It is not an illusion after all… .
Lee Han noticed that something strange was happening to the old woman he was carrying on his back.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean it to be a negative change.
“Isn’t it heavy?”
“You should probably steam it a little more.”
“Haha, even though I’m old, I still feel good. I guess I’m still a woman.”
“You’re still in your prime, you know.”
“You’re good at saying strange things. Oh, and would you please turn left here?”
“Here?”
… got younger.
It's not just that I've become healthier, it's that my sense of vitality has changed.
Originally, it was possible to guess the age of another person just by smell and touch.
In that sense, the old woman behind her was no longer in her 70s.
Even if you can't do it, you're in your early 50s.
But this is also a work in progress.
'I feel like I'm getting younger?'
The vitality in his body grew more and more abundant, and Lee Han let out a hollow laugh.
Could this be the [Rejuvenation Method] I've only heard about?
This is a sacred method that can be used starting in the 50s. I heard that it is a special sacred method that the light of light has bestowed upon priests who sacrifice their youth.
However, the rejuvenation method he heard of was not like this.
'I heard that half of your divine power will be lost and you will become completely weak…'
The only drawback to the rejuvenation method is that it cannot control age.
You will be unconditionally rejuvenated to the age of a teenager, that is, exactly ten years old, and most of the divine powers you have cultivated throughout your life will be lost.
In reality, it cannot be anything other than the mercy of the light of light that says, “You have suffered so much, so stop being a priest and start a new life.” However, from the priests’ perspective, it cannot be anything other than an extremely disappointing holy law.
So I heard that truly devout priests cherish and treasure the law of rejuvenation, using it only when their lifespan is almost over, or when they are ready to start a new life.
In that sense….
'It seems like the old maid's divine power is still the same?'
Perhaps because he had unintentionally met many priests, Lee Han, who was able to estimate the total amount of her divine power, felt that her divine power was not only the same, but was also growing stronger.
However, as if he was rejuvenated, his white hair turned black, and his arms and legs, which had been like old trees, began to gain flesh.
Is this really rejuvenation?
like.
'It's like rewinding time.'
It felt like my physical time was being rewound.
That too.
“Oh my god? Why is my hair like this?”
"…her."
Regardless of the will of the physical owner.
The old maid just blinked as she watched my body become younger.
It was a sight worthy of admiration, and Lee Han could only laugh in vain at the sight that could be called a [miracle].
To the miracle that happens behind my back.
* * *
Phew!
Lee Han literally flew through the air like a bird flying in the sky.
But Lee Han's airwalk, which was already a mixture of several techniques including the Gungshin Tanyoung, was no different from flying in the air.
Thanks to that, he was the type who could cover any distance in one breath, and it didn't take him more than 15 minutes to reach the campsite, which was about 50km away.
… For reference, it could have been faster originally, but the speed was adjusted to 15 minutes in case it was too much of a burden on the elderly person’s body.
“Oh my, thank you. Really. Thanks to you, I was able to come so quickly.”
“…….”
“Why do you look like that?”
“No, she was just a great beauty, sir.”
“Oh my, ho ho! Not all young people make fun of old people. That kind of talk should be said to young women.”
“…That’s why.”
That young woman is you now.
Lee Han held back these words and opened his mouth slightly.
The thick white hair had disappeared at some point, and the old maid with flowing black hair, no, the nun who had become so young that it was embarrassing to call her an old lady, had become a woman with the freshness of a woman in her early twenties.
The way he speaks is still the same, but if he changes his way of speaking, I'd believe he's a student.
Lee Han couldn't understand what kind of miracle had happened to the nun… .
“Fortunately, you came to the right place.”
“?”
“This is the place where that ominous being was sealed.”
“…….”
Lee Han's eyes widened slightly at the nun's sudden words.
Because I understood that this was the place where the ominous being, Inanna, was sealed.
But the surprise only lasted for a moment.
"is it so?"
Lee Han said that was what it was like.
I have no interest in paying attention to someone who's already finished.
“Haha.”
The nun smiled brightly at Lee Han's reaction.
It couldn't be anything other than an affectionate gaze, as if looking at a grandson, but it felt awkward to look at him like that when he was younger.
When Lee Han was feeling so embarrassed,
“Then let’s begin.”
Hwaaaaak!
Suddenly, a bright light began to spread from her body like a thick fog.
“!!?”
Lee Han was surprised in two major ways.
One was because the nun suddenly unleashed a tremendous amount of divine power without any explanation, and the second was because I was so surprised that I thought my body would be blown backwards by the divine power the nun unleashed.
what….
'Is this the energy that can be contained in a human body?'
If a person were made of porcelain, the energy he is emitting now would be like the ocean.
But it was a sight that made one doubt one's eyes, as if the sea was inside the porcelain, and it was natural that one could not hide one's astonishment.
On the way.
“That ominous thing left behind a gate to hell in the place where it was sealed, the so-called [Hell Gate].”
