Chapter 467 – Distortion (5)

Tarla sat on the bed and crossed one leg.

“So? How should I explain it first? How did Ajdahaka come back to life? What did the narrow-minded usurpation cost? I’ll answer anything. “The soaring blue spirit that Yandel brought was worth it.”

“Good. Then, I decided to ask other questions one by one. First of all, I’m most curious about your physical condition, Tarla. “It’s okay, right?”

If the injury is still severe, you won’t be able to fight together even if you want to, so you need to be clear about this.

“Tsk… !”

For some reason, Tarla looked taken aback by my words, but after a while, she slowly avoided her gaze and nodded her head.

“What? “She was in a bit of danger, but she’s fully recovered now.”

“Then that’s a relief. Tarla, while you were being attacked, the Levantine Empire hastily formed a punitive force. “The reason we came here instead of joining right away was because we thought we could join hands with you this time too.”

“…”

Tarla’s complexion, which had been slightly flushed just a moment ago, cooled, and her gaze also became sharper.

What. What did I do wrong?

When she tilted her head slightly in response to her puzzlement, Tarla’s mood seemed to ease slightly for some reason.

“Ha. Is it so. That’s probably why. Did she ask me to hold her hand one more time? “It’s what I hoped for.”

“What are the conditions?”

“It’s similar to before. A perfect alliance until we part ways. You can keep all the other loot, but hand over the Divine Fragment to me. … And please forget what happened a moment ago.”

“Hmm. The last condition is a little difficult, but I’ll try my best. “Please take care of me this time as well.”

When I held out my hand to shake hands, Tarla looked at me blankly. I gently waved his wrist as if urging him on, and only then did he take my hand.

Kuuk.

“?”

The grip strength is a little too strong to be called a handshake. Although Tarla felt a little uncomfortable, she accepted the handshake anyway… For some reason, the handshake never ended.

“…”

“…”

“… Excuse me.”

“Yes? “Why are you doing this, Yandel?”

“Hand. Are you going to keep holding on?”

“Oh. “I had something to think about for a moment, so I forgot.”

Tarla loosens her hands with her characteristic languid smile. In the process, I slightly scratched the back of my hand with my thumb and it felt a little itchy.

“Hey, me! Something like a fire fox! “I knew this would happen one day!”

“Calm down Carla. “You lie down and spit.”

Carla is furious behind her and Elisha is trying to stop her. I don’t know why she’s acting like that all of a sudden, but she has to get to the point anyway.

Even at this very moment, Ajidahaka is probably pushing back the front lines, causing countless casualties.

He took out chairs according to the number of people from his inventory, then pulled one of them and sat down in front of Tarla.

“Then shall we now move on to sharing information? “Honestly, I have so many questions.”

“I also had a lot to say, so it turned out well. Where should I start talking… First, let me tell you how Ajidahaka was revived and what happened to the reigning army.”

Tarla’s story that followed was roughly what I knew.

Thinking that if the narrow-minded usurpation continued like this, she would be subjugated without a move, they attacked Azida Haka, who was sleeping.

Although she urgently opened her eyes, she was not able to properly resist and the followers of the noble reign flocked to help Ajida Haka, who was barely able to hold on.

It is a narrow usurpation that has already resulted in significant casualties in the long battle with the Levantine Empire. They responded by using the overflowing undead to put pressure on them with volume.

Although it is common sense on the continent of Aurelia that a person with a certain level of skill cannot be defeated with mere quantity alone, the story is a little different if the opponent is an undead rather than a living creature.

Even though they killed and killed again, the followers of the noble reign were crushed by the army that kept coming and eventually fled.

“He probably acted alone or with only a few like-minded people, so he was not suited to large-scale battles. One defected to the narrow-minded usurp, and the rest either died or fled.”

“And those who escaped would have died by your hands.”

“Answer. Thanks to this, I was able to regain a little bit of the divine power of my noble reign. Although the number is small, each and every one of them is a high-ranking cult member, so when you gather them all together, you get little more than faint fragments. … “Thanks to you, I was able to survive.”

After wiping out the remnants of the noble reign. Since there were no major injuries, Tarla went straight to attack the narrow-minded usurpator.

But it’s a little late. Ajidahaka died a long time ago, and was revived with the power of narrow-minded usurpation and was destroying those around him.

“He was honestly confident. At that time, I had obtained 5 powers of the evil god and was able to manipulate some fragments of the power of noble reign. In fact, the battle itself was a bit superior to me throughout.”

“But you lost.”

