episode_0197

Kylon couldn’t say anything. In the face of my determined will, he just kept his mouth shut and lowered his head in silence.

I had a lot to say, but I didn’t know what to say first, so I just kept quiet.

So this conversation could not continue and we just headed to the tenth village.

It is already the end of the journey.

In fact, if I had enjoyed it as a game, I would have completed it in a day or two, but after experiencing it myself for a day, it felt like a long time.

One month was spent, and I felt that many emotions had come and gone.

A new feeling came to me.

As I got into the carriage, every time I kept thinking that this could be my last time, I realized why Kylon was hugged like that yesterday.

Because it was said that we would not meet again in this world any time soon.

No matter how harsh the world was, it was the world that Kylon and I met in the end, so I couldn’t hate it that much.

Yes, if it were the original world, we wouldn’t have even known it existed, let alone met it.

Tap, tap, tap.

The sound of horses’ hooves filled my ears. At the same time, I heard the busy sound of rolling cart wheels, and my body shook.

The carriage had set off, and my mind had not yet decided where to put it.

Okay, where should I put this bustling mind?

Seongguk where me and Kylon first met? Or the tenth village over there that we haven’t even been to yet? If not that, the original world?

“… Soon.”

In a carriage filled with the sounds of horses’ hooves and wheels, Kailon’s voice caught everyone’s attention.

He soon meets the Demon King and fights for his life.

And that was a fact that I, Linda, Agnes, and Flor all knew well.

I knew it so well that I felt some sense of fear.

Even I, who has a body full of contradictions that doesn’t die even if I die right away, think dying is scary, but I wonder if other people would be appalled.

It’s clear that he will regret it and scream in his heart the moment he dies.

“That’s right. Can we win?”

It was Linda who answered Kylon’s muttering.

“… I also killed the Pope, but I’m afraid of what people will think. I hope we win so that later people will understand why we did this.”

“So, if we kill the Demon King, wouldn’t our situation be taken into consideration to some extent?”

It was none other than Agnes who tried to relieve Linda’s anxious voice.

Agnes was also one of the faithful believers, but since she joined Kylon’s side, rejected the goddess, and helped kill the Pope, it was clear that she would also find this situation burdensome.

So I could understand why they created a gloomy atmosphere.

But it was Kylon who seemed more worried than anything else.

“… Well, what should I do?”

Kailon, who had not yet come up with a proper strategy, held his head and suffered repeatedly.

Then, Flora glanced at Kailon and opened her mouth.

“Is there no separate operation? I just want you to tell me what magic I can use.”

She opened the book and was flipping through the pages, wondering when and how she could use what magic to help.

Seeing the way he was trying to read the small text even while shaking, I felt like his concentration was truly amazing.

After waiting for a while, Kailon fell into a deep sleep.

They seemed to be wondering whether or not they should use me on the strategy card, as I had declared my intention to participate in the war yesterday and today.

How many words can be used? That fact alone changes the landscape of the operation.

Depending on what the person can do, there are many paths to choose from. And this time it was me who came in.

I thought it would be quite useful if they appeared as combatants rather than as outliers like in the game, where they are just given potions and left out.

Although it was my own judgment, I thought it would be okay to look at it objectively rather than subjectively.

“… I know. Wait a minute.”

Kailon eventually sighed and asked for a reprieve.

There’s also a rumor that sighing shortens your lifespan, and if that’s true, I’m starting to worry that Kylon’s life may be short-lived.

At that time, while I was thinking repeatedly in the carriage without even having a plan, the horse let out a howl and at the same time the carriage suddenly braked.

Shake! My body floated slightly due to the huge shock, then fell down, and I narrowed my eyes in pain due to the pain in my butt.

“Ugh.”

“What’s going on?”

Immediately Linda left the stopped carriage, stuck her head out, and a voice was raised that would answer the question.

“The tenth village is on fire! I’ll go back like this!!”

Everyone’s eyes widened when the carriage owner said those words.

