59 – Home visit (2)

thud-!

I was slowly on the defensive as I slashed Scarlett’s whip and received Hatun’s fist.

“You’re not attacking at all.”

“How long can you ignore us?”

‘Do whatever you do when the knife is drawn. Shit.’

As long as the sword isn’t drawn, let’s swing the black sword, which is no different from a club, to parry the incoming attack.

Hatun and Scarlett showed even more uncomfortable planting.

They didn’t even pull out their swords against them, so they seemed to think they were being ignored.

“Huh!”

bang-!

Hatun’s fist, which he threw with all his strength, hit the place where I was just a moment ago with all his might.

With a roar, the floor of the church split into dozens of branches, causing a brief vibration.

After avoiding the blow, I chased the movement and slashed the steel whip that was sharply digging into my chest, and repeated.

In no time at all, the inside of the church had collapsed to the point of being a mess.

“You still haven’t drawn your sword. How long can you keep that pride?”

That’s because it’s not picked.

I can’t just tell you this.

I just came here to beat them with a scabbard, but their movements are better than I thought. It’s not that I can’t beat it.

Shall we go a little aggressive?

“count.”

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Just as I was about to set foot, Allegri stopped me.

“what?”

“Do you know what a stigma is?”

“stigma?”

Isn’t that like a tattoo?

“Of course, it is different from tattoos.”

With a big smile, Allegri steps forward.

Hatoon and Scarlett had already reaped their weapons.

“The stigma is a sign.”

“A sign?”

“Yes. It is a special mark bestowed by the spirits.”

It’s a special tattoo.

“Stigmata are not something everyone can receive. Only those who have been recognized by the spirits can receive it.”

It is a concept that often appears in games or comics.

The stigma, which is mainly red, has a strong power in itself, and there is also a stigma that usually happens to a saint or heroine-

Wait a minute, lady?

“Whoops. I guess you noticed.”

Allegri’s laugh.

and stigmata.

“I hope Elaine too… .”

“That’s right. She has stigmata too.”

It is not strange that Elaine, who will become a saint, has stigmata.

That’s how you can call her a saint.

However, the problem is the process of forming the stigma.

“The stigma won’t find its owner and be engraved on its own.”

“… hahahaha.”

In an instant, I was furious and almost ran.

Even now, I want to slap that fucking old man in the face.

If it weren’t for those guys.

“It is just a process to become a saint. There shouldn’t be any idle thoughts in it.”

“So how do you get a stigma?”

“… Please follow me.”

Allegri turned his back and began to make his way to a corner.

As I was staring blankly at him, Hatoon spoke as if urging me on.

“We do no harm unless there is an order from the headmaster. Let’s follow it.”

I’ll believe it too

Conversely, if the headmaster said, he would attack at any time.

‘It’s a crazier place than I thought.’

He admired Elaine for how she was living in a place like this.

And her friends who will still be there.

There is only one reason why I am here today.

To beat up that old man and secure Elaine’s friends who will remain.

And destroying the church in half to ensure Elaine’s safety.

It’s something I’ve felt recently, but after receiving Ishtar’s mana, I feel like I’ve grown physically.

His movements were lighter than before, and his mana, which was the size of a mouse, increased to some extent.

The attitude and the black sword didn’t open, but I felt groundless confidence that this would be enough.

It would be better to destroy these guys as soon as possible before they harm Elaine.

Knowing that it is related to the Church of Hellas, one of the shadows of the Heroic Saga, it feels very bad.

It’s the same as giving directions like this.

“This way.”

Allegri pointed to a rusted iron gate.

A few minutes to go down the stone steps, relying on the provided torch.

A space filled with iron bars appeared.

“What is this… .”

A cool breeze passes by, and the sound of water dripping everywhere.

Even the mossy stone walls and the unique smell of the basement.

It was not a place that would be in a church.

“As I said last time, the Altane family had ties to our Mercian Church.”

Chak-

Stepping over a puddle, Allegri advanced.

“After he passed away, I looked for books once. The records actually found by the heads of the Altane family.”

“… .”

“And I was able to see things I hadn’t seen before. Do you know what it is?”

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have come.”

“It is a pain.”

There was power in Allegri’s voice.

The word pain had toxic power.

“Obviously, it was recorded that the previous head of the family had come to the church groaning in pain. It looks fine on the outside, but it’s like a rat eating its insides.”

Is it when Ishtar’s power is intact?

“As I looked through the records of all the family heads, I noticed one strange thing. It was that the frequency of complaining of pain decreased as the number of generations increased.”

“The power of the curse must have weakened.”

“It may be so, but it is possible that the genes of the Altyn family have evolved to resist the curse.”

Genes suddenly appear?

As if he had expected my reaction, Allegri immediately continued.

“Actually, the Count is not complaining of pain related to the curse. It can be seen that the curse has weakened, but it can also be seen that the blood of the Altyn family has become accustomed to the curse. The records prove this.”

“That’s something I’ve never heard of.”

In the process of losing their bodies to Ishtar, the family heads could not withstand her mana and died young.

The church does not know the identity of Ishtar, so it is simply called ‘Curse’, but

She was not something to be dismissed as a simple curse.

He says he’s a spirit himself, but at a point where he’s not certain, it seems certain that he’s an existence equivalent to that.

As Allegri said, if the previous family heads complained of pain just by owning Ishtar, the bloodline of Altane might have changed unknowingly to match Ishtar’s mana.

To be a vessel to contain her mana.

Of course, since I haven’t been able to verify that, it may be that Allegri’s noise is just bullshit.

“The stigma I mentioned earlier is in a similar vein. Not everyone can accept a stigma, but not everyone can accept a stigma either.”

trudging-

The sound of Allegri and me walking filled the basement.

The basement, reflected by the torches seen in between, was like a prison that would appear in any game.

The fact that there is a prison under the church is absurd, but it was somewhat expected, so there was no sign of embarrassment on the outside.

“That’s why girls who want to become saints prepare to accept stigma through training early on.”

“What are you talking about-”

The words didn’t follow.

It was because he saw the girls lying on the inside of the cage.

Allegri was looking down at the girls from behind the bars.

He was naked in rags with all his skin visible, and his entire body was covered with red lines.

When I met the eyes of the girl lying down looking this way with eyes that had lost their light.

I couldn’t say anything.

“The process of accepting a stigma is really difficult. Therefore, it is necessary to practice accepting pain through repeated training.”

Open wounds festered and yellow liquid flowed out, and some lay down unable to open one eye.

The horse was a human being, like a puppet whose thread had been cut.

“stigma.”

The bastard said that Elaine also had stigmata.

Since she was a saint, it was not unusual for her to have stigmata.

But the process to receive the stigma.

So, what if Elaine had already experienced the situation right in front of her?

“… Is this the process of getting a stigma?”

“It’s not perfect yet, but it is. It’s because it’s giving me the same amount of pain as receiving a stigma.”

“Why are you showing this to me?”

Unknowingly, emotions were loaded.

I grabbed the black sword at my waist.

Even the empty brain would know that I was protecting Elaine. Why do you bother showing this scene?

Besides, you must know that I read the correspondence.

“I’m trying to make an offer.”

“suggest?”

“You must have known by now that the process of receiving stigmata is so difficult.”

Allegri spreads his hand and points through the bars.

“A thing that no one can endure, Miss Elaine is one of the talented people who endured it. If only she would come back-”

Allegri’s body slammed into the wall and I swung my fist almost at the same time.