episode_0013

Finally, the morning of the fourth day dawned.

Of course, this is just an investigative expression, and the sunlight does not actually shine here.

Instead, Jerome brought three children for his blessing: a confident boy and girl, and a very timid boy.

They are standing behind Hieronymus. And among them there is one who is afraid of this attempt. A timid boy.

The boy is scared.

There is a possibility that this person was brought here by force.

Ahem ahem. Why were they brought here by force? They said it was a blessing, but there are many who would do it willingly. But were they brought here by force?

aha!

I understand your intention.

I’d like to see how much the target’s performance improves when I make a harvester. Now that I see it like this, I’m curious too.

We need someone to contrast them.

“Rebecca, please.”

Hieronymus stepped aside. So I reached out. I wanted the one who was most likely to run away. And the one who I thought would be fun to fight over later.

The most timid boy.

I pointed to the boy.

“Come first.”

Jjerit.

The gazes of the boy and girl next to me became sharp.

Hehehe. This is jealousy. It’s the expression you see in the eyes of the person you stabbed to death. It means that it’s your expression reflected in the other person’s eyes in your memories.

There are surprisingly many people who are betrayed, seek revenge, and then fail miserably and fall into despair, right?

So I went up to the boy and pushed myself a little further into Rebecca Rolfe. The flesh cracked as if it was breaking and a purple mist flowed out of it.

And that fog is me.

So I stretched out and reached out to the boy. There was a bright light, and a small warmth in comparison. The light was big and bright, but there was little warmth?

I really don’t know the correlation.

Anyway, I push myself into the light, just like I did with Joanna. It’s tempting to take the warmth, but I have to hold back here.

You have to invest so you can get more!

When the dark purple fog touches the light, the light turns black. There is something subtly different from when I received the warmth of the person I offered last time.

This one still holds its shape. The light was just dimmed back then.

If we assume that this light follows the properties of light, then the rest of the light wavelengths will be cut off and only one wavelength will be emitted, but it is questionable whether it really has the properties of light.

And the light in the middle of the boy was completely dyed a faint purple-black.

Huh?

Like Joanna, when her body breaks, her skin turns blue, and her pupils turn black, right?

I’m just shaking.

Tish is a strange boy. He was kidnapped when he was very young and brought to the Future Hope Church. He grew up receiving brainwashing education like other children.

But the boy had questions. About the education they were teaching him now, and about the God they were talking about.

Why is it that exploding bodies lead to salvation, why do we use words that say there is hope for the future while believing in a god who will help us when we collapse in despair?

I have very legitimate questions.

When I was young, I used to ask questions here and there, but after I realized that asking questions would only make people feel resentful, I stopped asking questions.

And I guess I realized that asking that question was dangerous. And I haven’t asked that question out loud for years now.

But I know I’m not completely brainwashed.

When I was getting an education or doing other things, I used to pretend to be enthusiastic. Oh, come to think of it, is that why I didn’t do that?

There is one thing I haven’t done.

“I’ll give myself to you, but later, when you’ve finished everything, I’ll take everything you have. How about that?”

Heart pounding.

Hmm. My heart is pounding loudly. My heart is pounding. I’m nervous.

Contracts may sound risky, but they’re actually not such a bad thing.

Give me strength, and when you die, I will take what you have gained with that strength. That’s about it.

If I can be of any help to you, feel free to use it. After I die, you can take it all.

In the process, receiving the warmth of the life you killed is considered a dividend.

It’s not like you’re being bound by some unknown force, like making a contract with the devil, and there’s no content asking you to do anything in the first place, so feel free to relax.

I waited for an answer while thinking that way, but he was trembling and didn’t say anything.

My heart is beating wildly.

Thump thump.

In other words, it means that there is no problem in looking at this boy named Tishra. Even without saying it, I know that if this boy kills someone, he will gain warmth.

“If you don’t need it, I’ll take it back.”

I also wonder what would happen if you pulled me out completely.

Drop, drop. Sweat dripped down, and the boy trembled as he gathered strength in his whole body.

“I will sign the contract, Apostle.”

apostle?

Jerome did say something like that. He said that since I denied that there was a god called Xaxes, he would introduce me as an apostle of that god.

But I am not an apostle. The contract is clear.

“Call me Rebecca. Human.”

I still want to hide the information that he can learn memories by licking light. So it’s strange for me to know this boy’s name. When I first introduced him, I said that he was a child who wanted to receive the power of God.

“I will do the contract. Rebecca.”

“Like.”

But the dramatic results I had hoped for didn’t come to fruition. My blonde hair, which was almost brown, just turned purple.

I hear exclamations from behind.

The two children look at Tisha with eyes of admiration, anticipation, and jealousy. Joanna stands a little further away, and Hieronymus watches the reaper manufacturing site with sharp eyes.

