The Villains I Taught Became Heroes - Chapter 104



103 – Before Seeing the True Ending – 2

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During the break, Sowol sat at her desk in the church.

There were piles of documents she needed to review.

“Being a saint is just the face of the church, so why do I receive so many documents?”

“Because you do your job so well.”

Laila, her maid and assistant, said as she examined the papers.

She was right.

As the heir of the Eastern Merchant Guild, she was sharp-witted, and the church had no intention of merely using her as a pretty face.

Because of that, she had no choice but to reduce her time with Lee Hyun, and she sighed as she caressed her beautiful face.

“Should I just quit everything…?”

“Oh my. That wouldn’t be a bad idea.”

The reason Sowol became a saint was to help Lee Hyun wipe out the Asura Church.

Having already destroyed that Asura Church, she wondered if there was still a need to remain in the position of a saint.

“Haah…”

But the diligent Sowol couldn’t just throw in the towel and walk away.

Eventually, while grumbling and reading through the documents, she focused her gaze on one particular paper.

“This is…”

“Oh. It’s a request from the Ivory Tower. A cooperation letter asking for the items and materials that the Asura Church possessed.”

After the Asura Church, the church’s greatest enemy, was defeated, everything they had was to be managed by the church.

Since all of those items were related to heresy, they were kept securely in the church’s deepest vaults, and now they were asking for them.

If it were any other clergy, they would have scoffed, but Sowol couldn’t help but tilt her head in confusion.

That was because this letter had been sent from the colorless chamber of the Ivory Tower.

“Why did Lena request this?”

“Who knows? Perhaps she wants to study the Asura Church? If that’s the case, she would need the church’s help.”

“Hmm…”

As Sowol stared intently at the document, she suddenly sprang to her feet.

Despite having so much to do, Laila let out a deep sigh as Sowol left her seat.

Whether her assistant was suffering from the prospect of working late today was of no concern to Sowol.

The only thing she was focused on was one thing.

The Asura Church.

“Saint, what brings you here?”

“Are there remnants of the Asura Church captured here?”

“Yes. The religious trial hasn’t started yet, so…”

“Then I’ll take a quick look inside.”

“Understood.”

As the heavily locked iron door opened, the underground prison came into view.

There, the Asura’s disciples were cursing her, but she was also the disciple of I-hyun. She had the ability to ignore the foolish words of others.

“Is this it?”

She stopped in front of a place where one of the Asura’s high priests was being held captive.

The inquisitors, who were questioning him, were holding sharp knives.

“Saint, have you come?”

“Are you here to question me directly?”

It was unusual for a saint to appear before the inquisitors, but Sowol was the Saint of the Sword.

She was a woman who had fought against the Asura’s disciples herself.

Since she was not the kind of woman who would flinch at the sight of blood, the inquisitors brandished their sharp knives at her.

“Thank you. I’ve come to ask a few questions, so I’ll leave soon.”

The high priest, who had been exhaling heavily, slowly raised his head.

His eyes, filled with hatred and malice, met Sowol’s, and she inserted her sharp knife into his thigh.

“aaah!!”

“Stop pretending to be hurt. Let’s talk first. You people, what do you know about the dimensions?”

“Uh, uh, uh… I don’t know.”

“Hmm.”

“Would you like to suck my cock?”

“Are you serious?”

“No, you don’t need to.”

Sowol smiled sweetly and pulled out a small bottle from her bosom.

The high priest, who was curious about what it was, was met with Sowol’s gentle smile.

“This is a medicine made by the monks of the Golden Pavilion. It’s a stimulant that can increase sensitivity during s*xual intercourse.”

“…Ha! You dirty old man. Do you desire pleasure so much?”

“Pleasure received from loved ones is good. But that’s not the point. This is a failed experiment. I increased the dose too much, to about thirty times.”

“So? Do you want to take this and spread your legs in front of me?”

“No.”

Sowol grasped his jaw.

And, forcing him to take the medicine, she lightly cut his skin with her sharp knife.

“aaah!!”

“This is for interrogation.”

Laughing, Sowol continued to cut his skin as the medicine took effect.

The high priest, who was crying out like he was being tortured in hell, trembled with rage and glared at Sowol.

“What?! What do you want?!”

“The dimensions, you people. How did you find Asura?”

