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XL.

The continent took the demons and their revealed power that appeared in this candidate competency evaluation much more seriously than I thought.

In the meantime, they received an oracle saying that the devil would descend, and each country promised support for the candidates, but after confirming the revealed inaction of the candidates, the national leadership judged that their role in the decisive battle with the devil would be smaller than expected.

In particular, after the empire’s superhumans and the kingdom’s semi-superhumans personally confirmed the first candidate, they expressed the same opinion, although their tone of voice was slightly different.

―If the Devil King is to descend within 10 years, the candidates will not be able to provide much help.

Although it was a judgment based on the first candidate, Benjamin, it had some credibility.

Benjamin was awakened and had attained the low and intermediate levels of sword master within five years.

This is very surprising. In addition, there is an opinion that it would be difficult for a sword master to beat Benjamin unless he was of the highest level with the great strength he gained in the awakened state.

However, this Sword Master is a very mediocre force. In each country, sword master-level strongmen – sword masters, circle 6 and circle 7, and upper-middle-level elementalists – easily exist in double digits.

The country with the fewest is officially 27.

So, it seems correct to assume that Benjamin’s level of force would not be of much help.

Nevertheless, the reason why the empire and other kingdoms supported hero candidates, including Benjamin, is a possibility. It is difficult to rise to the rank of Sword Master, but it is even more difficult to rise from the Sword Master level to the semi-super level of Grand Master or Circle 8.

However, looking at the past actions of the hero candidates, the wall was thinner and lower than the existing wall.

We have no choice but to be nice to the hero candidates. Because it is impossible to know when, how, and under what circumstances they will become part of their own country.

This was the reason why each kingdom, including the empire, helped Benjamin. Other candidates also did so for the same reason.

They did something that completely changed the evaluation of the candidate.

Me, not anyone else.

This was the starting point of the continent shaking.

However, this was a significant event not only for the empire and kingdom, but also for the Caligo Church.

The Caligo denomination is a denomination that worships the main deity.

They treated this trust as more important than any other denomination and passionately called for helping candidates.

In fact, the Caligo Inquisitor appeared among those who opposed supporting the candidate. Although it was not an actual exercise of force, it was a kind of demonstration of force.

The Caligo Church gave an oracle that the Demon King would descend. Candidates also took the lead in protecting and supporting.

However, not only in the Caligo Church but also in any temple, there was no one who had received a revelation that demons would appear secretly like this.

A temple could not be built in the Barony of Raymond due to the baron’s bad attitude, and the presence of demons could not be detected in the temples of the territories adjacent to Raymond’s territory.

What if, through the candidate competency evaluation, I was unable to nominate a demon who had descended directly from the gods as my opponent and left it as is?

So what if the continent became confused?

The prestige of the Caligo Church almost fell to the ground. No, it was not a matter of prestige, but it could have brought about great confusion.

But I solved that difficult problem, not anyone else.

okay. I solved it.

I am the last evidence of the oracle.

As if it was going to happen again, it happened at the ‘candidate competency evaluation’ attended by all the high-ranking members of the Caligo denomination.

So, in order to greet me, to be exact, nearly 200 high-ranking priests of the Caligo Church appeared ahead of me as I moved. At the Temple of Caligo in Evergreen.

In addition, the 200 high-ranking priests who learned that God had previously delivered the spiritual message to me as a reward for the seal looked at me with bright and sparkling eyes, saying that the ‘last candidate’ was proof of a true oracle.

Perhaps in their minds now, I was the ‘evidence’ of the oracle as they spoke and talked about it.

Proof that the God you believe in is right.

Proof that the God you believe in exists.

Proof that the God you believe in still loves you.

The way the high-ranking priests of the Kalago Church treat me is literally on the level of ‘If I blow, I’ll fly away.’

It is said that the imperial family of the Alfonso Empire hinted to the Caligo Church that they wanted to invite me, but it did not have any effect. Well, even if it had been delivered to me, I would have rejected it.

While I was unconscious, after finding out where the intermediate demons came from, the military unit of the Caligo Church was dispatched to Baron Raymond on the tip of the dean.

And because it was difficult to believe the evil energy that each person identified, they requested additional top-level spiritists to embody the memories of the earth. And the memories of the earth that were embodied in this way were placed in video storage crystal spheres and distributed to each kingdom and temple.

The continent had no choice but to take this situation seriously, as advanced demons appeared and the strength of the demons was confirmed, albeit through the memories of the land.

