66 – Confession
Haa───
Inside a cave with a cool chill.
The elderly man, with his brown hair neatly slicked back and wearing a pure white priest’s robe expressing the nobility of a priest, was walking leisurely, his eyes watching the breath coming out of his mouth.
In a quiet cave where not even the breathing of a single creature can be heard except the sound of her man’s footsteps.
In the eyes of the saint who was walking in a secret place where only pitch-black darkness seemed to continue, a bluish brilliance scattering sacred energy finally began to reveal itself.
A man who stands at the top of the state religion of Lyriam, the Church of Telmere.
Saint Erman, tightly grasping the nameless white flower in his hand, took a long stride toward the place where the mercy of the angel of punishment, Reynell, resided.
Jiying────
The power of the [Guillotine], Which prohibits the entry of beings with unclean power, briefly bound the saint’s body, but soon, as if it were an illusion, the bluish brilliance crushed itself in the air, allowing him to enter.
Erman, who for some reason lowered his head at that sight, placed his hand on his chest, took a deep breath, and then began to walk again.
Tap-tap── Ttop-tap──
Continuing towards the inside of the cave, it took a while for him to finally appear in front of him: numerous young lambs resting in coffins made of clear, transparent glass.
No, it is a world of the pitiful and pitiful dead who can never rest for the sake of the rest of the living.
The prohibition of the Church of Telmere.
It was [The coffin of the dead].
Saint Telmir said, Human beings are born from the earth and have a natural tendency to return to the earth.
Accordingly, the priests who followed his words were obligated according to doctrine to send the dead back with a handful of ashes.
Everything in the world doesn’t always go as planned.
For those who want to see at least the corpse of a loved one.
The denomination went against his word and created a taboo that should not have been made.
“… Telmere. Most people in the world are more foolish and pitiful than you think. “Please forgive this disrespect.”
Judging by the appearance of Erman talking quietly to himself in a place that is similar to the shame of such a religious denomination.
It seems that he, too, is one of God’s foolish servants who failed to accept the law of nature.
Erman’s steps as he walked through Geumyeok, where bluish brilliance and bone-chilling chill mixed together, were in front of a special coffin that, unlike other coffins, was engraved with the pattern of a roaring lion shining in silver, reaching the level of art. I stopped.
A special burial site where sacred energy, with the color of water like the ocean, is in full bloom.
From a distance, my eyes caught the body of a woman with pure white hair, lying in the middle of the tomb of King Lyriam.
“… ….”
A tragic princess who drank poison given to her by her brother, her eyes and tongue melted alive, and she died without even being able to scream.
Elania von Lyriam.
In the past, before Erman was chosen as a saint, a woman he secretly had in mind when he was working as an Inquisitor.
Looking at the body of his first love, whom he could never forget, the elderly saint just closed his eyes and slowly took a deep breath.
Sahaaa───
The holy water containing her mystery returned the body of a woman who ended her life with her terrible appearance to her beautiful appearance when she was alive, and the holy water that contained her mystery exuded her bluish energy from within her clear and transparent glass coffin and revived the dead body. Sing a requiem for,
After finishing a moment of silence, Erman offered her an unknown flower in her hand, then slowly knelt in front of the glass coffin with her and held her hands together.
It looks like foolish sinners going to confession to a priest.
After throwing off the face of a saint who always bestows grace on the good and punishes the wicked, Erman kneels before her as a sinner.
Just, she calmly began to put her own sins into her mouth.
“It’s been a while, Elania. When I came to see you, I always wanted to tell you only pleasant stories. Unfortunately, I think I’ll have to talk about something a little heavy today.”
To be exact, it is a confession of my sins.
After saying those words, Erman lowered his head without opening his mouth for a while, and smiled self-mockingly as he felt the sound of the power of God residing in his heart.
“… I threw away my duties as a saint, disobeyed even the words of the majestic Telmere, and ended up wielding the power that God had bestowed upon me.”
‘This is a secret number that should never be made known to the world. Erman, you must never… never talk about this power carelessly.’
After the death of the princess, the power of God came to dwell in his heart while he was praying without eating or drinking.
[Eve]
A man who is his only close friend and who inherits the royal lineage.
