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Having dealt with Orgoi Horhoi, I first went to the police box to report.
“Is this the seal?”
“yes.”
After hearing the report, Inna Seo glared at the seal we brought.
It was decided to collect the seal from the police, not the court.
Although this case is related to the apostate monk, it is under the supervision of the court.
Because it required the cooperation of the church, the evidence was passed on to the police, who could play an intermediary role.
“okay. I will send this upwards.”
“Will the investigation take long?”
At my question, Seo In-na shook her head.
“No, the church will move quickly. As closed as the church is, they are very wary of their tradition leaking out. But you linked it with Buddhism. It’s good if you don’t have seizures.”
“Well, it’s better than being slow.”
“The answer will probably come in a week at the longest, or two or three days at the earliest. You will have to request information from the police to find out the exact circumstances.”
That said, it didn’t take very long.
“I’ll take care of this, so go ahead. It is already very late.”
Seo In-na then said that and immediately allowed her to leave.
I nodded and met Cha Seo-hyun, who was waiting on the first floor of the police box.
“Is cooperation from the church possible?”
“yes. On the other side, we decided to ask for it.”
“Is that so. That’s good.”
Nodding once, she immediately continued.
“Then, Inspector Kang, what is your next schedule?”
It’s the next schedule.
Well, waiting for the church’s answer left my schedule empty for a day or two.
But even so, I don’t know when the church will react, and it would be awkward to put me into another case.
then…
“Probably, if there is nothing special, it will be on standby.”
“okay. In fact, neither do I.”
Seohyun Cha, who is in the same situation as me, said with a wry smile.
It was like we both had some spare time, so it just happened to be a good thing for me.
“Then, please pass on the tradition of Garura tomorrow.”
“Ah, that remains. All right. I am staying at the courthouse, so you can visit me at any time convenient for you.”
Even making an appointment tomorrow, I parted ways with Cha Seo-hyun and headed home.
way back home like that.
I decided to check the rewards of the level up quest that I had put off earlier.
A quest that randomly gives one of the warrior skills every 10 levels.
If possible… I think the ice attribute immunity skill ‘Lord of Ice’ would be good.
With that thought in mind, I pressed the quest completion button.
Then what came out was
“this… ”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the skill I was hoping for.
＜Overlord＞
It is a skill that means overlord, and in another world, it was a skill that influenced the upper level demons.
A lord, a king, or a warchief.
Originally, it was an effect that made the demons who lead a race lose their ability to lead.
How do I use this here?
As soon as I had such a question, an explanation was added to the skill window.
＜Overlord＞
Lose the status of a king the opponent has. Denial of all traditions related to kings.
“aha… ”
That’s how it works.
The effect itself was similar to that in another world.
However, it could be said that the effectiveness itself has increased significantly.
There were so many cases where the main character of the legend was a king, so there was no need to count them.
Isn’t that the case with the skills I have?
It is said that Jujak is the king of birds, and Lycanthrope is the king of wolves.
If all of those skills could be nullified, it was certain that it would be an effective debuff.
“Well, not bad.”
I muttered that and closed the skill window.
In the late evening, the street lights on the roadside were shining exceptionally bright.
next day.
I was at the courthouse as promised yesterday.
Cha Seo-hyun, who was alone with me in the training room of the courthouse, opened her mouth.
“How much do you know about Garura?”
In response to Seohyun Cha’s question, I put in my mouth the information about Garura that I briefly looked for yesterday.
Garura is a divine beast in Indian mythology, and is described as the natural enemy of the Naga in tradition.
A bird that ate dragons and snakes, it had golden feathers that shone like the sun and was enormously large.
It is also a divine beast of Vishnu, one of the main gods of Indian mythology.
At this, Seohyun Cha nodded lightly.
“In Indian mythology, it is, but in the temple, it is a little different. Garu, who has turned to Buddhism, is likened to a dragon, and is a guardian deity that breaks the worldly anguish that binds all living beings. So sometimes it’s a bit extreme to the point of being punished by the Buddha, but it’s in the position of a powerful savior.”
A violent but powerful savior.
