## Chapter 1197 – Strength

Ultimate relaxation.

“Katt-nim. Aah.”

Following Hilde’s direction, I opened my mouth and food came in. Not only that, but Ari was peeling fruit next to me. Hilde and Ari were guarding my sides.

They had laid me down on the bed, determined to nurse me back to health after the intense battle. So, all I had to do was lie there and everything was taken care of.

“Just lie still and rest. You need to recover your strength.”
“No. I still need to move around a bit.”

Risha was treating me like I was a seriously ill patient.

I could tell just by looking at her worried eyes.

If I said I was going to move, she would try to restrain me somehow. After I told her everything about how I got beaten like a dog on Boknal by Adramalech, spitting blood and flying away like crazy, Risha had become like this.

She even almost fainted right after hearing the story.

“I understand how you feel, but it would be best to stabilize that new power for a few days first. You can move your body after that.”

I felt like I was okay, though.

“Yes. You got hit so much. You even spat blood. Now is the time to rest and recover from internal injuries.”

Liztina, standing next to Risha, said in a gentle tone.

“Internal injuries, huh.”

Right.

Internal injuries are important.

If your insides are damaged, it’s hard to tell.
So, you can suddenly go to shit at any moment.

I ate the fruit Ari put in my mouth, checking for any internal injuries.

ㅡInternal injuries.

That bastard Adramalech’s fists were too fierce. Each blow penetrated my body, impacting even my mind, and poured tremendous shock into my insides. It was only natural that my bones were cracked and internal bleeding occurred.

I even spat out a bowl of blood.

But.

“…”

My body wasn’t in such a serious condition.

At my level, I could tell exactly what condition my body was in, even without a doctor. I examined my body through meditation, manipulating mana to check even the smallest wounds of internal injury.

ㅡ…

Yet, I couldn’t find any injuries.

I was very healthy.
And strong.

Last time, when I dropped the Valkyrie, I experienced the bizarre phenomenon of my ruined hand being restored in an instant. That was probably because divine power had regenerated my body.

This time, I felt my bones shatter and my muscles rupture as I got my ass kicked by Adramalech. It was only natural, as my mind even flew away for a moment. But. I clearly felt that it had recovered as well.

ㅡThe power of divine power.

Power beyond a superhuman.
Truly divine power.

That power had allowed my body to heal itself.

My body’s recovery ability had also become as strong as me.

“I don’t think I have any internal injuries.”
“You’re being stubborn again.”
“No, I’m not being stubborn. I really think I’ve recovered.”

It was a fact.

“Katt-nim. I understand that you don’t want to worry us, but please just rest now. You need to rest well to exert your strength properly. Here, aah.”
“Aah.”

Hilde said, holding a spoonful of food to my mouth.

Well.

If they were worried, I was planning to stay still for a while. Maybe I’ll rest for a few days and then get up, saying I’m really all better now.

“Now that you’ve had some food… let’s take your medicine.”
“Medicine?”

Risha said, taking a vial of medicine out of her sleeve. She even made medicine. She must have been watching me eat, waiting to give me medicine.

“I don’t need medicine.”
“Come on, open your mouth.”

Risha, who had come closer, held out the vial.

“It’s a medicine that’s good for internal injuries, so you have to bear with it even if it’s a little bitter.”
“Hehe, I’m not a kid who can’t eat it because it’s bitter. Okay. I’ll drink it.”

I opened my mouth and tilted my head back slightly, and Risha poured the medicine into my mouth as if pouring water. It tasted a little bitter, but I wasn’t a little kid who couldn’t take medicine.

ㅡGulp.

I swallowed it all.

“Good. You drank it well.”

Risha, who smiled brightly like a blooming flower, stroked my head as if I had done something very admirable.

“You did a great job, Katt-nim!”
“Father, you’re amazing.”

Crazy.

I felt like I had become a baby.

“It’s not a big deal to take medicine. Ah. But it feels good. Why is Risha so cute?”
“Ah, aah…!”

