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{…That…Why would you say that…}
[If you do, you guys will send me a puck. It’s a madwoman.]
The wise man remembers. Considering that Ruben had said the same thing, it was clear that the other colleagues would also.
Furthermore, there was a possibility that a not shy wizard or warlock would somehow break into the cave and usurp the Philosopher’s Stone if it was written down.
So, in order to prevent such an unfortunate incident, the sage also tried to erase his records somehow.
Of course, in the end, there were some that could not be hidden and spread, but thanks to that, people were not allowed to enter for about 300 years.
{Who is the lunatic?!}
[Then should I call you a photon? Hey, it’s a photon~ Just like the saint and rhyme.]
{Are you kidding me now?!}
[It was! Uh! Shall I take this opportunity to pluck feathers and coat them with tempura?!]
The Reinhardt family’s expression gradually distorts strangely as they watch the two of them having a childish argument. Perhaps the fantasy in your brain is being shattered in real time.
“…Leonardo… Excuse me…”
“You might not want to believe it, but they are really wise men and saints. Instead, stop using honorifics.”
Gladio left her gaping. Are they really the legendary sages and saints who helped the first hero?
Those who are arguing that even five-year-olds wouldn’t.
In an instant, I understood implicitly why Lumine and Leonardo kept silent about the existence of the wise man and the saintess.
It was a sad moment.
‘…Especially for Rios…’
Leonardo glanced at Rios. Even if it seemed like a joke, it was undoubtedly true that Rios respected the sage.
The reason Grios, who was lazy and liked to be idle, pursued magic in the samurai Reinhardt was because of his respect for him.
‘…Somehow, the fragrance of pure love…’
I don’t know if it’s unexpected or not, but rather than being shocked by the ugliness, Rios was busy paying attention to the scent of pure love tickling his nose.
[Anyway, is the misunderstanding resolved? Huh… If anyone sees it, they’ll know I’m wrong…]
Everyone in this place thought that if the sage had been a little condescending, it wouldn’t have happened.
But the work he did was so great that no one bothered to point it out.
“…Then please clean it up. It was so emotional that I couldn’t summarize the information.”
Leonardo, at least, helped move the story forward. Looking at what he did, there was not much difference between him and the wise man.
[There is nothing difficult about it. Before returning, I was blocking the gates of the Demonic Realm as a machine, and as if the black magicians and demons on the ground were destroying the environment, I blew holes in the barriers, and eventually the barriers exploded.]
“…Please be a bit educated about the explanation. People are watching.”
[What do you think? My image is already finished.]
Saying that, he was a sage who gave up. Still, he was fortunate enough to know that his original image was a gutter.
“…But how does Angela remember the previous episode? I’m sure I never said anything like that before…”
{Actually… I still have vague memories of the previous episode. However, it was possible to recall the information because the information from the previous round was in the heavens.}
In time, the sage said that it is theoretically possible to escape from regression because the celestial world is a dimension separated from the flow of time.
However, the sage also insisted that regression was a miracle with too many laws that he did not know, so he could not be sure.
In the first place, it was a bonus to add that reversing the past is no different from a strange phenomenon that can cause various contradictions.
“…Then what exactly is the black divine power?”
Leonardo asked with a serious expression. The sacred power of the gold that was used before the return was clearly platinum-colored.
Even though he was a heretic and lame, he was clearly a divinity of light.
But that was definitely black magic…A divine power.
[…Actually, I don’t know.]
{Are you kidding me!? Please explain properly!!}
[To be honest, you don’t even know. The new form of divine power is just a hypothesis.]
At the word hypothesis, everyone opened their eyes like rabbits. What does a hypothesis mean in a complex situation?
The wise man must have noticed such a reaction right away, so he immediately began to explain.
[Divinity is often derived from the power of the god of light in the form of faith. It is the opposite concept of black magic, stealing the power of the devil or the life force of sacrifices with evil energy.]
I have heard of that.
If magic is to use only calculation and pure mana, then black magic and sacred magic are techniques that radically enhance their effects by adding an additional ingredient called emotion.
Because of that, there was a big difference between magic and the main point. It was a bonus that sacred arts were more difficult than black magic.
[But isn’t it strange? Dark magic that allows contracts with the devil through malice and offerings, and sacred arts that allow you to borrow the power of the gods through faith and prayer. Strangely opposite, yet similar.]
To that logic, the wizards Rios and Leonardo agreed. As he said, black magic and divine power were very similar in that they mixed the essence of emotions.
At least in terms of process, they were extremely similar.
In contrast, Lumine and Angela, faithful priests, were showing displeasure at the wise man’s words.
Divine power is difficult to use unlike black magic, and the results it derives from it are also extremely contradictory.
To describe it as the same, as a cleric, there was no unpleasant explanation.
{Don’t you think that’s rude to a priest?}
[Sorry, I’m a scholar. What I want to analyze is the attention to study if the nuisance is not direct.]
As if sarcastic, the wise man skipped over the words and continued his explanation. The saintess couldn’t bear to ignore the sage’s credit, so she didn’t bother her any more than that.
[So I wanted to develop an artificial divinity. A divinity that is more convenient to use and has high versatility.]
There was a downside to relying on the abstract objects of ‘belief’ and ‘god’, which are the downsides of divinity.
