Episode 175. Confiscated Justice (2)
Boom!-
Rutis barely manages to block the giant snake’s teeth with his greatsword.
The teeth and the greatsword clashed, creating a cracking sound and causing the ground to temporarily shake in its wake.
The snake’s power is so great that even though he is using his strength, he is pushed back.
Looking closely, it was the same spirit snake that had caught the arrow with its tail a moment ago.
“How can I have this power…!”
It’s strange. The snake seems bigger than when I saw it before.
Moreover, it is so powerful that it is not ideal. If it continues like this, it will be chewed up by the snake’s bite force.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Jiiing-
A greatsword that begins to glow and emits a sound similar to a mechanical sound.
Muto, whose tongue had touched the black surface, suddenly stepped back. Then he groaned as if his tongue had been burned by the hot soup.
“Eww! It’s the power of the Holy Spirit.”
“So, are you talking about a holy swordsman?”
“That’s not it. I don’t feel any of the priestly aura from the guy himself. It’s probably a function of the sword.”
That doesn’t mean I think it’s a holy sword.
It seems that the sword itself has the ability to store other powers, and even if it is not a holy sword, if it is a weapon with a major function, its value would be quite high.
“I began to wield my sword because I admired Saint Mary. The spark of hope she created must never be extinguished.”
OMG-
A more intense light begins to shine from the greatsword and a loud noise begins to ring out.
Ruthie straightens her posture with a serious expression.
“I will carry out his will and punish all evil groups!!”
“Huh? I pressed the wrong button again.”
“Kuaaaaaaah!!”
Ruthie starts screaming again, clutching her eyes.
I accidentally missed a beat and didn’t blink, but this time I gritted my teeth and held on.
“Not yet! Still far! The Demon King defeated by the great saintess… Everything related to him must be subdued…!”
“I’m curious, is there any grace that Saint Mary has?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? It’s because of him that we are here today! Everything exists because the saint defeated the demon king!”
Certainly, I have nothing to say about the achievements of Saint Mary, because I know her well.
But there’s a lot to be said about that guy who’s not a saint.
“Then you must know how the saint died?”
“How could I not know? Wasn’t he killed by a mob that distrusted the saintess? I don’t know who those people are, but I plan to find out and punish them all soon!”
The word ‘subjugation’, which is usually used for monsters, is used for people. But when you think about what those humans did, it’s not really a big deal that they deserved to be subjugated.
Perhaps they themselves wanted to avoid that, so they lived pretending to be normal.
“Have you ever heard about the saint from your parents?”
“You know me well. Both of the people who gave birth to me were believers in the Order of the Holy Cross. They have passed away now.”
“Heh heh heh… As expected.”
When I smiled meaningfully, Ruthie narrowed her brows.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Do you know what those thugs have been doing to hide their whereabouts?”
“Are you saying you know who they are?”
Ruthy suddenly asks with her eyes wide open.
He asks me with an earnest expression, as if his belief in the saint is not an empty promise.
“Who the hell are they? They committed a crime and are still alive and well. They are a bunch of idiots! I will definitely pass judgment on them with my own hands. Their entire families will be punished!”
The guy’s loose sense of justice is back again.
Are you saying that family would kill even the children?
A guy like that wouldn’t need a lot of beatings.
“For your information, it is said that those rioters worshipped Saint Mary later in life in order to pretend to be sane. It is said that they thoroughly educated their children in order to somehow appeal to the fact that they were fervent believers.”
He cursed her until her throat was torn, calling her the Saint of Distrust, but when things got serious, he changed his stance.
Thanks to this, the respect for Saint Mary has increased, but it is only used to cover up their own sins.
“The more I listen, the angrier I get. I guess we really shouldn’t leave even a single seed behind from such trash.”
“Yes, that’s right. Just like your parents.”
“what?”
At that moment, Ruthie’s voice trembled and I added while he was flustered.
“After the death of Saint Mary, the number of believers strangely increased, right? Your family must have been among them. Why on earth was that?
“That’s it… we just believed purely. I know that!”
“You weren’t even born yet at that time, so how did you know that?”
“…!”
Ruthie St. Lee, 29 years old.
30 years ago, that was a time when the child was not even in his mother’s womb.
