Ch.140140. The Warrior of the Holy Sword

Enera thought.

Things were starting to take a strange turn.

No, not just strange—this was a disaster.

A disaster so great that it made her doubt her own sense of reality until now.

Her comrades who shared her views were monsters who could easily shake an entire kingdom at the very least.

After all, the demon they had agreed to cooperate with—Arpatustu.

They were strong enough to subdue even a demon of that caliber.

But… what in the world was she witnessing now?

Sprawled on the floor, smashed into walls.

One even fell to his knees before properly receiving an attack.

‘That Lugra…’

Agent of Will. Enera knew how heavy that title was.

And how absurdly powerful his will was.

Such a person had lost all his will.

What could that possibly mean? It was beyond imagination.

She could only vaguely sense that something had gone terribly wrong.

Enera had never experienced the unknown in her life. Since her mind had developed, she had learned mind control and lived manipulating the world.

That’s why the fear she felt from this unknown was even more overwhelming.

“Ah, aah…”

Enera tried to back away, wanting to escape, but realized she was at a dead end.

Even if it hadn’t been a dead end, she would obviously have been caught quickly… so her legs gave out.

“Why are you doing this to me?!”

She tried to struggle while sitting on the floor. But that didn’t change the situation.

No matter how many times she closed and opened her eyes, the scene before her remained the same.

Enera tried repeatedly to retrace the current situation to understand how things had come to this, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t comprehend it.

The man praised by Fanatic Zealot. The Imperial Princess of Rubetia Empire. The noble lady of the Northern Duke.

She had assumed they would be strong because of their impressive titles. That’s why she had prepared accordingly and hadn’t let her guard down.

Yet here she was.

An overwhelming difference in power that she couldn’t even counter. Something she hadn’t anticipated at all.

And now, those three powerful individuals were standing still, and the Holy Maiden who had been protected from behind until now had started to move… it was truly difficult to understand.

What did they want to do?

“Hey, get up.”

Meanwhile, Lilith approached Enera and spoke as confidently as possible.

However, Enera could sense the lack of confidence in her voice.

Perhaps it was because she had just witnessed such a shocking difference in skill levels.

The Holy Maiden stepping forward without confidence seemed extremely vulnerable to Enera…

‘…What am I thinking right now?’

No matter how chaotic and urgent the situation was, how could she look down on someone chosen by God?

But… Enera wasn’t exactly wrong.

It was true that Lilith’s aura was weaker compared to the other three.

Lilith couldn’t help but lack confidence right now.

It was only natural since she had just witnessed Celia and Alkine’s one-person shows firsthand.

And what pushed such a Lilith forward was…

“Hey, don’t push.”

“It’s because you’re hesitating so much, Lilith.”

It was Celia.

Actually, Ludion was about to do it, but Celia’s action was slightly faster.

“What’s the problem?”

“Do you really think I can fight this person?”

“Didn’t Ludion tell you to do it?”

“Yes, but is that important right now?”

Lilith was dumbfounded. That Ludion. Ludion again.

She knew Celia was obsessed with Ludion, but maybe because of the situation, she suddenly felt angry.

Not even understanding her own feelings.

If she liked Ludion so much, they should date… well, they were already dating. No, that’s not the point.

She appreciated the support, but this was too much.

“Lilith.”

To Lilith, who was momentarily speechless, Celia asked a question, saying she knew what she was thinking.

“Do you know something? Ludion never said he had to protect you this time.”

“So what? Of course I…”

“That’s right. We caught them all. So, what about now?”

“…”

At Celia’s words, Lilith looked at Enera sitting on the ground, then at Ludion.

When their eyes met, Ludion said:

“You’ll win. Really.”

…She really didn’t know what they were trying to do.

Seeing him assert it so casually made it seem like it would be fine… but it also seemed too casual to trust…

Just as she was confused about what to do, Alkine intervened.

“Ludion doesn’t ask people to do impossible things. He told you to do it because he thinks it’s possible.”

“Can I trust that? What if Ludion is wrong…”

“Well, that won’t happen, but even if it did, wouldn’t it be fine? Who’s standing next to you right now? Saving one dangerous person is something I can do with my eyes closed.”

“…”

“If Ludion is wrong, Celia will take responsibility and scold him. Right?”