Okay, so who should we do next?

I wonder what would happen if those with my power fought each other here, so let’s go in a direction that can increase jealousy.

I pointed to the girl next in order. In other words, the boy comes last. Isn’t it more provocative to have the same gender?

Hehehe.

“Come.”

“Yes!”

The girl came towards me with brisk steps. There was already a crack in my body. Of course, even though it was a crack, it wasn’t actually a split in the skin or a bone being exposed.

Inside, you can see a darkness that you can’t see inside. Not a black darkness, but a darkness that looks like the night sky has been moved inside, like in a game where you say “the power of the void!”

The dark purple mist flowed out from there and reached the girl.

This side is bright and warm.

Wow, this is really warm. Should I try to warm it up? Since I said it might fail, I’d say, “Oh no,” and take the warmth away from me. That won’t work, right?

Lying is bad because once you tell it, it becomes easy to tell it again.

The best way to deceive someone for a long time is to tell only the truth.

So, let’s put the warmth that we really want to take away and dye the light black.

This girl’s name is Isla.

This child was also kidnapped when he was very young. However, because he was talented in using his body, he was trained as a warrior.

They teach children quite systematically, and select talented children from there. I didn’t know it from just looking at Tisha, but I can tell now that I’ve seen Isla.

All children raised in the school receive physical training and education that involves moving their bodies, including physical training, as part of basic physical strength.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman. If it’s a cult, there are many places where people who have learned martial arts can be used. And they can effectively give out rewards and punishments.

When you train, the punishment doesn’t break the tools you use, but rather makes them stronger. The training plan is quite thorough.

As expected, Jerome is no ordinary person. This means that he did not simply raise a cult with charisma alone. He knows a lot. At the very least, he is likely someone who has experience leading a large social group.

Well, I like that. Then I can operate the harvester much better.

Isla is nothing special. She’s just talented, she gets a lot of compliments, and she has ambitions to be the best there is. That’s about it.

So when someone called Witgar offered support, he raised his hand right away.

“I’ll give myself to you, but later, when you’ve finished everything, I’ll take everything you have.”

Ask when you know the situation. I was going to do this first, but if it explodes, the information will evaporate. So, lick it first and then ask.

I ask Isla, who is looking at me with sparkling eyes.

“Do you agree?”

“Yes! Rebecca!”

The answer came without hesitation. Maybe because he had seen her earlier, he didn’t call her Apostle, but immediately called her Rebecca.

Knock knock.

Suddenly, Isla grew a span in height. Instead of her flesh turning into porcelain like Joanna, breaking and releasing a new body inside, she lost some of her flesh and became a tall, well-groomed woman.

The hair is dyed purple at the roots and red at the ends. I can tell that it will probably turn completely purple over time.

And her skin has become much whiter. So white that it looks pale from a distance. And her eyes have also become purple.

That’s the end of change.

Isla got up from her seat, jumped up and down, and returned to her seat with a big smile.

And then I called the last remaining boy. Isla suddenly changed, and he stared at her curiously, then came to me in a hurry.

Do the same thing again. Contact the purple fog with the light and lick it to find out the memories. This is the child of a member of the cult. His name is Wide. He was born in the Future Hope Church and unlike the two who were kidnapped, he received a lot from his parents.

On the other hand, I also had to shoulder the wishes of my parents.

It was the same in the country I lived in when I was human. I passed my dreams on to my children. I pushed them into competition and demanded high grades.

Fortunately, this boy had talent. He had outstanding skills, and when the opportunity to go beyond others came, he jumped at it.

“I’ll give myself to you, but later, when you’ve finished everything, I’ll take everything you have. Do you agree?”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

Knock knock.

The contract is over. He is similar to Isla. He grew taller in an instant, as if he had aged two or three years. His hair was completely dyed purple because it was short, and his skin turned a pale white.

And what was different from the first two was that purple flames rose from his hand. At first, Wide was surprised and tried to put out the flames, but soon realized that it wasn’t hot and stopped.

I watched the hand burning with purple fire carefully, then clenched my fist, and the fire disappeared. Then I opened it and a moment later the flames burst out.

Wide, who had immediately gained control of his power, turned his head towards me in joy. However, when he saw Hieronymus’ face between the tracks, his heart sank.

I was looking at him with a very stern expression.

He greeted me right away and hurried back to where the children were standing. Then Jerome came forward.

“Thank you, Apostle of God, for blessing these children. We praise this joy and give eternal glory to our God. May our future be filled with eternal hope.”

After saying such a closing remark, Hieronymus led the children outside.

Wide is so amazing that he can take me out and it’s also interesting that each person has different mutations. There’s a lot to think about. I think so too, and so does Hieronymus.

Anyway, first goal achieved. Harvester increase +3!

Now it’s time to watch the changes.