Chapter 373

Chapter 373

For Sale. Fallen Lady. Never Used.

Episode 373: Boiling Silence (2)

-You… have seen the future, haven’t you?

Words that suddenly popped out while rambling about the behind-the-scenes stories of the Evil Gods and gently scratching Solari.

It was sudden, but that was why it had the aspect of penetrating deeply like a hidden blade. I was caught off guard and my head froze.

As if pleased with my reaction, the Boiling Silence chuckled and continued.

-It was too absurd to think of, but when I think about it, it had to be. Otherwise, the current situation cannot be explained.

“That’s…”

-Of course, it’s possible that you’re so talented that you noticed all of my or the other Evil Gods’ plans. It’s also possible that you’re growing so fast because you’re talented. But rather than that, the way you respond to our responses is somewhat crude. It’s not bad, and in some ways, it was excellent, but that’s it.

“……”

I tried to deny it reflexively, but when I thought about it carefully, there was no need to.

“So?”

-Huh?

“So what? It’s great that you noticed. I’ll praise you. But what can someone who’s about to die do?”

When I said that while clapping without a soul, the Boiling Silence paused as if they had lost their words for a moment. But soon after, they started laughing as if they were dumbfounded.

Making such a loud sound that it could be called a burst of laughter, not the short laughter until now.

-Hahaha!! Is that so?! I didn’t know! Well, that’s why you’re so carefree!

While I was frowning, wondering what this was all about, the Boiling Silence, still unable to hide their joy, sneered.

-Originally, looking into the future is not allowed. I don’t know who decided it, but that’s the law of this world. Just like the fate that gods have no choice but to fall, even those with great power cannot easily resist it.

-But you did it. Maybe it wasn’t you, but someone else paid the price… but the important thing is not that.

-It seems like you’ve been bypassing it well so you don’t get caught, but I’ve finally found out like this.

-Rules are rules because they apply to everyone. That’s why I acknowledge the absoluteness of the providence of this universe even though I hate it.

-Don’t you still understand? Then I’ll explain it a little more easily.

The Boiling Silence’s seal, which had spoken up to that point, was already mostly covered by Mistletoe.

Soon, even the minimum amount of divine power would be absorbed, and it would be treated as an impurity and bounced out of the seal.

That would be the end of the Boiling Silence.

The Boiling Silence couldn’t have known this, but they just muttered alone as if they were enjoying all of this.

-If you saw the future, I can too! Because it has to be fair! Because that’s the damn providence!

A cry close to that of a madman. But somehow, I had a bad feeling. It wasn’t just about cursing me until the end, but it felt like they were hiding something.

I felt a moment of impatience, but there was nothing I could do yet. The seal is a prison that confines Evil Gods, but it also serves as a fence that protects Evil Gods from the outside.

A device to prevent the interference of cultists was holding me back. After all, all I could do now was prepare magic in advance so that I could defeat it right away.

Crack.

At the same time as I raised my mana, a faint crack crossed the surface of the crystal. The Boiling Silence also knew that death was near, but they didn’t stop blabbering.

-So, I prepared a gift for you.

Crack, crack!

The cracks in the seal grew larger, and something like sewage began to leak from the inside.

-A gift brought from the future!

Clang!

With that cry as the last, the crystal shattered and vomited the sewage left on the floor… the main body of the Boiling Silence.

A one-eyed old man appeared from the pitch-black puddle. I cast the magic I had prepared at him before he even fully formed his body.

“Incinerate!”

“Kuaaaaah!!”

The pure white flame that rose without warning burned and evaporated the Boiling Silence.

The magic that once burned the divine power of Fiona and the Boiling Silence that descended on her was now burning his main body.

However, even in the midst of dying in real time, the smile that remained on his lips did not disappear.

Even when his body was broken and only his head remained.

“Keuheuh. I may not be the only one, but my wish may also end here. But you’re not far off either. Haven’t you ever doubted it? No matter how much you’ve seen the future, doesn’t it seem like things are going too well?”

“Too well, my ass… stop talking nonsense and die quietly.”

