The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 174
“Oh, I can see it.”
The passer-by stared into the void, eyes shining.
The three of them looked at him with a puzzled expression.
“What do you mean you suddenly said something strange and then you saw it?”
“Yeah, you won’t be able to see it in your eyes. But I see a clear ‘window’ in my eyes.”
The passerby said that and laughed.
“First of all, I judged it to be a status window for short because it means a window that shows the ‘state’ of faith.”
“Something’s abbreviated.”
“What could explain this miracle as succinctly as this? Anyway, this status window shows your faith and attention in numerical form.”
Quantify your faith?
No, is it really possible to quantify such a thing?
“What kind of shit is that?”
“…hmm?”
“No, nothing. Keep talking.”
To be honest, it sounded like shit no matter how you look at it, but I decided to listen to it a little more anyway.
Because I needed to know the exact situation.
“What is the biggest concern for religious people? It is ‘faith’. Do you have sincere faith? And do you believe correctly?”
“So this ‘status window’ is a way to check it?”
“That’s it.”
At a glance, the elixir sold over there seemed to be a kind of fantasy magic.
An elixir formulated to make the illusion of this ‘status window’ visible.
“So, was the piety level consistent?”
“It did.”
The passerby nodded.
“If there was no consistency, how could so many people gather? The effect of the elixir is real.”
“Be consistent….”
It’s funny.
Religion is, after all, a heart that believes in God, isn’t it?
That’s not a fact that humans can know by verifying each other.
To put it bluntly, wouldn’t it be Hekau himself who judges how clear and pure his faith is?
“In other words, the church was in a state of religious confusion for a while, and in that situation, a leap to objectively prove their ‘faith’ appeared?”
“exactly.”
“That’s why people who buy elixirs because their eyes are wide open now want to confirm their ‘belief’.”
“Oh, of course there are other things.”
A passer-by sneaked closer to me and spread his hand.
Then at that moment… ….
“…uh?”
An unexpected sight unfolded.
Clearly, pure white divine power rose from the palm of the passerby, who seemed to be insignificant.
It was definitely divine power.
Evidence that heals life, purifies evil, and proves the existence of God.
this is definitely weird
I looked again at the passerby in front of me.
not a priest
Of course, he was not professionally trained in divine power.
However, the divine power that I can see in my hand is real.
A result that ordinary priests can only obtain after years of diligent practice.
that’s putting it into practice.
This is never a normal situation.
Something that shouldn’t have happened was happening right in front of my eyes.
[Mikhail This….]
Set also stared at that divine power with a serious expression.
It is divine power.
Damn, the problem was that it was a real divine power.
I grabbed his shoulder.
“Ah! what what! Something! Why is my shoulder suddenly… …!”
“So this ‘status window’ can be seen when you drink an elixir?”
He interrupted the other person and asked.
At my words, he nodded his head in bewilderment.
“That’s right! That’s right!”
“Do you still have them?”
“There is this, but it’s selling well over there, but why is mine….”
As soon as he pulled out a potion bottle from his bosom with a bewildered expression, I held out a gold coin to him.
“Yes?”
“At this rate, the price of a bottle of the elixir will be enough.”
He stared blankly at the gold coin I held out and quickly took the coin in amazement.
“You overflow! Don’t overflow with cancer! It’s me, thank you, thank you… ….”
I opened the bottle on the spot and immediately confirmed the identity of the ‘elixir’.
and….
“Tsk.”
He dropped the bottle in front of everyone and broke it.
no need to see more
I looked at the passers-by staring blankly at me and said.
“Do you have more?”
“I have it….”
“I advise you to throw it all away. There is nothing good about drinking it.”
“What is that….”
It looked like he didn’t know why, but he didn’t need to explain in detail.
It’s a status window and Nabal.
“butler.”
“Yes, Bocchan.”
“Catch the guy selling the elixir over there and bring him.”
“yep.”
As soon as I finished my words, the butler disappeared and appeared after a while grabbing the collar of the merchant selling the elixir.
“I got it.”
“What! What?!”
The merchant looked around here and there with an agitated expression.
Then he suddenly looked at me.
“you you! You know who I am! What is my relationship with the Archbishop here… …!”
“Let’s hear what kind of relationship it is.”
When I silently glared at him with my arms crossed, the merchant flinched.
It seems that I intuitively realized that something was strange.
He rolled his eyes and asked cautiously.
“…Ho Are you from a religious country? Maybe you’re a bit taller.”
“If so, what are you going to do?”
“Oh no that….”
I could hear him rolling his head hard from here.
For now, I decided to just watch something.
“That fact…As you may know this, I am for the suffering believers… ….”
“A suffering believer? It was mixed with pretty useless stuff like that.”
I took the ‘elixir’ he had and waved it in front of me.
chalang chalang.
The golden liquid inside the bottle slid.
Does this guy even know what it really is?
If you didn’t know, you’re stupid.
If he sold this knowingly, he would be considered cunning rather than stupid.
At my words, the merchant opened his eyes and said,
“Are you saying it’s useless?”
The expression of not knowing English.
‘I don’t think it’s a lie.’
I don’t think smoke was mixed with that reaction right away, but I checked the truth with magic to confirm.
truth.
That means this merchant thinks this is a really great ‘leap’.
