was a bit shorter than the current one, and because of that, she looked up at Tae Ho with her big, shiny eyes. It seemed like she would ask a question at any time, as her eyes shone with curiousness.

But the previous Idun then blocked her mouth with her two hands as if it wasn’t the time to speak….or that there was no time to begin with.

Tae Ho grew a bit taken aback at that cute action, and Bragi laughed. He, who was taller than Tae Ho, placed his big hand on top of Tae Ho’s shoulder and then clenched it.

It was a really strong grip. Tae Ho frowned unconsciously, but it seemed like Bragi wasn’t planning on letting go. The symbols of Bragi and the previous Idun were engraved in Tae Ho’s shoulder and wrist.

“May our blessing accompany you.”

The previous Idun then spoke. Bragi looked at Tae Ho with complicated eyes mixed with resentment, rage, expectation, and resignation and made a request.

“I’m leaving our daughter to you.”

The current Idun.

The woman which two Gods and an entire legion had died protecting.

“You must never make her cry. Understand?”

The previous Idun said playfully, and that was the end. The divine power of the two people started to disappear. It started to dim little by little, and then it disappeared completely.

Tae Ho opened his eyes again. He was in front of the tombstone and he could feel that his shoulder and wrists were burning. But those weren’t the only places. Tae Ho screamed and opened his mouth. It was because his tongue was so hot it felt like it was burning.

“Hey, are you okay? Hey!’

Cuchulainn called out to Tae Ho several times, but Tae Ho just stuck out his tongue without answering and looked down. He couldn’t see his tongue properly, but he could read the words through the ‘Eyes of the Dragon’.

[Bragi’s rune]

[A rune engraved by the God of Music and Poetry, Bragi. His speech has a magical power within it]

Tae Ho said random words. His voice wasn’t different from before, but he could feel a definite change.

He hadn’t tested it yet, but his ability to sing would probably have increased greatly.

‘Wait. Your words give great trust, people fall for your words more easily, you are able to control the sweet feeling more easily and you can even sing well? This is the most suitable ability to pick up girls?!’

Tae Ho was at a loss for words for a moment.

He was still someone that was called the Prince of Light, so how did all his thoughts flow that way?

‘Why? What else is more important for a man?’

Tae Ho just looked at his shoulder and wrist instead of talking back to him. It was hidden by his clothes, but the ‘Eyes of the Dragon’ didn’t miss the two runes of the Gods that were shining with distinctive gold and silver lights.

The power behind those two runes.

The real legacy Idun had told him to retrieve.

The rune of the previous Idun wasn’t that different from the blessing of the current Idun. Actually, you could say that they were the same.

But the rune of Bragi was different.

The several effects Bragi’s rune gave were only supportive ones. But the reason it was engraved on Tae Ho’s tongue was to unleash the real power his rune possessed.

The God of Music and Poetry, Bragi.

The God who sang legends to life.

Tae Ho activated a saga reflexively. He then added the power of Idun and Bragi onto it.

[Strengthened Saga]

[The Warrior that had a Valkyrie Meet Him]

“Ma….master?!”

Adenmaha appeared in front of Tae Ho. It wasn’t the doppelganger but the real one.

She was shocked from having been suddenly transported from the entrance to the white palace, and she looked at her surroundings in amazement.

Meanwhile, Tae Ho hurriedly looked away and ignored Adenmaha.

The reason was simple. It was because Bragi’s rune hadn’t only strengthened one saga.

[Strengthened Saga]

[The Eyes of the Dragon See Through All Things]

‘Hey! What can you see?! Huh?! What did you see?!’

Cuchulainn asked hurriedly, but Tae Ho didn’t answer him.

< Episode 34 – Vanaheim (2) > End

TL note: Thanks for reading~

Episode 34/Chapter 3: Vanaheim (3)

TL: Tsubak

ED: Julsmul

“What happened? Where are we?”

Adenmaha checked her surroundings and then spoke with a slightly frightened voice. It was because she’d been called suddenly but also because she felt that the isolated space itself was twisted.

“Master?”

Adenmaha approached Tae Ho and raised her head to meet his gaze. Tae Ho looked down at Adenmaha, but it was only for a moment. He then turned his head sharply.

Cuchulainn clicked his tongue at that and said,

‘Hey, she is asking you. You should answer her and slowly check on her from head to heel. If you can share what you see, it’s all the better.’

Those were advices that weren’t worthy to be heard; however there was someone that moved regardless of Cuchulainn’s advice. It was Adenmaha.

“Master? Why do you keep avoiding my eyes?”

Adenmaha blinked her eyes and tilted her head before moving again. This time she moved sideways to put herself in Tae Ho’s range of view instead of approaching him.

“Adenmaha, wait. Wait.”

