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53. I will be the dawn that divides the darkness. (3)

After a very brief banquet, when the people were sleeping, surrendering themselves to the light coming down from the sky.

Yeonseo and I were also resting in the sunlight in the garden behind the main building of Garam Settlement.

Yeonseo was lying down, caressing her swollen belly, feeling good about the warm sunlight she had not felt in a long time, and I sat down next to her and held her hand.

As she said… Her hands were rough from all the hardships she had endured, so let’s channel some divine power into her body to make it in the best condition.

” Wow… Seriously, I’m alive thanks to the goddess~’

” Okay, if you like it, that’s fine. ”

I was now giving in to her teasing, and she was just laughing as if she was enjoying it.

” Phew… So what are we going to do now? ”

Yeonseo, who was lying down, seemed to be out of breath due to her heavy stomach, slowly turned her body and looked at me and asked.

I slowly raised my head and looked up at the sky at her question. The blue sky was gradually regaining its original appearance. And the sky, still covered in darkness, greeted me.

” I know where Thanatos is. So… I have to go there. ”

” Really? Sorry, but… I can’t go. I’m sorry. ”

I answered while placing my hand over hers, which was looking at me as if she was apologizing while caressing her stomach, and gently placing my hand on her stomach.

” It’s okay. If you ask me to go with you, I’ll be a bad girl. You don’t have to worry anymore and just worry about yourself and your child. Okay? ”

” Haha! Okay, I got it. But then… you’re not going to Hyunseok? I heard you have two kids too? ”

As soon as the topic of his name and children came up, I carefully removed my hand from over hers and closed my eyes.

The two children who are waiting for me. Ara and Haneul. And… the one I love. Hyunseok.

” When the matter with Thanatos is… over… I’ll go then. Yeah. Then… I think I can meet you with peace of mind. ”

” Hmm… Really? That’s what I’m saying? ”

Yeonseo listened to my answer, thought deeply about something, then grabbed my collar and began to speak in a soft voice.

” Then go to Nodeul Island later. They don’t need help there right now anyway. And… Thanatos is near the Mokdong settlement, right? ”

” Uh… How did you know? ”

” That’s right, the body of that guy called Thanatos is that of Mr. Dosik’s daughter? And the area around Mokdong settlement is currently in the most danger. Then you can see the picture. Right? ”

” Phew… Yeah, that’s right. Then… like you said, let’s go to Nodeul Island later when we’re done. How about Seonyudo? ”

” Ah~ You mean Seonyudo? Come to think of it, that place is also serious. That place… ”

While Yeonseo was talking, a woman came running from afar.

Yeonwoo, Yeonseo’s older sister, was running towards us.

She stopped in front of us, panting, slowly catching her breath and looking at me.

” Haa… Haa… You’re here?! That’s lucky. You haven’t left yet. ”

” Did you find me? ”

” That’s… Charlotte. Can you move now? ”

Seeing Yeonwoo looking for me urgently, Yeonseo got up and asked her.

” Why? Is something wrong? ”

” That’s… I just got a call from Seonyudo… They said the island is now isolated… So… ”

” I’ll be there right away. Don’t worry. ”

” Are you okay? ”

At my sister’s question, I smiled and nodded, then got up from my seat and snapped my fingers, making a ‘ttaak!’ sound, and Seonyudo was visible below.

A horde of demons were seen rushing in from the river around Seonyudo.

” Then, Yeonwoo unnie. Yeonseo. See you next time~ ”

” Okay, take care on your way back. ”

I left Yeonseo and my older sister behind and entered the portal, falling straight towards Seonyudo.

A huge greatsword in his hand. With the Juwayez drawn.

*****

” Everyone, get into the building quickly! Hurry!!! ”

Director Ryu Jin-seong surrounds the island with giant water-made summons while urgently guiding people to evacuate.

A young man falls behind him, holding on to the thread.

” Sir, please enter the building now! ”

” Pedro? Why are you here? People? ”

” Don’t worry, everyone has been evacuated. ”

Ryu Jinseong took off the hat he was wearing on his head, wiped the sweat off his face, and looked around.