In the scene where the demons do not regard them as nobles and treat them as knights, but turn them into a mass of corpses just like commoners.

And it is said that interest in the candidate competency evaluation, which was postponed to tomorrow due to the uproar from the upper-level demons, has increased further.

Did you already inform Dean Hu that the emperors of the two empires would personally visit to evaluate the candidates’ capabilities?

“Do you have any discomfort in your arm?”

“Yes. Thanks for your concern.”

An old priest who reminds me of Dean Hu. It is said that this priest is one of only 11 cardinals in the Caligo denomination. As soon as you face me,

“I’ll have to cut off my arm.”

This is an old man who almost got his head cut off by a clown’s side after saying this.

Still, after cutting off the arm cleanly, the nerve bundle was restored with a great recovery spell, and the left arm was reattached, and I didn’t feel any awkwardness at all.

There was no problem lifting the spear with my left arm. In fact, I feel like I have become stronger than before.

Is this why there is a saying, ‘Medicine goes to the pharmacist, treatment goes to the doctor’? This is the moment when you realize again that experts are different.

“It is said that Emperor Alfonso of the Empire arrived a little while ago.”

“Really?”

It is thanks to this old priest that I am well aware of the situation in each country on the continent, even though I have been in intensive care for almost six hours and have not been able to step out of the temple.

From one to ten. It provides detailed information on the current situation on the continent and even explains the background in an easy-to-understand manner. It’s like teaching kingship to a prince.

‘You’re not going to suddenly start talking nonsense about unifying the continent, right?’

For some reason, even now, if you say, ‘I want to unify the continent,’ it seems like they will gladly allow it, saying, ‘If you want to do it, you should do it!’

Is that why?

It is uncomfortable in many ways to talk to Cardinal Lee, who is a bit on the other side of Dean Hu. Especially,

“It is absolutely unfair! Who would tell someone to come and go when they are just the emperor! This is a disaster that would be enough to cause a holy war. I said I would personally come and visit Mr. Gray to see if he had any thoughts, but he refused, saying he had to focus on recovery.”

This is it.

That insulting title.

This town has a strange name for a business, and this time they gave it a strange title.

no! There are a lot of good things to say!

For example? For example… … . anyway!

What the fuck! Start from scratch! I feel like I’ll get angry if my pronunciation is even a little stronger!

“What’s wrong with that title?”

“Yes?”

Look at this. I’m sure you heard it, but look at me pretending not to hear it!!

“It is done. And what about the temple? I hate nobles too, but the other candidates are complete shit too. Instead of just covering it up and saying ‘Evidence!’ and revering it, we should teach it well. To put it bluntly, if you just let time pass by without honing the strength that God has given you, wouldn’t that be a big sin?”

If you agree here for no reason, you might end up saying that you really have to go to war. Because that old man was a crazy person who was a little different from Dean Hu.

Sounds like a joke, right? I am very serious. It is a palace font.

And among the candidate pups I saw, there was one that was so trashy that I would feel sorry for the dog if I called him a prick.

“Of course! Of course, after all! You had that thought. This is ‘Fuck’ Gray, who was the first to crush the demons’ conspiracy.”

“Off… ha. That’s it. Can I leave now?”

“Ah, the treatment is all finished.”

“Really~?”

In fact, I wanted to leave this damn temple right away.

If you leave your room and go for a walk, you’ll think, ‘Oh! ‘Proof of the oracle!’ the priests and paladins bowed their waists. Those who act like that are all gray-haired old people. entire.

At first, I wondered if this was a new bullying method.

So I couldn’t go out the door and ended up having to stay in this room.

I stayed there for about six hours, but it felt like I had been trapped for over a week.

At least the clown and the witch. It was a shame because the Arcana was doubled and the room was large enough to roughly swing a spear. Otherwise, the candidate would have left behind a dark history by overturning the temple of the Caligo Church.

“I’ll leave right away.”

“I understand. Oh, the academy has decided to send an escort. We will make arrangements for you to stay until the escort arrives.”

escort? Do you need an escort or something?

This is Evergreen, where Evergreen Academy is located. But escort? Is there a better escort than our witches and clowns?

“I also expressed doubts about the escort, but I understood after hearing the identity of the person who volunteered to be the escort. Please wait a little longer.”

Did my emotions show on my face? This old priest smiles kindly and says this as if he were dealing with a grumpy grandson.

