Chapter 17 of the side story. Michael Abelardo’s retrospective
2022.10.11.
Abelardo Michael Abelardo, the god-king of the Holy Kingdom.
His fame spread so famously across the continent, but no one knew much about Michael personally.
Most of those born at the same time who knew him were either old or dead.
Because of this, little was known about the family he came from except that he belonged to the prestigious Abelardo family in the past.
Things like which family he was from, how he became the god-king, and when he was born were all wrapped up in a veil.
In particular, the people of Abelardo could not help but admire Michael’s appearance, which was not human.
Aging slows down when you reach a level in each field, such as swordsmanship, magic, and divine power.
Therefore, he possessed enormous divine power and maintained his youthful appearance from a certain point on.
Since external activities were restricted and Abelard rarely went outside, the new king was a symbolic unknown to foreigners.
Until the ‘Seed of God’ born one day becomes an exception.
It was the only exception in my entire long life.
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One lazy afternoon, Michael came to Ermano to ‘play’.
However, the actual justification was to receive the god Ades.
Mabel sipped hot tea as she sat across from her friend who had come to play after work.
Aidan, her escort and Michael’s goal, was standing by her side, expressionless.
Yangyang, who hadn’t been to work in the northern forest for some reason, was sleeping happily on Michael’s lap today.
Mabel smiled and said that the God King was absent on a fictional day.
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“I think I can hear Ikui crying.”
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“Bribri, yes Gustav.”
Mabel, pricked by Michael’s point, grumbled and protested.
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“It’s not me who’s bothering Gustav, it’s Dad! Daddy’s messing around!” However, since Mabel was
her
boss, her argument was not convincing, and Michael snorted and put down his glass
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“Isn’t it? They pay a lot of money too?”
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“I don’t think I’ll have time to spend that much money. Poor Gustav.”
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“Why are you so interested in Gustav? Are you Gustav’s father?”
A childish argument between Mabel and Michael ensued, before Michael shrugged and replied,
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“No. One son is enough.”
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“….”
At the same time as he said that, Aidan’s face twisted.
It was because Aidan was Michael’s illegitimate son.
Michael enjoyed it quite a bit, but Aidan didn’t. It was announced on the continent that he was the hidden son of the God King, so he couldn’t take it back.
However, he couldn’t reveal his true identity as God Ades.
Thus, a contradictory and bizarre relationship was born in which God King Michael, the ‘Son of God’, called the God King Aidan his son. .alt
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“If you keep talking about that mouth-.”
As the indignant Aidan tried to warn Michael, Mabel hurriedly grabbed his hand.
At that moment, Aidan’s senses turned to the clasped hands.
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“Aidan, calm down. Take a deep breath. That’s right, nice.”
Mabel slowly calmed down the angry Aidan. As she continued, Aidan’s expression really softened, and then his face became completely relaxed. It was a skill reminiscent of a competent
beast trainer. Michael watched the scene silently in admiration.
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‘As expected, the scariest thing is not Ades-sama, but Bribri.’
Michael realized it all over again.
I also heard the thought that Aidan and Mabel met each other well.
Because a God who is generous to only one person and the only human that God did not create.
Two imperfect people are made perfect by being together.
After the chatter, the drawing room went into a lull. In the midst of natural silence, Mabel spoke first.
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“Michael. I have a question.”
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“What is it?”
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“How old is Michael exactly?”
It’s been quite a while since they first met and became friends, but Mabel still doesn’t know exactly how old Michael
is
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At least he knew that he was older than Mabel’s maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Gardenia. that much too.
If so, how old is this handsome king of the divine kingdom? Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be about the same age as Aidan.
At Mabel’s question, Michael crossed his arms and buried himself deeply on the sofa.
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“Well…”
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“Okay. Eat more dessert.”
At Michael’s dubious answer, Mabel didn’t ask any more questions and turned around.
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‘Something seems to be wrong.’
Because everyone has things they don’t want to talk about.
Laughing inwardly at the young friend’s kind consideration, Michael suddenly recalled the past.
It was a story from the distant past.
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“My God!”
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“It’s a miracle!”
Those were the first words Michael remembered.
As there is a saying that genius is born, Michael remembered everything that happened in his mother’s belly from around the seventh month of pregnancy. Although it was a bit vague.
In Abelardo, a country established under the blessing of the gods, becoming a priest, a servant of the gods, was considered the most honorable occupation.
Therefore, everyone wanted to be born with strong divine power.
So, in Abelardo, there was a ‘blessing ceremony’ in which the child’s divine power was verified by the priest by visiting the temple in the womb.
The cry that Michael heard for the first time in his life was the exclamation right after the ‘blessing ceremony’.
It was because the child in the stomach had tremendous potential divine power.
It even surpasses the amount of divine power of the current God King!
Of course, the temple was overturned in one blow. The blessing ceremony was held at a temple outside the Great Hall, but the God King even went there.
The God King, who recognized the divine power of the child in his stomach, looked at the wife in front of him seriously.
She was the wife of the Neagrete family, one of Abelardo’s prestigious families.
The God King declared in a solemn voice.
