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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 458

[458[Tuesday] Punishment

It was Saint Deoni who saved me from being beaten without even being able to lift a finger due to Asilier's dark attack..

I took the saint, who appeared with a calm yet somewhat solemn look, into the hut. I handed Leica, which she had been holding to withstand the attack of the dark warrior, back to Asilier and asked, offering a seat and tea for the saint to sit on..

"Did you have any income??"

"yes. I got everything I could."

It was difficult to find any pride or proudness in the appearance of the saint who proudly said that she had gained everything, not just a little..

I wondered if she felt remorse because of the process, which was described as interrogation and torture, but judging from the strong faith she showed, the possibility of sympathizing with or pitying apostates was infinitely close to zero, so that uneasy feeling must have come from another reason. did.

"The series of events that the warrior experienced as a child... were all planned by the Demon King's army from start to finish.."

Fortunately, I didn't have to guess the cause. A deep sense of guilt towards me flowed from the saintess who informed me as if reporting the results of an interrogation..

I think he reacted that way because he thought it was a crime committed by his own people, but honestly, after listening to the story, such trivial things didn't really matter..

"They already guessed that I would show up.?"

"To be precise, he ‘knew’ that a ‘hero’ would appear. He said he was convinced that the only way for the demon spirit to spread its influence without causing damage to the continent was to retrieve all the sacred relics within the demon spirit and sever the link.."

It's hard to believe, and I don't even know what method they used, but there was no reason to doubt it..

They may have been strong enough to lie until the moment of their death, claiming that they had information close to predicting the future, but since they had already experienced being ambushed by a flying dragon unit in an unconvincing position, they tended to be more inclined towards future prediction than loyalty. This felt more likely.

The saintess also firmly answered that there was no need to even consider the possibility that his loyalty would have lasted until the moment of his death. Since this was coming from someone who had taken the lead in doing terrible things for me, I nodded obediently and naturally moved on to the next story..

"We don't know the specific reason for attacking the slave merchants.."

"yes. Although the goal was to save just one demon, I couldn't even guess what the reason was. It is said that he was just an ordinary demon child with no connection to a high-ranking noble.."

"Still... he can't be an ordinary person.?"

"That is correct. I need to find out more."

As I closed my mouth to organize my thoughts after hearing the story, silence naturally fell in the cabin..

The saintess looked at me with actions that clearly showed that she was feeling guilty about something she did not commit, and Asilier seemed to be looking at me, worried about the shock I would get..

Actually, rather than being shocked, I was wondering what the source of their ridiculous information power was..

"There's a rumor going around that the devil has a future vision.?"

"yes? Oh, that's right. To be precise, it is about looking ahead several times to the point where one wonders if one has a vision for the future.."

Perhaps because my sudden question was far from emotional, I was momentarily taken aback and tried to shake my head as I listened to the saintess' answer..

The saintess seems to think this is an absurd story within the realm of normal and common sense, but my honest impression was that while there were two people from another world, it would not be strange if one more person who could see the future was added..

But there are too many holes for them to really see the future..

Not only did the Demon King's army not know that I was hiding in the crypt that day, but they couldn't even find my family's cabin. At the time, I thought it was possible because there was quite a distance between my house and the village, but it would be absurd if predicting the future was possible..

but...

"Rather than predicting the future, it seems more likely that someone died in the distant future and returned to the past. Should we call him a regressor??"

...If you're looking back based on your own knowledge and experience, wouldn't it be possible?.

"......yes?"

In the meantime, I looked at the saintly woman who couldn't control her expression and asked questions as if she was wondering what on earth she was talking about, and I asked her as earnestly as I could..

"Are there any evil spirits capable of doing tricks related to time??"

Is there any law that prevents one more returner from joining a world where there are only two people from another world? For now, it might be more realistic to consider the most absurd possibility first..

