𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎: 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (1)
“You have the cursed grimoire in your possession?”
“Yes, Professor.”
“And it has Pleg’s blessing, one of the Five Great Evil Gods of Chaos?”
“Yes. . . . . .”
“Haa. . . . . . Who else knows about this?”
“For one, the Headmaster knows. . . . . .”
“The Headmaster?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm. . . . . . If the CID gets involved in this matter, even the Headmaster won’t be able to do anything.”
“There’s something I’d like to tell you about that, Professor.”
“What is it?”
Oswald suddenly stands up and begins taking off his coat.
“What are you doing. . . . . .”
Soon, his upper body is revealed, covered in magical tattoos like a grimoire.
“This is why I’m safe even though I have the grimoire.”
Oswald turns around to show his back, and Rosen opens her mouth wide in surprise.
“This is. . . what it was? I thought you had changed so much overnight. . . . . .”
A cross-shaped sword and angel wings spread out to the left and right of it. There was only one person with such a tattoo. That is. . . . . .
“I see you’ve become a demon hunter. . . . . .”
“Anyway, I ask for your cooperation, Professor.”
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After the incident. . . The Headmaster began to inspect the training grounds.
He had used his dragon speech to cast a powerful anti-warp interference spell, Cancel Magic. With such potent magic inscribed in dragon speech that even a demon lord would not dare to interfere, there would be no danger in the future.
Nevertheless, he placed homunculi made with dragon teeth in each dungeon just in case. They are powerful guardians that could be called dragon soldiers, and they would be able to fight and compete with high-ranking chaos demons.
“I’m glad there were no casualties.”
Against a hydra of the sacred beast class.
Oswald played a major role in this by initially being eaten by the hydra and entering its body to spread the plague.
It was reckless if it was intentional, but it could be said that it was an appropriate judgment, and if not, it was due to his strong mentality that he turned a bad luck into a victory.
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“Oswald, are you okay?”
“I’m not injured, so. . . . . . can you stop clinging to me?”
“Even so. . . . . .”
Alicia kept clinging to him, perhaps because she felt disappointed and guilty for not being able to do anything when Oswald was eaten by the hydra that day. Besides, he was constantly being watched from afar because he was talking nonsense to Royman.
‘𝘏𝘢𝘢. . . . . . 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺. . . . . .’
It wasn’t just a thrill. . . Even now, it felt like a knife was about to be stabbed under his chin if he let his guard down even a little.
Moreover, it was a technique derived from Gilgamesh’s shadow-hiding dark arts. In other words, Royman could also be hiding in Oswald’s shadow like Gilgamesh.
‘𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦. . . 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭.’
“But, Oswald.”
“Why?”
“What on earth happened during your suspension?”
“What?”
“When you came back after your suspension, you were completely different from the Oswald I knew.”
“I just found a way to get stronger without magic. I figured I needed strength if I didn’t want to live as a coward like I used to.”
“Rather than that, what are you going to do today?”
The members of the two teams involved in the incident were given a two-day break, and they decided to use that break to relax as much as possible.
“I’m going to pray.”
There were two ways to absorb the essence of a demon. One was to absorb it on the spot and keep it as it was, and the other was to absorb the essence that had been downgraded through sanctification, but was stable.
Of course, since this sanctification had to be done through prayer, he had to go to a cathedral.
“You’re religious?”
“I have become.”
“Who do you believe in?”
“Lord Chronos.”
“Well, Chronos-nim is the Great God of the Century. . . . . .”
There were nine divines in the sanctuary who were positioned in opposition to the Five Great Evil Gods of Chaos.
Chronos, the first among the nine divines and the creator god who governs all worlds.
Gaia, Chronos’ wife, the mother of the earth and life, who governs the earth.
Jupiter, who symbolizes the sky, thunder, and order.
Neptune, the god of water, typhoons, and mercy.
Pluto, the god of death, fire, and judgment.
Venus, the god of fertility, love, and children.
