Episode
47 .
The demonic energy covering the woman’s eyes completely disappeared.
The blackened eyes returned to normal human eyes.
She looked at Iden. My eyes started to turn red. I looked down at my child and burst into silent cries.
Women were not originally blind. It was because of the terrible Magi.
Although she was wary of Iden, she endlessly repeated her thanks and apologies.
Aiden slowly opened his mouth.
“I only cut heretics and demons. Convert to the Baranchesian religion. Vacheksar. This is the name of the god who saved you.”
Aiden said as he picked up a stone from the floor.
Infused with divine power, I passed it on to her.
A warm blazing glow. The trembling eyes contained the warmth.
There had never been such a brilliant light in her life. Even the night sky, built up with bloody tears, only faded in front of the lofty and shimmering divinity.
Aiden said in a calm voice.
“If you walk straight ahead for a while, you will see a horse. Wait for the people in white there. Show them the stone, and they will protect you. There will be enough food in your backpack, so you can eat as much as you want.”
The woman gripped the stone tightly and stared at Iden. The eyes were shaking.
Aiden asked.
“What is your name?”
She opened her mouth as she cradled her baby in her arms.
“… … Bar, Bache,”
“Bacheksarda.”
Aiden raised his boiling knees.
Jude couldn’t help but worry. Atonement made through words without blood and pain was not recognized unless it was a special case.
Aiden noticed Jude’s mood.
“I vouch for it in my name.”
Shiron nodded.
“I am a witness.”
Jude, who had been conflicted for a moment, swallowed his silence. He slowly raised his arm and made the sign of the cross.
“Bacheksar, your hero has given birth to a lamb in spite of his malice. Bless him mercifully.”
Shiron also closed his eyes and prayed.
Aiden gave the woman the direction to go. She was free because the ban from Magi was lifted.
The woman walking away kept her head down. Eventually, when she disappeared from sight, Aiden turned his attention to the private house.
Then I looked over the Aspects.
“Exactly three days left.”
Three days later, students from the city’s Magic University visit this land of screams. The purpose was to practice anti-personnel magic. At the same time as they visit, the operations of the Aspects also begin.
Iden took the document out of his pocket.
“We arrived earlier than expected, so please take a second look at each person’s postponement and overall plan.”
On the parchment Aiden unfolded, someone’s personal information was written in detail. It was the record book handed over by the intelligence service.
Garvu Antimoola. An aristocrat of the principality, and a student at the University of Magic.
His way of speaking, family, habits, behavior, hobbies, grades, preferences, relationships… … etc. All personal information was included.
I studied at the wagon all day long, but it was difficult to imitate him perfectly.
Appearance and voice can be implemented with the power of bandages, but these parts had to be prepared separately.
The Aspects also took out documents and leaned against the mound.
Because of the raised terrain, it was suitable for hiding.
The Aspects filtered through the personal records and checked again the plan that Iden had revised.
They had been preparing for the assassination for a long time, and they had completely finished studying the person to be copied.
After reviewing for a while, Shiron glanced at Aiden. Then he carefully opened his mouth.
“Sir Aiden, no matter how much I think about it, I’m concerned about the separate escape route. It’s not efficient.”
Jude also looked at Iden. It seems that I agree with Shiron’s opinion.
Aiden replied.
“I said before that there is something to check.
Shiron shook his head.
“I can’t do that. For our church, even if we succeed in our mission, it’s a loss if we lose the sutra. Can’t you tell us clearly? What are you going to do?”
It was a matter related to Cardach. could not speak
“Impossible. However, if things go well, we might be able to save the villagers.”
“But, our mission is to assassinate a factor…”
Aiden nodded.
“So, after the execution of Confucius, it was included in the escape operation. The top priority is assassination.”
Shiron thought for a moment and said.
“Can’t we just move along with the sir? We’ll just have to tweak the plan a bit right after the assassination.”
Originally, the Aspects would escape by land and Iden would jump into the sea.
It had its own reasons.
If the expected situation comes, all of its inhabitants will be liberated.
However, they did not have the ability to pass through the Giant’s Forest on their own and escape to the Empire.
I needed someone to lead me. Since Aiden couldn’t take it, it was the role of the Aspects. It was because of turning Shiron and Jude’s escape route to land.
Of course, I didn’t inform the Aspects.
Because they hate heretics. However, it was judged that if the situation came up, the desperate residents would not be ignored.
Of course I wasn’t sure. Even if the giants ate the villagers, the Aspects might turn a blind eye.
Aiden was ready to make such a sacrifice. If only we could solve the essential problem of ‘screaming’.
Hana Bokbung was a nine-tailed fox.
Saya dried up the seeds of the giants and paved the way for the residents to escape.
Of course, it wasn’t something the beast was aware of and did.
It was just extremely fortunate. Anyway, the reason for escaping the Aspect to land was gone.
Aiden looked them over.
“It’s a separate mission from Master’s orders. Will you still obey?”
It sounded like a joke to the Aspects.
Their superior was the messenger of Bacheksar. I could present my opinion, but in conclusion, I had to black it out.
