Subscriber of the Gods Episode 255
Episode 255. Scenario (2)
“… …Perfect imitation?”
For a moment, Ethan frowned.
Perfect Transformation was a magic that transformed one’s appearance into a completely different form.
Unlike regular mimicry magic, there is no trace of magic being used, so when perfect mimicry is achieved, it can be called a power that surpasses magic.
In fact, this perfect mimicry was close to impossible.
‘I don’t know about magic, but there is a superpower that has the same effect.
A mimicry ability so outstanding that it can be described as perfect.
Besides, isn’t there an apostle of the Moon Follower here right now?
‘The Five Apostles.’
Ethan saw all the apostles except the top three.
But despite all this, there was one apostle whose real face he did not know.
The five apostles were the ones whose real faces I had never seen, even though I had played Mephant many times.
‘The nickname is Slime. It was given because it keeps changing its appearance like a slime.’
“I’ve heard of it. But I’ve heard that no one actually uses it. It’s a high-circle magic, so it’s hard to learn, and even if you do master it, it doesn’t last very long, so it’s hard to actually use.”
“That’s right. It’s the perfect mimicry. It’s called perfect mimicry because it perfectly copies the opponent’s face, voice, and even mana. However, I know it’s an impossible feat. However… … This incident is the work of someone who uses that perfect mimicry.”
“As Your Majesty has said, perfect mimicry is impossible. How can you be so sure?”
The Pope stroked his chin in response to Ethan’s question.
“As you may have heard from the meeting, I said that I sealed the crack after I arrived at Waterpia, right?”
The Pope tried to get things done quickly after arriving at Waterpia. He thought that Waterpia was so chaotic when he arrived that he didn’t have time to rest at all.
And shortly after he got into the swing of things, the Pope decided that this wasn’t a natural phenomenon.
“I was able to make a clear judgment after seeing Archelon, the guardian deity of this Waterpia. He was somehow fighting against the power that was trying to control him.”
Ethan remembered too.
Blue eyes with a pitch-black aura.
Archelon said that he was trying to destroy Waterpia.
“But I couldn’t find anyone who fit that description, and that’s where the cracks started to grow.”
Waterpia is a closed place, so it is difficult to move to other places. Once you enter, you have to hide within Waterpia and proceed with your work.
The monster will definitely be inside Waterpia.
“These cracks keep opening up even after they’re blocked. What’s more, they keep forming. That means someone is hiding inside Waterpia and doing something. The King of Waterpia knows about it and has issued a search order.”
However, the monster has not been found yet.
The cracks continue to open, and deep-sea monsters are swarming outside Waterpia.
“That’s why I tried to use my power to stop Waterpia itself first. But at that moment… … .”
At that timing, a new crack opened up, and there were those who walked out of that crack.
They were the dwarves.
It was Sigma Roadhammer, the great hammer of Tartarus, and his escorts.
“From Waterpia to Tartarus. The cities of the fishmen and dwarves have been connected. It felt like the mastermind behind this was intentionally trying to divert attention.”
“It’s definitely strange.”
‘So that’s why.’
The Pope clearly believed that the evil spirit was hiding within Waterpia and was continuing to open cracks.
But no matter how much I looked, I couldn’t find anyone suspicious.
“So that’s why you doubted perfect mimicry.”
“No. I can’t just be suspicious. That’s why I used my own method.”
The Pope said.
“I prayed. And I received an oracle.”
The Pope has several special powers and authorities, one of which is the prayer of the Goddess.
It is a prayer to the goddess to ask for information and truth about the situation at hand and to receive the answer through an oracle.
“The oracle given by the goddess contained four characters: perfect imitation.”
The Pope said this and made a shushing gesture.
Before I knew it, the surroundings had become quiet.
‘It’s blocked perfectly with mana.’
Now this conversation can only be heard by himself and the Pope.
‘A curtain mixed with divine power, it’s wonderful.’
“We haven’t found the villain yet. However, if we can figure out his true identity, we can sort this out. However, if the mimicry is so perfect that it doesn’t even catch my eye, it would be dangerous to hastily identify the villain.”
Ethan nodded.
‘Perfect imitation. The five apostles planned this.’
The identity of the monster has been confirmed.
But there was one big problem left: we couldn’t figure out what the five apostles would look like.
‘If the Pope can’t find it, it means it’s hard for me to find it either.’
But once you find it, dealing with it is easy.
