Episode 115 < Black wedding. (1) >
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One.
-Oh God.
-Please help me.
A girl prayed, and it came true.
Because it was like that.
-Oh God.
-Please help us.
A boy who had been by the girl’s side as a deacon and childhood friend offered a prayer, and it also came true.
2.
“First, we need to change the layout of the ceremony hall.”
Raviel said in a whisper.
“Now that we know where the apostles appear, we can focus our special forces and military personnel there.”
As I was preparing for the wedding, I realized that the bride and groom are given enormous power. We can arrange the guests invited to the wedding hall as we wish.
If we wish, we can even have nobles who are enemies of each other sit at the same table. Of course, our reputation will be ruined and we will get criticized, but is that really a big deal? The first thing to do is to destroy the apostles of this world.
‘If I could have taken the blessing, things would have been much easier… .’
Unfortunately, my skill, [I want to be like you], was not able to copy the blessing used by the Golden Silk.
-It’s a zombie. I told you so. T.O.P is, in some strange ways, completely cold-hearted.
Bae Hu-ryeong looked excited, as if he was so happy that I could no longer eat raw.
-You are receiving several [Blessings] right now, right? Same thing when fighting with a ghost. Even now, it is the blessing of the Superstitious God, the God of Death, and all.
‘Yes, yes. They are treated separately from my skills.’
-okay. Those, to be exact, are part of the ‘buff effect applied by a constellation using its own skills’? The operating mechanism itself is so what can be done? If you mess up, you attack the constellation that gave you the buff and get beaten up by him.
‘I understand. Anyway.’
I grumbled. When I heard the explanation of the working mechanism and all, it felt like some kind of computer game, but what was in front of me now was not a game, but reality.
The Heretic Questioner brought that reality into sharp focus.
“If there is an apostle who is good at mental attacks, the size of the wedding party should be reduced even further than it is now! Especially if the Apostle’s blessing is to recreate [one’s happy memories]!”
The candle flame crackled and illuminated the Inquisitor’s face.
Midnight.
The three of us gathered in the toilet room and put our heads together. A layout of the wedding hall and an invitation list of guests were placed on the table. Raviel’s toilet room has been transformed into our own secret strategy meeting room.
“The deadliest poison in the world never makes people sick. It makes you happy! “There are not many people who can escape the poison of happiness spread by [Evangelist of Immortal Happiness]!”
“… … “The problem is this.”
Raviel touched the guest list with a long finger.
“The smaller the number of guests, the more difficult it becomes to deal with the [Warhorse of the Eternal Plains]. This apostle summons an army of 10,000 men. “If you increase the scale, you will be subject to mental attacks, and if you reduce the scale, you will be overwhelmed by the volume.”
“Umm. That’s a correct point. It’s really not easy… .”
The two people were lost in thought. The candle burned out.
“Please leave that to me.”
I opened my mouth.
The two people turned to look at me.
“Do you have any good ideas, Death King?”
“yes.”
I nodded. And I explained my strategy. As I continued speaking, Raviel and the Heretic Questioner’s complexions gradually changed.
“… … indeed.”
Raviel had an admiring look on her face.
“My wife is truly well-connected. “If we plan according to your wife’s plan, there will be no problem.”
Just as I had no pretensions in respecting her, Raviel had no hesitation in praising me. She was a little embarrassed.
“But there is a condition.”
“Something?”
“Please allow me to wear black clothes. “Raviel.”
“…….”
Raviel pursed her lips.
In the empire, only those who will become the masters of the family can wear black clothes on their wedding day. It is not a color that I, a duchess, can wear. But still, I had to wear black.
“It’s not because I want to become the master of the duchy again. but… .”
“no. It’s okay to not make excuses. “She knows from her past life that she is not a person who is greedy for power.”
Raviel shook her head.
“It’s just that the customs and traditions of the empire bother me. And, I can’t ignore my wife’s wishes because of traditions and customs. hmm. “I will prepare the clothes for you to wear.”
“thank you.”
The three of us made eye contact and nodded. It was just a coincidence, but the candle on the table flickered at the exact moment we nodded.
