Episode 96
Sihyeon deactivated the executioner’s cruelty.
Then the heart began to beat at a normal rhythm.
I took a deep breath and approached Eunhye and Minjun.
Their faces revealed complex feelings.
Of course.
Sihyeon slowly approached them and thought about how to proceed with the conversation.
I thought this day would come someday.
Unless he was going to live as a low-level hunter forever, his hidden abilities were bound to be revealed.
It just came sooner than expected.
As he got closer, Sihyeon’s mind became more complicated.
In that short moment, I thought several times about how I would have felt if I were in their shoes.
I felt like I had many different feelings.
And there is sure to be a sense of betrayal among them.
You would think that I had been lied to in many ways from the time I first joined the guild.
The two years may have been short, but the emotions accumulated during that time were by no means small.
We didn’t meet at an ordinary club.
They left their backs and fought on a battlefield where a mistake could cost them their life.
In particular, he and Eunhye had overcome extreme life crises several times.
The trust built up like that was special.
The feeling of betrayal of being deceived by someone who had placed such trust would have been even greater.
Sihyeon stopped walking.
Eunhye and Minjun did not open their mouths first.
It seemed like he was waiting for Sihyeon to speak first.
“Sorry.”
That was the first thing that came out.
The voice was heavy and trembled a little.
Sihyeon did not lower her head.
I just looked at him with serious eyes and waited for an answer.
“What are you sorry about, brother?”
Grace’s voice was moist and trembled slightly.
It sounded like he was trying to remain calm, but it wasn’t working.
“On the contrary, I am grateful. If it weren’t for my brother, we would all have died. Especially me, something very… terrible would have happened. It has been like that until now. If it wasn’t for my brother, there were many times when I would have died. So I am always grateful. Sincerely. Sincerely.”
Eunhye paused for a moment and took a breath.
She continued.
“So this kind of atmosphere is… awkward and I can’t handle it. I think everyone has something they want to hide. Especially if my brother tried to hide it, there must be a reason. That’s the kind of person I’ve seen so far.”
After saying those words, Eunhye closed her mouth again.
Sihyeon was also silent, looking into her eyes filled with a variety of emotions.
Since Eunhye was such a kind-hearted and thoughtful person, it is likely that she spoke with the utmost consideration for the other person’s feelings.
However, Sihyeon could feel that Grace’s words were sincere.
Her sincerity was conveyed through her expression and voice.
“thank you.”
Sihyeon spoke briefly again.
I wanted to talk longer and express some emotion, but I couldn’t think of what to say.
However, it seemed like the emotions were conveyed well even in those short words.
Eunhye bit her lip gently with twinkling eyes.
“That’s what I want to say.”
Minjun opened his mouth for the first time and spoke.
He was usually a shy and talkative person, but this time he was holding back his words.
He wasn’t in the mood to make casual remarks like he usually did, and he wasn’t in that emotional state either.
“You risked your life. To save us. It’s not the first time. Even during the time of the giant monkey, you stepped forward again and again. How could we not know after seeing something like that? Sihyeon, that you treated us with sincerity. “If it’s something you want to hide, of course there’s a reason, right? I think so.”
After Minjun finished speaking, there was silence for a moment.
Sihyeon looked like she was thinking about something.
Then, as if he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth again.
“Actually, I….”
I thought for a moment about how to talk.
I don’t know if it’s okay to talk like this, but the words flowed out calmly.
“…Weak. I’m a weak person who wants to become stronger. So I lived in hiding. Because I’m weak. But I’m getting stronger. I’m a lot stronger than when I started. But I’m still weak. I have to become stronger. When I become stronger and strong enough to be satisfied, then I’ll be confident. “I guess I can talk about it openly. I hope that day comes, too. But now is not the time to reveal it yet. I’m begging you. I want you to keep what happened here a secret.”
A lot of people died.
It was a big event.
If it became known that the Chinese were the murderers, great diplomatic friction could have occurred.
As witnesses who were at the scene, they will naturally be investigated.
Asking them to lie during the investigation of such a serious case would certainly be a burden for Eunhye and Minjun.
“I will, brother.”
But Grace’s answer came right away.
Minjun nodded without hesitation, as if there was no need to think.
“thank you.”
Sihyeon said thank you again.
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Then he continued.
“I want to tell you this. I am not a Geomje. I am a jailer.”
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Before the gate closed, Sihyeon, William, and Toya collected the body.
Removing a horribly mutilated body was not something the average mind could do.
But it was something that had to be done.
It was for the sake of the dead and their families, and it was also a way to prove who caused this terrible incident.
If an autopsy was performed and the scars on the body were examined, it would be clear that they were caused by Deathside’s blade.
That was the reason why Kasir and Bayan’s corpses and Death Scythe were brought.
If you examine the Death Scythe, you will know that it is that of a human butcher, and if you examine and compare the fingerprints on the Death Scythe, it will be clearly proven that Kasir is a human butcher and a murderer.
In addition, as Si-hyeon and his party came outside, they found out that the Hunter Association staff outside were also killed by Death Scythe.
In many ways, this is a case in which the identity of the murderer must be revealed.
“Thank you all for your hard work.”
William said once the body was roughly finished.
“William… thank you for your hard work too.”
I asked him to call me “Gyeong,” but Sihyeon said awkwardly, as if the word “Gyeong” wasn’t right for him.