“Ha… Ha ha ha… You’re such a fool… I’ll tell you… Uggghh!!”

“Do you want to continue being tortured by that fool?”

“Hoo! Hoo! Ah, I understand! Just stop this medicine! Kill me instead!”

He glared at Sowol, who was standing beside him, as if he would kill her.

But in the end, he had to speak.

“There was a time when all dimensions were open, at the beginning of everything. That’s when Asura came here and left her mark. We used that to…”

As he brought up the teachings of the Asura sect, he explained in a rambling manner, but the astute Sowol could grasp the gist of it.

The traces of Asura. Because what he left behind existed in this world, they could use it to find him.

“So how did you open the dimension?”

“That is the work of the great Asura himself. We merely paved the way!”

It was merely calling upon him using the traces while the world was filled with chaos.

Crossing dimensions was solely the power of Asura, he pleaded.

Upon hearing this, Sowol pondered deeply and then stood up.

“Everyone, please continue your efforts.”

“Um. Saintess. Is there more of that medicine left?”

To think that after just one dose, he would respond so earnestly.

The heresy inquisitor spoke with anticipation, but Sowol could only smile bitterly.

“I received it as well. It would be better to request it from the Ivory Tower.”

After leaving the interrogation room, Sowol headed towards the Ivory Tower via the dimensional magic circle.

Not long after arriving at the Ivory Tower and calling for Lena, she approached him.

“Uh? Oh, um. Ah, hello.”

“Yes. It’s been a while. Have you been well?”

“Ah, no. I, um, have a lot to research.”

“Researching about dimensions?”

At Sowol’s sharp question, Lena bit her lip and nodded.

“Because of my, um, master…”

“Indeed, you were thinking the same. That the master is someone from another dimension.”

“….Yes.”

“You must be studying the materials from the Magic Empire.”

“…Yes.”

“And requesting the materials from the Asura sect must be for that reason too?”

“…Yes. I, um, didn’t mean to hide it. There’s still nothing certain…”

“Alright. I will help. Let’s cooperate.”

Lena suddenly lifted her head.

She was doubting whether she had heard correctly.

Sowol, who was silently watching her, shook his head.

“This is related to the master, so I can’t just stand by.”

“Ah, I see. I, um, thought you would say that.”

“Is there anything else you need? Lena. You must have researched more than I have.”

“Um, well. It’s not certain, but… there are a few things I need to prepare…”

“What are they?”

“…I need to get help from the King of Rights.”

“The King of Rights? Why him?”

“Because I heard he pierced through the walls of dimensions…”

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Arisha sought out her uncle after a long time.

As the King of Authority who roamed the continent alone to grow stronger, meeting him was no easy task, but for Arisha, who was also his disciple, finding the King was challenging yet not impossible.

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“Really! How can it be this hard to meet you, Uncle?!”

“It’s the path to becoming stronger. The one who is thirsty must dig the well.”

The uncle she met after such a long time was not much different from before.

Arisha, looking at him with a sulky face, let out a sigh.

“Uncle. You said something before.”

“What?”

“You said you once broke through the walls of dimensions.”

That was a few years ago.

While training with the King, she had fought a monster she encountered for the first time.

At that time, she had asked her uncle what it was, and he had said it was a creature that came out after breaking through the walls of dimensions.

“That’s right.”

“How did you do it?”

“Hmm. Are you curious about that?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Oh come on~! That’s an adult’s secret~.”

It was absurd to hear such words from someone who was less than half her size.

Yet, what shone in Arisha’s eyes was sincerity.

Faced with the genuine feelings of his only niece, the King of Authority was not a bad uncle who could pretend not to notice.

“Well… I can’t say I won’t teach you. But this requires a certain sense. Those who can do it, do it; those who can’t, can’t. Do you think you can?”

The King’s words were serious, and so was Arisha.

As she gazed at her, the King of Authority stood up.

“Alright. I don’t know why you want to learn that technique, but it would be wise to prepare yourself.”

Despite the implication that it wouldn’t be easy, Arisha did not back down.

She simply clenched her fists, igniting her will.

“Is it because of a guy?”

“Uh?! No way?! No, no?!”

Seeing Arisha visibly flustered and hurriedly denying it, the King let out a snort and left the room.

Chasing after him, Arisha smiled brightly.