Episode 1323
All the circumstances have been sorted out.
The fake Asperia was neutralized. After casting a healing spell just enough to keep Hamiel from dying, he cast a sealing spell, after which Moje took out the holy relic prison and locked her up.
Now that she was no longer in a liquid state, she shook the iron bars and let out her anger, but the barrier that had been placed around the prison made no sound. Simon looked at the scene and asked Moze.
“Is that sturdy?”
“Of course, Saint. It is one of the few true relics I carry with me.”
After answering like that, Mother looked up at Simon with a face full of faith.
“Rather than that, I am worried about how to record this great battle and tell it to future generations. I hope that future generations will realize the greatness of the saint even a little more!”
“… …Stop it.”
It seemed that the aftereffects of the previous battle were still strongly lingering in Mother.
As the fake Asperia was neutralized, the attacking Aroks stopped their actions and the rampaging divine beasts calmed down.
“Thank you for your hard work, Brother Zion! Everyone!”
As if to prove that it had been a rather fierce battle, Arius approached with a smiling face, his uniform torn to pieces.
Talrock was lying sprawled on the grass with his arms outstretched. His wounds on his body seemed to have been quickly treated.
“I really thought I was going to die! Ouch!”
The practitioners who had been lying on the floor, barely breathing, finally began to relax and crack jokes one by one. Peace had finally come to the nightmare-like Arok.
Thud, thud.
At that moment, the executioners of the saint, more blood-covered than anyone else, approached Simon. They must have squeezed out every last bit of their strength, as even the blessing magic surrounding their bodies was almost fading away.
The practitioners watched them with wary eyes.
[entire-]
Among them, the executor who seemed to be the senior one raised his voice.
[Take a bow to the heroes of Arok!]
[Vitra Ben Laus!]
Hwaaaaaaaah!
Divinity radiated from their bodies. The executioner who led the salute also bowed down.
[Vitra Ben Laus, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the heroes who saved Arok.]
“You came now?”
Talrock, who had raised his upper body from the grass, spoke sharply.
“You’re being swayed by lies and you’re drilling holes in people’s bodies! You guys are all accomplices!”
[… … .]
The executioner of the saint standing in front lowered his head as if he had nothing to say even if he had ten mouths.
[We had no choice but to believe in the fake since it replicated the saint’s power exactly. We could not even dare to doubt the saint’s authority. It was all our fault, and we will pay the price.]
Hamiel also suddenly joined in on those words.
“It seems like you shouldn’t pay the price to us, but to the real saint you served! You don’t even recognize your own master!”
Simon also nodded.
“Let’s go see the saint. Before that-”
Simon crouched down in front of the prison. The barrier was spread out, so he couldn’t hear what the fake Asperia was saying.
“I need to hear what the situation is.”
Mother contacted Sky Island and called in an ‘investigator’.
The investigators and the Holy Federation would take care of the detailed investigation, but Simon still had something on his mind. He nodded to Hamiel, and when Hamiel clapped his hands, the soundproof barrier in the prison disappeared.
“Okay, decide. Just answer what I ask.”
Simon said in a cool voice.
“Tell me everything, including your name, your identity, your purpose for coming here, and how you neutralized Saint Asperia.”
“Hey, wait! Wait! Wait!”
The fake Asperia looked confused. She grabbed her head and nodded wildly, then screamed in frustration.
“That’s weird!”
The mother was impressed.
“What’s strange?”
“I, I! I didn’t know it would turn out this well! I didn’t mean for it to be this good! How did I end up like this… …!”
Her voice spouting out nonsense.
and.
Phew! Phew!
A thorn rose from the ground and pierced her chest.
Everyone’s eyes widened.
It was the same thorn that had pierced Talrock before. Her body was pierced by the thorn, and she was thrown high up, hitting her head hard on the prison ceiling.
Blood is pouring out.
Her two arms hung limply and dangled.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
The sound of soft footsteps echoed along with a soft voice. Everyone’s eyes turned.
A naked woman with long hair fluttering in the wind was walking towards me.
The Saint of Eternity.
The real Asperia herself was walking out of the ruins. Both her hands were cut off, and the hole in her chest was still not fully healed. It seemed as if she had just escaped from her bonds.
“You worked so hard. When the fake power weakened, the real woman was able to come out.”
The saint’s messengers opened their eyes wide and all knelt on one knee and bowed their heads.
[Gratula Mi Kibilis!]
[Please kill us!]
The practitioners also fell to the ground in a hurry.
“I come to see the goddess’ closest daughter!”
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She looked quite pitiful.
Both her hands were cut off and the wound on her chest looked large, but she was able to walk without much trouble. She looked at the fake Asperia inside the prison.
“First, I have to get back what was stolen.”
Sreung!
Another sharp thorn shot out and precisely cut off the two hands that the fake Asperia had attached.
It rolled out of the cell, and she brought her severed hand to her arm and used divine magic.
Woohoo!
As expected from a veteran saint, her level of recovery magic is also quite high.
As if nothing had happened, her hand clenched into her body almost as if it were brand new. She clenched and unclenched her fists lightly, nodded with satisfaction and moved her fingertips.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Her body was covered with the ‘Holy’ symbolizing the saint, and she was wrapped in divinity. Only then could Simon feel the power of a true saint. It was a dignity and purity that could not be compared to the fake.
