73 – Purity
Haa───
Pure white steam rising from the black tea that has not yet lost its warmth.
It may be like a mirage in midsummer, or like the cold breath of midwinter.
…Or was it just a fleeting dream?
“As I get older, I start to think about all sorts of things.”
The outside world is filled with silence due to the magic of the Great Devil.
Save the good and punish the evil. A representative of an angel with a mission in his heart.
Julius Tapnel sat in the center of the drawing room, which had a quiet atmosphere.
I could only express a trivial sentiment at the scent of black tea mixed with pure white seaweed.
-Profit! Die, die!
-Die yourself, you insignificant devil!
“I hope it’s done in moderation and the anger goes away. “It’s hard for me to handle Cecil when she’s so angry.”
After Cecil’s death.
Julius, who spoke as if he had returned to his playful boyhood rather than the stiff tone he always used, suddenly shook his head as if he was embarrassed at the sound of Cecil’s shouting faintly coming from afar.
“It seems difficult to move on from just one kiss this time.”
Tak─
Julius neatly emptied his share of black tea and smiled secretly at the pleasant scent that was still lingering at the tip of his nose.
He looked at the platinum-colored watch that was still neatly placed on the table and started twitching his hands.
Tick tick─
Now, not even the noise that announces the bloody struggle between devils and angels can be heard, and in a space where there is only silence, like Darkana, which has become an uninhabited city.
The interrogator’s fingers also show lively movements to the sound of the mainspring constantly rotating.
Julius, who had been concentrating his thoughts on something meaningless for a while, turned his head and glanced to the side when he felt a slight chill next to him.
Wow~
A great holy relic that was not summoned, but it is unknown how and by what means it appeared.
Holy Sword Nerondir was radiating a cool chill as always and showing off his pure white sword body.
“… Nerondir. “I saw you dressed up a little unusually while I wasn’t seeing you.”
Although the hilt of the sword was stained black by the Great Devil’s magic.
Wow!
Perhaps it was dissatisfied with his words, the Holy Sword, which was just floating in the distance with its body floating in the air, swung its body around like a fierce woman and began to speak in a beautiful woman’s voice.
-Adornment? My master is telling a truly lame joke. I, who was created with the power of the great Rom, dared to fall into the hands of a petty devil. That person, the owner, saw the scars of shame and spoke of dressing them up. This is extremely blasphemous…!
“…… Like.”
-Ho?
“Amazing. “A sword that speaks.”
-Are you saying that now?
If you’re going to say you’re surprised, it’s better to at least be pleasantly surprised.
Julius calmly expressed his surprise in an indifferent tone without even lifting an eyebrow.
Nerondir tried to say something in response to his insincere appearance, but
Julius quickly got used to the situation where the sword speaks, and the holy object is placed in front of him.
After placing it in [Jifnel’s Tears]’S arms, I stood up.
“I didn’t call you, but you somehow managed to come to me. It was the same when you were counting, and it is the same now. “How on earth are you going to find me?”
-You who chose me from the sealing stone are the masters of the holy sword, no matter what anyone says. And my mission is to root out the evil that is eating away at this world with the help of my master…!
“If you don’t want to tell me, that’s okay. “It’s something that can’t be helped.”
-… The power in your heart and the power in my sword body are connected to each other. That’s why they attract each other.
“Ho, then you are flying in search of me. “Is it possible to do the opposite as well?”
-… You can do it if you want to, but is it really necessary?
“No, I just imagined something fun.”
‘Heh! It is said that very few demons can handle magic that transcends space. Even Julius can’t do this, right? hehehe, I won.’
Julius, who deep inside felt a strange sense of competition with the magic his wife was showing off, was looking for an opportunity to create a new technology that could surpass Cecil’s magic.
“If I just throw it as hard as I can, I wonder if I can do something similar.”
-I’m just saying this just in case, but if you throw me around like you want, you’ll get really scolded.
I smiled slightly as I recalled the brilliant idea I had heard from Nerondir of trying to recreate, however clumsily, the Great Devil’s magic using the power contained in the holy sword.
“It might be worth testing it later.”
-I really said don’t do it!
Of course, it was just a terrible idea for Nerondir, who the golden-haired man would later throw with all his might.
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– If you look closely, you really do do strange things sometimes.
“…… Me? “You mean something stupid?”
A beautiful woman’s voice echoed from the holy sword that was neatly hanging on the interrogator’s waist and gave off a pleasant chill.
Julius, who was once again admiring the Devil’s Nest, which displayed the exact same level of sophistication as reality, tilted his head and listened to the Holy Sword’s words.
-Yes, you’re still doing strange things, aren’t you?
