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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔: 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 (1)
“Hmm. . . . . .”
Oswald opened his eyes in an unknown place, naked. Something felt familiar. . . . . .
‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴. . . 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.’
It seemed to be the capital mansion of the Arkad earls, the family of Gilgamesh. He remembered it because he had played as Gilgamesh and seen it before. Next to him were the Phoenix’s Bracelet, Druid’s Necklace, and Plague Bracelet, all neatly placed.
‘𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴? 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭. . . . . .’
Had it been a high-ranking chaos demon, It would have been impossible to hold out against such a being. . . probably would have been ripped to shreds.
‘𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮. . . . . .’
The training uniform was enchanted with stronger defensive magic in preparation for combat training.
Then the door opened and a maid-like figure entered. She saw Oswald getting up and immediately put the basin and towel she was holding on the table and went out again.
After a while. . . The door opened again and Gilgamesh entered.
“You. . . . . .”
“You’re awake.”
“How long have I been out?”
“Three hours.”
Fortunately, it hadn’t been long.
“Have you become a demon hunter?”
“Yes. . . . . .”
“I have one question.”
“. . .Speak.”
“Have you also regressed?”
At those words, Oswald smiled to himself. As he did so, his face quickly turned to one of surprise.
“You too? That means. . . . . .”
“Yes, I have also regressed.”
The protagonist, Gilgamesh, had created a route where he would not die. So, had the system acknowledged this. . . . . .
Ting!
[𝐀 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝.]
[‘𝐎𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧. 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎𝐏 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝.]
He now had a total of 120,000P in Fate Points.
He had earned 20,000P by personally killing Earl Penicillin, and 100,000P by escaping his fate to die at the hands of Gilgamesh.
“What was the future you saw?”
Oswald told Gilgamesh something different from what he remembered. In Gilgamesh’s memory before the regression, Oswald had made a deal with the god of evil, Diablo, to become a chaos demon and had relentlessly attacked those around Gilgamesh.
“I fell for the whispers of the Plague God Pleg and sold my soul to him in exchange for power.”
“What?”
“After that, I became a Demon Prince of Plague, and in the end. . . when the end of the apocalypse was near, I was killed by you and your followers.”
Oswald had actually risen to the rank of Demon Prince of Plague during the game. Even so, he had been unable to surpass the protagonist and had been defeated, nearly breaking his VR device. The allure of trainers and cheats had followed him, but he had not given up and had eventually reached this point.
“I regretted it as I died. . . . . . I had given up everything, driven by revenge, and as a result, I had to kill the people I loved most with my own hands. . . . . . But it was no use regretting it.
My soul was already in Pleg’s hands, and I had to obey his orders. . . . . . That’s why I prayed. If I had another chance. . . I wouldn’t live like that. . . . . . I would drive out all the demons and protect my loved ones from the apocalypse. . . . . .”
Unlike his anxious inner thoughts, Oswald’s outward words were full of determination and sadness.
“I was given that chance. . . . . . But I had already done something unforgivable to you guys, and I was nothing more than a cripple with no magic power.
I thought it was better that way. After all, it was a life I had gotten for free. . . I chose to become a demon hunter, risking this life to change my despicable fate. Of course, before that, I decided to get my hands on some things that would help me. That was. . . . . .”
The Phoenix’s Bracelet and the Plague Grimoire.
“This grimoire, in particular, was my favorite when I was a demon prince. That’s why I knew what kind of specs it had. It was a weapon that would allow me to face chaos demons even with my powerless body. What about you? How far did you survive after killing me?”
“The future. . . I know is different from yours. When I regressed, you were. . . nothing more than a chaos demon who had sold your soul to the god of evil, Diablo.”
“What? No way. . . . . .”
“Maybe we came back from different world lines. . . . . .”
The two of them looked at each other with knowing eyes, and for a while, there was silence.
It was an awkward silence that took his breath away. . . . . . In the end, Oswald spoke first.
“What are you going to do now?”
“That’s what I should be asking you.”
“I will drive out the chaos demons that have taken hold in the imperial capital.”
“How many demons are there in the imperial capital?”
The Gilgamesh in front of him had only regressed to the middle of the game. That’s why he didn’t know about Earl Penicillin, and he didn’t know about the chaos demons running rampant in the capital.
“Have you dealt with the seduction chaos demon you faced today?”
“Unfortunately, I was not skilled enough to deal with it.”
“That guy is attached to the second princess. Besides that, there is a follower of the god of truth, Horus, next to the third prince. He is also the leader of the Illuminati, one of the secret societies in the empire. . . . . .”
“His name?”
“Marquis Istvan.”
“The third prince’s maternal uncle. . . I never thought he would be a demon worshiper. . . . . .”
“That’s all I know. There may or may not be more.”
“Hmm. . . . . .”
“How far have you seen?”
“I may not know more than you.”
“In the future I saw, you were a member of the Dark Brotherhood.”
“Is that right?”
“Yes.”
Silence again. . . . . .
“By the way, what happened to Earl Penicillin?”
“All that is known is that a chaos demon appeared there, based on the testimony of the battle mercenaries. The investigation has now been transferred to the CID because of that.”
“I should get going.”
“Are you okay?”
“Fortunately, you took care of the demonic power, so I recovered quickly.”
“What amazing resilience. . . . . .”
“With the heart of a troll king, it’s no wonder I have such resilience.”
“The heart of a troll king. . . . . .”
