Chapter 145 – Memory
In the northern part of the Empire, there is an area called the ‘Borderline’.
As a general rule, ‘border’ is a word used when it is necessary to distinguish between territories, so it may sound inappropriate for an empire that controls the entire continent.
The Charitin Plain, the last land located near the border.
The ‘Great Snowfield’ spreading beyond it is not the land blessed by the Earth Mother, but just an ice sheet made from the frozen sea.
The land of the northern immigrants that exists beyond the ‘Great Snowfield’ is also just an island, not part of the continent.
This was also the content of the geography textbook of the Imperial Academy.
Even from an academic point of view, there is nothing wrong with it, and the content contained in textbooks compiled by the Office of Education under the Imperial Administration is common sense and truth that must be absolutely accepted.
Naturally, the aliens who live beyond are also treated as strangers who are not members of the empire and should be excluded, and as unwilling to associate with them more than the barbarians of the south.
Since the war, such discrimination has become more severe, and the reality is that among the people of the empire, there is even a voice saying that the northern immigrants should not be treated as the same human beings, but treated as the same as the monsters.
However, beyond that, there are people with hot blood flowing like the people of the empire.
It is a fact that no one can deny that the potential they have is a level that can pose a real threat to the empire.
Beyond the great snowfield, the land of northern immigrants.
In one of the labs located there, a young girl’s high, shrill laugh echoed.
On the outside, she was a really cute little girl like a doll.
“Kyahahaha!”
Sitting on a high chair that did not suit her small size, her legs swaying and giggling, at first glance, looked like the innocent play of a child who found an interesting toy.
The sadism and madness that could not be hidden in the brightly shining purple eyes made me guess that the source of the laughter was not so pleasant.
“Again, Lilith? What are you playing around with again this time?”
At that, the tall middle-aged man standing behind the girl frowned at her, revealing her displeasure.
She was a man with long white hair and a rough, untidy beard that reminded her of a polar bear.
The girl, Lilith, turned her head towards such a man and responded with her ferocious voice.
“Shut up, Angorn. For you to break into her lady’s quarters without knocking. Guess who isn’t a savage.”
“In the Empire, even a hundred-year-old old monster is called a woman? This is our land. If you want to find the courtesy of the Empire, go to the Empire, stranger.”
The leader of the northern immigrants, Angorn Sigbaldi.
He was the one who led the remnants of the northern immigrants following Kagan, who fell into a state of suspended animation after being defeated in the war.
He would do anything to bring down the empire.
Even if it means selling your soul to the devil.
So I sold it
As a result, he gained the power to seek bloody revenge.
The new name given to him is Angorn of Wrath, the Second Apostle of Eclipse.
It was an unpleasant name.
Angorn thought so. Also that nice girl. In particular, the fact that she was a renegade was the most annoying.
If it wasn’t for the overthrow of the hated imperial bastards.
Also, if it weren’t for Kagan’s last words, he would never have held hands with them.
‘Be patient, Sigbaldi. Winter will end soon.’
But. However, the rising anger was hard to bear.
Even more so after accepting the powerful but reluctant power.
—Goooh…
Among the apostles, he was the first to be counted on his strength alone, and even though he showed off his displeasure by exuding a stern spirit, Lilith’s laughter did not stop at all.
The little girl continued her speech with a smile that did not match her lovely appearance.
“Ahaha… The seeds I sowed have germinated so well, how can I not be happy?”
“What do you mean? If you’re going to talk, let them understand.”
“Well, humans are just a beast. Even if you only slightly awakened the shadows in your heart. To reveal such an ugly desire. Haa… Disgusting, indeed disgusting.”
[Prima Bloom. Sprout]
—Woe!
As Lilith uttered an incantation, several black flower buds appeared in the air.
And among them, there was one flower with a particularly large bud.
“Well, now that I’m here, I’m going to show you, the ignorant one, the process of the flowers of desire blooming in full bloom. A guy this big is very rare, but he’ll be a great minion.”