Brookin saw this and said:
This is a great power that will save those suffering from evil.
However, even as his friend nodded at him, even breaking out in a cold sweat, Erman just made a blank expression.
That’s right, the authority given to him is limited. If his own breath was lost, he had the power to return to the night before.
Some said.
If you keep killing yourself, won’t you be able to go back in time?
However, his power was only exerted during noble feats to stop evil.
‘Don’t be caught up in the past.’
Erman could only remain silent as the revelation of the great being echoed in his ears.
“After realizing that I could not prevent your death, I just gave up on everything. “I have lived a life in compliance with what is called fate.”
Because everything was in vain, he did not even take revenge.
The man sitting on the throne took away what was most precious to him.
“As time passed, I suddenly became a saint respected by everyone. “In front of me, an absolutely pitiful newborn baby boy appeared.”
A child chosen by heaven, with the same spark in his heart as mine.
“I was raised with the utmost care. I thought about it. “That child is the only rope of salvation given to me, who lost you and everything was in vain.”
They stamped their feet in case they were blown away by the blowing wind, ran around the streets of Darkana to beg for milk, and raised them with great care and care, nurturing them in arts and crafts so that they would not be discouraged even among nobles. .
“Well, I worked so hard to raise it. “Some black guy snatched the child away.”
Still, I was happy.
Because that child’s happiness was my happiness.
“However, God is merciless. The moment when my daughter should be happiest. He gave that child an ordeal that could not be overcome. In the end, Cecil died in vain.”
I couldn’t even wear the pure white dress I wanted so much.
He didn’t do anything wrong.
I received such heavy punishment.
I fell into eternal sleep.
“At first, I tried to accept it. Death comes to everyone someday. It may be a little while before we part ways. You must send it off with a smiling face. “I thought so.”
‘A message has just arrived from Priest Emily of Kente Village.’
‘… Emily? ‘What on earth is that kid talking to me about?’
‘… Heresy Inquisitor Julius Tapnel. They say she breathed her last.’
‘… ….’
“He was a very obnoxious guy who snatched my daughter away. I really liked that guy. No, actually, I might have been happy. He was more manly than any other man in the world. “He was a man who knew how to cherish, care for, and love his woman.”
Yes, if it is Julius. That I can trust and entrust my daughter to her.
“But who would have thought? Who would have thought that the blessing of conception, the fruit of love, would take the child’s life. It was just an accident. “It wasn’t his fault.”
However, Julius was an overly upright man. I collapsed, unable to bear the sense of guilt and loss that swirled within me.
“I had to bury my son-in-law with the same hands that buried my daughter. “The emptiness I felt back then still remains in my heart and constantly chills my blood.”
……
The sight of Erman closing his eyes for a moment and holding his hands tightly after saying those words was so sad that it was difficult to keep his eyes open.
On this earth where he knelt, only the dead remained silent without answering.
“At that time, I was extremely miserable. Yes, I needed the anger to fill my mind to burn the emptiness flowing through my heart, and I hated my pitiful granddaughter, Leila, who lost her mother and father before she could grow up properly.”
‘Ha, grandpa. ‘Oh, hello.’
‘… ….’
“I couldn’t bear to pour hate on that child, who was her little girl, so I didn’t turn my attention to that child.”
‘Please, please… Can you please hug me just once?’
‘… ….’
“I coldly turned away from a child who was shedding tears from unbearable loneliness.”
‘… May the blessings of God Rom be with you. Long time no see. ‘Saint Erman.’
‘…… ‘Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, my granddaughter.’
‘…… Ha, grandfather.’
“However, as time passed and Layla appeared before me with a bitter smile that looked just like Cecil back in the day, I had no choice but to open my mouth.”
‘… I’m sorry.’
‘Huh, huh… Ugh… Ugh.’
“When I saw her granddaughter forcibly swallowing her tears out of fear that she would look at me as her only family member, the anger that was inside me suddenly turned into guilt. “She had no shame, but she decided to spend the rest of her life trying to make that child happy.”
Leira Tapnell is not a cursed child.
That child was born with the blessings of Cecil and Julius.
