Chapter 1142 – #271_Vendetta(3)
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1.
Life is always a crossroads of choices.
As you walk down a path, choosing left, right, or some other way, sometimes you end up with truly bizarre connections.
Las Vengadoras, which branched off from Las Wuerfanas, is also, in a way, another form of connection created by Siwoo’s choice.
“Godfather… No! It’s too dangerous.”
Nairi tried to dissuade Siwoo.
“I know how strong you are, Godfather, but my sisters are not easy opponents either…! All of this is because of my poor judgment, so I should be the bait. Godfather, please…”
“Tell me. Who are they? I don’t have much time, so just get to the point.”
Most of the Vengadoras who were tracking Nairi in the mortal realm are witches who originally resided there.
They are Lydia’s loyal hounds, who have always taken on the dirty work and dangerous tasks.
Considering the rate at which the children of the House of Angels join Wuerfanas through ‘graduation,’ about 70 witches should have been assigned to the mortal realm as ‘practitioners.’
However, only about twenty of them have survived to this day.
In other words, the pursuers now are doing work so dangerous that no mercenary would take the job, and any normal witch would run away even with the best conditions guaranteed.
It means they are the organization’s sweepers, who have faithfully carried out their duties until their numbers dwindled from over 70 to about twenty.
Siwoo knows.
The combat power of a skilled witch is a strength that cannot be measured simply by rank.
He himself has faced many powerful enemies based on his numerous combat experiences, hasn’t he?
In that sense, the Vengadoras are elite soldiers who have matured more intensely than the mercenaries of the Rehar Group.
Even Siwoo feels a considerable burden.
The easiest solution here would be to take Nairi and run away.
If Siwoo, who has perfected spatial leap to a high level, decides to flee with all his might, he can easily shake off most pursuers.
But, let’s look at it the other way around.
If the corrupted Vengadoras can be purified back into Wuerfanas, they would be a great force.
In an era of expected chaos, they would be an invaluable sword and shield.
It might seem too materialistic, but wouldn’t it be much better to be under Count Gehenna than to remain in a public group and commit all sorts of evil deeds?
Siwoo had no intention of letting them live their lives as public enemies.
“There are things that can’t be solved by just running away.”
“Godfather…”
“Watch.”
Putting on a serious face is also a kind of performance.
From now on, Siwoo will have to become a Godfather and lead them.
He needs to show legitimacy as well as charisma.
“You will witness that I am the suitable successor.”
“……”
Shin Siwoo, who killed the Matriarch Lydia Magnus and was designated as the next Godfather of Las Wuerfanas with her approval.
Nairi, who had shown him unwavering loyalty, was thinking inwardly.
Even excluding other objective factors, Lydia Magnus was the pinnacle of dignity and authority.
She overwhelmed others as easily as breathing just by talking, so even the unruly Wuerfanas would bow their heads without making eye contact in front of her.
In comparison, the Godfather was…
There was a slight lack of something.
He had gentleness and generosity, but he didn’t seem like a person who would rule over others.
That’s why Siwoo’s appearance, choosing to face danger head-on rather than backing down, looked different.
The atmosphere surrounding him had changed.
“Ah…”
While Nairi was blaming her own shortcomings for believing only what she saw.
If it fails, then let’s run to Gehenna.
Siwoo resolved.
2.
The dawn in Munich quietly awakens in a unique harmony.
As the Gothic spires of the New Town Hall are tinged with vermilion in the first rays of the sun, the coffee machines in the modern cafes on the first floor emit hot steam.
Unlike East Asian countries with uniform planned city structures due to rapid modernization, the city center is layered with different eras, stacked one upon another.
It is a tourist attraction that evokes delicate emotions just by strolling along the promenade with views of the Alps in the toy-like city, but the witches who have surrounded the hotel where Shin Siwoo is staying, perched on the not-so-high roofs, have no trace of a traveler’s leisure.
The Vengadoras, who were persuaded by Finn to choose the path of revenge.
Their only goal is to kill Shin Siwoo.
They released Nairi, the only person Shin Siwoo had ever contacted, and secretly followed her.
They contacted their nearby sisters and formed a pursuit team on the spot.
Even though it was formed immediately, the elite nature of the pursuit team is beyond words.
The pursuit team consists of 7 members in total.
First, Frau Holle, the ‘Snow Witch,’ the capo of Las Wuerfanas, 21st rank.
Next, 6 practitioners who support and assist Frau, all 19th rank.
They have not surpassed the wall of the Great Witch, but even two of them can easily handle a 20th rank witch.