The nun's voice was heard.
“Hellgate?”
“It is said to be one of the five gates leading to the underworld, and also the gate leading to hell where demons live. It doesn’t matter now, but in just 10 years, this gate will open and the demons of hell will be released all at once, turning this world into hell.”
“!?”
“Even a symbol can’t help but be a nuisance. To create something like this….”
The nun rarely showed a smile, and instead, with an expressionless face, she stared into the dark space.
"……ah."
Looking at where the nun's gaze was directed, only then did Lee Han realize that this empty space was not truly empty.
'dark….'
There was an eerie darkness.
But it was also a darkness that was vulgar and had no presence.
Because I never revealed my existence and kept myself hidden until the very end.
If it weren't for the nun, that darkness would have hidden away without anyone noticing, and would have definitely carried out its role as the nun said.
That would have opened a gateway to hell.
Hwaaaaak!
And as if reading this strange mind, a great divine power like the ocean was released from the nun's body and scattered throughout this place, no, throughout the entire space that was hundreds of kilometers across.
As if he was going to thoroughly erase all the 'ominous traces' that existed in this place.
“…I see, this is…!”
Then, the nun's muttering was heard, and Lee Han, struggling in the waves of divine power, forced his eyes open and saw.
“Oh, sir….”
…the sight of the nun’s body becoming blurry.
* * *
'Everyone' saw it.
A swirling, divine sea reminiscent of the ocean.
The way it swirls like waves.
Even the monarchs who had been conversing in the camp looked on in surprise as they watched the waves of divine power, and when the swirling divine power finally rose to the ground as a fountain of light, even those living in Wales witnessed it.
A truly splendid ray of light.
It was a ray of light that seemed to announce the advent of God, and as the ray of light subsided, the particles of light it left behind slowly seeped into the ground.
Took.
Ok!
Toooooo!
In the ground permeated with particles of light, adorable new sprouts began to gradually emerge through the mounds of dirt.
It will make the earth's fertility richer, and for the next few hundred years, the devil will no longer be able to appear on this land.
The land where the light and the life of the saint reside will not be dared by evil beings.
And this is,
“…Why did you do that?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Everything.”
“Haha.”
“Don’t laugh, sir. I’m angry right now, sir.”
“I’m sorry I made you angry.”
“…When you say it like that, it makes me sound like a bad person.”
“Absolutely not, absolutely not. You are a really good person….”
People had to realize that it was a blessing made through 'sacrifice'.
It must be done.
“…….”
Lee Han laid the nun down in his arms as if protecting her, with an expression that could not hide his gloom.
Although she still looked young and vibrant, Lee Han felt
The nun had already sacrificed everything.
“Holy law, [self-sacrifice].”
“You have a broad knowledge.”
“I just happened to find out.”
A sacred method that is notorious for being used by even fewer people, let alone those who can use it.
A sacred method that can unconditionally perform miracles if used, but in return, the user will inevitably die.
That's why no one uses this method.
No matter what, no one would want to die.
But why!
“Why do you keep sacrificing yourself like that? Like an idiot….”
Did the nun make this choice?
Lee Han couldn't understand it at all.
Haven't I already wasted 50 years of my life?
“Since you’re young, why don’t you start a new life? Why did you do something like this… Why didn’t you just leave it to someone else?”
Lee Han raised his voice without realizing it.
Yeah, I get that Hellgate or whatever is a danger in the future.
But that doesn't mean the nuns had to make sacrifices.
It would have been nice if we could have found a way to stop it later… .
“-No. If it weren’t for me, no one would have been able to stop it. In the future, this door will eventually open.”
“…….”
“I’m not lying. I can see it. A lot.”
“…….”
“For example, you may have made noble sacrifices, or you may have lived through harsh ordeals despite making such sacrifices. And yet, you live proudly without resenting the world.”
“…….”
“It’s amazing, and it’s pitiful. You could have been loved and lived a little more, but why did you have such a hard life….”
“Life isn’t all bad. What’s the point of the past? I’m busy just living the present and the future.”
“……Haha, as expected, you are a strong person, you really are a strong person.”
The light in the saint's eyes shone more intensely than ever.
Even the extremely thin voice was regaining its strength at some point, and Lee Han knew that this was by no means a positive sign.
Reflection.
Because I knew that it was a stage where a person who was about to die briefly regained his energy.
And finally, the nun, who had regained her strength, looked up at him… .
“Do you know what would have happened to Louise, that poor child, if it hadn’t been for you?”
“…What happened?”
Lee Han honestly guessed.
Because I already got a spoiler, which wasn't a spoiler, from some gray-haired guy.
But what I heard from the nun was….
“…Louise, that kid did the same thing I did.”
“…….”
“Self-sacrifice. Through that, he stopped the evil spirits and saved the world.”
… without anyone knowing.
“…….”
It was a conclusion that was even more miserable than the one that was spoiled.
