Chapter 187 – Saint Seren (3)
“But isn’t the name Zeon common? How did you determine that it was me?”
“When I first heard it, I thought it was a common name, but it wasn’t. You are the only Zeon on this continent. “I looked for other races just in case, but you are alone in Zeon.”
“It doesn’t make sense…”
“I wonder why no one used the name ‘Zion’. I think this may have been a taboo in the world. A limitation that no living being can think of until you appear.”
‘Wow… Maybe I really am something great…’
“Then how long have you known me?”
“From the moment Saule disappeared, I have been using those loyal to me to secretly search for Zeon. You found it easier than you thought. Your name was prominently featured in the imperial noble family tree. “Isn’t there a Church of the Sun in the family territory?”
“Yes.”
“The pastor there is a powerful heresy inquisitor whom I care about. The attendants who helped him were all high-ranking priests and paladins.”
“Crazy… So you were protecting me?”
“Yes. Additionally, I have received periodic reports about you. As I listened to your life story, I wondered why Saule chose this man. Because you were just the second son of an ordinary baron. There were no people attacking you at all. To be honest, I was shamefully suspicious of Saule. But now I have changed my mind.”
‘For a moment! Then you don’t know that I’m doing strange things?!’
Like a thief, I had no choice but to ask.
“I guess I’ve done a lot of bad things?”
Saint Seren answers with a bitter smile.
“Saule said this. If the end in which everything disappears is evil, then anything that prevents it is good. Hey kid. You must trust him. “Do not let my sacrifice be in vain.”
“Ah…”
“Anyway, we are nothing but dust compared to the continent’s long history. As time goes by, your unethical actions will become a story of the distant past. That is only possible when the apocalypse is prevented. If we can prevent the apocalypse, after you and I return to dust, future children will make this world brilliant again.”
Unlike my short-sighted self, I realized once again that Saint Seren was a great person.
“If there is no God, are there no miracles?”
Saint Seren’s face darkens slightly.
“You’re right. Offering her prayers increases her divine power. However, with the help of God, the divine power does not increase explosively, and the highest level sacred magic that requires the assistance of God cannot be used.”
“If this happens, the public will know that God has disappeared?”
“Ordinary priests have no need for help from God. “You have to be a saint or a cardinal to feel that God has disappeared.”
“I see.”
However, after listening to the story so far, it seems that some of Saint Seren’s followers also know about me. Why do Saint Seren and I have to meet alone? What is the very important information that only I need to know, according to Bernard?
“Saint. “What is the information that only I need to know?”
“Now let me show you.”
Saint Seren opened the wooden box on her table and took out her white bead. It is a white gem the size of an ordinary ping-pong ball with no special aura.
‘Jinlian!’
“God-level treasure. The words of the sun god. Only Zeon can be used.”
“Wow…!”
“I guess you know what this is.”
“Isn’t this the sun god’s word?”
“It seems like you have a special ability as a world champion. You’re right. This is a treasure given by Saule. Saule said that it contained important information along with his image. He also said that if this information is spread incorrectly, it could shake the very foundation of the continent, so only Zeon and I should know about it. Lastly, this orb only reacts when touched by Zeon. “I’m really curious about what it’s about.”
Saint Seren held out her bead with a curious face. She said honestly, I think it would be frustrating not being able to see the content for 3 years. When I picked up her orb and poured my mana into it, light erupted in one direction and created a 3D hologram of a beautiful woman. No, her appearance cannot simply be expressed with the word ‘beauty’. She is a noble being and goddess who gathers all the bright and good things in the world. Seeing as they don’t recognize me and Saint Seren, it seems like it’s just a recorded video.
Saint Seren kneels on the floor and begins to praise the woman of her hologram with tears in her eyes.
“Ah…! Saule! I missed you! I wanted to meet you! Even after the goddess disappeared, I thought of her and prayed! Ahhh…!!!”
I am certain after seeing Saint Seren. The woman in the hologram is the image of Saule, the sun god. Strangely, friendliness rather than reverence welled up in my heart when I saw Saule like that.
‘What is this friendliness?’
The intimacy I feel is not a vulgar desire that comes from carnal desires. A familiarity accompanied by a longing that I have felt in the past.
‘When did I last feel this way again? Ah…! It was when I was in elementary school, before I became corrupted. Her mom went abroad for a week, and she came back, and she was sorely missed and happy to see her. But why do I feel that way about Saule?’
