Chapter 270 – Righteous Light

The righteous light lifted its head.

A chapel as dark as the night sky. He saw a statue of himself standing tall in the center.

The figure of a lion shaded in black.

The righteous Gwangmyeong clenches his teeth unconsciously, as if that figure somehow hints at his future.

However, I wonder if it’s the same as God who doesn’t go as he wants and his mind doesn’t go as he wants.

No matter how hard he fights, anxiety is like deadly poison, and even a single drop spreads throughout his body.

If… What if you fail to resist Fallen Heaven? If you cease to be yourself, what is the difference between death and death?

Right now at this moment. Righteous Light understood why humans believe in gods and offer prayers.

Anxiety about the unseen future. Fear of a reality that cannot be handled with one’s own capabilities. And a ray of hope that I can’t let go.

It is natural to want to lean on someone.

If I had told her to fight and die, I wouldn’t have felt so miserable.

However, the thought that she might go mad at some point and destroy everything she wanted to protect with her own hands was eating away at her mind.

It was the moment when the vitality gradually disappeared from the eyes of the righteous light with drooping ears and tail.

Aaaaang!

The back wall blown away with a blast.

“?”

As soon as the startled righteous light rose from the seat, light began to enter the chapel.

However, to her now, neither the stone statue of the lion who had regained her original color nor the connection she had with her main body were visible.

That’s because a more shocking scene was reflected on the broken wall.

A veil that clumps like mud. Shards of divine power that shatter and scatter like snow.

Among them, there is one man who laughs helplessly.

“You came too late to meet me.”

“Heeep!”

The righteous light does not know what the hell happened.

The reason why Yandel is dripping her blood from her nose and mouth, and the reason why her divine power is dripping from her body as a wizard.

I don’t know anything.

But there was one thing I knew for sure.

The possibility that she had given up a long time ago became a reality and appeared in front of her eyes.

Okay. Like a miracle

Righteous Light murmured as if possessed by something.

“Carleung…”

It’s a cry that only you can understand what it means.

***

“Carleung…”

It wasn’t enough to hiccup while staring blankly at this direction, but now, a righteous light that even makes animal noises out of nowhere.

Are you that surprised?

No, there are more urgent things right now than that.

“Excuse me…”

“Kreung?! Wh, what’s going on?!”

She spread her arms toward the righteous light that answered in a strangely creaking voice.

“… ?”

While tilting her head, she sneaked up to me, and the righteous light embraced me as it was.

A soft touch to the body. It’s Helena’s familiar holy power pouch. Although the ear rustling in front of her nose was unfamiliar.

I thought it was just an illusion because it was made of light, but it really feels like lion ears.

The fur is soft, and it smells like a strange animal…

Oh, now is not the time for this.

“Hmmmm. Righteous Gwangmyeong?”

“Sniff?”

“Why are you hugging all of a sudden… ?”

“Didn’t you ask for a hug?”

“I meant to heal you.”

“…”

“…”

A righteous light that lowers itself in an awkward atmosphere. Slightly avoiding her gaze, she placed her hand on my chest.

Hwaaak!

The bright light from the seomseomoksu that came into contact was absorbed into my body as it was, and the pain that seemed to have swallowed a piece of glass quickly subsided.

“Whoa. I think I’ll live a little longer.”

He trembled with a more comfortable smile, but for some reason the righteous Gwangmyeong’s face did not open.

“… Your condition is much worse than it looks. You can’t see it, but would you understand if I said there was a big hole in the middle here?”

“Well, I was a little overworked. But are you okay right now?”

“No. Did you forcibly remove the protection I gave you? It’s not an ordinary wound, but if you do it wrong, it’ll be really big. Don’t try to fight any more.”

“Really… ?”

“Really. Protection is originally bestowed somewhere in the middle between the soul and the body, so if you tear it violently like this, both sides will inevitably be damaged.”

Among them, the righteous light that the body has just been treated, but a part of the soul is still in a state of tatters.

Are you tired?

A moment of anxiety. The righteous light laughed and patted my shoulder.

