Shini Yasui Kōshaku Reijō To Nana-ri No Kikōshi Chapter 88
/Shini Yasui Kōshaku Reijō To Nana-ri No Kikōshi
Shini Yasui Kōshaku Reijō To Nana-ri No Kikōshi Chapter 88
Chapter 89
St . Winifred Great Church on the outskirts of Knot Reed .
It was the terminal point of the main twelve pilgrimage areas in the vicinity and was the oldest and only G.o.d’s church in Knot Reed .
In the bas.e.m.e.nt of the cathedral where it had been renovated many times, there were remains of the era where Ignitia’s teachings were conveyed to this place for the first time .
The two phantom beasts and I were in the deepest part of the second floor bas.e.m.e.nt of St . Winifred Great Church .
After the banquet, we secretly went out of Water Palace and came to this place .
There was a faint sound of water came from behind the wall .
Perhaps there was a groundwater flowing somewhere .
The cave was cut out of limestone .
At the height of a standing adult, the ceiling drew a round arch .
In the back of the cave, there was a square marble altar engraved with a relief of the Sun and the angels .
Next to me were Palug who had dressed up as a man and the plush toy-size Tirnanog .
The altar, illuminated by the torch that Tirnanog had, seemed to be an ordinary common altar for Ignitia’s rituals .
Dropping the large jute bag she was carrying on her back, Palug opened her mouth .
“I’m sorry for bringing you here . ”
“Don’t mind it . We are equal status in this regard . ”
『I have to confirm that you are not just playing around .
Since you have brought us along, were there some good results?』
“Good results……if I can choose, it would be better if I didn’t find any result at all . ”
『Hm? Do not use weird phrases .
Didn’t you call us because you wanted to show us something?』
When Tirnanog pointed it out, Palug smiled while narrowing her eyes .
It was a ferocious smile .
“Unfortunately, there is nothing here, or rather there is only something I don’t want to be exposed to anyone’s eyes if possible . ”
『Fumu, in other words, our purpose is to check the existence of things that should not exist . 』
“Correct . Although if possible, I want it to only be me thinking too much . ”
Palug glanced at the altar .
And yet, it was a mediocre and ordinary altar .
“Is it impossible to check it alone, or is it dangerous?”
“If it really exists, neither you nor myself should touch it .
However, if we really have to check it……don’t you Aurelia have a convenient technology?”
Saying so, Palug pointed to the sandbag that had been transported by Tirnanog .
I see . She was thinking of making a golem to act on our behalf for the dangerous matters, huh .
Tirnanog opened the sandbag, poured the soil onto the floor, and roughly shaped it into the shape of a person .
I took out the athame knife and carved magical letters from the 72 letters on the core to be incorporated into the golem .
Unlike the standing-upright golems made at the testing field, this golem also incorporated proper motion control .
As I breathed in magical power into the golem, the headless humanoid earth golem stood up .
Since it could only act in a sluggish manner as it was now, I threw one portion of the torch into the hollow part of his torso as the power source .
While the torch was burning, the golem would become somewhat agile and it would be possible for it to do physical work .
“Is this sufficient?”
“Yes, it’s more than sufficient . From here, please move in accordance with my instructions . ”
When Palug nodded in satisfaction, she took out several items from her jute bag .
An old golden candlestick branched into seven .
Seven candles made of beeswax .
Silver handbell with leather belt handle attached .
And, a tattered codex with several sheets of bookmark put between the pages .
“Thou, those who will step into the Realm of Death .
The threshold of the impure has already opened before thee .
First, burn the seven-branched light and illuminate the visible darkness . ”
On the ground underneath us, Palug’s poetry reverberated .
I ordered the golem and let it set the candles on the candlestick and lit them on fire .
At Palug’s cue, Tirnanog extinguished the fire of the torch by smothering it .
The seven flames of the candles projected the ominously swaying shadow of the headless golem on the ceiling .
“Second, ring the silver bell and call out to the Other Side . ”
The golem picked up the handbell and shook it several times .
