Chapter 1170 – #278_Melee (4)

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One.
Erelim recalled.
This is a conversation with Psyche Teagarden, the witch of Aries, before meeting Orselia.

This is because I thought that Psyche, who devoted herself more to Gehenna and Erelim than anyone else, deserved to know the truth of the world.

She has devoted herself more than anyone else to protecting the order of Kether.

In order to hide among the crows, she became an ‘exploit’ by covering her entire body with ash.
She has abandoned herself, living a life of thin ice without glory or pride.

Only for Erelim’s sake.

It may be natural for Erelim to feel pity for such Psyche.
Because they both saw the same illusion and firmly believed that it was everything in life.

So it was said.

The identity of the order of Kether and the limitations of all witches.

In addition, he announced that he would turn his back on Gehenna, and that he would join Hexennacht to quickly end this war and lead the era of the witch.

‘For the first time in her life, Psyche will rebel against her sister Blanche.’
‘Her sister is going the wrong way.’

Psyche was greatly shocked, but she ultimately rejected Erelim’s offer.
Erelim understood her Psyche and freed her from the old chains that bound her.

“…”

Erelim silently meditated on the path she should take.

The mission given to Erelim has always been one.
She wanted to create a world for witches.

However, so far, we have relied only on the order of Kether as a methodology for our mission.

However, the mission given to Kether was not to create a world for witches.

Modern-day witches who tried to keep up with God’s feats are pitiful failures whose limits have been set.
Keter did not lead the failures, but abandoned them.

With cheap justice full of self-righteousness and stubbornness, she even neglected the disaster called ‘humans’ that would come to witches in the future.

In the end, what Keter wanted was not to lead the witches, but to wait for a new witch to be born.

Therefore, Kether is not the queen of witches.

So what should we do with these abandoned beings who are left behind without being guided?
What is truly the path for a witch?

Destroy the old order that Kether clung to and establish a new order.
She finds a new path for the witch, even if it means dismantling Kether’s only hope one by one.

She will gladly be queen of the outcasts, even if it means getting her hands dirty.

“…”

Erelim realized that she no longer wavered and hesitated.

Than when she was silently carrying out an order under Keter that she did not understand why she had to follow.
She tells Kether that she is better than when she first heard the truth of the world.

The confidence engraved in her heart is unwavering.

It has to be that way.

Because Blanche Erelim found the answer.

2.
At least as far as Shiwoo knows, Periwinkle is a fearless witch.
In such an important situation, the phrase ‘let’s run away on our own’ is typical of a great witch who would not say it even out of pride.

However, regardless of whether Periwinkle’s next words were true or not, it made me understand her sudden behavior.

“Is Duke Erelim a betrayal?”
“Okay.”
“No, what kind of betrayal is this? Does this mean it was attached to Hexennacht?”
“Oh, yes.”

It doesn’t look like he’s joking.
First of all, although Periwinkle has a bit of a quirky side, she’s not the type to joke about important things like this.

Siwoo’s subsequent reasoning naturally led to the source of the information Periwinkle had mentioned.

Information that no one knows until now.
Considering the importance of the issue, there is only one way for Periwinkle to know the information that the goddaughters remaining in Hexennacht should have shared first.

“Is that what you were telling me?”

Aries Witch Psyche Tea Garden.

Although she is publicly infamous and is still one of Hexennacht’s high-ranking figures, she is actually an undercover agent for Gehenna.
She will be an old witch who is creating a new world all by herself.

This was confidential, but Cybele had been a friend of Psyche for a long time, so she knew her identity.
Shiwoo also went out into the world to find Periwinkle and unintentionally became acquainted with her.

“… Okay.”

She admitted obediently, but soon closed her eyes tightly.
In a hushed voice, I barely manage to hold back tears.

“An encrypted warning was sent to the hotline I was in contact with. “They said it was the last message.”
“Is this the last message?”
“Erelim, that crazy bitch killed Psyche. “To use it as evidence of conversion.”

Siwoo hugged her as she looked devastated.
Periwinkle has always been confident, but her body is weak.

“… “He was a good guy.”

Periwinkle buried her head on his shoulder as if lamenting and muttered quietly.

Blanche Erelim, the ‘Constellation Witch’ who reached the 25th rank alone.

She has been warning about the dangers of humans for a long time.

Even now, many orthodox witches watch Hexennacht’s indulgence and refuse to participate in the war, probably because they are swayed by Erelim’s persistent claims.

No matter what anyone says, she was a great sage who worked the hardest for Gehenna and a leader who received a lot of trust from the Truth and Jinmyeong Academy.

Duke Erelim has kept silent about the current situation, but it is clear that her presence itself has been a deterrent to the war.

