Chapter 320 - The Wish (I)

With the Second Necromancer dead for good, the reclamation for the Kingdom of the Deep Sea was complete. All of the merfolk who got killed and turned zombies via necrosis has been turned to dust and has already dissipated in the water. Due to the disease, it wiped out all of the population of the Kingdom of the Deep Sea, leaving the whole kingdom as a "dead" place. Without anyone else living there, it was good as abandoned already and I doubt any merfolk would live here again especially with the event that wiped out the entire merfolk in the kingdom, it's a bit doubt if they will still hope to live here unless they are too attached to the place and isn't afraid of the previous event.

In the palace...

Sera and Li are preparing a small shrine they have created to at least be used to remember all of the previous inhabitants of the kingdom. Using the precious belongings that they owned when they were still alive, they acted as a sort of a memento to the dead and are used to remember them. Lifera who knows everyone in the kingdom allowed the gathering easy with the help of his automata and golem servants, he managed to easily gather everything. I was surprised by how fast Lifera appeared before us the moment he felt the presence of the necromancer and the zombies disappear in the kingdom.

Despite the fact that I cut off all of his limbs and render him from moving, he still managed to recover and retrieve new limbs to attach as a replacement from his lost limbs. He didn't become hostile even though I did almost killed him in the process and instead thanked me for removing the main threat of the land.

We helped with the process and after a few hours of preparing, we paid respects to the deceased and even though we are not the same species, we are still paid respects to them.

"Everyone, thank you for helping us restore and reclaim the whole kingdom from the necromancer's hands. Even though it is still useless in the end since we will be leaving this place after paying our respects, it is still necessary for us since we live here formerly. I just can't bear to leave the place in shambles even though there is a very low chance that it will return to its former glory," Sera happily give her gratitude to us.

"Nah, we didn't do much, the necromancer is pretty weak, to be honest, and even the normal necromancers we encounter in dungeons are much dangerous compared to the necromancer we just defeated."

"Master, perhaps he was weakened? He just said that there is something from us that caused him to be like that though I don't know what," Lina pointed out what the necromancer muttered before we fought.

"Even if you guys said that it is easy, without everyone to help in the battle, we might also be having trouble fighting against him. Anyways, with the matter done and resolved, even if we loved this place, as much as I hate doing so, we will have to leave this place and let it rest for good."

"Are you guys sure that you will be leaving the place? You two can become the king and queen and rebuild this place from scratch. With Lifera to help, this would be progressing much smoothly than needed to be."

"As much as we wanted to do that, we never wanted to be part of the royalty anyways. I don't want to be tied up in royal duties as it just burdens me with a lot of responsibilities. Heck, Sera would rather travel and fight monsters than stay and rule a kingdom. That is a big fact," Li rubbed his chin after thinking for a bit.

"Then, what about Lifera?" I glanced at Lifera who is just standing behind the siblings.

"I may no longer be tied by the duties of the king due to his death and the fall of the Kingdom of the Deep Sea but I will stay and guard this place. Perhaps it is a good idea to make my golems and automates to live here at the moment as temporary residents. As much as I want to follow where Sera-sama and Li-sama are going, I am loyal to where I grew up. If I ever die in the future, I would rather die in the land where I was born."

I can at least understand Lifera's patriotism but since he never left the sea, perhaps it would have been better if he went to the land and experience all of the different things once in a while until the very end but that is just my opinion, if he wanted to stay, that is his choice.

As much as I want to ask for a method to counter the remaining demon that has taken the weapon of the Greed Sin, the plan is gone as the original person who should be helping us is gone. I am wondering what happened as of why the events seem to have changed but perhaps it has something with some factors I have done in some quests. In the end, there is no one who can help us for later battles if things get kinda hairy.

"Ah, there is something I needed to show you guys. Since you live in the sea, perhaps you know about this? After we defeated the Ice Devilfish, this thing was among the dropped items," although I lied since I got it inside the body and not by drops, I technically didn't lie since it is true that I got it from the body of the Ice Devilfish.

When I showed the thing up, the very first merfolk who reacted to it is none other than Lifera.

"The heart of the Primordial Sea God?!"

"The what?!" the two siblings were stunned the moment Lifera blurted out what I have just shown to them.

"Yeah. This is the heart of the Primordial Sea God. I really don't know what this thing is since it came after I defeated that octopus down. Since you guys are merfolks and are more well-versed with the Primordial Sea God, perhaps you will know what this thing is? It seems like slime since it moves like one."

"Allow me to explain as I am the one who has the most well-versed knowledge about the Primordial Sea God. Sera-sama and Li-sama are not that well versed and only know a few basics so it would be best if I will do that," Lifera proudly proclaimed.

"As much as I hate to admit but yes, Lifera is the most knowledgeable out of all of us. Of course, my father would be the one who can rival and might even best Lifera in this subject. It would be my father who can explain the most as he is researching the Primordial Sea God but since he is already dead, there is no point stressing it out and Lifera would be the best choice to ask for explanations and answers," Li explained.

"So what is this?"

Lifera held it in his hands and examined the "heart" carefully, thoroughly checking its characteristics and how it "moves".

"Although it was only in the legends, the heart of the Primordial Sea God is proof that they exist. No one knows the main purpose as to why the heart exists in this current time where most gods are either in hiding or have ascended to higher realms. But according to the theories and some studies, the "heart" exists to make sure the whole sea will be safe from calamities, and if the time where things cannot be handled by the "heart" alone, the Primordial Sea God themselves will intervene."

"So in short, this is something close to a talisman to guard the whole seas?"

"Basically yes and no. Yes, it might prove like a talisman to protect something from harm but the "heart" isn't similar to a talisman that can be created again once it is destroyed or lost its effects, the "heart" is the only sole thing left behind by the sea god. If it disappears and is destroyed in the process, there might be different kinds of horrors that will appear in the seas."

"Then, this must mean it is needed to be in the seas and needed to be here for the better."

"As much as that was the truth in the past, things have changed. With the Kingdom of the Deep Sea barren from merfolk that would act as its guardians, letting it remain here would only lead to monsters seeking to get it just like the Ice Devilfish. The fact that the monster managed to get this means that the security of this thing is pretty lax and easy to break. Therefore, letting it stay here would be risky and will end up in someone else's hands. Who knows whether that someone is good or bad, it doesn't really matter."

"Well, you are here to guard it right? You are strong enough to handle it."

"No, in fact, this is the thing that I needed to not guard since this will end up as something that I might be tempted to test on myself. You can say that the seas will be in bad hands once this thing landed to my care."