469. Remarks (9)
One of Nate’s greatest misfortunes was that the Oracle’s power prevented him from forgetting any of his painful memories.
From the moment he was born, he remembered all the sounds he heard around him. Even though he had not yet learned to speak, he had stored the syllables of incomprehensible sounds in his head.
So in the future, he was able to reconstruct the cold voice of Bethsheba that whispered to him as a newborn.
-Don’t blame me too much, baby. This is all for you. For you now, this power is nothing short of poison. If people discover your divine power, you will become a living icon of the Holy Emperor’s family and be exploited and treated as a fountain from which divine power gushes for the rest of your life.
Perhaps the ‘stigma’ was engraved right after that. The only reason Nate couldn’t remember its location was because he immediately lost consciousness due to the excruciating pain that cut through his soul.
On the other hand, one of Nate’s greatest fortunes was that, thanks to the power of the Oracle, he was able to remember even the faintest auditory hallucinations he had glimpsed.
On the day the stigma was engraved, Nate remembered someone’s voice urgently calling out to him.
-wait for a sec! do not do that! There might be another, better way! therefore… … !
It was a fleeting moment.
However, amid all the thoughts that poured out through the decision to make a decision, the clear voice that particularly caught his ear remained in Nate’s memory for a long time afterwards.
After learning the language and fully understanding its meaning, I understood that the owner of the voice was trying to stop Bethsheba with all his might for his own sake.
So sometimes I wondered who he was. Because it was almost the only warm memory left in the dreary period before and after his birth.
From then on, I would hear that voice once in a while if I could forget it. Most of the time, it was the moment when Nate faced her desperate crisis, like when she was branded.
-You have to be careful with that new escort. I remember. Never find yourself in a situation alone with that guy!
-Use that portal. Leave the rest to me. I am now stronger than I was back then. I’ll take care of everything, so don’t worry about anything, just trust me!
And now-
In this situation where he was thrusting his sword into his own stomach in front of a passionate agent, Nate unexpectedly heard the same voice as before.
[What are you doing? You idiot! Are you crazy now?!]
A strange sound that makes one feel like an adult, but also like an innocent child.
It was a moment of pleasure to hear a thought that had been heard for the first time in a long time, but Nate could no longer concentrate on that voice for long. Because she felt an excruciating pain that went beyond her body and ripped through her soul.
[No, why are you doing that? Why is everything you do so different?]
The voice was mad as hell, but the only emotions conveyed there were worry and affection. Even as Nate broke into a cold sweat at her pain, she was making excuses for him without even realizing it.
‘Even if you can see through everything with your spiritual eyes, you cannot see your own soul until you die. In other words, while I am alive in the flesh, I will never be able to determine the location of the stigma. But I need to get rid of the stigma attached to me right now.’
[So you were going to die first? Does that make sense? yes?]
‘No, that’s not it. If I were to die like this, wouldn’t it really mean nothing? I was simply trying to remove the stigma that was engraved somewhere in my soul, by finding its likely location and cutting it out entirely. Just damaging part of the stigma will be enough to loosen the constraints that are constricting the soul.’
At the very least, if he could pinpoint where the obstruction was in his soul, then Nate could create a detour to avoid the stigma. Moreover, there must be a force strong enough to fill that detour!
[…] No, that doesn’t make sense. her… This guy is really hitting the nail on the head… … .]
The voice that mumbled in a lost manner for a moment finally spoke to Nate as if it had made up its mind.
[Shit! great. I understand! There is no other way for me either. It is impossible for me to change the self-harm event that you have already observed and confirmed. In the first place, the direction of time we run in is very different!]
‘then… … .’
[But at least I can help you end this madness a little faster.]
The voice tried to calm down its agitated emotions and began to convey the information it had gathered to Nate as quickly as possible.
[The stigma engraved on you is very large. It covers everything from the back of the neck to the lower back. Additionally, the structure is extremely complex, so even a significant amount of damage will not stop it from functioning.]
To some extent, Nate also guessed the identity of the stigma. The worst punishment handed down by the Heresy Tribunal. It is a terrible stigma that represents a ‘devil worshiper’.
I heard that the complex pattern was designed based on the laws of the normal world. Therefore, once the brand was engraved on the body, even a healthy priest lost his divine power in an instant.
Perhaps it was the best way to prevent his enormous divine power from flowing out into the real world.
[Of course, there are some weak points in that stigma. Right nearby, there is a pattern with 9 layers of concentric circles tightly wrapped around each other. The codes are so sensitive that you would be able to shatter all 9 codes with one sword, right? All you have to do is rip just one span from where the sword pierced through to the upper right room.]
span.
Considering that the internal organs along the same path will be cut together, the distance cannot be said to be short even with empty words.
Still, it was quite encouraging news for Nate. Originally, she had planned to relentlessly attack her body until the stigma lost her power.
‘span… … .’
Nate gritted his teeth and strengthened his trembling hands.
Quad Deuk!
There was tremendous bleeding and pain that was so intense that it made me lose my senses.
However, amid the pain, his mind became sharper than ever before, and his rapidly expanded field of vision allowed him to simultaneously grasp many things he had never seen before.
“What the hell are you… … .”
Taia can be seen looking distraught with her mouth wide open. Her eyes were shaking violently as if there was an earthquake as she followed Nate’s hand holding her sword.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… … .