“That kind and kind child readily accepted the forgiveness of the ugly daughter. “She gave me a bright smile, as if she had been a harmonious family from the beginning.”
‘Grandpa!’
‘… Are you coming?’
“Even though I was growing old and sitting in the position of a saint who was respected by everyone, the sight of me relying on the favor of a young girl was absolutely disgusting. Still, it was good.”
In that child’s face, she was able to catch a glimpse of my beloved daughter, Cecil.
“Then one day. Leila, who ascended to her position as a saint and led her order after me, came to me with a book in her arms, tilted her head and said this.”
‘Grandpa, I have a question.’
‘…Ask me anything. ‘I will answer with all my sincerity.’
‘I learned that the powers of all saints of all time are written in this book, but strangely, my grandfather’s power is not written anywhere.’
‘… It’s not a big deal. ‘I did not write it down because it is a power of which there is no good to be known.’
‘Hmph, I’m still curious.’
‘…Are you confident in keeping it a secret?’
‘Yes, yes!’
‘… This one looks just like its mother.’
“Ah, I’d rather. “If I hadn’t told that child about the power I had at that time… would everything have gone as it should have… would I have been able to become a saint and not carry such a terrible sin on my back?”
A foolish person like me, I didn’t know anything about my granddaughter.
What kind of wounds did that child live through and what kind of wishes did he have in his heart?
And I didn’t know at the time how frighteningly smart that kid was.
“Layla, who heard about my power, Eve, knew it right away. “The secret of my strength that even I didn’t know about.”
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‘Grandpa, Grandpa.’
‘……Why are you calling me?’
‘It’s my grandfather’s birthday in a little while. So I prepared a surprise party.’
‘Huh, if you tell me that, it won’t be a surprise.’
‘hehehehe, okay. ‘I really wanted to tell you.’
…My dear grandfather. Erman, the savior of all people.
“The secret of my power that even I didn’t know about. [The night before] Was actually not the power to turn back time to the day before.”
The exact ability of the power is.
The day to choose the final crossroads that can prevent the destruction of the world.
The power to return to the ‘day before’.
“Because of that, Rayra became the ruin of the world. 23 She unsealed the Archdemon, declared herself the Demon Queen, and emerged as my archenemy.”
‘Do you like it? Grandfather.’
“Everyone pointed their finger at that child. It’s an ominous entity that devoured my mother and father. “I thought that too when I saw Leila, even though she didn’t say it.”
That child is a cursed child.
“Certainly, Rayra was a cursed child. To be precise, people’s pointing fingers and cold eyes became a curse that ate away at the child and ultimately led him to do such ridiculous things.”
……
“Soon, the battle between the saint and his adversary came to a long end. The first world, its final moments. “The last sight that was reflected in my heart-piercing eyes.”
It was a miserable ending for a poor girl who committed suicide in tears.
“Soon, the world returned to nothingness, and when I opened my eyes again after losing consciousness, I saw it.”
‘Anyway, I won’t be home tomorrow, so don’t wait, Dad. ‘I promised to play with Julius all night long.’
“The living, breathing image of Cecil.”
‘Cecil, Cecil, Cecil!’
‘Uh, huh? What, why are you acting so disgusting all of a sudden? Get away quickly! If this continues, I’ll be late for the date I promised with Julius!’
“The plan of grown-up Leila was surprisingly successful, and I sacrificed my granddaughter’s corruption on the day she was born. “It brought me back to the day before.”
To be exact, it is the [Eve] That can prevent the birth of Leila Tapnel, who will bring about the destruction of the world.
Shaaa────
Erman raised his head for a moment at the sound of holy water falling, heard at an exquisite vantage point, as if the dead were answering.
However, the princess, lying in a blue coffin and sleeping eternally, did not even move a muscle and simply maintained her silence.
He shook his head and began to confess again.
“After returning to the time before everything began, which I had wanted so much, I simply snatched Cecil’s hand and forced myself to take a step forward.”
‘What, Dad! Let go of this, let go of this. Hmm, a date with Julius is coming soon. ‘Where are you taking me?’
‘… ….’
