Chapter 144: Moirai (3)
“If only I could throw it away.”
He broke the long silence and opened his mouth.
“I would like to.”
It was Zodiac Ridwi.
Ridwi Urfa still looked haggard. Anyway, I didn’t drink today, but my body is screaming from all the drinking I’ve been doing.
He looked at the emperor with wide eyes.
“However, it is a very difficult task. They will not leave us.”
“… Even if the Zodiac wants to give up its divine power, it doesn’t work out the way it wants?”
“Those who have divine power feel that power as if it were their talent. Can those with a talent for cooking or math give up their talents? “Even if you quit cooking and math, you can’t give up those talents.”
Ridwi spoke seriously, without even using his unique dialect. It was partly because he was busy, but he didn’t have any free time right now.
And there was a sense of discomfort in Ridwi’s words.
“Aster Evans gave up his divine powers, right?”
When Fili tilted his head and asked, Reidwi lowered his eyes as if thinking for a moment. The other zodiacs were also lost in their own thoughts about that question.
“Because I was a student at Constell, I dare say,”
Oh Sprit opened his mouth.
“It is said that Aster did not abandon himself, but hoped that God would abandon him.”
“It wasn’t abandoned, but it was abandoned?”
“I don’t know what actually happened, but Aster said that Baldur ‘left’ him. He never said that he abandoned Baldur.”
God left Aster on his own.
If that’s true, if you’re going to give up your divine powers, others should do the same.
“There are other people who have lost their spiritual powers.”
Ospreet said.
“Edwin von Behertio. He also lost his spiritual powers.”
“… Ah, Hephaestus.”
Ridwi said as if he remembered something. The Golem incident at the time was concluded as an incident within Constell, but the disappearance of Edwin’s divine powers was quite famous. At the time, many people saw the fall as a sign of Behertio’s complete extinction.
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“After Edwin lost his magical powers, he actually grew even more. He shows exceptional talent in production and security, and has now become an indispensable talent not only in Behertio but also in the management of horse engineering.”
The current Edwin is showing off even more abilities than when he revived his family in the game. Of course, he had a hard time immediately after losing his divine powers, but that period did not last very long.
Ospreet said.
“Aster and Edwin have something in common.”
“… “You lost your spiritual power, but instead your strength grew.”
Monty, who was listening, answered, and Oh Sprit nodded his head.
“And one more thing.”
“And also?”
When Monty asked back, it was Ridwi who answered.
“… “I don’t believe in God.”
“!”
The air became heavier. Reed Yu’s soft voice pressed heavily on the listener’s heart.
Fili thought for a moment and said, no, as soon as he thought about it.
“To give up your spiritual power, you must stop believing in God. Because there is no God who can give strength to people who do not believe in him. “The front and back are correct.”
Fili’s voice is calm, which makes it even cooler.
Not believing in God. For those on Frontier’s side, it is not that difficult, but for those on the other side, it is quite a difficult problem. From some perspectives, it may be a bigger problem than just losing one’s magical powers.
In the end, while the meeting was in progress, no Zodiac decided on a policy of eliminating divine powers.
They still needed time.
* * *
“I’m sorry, Ajie.”
After the meeting, it was Ospreet who approached Ajie.
“What do you mean?”
“It’s for the sake of progressing the meeting, but I didn’t expect you to say that. “It must have been a difficult role.”
Atjie said.
Frontier is the devil.
That was meant to avoid unnecessary digression from the point, but Ospreet did not dare know how Ajie felt when he said those words.
“It’s not that big of a deal.”
Ah Jie shook his head.
“If Frontier were me, he would definitely do this.”
“You trust your little brother.”
“This is not faith.”
Ajie had a small smile.
“It’s just something I have to do.”
Oh Sprit was more surprised by At Jie’s smile than by the content of his words. The expressions on the faces of the Roach family always surprise him, but Azier’s smile is unique among them.
It’s a warm smile. Ospreet felt it right away.
“Then what do you think about divine power?”
“I don’t have it, so I don’t know. “There’s not much I can say.”
Aji has no divine power. In fact, the same goes for Ospreet.
It is difficult for these two to fundamentally know what ‘giving away their divine power’ means. It is only a fragmentary understanding.
“However, as Zodiac Ridwi said, if it is recognized as a ‘talent’, even if it is possible to give it up, it will not be easy.”
“Yes. Even if it is a power that cannot be controlled, they are people who have risen to high positions through that power. “There’s no way I’d accept someone suddenly telling me to throw it away.”
And it’s even more so because I’ve never thought that I couldn’t control it.
Now the Zodiacs are afraid. They are stepping down from their position as Zodiac. At the same time, one’s own value is buried and denied because of mere divine power.
“Ajie, just in case.”
Osprit lowered his voice a little.
“What if the Zodiac refuses to do this?”
“What if you refuse to give up your divine power?”
“I see. It’s quite possible. Furthermore, Zodiacs who disagree may divide among themselves.”
After thinking about it for a moment, Atjie said:
“No matter what Zodiac chooses, I will do nothing.”
“Doing nothing?”
“The choice is theirs.”
The Zodiac has been loyal to the Empire and played a large role in the war.
Even if it was because of the help of divine power, it is undoubtedly true that they sacrificed their lives.