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“This child will be the next God King.”
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“My God…!”
Mrs. Neagrete was so thrilled that she even burst into tears.
It was because she also had circumstances in which she desperately wanted her child to become a priest.
The baby now in the womb was the third child.
The brother of the two-upper child was determined to have no potential divine power in the ‘blessing ceremony’, so he had no choice but to cling to it more anxiously.
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“Are you a child with no qualifications again this time…”
It was Neagrete’s family head’s reaction when I informed her that the child inside her stomach had no divine power.
He didn’t even hide his expression of disappointment.
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“Isn’t it because of your lack of faith? This useless thing…!”
Her mother-in-law, Lady Neagrete, openly looked down on her and treated her coldly.
Until she gave birth to her first and second children, Mrs. Neagrete had to live with a lot of ponytails and noticing them. It was a terrible day. alt
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“My child is the next God King…”
To her, a precious child who might one day become the God King came to her
. So please take care of it safely until you enter the temple.”
The God King personally blessed the child in the womb for the successor and left.
Later, when she reached the age of three months, Mrs. Neagrete finally gave birth to a child.
The child’s name was Michael.
Michael Neagrete.
As the priests said during the blessing ceremony, the amount of divine power in the born child was enormous.
There was no one in Abelardo who could surpass the amount of Michael’s potential divine power.
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“Good job, ma’am. You’ve had a lot of trouble.”
Her husband, who rarely spoke a warm word, gave her a warm embrace. Behind her, her mother-in-law, who had always looked at her like a thorn in her eye, turned her head away. The situation had changed. The husband was no longer indifferent, and the mother-in-law did not budge on her
. A precious child who changed her life.
Mrs.
Neagrete quickly shook her head.
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‘No, she’s the next new king.’
She had a duty to raise this baby into a great god-king.
Michael grew up rapidly as the days went by.
She was a lovely child like an angel, with dazzling blonde hair, as if woven from threads melted by the sun, and red eyes that were rare even on the continent.
For some reason, there was no one who did not love a child who even gave off a yo-yo atmosphere.
People called the beautiful Michael the son of God, who is loved by God.
It was one day when Michael was about seven years old. Mrs. Neagrete found Michael standing behind a tree and peering over.
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“Michael. What are you doing here?”
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“I was waiting for my brothers-.”
With a stern expression on her face, the wife interrupted the child and called his name.
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“Michael Neagrete.”
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“…Yes.”
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“Didn’t I tell you that Michael is the one who will ascend to the throne of God in the future?”
There was a word that always followed that question. Michael lowered his head as he repeated the words.
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“Yes. So, he told me to behave properly.”
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“The children and Michael have different directions to go. So, Michael, do what Michael has to do.”
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“Your mother.”
Michael was not allowed to play.
His daily routine was to read and study the Bible in the library and learn how to use divine power from the teaching priest dispatched from the temple.
When he ascends to the throne, he inherits all the memories of previous god kings.
The reason was that hobbies had to be castrated for the next god-king and that only high-quality memories had to be passed on.
The faithful Michael complied with the teachings. It was because studying the Bible and divine power was fun.
I was also lonely at times.
Also, sometimes I was envious of my older brothers playing in the backyard, but I was able to endure it in order to become a great god-king.
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‘Because I am a child loved by God.’
Everything had a price. When he was born, he had great divine power and was praised by people, so he had to endure this much. For
Michael, who had no friends, the verses of the Bible became friends.
Faith in the god Ades Of course, he became sincere. It is safe to say that his life was full of God.
So, as time went by, Michael’s age of 13.
The old God King announced his retirement, and Michael became the boy king
. ceremony was held. The place was the chamber of the sanctuary.
Only the 12 elders, the god-king and the next god-king were present.
Michael stood before the God King. Soon after, the succession ceremony began.
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“The truth of the god-kings of the past will become the lamp of the newly crowned god-king-.”
The Divine Power of the God King covered the entire chamber.
The ventricles were vibrating, and the memories of the previous God Kings rushed to Michael like a wave.
At
the moment, Michael stumbled and barely managed to balance
.
A shattering headache struck me.
The moment I closed and opened my eyes, everything was organized.
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“Ah.”
In fact, all the memories of the god kings were in his head.
At that moment, Michael felt a sense of betrayal that made his teeth tremble.
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‘Inherit quality memories? He’s laughing.’
Michael grew up to be a good boy. For the sake of the next god-king, he had been holding back his desire and living with it.
However, in reality, most of the memories of the inherited god kings were messy and promiscuous!
Among them, there were god-kings who lived truly faithful lives, but they were very few.
Michael held back his anger and stared at the former god king who pretended to be innocent.
Michael, whose memories exist from the time he was born, knew it well. It was that human who encouraged Mrs. Neagrete to raise herself like this.
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“Old old man.”
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“…!”
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The previous god king, who had a corner to be stabbed, had no choice but to open his eyes wide.
It was because there was a lot of hammock during the reign of the new king.
The moment he became the new king, Michael made up his mind.
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‘I have to become the laziest trash god in history.’
To never fall behind the previous kings.
That was Michael’s first great defiance.