The sound that should be refreshing resounded coldly .
Before I knew it, I couldn’t hear the water sound that I heard from the other side of the wall .
Feeling as if the temperature of the room which had been cool by nature cooled down further, I hugged my own body .
“Third, praise Him and shout words of profanity .
Beware, thou will not return under the sunshine .
—You are already in the Realm of Death . ”
The golem picked up the codex .
At the same time, Palug moved us several steps back .
The moment when the page marked by a bookmark was opened, some creaking sounds resounded from the golem’s chest .
The part where the clavicles should be in human beings was torn apart horizontally, and it became a mouth-like figure .
From the opening of the golem that shouldn’t have any vocal organ, a low voice that resembled the voice of a toad leaked and shook the air .
『N-now—, I respectfully offer You my salutations……ooh, Lord of Fresh Blood……
You who are the Master of Mausoleum, of the Night and Darkness— .
I will come to Your side—for this soul is pure— .
These are Your hands on my back, and in Yours lies my fate .
Ooh, I wish, bestow on me my own mouth to speak—』
The golem was already breathing by itself, moving away from my control by itself .
Mutated into an unknown monster, what was once a golem knelt towards the altar .
A change also occurred to the altar .
As if seeping out of empty s.p.a.ce, drop by drop, blood was stuck to the marble surface .
It seemed as if an invisible offering on the altar was being chopped up .
『I, who I am diminutive here and now, respectfully offer You my salutations .
The Exalted G.o.d of Corruption, You who dwells eternally inside the Tombs of the Land of Dusk .
The One who rides a boat of Skin and Flesh and pa.s.ses time perpetual, the One who takes on Many Kinds and Many Forms .
Ooh, King of lands vast and clad in dark night, You who is magnificent, Your Name is—』
Before I knew it, the golem was speaking fluently just like a human being .
The lump of soil around the golem’s core was bulging and wriggling towards the core, trying to capture it .
Just before the characters of emet engraved on the core was captured by the mutated lump of soil, Palug swung a glowing nail .
The golem whose characters engraved turned into met, turned back into a lump of earth once again .
『Mu……!?』
“This is……just what exactly……”
“Wait . It’s not over yet . ”
Palug took us by hand .
As she said, even after the golem, the performer of the ritual, was destroyed, the changes of the altar continued .
I wondered how many times the sacrificial knife was swung down .
The blood of the invisible offering wet the altar .
There was a trace of blood continuing down from the altar to the floor, as if something soaked in blood had fallen down .
There was a trace of blood continuing down from the altar to the floor, as if something soaked in blood had fallen down .
Flopping down, I looked at the traces on the floor and shuddered .
No matter how I looked at it, it looked like a human handprint .
An unseen knife cut off the life of a person and their handprints were erased by the newly flowing blood .
Then several more bloods were shed, when the altar was completely covered with fresh blood, the phantom halted .
Inside the narrow bas.e.m.e.nt was filled with unpleasant smell of blood .
『Twelve people……huh . 』
“The number of altars is also twelve . One person was killed per altar .
Unfortunately, it seems that my conjecture is right .
In addition, it’s the worst among the worst conjectures . ”
Palug had a smile on her face that made her seems about to bite at the unseen killer .
With that expression alone, I could see that she held a considerable anger in her chest .
“No way, for what purpose did they kill 12 people?”
“They wanted to rewrite the altar’s ceremonies and authorities .
This was a dedicated offering to a different G.o.d, this altar is not the altar of my G.o.d anymore .
The other eleven altars connected to this altar should have also been rewritten completely . ”
『By doing that, they were s.n.a.t.c.hing your and the other angels’ power .
Fumu . Having done that, it means the power of the faith that is currently being scattered to the sea is a diversion, huh . 』
“Yes, thanks to that, I was late in realizing this .
It seems that this someone didn’t want to be found out by me . ”
Tirnanog was throwing glances at Palug’s way .
Speaking of which, she was depleted of power until she almost died because of this .