I had no choice but to nod my head in agreement and bowed politely before leaving the room. I came back to a large room that wasn’t luxurious, but felt luxurious, and only the clown and the witch were left.

“Master. I am ready.”

The witch sat next to me and said so. If a stranger heard it, they would imagine something dark, but that is not the kind of preparation the witch was talking about.

“This monster thing~. You pretend to be calm, but you reveal it in a dirty way~?”

“Wow, I can’t believe I revealed it! You’re using words that can be easily misunderstood! I want to let Master rest in peace… … .”

“So? If we lie down on the bed sexy and say, ‘Come here~’, won’t you go? huh? okay? Really?”

“Well, that’s… … ! Sigh!”

“Look at this. Imagine again. Imagine again. The truth is revealed. He pretends to be ‘joy’, but reveals that he is ‘big’.”

“Ugh! What, what is it? Why are you emphasizing those words? … .”

“As expected, she is a prostitute. I understood it right away~. From now on, Walpurgis’ last ‘whore’! From now on, I will call you ‘chastity belt’.”

“Oh, no. Hey, don’t call me that weird nickname!”

I guess the clown will win today. Since the day I collapsed, the two Arcana have been bickering over who will provide the knee pillow. Every day the winner was different, and today it seemed like the clown was in favor of victory.

The witch was at a loss as to what the clown pointed out in a straightforward and realistic manner, and her face turned red. That look was so cute that I probably laughed without realizing it.

“Master?”

“You think so too, right? The nickname ‘chastity belt’ suits that Walpurgis witch?”

“Stop it. Let’s pack up our things.”

If you take one side for no reason, you will suffer all day long.

And we really needed to ‘organize’ our luggage. To be more precise, I have a lot of baggage to sort out. I stayed in this space for only about six hours.

Items piled high in one room. The origin of these items was the old priest who had just left.

For some reason, the level at which I had previously reached Master remained the same.

Or rather, would you say it has become more mature than the first time? As time passes, the level of maturity deepens.

Maybe it’s because of the ‘God of Struggle’ who came to me with the power of a witch.

Maybe it’s because of the experience of going to the moment right before death.

Or maybe both.

Anyway, as soon as I woke up and put my arm around him, that old priest said to me,

“It is an item passed down by trust.”

He said and held out a ‘religious altar.’ This is the same spiritual tablet that I took when I was an expert.

A spiritual tool that does not increase the amount of divine power, but improves the performance of the divine power core.

However, when this old priest gave him the altar,

“I hope you will find it useful in future training and battles.”

He handed out medicine for internal injuries and a potion. It’s not just a potion either, it’s a potion containing a dark liquid that is difficult to obtain even if you have money.

This is the highest quality potion.

I learned that there is no need to refuse things like this.

To whom? Of course, it’s Yeongtaeng.

So I accepted it right away.

Then, this time, I received gifts from old priests and holy knights who visited this temple on their own to see me.

It wouldn’t have been a burden if it had been given in return for something, but these fanatics don’t have that. People shed tears saying they are thankful just for accepting it.

I felt burdened by it, so for the first time, I politely refused, but the old female priest at the time was crying over her head, so I had no choice but to accept it.

What did the female priest give you?

It’s 2kg of mithril.

I heard that I personally saw the broken spear this time, and it was so bad that I wanted to storm into the stadium and tear the demon limb from limb.

I couldn’t refuse the gift from the beautiful old grandmother priest, who said in a tearful tone, ‘It was so bad that I wanted to tear my limbs apart.’

In many ways.

A mithril ingot given to you to make a new weapon by mixing mithril.

For reference, 1g of Mithril is 100 gold. Converted to the confessional exchange rate, it is 10 million won.

2kg is 200,000 gold or 20 billion won. The mineral that is as expensive as it sounds is mithril.

Of course, Mithril has performance that exceeds its price. Whether for warriors or wizards.

Still, expensive things are expensive.

smart-.

Just as I finished putting my luggage away, there was a knock on the door.

“Yes. Please come in.”

“Evidence of trust. The ‘person’ who will escort you has arrived.”

“Ah, yes. Come in… … ?”

Do you feel strange as you speak? The cardinal of the Order of Caligo is someone who should be addressed with the honorific title ‘Min’? who is that? What, is the Pope here?

And as I watched the person who opened the door and walked in, I had to feel both the understanding that answered my question and the absurdity of being faced with a ridiculous situation.

“After inspiration… Dean?”

The academy’s dean, a superhuman from Circle 9, personally came to ‘escort’ just one candidate.