Everything is ready.
3.
Evening is approaching.
Nobles, some of the most powerful people in the empire, began to enter the ceremony hall.
Just over a month until the marriage was announced and prepared. Although it was a wedding that took place very quickly, no noble was bold enough to refuse to be invited to Ivansia’s wedding. No matter how much she criticized Raviel on the inside, she had to smile brightly on the outside.
Power was a thug.
“… … “The arrangement of the ceremony hall was strange.”
Even those nobles tilted their heads when they entered the wedding hall. I can understand that the ceremony is held outdoors, not in a temple. Because unions between nobles and commoners are difficult to celebrate.
however.
“What is the reason for gathering all the warriors in one place?”
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The chamberlain enters the groom’s dressing room. my stepfather asked.
“Besides, this arrangement… … Excuse me, but it seems like I assumed a battle would break out. People who were useful in fighting were gathered at the front, and ordinary nobles were placed at the rear.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I responded naturally, surrounded by servants and decorated. The old gentleman wiped away his laughter.
“It looks like they have put all the things that would be bothersome in a fight aside and gathered only the useful ones in front. Wouldn’t it be rude if I said this?”
“I’m sure your husband will have everything in mind.”
“Your wife also has a sword at her waist.”
“yes. I usually enjoy practicing and training martial arts. Should the person who will become Ivansia’s moon be shown in a weak light? Also, there may be a gang that will cause trouble at the wedding hall. “We must be fully prepared.”
“indeed. Prepare for the unexpected… .”
The old gentleman smiled bitterly.
“I understand. Then, I will also tell my colleagues who came with me to prepare for an unexpected situation. Won, indeed. I couldn’t believe that this was why His Excellency Duke Ivansia chose me to be his wife’s adoptive father… .”
The old gentleman greeted me and left the dressing room. His intention is probably to tell his subordinates to prepare for battle.
It was a reaction that was elicited even here.
‘The more people who can remain calm even when unexpected situations occur, the better.’
Raviel was already moving people under the water.
[Illegal elements who are dissatisfied with marriage are trying to cause terrorism].
Such a rumor spread quickly. Not everyone will believe the rumors, but nobles are psychological beasts. Just planting caution in a corner of your mind will definitely have an effect.
“Aaaah!”
The effect came sooner than expected.
‘You’re here.’
I shook off the attendants and quickly ran out of the dressing room.
At the same time, a voice that could only be heard by the Heretic Questioner and me rang out in this world.
[The apostle of ‘The Cow Harvesting Ruins’ appears.]
[The apostle of ‘The Warhorse of the Eternal Plain’ appears.]
[The apostle of the ‘Evangelist of Immortal Happiness’ appears.]
The same sunset as the one I saw yesterday unfolded. The sky was broken, and the three apostles appeared through the cracks that were broken like glass.
“oh my god… .”
“God, what the hell is that…” .”
The guests stood up hesitantly. They were equally astonished. But if you look closely, your posture has changed. The warriors instinctively gathered together and grabbed the hilts of their swords, while the nobles who did not know how to fight glanced around so that they could escape at any time.
and.
“Mr. Heretic Questioner!”
More than anything, my behavior has changed.
“Yes, Death King!”
The Heretic Questioner who was waiting in front of the dressing room answered.
“From now on, I will ride on the Death King’s back!”
“okay!”
“Sacred technique, sending God!”
That was the moment when I first realized that the Heretic Questioner was a psychopath. When the Demon King of Autumn Rain and the Guardian Goddess gave us a test and divided us. It was a sacred technique used by the Heretic Questioner.
The effect is instantaneous movement.
-uh?
The destination is the red sky.
-What, what?!
Apostle of the Hammer. It was right behind the Lady of the Golden Silk.
The Golden Silk looked back at me in confusion. Cheaeng! Her holy sword, which I swung, and her hammer, which she raised, clashed. The gravity of the high sky pressed down on me. I cried out as I felt my body falling vertically.
“One More Time!”
“Ahaha! yes! Sacred art, transmission!”
