tear.
tear.
“Yeongcha. Now, here!”
A struggling curiosity handed me a large bundle. I lightly accepted the bundle and bowed my head.
“thank you.”
“Yeah. I thought it would sound rude if I put only the snacks I ate earlier, so I mixed them with other snacks, so share them with your colleagues.”
“yes.”
The demon smiled quietly, and my mother, who was standing still next to me, nodded at the demon. really very small. Then, he took me in my arms and turned into a hand. I put my mother’s hand in my bosom and smiled at the devil.
“My mother is also grateful.”
“Yes? I knew it.”
A flurry of curiosity giggled and stretched out a hand toward me.
“Goodbye handshake.”
As I held his hand, the devil’s black eyes softened.
“But I think I will stay a little longer in the capital.”
Apparently, I had to do a bit of background investigation on the group that attacked Dakia, and I had to negotiate with Master, who would soon visit me.
The struggling curiosity stretched out a finger and tapped his murky eyes.
“I’m going to tidy things up here and leave the capital for a while. I need to recover. It’s a bit uncomfortable when I live with only one eye because I lose my sense of distance.”
I smiled.
“Then this handshake will truly be a goodbye.”
“Well, if fate is met, we might be able to see each other again. I think we will be able to see each other again in the near future.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. Anyway, before we say goodbye, let me say one last thing. Are you okay?”
“You can do whatever you like.”
My face was put above the demon’s perfectly fine eyes. She smiled softly and asked me.
“Be nice to the mother of corruption. Of course, she’s doing very well now, so I don’t mean to ask her to do anything more. Just like now. Just like now. So that the mother of corruption can keep smiling.”
“I think so even if you don’t ask.”
‘killing…!’
While the mother was immersed in the afterglow of emotion, the devil spat out a real last goodbye.
“And you always laugh and have fun too. Life is always too short.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Then goodbye! Goodbye!”
I left her hideout, greeted by a demon waving her hand. As I came out of the dark alley, my mother’s hand wriggled in my arms.
‘killing.’
I didn’t like all of them, but I still liked the last greeting. I smiled.
“Is that so? I’m very happy that you seem to be growing up every day. Today, your attractiveness has increased a hundredfold.”
‘killing!’
I patted my breast pocket and started walking again, hearing the rant to keep an eye on it very closely, as it will look more than a thousand times bigger tomorrow.
Towards the inn where Dakia is waiting.
***
The struggling curiosity looked at the place where the son of corruption had left and smiled.
The devil lied to the son of corruption. A very small lie.
In fact, she knew very well what works were in the ruins that could be accessed with the ‘key’ she had given him. In the first place, she was the one who naturally spilled the ‘key’ to the Ruins where Artifact No. 6, which he was holding, was sleeping, to Baltas.
It was clear that the son of corruption would find the ‘work’ left by his daughter in the ruins.
Among the ‘works’ created by his daughter, ‘Work No. 1’, which was the last of the ‘works’ created by his daughter but was the only one with a number attached differently from the order in which they were made, and a medium that unites all the works created by Ceylon.
The item, which had never been revealed to the world before, was sure to be of sufficient help to the Son of Corruption to gather the holy relics sealed with the divinity of other corruptions.
As a result, although it is a very, very unlikely case, if the ‘Mother of Corruption’ ever regains its sanctity, the gods of the lofty heavens will have to pay a huge price for their ‘sin’.
The same goes for the ‘stitching needle’ who dared to covet the gift his daughter gave him.
The devil laughed quietly. Her luscious lips parted slightly.
“I’m a bit sorry that you seem to be using it for my revenge, but the conditions aren’t too bad even for the son of corruption. Shall we see?”
She prepared to leave the capital step by step. In addition, little by little, he draws a picture that will feed the ‘Liberatio’, an organization of worshipers of evil gods to which those who worship the ‘stitching needle’ belong.
***
“Are you here?”
Dakia, who was sitting in the corner on the first floor with her robe tightly wrapped around her, jumped in like a fly and looked around me as if I were carrying a large bag and entered the inn.
“You’re not hurt anywhere? They say the devil was subdued. Did you solve the problem well? By the way, what is this bundle?”
I answered by patting Dakia on the shoulder when she asked three questions at once because I was in a hurry.
“Calm down for now. I’m not going anywhere.”
“Sigh. Ha.”
Dakia, who took a short deep breath, asked again with her golden eyes shining.
“You’re not hurt, are you?”
“Yes. I’m perfectly healthy.”
“What happened to you?”
“That worked out very well, too.”
“Then what about this bundle?”
