Return (6)

“… “Aren’t you sick?”

Erina applied healing medicine to my leg with a voice full of worry.

The atmosphere was completely contradictory to the attitude shown to others just moments ago.

The careful and gentle touch actually made me feel uncomfortable.

“I’m fine. Erina. “Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes. I’m fine…”

“Don’t lie.”

I grabbed Erina’s hand and pulled her towards me.

I forced her to sit next to me and lifted her forearms, revealing a small wound.

“Tsk… !”

“Stay still.”

I tried to hastily cover the wound, but he grabbed my hand and blocked it.

After forcibly handing over the healing medicine, he placed his hand on her left arm.

It’s probably a small wound that doesn’t even cause any pain to her, but what if she leaves it alone and a scar remains?

When the healing medicine was applied, white flesh immediately began to grow.

“If there are any wounds anywhere else, please tell me.”

“Thank you…”

Erina took off her armor and lowered her top slightly, and a small wound could be found on her shoulder.

At the same time, the goddess’s brand engraved on his shoulder was slightly revealed.

I quickly grabbed her shoulder and applied healing medicine.

“Erina. Be careful.”

“Ah…”

She also hurriedly adjusted her clothes, probably forgetting it for a moment, and fortunately, no one paid attention to her.

I looked around to see if anyone had seen Erina’s stigma.

Fortunately, the attention of the knights was drawn to someone else.

“Kayla. Really you…”

“…Yes. “I am Yongin.”

Hearing Kayla’s words, Arne looked at her with awkward eyes.

Not only Arne but also most of the people around him had surprised and embarrassed expressions.

You would have never thought that dragons were together with humans.

Also, it was completely different from the bad reputation about Yongin that was spread around the world.

Contrary to the public perception that she is rude and arrogant, Kayla has always been humble and passive.

Of course, in the past, Kayla wasn’t much different from other dragons.

Nowadays, his personality has changed to the point that he is completely different.

And Kayla’s beauty was also attracting attention.

Similar to elves, there was a perception that dragons had beautiful appearances.

However, because there were only a few people who encountered Yongin in person, it was not a widely recognized perception.

Everyone was saying something about Kayla’s beauty.

“I thought Erina and Tyria were beautiful, but Kayla is not inferior at all.”

“Oh, no. I…”

Kayla doesn’t know what to do with Arne’s praise.

Arne looked at Kayla with a warm smile as he reacted differently from his always blunt and closed-mouthed appearance.

While they were chatting like this, Max couldn’t take his eyes off the sleeping Celica.

He was looking at her with a serious expression and muttering to himself.

Occasionally, he would swallow his sleep or get lost in worry with his head resting on his forehead.

“Is there some problem?”

“… “Can you give me a moment?”

Max gave up his seat as if he had been waiting for me.

As I sat down right next to him, Max let out a small sigh and continued his story.

“What on earth is this nun child?”

“What… ?”

“Tell me honestly. Since there are both elves and dragons, does Celica have a hidden identity?”

What kind of question is this out of the blue? When I closed my mouth without understanding what was happening, Max apologized with a dark expression.

“I’m sorry. “I ended up asking a strange question.”

“Certainly something is wrong with Celica?”

“No. He probably just collapsed from exhaustion. There is no problem with life. But…”

Max paused for a while and finally sighed.

And his words were quite surprisingly shocking.

“Do you know a verse like this in the Bible? ‘The Goddess appeared on earth and radiated radiance.'”

“…Well.”

To begin with, I didn’t believe in religion. Of course, I wasn’t even interested in the Bible.

However, when I heard the verse Max recited, it bothered me.

A radiance flowed from the goddess’ body.

It was exactly like the light flowing from Celica’s body.

In other words, does this mean that Max suspects that Celica is an angel or a god?

“Cerica is just an ordinary nun. “He is an ordinary child born in Helen Village.”

“I’m not doubting her. However, it just means that she doesn’t seem to be an ordinary human right now.”

“What… ?”

“Half-human and half-god. There are legends about people who ascended to the rank of gods themselves.”

Half human and half god. Human and God.

Was there a setting for demigods in the game?

Even though I played the game for over a year, I couldn’t remember the setting of half-human and half-god.

Of course, I didn’t know the detailed settings exactly, but there was no relevant information even in the minor tooltips.

However, according to Marx, it is said that it is a tale written in the Bible.

A priest who surpasses saints and saints. In fact, it is said to have the same divinity as the angels of heaven.

However, legends are just legends, and demigods remain as tales in the Bible.

I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut when I saw the radiance emanating from Celica’s body.

“It must be proof that the goddess is watching this child. Even more than a saint.”

Max’s voice contained both admiration and complex emotions.

I couldn’t be sure, and the light could disappear over time.

Clearly, one could not deny the existence of a brilliance that no ordinary person could have.

“I’ll have to go back to the capital first and think about it.”

“You. “Be prepared when you return to the capital.”

“…What do you mean?”