The appearance of the devil who killed Abbot Mathieu in one fell swoop was also seen. The devil, who had been relieving his emotions by destroying the building as he pleased even after the abbot’s death, finally lost interest in his corpse and looked in the direction where the Astros mercenaries and orphans were gathered.
and-
‘… … !’
For the first time, Nate caught a glimpse of the owner of the voice.
Flames wrapped around the body, and light golden hair reflecting the light of the dark red fire. He spoke hesitantly, looking like a faint soul.
[Uh, sir… . I never thought I’d be rooting for something crazy like this. Still, it’s all over now. Just hold on a little longer, father… … .]
Faaah!
With those words, the soul completely disappeared from Nate’s timeline. My guess is that there were some kind of restrictions on his ability to interfere with reality.
But fortunately, Nate no longer needed his support.
Sigh!
With the blood soaked in it, the restrictions that were holding the soul are finally broken –
Paaaa-!
The powerful divine power that had been suppressed for a long time is released, and bright beams of light burst out in all directions as if exploding.
In that dazzling light that seemed to blind her, Taia was lost and shed tears.
“… Ah, Bethelah!”
How can I describe that scene in words? Holiness that goes beyond the limit is a violence that devastates the soul.
Would it be like this if the great saints of old, or even another incarnation of the main god, returned to the world?
“My love! God incarnate! “This lowly servant has finally seen with his own eyes the evidence of your presence and presence in the world!”
Taia, the parish priest of the Awesome Church, sobbed as she felt the fullness of faith welling up from her soul for the first time in her life.
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But that happiness is short-lived.
Sigh!
Soon after, her head was blown off by Nate’s long sword, which was swung like lightning.
* * *
Rattling rattling.
“… … .”
When Dasha came to her senses, the whole situation was already over. They had been cleansed and placed on a wagon heading to Asein.
As I lay dazed, feeling the vibration of the shaking carriage, I heard the sounds of mercenaries bickering in front.
“Oh, let go of this! Don’t stop me, Paula! This time, I won’t leave that guy alone, Bart! How dare you fool Justin Astros!”
Despite his thick voice, he was a man whose manner of speaking seemed extremely frivolous.
And then a calm woman’s voice is heard scolding him.
“What kind of crazy talk is that? “Why does the captain say something like that even after seeing with his own eyes what kind of performance our rookie rookie has done?”
“Of course, he contributed to a certain extent in exorcising the devil… … !”
“You have to say it right away. The newbie did it all by himself. “Are we so afraid of erosion that we dared to go near the devil?”
“… … !”
“And who was it that cleaned up all the poor children caught up in the erosion?”
The man was silent for a moment, as if he had been caught off guard, and then protested in a weak voice.
“But we’ve suffered a lot of damage because of that guy! How can you save lives and exorcise high-level demons for such a measly fee? What kind of wasteful effort is this without any reward? If only he had properly reported the results of the investigation to me… … !”
“Of course, the new employee did a thorough preliminary investigation and submitted a neat report. “We proposed several special provisions to prepare for unexpected situations, so we reflected them in the contract, but have you read the contract?”
“Oh, I read it. I read it roughly… No, wait, Paula. “What kind of weirdo would put such a complicated special contract into a simple, low-level request?”
“Then you must be happy. Fortunately, our new recruit was a strange guy who put such a thing in, and if the contract was properly fulfilled, our mercenary group would get a huge amount of money for free.”
Then the man looked surprised and asked.
“what? we… “Did you make money?”
“yes. You earned a lot, Captain Justin. If you were being picky, you were going to formally request the Holy Knights from the Empire, but you just brushed it off in favor of our mercenary corps, right? Perhaps there will be money left over even after collecting all the rescued orphanage children? “Our newbie is really an object.”
The man looked taken aback for a moment by the outpouring of praise from the woman called Paula.
“… So, you’re saying it would be a good idea to sign a formal contract with Bart?”
“I feel like I want to do that. But the new team refused to sign a formal contract with us.”
“what? Why again!”
“Bart doesn’t want to treat someone like Captain Justin so deferentially as his boss.”
“… “No, what?”
I can feel the man huffing and disappearing somewhere. I’m probably going to argue with that friend named ‘Bart’.
At the same time, on the other side of the same carriage, another conversation was heard in a low, muffled voice.
“Father Gustav. “Are you out of your mind?”
In response to the woman’s soft voice, the man, whose throat was locked, stammered a question.
“… Oh, the kids… “What happened to the children?”
“Everyone is safe. The erosion phenomenon disappeared and stability was found. “It’s all thanks to the priest’s hard work.”
“Ah, Lord!”
The sound of a man sobbing was heard along with a small prayer.
“I couldn’t do anything. Yes, it was no problem. With just my meager divine power, I would have lost my children helplessly! “It is truly the Lord’s guidance to send us great mercenaries like you at the right time.”
“Shh. Don’t worry too much about the past and get some rest. “The priest has used up too much of his divine power.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much!”
After hearing that, Dasha slowly closed her eyes, feeling a deep sense of fatigue.
Bart… … .
Priest Gustav… … .
These are people who originally would have had no contact whatsoever in her life. Maybe that’s why her names were somehow familiar, but strangely felt infinitely vague.
… Cool.
As her consciousness faded, the familiar names faded from her mind, leaving a faint reverberation.
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