“…Really selfish. If the first apostle had been here, he would have played the bell.”
“Noisy. Come on, look carefully!”
[Grand Blossom. Bloom in full bloom!]
When the girl uttered the spell for the second time, the flower buds bloomed and thorny vines emitting black energy began to grow from under the calyx.
—Slowly…
The long thorny vines wrapped around the back of the girl’s hand and stretched out, finally reaching the size of the girl’s heart and firmly rooted.
Third Apostle, Lilith of Greed.
It is the link between her and her victims.
Those cursed by Lilith have an unusually strong desire for something of her, and she manipulates that desire to manipulate her victims to her will.
It was Lilith’s unique magic that combined ancient sorcery and black magic.
Lilith let out a groan filled with joy.
“Haa… This is it…! This omnipotence! Fools will kneel at my feet!”
And, finally, the moment when the biggest flower buds bloom.
—Fasasak…
It crumbled so feebly.
As the medium of the greatest sorcery disappeared, the flow of magical power began to distort terribly.
“…What?”
I tried to rectify it urgently, but it was a magic that was unfolded without assuming failure in the first place.
In addition, the variable that intervened just before the manifestation was fatal.
In the end, her unique magic had to go back to nothing.
It was an unacceptable humiliation for an archmage who had lived for hundreds of years.
Especially if someone was watching.
“What the hell do you want to see? It’s really funny. Is that your level?”
“No, no. It can’t be like this… It can’t be like this. Could it be…?”
The appearance of a girl who seems embarrassed and urgently tries to trace back the cause of the failure.
Angorn looked at her, snorted, and turned behind her.
And then she thought
As expected, the Empire’s guys are slick on the outside, so I can’t trust them.
The other guys with the title of apostle are all the same.
All of them are full of flawed people.
At least, the first apostle was great in his own way, but at the same time he was the most reluctant.
It’s because of the things called allies. How can I believe
I’d rather be him.
If he, the greatest fighter, had been an ally, I would have trusted him.
Although an enemy, he has been fighting for years and years, but he is an unforgettable one.
“Hmm…”
The wounds left by the monster who fought with the dead woman in his arms, red eyes and blood splattered once more.
* * *
Suddenly my ears tickled. The nose is also itchy.
Can anyone tell me my story?
“Echwi!”
“Huh? Oppa, what’s wrong? Are you cold? Shall I hug you?”
“No. Nothing.”
“Yes!”
Well, it wouldn’t be a big deal
I watched Ophelia puffing out her cheeks as she stuffed bread-like berries into her mouth.
Is this what it feels like to be full just by looking at it?
Every time I saw it, I was very happy to eat it. Where is all that going?
— Glancing
My gaze naturally turned to the voluptuous breasts and well-developed lower body hidden under the leather clothing.
If you look at that, it’s pretty clear where you’re going.
In my gaze, Ophelia blushed and twisted her body.
What do you mean by the way she appeals by revealing her breasts and thighs?
“Oppa… Your gaze is so erotic. If you want to see or touch me, just tell me. Everything belongs to you.”
“…Let’s finish eating first.”
Do you still want to do it again?
How could that naughty child be considered a saint?
Still, looking at what happened just a little while ago, I have nothing to say.
What if a saint loses her virginity?
She thought she would be punished, but that didn’t happen.
Rather, the girl was even reborn as a true saint.
‘Brother! Look at this! Above your head, this!’
It was a bit embarrassing.
The source of divine power is the piece of authority bestowed by a heavenly god on the priest who serves him.
If so, would the heavenly deity be rather pleased with the fact that the saintess got to know her man?
After finishing her meal, Ophelia took my wrist and led me to a place where I could see the night sky.
“Brother, let’s pray!”
“You said the pre-meal prayer earlier, but what are you praying for?”
“That’s right, a prayer for our love! Come on, sit down here quickly!”
—Hwaaaaak!
“Heavenly God…”
As the girl begins her prayer, a halo floats over her head.
Recalling how that came about just makes her head spin.
