◈ Episode 541: A gap in a grain of sand (2)
Ludger was speechless when he saw the captive Linnet.
The thought of why didn’t leave my head.
On the other hand, if you think about it, there were plenty of good reasons for that.
Nirva is insidious.
Considering the tendencies he has shown so far, it was not strange that he prepared such a method.
“Your expression has changed in an unusual way. “It was true that I had a deep connection with this child.”
“… … .”
“this. Could you please stop staring at me like that? Even though I look like this, I’m not the devil you talk about. “Haven’t you ever thought that threatening someone with a hostage when an important action is about to take place is possible?”
Nirva, who said that, really seemed to have no shame in her actions.
His intention was that if he could stop the most threatening Ludger with one hostage, he could do it a hundred or a thousand times.
However, although Ludger may have been slightly agitated, the gap in his heart was not yet revealed.
‘Hmm. ‘Isn’t this enough?’
In that case, you have no choice but to shake it a little more.
“Amazing. How can a person who seems to have no blood or tears be so compassionate? “Is this girl that important in your life?”
“From now on.”
Ludger’s voice became harsh.
“It would be good to say every word carefully.”
There was a chill that seemed to freeze anything that touched the blue eyes.
Nirva felt his skin crawl.
“Unless you want to end in pain at my hands.”
“ha ha ha. “That’s fun.”
Nirva laughed and laughed at Ludger, but he did not pay attention to his warning.
In his opinion, Ludger has not yet given his all.
The Ludger that Nirva saw was a person who could wield the power of a god.
I don’t know why he’s suppressing it, but there’s a lot of potential for him to unleash that power the moment he Sutli.
‘That’s not the power of Lumensis, but the power of another god.’
According to the truth read through a dream, he is of noble lineage from the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.
But surprisingly, the divine power felt in him was that of a god who had been driven out and lost by Lumensis, like the goddess of dreams.
I don’t know why this happened, but I was certain that Ludger’s threats were not just words.
‘Even when fighting, it wasn’t fully revealed.’
Is it not possible or is it not possible?
Nirva assumed at least the former.
Borrowing the power of a god with a human body would require a considerable price.
I knew that too, so I tried to suppress it as much as possible and not use it.
‘If we all end up dying together, this will be in trouble too.’
Therefore, Nirva had to stimulate Ludger as much as possible without causing him to explode.
It wasn’t difficult.
Penetrating into the other person’s mind and subtly shaking it was what Nirva did best.
And Ludger was now revealing his weakness.
“Was this girl that important? Enough to seal this child’s memories and keep her by her side to continue to help her?”
When they first kidnapped Line.
Nirva thought she had something to do with the Zero Order.
As I quickly opened up Rine’s dream while she was sleeping, I discovered an even more surprising truth.
Her memories were sealed, and she had much more contact with Ludger Chelsea than with the Zero Order.
Nirva combined Linne’s dreams and looked into her sealed past.
Because the memories were only sealed, they were not completely eliminated.
It was quite possible to lift the seal and take a peek beyond it.
And I found out about Line’s past.
How is Ludger involved in that?
“The girl who lost her memory trusted and followed you as her benefactor, but what a cruel reality this is. The person you respect was actually your enemy who killed your mother? “It’s a pity she doesn’t know anything about it.”
“… … .”
“Because he sealed his memories, he doesn’t even know that he had a mother or that she died at your hands. “Isn’t this truly a hopeless tragedy?”
Sealing memories to make people forget the pain?
In Nirva’s view, this was nothing more than Ludger’s self-consolation.
From the moment Ludger killed Line’s mother, their relationship was irreparably broken.
Distorted and torn.
Ludger created that relationship by forcibly sewing and patching it together.
Even though you probably don’t know that it’s only a temporary solution.
Even if someone lightly touches it, or even a very light breeze passes by.
This precarious relationship, like a shaky tower, will collapse all too easily.
“At first, I thought the reason you cared about that girl was because she had the power of a saint.”
Of course, Nirva also read the power contained in Linne’s body.
What kind of power does she have?
“Because she owns the decision. “She thought you, from the Holy Kingdom, had her attention.”
Line’s decision is a power that has been passed down in the Holy Kingdom of Bretus for a very long time.
Eyes that can judge right and wrong and distinguish between good and evil.
And it was even said that when his power reached its peak, he could see beyond the heavens and even foresee future events.
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“In the past, with Saint Arkenis of the Lumensis Church, the owner of the judgment eye no longer appeared in the church. “Isn’t it amazing?”
“What’s so amazing?”
“If you’re from there, you know that, right? That a contemporary saint exists in the Holy Kingdom of Bretus. However, there is only one person who owns the decision in the same era. “The owner is here now. What on earth is the saint in my country now?”
FALSE.
Nirva didn’t just say it, he was claiming it.
Ludger didn’t know that either.
The saint presented by the church now was in fact nothing more than a fake.
Of course, it wasn’t just a superficial display to deceive people.
In fact, it was said that the current saint possessed great divine power and that she was wielding a power similar to that of Judgment.
It wasn’t wrong.
Because the current saint really has that much power.
However, it was not a power he had learned on his own, but a power created artificially by someone.
“After all, they are fanatics who believe in the vicious Lumensis. To replace the missing saint with fake ones that imitate her power. “Isn’t it like they are committing a group fraud against the believers who trust and follow them?”
It’s not just saints.
Priestly sisters wearing tiaras over their eyes.
They were also experimental subjects prepared to create saints.
