Chapter 12

I quickly lowered myself and waited for the vibration to stop.Fortunately, the vibration did not last very long.What the hell happened?“Is this designed by the temple?”“It’s not…”At the voice I heard behind my back, I turned my head in surprise.Cardinal Eustaf, who never answered even when I called him so much, finally appeared.At that moment, the profane words that came out from my mouth flashed through my mind.Should I apologize? No. They dragged me into this recklessness. So, my profanity could be seen to be quite reasonable to some extent.I sighed and lifted myself up. Then I looked at the cardinal with a sharp gaze and asked.“Then how did this happen?”“… It seems that the demon has been released from the seal.”“What does that mean?”What do you mean released from the seal? Isn’t the demon already sealed in holy spheres?“The sealing is done in two stages.”“Please explain in more detail.”“The first seal is imprisoning the demon in the subspace. And a second seal is made on the sacred altar set up in a different subspace.”“Is the second seal unlocked?”Cardinal Eustaf shook his head.Now I understand how this happened.‘Hold on.’This means that demons can move around in this subspace.“Then the monster is going this way….”For some reason, my anxious foreboding never goes wrong.From a distance I could see a gigantic figure approaching this way.Eventually, I was able to pinpoint the identity of the gigantic figure.“Cerberus?”A huge dog with three heads. The name Cerberus immediately came to mind.“You want me to get rid of that?”I couldn’t help but laugh in vain.I opened my eyes thinly and looked at Cardinal Eustaf.But he looked surprised, too. It’s as if that Demon shouldn’t be here.“Was that supposed to be the demon?”“No. The originally planned demons were among the weakest intermediate class…….”What the hell is going on… ….“Just step back for now.”“Then the test is-”“It’s discontinued. This top-level Demon is an unexpected situation.”I was astonished.What do you mean top-level? This is crazy.I was going to ask Cardinal Eustaf how this happened but he quickly picked me up and carried me on his back.Soon after, Cerberus’ front feet, which boast a huge size, flew into the place where he and I were standing.I took a deep breath as I watched the ground crumble into pieces.If I had been hit by that foot, I would have died immediately.The thought of my tragic death brought goosebumps all over my body.“Are you okay?”Cardinal Eustaf was also surprised and his voice trembled slightly as he asked if I was okay.I clasped my trembling hands tightly and shook my head.“For now.”Right now, I could say that I was okay because I lived. But after that is the problem.How do we deal with that ferocious Demon?“Avoid it!”We were not given time to think.Blue flames poured out from the middle of the three heads.Cardinal Eustaf grabbed my waist tightly and ran again.I bit my lips and asked desperately.“Can’t we just get out of here?”“… We can only get out of this place after eliminating the demon.”The moment I heard Cardinal Eustaf’s words, I stared at him with a disheveled look.“We have to get rid of that to get out of here?”“That’s right.”He affirmed with an attitude that he was very sorry and could not raise his head.I was so speechless that I couldn’t even get angry.“But it’s okay. Candidate Adelia will return home safely at any cost.”“How? No way…”I realized at once that he was planning to fight the demon that resembled Cerberus.“Stay away……. as far as possible.”He glanced at me as I stood in the distance and blinked.“Don’t worry about me, focus on the demon.”“Yes.”Somehow, Cardinal Eustaf’s face looked bitter.Even if my behavior felt heartless, I couldn’t help it.‘Because living comes first.’If I don’t take care of myself, I can die immediately with just a front kick of the demon.From his point of view, it would be much better for me not to get in his way.Probably.As I watched Cardinal Eustaf pull out his sword, all I could say was to be careful.“Be careful.”Cardinal Eustaf smiled softly at the clumsy cheering.“Thank you for wishing me luck.”He threw himself at Cerberus, the three-headed beast, who was running wildly this way.Cardinal Eustaf’s cross-shaped longsword collided with Cerberus’ teeth.Soon after, the sword emitted energy with warm light.As expected, the Cardinal has considerable divine power. I looked at the demon drooling like it was looking at a delicious food.It might end up making a river.Cardinal Eustaf persistently clung to the demon and launched an attack.However, unlike what it seems, the demon with tremendous agility avoided Eustaf’s attack.‘Things are not going well.’Even to me, who was not familiar with fighting can tell that Eustaf was overwhelmed with inferiority.At this rate, Eustaf would be torn apart by the sharp teeth and toenails of the demon. If that happens, I will follow in his footsteps as a matter of course.‘Somehow…….’I have to find a breakthrough somehow. But what can I do?Yeah. I don’t have anything…….– Do you want to survive?“What in the world is this?”Fear must have gone through my mind.-It’s not that I’m not capable enough to make my dear child’s wish come true.At the end of the sentence, the voice was no longer heard.Am I hearing hallucinations because of fear?Crumple-!