Minerva, the god of struggle, war, and hunting.
Janus, the god of light and darkness.
Hermes, the god of wind and travel.
Gaia was the second most powerful of the nine divines after Chronos, followed by Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto, who were born between Chronos and Gaia. The remaining gods were called the primordial gods because they appeared when Chronos created the world.
There were many other gods, but. . . most of them were not mainstream, and the Vatican Archdiocese considered all those who believed in gods other than Chronos and the nine divines to be heretics.
“But that’s surprising.”
“What is?”
“The Winchester family has always served Minerva, who presides over hunting.”
The Winchester series made by the Winchester family was strictly a shotgun. That’s why it was natural for them to serve Minerva, who presides over hunting. In particular, the Winchester family regularly held a large hunting competition, bringing in large game to offer as sacrifices to Minerva.
Therefore, if you were to ask where there were the most Minerva believers in the empire, you would have to mention the Winchester Nation before the Vatican.
“Well. . . that. . . you don’t have to follow your family’s religion.”
“Well. . . . . .”
Just then, Taylor, a Vanguard investigator under Alicia, approached and called out to her.
“Alicia, the manager is calling for you.”
Taylor glances at Oswald beside Alicia. He must still have a lot of resentment. . . . . .
“Why?”
“I don’t know. All the Vanguard captains have been summoned.”
She hesitated at his words, but soon sighed and said goodbye to Oswald.
“I’m sorry, but. . . I think I have to go.”
“Yeah, go quickly.”
Oswald, who was quite annoyed by Alicia, waved his hand, telling her to go quickly, and distanced himself from her.
Then Royman, who seemed to have been waiting, ran towards Oswald.
Swish!
In an instant, Oswald bent his back and dodged the blade, then lifted his knee and hit Royman’s chest as he tried to pass by.
Paaaak!
As a result, he lost his balance and fell to the floor as if rolling.
Or so he thought, but Royman disappeared as if being absorbed into the shadows created by the trees.
Oswald quickly ran towards the cathedral before the guy could move again. Then the guy in the shadows quickly began to pursue him.
However, a point was soon reached where the shadows were cut off, and the figure emerged from the shadows and pursued Oswald.
‘𝘖𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥. . . . . .’
Royman was a character with specs that could be called cheating, even though Oswald hadn’t played him yet. . . . . .
He was an illegitimate child of the Kronen family, but as the only one left, he was able to acquire all the essence of the family. Of course, he was eventually ousted when a legitimate son was born later. . . . . .
After that, he felt the threat of assassination from his stepmother, who was the legitimate wife, and ran away. Even so, he was pursued by the Kronen family’s assassins. . . . . .
In the end, the method he chose was to enter the academy. That’s because if he became a cadet, he could be unconditionally protected by imperial law.
‘𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. . . . . .’
Pak. Puk! Puk!
As he approached the cathedral, Royman, who had once again blocked his way, swung his dagger, and Oswald used martial arts to counterattack.
‘𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘥?’
His fighting skills were also top-notch, so they exchanged attacks and defenses.
“Are you crazy? How much more of a scene do you intend to make here?”
Many people were watching. It was still okay because he was wearing an academy uniform. . . But if Sword saw him, he would definitely be dispatched.
“Who are you?”
“If you were curious about that, you could have just asked!”
“Huh, do you think you could just tell me if I asked?”
“Why not?”
“Er. . . um. . . . . . Huh?”
Oswald’s words, which he said so confidently, left Royman momentarily speechless. It was because he had said it so naturally that it was virtually impossible to refute.
“I’ll tell you my secret. In return, I want you to promise not to blab about it anywhere.”
“Hmm, I’ll listen and decide.”
“No, once you hear it, you’ll have no choice but to keep your mouth shut. You don’t want to make enemies of the whole world, do you?”
“Huh, what kind of great secret are you trying to tell?”
“Let’s go somewhere we can talk quietly for now.”
“Why, so you can finish me off in a secluded place?”
