99 Heart ofdarkness (4)

Prelsis family villa on the edge of the forest.

An inmate in his early 40s and a middle-aged man in his late 50s were looking into the paperwork.

It was Tezarn, the Gaju of Baron Prelcis, and Paul the Chamberlain.

The deacon who finished the calculation posted a report.

“The Magic Stone collected from the monsters is 408,000 Tallen. With this amount, you will be able to repair Territory damage and purchase additional Defense Horse Tools. ”

It was an enormous amount.

For the change-over aristocrats like Baron Prelcis, it was also about half a year's budget.

Despite this in one night, Tezarn was not happy at all.

“The damage is too great...

Despite defeating the monsters, the losses of peasants and soldiers in the territory were too great.

No matter how much money you have, you cannot bring the dead back to life.

Foul spoke comfortably.

“But we are much better than any other family, Baron. ”

Among the nearby territories, the entire family has been exterminated by the beast of the night.

There is only one difference between them and the Prelsis.

“It's all thanks to Leon Hart's return. ”

The butler gazes at one side of the parlour and sends a look of respect.

A colorful blonde-headed young man stares out the window of the mansion with indifferent eyes.

Tezarn bowed respectfully.

“Thank you, Brother Leonhard. If it weren't for you, my family would have met the same fate as them. ”

Leon Hart takes his eyes off the window.

“Where was that to be thanked? Though I have abandoned my family and drifted to the wilderness, I have never forgotten its roots. ”

Tezarn sighs.

“You should have joined the family...

The original successor to Baron Prelcis was Leon Hart, the eldest son, not him.

Hana Leonhard has admired Hunter's path since he was a child and hates living in territory.

After I woke up in Prana and became an astrologer, I just went back and forth.

In the end, Baron Prelcis succeeded Tezarn, the younger brother.

Leon Hart ran away from the family and took Hunter's path with great joy.

And I never regretted that choice in my whole life.

“I never learned to run a place, I never got married, and I have no heir to this age. ”

Leon Hart said to his brother in a soft voice.

“Baron Prelsis yours, Tezarn. ”

Seeing his brother like that, Tezarn spills the truth.

“Honestly, you don't even have to give it to my family, do you? You said you didn't need it. ”

Leon Hart scratches his head.

“Is that how you got teased? ”

I used to feel guilty about robbing a family from a legitimate heir.

Leonhard has excelled since he was a child.

No martial arts, no study, no Teszar could keep up.

I even woke up Prana with amazing qualities and walked the path of an astrologer.

I had no doubt everyone believed that Leonhard would improve greatly if he defeated the family.

When he became the successor instead of Leonhart, Tezarn apologized rather than rejoiced.

It felt like he had driven away the true owner of the unqualified family.

So after being even more enthusiastic, I took a grader class.

As soon as I was an adult, I got a wife and three children, just as my father had told me.

Twenty years later, Tessa Wren no longer felt guilty.

“Speaking of which, it's not a pity that your brother is so powerful. ”

He also has a reputation as a high-ranking magician and hunter within three fingers of the vast Latna Continent.

Is that it?

He is the head of the temple warriors who defend the Church of Darkness. He was recognized by the Six Gods and received the glory of Zigo, who was chosen as the third Blessed One.

“Isn't your strength much greater than that of the whole family? ”

“Honestly, I don't think it's too embarrassing to talk openly. ”

“Shouldn't you have said that? I hope you don't want to hear me say no. ”

The brothers looked at each other and laughed at each other.

Tezarn comes back with a serious expression.

“But can you stay in territory? We thank you, of course. ”

“Even if you don't, you won't stay long. ”

Leon Hart looks out the window again.

“Though I returned home for a while...

The six churches of Latna were currently suffering from a headache due to the search for a cause with the 'twilight of night'.

Especially the Dark Church, which serves Kibriel, governs the night.

Leonheart is Templar Lord of the Dark Church.

His power should then be used for Latna as a whole, not for this kind of territory.

Leon Hart mutters as he looks at his hometown with a sad face.

“When the church calls, we should leave again. ”

Ten days after the departure of Cercaltan.

Hanbin's group of wagons were entering the territory of the Southern Kingdom of Meran, Prelsis.

The current location of the third goddess, Leonhart, was surprisingly easy to find.

His role in defending Prelsis territory has already become widespread.

You can get it simply by paying a certain amount of information to the Hunter Guild.

After entering the village of the Holy Father, I first found the inn.

There was only one inn compared to the size of the town.

Hanbin looked around the street and wondered.

“There aren't many inns or restaurants here"? ”

Artis shrugs.

“I'm glad I have one. ”

In the meantime, Hanbin's group only travels around dungeon cities and trade cities where hunters are very active. In fact, most of these rural areas do not have an inn.

The Lat 'na continent is not as well trafficked as the modern Earth.

Upon entering the inn, the host welcomed the group.

“Welcome! ”

Then, looking at Hanbin's sphere and his big knife, he turns back.

“Are you Hunters? ”

“But...

“I will do my best! Philip, please lead me to your room! ”

“Yep!”

Not only the master, but also his servants, were responding.

It wasn't just because I was a guest.

The boy who guides the room bows his head to elongation with a desperate face.

“Please, Hunter! Please protect our town! ”

When the night comes, monsters appear.

Even here, the town of the Holy Father, is no exception.

