Pick Me Up!-Chapter 299.2: Ragnarok (4) (2)

Turning left, I passed through a series of corridors and arrived at a secluded warehouse on the highest floor.

‘Open.’

With a swing of Bifrost’s scabbard, a dimensional gate appeared, connecting to the outside of the tower.

[Loki!]

Pop.

With a burst of stardust, Iselle appeared.

A thick stack of documents was tucked into her waist.

[The investigation you requested is complete.]

“You work fast. I like it.”

[Most of the calculations were already done, so I just had to print them out.]

I took the documents from Iselle.

The request I had given her was simple—estimate the expected number of Fragments and calculate how long it would take to eliminate them.

Since most of the necessary data had already been entered, the analysis didn’t take long.

“Let’s see.”

I flipped through the pages.

And then, my hand stopped on the last page.

[2,700,000]

2.7 million years.

[By the way, what exactly is this number for? There’s no context, just a figure.]

“It’s nothing. Just a joke.”

I tossed the documents into the air.

Black flames erupted, consuming the entire stack.

‘First, I need to head to Server 1.’

There were still 32 board members left at headquarters.

Absorbing all of their data was the first step.

Gripping the scabbard tightly, I stepped into the dimensional gate.

[Dimension 1035 – Townia]

Outside the tower.

The wreckage of airships floated through the sky, scattered across the field.

I reached out with my will and pulled in a small airship that appeared to be relatively intact.

Clang!

I landed on the deck.

As I infused it «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» with my influence, the damaged components repaired themselves, and the fuel tanks began to refill.

‘Set coordinates.’

I already knew where the entrance to Server 1 was.

Vwoooom!

Flames burst from the rear of the airship as its engine roared to life.

[Gulp...]

“If you’re scared, you can back out.”

[N-No! I’m going! I’m going!]

Iselle shook her head furiously and climbed onto my shoulder.

Boom.

I lightly kicked the deck, and the airship began to move.

‘Accelerate.’

Vroooooom!

The ship picked up speed, gliding smoothly through the clouds.

Now that I thought about it, I hadn’t named the airship.

No need to think too hard about it. The name came to me in an instant.

‘Anytng.’

I wonder what the Master is doing now.

They might have deleted this shitty game already, fed up with it.

Or maybe they were desperately going back and forth with customer service, trying to recover their account.

Either way...

“Just one more time, I need you to help me.”

Vwooooom!

The Anytng shot forward toward the edge of the field.

<Master!>

I glanced to the side.

A vision appeared alongside an urgent voice.

It was Yurnet.

<Stop immediately!>

“......”

<If you’ve decided to fight, you don’t have to return to Earth. But... but not like this... Don’t leave us behind...!>

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I flicked my right index finger.

Yurnet’s vision dissolved into mist and faded away.

Boom!

From behind, I saw Seris leaping between airships, racing toward me at full speed.

Her speed was comparable to that of a fighter jet.

“Tch.”

She already noticed.

I pushed the airship’s acceleration to its limit.

The ship, infused with my power, shot forward at a steep velocity.

[Uh, Loki... I don’t really know the situation, but... wouldn’t it be better to talk things out?]

“I have nothing to say.”

All they did was bark orders the moment they saw me.

Telling me to go back to Earth, to hand over the Book of Reversal—so arrogant and demanding.

‘Not that they were entirely useless.’

Without them, I would’ve had to take a much longer route.

Or worse, I might have been used and discarded by Tel without realizing it.

“It’s exhausting.”

I was sick of their sentimental nonsense.

I already knew what Seris would say and how she would act. She had always been self-righteous.

Back when I was the Master, she constantly interfered with everything I did. If she hadn’t been born a natural 4-star, I would’ve scrapped her long ago.

“......!”

Seris’s mouth moved.

She was shouting something, but we were too far apart for me to hear.

Not that I cared to listen.

Shing.

I drew Bifrost.

A masterpiece forged together with Yurnet.

Its durability was near-infinite, and it had countless abilities that had proven useful for my missions.

[Loki! If you keep going, you’ll hit the wall! The wall! We’ll crash!]

A pale-faced Iselle flailed in panic.

We had reached the edge of the field before I realized it.

At first glance, it looked like an endless expanse, but at a certain point, it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

[I’m serious! If we hit it, we’ll be—]

A golden glow enveloped the Anytng.

Instead of shattering upon impact, the ship smoothly phased through the barrier.

[Huh?]

Iselle blinked in confusion.

I grinned and stomped my foot.

The airship, which had been soaring forward, came to an abrupt halt.

Boom!

A loud crash followed as Seris slammed into the invisible boundary.

She was immediately repelled, but she drew Levatein without hesitation and began slashing at the wall.

Fwoooosh!

Seris’ flames were nearly invincible, but even they couldn’t break the system’s fundamental rules.

Her fire did nothing but flicker uselessly against the barrier.

“......!”

She was shouting something desperately, but I couldn’t hear her.

‘2.7 million years, huh.’

Converted into days, that was 985.5 million.

Too many hours to even count.

‘At least I won’t be bored.’

I flicked Bifrost into the air.

The dark blade, wrapped in blue energy, hovered in place.

‘Heaven and Earth Seal.’

A secret technique from the Blue Winged King, Shuttenberg.

This sealing technique could even lock an entire space-time zone in place.

It wouldn’t last forever, but it would buy me enough time.

Boom!

Bifrost flew toward the barrier and embedded itself.

Blue flames spread from the blade, engulfing the entire field.

I unbuckled the scabbard from my belt and tossed it off the deck.

I wouldn’t be needing that sword anymore.

“Seris.”

“......”

“With this, my debt is repaid.”

Dimensional leap.

Blinding light filled my vision.