I smiled, lifted the bag slightly, and replied.
“I brought you some snacks. They say they are very delicious, so I will share some with you.”
“If you bring me snacks, it’s all going well, right? I’m so glad.”
“Then would it be all right if I ask you a question now?”
“yes!”
Listening to her energetic reply, I looked around the first floor of the inn. All the citizens sharing a meal were talking loudly about the appearance of the devil that had happened today. In the midst of the noise, I asked very carefully.
“Has Master Pridja visited me by any chance?”
As I requested and informed the location of the lodging where we were staying, it was clear that Master would come here to meet us the next day after work was finished.
Dacia shook her head.
“No. Priest Marnak’s master hasn’t come yet.”
I thought you would come first and wait for me, but did something happen? I was worried for Master’s safety for a while, but it was difficult to imagine an existence that would endanger Master Fridiya, so I put a question into it.
“Okay. Then, besides Master, have you had any contact from Carmen or Sagittarius?”
As the tattered giant and the devil fought in the place where they were, they could have been badly injured. Given the skills of the two, the odds of that happening were very low.
Dacia nodded with a slightly darkened expression.
“The news did come. I was going to talk right away if you put the luggage on it.”
I noticed from the dark expression on her face that something was wrong with the two of them.
“Are you two seriously hurt?”
“I don’t have any immediate life-threatening problems, but according to the messenger sent by Carmen, it seems that the treatment is a little difficult. Especially Sajita’s treatment.”
After Dacia’s words, I silently nodded.
“I’m going to unpack for a while. Let’s go right away.”
“Yes. I’ll be waiting for you here.”
***
When we entered the hospital room where Carmen and Sagitta were staying, Carmen smiled broadly and waved at us.
“Oh, Marnac is here? The princess of Dacia is also here!”
Carmen’s girlfriends Aras Grata and Sagitta, who were sitting next to him and taking care of him, also bowed their heads toward us.
Carmen was lying on the bed, wrapped in bandages all over except for her head. A feeble divinity constantly flowed from his body.
I smiled and said.
“For now, I’m very fortunate that my voice is still lively.”
“Hahaha! Really? Baltas’ name will cry if you keep drooping over your body because you’re sick. And I’m not that bad. Just a few broken bones and bad bruises here and there?”
Certainly, full body fractures and bruises were not such a big deal. It was a story that could only be done by calling the priest of the Resurrection Church and treating it with the power of healing.
He was treated as soon as the priest of the Restoration Church arrived, and after a few days, he was able to shake off and get up.
Carmen’s face darkened slightly.
“The real problem is Sagittarius. That’s what Sagittarius broke his ankle while fighting…”
“I am okay.”
firm answer. I turned my head and looked at Sajita lying across from me. Even from his body, a subtle divinity was constantly flowing. Much darker than Carmen.
“I’ll look at your ankles for a second.”
When I lifted the blanket, I saw that the needle of the materialized divinity was piercing Sajita’s ankle, and the subtle divinity was leaking out. All sorts of divinities were tangled up in the needle.
I realized why these two were still lying in bed with only basic treatment and no treatment from the priest of the Restoration Church.
It wasn’t that I didn’t get it, it was that I didn’t get it. The divinity of evil spirits flowing from their wounds must have hindered the priests of the Restoration Church from exercising their power.
I patted my chest and signaled to my mother. My mother, who perfectly grasped the meaning of my signal, answered briefly.
‘killing!’
The story that I could release as much as I could if I opened the seal of the sacred object given to me by the devil made it clear what I had to do.
Seeing my expression, Carmen smiled bitterly and said,
“Don’t worry too much. The priests who came and went said that the divinity of the evil spirit flowing from our wounds was gradually weakening. Although they said it would take a little… time to disappear.”
“From what you say, how long do you think it will take?”
“that is···.”
While Carmen paused slightly, Aras Grata, his lover, gave a quick reply.
“They said it might take at least a few months, at the longest, a few years for the divinity left in the wound to completely disappear naturally. And that was limited to the case of Carmen. The person lying over there takes longer than that. I have wanted a priest who can neutralize it, so it won’t take that long.”
Carmen smiled shyly and looked at Dakia.
“I’m really sorry that things turned out like this, but it seems a bit difficult for Sagitta and I to continue escorting Princess-nim right away. If it wasn’t for the divinity of a real evil god, it’s an injury that could have been wiped out within a week.”
Dacia smiled and shook her head.
“For now, don’t worry about me and focus on your treatment, both of you. I’m really fine.”
I slowly opened my mouth after seeing Carmen and Sagittarius.