The mansion where Saint Erman and his daughter Cecil Lionelta lived together.
The realm of the great evil Lionelta, which was created in an exact replica of that ancient building.
Among them, looking at one side of the hallway where square marks were engraved as if they had been framed, Julius Tapnel, the strongest interrogator…
I was gathering golden brilliance from my heart and working hard to set fire to the devil’s nest.
“There is rarely a chance to enter the nest of a high-ranking devil. “As a Heretic Questioner, I was conducting my own tests to see if the space was truly identical to reality.”
-No matter how you look at it, it looks like they’re setting fire just for fun.
“…… Huh.”
His dead wife came back to life, and Julius, who had thawed his frozen heart by smelling the warm scent of her flesh, slowly began to regain his original appearance.
He showed a sense of ease and playfulness that was hard to imagine in the days when he was called the Fear of Lyriam.
-Anyway, this place is truly unpleasant. Why on earth did Lionelta create such an old-fashioned mansion?
“This is a space that resembles the mansion where Saint Erman… No, my father-in-law lived.”
-… ….
“Well, I understand that it looks a little ugly. “Where there should have been beautiful portraits, these unpleasant marks have been carved into them.”
-… Whose portrait was originally hanging?
“Cecil.”
Julius, who readily answered the extremely simple question posed by the Holy Sword, smiled somewhat bitterly and slowly traced the scars on the wall with his hand.
– Let me change my mind about that picture of a crazy devil. This is truly a wonderful mansion.
“Originally, there were many portraits of Cecil in my father-in-law’s mansion. From when she was a young girl to becoming a full-fledged woman. “A brilliant moment of life was here.”
-… But why did it disappear?
“It’s because of me.”
After saying those words, Julius remained silent for a while and gently caressed the wall where the picture of the brown-haired girl was hanging.
After a moment passed, he began to open his mouth towards his holy sword again.
“You may not know that they have been sealed for a very long time, but the clergy of the Telmere Church are not actually very faithful in keeping their doctrine.”
-Why don’t you know? Just by looking at your little friends, I can clearly see that the denomination is going crazy.
“But nevertheless. “There are sins that can never be forgiven.”
-What, you mean joining hands with the devil and becoming a heretic?
“That too is an unforgivable sin, but what I am talking about is a different sin.”
-Hmm… I’m not sure.
“…Purity before marriage. “One of the sins that the Church of Telmere can never forgive is not maintaining chastity before marriage.”
-But that prostitute clearly did not maintain chastity before marriage!
“Yes, that is why she was punished. Originally, it was a mortal sin that deserved her head to be cut off. She was also the daughter of a saint, and she was the representative of Tapnel, who appeared 500 years after the opponent who broke her chastity. “Cecil could have ended up being sentenced to non-existence.”
You can’t have a portrait because it doesn’t exist.
Because it didn’t exist, we couldn’t have a grand wedding.
“That is why there are only two portraits of Cecil left in the world.”
Recalling the feeling of the silver locket that had always been hanging around my neck for the past five years, which has now returned to its owner, Julius whispered softly.
The Holy Sword just grunted and trembled.
-Hmph, wasn’t that the prostitute’s own gain? There is no reason for my master to be sad.
“… I’m not sad. Because now Cecil is by my side. “If you don’t have a portrait of her past self, all you have to do is capture her brilliant future life on canvas again.”
-Why has the period of punishment ended?
“No, the rule is that women who do not maintain chastity will be punished for the rest of their lives.”
-Then how can you say something like that?
Nerondir asked in a voice full of confusion, as if he didn’t understand.
Julius, who was calmly sweeping away the traces of punishment carved on the wall while listening to the Holy Sword’s words, indifferently spoke in passing at her words.
“Because I will no longer allow her to punish her.”
-But it is clearly not right in principle…!
“I won’t tolerate it, so who dares raise a counterargument?”
-… ….
In response to his somewhat arrogant words, the Holy Sword could not say anything and she just remained silent.
Julius, a loving wife who cared for and loved his wife dearly, clenched his fists as he expressed his unwavering determination.
“If we solve this incident and put the world back on track. “I’m sure the clergy of the central church will also find their place.”
-I hope it’s not what I think.
“Obviously, they will not be able to tolerate Cecil’s existence.”
-I can’t accept it either. Don’t ignore it.
“But there is nothing to worry about.”
-…… ?
“Saint Telmir said, Most problems in the human world can be solved by force.”
-Telmir was not the one who said such things!
The holy sword was shocked by the bold words and actions of the interrogator, who was so overflowing with love for his wife that he began to fabricate the words of Telmere, the first saint, and ended up screaming.
The strongest man on earth, Julius Tapnel, simply calmly strengthened his resolve.
