Chapter 218 – 18. Simon Kingdom – Looking for a Party of Warriors (2)
Saint Cloudy was looking down at her arena along with her 10 judges in total, including her warrior Jinhyeok Kang, the cardinal, and the leader of the Holy Knights. There was a game going on for a long time to select an avant-garde position.
Jinhyeok was talking about this and that next to her who was making a complicated expression on her face.
“… I think I did, and that article… “
She was mostly narrating her own impressions of the game going on under her hers, and she was occasionally throwing her private tantrums at her go-go hers. Apart from the latter, the former was meant to be laughed at by someone who had only been learning her sword for six months, who had gone through countless battlefields.
However, no matter what it was, Cloudy couldn’t hear anything.
All her nerves were focused on only one person.
‘Valdes….’
He is the son of an older sister whom he was close to and a benefactor from childhood, who calls himself Auntie.
And a boy who was cursed by demons even though he was of mixed blood.
Cloudy spent days and nights researching the curse mark on his chest her. As a saint, she could not omit her assigned tasks, volunteer activities, and event preparations, so she did all of these things. After that, he had to read hundreds of books about demons and curses in the library and library in his remaining time.
After a lot of effort, I was finally able to find out about the pattern after a few days.
‘The curse of domination.’
It was a very powerful curse belonging to the highest rank among curse magic.
Due to its difficulty or forbidden magic on the continent, most of the users were demons or black magicians living in the demons’ territories. Even so, the number of them was extremely small, and even the method of using the curse was difficult, so it was written in the book that it would be more efficient to use other means.
However, one effect was very strong.
Valdes also referred to the production of several vaginas when creating vaginal magic.
‘Who the hell, why did that to Valdez….’
It wasn’t a curse that could only be placed on an ordinary half-blood demon. I don’t know if it’s now, but at the time, he was a young boy who was escaping from the Demonic Territory. Rather, catching and using a nobleman would be several times more effective in terms of efficiency.
And the problem was different.
‘How can I get rid of that…?’
Even with her power her, she couldn’t get rid of the cursed pattern.
Divine power exerts an outstanding effect on magic and black magic used by demons, but it is not omnipotent.
Haeju had already tried it on the day of checking the pattern. If the curse had gone then, she wouldn’t have to spend days researching it. Rather, Cloudy’s divine power only made him suffer more.
‘Because the curse is old, it is deeply engraved in the body and soul, and it is not a common method, but something special is added. To get rid of that, the caster has to solve it himself, or it has to be miraculous level of power.’
Of course, the caster couldn’t solve it, and he couldn’t make the miracle happen so easily.
In the end, it only aroused in her a strong sense of helplessness, as she could not do anything. It was the first feeling of despair she had felt since she became a saint, or since the war ended. Even if she could n’t do anything, her saintly power and divine power her were at a level that even a master of her empire could n’t reach.
Still, there was nothing Cloudy could do. She was incompetent
“Ha…”
The mass of negative emotions flowed out through the sigh.
Jin-hyeok, who was next to him, asked with a worried expression as he seemed worried no matter who heard it.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes? Ah, um, yes… It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“Ah yes…”
Jin-hyeok wanted to ask more about the completely unbelievable answer, but he couldn’t. He only nodded and then shut his mouth.
Saint Cloudy showed a friendly and kind tone to everyone, but she was surprisingly strict in many parts. She reacted very sharply to any interference or undue intrusion by others in her private affairs. It was only natural that Jinhyeok, who had already experienced it a few times, would be cautious.
‘This is enough to chew, but it’s so iron-clad….’
Feeling regretful that he did not have much time left to stay in this city, he followed the gaze of her saintess and looked down at her arena her.
There, a boy with dark red hair raised his hand. He didn’t see the fight, but he seemed to have put on a pretty good duel, judging by the shouts of victory.
‘Come to think of it….’
“It’s a mixed race demon.”