When I heard that a blue sky appeared in Garam Settlement a few hours ago, I thought that I could hold on to hope and hold on…

Because the place they were in was still covered in darkness.

A giant snake’s clutches slither towards you, destroying your summons from afar.

” Shit! It’s already happened! ”

” I’ll block it for now! ”

Pedro, who was moving quickly on a thread, circled around the giant snake and spewed out thread to slow its movements, but it was not enough to completely stop the ridiculously large snake, and it was too late for Ryu Jinseong’s summons to be recreated.

As the giant snake’s mouth opened wide and was about to swallow a nearby building where people were gathered, he… lowered both hands and sank to his knees with a ‘thud’ sound, shedding tears at his helplessness in not being able to protect them.

Yeah, when you shed tears like that.

A sound like the air was being torn apart was heard. And not long after, a ‘Crunch!’ sound as if something was being cut was heard, and then a ‘Chu-Chu-Chu’ sound of something falling to the floor was heard.

The moment when Director Ryu Jin-seong tries to open his eyes again…

A brilliant light that made it difficult to open his eyes properly illuminated his eyes. At the same time, the darkness that had enveloped their settlement disappeared, and the blue sky and sun were engraved in his eyes.

When I looked forward, covering my eyes with my hand to block out the light, I saw a blonde woman standing in front of me, holding a red greatsword as big as her body.

” I’m… not late, am I? It’s been a while. ”

The goddess that people were talking about was right before his eyes.

” Charlotte… Sister! ”

” Pedro? Are you okay? ”

As I wave my hand at Pedro, who is running towards me, releasing the thread that was wrapping around the body of a giant snake, Pedro hugs me with tears in his eyes.

” Oh, you’re alive…! Thank goodness! I… because of me… ”

Patting the guy’s head, patting it

” What are you worried about? And don’t cry, it’s not your fault. I’m back. Pedro. ”

” Yeah… ”

” Well, we still have a lot of work to do, don’t we? ”

Pedro shook his head, wiping his tears away from my body and smiling brightly, while I flew like a pure white comet and cut down the guys rushing towards the Seonyudo Park settlement.

When a ring of pure white flames circled the entire Seonyudo Island.

There were no more swarms of demons, and while the ring of flames remained, the river around Seonyudo evaporated and showed the bottom.

The people of Seonyudo Settlement saw this figure and believed that it was a being that would drive away the darkness and bring dawn to them.

Goddess, I prayed in gratitude for the arrival of Manienu.

I hope this nightmare ends and we can go back to our normal lives.

After the demon’s attack ended and some time had passed, the situation calmed down and people began to gather around me.

I was a little surprised by their sudden rush, but their eyes were filled with ‘faith’ toward me, so I welcomed them as they were.

” Thank you… Thank you… Goddess…! ”

” Oh, I said it’s okay. You don’t have to call me a goddess… ”

” Thanks to the goddess… I can finally see the sky! ”

” Ahahaha… ”

When I finished talking to the people of the settlement, who were holding my hand and saying thank you, the director and Pedro came towards me.

” Wow~ Isn’t this really all thanks to the goddess? Isn’t it, Pedro? ”

” Haha! Right? ”

” Really… You don’t have to do that. Take care… Oh, it wasn’t really a situation like that, was it? ”

Director Ryu Jin-seong smiled happily and waved his hand, saying it was okay.

” Rather than that, she really has become incredibly strong, just like the saying, “Goddess”? Wow~ As expected, it was really good to tie the knot in advance. ”

” Hey, here we go again. For the time being, you don’t have to worry about the devil attacking you. ”

” Really? That’s great news. I wish we could have a small welcoming party, but… this is the situation, isn’t it? ”

” That’s okay. Can I borrow Pedro for a bit? ”

” Me? ”

Pedro looked at the director in surprise at my sudden mention of him, but the director seemed to not care.