There was a sound of him clenching his fangs anxiously from underneath his face armor .
He was also thinking about the circ.u.mstances of his quarreling friend .
『I do not know who it was, but they have a bad hobby .
Secretly sucking up the lives of other people, even if it was discovered, it would still give a serious wound on the other party .
If you had exposed their secrets unknowingly, you might have been encroached and taken in . 』
“Yes, that was their……the vampires’ way . ”
Vampires .
Just hearing that word, I felt chills running through my spine .
Information on the worst bad end of the original game came to my mind .
A mountain of dead bodies covered the ground, exchanging kisses smeared with blood on top of it .
With the same name as the last King of Casketia, the hidden character named Cain .
With the same name as the last King of Casketia, the hidden character named Cain .
『Was it a survivor of the destroyed ancient Kingdom, or was it a religious fanatic enthralled by the power and knowledge of the vampires?』
“Even if it was a religious fanatic, if they have the power and wisdom derived from the vampires, I couldn’t leave them as is . ”
Palug cut off her words for a moment and looked at me .
Her eyes held a firm resolution .
“Erica, please give me time to move freely .
I can help you with your oracle during the interval .
Even if I am the only surviving angel, this is the only enemy that must be destroyed . ”
I held Palug’s gaze and shook my head quietly .
Her eyes shook a little in unrest .
“That’s right . I am not an angel anymore; I am your subordinate .
I have attracted unnecessary crisis with my selfish behaviors—”
“That’s not it, just you alone are not enough, right? You will need plenty of help and supplies . ”
Hearing my answer, Palug was dumbfounded for a while .
Tirnanog’s laughter echoed within the silent underground altar .
『Kukukukuku, interesting . That’s the friend I know . 』
“Hey now, Tir is also included in this, for the time being, I wonder if the three of us is enough . ”
“Y-you guys……jeez, just how much of good-natured people are you~~!”
Palug cried out with somewhat teary eyes .
She was so happy that she couldn’t help saying the opposite words .
I thought so when I saw her lion-tail jutted out and swaying lightly .
To tell the truth, I was angry with this culprit .
I thought about how terribly miraculous it was being alive .
Whether it was people or beasts, they were earnestly standing on the place where they belong, it was unreasonable to take away their lives easily .
Even so, this was not natural selection or natural disaster, but clear animosity and malice .
“I need to prepare . Even if every vampire of Casketia revives, we only need to destroy them a second time . ”
With a glimpse of the biggest death flag appeared in front of me, I spoke so in determination .
It could be said that my challenge was reckless .
On the other hand, Tirnanog had an expression like he was admiring the grades of a good student, and Palug was nodding with a new expression of resolute .
St . Winifred Great Church on the outskirts of Knot Reed . It was the terminal point of the main twelve pilgrimage areas in the vicinity and was the oldest and only G.o.d s church in Knot Reed . In the bas.e.m.e.nt of the cathedral where it had been renovated many times, there were remains of the era where Ignitia s teachings were conveyed to this place for the first time . The two phantom beasts and I were in the deepest part of the second floor bas.e.m.e.nt of St . Winifred Great Church . After the banquet, we secretly went out of Water Palace and came to this place . There was a faint sound of water came from behind the wall . Perhaps there was a groundwater flowing somewhere . The cave was cut out of limestone . At the height of a standing adult, the ceiling drew a round arch . In the back of the cave, there was a square marble altar engraved with a relief of the Sun and the angels . Next to me were Palug who had dressed up as a man and the plush toy size Tirnanog . The altar, illuminated by the torch that Tirnanog had, seemed to be an ordinary common altar for Ignitia s rituals . Dropping the large jute bag she was carrying on her back, Palug opened her mouth . I m sorry for bringing you here . Don t mind it . We are equal status in this regard . I have to confirm that you are not just playing around . Since you have brought us along, were there some good results Good results if I can choose, it would be better if I didn t find any result at all . Hm Do not use weird phrases . Didn t you call us because you wanted to show us something When Tirnanog pointed it out, Palug smiled while narrowing her eyes . It was a ferocious smile . Unfortunately, there is nothing here, or rather there is only something I don t want to be exposed to anyone s