“Yes… Yes?”
“It’s that boy. Look at his dark red hair.”
“Ah, that’s right…”
“Haha. I was surprised to hear that the symbol of the demon tribe is black hair. Yuri and I have dark hair too.”
“Yes, yes…”
“Let’s see. Your name… Valdes? Hmm. It’s amazing. A mixed-race demon wants to be a hero’s ally, and he’s also excellent, so he becomes the winner of the 2nd vanguard.”
Seeing Jinhyeok talking about Valdes, Cloudy’s shoulders her trembled for no reason.
Aside from being sad because of the curse of her, I was very happy to see her finally making it to the finalist by herself. He wanted to yell at his older sister his, who would be in celestial paradise, to see this. And he wanted to say that she was the child’s aunt. Even if they are not connected by blood.
At that time, a priest intervened in the conversation between the two.
“Isn’t that arrogant?”
Cloudy’s eyebrows twitched, and Jinhyeok tilted his head.
“Huh? Is that so?”
“Of course! Where is the city where the headquarters of the sacred Goddess Church is located? How can a mixed-race demon set foot! What’s more, to become an ally of the hero! It’s really unfair!”
“…”
“Um, sure…”
“Haha! As expected, the hero thinks so too…”
The saintess tried to hold back. The priest who intervened in the conversation was a high-ranking priest who had been appointed as the next cardinal. Age, experience, and faith were strong. He didn’t like being political, but she had no reason to confront him.
But she couldn’t stand it.
“Brother Ashpel.”
“… Ha… Yes! Holy Lady!”
The priest thought that her saintess was trying to agree with her own opinion of her in her usual voice of hers. She replied with a grin, but it was a big mistake.
“I don’t think such biased thinking is good at all.”
“Yes, yes?”
“The Goddess doesn’t like demons, but that doesn’t mean she dislikes mixed blood. What’s more, that boy is clearly a victim of war and crime. He didn’t inherit demon blood because he wanted to.”
“Uh…”
“And obviously, there must have been a belief in the Goddess in the evaluation criteria. Didn’t you look carefully? The manners of the Goddess Church that the boy shows in between and the prayers he shows to the Goddess.”
“That, that’s…”
“Our enemies are not demons, but demons who threaten the continent and oppose the goddess.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I just need to know.”
Cloudy, who poured priests in succession, turned his head and looked at the arena again. While we were talking, Valdés had already disappeared, and the avant-garde 3 final match was taking place instead. Maybe that’s why she felt her interest in her wan.
It was not simply because there was no Valdes, but because the skills of Group 3 were not very good even in the final. It was because the strong impression given by the splendid and fierce swordsmanship shown by Team 1 Sasha and Team 2 Valdez was so strong.
Jinhyeok looked at Cloudy, who was making a cold expression on her face, and the priest who was scolded by her, then changed the topic with an awkward smile.
“Haha, isn’t it amazing anyway?”
“…Excuse me.”
“Valdes and Sasha.”
“… ?”
“It’s already famous. Two people who resemble former warriors are said to have excellent skills.”
As he said, Valdez and Sasha have been attracting a lot of people’s attention since a few days ago.
Both in terms of skills and appearance. Most of the contestants had excellent swordsmanship skills to the point of being killed, but both were commoners, not nobles, and they were also orphans. Moreover, his appearance resembled that of the warrior Pedro, which raised many suspicions.
At least, since Valdes was of mixed demon race, there was no opinion that the two might be siblings, but a few words came out saying that they could be half siblings. In addition, it was a hot topic among the nobles, saying that he was somehow related to Pedro by blood.
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Doesn’t the saintess think so?”
“I… I don’t know.”
She evaded an answer. She was afraid that if she said something strange, she would find out about her disability her.
In fact, these were words that Claudy couldn’t understand at all.
