Chapter 106

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「Congratulations! You have completed the main quest ‘Plague Spreader’!」

「Attribute points increased by 10.」

「Reputation increased by 20.」

「You have earned the new title [Demon Slayer].」

「You have obtained the advanced item [Immortal Heart].」

“All I can think of is swearing.”

When the quest completion window popped up, it was clear that the core had been completely destroyed. The monsterization of the villagers should have stopped, and he shouldn’t have to worry about another legion of monsters attacking.

Once the core, the cause of everything, was taken care of, all the worries and concerns that had been plaguing Cadel almost—

Melted away. If it weren’t for this new system window.

「The bond between body and soul is weakened. Recovery mode is activated.」

「Recovery progress : 0%」

「Time remaining until completion : ??hours ??minutes」

So far, so familiar. He had fallen unconscious, entered a void, and recovery mode had activated, telling him how much time he had before he woke up. What was new was what came next.

「The damage to the body is so severe that self-recovery is impossible. External intervention is required.」

「Time remaining until the bond between body and soul ends : 00 hours 59 minutes 49 seconds」

It wasn’t just Cadel. He always wanted to save people. He wanted to save humans, and give them peace and security. He wanted to give them normalcy.

In the name of God. In his halo.

“......So open your eyes.”

That was a lot of demonic energy, and he didn’t think he had ever drawn that much demonic energy in a single day.

It occurred to him that there might be side effects, but it didn’t matter. If it killed him, it was for the best. If the demonic energy ran amok and he became a demon, all the work he’d done to hide his power and foster successors would be for naught.

From the moment he realized he had demon blood, Garuel was the first to lay down his life.

He did not spare his demonic energy and raised his divine power to the limit. He refrained from using light mana in the first place because of the demonic energy. If he used more than a certain amount of mana, the demonic energy leaked out on its own.

In order to hide its identity, not using mana was an essential choice.

But right now, Garuel’s purpose was to revive Cadel. There was nothing to hide, nothing to distance himself from.

“Huu.......”

He gave it everything he had. Every open wound, every scrap of flesh. Everything was restored to its original form.

He had done everything he could. All that remained was to watch the progress. Garuel brushed his sweaty hair out of his eyes and pulled out his eye patch.

Then he turned his attention back to Cadel.

“Hu huh.......”

Cadel, whose eyes were wide open, woke up with a strange exclamation.

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T/N: Hello, it’s Eliza here! I finally finish moving the translation to another site. I thank you all for your patience and understanding. Here is a 10-chapter update as my thank and my apology for making you guys wait so long. Please enjoy reading the rest of this arc!!!