Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 70



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Episode 70 Designated adult (1)

Ancient God Experience.

Isaac found this hypothesis plausible. In fact, even in games, the ancient gods have no influence on the general trend and are merely a reasonable source of experience points and items. It was more difficult to catch the red-fleshed prophet who used only a small amount of power than to catch Goluwaru or Jihilet, who were gods in name and appearance.

‘So I was eating the Old God on Carlsen Milter’s behalf?’

Carlsen Milter tried to become a god and failed. He could understand if he had hunted down ancient gods or absorbed their power as a way to become a god. No matter how big or small, the ancient gods still had divinity left to absorb.

Isaac had intercepted it.

‘I don’t know what the Immortal Church will think of this.’

As Isaac, I was thankful that someone else prepared the meal, but I couldn’t help but worry about whether I would get sick later.

However, Isaac was not in a position to eat it. Because the Old Gods were a really solid experience point that would allow him to grow quickly. And if you interfere with their plans like this, you will eventually have to encounter the mastermind behind the plot at some point.

‘The answer is to just keep doing what you’ve been doing for now.’

Isaac felt relieved as he became convinced that the path he was taking was not wrong. He still needed to find out more about why Raella was in Hendrak’s territory, but she thought she could use Kyle to do this.

smart.

Then there was a knock on the door. Isaac didn’t answer because he already knew who was outside.

“Did you call me?”

After defeating Raella, Hezabel’s attitude toward Isaac became more polite.

“There were a lot of complications this time, right?”

Heshabel simply lowered her head.

Now, Heshabel will no longer have the illusion that Isaac was lying (actually Isaac never said such things himself), that he was under orders from the Red Grail, or that he was a prophet of red flesh.

Raella revealed the whole truth to her and even tried to persuade her to come back. There was nothing even Isaac could do to stop him if he returned to Walaika under the angel’s protection.

However, Heshabel chose to remain with Isaac and abandoned her lifelong faith and family.

It was surprising that the choice was made out of fear.

“I honestly thought you would choose Raella.”

Hesabel looked at Isaac with wide eyes.

“Did you wish for that?”

“no. But when I found out you were captured, I thought there was nothing I could do.”

The division ceremony given to Hesabel was intended to attack the red-fleshed prophet when he later revealed his true form. It was thought that by that time, the red-fleshed prophet would be focusing all of his attention on Isaac, and would ignore or belittle Hesabel’s attack.

Even Isaac never thought he would use it while being held captive. Even Isaac thought that he would no longer be of help to Heshabel while she was in captivity.

It was not because of anything else, but because of the red flesh.

According to the game setting, the flesh and blood served at the Red Grail banquet hall are said to be more intensely pleasurable and addictive than drugs. To the extent that it is impossible to reject it without the protection of a saint or an angel.

But Hezabel put it in her mouth, kept it in it for a while, and then spit it out. It was so strange that even the Red Flesh Prophet could not understand it.

Isaac did not think that Heshabel had the patience of a saint to endure it.

“How could you bear it, Hesabel?”

“that is… … .”

Hesabel seemed perplexed and hesitated to answer. She was afraid of something about her.

But Isaac was roughly anticipating her answer.

“Is another angel protecting you?”

Hezabel is not a saint.

In that case, another angel had to intervene.

***

Isaac headed to the basement of Hendlock Fortress. Heshabel was walking ahead.

When asked if another angel had intervened, Hezabel was flustered but could not deny it. Lying would have no meaning to Isaac, who could already see into her heart. Instead of making excuses, Hesabel leads him underground, where she says she will be able to explain.

We encountered several traps and seals along the way, but Hesabel skillfully dismantled them all.

“Have you ever been here? “You seem skilled.”

“This is a common trapping technique used by Walaika hunters. “To be honest, it’s a bit old-fashioned.”

“Is this the place where Raella was plotting?”

“yes.”

Isaac felt a familiar feeling. It was the feeling he felt in the basement of Ariet Monastery.

I soon learned what that familiar feeling meant.

At the end of the long underground stairs, there was a shiny new altar and a magic circle made of red dye. A large mirror was erected next to the altar, reflecting the entire bodies of Isaac and Hezabel. For a moment, Isaac wondered if this was a sanctuary, but he felt something ambiguous.

I could quickly see what was lacking. There was a lack of faith.

“Were you trying to create a sanctuary?”

“okay.”

The voice that suddenly answered came not from Hezabel but from somewhere else. Isaac, who had not felt any presence at all, reflexively raised his hand to his sword, but there was no one else.

At that time, Hezabel fell down with a loud crashing sound. It didn’t seem like he was dead, but like he was asleep, as if the power had been turned off.

