169 – Behemoth – 6
A pillar of light slammed down. Quaang! A loud noise rang out.
‘… … ?’
And that was all.
There was no such thing as emitting a blindingly intense light, having power enough to blow off the ceiling of the mansion, or scattering the clouds in all directions.
It was just that a pillar of light with the size of a wooden stake was slammed down from a halfway height with the same effect as seen in the game.
Although the statue Nyx had carved was smashed, the area around it was not razed to the ground. Rather, only one statue was broken, so it fell far short of the expected power.
‘If this happens, are there two possibilities?’
The first possibility is that the blessings bestowed by the popes were involved, but it was a one-time event.
Due to the blessing, the level of my divine power temporarily increased enormously, but it made sense if I assumed that it disappeared immediately after a short duration.
‘It’s not a perfect guess, but… … .’
I still did not know exactly what effect the blessings bestowed by the Popes had.
First of all, it was a concept that had never appeared in the game, and it was because I hadn’t heard a proper explanation about the blessing.
Besides, didn’t this kind of strange power work in the god-forsaken creature boss fight? That was before he was blessed by the popes.
‘Still, it’s worth a try.’
I added one more line to my to-do list in my head. Go to the Holy Land and receive another blessing from the popes.
It’s a little like that because the method is a deep kiss, but I had nothing to lose. To be honest, I didn’t hate it. It’s just that I’m a little pricked by my conscience.
‘second is… … .’
The second possibility is that the strange power only works against real enemies.
It was simple. The statue Nyx carved out of wood didn’t react because it wasn’t a real enemy, and the Behemoth reacted because it was a real enemy. It was also a good enough option.
Unlike the first one, verification was also easy. It was enough to just find a random enemy and then use the special ability in front of them.
If it doesn’t activate against normal enemies, you can go to the devil, and if it doesn’t activate even against the devil, that’s something to worry about from then on.
“You can come, Nix.”
I held the wingless nightmare in one hand again and called for Nyx. Now, just one more verification was enough.
“Kee hee hee. okay.”
Nyx, who was sticking out only her face and chest from behind the tree, jumped up with that sullen and strange smile as well as the dodo.
My heart pounded wildly at the speed of my run. It was to the point where I wondered if my clothes would come off.
Like the tops that are short to the level of crop tees and have a long cleavage, and the hot pants are hot pants, but the bottoms have holes that are strangely large. Because both of them were dressed in precarious clothes.
Nicks stopped right next to me on his leg. The chest swayed several more times even after the legs stopped.
“Now just do one more and you’re done.”
I took out a divine catalyst from my belt. It was the catalyst used in the Behemoth boss fight.
I brought the catalyst right above the wingless nightmare’s crossguard. It was pushed straight upwards. With the feeling of losing faith, the sun dwelled in the sword body.
I was fine, but Nyx turned her head slightly and covered her eyes with her hand, as if she was dazzled. I hid Nix behind my back. Nix gave me a sullen laugh and hugged me tightly around the waist.
It was a back hug that put a lot of strength in the arm.
‘I can roughly understand the reason.’
I noticed a heavy feeling near my waist and immediately agreed. If you don’t give me strength because of your chest, you won’t be able to hug me properly. His arms were still trembling.
Clearing his throat at the terrifying truth, he took the divine catalyst back to the wingless nightmare. And the enchantment started just like before.
Instead, this time it was a lunar eclipse, not a solar eclipse. That way, you can easily check that the enchantment has been overlaid.
The brilliant sun turned into a clear full moon. The golden brilliance disappeared without a trace, and the soft moonlight leaked from the sword body, creating a pale shadow.
Maybe it was the moonlight, not the sunlight, so as if it wasn’t too dazzling this time, Nyx peeked his head under my left armpit.
I took the Divine Catalyst to the Wingless Nightmare again. I pressed the tip of the blade against the upper part of the cross guard as I had done so far, but the moonlight still dwelled in the sword.
Eclipse did not trigger.
That meant that his faith had run out.
‘I don’t think the stats have been blown.’
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Judging from the results just now, it was clear that my faith and holy power stats had not exploded without my knowledge.
If his divine power had increased that much, his faith would have to rise at an ignorant rate. Since the last possibility was denied, the cause of such a phenomenon was still unknown.
There were a lot of things to find out more, and there was nothing in particular.
“It’s okay, Nix. you can come out Verification is over.”
Nyx nodded from under my armpit and released the arm that was clasping around my waist. Then, he stretched out, exposing his armpits. It was like seeing a small animal.
Although he is actually very short.
I also had the nightmare of losing my wings tied around my waist. The sword body, which emitted soft moonlight, disappeared into the sheath. Nyx looked up at me with a sullen grin.
“What can I do now? Can I keep waiting here?”
A slender finger pointed to a large wooden house. It was the place where Nix was staying.
At first, I was horrified to hear that they lived in a simple hut, but when I visited, I was even more surprised that it was not at the level of being called a simple hut.
Without adding a single exaggeration, it was a well-made house that would be willing to do even if a decent number of people were asked to live here for the rest of their lives. It had everything a home should have.
Nyx said the battle nuns helped a lot.
‘I think the reason why he helped me was because of me, but… … .’
I don’t know who it is, but it seems like I’m familiar with it, so I naturally treated it like it was. It was a similar case with the Knights of the Dark Night.
For your information, using black magic does not mean Nyx is designated as a heretic. It’s because the name is black magic, and it has no connection to the devil.
The reason it was called black magic is because it consumes the user’s life force. If you use only pure mana, it is magic, and if you consume life force, it is black magic.