‘It would be hard if I were alone, but there’s also the Pope and the King of Waterpia.’
Plus, there’s Sigma Lordhammer, the king of the dwarves.
‘There are plenty of strong people.’
First of all, finding the five apostles was the priority.
“Come closer, Ethan. I’ve talked too long, but I have to get to work first.”
The Pope smiled kindly.
Then he handed Ethan the light yellow ball he had made.
“please.”
The Pope has already decided to sacrifice his life to heal Ethan. So there is no reason to feel burdened.
‘You just have to do as much as you receive.’
Since he told us to do good, we should live by doing good.
‘Because I’m already living like that.’
Ethan recalled when he had acquired the profession of Descendant of Moon Force.
I saw the citizens crying in the pit of fire during the battle to recapture Rijkaard.
It was already the past and something that could not be undone. It was something that could just be overlooked. It was not like those who were already dead would come back just because they were saved.
Still, Ethan reached out to them.
‘Now you don’t have to hesitate.’
Now that there is a solid reason,
Shaaaaah-.
A warm energy entered Ethan’s body. The energy slowly clung to the annihilation that had settled near his heart.
The Pope suddenly raised his staff and struck Ethan’s heart hard.
Wedge-!
It was a blow so strong that the wind could be heard, but Ethan felt no pain at all. Since it wasn’t an attack in the first place, Ethan’s defense didn’t activate either.
‘……oh.’
Ethan looked over his body with a surprised expression.
“Phew… … .”
The Pope, with sweat dripping down his forehead, wiped it with his sleeve.
“I’m a little tired. This is the end of the treatment I can do. It might not be noticeable to others, but Ethan, the person in charge, will definitely feel it.”
Although he looked quite tired, the Pope soon regained his characteristic composure.
“and.”
The only thing that cured the extinction was the Pope’s consideration. There was another reason why Ethan came to Waterpia to find the Pope.
“You said you wanted to know where the saint is now?”
The emperor is not in a position to summon the saint at will.
But the Pope is different.
Within the Holy Light Church, the Pope has an absolute position.
Even if the saint is treated as equal to the pope, she is clearly below the pope in terms of hierarchy.
“Unfortunately, the saint is currently engaged in very important work, Ethan. She will not be returning to the Holy Empire for quite some time, so if you wish to see her, you will have to go to the Magic Empire.”
It was just like Legia said.
‘It’s an important mission.’
Since the Magic Empire is an enemy of the Holy Empire, religious influence is quite low.
The Magic Empire was a country that followed the logic of thoroughgoing self-respect, a place where if you were strong, you could do anything.
‘It’s a pretty dangerous place, so I didn’t plan on going there. I guess it can’t be helped.’
If you have to go to a dangerous place, just raise your level enough so that you don’t get into trouble.
‘or not.’
Or become a person of the Magic Empire.
As Ethan nodded, the Pope added a serious warning.
“Ethan, perfect mimicry is a very scary power. So don’t trust me. I am real now, but next time, there is a chance that you will meet a fake who looks like me.”
* * *
After the Pope left.
Ethan checked his body condition right away.
‘amazing.’
The Pope’s power was certainly great.
In exchange for a life filled with divine power, he took a step back from extinction.
‘The mana road has gotten a little wider. It’s only a little bit, but it’s enough to store more mana.’
Moreover, my clouded mind became a little clearer.
“You said that living a good life is the price to pay. You could have asked me to help Waterpia in exchange for the treatment.”
It was a treatment that came at the cost of one’s own life force.
Even if he had said he would treat him after everything was over, Ethan would have had nothing to regret.
But the Pope healed Ethan without expecting anything in return. He didn’t even make it a condition that he had to help Waterpia after the treatment.
“There really is such a thing as an adult.”
Who could not call Pope Frederick a saint?
“I definitely need to pay for the meal.”
Of course, in proportion to what I received.
* * *
Ethan returned to his room and summoned Lucas.
“Ouch!”
The summoned Lucas looked at Ethan and cried loudly once more.
“As expected of my spirit, it knows my physical condition right away.”
Ethan tried to see if he could store more mana in his body through Lucas.
Escaping the influence of Extinction and accumulating mana itself became directly connected to Ethan’s strength.
‘The more mana you accumulate, the stronger you become.’
Shaaaaak-.
Lucas climbed onto Ethan’s shoulder and rubbed his head against Ethan’s cheek.
Then, Lucas’s mana began to flow directly into Ethan.
