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We followed Elena to the temple.

We didn’t want others to know about the sacred relics, so we went to a quiet place where we could talk only among ourselves.

Even after coming to the temple, Elena could not hide the discomfort on her face. As expected, it’s obvious that he’s being forced to do this.

“Seeing that all the control magics I cast on the hero have disappeared, it appears that the power of the holy object was used.”

I was afraid that Arna might get angry, so I held her and nodded.

“The power of the original relic returns the user to the most perfect state. For humans, it means youth.”

As he said, the power of the holy object was used and I turned into a child, but soon grew back to the size I am now.

As expected, I had a premonition, but this was all the power of the holy object.

“I see. So how do I use it?”

“Would you please give it to me for a moment?”

“That’s not possible.”

Arna stopped Elena. Of course, I was reluctant to return this sacred object to Elena’s hands.

“If you don’t believe me… There is nothing I can do.”

Elena smiled awkwardly and stepped away.

“Even if I have that holy relic now, there is nothing I can do. If I betray the hero now, the kingdom will be over.”

That’s right. If you betray me now, you will not be able to save your kingdom or even your own life. Anyway, if you know how, you should know. To continue to be with Arna.

I took out the holy object and held it out to Elena, and Arna looked at me with an anxious expression.

“The sacred relic was originally stolen by the Rodian Kingdom from the Temple of Orhas about 200 years ago, before the Federation was established. Since then, we have been researching ways to use holy relics for a long time, and with that power, we have extended the lifespan of the royal family.”

“I was using it well.”

“The use of the holy object is still unstable, so you have not been able to obtain a long lifespan… .”

I thought it was somehow strange… There must be a reason why the elderly members of the royal family ate it for so long.

“Holy power is required to use a holy relic.”

Although it is said to be divine power, it is magical power of divine attribute. Even if you are not a priest or religious person, you can still use it.

“The warrior probably already has enough power. I am… … Because I’ve been harassing you a lot during this time.”

Just as it was under Larissa’s magic, it may have been controlled by Elena in the same way and its body learned divine magic on its own.

So the holy relic must have responded to my power.

Elena held the holy object and glowed.

“Like this… When divine power is transmitted, the holy relic glows.”

Then he smiled and held it out to me again. I felt like the light coming from the relic was forcibly pulling my strength.

“This, this… .”

And my body started to get smaller.

“Ji, Jihoo!”

I was in a state where I had to look up at Arna again, who I could see while standing upright.

Arna was confused, unable to decide whether to be happy, embarrassed, or angry that I had become young again.

“How did this happen?”

“The power of holy things… .”

“Yes, that’s right. By using the power of the holy relic, your body can regain its youth and gain a correspondingly longer lifespan. It takes some time to return to the optimal body, but it is a significantly shorter time compared to the time it takes for a human to grow. You must have experienced it too, right?”

It did. I nodded, remembering the past time when I was found by Arna and grew up again.

“However, when your body is young, unfortunately, it has no choice but to become weak.”

Elena smiled at me.

That smile was filled with creepy evil, just like Elena’s smile from long ago.

uh? Wait, what are you thinking?

Elena grabbed my hand and tried to pull it away, but I couldn’t get away because my arms had no strength at all.

“The warrior must join us.”

Elena’s body began to glow.

“Sister!”

Do you think you can overpower me just by making me younger?

“Jihoo!”

“I’m sorry. Warrior.”

Elena began to emit a light so strong that her body completely disappeared.

I knew it would be like this. Damn bitch.

“Please join us.”

I fainted at the sight of Elena becoming just a ball of light.

–

And when I woke up, I could only see Elena. I don’t even know where it is. I don’t think I’ve come far… .

Rather than that, did you really kidnap me? You are truly crazy. You really are an unbearable bitch.

“What is this?”

“Please forgive me. But I promise I will never do it like before.”

Elena was holding a holy relic in one hand, and light was shining in her other hand. Even as I watched that figure slowly approaching, I couldn’t move.

“Fuck… Don’t do anything to me. I clearly warned you.”

“Because the hero cannot run away like before… . Please understand.”

They’re trying to use magic to control me again. This scene… I definitely saw it. This is what that woman did to me when I first fell into this world.

“Oh, no. wait for a sec… . Please explain properly. Because I will listen. You don’t really need to know why I need you so much.”

If it were Arna, she would be looking for me right now. Because they kidnapped me in plain sight.

So, if you buy a little time, they might come to rescue you.

When I pretended to be interested, Elena quickly let down her guard and started explaining the situation.

“As I explained before, only you, the warrior, can solve the current situation. After the Demon King disappeared, only the hero can stop the power that continues to flow into the hands of countless evil people in search of its owner.”

To the evil ones… … . It’s just ridiculous that those words are coming out of that mouth right now.

“So why did you do that? Why did you touch the devil, and why did you do that shit to me?”

“That’s… … .”

Elena was looking down at me with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Was there a reason? I guess it was just because he was so easy.

“The princess wanted the power that the Demon King had.”

“What?”