Tae Ho looked at the other side once again and then Adenmaha frowned and even opened her eyes suspiciously.

“How suspicious.”

There was a bit of playfulness in her voice. It was because Tae Ho acting this way was quite new and funny.

“Why aren’t you able to see me properly? And why are your eyes shining?”

Adenmaha moved her body to try to match Tae Ho’s eyes, but Tae Ho turned his head desperately and said quickly,

“No, well-”

“So?”

Tae Ho couldn’t speak anymore. It was because Adenmaha extended her two hands and grabbed him.

Of course, Adenmaha couldn’t be compared to Tae Ho in strength, but the current Tae Ho was in a really panicked state. He couldn’t push away Adenmaha, let alone move himself.

“Why do you keep dodging me, I wonder.”

Adenmaha suppressed Tae Ho like a snake that had prey before it. She didn’t know the reason, but now that it turned out like this, she decided to release all the hard feelings she had accumulated up to this point.

Tae Ho stepped back and then fell on the ground with Adenmaha on top of him.

‘You can just close your eyes, but you don’t.’

While Cuchulainn was clicking his tongue and criticizing him, Adenmaha grabbed Tae Ho’s head in an almost perfect mount position and didn’t let Tae Ho turn away.

“Yes? Master?”

Tae Ho thought of closing his eyes, but he discovered himself opening them just slightly.

In the end, Tae Ho wanted to curse at himself and release the saga, but that wasn’t easy either. It couldn’t be controlled properly, perhaps because the saga had been strengthened suddenly.

“Master?”

Adenmaha put her face closer to Tae Ho’s and he realized that there were no other options. He looked at Adenmaha fixedly and yelled,

“I can see it!”

“What?”

Adenmaha tilted her head and asked provokingly, but Tae Ho couldn’t say the words. Because of that, he grabbed Adenmaha’s wrist and activated another saga.

[Strengthened Saga]

[The One that Controls Dragons]

Tae Ho synchronized his senses with Adenmaha, and he showed all the things he had seen to her.

And about 1 or 2 seconds later-

“Hwik?!”

Adenmaha let out a mortified scream and hurriedly stood from her position.

—

“Shameless! Pervert! Enemy of humankind!”

‘I have certainly said that I wouldn’t watch. You were the one that forced me.’

Tae Ho rebuked inwardly. It was because he would only provoke her even more if he said it out loud.

“Ah, anyways! This is a trace of the Great War, and your saga has been strengthened, right?”

Adenmaha changed the subject first, and Tae Ho didn’t miss the opportunity and followed her up.

“Right. This is a trace of the Great War. It doesn’t seem like it’s hidden in a crack of the world, but it was forcefully separated with magic. The reason my saga was strengthened is because of the blessing of the God of Music and Poetry, Bragi.”

He said all of those things quickly without breathing out once. Adenmaha, who barely managed to understand all of that, tilted her head at the name she’d heard for the first time.

“Bragi-nim?”

“Idun-nim’s husband.”

“Ah, Idun-nim’s hus…..Idun-nim is a widow?!”

Adenmaha let out a shocked voice. It seemed like she had met her once opposed to what Tae Ho had thought.

‘Well, she must have met her once to become a Valkyrie.’

Tae Ho, who became convinced by that idea alone, picked the most important point and continued.

“No, the previous Idun-nim.”

But it seemed like that was too summed up. Adenmaha blinked with a face that mirrored her confusion and then asked for an explanation with a slow voice.

“Explain it in a bit more detail.”

“Right. That would be good.”

Tae Ho nodded and took out Gae Bolg to provide an easier explanation. He made Adenmaha grab a part of it and started his explanation.

“Uh, so summarizing it up, Idun’s legion was annihilated in this place, right? Annihilated to the point where the previous Idun-nim and her husband Bragi-nim also died.”

Adenmaha picked the most important points after listening to all of Tae Ho’s story. Tae Ho nodded once again.

“Right, and…… I don’t know exactly, but it seems like the current Idun-nim is the daughter of the previous Idun and Bragi and inherited the position of administrator to the golden apple tree and seat of the Goddess of Life and Youth.”

The previous Idun and Bragi had said that they would entrust their daughter to him.

So based on the situation, the daughter they were talking about should be the Idun Tae Ho knew.

“Hmm. It’s a bit unexpected, but it’s not that there were no precedents of this. There were also some Gods among the Tuatha De Danann that took over the ranks and names of others.”

Adenmaha nodded while having her arms crossed and then looked at Tae Ho’s right shoulder and left wrist before continuing.

“Anyways, Idun-nim has told you to retrieve the legacy of the legion, and the legacy you received were the runes of the previous Idun-nim and Bragi-nim?”

“Right. The rune of Bragi-nim…I think that my saga became strengthened thanks to his blessing.”