Indeed, it was what was expected.
I continued to listen to Cha Seo-hyun’s words.
“That’s why the power of Garula’s tradition is to break down the world’s desires. Among them, it is the power against the strong desires like dragons. And if you turn it into an exorcist’s gaze, you’d have to say it’s a force against very powerful demons.”
“uh… So what exactly is it?”
I couldn’t stand it at Cha Seohyun’s whirling words and asked a question.
Then she smiled and spoke.
“It is God.”
“… Are you God?”
“yes. Garura’s succession allows him to exert strong attack power against all divinities, especially evil gods, except Buddha. You can also resist the power of God to some extent.”
It was an unexpected effect.
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Just as the light attribute is strong against undead monsters, it makes them strong against gods.
“Nice, that.”
It was a succession that I needed after recently encountering the gods.
Although it doesn’t seem to work on Buddhist gods, that’s somewhere.
“you’re right. It is a transmission that is especially useful in practice among the transmissions of the armbusinjung. Then I will pass it on right away.”
After that, Seohyun Cha showed me difficult moves this time as well.
I learned it all in no time.
It took about an hour.
Having obtained the Garura legend, I returned to the police box.
* * *
A church in downtown Seoul.
A man walked down the hallway, calmly subdued even though it was a weekday morning.
He is a man in his 30s, 2 meters tall, wearing glasses, calm and intelligent, but with strangely sharp eyes.
As he walked down the hallway, he knocked on a door.
Then the door opened without a sound.
“Did you call, Chief Esther?”
Esther was waiting for him in the room.
He was the leader of the tribe of Benjamin, which oversees the Korean church.
“Come in and have a seat, Elder Michael.”
A man called Michael, sensing that Esther’s mood was unusual, quietly followed her words.
After a while, Esther’s mouth opened slowly.
“… You know the news that cults have been created among cults these days, right?”
“of course.”
Michael said it was natural.
Among the 10 elders of the tribe of Benjamin, he was the one who led the Heretic Inquisition, which was in charge of expelling heresy.
There was no way he was unaware of the information about the cult recently discovered by the police.
“How long has the investigation been conducted on him?”
Michael looked at Esther with a questioning gaze for a moment.
Of course, the results of the investigation were somewhat organized.
But Esther had never said anything about it.
There were no such questions or instructions at the General Assembly of Saints, which was held just last week, which decides the big and small matters of the church.
Did something happen in the meantime?
Having guessed that, Michael immediately came up with an answer.
“We found several heretics suspected of being xie jiao. Most belong to the tribe of Judah, and it is possible that the tribe of Judah itself has been encroached upon by the cult.”
“… … ”
Esther frowned slightly at Michael’s answer, as if she didn’t like it.
After being silent for such a long time, she handed some neatly arranged papers to Michael.
“Look at this.”
Michael’s eyebrows twitched as he read through the documents.
It was a case report sent by the police, and it was a record of a certain Apocalypse.
But there was something unbelievable about it.
666.
The traces of using the stigma of the beast in the church, and even the speculation that it seems to have manipulated the monster by twisting the tradition.
“This… ”
Recalling the well-known legend of the Apocalypse, Michael hardened his expression.
The brand of the beast is clearly a tradition of the church.
But even so, few in the church could use the tradition.
The reason is because the Apocalypse, in which the legend was recorded, is a story of the future, not the past.
Therefore, it was natural that there was not a single divine instrument related to it, and that it did not exist again.
However, there was a heresy that actively pursued only the tradition of the Apocalypse.
“The tribe of Isaac has moved.”
“… … ”
At Esther’s words, Michael let out a heavy sigh.
Among the heresies, the tribe of Isachar was the quietest, but also the most dangerous.
They blindly believe in the Apocalypse, which depicts the time of the end of the world in the Bible.
Of course, the destruction of the world is not something to be afraid of for the church.
According to their doctrine, it was the time when the fallen world disappeared and the true God descended.
However, the tribe of Isaac was the one who wanted to achieve the time of destruction with their own hands.
“they… Are you saying you found a clue to the disaster?”
