Episode 1328
The Saint of the Stars, Lethe Sardena, took part in the battle.
Asperia smiled, narrowing her eyes.
“Nice to meet you~ You must be the Saintess of the Stars who has been making a big fuss in the Holy Federation these days. This is our first meeting, isn’t it?”
“… … .”
Lethe didn’t answer, but stepped back with a wary look in her eyes and approached Simon. Simon quickly summarized the situation in her ear, and she nodded.
“Asperia, the Eternal Saint.”
She opened her mouth in a heavy voice.
“The illegal and deceptive control over Arok, who had been transferred rights as a direct management company, and the circumstances in which they attempted to force the mouths of the investigators who came to investigate it to be shut.”
Her eyes turned cold.
“You are not qualified to rule this land. You must go to Sky Island and be investigated.”
“Ahem-?”
Asperia rolled her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth.
“You two don’t even talk to each other as fellow saints, and you judge everything based solely on what the investigator says. It seems like you two have a very trusting relationship.”
“Shut up.”
Lethe stretched out her arms.
The bright Arok sky suddenly changed into a picturesque night sky, and countless stars began to twinkle.
“Decide. Take the hit and go, or just go.”
Go, go, go, go, go!
Simon sweat profusely as he watched Lethe burning with fighting spirit.
Why do you look so angry?
“What happens if the woman refuses to be investigated?”
When Asperia asked with a big smile, Lete answered immediately.
“war.”
Simon lowered his posture, and Ziratas, one of the six divine beasts of paradise who assisted Simon, also raised his head.
At that moment, the smile disappeared from Asperia’s face.
“It’s funny.”
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!
A massive explosion of divinity from her entire body blew out, and red ash swept out like a whirlwind. The ash, which spread as if it would cover the entire Arok, affected not only the two paradise beasts under her control, but also all the beasts in the other forests. All the beasts began to have their eyes gleam under the influence of the ash.
A drop of sweat ran down Simon’s forehead.
‘That’s ridiculous. You weren’t at full power until now?’
“Simon.”
Lete spoke in a soft voice.
“Stay behind me.”
Simon nodded.
Lethe, and himself as an unstable saint.
Although the odds were 2:1, this was Arok, Asperia’s home ground. They couldn’t guarantee a win.
“Hehehe.”
Asperia slowly raised her hand as if preparing to attack. At that moment, the two people were about to respond by raising their divinity.
Taak-
She snapped her fingers, and the red ash that had been spreading as if it were going to cover the world disappeared as if it were a lie.
“Let’s stop.”
“ah……?”
“Now that Sky Island has come under suspicion, it won’t be to my benefit to wage war out of emotion.”
In the meantime, the red color flowing from the two paradises’ sacred waters disappeared, and they returned to their original appearances. Simon was also able to escape the pressure that seemed to be squeezing his heart.
Lethe also lowered her arms as she sensed the power of Asperia that had been filling the surroundings fading away. A look of surprise appeared on her face.
“Would you like to be investigated?”
“yes.”
Asperia smiled calmly and spread her arms.
“I am innocent. I don’t know what Epnell and Sky Island suspect, but we will probably never be able to secure direct evidence to support those suspicions.”
“… … .”
Asperia did not admit guilt, and was still trying to get away with it by placing all the blame on the dead members of the organization.
She seemed to be fully prepared.
“Of course, it will be a blow to me as well. Some direct crimes of controlling the minds of the Arok people will be applied, and I will lose my control of Arok. And that too-”
She put her hand on her chin.
“Should I say it’s a risk worth taking?”
“… … .”
She looked at Simon.
“It’s great, my hero. I’m glad you were able to liberate Arok as you wished.”
Simon strained his eyes.
“I don’t understand. What is your real goal, Asperia?”
“target?”
She clapped her hands.
“That’s ‘happiness’!”
Simon looked dumbfounded.
Does it ultimately lead to happiness?
“I have a much, much higher standard for happiness than other people! More money, more power, more fame! I’m not someone who will end up as a mere saint!”
Her eyes sparkled.
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“I will go to the highest place. That is the only way I can be happy.”