“You said that he was the God of Music and Poetry, so it does make sense. So that means that he was the God of bards and troubadours, right?”

Because spreading tales and stories was their job.

The one that sings legends.

The one that spreads the story of a warrior.

It was obvious for Bragi to have the power to strengthen a saga.

‘Now that I see, didn’t all the sagas get strengthened in a lump? Or they get strengthened by time?’

Cuchulainn worded his first normal question in a long while, and because of that, Tae Ho answered almost immediately unlike before.

“I think that it’s closer to the latter. I will have to investigate a bit more…..but I feel like I’m not able to use it perfectly because my capability in it is lacking?”

“Um, shouldn’t the divine power of Bragi-nim still be unfamiliar for you, Master?”

He did feel a bit unfamiliar with the divine power of the previous Idun, but it was still familiar overall.

However, Bragi’s divine power was completely unfamiliar to Tae Ho, so he could only be clumsy in using it.

‘The God of Music and Poetry….how unfortunate. If someone had taken over his rank like the current Idun, it would be helpful in several ways.’

Tae Ho thought of the same thing. For the current Idun to have taken over the name, divine power, and rank of the previous Idun meant that she had inherited a divine mandate. It was possible to succeed a rank or or authority on such a level.

But it was meaningless to worry about such a thing right now.

Because of that, Adenmaha said something else.

“Anyways……how did the sagas that got strengthened change? Like the ‘Warrior that had a Valkyrie Meet Him’ and….. ‘The Eyes of the Dragon see Through all Things’.”

Adenmaha’s face flushed completely upon recalling what had happened a few minutes ago. Tae Ho ignored her face and said,

“Firstly, the limit of the number of Valkyries increased for the ‘Warrior that had a Valkyrie Meet Him’. It was nine before, but I can now register eighteen.”

‘The number nine is treated as a holy number in Asgard, but it doubled in an instant. Now you won’t need to worry about who to put in the list.’

“For now.”

“For now, he says. Just how many more Valkyries do you want to obtain?”

The last one was Adenmaha. She looked at Tae Ho and mumbled, and Tae Ho spread his chest shamelessly and said,

“Won’t it be better to strengthen my saga even more and create an army of Valkyries? If I penetrate through the enemy ranks alone and then summon a lot of Valkyries….it’s really a one man army, right?”

‘So you want to roll on a field of flowers. There were also male Valkyries, so how about putting them in your army?’

Cuchulainn’s unproductive opinion passed through one of Tae Ho’s ears and flowed out the other. Adenmaha shook her head as if it was absurd and said,

“That, and a summoning function was added?”

“Yes. I think that I’m able to summon the real deal, but I feel like there’s a distance limit.”

The reason Adenmaha had been summoned was because she was the closest to him among the Valkyries that were registered on his list.

Heda and Ingrid were in Valhalla, and Gandur, Reginleif, Rasgrid, and the rest were in the much further away realm of Midgard.

“Hm. So if we organize it, the number of members increased and a function to call the real one got added, right?”

“Right, and for the eyes of the dragon…..”

Tae Ho paused and then turned his eyes away. Adenmaha blushed and also turned her eyes away so they didn’t exchange glances.

“The effect range widened, and the ability to grasp a weak point was also strengthened. The vision…..also got strengthened.”

“R-right. What about Bragi’s rune? You said that it also had a function.”

‘That’s right. That’s also important. Now that it came out, let’s test a few things.’

Cuchulainn received Adenmaha’s words. Tae Ho started to explain as he also agreed to it.

“Firstly, the functions I saw with the eyes of the dragon are as follows.”

His words became more trustable. Even if he said the same things, the positive reception to his words from others was increased.

Secondly, his words had become more convincing.

Thirdly, he could influence the mood of the adversary through his words.

Fourthly, Tae Ho was able to sing really well.

And lastly, the functions of the tongue, such as his sense of taste, had grown more intense and precise.

Actually, it wasn’t that he could seen the explanations in that much detail with the ‘Eyes of the Dragon’. It was because the explanation that came with Bragi’s rune also came with a lot of metaphoric explanations.

The five functions that were lined up were the explanations Tae Ho came up with after analyzing and guessing it.

But it wasn’t impossible to guess what the overall ability was. Adenmaha put on a thoughtful face and then smiled brightly.

“This will be really useful. You are saying that your speech will strengthen, right?”

‘That’s right. You were already a swindler, but you now hold the aptitude of a swindler king.’

Cuchulainn thought of the warriors that were smiling brightly in Idun’s residence and then had a silent time of meditation.

But Tae Ho shook his head.

“Cuchulainn, I have never lied. I just exaggerated it a bit. Isn’t that right, Adenmaha?”