More than anyone else, they hope for the destruction of the world and long for the advent of the gods.
So, the followers of the tribe of Isakar try to bring about the many disasters recorded in the Apocalypse, which signify the coming of God.
Disasters don’t happen when a god descends.
They intend to cause that disaster with their own hands, and conversely hasten the coming of the gods.
Because the tribe of Isakar has such an idea, they usually don’t move much.
At best, a few individuals who couldn’t overcome the silence only make an accident alone.
The tribe as a whole is quietly waiting for the right time.
That’s why the move of the tribe of Isaac was an ominous signal to the church.
“It must be borrowing the power of a cult.”
“Issakar with a socialite?”
“It is said that xie jiao can weave the traditions of various religions. It’s a very unpleasant thing, but it’s probably trying to catch a straw for the tribe of Isakar, who couldn’t find an answer in the Apocalypse.”
“… … ”
The legends of the Apocalypse are so large in scale.
So no matter how much Isakari tribe could not fully implement it, it was said that they were trying to borrow the power of other religions.
At this, Michael’s expression contorted like a bloody savage.
“How dare those heretics… !”
A thumping sound came from his fist.
Where did his calm and intelligent impression go? Before he knew it, a man like a ferocious beast was standing there.
“Calm down, Michael.”
Esther let out a small sigh as she looked at Michael.
“I’ve said it many times, but you lack love. Have you forgotten the words of the saint to love even your enemies?”
“… Hmm, no.”
At Esther’s point, Michael cleared his throat in embarrassment, then returned to his cold, expressionless expression.
“Rather than that, we need to make sure this is taken care of.”
“yes. of course.”
“and… The police said that Inspector Kang Jin-woo was in charge of this case.”
At Esther’s words, Michael looked up the data.
Inspector Kang Jin-woo.
It wasn’t a name he knew as he was all focused on expelling heretics.
To this, Esther added an explanation.
“On the police side, he is a talent to keep an eye on. It is said that it has a considerable level of fighting ability as well as tracking ability. and… Oh, he is also an acquaintance of Monica in the Inquisition.”
“Monica’s? okay.”
The name Monica was also known to Michael.
She originally belonged to another Holy Church, but recently came to the Heretic Inquisition.
Compared to that experience, he was quite prominent, such as defeating several powerful heretics.
“Then, how are you going to dispatch personnel?”
At Esther’s words, Michael thought for a moment.
To think normally, sending Monica was the right thing to do.
I have a relationship with them, and my power isn’t that lacking.
but… The problem was that the tribe of Isachar was involved in this, and that they leaked their traditions to the outside world.
So, Michael immediately opened his mouth.
“I will go.”
Then Esther nodded lightly.
“All right. Then let’s tell the police that.”
* * *
Two days after receiving the Garura tradition.
When I went to the police box, there was a big man I had never seen before.
Standing 2 meters tall and wearing a black priestly uniform, he looked this way while talking with Seo In-na.
“Oh, is that him?”
And pretending to know me, he approached me.
Looking at Inna Seo’s reaction, it seemed that she was a guest from the church.
He held out his hand to me with a benevolent smile.
“hello. My name is Michael, an elder of the tribe of Benjamin.”
“This is Inspector Kang Jin-woo.”
The elder is the rank right below the chief of the tribe in the church.
In terms of the police, it was a position equivalent to the head of the Incheon Police Agency.
So I sneaked a look over his head.
90 levels.
It was still a high level.
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Just twice the level of me who just reached level 45.
But why did such a person come to this small police box?
However, my doubts were soon resolved.
Suddenly, in front of Michael, Seo In-na started to lay out the results of the church’s investigation on the seal last time, and soon threw something unexpected.
“This case will be carried out with this person.”
Seo In-na looked at Michael and said.
Seeing that Michael gave a small nod, it seemed that he was not joking.
So you’re tracking down that monstrosity, so you’re saying you have to take this level 90 old man with you?
“All right.”
To that, I answered happily.
There was no reason to reject it.
They say level 90 gives you a ride on the bus, what’s there to hate?
So I listened to Seo In-na’s explanation.