133. one day ahead

***

“Then, as I said, when a new main axis appeared a few years later. Are the opponents willing to fully bear the aftermath? I will take responsibility for my words. I’m sure there will be a new mainstay within 5 years. If that kind of seed doesn’t exist, I’ll hand over 90% of my power to Eusilia.”

“…what.”

“That far… are you sure?”

The voices of the apostles, who opposed Azazel’s powerful voice, became noticeably weaker.

The nine apostles who are now sitting here, the immense power they built up was not something that could be gained or accomplished in a short time.

an uncountable amount of time.

By human standards, unimaginable time and experiences had to be accumulated and layered upon, so that there could be apostles of the same rank as them right now.

However, Azazel was pushing her opinion to the point where she would now say that in exchange for such power.

“……”

“……”

Let the opposing apostles shut their mouths one by one. Soon silence took over the darkness.

And looking at those apostles, Azazel waited for the time to fall asleep.

‘I have nothing more to say.’

It would not be an exaggeration to say that he had bet everything he could.

If they tried to destroy the empire, which had been their long-cherished desire, even if they were willing to take the damage, they could no longer delay it.

I had to proceed with the ‘daegye’.

‘If it’s to erase all the people of the empire as soon as possible… … .’

Even Azazel, who had a strong opinion, kept silent,

“Good.”

Roaring!!

A sudden burst of flame created a myriad of colors and strangely erased the darkness.

The appearance of the apostle who appeared as if the cataclysm of hell had come true was both bizarre and ferocious.

Even so, the light in the eyes shining in the flames was extremely cold.

“I agree with Azazel’s opinion to proceed with the substitution. If a new main axis emerges, the grand system will surely be distorted. If so, you should step on the seeds and erase them properly.”

“Sekhmet… .”

“Are you saying you agree with Azazel’s opinion right now?”

“Yes. and Azazel. You must have seen something through Leteia’s eyes, didn’t you?”

When the apostle with the red flame called ‘Sekhmet’ continued, Azazel nodded slowly.

“This cadet has just been a month since he developed his abilities. However, it manifested power strong enough to annihilate Leteia’s alter ego. You can be sure about this.”

When Azazel calmly told her what she had seen, the situation suddenly changed.

There were some apostles who accepted and agreed to Azazel’s words only then, and there were even apostles who were very angry.

“Then, should it be considered true that the main axis will appear after a few years?”

“Azazel! Why didn’t you tell me that first!?”

“That must be…a sign of the main axis.”

Azazel’s words had a different weight to the extent that dissenting opinions completely disappeared.

Having lived for a long time and understanding humans, Azazel’s words were enough to remind them of a being.

A mighty being who showed overwhelming power from his cadet days and rivaled the apostles, and later grew endlessly to become the main axis of the empire.

ㅡApostle Executioner Anastasia.

For some of the apostles who actually encountered her existence, it was like a story that could never be overlooked.

“Is human potential so… endless in sight?”

When an apostle suddenly expressed his opinion in a deep voice, Azazel’s eyes widened wildly.

There was a deep sense of resignation in his voice.

Azazel couldn’t understand that an apostle with power so strong that they were on the same level as them would treat humans with high regard.

“That’s why we need to remove the seeds that will be the main axis more quickly. Even if you take a little risk, you have to proceed with the substitution. It’s much more likely than leaving the main shaft alone.”

When Azazel let go of his anger and expressed his opinion, there were no further objections.

—-Ucilia’s prophecy that went wrong.

ㅡThe emergence of humans who will become the new main axis.

All of these subjects are too heavy.

Naturally, their gaze turned back to Yucelia.

No matter how much they had found a point of intersection now, if Eucelia objected, there was a good chance that the opinions that had reached consensus would split sharply again.

“If everyone makes up their mind to do so, it’s good.

And what is the answer to that? It was positive.

Except for special cases, Eucelia was a being who did not go against the majority of the other apostles’ opinions.

Most of the time, she was on the side of wanting to conform to the huge flow, the fate that would follow… .

“…then has it been decided?”

“Right.”

“Then who will be the first to take over the cornerstone of the great world?”

Soon after, comments started flowing again.

There could be no hesitation if he tried to advance the timing while proceeding with the grand precepts.

“I, who spoke first, will use my strength.”

“Okay, then I’ll follow Azazel and unlock my powers.”

Even Sekhmet, along with Azazel, who voluntarily came out, gave her opinion.

“Yes, two apostles would be good.”

As if there was no need to listen to the opinions of the other apostles, Eucelia put an end to it.

…

After that, no word came from the various apostles.

After slowly erasing their presence, they began to disappear from the space as if surrendering themselves to the darkness.

Squeak.

softly… … .

Another change was about to begin.

Intervention to save a single existence.

He survived the crisis where the intervening beings could not live proudly, and he imprinted himself on the apostles by expressing overwhelming power.

The intervention, which was originally impossible, brought about a sign of even greater change.

“Could even this be changed?”

After the voice of Eucelia, who was left alone, the darkness began to absorb all the light again.

***

ㅡEdelfia, the capital of the empire.