“Haa. . . . . .”
He’s a crazy guy to the bone. Well, considering his narrative, it’s not hard to understand this attitude. . . but it was annoying and bothersome when he was dealing with it directly.
“Fine, let’s go to the cathedral. Will that put your mind at ease?”
“Hmm. . . . . . It’s true that there are no crazy people who would commit murder in Chronos’ cathedral.”
Assassins also avoided committing murder in cathedrals. It’s because if they were to incur God’s wrath and receive a curse, their lives would be ruined. . . . . . If that happened, there would be no choice but to turn to the evil gods, and there would be no way to escape that curse.
As Oswald entered the cathedral, a clueless priest once again addressed him with the honorific”Sir.”But little did he know that this would turn out to be a bit of a help.
“Sir Oswald! What’s the matter this time. . . Ah, Brother Oswald.”
“That’s fine, Father. This person is going to be cooperating with me in the future, so there’s no need to hide my identity.”
“Sir Oswald?”
“Yes, I am a knight of the Order of the Holy Knights.”
“Order of the Holy Knights?”
“To put it simply, we are called demon hunters.”
“Ah. . . demon hunter. . . . . .”
“Yes, I am currently active in this capital as a cadet to hunt down Chaos cultists. That’s why I was able to collect various information through the Imperial Intelligence Service Hecaton and the Chaos Defense Agency. That’s the same for the information on the people around me.”
“I see. . . that’s what it was. So that’s why you said that grandiose nonsense about not turning the whole world into your enemy.”
“In any case, I hope that clears up the misunderstanding.”
“. . . . . .”
“So by the way, help me out a little.”
“What?”
“Beat up Chaos.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“Am I kidding?”
“. . . . . .”
“Surely you don’t think I’m just going to let you go after finding out my identity?”
“. . . . . .”
“You have two choices. One is to help me, and the other is to leave it up to your boundless imagination.”
That day, Royman was led by the nose by Oswald.
Royman left and Oswald, who was left alone, was praying in front of the statue of Chronos, leaving the essence of the demon.
[𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞]
[𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐯.𝟑]
[𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐕.𝟑]
[𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐯.𝟓]
An essence that can only be obtained when a demon hunter hunts a chaos demon. In addition to demonic power, other stats could also be obtained.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.’
Now that he could only earn 1 Fate Point, the Chaos Essence was a blessing from God itself.
After a long prayer, the essence was imbued with divinity and soon. . . the name and contents of the essence changed.
[𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡]
[𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐯.𝟏]
[𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐯.𝟏]
The demonic power disappeared and the strength and agility levels were downgraded to 1 each.
“Ugh. . . . . .”
It was a shame, but there was no need to create demonic power, which could open up the possibility of corruption, by consuming holy power, a resource.
“That aside. . . I need to find a decent weapon. . . . . .”
Since he had no magic, he could not substitute it with an aura, and there was a limit to using magic bullets.
A weapon that could unleash destructive power without magic.
There was one. A cursed sword that perfectly suited Oswald’s current state. . . . . .
“Okay, the Cursed Sword of Blood.”
There was a cursed sword that had received the blessing of the Blood God Bahamun. A crazy cursed sword that exerts its power by sucking the user’s blood and using it as magic power.
If an ordinary person used it, they would gain strength equal to a gold knight-class, but they would die as a side effect of having all their blood sucked out.
‘𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.’
The heart of the troll king, which produced an infinite amount of blood. Of course, it was important to supply the nutrients needed to produce blood, but that was no problem. It would be solved by simply drinking a potion made from troll’s blood.
And there was a second reason why Oswald wanted to find the Cursed Sword of Blood. It was because it could be transformed into any form the user desired, such as a sword, spear, bow, crossbow, or gun. In other words. . . . . .
‘𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.’
Of course, it would draw a lot of blood. . . . . . But since there was a solution called a potion, there was no problem.
The only downside was that it would be quite expensive. . . . . .
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