Fortunately, the saint was only embarrassed at first, and instead of ignoring my question in vain, she stood up with a serious expression on her face..

"I will bring you Brother Mender. He is so knowledgeable that I asked him to accompany me to investigate the ruins, so he might know something.."

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Being a regressor is one of the settings very commonly used in novels, so it is not that special to modern people, but it feels very different in this place where all kinds of mysteries are a reality..

"LDI? Is that returner a story from your past life??"

So much so that as soon as the saintess left the room, Asilier immediately began to raise questions..

"that's right. That person didn't actually exist, it was just one of many imaginations.."

Past life is considered a fantasy and is only used as material for novels based on interest, but as this is a place where gods can directly intervene in the world, the weight of the concept of ‘turning back time’ is not light at all..

That's the case right now with the law of recovery. Didn't the self-destruction saint Tene Asi's healing bead, which she offered as a bribe to me, exert the power to rewind time and heal her wounds?.

This is a world where even saints can do such things with the power granted by God. Wouldn't it be possible to turn back time in a wide area by mobilizing all the power of those who can overturn continents and laws with just one advent and turn land into sea with a single move of a finger??

"That doesn't mean I'm just talking about whatever comes to mind. This, self-destruct... No, it's a recovery consumable I received from Saint Teneasi of the Imperial Spiritual Assembly, and it's an item from the realm of turning back time.."

Asilier's eyes widened when I took out a bead that I had worn like a necklace and placed at an adjusted height so that it could break in case of an extreme situation where my solar plexus was pierced..

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have thought of it that easily. I would have thought it was nothing more than a vain delusion.."

The gods popularly worshiped on the continent are ultimately good gods..

They are not monsters from another dimension who feed on faith, nor are they idiots who are faithful to their own desires like the gods of Greek and Roman mythology, but are beings who wish to bless and lead them to the right path by exercising good will in a realm that mortals cannot understand..

And that includes the desire for mortals to lead their own lives according to their own will. I'm not saying you should live your life the way you want, but in the sense that I respect that choice as much as possible..

Therefore, although blessings may be given to overcome situations where death is imminent, no god allows actions to overturn death. This is because it is considered an act of insult to all living creatures in the world..

In a world where we live under the teachings of such gods, turning back time is no different from the story of the coming of the end..

The fact that the entire time of the world has been rewound by the gods, who consider even the act of reversing the death of a single person to be taboo, would be the greatest evidence that this world has escaped the protection of the gods..

So, rather than the gods, we suspect evil spirits who are their opposites..

"There was a story that Lu Mings told me when I went to my sister's hometown, and it was said that the dagger used by the axeman was made from something called the dregs of evil spirits, so I naturally became suspicious.."

It may have been nothing more than a trivial concoction, but after experiencing so many things that didn't work out, I felt like there was a lot of potential. There is a feeling that the scale is getting too big, but since I am already a hero, it would be right to give up on hopeful observations..

"If that's true, that's scary.."

"I know."

How could it not be sweet to have the opportunity to revive someone who died unfairly?.

How can you refuse if you are given a chance to undo all your mistakes and build up again?.

It may be difficult for me to completely shake off that temptation, but it is a different story if I go back in time and the lives that everyone in this world has built in return. This means that as much as I change my future, the future of others will also change. People who are going to die may live, but people who should have lived may also die..

I don't know if they've touched me. Otherwise, I don't want to put others on the scale as I please..

Of course, I don't have any kind feelings towards the bastard who did such a thing..

Seeing that the situation continues despite this disruption in their plans, it is clear that even if they are a returner, they will have many restrictions. Maybe they've used up their only opportunity, or maybe they can't make a move because they're asking for a huge price..

The best ending is that it's not a returner, but the result of information power comparable to the Internet... but honestly, I don't even want that. The possibility is slim.

While I was thinking about this, there was a knock on the cabin door again, and I opened the door, hoping that Priest Mender would suggest at least one concrete possibility..