“So… That’s why I attacked the devil. As you can see, the results are disastrous. but… Hero. It’s late, but there’s one thing I realized.”

Elena lowered her posture to eye level with me and grabbed my arm.

“That power should never fall into the hands of another human being.”

“Ha, because Evelia really wants it?”

“No… Princess Evelia should not have that power either. Only the warrior must handle and carry that power.”

What does this mean again? Did you just break up with that bitch?

or not… Is it seriously dangerous?

“Remember. The warrior did not come here for no reason.”

“You called me.”

“That’s right. By asking God, I was able to call the warrior who would defeat the devil here. And the hero was an important person who was essential to us beyond defeating the Demon King.”

“Why did you do that to me when you know it’s so important?”

Elena pursed her lips and couldn’t say anything for a while. I guess I have nothing to say.

I couldn’t understand what hit me in the back last more than the others.

“That’s because I thought the hero had the power of the devil at that time. So, before he realizes his own power, I want to further strengthen my control over the warrior… So I did. I’m really sorry.”

“And now you’re going to do the same thing again?”

“Obviously… The method is the same, but I promise it won’t be the same as before.”

Even though they kidnapped you, they talk well.

“Once again, I hope you can understand why I have no choice but to do this. The warrior really gave us… You are an important person.”

“Then, release my body first. Don’t just say it’s important.”

“That’s… Sorry.”

Yes, since you did something, there is no expectation that I will obediently help you. This is probably the only way to force them to help.

But it didn’t really matter anymore. I think I’ve earned enough time.

– Cooung!

Soon the ground shook.

– Boom!

I felt another tremor and the ceiling collapsed.

And through that gap, Arna appeared.

“Jihoo. Haha, I’ve been looking for it for a while.”

Arna’s expression was a mixture of happiness to see me again and uncontrollable anger. He was smiling and saying he was happy when he looked at me, but I felt that he was angrier than ever.

“There are no injuries, right?”

“… Yes.”

“Okay.”

Arna looked back at Elena.

She raised her sword without saying anything.

“Elf, I have heard the story. They say it is a being with really strong power.”

Arna, who was running without saying a word, was blocked in her path.

“It doesn’t matter if you say that. Because I will take the warrior with me somehow.”

And then everything around Arna was blocked by a glowing wall.

“The warrior, please come back to my side. Slowly, again, just like before, fighting for the kingdom.”

To say it’s like that time again is the most terrible sound in the world.

Arna looked back at me for a moment and sighed.

“Jihoo.”

“Noona, older sister.”

“Don’t be scared.”

Soon beams of light poured out towards me and Arna, and the flaccid beams of light, like jellyfish legs, pounced on me as if they were trying to catch me.

Even though I was in a situation where I couldn’t do anything, I believed that there was no way Arna would lose.

but… This is the first time I’ve seen Elena trying to fight like this. Is this the power a saint has? I was a little worried that I didn’t know how powerful this attack was.

Arna, who drew her sword, struck down the beams of light flying towards us, and at the same time removed the surrounding wall.

Every time the sword was swung, the enormous weight of magical power that overwhelmed the lights pressed down on the surroundings.

It was difficult for my young body to hold on, so I collapsed.

“Heo Eok… .”

“Hold on a little.”

Arna then blocked several more incoming attacks, and when there was a brief lull, she let out a small breath and put the sword back into its scabbard.

Then, he took the stance of aiming the bow with his bare hands in the direction where Elena was standing.

So, magical powers materialized in her hands and arrow-shaped magical energy was created. I could feel a huge amount of magic power swirling around in that single arrow.

This… It’s at a level where no one will be safe if they get hit.

Soon the magic arrow quickly flew out of Arna’s hand.

As if trying to stop it, all of Elena’s attacks were aimed at arrows.

“What is this…? !”

The rays of light could not even get close to the arrow and all disappeared.

And a strong explosion occurred at the point where the arrow flew, revealing Elena, who had been hiding in the light.

At that moment, Arna ran towards the staggering Elena and pulled out her sword.

And without hesitation, he slashed Elena’s torso.

“Ugh!”

Arna stretched out her hand to Elena, who was about to collapse. Elena, who was captured and had the holy relic taken away by Arna, smiled helplessly.

“Amazing… You have more power than the warrior. You.”

Now that I’m being held like that, I finally feel relieved.

“If the hero doesn’t come… There is no way for us.”

Why don’t you do the damn thing from the beginning?

“What’s going on!”

People’s voices were heard outside the hole Arna had dug.

Now, wait a minute. If a saint looked like that, it would make us strange.

“Noona! We have to hide that!”

When Arna heard someone coming in, he immediately grabbed Elena, covered her with a robe, and lifted her over his shoulder.

Then, Elena’s presence on Arna’s shoulder completely disappeared. This too… It’s magic.

“I came here because I heard what sounded like a fight… .”

“Nothing happened.”

Arna answered with a frown and walked out of the temple, holding Elena in one hand and holding my hand in the other.

Arna’s eyes were too scary to respond, so the temple caretakers couldn’t say anything about her digging a hole in the floor.

Anyway, I’m glad. Nothing much happened.