episode_0027

After returning to the room.

Hieronymus left and, as expected, Hukkeshni took off his gloves and examined my hands.

And then I bent down and looked at my knees. Oh. Did you do something to these too?

It’s a good thing you turned your whole body around.

It is dangerous to let your guard down like this.

Two months is a short time to open your heart.

I don’t know if it’s someone you know, but especially if it’s a dangerous beast.

Accidents usually happen when you let your guard down, right? In that sense, Hyungkeshni’s actions are really great. He’s doing a great job.

It’s very difficult for me as the one being treated.

I guess that’s why he’s been able to survive until now.

Since I knew that the place called Yeongranggyoguk was related to Jerome, I tried to recall the memories of the people involved in it in their entirety.

There, the name Witch of Ecstasy came up occasionally.

I don’t know the details because I only have a quick look at the records, but it has been around here and there since at least 100 years ago.

But is the person who was the target of the Yeongrang Cult’s subjugation from that time working with a high-ranking figure of the Yeongrang Cult?

There’s not enough information yet.

Hieronymus seems to be letting his guard down now, but judging by his position, that may not be the case. He is probably much more adept at deceiving people than I am.

What if you read emotions from facial expressions?

I can’t read the really important information.

So I’ll just act quiet. I’ll just sit there and pretend like I don’t know anything.

Of course, I don’t know everything.

Just a little bit. I just know things that other people don’t know.

For example, just a little while ago, Tisha was fighting against soldiers of the Cogni Kingdom with the Future Hope Church members in the Cogni Kingdom, but was hit by an arrow and fell off a cliff. The mission was failed.

But it’s all Tisha’s plan.

I was laughing when I fell off the cliff.

It would be a height that would kill a normal person, but Tees survived with both of his legs crushed.

And the leg was instantly healed.

I told you, right?

Tish has excellent regenerative powers. I’ve been experimenting with it little by little so far without anyone noticing.

They all did that to escape from the Future Hope Church. Judging from the fact that they led the members to an easily accessible location and got hit and fell, it seems like they were planning to tell the Future Hope Church that they were dead.

After being carried away by the current for a while, he came up on land.

Then he pulled out the arrow embedded in his body, looked around, and started walking without hesitation.

He will be a threat to the Church of Hope for the Future.

Because he has a lot of information.

First of all, about this place that is supposedly the center of the Future Hope Church. About the person receiving the blessing. About me who gives the blessing. And he himself has great power.

Regeneration.

Regeneration is often underrated, but it is actually an incredibly powerful force. It allows you to always remain healthy.

No matter how many times I get hurt, no matter how many times I suffer fatal injuries.

The most amazing thing is that I can do it again.

For example, think about sword fighting. If you get your arm cut off in a fight, you have to stop fighting.

But he can do it again.

Isn’t this awesome?

It’s like when a rich person says that even if they fail, they succeeded because they tried hard. If you don’t have money, it’s hard to get back up when you fail.

If one person falls, he can grab his hands, stand up, shake off the sand, and move, but if another person falls, he rolls all the way to the bottom of the underground.

And there are chains of debt attached to your arms and legs.

yes that’s right.

Tish has a tremendous asset in the form of a chance to start over again. The only thing more expensive than this is the ability to regress.

As long as you avoid instant death, you can do anything.

So, it means that a person with a very powerful blessing ran away from the Future Hope Church.

Hehehe.

I don’t know what to do now, but stay strong. Tisha.

I hope you bring more warmth.

With that thought in mind, I prepared to go out.

Shouldn’t you exercise now?

***

It’s been eight days since Tisha ran away from the Future Hope Church.

I’m running with Joanna. In this world, there are no weekends or holidays, so every day is the same.

So after I give my blessing, I go back to my room, change my clothes, and go exercise.

Even though I call it exercise, I only run for an hour.

And then there was someone observing me like that. Of course, I’m not talking about the two warriors who caught Joanna’s eye.

This means that there are more and more believers looking at me from a considerable distance away.

yes.

When I run outside, more and more people are watching me. I was worried that the image of me running while sweating was too human and it might not fit the image of an apostle.

But it seems okay since Jerome doesn’t have any control over it.

It feels good to have a faint feeling of being looked down on there.

Yes, I hope you let your guard down like that.

That way, it’s easier to get a way to summon me. Of course, there’s a higher chance that I’m too stupid to tell you, but I can’t acquire information only by learning.

