Chapter 3. Pretend to be relaxed and show off your guts. (3)
“Heo-eok, heo-eok,”
I took a deep breath and made a loud noise for a long time. My heavily contracted lungs gulped down the air.
“Kuhuhuh, khuhuhuhuh.”
Every time I exhaled, regurgitated water poured out of my nose and mouth. When I barely took a breath, half of the water mixed with the air went back into my body.
“Cough, gasp.”
I coughed for a while. He lay face down on the floor, writhing, and just gurgled and swallowed his breath.
“Huh, huh.”
Finally, I turned over and lay down.
“haha.”
My chest rose and fell repeatedly. Water that had not yet been spit out came out in droplets from my nose and mouth.
I gasped like a crazy person for a while and then finally came to my senses.
“f*ck you.”
One word came out that made me feel deep anger and anger.
“Oh, really.”
I sat up straight.
Soaked clothes hung limply underneath. The rain that had been pounding down my back had stopped before I knew it.
“I thought I was going to die.”
It was truly breathtaking. If I had been a little later, I would have sunk to the bottom of the lake and ended my life.
“this…….”
I raised my free right hand. The feel of the Requiem that I was holding in my hand just a moment ago was vivid.
“Is this what saved me?”
The last moment my eyes closed, I suddenly felt as if my body was being woven by black threads. And her body moved like a puppet being controlled by strings, “I couldn’t have let my body die.”
But the moment I took a breath of air, a flash of light passed by and I came to my senses. It crawled up from the depths of consciousness and succeeded in taking over my body.
“under…….”
After that, the Requiem became quiet like a lie. And it wasn’t even visible to me.
“Did you completely absorb it?”
I tilted my head and looked around me. There was no trace of Requiem anywhere.
“Oh, is that it?”
After thinking for a moment, I took off my soaked top. Then, relying on the faint moonlight, I began to carefully examine every part of my body.
“ah.”
found.
There was a previously unseen pattern engraved under the shoulder of his right arm. It was a painting that symbolized the autumn sword requiem, with dried fallen leaves surrounding a sword.
“As expected, it happens here.”
In the original work, when the main character Cain obtained the sword of the other four seasons, his pattern was also revealed here.
This meant that the person had succeeded in mastering the sword, and it also meant that he could summon the sword at will when he wanted.
“Really, it’s a success.”
I patted my shoulder, feeling mixed emotions. I was amazed and proud.
“I can’t believe I won Requiem.”
My heart was pounding wildly with pleasant joy. The corners of his mouth kept twitching and he tried to soar toward the sky.
“Hmm, hmmm.”
I was struggling to hold back laughter and suddenly looked around.
A sunny autumn night after the rain cleared. It was just dark and I was the only one on the quiet lake.
‘There’s no one there, right?’
The moment I realized that fact,
“Fuha!”
Laughter came out like a balloon popping.
“Hahahaha!”
I held my stomach and laughed wildly.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Rolling around on the floor, shaking my whole body, like a crazy person.
“Ugh, hahaha!”
I had been laughing for so long that my stomach was full. But it wasn’t painful. It was just good.
“Hehehe.”
I barely suppressed my laughter and sat up straight. I wiped the tears from my eyes and smiled.
‘To own the sword of the four seasons at the age of 20.’
This is truly an unprecedented record. Even Cain, the main character of the original, becomes the master of the sword only after the next year.
‘Requiem is also the most difficult.’
Compared to other swords, Requiem is the most difficult to handle. This is because of the ‘emptiness’ property of the sword itself.
‘This is a faster start than other owners.’
Now, as long as I can master the use of this sword, there will probably be no one in the empire who can surpass me.
but.
‘You shouldn’t relax yet.’
This is just the beginning. If I were a little weak or lost consciousness, I could have lost the initiative to Requiem.
“Good.”
I picked up my top, which I had thrown on the floor, and stood up.
Only the round moon and twinkling stars were looking down at me as if nothing had happened.
Only they and I knew that one of the swords of the four seasons had just appeared, and that it had completely fallen into the hands of a human.
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I walked back toward Magna Morten, leaving my secret observers behind.
“Oh, I’m hungry.”
While grumbling a little.
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At that time, Maggiore, the capital of the empire.
Even in this place, where land is famous for being expensive, there is a place on top of the most expensive land, which occupies a larger site than any other nobleman’s mansion.
At the center stood a tall building covered in ivory marble and colorful stained glass.
It is the headquarters of Serenaism, the only religion in the empire, and the largest temple in the empire.
Liberente.
A place where the monthly donations alone surpass the income of high-ranking nobles, and where the empire’s only ‘saint’ resides.
Many people streamed into the Liberente. It was a place that boasted a lot of people even during the usual mass, but today the number was two to three times that.
Priests dressed in white welcomed them with kind smiles.
“Dio Benedica.”
“Dio Benedica.”
Hand-drawn signs were exchanged along with soft greetings.
They headed to the great hall with its round domed roof. Then we found an empty seat and sat down one by one.
When most of the seats were filled, a cardinal dressed in white entered the hall. When he stood in the middle of the podium, people held their breath as if they had made a promise.
