135 – advance(3)

“Noel…?”

“…”

The sight of Noel holding my hand and moving forward without saying a word definitely made me feel a different feeling than before.

Feeling like she isn’t her.

It would be natural for someone who normally talks a lot to feel strange when he suddenly becomes less talkative, but Noel’s appearance now seems to have changed in his mood, so it’s hard to dismiss it as such a minor change.

The energy felt in the body was the same, but I was certain of it. Now she was no Noel.

Despite noticing her sense of heterogeneity, my body was moving forward, following her guidance without any resistance. It wasn’t that I had lost control of my body, but it would be true that I didn’t feel the need to resist the current phenomenon.

By the time I wondered if I had been possessed, I had already stood in front of the statue.

Noel, who brought me here, is still standing in front of the statue of God, smiling without saying anything. I wanted to say something to Noel in the current situation, which also felt strange, but strangely, I only thought of it but didn’t actually open my mouth.

I think it’s a strange situation, but I feel like I know instinctively that what’s happening to me won’t do any harm. Rather, on the other hand, there was a thought in my mind to adapt to being pulled that way.

It’s like madness that suddenly came over me when I saw Elena for the first time.

Of course, this was an emotion that was different from such obsession and possessiveness, but it was the same in hindering me from being myself. If the madness is to maximize the emotions I basically have, the current one seems to directly put in what I didn’t have in the first place from the outside.

I’ve been contemplating the inside of my body since I entered the hall, just in case, but I couldn’t feel anything. Same goes for outside. If there is anything that can be felt, it is the divine power that fills the hall.

Hey, can there be such a thing as fraud in front of the holy things of the main god, other than other things?

“Then, are those things the cause?”

Did the holy relic have the power to attract people?

As I turned my gaze with eyes full of doubts to the sacred objects that could be the only cause, the holy objects were shining brighter than before, as if it were time to pretend.

Things that could only be seen as light from a distance become clearer as they get closer.

The crown on the god statue and the scepter and orb held in both hands. Finally, the sword embedded under the god’s feet. This is my first time seeing them in person, but I already knew what these were.

“Regalia.”

The four sacred relics left on earth by the god Altair.

He was not at all unfamiliar with the holy relic. It was a sacred object that appeared many times in the original work. If not in detail, at least I knew what they did.

An item that proves that the main god is his representative to the emperor of this land.

All four of those items were used by God when he came down to this land as a warrior, and they contain abilities sufficient to be called holy relics. If you recall how Orcus, who became emperor, easily subdued those who reached the level of transcendence by using only one of the four, you will know how powerful the holy relic is.

Regalia is something that cannot be used unless it is a person with deep god blood…

Strangely, why did that sword called the holy sword look familiar among them? It must be the first time I see that today.

I don’t know about the other holy objects, but I feel like I’m familiar with that holy sword. It might be because I always wield a sword, but for some reason, my head judged that it wasn’t the emotion I was feeling because of it.

The emotions I felt after seeing the Holy Sword were quite complex. Nostalgia, warmth, regret… I didn’t know why I felt these feelings about the Holy Sword, which was just a sword I had never seen before, but I was sure of one thing.

Just as I am drawn to that sword, that sword is also drawn to me.

“Is this what you called me?”

I thought it was Noel that the sacred objects were calling until just a while ago, but as I looked at the holy sword that was responding to me, I started to get confused.

Still, it doesn’t seem that the current state of Noel and I has anything to do with them. All I could feel was divine power, so it didn’t seem like there would be any problems caused by some kind of nefarious magic.

If Noel’s current condition is also called by a holy relic, how much will it fall into?

It really can’t be that strange. Noel must have been around the imperial palace many times before, but to think that this kind of thing happened when he was walking with me. Well, I think it was because I was with you this time.

ugh-

“Well.”

As I stood still with Noel, the holy sword embedded in front of the statue started ringing its own sword at some point.

As if you were talking to me to catch yourself.

[hi.]

just as expected.

As I stood in front of the statue and stared at it, Noel’s mouth, which had been closed for a while, opened.

Surely it was Noel’s voice, but at the same time it wasn’t hers either. There was a powerful force in the voice that quietly rang through the hall.

From hearing her voice, I knew who had led me and Noel here.

There was only one person in this world who could express his will like this through the holy relics of the Lord.

Even though it’s just a voice, it’s the descent of a god.

The body shrinks instinctively, perhaps because it faces a higher rank than those who are called transcendentalists. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be overcome. I drew strength from the dantian and relieved the pressure felt in my whole body, and told her the name of the god who had descended here.

“Altair.”

In response to my answer, Noel said nothing and raised a smile similar to the one before.

***

In response to my question, she neither denied nor affirmed. But the meaning of that smile she made must be positive.

‘I couldn’t believe it, but I was really possessed.’

Possession, or in this case, should I call it a strong god?

It’s not uncommon for a god to directly manifest itself, but even if Altair, the main god, borrowed his body, he would intervene in this world like this. No matter how much this place is a temple, it’s definitely not an ordinary thing, but my head went blank at the sight of him suddenly appearing and saying hello to me in such a calm manner.

It was within the range of understanding that the sacred object called Noel and me, but the coming of the main god was something else.

Originally, Altair is the same as the background of the novel.

A character who has a setting but does not actually appear.

Numerous incidents involving cultists have occurred, but not once did Altair directly or indirectly intervene.

Considering the influence she has on the world, as well as the imperial family with great power, it was clear that she was a god with great power, worthy of the name of the main god, but Altair never appeared and just said that she had divine power. It existed only for the purpose of probabilities about why things exist and why the imperial family has absolute power.

‘At least from what I know.’

I don’t know if it’s in the second half that I haven’t read.

Apparently, there was no appearance in the part I read, so I must have subconsciously ruled out the assumption that I would meet her.

Now that I’ve tried the original version, nothing has changed. Anyway, the important thing now is that she appeared in front of me and no one else. That too, by borrowing Noel’s body.

If she appeared in front of me and started talking to me, it must mean that she has something to talk about with me. Is there any reason for her to be interested in me? Unfortunately, I knew there were many things I had to bring out in answer to the questions I posed myself.

Because the holy sword responds to me? If not, did he even know that I was the original Damian Krause? maybe all of this?

[You seem to have a lot on your mind.]

Is it because I kept my mouth shut for too long? It was Altair who spoke first.

Even when she first opened her mouth, and even now, her tone was light. To the extent that I can’t even think of him as the main god of a myth.

There was a sense of intimidation in her voice, but there was also a sense of tenderness at the same time. Perhaps the intimidation I feel was also not her intention. I just feel that way because the difference in class between them is so great.

I stopped thinking for a moment and looked at her. Altair, who met my eyes, smiled at me, and then I realized that I hadn’t even properly responded to her greeting.

In any case, what she had with me was goodwill, not hostility, so I let go of the pressure more easily than before.

“Excuse me. I couldn’t properly greet you because I wasn’t in a hurry. I’m Damien Krause, the first son of the Krause family.”

[I know. Don’t say hello too hard.]

you know…

I thought for a moment and then continued.

“So…then is it right that you called me and Noel here?”

[right.]

“Then may I ask why? To be honest, I don’t know Noel, but I don’t know why you called me here.”

There are many things I can guess why, but instead of thinking for myself, I asked her directly. Because nothing was more certain than that.

But faster than I thought, Altair gave me the answer right away. With a very indifferent face, just like when he first spoke to me.

[Because you are my hero.]