In response to my question, Max opened his mouth with a laugh.

“They say the King is waiting to meet you.”

“…”

“And Count Julia also sent word that she would come to the central battlefield.”

It was something I had already prepared for, but fear suddenly came.

Even if it meant deceiving Julia and the king, I had no regrets because I punished Makiella.

Anyway, even though I was angry and reprimanded by the two people, I had nothing to say.

It even became known that Kayla was a dragon and that Celica had become a demi-god.

This means that the tasks that need to be solved have doubled.

Originally, I wanted to rest first when I returned to the capital, but I expected that it would take a considerable amount of time for the situation to be resolved.

“Haaa…”

“It’s all your karma. Accept it.”

Even though he criticized me, he was right.

It was all my decision and choice, so I should take responsibility.

While I was continuing my thoughts, a human scream suddenly echoed through the cave.

“Ugh… !”

Catalina comes back to her senses, screaming strangely.

When I turned around in surprise, she started rolling around as if writhing in pain.

“Catalina! Have you come to your senses?”

“Healing medicine! “Bring the medicine quickly!”

Catalina, who was trying to force herself to wake up, was calmed down and given medicine.

However, Catalina was still struggling in pain and holding on to her left arm.

“Ugh… !”

As I grabbed her arm, I groaned and clenched my teeth.

The sight of her left arm hanging limply gave me an ominous aura.

“Catalina. Just calm down first.”

“My arm… Shit… !”

My red, bloodshot eyes were full of pain, but I managed to get up.

However, her left arm could not move and was shaking helplessly.

Catalina couldn’t get up for a while, hugging her arm.

***

With the help of the Max Knights, I was able to escape the forest area and reach the garrison.

Fortunately, I was able to kill Makiella and open the way to the Demon King’s Castle.

Despite the results, the atmosphere was quite calm.

Although I had adapted to the fog of the demon world, fatigue was continuously accumulating and I was physically exhausted.

And every time I thought about what I had to do back in the capital, my head became heavy.

“Whoa… “

“My lord. “You look like you have a lot of worries.”

Kayla was looking at me with a worried tone.

Erina, who was right next to her, gave her a look as if she was trying to keep her in check.

Since I was already used to the fight between the two, I ignored it and continued the conversation.

“There is so much to do. Because your identity was revealed right away.”

“Sorry. Because I’m not good enough… “

“No. It was something I had to do anyway.”

I didn’t want Kayla to hide her identity for the rest of her life.

I wanted to make it possible for her to take off her robe and walk around outside.

In order to do so, it was necessary to inform the world of Kayla’s identity.

I was distracted because there were so many things going on, but something that was going to happen anyway came now.

“I will talk to the king so that you can become part of the kingdom. I’m sure they will listen.”

“Thank you…”

Although it was only nominal, it was meaningful to officially become a member of the kingdom.

As Kayla wishes, you will be able to lead a normal life in the capital.

Also, using this as a stepping stone, wouldn’t the ostracism received by other dragons decrease?

Dragons and elves are fighting the devil’s army together with humans.

If this news spread around the world, there was a possibility that conflicts between races would decrease.

“Don’t worry too much. “I will try to solve it somehow.”

“Yes. “I will trust you, my lord.”

Kayla’s voice was full of trust in me.

Just as I was about to reach out my hand to pat her head.

Erina quickly grabbed my hand and placed it on her head.

“Okay. Okay. Erina.”

“…”

After being pampered as she wished, Erina hugs me.

Kayla erased her disappointed expression and stepped back.

While I was resting like that, Celica quietly came to my side.

“Seohyun. What happened to my body… ?”

Celica was confused when she saw the light emanating from her body.

Serica, a faithful priest, probably knows most of the contents of the Bible.

You definitely know the story about the half-human and half-god.

Celica was unable to hide her complex expression and her body was shaking as if she was anxious.

“I feel strange. Obviously I’m just an ordinary priest… But this power…”

“Do you feel uncomfortable or strange?”

“No. But I don’t think this power is the goddess’ power. It’s so unfamiliar.”

Normally, Celica prayed to the goddess and exercised her divine power.

I always thought that the miracles I performed were thanks to the power of the goddess.

It is said that the light emanating from his body now is different from that.

As if he could exercise divine power on his own.

It is said that it feels like one has carelessly possessed divine power that mere humans cannot possess.

“Cerica. “Don’t be too afraid.”

“But this power…”

“Don’t worry. You can think of it as a power given directly by the goddess.”

In fact, Yeriel cannot directly help Celica.

Anyway, I had to say something empty to calm Celica down.

“Cerica. Don’t worry too much. All we have to do is go back to the capital and ask the high-ranking clergy.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Fortunately, Celica’s expression seemed to have calmed down a bit.

Then, I turned my attention to Catalina sitting in the distance.

“Cerica. “How about Catalina?”

Then Celica’s expression darkened again, she slowly shook her head and cautiously opened her mouth.

“Sorry. I don’t think it will work…”