“Don’t worry too much! Even if it’s hard right now, there’s a way to do everything, right? As soon as this is over, I’ll treat you right away!”

“Then… Thank goodness.”

Righteous Gwangmyeong smirked as if telling him to trust only himself, and blew holy power into the medallion at the nape of his neck.

Ugh.

The medallion that sucked the injecting holy power trembled. Soon, it emits a soft light and projects the shape of a woman into the air.

Long gray hair that reached the floor. Skin so transparent that the inside can be seen through. And old-fashioned costumes.

When the closed eyelids are opened, emerald eyes appear.

Clara, the former saintess, bowed her waist in a very respectful manner.

– First of all, I would like to sincerely thank you. In fact, I had given up on everything and was preparing for my second death… Thanks to you, I don’t have to. Can you steal my breasts now?

“Can’t you see?”

-That’s right, there’s no way a saintess can wear clothes that show her breasts, right?

Lifting her head, Clara giggled and stretched out her chest. Her volume was considerable, but as she said, there was no exposure at all.

“… Anyway, now is not the time to be idle like this.”

-Is it because other people are fighting outside? Don’t worry. The Lord has taken care of everything.

“That’s right. I slightly expanded the barrier and even covered the children fighting in front of it!”

Upon hearing those words, I turned around to see Iona looking at the barrier with a bewildered expression, and the paladins praying with emotion.

I don’t think you need to worry about that right now. But.

“They are fighting not only here, but also on the far side of the hill. The location is good, and I’m well prepared with Cardinal Gertrude and the other priests, so there won’t be any problems yet… Still, I can’t leave it like this.”

“Are you okay. We have no intention of staying still.”

The righteous light, smiling bitterly, whispered to Clara as it turned toward the outside of the barrier.

“Yes, Clara. I think I was wrong.”

– What do you mean?

“It’s okay to put rescue first and fight passively. However, even after they were all brought into the Great Temple, it was a handshake that kept them locked in until reinforcements arrived to avoid unnecessary casualties. You could have been more dangerous because of that.”

-Well. Even if you went out and fought, the outcome wouldn’t have changed much. It’s because they seem to have decided and prepared.

“Maybe. But it wouldn’t have been as easy as it is now. The guys who performed the ritual are hidden, so even if it’s hard to find… After all, the Fallen Ritual itself has to be activated around this Solaris.”

There are more people dying than now, and it must have been much more difficult. However, it wouldn’t have been as sluggish as it is now.

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a proper battle, so I guess I’ve become softer too.”

-Surely. It was a judgment that was not like the righteous light I know. Is it okay if I ask why?

“Not a big deal. I was just greedy. It’s unavoidable that someone gets killed or injured in battle, but if you can still live, it’s better to save them, right? Clara, you will fight well like you did, but once is enough for you to lose.”

-… As I have said many times, I have never held a grudge against the Lord.

“Huh. So, this is my greed. Reinforcements would come anyway, and since there was Helena, who could draw on my strength indefinitely, I thought it would be over without anyone dying. You forgot how annoying the followers of evil spirits are.”

No matter how confident he is, the righteous light laughs, saying that his vigilance will be blurred after 300 years.

However, the laughter suddenly stopped, and he continued with a cold, serious face.

“So from now on, I’m going to be myself. Can you help me, Clara?”

-I, no, we will follow the will of the Lord. This is a faith that does not change even if the times change, so please do as you will.

“Thank you.”

The righteous light with a bright smile glared at the monsters knocking on the barrier and took a deep breath.

Big swollen chest. What followed was the roar of a lion.

[Kuhuhhh!!]

A roar too strong to be said to have come from a human mouth.

At this, not only me, but even the monsters hesitated for a while… Soon after, he begins to glare at us with even more fierce killing.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The guys knocking on the barrier to the point of being noisy. The righteous light behind the scene that made my hamstrings tingle just by looking at it, continued with a calm tone.

“I am watching you from there. From now on, I will go on a rampage.”

I knew for the first time today that Helena’s face could feel fierce.