“The ‘status window’ seen by taking this elixir is a miracle given to us by the real God! Even if I take some money, I can say that one thing with certainty!”
“That’s not for you to judge.”
I said that and looked around.
Only then do things that were invisible begin to appear.
People who stare into the air or use divine power in a strange way… ….
‘It doesn’t seem like it’s been a long time since this elixir came out.’
If this came out a long time ago, there’s no way I wouldn’t know.
Regardless of whether or not the intent of making it was disrespectful, this was something of a revolution.
It must have spread across the continent in some way.
lucky.
At least you don’t have to see that.
“There is no such thing as too big a problem! In the first place, the ‘status window’ only works within this sanctuary!”
“…Only within the sanctuary?”
this is fun again
The ingredients of the ‘elixir’ I checked were never normal. A small dose is fine.
But if you drink more than ten bottles, it’s a different story.
It doesn’t seem like there’s a big problem yet, but that’s probably just a matter of time.
‘This didn’t exist before the regression.’
It is probably one of the many aftershocks that have changed over the course of my intervention.
I’ll have to check more, but it’s not good anyway.
“When was this released?”
“Has it been about a week now?”
It’s not long.
If so, you can deal with it before it becomes a big problem.
I glared at the merchant and spoke slowly.
“I want you to guide me to the creator of this ‘elixir’… ….”
“There is no reason for me to do that! I don’t even know who you are in the first place, but why do you… …!”
“Who am I….”
I raised the corners of my mouth.
To be precise, he put his hand on the merchant’s shoulder while raising only the corner of his mouth.
“Are you going to use violence in the West Sanctuary?! If that’s the case, the Archbishop here… ….”
“What about this? I don’t care.”
With that, I slightly flipped the hood that was covering my face so that only he could see it.
The merchant’s face hardened for a moment.
“…uh?”
It soon turned blue.
“Don’t stand there, hero….”
“Shh.”
I put my index finger to my mouth and tapped the merchant’s shoulder.
Rumors about me must have spread all over the continent.
Needless to say, it is the ‘Saint’s Hill’, the sanctuary of the Church.
Suddenly, in front of everyone’s eyes, I stopped the merchant from trying to hit me in the head, and said it again.
“Let’s talk about it now.”
As a ‘hero’, I asked the merchant.
“Who is the producer?”
* * *
“…Um, so.”
Ariandel recalled the information he had heard about the ‘Hero’.
“Are you saying that you are from Walpurgis, the famous magic house, and that you crushed all the plans of the demons who had infiltrated the kingdom after defeating the great demon of the capital? Incidentally, after that incident, Hekau showed up.”
“yes.”
At her words, Cassandra nodded quietly and grabbed the teacup.
The time to savor tea was very precious to her, who was tired from her recently increased work.
Especially if the person you’re with is a precious older sister you haven’t seen for a long time.
“It is more correct to say that he came to us with his voice rather than his appearance. Could it be that you haven’t heard from your sister?”
“Of course I didn’t hear. Wasn’t that the intent of my task in the first place?”
“Oh well….”
The saintess’ task.
It is a process that all saints must go through, and it is known as the most severe test.
I haven’t been able to communicate with anyone for several years, and I can’t even hear the voice of the newcomer Hekau.
Literally, it is the last test of the ‘saint’ who tests the extreme faith.
“Hmm, that’s it, right? that’s interesting. From what I hear, there were rumors that he was an idiot until just before that.”
“The warrior I saw was more like a warrior than anyone else. that little… …Well, I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a radical side to it.”
I’m a bit like my sister.
Swallowing those words with effort, she smiled and put the teacup to her lips.
The story of Mikhail had been going on for some time.
Ariandel still didn’t seem to believe what he was hearing… ….
‘How do I know that’s true.’
In order to save the World Tree, the remnants of the demons were annihilated, and all the demons in the kingdom were hunted out and the festering parts were cut out.
The process was a bit rough and radical, but she thinks it’s the best.
“…Anyway, that’s how it happened. The hero is a precious benefactor to me.”
“Hmm.”
She nodded and smiled broadly.
“It’s a crazy guy, but it’s a story about a good crazy guy. I understand.”
“No, you didn’t understand.”
“You understand.”
Ariandel smiled and prepared to stand up.
Now that I saw that my younger brother, whom I worried about, is fine, I am definitely relieved.
“Anyway, it’s good that you don’t have to break the heads of the others. I didn’t know you’d be this good. I was relieved thanks to you.”
“…ha ha ha.”
Cassandra let out a dry laugh.
I can’t help but laugh at this person because I think even archbishops would have tried to break their heads.
“Then what are you going to do now? Since you finished your last training, you are definitely recognized as a ‘saint’.”
“I thought there were more things to do than I thought until something came out, but it’s not necessarily like that.”
A large number of ‘to-do’ items on the list were deleted from the conversation I just had.
And now there are only a few things left.
“first…Let’s start with the sanctuary.”
“Oh, ‘Saint’s Hill’? You don’t have to go right away, do you?”
“If there were a lot of guys left here to break their heads, we would have delayed. But isn’t it? Besides… ….”
she continued.
“I said I hadn’t heard anything before, but in fact, I came out and heard at least one word.”
“What is it?”
Ariandel laughed.
A bright and reverent smile.
“They say there are so many heads to break on the hill.”
“…ah.”
Cassandra sighed.
