episode_0015

“This unpleasant feeling! There’s no one but you!”

A woman’s voice came from the bracelet.

But where have I heard that voice before?

“Surely you haven’t already forgotten about Lucifel, have you?”

Lucifel?

Viserth recalled the appearance of the great demon Lucifel that he had seen in a dream.

That Lucifel?

“Are you going to pretend you don’t know?!”

“Really… Lucifel?”

The bracelet of the great demon Lucifel appeared in the novel “Eclipse,” but the true identity of Lucifel and the unresolved clues remained.

Lucifel never appeared, and it was not even known if Lucifel was a woman or a man….

Could it be that the contents of the dream… actually happened?

“…Huh? Viserth, did you hit your head or something? There’s no unpleasant divine power other than Viserth’s. Why are you acting so foolish?”

It’s certain.

This voice.

The demon with whom I contended in my dream.

The great demon Lucifel.

It wasn’t just a dream.

…Could it be that Artoria and I were really angels in our past lives?

“Lucifel, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“Something you want to ask?”

“Yeah. How you ended up sealed here. I’m curious about the reason.”

“…Ha. You’ve really become strange. No.”

“No?”

“Why should I? Why should I satisfy your curiosity? What’s so appealing about you?”

“…I see.”

Viserth organized his thoughts for a moment.

“Yeah. Even though I could declare that I’ll kneel down and become Lucifel’s eternal servant and lick your feet, there’s nothing I can’t tell you.”

Perhaps that’s just a mocking statement directed at me.

Speaking like an ordinary girl, but undeniably a great demon encompassing thousands of spirits.

Even if I were to ask properly, there would be no proper response.

In that case…

“It would certainly be difficult to talk about your humiliating defeat.”

“What did you say?”

“You arrogantly faced me one-on-one with only your own power and ended up unable to do anything. Is there anything wrong with that?”

“A big mouth….”

The anger in Lucifer’s playful voice was palpable.

Yeah.

There’s no more effective means than provocation.

“If you hadn’t cowardly hidden your territory, this wouldn’t have happened! Even if I hadn’t fallen into the trap, I would have won!”

Belphegor focused on Lucifer’s words.

Territory. Trap.

It all matched the scene I saw in my dream.

If what I saw in my dream actually happened, then in the battlefield between demons and angels, the version of me in the dream must have turned the tables in favor of the demons.

And to stop that version of me, Lucifer, the commander of the demons, came to assassinate me alone, but I, who was already waiting for her, trapped her with a snare.

If I only confined her, it would be obvious she’d escape, so to stop her, I too became trapped within the territory.

While the two of us were entangled in an eternal struggle, it was a fight to see which side’s reinforcements would arrive first.

The angels’ reinforcements arrived first, sealing Lucifer alone.

Is that how it goes?

“Hmph. You’re lucky the doves arrived first. If our kids had come first, you’d be the one sealed here!”

Lucifer muttered as if feeling unjust.

Seems like it’s real after all.

“You fool.”

“…What!”

“It’s the territory I set up in advance. Of course, I wouldn’t have failed to prepare for reinforcements.”

“…Cunning!”

Isn’t that obvious?

If we both prepared to be trapped in the territory, I would have told other angels to come help.

Would it make sense to bet on which side’s reinforcements arrive first from the start?

This guy, Lucifer, might be more foolish than I thought.

Lucifer, holding the demonic sword I saw in my dream, seemed afraid.

Just his appearance made an enormous amount of magic surge wildly.

But thinking that even if enraged, the very Lucifer was sealed inside the bracelet and couldn’t do anything, Belphegor felt rather endearing.

“Ugh. I thought you were doing something out of character and pretending to lose your memory! I was hoping for that, but were you trying to deceive me by pretending to lose your memory!”

I didn’t have any intention to deceive.

I just happened to end up like this while trying to confirm it.

More importantly,

Recalling the warm sensation that had just covered his hand, Vessus exerted his divine power.

Then, a brilliant light burst from his hand.

“Disgusting light! Quickly turn it off!”

Sure enough.

This is divine power.

I can handle divine power now.

Vessus smiled and clenched his fist.

Divine power, which can only be used after dedicating oneself to the gods and receiving their selection through long-term training. Unless one is a priest or a holy knight, they generally cannot use divine power.

It was such a precious power that it enjoyed more popularity than magic, as it could be used for purifying evil or healing.

The fact that he could use such divine power.

Since Artoria, the greatest possessor of divine power on the continent, was there, Vessus didn’t need a separate healing ability, but the fact that he could use divine power made Vessus’s heart swell with pride.

And it became clear.

If I dream, I gain power in my dreams.

Perhaps it’s a dream related to heroines.

Maybe if I dream again, can I gain my other power inside it?

If I can fully obtain the power of the celestial, survival will no longer be a problem.

“Did you bring me here to insult me!”

More than that, this is too noisy.

Jjaeang

“Scream!”

When Vessus applied divine power to the bracelet, Lucifer quieted down.

The bracelet was temporarily purified again, and Lucifer fell asleep.

…Unexpectedly, this might become an addiction.

* * *

Vessus’ steps toward the academy were light.

As his name became famous, there were many glances, but unlike the day before, Vessus wasn’t concerned.

Who am I?

Owner of divine power.

A hero from the Celestial Realm.

I guess that’s why they say the position makes the person.

When he realized that he could grow through obtaining divine power and pursuing his dreams, he was so excited that he didn’t care about the passing academy students.

“Your Highness!”

On the way to the academy, Artoria spotted Vyrn from a distance and waved her hand high.

Oops!

Artoria covered her mouth in surprise.

As a woman of some sacred standing, she was addressed as Vyrn instead of “Your Highness” in crowded places.

Unintentionally blurting out, Artoria covered her mouth in surprise.

“Good morning, Vyrn.”

Sophia greeted lightly beside Artoria.

Vyrn had no idea that the greetings of the two women made the hearts of passing male students race like crazy.

I thought they weren’t on good terms… Are they waiting together?

Did something happen yesterday to improve their relationship?

In fact, Vyrn had no inkling that Artoria and Sophia had made an agreement to wait for Vyrn together at a designated spot to prevent each other from approaching Vyrn with caution.

“Huh? Vyrn, something seems… different.”

Sensitive to divine power, Artoria noticed that Vyrn had changed.

“Oh, did you have a dream by any chance?”

Clasping her hands together, Artoria exclaimed.

She was excited at the thought that Vyrn might have dreamed about something related to her.

“Yeah. I did. A dream about the Archangel Vyrn.”

Finally!

If you see the sweet love story between me and Vyrn that we experienced in our past lives, this barbaric woman won’t be able to hold back!

Meanwhile, Sophia became uneasy.

A dream related to that woman?

Artoria, too, was uncomfortable with the current situation, knowing that Vyrn had spent a past life with her just like herself.

Anyway, Vyrn will come to me, but I don’t like this.

“Um, what was it about?”

“So, in the dream…”

Just as Vyrn was about to speak…

Creak

A modestly decorated but elegant carriage hurriedly approached and came to a stop beside them.

Carriage?

What’s this?

“Why?”

Sophia’s pupils began to shake violently.

She never thought her father would be such a doting father.

The coachmen laid out steps in front of the carriage.

As the door opened, a middle-aged man with an impressive mustache appeared.

“How have you been, Sophia?”

The man twirled his mustache and addressed Sophia.

“Why is Father here?”

Father?

Everyone around was taken aback.

If it was Sophia’s father, he was the president of the republic. There was only one.

“I have something to check.”

Adolf, Sophia’s father and the president of the republic, turned to his secretary.

Tingling

A shiver ran down the secretary’s back.