“At that time, my mind was filled with only one thought and I couldn’t think of anything else. “With the sole thought of ‘I must save Cecil,’ I prevented Julius and Cecil from meeting.”
‘What are you talking about? Break up. ‘What the hell does that mean?’
“With the indulgence in my hand that Leila’s sacrifice should not be in vain, I forcibly broke up the relationship between Cecil and Julius, and it seemed like the tragedy would not happen.”
‘Dad… I miss Julius so much.’
“However, as time passed, Cecil became weaker and weaker, and I, who could not bear to leave the child who was slowly dying from lovesickness, eventually gave up on keeping them apart.”
‘Cecil! I missed you, really.’
‘Julius, Julius, Julius! ‘Huh.’
“Of course, as happens with a man and woman in their prime, they had an accident as soon as they were reunited, and as if everything was predetermined, Cecil ended up carrying Julius’ child.”
‘hehehehe, I’m sorry, Dad. ‘I took Julius’ child.’
‘…… Okay, congratulations. ‘Cecil.’
“At first, I thought that the child would be drained of life by the child in my arms, wasted away and died just like that, but after thinking about it calmly, I honestly felt relieved.”
That’s right, the past has already changed. The child currently in Cecile’s womb.
It is not Leila Tapnel.
“No, I shouldn’t have. To be exact, it is an obvious truth that it is not. But, surprisingly, the child born was Ray.”
And Cecil, too, was once again robbed of all her vitality by Leila, and slowly and in vain fell away.
“After witnessing my daughter’s death again, I was completely frightened.”
Even if I forcibly separate him from Julius, or if I put them together.
Cecil’s death inevitably comes.
“I felt like I was trapped in a maze with no exit. “I felt like there was no way out.”
And then, someone whispered in my ear.
I will lend you the wisdom to get through this maze.
“I walked as if possessed by the whispers in my ear. And when my steps finally stopped, I met.”
-hahahaha! Welcome. No, welcome. The great saint Erman.
‘…… High-ranking devil.’
“Watchtower of Temperance. An entity that was sealed in a famous painting named . “A soggy desire.”
It whispered to me.
He will lend me, who has reached a dead end, the wisdom to break down the wall and move toward the future.
“Arnhill. A person who grants wishes in an ancient language. “The thing with that name was a truly pure devil.”
It’s truly cruel and horrifying.
He was a cunning devil.
-Do you want to save your daughter? Then the answer is simple. A very simple truth that has been handed down since the time of kings. If a problem arises, you just have to eliminate the cause of the problem.
“It presented me with two options and urged me to choose.”
Will I accept the death of my beloved daughter, Cecile, and move forward?
Will I not accept that child’s death and will I bear the unforgivable sin?
“The solution was simple. A being that inevitably brings about Cecil’s death. Julius Tapnel, Vicar of Faith.”
The best man on earth.
All you have to do is erase its very existence.
It was an extremely simple method.
“At that time, I was a half-crazed madman who had lost his mind after witnessing the death of his daughter again. Accepting the wisdom whispered by the devil, he unsealed Arnhill and lost his life to its magic.”
Shaaa────
“After that, things went very simply. “The place where I woke up after losing my life to evil was in the middle of the Holy Demon War, where Julius Tapnel was chosen as the representative of faith, another turning point that could have prevented the birth of Leila Tapnel.”
As a saint, I shouldn’t do this. I ended up committing a crime.
“To save my daughter, I cut off the life of a young boy who would one day accomplish great and great feats.”
Blood that should never have been spilled onto these hands.
With those words, he slowly stood up with his head down.
I quietly whispered my final confession to the princess.
“So, this world is a perfect world. No, it has to be a perfect world.”
Because there were so many terrible things that happened before we got here.
In order to save the life of one child, the lives of countless people were trampled upon.
“I will definitely make that child, Cecile, her saint. “You have to make them live a happy life.”
That is the last duty I must perform.
-… ….
Tap-tap── Ttop-tap──
With those words, the elderly saint turned his back on the princess without opening his mouth any more, and slowly walked towards the exit of Geumyeok.
-You are a truly terrible, terrible sinner.
A woman’s voice that she can no longer hear echoes in her mind, brooding over her own sins.
I just kept walking aimlessly.