## Chapter 989 – Unknown Power

What the hell was that just now?

My concentration shattered, I abruptly opened my eyes and leaped to my feet, quickly checking my condition. But nothing had changed. Not even the slightest thing was different; everything was as it was.

My power was ridiculously overflowing, and my mana was circulating normally. My body was as normal as it could possibly be right now.

“…”

…It was a power like a divinely burning flame.

No lie, that unknown power had taken root in my deepest core. A power that even I couldn’t confirm unless I meditated and descended to the deepest depths.

The power felt faint, almost imperceptible, but it shone brilliantly. I’m certain of it because I confirmed it myself through meditation.

ㅡThump, thump.

My heart began to beat rapidly.

Holy crap, did I really absorb the Valkyrie’s power? It seems the hypothesis that my arm was healed because I acquired a power similar to divine power is correct. My arm was healed, and that kind of power was residing within me. Feeling it directly like this, it seemed to become certain.

This was nothing short of hitting the jackpot.

ㅡWhoosh!!!

Sitting back down, I tried to calm my racing heart and meditate. But I was too excited, and I couldn’t enter a meditative state. Meditation can only be done in the most stable state. I was already too excited to do it.

“Damn it!!!”

To acquire a genuine power similar to divine power…! Feeling like the Wright brothers who invented the airplane for the first time, I jumped up and stuck to the ceiling.

ㅡRustle, rustle, rustle!!

I wildly roamed the basement walls and ceiling. While doing so, I separated this bizarre behavior from reality and thought about it calmly.

Did I gain a new power?

Yes.

But this power was ultimately unknown. The principle and cause are not clear. I don’t have a good grasp of how to use it. Above all, it certainly seems like a power similar to divine power, but it felt a bit different from the divine powers I’ve experienced so far.

If I had to compare, it seems similar to that of the Valkyrie.

But still different.

It’s clear that the power originated from the Valkyrie, but the nature feels different? That’s why I’m questioning it.

ㅡWhoosh.

Then, before rejoicing.

I should be wary.

It’s not a power I can properly handle yet, and its identity is also unknown. If it’s not something I can fully control, I have to be cautious. More than anything, can this even be called a “power”? It wouldn’t be strange to classify it as a kind of energy.

Let’s consult with my women first and then make a judgment slowly.

ㅡSwish.

I immediately went up to the first floor.

When I went up, Hilde was bending over and diligently wiping the table. I slapped her wiggling butt hard with my palm and called out to her.

ㅡSlap!!!

“Kyaaaaaaah!!!”

As the plump flesh of her butt wrapped around my palm, Hilde screamed and stood up straight, bringing her feet together and standing on tiptoe.

“K-Katt-nim! Suddenly doing this…!”
“Hilde, is there anything different about me?”
“Y-Yes? Something different, you mean?”
“Yeah. Is there anything different about me?”

It was a power similar to divine power. Then Hilde, who is sensitive to such things, might notice it? There wasn’t really a problem when I came into contact with Hilde, so I was just going to let it pass, but Hilde might notice if she focuses on me.

“Hmm…”

Hilde put her hand on her chin and made a serious expression, circling around me and observing my whole body.

“Hmm, hmm, hmm? Hmm? Hmm?! Eung?!”
“What, Hilde? What’s wrong?”
“Katt-nim!!!”

Hilde suddenly screamed in surprise.
Did she find something…?

“You’re too handsome!!!! What should I do!!! Kyaaaaah!!!!”
“No, why are you suddenly acting cute?”

Unable to bear it, I immediately slapped Hilde’s butt one more time.

ㅡSlap!!

“Kyaaaaah!!”

The reaction is good.
Anyway, Hilde hugged me.

“Haa… It doesn’t seem like anything has changed. Could it be that you got hurt somewhere when the Valkyrie died and your condition isn’t good? Then let’s go get treatment quickly!!!”
“No, it’s not like that, so there’s no need to get treatment.”

Hilde didn’t seem to feel anything. In fact, even I could barely figure it out after doing proper meditation.

There seems to be no external influence.

“Katt? What’s wrong?”
“Ah. Claudia.”

Then Claudia came over, and I asked her too.

“Don’t you feel any strange energy from me?”
“Strange energy?”

Claudia tilted her head, came over, and put her face to my neck. Then, while smelling me, she touched my body with her hands for a long time.

“Hmph… You’re the usual Katt? I don’t feel anything strange.”
“Is that so?”

If even Claudia can’t recognize it.

“Did you go down to the basement and have some thoughts?”
“It’s kind of similar to that. I should tell everyone first.”

So I gathered them to properly inform them of this matter. I had already told them before. I said I would let them know when it was sorted out.

“There’s something I didn’t tell you guys after catching the Valkyrie back then, but I didn’t know for sure at the time, so I was going to sort it out and tell you. I’ll tell you that now.”
“Ah. Is that what you were talking about back then?”
“Tell us quickly.”

They nodded at my words.

“That’s right. When I fought the Valkyrie.”

I immediately explained in detail what happened while fighting the Valkyrie. How I threw away the Vigal, endured the injuries, blocked the sword with my bare arm, and launched a counterattack. And how I punched the Valkyrie in the chest and killed her.

“To do such a thing with your bare arms…! Isn’t it dangerous!!”
“Father…? Such a dangerous thing…?”
“Darkie? Should we talk?”

As expected, they started to get angry with fierce eyes.

“Ah. I’m sorry, really. But that’s because there were paladins there. And I thought I could heal right away anyway. Huh? Don’t be too angry.”

As I was trying to calm them down, Claudia said.

“Katt? Arm. Give it here.”
“Ah. Yes.”