“Well then. . . . . . Ah! May I ask for your help again next time?”
“. . . . . .”
Gilgamesh, who seemed to be pondering for a moment, nodded.
“Of course, if it is to prevent the apocalypse.”
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Oswald, who had left the Arkad mansion, immediately went to the cathedral.
When he entered the cardinal’s room, guided by the priest. . . there was already a visitor there.
“I’m glad you’re alive, Sir Oswald.”
“Yes, I was a little late in recovering, so I’m here now.”
“No, it’s not that. Ah! This is the head of the Chaos Invasion Defense Imperial Branch.”
“Nice to meet you, Sir Oswald. I’m Oscar Benedicto, head of the CID Imperial Branch.”
“It’s a pleasure, Oswald Winchester.”
“You did a great job last night.”
“. . . . . .”
“Hahaha, I’m not trying to embarrass you. But is there any reason why you didn’t cooperate with Hecaton?”
“I thought it would be difficult to trust Hecaton. After spending the last few days in the sewers. . . . . .”
“Hahahahahaha. Well, that’s not a bad choice. From now on, the CID will support you instead of Hecaton.”
As he said this, Branch Chief Oscar handed Oswald a magic communicator.
“I came to give you evidence to prove Earl Penicillin’s crimes. . . It’s perfect timing.”
Oswald handed the research materials of Earl Penicillin to Branch Chief Oscar.
“The Chaos Defense Agency will be able to make this public in no time, right?”
“Of course. It would be even better if we could use this opportunity to increase our surveillance of the empire.”
“And I have other information besides this.”
“Information?”
“There seems to be a high-ranking seduction chaos demon next to the second princess.”
“Good. I’ll have someone keep an eye on the second princess as well. And I have something to ask you too.”
“What is it?”
“I’ve heard that there is a follower of the blood god Bahamun among Hecaton or the high-ranking officials.”
“. . . . . .”
The Blood God Bahamun.
He was an evil god who loved bloodshed, war, and slaughter. That’s why those who worshiped him always caused wars. . . . . .
‘𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦?’
The Western Conquest War. A war that burned the western part of the Titan continent, using liberal revolutionaries as an excuse.
The number of humans who died in that war alone was in the millions. . . Perhaps all of them were human sacrifices to the Blood God Bahamun.
Oswald, who had previously thought of it as just an event that always happened, had no intention of looking into its background in detail. However, after hearing Oscar’s words, he began to think that the background of the war might be related to chaos.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.’
He had just thought that they were the type that got stronger the more blood they saw, and that they got stronger as the battle progressed. . . . . . But now that he thought about it again, they had started out with a stronger power than the other demons.
“Do you have any idea what’s going on?”
“Among the rumors I’ve heard, there was one that the empire was preparing for a war to unify the western part of the continent. The plan was to provoke a war by having liberal revolutionaries terrorize the capital, Central. And after hearing that rumor, I found a stronghold of liberal revolutionaries in the sewers, so I thought the rumor might not be just a rumor.”
“So that’s why you didn’t trust Hecaton.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“So. . . the one who attacked the liberal revolutionaries last time was Sir Oswald.”
“Yes, that’s right. If the empire starts a war of unification, there will definitely be a lot of bloodshed. . . and I made the assumption that this would be a good situation for the Blood God Bahamun.”
“To provoke a war, cause a war, and use it as a basis for human sacrifice. . . . . . It’s a reasonable deduction. Most of the wars in history have been caused by the whispers of the Blood God. We at the CID will look into that as well.”
“Yes, I’ll also check around the capital while I’m at it.”
After finishing his conversation with Branch Chief Oscar. . . Oswald, who was leaving the cathedral, encountered an unexpected person.
“Oh. . . Oswald?”
“Elsa?”
“Why are you here?”
As soon as she said that, a priest ran up from behind and called out to Oswald.
“Sir Oswald!”
“. . . . . .”
Why did he have to use the honorific Sir. . . . . . Oswald turned around and frowned, and the priest, who had just then noticed that there was someone else there, cleared his throat several times and called out to him again.
“Ahem! Brother Oswald, here is something His Grace asked me to give you.”
“What is this?”
“It is holy water that His Grace has blessed himself.”
“I will receive it with gratitude.”
“No, brother. May the blessings of Chronos be with you. . . . . .”
“Amen. . . . . .”
After that, he turned to leave, leaving Elsa behind. . . . . .
“Hey, Oswald.”
“What?”
“I thought I heard you being called sir just now. Did I hear wrong?”
“Uh, you must have heard wrong.”
“You’re suspicious. . . . . . A criminal like you is receiving holy water from a cardinal. . . . . . What are you, anyway?”
“. . . The Headmaster’s errand boy?”
Oswald, who had suddenly thought of a good excuse, quickly blamed the headmaster.
“Ah! I see. . . . . .”
Elsa muttered,”Of course. . . . . . You’re not the kind of person who would know a cardinal.”
“By the way, what are you doing here?”
“That. . .do I have to report everything I do to you?”
“. . . . . .”
Oswald gave her an incredulous look, but then nodded and replied.
“Yes, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to. So don’t ask me such questions either. From now on. . . . . .”
“I came to pray.”
“. . . . . .”
He thought he would be able to avoid the annoying girl’s annoying questions, but Elsa answered him right away. She meant that she would continue to ask him annoying questions.
‘𝘏𝘢. . . . . .’
Oswald shook his head and turned away.