And there’s one more person.

Hukkeshni.

This person also likely knows the technique that summoned me. He has lived for over 100 years, is related to the Yeongranggyo Kingdom, and has a name as a witch, so it is less likely that he doesn’t know.

But this one is so guarded that I’m pushing it aside a bit. I feel like I might get caught if I keep looking at it like that.

And on the 8th day.

It paid off for me when I started exercising outside.

A person came to me.

A man of average build with blond hair and blue eyes. I met him only once. And he helped me a great deal.

He was the one who gave me the opportunity to move from the basement to a room on the first floor.

He introduced himself as Andrew.

“It’s been a while, Rebecca.”

At the end of my workout, there was a place where there were a lot of stone pillars on the path I usually run on. He was standing in a place where it would be hard for people watching me from other places to find him.

“Hello, Andrew.”

“I’m so glad you remembered my name. Do you like life outside?”

You have a sad smile on your face, but I know it’s fake. But surprisingly, you don’t seem that nervous, do you?

If you say you’re going out as soon as you meet him, it means you think he was able to go out because of you.

And there is a hidden intention to be grateful for that.

So I did as I was told.

“Yes, I like it.”

Then Andrew smiled with satisfaction. I stared at him, wanting to hear what he would say next.

“I’m glad you said that. Then, are there any other inconveniences? Are you running on this dusty road? If it was forced, I will take action.”

Huh?

Oh, indeed.

Even though he’s not a warrior, seeing him running like this makes me think he has some kind of intention. So I shook my head from side to side.

“The human body becomes weak if it does not run. To maintain this body, you have to run.”

As if he realized something in my words, a sharp murderous look appeared in his eyes and then disappeared. What is he thinking? For example, can he kill me?

“Is it bad for your body to become weak?”

“If the human body becomes weak, doesn’t it die?”

It was as if he was asking if it was dangerous for me to be weak, so I twisted it a bit more drastically.

This person was also there when I was summoned to this world. So you know that he is a beast in human skin.

“Is that so?”

A brief silence.

I can die like a human. How do you accept that?

“I came to see you because I was concerned that Rebecca might be having an uncomfortable life. Is there anything in particular that is bothering you?”

He changed the subject.

I’m intentionally giving a series of rather childish answers, so I hope you can explain it in a way that’s easy for the speaker to understand.

Please speak clearly instead of trying to be vague and betray your intentions.

Then I will know your desires.

For example, are you on Jerome’s side or not?

I think of Hieronymus as an enemy, but he may be on the same side as me, so I plan to be careful here.

If you think that this Future Hope Church itself is moving completely with one thought, you can avoid any mistakes that may occur.

So for now, just give me the facts.

If you’re making plans, the information I’ve given you will be helpful. If not, I’ve just given you the facts, so there should be no problem.

So, plant the seeds one by one and watch.

“No.”

When I answer while staring at him, he hides his indifference with a smile.

“It seems that Rebecca doesn’t have much desire. I’m sorry that I can’t give you more even if I wanted to.”

Hehehe.

Yes. This is the bait. The bait that caught me out of the cold sea before.

I know. I know.

I fully understand that this bait can be extremely dangerous if mishandled, but I don’t have to hold back.

Because you don’t have to think about anything, you can simply and properly articulate what you want.

“If you give me something, I want warmth. I need more than I do now. Three people giving every day is too little. If I give the same amount of warmth every day, I don’t know, but some days, even if I add up the three, they don’t exceed the one person from the day before. Without warmth, I’m cold. So if you can, give me more warmth.”

I explained my need purely. I explained that I needed a sacrifice so that you wouldn’t mistake the word warmth for something else.

3 people every day.

At least anyone in this position would know that on days when blessings are received through devotion rather than sacrifice, three people are disappearing.

ego.

I took the bait. How do you respond, Andrew?

And Andrew asked me this question:

“If I could get more warmth, could I get more blessings?”

Did you pull the fishing rod?

“So far, there were three, but if we try a little harder, I think we can do four. Instead, I want to have more warmth. Not one, but more.”

Up until now, it was a 1:1 ratio, but I said I wanted to get more. It was pure desire. It was a desire that had nothing to do with it.

“Yes, I understand. Thank you for your answer, Rebecca.”

Andrew lowered his head. And when he looked up again, his expression was one of desire.

Hehehe.

Yes, I took the bait.

I’m looking forward to seeing how it changes now.