Chapter 74 – Change(4)

It suddenly existed without any sign or sound, as if it had been there originally.

It was a soft, consoling tone, as if a mother was stopping her child, but Yura couldn’t open her mouth, couldn’t move her fingertips, and couldn’t breathe.

Thump thump…

There is no colossal presence or depressing power. No, beyond that, even at this moment, I don’t feel any presence. Even so, the sound of shoes stepping on the monster’s corpse is clearly heard in Yura’s ears.

‘What… Is this…?’

In response to that bizarre sense of distance, Yura felt a dull emotion slowly but non-stop rising from her toes and encroaching on her body.

Who is she? High Ranker Sky Palace Yura. It is hard to see a strong person who is only her, even if she turns her central world upside down and gets rid of it. But that doesn’t mean she’s hard to see. She is, so she realizes. Is there a being behind this?

In fact, Arbella had a hard expression that even Yura herself had never seen before.

‘Who is it?’

Think. Who is the monster walking slowly behind here?

Whoops… Whoops…

The sound of dragging skirts along with the sound of shoes. Long dress. But even on such a filthy corpse, there is no smudge. A dress engraved with an order. It is a luxury item that one lower class cannot see.

The opponent is a woman, and that is a woman of the aristocratic class. And I remembered. Among those who could make Arbella nervous, there were only about 10 high-rankers, who were called the TOP 10. There are only two women there. One of them is his master.

‘No way…’

“You roll her head hard. Cute.”

Something behind her slowly approached and ran a soft finger across Yura’s shoulder.

“Don’t be afraid. I have no intention of hurting a beautiful lady like you.”

It was a caring voice that would still make you feel maternal love, but Yura couldn’t say anything, and she just shuddered. It has to be. I don’t know if you didn’t know I found out who her opponent was. And she was convinced. How could this one be here and still feel nothing.

Cut the gap between dimensions.

The presence and presence itself were cut.

Yura’s heart and will to move to protect Arbella. She cut herself

“I hope to do it in moderation.”

Damn…

As Arbella lightly waved her arm, a nonsensical sound was heard, something broke and Yura regained control of her body that had been taken away from her.

“Heo-euk…Heo-euk…”

Sat down on her back, she caught her breath and recalled what had happened a moment ago.

She dared not peek, but she could tell what kind of confrontation had just unfolded. A clash of concepts beyond images. It can’t be seen or felt, but something must have been twisted in this world.

‘Mi, crazy…’

You can’t peek at it, but you shouldn’t even look at it. If you witnessed it with only Yura’s mental world, you would become a dead man.

“A granny, you still have a vulgar mouth that doesn’t fit your rank. You.”

“Then what the fuck do you call a woman who lived 300 years old?”

“For elves, 300 years is just a young age. I will outlive them. You are still young.”

“You are crazy. Very.”

Yura passed him and looked with trembling eyes at the woman sitting opposite her in Arbella. Her golden hair, as if embroidered with gold, and a blue dress with gorgeous lines symbolizing the nobility of the Mahel Empire.

In addition, there was no scabbard, the blade on the waistband was missing, and the rusty longsword itself was incongruent, but her presence made it natural.

“So what is the noble swordsman lord doing here?”

It’s clear now. It’s the first time I’ve seen it, but there is only one existence like this among the female nobles of the Mahel Empire.

“Katrena Ron Davdiella”

4th place in the ranking, Kathrena Ron Davdiella, the sword of the middle sky. The head of the Imperial Alliance and the owner of the Grand Duchess Tabdiella, who even the emperor of the Mahel Empire, who is the 8th seat of the 13th Committee, bows his head.

And the master of the sword palace, who is said to be the sanctuary of all sword masters, opened her mouth, gently folding her golden eyes that matched her hair color.

“You cannot go to Earth.”

Contrary to the benevolent smile, Arbella wrinkled her expression in a resolute tone.

“What are you?”

“This is not just me thinking. This is something agreed upon by the Libra, the White Line, and… The One.”

“What…?”

The third-ranked guardian of the scale, the lord of the Tower of Time, Zayerba.

2nd place in the rankings, Xuanwu Yeo Hak-cheon.

And…

Adrixen Sargenokoff, Chairman of the Supreme Council of The One Central Committee.

Why stop those old monsters from visiting the Outer Dimension? It’s not like he’s going to reveal his identity.

‘Did these old ones go senile as a group?’

“Oh, there must be no misunderstanding. I’m not wary of you going to Earth. To be precise, it is to prevent us, the TOP 5, from interfering in the dimension of Earth.”

Katrena smiled, not sure if she had read Arbella’s mind, and she looked around.

