I see your code (210)
“her… … it was real The fact that you can acquire the powers of other apostles.”
While staring blankly at the black iron sword in the air, Lucard came closer with admiration.
“No matter how much that Kitan’s apostle power makes sense… … Seeing this with my own eyes, I can’t deny it… … Terrible.”
He clicked his tongue and looked straight at me.
“More than that, isn’t it possible that you can continue to use the Amon’s apostle power that you had originally acquired? If it’s really possible, I’d go to the Dept. Gods and ask for something. Why can’t I only have one of these?”
“… … You really don’t mean to, are you?”
“Of course not. I want to meet you, but there is no way to meet. The Pope won’t even listen.”
It sounds like I would have asked if I had been able to meet you. Was this person similar to Arina?
Anyway, I let out a small sigh and put my hand forward. Because I wondered if I could still use ‘Breakdown’. Then, bend your palms and turn your fingers.
The collapse did not trigger, it was just silent.
It’s something I was half expecting, but it’s a bit chilly… … .
At that moment, Lucard, who was next to him, grinned.
“Oh, I’m glad. I almost would have converted.”
“… … Don’t you like it in front of the party?”
“Still, it is. You can use the other Apostle abilities in the same way, wouldn’t it be too much if you could use a few of them?”
“Well, it is, but… … .”
I couldn’t hide my disappointment, and I canceled ‘Creation’ by taking my breath away. It was because the energy that escaped to maintain it was beyond imagination.
Lucard shrugged his shoulders as he saw the black iron sword gradually fading.
“Don’t be too disappointed. Just being able to use the Apostle’s powers as I want now is great enough… … But what is that?”
Without saying anything, Lucard pointed to the place my palm was facing with a bewildered face.
Why are you doing that?
For a moment, I thought about joking around, but my expression was too serious for that.
I turned my gaze back to him with a hopeful feeling. And I was able to find the singularity right away.
The rumbling of space that only comes out when you use ‘collapse’.
* * *
After several attempts, I was able to roughly figure out the conditions for the ability to activate. If you are using ‘Creation’, you can’t use ‘Breakdown’, or the number of times you can use the two is judged overlapping.
Oh, I also found out that the 1st time of creation is more critical than the collapse of the same as 2nd of the collapse. For example, a day that can be used 10 times a day can only be used 4 more times on a day when a collapse uses 3 creations.
Satisfied, I raised my head and returned my palms to their original positions.
While trying to use both Amon and Depity’s abilities together, I ended up doing strange poses several times, but I have no regrets. Because there was so much to discover.
But a person who has a completely different atmosphere from me… … No, there was one beast. It was Lucard who watched me from the side until the end with a face that threw away even the sleepy look.
He looked at me with his eyes wide open, in a different sense from tiredness, and muttered gloomily.
“This is a scam… … .”
“Oh, Mr. It’s a surprise.”
To be honest, I was genuinely surprised because I had forgotten halfway through. It was so hardened that it was like a statue modeled after an apostle.
“You still haven’t come back? Are you trying to wake up already?”
“… … Now I have to go back slowly. ‘Cause now it’s time for me to sleep More than that.”
Lucard suddenly raised his head and clicked his tongue towards the sky.
“Although they are the same five gods, why on earth does Defiti-sama have only one power? Is it because it is artificially made? Is this something I can complain about?”
“I do not know… … .”
From my point of view, I think the complaint should be taken by yourself.
No matter how much Depity was created by forcibly gathering faith, it didn’t seem like it would feel good to hear such a word from his apostle. There is a saying that the worst thing in the world is fact assault.
But Lucard didn’t care at all, so he got up, shaking off his clothes.
“It’s dirty, so I have to write a resignation card or something. But who do I have to tell the apostle that I am quitting?”
“You can ask me that… … .”
“Hey, what do I do when I ask my younger sister like this? … … No, wait. Come to think of it, you’re not even an apostle in the first place. Because I only got the power and ate it. It’s suddenly embarrassing again.”
“… … .”
“Don’t make up your face like that even though you’re not sorry. Because it’s obvious that he’s just arguing with the beat because it’s annoying.”
At that, I immediately turned back my expression and shrugged.
“What can I do? that the world is inherently unfair. Lucard-sama is jealous of me, but there are probably not many people who are jealous of Lucard-sama. In the end, it’s a bit of a difference. Should it be called the sky above the sky? At least, Lucard-sama would not be in a position to be resentful in that regard.”
“… … There are some parts of you that are very unlucky.”
“It was also Lucard-sama who told me not to tune in.”