Faith was an emotion that could change dramatically depending on the situation, and the concept of God was too distant for a sage, a scholar.
So the sage tried to create an artificial divinity that was no different from a new material and energy.
[At first, it was a mutually shared divinity using spirits, but this is obviously limited to the total amount of mana of spirits…]
The sage suddenly started to explain, as if he had a fever for the explanation. It was indeed boring for his party to go around the main story and explain only the side details.
“…I’m sorry, Sage-nim. Can you explain the divinity of the darkness first…? I guess that’s the important part…”
[Ha… Oh, I tried to explain anyway.]
Speaking so brazenly, the sage brought out something really important. Everyone was distracted by the magic lecture that suddenly started, but thanks to Gladio’s restraint, he was able to get to the real point.
[Among them, the last thing I thought about was the fusion of black magic and divinity. I also thought that the principles and methods were similar.]
{Such an unscrupulous…! You are that much…!}
[Don’t cut your words and listen. You mean the principle of black magic, who said that black magic is used?]
Angela again shut up at the wise man’s words. It seemed that the barely showing condescension earlier had a profound effect on her feelings.
“Is that why you succeeded?”
[If it was, it would still be used today. It was ruined.]
The combination of black magic and divine power was essentially a failure. Theoretically, it could have been possible, but there was a big flaw in the most important part.
[Magicality and divinity are constitutions that oppose each other. Even if you think about the principle of making it, it is impossible to mix it. So the efficiency was the bottom in every way.]
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Magi and divinity are like acids and bases. The moment they touch each other, they neutralize each other.
That’s why it was impossible to mix sacred arts and black magic.
No matter how promising the theory may be, there was no human being who could create a demon of perfect proportions without sacrificing someone or making a contract with a demon while maintaining sincere faith.
“…But I…”
[Yes, I created a new divinity that theoretically exists, but doesn’t exist. I’m confused as to whether I made it or found it.]
“…Me?”
[You are going. I think that maybe I have recovered my self, or the reason for my return may be there.]
As the wise man said, there were corners that were too suspiciously connected to be a coincidence.
If you have such a peculiar constitution, it might be possible to explain what has happened so far.
[It’s just speculation. There aren’t too many ways to check right now. Even if you check it…]
The wise man secretly looked at the descendants of his comrades. He all recovered, but there were still some bruises and scars from Leonardo’s runaway attack.
[Because you don’t know what will happen if you forcefully bring out that power. Best not to touch it right now. Rather…]
Leaving behind the lengthy explanation, the sage recalled an urgent problem in a different sense, ‘existence without mana’.
[It’s more important to know what your mother is like.]
“…I see.”
Leonardo’s expression darkened in an instant. He killed someone like his mother himself, real or fake.
How great the heartache must have been, not only Reinhardt’s family, but even the wise men and saints couldn’t hold back their condolences.
“…Could a necromancer kill Sunae-shin’s mother…”
“That is unlikely. For something like that…”
At Rios’ question, Lumine comes to mind. Obviously, those ‘beings’ who had their throats cut and their stomachs pierced were as strong as vampires, but they were distinctly different from vampires.
“Because they didn’t burn in the sun like vampires, and they didn’t have great regenerative powers.”
“…Certainly…”
Unlike other vampires, corpses like Ren’s did not dissipate or evaporate.
Now that the heretic questioners and professional mages have been called in for the inspection, it won’t take too long for the inspection to take place.
“…The results of my genetic testing are unprecedented creatures. I never thought it would be human.”
“…So…”
When Ain saw Leonardo’s expression darkening, he felt that his processing speed slowed significantly.
Ain himself thought that it was because he had never seen Leonardo make such an expression before, and he had never studied.
In that moment,
Smart
Someone knocked on the door.
“Is that Alfred?”
Hearing the pounding beat and sound, Gladio habitually guessed that it was Alfred.
It was because Alfred’s knock was unusually loud and the beat was slow.
“Yes, a guest is here.”
“If you are a guest…”
“These are the heretic inquisitors of the temple. It looks like you came earlier than expected.”
At those words, Gladio turned her head and looked back and forth between visiting and Leo. It was a bonus to look at the sage and the saint at the same time.
“…If you don’t mind, could Leonardo-sama wait with the wise man?”
“…Wait?”
Leonardo may have found it difficult to point out honorifics, but he now complied with the conversation without bothering him.
“Anyway… the injury hasn’t recovered, and it would be difficult for the wise man to see…”
“…Ah, I see. Then I don’t have any shame, but I’ll sleep for a while.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Mr. Leonardo.”
Leonardo understood what Gladio meant. Of course, he was worried about Leonardo’s condition, but Gladio had no choice but to ask for a difficult request because it was difficult if the sage materialized and interfered with communication with the Heretic Questioner.
“…If you are grateful, stop using honorifics first.”
Whether they heard it or not, the party went outside bending their waists until their heads touched the floor.
Leonardo sighed for a good night’s sleep and closed his eyes. Perhaps it was thanks to the weight off his heart, sleep calmed Leo’s mind.
And this sweet sleep ended in less than 40 minutes.
It was because the enraged Ariasviel beat up the Heretic Questioners under the guise of sparring.
The most impressive thing she said at that time was,
‘What are you doing, you dare to betray my Leo? You’re a lacking human being, what are you doing?!!’.