Simon could not even guess how ambitious she was.
But immediately a backlash arose.
“Are you going to continue to trample on the happiness of others for your own happiness?”
“Oh, my hero. That’s a misunderstanding.”
She put it on her chest.
“This is the ‘exchange of happiness.’ All the people who come to Arok are poor people who cannot be happy on their own. If you teach happiness to those who do not know happiness, and receive money in return, you will also become happy. That is all there is to it.”
She looked at Simon.
“And you, too, have entered into the things necessary for the happiness of my wife. My hero.”
What the heck is this?
As Simon blinked and thought about those words.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
I felt a sizzling heat. I felt a prickly gaze from the side.
“You, in that short time… again…!”
“Lethe, you are wrong.”
Simon said quickly.
Asperia laughed out loud.
“What are you talking about, my hero? You said you needed my strength right away, and you even tried to put your hand on my chest while I was still moving, and tried to steal my lips. It’s a shame, because it seemed like you achieved your goal before that.”
“that……!”
Simon’s face turned white.
Gooooooooo!
Lethe’s eyes, glaring from the side, were filled with contempt and anger. Simon felt like crying.
“Then the loser will have to leave the seat.”
Asperia turned and walked away.
“I have no intention of running away from the investigation. I will go to Sky Island on my own two feet.”
The two great beasts of paradise followed her, wailing. The other beasts that faithfully followed her also joined Asperia one by one.
Asperia’s back somehow looked carefree.
“Lethe, is it okay if I leave you like this? If you run away… … .”
“That can’t be true.”
Lete crossed her arms.
“If we run away, we will lose the Saint’s Seat, and all of the Federation’s power will pursue Asperia. We have only two choices: kill all of us who are witnesses, or be investigated.”
“Now, just a moment!”
At that moment, naked Arok people came rushing in with their eyes wide open.
These were the people who came to their senses when Asperia completely withdrew her power from Arok.
“Asperia! Do not abandon us!”
“Take me with you! It doesn’t matter if the destination isn’t Arok!”
“Happiness! Please be happy!”
They were the ones who followed her, even though they knew that she had been brainwashed by Asperia.
The number was not very large, but Asperia smiled kindly.
“Of course. Let’s work together to achieve the happiness we both desire.”
As the red ash dusted over their heads, the Arokites followed Asperia with ecstatic expressions on their faces.
“… … It’s no problem for Asperia to go alone, but if we send them too, they’ll have to provide favorable testimony.”
Simon shook his head at Lethe’s words.
“There’s nothing I can do. It’s my choice.”
His gaze turned to the side. He saw the Arokians, who had been completely liberated from Asperia’s power, embracing each other and rejoicing.
“Father! Mother!”
“okay!”
Among them was Arok’s guide.
There were those who chose to be subject to Asperia’s power, but there were many more who gave it up and sought to regain their freedom. These people will testify at Asperia’s trial.
“Oh right, my hero.”
Then Asperia turned around and smiled at Simon.
“The unidentified power that reproduced the power of the original woman was impressive. I will keep what the original woman saw a secret.”
“?!”
Simon felt both fortunate and puzzled. Then she smiled.
“Because I thought it would be ‘beneficial’ to you. It would be difficult if there were more competitors, right?”
“… … .”
Lethe’s lips protruded five feet.* * *
After a few more days, the situation in Arok was finally brought under control.
Arok was completely opened, and all Arok people were conscious and awake. However, many people were injured or complained of mental aftereffects, so they were told to rest near the lotus lake for the time being.
With Asperia gone, spirits began to return to the forest and the divine beasts regained their freedom.
“Yes, okay. Okay. Okay.”
The Hand of God, who had put down the communication crystal ball, spoke to Simon.
“Saint, it is said that Asperia has come to the Left Cathedral on the Sky Island on her own.”
“Yeah. That’s good.”
Simon was lying in bed due to excessive force used.
This is the tent at Suyeon Lake.
Now that the laws and regulations of Arok have been removed, it is permitted to have housing facilities and pitch tents like this. Hamiel, who was fixing his hair while looking in the mirror, looked back.
