episode_0233

“I’ll go around.”

The group barely passed the gate and hid in the shadow of the underwater city. Although they were unable to use accommodations since the chaos had occurred even before they entered the city, they were satisfied with just evading the troops.

Cry – Siron calmed his heavy breathing and leaned against the wall.

“You said you would keep the road open? So I came. But the road is actually blocked by subordinates? What are you going to do? Do you want us to commit massacre?”

“Still, I’m glad I didn’t die too long.”

Seira responded while keeping an eye on the sight of many people getting further and further away.

“It’s natural for morale to drop since the captain’s head has fallen, but it was ridiculously out of control and I ended up panicking.”

“There were some who ran away.”

“Well, isn’t that obvious? I deserted because I thought this was the time. There were many in the past, both demons and humans, who escaped under the cover of night every day.”

Perhaps because it was her first time in the sea for a long time, Seira was able to recall old memories easily.

500 years ago, after Yura decided to announce Kylie’s existence to the world, the front line that had been pushed to the end of the continent began to rise upward.

He killed a madman who slaughtered countless people, cut off the jaws of a giant who easily destroyed a fortress that seemed like it would never fall, and turned a hundred demons into corpses to build a mountain.

However, war did not just revolve around killing enemies. A front line to stop the enemy, supplies to sustain him, and morale to keep the soldiers fighting.

So, the expeditionary force before Kylie appeared had no choice but to be defeated.

Most individuals were weak not only in body but also in spirit, and the demons who received the demon god’s blessing enjoyed slaughter in war as if they were born to fight.

“It seems like the situation has somehow turned around this time. Should I like this?”

Phew, Seira scratched her cheek shyly after sharing some of her memories.

“Well, since the demon god also disappeared, I guess this is natural.”

“What should I do with that thorny Fishman Temple…”

Siron carefully took out the medal from his pocket. Wow – the sacrifice wasn’t much compared to the blood shed, but the medal proving faith radiated enough light to be visible even in the pocket.

Lucia opened her mouth, staring at the light extending in one direction.

“Wasn’t Kihara the queen who rules the deep sea?”

“…It used to be called that name.”

“……I see you talking about temples and faith. It didn’t seem like a being that simply ruled. You controlled the body of a child named Johanna, right? That must be…”

“It was like descending through an incarnation.”

A mysterious power that did not exist originally, Seira guessed that Kihara was transformed into a higher being through abilities that the Kihara of her memories did not possess.

“Have I really become a god?”

“What is God? I wonder if she had changed jobs to become a prostitute. If he were the god of pleasure and sexual desire, it would be roughly correct.”

Siron, who put the medal in his arms, walked in the direction indicated by the light.

“Anyway, let’s be careful not to get caught from now on. The reason the soldiers’ morale is so poor may be due to Kihara’s tyranny, so we must encounter as few people as possible and kill as few people as possible to get to heaven.”

‘Kihara, you bitch. It seems like all the reputation I’ve raised has fallen.’

[You don’t have to worry about that, right?]

Latera counted the numbers floating in the translucent window and then smiled brightly.

[You just killed 3 fishmen and injured 57 demons, but instead of losing your reputation, you became even more of a warrior.]

‘…Are you saying it doesn’t matter how many demons you kill?’

[I guess so?]

‘hmm…’

Certainly, in Reincarnation Swordsman, all demons, whether civilians or named, were classified as enemies. The only exceptions are the ‘converts’ who cooperate with Prien.

‘True… it rolls as it pleases.’

However, even so, Siron never left the shadow. Siron may have had a change of heart after meeting Johanna, but he felt a little bit of sympathy for the fish people.

Although he did not have a sense of duty to liberate the fish people suffering from Kihara’s tyranny, his true intention was not to want to shed unnecessary blood.

Tiring-

[Expert in knitting raw fish]

[One who knows the weight of life]

[Noble first button]

A translucent sign appeared in Siron’s head. Latera smiled brightly and clung to Siron’s head.

*

Kylie has reached the deep sea.

Kihara felt good enough to hum as the information spread like a ripple.

Kihara was able to clearly see what was happening in the areas under her power, including the underwater city she ruled.

“I thought it wouldn’t come like this because it took so long.”

Everyone knew that the guard captain guarding the gate had died a few minutes ago, and that Siron had just muttered her curse.

“You are so anxious.”

But nothing happened that made her angry. Kihara, rather than being offended by the swear words muttered by Shiron, actually brought back memories from the past, which made him smile happily.

