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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 43

Beoncheonhoe (1)

Roselia Grand Shrine, located in the center of the main church’s sacred place.

It has already been more than two months since Heinrich came here, but his daily life has not changed even today..

Gigi Geek—

“Whoop!”

With a sound like metal being twisted, a chunk of metal connected to a chain defied gravity..

“Phew—”

Clang-clunk-clunk!

The tonne chunk of metal attached to the hideous-looking exercise equipment was steadily breaking the muscles of rude humans who dared to use it through periodic reciprocating movements..

Then at some point.

Wow!—

“Ugh?”

Like a blocked dam bursting, divine power poured out from his body..

《The entity has achieved enlightenment by achieving the condition. Acquire the special skill “Blessing: Rigid Body”.》

At the same time, the metal that had been lifted with great difficulty leapt up onto the hook in an instant..

Heinrich froze in that position for a moment, then closed his eyes and assessed the divine power he felt within his body..

‘···We've finally reached it! High priest level divine power!’

At some point, I felt that my divine power, which had not been growing as if it had reached its limit, had finally grown beyond the stage..

This is probably thanks to the “Blessing: Rigid Body” obtained this time..

With a happy heart, I hurriedly put down the chain..

Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr mode - kwaang!

At that moment, the lump of metal, unable to overcome gravity, violently collided with the ground, but that was no longer his concern..

‘I never thought I would go over my limit while exercising..’

Of course, it wasn't just physical training at Daesinjeon during that time..

Education in theology, doctrine, history, etc. was basic, and additional education as a Holy Knight included all kinds of martial arts, horsemanship, ceremonies, and sacred law..

At least I was able to easily follow the training using my body, perhaps because of my bonelessness, but I had to struggle a lot in other areas..

Still, somehow it met the standards..

However, even then, I was worried because my divine power was still stagnant, below that of a high priest, but a senior paladin who helped me with my training suggested a solution as if it was no big deal..

‘Just roll over. Be crazy. Recovery is fast? Then double roll. If that doesn't work, you can solve it by rolling a few more times..’

It was truly an insignificant solution.!

Of course, if you think about it, his prescription was reasonable..

Because the condition for having high priest-level divine power was ‘having at least one “blessing”.’.

And the easiest blessing for them as paladins to obtain was the ‘Blessing of the Rigid Body’..

Perhaps those who walk the path of priests will grow through blessings from other lines..

However, now that we have surpassed the stagnation of divine power, it will continue to grow steadily again until we reach bishop-level divine power..

Because that was his greatest advantage.

Heinrich hurriedly put away the exercise equipment and moved to where the Holy Knights were..

Now that I am officially qualified to become a Holy Knight, I wanted to have a conversation about it..

While I was hastening my steps like that,.

“Hmm hmm hmm~♪”

A humming sound rang out from the garden along the way..

‘The sound of humming here, no way···.’

As I walked carefully, I saw the person I had expected there, crouching down and looking at the flower bed..

‘Saint of the main church, Riesta Saint Hatianus.’

Soft silver hair was flowing and shaking, and golden eyes that seemed to contain stars were sparkling as they looked at the flowers..

With her fresh smile, she looked no different from any other 18-year-old girl..

‘Except for that halo.’

Except for the self-emitting cluster of lights around the head..

The traces of that powerful blessing were nothing short of evidence of a saint..

“Hmm, hello, how are you? Holy woman. But why are you alone in a place like this??”

Since we had already encountered each other, I pretended not to notice and passed by, so I lightly cleared my throat and spoke to the saint..

The saintess must have sensed this presence as well, and turned her head to greet me with a grin..

“Hello, Sir Heinrich! I was looking at a ladybug. It was so cute that I didn't even notice the time passing.!”

···I guess I was looking at bugs, not flowers..

It's still too early to be called a 'lord' rather than a knight, but no matter how many times I correct it, nothing changes, so I decided to just move on..

While staying at Roselia Grand Shrine for over two months, there was one thing that surprised me..

This saint, who seemed distant at first, was actually very informal and liked to wander around when she had free time..

He treats all members of the same main religious denomination kindly and does not hesitate to offer help..

A lively and quirky girl who is loved by everyone in the main shrine for her kind personality..

His faith was as strong as his divine power, and he had a tendency to be especially friendly towards those who were as faithful as him..

Therefore, she was the first saint to approach Henry and express her affection for him, who had shown strong divine power since the baptism ceremony..

“By the way, congratulations, Sir Heinrich! Have you finally received your blessing? As expected, I thought you would do it quickly.!”

Was it really a saint? How did she know? She clapped her hands and rejoiced as if it were her own business..