“Dio Benedica.”
After greeting, the cardinal made the sign of the cross. And after looking around his audience once, he opened his mouth.
“Let the mass begin.”
As soon as he finished speaking, people’s eyes sparkled. Of course, since they were people who had learned manners ingrained in them since childhood, they did not shake their bodies without any pain.
But I couldn’t stop the blush that appeared on my cheeks. And without realizing it, I would glance sideways at the entrance inside the hall.
How much time has passed like that? It was about the end of the long mass and the end.
“Next, the saint will give a blessing.”
The moment the cardinal finished speaking, people’s eyes lit up. Heat began to radiate, as if it were rays of light.
Everyone’s attention was focused on the entrance inside the hall.
Sarah.
A girl wearing a white veil and flowing white clothes walked out from inside the hall.
“Oh oh……!”
“You are a saint!”
There wasn’t an outright commotion, but everyone was silently expressing their admiration.
The saint’s face was obscured by a white veil, making it difficult to see. But underneath her veil, I could see her thick, light green hair curling up.
His body was small, and the clothes he wore were so loose that I was worried that he might trip on his feet.
However, the saint walked calmly without stumbling. She walked forward, only looking ahead, and sat down gently on her central podium.
“Saint, may we begin?”
As the cardinal approached her side, the saint’s veil moved up and down slightly. It meant permission.
“All right.”
The cardinal then unfolded the paper he had prepared.
“The believers who will receive the saint’s blessing today….”
People swallowed their saliva. Among them, there were people with earnest looks on their faces and with their hands folded in prayer.
“This is Lady Sophia Barnes, of the Barnes family.”
“iced coffee!”
A group of people sitting in the front row let out an exclamation. Those whose names were not called swallowed their sighs and bowed their heads.
“Ah, finally!”
Lady Sophia stumbled and stood up from her seat.
Her wrinkled face was clearly sick, and her body was as sharp as an iron skewer. It seemed that the slight trembling of her fingers was not just due to joy.
“Please come this way.”
At the cardinal’s command, Countess Barnes, who was standing next to her, supported her.
“Honey, let’s go.”
“Yes, mother.”
Although the two women were mother and daughter, the age difference did not appear to be much on the outside. If you didn’t know their relationship, you could mistake them for being friends.
Lady Sophia approached the saint little by little with precarious and shaky steps.
“…….”
The saint’s eyes passed over the two women. It was a cold gaze, as if looking at an unrelated object.
The cardinal standing nearby recited in a loud voice.
“The Barnes family has been generous in expressing their faithfulness over the past few months. They have also been faithful in attending mass every single day.”
There was no one who did not know that ‘expression of a sincere heart’ here meant donations. The amount of donations made by the Barnes family was three times that of other nobles.
“Ah, saintess….”
Lady Sophia, who arrived in front of the saint, burst into tears.
However, the saint did not comfort her with mercy. I just quietly call her name.
“Sophia Barnes.”
It was a voice that strangely had the power to attract people. It was clearly a girl’s tone, but it also sounded like that of an old man.
“Calm down.”
A presence, brilliance, and sacred energy that overwhelmed people emanated from the saint.
“Yes, yes, saint.”
Lady Sophia answered, barely wiping away her tears. She did not even dare to look straight into her saintly face.
“Come closer.”
The saint chanted and held out one hand.
“Oh, finally!”
“I guess you’re going to give me a blessing!”
“I can’t believe I could see that moment for myself!”
The crowd whispered to each other and did not take their eyes off the saint. Their gazes darted back and forth between the saint and Lady Sophia.
“Saint, please….”
Lady Sophia folded her trembling hands as if praying. Then she bit her lip and closed her eyes.
The saint’s hands were placed on Lady Sophia’s hands. And the next moment,
Faaah!
White light exploded from the place where the saint’s hand touched.
“Oh oh!”
At that moment, the audience could not contain their curiosity and turned on their heels. Or, there was someone who got close to it without me knowing.
“Until there.”
However, they were blocked by the knight’s strict guard and could not get any closer.
“Ahhh.”
White light wrapped around Lady Sophia’s wrist and spread to her entire body. Eventually, a surprising change occurred to her.
“oh my god.”
“oh my god.”
The crowd took a deep breath.
Lady Sophia’s wrinkles gradually smoothed out and her skin became firmer. The age spots that had bloomed all over her face slowly disappeared.
She now looks like she is 25 years old, which is her actual age.
Eventually, the saint took her hand away from Lady Sophia. At that moment, Lady Sophia stumbled and took a step back.
“Hey……!”
Countess Barnes, who had been waiting by the side the whole time, hurriedly approached.
“Uh, mother.”
Lady Sophia cried as she held her hand.
“Well, well, how do I look now?”
“iced coffee.”
Countess Barnes could not bear to continue speaking. She kissed her lips as her eyes took in her daughter’s beautiful face.
“My, my hand….”
Lady Sophia raised her hands. When she saw the smooth back of her hand without any blemishes, she burst into tears.
“Ahhh!”
fantasy,