“I’m going to leave the capital for a few days with Princess Dacia and go somewhere. I just know a way to get rid of the divinity dwelling in the bodies of the two of you.”
“yes?”
Dakia’s eyes widened at the story she heard for the first time in her life. I smiled and said to Dacia.
“I’ll tell you the details when I return to the inn.”
I was thinking of going into the ancient ruins with her. Coincidentally, the coordinates pointed by the key to the ancient ruins given by the devil were also not too far from the capital, and in the ancient ruins, a disconnected space, no one could secretly absorb the divinity of the mother sealed in the holy relic.
As a bonus, get a new artifact made by the struggling daughter of curiosity.
Carmen, who blinked at my sudden declaration, smiled and waved at me.
“As expected, it’s Marnak! But would you like to come here for a second? I have something I want to tell you.”
As he glanced at him, Arras sneaked Dakia out of the hospital room.
Only the three of me, Carmen, and Sagitta were left in the hospital room.
Carmen said to me with a serious face more than ever.
“Marnac.”
“yes.”
His dark brown eyes looked straight at me. Suddenly, a mischievous smile crept across his lips.
“I assure you, there are few women who are as broad and kind as Princess Dacia, so take this opportunity to do well! From what I’ve seen, Princess Dacia seems to have a lot of feelings for you!”
‘killing?!’
Sagitta, who was sitting silently on the bed, spoke up.
“As far as I know, the two of you are already in a relationship, but…?”
“what?!”
‘Hat killed?!’
Carmen and her mother were shocked at the same time. Carmen stretched out her hand to grab me, then cried out, frowning in pain.
“What! Was I the only one who didn’t know? Huh? What the hell does that mean?”
‘Kill Murder!!!’
Mother’s cry to explain what happened immediately. I’m not sure what the hell you’re asking me to explain, since you’ve been with me all this time, but I felt the need to explain this misunderstanding.
“Princess Dacia and I are not related. It’s not even the kind of relationship Sagitta thinks.”
“What? Really? I thought I was the only one who didn’t know. Then, are you planning to do well this time?”
“I have no intention of doing that.”
“This is very unfortunate… You too, Sajita?”
At Carmen’s question, Sagitta glanced at me and nodded slightly. I’m glad they both look healthy. At least until I get there, there won’t be any problems.
“Both of you, take care of yourself until I return. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
Carmen nodded.
“We all just need to lie still in the hospital room anyway, so don’t get hurt by trying to come and go too quickly. Well, Marnac would take care of you!”
I replied with a smile on my sincere concern.
“Thank you for your concern.”
***
After leaving the ward, I finished a rough explanation to Dakia on the way back to the inn. After hearing all the stories, Dacia readily agreed to my plan.
Originally, the four of us planned to go to the ancient ruins together, but going alone with Dakia was not a bad choice. At least I was able to use the power of corruption without paying attention to others.
Upon arriving at the accommodation, Master Pridiya, who was sitting on the first floor of the inn and sipping water, greeted us.
Master looked at me and smiled.
“It’s quite late, disciple? This master has been waiting for you to come back. Come on, sit here.”
Master moved her hips slightly to the side and patted the seat next to her. Instead of following Master’s words, I sat across from her with Dacia.
“You’re later than expected.”
Master’s blue eyes curved in a gentle curve.
“I stopped by the palace for a while. The Queen of the Northern Kingdom said she had something to ask of me. I was told that worshipers of evil spirits were rampaging in ‘Iguilere’, a city to the north of the capital. . So pack your bags. Disciple. Let’s go north with me.”
The territory of the Irmel family is south of the capital. Of course, I couldn’t follow Master’s words. I realized that the moment had come when I had to answer more decisively than ever.
“I’m not going with you, Master. There are things I have to do myself.”
“…You said you wouldn’t leave with me? Even though Master Lee had gone through all sorts of hardships and insults for fulfilling the request of his one and only disciple…?”
Master’s thin blue eyelashes trembled.
“Didn’t I really hear it wrong?”
I answered sternly.
“Yes. You listened clearly.”
“It’s too much…”
Again.
A single transparent teardrop ran down her white cheek and landed on the hard inn floor.
“How could you do this to me? Master Lee really tried his best for his one and only student…”
Another tear welled up in his eyes. I looked Master in the eyes and said straight up.
“If things don’t go your way, stop pretending to cry. It’s not once or twice that I’ve been fooled by those tears, so I won’t be fooled anymore.”
Master Friediya shrugged and smiled as if she had never shed tears.
“Originally, a woman’s tears are a weapon. Disciple. By the way, are you really going with me?”