“The uneaten greed and sin of our ancestors for a long time became the original sin and has plagued us to this day. The oath and the absolute line of defense here are the result of that original sin.”

“What do you want to say, do it.”

“Um, wait a minute. That lady is not allowed to listen…”

“No.”

Coo goo goo…

Arbella, who had read that Katrena was cutting out her space to create a complete enclosed space, laughed fiercely and let out a life, the world turned black and the monster’s corpse beneath her feet gradually began to be crushed, spraying green blood.

“Even so, I feel quite upset because you recklessly invaded my territory. So just say what you have to say and go away or one of you will die here huh?”

Would you dare to crawl in without asking permission and shamelessly use your strength there? Arbella did not want to see this woman openly disrespecting her.

“Hmm… I think fighting with you would be quite fun, but…”

Katrena’s eyes were shining as if she was rather interested in receiving the murderous sword from the front, which seemed to embody her death. From the time she was born until now, she has always been stronger than anyone else and more heterogeneous than anyone else.

It has been one year since the day he cut the throat of the Sword Master who came as an assassin with a cleaver in his hand that he began to be respected by everyone in the Mahel Empire. And it took only 10 years to destroy the grave of the sword where the ghosts, the symbol of sword masters in the central world, and become the symbol of the sword themselves.

After that, after decades of wandering around the battlefield looking for enemies to deal with, there were only followers who bowed their heads when they showed themselves, let alone enemies on the battlefield.

Since then, the sword palace, which was built to receive challengers, was rather treated as a sacred place and filled with worshipers.

To hide her bitter heart, she dressed up and immersed herself in her hobbies as a lady, but she couldn’t put down the sword that had already become one with herself.

That time when I was lonely for hundreds of years. A woman appeared. Arbella Van Axir. After an unconventional appearance in which she plucked out the eyes of a 20-year-old high-ranker, the leader of the 1st Knight of the Committee, she tore through countless named monsters and villains.

And as the pinnacle, after completing the genocide of Beren Duke, which is still a hot topic, a woman who broke her existing vested interests and rose to the position of absolute.

‘Really… Nice…’

She looked at the red-haired woman in front of her with a sullen expression.

Want to fight

War is good, combat is good.

I just wanted to engage in a slaughter battle with this woman, clashing images and concepts and killing each other.

Because she figured that if this woman was going to be able to show that she’s more than she’s given her own madness.

“Um…Yes…No. Shouldn’t it be too? I have something to do now. Be patient first.”

Katrena laughed, suppressing her beating heart and madness as if she were breathing for the first time in a long time.

‘I have to put up with it… I have to put up with it…’

“I like open-mouthed conversations… But as you said, I was rude, so shall we go by the rules?”

“Yes, give it up quickly and disappear.”

When Katrena tapped her on the head, something like a white thread flowed out and she turned to Arbella.

Arbella, who was reading down the compressed information transmitted to her head one by one, wrote her impression and then turned her head and glared at Katrina.

“You guys are crazy… The oath…”

“Shh- that’s it. This is a secret between the five of us. It’s not even a definite plan yet.”

It is difficult for Yura to enter, who is quietly silent behind her.

“And what is this? A different kind of talent that exists on Earth…? Is this accurate?”

“Because Baekseon said something…”

“Then that would be correct.”

There may be things that old man did not observe, but there will be nothing that cannot be observed.

‘Couldn’t he be the one with this heterogeneous talent…?’

Arbella herself and Katrena possessed something beyond her talent, which was declared to be an absolute existence in one realm.

Knowing that it is by no means common, Katrena said that she was on Earth, and she speculated that the presence might be her own god.

‘If I do well… I’ll be able to find it easier than I thought.’

Arbella silently nodded her head, not revealing her excitement about leaking out.

“I don’t know if you know it, but there are quite a few forces paying attention to Earth. And he who knows who he is will devour them and grow into our realm. Just like me and you.”

The growth of a warrior is made with the price of his own blood and the blood of others. Even though Arbella and Catrena were born monsters, experience played a significant part in their strength.

“There…We are looking forward to it.”

A red murderous intent rises from the depths of Kathrena’s golden eyes.

“Original sin and the sources of the covenant that have been hidden like rats. May the scum that lays all the blame on us and still works behind the scenes is exposed.”

“What kind of ghost are you talking about forgetting to wash away?”

“You know? That this central world is a world destined for destruction? And the oath is only a temporary measure to postpone it.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Whoa… It seems they haven’t approached you.”

“Don’t be silly, what are you talking about?”

Destruction is predestined… Arbella, who laid down everything to find her own god before her return, just knew that her world was destroyed as a result of her defeat in the war against extradimensional monsters. However, it seems that there is a secret hidden there that she does not know.