“thank you We were able to reach it thanks to the help of many people..”

“no! The blessing of a strong body cannot be obtained through the help of others. It's proof that you've surpassed your limits through training, so be proud of yourself.!”

I think I realized at a glance what kind of blessing I received..

Maybe it's the influence of the blessing contained in those sparkling golden eyes..

After chatting for a while and smiling, she stopped and looked up at the sky..

“oh! Afternoon service! When is time like this! Then I'll just leave. May God’s blessings always be with you..”

She seemed to judge the time for a moment, then got up, bowed, and disappeared like the wind inside the temple..

“···Well, you're very active today too..”

It would be more appropriate to say hectic..

In some ways, it seems sloppy, but of course it wasn't shown that way to everyone..

‘Never compromise with evil.’

Shows friendliness to those who follow the main guru, and strives to embrace them even if they do not follow..

But there was no tolerance at all for those who were tainted by evil..

And there was an issue that such a saint was obsessed with recently.···.

It was ‘Hans, the descendant of the immortal king.’.

‘Now that obsession is at the point where it's scary..’

I heard that they are praying several times a day and trying to track down 'Hans'..

Of course, since it didn't exist in this world, there was no way to find it, but the act of never giving up had already become a part of everyday life..

I only felt sorry for those who were discovered and subjugated sideways in the aftermath of the blessing that was chasing the demon..

If he was detected by a saint whose main target was the descendants of the Immortal King, it would mean that he was in the middle of performing some evil ritual, so it would be a good thing..

‘Actually, I understand why it looks like that..’

As Heinrich was educated about history, he was able to understand the feelings of the Immortal King because he knew what kind of being he was..

The first immortal king who suddenly appeared about a thousand years ago..

Many people were sacrificed by him who turned half of the continent into a land of death, and it was only when countless forces, including the church, came together that they were able to barely defeat him and restore peace..

But hundreds of years later.

Perhaps because the first Immortal King was not properly finished, the 'Heart of the Immortal King' containing his power ended up in the hands of a warlock.···.

And so the second immortal king was born..

The second immortal king, who was born by being devoured by the inherited heart, brought chaos to the continent again, and in the aftermath, the great empire located in the west collapsed and was split into several kingdoms as it is now..

Is it because it was the second time?.

The deadly force targeting the Immortal King worked hard to ensure that the heart was disposed of so that something like this would not happen again..

But that too failed..

It was successful in splitting the heart, but the bastard used up his last strength and spread it across the continent to prevent it from being sealed..

That was just a few hundred years ago.

‘And two of them ended up in Hans' hands. If we find just one last piece, the third immortal king will be resurrected, so the church has no choice but to be desperate..’

Because whenever the Immortal King incident occurred, it was the Main Church that was at the forefront..

It was natural for a saint who had learned the history of their sacrifice from a young age to be hostile towards the Immortal King..

What's more, she tended to regard her fellow believers as family..

‘It would be nice if we could all get along well. She's a kinder, kinder friend than you think, but you don't know that..’

Yes, Hans, who will become this generation's immortal king, did not wish for the destruction of the continent..

Even at this very moment, he was fighting hard against an evil organization for the public good..

***

Cooung!

“Ugh···.”

Park Gwang-cheon, a Beoncheonhoe official wearing a suit, looked around while blocking Hahoetal's attack..

He confidently led his troops and laid a trap, but all his plans were ruined by just two guys..

‘Damn it, it's all because that damn bastard didn't come with the right information! You completely underestimated the opponent's power.!’

He became angry as he remembered the man with the vague expression..

The main reason why things went wrong was because of a vampire who came in out of nowhere, but he didn't have the time to think about that..

Even if you make all kinds of excuses, failure is still failure..

‘There is nothing we can do about what has already gone wrong. Then I need to do a good job cleaning things up.···.’

He was still fighting against Hahoetal with his remaining subordinates, but it was meaningless now..

No matter how I looked at it, it felt like they were watching it on purpose to captivate me..

‘At first it seemed like he didn't care if I died or not, but now that he has some free time, are they planning to interrogate him and get information??’

Park Gwang-cheon looked around at his fallen subordinates..

More than half were corpses, but most of those who had recently fallen were not dead but had only been subdued..

‘This is... wrong. There's no hope anymore.’

Seeing that the noise coming from the vampires' side had quieted down, it seemed like the situation had already ended there..

And being this quiet was never a positive sign for him..

Because it meant that everything was taken care of by one truly incompetent person..

‘If we delay any longer, the vampires on the other side will join us here. I'll do my best now and get out, at least for myself..’