There was a feeling that if Hexennacht was too aggressive, the Duke of Erelim would step in, and if she moved, it was easy to predict that the Jinri Jinmyeong Academy, which had kept her silence, would soon join the Gehenna Allied Forces.

What if the Duke of Erelim turned to the enemy side?

“It’s a great war.”

Gehenna will be even more shaken, and Hexennacht will be even more arrogant.
An inevitable great war will soon break out.

The attack on the temporary branch office in Anchorage, which had a strong possibility of turning into an all-out war, was not an act of countermeasures, but a ‘war? It is said that this was done with the mindset of ‘try it if you like it’.

“I need to get ready. “More thoroughly.”
“Siwoo, this is not the end of Psyche’s message.”
“Is there something more important?”

Periwinkle took a breath and revealed the most important information.

“Psyche said that Erelim is after you, Amelia, and Mallika. “You have to stay out of the war.”

3.
Psyche’s last message soon turned out to be true.

A black tree on a white background, the symbol of Qliphoth.

Because Erelim, wearing a cloak with that symbol, appeared on Hexennacht’s official ship.

It was obvious what I was saying.
Humans are too dangerous, and now is the time for change.

As the world has changed, Gehenna witches should also join the flow of the new era without being bound by the old rules of the past.
Now, let’s not be caught up in the past and join forces for the Witch Empire.

It could be summarized like this.

Hexennacht’s side openly used the conversion of Gehenna’s next leader as a propaganda stunt.

This short speech was videotaped and distributed everywhere.
Although it was a short video of only about 30 seconds, its impact could not be ignored.

Gehenna was literally thrown into chaos.

Gehenna is not just because her strongest power has been drained.
Erelim was also a symbolic being in Gehenna.

This is because he is one of the few founders who has maintained order in Gehenna from its founding to the present, and is a great sage who has received the respect of many witches.

“Really… “Are humans that dangerous?”
“So there’s no need for witches to fight each other now?”
“Isn’t Hexennacht’s way correct?”

While there was anxiety in her voice coming from the allied forces of the academic society, the loyalists who had supported Relim and the witches of the Jinri Jinmyeong Academic Society gave a reaction close to screaming.

“Why did the president of the society make such a choice…”
“Why didn’t you tell us?”
“This can’t be happening! “This can’t be happening!”

Duke Erelim gave up his close associates at the Truth and Jinmyeong Academy.
Even Count Kohav, who was known to be her lover, was left alone without even receiving a single hint.

None of them understood Duke Erelim’s actions.

It was just a superficial thought that said, ‘That’s how much the Duke of Erelim thinks of humans as a threat.’

But Siwoo knows.
What is her purpose?

“… “You’re sleeping well.”

In Siwoo’s arms, Mallika, wrapped in a swaddle, is sleeping.

An all-out war between the two cities is just around the corner, but what does the baby know?
I just eat a lot, sleep well, wake up occasionally and smile.

Even though everything was dark, I was able to smile for a moment when I saw her daughter.

Psyche’s final message states that Erelim’s true purpose is to obtain Mallika.
The secondary goal is to secure Siu and Amelia.

In other words, the reason Erelim took Hexennacht’s side was ultimately to secure the Siu family.

Because the matter was urgent, I couldn’t hear the reason…

“Still, it doesn’t feel unfamiliar at all.”

It was a familiar thing.
How many witches and groups has she been targeted just because she became the first male witch in witch history?

In fact, Siwoo was a kidnapping specialist even after becoming a witch.

From Leruet, Linnaeus to Lydia.

When he was captured by Hexennacht, he even showed off the difficult skill of being captured by Lydia again while he was being held captive by Linnaeus.

In a similar vein, Malika may have caught the eye of Duke Erelim.

However, the scale is very different from then.

It is a powerful enemy that cannot be compared to any enemy we have faced so far.
It is a dangerous situation that cannot be compared to any situation we have ever faced.

“…”

Siu quietly kissed Mallika on the forehead and laid her down on the bed again.

I’m afraid of dying.
If he had done it alone, he might have run away after much trouble, as Periwinkle said.

In my opinion, Shin Si-woo may be a special person, but he is not ready to become a hero.
He is timid, timid, and secretly long-winded, and tends to avoid gambling whenever possible.

But the most fearful thing is that this small and precious peace will be trampled by someone else’s purposes.

I threw away the last remaining weakness.
His eyes are filled with the same determination and determination as when he lost Dorothy.

He may not have the courage to fight for world peace, but he has the courage to sacrifice his life for his loved ones and for his family.

“I will never let you do that.”

That is the weight of being the head of a household.