He said while recalling about a dozen black iron swords he had created.
Now I know that even though there is a limit on the number of times, the number that can be created at one time depends on the energy I put in.
“Before that, I would like to go for a little while, do you have any tips you can give me? It’s a way to save the energy to maintain what you made.”
“This shamelessly steals my powers and tries to steal my marrow. There’s no such thing, man. Practice diligently.”
“I think there must be some trick that can be used roughly… … .”
Looking at him suspiciously and muttering, Lucard said bluntly.
“I really have nothing to tell you. If there is, I don’t want to tell you. I’ve already lost too much for a single beast’s heart.”
“It’s the second thing.”
I took a step back while storing the black iron sword that I had taken out for comparison.
“Then I will really go. Thank you for your help, and good luck.”
“OK.”
“But do you really have anything to tell me?”
One last question before leaving, a large wrinkle appeared on Lucard’s forehead. He bowed his head for a moment, and immediately spawned dozens of weapons around him.
On the contrary, is it an illusion to say that I look more powerful than when I was seriously attached?
I quickly got out of there without adding anything more. It was because I thought that I could actually shoot that thing.
* * *
“Did you really have something more to teach you?”
“Why are you like this, really?”
At the question of the bear priest who suddenly approached, Lucard got fed up and retrieved the weapons he had made. As he was estimating the amount of divine power returned, Priest Bear asked, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
“I say this because I know that the Apostle has been training for several years to become proficient in power. If there was no result, would it not have happened?”
“… … .”
Even though it was obvious that he had heard the question, Lucard just snorted like a deaf man.
Priest Bear looked at him and couldn’t help but wonder. Because the Lucard he knew was never a jealous person who cared about teaching.
Could it be that he really just wasted that long time meaninglessly?
It seems to be so. As the emotions in his gaze gradually turned into pity, Lucard became angry.
“Why do you look so kinky again? Are you making fun of me now? hem?”
“Is it possible? Just staring.”
“Just staring. Just by looking at it, I can only see that you think I have worked in vain.”
“If it looks like that, there is nothing I can do about it.”
“… … Why are there only such unlucky people around me?”
Lucard, who muttered lamentably, then spoke as if spitting out.
“Anyway, I didn’t have any meaningless suffering. I steadily learned the power of an apostle, and I got results.”
“Then what… … .”
“Why didn’t you give me a tip or something?”
As the bear priest nodded, Lucard asked with a frown.
“How old are you this year?”
“Twenty-eight.”
“With that face?”
“… … .”
Priest Bear, who was suddenly hit by a counter punch, was speechless. Looking at him, Lucard shrugged his shoulders and continued.
“Well, no matter how old you are, is it true that you were a kid with no blood on your head when I received the power to buy?”
“… … Yes. I entered the temple when I was eight years old.”
The phrase ‘The Apostle seems to have the same age on the inside as well as the age on the outside, back then and now.’ After all, the opponent was his boss.
However, as if dissatisfaction was evident on his expression, Lucard looked at him cutely and opened his mouth again.
“Anyway, if you came in then, you would definitely be confused. What the hell have I been training for over the years?”
“… … Wasn’t it a training to get used to the power?”
“The training to get used to the power is correct, but it wasn’t like you thought I was learning a trick or something. It just took me a long time to learn how to activate it. I mean, there’s really nothing more to tell.”
“… … You mean the activation itself?”
Priest Bear asked curiously.
It’s certainly not accurate because it’s a childhood memory, but surely that ‘he who blew up disaster’ didn’t create a sword in an instant. It was hard to understand that it took Lucard so many years to learn such a thing. He was one of the most talented among the beasts.
“Are you saying that his talent is far superior to that of the apostle?”
“no. Rather, the control itself is better for me. I’m not saying this out of pride, it’s just the truth.”
“Then why… … .”
“In order to use Depiti-sama’s ‘Creation’, there is a process of transforming the divine power, which is really incredibly difficult. There is also a lot of energy lost in the middle.”
After interrupting the bear priest, Lucard continued speaking. His eyes stared at the place where Rihann had left.
“But he doesn’t use his divine power at all to use Kitan’s powers. Whether it’s ‘collapse’ or ‘creation’. So there is no need to get used to the powers of other gods.”
“… … Are you saying that he used magical powers to use the power of God?”
“Well. I don’t know if it’s magic or if it’s an unknown power that I know alone. But one thing is for sure.”
Lucard yawned and turned around.
“The only god he believes in is himself. Otherwise, there would be no divine power to such an extent.”
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