Chapter 208

75. The One Trying to Stop War, and The One Trying to Start War.

Davey’s eyes shone for a second.

—Davey?

To be honest, Davey was actually surprised at how exceptional the deal was.

‘You are going to change the laws that govern the world just for one deal?’

The unlocking of the four divine beasts right here... Divine beasts were beings that humans from different continents had created early on in yearning for protection. Of course, daoist magic and the four divine beasts did not exist in the Tionis Continent, but to release them here...

In other words, it was no different than giving Davey supernatural powers from his past life. This wasn’t impossible as it was just the world’s nature and the law, but it probably wasn’t an easy decision to offer the deal, even if divine will was the one offering it.

—Davey?

Perserque called out to Davey. She was puzzled. After returning to her normal size, she approached Davey and tilted her head in confusion.

—What’s the matter?

“...It’s nothing.”

It was good; well, not bad. However, Davey thought he could get more out of this opportunity. As soon as he thought that, he felt his head starting to spin and his consciousness getting thready.

‘I’ve felt this before somewhere.’

—Davey? Davey!!

Davey let go of his consciousness without any resistance. He could hear Perserque’s voice becoming distant.

* * *

Upon waking up, Davey could see an endless twilight sky and several strange beings in white clothes. He had expected this.

These white-clothed beings who also had white wings were probably angels being projected by Davey’s heart. They didn’t actually exist, but a God who did not have a physical appearance would approach someone in their most familiar form when the time came. They were unable to speak to each other, but their will definitely existed.

The being who silently had their hand on Davey’s head began to gather light in their palm before giving Davey a small orange pebble.

Davey knew what the pebble was; he had received it once before.

Beyond his blurry vision, Davey could feel something soft stroking his cheek.

* * *

“Did you hear the rumor about Prince Davey?”

“Ah, I heard, I heard. He’s unconscious, right? What happened?”

“How should I know? But according to the rumor...” Someone whispered even louder than before, “They said that he went to slaughter the enemy who started this war, right? It seems that he overdid it there.”

“Hm... He looked pretty normal to me...”

“You never know. He could have been all injured inside from overworking, but he was just hiding it.”

“Oh my... Why did he do that?”

“He’s the Saint. Who knows? Maybe he did it to not worry anyone, or he could have had another reason.”

“But he is the Saint. He probably did not have any ill intentions, right?”

“You know, my colleague heard some high-ranking people talking, and it seems like he’s pretending to be fine even when he wasn’t because he didn’t want to burden anyone.”

“Oh my...”

Davey could hear the distant voices due to his extraordinarily sensitive hearing. Then, he lost consciousness again. Their voices were like his lullaby.

“This war was incredibly huge, was it not? From what I hear, Prince Davey did not ask for any financial compensation even though he aided in this war, running into the enemy base alone and achieving such a great deal.”

“So amazing...”

After slowly opening his eyes, Davey could see someone gasp in surprise.

‘Perserque.’

—Davey! Are you awake?

‘How long was I asleep for?’

—Four days...

Davey really did overwork himself and had been forced into a deep sleep... It was funny. He had already done it once, so what was stopping him from doing it again? The divine will had given him something through the second encounter. It looked like the [Remaining Spark], the spare life he had been given before, but it had a slightly different feeling this time.

“Groan...”

“Y–You’re awake!”

Davey, who saw the flustered maids, stopped them from running out and getting the doctor. He said, “Stop.”

“But, Your Highness...”

“I am a doctor. I know my own state, so you don’t have to worry about me. You can go,” Davey said calmly.

The maids looked baffled. One of them said, “But...Saintess candidate Lena told us to contact her once you are awake...”

“Davey?”

“Prince Davey?”

Davey heard voices of surprise from all over the conference room.

—Well, you were dead asleep for four days. It seems like everyone is thinking that you really overworked yourself this time.

‘...’

—Ha, it’s not even funny. These people have misunderstood. They think you drove away danger without even taking care of your own body.

Davey didn’t mean for this misunderstanding, but...this actually worked out in his favor.

“Sorry I’m late.”

“N–No, that’s alright! How are you feeling?”

“There’s no time to care about my health right now. There are still more important things to do.”

Some looked shocked by Davey’s statement. Of course, they would be puzzled if someone who they thought was selfish would take responsibility and make such a sacrifice.

“Things that could be purified should be purified. If I am capable of doing it and I have to, I will find a way to do so. I will take responsibility for it.”

“B–But you have not recovered...”

“I know my health the best,” Davey said stubbornly. He wasn’t okay, but his physical body could endure it.

Everyone looked at Davey in surprise. Although he was in perfect condition to fly all over the place, he could still act like a sick patient.

“Oh my... Prince Davey... You don’t have to do that! The priests are purifying the area for the long-term. They will do this for a few years. By then...”

“What if someone gets exposed to the weak death energy there and catches a disease? I am saying that I don’t want any other unnecessary lives being lost.”

“Prince Davey, you must watch out for yourself! Although you are not part of the Holy Empire, you are the only one who has received the stigmata.”

“That’s why I am stepping up. The one who is loved by God cannot be this lazy.”

‘Love, my ass. Laziness? That’s my favorite thing.’

Prince Sullivan mumbled that he didn’t think Davey would be this enthusiastic. On the other hand, Saintess candidate Lena widened her eyes and covered her mouth like she was touched. The others from the other kingdoms looked surprised, not expecting Davey to step up like that.

Davey did not expect it to have much of an effect, but he was coming across as a Saint who would sacrifice himself for humanity without any regard for his own health.

On the other hand...

“...”

“...”

Illyna and Yulis, the two people who knew Davey’s true nature, exchanged glances and just sighed.

“I will purify the forest right away. Cough... Cough... Don’t worry. If I step up just a bit more, everyone can be safe.”

As Davey coughed up some blood by cutting parts of his mouth, the crowd went wild. The reason he was acting overdramatically was not because of the people in front of him, but for the lower-rank knights, soldiers, and servants or maids of each kingdom who would be touched by him. Such news would spread easily and quickly, and would also be easily exaggerated.

Right now, this was a gathering place for many people from different kingdoms.

‘They say that news travels fast, right?’

“Prince Davey! You haven’t fully recovered after working that much! You do not have to do this when you did not even ask for any kind of compensation...”

“This is something I can do and something I must do. If left like this, many people will suffer. Human lives are more important than a reward, Prince Sullivan,” Davey said with an exhausted expression.

More and more people felt touched by Davey’s actions. Among them, the idiot who looked the most touched was none other than Prince Sullivan.

‘Oh, how innocent these people are.’

—It is not their fault that your acting is so realistic.

The fault was in the person who was tricked.

* * *

Crunch... Crunch...

In the western region of the Pallan Empire, a few people wearing robes were walking across a small desert region.

“Sir Yurgen, is this really a good thing?”

“Do not doubt. Remember that your core will become distorted if you doubt what the Mother of the Divine Tree has said.”

“But...”

“Elves’ lives matter too, right? We can only live peacefully for so long. If we cannot avoid battle with that human called Davey, we have no choice but to at least find a way that benefits us elves the most.”

“The Pallan Empire is the biggest kingdom among the human nations, right? Will they be helpful in catching Prince Davey?”

“We have to try and convince them... Since humans are led by their greed, the Saint of the Divine Tree is sure that they will agree to help us if we offer them something they cannot refuse.”

“Well... The empire would be more inclined to make a deal with us elves than some nameless prince from a small kingdom.”

What these elves did not know was the kind of political game this prince from a small kingdom was playing in preparation for such a situation. The conversation between the calm male elf and the young female elf traveled across the land with the eerie wind.