I knew that Valdes and Sasha resembled each other, but Valdes was the son of Gisela of Duchenne, who had nothing to do with the hero. On the one hand, he wondered what he might do. Sasha also said that he was from the Dejac Empire, and Pedro was an orphan anyway, so I thought that Gisela and Pedro might be related by blood.
‘But at the time, the two didn’t react much to each other… No, since they were attacked and kidnapped right away, maybe they didn’t have time to check properly?’
Cloudy had no idea that Valdes had tricked her.
“It’s a very strange thing.”
“I know, right….”
Responding roughly to Jinhyeok’s words, her head began to fill with thoughts of Valdez again.
Meanwhile, after returning to the waiting room after work, Valdez was thinking about Sasha. More precisely, it happened on the night Ethylene lost to Sasha a few days ago. He looked at Ethylene, who was so depressed that she couldn’t put off telling her the truth any longer.
Thanks to that, it was through the magic crystal, but most of his women got together after a long time.
– So what’s going on?
-I heard it’s very important.
“That’s… Whoa.”
“Ha, my husband will tell you.”
Serenia, Mercedes, Ethylene, Vilma, and even Glette and Elsa came here with Valdes.
Beyond the crystal ball were Beatrice, Marie, Katarina, and Clara in Ulstro Kingdom.
The Demon King, Irena, and Yueli knew about the facts anyway, so they didn’t bother to call them. It was because if I called at this timing, it would only make the situation more complicated. It didn’t matter if their meeting was postponed a little longer.
“It’s important… It’s not.”
For all who were wondering, Valdez started talking about Sasha.
The woman he spent one night with as a mercenary, Sasha, his first child his and first daughter born to Anna. In addition, the fact that the woman named Anna was already dead was added. She made it clear during the event that she was a baby a long time ago, given that she is 23 years old.
“Whoa…”
“I didn’t think so, but…”
At least, the women who came here had seen Sasha’s face her, and were a little less surprised because they had predicted it in advance.
-…….
-I-I can’t believe this….
On the other hand, most of the women beyond the crystal ball were astonished.
“What a shocking announcement.”
“Haha…”
“I thought we should talk about it first. It’s a bit late, but I mean. There’s more to discuss, but that’s enough with the people here.”
-I guess this is why I got permission to conceive from the Demon King in the Kingdom of Ventorino.
“That’s right.”
I told most of the women that I had met the Demon King in the Kingdom of Ventorino. He must be, so he can say that he has permission to conceive. Everyone questioned the sudden permission, but they were happy and didn’t ask in detail, so it was a fact that they were missing.
– First child… Um, what am I… Does not matter. I’ve said it before, but honestly, there’s a royal family called the Demon King, right? I already knew it wasn’t the first time.
– Me too. I’m just happy to have the master’s child.
After that, small daily stories came and went.
This was the only thing to make a major announcement, and I called everyone together to talk about it in case anyone would feel sad later.
While talking like that, those with busy schedules disappeared first. Soon after, all four crystal balls went out, and only Serenia, Mercedes, Ethylene, and Vilma were left in Valdes’ room.
When Elsa and Glett, who stayed until the end, left saying they had something to train, Serenia opened her mouth.
“So what else can we discuss?”
“My original plan was for me, Ethylene, and Vilma to go to the warriors’ party.”
With Valdez’s words, everyone except him naturally focused on Ethylene.
“…Sorry….”
“No, no. There’s nothing to be sorry about. This is obviously force majeure. It was also my mistake that the investigation was insufficient. Honestly…”
“Ms. Sasha was too strong.”
“…Okay.”
They say the blood doesn’t go anywhere, but Sasha was too strong. Considering that Valdez is a mutant-class talent, it was quite surprising that that talent was passed on to the firstborn.
“Anyway, the avant-garde will probably be me and Sasha.”
“And there will be one more rearguard besides me.”
“Then what Bald wants to discuss… “
“Right. It’s about Sasha. Will she pull her in her or use her other methods in her.”