In addition, there was no reason to protest in the face of putting the church’s mission first.
Shiron replied with a slightly puzzled expression.
“Well, of course I should follow you…?”
Jude and Goat also glanced at Iden.
“I’ll fix the escape route, Sir Aiden.”
Aiden nodded.
“Do it”
*
Magic University, the day of field experience in adult magic.
Garvu Antimola was in a good mood these days.
It was because the demon ‘Sophon’ made a direct contract with him.
Sophon was a high-ranking demon served by the Antimola family.
It wasn’t a great devil like the ‘Gusian’ that the Trafel family worshiped, but the magic that Sophon bestowed was of a sufficiently high level.
Guxian’s family, Sophon, the primordial despair.
Garbu, who came to serve him. The future was bright. The family also held him up as a born giraffe.
He even took over the secret book of the Antimola family, and his face was full of smiles because of the anticipation of testing new magic and the thrill of improving his skills as a sacrifice.
The drawbridge connecting the artificial island and the land of screams.
Under the control of the professor at the University of Magic, students were crossing the bridge.
Garvu’s height and size were bigger than anyone else’s. Just like Iden.
Therefore, even large crowds did not obstruct his view.
He walked in line and saw the land of screams.
The lowly people were repeating meaningless labor. Their screams and screams reached the drawbridge through the desolate field.
A little schoolgirl walking alongside Garvuu asked him.
“How is Garvuu? Seriously, are you carrying something that looks like a stone? Does it look tough?”
Garvuu tilted his head slightly with a groan.
“Well, I don’t know. I think it would be much better if I put thin needles on the ground.
The woman burst out laughing.
“Are you an idiot? Then you’ll die right away. We have to make it last as long as possible. The point is, it’s the amount of despair that can be extracted from a single commoner.”
It was difficult for Garvu to sympathize with her opinion.
“Quantity is important, of course. But, for third-tier or higher, it’s decided by the ‘quality of despair’ anyway.”
“Supply is the problem. If quality is given priority, the lowly people will die soon, but won’t the fertility catch up? In the first place, there aren’t that many mages who can use the third tier or higher.”
The girl’s words were the right theory. There was one gap.
The moment Garvu was about to refute, the professor drew attention.
“Now, now. Attention! Small talk later and focus now!”
The professor slowly turned his head and looked at the students.
“It’s probably the first time for most of us here outside the city center. We fully understand the excitement and it’s okay to be a little excited. However, unforeseen accidents shouldn’t occur. The reason we conduct training individually is because we trust you guys. Mara.”
The cadets of the College of Magic responded loudly.
The professor was again.
“I’ll give you a word of caution. I will never touch anything other than one of the lowly people paid per individual. They are the pillars that support the principality. Always respect and cherish them. If there are students who act selfishly, I will penalize them.”
The cries of the cadets could be heard from everywhere.
Garview also frowned.
“Professor, that’s an old man anyway. What is one? I heard that the seniors received two or three last year.”
“It’s not the professor’s fault. It’s a policy that came down from above. What should I do?”
“Yes, you are always right.”
The professor checked the time and nodded.
“Now then, gentlemen. So that we can spend the next six hours worthwhile.”
The door blocking the passage slammed upwards. The students moved in line.
They waited for their turn and moved to the land of screams one by one.
There was no way to rush out, so it was like the intellectuals of the duchy. The professor looked at it and smiled contentedly.
As soon as Garvu stepped on the maroon ground, he turned his gaze in all directions.
The one who looked the most lively was his goal.
A stooped old man bending over on the bare ground? It wasn’t. The girl who builds a pagoda and then knocks it down again is too skinny.
As I turned around with a frown on my face, I saw a man scooping up dirt to fill up the sea.
It looked pretty solid, so it wasn’t bad.
Before anyone could intercept him, he immediately ran and put the shackles around the man’s neck and pulled him tight.
Cheeky, he fell down. The man screamed and stood up to continue his work.
Garvuu ignored the action and grabbed the chain again.
The man dragged to the floor cried out incessantly, as if he knew his fate.
Feeling satisfied, Garview moved to the simple practice center in the land of screams.
The practice center was the residence of the poor.
For just four hours a day, even the only resting place for them to eat and sleep was a terrible torture chamber.
Garvuu picked out a private house that was all falling down.
As he was about to enter, he heard a thud behind him.
As soon as I turned my head, I saw a man carrying a huge rock alone.
A huge, lively face. His inhuman strength was really attractive.
Garbu untied the shackles of the man he had picked out and kicked him.
Then he slowly approached the hulking.
He was the same size as Garvu. For him, the experience of being at eye level with someone was counted on one hand.
He opened his mouth wide and laughed.
“I decided on you.”
Without hesitation, Garvu put the shackles on the man’s neck.
When I snatched it up, the hand taste that came through was also different. I opened the door of the private house and pushed the man in first. before someone loses it.
He felt very lucky these days.
It was because he signed a direct contract with Sophon, inherited the family’s secret book, and obtained a higher-quality offering than anyone else.
He grinned and slammed the door.
A space that is closed on all sides. Garvuu was left alone with Aiden.