If a child was born at that time, it would be the perfect time for them to grow up being brainwashed because they would not be able to understand whatever events were happening.
“The mob pretended to be religious in order to cover up their own sins, and in the process, they passed it on to their children. But they taught them only that the saint was killed because of them. Just like your parents.”
“Be quiet!!”
The guy’s expression distorted into a vicious grimace as he aimed his greatsword. The moment he swung it, a huge slash came flying.
Choaaaak!-
It contains the attribute of holy spirit, so it would be quite dangerous if it hit you. However, Aisha easily dodged it after seeing it with her own eyes.
The force was quite powerful, sweeping through the forest and leaving a furrow as high as a building.
Then I said one last thing.
“You just said that you were going to kill all of those people’s families, right? And you were included in that.”
“Shut up!”
He swung his slash again, but this time he dodged it, and Aisha reached close to the guy.
Ruth was surprised by the incredible speed, but she had already used up her movement by launching a devastating attack, so she was already too weak to defend.
However, he is not incapable of using magic. He can automatically activate a magical barrier that will cause pain to anyone who touches it.
But Ruthie smiled as if to say, “Let’s try it out.”
“huh?”
He looked surprised when he saw something his opponent had picked.
It was a fishing rod. It was clearly an object unsuitable for combat.
Just as he was about to burst out laughing at that sight… for some reason, Ruthie instinctively moved her body.
I could soon feel that my judgment was correct.
Shaaaak!-
“Ugh!”
fast.
I felt the wind from the fishing rod brush past my chin. If I hadn’t tilted my head back, my neck would have been blown off.
You might think, “What’s the big deal with a fishing rod?” but the scar on his neck made Ruthie realize the threat he was posing.
“It’s just a fishing rod.”
“Now, hearing that sound is a regular thing.”
“what?”
“Well, I guess you can’t help it because you don’t know anything. But you’re the first one who’s been sane among those who said that.”
It doesn’t matter whether it’s luck or skill.
How many of you have ever ridiculed the fantasy swordsmanship and ended up having your body torn to pieces?
When I think about it, it was a compliment in its own way.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean you should just focus on the fishing rod.”
Kwakjik!-
Ruthie could tell before he could even ask, “What?”
My right arm suddenly felt hot, but strangely, I had no feeling at all.
And then Ruthie screamed when a black snake appeared and ripped off her right arm.
“Kuaaaahh …
“It was good that you avoided the fishing rod… but unfortunately you couldn’t avoid that guy.”
“Hey you…! You devil… Kyaaaaak!!”
“You really should be careful what you say.”
As he says the word ‘evil’, Lutis feels pain surge from his right eye again.
But since I lost my right arm, I had to hold on with my left hand.
It was so painful that I had to put down my sword, and it was the biggest opening for me.
“What if that bastard called the Knight Commander puts down his sword?”
“omg!”
grasp!-
“Kwaaaaak!”
This time, he broke the guy’s legs with Leviathan and then shot out fishing line, binding his entire body like a spider web.
Seeing the thread-like rope, Ruthie belatedly remembered that it was the one that had tied her wrists when she fell from the cliff a little while ago.
Fishing line. Even though he knew that, why didn’t he realize that the fishing rod was a weapon? He felt so sorry for himself.
“Game over.”
“What are you talking about… not yet!”
“If you use your magic force too much right now, you may experience side effects.”
“Stop talking nonsense! I’m… s… ugh..!”
Ruthie tried to say justice, but then put the brakes on herself.
In fact, the curse on the guy should have been lifted by now, after 15 minutes.
If you’re up against a fairly skilled opponent, the duration isn’t that long, but since this guy’s magic power is depleted, it can be said to last quite a while.
『You’ve become stronger than before, Tosa. No matter how weakened you may be, your opponent will still be the one appointed as the commander of the knights.』
“How long are you going to keep calling me that piece of trash?”
“Well? Hahahahaha!”
I wanted to pour down Man-young’s raindrops on Muto, who was still speaking sarcastically, but I held back for now.
Because I had to deal with a more unpleasant guy than that.
“Ugh…”
“If you can do more, do more. I don’t know which part you’ll lose this time, though.”
“I still…”
The guy forcibly releases magical power from his body.