I immediately held out my arm, and she stroked my arm.
It goes without saying, but there were no wounds.

“Look. It’s fine. There’s no problem.”
“Huh…?”
“Huh?”

They were suddenly confused.

Because I was just talking about how my arm was messed up.

“So, this is what happened next, when I tried to check the wound, it suddenly healed?”
“What?”
“What on earth does that mean!”

I explained to the surprised women all about how I recovered. After hearing my explanation, they were quite puzzled. They reacted as if they couldn’t figure out what was going on.

I even told them my speculation about this situation.

“So, I just meditated and came up. When I looked, I had a kind of brilliant power similar to divine power, or rather, that kind of energy was dwelling in me. I think I recovered because of that.”

When I told them that, exclamations of astonishment erupted.

“What!!!!”
“Neeeeeeeeet!!!”
“D-Divine power, you say!!!”

It’s understandable enough.

“Quickly! Look quickly!”

Then, the excited women grabbed and pushed me, tearing off the tank top I was wearing.

“Ugh!!!!”

No, what on earth is going on!! The women who tore off my tank top put their ears to my chest and made a fuss as if trying to confirm something. Seeing this, it seems like they’re trying to feel the divine power.

But the hair touching my skin is too ticklish.

ㅡ…

How long has it been?

“No, not really… I don’t feel anything?”

Karin said first.

“This one cannot find anything special either.”
“Me too!!! Katt-nim, I don’t know either!!!”
“The flow of mana is also normal… Divine power, what on earth…”

It seems like they couldn’t feel it either.

“So, I barely found it after repeated meditation.”

I said, raising my upper body.

“That kind of power has arisen. But I don’t really know the change. So I was sorting out my thoughts.”
“Ah…”

The calmed women nodded.

“Father. So, in the end, you absorbed the Valkyrie’s power… Is that the story?”
“I’m not sure, but you can almost say that.”

I still don’t know either.

“Katt. You said it’s a little different from divine power?”
“Yeah. No lie, it seems like the power originated from the Valkyrie, but it’s also strange that it feels a bit different from the Valkyrie’s energy. So I’m thinking it’s a bit strange.”
“Hmph… What could it be?”

That’s what I’m saying.

“Certainly, it is a bizarre thing.”

Risha also didn’t know. At that moment, Karin silently looked at Risha’s face, and Risha, whose face was flushed, shouted something.

“If what Darkie says is true, isn’t it like that Valkyrie’s soul? Fragment of power? That shot out light and was absorbed by Darkie?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“But you actually feel that it’s subtly different from the Valkyrie’s power?”
“That’s exactly it, Winia. I’ll give you a praise sticker.”
“What are you talking about.”

The fact that it was absorbed is a fact.

“Ah!”

Then Hilde shouted as if having a seizure.

“Katt-nim!!! That’s it, that’s it!!! It’s like absorbing power when you kill demons!!! Friends resemble each other, so Katt-nim also absorbed power like Vigal!!!”
“What?”

Me… Vigal?

“I resemble Vigal…?”

That kind of thing.

I can’t admit it!!!!!!!!!

“Surely that can’t be the case? Absorbing power like a demon, isn’t it simply a Valkyrie’s characteristic?”

Liztina said.

“If we think about it logically, when a Valkyrie created by God dies, wouldn’t that power return to God? That’s right.”

It seems like it would.

“I think Liz Unni is right…”
“Hmph… Is that so?”

Everyone nodded at those words.

“So, because the Valkyrie’s god died, that power that had nowhere to go flowed into the person who killed her?”
“Yes. That’s what I just thought.”

When Karin chimed in, Liztina clapped her hands.

“It’s a bit of a leap, but there’s that possibility.”
“Certainly, Nuna’s words seem right.”

Because that would explain it.

Still, it’s not certain yet.

“Anyway, it is a mysterious thing. To absorb the power of a Valkyrie… It is not certain, but the fact that such power was created and the arm was healed will certainly not be unrelated.”

Risha said, stroking my arm.

“That’s right.”
“More than anything, it has been several days since then. If it has recovered, it may have accumulated even more. How about meditating again at that time to check?”
“Okay. I’ll do that. I’ll let you know again then.”

Good.

Let’s do that.

“Anyway, Darkie? It would be good to ask that saintess about this.”
“Yeah, well. Isn’t that woman the best in this field? We should use her at times like this. Ask her when you go next time.”

That’s right.

“Okay. I’ll do that. I have to go submit the report tomorrow anyway.”

I have to finish writing the report anyway and go see the saintess. Above all, Kadia is a real saintess. She is someone who has no choice but to know more about these things than others. If even she doesn’t know, I’ll fall into a labyrinth, but I’ll be able to hear some kind of answer.

“Katt.”
“Hmm?”
“Then Katt… absorbed the power of God?”
“Oops.”

Saying it like that makes me feel strange again.

“Katt, then Mama is really…”

At that moment, Claudia’s eyes became wet as if she was moved. I was flustered and immediately hugged her neck and stopped her.

“A, ah! Claudia! Don’t cry! Wait! It’s not certain yet!!!”
“Even so!!”

It hurts if you drink kimchi soup for nothing and then it turns out not to be true.

But the power of God… Maybe the divinity that the vanished ancient god bestowed on the Valkyrie really entered me.

In other words, the Valkyrie’s divine power was created through a certain power bestowed by God as a medium. So, it’s the difference between the original and what was derived from it. Thinking that way, it feels like I’m forcing it a bit, but it also explains why the energy inside me and the power that the Valkyrie emitted are subtly different.

It’s a difficult problem.

Let’s finish the report and go visit Kadia.

Anyway, I calmed down the women who were about to get excited after hearing the words “power of God.”