It was extremely awkward for a prison guard to be called by the honorific title ‘gong’.
I felt like I had suddenly stepped from modern times into a medieval fantasy.
“It is a natural thing to do as a believer of the Lord God.”
“A wise man has to do things like this.”
Toya intervened.
The sight of the cute little girl’s hands covered in blood from a corpse was not only strange, but also eerie.
So, everyone except William tried to stop him, but Toya helped resolve the issue.
“Hey, wise man.”
Sihyeon called Toya.
“Why, Sword Emperor?”
It felt like we were doing some character situation play as we called each other strange names that had no use in real life.
“Do you know that he is the Great Sage of the Yangtze Eyes?”
“I am Class A and have no memories of this world. Doesn’t the Sword Emperor know better?”
Toya asked back.
“Well… I haven’t woken up very recently, so my memory isn’t perfect.”
Sihyeon said whatever came to mind.
“Really? That kind of thing happens. You have to remember, remember.”
Toya muttered, looking like he was memorizing something.
When Sihyeon looked at her with puzzled eyes, William smiled and explained on her behalf.
“Haha, a wise man likes to remember new facts in his head. I guess it’s constitution, constitution.”
Hearing those words stung me a little.
Because it was just a random remark.
But when I think about it again, I can’t say I’m necessarily wrong. I’m an S-class awakened person, but I’m no different from a living witness who has no memories of the other world.
Of course, it’s not 100%, but based on the configuration of the status window, I just made a strong assumption that he was an S-class awakened.
“By the way, are you curious about the Great Sage of the Yangtze River? If you are willing, I will tell you about it.”
“Thank you for telling me.”
“The great wise man of both eyes refers to the head of the oldest family, the Ibrahim family. Both eyes are a characteristic that everyone from the Ibrahim family has. Blue eyes are on the left, and red eyes are on the right. Was it a red eye? Or was it the opposite? Well, anyway, the head of the Ibrahim family is said to be able to read his own death by looking at the heavens. And when he reads death, he uses the family’s secret arts to teach his successor what he learned during his lifetime. “It is about passing on all knowledge. It has been repeated over and over again for over 2,000 years. Since ancient times. So the head of the House of Ibrahim is the wisest person in the world. And he is also the one who knows the truth.”
“…This is hard to believe.”
Sihyeon muttered.
As if transmitting data, he is passing on all the knowledge he acquired during his lifetime to his successor.
No matter how innately talented you are, there is a limit to the knowledge that can be gained within a human’s limited lifespan.
However, it is possible to overcome that limitation by using such a method.
Eunhye and Minjun were also listening to William’s story attentively with curious faces.
As low-level hunters, it was an interesting story that was difficult to hear anywhere.
“Do you happen to know where he is?”
Sihyeon asked what he wanted to know most.
“I don’t know.”
William didn’t seem to know that much either.
Sihyeon wasn’t too disappointed because he expected that to some extent.
As he was leaving, he decided to ask about the other person Poachim had mentioned.
“I see. Then can I ask you one more question?”
“Tell me as much as you want.”
“Do you know about the Silver Saint?”
“Hahahaha, the silver saint? Of course I know, why don’t you know?”
William burst out laughing.
He continued speaking as if he were giving an answer to Sihyeon’s questioning expression.
“Wouldn’t it be strange if she didn’t know about the saint of our church?
“Ah, that’s what it was.”
She was a saint of the Iria Church.
Sihyeon said with a look of understanding.
“Then I guess you understand.”
“I know very well. I have seen many faces in the other world. The one whom the Lord loves the most. The one who is closest to the Lord. One who knows the Lord’s will. The Lord’s daughter. A miraculous saint. One who causes miracles. That is enough to answer. Is this okay?”
There was no exaggeration in William’s explanation.
Usually, at the top of the religious order was the Pope.
The same was true for the Iria Church.
The Pope is considered to have been born with the blessings of God, possessed the greatest divine power, and was able to communicate with God.
However, it is communication with a transcendent being that humans cannot dare to fathom.
Even for the Pope, it was a very difficult task.
So it was difficult to communicate even once a year.
That was the reason why trusts were issued once a year.
However, something that shatters that common sense appears.
That being was a girl who was later called the Silver Saint.
But ironically, she had no divine power at all.
The bright light that came out when using divine power had nothing to do with her.
All I had to do was pray to God and everything came true.
Even a nearly dying person could be saved through prayer, something no priest with strong divine power could do anything about.
It was an ability that could not even be compared to that of the Pope.
Because of her numerous unbelievable miracles, the number of her followers grew at an extremely rapid rate.
Naturally, the Pope’s authority gradually decreased among the believers, and a silver saint took his place.
There were definitely some groups in the church who did not like this situation.
But I didn’t dare open my mouth.
Several priests who had declared her abilities to be heretics were severely punished and all became blind overnight.
“…That’s amazing.”
Sihyeon also clicked his tongue at the enormous titles given to her.
“It’s amazing. Besides being amazing.”
William nodded his head loudly.
“Do you by any chance know where she is?”
“I want to know that too. If I knew, I would come see you right away.”
“…Is that so.”
Sihyeon said as if she felt regretful.
This time, I thought he might have known since he was a member of the Iria Church, but he didn’t seem to know.
“Haha, I’ll teach you later when I find out. By the way, Saddam, I think we should stop and talk about what to do with this matter.”
William began speaking.
fantasy,