Although the barrier between Beoncheonhoe and Hahoetal was double-blocked, he was able to escape this place using his unique skill, “Space Manipulation.”.

The last bastion that has saved his life several times so far..

He raised his magic power one last time before activating his unique skill..

***

The situation on the vampire side was roughly resolved, and the resistance of the Buncheonhoe was now over..

It's taking time to subdue the remaining ones, keeping them alive as much as possible in order to read their memories and extract information, but that won't last long..

While I was organizing the battlefield step by step, I felt like the enemy leader was preparing something..

It's already too late to do anything, but the moment I'm on guard just in case···.

“Thank you all for your hard work. For the Buncheonhoe! [Die for freedom—!]”

The last sentence that carries magical power and resonates in the space..

At that moment, the bodies of the Buncheonhoe gang suddenly became rigid..

Regardless of whether you were resisting or lost consciousness due to being overpowered,.

‘What kind of modification is this again?!’

obviously abnormal situation.

Hans' thinking accelerated..

The surroundings stopped for a moment, and time passed slowly..

Sooooo···

‘This?’

An unidentified flow of magic penetrates the minds of the living..

It tried to resonate with some energy that was lodged in the brain..

At the same time, Hans, who has no limit to his viewing angle, caught the sight of the man glaring in this direction and grinding his teeth..

And the image slowly began to blur.

‘Order to self-destruct to subordinates. he ran away.’

I quickly assessed the situation..

I don't know how it is possible to move through space when there is a barrier, but since it is such a strange world, that is a question that will be discussed later..

Now I had to make a choice..

By prioritizing.

Will they find a way to stop the gang from self-destructing from this unidentified flow, or will the gangsters quickly give up and immediately pursue the escaping gangster in an unknown way?.

Neither is very likely.

‘There are only a few seconds left, and the opponent's means are unknown..’

I was momentarily irritated by the forced choice..

In this situation, of course···.

[Of course, neither side gives up.!]

Hans, who swallowed his negative emotions and opened his eyes to his individuality, was also the embodiment of greed and obsession..

Of course I had no intention of giving anything away.!

All entities' resources were concentrated on Hans..

Accidents accelerate further.

Time has almost come to a standstill..

The dark magic was divided into dozens of strands and each headed towards its own goal..

He hastily left a mark on the water monster that was almost disappearing..

It's not a proper tracking spell, so it will be swept away by the flow of space and disappear quickly, but it will buy you a few seconds..

The remaining dark magic seeped into the minds of the survivors..

Information was obtained by contacting something that resonated with an external flow..

···I can not know.

Beoncheonhoe’s unique complex technique.

Hans's research was still insufficient to fully understand this complex issue..

but.

Part of a complex procedure.

‘Prohibitions’ and ‘curses’ mixed in here and there’.

It was very familiar to Hans..

It has also been a frequently used tool recently..

‘It starts from here.’

「“Evil Wisdom” traced the familiarity, and “Forbidden Knowledge” analyzed it..

As I figured out the structure of the recipe like digging up sweet potato stalks, I reached the end..

What is located at the end.

‘It was 'death'.

It goes beyond what is familiar and touches the essence of Hans..

This is what he experienced, what he overcame, and what he finally mastered..

‘now!’

intervened in a formula that resonated.

Just as if you carelessly insert a foreign object into a precision machine part, it will break down, the water will run out of control and harm the person involved..

If that happens, it will fail.

So he removed some of the gears from the machine parts..

After what felt like an eon, the surrounding noise slowly began to return to its original state..

Ugh—

A formula that continues to resonate.

However, with an important part missing, it only idled repeatedly and did not achieve its original purpose..

[Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! I am the one who rules over death. Do you think you can escape from me by dying?!]

Hans, who finished the work, burst into laughter on the spot..

Of course, in the meantime, he did not forget to use his dark magic to stun the stumbling remnants without losing his mind..

'Cause I don't know what they'll do if they're awake.

[And you won't die easily.]

Immediately before he disappeared, I traced the buried dark magic and the traces left behind as he exited the barrier..

While I was concentrating on breaking the ban, the traces were already fading..

But unlike the beginning, things got better.

By closely analyzing the gold, we have identified the magic pattern of the person who created the flow..

This was information that could not have been noticed when the fight was just going on..

The direction was predicted based on traces left in the barrier, and the distance was estimated based on traces of weakened black magic..

Within that range, the location was determined based on the mana's magic pattern..

I don't know how he got out of here..

Considering that there are no traces of magic left in the barrier, there is a high probability that it is a unique skill..

But now it doesn't really matter.

[···found.]

All you have to do is search your mind yourself..

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