‘Tsk…If only I knew how to regress…’

“I don’t know much about them. It’s just that I tried to make them a part of them when I was young. And, of course, when I refused to join an unknown organization, they started attacking me from then on, and as a result, all of my parents and younger siblings who were alive at the time died.”

“…”

In Kathrena’s calm tone, there was a hatred bordering on duty.

“As I tracked them down with my eyes closed and destroyed them one by one, they disappeared at some point, as if I couldn’t handle them. It literally leaves no trace like a ghost.”

And starting from that day, the sword demon named Katrena began to be known throughout the central world. Faintly recalling her distant past, she rose from her seat.

“The darkness they sowed in this world is so deep that it is a pity to compare it to a single villain organization. So, make sure Miss Arbella is also careful. They must be watching you.”

“…So what are their names?”

Can I just sprinkle rice cakes like that?

Katrena stopped her feet as she tried to return and looked up at her sky.

“Um…I didn’t know the name either.”

“Is it past tense?”

“Yes, because I know now. The One said that. She said while she said that a big part of the reason she created the committee was to kill bastards. This plan is, after all, part of it.”

‘The One…’

Arbella doesn’t know much about her TOP 4, including Katrina in front of her eyes. Before her return, when she took the position of the absolute in earnest, they were already in a state of being unknown.

‘Right now I can guess.’

Perhaps even then, Katrena would have broken the pact between herself and headed to her outer dimension, just like the plan Katrena had conveyed to her. And that probably has something to do with the group I’m talking about.

“Deus Ex Machina”

“Deus Ex Machina?”

“These are the names of the worms who foolishly aspired to become gods in place of their self-immolated creator.”

It was a name I had never heard before.

“The four of us, including myself, decided to erase their old shadows and move on to the true world. So…”

Katrena held out her hand to Arbella. For an existence of that level to reach out to her was not an act that had a light meaning.

“I want you to join us too.”

“…”

‘What should I do?’

The conditions weren’t too bad. When Arbella realized the true meaning of her oath, she didn’t like it either. But in reality, there was an even dirtier situation and she was playing around with it.

‘But I have to check before that.’

“I’ll think about that when I go to Earth.”

“…What did you hear me say so far?”

“I’ll go and quietly find out who he is and then come back. You can’t move because position is position. On the other hand, I have time left, and don’t you wonder? Who is he?”

“Hmm…”

Kathrena’s offer wasn’t bad either, but Arbella had to confirm her own god before that. He wondered if a being with a heterogeneous talent like himself was really him, and if so, what he would do after that.

“I’m also curious about him… Well… As long as you calmly return…”

“Right?”

“You shouldn’t make a fuss instead. This plan stems from our long-held wish, and if we ruin it… Don’t we just stand still?”

She said it casually, but both she and Kathrena knew that if it really happened, even Arbella would die.

“What…I’ll remember it.”

“Then let’s do that and I’ll tell the three of you. As much as I guarantee you in my name… You know?”

“Okay, I’ll definitely pay the debt.”

“I hope you will consider your proposal positively… As an uninvited guest, I will leave.”

‘There’s going to be an ecstatic war soon…’

And old grievances can also be repaid.

Arbella, who had been staring at the back of Katrena who was walking while thinking about it, opened her mouth.

“Hey Grandma.”

“Yes?”

“If you want to fight, come visit me later when you have free time.”

“…”

“I tried my best to hide it, but if I did, everything would be visible. Wouldn’t she have tried to wield her sword if it hadn’t been for this offer earlier?”

No matter how much she suppressed it, there was no way that Arbella, who was on a similar level to the madness in Catrena’s eyes, would not be able to recognize it as her regressor.

“Because I also want to see how strong the rankers above me are.”

In her previous life she hadn’t been attached to Katrina. Because she disappeared before then. So you can check. When she was an absolute, she had the peak of the previous era’s skills.

“Let’s just match the time and place later. You’ll be bored in the sword palace anyway…”

Haha!!!”

Kaga gagagak—!!!

Katrena laughed like a maniac, driving away the blackness that covered the sky by radiating sharp, bright yellow magical energy, as if the appearance of her that she had cultivated as a lady until now was fake.

“Ahahaha…You’re so funny.”

It’s been so long. What is the challenge proposal from such an equal position? And the existence of a partner who could read her and who had a small age difference (?) Warmed her heart, which had been cold for a long time.

“Is it so. Let’s take our time. So let’s fight.”

After everything is over, if you are still alive then you will be able to put down everything in your hands and return to being a mediocre swordsman.

‘So when that day comes… Then let’s kill each other.’

The madness you carry like a heavenly sentence will not disappear before death.

After Katrena said that, she swung it with her hand and disappeared from the line of absolute defense with her creaking sound.