“I will just say that’s the case.”

Adenmaha evaded Tae Ho’s eyes as if she couldn’t agree to his words.

‘Fine. Whatever the case, it will effective in gathering more warriors to Idun’s legion. Now, sing.’

“He-here? Without any chorus?”

‘Now you are acting like a pro. Just sing.’

“Dugun dugun.”

The last one that put the effect was Adenmaha. It seemed like she was really looking forward to it, for her eyes were shining.

“Le-let’s pass this one for now. Let’s investigate the other things. Um, like the one that gives more trust to the adversary and makes them feel better?”

Cuchulainn continued speaking as if he didn’t really want to hear Tae Ho singing that much.

‘Precisely speaking, it’s more like controlling. Should I call it as oratorical talent? Let’s test it on Adenmaha.’

“Me?”

‘Right, you. Say something to her. Let’s see how she reacts.’

Tae Ho looked at Adenmaha at Cuchulainn’s urge and her eyes were shining expectantly.

What should he say?

Tae Ho thought for a moment but decided to say anything. In the first place, they were testing the effects of the rune, so there was no need to say anything cool.

“Hm hm. Adenmaha.”

“Yes.”

Adenmaha answered gently and looked at Tae Ho. Tae Ho felt the pressure and opened his mouth.

“Yo! You are really beautiful! You are just like a flower!”

His voice was split because of the nervousness, and the words he chose were also cheesy. Surely enough, Cuchulainn started to scream.

‘Kuaaaaaaaaaaagh! Painful. Too painful! Hey, how can you say something like that among all the things you could have said?!’

Cuchulainn kept criticizing him but suddenly shut his mouth unconsciously. It was because the reaction of Adenmaha wasn’t normal.

“Re-really? Ehehe.”

Adenmaha, who’d became red like a tomato, looked down as if she was embarrassed and kept laughing sillily. It seemed like she was trying not to laugh too much like a fool, but thanks to that, one could see that she was dying of happiness.

“It….does have an effect.”

Tae Ho spoke in a bewildered state. It was because he also thought that his words were a mess. For the effects to be this good….

‘No, she doesn’t count. It’s null. Think about it. There’s no way she can be used as a test.’

Because she was really blinded by affection.

Cuchulainn felt stuffed alone and then held back Tae Ho that wanted to say a few more words.

‘Hey, let’s go out. You can finish the test later. Was he called Heimstream? The chief of the Vanir should be waiting for you’

It was a reasonable thing. It wasn’t easy to imagine Heimstream waiting until Tae Ho got out, but whatever the case, Tae Ho had to go out for their meeting to come to an end.

If one also thought about Hildegarde and her group waiting outside, they had to hurry.

‘Perhaps, there’s a commotion because of Adenmaha.’

She had, after all, disappeared without warning.

It wasn’t the time to be testing things just like Cuchulainn had said. Because of that, Tae Ho nodded and stood up.

“Tch.”

Adenmaha pouted as if it was regretful, but there wasn’t anything that could be done.

Cuchulainn laughed.

‘You can test it as much as you want in the residence so don’t feel regretful. Let’s hurry, anyways.’

“Wait a moment. We should take all the things we have to.”

Tae Ho interrupted Cuchulainn this time. Cuchulainn and Adenmaha asked at the same time.

‘What?’

“What?”

Things they should take. Wasn’t this the end as they had received Idun’s and Bragi’s rune?

Tae Ho clicked his tongue and opened his arms widely. He pointed at the white gold colored weapons that were close to him and said.

“The legacy of the legion.”

The weapons his seniors had left. They would be given to his juniors.

Tae Ho activated the ”Warrior that had a Valkyrie Meet Him’ and mobilized all the Valkyries, excluding Freya, to retrieve the scattered weapons.

—

“It took longer than I expected.”

< Episode 34 – Vanaheim (3) > End

TL note: Thanks for reading~

Episode 34/Chapter 4: Vanaheim (4)

TL: Tsubak

ED: Julsmul

“It took longer than I thought.”

Tae Ho flinched at the voice that he heard when he got out of the space door.

Fortunately enough, Heimstream wasn’t just dumbfoundedly looking at the space door.

He was inspecting some books and documents while sitting in a big table next to it. If one just looked at him, it looked like he was investigating something.

“I’m sorry. Displaying etiquette towards my seniors took longer than I expected.”

Tae Ho hurriedly apologized. Those were common words, but the only thing in common was the contents. Heimstream placed his eyes off the documents the moment he heard Tae Ho’s words and then looked at him. His face then drew a smile.

“It seems like you put your hands on Bragi’s rune.”

Because the strength behind his words were different. Tae Ho’s words now had the power to move a person’s heart.

“It’s a rune that will bring danger if held by a weak person. Th