eyes if possible . Fumu, in other words, our purpose is to check the existence of things that should not exist . Correct . Although if possible, I want it to only be me thinking too much . Palug glanced at the altar . And yet, it was a mediocre and ordinary altar . Is it impossible to check it alone, or is it dangerous If it really exists, neither you nor myself should touch it . However, if we really have to check it don t you Aurelia have a convenient technology Saying so, Palug pointed to the sandbag that had been transported by Tirnanog . I see . She was thinking of making a golem to act on our behalf for the dangerous matters, huh . Tirnanog opened the sandbag, poured the soil onto the floor, and roughly shaped it into the shape of a person . I took out the athame knife and carved magical letters from the 72 letters on the core to be incorporated into the golem . Unlike the standing upright golems made at the testing field, this golem also incorporated proper motion control . As I breathed in magical power into the golem, the headless humanoid earth golem stood up . Since it could only act in a sluggish manner as it was now, I threw one portion of the torch into the hollow part of his torso as the power source . While the torch was burning, the golem would become somewhat agile and it would be possible for it to do physical work . Is this sufficient Yes, it s more than sufficient . From here, please move in accordance with my instructions . When Palug nodded in satisfaction, she took out several items from her jute bag . An old golden candlestick branched into seven . Seven candles made of beeswax . Silver handbell with leather belt handle attached . And, a tattered codex with several sheets of bookmark put between the pages . Thou, those who will step into the Realm of Death . The threshold of the impure has already opened before thee . First, burn the seven branched light and illuminate the visible darkness . On the ground underneath us, Palug s poetry reverberated . I ordered the golem and let it set the candles on the candlestick and lit them on fire . At Palug s cue, Tirnanog extinguished the fire of the torch by smothering it . The seven flames of the candles projected the ominously swaying shadow of the headless golem on the ceiling . Second, ring the silver bell and call out to the Other Side . The golem picked up the handbell and shook it several times . The sound that should be refreshing resounded coldly . Before I knew it, I couldn t hear the water sound that I heard from the other side of the wall . Feeling as if the temperature of the room which had been cool by nature cooled down further, I hugged my own body . Third, praise Him and shout words of profanity . Beware, thou will not return under the sunshine . You are already in the Realm of Death . The golem picked up the codex . At the same time, Palug moved us several steps back . The moment when the page marked by a bookmark was opened, some creaking sounds resounded from the golem s chest . The part where the clavicles should be in human beings was torn apart horizontally, and it became a mouth like figure . From the opening of the golem that shouldn t have any vocal organ, a low voice that resembled the voice of a toad leaked and shook the air . N now , I respectfully offer You my salutations ooh, Lord of Fresh Blood You who are the Master of Mausoleum, of the Night and Darkness . I will come to Your side for this soul is pure . These are Your hands on my back, and in Yours lies my fate . Ooh, I wish, bestow on me my own mouth to speak The golem was already breathing by itself, moving away from my control by itself . Mutated into an unknown monster, what was once a golem knelt towards the altar . A change also occurred to the altar . As if seeping out of empty s.p.a.ce, drop by drop, blood was stuck to the marble surface . It seemed as if an invisible offering on the altar was being chopped up . I, who I am diminutive here and now, respectfully offer You my salutations . The Exalted G.o.d of Corruption, You who dwells eternally inside the Tombs of the Land of Dusk . The One who rides a boat of Skin and Flesh and pa.s.ses time perpetual, the One who takes on Many Kinds and Many Forms . Ooh, King of lands vast and clad in dark night, You who is magnificent, Your Name is Before I knew it, the golem was speaking fluently just like a human being . The lump of soil around the golem s core was bulging and wriggling towards the core, trying to capture it . Just before the characters of emet engraved on the core was captured by the mutated lump of soil, Palug swung a glowing nail . The golem whose characters engraved turned into met, turned back into a lump of earth once again . Mu This is just what exactly Wait . It s not over yet . Palug took us by hand . As she said, even