The Heretic Questioner shouted as if he was happy. The next moment, we appeared behind the Golden Silk again. I slashed my sword as hard as I could toward the empty back of the Golden Silk.
-Ugh!
The Golden Silk barely blocked my attack this time. However, the two unexpected surprise attacks were fatal. His posture was disturbed.
Whiuuuuuung!
She had originally planned to descend straight from the sky, but her posture collapsed and she simply began to fall.
-I don’t know what kind of trick he did! It’s no use anyway!
The Golden Silk shouted. The wind pressure caused by the fall tangled her golden hair in a messy manner.
-My body is indomitable! Nothing can hurt me now! I am invincible! The ox that harvests the ruins gave me an invulnerable body!
“Did you give your soul to the apostle because you didn’t want to get hurt?”
-What does it matter to you!
The Golden Silk was evil.
-Everyone only sees Raviel Ivansia! Annoying bitch! He pretends to be proud as if he understands all the sorrow in the world, even though he only has the virtue of being born in a good family! I’ll kill you! I’ll take everything that bitch has!
A dirty and dirty desire.
But I didn’t laugh at the Golden Silk as much as I did. No matter how much we paint and make up, in the end, what drives humans is naked desire. I know because I have experienced it myself.
but.
“You should have known that there are many people in the world worse than you! “Lady Baron!”
So there is something I can say.
I held the hilt of the holy sword stronger.
“People know the pain they have experienced! So when another person screams in pain, you feel pity for them because you guess how lonely they must be! Origin doesn’t matter! “Everyone who screams in pain is my stranger!”
-Ha, you’re being damned! Who lives a life like that?
The Golden Silk chuckled. The wind pressure hit. She fell in the air and looked up at me.
-You can’t even hurt me anyway! I am indomitable, indestructible, and immortal!
okay.
If a person could be changed by a single word, he would have already changed. That words are powerless. Force is needed to help the screams. That was why the Doctrine of Shadows took up the sword.
“Sparkle!”
[Twinkle responds to the warrior’s call.]
“Change from the sword of idols to the sword of compassion!”
It was the moment I ordered.
[Yes, warrior.]
A black cloudy air flowed from the holy sword. Gulp! In an instant, the sacred blade became contaminated with black water like dirty water.
The opponent’s ability was powerful yet simple.
『This person is clad in a human body that is free from harm, one of Mutia’s blessings!』
『It literally doesn’t hurt.』
But I had a law of destruction.
『My ability is pain.』
The sword I obtained in Master’s world.
『Those who are cut by me feel pain.』
『There will never be any scars on the body and it will never lead to death.』
『Pain without hurt is my ability.』
The second ability of the guardian goddess.
It was pity.
“Sylvia Evanail!”
I cried out the Golden Silk’s real name and struck down my sword.
“I won’t kill you from now on!”
-under.
The Golden Silk sneered. She didn’t seem to have any intention of dodging my blow. She had an expression that suggested that if she was going to stab me somewhere, I would stab her. She trusted in the blessings she had received. Her absolute confidence was what sustained her.
-If you want to kill me, kill me…
The Golden Silk could not finish her sentence.
Instead, the scream was torn apart.
-Ahhhh!!
The tip of my knife pierced her heart exactly. No injuries occurred. Her blade just pierced through her Golden Silk’s chest, as if it were transparent. She wasn’t covered in blood.
-Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
But the pain was there.
-Aaaah! Ahhhhh!!
A bloody scream tore through the red sky. Falling down like a meteor, the Golden Silk howled in pain. Her voice broke through the wind and spread across the sunset.
“Mr. Heretic Questioner!”
We were falling from the sky. The ground was rapidly approaching. I stabbed the Golden Silk in the heart once more.
Right before I fell to the ground.
“Now!”
“Sacred technique, send!”
The Heretic Questioner shouted as if he had been waiting. He repeated the sacred technique several times. Faaah! Pot! With each teleportation, the falling speed gradually decreased. At the last moment, we landed easily on the ground. He escaped the fall.
But the Golden Silk could not escape.
Couuuuuuuuck!
The ground shook as if a small meteorite had fallen. Dust rose up. Unlike the last episode, the Golden Silk’s fall turned into a fall. The person who was harmed by the hammering also disappeared.