An academy located in the highest area in Edelphia.

There, the afternoon lecture was already coming to an end.

“Then, today’s lecture ends here. Everyone did a good job listening to the lecture.”

At the end of Kali’s calm voice, the cadets stood up one by one with bright expressions on their faces.

“This is how today ends.”

When David said that he was happy that the lecture was over, Chun, who was packing his things by his side, burst into laughter.

“David, I think you still need to pay attention to the lecture. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t seen you in a while, but why can’t you concentrate today?”

David’s eyes widened at the natural appearance of asking an untimely question.

“…”

Then, looking at the nature, he shook his head.

“It’s because you’re not here. I’m about to die, so what should I do?”

“Are you going to die because of me? What does that mean?”

As Chunseong blinked at the unknown words, David carefully approached Chunseong while looking at Kali finishing at the church.

And whispered in my ear.

“Do you really know how much Instructor Carly paid attention this way today just because of you? I really don’t like it.”

When I told him the reason why he was openly embarrassed, Chun-seong just looked at David as if he was dumbfounded.

Then he smiled and patted David on the shoulder.

Tuk-tuk.

When David looked at Cheon-seong as if wondering at that strange hand gesture, Chun-seong calmly opened his mouth.

“David, be patient.”

“…Are you saying that?”

“It’s more comfortable when you get used to Instructor Carly’s gaze than you think. On top of that, if you think about it, it means that they care more about us, so what the hell is wrong with it?”

On the contrary, when nature took it lightly, David, whose mouth fell open for a moment, wrapped his arms around his face and blinked blankly.

“Really… Looking at you, Han Chun-seong, I feel like I’m becoming a really strange person.”

“Don’t worry about anything. David, you can be considered normal enough.”

“…So that’s what I mean. Doesn’t that mean you’re abnormal?”

In the midst of such meaningless conversations, Chun-sung remained calm.

At David’s playful or astonished reaction, his natural mind was filled with composure.

The pride of digesting all of Kali’s lectures after a long time, and the late afternoon training with Kali.

The genius who was organizing his thoughts seemed to be out of sight. I looked out of the classroom and immediately got up.

“Today I go first. Let’s go to the training ground together tomorrow.”

“yes. Then… I think I need to rest today too.”

Chun-seong, who had said goodbye to David, had other prior arrangements as he left the classroom.

Squeak.

As soon as he left the classroom, he opened the door, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw a woman leaning on the other side of the hallway.

A white school uniform that is clearly different from the class C classroom. Seeing the woman who still retained her own beauty, Chun-seong smiled lightly.

“Glesia.”

When I called her, Glesia’s face, which had lifted her head just in time, became much brighter.

“yes. Agar-seong.”

“Thank you for coming here. Still, I can go to Class A.”

“First, the lecture is over.”

As they continued their conversation naturally, they started moving together.

that buck again… .

Despite the different footsteps and attention from the cadets around her, her nature focused only on Glesia.

He was now gathering his thoughts about Anastasia.

‘Let’s talk calmly.’

Originally, Monday was not the day to meet Glesia, but I made a separate appointment with Glesia during lunchtime.

After the lecture, I asked her to take some time for herself, and Glesia accepted my words so calmly.

The car that nature opened its mouth lightly like that.

Glesia opened her mouth a little faster than that.

“First of all, I have something to tell you, but I don’t think we’ll be able to meet like this tomorrow.”

“…yes? why?”

As her nature wondered at the unexpected remark, Glesia was making a face for the first time at the academy.

A look excited with anticipation. It was as if she was looking at someone else in the corner of her eyes that were finely curved.

“My sister has been contacted to arrive at the academy tomorrow. So, I guess I won’t be able to spend time with you tomorrow.”

When Glesia continued with a voice filled with joy,

Took.

Chuncheon, who had heard her words, had to stop walking.

“…”

He blinked for a moment, but couldn’t say anything for a moment.

In order to somehow invite Anastasia to the academy, I had been thinking over and over again for the past week.

By the way. It came true without any warning.

So futile, and so easy… .

‘Heavenly luck?’

For a moment, she didn’t even know what to call the moment she had been experiencing.

“…Agar? what’s the matter?”

Chunseong swallowed a gulp as he looked at Glesia asking himself.

And nature, as it were, began to approach Glesia with great strides.

jerk, jerk… .

…Let Glesia calmly look at him despite the unexpected approach of nature.

The nature was able to reach in front of Glesia before long.

Chun-seong, who took a slow, deep breath, soon met Glesia’s gaze with determined eyes.

“Glesia.”

Glessia responded a little late to that voice that was too serious.

“…yes.”

“I want to spend time with you tomorrow too, but what if that doesn’t work…? Of course, it’s okay if you’re with me too. I also want to be with you somehow. We’re obviously friends, but we haven’t spent too much time together in the past week… “

Nature, who carefully opened her mouth, was more nervous than ever.

And he was so earnest that he didn’t even realize what he was talking about.

He was facing Glesia even with the mission of somehow making it happen with Anastasia.

”……“

On the contrary, Glesia hesitated at the sight of such a direct nature.