episode_0067
by admin“What are you thinking?”
A man dressed as a monk mutters in a low voice. Another man in monastic robes who received those words is sitting crookedly in a chair with his eyes closed.
There was no one around, and only the candle flame flickered on the table, illuminating the dark space.
“Hugh. You should know.”
There was a man who answered the words muttered in a low voice called Hugue. A voice answering those words filled with low anger.
Not long ago, it was the voice of an old friend and the person responsible for arbitrarily moving his own faction in Los Angeles, which was destroyed, and the ring bridge that was trying to revive was plunged into darkness again.
“… It’s a public affair. Please use the code name: Collector.”
“Kkeukkeul. Can’t you even call an old friend by his first name? Huge?”
The other monk frowns when the Collector calls his name again.
What on earth is this man thinking? This is something that The Won, the head of the circular bridge, was furious about. Rather, why are they so proud of the subject that came back after inflicting so much damage?
“Collector. Why on earth are you coming out here? In fact, the order to kill you is already on the verge of being issued. What on earth do you want?”
“Ah, that extermination order will not go away. Anyway, all the church has to do now is go out into the world. All I did was give him a helping hand.”
“What?”
The Collector, who heard Hug let out a puzzled voice along with a laugh, raised his finger and tapped it on the table in front of him.
The candle in the candlestick flickers according to the vibration. Hug’s eyes turn narrow when he sees that.
This is because the collector’s shadow reflected in the candlelight was shaking violently. Because the demonic energy that was visible was flowing out of his body.
“There was no harm in attacking that lizard at all. Rather, if we benefited from it, we did.”
“What do you mean?”
“As you know, I have worked hard for the tenets of the church all my life.”
Saying that, the Collector picked up a necklace placed on the table.
A shield-shaped amulet with a strange emblem on it. A dark holy relic named Histadine brought from the Demon World.
“And if you follow the doctrine, the name is not necessarily important. Because we are always going towards the extreme definition of the doctrine.”
“… No way, you.”
“Yes. I guess you could say I reached some degree of truth.”
Hug took a deep breath and watched what the Collector was doing without saying anything. Just like Hug’s actions, the Collector held the amulet without saying anything and concentrated on his magic power.
Hugue knows.
A collector is not a man who does useless things. He is not an optimist, and everything he does is backed by basic behavioral principles.
he thought. What on earth was this man’s purpose in taking more than half of the talented people of the Ring Bridge and deliberately annihilating them?
What is the reason you came to visit me there?
In any case, since he had done something close to betrayal, being here would be a great risk to the Collector himself, so what on earth did this person come to see him for?
He looked at the amulet again.
That amulet is crafted in a strange style unique to the Demon World.
Come to think of it.
Hugue opened his eyes wide and looked at the center of the amulet. An amulet with a coat of arms drawn on it for the first time.
It was not the emblem of the Grand Duke of the Demon World that the Ring Bridge was contracting with.
‘… no way.’
It is not the emblem of Alexstras, the Grand Duke of the Demon World, with the inverted pentagram and thorns drawn on it. It is not even the emblem of Adramalek under him.
That means.
“You… Are you really planning to betray the church? This is clear treason and a great insult to us.”
“You misunderstand. I have no intention of insulting you.”
“Then… .”
“As I said, I follow the doctrine’s extreme meaning. There is no law that requires the use of the name of the doctrine in a way that goes to extremes in the doctrine of our Circular Truth and Light Association.”
“Well, what is that… .”
Slurp.
There was a sound of air being knocked out of the amulet. At the same time, the amulet’s emblem is crushed and the entire thing begins to turn blood red.
The Collector’s eyes were still fixed on the amulet. More precisely, it should be said that it was fixed to the pattern at the center of the amulet.
‘Unbelievable.’
Hug gaped as he watched the red energy gradually change. The energy of a red explosion. Isn’t that the energy of Ras, one of the conductors?
“What is this? Seriously, are you planning to kill me too?”
It was only then that there was a response to Hug’s trembling voice. The Collector slowly turns his eyes to look at him.
Without saying anything unnecessary, slowly get up from the chair.
“Now, if you really intend to fight, I won’t lose either!”
“… Let me make a suggestion.”