“Of course. I have to die quietly. There’s nothing else I can do.”

He was clicking his tongue, but as he gradually lost his strength to resist, his head, which had been slow to catch fire, was engulfed in flames.

But even in the midst of the fire, the Boiling Silence’s one eye was shining brightly.

“Yandel, you arrogant and pitiful thing. One day, you will reach a miserable end.”

“Hey, aren’t you tired of just cursing when you’re about to die? Why do you all do similar things?”

“Curse? It’s not that shallow. This is a declaration, a prophecy. Yes, I’ll give you back the words you said when you killed the poor Fiona. I’ll make it happen, so it will definitely happen… like that.”

Is this bastard not going to stop?

I frowned and tried to increase the firepower by casting Incinerate again.

“…Yes. At this point, you should have woken up. It’s a shame I can’t enjoy the reaction, but it can’t be helped. Now do as you please.”

The Boiling Silence suddenly muttered. As soon as I realized that it was a word to someone who was not here, I hurriedly released the magic I was preparing and poured mana into the shield that I always maintained.

But to tell you the conclusion, there was no need to do that.

Swaeeeek… crumble!

The tentacle that flew from the white crystal that acted as a sealing tool, the part I thought was the wall beyond it, aimed at the head of the dying Boiling Silence, not me or my party.

“What?”

The tentacle, which snatched the head that had been turned into half ash in an instant, was sucked back into the wall. And the sound of something being chewed and swallowed whole, and conversely, the laughter of the Boiling Silence, which was cut off abruptly.

A tentacle now? Is it possible that the Grotesque Proliferation is still alive? No. The system clearly said they were slayed. Then resurrection? Is that possible?

I tensed up and pulled up my mana. The party members also finished preparing to fight by forming their respective formations.

Shortly after, the wall became semi-transparent and blurry. Only then did I realize.

Why the traps didn’t work properly. Where they used the divine power obtained through the human sacrifice that filled the void.

I thought they had been used to hide the birth of the Grotesque Proliferation until now, but that was not the case. The squeezed divine power must have been used to hide something beyond that wall.

I didn’t know if the power of the ability was exhausted by the death of the Boiling Silence, or if something inside thought there was no need to hide anymore.

However, one thing was certain: the identity of the opponent would soon be revealed.

The wall, which had been blurring the surroundings, completely disappeared, and the scenery inside was revealed.

The first thing I saw was something like a broken cocoon.

It was a grotesque sight of flesh lumped together, but since I had seen something similar recently, it was not difficult to guess its identity.

A cocoon for the Grotesque Proliferation to be reborn. I wondered if it was really a resurrection, since it was a miniature version… but the person standing in front of it was someone completely unexpected.

Platinum blonde hair down to her waist. Gloomy ruby eyes. And pale skin as if it had not been exposed to sunlight.

The naked body of the woman, who seemed to have just been born, was beautiful, but there were also accessories that did not match it.

The tentacles that sprouted like wings on her back were just that. They must have snatched the head of the Boiling Silence.

But even with the foul flesh, she couldn’t hide the fascinating atmosphere she exuded.

A dangerous scent that tickled the tip of my nose, stimulating the desires of a man who wants to protect her but also wants to destroy her with his own hands.

My body, which resisted even in front of the power directly used by the Grotesque Proliferation, stopped for a moment and did not listen.

It was natural in a way. Because…

The woman in front of me was none other than Carla Lindelheit.

However, it was Carla who became an apostle of the Grotesque Proliferation in H&A, not the Carla I knew.

She gave a decadent smile that I had only seen in illustrations.

“Did I… have this kind of future, too?”

A gloomy voice. Unlike the party members who were shocked and embarrassed, I could understand the meaning of those words.

Carla’s future, who did not meet me, would have been full of tragedy.

But still, it was Carla. I carefully opened my mouth, thinking that maybe I could communicate with her.

“Carl–”

“I can’t allow it. Everything must be tainted like me…”

“……”

Ah, yeah.

The apostle of an Evil God can’t be in her right mind.