“Ishmilla wanted to create a sanctuary here. That will make things a little easier. “If we had made more money through Lorecus, we could have succeeded, but unfortunately, it seemed like a failure.”

The voice continued to come, so Isaac was soon able to determine its source.

It was a large mirror erected next to the altar. Inside, Isaac in the mirror was talking about whatever he wanted.

Isaac approached the mirror, feeling strange as he saw himself chatting away. In the mirror, Isaac moved around as he pleased, regardless of his movements.

Isaac knew an angel with these characteristics.

The messenger, the messenger, the voice of the Red Grail.

“Mirror maid?”

A being that appears before arrogant kings, emperors, cult leaders, and heroes, deceives them, and leads them to ruin.

It was the Mirror Maid, another angel of the Red Grail.

“Wow, you recognize it right away. After all, as rumored, he is a noble Holy Grail Knight, so charm doesn’t work on him?”

The mirror maid laughed as if it was fun. But Isaac looked at her doubtfully. I don’t know if she could be called ‘her own’ because her appearance was identical to her own, but once her mirror maid was known as her female counterpart.

“I keep getting involved with the Red Grail. It seems like they are very interested in me, right?”

“It would be accurate to say that interest has increased.”

Isaac was nervous in a different way than when he faced the red-fleshed prophet. The role of the mirror maid is different from that of the red flesh prophet. While the Red Flesh Prophet plots to further expand the influence of the Red Grail, the Mirror Maid carries the voice of God and carries out his will.

In other words, the mirror maid’s interest is no different from the interest of the Red Grail herself.

If so, it meant that the Red Grail was interfering with the work of the angel on his side.

‘why?’

“Why did the Red Grail interfere with his angel?”

“Because something more important has come up.”

“Something more important?”

The mirror maid smiled beyond the mirror and stroked Hesabel’s cheek as she fell to the floor. When Isaac saw her touching Hesabel’s form with her own form, he felt uncomfortable with her, but she did not show it.

“What the Red Flesh Prophet had planned did not align with the greater intentions of the Red Grail… … Let me just say that much. “Let me make one thing more clear: the Red Grail has no intention of opposing you.”

Isaac did not want to be swayed without knowing the other person’s intentions. He quietly activated the Eye of Chaos. Since there was no one around him to notice, he didn’t mind activating it powerfully all at once.

As Isaac’s eyes turned purple, the mirror maid’s smile deepened.

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However, it didn’t look right, as if all the information had been obscured.

Does it not work because he is an angel? Or is there some technique to obscure information?

But Isaac didn’t care. Rather, I was happy. In any case, it has become clear that even angels have powers.

Isaac focused all his energy on the chaos in his eyes.

Thin tentacles came out between Isaac’s pupils and eyelids. Bloody tears flowed from the eyes that turned purple. Then, as if ink was being erased, the hidden information began to be revealed one by one. The smile also disappeared from the mirror maid’s face.

In an instant, the mirror cracked with a snapping sound.

***

The mirror maid’s image was broken into several pieces and scattered. As Isaac paused, unsure of where to focus, chilly air enveloped the basement.

“You have a strong obsession, Grail Knight. “Aren’t you thinking of talking in a more gentle manner?”

The mirror maid in the shattered mirror shards grumbled and said.

“If I said I would talk, did you have any intention of answering?”

“Secrets and deception are our occupational diseases. But there is no reason to hide it while creating such a bloody atmosphere. As I said, the Red Grail has no intention of opposing you.”

“Then tell me.”

Seeing Isaac’s arrogant appearance, the mirror maid twitched her lips but opened her mouth.

“I thought it would be better for you to have the heir of the Gulmar family by your side.”

“Hezabel?”

“I mean, I have high expectations for you.”

The mirror maid muttered like a sigh.

“How big do you think the influence of the Red Grail is? There is no place other than Walaika where the Red Holy Grail is openly worshiped. But it’s not because I lack strength or because my faith is weak. Because we don’t like your overt and expansive approach.”

“What does that matter?”

“The way we like it is…” … The emperor’s chancellor, a rich man’s concubine, a general’s adviser, a hero’s second-in-command, and a saint’s disciple. We are parasitic on the solid system that has already been established, secretly spreading pleasure and doctrine. Thanks to this, we have influence over the entire world even with just a small kingdom called Walaika.”

Isaac seemed to know what I meant. The Red Grail Club has only one territory, the kingdom of Walaika, but its influence is considerable. Just like Raella did, their way is to deceive and secretly manipulate heroes and kings.

