Ch.63Chapter 63 – Aeterna Lumio Sol (2)

The Saint of the Solar Order, Eterna Lumio Sol, was meeting a man named Pathos according to the revelation from the Sun God.

Of course, due to her playful personality, she had played a small prank on the man named Pathos.

‘The Great Goddess is angered. Do not play any pranks on the man named Pathos.’

However, it was unprecedented for the Sun God Solara to send a direct revelation to Eterna outside the Grand Temple.

Moreover, the content was terrifyingly serious.

‘What? What do you mean? The Great Goddess is angered?’

The message that the Great Goddess Epitrina was angry, followed by Solara’s revelation not to play pranks on Pathos.

Eterna began to deduce why the Great Goddess was angry with her based on the revelation she received.

‘The Great Goddess is angered, and I shouldn’t play pranks on Mr. Pathos. Combining these two points, I can draw the following conclusion.’

That the Great Goddess was angered by the prank she had played on the man named Pathos.

Since being chosen as an apostle of the Sun God, there was one thing Eterna had heard most frequently.

It was that ‘under no circumstances should one anger the Great Goddess.’

Solara had thoroughly educated Eterna about the fates of those who had angered the Great Goddess.

‘Eterna. How do you avoid being struck by lightning and dying on a clear day?’

‘I must not anger the Great Goddess.’

‘How do you avoid dying of a heart attack in the middle of the night?’

‘I must not anger the Great Goddess.’

‘How do you avoid stepping in dog poop, getting hit by bird droppings, and having an unlucky day?’

‘I must not anger the Great Goddess.’

‘Excellent. You must never anger the Great Goddess. Remember that.’

Solara had thoroughly educated Eterna to never incur Epitrina’s wrath.

‘But I’ve never heard anything about Mr. Pathos having a relationship with the Great Goddess… Could it be?’

As Eterna pondered what relationship Pathos might have with the Great Goddess, suddenly, a single word came to her mind.

‘The Great Goddess’s apostle?’

That was her conclusion—that Pathos was an apostle of the Great Goddess Epitrina.

However, contrary to her belief, Pathos was not Epitrina’s apostle.

Yet all circumstances seemed to point to Pathos being Epitrina’s apostle.

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I noticed that Eterna, who had come to meet me, was suddenly staring blankly into space without saying anything.

“Excuse me… is something wrong?”

“Oh? Ah, no. Suddenly, Solara, whom I serve, sent me a revelation.”

Revelation? Was there a reason the Sun God needed to send her a revelation?

Hmm. Since I’m not her, I don’t really know, but I suppose there must have been some urgent matter.

“Are you feeling alright?”

“My body?”

There’s nothing particularly wrong with me. Well, after consuming two bottles of elixir, it would be a joke if I were feeling unwell.

“I’m fine.”

“Oh… I see. That’s a relief. I was worried you might have been hurt because of me. You must have been startled when I suddenly exerted pressure with my aura, right?”

Eterna seems to be referring to what happened earlier.

I didn’t think much of it. After all, I was the one who had first recognized her identity.

“It’s fine. It was a problem that arose from mutual misunderstanding. So, let’s just quietly move past it.”

“Ah, yes!”

When I suggested we forget about what had happened earlier, Eterna nodded and agreed with my opinion.

Thus, Eterna and I were able to sit by the window, feeling the sunlight and spending time quietly.

After finishing our drinks, Eterna and I left the café and began walking down the street.

“Just a moment. Someone might recognize us, so I’ll use a perception-hindering magical tool.”

Of course, since someone might recognize me and Eterna, she used a perception-hindering magical tool she had to prevent others from easily recognizing us.

These days, with no particular issues going on, if my identity—which had most recently been the subject of controversy—were to be revealed, it would be difficult to live quietly.

Moreover, I haven’t learned martial arts or trained my body, so physically, I’m just an ordinary person.

If there were someone among the people who wanted my life…

That day would probably become my memorial day.

“Ms. Eterna? Lady Eterna? How should I address you?”