“maybe? I’ll let you know if I ever leave here. Then Nyx, you can take the kids back to the castle. I think I will be heard elsewhere.”
Nyx smiled grimly and nodded. I stroked his hair gently.
While I was watching Nyx, who smiled, a combat nun approached me from far away. I removed my hand from my head. Nyx’s expression turned grim all at once.
“Meet the distinguished guest.”
As soon as the combat nun came near me, she bent her waist 90 degrees. Fluttering, my chest was unable to overcome its own weight and was thrust downward.
“What did you come for? Did the Heretic Judge or the Heretic Questioner ask for anything?”
Dori dori, the battle nun shook her head.
“A knight wearing silver armor said to have been sent from the imperial palace was looking for the distinguished guest, so I came to inform the distinguished guest.”
“yes?”
The arrival was much later than expected.
It had already been three days since the letter was sent, but the fact that the person had arrived only now was quite procrastination, considering Caicilia’s tendency.
Also, it was quite unexpected that Caicilia did not come directly, but sent a knight under her command. Considering the interest he showed in me, it wouldn’t have been strange at all if he had come in person.
Especially since the devil even appeared in this case.
“Can you keep quiet while I’m gone, Nix?”
I stroked Nyx a few times as she nodded with a grim smile at my question, then moved on to the city. The battle nun obediently followed me.
As I was walking toward the city, I suddenly had a question and looked back.
“I heard that a knight came from the imperial palace earlier, but who was it?”
The identity of the article was somewhat expected. It was a question asked for confirmation.
“He asked me not to tell the VIPs who I was. They told me to convey only the fact that I was wearing silver armor, and to keep knowing who I am as a pleasure to meet. Still, if the VIP wants it, of course I can tell you. Would you like to?”
To leave the true identity as a pleasure after meeting.
It was an unexpected question, but conversely, it made it easier to guess who it was.
Among the Knight Commanders of the Silver Dawn Knights, the only one who would ask such a mischievous request was either Rize or Claudia, but there was no way Claudia would come here without Rize, so there was only one left.
Even if Claudia insisted on coming here, Lize wouldn’t even look at it.
“No, it’s okay. Having said that, it’s not polite to know in advance. I will go and see for myself.”
“All right.”
‘His personality hasn’t changed at all.’
I entered the city with half hope and half anxiety. I wondered if he had prepared another surprise this time, so he was talking about the pleasure of meeting each other.
And, I met an unexpected person.
Behind her was long silver hair that reached down to her thighs. Her silver eyes, like her hair, were staring at me with a light smile.
He wore a white sleeveless shirt and silver dolphin pants. Not only the slender thighs stretched out under the dolphin pants, but also the bulging breasts under the white sleeveless shirt without underwear were still the same.
“… … Iris?”
It was Iris.
Iris raised the corners of her lips very vaguely at me and waved her hand. I waved my hand and walked over to him.
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Judging by the clothes, it seemed that the armor had been taken off somewhere.
“What are you doing here? Where is Rize going? A knight in silver armor came from the imperial palace, so I thought Rize would definitely come.”
Iris listened to my question and sighed.
“As you think, Delta. Originally, Rize was scheduled to come.”
“Originally?”
“They said they had something else to do. So I came instead.”
“I feel like I can clearly see what the reaction would have been to say that I couldn’t come because of that reason.”
“They wanted to die because of the unfairness.”
“It seemed so.”
We faced each other and laughed.
I don’t know if it’s because she’s regained all her former honor and status, but compared to when she first met Iris, she was considerably weaker. To the extent that we can look at each other and laugh like this.
“How is life in the imperial palace? Can I get along?”
“I can’t say it’s comfortable. In terms of comfort, it was much better when I was with Lord Aurora. However, since this is a matter related to honor, I can’t argue with that.”
“I’m glad you seem to be doing well. How is Rize?”
“When we see each other again later, we will have to soothe him a lot in bed. It seems that the stress is not being relieved properly.”
“ah.”
Hearing those words, I immediately understood what Iris was trying to say.
So, in a word, it means frustration. It was obvious why I bothered to mention the word bed, leaving all other expressions aside.
“… … So, what about Claudia and Erica? How are they too?”
“Sure, I’m doing well. So don’t worry about us. I’d rather hear about Delta’s current situation.”
“Well, as I can see.”
I glanced back at the battle nuns. Even as I walked down the street, I was staring at me full of awe. Iris nodded without changing a single expression.
“I thought it would be Delta you. You always used to do bizarre things.”
That silver pupil was beginning to grow faint, so I asked back with absurdity.
“You know it hasn’t even been a month since we broke up, right? How come you’re talking about something that happened ten years ago?”
“of course. We haven’t been together for a while, but it’s gone deep into our relationship to the point where it’s overshadowed.”
“… … yes?”
Hearing the unexpected words, I asked again, and Iris too, as if realizing what she had said, flinched and became visibly flustered.
It really seemed to come out of nowhere. It means that there is a high probability that Iris is sincere.
“So, what are you doing here? No, the reason is roughly predictable. Is it because of the devil?”
Since Iris had such a restless face, I decided to pretend I didn’t see her and pass her by. Perhaps realizing my intentions, Iris quickly changed the topic.
“You got it right, Delta. Upon hearing that you had captured the devil, His Majesty the Emperor personally sent an edict.”
Iris carefully held the old-fashioned stationery that had been placed right next to her with both hands and held it out toward me. It seemed to be specially treated letter paper.
I took it with both hands. It was said that Caicilia wrote a letter instead of visiting me personally, so I became more afraid to check what it would be.
“It’s up to you to check, Delta.”
I carefully untied the string around the letter. Then, the rolled up letter began to unfold by itself.