I grabbed Risha’s ear, who was proud of giving me medicine, and gently rubbed it. Then, Risha melted away in an instant, shaking her waist and groaning. Yeah. I should take medicine and cheer up so I can spank Risha’s butt a bit.

“I have to cheer up since I took medicine.”

But there was something else I wanted.

“But I want to eat something else besides medicine.”
“Is there something you want to eat?”

Liztina, who was sitting on the bed, asked.

There were a total of five people in this room: me, Hilde, Ari, Risha, and Liztina. Claudia, Winia, and Karin had gone out to go grocery shopping.

There were a few people missing, but it couldn’t be helped.

“Quickly. Everyone, take out your breasts.”
“Yes?”
“I want to suck on milk.”
“Haa… really. I should be glad that you’re overflowing with energy. Yes. Okay.”

At my words, everyone took off their tops and even unhooked their bras. Soon, Hilde and Ari, who were on either side of me, pushed their breasts into my face.

“Hehehe, that’s what Katt-nim is like! Here, these are the breasts that Katt-nim likes.”
“Father. Should I squirt breast milk on your face?”

Immediately, a soft sensation enveloped my face.

“Ah.”

It wouldn’t be bad to rest like this, surrounded by breasts, for a few days, focusing on inner cultivation. I had to check whether or not I could reproduce the power I had when I killed Adramalech.

ㅡDemonic Divine Art.

The Demonic Heaven Shattering Palm that would shatter the sky.
I had to check it no matter what.

* * *

That’s how a few days passed.

“Ooh.”

I could clearly feel the power boiling over in my body. The mana and divine power I had consumed had been completely restored during the past few days of rest, and I had returned to being the invincible Heavenly Demon Kim Katt.

ㅡPaaat.

Lightly.

I lightly extended my fist and repeatedly punched the air.

ㅡKugugugugung!!!

Void Shattering.

A roar echoed, and the atmosphere vibrated. In an instant, a gust of wind blew, blowing away the surrounding clutter… Strong. Strong and heavy. I had become able to handle those things very lightly. I didn’t even use much strength, and it was this powerful.

“No lie, it’s on a completely different level.”

I was definitely stronger than I had been before.

“This is fucking OP.”

Specifically, my power and speed had increased.
It was obvious that my stamina had increased, so there was no need to check.

Enough.

I could handle the Demonic Heaven Shattering Palm properly at this level.

I could experiment with that in an empty field or in the sky where no one was around. It wasn’t something I could do here. I’ll do it on the way back.

With that in mind, I moved my body lightly, took a shower, and came out.

There was someone I was going to go see today.

“Here. I’ve… prepared the bill.”

It was Vacuumseus.

He had properly organized the list of damages to the dwarf city while I was resting. I took it and read through it to see if there were any flaws.

“It’s a bit big.”

But it was within the expected range.

It was less than the funds I had collected on my way here.

Of course, I couldn’t trust this swindler dwarf, but I couldn’t say anything since it was entirely my fault that I woke up Adramalech.

“There was… a lot of destruction. I swear I didn’t cheat.”
“Yeah, yeah.”

I took the money out of the vault as written on the bill. Shit. The funds I had collected after capturing Rumillerzaud’s fortress were enormous, but half of it was gone in an instant.

“Here, count it.”
“Ah…”

When I took out the money, Vacuumseus started counting it and soon nodded.

“No… problem.”
“Then I gave you the money. Make sure to restore the city well.”
“…”
“If you embezzle this and the dwarves curse me, I’m going to hold you responsible.”
“Th, that won’t happen.”
“Yeah. Also, tell the dwarves who lost their homes that I’m sorry.”
“…I understand.”

I ended the matter of destroying the dwarf city with this.

Adramalech… that bastard. Why was he sealed there? And the World Tree. Right. I should meet the World Tree again. Did she know about this? Was she planning to make me do this while collecting the fragments of God?

There was a possibility.

The fragments of God wouldn’t be scattered for no reason.