Even though I kindly advised him not to do so, he stubbornly refused to listen to me and fell asleep.
This is because the side effects of magic therapy appear when the power is pushed to its limits.
“Huh? Why is my body…!”
“Look at that.”
I kindly took out my student ID once more and showed it to the back mirror.
Ruthie was shocked to see herself reflected there.
“What is it? Why is my body…!”
His left arm was covered with the skin of a beast, and horns and wings had grown from it.
He had become something that could almost be called a devil, and it was quite shocking for someone who was known for punishing evil and calling for justice.
“This is a side effect of magic treatment.”
“Magic treatment?”
“You really don’t know?”
It seems like you really don’t know anything.
It was quite odd to think that he had undergone magical treatment despite never having been involved in Doomsday.
It’s as if I applied for some kind of secret test without considering the side effects.
But if you think about Ruth’s personality, you can see that he is the type that is easily swayed by sweet talk.
It would be a piece of cake to please someone who cries out for justice without thinking.
“Is this me…? This is just… Ah… Ah…”
Ruthie barely holds back from calling him a ‘devil’.
It seems that he cannot accept the reality that he, an apostle of justice, has become a monster.
If you are the devil, then aren’t your family the same?
As such, his thinking was very simple.
“Does that mean… it’s true that my parents were rioters…?”
Lutis grew up hearing tales of the heroism of Saint Mary from his parents.
However, his sense of loss was bound to be great when he realized that his parents’ actions were nothing more than a show of shame to hide their sins.
It was the moment when the life I had built up calling it ‘justice’ came crashing down.
“It’s true and it’s true, so what should I do with you now?”
I held the Leviathan and slowly approached the guy.
Upon seeing this, Ruthie suddenly shook her head from side to side and spoke busily.
“Ha, forgive me just this once. I won’t do it again. I apologize for trying to kill you a little while ago!”
The true nature finally emerged.
That’s why it’s even more laughable.
`My parents participated in killing the saint, and now his son is wielding Rosaria, claiming to be the successor to the saint, and he’s ended up like this.`
『Hahahaha! If Shaikhar saw this, it would be a funny sight!』
That’s what I’m saying.
It is understandable why Shaikhar was angry at humans.
Those bastards who killed my daughter are living well without any punishment, and now they are going around saying that my daughter is great and hiding her face, so how could I not be angry?
Moreover, these people are scolding the current young generation for being ill-mannered, completely forgetting what they did.
“Okay, I’ll spare you.”
“uh?”
But I let go of the fishing line.
Ruthie had asked him to save her, but he had never expected that it would actually happen, so his eyes widened.
“What? Are you really looking at me?”
“I’ll forgive you just this once, since it’s me. And since the curse has been lifted, say whatever you want.”
“really?”
The boy’s eyes begin to shine like a child with dreams.
And I am touched by the fact that they say words like ‘justice’ and ‘evil’ and it doesn’t matter.
It was a face that seemed to be enjoying being freed from chains.
“I forgive you. So, I’ll go now.”
“Thank you. You are truly a kind man!”
I turned around, putting in the Leviathan.
Now that the fighting was over, it was time for everyone to go back to where they were.
Rutis has a proud expression on his face and creates a magic spell called the ‘Blade of Light’ from his hand.
That too towards me.
“You idiot. I still have the magic power to condemn you…”
“But you know.”
On the way, I turned my head slightly and said.
and…
Kwakjik!-
“That snake guy never said he forgave me.”
Muto appeared in an instant and bit the guy’s entire body.
What happened in the blink of an eye left Ruthie unable to even scream.
“Ugh…!”
Ruthys, whose chest was pierced by snake teeth and made an incomprehensible sound. If you thought I didn’t know, you were very wrong.
Would you spare that kind of idiot? That’s like saying tomato is ketchup in English.
“You bastard… How dare you… deceive me…”
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Agjak agjak!-
After those words, nothing but a terrible sound was heard.
I thought it was finally over, but it wasn’t quite like that.
For some reason, there were still soldiers following Ruthie.
Of course, even if he is unconscious, it is important to know how to deal with the aftermath.
Wheeeeee-
At that moment, the full moon began to rise along with the cold wind.
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