Saule and I have no contact at all from Earth. There is no reason for me to feel this way. While I was confused by this strangely happy feeling, Saule greeted her with a wide smile.
“Zion~ Hello~”
It seemed like he was going to say something sacred, but what actually came out was a very light greeting. But it’s not that unfamiliar.
“My little brother. How have you been doing? Gulp. “It’s good to see you, sister, isn’t it?”
“Uh. Sister…”
I hurriedly covered my mouth at the answer that came out without me knowing. Saule continues her words regardless of my actions.
“Ehehe~ What kind of face are you making now? If you’re not happy at all, I’m sad… But I’m sure you’re crying from joy. Right?”
“Phew… I had a hard time too after you went astray and were eventually punished and disappeared. I waited for the day when I would meet you again someday, but the law of cause and effect would not allow that.”
“What. I guess you don’t know what I’m talking about right now~ Zeon. It’s no coincidence that you were chosen as world champion. There is cause and effect in everything. The same goes for the painful and heavy responsibility of defeating the Destructor.”
“Due to the limitations of divinity, I cannot tell you everything here. But if you acquire everything I have arranged, you will be able to realize the truth. These days, people eat all kinds of things they call devil’s mushrooms. There are five types in total.”
“I have one last thing to say.”
Saule looks slightly sorry.
“You know that your sister loves you, right? Because I have been worrying about you for a long time. Even after you realize the truth, I hope you don’t hate your sister because of what happened in the past. Don’t forget your sister. Got it? Then, I will take care of the continent. Bye~”
And then the hologram turned off.
Before I knew it, hot tears were flowing from my eyes.
“Sister… Sister… Hmm. Black. Why… Even though it’s my first time meeting you… I miss you so much, and I’m so happy… Fuck…”
The tears cannot stop in the whirlpool of emotions. Longing. Nice to meet you. And what comes to mind is the sadness and unidentifiable guilt of not being able to meet Saule anymore.
‘To know the truth, you have to eat the entire devil’s mushroom series. I ate the semen mushroom and the abundance mushroom, so I need to find the remaining three.’
It’s a mushroom with a name and shape that breaks the mood, but I’m serious right now. I don’t understand why the noble sun god Saule made such a pervert arrangement, but there must be a reason.
‘Saule’s words can be trusted. Just like family… Yes, family.’
Maybe I was Saule’s younger brother. In that case, we need to know why I was reduced to a human hypnotist on Earth even though I was a god, and why no one on this continent knows about Saule’s younger brother, Zeon.
I touched Sister Saule’s bead to see if I could see her again, but she had already lost all of her divinity and had become an ordinary bead.
「An ordinary white jade bead.」
At that time, Saint Seren asked a question in a cautious tone.
“Because Saule is the first god, there are her children and subordinate gods, but there is no one she calls her younger brother. Who the hell are you?”
I think it’s a little difficult for me. Since the sun god Saule treated me with friendliness and even called me his younger brother, I must feel like I am of a different class.
“I don’t know either. Because now I have no memory. However, the feelings I have for Sister Saule remain within me. In order to regain my memories and save this continent, I must find the series of devil mushrooms arranged by Sister Saule.”
Saint Seren’s face became slightly uncomfortable, but then returned to normal.
“Why is it a penis-shaped mushroom… No. You shouldn’t doubt Saule. There must be some grand reason. Yes. Definitely.”
“I’ve already taken two: the seminal fluid mushroom and the abundance mushroom. Do you know the locations of other mushrooms?”
“Yes. The Tentacle Mushroom is sealed underground in the Temple of the Sun. And there is a rumor that Balsa mushrooms are stored in a treasury reserved for the King of the Empire.”
“Where is the other one?”
“I heard that while digging in the dwarven kingdom, I found a metal mushroom shaped like a cock and sold it on the black market. “His whereabouts after that are unclear.”
“Oh. “You know more than I thought?”
Saint Seren hastily excuses herself with a slightly red face.
“No! I learned this simply because I was looking for information about things related to the devil! Never! “It’s not a personal curiosity!”
Haha. It’s a joke. “A joke.”
As part of the secret of my birth is revealed, I feel like I have become a little closer to Saint Seren.
Saint Seren spoke in a softer voice than when we first met.