“But if it endangers the Empire and its citizens, I can only stop it.”
“As a professional.”
“Yes. As a professional.”
Unlike Frondier, Adjie has no intention of taking the first step. He just sticks to his role. As a professional, he has a job to do. He has no intention of going beyond his territory.
Ospreet grinned when he heard that.
“Then, if you send me a request to prevent the division of the Zodiac, I will accept that too.”
“… It seems like it’s beyond the scope of what a professional can do…”
Atjie slightly pulled his eyebrows together as if he was troubled.
“I will.”
He gave a clear answer.
* * *
After leaving the imperial palace, Ajie got into a car and headed to the mansion.
Unlike other nobles, he does not have a driver. He drives himself.
This is because in the past, his driver was killed in an attack.
Ajie is holding the steering wheel and looking straight ahead.
Right now, he is just repeating the thoughts he has been thinking from the past until now.
‘… ‘Frondier.’
The day Frontier left the empire, the Roach family changed.
Everyone was trying not to change, but it was no use.
Frondier left the empire by his own decision, and thanks to this, peace was restored to the empire.
A fake peace achieved by defeating a fake enemy.
However, a fake enemy is also an enemy, and a fake peace is also peace.
The Roach family, who were already quiet and at the top of the nobility, turned into people who could not speak.
Ampere, Malia, and Agier himself.
They continued their daily routine as usual.
Ampere guards the estate and trains the knights, Malia continues her work as Constell’s health teacher, and Adjie becomes a professional and completes his duties.
However, they no longer care about their work.
They have been working hard to protect people. Territorial guidance, knights, teachers, and professional work are ultimately all for that purpose.
And those people kicked out Frontier.
Then why us?
“Frondier. “Come back.”
Atjie muttered quietly. However, there was no change in his expression.
“My father is having a hard time.”
Atjie let out a faint voice.
There was no word after that.
As if to prove that he too was a member of the Roach family, he silently pulled his vehicle towards the road.
Boom—
How far did it go? When we reached the halfway point between the Empire and Roach Mansion.
In the distance, he saw someone standing in the middle of the driveway.
‘… What?’
The question lasted only a few seconds.
A deserted place, a road where no one walks, a midway point between an empire and a mansion.
… To live.
Bang!
Ajie flew straight to the side, broke the front door, and got out of the car.
The car sped on and reached the man standing in the driveway.
A crunching sound, the sound of something distorting.
Ajie stood up and checked the vehicle.
“You’re quick to judge.”
An unfamiliar, young boy’s voice.
The boy was directly in front of the sedan, holding the front bumper in his hands.
It’s not human grip strength.
“… “What are you?”
At Jie completed his fighting stance. But now my hands are bare. His window is fixed to the car.
The boy looked at Ajie.
The golden eyes looked at Ajie with a hint of displeasure.
The boy said.
“You should use an honorific title.”
The boy lifted his car with one hand and threw it at Ah Jie, as if he were throwing a doll.
Huh!
“Human.”
As the vehicle flew at high speed, Ah Jie lowered his body and dodged it by flying into the gap below.
Chuck.
When he took his stance again, he had a spear in his hand.
“Hoo. It’s not an average talent. He must be busy just dodging incoming vehicles, but you can’t wait to release the attached window and place it in his hand.”
The boy spoke as if he were admiring, but also as if he were evaluating.
Ah Jie took his stance.
“Ask again. “What are you?”
“You don’t know the situation, you.”
A boy sighing. Take one step forward.
When his feet touched the ground, the boy was in front of Ajie.
‘Chuck!’
Quang!
Ajie raised his spear and blocked it. He didn’t know what was blocking him. It was the result of reflexes, instinct, and countless repetitions of basic skills.
Even though it was blocked, Ajie flew several meters and landed again.
“Is it because I defeated the Seven Deadly Sins, or is it because I saw the ugly looks of the other gods? “People these days have become so arrogant.”
As the boy spoke, he took his stance again.
… The blow just now caused unusual pain in his shoulder and wrist.
“You seem to be mistaken when you see gods possessing humans, but I am not possessed.”
The boy spread his hands and lifted them slightly upward.
Pieces of the broken ground rose into the air along with a clattering sound.
“It has descended. “Sweetheart.”
Sigh—!!
A wave of stone fragments rushing towards Atjie.
Ajie’s eyes sparkle.
Roach Swordsmanship
Ajie Original
pleasure-
Suddenly!
Ahead of Ajie’s skill, his spear was cut down.
“… !”
In an instant, At Jie rolled his body to escape the storm of stones. An eerie sound like a crunching sound echoed across the ground.
“You said technology is one thing?”
Atjie stood again holding the spear that had been broken in two.
He was an auror flying through the stone fragments. An auror who cuts down Ajie’s spear in an instant.
“A technique that silences not only the opponent’s weapons, but also the entire momentum of the attack. “It sounds great, but it can’t handle anything other than its intended target.”
Ajie did not respond. The boy also has no intention of listening to Ajie’s answer.
Because there is no need for that.
He checked again without bothering to ask again.
——I know the weakness of the fall.
“It’s already a technique full of weaknesses, but now there’s no spear and the opponent has bare hands.”
The boy tilts his head.
“What are you going to do?”