163 – Byzantine (2)
There was an unexpected commotion, but fortunately it was resolved well.
As soon as Rod saw my cut wrist, he stopped for a moment and immediately took his hand back.
Because it was cut so cleanly, all I had to do was put it back together, just like putting in a prosthetic hand. I’m glad I have the ability to regenerate.
“Whoa. This is my mistake. I can’t help but be curious.”
“Are you always like that?”
“That’s right. If I were to explain the principle, it would be roughly like this.”
Rod explained while drawing a picture on the dirt floor with his sword.
First, let’s say there is a space with a wall in between. In order to cross to the other side, space movement is essential.
Like the Lord just did, cut down space and connect it to the space on the other side, or even teleport. There are many ways.
“But if it breaks in the middle, you will definitely suffer damage. Unless you can manipulate space.”
“It’s because the hand is in that space.”
“That’s accurate.”
The wizard will not be shattered if he fails in a movement device such as teleport, blink, or warp.
If the magic fails, it is just treated as a failure. The activation itself does not work.
On the other hand, the case of Rod’s space cutting is different. The risk is high because it directly interferes with the laws of the world.
“It would be difficult to understand that with theory, right?”
Luna asked. It seems that he became curious after witnessing the dangers of space cutting firsthand.
I didn’t think I would reach that point. Even if it was a proper martial art, it only consisted of basic fighting.
On the other hand, Luna is close to unmanned. Although she is still in the distant future, she too can become strong enough.
“It will be difficult in theory. Because you have to learn it with your senses, not your head.”
“What does it feel like?”
“You can think of it as a sense of yourself becoming the sky. Rather than seeing the world with your own eyes, it’s looking down at you from the sky.”
Does this mean that the first-person perspective will change to a third-person perspective? I guess I should roughly understand what it means.
However, I am not sure what it has to do with space cutting. It’s still a long, long way.
Furthermore, Rod is an incredibly strong person even if he doesn’t have to be that way. Wouldn’t one normal hit be equivalent to someone else’s special move?
“Well, let’s stop chatting and move to the checkpoint. And Sivar.”
“Huh?”
“Can I do it in the future? If possible, don’t do anything you want. So that you can get permission if possible.”
“··· ···”
Road treats me like a child, perhaps because he has had a lot of accidents. I think I heard something like that in the military.
I was a little dissatisfied, but I couldn’t complain at all because it was an accident with a big impact.
“Don’t be too dissatisfied. The president is also worried about you.”
“Still.”
“If there’s anything you want to eat, tell me. I’ll buy it for you right away.”
As expected, Kara is the only one who understands my heart. How do you know what I want so well?
When I looked at her with sparkling eyes, Kara also gave me a cool smile. Pinching her cheek is a bonus.
“By the way, is your hand completely healed?”
Kara asked, pointing to my neatly joined hands.
It has recovered so cleanly that it is hard to believe it was amputated.
I showed her questions with actions instead of answers. Twist your wrist, cross your fingers, etc. As you wish.
If it were anyone else, it would have taken several months just for rehabilitation, but not me. I recovered quickly enough to do excessive exercise.
“It’s amazing every time I see it. How high does the regenerative power have to be to be like this? Are they not real people?”
“I am human.”
“Yes. Yes. Chaos chose it himself, so there’s no way it’s not a human.”
Forget everything else and the fact that Chaos chose it is the end.
I sometimes doubted whether or not he was a real human, but I realized it after meeting Rize.
Ah. At least I fall within the scope of humans. Rize is a person who raises doubts about whether she is really a person.
“Just in case, it would be a good idea to visit the Temple of Life. Even if it is applied properly, there may be problems with the nerves.”
“Yes.”
Now that things have come to this, I plan to visit temples like Luna. There were a lot of things to ask them.
But I didn’t really have high expectations. They said they could talk directly, but it was only a small part of it.
Chaos goes without saying. Since the will has no form, direct conversation is almost impossible.
Probably, you have to be at the level of Rize to be able to have a conversation to some extent. Didn’t you come to the academy to find me?
‘Is the gulag the most likely?’
Of course, you will get hit by a few lightning bolts, but if you ask confirming questions, you will be fine.
Besides, there will be Kara next to me, so I can’t do it recklessly. Even if no one else knows, she really cares about Kara.
“We’re almost there now. That’s the Byzantine checkpoint.”
Not long after, we were able to reach the Byzantine checkpoint. As the times were changing, a huge wall was built behind the checkpoint.
Unlike ordinary castle walls, it is closer to a pure white wall. One of Byzantine’s nicknames is the Land of Pure White, and this can be said to be the origin of that nickname.
“Ah. You are a famous swordsman. I heard the news from the saint in advance. Please come in.”
“Then thank you for your hard work.”
The inspection was essentially a free pass. Rize may have said something in advance, but she let Rod through as soon as she saw him.
Soon, I was able to enter inside by moving towards the door where people were passing, rather than the castle gate.
As soon as you enter inside, what you see is pure white like the castle walls. It would be appropriate to say that the entire city is pure white.
“Do you see the building stretching high in the center over there? That’s the Holy See. It also doubles as the Temple of Chaos. And there are temples to each god built on either side.”
“It’s the Vatican, but it’s a temple of chaos?”
“It’s because of Byzantine history. Chaos is the one who helped gods with opposite tendencies coexist.”
