## Chapter 1202 – Power

I explained the circumstances of how I killed Adramelech in a really simple way.

It wasn’t a big deal.

From the start, there was no way I could lose.

For the invincible, iron-blooded, airplane-riding, saintly demon lord of love, the Supreme Saint Kim Kat, an ancient great demon is just a grasshopper or a dead locust you meet on the street.

It screamed and yelled while fighting, but my dad also screams and yells whenever he sees bugs. But he always wins in the end.

It’s a similar context.

“Really.”

Khadia said, half-frozen.

“Amazing.”

My dad is kind of amazing.

“I never imagined the Paladin would casually say he killed an ancient great demon. Never.”
“Right? But it wasn’t a big deal. I got hit a bit, but I ended up catching and killing it.”
“You got hit.”

Khadia’s expression instantly changed.

“…Were you hurt badly?”
“At the time. I’m okay now.”

Everyone gets worried when I say I got hit.

“…Hearing that makes my excited heart calm down a bit.”
“It’s okay. I overcame it all. It hurt like hell, but it’s no problem.”
“Just in case, was it a dangerous situation?”

It was dangerous.

My dad also considered bugs dangerous.

He was a bizarre man who couldn’t distinguish between cockroaches and stag beetles. Crazy bastard. I still can’t get over the shock of him seeing my stag beetle and asking why I brought a crazy cockroach into the house, then proceeding to smash it to death with a fly swatter.

It was amazing that he did that in front of me, and he even told me to clean up the exploded corpse. What the hell was he doing?

“No. It wasn’t very dangerous. Those things are no match for me now.”
“…”

Khadia closed her mouth for a moment and looked at me.

“It’s just one surprise after another, Paladin. This Saintess truly… believes the Paladin is a human worthy of being a hero of mankind.”
“Right?”

But you’re wrong, Khadia.

I’m not some small, insignificant hero of mankind… I’m a hero of the whole world. The whole universe. The whole dimension. You can’t contain this Kim Kat with the small title of hero of mankind!

The Supreme Saints aren’t that light!

“There are many ominous movements. Something destructive is coming. The Idol War will be reborn. This Saintess clearly predicts it.”

Khadia’s prediction.

“But if we have the Paladin… I don’t think there will be any problems.”
“I think so too.”

This is a natural belief.

“Just trust me. If you just trust me, everything will be alright, Khadia. I’m that kind of man. There’s nothing I can’t do. I’m the strongest warrior who can do anything, a preacher of love.”
“A preacher of love?”
“I’m a warrior of love. A guardian of love.”

Love Demon Lord Kim Kat exists as love.

“The Paladin really likes the word ‘love’.”

Khadia said with a smile.

“Yeah. Love. Friendship. Hope. Future. Peace. These are the words I like.”

These are my favorite words. Additionally, demon lord. Inhuman. Hair-tearing are also in the list.

“Heh, really… you’re so pure.”

Khadia, resting her chin on her hand, suddenly had a very benevolent and loving expression as she looked at my face and said that.

“To like such pure things. Even priests are too embarrassed to say such things.”

That’s certainly true.

This barbaric world.

Who would dare to say they would fight for love, friendship, hope, the future, and peace? Who would say such things without shame, unless they were some Power Rangers?

“If you have unwavering faith in yourself.”

That’s why the only one who can say it is.

“There’s no shame, Khadia.”

Me.

“That excessive confidence and arrogance is the Paladin’s charm. Anyway, you’ve worked really hard. I’ll receive the report… in bed later. I’ll bless your return, so come to this Saintess’s house on time. I have so much more to say.”
“Hehehe, yeah. I’m really busy every day.”
“What can you do?”

That’s right.

Then I’ll be staying at home for a while.

* * *

The combination of divine power and mana.

“Destructive power.”

