75 – Exchange Meeting (2)
A saintess who pretends to know me.
At the sight, the officials of the Kyo-guk around them widened their eyes as if surprised.
“It looks like you two have already turned your face.”
“I once helped Leon in the past. Isn’t that right, Leon?”
“… … .”
that you helped me
I don’t know what you mean by helping.
‘Are you talking about freeing the King of Chains?’
It’s so shameless to smile brightly and wiggle your hair.
But here, I couldn’t treat Excelion Ruthfield the way I did when I first met him.
Information written on her status bar.
Because the ‘saint’ belonging to the religious kingdom was not a formidable existence confined to this continent.
The Holy Church has a pope instead of an emperor.
Under the pope, it was the saint and the saintess who held the position of a saint, said to be born only in two people in a generation.
In short, it was said that the saintess in front of her was the second person in the Holy Church.
I spoke to the clergy of the church standing around her.
“I have something to say to the saintess alone, so can you excuse me?”
“Of course. Don’t mind old people like us, just talk comfortably.”
The old priest, who seems to be the representative of the group, smiles and nods.
While the sorcerous empire lost its superhuman and faltered,
If the saintess of the Holy Church and the next Superman of the Rothenburg Empire became close, it would be an incomparable diplomatic achievement.
The old man smiled benevolently as if he was going to push him very actively.
Of course, I didn’t even have the slightest hint of dark feelings toward the saintess.
The memory of when the King of Chains was forcibly opened.
It was because the memory of losing reason and slaughtering endless monsters from the underground of the special dungeon remained in his body.
I calmly bowed my head.
“Lady. Please give me a moment.”
“If it’s Leon-sama’s request, I’ll be happy.”
She held out her left hand clad in a white cotton glove.
I hold the hand respectfully,
I moved to the terrace of the main building with the saintess.
Powerful aristocrats and clergy of the Church look on with delight.
***
“Why are you here?”
As soon as I reached the terrace, I raised my voice and asked her.
Excel just looked at me with a gentle smile.
Her pupils in the shape of a black cross emitted a strange light.
“I am a saint. It is only natural for me to participate in the events of the Holy Church, which I belong to.”
“Stop the bullshit.”
It’s ridiculous.
Other people may not know, but it is a comedy that such lines came out of this woman’s mouth.
“If you set your mind to it, you can slaughter everyone in this space, so why are you playing a dirty house?”
“I think you’re overreacting, Baekho.”
I don’t think it’s too much.
“If others hear it, they might misunderstand that I am a crazy woman who kills people when she is bored.”
“… … Isn’t that right?”
“It’s too much.”
“… … .”
Why is this crazy woman doing this?
When I stare at her with a bewildered gaze, she turns her gaze out the window and says.
“Don’t worry.”
“… … ?”
“Because I have no intention of participating in this event.”
“What is that… … .”
“Rather, I’d like you to think that I’ve come to help Baekho.”
“Are you helping me?”
“Right.”
Let’s ask in a distrustful voice,
She replied by nodding her head.
“It would be faster to show you than to explain in words.”
oh oh oh… … .
At the same time as the words ended, the atmosphere shuddered.
However, as if time had stopped, all the distinguished guests in the main building were as stiff as stone statues.
The vast amount of magic power pouring out of the saintess’ body enveloped me and began to swirl.
I prepared to use the King of Chains, wondering if it was an instant attack, but since I didn’t feel any pain, I don’t think it was an attack.
“… … !”
Then, when I closed and opened my eyes,
An unfamiliar landscape came into my field of vision.
A pitch-black night sky with no starlight.
Red blood flows down like a river on the burning earth.
Lying around them are students in academy uniforms.
The burning citadel behind the corpses was the buildings of the Prüch Academy.
“Aagh!”
“Click ah ah ah!”
People torn to pieces by monsters.
My eardrums ached at the sound of their screams coming out of their mouths.
for a moment.
Your eardrum hurts?
‘… … Isn’t this a dream?’
If this is a dream, it is normal if there is no tingling in the ears.
spread before my eyes,
A landscape where everything is destroyed.
