episode_0024

When I saw the being in front of me, I felt a little relieved.

‘It was just as I thought.’

When running away.

I heard that the target was me, so I thought I was the only one who had to run away.

And one person hurriedly followed me.

What I saw was one black knight. Because that person followed me alone.

Those who remained were probably okay or escaped safely.

I was relieved that everything went according to my plan.

but-.

Still, I couldn’t hold back my anger.

I suppressed my anger as much as I could and asked the Black Knight.

“Why… , Why on earth is the church targeting me?”

No manners were observed.

Does the black knight in front of me not really care about that? It looked grave.

A helmet that even covers the face.

A low voice came from there.

“… I have no obligation to tell you.”

I almost laughed without realizing it.

I didn’t mean to laugh because I was going crazy.

I’m just frustrated. I was so disappointed that I tried to laugh.

I realized this through the words of the black knight.

“It was indeed the person sent by the church… .”

Actually, I hoped that wasn’t the case.

I hoped my father was mistaken.

The church is trying to take my life. Don’t you want to believe it?

You took Renia away from me, and now… Now they’re trying to take my life.

Isn’t that too shameless?

It’s so absurd that I’m so angry.

Are you saying that we have to continue to suffer from the church like this?

And why on earth-.

why-.

Is the church anxious because they can’t capture me and Renia?

They turned Lenia into a saint and tried to kill me too.

What on earth did we do wrong? Could it be that the promise he made to be with Renia was a mistake?

at the same time-.

I became so angry at God that my teeth trembled.

What on earth is God doing, why is he leaving the Andalin Church alone like this because he can’t catch me and Renia?

Now I was starting to have doubts.

Is Renia really the saint chosen by God?

Otherwise… .

‘What kind of fate does God want to give to Renia?’ .’

Not only did they take Renia from me, but they also stole me from Renia.

I felt very resentful of God.

Of course, this may not have been permitted by God.

but-.

Isn’t it possible that God himself could dissuade me from this?

Is this really the right thing to do, something that can be done in the name of God?

‘no… just… There is no God.’

I once again disliked religion and denied the existence of God.

There was something I really wanted to ask the Black Knight.

“Aren’t you embarrassed?”

Is this really something you would do in the name of God?

I asked him if he was ashamed of doing something like this.

however-.

“… I’m sorry.”

The Black Knight apologized to me. Like a person feeling guilty.

That is-.

It really is-.

It was disgusting.

And I felt like something exploded inside my body. This was no illusion. And I knew what this was.

Rachel.

Didn’t you learn it from Rachel?

Awakening of Mana.

There was something Rachel told me when she taught me how to use a sword.

‘It is a very basic breathing technique, but depending on how you develop it, it can become a great breathing technique.’

While saying that, I taught you the mana breathing method.

‘I follow this breathing method every day, but I don’t feel any mana?’

‘Master Chris, mana originally feels a certain starting point as an instant. And instinctively you realize that this is mana.’

That phenomenon.

The starting point was now.

You can fight.

I can defeat the black knight in front of me.

When those thoughts were filling my head…

I felt something coming from the bushes.

And then a knight appeared, dressed very similar to, or rather identical to, the black knight in front of him.

“All remaining personnel, including Baron Fletcher, have been disposed of.”

Yes, now.

Maybe I heard wrong.

What did I just hear?

My mind became confused.

Does this mean that if only I ran away, everyone could have survived?

No, in the first place-.

There wasn’t just one enemy.

It was my mistake to say there was only one person.

Thinking about it again, it is probably natural that there are many enemies.

and-.

I realized it again.

These people planned to completely destroy us. I realized once again what I had noticed before.

They had no intention of leaving even one of us alive.

death.

What they wanted was the death of me and everything related to me.

Let’s realize this -.

I hated myself.

Eventually-.

Because I loved Renia, my father died. If I hadn’t been born…

If that had been the case, my father would have lived and Renia would not have become a saint.

I felt like everything was my responsibility.

I felt a feeling of emptiness coming from deep inside my heart.

and-.

‘What am I doing now?’

With the enemy in front of you.

Is there a need for me to be lost in thought like this?

