Episode 654: The ghost of old memories (2)
Setadel stared at Deanna with eyes full of contempt.
“Did you think I didn’t know that because the saint’s existence was an eyesore to you, I kept putting her out there to get rid of her on purpose?”
“gibberish!”
“Bullshit? On that day, her saint passed away, and her power disappeared from the kingdom. The saint, who should have appeared from generation to generation, was not born in subsequent generations. But what kind of saint exists now?”
Cetadel’s eyebrows were furrowed with anger.
“False saint. “It’s a fake made using fragments of Saint Archenis’s power that she left behind in her church just in case.”
In the past, Saint Bretus, who lost a saint, fell into deep trouble.
After Saint Archenis died, no one with the saint’s power appeared.
It wouldn’t have mattered if Archenis had lived his life or died in battle.
The problem was that Lumensis was involved in her death.
The church thought.
I wonder if the enraged Lumensis has completely taken back the saint’s powers that he bestowed from this continent.
Otherwise, there was no way that someone with the power and judgment of a saint would not appear in the church.
But I couldn’t announce that fact to the outside world.
If that were the case, I didn’t know what those who realized that there was no saint would do.
“In order to somehow restore the power of the disappeared saint, she created fakes, set up substitutes, and enjoyed great power.”
Cetadel took out a lantern with green light.
“And, seeing as you remember me, I can guess who the dirty traces on your body are.”
Kiiiiing.
Deanna screamed as the light from the lantern grew stronger.
“Aaaah! stop! stop! stop!”
Even though she tried to twist her whole body, she couldn’t move because her body was fixed by the black chains and blue spear.
“Get out of there right now. “You look like a dirty ghost.”
A spirit that seemed to be made of whitish gray slime began to emerge from Deanna’s head.
The soul was that of an old and shabby old man.
“Ugh. “What on earth is that?”
Sheridan looked and frowned.
Gray slime dripped down onto the floor.
It was an ectoplasm that was created when spiritual things took shape in reality.
“More importantly, who is that?”
It was Surna who answered Helia’s question.
“The squadron is a success.”
Benedict van Bretus, a prosperous former king, disappeared after handing over his position to Salesin.
The old man’s face clearly bore Benedict’s face.
“Benedict disappeared after handing over his position? “Why on earth is that person in this form?”
Setadel looked at Benedict’s soul and muttered in disgust.
“Seeing as they recognize me, I guess Benedict has been doing it since before. “It’s been going on for a very long time.”
“no way… … “Did you inherit the soul?”
Helia stuck her tongue out in disbelief.
A method that can only be used by a ceremonial master who exchanges the soul with the body.
To deny that, hadn’t Cetadel been enduring it by continuing to grind away its own body?
“You give birth to a child, inherit your soul and pass on your place to that child. Because if you do that, you can rise to the throne again with a completely new body.”
“That means that now Salesin… … .”
“It means that although he looks young and prosperous on the outside, inside he is a terrible old monster who has been living for a long time.”
Violetta, who was quietly listening to the story, raised a question.
“Wait. “If the current Emperor is possessed by a ghost, what exactly is that ghost we are seeing now?”
“That is a fragment of a part of the soul that has fallen off.”
Setadel responded after checking the ghost’s condition.
“He passed down his soul to his bloodline, but Deanna Van Bretus’ talent was so great that a part of his soul was also inherited in her. “Should we say that it is thanks to her talent that she would have been an outstanding spiritualist in the past.”
“Then, the reason Salesin, who took the throne, left Deanna alone unharmed… … .”
“Even if only a part of it had his own soul in it, he probably intended to use it rather than kill it.”
The other bloodlines were treated cruelly, but this was the reason why Deanna was the only one left behind.
A guy who understands some of his thoughts and ideas will be much more useful than other guys who don’t know what’s inside and have the potential for betrayal.
Surna nodded as if she understood.
“indeed. “That’s why he was hostile towards me, and was able to use some of his powers.”
The power that Surna experienced was not an illusion, but the original.
Alex shook his head as he looked at the squishy soul.
“A monster that keeps changing bodies because it doesn’t want to give up power. “It’s really scary to hear.”
The dawdling Ectoplasm Wraith glared at Cetadel with empty eyes.
[Cetadel… … Why… … Why did you betray us… … .]
“I saw you repeating the same thing even though I explained the reason to you a little while ago, so it seems like your memory has been damaged somewhere.”
Even if I tried to extract information like that, it seemed difficult to get a proper answer.
Cetadel held out its lantern towards the soul.
[why! Why!]
“There is no need to answer. “You just suffer here for the rest of your life.”
[Oh, no… … !]
The specter tried to escape, but was unable to escape the Cetadel’s lantern.
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The strong power that pulled the soul from the center of the lantern sucked the ghost’s body.
The ghost of the Holy Emperor struggled to escape.
Ectoplasm was sprayed all around, but it was no use.
The gradually collapsing figure was now nothing more than a lump of melting mud, hardly worthy of being called an old man.
Shuaaaaaa!
The ghost of the Holy Emperor was eventually absorbed into the lantern, like being sucked into a water hole.
“Ah, ugh. ah… … .”
When the ghost completely disappeared, Deanna, who had lost consciousness for a moment, opened her eyes with a groan.
“here is… … .”
A voice that flows unnaturally.
Because a part of the soul was assimilated with the ghost of the Holy Emperor, the aftereffects of forcibly extracting the ghost remained.
However, because Deanna’s soul did not completely disappear, she was able to regain her senses, albeit imperfectly.
“okay. It was something like that. “Our role was a failure.”
Deanna looked at Ludger with blurry eyes.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
“You grew up reliably. “My youngest brother.”
“… … .”
“okay. “It would be funny to even say this now.”
