Chapter 999 – 999. Passage of Desire (5)
She didn’t particularly want to be born into a noble family.
She just happened to be the daughter of a duke, and because she was, she took on those responsibilities and obligations.
Her life as a princess, which she did not want, was originally decided even before Eleanor was born.
Eleanor was educated on various things, including the basic formalities and etiquette that a noble should have.
To improve the duchy’s honor and status as a member of the family.
“Our Duke Armitas family is one of the great pillars that supports the kingdom. It is a heavy position in which each of our actions and words carry a lot of meaning, and the lives of countless people are influenced by them. Therefore, we must be an example so that the countless people who trust and follow us can feel at ease.”
As a child, Eleanor did not understand what her father, Arbroth, said to her.
Eleanor was too young to understand that as a noble, she had no choice but to shoulder the responsibilities and duties of the lives of many people.
Since she knew nothing, her father’s words were everything in her life and orders she had to follow.
Of course, even if Arbroath had no intention of forcing it, the orders of Arbroath, the owner of the family, were absolute in the duke’s family in such a small mansion.
Eleanor said she had to study a lot and she had to get used to it.
At first she thought it was normal.
As she grew up, the girl learned about the world little by little, and within the confines of this kingdom, she instinctively learned how to survive.
Ever since she noticed that her half-brother, Ashton, was jealous of her younger self, she was forced to study and learn a lot as a means of protecting herself.
In this way, the Princess of Armitas was gradually completed.
“I hope you will become a great priest worthy of the name of the Temple of Vesta.”
The day she was ordained to the position of priest, the first time she was able to use something called divine power.
This was what the bishop of the Pernin Temple branch said.
The words to become a good priest who could represent the face of the temple sounded to Eleanor’s ears as a warning to her not to make any scandals that would tarnish the name of the temple.
She didn’t particularly want to become a priest.
She simply realized that one day she would suddenly be able to use something called divine power, and it was because of the calculated calculation that this could serve as a useful means of raising the honor and status of the Armitas Duke family.
At the same time, she also wanted to gain the means to protect herself from the jealousy and control of her half-brother.
Although she used her mysterious power called divine power that was revealed by believing in and worshiping the goddess, Eleanor actually did not truly believe in the existence of a goddess.
She was like that. She was natural.
She didn’t really believe in the goddess or pray to her, but the fact that she was suddenly able to use her divine powers didn’t fit Eleanor’s logic at all.
It was a ridiculous contradiction that the temple was full of believers who believed in or prayed to the goddess even more earnestly than he did, and that he, who had no religious beliefs at all, was chosen as a priest of the goddess.
For Eleanor, her divine powers and her priesthood were little more than useful means of enhancing her own worth.
But still, Eleanor was quite pleased with the idea of carrying out the position of priest.
As a priest, she could save many people by offering prayers and manifesting divine power.
A common ideology that Eleanor developed as she grew up, both as a noble and as a priest.
Leading, caring for, and saving many people.
It was not something that Avros or her others had instilled in her, but rather a small wish that Eleanor began to harbor in her own heart as she grew up and learned so much about herself.
I want to help people.
A mind that is no different from the most fundamental starting point.
Eleanor’s hope began from there.
“Thank you for your hard work today. “Bishop.”
“Yes?”
Eleanor, who came to her senses, asked a question.
“Yes?”
Her secretary, who had been assisting her with her work, tilted her head and looked at Eleanor.
Eleanor, who for a moment did not understand what was going on, asked once again.
“Just now… “What did you say?”
“… Yes?”
The priest had no choice but to repeat Eleanor’s question.
Because I didn’t understand her question.
Although Eleanor tilted her head, unable to understand why she was asking such a question, she answered her question for now.
“Thank you for your hard work today.”
I couldn’t understand the meaning of the greeting that was given as if ending the day’s work.
But it wasn’t the greeting that Eleanor stumbled on.
“Not that one.”
“… ?”
“What did you just call me?”
“I called him Bishop. Are you okay?”
Could it be that her hair was damaged due to excessive work?
After receiving the serious priest’s worried gaze, Eleanor lost herself in her thoughts.
“I… Bishop…”
The seat of the bishop of the Pernin Temple branch.
She stared blankly out her window.
I saw young children running and playing in the temple garden.
It is not a world that suffers from famine or poverty and is full of misfortune, but a peaceful world where worries and concerns do not exist at all.
The peaceful sight of the people laughing and talking in peace filled my eyes.
“This…”
Once upon a time, she was everything Eleanor dreamed of.
But that is.
“Not this.”
“Bishop?”
Eleanor jumped up from the table.
“This is not the world I want.”
This sight, she said, was the goal and point she had once imagined as she walked her priestly path.
But it was far from the dreams and wishes that Eleanor envisioned now.
