193 – mutation – 4
“A trivial trick… … .”
Caicilia looked around at the blue glowing magic circle tightly surrounding the bedroom wall. It was a barrier that could not find even the slightest gap.
He raised the holy sword and lightly scratched the magic circle with the tip of the sword. The magic circle on the tip of the blade stretched out and came back elastically. It was like looking at a wall made of rubber.
“You’ve been thinking quite a bit about the devil.”
Cacilia, who grasped the nature of the magic circle at once, murmured.
If this was a barrier created by demonic power, it could easily be torn apart with a holy sword. Because that’s what divine power meant to them.
But now it’s different. Surrounding the bedroom now is a magic barrier made of mana. That’s why, against this barrier, the holy sword was nothing more than a shining sword.
“It must be very polluted outside.”
It was certain that the holy sword had been reacting like crazy since earlier. It is said that the devil’s power has polluted the area very badly.
No one will be able to approach it unless you put on divine protection or purify the surroundings with divine power. Even Minerva.
“Did I hate you so much, you insignificant things?”
Caicilia sneered.
The demons were very proud of their existence, and they often laughed at and looked down on the concept of mana just because humans used it. That’s what I heard directly from the guys.
However, the fact that they used the power they looked down on to do such a thing could not help but see that their hatred for Caicilia was as deep as their pride.
Well, from their point of view, they would hate Caicilia to death. It was because he had appeared with a holy sword at the exact moment when the entire palace would have been swallowed up if he had gone one step further.
At that time, most of the demons in the imperial palace were permanently annihilated, and the few surviving ones threw away their pride and ran away, so it was only natural that they hated them deeply.
“How do I do this?”
After the ridicule, Caicilia scratched the magic circle with the holy sword once again. The spot where it touched the holy sword emitted a soft blue light.
The blue light soon spread throughout the bedroom. The magic circle shook. It just seemed like a wave.
If I had to break this, it could have been enough. Because Caicilia’s power wasn’t enough to be blocked by magic circles like this one.
You don’t even have to try your best. If you just use more power than usual to wield it, this magic circle will melt like wet toilet paper.
What happened after that is the problem.
“The aftermath extends to other places, huh… … .”
Maybe it was because he was a devil in his appearance, but the composition was very exquisite.
To break it, you need to apply a certain amount of force, but it was designed so that the strength rapidly decreases as soon as a certain amount of force is applied.
The moment Caicilia broke the magic circle with her holy sword, the imperial palace and parts of the imperial capital would be swept away as well. It was like destroying an empire with your own hands.
“… … .”
Caicilia calculated the aftermath of the incident for a while.
The collapse of the imperial palace? You should build it again. The wealth of the empire is so great that it overflows. The imperial palace could be rebuilt at will.
people dying? Does not matter. The person who left the Knights of the Silver Dawn and the Knights of the Golden Twilight as uninterested groups was Caicilia. What about the common people?
“However, from the emperor’s point of view, that would not be the case.”
Collateral damage is tolerable. However, the spread of uneasiness within the empire due to the collateral damage is unbearable and must not be done.
This place, the imperial palace where Caicilia is located, had to be the strongest, strongest, and most solid fortress in the empire.
If the fact that the imperial palace was destroyed in half and people died was known, anxiety and agitation would spread out of control like wildfire. It was the most frowned upon scenario as an emperor.
“Tsk.”
After completing the calculation, Cacilia clicked her tongue. Now that it’s like this, I thought I’d have to tear apart the magic circle one by one and dismantle it.
It’s been a long time since I’ve touched magic, so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but Caicilia has been praised as a genius next to Minerva in the empire since ancient times.
The knowledge accumulated so far was not going anywhere. I put the holy sword on the floor, stood it vertically, and approached the magic circle. And when I just got my hands on the magic circle.
“… … Did it save you trouble?”
The magic circle began to shatter.
The geometric shapes that covered the bedroom were neatly scattered and disappeared without leaving a single piece of mana, as if they hadn’t existed in the first place.
Caicilia had just raised her hand, so that’s not to say.
“Minerva.”
As Caicilia muttered, the bedroom door opened and Minerva walked in.
The outside would be full of demonic powers, but I didn’t ask the banal question of how I got in. It was because I could clearly see that the protective shield made of divine power was covering my body.
“Were you the Pope?”
Instead, another question was asked. It was a question that cut the first part into chunks, but Minerva, who understood it easily, nodded her head. Long white hair swayed and swayed at the back of her neck.
“It is.”
“It is a strange thing. What kind of wish did they have to help you personally?”
Caecilia hadn’t heard of popes taking direct action outside, at least in the last hundred years. They always sent the Heretic Judge and the Heretic Questioner to spread the crusade.
I’ve been doing it well until now, but now why are you sending me with such a protective shield all of a sudden.
I’ve heard that he’s been showing up outside the cathedral a lot lately, but maybe it had something to do with it.
“It may be a bit subtle for a child. Will you still listen?”
“Stop wasting time and tell me. When have there been any non-subtle reasons for their actions? We have to go and kill the demons who set foot here as soon as possible.”
At Minerva’s words, which came back with a light smile, Caicilia waved her hand as if telling her not to do anything useless.
“Stop worrying, child. The Sun Pope has already gone. Oh, and this is the answer too.”
“… … What did you say now?”
Caicilia’s expression hardened.
“The Pope of the Sun came directly? Didn’t you say that I didn’t send you simply by spreading divine protection, but arrived here directly?”
“I see.”
“How?”
It wasn’t enough to have directly applied divine protection to Minerva, and now that he had even set foot here himself, the situation was becoming more and more incomprehensible. It was the beginning of heaven and earth.
“I don’t know the exact reason. I didn’t tell you, so it must be natural. However, I do know that the Sun Pope is showing great interest in him.”
“… … under.”
Caicilia snorted.
It was very obvious who the ‘child’ whom Minerva spoke of, whom the Pope of the Sun was showing great interest in, would be.
“Then, doesn’t that mean you came to me with your eyes on mine?”
this made it clear In the past, I had to go over the Eoyeongbuyeong because I had a mental illness but no physical evidence, but not now. The fact that the Pope of the Sun had come personally was the most convincing proof.
The content of the letter that each Heretic Questioner used to deliver, saying that he would never be interested in it, was a blatant lie. A cold smile appeared on Caicilia’s face.
“Where is the devil now?”
“Here he is.”
Minerva, as if she had already expected Caicilia’s reaction, tapped the floor with her staff while smiling lightly.
Immediately after that, in the next moment, Caicilia and Minerva were moving to a corridor somewhere in the imperial palace.
It didn’t show on the outside, but on the inside I was quite surprised. Obviously, the magic circle was nowhere to be seen, let alone the blue mana. It seemed like a huge achievement in a short amount of time.
“There you are.”
At Minerva’s words, Caicilia looked away again. Now was not the time to focus on such feats. There are much more important things left.
In the subject that he said he had no interest in before, behind the scenes he has a greater greed than anyone else. Because I have to meet the vixen who dared to lie to the emperor of the empire.
Caicilia soon achieved its goal. The pope’s figure was very easy to spot.
“… … .”
The image of the pope kissing the man who had told him to be at ease because he would never be interested in him tightly in his arms, rubbing his chest and kissing him with his tongue.