First of all, I was wondering how to address Eterna.

Calling her Ms. Eterna seemed too informal, but calling her Lady Eterna seemed too familiar for our relationship.

“Just call me whatever feels comfortable.”

“That would be difficult, so I’ll call you Saint.”

“Shh. You mustn’t call me Saint. Not many people know my identity.”

Ah, right. I almost made another mistake. I should study at the library soon.

Seeing how I keep forgetting things I just remembered, I really need to study to improve my memory.

“Then I’ll call you Lady Eterna.”

“Alright. Then I’ll call you Lord Pathos. Wouldn’t it be more comfortable if we both use formal address?”

“That’s right.”

Having finally settled on how to address each other, we were able to get into the main conversation.

“The Sun God Solara, whom I serve, revealed to me through a vision: ‘Go to the Glesius Academy in the Gelebrio Empire. There, meet the Sword Destroyer, Pathos, and protect him.'”

Eterna told me what revelation she had received.

By the way, a revelation to protect me.

I guess my official announcement as the Sword Destroyer by the Great Goddess Order has drawn some attention here and there.

But why would the Sun God send his saint to protect me?

“Why did the Sun God send you to protect me, Lady Eterna?”

“The Sun God said that to overcome the coming crisis, we must join forces. He said that no one can overcome the crisis alone.”

It’s obvious that one cannot overcome a crisis alone.

“Then, what do you think this crisis is, Lady Eterna?”

For now, there’s still a lot of time left before the Demon God’s complete resurrection.

With the corrupted holy sword Zebario destroyed, the resurrection of the Demon God would become even more difficult.

Wait, but thinking about it again, Erasto Chronicle has many bosses, doesn’t it?

‘But I don’t remember all of those bosses.’

In other novels, the protagonists seem to know everything about future events, all the bosses, and even hidden pieces, but I guess fiction is fiction after all?

‘The most likely possibility is… I don’t know.’

I clearly remember playing the game, but I can’t clearly recall who the bosses of each chapter were.

The upcoming crisis is likely to be the bosses of each chapter.

But the very person who needs to remember this—me—can’t remember it, which is frustrating even to myself.

“Probably… beings related to the Demon God, wouldn’t you say?”

“If it’s those related to the Demon God, then the Demon Cult would be the most likely possibility.”

When I brought up the Demon God, Eterna immediately and clearly identified the enemy as the Demon Cult.

“In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that almost all threats occurring in this world originate from the Demon Cult, which worships demons.”

“Is it that serious?”

I only remember the Demon Cult being mentioned occasionally in loading screen tooltips, but were they such dangerous people?

‘But thinking about it again, it makes sense.’

These guys were the ones who found the corrupted holy sword and even carried out a terrorist attack on the imperial palace.

Then there’s definitely a possibility.

No, it’s not just a possibility—I suspect they might be the cause of all the incidents in Erasto Chronicle.

They were the kind of people who would commit terrorism against the imperial palace to achieve their group’s goals.

Besides that, I just remembered tooltips mentioning that the Demon Cult was involved in various minor incidents like human trafficking and human sacrifices.

“Yes. What they want is for this world to once again fall under demonic rule. They would do anything to achieve that, and the first target they would aim for is probably you, Lord Pathos.”

I couldn’t respond to Eterna’s words.

I was the one who had destroyed the corrupted holy sword, or officially judged as a demon sword, Zebario.

In other words, from the Demon Cult’s perspective, I, who have no particular military power, might be the most dangerous.

Because while others cannot destroy demon swords, I destroyed Zebario with the ability I received from Epitrina.

This means they might believe I can destroy anything equivalent to Zebario with my ability.

‘But if that’s the case, I’m really being wronged.’

My ability is to fix anything, not to destroy anything.

But no matter how much I explain my ability, the Demon Cult wouldn’t believe me.

Then there’s only one thing I can do.

“We need to gather more people to oppose the Demon Cult.”

That was to gather people and create a group that would protect me from the threat of the Demon Cult.