Yes, in this world.
“That person is not there.”
Eunhyeon is not there.
This world was no longer the world Eleanor wanted.
Because what Eleanor wanted was a world with her Eunhyun, Illyana, and her other wives.
The moment Eleanor became aware of that one thing, she denied this world.
The illusions of her dreams surrounding her became blurred.
It’s like the color of paint in water changes as it spreads.
“Uh?”
Eleanor came to her senses and looked up at the sky.
She was different from the sky she knew, full of blue.
A sky filled with red air currents.
And the cracked earth and dry plants that seem to have no life.
She was so different from the world she knew.
“Woke up?”
“Ah…”
She turned her head in response to the familiar voice with a small sigh.
He could see Eunhyun’s face welcoming him with a smiling expression.
A feeling of sorrow surged in her heart, and she fell into his arms.
“Are you okay?”
“Fine… “Oh.”
“Did you have a bad dream?”
Dream.
Seeing Eleanor put it right in her mouth, she was sure that Eunhyeon had the same experience.
She said, hugging him tightly as if she didn’t want to lose his upper body again.
“Yes… “It was a very unpleasant dream.”
It was a world that was close to the ideal he wanted, but he had no choice but to express that he hated it so much.
‘Because you weren’t there.’
So Eleanor denied that world and came out.
“Okay. “It’s okay now.”
Eunhyeon smiled bitterly and comforted Eleanor.
“Oh! Eleanor! “You’re awake!”
“Don’t make a fuss.”
It was Erin’s voice welcoming Eleanoa’s spirit, and Siete’s voice reprimanding Erin.
“Little madam. How is your condition?”
“Are you okay. This place…”
Eleanor immediately looked around her again.
“So this is the Demon World?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“I see…”
She looked around, and she found the one person who was not here.
“… “What about Illyana?”
“Illyana is…”
Quaaaaang!
Meteorite rained down from the sky.
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From the moment she entered the demon world, Illyana had no illusions about her dreams.
It was not because of her strong mental strength or vast magical power.
If I had to put it into words, she had a strong obsession with the person she loved.
For Illyana, the reality was that she was always with her Eunhyun.
She did not need to express the hopes and desires she had in her heart through the illusion of her dreams.
What she wanted was already in her hands, and in order not to let go of it, she was still living in reality.
Therefore, Illyana did not need to express her desires indirectly through her dreams.
“Hmm…”
As she entered the demon world, she thought about the locations of Eunhyeon and the other wives who were scattered.
If it were her Eunhyeon, she would probably specify the location of herself and her wives and consider joining them.
Then she knew what she had to do.
“Human?”
“Hmm?”
“How are humans here?”
“It’s up to you to figure that out.”
“… “You’re arrogant.”
Starting with the demon that approached Illyana and spoke to her, other demons began to appear one by one.
It was a natural story.
They are all demons who are hungry for food and use human souls and magic as their stock to increase their power.
Especially if it is someone like Illyana who possesses vast magical power that far exceeds the average human.
“He is a delicious-looking human being.”
“One leg is mine.”
“No. You have to keep your body intact. I really like the smooth face and body. “I will make you my toy.”
Various expressions of malice, such as giggling, drooling, or dirty lust.
Illyana snorted as she received it in one piece.
The number of demons snooping around in front of her was well over twenty, but if we were to consider their individual strength, they were insignificant demons from the lower world.
They were no different from low-level demons who did not need to be restricted enough to cross over to the underworld.
Those things dare to ridicule and ridicule oneself, casting dirty looks at oneself.
How dare you go for it?
“It just so happened. “I still needed to let you know my location.”
Illyana raised the staff she held in her hand high above her.
This was before the demons noticed anything unusual.
A split second in the blink of an eye.
The time it took to unlock magical power, construct a spell, and manifest magic was 0.1 seconds.
“At this rate, it will come by itself.”
For a split second, the demons felt a chill.
That’s because the smile of the witch who raised her staff in the sky was so creepy.
An arrogant smile that shows that she does not value all beings in this place other than herself.
And as if to prove its arrogance, huge shadows were cast across the red sky.
The demons looked blankly up at the sky.
By the time I realized that something of great mass had been summoned along with the shadow, it was already too late.
[Six-digit top magic]
[Meteor Strike]
The demons were all shocked.
I simply could not accept that the being who could use an attack with such a vast range that it could change the sky was just one human.
That thing wasn’t human.
“What a bitch, like water… !”
“I’m talking about your face.”
As Illyana, with her cynicism, lowers the staff she had raised above her, the meteorites that were floating unaffected by her gravity begin to tremble in response.
Hundreds of giant meteorites that had been summoned fell all at once, covering the sky of the Demon World.
“They all disappear.”