Everyone is terrified.

At this point, the hunters, who seemed powerful, found the town, so I had to welcome them with the pair.

“Oh, I see...

After biting the boy, Ryuhanbin smiled bitterly.

“I'm sorry, we're not here to work, Hunter. ”

Epir shrugs.

“The results are the same, right? Because if the Goddess of Darkness regains her power, this will also be over. ”

“Is that so? ”

Anyway, I got to territory safely.

If you want to meet the Blessed One of the Third Goddess, you just need to visit the Prelsis family at the top of the town.

But I couldn't find Leonhard right away.

There was work to be done before then.

Kivier pondered.

“Now it's about how to convince him. ”

*

The goddess's body has various abilities that are not acceptable to man.

Even if the level rises uncertain, the Shadow Reading used by Kivier is also a power that cannot be reproduced in Latna's English.

It used to be enough evidence to prove that it was incarnation.

But things changed with the advent of the alien.

High-level alien guidelines, unique items, and unique abilities are sometimes expressed.

Isn't the polymorph necris that Epir is hanging right now a fraudulent power that can't be reproduced by magic or engraving?

That kind of evidence alone made me unsure of the incarnation of the goddess.

Even this has happened in the past.

“Fifteen years ago? A foreigner disguised as Yesen's incarnation approached the Church of Fire and tried to locate the sanctuary. ”

Artis was astonished at Kivier's words.

“Did that happen? For the first time? ”

“It's unknown to the world. ”

Fortunately, the attempt failed, but even though the incarnation of the goddess appeared in the Six Churches, I began to wonder if it was an alien.

That's why she didn't find the Church of Darkness first, but the Baotolith first.

If you do something wrong, you could get yourself killed by your congregation.

Ryuhanbin asked.

“Wait, he's the goddess's blessing.

Wasn't the Blessed one capable of recognizing incarnations or something? ”

“No, I don't. I didn't even have that in mind when I was blessed in the first place. ”

“Then how can Baotolt be so sure that Kivier believes you're the incarnate of darkness? ”

“I mean...

Kibi said calmly as he stared at Hanbin.

“It's the same reason you trusted me. ”

Ryuhanbin did not immediately believe Kivier simply because his race was called a goddess in the guidelines.

It is another reason he became convinced of her identity.

His wish is not to tell anyone except Artis and Epir.

Help me, Ryuhanbin. Then I will send you back to Earth.

Hanbin became convinced that Kivier was a goddess.

“There was such a secret in Baotolt. A secret wish that no one in the world knows, only himself knows. ”

He wished.

“I want to kill the three strongest, that was Baotolt's true desire. ”

Artis opens his eyes in circles.

“Aren't the three strongest old friends of the Sword King? ”

“Oh, my expression was a little fishy. ”

Kivier fixes his horse by hitting his hand.

“Precisely, Baotolt wanted to disregard all friendships and connections and quarrel with the strongest three. ”

However, this was not possible.

The four strongest guardians of the world who protect Latna from the erosion of the secession.

For the sake of the world, for the sake of humanity, they had so great a responsibility.

I could not be hostile to such old friends by personal greed alone.

“Baotolt is simple ignorant, but not evil or selfish. ”

So I buried him in a corner of my heart without telling anyone.

Only the Baotolt himself, and the Six Gods who look down on all of Latna, know the secret.

“That convinced me I was incarnate in the dark. ”

At the same time, if you help Kivier, the long wishes of the Sword King will also be resolved.

“Because the three strongest are the enemy. ”

Epir nods as he hears the story.

“I understand why Kivier's sister was so confident in the meantime. ”

Obviously, the Swordsman Baotolt could have been her greatest helper.

If only he was alive.

“So you can't use Leonhard's secret? As long as he's human, he'll have a secret, right? ”

“Everyone has a secret they can't tell. But not everyone keeps that secret perfectly. ”

Kivier laughed at Epir's question.

“Right now, Epir, you're actually Wyvern, aren't you? ”

“Yes.”

“So if someone puts that secret in their mouth and says they know it's the incarnation of a goddess, can you believe it? ”

“Well, I don't think so. ”

It's not just a secret.

Only the man in front of his mouth who is convinced that he knows no one but himself should be a secret beyond doubt, believing that he is the incarnation of a goddess.

Ljubljanbin and Baotolt are very unusual, but usually there is no normal side.

“Of course, Leonhard might also have such a secret...

Unfortunately, Kibi doesn't know that far.

I barely got away with the knowledge I needed right now.

“I didn't think about it until I was the third goddess's blessing.”

Epir asked again with regret.

“So there's no way to make you believe who you are? ”

“Not necessarily. Once you get the Heart of Darkness, it's possible. ”

The problem is that we need Leonhard right away to get the sacrament.

Then Ryuhanbin opened his mouth to see what had come to mind.

“You know, he said the key to unlocking the seal of Zene Rosus, right?" ”

“By the way?”

“The key, you just put it in the hole and you turn it, and the door opens, right? Do you really need your will to open that key? ”

“Uh, I've never thought about it that way. ”

Kibi recalls the structure of the sealed shield with a bruised expression.

Should the Blessed Goddess use her own hand to break the seal?

“I don't think so...

“Then……

A strange smile came to mind at Hanbin's mouth.

“Can't you just kidnap him? ”