episode_0061

Stella, the goddess believed by humans, is said to have created all the stars in the world. Naturally, she believed that the land they were standing on was also created by her, and everything that grew on that land was her creation.

Considering that there was very little evidence that the gods believed in by other races even existed, there was ample evidence that Stella existed. The holy sword was not the only thing that supported the existence of the goddess. Divine power is also one of the proofs that Stella exists.

Divine power was the divine power and miracle bestowed by the goddess Stella to those who believed in her. That power allowed for apparent miracles, ranging from healing others to even raising the dead.

In addition, quite a few magical things could also be fully performed with divine power. Considering that magic is something that all wizards have to study until their brains burn out and use all kinds of complicated formulas to use magic, you can see how amazing it is to be able to use magic just by having the right attitude and believing in God.

Therefore, Heltica could not accept the situation that was happening now.

“Divine Flame!”

Burning white flames spewed out from Heltica’s hands. The flames that struck Eugene seemed to burn him. However, Eugene’s body did not suffer even minor burns.

“Wow, my clothes aren’t even burning. Is that a firework?”

Heltica was astonished to see Eugene not moving even though his whole body was covered in soul-burning flames.

“Yes, you don’t even have a soul!?”

Heltica, who had been using honorifics all the time because she was embarrassed, scolded Eugene informally. Eugene listened to his question and remained silent for a moment, then looked at Heltica with pitiful eyes.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Ha… I’m not a brat, but is the soul real? I will see all kinds of crazy people.”

“What…huh?”

Heltica looked dumbfounded at Eugene’s pitiful answer. And it didn’t take long for that expression to change to anger.

“This guy…!”

Divine power is said to be the force that acts on the soul. Whether it’s true or false, people in this world think that way. Therefore, denying the existence of the soul was tantamount to denying Stella, the god he believed in.

“God’s judgment!”

When Heltica put her hands together again and cried out for judgment, a huge white hammer appeared in the air. Eugene’s face remained calm even as a gavel-shaped hammer, similar to something you would see in the National Assembly, was aimed at his head.

Quang!

There was a strong impact sound that seemed to pierce his eardrums, but Eugene’s body was still intact. A spell using divine power passed through Eugene’s body as if attacking an intangible phantom.

“…Okay. That’s right.”

Even though her attack had no effect at all, Heltica nodded as if she understood something. The hero’s subjugation of Argen, a body impervious to divine power, and even a letter from the Pope hiding something. Everything fit together like a puzzle in Heltika’s mind.

“As expected… I guess the holy sword didn’t work either…!”

Eugene did not respond to Heltica’s confident words. But that silence was enough of an answer for Heltica.

“A being impervious to the Holy Sword, which is a holy relic of God and divinity itself… I had the feeling that something was missing from the Pope’s letter, and that’s what it was. Well, I wouldn’t dare write such a thing and leave it to the world.”

“I don’t know why I convinced myself and fell asleep. So you want to continue?”

When Eugene asked indifferently, Heltica reacted violently.

“Of course! It is unacceptable for a being like you to exist in this world. Even worse, wearing a human mask…”

Heltica pulled out the sword from her belt. Since he knew that holy magic didn’t work at all, he decided to cut down Eugene himself. Eugene also noticed this and changed his relaxed thoughts from just a moment ago.

“There are only two cases in which this sword returns to its sheath. Either you believe in our God and our soul, or one of you dies.”

Eugene clicked his tongue as he watched Heltica speaking solemnly. His every action showed piety, but he didn’t like what he said because it felt like he was looking back at his middle school days.

However, Eugene had no intention of standing still and receiving the sword, so he quietly summoned Sirocco.

***

“Sirocco.”

“Yes!”

Sirocco appeared at my call. I felt a frighteningly large flow of magical power coming from Sirocco, which came out of my body. It seemed as if he could read the atmosphere ahead of the battle and ignite his fighting spirit.

‘Well… you have a soul and all, so you can say something so ignorant and so seriously. Is it because scientific development is slower than on Earth? ‘I’d really believe that this planet is flat.’

I was about to say it earlier, but I couldn’t bear to say it out loud, so I swallowed it. In fact, I didn’t know it had anything to do with scientific development. Even in the world where I lived, there were people who believed in the existence of the soul and the theory of a flat earth.

Believing in God can also be understood. Although I am more of an atheist than a non-religious person, I clearly understand the meaning and merits of religion. However, I didn’t think that the God that that poor guy believed in was in the same league as Jesus or Buddha.

If you just look at the existence of divine power or the warrior, it is clear that it exists. Both Jesus and Sakyamuni are real people who become objects of faith and are considered gods. However, there were too many worldly aspects to view the god here as such a saint.