-Hi, hee, hee… This, ah… ?
There is only an apostle convulsing from the pain of being stabbed in the heart.
I adjusted my knife.
“Does it hurt?”
And then he walked slowly towards the Golden Silk.
“It’s going to hurt.”
The Golden Silk flinched when it heard my footsteps. Hehe, the Golden Silk let out a groan and staggered to her feet.
-Do, help me!
The Golden Silk did not listen to me. He just urgently asked for help. Toward the evening sky. Towards the minions of other constellations.
-It’s an agreement! Well, it’s a contract! Even Mutia won’t tolerate it if you ignore me like this! Even your constellation will disapprove of it!
-hmm.
The general on Pegasus opened his mouth.
-That’s bizarre. Constellation… is not. Is it a fragment of a constellation? It’s difficult to guess how they got their hands on such an item.
The general slowly raised the flag.
-There is no change in the fact that it is an obstacle that must be subdued. Warriors who follow their steeds. wake up
And then the summons unfolded.
-Goooooo!
Hundreds or thousands of ghosts appeared. The ghosts reflected in the red sunset looked like murderers covered in blood. Screams of shock erupted from all over the wedding hall.
The other party’s ability was absolute.
『The battlefield of Sanctuary is a wide area. It affects the entire area.』
『The effect is amazing: [It fixes the summoned person’s abilities at the peak of their lifetime]!』
『Each of those ghosts is an elite of elite soldiers. These are the souls of the warriors who followed Mahos!』
But I had a law of destruction.
“Confucius.”
Raviel came up behind me and spoke. When I looked back, Raviel was holding something in both of his hands.
“Put it on.”
It was a black cloak.
Raviel wrapped a cloak around me like a scarf. The white tuxedo I wore was soon covered by a black cape. On the black background, the Ivansia family crest was embroidered with silver thread.
Meanwhile, the ghostly army came closer and closer.
“Oh, Your Excellency the Duke!”
The wedding guests, made up of unmanned people, looked at Raviel in confusion. Unlike the last episode, the team was properly prepared and the phalanx was well formed, but the march of ghosts was terrifying in itself.
“What should I do? Give us an order… .”
“Just shut up.”
“…….”
Raviel responded simply and finished putting the cloak on me. His attitude was that he wasn’t worried about the ghost army.
“hmm.”
She looked around at my outfit and nodded.
“The cloak looks good on you, too.”
“Thank you for listening to my request. Still, I have to protect this much.”
“I understand. “Do whatever you want.”
“yes.”
I smiled and turned away.
A huge number of ghosts were running towards me.
『The battlefield of Sanctuary is a wide area.』
『Fixes the summoned person’s abilities at the peak of their lifetime.』
『It affects the entire area.』
I slowly raised the black sword.
And said.
“100 ghosts reincarnated (百鬼還生).”
Shadows spread beneath my feet like dusk.
[Activates the skill.]
dinner.
The sky was red from the sunset, and the horizon was pitch black covered in shadow.
-What… … !
The general, who was running with great momentum leading Pegasus, stopped. The ghosts that followed also stopped. The charge that was confident that it would easily slaughter us was blocked by the shadows buried in the ground.
“My lord.”
One of the shadows opened its mouth.
“Did you call me?”
The hungry ghost got down on one knee.
Her appearance was different from usual. She was not the delicate form of Esther. Dark red mud covered the anglerfish’s entire body and flowed out continuously. That figure was the [Demon King of Autumn Rain] that I had faced before.
『Fixes the summoned person’s abilities at the peak of their lifetime.』
It wasn’t just the anglerfish.
Behind her kneeling, warriors dressed in ink-colored robes were standing. Each had a different face, a different origin, and a different life, but they were one in blackness.
“I’m coming to see you, Lord Xiao of Macheon!”
These people are the proof of my life.
I spoke while wearing a black cloak.
“Please fight for me.”
Church members who follow the doctrine of shadows took over all at once.
“I obey the order of the leader of the Little Church!”
The moment has come to start the war.
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