Chapter 515: False Celestial, the Mother Terra Celestial (9)
However, Chang-Sun did not care about Chaque li Omeister’s reaction one bit and just scoffed. ‘He’s trying to weasel out of this.’
It seemed as if Chaque had shared all the information he knew, but it only looked that way.
‘He didn’t explain why he’s guarding [Ymir’s Heart].’
For the world’s justice? Out of concern for Ymir filling up the world after their resurrection? All those reasons were nonsense. Chaque looked as if he sought justice and was actually an upright person...
However, Chang-Sun did not forget that Chaque was also Lee Chang-Sun. People were bound to live in pursuit of their own benefit, and that tendency was stronger for all Lee Chang-Suns. Chaque was hiding something, and Chang-Sun would never help him until he revealed it.
‘Who knows? Those angels might be the good ones,’ Chang-Sun thought, quietly stepping backward.
“...Okay, I will tell you my reason too,” Chaque said, gnashing his teeth as he fended off the heavenly warriors.
Clang, clang, clang!
Chaque had been vague about the truth and tried to recruit Chang-Sun to his side, but he had seen how he could not think lightly of Chang-Sun. If Chaque wasted any more time, he would be at a disadvantage because his stamina had almost been exhausted already, which meant he would lose at this rate.
With his arms crossed, Chang-Sun arrogantly signaled to Chaque with his chin to continue.
Kyaaaaaah!
At that moment, a heavenly warrior appeared behind Chang-Sun and thrust his spear forcefully.
Paaah―!
Chang-Sun disappeared right afterward.
Rummmble!
A lightning bolt struck down and split the heavenly warrior in half.
Tap, tap.
As a cloud of smoke rose, Chang-Sun slowly walked out of it with an annoyed look, finding the heavenly warriors bothersome. The display gave Chaque the conviction that he had to recruit Chang-Sun to his side. With Chang-Sun by his side, it looked as if Chaque could not only protect Ymir’s heart, but also eradicate the slave soldiers.
“I am a knight who is here at Audumla‘s request,” Chaque continued.
Chang-Sun’s eyes gleamed, as he had heard about Audumla before. She and Ymir both appeared in the creation myth of <Asgard>. Audumula in the form of a huge cow had nourished Ymir and licked a block of ice mixed with salt, birthing Buri, the first god of <Asgard>.
In other words, Audumla was someone who had contributed to the birth of the first Giant and god. Not many people knew about her, but Audumla was a kind of Ancient Celestial who had existed from the beginning of time. However, Audumla was the one who had given Chaque this job. Something that Chang-Sun was unaware of was going on.
“Audumla used to be the nanny of Ymir. No one knew where Ymir came from, but Audumla raised them as her own. But she concluded that Ymir was dangerous one day and abandoned them.”
Chang-Sun was unsure what ‘no one knew where Ymir came from’ meant.
‘...Does that mean Ymir’s birth was different from the creation myth and someone else was involved?’ Chang-Sun wondered after unexpectedly finding out new information about Ymir.
However, he decided not to ask more about it as he kicked away an heavenly warrior, who happened to appear in front of him, in the head. He replied, “Odin killed Ymir and is Buri’s descendant, right?”
“Yes, that is correct.”
“Then was Audumla behind Odin?”
“That is right.”
And yet Bestla, whom Odin thought of as his teacher, was Ymir’s descendant.
‘Their relationships are really complicated.’
However, that also allowed Chang-Sun to quickly sort out his thoughts.
The history of the Giants had begun with Ymir and Bestla, continuing all the way to <Muspelheim>, <Niflheim>, and <Jotunheim>. On the other hand, Odin and <Asgard> continued the history of the Celestials, which had started with Audumla and Buri.
Chang-Sun clenched his fists, feeling that Buri’s statue was similar to the Nereid Stone in some way.
“Audumla’s body fluids, such as saliva and blood, are mythical in many ways. I must prepare for the war against an Outer Celestial which will take place someday, so I must have the blood.”
Chang-Sun reflexively swallowed down his saliva. ‘I might be able to get a clue to undoing [Gaia's Curse].’
Helping Chaque could help Chang-Sun meet Audumla, so Chang-Sun now had a reason not to let him die alone.
“I already told you everything I know, so help me like you promised.”
“Okay, I will.” Chang-Sun nodded readily.
Chaque’s expression brightened. “Are you serious?”
“Do you have trust issues or something?”
“Then...!”
“Let me take care of one thing first.” Chang-Sun held up his hand.
Chaque was about to protest and ask what kind of condition Chang-Sun was trying to add again, but Chang-Sun had already sprung toward a certain direction.
Paah!
“Where are you going again?! You should help me!” Chaque felt as if he was going insane. Despite having just been in an intense battle, Chaque had caught his breath with greeat difficulty to finish explaining, but Chang-Sun just wandered off again!
“Hold on.” Chang-Sun casually dismissed Chaque’s distress call. Approaching the statue, he quickly observed the surface, his Inferno Sight blazing up more fervently than ever.
Rage got the better of Chaque, and he began to scream at the top of his lungs. However, Chang-Sun paid him no attention.
‘If Audumla and Ymir are opposites of each other, and Audumla really has the ability to undo [Gaia's Curse]... it means Ymir is related to the Mother Terra Celestial,’ Chang-Sun thought.
Chang-Sun had to confirm his hypothesis. If he could confirm a connection between Ymir and the Mother Terra Celestial, what he had to do next would become clear, so it was good to make sure.
Whoosh!
Chang-Sun’s [Foretelling Eye] opened wide.
[Further analyzing the object based on the additional knowledge from the Celestial ‘Giant Slayer’!]
[Analyzing.]
...
[Printing the analyzed information!]
In Chang-Sun’s eyes, the statue was now a mass of letters. They were all jumbled up, but he began to understand them little by little after checking each letter and lining them up.
<...and ascended the throne with everyone’s blessings. Giants and Celestials. Dragons and demons. ■ll be■■ her ■■.>
‘This is...’
Nevertheless, the writing was a little odd. Chang-Sun had thought that it would be about Ymir or the Mother Terra Celestial... but he got something entirely different.
[You have found verses of ‘Bestla's Poem’!]
‘Why did these verses show up out of the blue...?’ Chang-Sun wondered, but it did not take long for his confusion to turn into...
<And the Celestial of Celestials, moth■ of mo■ers, personally arrived and blessed the king’s accession, appointing the king as her apostle.>
...shock. Chang-Sun’s eyes widened.
‘Bestla... was the Mother Terra Celestial’s apostle?’