Shin Il-ri is the one who bestows the visible divine power on those who believe in him. Watching Koraji continue to choose the hero even though he knows that the end of the warriors is a dog’s death, I am so shocked that I can’t even speak.

Perhaps the reason why the holy sword or divine power does not work for me is because, along with my basic atheism, I loathe, let alone worship, that baseless god, Nabulaeng.

“Happy!”

Heltica gave a short shout and charged at me. It was a very simple attack, but the problem was that it moved at a speed that made it difficult for me to react even while wearing such heavy-looking plate armor.

Of course, no matter how fast he was, he couldn’t be faster than I could think of something, so his attack never hit me.

As soon as I had the willpower to blow him away with the wind, Sirocco quickly blew him away, literally. As a result, his sword strike unfortunately only cut through the air.

“Phew, surprise….”

After I breathed a sigh of relief, I realized that I had done something useless. Come to think of it, as long as I’m wearing the black necklace Arjen gave me, that sword will never touch my body. As I was looking at Heltica with a sad expression on her face, thinking that she couldn’t cut me because of the wind without knowing that fact, I felt a pity for some reason.

“Well, I’m sorry to bring up this after all the fighting, but why don’t you just go back? Just looking at it, it looks like it’s going to kill me, but I’m still a bird, so I’m not ready to kill anyone.”

“What did you hear! I said there are only two cases where this sword can be taken away!”

Either I believe in God or one of them dies. It’s been so long since we met that he made me so tired. I really had to understand his faith.

“Okay. I knew. You just have to believe it. I will trust God from now on.”

There was nothing I couldn’t believe. Well, he wasn’t a very incompetent god, and the fact that Rose was still sleeping peacefully meant that his ability could be appreciated.

Right now, the moment Rose returns to Argen and wakes up, Heltica will be like ‘a former Holy Knight’, but it seems that the timing of his visit was exquisite due to God’s protection. It’s strange that Rosé, who has no strength whatsoever, comes to me in a state of fainting after intense sex.

“Faith that is just words is no different from a lie. If you really want to prove it, get judged again.”

Oh my. I seemed to be the type of person who would only be able to understand something if I saw it with my own eyes.

“God’s judgment!”

Once again a huge hammer appeared and fell towards the top of my head. This time, like the last time, I felt no weight or substance. Naturally, the hammer passed through me and tormented the poor land, and I, too, ended up tormenting Heltica.

“…I guess it’s just you and me. One of the two will have to die for this to end.”

this. His expression became more lively than before. It seemed like he really wanted to kill me, so I had to find a solution somehow. From Heltica’s point of view, the most amicable solution would be for me to die, but unfortunately, if I killed him, I would have killed him, but he had no intention of dying.

‘Umm…what is it?’

However, it is true that even if you actually kill a person, the aftertaste is not refreshing. There was nothing I couldn’t do, but if I were to kill a person rather than an orc or goblin with my own hands, it might be something that would remain as a trauma for a long time. However, it seemed like he would come here endlessly as long as his life lasted, so he couldn’t just blow him away.

“…Okay, one of us should die.”

Although I was reluctant to kill people directly, I was able to ignore the death itself. My heart has become stronger after seeing a village burned alive because of my tuberculosis bacteria.

So, if you ask how I can kill Heltica without using my hands, the answer is simple. I quietly raised my left hand high above my head. Afterwards, when I conveyed my will to Sirocco, Sirocco hesitated.

“Eh… Really?”

“Yes. I’m fine, so please. Because this is the way to end with the least injury.”

“Ugh…! okay! Well then!”

It was quite cute to see Sirocco closing his eyes tightly and moving the wind, not knowing what to do. Contrary to that cute appearance, the wind blew fiercely.

“Ugh, is this an attack!”

Heltica took a defensive stance, perhaps thinking that an unusually strong wind was blowing towards her. But unfortunately, it was not he who was cut by the blade-like wind.

“Ayat.”

A tingling sensation at the tips of your fingers. At the same time, a lot of blood flowed from my hand, which had been cut by the wind. Because I did it myself, Argen’s necklace did not activate, so I was able to easily harm myself.

“Are you crazy? How on earth did you suddenly cut your own finger?…”

Heltica paused mid-sentence. No, it hardened.

Coo coo coo coo coo…….

The ground and air began to tremble as if an earthquake had occurred. The source of the vibration was none other than inside the rare.

“Goodbye. Heltica. It’s a pity that I can’t see your face, but I think it’s a good thing since it would be awkward if I got used to your face for no reason.”

It felt familiar to me because I was always next to it, but a huge wave of magical power that would kill an ordinary person just by being exposed to the energy poured out of the rare like an explosion.

When she smelled my blood, she started going crazy.