ㅡAdramalech, who possessed the power of his prime.

There was an era when such monsters destroyed the world and crawled out like crazy. To stop that, the gods sacrificed themselves, and some of them were reduced to fragments.

Those fragments were sealing these ancient bastards.

Of course, nothing was eternal.
If they were released, it would be over.

So, it was possible that the World Tree was making me kill these sealed guys. The seal was unstable and would eventually be released. It would be a big problem if they couldn’t do anything about it, so she might have used me as a vanguard.

If that was her intention, then…

I had to ask her nicely.

“Ah, and.”
“What is it?”
“There’s something I need to tell you…”

Vacuumseus said hesitantly.

“Tell me.”
“Our king has arrived.”
“What? King?”
“With God Hammer.”

He really came?

“He’s in our city. He asked me to ask you to come and see him. Of course, he gave me this, saying he would ask politely.”

He took out a letter and a small box from his bag and handed them to me. The letter was a letter, and when I opened the box, there was a jewel inside.

A jewel?

I immediately read the letter.

“Hmm.”

It was an invitation written in a polite style. The dwarf king wanted to meet me. He even wrote a handwritten letter and gave me a gift.

“He gave me money and a handwritten letter while asking me.”

He was a very courteous and polite dwarf!

Good!

“Then, of course, I have to accept the invitation.”

I wasn’t going to refuse such a refreshing invitation.

“Then I’m glad.”
“Go and tell him. I’ll visit soon.”
“I understand.”

I sent Vacuumseus away and immediately returned to the accommodation to tell them the news.

“That blackie is super popular these days.”
“It’s because I’m too good.”
“I can’t argue with that anymore.”
“Don’t argue. Just worship him, Winia.”
“Whatever.”

I was the invincible Kim Katt.

“More than that, the dwarf God Hammer. That means he’s a kingdom swordmaster-level strongman, right?”
“If he’s the strongest in the dwarf kingdom, he’ll be around that level.”
“So, who’s stronger, our husband or that guy?”

Karin’s question.

It was something that needed to be seriously considered.

Could I say that I was the strongest in the kingdom right now?

The swordmaster in my memory was definitely strong. He was even stronger than Karin. Then, what about the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt right now?

“I think I’ll have to see it to know.”
“It’s a good opportunity. Go and see what that dwarf God Hammer is like.”

It was a good opportunity.

“Hmm… aren’t they going to attack us right away for massacring the dwarves? Let’s go to that city together.”

That was a possibility.

“Yeah. Do that.”

If necessary, we’ll attack together.

“Still, seeing that they gave us a handwritten letter and a jewel, it seems likely that they want to have a conversation.”
“Anyway, preparation is important.”
“That’s right, sister.”

That’s how I ended up going to meet the dwarf king.

* * *

I arrived at Vacuumseus’ city.

The place was under construction, and I immediately found Vacuumseus and was guided to where their king was.

“Oh.”

There were a lot of guards.

Each of them was emitting a strong aura, but they were no match for me now. They seemed to know that, and they looked very nervous.

I was walking while looking at those things.

“Ah. Are you the human paladin Kim Katt?”

I finally met the dwarf king.

He greeted me cheerfully and bravely offered me a handshake. He just looked like a dwarf wearing good clothes and a crown.

“Nice to meet you. I’m the dwarf king Wolkang Tualle Dirkason.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m the human paladin Kim Katt.”

ㅡSqueeze.

I shook his hand and greeted him.

It would be even better if he had a good personality.

“Indeed. You look as strong as I’ve heard. First of all, let me express my gratitude.”

Gratitude?

“I, Wolkang Tualle, am very grateful for clearing out the troublesome local warlord forces. You’ve done a really great job. They were very troublesome guys who couldn’t be controlled, but you did a great job. Especially Rumillerzaud, that guy was the biggest problem.”

Well.

“Keuheuhe. It’s a really thankful thing, a thankful thing. Thanks to you, my sleep has become a little more comfortable.”

Why was this guy so cool?