Despite the fact that they are on a mission to attack only Shin Siwoo, they lacked confidence.
As daughters, they understand that Lydia was a great witch who stood at the edge of the 23rd rank with her notoriously difficult conceptual magic.
Even if it is a complete lie or the process is slightly mixed, the rumor about Shin Siwoo, ‘the one who killed the Golden Witch,’ is stuck in their hearts like a wedge.
-Bang!
At that moment, a black figure leaped out of the gap between buildings and landed on the roof.
Black armor with red marks densely engraved like blood vessels.
He holds a golden spear and a red spear of different lengths in each hand.
He is Siwoo, who has appeared boldly in front of a force that would make most witches shake their heads and run away, rather than fleeing.
In front of ‘Mistilteinn’ in his hand, the pursuit team showed clear agitation.
“Mistilteinn…”
“Mother’s relic…”
The most revered being in Wuerfanas is none other than their Matriarch, Lydia.
In other words, they now hold two feelings at the same time.
One is the desire for revenge against Shin Siwoo, who killed the Matriarch.
The other is the awe for Shin Siwoo, who succeeded the Matriarch.
They responded to Finn’s persuasion because the ‘doubt’ added to the plate of revenge tipped the scales.
Siwoo had anticipated this and was convinced by the reaction of the pursuit team.
They lack the venom to be a group seeking revenge.
The aggressive violence commonly seen in public enemies is also not visible.
They are more agitated and confused than Nairi was when they first met.
Then, he will shake that doubt.
He will prove that Shin Siwoo is truly the ‘legitimate successor.’
“I was chosen by Lydia Magnus herself to be the Godfather who will inherit her position. It is my duty to lead Las Wuerfanas, her legacy, and it is your duty as her daughters to obey me. Yet, you turn your backs on your duty and point your swords at me? I will ask the reason for this discrepancy here.”
The Shin Siwoo standing here is not just Shin Siwoo, nor is he the student council president Shin Siwoo.
He is Shin Siwoo as the ‘Godfather’ who will newly lead Las Wuerfanas.
If Sharon were next to him, she would have burst into laughter and exposed that all of this was acting, but at least outwardly, Siwoo’s atmosphere was perfect.
The acting skills he had honed so hard and the awe that the Vengadoras basically had for Siwoo.
When these two combined, his deep voice spread effectively among the pursuit team, who were overwhelmed by the pressure.
“I will consider your circumstances of being lost and wandering this time and let it pass. If you show loyalty from now on, I will also repay your faith and lead you as your Godfather. If not, you will all die here.”
They didn’t answer, but their desperate efforts to straighten their stiff shoulders and sharpen their hostility were obvious.
“G-Godfather…”
Just as one of the witches was about to be purified.
“I can’t believe it.”
A voice colder than frost stopped her.
It was Frau Holle, the Snow Witch, the capo of the pursuit team.
“You are a false Godfather. You killed Mother. It doesn’t matter even if you hold Mother’s relic in your hand.”
“Lydia Magnus had the chance to kill me. I also had the chance to kill Lydia Magnus. We fought each other with all our duties and lives on the line, and I was the one who won. She respected me and entrusted you to me, and I accepted. If this is not the qualification of a legitimate Godfather, then what other qualification is there?”
“What about the possibility that the will was forged? Who actually witnessed the battle? What proof is there that you are a strong person who was truly recognized by Mother?”
It would have been so easy if everything could be solved with words.
Frau showed no signs of backing down.
“What if, as Finn said, you used a heinous scheme to kill Mother and are just a thief who stole Mother’s glory?”
A strong sense of distrust was already present, and that distrust spread to the surroundings, and soon all the pursuers began to emit a menacing aura.
“Bloom.”
He answered that question simply.
Particles soar into the sky like a whirlwind.
The explosively swirling magical power drawn by weaving the halo of an angel and repeated amplification.
The radiance of magic, which looks like the fluttering of golden particles, pushes back even the darkness of the dim dawn and illuminates the surroundings.
“……!!!”
The expressions of the daughters, who tilted their heads to look up at the eruption as if looking at a giant, were filled with astonishment.
It is not just outstanding in quantity, but a great miracle that has reached the extreme in control and quality.
Even the surrounding atmosphere is pushed back by the overwhelming density of magic and shakes like a storm.
Shin Siwoo stands at the center of it.
“If you can’t believe it in your hearts, you can check it yourself. This is my last mercy.”
Very fortunately.
The golden magic that Siwoo’s daughters saw was very similar to the magic that Lydia wielded.