“Ugh!”“Cardinal!”As I was confused by the sudden auditory hallucinations, Eustaf, who was somehow barely dealing with the demon, was hit by its tail and flew far away.I watched the monsters running relentlessly toward Eustaf, who had fallen to the ground. I thought that it would be good for everything to stop.Then a miracle happened.The movement of the monster seemed to slow down, then came to a complete stop.It wasn’t just the monsters that stopped. Everything in this space seemed to have stopped and lost its vitality.“This is…”Yes. It wasn’t the first time I’d encountered this phenomenon.Previously, I had experienced this phenomenon just before I was hit by a carriage.At that moment, the auditory hallucination that had been whispering softly in my head came to mind.‘Do you want to survive?’I laughed out loud. I vaguely recognized the identity of the voice that I suddenly heard.Perhaps it is the voice of a being that the people of this world respect as a god.‘I am a saint….’I didn’t want it but I couldn’t help but accept it.It was impossible to stop time without the power of God.As soon as I realized it, I felt like I was doomed.In the original work, Hestine struggled a lot dealing with the demons. “Ugh….”The moment I acknowledged the existence of God, I felt a burning pain in my chest.It was as if I was stabbed in my chest with a hot iron.My hands trembled terribly. I barely raised my hand and undid the front of the dress.And I found a white pattern engraved in the center of my chest like a tattoo.It was a familiar pattern.It’s like the pattern on Cardinal Eustaf’s clothes.Although they were slightly different, they were similar enough that they could be seen as the same pattern, except that the side branches were drawn more splendidly.“Lady Adelia.”I heard a voice that I shouldn’t have heard. I couldn’t hide my surprise and turned my head and looked toward the side where the voice came from.There stood Cardinal Eustaf, who’s time did not stop.Why didn’t that guy’s time stop?Cardinal Eustaf gave me a complex gaze, a mixture of surprise and awe.Did he notice? That time stopped because of me.“The pattern is…….”Cardinal Eustaf, who looked at my chest, quickly raised his wounded body and approached me.I hurriedly closed the collar and hid the pattern. But there was already a strong conviction in Cardinal Eustaf’s eyes.“As expected, you are a saint.”“It’s a misunderstanding.”“I definitely saw it with my eyes.”“No, I’m not”I looked at Cardinal Eustaf sharply, he hurriedly turned his gaze away.I sighed as I saw the back of the neck of cardinal Eustaf, who had turned red with excitement.How can I stop this guy from talking?I didn’t want to be a saint who would save the world from the demons at the expense of my body and life.I didn’t have that much affection for the world.I just wanted to spend the rest of my life in comfort.“Cardinal.”“Yes, saint.”I didn’t like the lips of Cardinal Eustaf who called me a saint.“Cardinal owes me a huge debt.”“That’s right. I owe my life to the saint.”“So, I think I have the right to receive compensation accordingly.”“Please tell me anything.”Whether it was naivete or kindness, Cardinal Eustaf nodded without hesitation.Well, it wasn’t a bad thing. At least for me.I smiled and asked the Cardinal Eustaf.“Tell the people I’m not a saint.”“Yes? I’m sorry, but I think I heard it wrong.”He asked with a surprised expression.“I am not a saint.”I kindly answered his question.Then Cardinal Eustaf’s expression hardened.“What are you talking about?”“You told me to tell you anything, right? It’s not that difficult.”With a single word from him, I could remove the label of being a saint.Confusion appeared on Cardinal Eustaf’s face. He didn’t seem to understand my actions.It didn’t matter because I didn’t want him to understand in the first place. He just needs to do what I ask.“How dare… I cannot lie to God.”However, Eustaf was tough. I clicked my tongue at the face of a faithful man.I didn’t want to do this, but I can’t help it.“If that’s the case, there’s no problem. Because this is the will of God.”When I put forward God’s will, Cardinal Eustaf looked speechless.Since he is a person who has a lot of faithfulness, he has no choice but to follow.“Vishna’s… … Do you mean her will?”He spoke the noble name of God as if he couldn’t believe it.Seeing Cardinal Eustaf’s confused face, I suddenly felt guilty.‘Well, I can say that my will is God’s will.’Since you handed over such annoying power to me, wouldn’t it be okay to pretend like this?I answered the question of cardinal Eustaf without blinking an eye.“Yes, that’s right. It’s her will.”After receiving a definite answer, Cardinal Eustaf was troubled. He soon nodded with a determined face.“Okay. If it’s her will, I will follow it.”goodThe flow was largely different from the initial plan, but the final destination was the same.I’m not a saint. So, I’m going back to Rohen, my home.“Come on. Take care of the demon and escape from here.”My words put strength into Cardinal Eustaf’s hand holding the sword. He slowly approached the stationary demon and swung his sword.Soon after, dark blue blood was scattered in the air, and the gray sky disappeared.

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