” It’s okay. If you need this guy, just tell me. But more than that, should I at least ask why he’s needed? ”

As always, his sharp eyes, visible through his sunglasses, were still there, asking sharp questions.

” Now… I’m planning to go to Mokdong. I heard from Yeonseo that it’s pretty hard there. So… ”

” So you send Pedro to Ara over there? ”

” Haha… ”

” Well, it doesn’t matter. Rather, once all the problems are resolved, come find Oh Ha-neul. She said she has something she wants to give you. ”

” Yes? Oh… Sister Sky, you mean…? Yes, I understand. Pedro. Let’s go. ”

” Sir! I’ll be back! Please tell my uncle~ ”

” Yeah, take care. ”

We headed to the shepherd settlement with Pedro, greeted by the director.

As we arrived at the place where we could see a familiar sight, we heard a loud wolf howl and when we looked in that direction, we saw Cerberus running towards us.

And the sight of Ara and Mr. Dosik above them made me feel happy.

Cerberus stopped in front of us and bowed down, and Ara and Uncle got out, and Pedro and I walked towards them and waved.

” Mister! ”

I ran quickly and hugged Mr. Dosik. He patted my back.

” Charlotte… you’re alive… what a relief. ”

” Sir… I’m so glad you’re alive. ”

” Sister? Me? I didn’t want to see you? ”

” Of course, Ara, I missed you too. But don’t you have more to talk to Pedro over there? ”

” That, that’s but… Ahem…! Anyway, it’s been a while. Unnie. I really wanted to see you. ”

As Ara opened her arms, I broke free of the old man’s embrace and hugged her.

We hugged each other and shared the warmth of meeting someone we hadn’t seen in a long time…

” Sister, I’m so glad you’re safe… And just like you said, I was able to bring this child and endure it… ”

” You did as I said and it turned out well… Shouldn’t I be the one saying that I’m the one who’s lucky? Anyway… You worked hard. Really… ”

After finishing hugging her, I slowly approached the child who was waiting for me to come.

A smooth, moist nose. Slightly burnt, but still ‘fluffy, fluffy’ soft fur.

Hot breath and sticky saliva that seemed to be exhaled with an ‘Huh! ‘

” I’m back, Cerberus. I’m glad to see you’re doing well, too. ”

” Woof…! ”

As if answering my words, Cerberus started licking me with his tongue and soon brought his nose close to mine to show his delight.

I also missed him, so I slowly hugged his face and started communicating with him, when I heard Uncle Doosik’s voice from behind me.

” So Charlotte, what’s going on at the Mokdong Settlement? You brought Pedro too… ”

I slowly let go of Cerberus and turn around to see three people looking at me.

Feeling that gaze, I clenched my fists tightly and opened my mouth.

” I heard that the Mokdong settlement is the most raided. Probably… Thanatos’s doing. And… ”

I glanced at the old man. Then, the old man seemed to notice my gaze and nodded.

” And… it might also be because of the spirit that became Thanatos’ vessel. ”

” Yeah… Ling… ”

” Sister… Is Yeong-i… unavailable now? ”

I shook my head and opened my mouth towards Ara, who asked with a dark expression if I could save her precious little sister.

” I can save you. No, I’ll do whatever it takes to save you. That’s… ‘one of the reasons’ I came back. So… let’s go meet… together with everyone here. ”

” Going to meet… No way… Thanatos? ”

Pedro looked at me with his eyes wide open.

” Yeah. I know where it is. But to save Yeong-i, I need help from Yeong-i’s father, Uncle Du-sik… and Ara, who was close to her. ”

” Mister and… Me…? ”

” I have to pull out the consciousness of the spirit… from Thanatos. If I wake up the consciousness of the spirit and show the old man… that he is alive… then the control of the body will return to the spirit, even if it is only a little. Then… I can step forward. ”

At my words, the three of them looked at each other and quickly nodded. Then, Mr. Dosik came to me and grabbed my hands with both of his.

” Please… I beg you. Charlotte. Save… my daughter. ”

” Don’t worry. I… no, as the goddess. Manienu… will save Ling and this world… ”