I let my guard down and looked at the guy who was talking to another black knight.

What an abominable bastard to apologize for in this situation. Did he want to at least pretend to be nice?

I rushed at him and swung my sword.

There was a bluish aura on the sword. Mana.

If this is-.

‘Even if he is a great knight, I won’t be able to stop him!’

however-.

The Black Knight looked embarrassed for a moment, then struck away the sword I swung.

I was thrown backwards.

Mana awakening in the current situation.

I thought it was the only way out.

It was no use at all.

and-.

The cliff behind me.

That’s where I fell away.

In the middle of falling…

It felt as if time passed slowly.

‘ah… I’ve heard that time passes slowly before you die.’

A black knight approaches me as I quickly fall.

It was funny.

Doesn’t it look like it’s trying to save me from falling off a cliff? He threw it out and-.

I was planning on killing him from the beginning.

The sight of the two black knights moving further and further away.

He covered his face with his helmet and looked down at me falling.

Looking at them, I-.

‘I absolutely no longer believe in God.’

I abandoned whatever little faith I had in God.

and-.

I promised.

‘if… If I survive… then… ‘It’s my turn to take revenge on the church.’

Get revenge on the church somehow.

The only person left to me.

Renia Louver.

He would rescue her from the clutches of the cult.

Just as Renia asked me to do.

I’m going to run away with Renia.

The moment I pledged revenge-.

Time gradually began to accelerate.

So I fell sharply down the cliff.

***

Renia made a grinning expression and looked out the window.

The entrance to the church.

The person delivering the mail came.

“You’re finally here!”

I felt so excited.

Now it was time for Chris’ letter to arrive.

In a hurry, Renia headed to the church’s reception desk. Most mail was handled here.

“Have you received a letter from me?”

“Ah… A letter to the saint? uh… , it’s here!”

Lenia accepted the letter with joy.

however-.

“It was sent by my father… .”

The person who sent the letter was not Chris, but his father, Count Ruber. It wasn’t that Lenia didn’t like receiving letters from her father.

but-.

I was a little annoyed that it wasn’t the letter I was waiting for.

Renia went back to her room.

and-.

He stamped his feet and got angry.

“Chi, work comes before me! … Well, what can I do? I have to endure it.”

Working hard is for yourself.

Since I knew Renia that way, I decided to have a merciful heart.

“Hing, I had a lot to say.”

I got used to handling sacred power, and I had a fight with a hero. There really was a lot to talk about.

And one more thing-.

I even heard that even if you lose both eyes, you can still distinguish people.

I really wanted to convey that message.

To Renia, who was so upset…

Knock-! Knock-!

Albert came to visit.

“Are you a saint?”

“Yes? Yes!”

Why did Albert come to visit?

It was Renia who felt uncomfortable for some reason.

Albert opened the door and entered the room. Without Renia’s permission.

And then-.

“I have news to tell you. This is not good news, so you better prepare your mind.”

Without even being able to point out Albert’s rudeness, Renia was filled with ominous feelings.

Albert says it’s not good news.

Those words sounded very ominous to Renia.

Albert’s expression as he tried to speak was undoubtedly dark.

But why?

It looked as if he was smiling, which made me feel strangely bad.

“News about Chris Fletcher.”

Renia felt her heart sink. Whatever it was, I wanted to deny it first.

“Probably not. I won’t bet wrong. yes It must be like that! So I won’t listen.”

It was Renia who was always showing off her temper. I couldn’t even figure out why I was doing this. I just didn’t want to hear it.

Bad news regarding Chris.

I hoped it was a mistake or not.

But that hope was meaningless.

Albert did not stop talking.

“Chris Fletcher and all the people who went on the trip with Baron Fletcher were found dead. It appears that it may have been the work of rebels… .”

Renia was silent.

Just blankly…

I was just standing there in a daze.

Didn’t even take any action.

Albert left, leaving Renia behind.

A room where only Renia was left alone.

Renia, who had been standing blankly for a while, suddenly sat down.

And then I started crying.

“You said you would be with me for the rest of your life… .”

As the church members passed by, they heard Renia’s cries coming from the room.

but-.

There was not a single person who comforted Renia or offered words of comfort.