“Of course.”

When Celia affirmed Alkine’s question, Lilith gained a bit of confidence.

“Hey, Ludion. You don’t want to be scolded by Celia, right?”

“Not really.”

“Then cheer me on.”

“Fighting!”

“Not now!”

So, she decided to take a leap of faith despite her uncertainty.

“Oh God…”

Throughout all this, no one paid attention to the fact that Enera’s expression was gradually souring.

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Lilith was well aware of her own level.

Among the top-tier first-year students, she was in the upper ranks.

But compared to the current second-year top-tier students, she would barely make it into the middle ranks, if at all.

If limited to dealing with magical beasts, it might be different, but at least when applied to exam content, that was the case.

She knew it was foolish to compare herself with second-year students who had grown for an additional year… but that wasn’t the important point.

The point here was that she was at best only at a level within the academy’s curriculum.

She knew this all too well, which was why Lilith was feeling intimidated.

But then…

“Kyaaaaaaah!!!”

“Huh? What?”

Why was that woman making such a fuss over her attack?

Even if divine power was effective against magical beasts or demons, for humans, it would be just at the level of an academy student’s attack.

Could that woman be a demon? The thought crossed her mind momentarily, but it was clearly not the case.

There was no sign of purification, and above all, if she were a demon, she would have been emanating an unpleasant aura.

Then was someone secretly helping her from behind?

She turned around suspiciously, but no one showed any such signs.

Neither Ludion, nor Celia, nor Alkine.

They were just calmly watching as if this situation was natural.

So did she really push that woman this far?

It was hard to accept because her self-awareness had been too accurate until now.

After all, she hadn’t particularly grown…

‘…Have I?’

[Opening exclusive attribute ‘Creation’.]

[Receiving ‘Revelation’ bonus as a favorability reward.]

[Receiving ‘Blessing’ bonus as a favorability reward.]

Memories she had set aside because there was nothing directly perceptible began to surface.

Revelation.

Blessing.

And… Creation.

‘Even though knowledge was granted… I still don’t understand any of it.’

The knowledge of Creation that entered Lilith’s mind was just vague.

She could understand what it was saying, but actually doing it felt impossible.

That’s why she hadn’t been utilizing it at all. Even now, she couldn’t think that it had any influence.

Then what influenced the current situation must be the effects of Revelation or Blessing…

Recognizing this, she tried handling divine power once more.

And then she felt a stark difference that made her wonder why she hadn’t noticed until now.

‘What is this?’

She thought she had been using her abilities as usual until now. But that was completely wrong.

What was contained there was something endlessly divine.

She was certain. What she had been handling until now was, in terms of weapons, not even as good as a tree branch.

And now… this was the legendary Holy Sword.

…Right after thinking that, Lilith became a woman holding a Holy Sword.

“Huh? What?”

Surprised by the brilliant sword suddenly in her hand, she looked around to find everyone looking at her with their own expressions.

“Wow, Lilith. I didn’t know you had such tastes.”

“Hey, Lilith. You’re the Holy Maiden. Leave the hero role to someone else.”

“That’s right, Lilith. Leave the hero role to Ludion.”

“What? Senior Alkine, I don’t want to be a hero.”

Rather than being surprised, they just teased her as always, which actually calmed her down.

Well, compared to what they could do, what she just did was nothing.

“Holy… no, Holy Maiden… no, this… aah…”

Ignoring Enera who had started to shed tears, Lilith recalled the sensation she had just felt.

It happened in an instant.

Sensing the gap in her strengthened abilities, and as soon as she imagined the extent of it, a strange form began to appear.

When she reached out to it and unconsciously channeled divine power… this happened.

Revelation. Blessing. Creation.

She wasn’t quite sure what they were, but those three abilities seemed to harmonize well somehow.

‘Ugh, this kind of complicated thinking isn’t my specialty.’

She tried to think about the principles for a moment but soon gave up.

Instead of struggling alone, she’d better ask the studious ones later.

With that thought, Lilith raised the sword in her hand.

“Hero Lilith! Hero Lilith!”

A familiar male voice filled with laughter reached her ears.

She needed to finish this quickly and shut that mouth.

With that thought, she swung the raised sword.