There was quite a lot of mana that Lucas could give to Ethan. As long as Ethan’s body could handle it, he could give it as much as he wanted.
‘I’m not really good at using Lucas’ powers.’
But it was also true that in the current situation, Lucas’ power was being used as efficiently as possible.
‘Still, if it weren’t for Lucas, there were many times when I almost died.’
Shaaaaak-!
“done.”
I have accumulated a little more mana than before.
As the Pope said, Ethan’s physical condition has improved to a degree that can be clearly felt.
“good.”
It was important to progress like this little by little. If I could improve even just a little bit, I could grow accordingly.
Ethan grinned and patted Lucas on the head before sitting down. He had accumulated more mana, so he needed to sort out the complicated current situation.
‘I should have left at this exact moment.’
The reason Ethan came here was to see if he could meet the saint directly through the Pope.
Since I had achieved my goal and had been cured of my extinction disease to some extent, there was no reason to remain in Waterpia any longer.
‘But you gave the Pope a reason to stay.’
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason.
The perfect imitation that the Pope spoke of continued to capture Ethan’s attention.
‘The five apostles have strengths that are on a different level than the apostles we have faced so far.’
And that ability was also great.
Perfect imitation.
‘If I deal with the five apostles, I can use the perfect disguise.’
Even Ethan, who knows the faces of all the apostles, does not know the real faces of the five apostles.
What this means is that only a very small number of people know the true faces of the five apostles.
‘Maybe no one knows.’
If even the apostles and believers of the Dawn Meeting do not know the true faces of the five apostles.
‘If I go right now in this form and claim to be one of the five apostles, it will work.’
All you need is a solid piece of evidence. The green jade of the five apostles. With that, you can easily prove your identity.
‘Of course, things won’t always go as I thought.’
“But there will definitely be opportunities to use it.”
Ethan, who had made up his mind, first recalled information about the five apostles.
‘The perfect imitation he has. And he has a cruel nature like the other apostles.’
If he feels like it, he’ll kill everyone in Waterpia and not even blink an eye.
‘It has already caused a rift and killed many fishermen.’
In addition, they are trying to connect a rift in Tartarus to intercept the holy relic.
‘But was it really necessary to connect the two cities?’
After securing the relics of Waterpia, you can secure the relics of Tartarus in the same way.
Ethan decided to change his perspective and become one of the five apostles.
I thought about why the five apostles were trying to do things at the same time from the perspective of the five apostles.
If you are one of the five apostles.
‘We must steadily secure not only the holy relics but also the souls to be used as sacrifices. That is why we are opening the rift.’
Securing the soul was the most important element in the dawn meeting.
Create various artifacts with the collected souls and gain super powers.
That’s not all. There are quite a few things you can do by sacrificing your soul.
‘If monsters come out of the cracks, the fishermen will try to stop them, and naturally there will be casualties.’
If we increase the number of victims, the next step is collection.
You need to be nearby to collect souls. The 5 Apostles will definitely collect souls from nearby places.
So, who should I disguise myself as to easily secure the soul?
‘uh?’
Ethan made a list in his head of people he could perfectly impersonate, crossing them off one by one. But soon he stopped in front of one name.
‘if.’
If you were to disguise yourself as Sigma Roadhammer, the king of the dwarves who came to speak with the king of Waterpia because of the crack that appeared in Tartarus.
‘Sigma is a king who is respected in Tartarus. What if such a king… … really dies in Waterpia?’
The dwarves of Tartarus will exact bloody revenge for the King of Waterpia’s trap that killed their king.
‘Of course Waterpia will be wronged. But will the dwarves of Tartarus listen to the King of Waterpia’s protest?’
The king is dead, so how could he possibly listen to that excuse calmly?
‘If the five apostles, who have been perfectly disguised, come forward and instigate once more.’
A war between the two races is inevitable.
The dwarves of Tartarus will cross the rift and come to Waterpia.
And in Waterpia, which has become a battlefield, countless people will die.
Dwarf, Erin.
Nobles, commoners.
Many people will die regardless of race or status. And their souls will become sacrifices to the Dawn Society.
‘It’s all just my imagination.’
There are some guesses that are too extreme. But if it’s an apostle you know,
‘I would have done things separately. But the fact that I didn’t means that I was drawing a bigger picture.’
It meant that there was a scenario that was certain enough to make this picture come true.
“I have no choice but to check.”
fantasy,