I overcame the inner demons that came from the weak parts of my heart and succeeded in combining divine power and mana. That weakness appeared before me in the form of the Wright brothers, who had become artificial great demons, but I eventually overwhelmed them with the power of love. In front of the sun that is Kim Kat, even the iron-blooded, steel airplanes were just Icarus’s new wings.

His twisted ideology is just wrong.

And so, now.

There wasn’t a single speck of mana left inside me. And I couldn’t find any of the divine power I had used until now.

Everything.

Was all combined into a new power.

The new power that was combined was slightly larger than the sum of the original two powers. In other words, a synergy effect. The output of this power is definitely stronger than the two powers that are the raw materials.

The unstable hybrid has merged into one, becoming perfect. Anyway, it seems like a natural thing for the Supreme Saint Kim Kat.

“Yeah.”

—Powerful.

I became incredibly powerful, no lie.

Not only did the total amount of power increase.
The output was also strengthened.

“And.”

The mana that had melted into every cell in my body and made my body more powerful. The mana that made me a superhuman. Those things were also transformed into this new power. The new power has melted into all my cells.

With that, my body became even stronger than before.

“…”

At the same time.

The moment I realized that.

I felt something strange.

That power, the combination of divine power and mana.
Melted into my whole body and became one.

What does that mean?

Does it mean that my body can go beyond a superhuman and reach the realm of a god? It definitely feels different. When mana strengthened my body, I clearly felt that I was superhuman.

But now.

I could tell that the feeling was definitely different. This feeling isn’t that of a superhuman… it transcends that.

“Demigod.”

Beyond superhuman, a demigod?
That’s a good interpretation.

There’s a high possibility.

It’s not certain and it’s difficult to say for sure, but I’m clearly feeling that my body is filled with this explosive power. That’s why I thought that.

“Does the body follow the mind, or vice versa?”

It’s a meaningless question.

That inner demon may have awakened because an unfamiliar power was trying to dominate my body. If not, it could be said that such a will is imbued in this destructive power.

Anyway, both my mind and body have become worthy of the Supreme Saint.

“So.”

What should I name this power?

“What should I name this powerful power?”

It’s a power that combines mana and divine power.

“Power of Peace?”

Defines the root of my power.

Where does this power come from?
And what strengthens it?

“That is.”

Love.

“It’s love.”

This was the power of love.

Mana and divine power. Two powers with different properties were combined by love. Yeah, I’m Kim Kat, the warrior of love. This was the power of love and the power of protection. It’s truly a beautiful power. But if I name it that, the name is too long.

I need something simple.

Should I just call it inner energy?
Honestly, I’m really tempted.

When I think about it, where in the world is there a demon lord who uses mana and divine power? They’re all using inner energy. Should I just lump it together and call it inner energy?

Or true energy?
Power?

I can think about this slowly.
The name isn’t important.

Anyway, I contemplated this new power and trained repeatedly to be able to handle it more perfectly. I have to hone it so that I can freely draw it out and use it instantly as soon as I think of it without any delay.

—Gooooo.

From the start, the house is so big that it has a meditation room. There, I quietly. Pulled up the power and wrapped my body with it.

—Whirr.

My whole body is burning with white karma fire.
The white flame was emitting a brilliant light.

“Certainly. It’s a bit different from mana.”

Liztina’s voice is heard.

“…It’s similar. But you can say it’s different.”
“You said divine power and mana were combined.”
“It shows the characteristics of both powers, but… whether it’s because they’re combined, you can definitely say it’s a different power. You can say that this is neither mana nor that divine power.”
“It’s a completely new power.”

Even they could feel that this power was different from mana.

—Paat.

I immediately extinguished the flame.

“How is it?”
“It’s as I said. I looked at it properly, but… this isn’t mana after all.”
“Liztina is right.”
“Yeah. You can all feel it.”

Perfect.

“It’s a completely new power. So. What’s the power like?”
“It’s stronger than mana and divine power. Because I combined the two.”
“Hoo… Well, then. Catch this.”