Deanna readily acknowledged the mistakes they had made.
Even though she was influenced by a ghost, she was not completely innocent.
When she was fully Deanna Van Bretus, she clearly committed evil deeds as a member of the Holy Family.
“Salesin will not stop. “He would have already succeeded in putting the entire continent under his control.”
“That’s no reason to stop.”
“Even though the whole world is your enemy?”
“Not everyone.”
At Ludger’s words, Deanna looked at her colleagues and nodded obediently.
“I see. I had good colleagues. On my way to the end, I will give you a gift. “It’s about the secrets of Galaharad Fortress.”
“The secret of Galaharad Fortress?”
Sheridan’s eyes lit up.
From Deanna’s voice, I instinctively sensed that this fortress itself had a hidden function.
“This fortress is not just a castle. “It’s one huge device.”
“For what?”
“It’s an amplifier to spread power throughout the world. When the castle’s full functionality is used, its true hidden identity will be revealed. If you use it, you will have a chance of winning even if the entire world is your enemy.”
Ludger pointed out a strange part.
“Why didn’t Salesin use this power? “If it served as an amplification of power, he wouldn’t have had to bother doing something like this.”
Ludger shook his head as he spoke.
“Right. It was unusable. Because Salesin has no qualifications. Even the ghost that dwells in that soul.”
“… … As expected, you are quick-witted. that’s right. But Heathcliff, if you are you, you can do it.”
“How can I use that feature?”
“I don’t know about that. I just know that it exists… … .”
Deanna’s voice slowly subsided and her eyes began to close.
With part of her soul ripped out, her life is short now.
Deanna’s last gaze fell on Surna.
“What you are looking for. “It’s right to be here.”
“… … .”
Normally, Surna would have taken it back with a smirk, but she didn’t do that this time.
Surna nodded silently.
“Everyone, try your best.”
Deanna closed her eyes after saying those words.
* * *
“hmm?”
Salesin, who was enjoying the moonlight while sitting on the terrace overlooking the castle’s garden, raised his head.
“this. “Have you been harmed?”
Because part of his soul was completely gone, he could tell even from a distance.
“Still, I thought he was a useful guy, but I never thought he would disappear like this. “Did I have too high expectations, or, on the other hand, was the youngest’s skills better than I expected?”
Of course, if Heathcliff was possessed by a devil, it was not completely understandable.
“At this rate, I have no choice but to go here sincerely.”
Salesin laughed.
I never thought that a situation would come where I, a prosperous person, would have to attack my own country.
“There will be a lot of blood flowing.”
Salesin was happy about that, even though he expressed regret with his mouth.
okay. It’s no fun if you get knocked down this easily.
Salesin turned his head and looked inside.
“Are you ready? 2nd prince. “No, should I call you emperor?”
At those words, Ibellon von Exilion, who was waiting, bowed his head humbly.
“I’m not the emperor yet, so you can just call me second prince.”
“okay.”
“Preparations are over. Soon, the world will declare war on the heretic Heathcliff. “A temple that will go down in history.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“Then, I will leave now for the departure ceremony tomorrow.”
Salesin caught Ibelon as he was about to leave.
“Ah, 2nd Prince Ibellon. “Can I ask you one favor?”
ask.
Salesin did not need to ask Ibelon for a favor.
If he wanted to, he could just give an order.
However, he said the word “please” as if he was no one.
“yes. “Please speak.”
“The headline in the newspaper that will be published tomorrow morning. “I think it would be good if you added one word in front of my sister’s name.”
“What word should I add?”
In response to Ibelon’s question, Salesin said with a kind smile.
“The devil king.”
* * *
After finishing his private meeting with Salesin, Ibelon returned to his residence and sighed as he looked at the secluded and quiet room.
There was a sharp touch on his back.
Ivelon did not know that it was a sharp blade.
“Why don’t you do it in moderation now? sister.”
Ibellon was not surprised and spoke in a calm voice.
With those words, the feeling of the blade behind me was erased.
“You annoying guy.”
Eileen, who was holding Ibelon’s back, appeared from the shadows.
“It’s a sneak attack. “Where on earth did you learn those skills?”
“Nothing to know.”
Eileen flopped down on the empty bed, swinging the dagger in her hand.
It was a strange sight.
Eileen, who should have been brainwashed and wiped out, was having a normal conversation in Ibellon’s room.
“I was so surprised. “I never thought you were a spy for the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.”
“Please call me a double agent.”
Ibellon took off his coat and sat down on the sofa in comfortable clothes.
“Holy Father Salesin will wage war. As you know, the target is Heathcliff van Bretus. “It is said that they have escaped from the castle’s prison and have taken over Galaharad Fortress.”
“after. It’s that guy after all. He pretended to be captured and was pulled over in the middle of enemy territory. “It’s a bold decision that you wouldn’t make unless you went crazy.”
“But now he has turned the whole world against him. And the temple will be declared in earnest tomorrow.”
Ibelon stared at Eileen with mixed eyes.
“This war itself cannot be prevented. So, you have to step forward.”
The Holy Kingdom has long since secretly planted spies to prevent the Exilion Empire from doing anything foolish.
They contacted Ibelon and made them their followers.
“I still have doubts. The ridiculous power of brainwashing that Seongguk possesses. Because of that, I thought it was necessary to join their side to prevent the empire from disappearing. But now, you and your sister are planning to betray Seongguk. “Even when I think about it again, it’s strange.”
“Then why don’t you just brainwash me, kick me out, and take the emperor’s seat?”
“Don’t you know very well that you can’t do that? Just like you left me alone, I am also a person who has no choice but to do that.”
Ivellon smiled bitterly.
“As expected, I like a good family better than an emperor or something like that.”
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