“I think I’ll get a little busy after I resolve the matter with Erman. “It seems that the senior priests at the Central Church are very tenacious.”
-Why are you already thinking of resolving the issue by force? Are you saying you don’t have the option of resolving the situation with words?
“… Words? The best way to reveal a person’s beliefs is through action. “Sometimes a punch can make you feel more than just empty words.”
-… This may seem strangely true, and sometimes it may not.
As if in confusion, the holy sword on the interrogator’s waist moved and rattled quite dynamically.
Julius, who was glancing at Nerondir’s appearance, leisurely took out the platinum colored watch he had kept in his arms and continued speaking.
“Well, Nerondir, there is no need for you to worry so much.”
-Seo, no way. Are you worried about me? My master
“No, that can’t be. “My worries can only be felt by my beloved wife, Cecil, and my lovely daughter, Leila.”
-… I may say this in a boastful way, but would I be able to say that in front of Rom’s adopted daughter and Ziphnel’s representative? This is truly heartless. You are like an unbeliever possessed by the devil!
“… Anyway. “Let me prove to you that a punch is more persuasive than a single word.”
Julius, who said so, held the holy object in his hand,
I gently placed [Jifnel’s Tears], The supreme treasure with the power to turn back time, on the floor.
-…… What on earth are you doing now?
“I told you, right? “I will show you with my body.”
The power of an angel residing in one’s heart.
With the golden flame containing the [Gold] Of Tarpnel wrapped around his legs, he suddenly slammed his foot down towards the holy object.
Kyaang───!
“… Why are you interfering? Nerondir.”
-Me, me, me!
“…… Mi?”
-You crazy guy! What are you doing now?
Unfortunately, his shoe sole, which had the power to split the holy object in two at once, was blocked by the pure white sword body of the holy sword and could not achieve its intended purpose.
Julius, who was trying to dispose of an extremely dangerous item, frowned slightly, feeling slightly annoyed that his work was interrupted.
-This is a holy relic created by that unlucky angel.
“That’s right?”
-What is ‘but’? Do you think it makes sense to try to tear this precious item in two right now?
“I think such a dangerous item should be destroyed.”
-It’s nothing else, it’s a precious item that can turn back time! What does it mean to have the greatest treasure that everyone in the world wants right in front of you? Dangerous? How dangerous!
Of course, the words echoing from the sword body of the Holy Sword are extremely common sense.
After hearing those words, Julius just tilted his head with a puzzled expression as if he didn’t understand.
“I’m only saying this now. As a demon and not a human, Cecil is extremely strong. “It is probably safe to say that there is no one in this world who can beat her with her normal methods.”
-Why isn’t it there? If you were the one who lifted me up, I would easily cut off Nirhil’s head even if she had given up her all!
“No, I can’t beat Cecil.”
-Why?
“You may die for the woman you love, but you cannot kill the woman you love.”
-… I just got a little creepy. Can you please stop?
“Anyway, the reason I wanted to dispose of this dangerous holy object is simple.”
-…No, I understand the basics, so stop now.
“This is probably the only object in the world that can erase Cecil’s current state. No matter how well-versed in demons he may be, he may be a high-ranking demon who possesses the power of a god. “The passage of time is a difficult challenge to overcome.”
-Well, that might be the case. But no matter what, there is no need to destroy it…!
“If this exists, Cecil will probably continue to be secretly anxious, and may become more and more driven by madness. I want my wife to feel only happiness all her life. So, there is only one answer.”
-Now, wait a minute!
Quaak───!
The holy sword’s efforts to persuade Julius while floating in the air were in vain, and Julius did not miss the opportunity that Nerondir was looking at.
As if there was no hesitation at all, Zifnel’s tears were instantly shattered.
-Gaaa! Hey, you crazy bastard!
“Look, I’m right. Rather than saying a word. “A single punch can convey more.”
-What kind of person is using his fists without even using them!
Even though I committed a terrible accident that destroyed my wife’s supreme treasure,
He just smiled in satisfaction.
.
.
.
“… I knew it would be like this. “It’s a shame because I knew that would happen and gave me a fake in advance.”
“Go quietly to hell, you devil!”
“So, if you want to go to hell, go to hell!”
Kyaang──! Kyaang──!
Fortunately or unfortunately, the sacred relic that Julius destroyed was a fake.
The real one was sleeping peacefully in the arms of Lionelta, the angel of death.
“Huh? What’s this. It’s a nice looking watch, huh? “I should take it and give it to my husband as a gift.”
“Now that I see it, you’re no better than a back-alley gangster, let alone a devil, Nirhil!”
Really, it seems that it has not escaped the fate of being torn to pieces.