As Rod said, it would not be strange if a country were created to worship each god. However, Byzantine characteristics also play a role in this.
Because it was closer to a civilization that was founded to honor a god, rather than a specific god as the state religion. It is convenient to think of the entire country as a temple and altar.
“Well, since life and destruction are polar opposites, it would be difficult for them to coexist. In many ways, Chaos has influenced history in many ways.”
“That’s right.”
If you look at the history of this world, there is something that is mentioned at every important moment. He was a believer in chaos, or there was a high possibility that he was.
This is the case for most people who made great contributions to human history or expressed opinions that were incomprehensible at the time.
As is often the case with geniuses of the century, he was ridiculed as a ‘heretic’ at the time, but later left a big mark.
‘But how do we know that they are believers of chaos?’
For reference, unless it is properly recorded in history, it is very ambiguous.
It is impossible to know whether they were truly chosen by Chaos, and this is the realm of simple speculation.
The location is somewhat ambiguous to begin with. Unless you are very interested in religion, most people only think of Gaia and the Gulag.
‘It’s really confusing in many ways.’
It’s confusing to say the least, but there are many ambiguous corners. There isn’t even a doctrine to use as a standard, and we only believe in human will.
Even the ‘evil’ committed by humans is favored by God if it meets the conditions. Right now, even Rize’s beliefs are close to violence.
The good news is that people who lack humanity are disliked. People who had lost their human hearts did not even look at them.
“Hmm? That woman’s skin color is bronze?”
“That’s right. Isn’t it true that only the Tatar people have bronze skin?”
It was about time to walk towards the Vatican. On the way, I heard a whispering sound.
In particular, Kara attracted the most attention, and since her skin color is the same, she couldn’t help it.
My skin is particularly white, but it’s not as noticeable as Kara’s.
“Are you here to visit Gulag’s temple?”
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“Probably so. Tatars have the Gulag as their state religion.”
“Maybe they came here to move? Our country is considered a good place to live.”
There were no discriminatory remarks directed at Kara. It contains only curiosity that is close to 100% pure.
Even Kara, who was secretly listening to her, looked a little confused. The response is that this is the first time this kind of attention has been shown.
‘This must be the first time I’ve been told that I’m moving.’
In fact, Byzantine is considered a good country to live in. Unless it’s related to the devil, there’s almost no chance of getting caught up in a war.
It is a case where the military power is weak compared to other countries, but the national power is strong. Power related to religion is concentrated in Byzantine.
In any era, causes related to religion are very powerful. If you call them heretics, they will become public enemies.
Tatar is also taking advantage of this privilege. Otherwise, it would have been destroyed long ago.
“It was said that Byzantine was founded in the past after a warrior defeated a demon, right?”
“Yes. At the same time, the Academy was also established. This is why it is so close to Byzantine.”
“The more I look at it, the more profound it becomes. But…”
It wasn’t long before we arrived at the Holy See. I followed closely without any leaks.
When seen from a distance, the Vatican had an ordinary, if ordinary, appearance. A cathedral that boasts a high status.
“Chaos… Did you lack design skills?”
Luna looked at the entrance to the Holy See and criticized it rather than criticizing it. At this, Rod also smiled bitterly.
Unlike its appearance, the entrance to the Holy See… Was very gloomy.
Instead of being pure white, it is completely black. There are even torches erected next to the road leading to the entrance.
It was unfortunate that it was morning; if it had been night, it would have felt like entering a dungeon. The atmosphere is really weird.
“This was not built by Chaos, but by his followers. I’ll have to ask him.”
“The atmosphere is nice. It lives up to the name of chaos.”
“Why on earth did they build it like this…? It’s really bizarre.”
Unlike Kara, who understands it easily, Luna still seems unable to understand. She says everything she can mutter under her breath.
Is that why Chaos hates Luna? As I watched Luna tilting her head repeatedly, a good idea occurred to me.
That is none other than Ragnarok. Since it is a weapon imbued with the will of Chaos, the reaction will vary accordingly.
So, she took out Ragnarok and placed it on Luna’s arm. I wonder if Chaos will really reveal his will.
Passy!!
“Quaaa!!”
A different reaction came out than before, when there was only a little spark.
The level of lightning goes far beyond the scale of a spark. Luna’s body fluttered like her fish.
Thump-
It was when I wondered if I really hated Luna. Unable to handle her untimely lightning strike, Luna fell to the floor.
Unlike me, she has almost no resistance to lightning. She must have been roasted by lightning like me.
“······What are you doing?”
“You. Why…?”
Kara and Rod, who saw my actions, each expressed absurd reactions.
Rather than pressuring me, he looks like he doesn’t understand my actions.
I looked at them and Luna, who was lying on the floor and wincing, and then answered quietly.
“I didn’t do that.”
“Then who said that?”
In response to Kara’s question, I glanced at Ragnarok. If you think about it carefully, isn’t the thunderbolt the power of the Gulag?
Even though Chaos said it was scandalous and screwed Luna over, there will also be a stake in the gulag.
However, we cannot blame it on the Gulag. Right before your eyes is the Gulag’s favorite person.
Then what excuse should I make? I rolled my eyes and opened my mouth.
“Chaos.”
“Chaos? You said Chaos did it?”
“Yes.”
Maybe so.
[Faith rises!]
It was real.
I like Chaos.