Hehehe, Kihara sat down on the rocking chair and grabbed the carving knife again. Crunchy. If you listen to it for a long time, the sound that puts you to sleep fills the temple.

‘Do you think this thickness is good?’

After repeating the knife several times, what was created was a wooden club of just the right thickness. Kihara tied it into a leather belt and wrapped it around his waist.

“That’s okay…?”

A well-shaped, streamlined belt… Kihara is amazed at his dexterity and even strokes the end of the stick with his palm.

Clunk-clack-clack- The blunt surface was polished by the rough palm, and a cloud of hazy sawdust spread around the moving hand.

[Are you not going to stop it?]

“Who? Could it be Kylie?”

[…If you had told them not to block their passage, the unnecessary sacrifice would not have occurred.]

The voice of a middle-aged man who was not even in the temple rang through his head through authority.

No matter how much power Kihara possesses, she has not achieved godhood very long ago.

Therefore, most fishmen could not have a conversation with her, but the demon who was talking to her now was a little special.

True faith in Kihara. There are not many people left who can give advice to Kihara, who has achieved godhood in an off-topic way.

However, what spread through the middle-aged man’s mind was not a response to advice, but a sound of laughter without any seriousness.

“Well? If you wanted God’s grace, you should have prayed more.”

[…]

“I don’t force you to visit the temple as often as you do. Just, just pray and please save me, Lord. How do I get through this crisis… If you cry and scream my name, I will at least give you a revelation.”

Kihara stood up from the chair only after decorating the wooden club with red coral beads.

“Don’t you find it annoying? How dare you ask for God’s help when you have low religious beliefs.”

[It would have been different if I had experienced a miracle even once.]

“But, there wasn’t enough work for me to step forward.”

[There have been few crises so far.]

“Is that so? What kind of incident could happen in this quiet sea? At most, a small internal conflict broke out or a handful of exiles escaped.”

Oh, someone just died. But Kihara didn’t care. Since the soul that died this time did not seek out Kihara until the end, she chased away the brief agony with the mindset of an absolute being.

“And, wouldn’t it be fun if God’s voice sounded like such a trivial thing? Even though I didn’t pray, my status will be lowered even if I talk to him first.”

[Is that so?]

“Think carefully. I am the goddess of the sea, right? Should a man called God be anxious about the invasion of mortals? Since ancient times, if you were to be called God, it would be better to wait and see with a benevolent smile, saying that even that was expected.”

[Could it have been prevented at all?]

“But I want Kylie to come here? If the gatekeeper had only prayed often, he could have saved his life. I’m so sorry~”

match!

Kihara clapped her hands as if realizing something she had forgotten.

“Kylie is heading that way. I think she will arrive in about 2 minutes?”

[Wow… you told me so quickly.]

“Isn’t that enough time to run away? If you run away now, you will survive.”

[Didn’t you say they would come to kill you? I have to try to block it as much as I can.]

“…How great it would be if everyone were like you.”

Kihara held his sore nose and sniffled for a moment.

“You… were quite a believer that I liked. Unlike the other guys who had already died, they actively relied on me, tried to talk to me, and prayed.”

[If you had shown a little more flexibility, you would have gained many more believers.]

-I want to pass by this place.

A simple landscape is visible through connected consciousness. Kihara didn’t know the older fishman’s name, but he remembered that he had brought a human girl with him some time ago.

And then I found out that the girl’s name was Yoru.

“Why don’t you get out of the way.”

[Intruder, if you want to pass this place, defeat me.]

“…reciting cliché lines.”

Not long after that, the consciousness was suddenly cut off.

‘He was a guy I liked. ‘Can’t we help it?’

Kihara stretched out and prepared to welcome Kylie who would soon arrive.

“Ugh… I’m not as omnipotent as I thought.”

It was self-deprecating self-talk. Compared to the power shown by the god who disappeared 500 years ago, her current appearance is embarrassing to even be called a revered being.

It seems like he may have taken advantage of his absence to gain divine status and rise to the same heights, but it was impossible to rise to the same level as him, who commanded hundreds of millions of troops like limbs, in just a few hundred years.

But if you miss today…

I had a clear future that if I filled her emptiness with Kylie, a human being with godhood, through an intense experience, I would reach a higher level.

Rather than being a cliff that creates despair and premature giving up, a wall that is just the right height to climb over is something to be greedy for.

“Has the use of trickery increased over the years?”

Grumble-

“I thought they would attack me with a knife first.”

The sea surrounding the temple began to boil.