“Will Saint Asperia be stripped of her sainthood?”
“That’s not it.”
Mother closed her eyes.
“She will insist until the end that everything was an act of determination and based on her own beliefs. There are many ways for a saint to avoid punishment, and a high-ranking priest with that level of experience is not easily punished. She will lose control of Arok, and for the time being, she will be wandering the battlefield under the orders of Sky Island.”
“Still, that’s fortunate.”
Hamiel answered.
“Anyway, we pulled out the saint stuck in Arok and used her as a force to be used in the future war against the Death Knights.”
“We’ll have to wait and see whether he’ll be a force or a poison. He’s such an unpredictable character.”
While Moses and Hamiel were talking, Simon also finished preparing to go out.
Perhaps because I had been sleeping for several days, I wanted to get moving. I also had to check on the movements of the practitioners and Arok people.
Of course, before that.
“Where is Lethe?”* * *
Cheek, cheep, cheep!
The quiet outskirts of Arok were still a peaceful landscape with calm ripples in the lake and birds chirping.
Unlike before, there were several tents set up, and several Arok gods were resting here, drinking water.
‘Found it.’
Simon entered the place and found Lethe with her snow-white hair tied back.
Instead of her usual neat F-Nel uniform, she was wearing a comfortable shirt and shorts. It was a lively outfit, like the girls her age.
She was bandaging Shinsu’s body, which was injured in this incident.
“It’ll be okay now.”
When Lete patted the god’s back, the hippopotamus gave a ‘Ppuuu!’ sound as if he was grateful and went back across the lake and into the Arok. She waved her hand with a smiling face as she greeted him.
Wherever she went, divine beings overflowed.
Birds twittered above her head, and on her shoulder a squirrel-like creature munched on chestnuts.
Lethe stroked and cared for the gods and then walked to the next tent.
“How are you feeling?”
There lay Arok people who were being treated for mental aftereffects. The divine water that had the power to clear the mind was using its power to heal the Arok people.
“Thank you so much. It gives me the strength to live!”
“How can I repay this favor… … !”
“Thank you. I just did what I had to do as a saint.”
Lethe smiled and waved her hand.
“Sister! Saint Sister!”
“I made a rabbit by folding paper!”
The children born from Arok also ran to Lete, smiling brightly. Lete squatted down and played with the children, smiling brightly.
After the Eternal Saint Asperia left, Arok was taken care of by the Star Saint Lethe.
Thanks to that, Arok’s wounds were healing quickly.
“Ahem.”
Then Simon came to Lethe, making noise.
“Over there, Lete.”
But Lethe either didn’t hear or was ignoring Simon, as she was busy playing with the children.
And even after sending the children to their parents, Lethe focused on changing the bandages of the monks next to her.
“Lethe?”
“… … .”
It’s chilly.
She was smiling when she greeted people, but there was a shadow on her forehead. Simon said, sweat dripping down his face.
“Hey, Lete. There it is… … .”
“I heard the story.”
Lete got up from her seat and walked with her luggage on her back. She quickly took off her shoes and walked barefoot on the shallow lake of Arok.
“You are on a journey to meet the saints in order to collect all the remnants of their essence and become a saint.”
“that’s right.”
“… … Heshil heshil.”
As she said that, she pouted her lips in a sarcastic manner.
“Make no mistake. The reason the saints are paying attention to you and taking interest in you is probably because of the saint’s power.”
“Yeah, maybe so.”
“So don’t show off, Black! I-”
Her voice was reduced to a very small volume.
“Even before becoming a saint… … !”
“Yeah. What happens before that?”
When Simon asked with his eyes wide open, Lete stared blankly at Simon for a while before turning her head away and shouting.
“It’s nothing!”
‘No, why are you angry?’
Simon followed Lethe, smiling bitterly.
“What were you trying to say, Lete?”
“I don’t know!”
She screamed. Simon could only laugh. It seemed like he needed to let his anger out for a moment.
“Yes, Lete.”
“?”
Simon smiled.
“We have some time left before we go find the next saint. Is there anywhere you want to go?”
When Lethe heard those words, her eyes finally sparkled.
