Chapter 601 – Three Way Confrontation (6)
‘Did he come back?’
Shuk-. Me looking around
After our eyes met, I saw an illusion, but there was no change in the world I returned to.
As if the fact that I had climbed into the palm of her goddess in her fantasy world, or talked with her, had disappeared.
‘Is it the power of creation?’
Hopefully not. It is Satis who is most reluctant to intervene on the ground.
It was probably a kind of oracle. The others were still staring at me with an evil expression as if seconds hadn’t passed.
——I came to see what kind of existence I am. Is it really someone I can ask for something? Using every single word I say as a clue.
“Hmm, hmm. Are you observing? Could it be that?”
I put on a good-natured smile. It was a conscious smile.
However, Satis sighed as if he had noticed all the acting.
—After messing around with clues, everything was exposed. So who is the god of hunting? Odin also made a great child his heir…
Satis muttered that and for the first time made an emotional look.
─That would be nice. Now that it’s like this, don’t tell me the whole story. Is it difficult to doubt the diligent children of today because your thinking head has gone far away?
“Det?”
I suddenly blinked my eyes at the thought of what I was talking about, but Satis started talking about himself.
——At first, I was very offended by the act of mimicking my eyes, but gradually changed my mind. Niflheim continued to be harsh, and the paradise prepared for the children by Ra and the other gods could not be maintained.
“Yes? Ah, yes.”
—You know Valhalla, too. Imitating that bitch is very sick to my stomach, but I can’t send my children to hell like that.
“That… Uh, yep It is.”
──For this reason, they made the authority mandatory, and made them swear to hunt prey that they would never catch in their lifetime, except for the warriors who would attempt the task. This way, I could bring my children to my side without meddling in this world.
As if a piled up dam had collapsed, Satis revealed the circumstances without hesitation to me who knew—who knew—about her past.
—Thus, the power of the hound, which was initially my children’s sin, has now become a link connecting me with the children who believe in the ugly goddess. So this is what I mean. Do you understand?
“Yep.”
─That’s it. I don’t want to see any more self-immolation caused by misunderstandings and doubts.
It seemed that he was telling me not to doubt that the Satis cult who did that kind of thing had a bad back. You are a true goddess who takes care of her followers diligently.
—The end of the mana left in the Goddess Statue is near. Since there is no way for me to descend into the royal family anymore, I will go faster.
Satis finished his sentence and glared at Of Tomb.
—You, my hound, Oftum.
“Yes! Did you call me!”
-Don’t undertake the task. I will not reap your soul from this place. Make yourself more attached to this world.
《… Yes?”
Off Tomb asked in a daze, but was surprised to find out what he meant.
Satis narrowed his eyes.
-You seem dissatisfied.
“Ah, no. What I’m trying to disobey is… 》
——One of the reasons I select a hero is to protect the safety of this [Middle branch]. If so, what are you guys doing these days? Isn’t it the mind to transcend everything and accept death without any regrets at dawn?
“That, that… 》
He was about to die comfortably and go to God, but he hesitated as if he couldn’t find anything to say. Satis asked a quick question as he said earlier.
—A task is just a rite of passage. It would be right to strive for revenge, but if you came to my side without lingering on royalties, would you be able to renew yourself for the sake of the world?
In response to Satis’ question, I remembered what Elizabeth had said.
Whatever it is, is your will important?
Certainly, it seems that Optum will live like a good-natured old man even if he goes to a place like the Satis Church’s version of heaven. The love of a goddess who has completed her task is far from her.
It must be difficult to focus on the safety of the ground that we left without regret.
He declared Satis to him who could not even respond to the scolding of the god he believed in.
—Don’t lend my hand to your satisfying suicide.
Surrrr… !
When I finished talking like that, the mana that I probably had left in the Goddess Statue around that time came out.
It wasn’t enough mana to do something great. It was mana that seemed to be all about descending like now and conveying an oracle.
Satis carved something like a stigma on the back of Optum’s hand with it. It was as fast as eating beans roasted by lightning.
《Are you a water-hunting god?》
——It is a token of the task I have given. Show it to those who would doubt you.
That was it. Turning Optum’s funeral into a mission-delivery event in an instant, she turned to me again. I flinched involuntarily.
-You, what’s your name?
“If you’ve seen Mr. Oftum’s memory, you know… Ah, Nord. My original name was Kang Buk-ho.”