Those who did not have the qualities to become saints, but their qualities were so excellent that it would be a shame to discard them, so they took on the position of priests.
They also had the power of similar decisions and continued their lives serving the denomination as leading figures.
“So I thought you also approached that girl for similar reasons. Since she is the bloodline of Saint Bretus, I thought she was trying to find traces of the saint and use her for herself.”
In Nirva’s opinion, the relationship between Ludger and Rine was so disparate that it was tongue-in-cheek.
Seonghwang’s abandoned bloodline.
He even possesses the power of a heretic god.
On the contrary, Line is the owner of the decision that was lost from the church.
He also possessed non-attribute magical power, which could be considered an incurable disease.
The two had already met once 10 years ago.
The meeting was a coincidence, but it ended up being a tragedy.
“But when I look at your actions now, it doesn’t seem like there is any such cause at all. It’s a very personal reason. Did it really bother you that she was the daughter of the woman you killed? “Did you hope to gain some comfort by offering such cheap sympathy?”
Now time has passed.
The two met again in Seorn.
One side remembers the other person, the other side has their memories sealed.
“What a cruel trick of fate. Even to me, who has seen the dreams of countless people under the goddess, this is too tragic.”
“… … .”
“So I guess I’ll try to help you a little. “I will end her cruel fate here.”
Nirva’s tongue moved cunningly and shook Ludger’s mind.
Ludger widened his eyes and tried to lunge at Nirva, but Nirva stuck out his index finger and waved it left and right.
“Don’t do anything foolish. “Because I now hold the lifeline of the girl you cherish.”
Slurp.
As if to prove that it was not just a verbal threat, dream sand was wrapped around the neck of Liné who was lying down.
A warning that if this side does even the slightest thing, they will cut off their heads.
Ludger had no choice but to curl his fist.
“Can you handle it? “The reason I listen to your provocation now is because Rine is being held hostage.”
“okay. The moment I kill her, all the brakes on her will disappear. So, you won’t kill me and stay like this, right?”
“okay. “Then you probably don’t know that these actions are actually meaningless.”
“yes. “What else can there be other than wasting time like this?”
Surprisingly, Nirva readily accepted Ludger’s words.
I glared at Nirva, wondering what he was up to, and he said with a grin.
“All I want is to shake your spirits a little.”
“Are you trying to shake me up with just those words?”
“Didn’t I tell you? I will end her cruel fate here. “I didn’t mean that in a physical sense.”
Ludger felt a chill run down his spine as Nirva laughed.
I had a gut feeling that something irreversible had happened.
But my instincts kept whispering.
I don’t know what Nirva was trying to do, but I had to stop it.
but.
It was too late to realize that.
“Because that girl was already listening to everything.”
“… … “You were listening?”
Ludger’s trembling gaze turned to Linne.
Rine’s eyes, which had been lying as if dead, caught in the dream sand, had been opened for some time.
Nirva scowled at Ludger, who couldn’t open his mouth as if he couldn’t believe it.
“From the moment we started talking, I made sure to keep that girl awake. That means he heard every single conversation we had.”
Nirva’s voice could not be heard in Ludger’s ears.
All the sounds and colors in the world faded away, and Ludger could only see Linne’s image.
Rine, who had woken up, was still staring at Ludger as if she were dreaming.
I was so shocked that I couldn’t even feel a reaction beyond surprise.
Line’s closed lips slowly opened.
“That’s true… … ?”
“… … .”
“Really, teacher, I remember…” … ?”
“Rine, I… … .”
Damn.
A spirit so strong that there was no room for even a needle to enter.
Cracks began to appear.
The smile on Nirva’s lips grew even deeper.
His mouth, which was torn below the ear, represented his emotions.
Finally.
The opportunity has come.
“I feel like I want to watch the end of this catastrophe, but I think the story should end here.”
Nirva said and snapped his fingers.
Liné’s eyelids fluttered shut and her body fell onto the dream sand.
Ludger just watched quietly.
I had no choice but to watch.
Fine dream particles hovered around Ludger, who was standing still, and stuck to his body.
Dream sand particles that had no effect at all until now.
But it was different now.
Nirva’s power entered the gap in Ludgar’s heart.
Ludger’s eyes, which were looking at Line, slowly closed.
His mind sank into a deep abyss.
A dream within a dream.
Nirva’s last words rang out as Ludger fell into the depths.
“Good morning. And it will be a good lunch. So good night and sweet dreams.”
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“It’s over.”
Nirva was confident as she saw Ludger completely asleep.
Also, I wasn’t pretending to be a victim to deceive them.
This time, I could definitely tell that Ludger was asleep.
Nirva approached Ludger and raised her hand.
Dream sand formed along the blade of his hand and took the form of a sharp blade.
As long as I could swing it like this and cut off Ludger’s head in one go, it would all be over.
But I couldn’t swing the sword.
Nirva withdrew his hand.
“There’s no need to touch it and make a rash.”
Now he will have a dream from which he cannot wake up.
Dreaming within a dream, and dreaming within that dream, an infinite dream spiral.
That was enough.
If you touch Ludger here for no reason and his divine power reacts, you will be in trouble.
Nirva’s gaze shifted to Line, who had fallen asleep again.
“He is the owner of the Judgment Eye and possesses non-attribute magical power.”
This girl also had a truly unfortunate fate.
But considering what will happen in the future, now is probably better.
If the Lumensis Church becomes aware of her presence, then worse things will happen.
“It would be better for this child not to wake up here.”
Don’t worry kid.
Because the goddess will embrace you comfortably.