I looked at the scene without a word.
‘I’m sure he was in the main building a while ago.’
Undoubtedly.
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Just a moment ago, I was in the main building of the academy where the opening ceremony of the exchange meeting was being held.
But what is this hopeless scene?
‘Did the saintess use fantasy magic?’
It was mere speculation,
Credibility was very high.
What she is fantasizing about to show me this landscape.
After a while, the saintess who came to my side opened her mouth with a dry expression.
“This is the world in my fantasy.”
Was it fantasy magic?
“Also, this is what the world looked like before I turned back time.”
At the saintess’ words that followed, I slightly widened my eyes.
“Is this the academy exchange meeting before your return?”
“yes. This is the panoramic view of the day you will meet six days from now.”
I didn’t expect it to be ruined so horribly.
It’s not enough that it was ruined by monsters,
The situation has become their new home.
—-Goooh… … !
A grotesque roar from across the sky gave goose bumps to my skin.
“… … Behemoth.”
“As expected, you know.”
“Everyone knows. Because he is one of the enemies of mankind.”
“I heard you. One of the kings of monsters that invaded the world you lived in called Earth.”
“Did the future me tell you that?”
“Baekho. Didn’t I tell you that I really knew everything about you?”
Another such useless sound.
“By the way, that monster materialized at the cost of the deaths of the people of the empire.”
“Are you saying that if you block the attack, the Behemoth won’t be summoned?”
“I guess so.”
I asked while trying to ignore her who suddenly pushed her upper body.
“So, what is the purpose of showing this to me?”
“I told you. I want to help you.”
“Were you not a demon?”
At that question, the saintess turned her head again and stared into my eyes.
“Please. Please do not judge me by tying me to evil people who have no such purpose.”
The nuance as if he had a noble purpose.
Her voice hardened a bit, as if angry.
“Are you different?”
“different.”
“From my point of view, it is no different that you and the monsters are targets to be subdued.”
“Baekho… … .”
The saintess, Excelion Ruthfield muttered while biting her lower lip.
“anyway… … You will find out soon.”
she shut up
The gaze that says that I can’t understand it, so it’s wild.
Either that or not, I just kept my eyes on the broken academy in front of me.
“There is no point in mistaking the current me and the me who was dominated by that power, and complaining like this.”
With the future Yang Baek-ho,
Because the current Leon is a completely different person.
“… … I know even if you don’t tell me.”
“Thank you for showing the future scene. Thanks to that, I think I have a rough idea of what kind of guys are attacking.”
“You wouldn’t know who to deal with with a snippet like this.”
“If you have to deal with someone… … Are you the culprit behind this?”
“The one who will destroy your academy, your empire, and your royal family of Roelheim.”
The saintess lowered her eyes.
“The one who controls the darkness among the ten kings will appear in this world.”
“It is dark.”
The robe man I saw when I first entered the academy.
It seems to be referring to the person who was said to be his master, the King of Darkness.
However, no matter how much I looked around, I couldn’t feel any signs of a dark king or something.
“Are you looking for that being?”
“okay.”
“Unfortunately, the point of view of this vision is after he has left. So even if you look for it, it will be useless.”
“… … You seem to hate it when you hear the tone, so why don’t you handle it with your own hands?”
With her power, she should be able to deal with any being on this continent.
“Impossible.”
At my question, she shook her head.
“Because I made a promise to them. Let’s not interfere with each other.”
As soon as he said that, the world went back to normal.
time passing again.
In the foreground of the familiar Academy main building,
I lowered my voice and continued.
“Is the reason you showed the illusion to ask that you kill him for sure?”
“If he dies, it will only get my eye thorns removed, but it will be different for you.”
The saintess smiled as brightly as when she first saw her.
“Because by killing him, I will be able to protect my precious people.”
“… … .”
It’s a strange feeling to be different from when we first met.
It seems like he really cares about me and helps me.
“Thank you for letting me know.”
It is true that it helped
I thanked her politely.
“I am glad to be of your help.”
The saintess bowed her head with a smile.