after the golem, the performer of the ritual, was destroyed, the changes of the altar continued . I wondered how many times the sacrificial knife was swung down . The blood of the invisible offering wet the altar . There was a trace of blood continuing down from the altar to the floor, as if something soaked in blood had fallen down . Flopping down, I looked at the traces on the floor and shuddered . No matter how I looked at it, it looked like a human handprint . An unseen knife cut off the life of a person and their handprints were erased by the newly flowing blood . Then several more bloods were shed, when the altar was completely covered with fresh blood, the phantom halted . Inside the narrow bas.e.m.e.nt was filled with unpleasant smell of blood . Twelve people huh . The number of altars is also twelve . One person was killed per altar . Unfortunately, it seems that my conjecture is right . In addition, it s the worst among the worst conjectures . Palug had a smile on her face that made her seems about to bite at the unseen killer . With that expression alone, I could see that she held a considerable anger in her chest . No way, for what purpose did they kill 12 people They wanted to rewrite the altar s ceremonies and authorities . This was a dedicated offering to a different G.o.d, this altar is not the altar of my G.o.d anymore . The other eleven altars connected to this altar should have also been rewritten completely . By doing that, they were s.n.a.t.c.hing your and the other angels power . Fumu . Having done that, it means the power of the faith that is currently being scattered to the sea is a diversion, huh . Yes, thanks to that, I was late in realizing this . It seems that this someone didn t want to be found out by me . Tirnanog was throwing glances at Palug s way . Speaking of which, she was depleted of power until she almost died because of this . There was a sound of him clenching his fangs anxiously from underneath his face armor . He was also thinking about the circ.u.mstances of his quarreling friend . I do not know who it was, but they have a bad hobby . Secretly sucking up the lives of other people, even if it was discovered, it would still give a serious wound on the other party . If you had exposed their secrets unknowingly, you might have been encroached and taken in . Yes, that was their the vampires way . Vampires . Just hearing that word, I felt chills running through my spine . Information on the worst bad end of the original game came to my mind . A mountain of dead bodies covered the ground, exchanging kisses smeared with blood on top of it . With the same name as the last King of Casketia, the hidden character named Cain . Was it a survivor of the destroyed ancient Kingdom, or was it a religious fanatic enthralled by the power and knowledge of the vampires Even if it was a religious fanatic, if they have the power and wisdom derived from the vampires, I couldn t leave them as is . Palug cut off her words for a moment and looked at me . Her eyes held a firm resolution . Erica, please give me time to move freely . I can help you with your oracle during the interval . Even if I am the only surviving angel, this is the only enemy that must be destroyed . I held Palug s gaze and shook my head quietly . Her eyes shook a little in unrest . That s right . I am not an angel anymore I am your subordinate . I have attracted unnecessary crisis with my selfish behaviors That s not it, just you alone are not enough, right You will need plenty of help and supplies . Hearing my answer, Palug was dumbfounded for a while . Tirnanog s laughter echoed within the silent underground altar . Kukukukuku, interesting . That s the friend I know . Hey now, Tir is also included in this, for the time being, I wonder if the three of us is enough . Y you guys jeez, just how much of good natured people are you Palug cried out with somewhat teary eyes . She was so happy that she couldn t help saying the opposite words . I thought so when I saw her lion tail jutted out and swaying lightly . To tell the truth, I was angry with this culprit . I thought about how terribly miraculous it was being alive . Whether it was people or beasts, they were earnestly standing on the place where they belong, it was unreasonable to take away their lives easily . Even so, this was not natural selection or natural disaster, but clear animosity and malice . I need to prepare . Even if every vampire of Casketia revives, we only need to destroy them a second time . With a glimpse of the biggest death flag appeared in front of me, I spoke so in determination . It could be said that my challenge was reckless . On the other hand, Tirnanog had an expression like he was admiring the grades of a good student, and Palug was nodding with a new expression of resolute .