There was no need to wonder why it was like that or why it happened.

She was already a goddess who had told Kylon and me to just die together, but I was able to quickly realize that she wasn’t just believing in politics.

Did you encourage the devil’s activities?

When that thought occurred to me, my body had already left the carriage.

Kylon, Agnes, and Flora got out of the carriage and ran ahead of it.

“Just go back!”

“Oh, no… Is it dangerous up there?”

The carriage owner must have intuitively realized that the fire was unusual and tried to stop us, but Kylon only said that it was okay.

“It’s okay. Because I came to stop that.”

“… … .”

As Kailon said, the carriage owner sighed heavily, unable to say anything more, nodded, and rode his horse back.

The clanking sound became distant, and we walked towards the tenth village.

Now it was time for Kylon to tell us the plan.

No matter how far away it seemed, it was clear even from here that it was not an ordinary fire, so there was no way to know that it was the work of the devil.

At a moment when he was anxious but had to make up his mind, Kailon’s heavy mouth finally opened.

“Flora.”

“Uh, yes!”

“Can you make it rain right when you get to the village?”

“Ah, okay. Are you going to turn off the lights?”

“Yes. Since clouds will form, it would be good if lightning strikes from time to time.”

“Okay, please take care of the book for me. Because it’s a book that gets wet.”

“Okay.”

Kylon gave Flora a role and received a book.

After putting it in my inventory and keeping the book, I opened my mouth again.

“Linda and Agnes, defeat the remnants. Is there any potion left that I gave you before?”

“Uh, there is… Why?”

“No, then drink well whenever you get hurt.”

Kailon shook his head as if Agnes’ answer was nothing, then said that and kept his mouth shut.

Now it was time to give me a role.

But no matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for me to receive my role.

Kylon was a warrior, but now that he has lost his power, he is not a warrior of this world, but only my warrior.

Since they only had a slightly stronger body than ordinary people, it would have been difficult to deal with the Demon King in the end.

Even when I fought the goddess right away, didn’t I fight too hard because I didn’t have the strength? I only saw the situation, so I knew it better.

That I just fight with my bare body, trusting only in my blood and protection.

What would you do if you used an instant kill like a goddess?

If it died all at once, it wouldn’t have a chance to drink blood, and even if I gave it blood, it wouldn’t be able to be revived.

Because the life that has already left will not come back.

Like a game, there is no continue. There was no replay or even a save, so it was natural.

Therefore, it was something I could do on my own without being told to do it.

So, I muttered to Kailon, who was contemplating whether to give me a role or not.

I didn’t know if it was right for me to fight on his behalf.

In reality, the story goes that it would be difficult for me to become the main character since I wouldn’t even be able to face the devil once with his sword.

This meant that no matter how much power she lost, the main character was the main character, and there was no place for a saintly woman who did not appear in a single battle in the game.

I raised the corners of my mouth, feeling fortunate that I could play an active part like this because it was a world, not a game.

“I will help Kylon.”

It felt like everyone was at a standstill, but no one tackled me because they realized what my abilities were and what I was going to do.

My blood was holy water. Drinking it will heal a person’s wounds.

The others didn’t seem to know if it was blood.

My blood was oil, a medium through which the flame could burn.

It was possible to start a fire by sprinkling blood and praying.

However, the conditions had to be right because it burns demonic energy using blood as a medium.

There was a limit to the amount of blood I could spray at once to burn all the monsters and enemies around me.

So, it is better to aim for a single entity that is relatively easy to deal with.

So there were things I could do and things I had to do.

When Kylon was holding out against the Demon King with only physical strength, all I had to do was light a torch from behind, burn the Demon King, and assist him.

However, the moment I vaguely remembered the operation, I felt dazed.

It is good to light a torch.

It’s always a good thing to be able to set your opponent on fire and get closer to victory.

However, if there was one thing I realized too late, it was that prayer was necessary when lighting the torch.

If you can start a fire with prayer,

Who should I pray to?