As soon as he uttered the name, Satis nodded.
—If you knew that much, you would also know that I cannot grant your wish with my own strength. I thought you would have prepared the means. Hand it over
“Uh, would this be enough?”
I took a bottle of red liquid from the slate.
It is the divine blood of Sekhmet, received from Sehetefibra. Satis bent over and took the bottle in his big hand, half-opening his eyes.
—… Is it the blood that Hathor shed when she went mad? But the poison has been purified. Where did you get this from?
“Pharaoh made it in one day.”
It was a request made before and after the inauguration of an honorary aristocrat.
It can be said that it is a pochi received from the funny-looking pharaoh.
-Can you not do that much to you who saved the country?
As he said that, he quickly purified himself.
‘As expected, the daughters and daughters of the Nile have different aspirations.’
In response to his cool response, I gave him a first-class forage license in my heart.
Satis said as if he knew.
─That would be nice. This alone may not be enough, but I will teach you the direction and method of the existence of the curse. Do the rest yourself
“Yes? Wait. Do it yourself?”
─There is nothing you can’t do.
The assertive Satis extracted divine blood and fashioned it into an arrowhead.
The reddish-colored arrowhead fell into my hand, exuding a very sacred aura that did not suit its appearance.
—The arrowhead will point to the location of the curse I am hunting. You can see with your own eyes the source of the power that fulfills the curse. Insert an arrow, and if you lack strength, pioneer with your own power.
The arrow in his hand was light.
However, the meaning contained there was not light.
Isn’t this the greatest gift I could give Veronica. A feeling of joy welled up in my heart.
“… Thank you, god of the heathen.”
And was it the same for Veronica? Her voice trembled as she greeted her politely, not knowing if it was thrill or joy.
Satis looked at Dana with an attitude of yes or no.
-You are next. Nord’s other wife.
“All, the other wife? Me?”
Dana, who seemed to be getting a little better, was surprised. It’s worth it. Because she has nothing to do with the name of the most hunting god.
-It is correct that I called you. What’s her name?
“Hey, uh, this is Dana Verbeia…”
─Berbeia? If it is false, it must be the lineage of a priest. As a Druid of Erinn, she was worshiped by the guys there. I thought all the gods of Erinn were dead, but there must have been survivors.
Realizing who it was referring to, we held our breath.
It must be the story of a goddess whose name has been forgotten. Dana parted her lips as if to ask the god’s name, then she closed it again, as if concluding that Satis could not know something that even we who have met don’t know.
──It seems that he hasn’t awakened yet, but after he has been brought down, he needs to decide which god to serve so that his fever will subside. And depending on the god you serve, the spirituality you will awaken to will also be different.
Satis walked back to the statue’s body and returned to his original position.
—It turns out that your husband is a half-god. Rather serve the Nords as gods. Or you can become a god yourself. I’d love to do both.
“Yeah? Yeah?!”
——The trust is over. But do you have a little bit of Hathor’s blood left?
Satis extracted the bloody mana he took from me and threw it at me.
I took that mana into my body, thinking that there would be nothing bad about it, but heat rose from my lower stomach as if something heavy was boiling.
Fuck me What is Typhoid Beam?
—You should awaken more of the old mana. Why are you digging into human magic over rune magic? If you can handle runes perfectly, you will be many times stronger than now.
After saying that, Satis pointed the bow as if it was annoying and took the same posture as before she possessed it.
And he spoke as if he were about to say one last word before leaving.
─Jeong If you don’t like me, you can always invade my soul.
If it wasn’t for a one-to-one transmission, it was a tone that he would never have been able to speak in front of believers. Satis’ eyes widened slightly as he aimed the bow.
As far as I know, that was the first smile of that Goddess of the Hunt.
—At that time, let’s stick together coolly.
… Tall.
The goddess statue left only those words and went back to the statue.
The sense of coercion and charisma that gave off the feeling of being in the presence of a god had completely disappeared.
What was left like that was the dumbfounded jerks and a happy bicorn. And there were only tearful letters and bouquets with goodbye messages written on them.
《… Huh, this is true. You talk more than you think.”
Oftum scratched the back of his head and smiled, then looked at me and said.
“Look. Do you still have the alcohol from that time?”
《… Let’s go I also want to blow a bottle today.”
Well, I guess so.
Rather than putting on a solemn form, that was much more like a goddess of hunting.