Karin handed me Vihal.

“Start.”
“Okay.”

I immediately grabbed the handle of Vihal and concentrated.

“Andro. Get nervous. I’m going to pour power into it from now on.”
“What…! Wait! Wait!”
“Real Sword Spirit Flame!!!”

—Whirr!!

Immediately, white flames wrapped around Vihal’s sword. Burning white karma fire. Yeah. What you can do with mana. And what you can do with divine power. Both are perfectly possible.

“And!!!”

The next level, Real Sword Spirit Strength…!

The moment I tried to draw it out!

“Kieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!”

—Crack!!!

Andro screamed and Vihal’s sword broke!

“Oh, you son of a bitch!!!”

I immediately had no choice but to sit down on the spot! You son of a bitch! Is it still like this!

“When are you going to come to your senses!”

I immediately scolded Vihal, which only had a handle left. But there was no answer. Andro had also fainted from the shock. These crazy bastards! I can’t use a sword like this.

“Sigh.”

Karin sighed.

Honestly, I think I can use sword strength now, but I can’t help it because Vihal is like this. Anyway, Karin handed me a new sword.

“Try it with this. It’s just a normal sword.”
“Okay.”

It might work with a normal sword.
I immediately grabbed the sword and performed the same procedure.

—Crack!!!

This also broke.

“…It’s the same.”
“No. I don’t think it’s the same. Isn’t this just not able to withstand the power?”
“Is that so?”

Andro and Vihal are almost magical beings. So they can’t withstand my power and are destroyed. But the fact that this normal sword is breaking… just means it can’t withstand my power.

“Kat. Whatever it is, it’s really powerful. Does that mean you’ve become incredibly strong even without a weapon?”
“Hehehe, that’s right.”
“No. What do you mean that’s right. A person can only exert proper combat power when they have a weapon.”
“Oh, martial artists don’t do that.”
“Yeah. Bullshit.”
“It’s okay, Karin. If you control your power well, you’ll be able to use a sword. Kat can definitely do it.”
“That’s true, but…”

Honestly, if Vihal becomes so strong that it can receive all my power, it’s definitely stronger than bare hands.

“Hehehe, it doesn’t matter. The important thing is that Kat has completely absorbed this new power. You should just think about that now.”

Claudia smiled and clung to me.

“I really like it. I’m so proud of you, Kat.”
“A little more! Praise me a little more!”
“Kat is the best!”
“Hahahaha!”

Claudia smiled and started touching my face. Filled with joy, I immediately deployed my power and wrapped my body in white flames. Feel my energy even more deeply, Claudia!

It was at that moment.

“…Huh?”

Claudia suddenly tilted her head.

“Claudia? Why?”
“Huh? No… this…”
“What is it?”

The moment I tried to extinguish the flame, Claudia shook her head. Does she mean not to extinguish it? She hugged me tightly as if she felt something, and put her face on my chest.

Everyone looked at Claudia with questions at that action.

“..”

Silence.

And.

“Kat… hmm… this power…”
“What about the power?”
“Something… it’s too warm and I feel good.”

She said vaguely as if she didn’t know.

Warm and feels good?

“What did you say?”
“You feel good?”

Everyone questioned Claudia’s words.

“Yeah… I can’t explain it properly… but it feels too warm…”
“Where, let me see.”
“Do you feel something other than mana?”

They immediately came to me and clung to me like Claudia. With that, we became one. What is this happy situation…! I like this so much! I can feel the power of love overflowing!

—Whirr!

I deployed my power even more strongly.

Then they are wrapped in my radiance.

“Oh… this warmth…”
“Certainly… I feel like my heart is at ease…”
“Right? It feels kind of warm.”
“Hmm… Yes. I feel it too… I feel good…”

Soon they narrowed their eyes and said in a melting tone. At the same time, they are hugging me even tighter.

“What is it?”

Are they actually feeling something?