55 – The Vow
“Do you believe in God?”
Mars Garcanica, who was praying with her eyes closed, suddenly asked me a question.
It was sudden and embarrassing for me, who had just entered the parish to hold a regular worship service.
“… ….”
My eyes were watering.
At the same time, I rolled my head and interpreted what I really was in that question.
Do you believe in ‘God’?
Remembering that this temple is the world inside the dungeon and the main body of the ‘Infinite Coin Religion’, it probably does not refer to God, Buddha, or Allah.
I don’t know if there is a hidden meaning, but if you think intuitively, it’s more like asking if you believe in your god ‘Moji Coin’.
Well, if I were to ask whether I liked it or not, it would be closer to the liking side, but if I were to ask whether I believe it as an object of faith——.
‘No, can you believe it?’
To be honest, I earn a lot of money thanks to coins, and I think of them as a fun entertainment, but at least I haven’t become addicted to coins to the point of believing in a single coin item yet.
Whether in real life or in dungeons, I access the coin exchange dozens of times every day! Look at the coin graph! Never coin addiction!
‘…… What?’
Perhaps there is room for doubt when it comes to addiction.
I tilted my head at the possibility, and finally found the true answer.
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“As expected, I like it, but I don’t believe it.”
The moment I said that, I was ready to increase my magical energy inwardly.
──Hello!!! Soldiers aaa!!! There are unbelievers here aaa!!!
Because the pope might call the guards.
You may end up running towards the bad ending route.
Then it was clear that a true runaway ninja’s revenge drama would have to be filmed.
‘But my conscience is important.’
I don’t lie…….
I swallowed, feeling proud on the one hand and nervous on the other.
It was a moment of anticipation of what Mars would say from his hard face and mouth.
“Heh heh, is that so? Well, that’s it.”
However, contrary to my concerns, he just smiled and looked at the coin graph as before.
I was puzzled by that reaction and just watched his back.
The atmosphere is strange today.
The mojicoin graph was steadily rising until I got out of the room and arrived at the chapel.
But the pope shows no sign of delight.
Usually, if I squirmed upward just a little bit, I would have gone crazy looking at this beautiful upward-facing graph.
For some reason, the Pope, the richest man in the world and the most powerful man today, looked lonely and pitiful.
“God is coming down soon.”
After being silent for a while, Mars spoke up. It didn’t seem like he was asking for an answer, so I kept my mouth shut and waited.
The pope slightly turned his head back and looked at my face.
He quietly raises the corner of his mouth.
Unlike the overall dark impression and rough skin, the pope’s eyes and the corners of his mouth resembled those of a child.
The old man said.
It is said that when God descends soon, a brilliant golden age will come.
People all over the world will become wealthy.
I hope I can enjoy a proper life and be happy.
A world without unbelievers and pagans will come.
No famine, no drought, no war, all misfortunes will disappear.
Only happiness can lead to a full life.
“…… If you see such a world, you will surely believe in ‘Moji’.”
The pope expressed his utopia in a calm yet confident voice. Somehow, it seemed that he had a spirit that he would surely make the absurd story come true.
‘…… That day, I have to go home.’
It was a good story for me.
* * *
The mist rain was pouring down. The sun hurriedly hid itself behind dark clouds. The blue sky turned to gray.
It was a sign of an approaching typhoon.
The citizens of the port city ‘Moji’ knew that very well.
Thanks to that, the shutters near the pier had been lowered from the beginning, and there were no passers-by and merchants to be seen on the street.
Today was the day everyone rested at home, so they disappeared as if they had decided.
Under common sense, the weather was not at all good for inspecting the city.
But the Pope enforced the schedule. The news that he was preparing for an inspection quickly reached the basement of the sewer.
“…… It’s obvious.”
Shin Hye-young muttered with her eyes narrowed. Did she predict? It was clear that she had set her trap on the side of the temple, on the contrary.