The Collector stands up, looks at the trembling man looking at him, and opens his mouth quietly.
It’s dark and looks like it’s over 2 meters tall. He’s so big that you can’t even think of him as an old man over 60.
And although the loud voice coming from that large man said it was an offer, the tone gave off the feeling that it was an offer that could not be refused.
“You and I are old friends. So, this is a suggestion only for you.”
“What, something?”
“And I will only make this offer once.”
“… .”
“Conductor Impale. Come with me.”
“Well, is that a proposal?”
“That’s right. But I hope for a bit more.”
“… .”
“Do not hope for gain, understanding, profit, calculation, or anything else. Let’s only think about our dramatic intentions.”
Hug, no, Conductor Impale quietly lowered his head. He didn’t say anything and seemed deeply troubled, but the collector knew.
That he would never be able to refuse. That’s why I smiled faintly.
Above all, I gained great power.
“What are you going to do now? Are you planning to destroy the entire religious order?”
“No, not really. How could I do something so cruel? Cluck cluck.”
The collector smiles and answers immediately. Impale trembled at the sight, as if a cat was thinking of a mouse.
In a way, the collector seemed to be disappointed. Yes, actually, it would be because he couldn’t kill Impale himself.
From his perspective, it would have been more efficient to kill Impale and then take away his abilities.
“The church must continue to fight that lizard and tie its feet. Because we have to wait until everything matures.”
“My, what should I do?”
“Oh, that’s right.”
“… .”
Impale clicked his tongue softly in his heart. Because what he said was not at all what he expected.
Develop his skills, which are still inexperienced, to the fullest. And tell the story to the collector himself.
‘Damn it. Knowing that every time I use this ability, my lifespan is being shortened little by little.’
I was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing I could do. Otherwise, the Collector will kill you right away and steal your abilities. No, I would rather hope for that.
‘This is no different from a curse, damn it. ‘After all, this body has that ability.’
Impale recalled the moment when he made a contract with the demon archduke. Alexstras, the one and only absolute Grand Duke of the Demon World.
He gave himself the ability and spoke in a creepy voice that scratched metal. I still feel chills down my spine just thinking about it.
‘The original owner who was supposed to take this ability refused, so I’m giving it to you, Hugue.’
Yes. That’s why he abandoned Conductor’s code name, Faith, and took on the nickname Impale.
Impale: One who literally sees through.
This is because the ability Hug received from Alexstras was future vision.
“You know that Elm Northmund is a fraud. I don’t know what that existence is. It is true that this ability that is spreading throughout the world was not given by him, but came from the devil.”
“… .”
“Isn’t it like that from the beginning? The energy called mana itself comes from the ether dimension, a branch of the abyss dimension of the demon world.”
Yes. That’s why people in the circular church thought he was the devil.
In fact, Impale also had suspicions about something from the beginning. A glimpse into the future from his abilities. Northmund was something strange.
And Impale had conveyed this feeling of discomfort to the leadership, but it had been ignored, saying it made no sense unless Northmund was a devil.
“Then get up now. There is much work for you to do. No, is there a lot of work that needs to be done? Cluck cluck.”
“Okay… .”
Impale stands up pathetically with shaky legs. His shadow flutters even more pitifully in the candlelight.
The one who was the face of eternal faith betrays his name once again.
Now, he will abandon the organization he has been a part of and become someone who refines the blade that will be aimed at the one who was his master.
If you look closely at world affairs, there is nothing romantic about being sung by many people.
However, this does not necessarily mean that it is a betrayal. Because there is nothing permanent in this world. Therefore, there is no eternal loyalty or eternal faith.
okay. That’s just the way the world is.
The shadows of the two people shimmered even louder behind the empty candlelight.
*
That day was the weekend.
It was a red day, one of the few days when Ellada’s students could rest, but it was still a busy day for the girl with two horns.
Sitting in the waiting room in front of the door on the top floor of the academy’s main building, Yoon Sia clutched her chest.
My heart was beating so loudly that I could feel it beating even when I placed my hand on that huge chest. If I were to exaggerate a bit, it seemed like my breasts grew and shrank by about 1 centimeter.
Therefore, it was proof that the reason why Yoon Shia woke up on the weekend and came to school dressed up and put on makeup was not just a whim.