Asperia finally regained her strength and spread her arms, a red aura spread out like waves and covered the entire Arok.
The power to make you feel warm.
Then, the cheeks of the Arok people who had been blank as if they had broken down came to life, and they came running with bright smiles as if they had regained their senses.
[Congratulations!]
“Saint Asperia!”
The Arok people flocked to Asperia. Asperia smiled and spread her arms.
“I’m glad everyone is safe.”
She said that and put her hand on her heart.
“And I apologize. I am ashamed to say that the woman who rules Arok was the victim of a wicked scheme and put you all in danger.”
“What are you talking about!”
“I’m so glad you’re safe!”
As everyone cheered, Asperia turned her head and looked at Simon.
Smile.
“?”
She smiled at Simon, asked for understanding from those around her, and then slowly walked over.
“My hero.”
She came closer and took hold of Simon’s hands.
At that moment, Simon felt the remnants of the saint’s essence ripple within his body.
“I was busy at the time, so I didn’t even hear your name. Would it be okay if I asked you your name?”
“Hey, this is Sion Marcantoni.”
“……Zion.”
Her eyes, deeply immersed, became moist.
“What a classy name.”
Simon thought, ‘Is that so?’
“I was only expecting you to drain the fake powers to escape, but you caught her yourself. I can’t even fathom how I can repay this favor.”
As she said that, she brushed back her hair and lifted her hooves. Before Simon could say anything, the ash suddenly rose and her lips moved to Simon’s forehead.
“Excuse me.”
Thud!
Simon was suddenly pushed backwards as if he had been teleported, and soon, Moses, who had pulled Simon back, was standing in front with a cold expression on his face.
“May I ask why you killed the fake saint?”
She hesitated, put her feet down again, looked at Moze, and smiled.
“Another hero. What’s your name?”
“The Hand of God, Moses del Beatus.”
Unlike Simon, it was Moses who completely revealed his identity. Now, since there was no one who did not know that he was the hand of God, he boldly revealed his identity and came forward to open his mouth.
“She was a prisoner of the Holy See, my lady. She had to be thoroughly investigated for every sin.”
“… … .”
Asperia smiled softly and turned around.
“Since this happened to me personally, if you have any questions, I will speak on your behalf. And the reason I hastily killed the fake is… … .”
Her gaze turned to the Arokians.
“Because that fake was still the one who brainwashed the Arok people. Sealing and imprisoning them is not enough to completely suppress the power of the authority. I just made a quick decision for the sake of the citizens of the mainland.”
She clasped her hands together and lowered her eyebrows.
“Could it be that I was being hasty?”
Simon blocked Moses’s response with his arm, then opened his mouth.
“I respect your judgment, Saint.”
At Simon’s firm words, Moses’ mouth fell open and his expression hardened in shock, like someone who had lost his country. Beside him, Hamiel was smiling with a strange sense of pride.
“Thank you for the hero’s warm response.”
She clasped her hands together, her voice dripping with emotion.
“We will hold a festival of liberation. It will be right after the battle, so we will be able to relieve the aftereffects.”* * *
The fake saint is dead.
And the original Asperia became the master of Arok again, and Arok regained peace.
“Haaaaaah-”
And Simon, Moses, and Hamiel, wrapped in towels, were bathing in one of the open-air hot springs in the Eternal Palace.
‘It’s hot.’
I felt like my body was melting as I soaked in the hot water.
“Hoooooooooo- good!”
Hamiel was making strange noises. Then he looked at Simon and said.
“I’m glad that the work ended well! The injured were personally healed by the saintess, so everyone is safe. This time, Brother Arius and the practitioners who fought for Arok through the thornbush have all earned the right to become ‘Arokians’!”
Simon, who had been enjoying the hot spring with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and looked outside.
Arok was bustling with festival preparations.
“That’s great. Are you all going to stay in Arok?”
“Surprisingly, it’s half and half.”
Hamiel said.
“In the past, I would have accepted it without hesitation, but I ended up in a bad situation.”
“… … .”
Simon laughed bitterly at those words.
-Ahahahahahaha!
-Hahahahahahaha!
If you had seen that madness of happiness, it would have been shocking.
Simon, who had been blankly staring for a moment, turned his head.
“Moje, calm down.”
“… … .”
Mother still had a gloomy expression.
It seems that he took the side of the saint, not his own flock.
“Saint. I… … .”
“I know.”
Simon crossed his arms.
“Is it possible that the real Asperia is hiding something?”
“!”
“There’s no need to make Saint Asperia wary to confirm that. It’s better to instill trust in us and then investigate.”
When Moje heard that, he splashed himself with water and straightened his body, then knelt on one knee and bowed his head.
“I, the Hand of God, could not fathom the great will of the saint.”
“You’ve become quite the fanatic. I think I’ll report you to the Inquisitor.”
Hamiel laughed and joked.
At that moment, Simon, who sensed a presence from afar, pricked up his ears. Hamiel also stopped talking and listened to the story of the spirit that had approached him.
“Ouch, we’re in trouble!”
Hamiel suddenly got up.
“Saint Asperia herself is coming here!”
“Anyone else?”
“I’m alone. Um, what should I do?”
She asked in confusion, but Simon responded calmly.
“Then you can send it up. You two stay back.”
Simon folded his arms and looked serious.
“I’ll try it myself.”