Or maybe it’s just an expression of her confidence…… ,
‘…… Maybe she’ll come over from there.’
The witch, thinking that she might not know, clearly set the boundaries of the hideout.
It was clear that the existence of the bulwark, albeit poorly, and its non-existence would make a big difference to future strategies.
Shin Hye-yeong, who requested her standby staff, this time sat in front of the wizards selected based on her memories of her previous raid.
She shook her head as she looked around at them standing in line with her solemn expression. I liked her rather determined expression.
The witch stood in front of her and led them, moving her steps.
Then, she stood on the ground.
“… ….”
Shin Hye-young looked up at the gloomy sky covered with dark clouds.
Because it was her back alley, the air was even damper, and there were puddles of water all over the street.
Without a raincoat or umbrella, it was clear that she would be drenched from head to toe.
The witch immediately raised her magic power and drew her spell in the air.
The red pentagram drawn in an instant hugged all the robed wizards.
Then raindrops from the sky or puddles on the floor could no longer wet them.
The witch narrowed her eyes, measured her time, and clutched at her green robe.
She closed her eyes.
She began to think of a fool. She
She was strange from the first time we met, and the more we got to know her, the more crazy she became.
‘I’m sure I’m sorry I fed you Spiritas.’
She
She thought that not too long ago she was taken because of her.
‘Idiot.’
Anyone who is at most an intermediate alchemist, is it a trick to ask someone to make a Philosopher’s Stone equal to the final tech?
‘Do you have any personality problems?’
Forcing them to come into the dungeon and do pseudo-doings was really over the line.
“…… I should have been really angry.”
Sadly, she passed away first, so she couldn’t say anything.
Well, if you see it later in heaven, then you’ll be fine.
Whether it’s him or the pope who killed him, one of them will go, so he won’t be bored.
Shin Hye-young flashed her subtle smile for a moment, but she soon hardened her expression.
Then, she recalled her promise that she had been making for the past few days.
──Let’s kill.
Let’s cut the throat of the old woman who ruthlessly pierced Lee Jin-woo’s heart.
It wouldn’t hurt to burn her whole body alive.
Or should it be buried in water, befitting its name as a port city?
The witch recalled her enemies in her mind, and her heart was filled with murderous intent.
This rage would be the driving force that would somehow keep her moving, even if her breath would crumble, her mana would run dry, or her body would stop.
Shin Hye-young recalled Lee Jin-woo, who one day smiled brightly for a different reason.
“I will risk my life to kill you.”
So the witch made a vow.
* * *
Wagons adorned with gold and jewels rode through the streets through bad weather.
The scenery of the dark sky and desolate street did not match the colorful carriage, but the wheels ignored him and circled around the outskirts of the city at a speed that was neither slow nor fast.
As if waiting for something.
Jurureuk—Jurreuk—. Pope Mars Garccanica was stunned, watching the rain trickle down the transparent glass.
For some reason, it looked similar to someone shedding tears.
“…… Heh heh, am I too old? I’m already losing my concentration.”
The pope shook his head roughly, as if to dispel his thoughts.
Today is a happy day.
Yes, the descent of the gods is not far away, and today is also the day for the graph to finally exterminate the pests that have been infesting the underground in Wooshanghyang.
The plan is perfect.
I entrusted the small rodents to my trusted brother, and I just had to exterminate pests that didn’t know their subject one by one. Bugs don’t know the subject, and they’ll run at me again today.
I just did one more thing today, something I had been doing for decades and had become blunt before I knew it.
The pope suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head hurriedly.
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A wave of fire hit the wagon.
The horses and soldiers who were escorting him were instantly hit by the waves and melted away.
The waves of flame hit the building by inertia and then roll over the street.
Thick raindrops pour down, but never crumble, burning the streets.
The witch on top of the tall building muttered as she carefully watched the scene.
“Did you get it?”
And then, as if she had been waiting for those words, a radiance rose from under the surface of the fire.