The top floor of the main building is where the principal’s office is located. Dean Northmund works there. To begin with, the dean is a corner of the room who rarely comes out of the principal’s office except for official matters.
Because of that, there were rumors among students about what he was doing in his room.
Well, that’s just an aside. The reason why the dragon-horned woman named Yoon Si-ah came here was because the dean’s consultation was held today.
‘Oh, what should I do? What if the professor points this out… .’
His tail started to grow little by little some time ago, so his normal clothes don’t fit him.
The back of her pants or skirt was so swollen that a stranger would think she was wearing an adult diaper.
She is now worried that her beloved professor will see her as a pathetic woman who is getting older and still can’t even control her urine.
… Of course, this is a pathetic thought.
In the first place, she wasn’t the only one with a tail, and if we were to consider the originator, wouldn’t it be Northmund?
It’s not that he doesn’t have the insight to recognize the tail, and even if he didn’t, he wouldn’t think it would be an insult, but she’s the only one who doesn’t know because her mind is confused.
If the dean had known of her concerns, he would have clicked his tongue without saying a word, with a look of sincere disdain on his face.
And just like her unstable mental state, her thoughts travel to distant places, deep and deep.
What if the professor hates you? His actions are not accompanied by philosophy or anything like that. No, to be precise, there may be a philosophy, but it is not a principle of behavior that others would call normal.
If you were to classify yourself as such, you would be considered a strange person or a crazy person, so everyone would avoid you and you would be criticized for having an unacceptable way of thinking.
But he just endured it silently. Because they have no value to themselves.
Even if the whole world criticized him, even if everyone pointed and criticized him, if only he looked at him, he could always smile.
But this time, I’m sure I’ll be hated. I know his personality well. He is always noble and knows the goal he must reach.
And he really doesn’t like having that goal interrupted. I wonder how angry the professor must have been when his actions were interrupted.
But that is something that should never be revealed. His actions were arbitrary, but they were also never for himself, but for something else.
I know myself. Because I have encountered “that being”. And I also know where the fundamentals that the professor talks about come from.
I know where the mana the professor gave me came from. Therefore, its identity must never be known.
It’s okay to be hated. It’s okay to despise yourself. This is something that has already been prepared and done.
But please go somewhere where those eyes can’t reach. I hoped that you would not abandon me and forget me in a faraway place.
“Black.”
Suddenly tears burst out and I pursed my mouth.
In the distance, the security guard in front of the principal’s office looks at him. They’ll think she’s crazy. No, since he is also an official of this academy, there is no way he does not know the rumors about him.
But it has nothing to do with me. It doesn’t matter whether you think she’s a dirty woman or whether you just want her to go somewhere and die.
─Because the only thing that matters is the face-to-face meeting that will soon take place.
Yoon Sia took a deep breath. The unsightly appearance was immediately corrected. If all your makeup is ruined, isn’t there any point in looking pretty?
Jump up!
The door to the principal’s office opens forcefully and a male student comes out.
“Thank you for the consultation, Dean.”
“Okay, go in safely. Thank you for your hard work coming out over the weekend.”
Seeing him come out looking quite happy made me feel a little jealous. What are you? How dare you look so happy after meeting him?
And the other person seems to feel the same way, looks at him, frowns a little, and quickly moves his legs to leave the place.
The door to the principal’s office is open. You’re like trash that doesn’t even know manners. How dare you commit such a rude act.
The thought made me want to kick my feet and fly at him, grab him by his hair, and push him into the doorway he left open and scold him.
But I’ll have to endure it. Just because you teach etiquette, you shouldn’t go against etiquette yourself.
Inside the principal’s office, there was the sound of a pen moving on paper as if the dean was scribbling something on it.
It would be to write down the record of the male student who went ahead. Even though he committed great rudeness at the end, he doesn’t care at all.
He will soon call my name. My hands are shaking with anticipation.
yet.
“Sia Yoon. Come in.”
“Yes, yes!”
I ended up chewing my tongue while answering.
It was an emotion I felt even before the pain of my tongue being chewed by sharp fangs.
It was not warm or soft. It was a rough, hot, intense, and uneasy feeling.
She slowly headed into the principal’s office with unsteady steps, clutching her pounding chest.
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