“… That’s true, but can’t you soften your words a little?”

“Hmm. “I guess you were looking down on Ajidahaka.”

“I like this. However, it was not exactly ajdahaka, but a narrow-minded usurpation. … “I didn’t know that the seal could be assimilated into the Dragon Heart.”

“… What?”

Assimilate the seal into your heart. To put it a little differently, it could be said that narrow-minded Chantal himself resided in Ajidahaka’s heart.

In fact, it is not that unusual for a god to inhabit the body of a believer.

Those who possess the spirit of God, like Helena, are called apostles, and although it is not to that extent, anyone who wields divine power is no different from harboring a fragment of God.

However, this can only be done after several layers of safety devices are put in place. That is why even if a believer who holds a part of divinity dies, there is no direct blow to God. At best, my spiritual power will fly away.

However, according to Tarla’s words, narrow-minded usurpation has limitations in sending power beyond the seal, so it should be seen that it was transplanted with the seal containing the original body.

In other words, it’s a safety device and they just crashed into it.

Thanks to this, Ajidahaka can gain enormous power like a full-fledged apostle, but the narrow-minded usurpation not only caused him to lose his initiative and become a sacred battery that only provides strength, but also meant that he would die if his heart was broken.

An all-in bet that can only be described as the heart of a beast.

“The problem is that it worked.”

“… “How strong have you become?”

“Would you believe me if I told you I couldn’t even cause a proper wound?”

“…”

It’s going to turn.

Tarla’s power level is slightly lower than mine. No, this is based on what I saw previously.

Now, he must have absorbed the divine power of the curved leisure and become even stronger.

Of course, unlike Tarla, who has many abilities, I’m the type that doesn’t care about maximum firepower, so I can probably inflict at least some damage. However, that does not lead to a guarantee that you can win.

In other words, it should be seen as an opponent that can hardly be defeated in a normal fight.

Actually, if you think about it, it’s natural. Isn’t he one of the most powerful ancient dragons who reached the level of a great wizard during his lifetime?

As Ajida Haka became an undead, his life grew weary, and he became even stronger by becoming a pseudo-apostle.

We should assume that it is an enemy greater than the ugly prosperity that was descending, or the two-headed giant that fully embraces the power of the two evil gods.

“I’m glad though.”

“What do you mean?”

“I told you, right? A punitive force has been organized. If we had fought among ourselves like usual, we would have been a difficult opponent… What if other strong people join the Sword Master? “Then isn’t it worth a try?”

“Ah.”

Tarla continued speaking with an expression of realization.

“I never thought about that. … “I have always fought alone.”

A bitter smile appears on Tarla’s lips. That’s right. From the day she was falsely accused, Tarla would never have had anyone else by her side.

Everyone in the world turned their backs and pointed fingers, and her father, her only family, passed away, leaving Tarla alone.

After encountering her ugly prosperity and awakening as an apostle, even fellow cultists avoided Tarla because she was so driven by her desire for vengeance.

Having watched Karla right next to her, I can imagine just a little bit how Tarla must have been feeling.

Is that why? Without realizing it, I reached under Tarla’s chin.

“You must have had a hard time.”

“… To?”

“Are you okay. Because I have me now.”

“Ugh! Why do I know this? Like this…”

Instead of reflexively trying to raise her head to make it easier to tickle, Tarla opens her mouth.

Soon, she lowered her head with her new red face.

“Oh.”

She realized it when she saw her unfamiliar reaction. She wasn’t Karla, she was Tarla… !

For a moment, I shivered at the belated realization. Elisha’s sly voice came from behind me.

“I don’t know anymore, so figure it out yourself.”

“What is that… “Carla?”

As soon as she looks behind her, what she sees is Carla sitting on the floor. Her devastated expression is impressive, as if she has been betrayed by everything she trusted.

“Lord, master… The master cut the chin of someone other than mine… !”

“Calm down, Carla. Are you and Tarla really different people? Can people who are genetically identical be called strangers? Maybe I should touch your chin like usual, Carla…”

“Don’t change your mind, just give me twice as much!”

“Huh.”

If you ask me to do it, I have to do it.

While trying to comfort Karla, who was still glaring at Tarla, who had her head down. Elaina, observing all this with her sparkling eyes, stood behind Carla.

As if waiting for the next turn.

“… “This isn’t about standing in line.”

Weird. It definitely wasn’t this kind of atmosphere. Wasn’t it the scene a little while ago where you were at a loss for Ajidahaka’s power?

“Hmm.”

Still, this is better than just being scared.