Only then did Isaac understand what the mirror maid wanted to say.

Isaac looked back at Hezabel.

“So Hezabel… … “Is this the straw you put on me?”

“If you want to call yourself a hero’s second-in-command, a rich man’s concubine, a general’s adviser, or a saint’s disciple, if you want to call yourself that, let alone nice expressions. “It’s not entirely wrong.”

The mirror maid smiled and said.

“Of course, there will be no need to doubt her loyalty. Because it was Hezabel’s will that chose you. “We simply ignored her apostasy and generously let her go.”

In other words, the Red Grail believed that Isaac would become big. And if one day, Isaac truly becomes a hero or a saint like they say, Hesabel, who has been with him from the beginning, will naturally be given great preference. Even now, she is already treated as an apostle.

Isaac had already acquired fragmentary information through the eyes of chaos. It was easy to see that there was no lie in the mirror maid’s words.

The question was whether to accept this situation or not.

“Then why didn’t you stop the Red Flesh Prophet when he attacked me?”

“You’re telling the Prophet of Red Flesh to quit and just get rid of me? haha. Conversely, ask the question. “Is that what you wanted, Grail Knight?”

Isaac closed his mouth.

‘That was a stupid question.’

The red-fleshed prophet had already tried to run away. But her Isaac latched onto her and ate her.

“therefore… … Are you saying that you risked having your own angel get hurt in order to make me stronger and plant Hesabel? “What would have happened if I had died?”

“That’s just a disappointing result.”

The mirror maid spoke leisurely.

“The arrangement of the Red Grail is not always successful. Many heroes and kings died in absurd accidents. “If you died there, your fate ended there.”

The mirror maid’s absurd claim was that she was given a chance to become stronger while giving her a risky ordeal that was difficult to overcome. But if she hadn’t been able to feast on the red flesh prophet, she would definitely have missed the opportunity to become stronger.

There, Isaac realized something.

“Could it be that the Red Flesh Prophet still doesn’t know anything?”

The mirror maid smiled broadly.

“okay. She will continue to be your ordeal. It will remain a treasure chest that hides your relationship with us and at the same time makes you stronger. Is that all? “We have more to offer you than you can imagine.”

Because a hero becomes stronger every time he overcomes an ordeal.

Isaac was embarrassed by this absurd new fact, but he thought it was okay.

‘Not bad?’

This means that you can continue to use the back ship of the Red Holy Grail as long as you have Hesabel by your side in the future.

The evil plan of the Red Grail, which willingly uses even its own angel as a weapon, is astounding, but it may be that this is what the gods of the race think anyway.

Whatever the reason, the Red Grail hopes for Isaac’s growth and success. And all she wanted was to have Isaac by her side when he succeeded.

If he didn’t know, he wouldn’t know, but if he knew, there was absolutely no reason for Isaac to refuse.

There was just one thing that stuck. Isaac crossed her arms and looked at the mirror woman.

“Does my identity matter? “The Red Flesh Prophet really hates it.”

The Red Grail hates nameless chaos. No, all faiths hate nameless chaos. Even gods without personalities never show favorable reactions in the setting.

It never occurred to Isaac that the mirror woman might not recognize his identity. Because she has something the Red Flesh Prophet witnessed.

However, the mirror maid spoke calmly.

“Dual alliances are commonplace for us. “You probably don’t completely trust us either.”

This means that it is each person’s responsibility to watch the back of their head. No, they are 100% thinking about stabbing you. If nameless chaos begins to stand out.

“good. “I will accept the offer as long as one condition is clear.”

But Isaac had no intention of being caught defenseless.

***

Heshabel opened her eyes.

The sight of a room writhing with blood vessels and muscles on all sides caught my eye. In the center of the room, a pounding heart dominated the altar. Although Hesabel was surprised by her bizarre scenery, she felt an instinctive sense of security.

She could sense that this was a sanctuary created by Isaac, for Isaac.

“You came to your senses.”

Isaac approached, retrieving his tentacle. Hezabel realized that he had finished speaking with the Red Grail and prostrated himself again. What decision to make next was entirely up to Isaac.

Isaac looked down at Hezabel and opened his mouth.

This was a question I had to ask before keeping her around.

“Why did you choose to stay with me, Hesabel?”

Not about family, fame, or pleasure?

These were things that Hesabel could have obtained even if she had not turned her back on the Red Grail. But now Isaac has nothing to give.

Heshabel seemed perplexed by the question. But soon she opened her mouth.

“I don’t know either. Sir Isaac. but… … .”

“but?”

“I want to be on the winning side. That’s what I’ve learned my whole life.”