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Celia clenched her teeth and observed the red orb in front of her eyes.

It was a mistake to think that it was a revelation from God that had been seen by her for a while.

“Assuming everything the Goddess of Vengeance said was true… you can be fooled.”

Erinis gave false revelations as if she were Celia’s goddess. It meant that Selenis and Erinis shared a lot.

“Huh…”

God has two personalities, and God has two roles, but God has only one authority.

“If I can draw the holy power of that red sphere and apply it to you all… I’ll be able to pass through.”

Resisting that power could be interpreted as a betrayal of God, on the contrary, it meant that Celia could still be interpreted as a priest serving the god within that red orb.

“Haaaa!!!”

Celia’s divine power flowed through her hands and blended into the red orb.

In the midst of the waves of terrifying divine power, Celia managed to pull it out while maintaining her reason.

“No. How…”

“Okay. It’s great that you came up with it yourself, but that won’t be enough. You need magic.”

Cheating on something was all too familiar to her. Farseer grinned.

“Excuse me Eleanor, could you lend me your sword for a moment?”

Farseer casually took Eleanor’s sword, and with difficulty lifted it with his right hand and cut off his left arm.

“I’m sorry…”

Seeing her groan in pain, the others shouted in amazement.

“Farse!”

“Are you insane!”

Blood dripped from the cut edges. Farseer endured the pain and forced a smile.

“Ah, I needed this much from the beginning… It’s the body of an archmage that’s been around for hundreds of years. There’s nothing short of using magic like this.”

“Is that why you asked about our resolution?”

“That’s right. Even if you find a way to enter that sphere, it’s meaningless unless you guys move it.”

“But, arms!”

“The body is not permanent. At this level… it’s okay to give up sooner or later. It’s not like I’ll be using it forever. Oh, and I used this well. Seeing how my arm was cut off even with my weak power, it’s a better sword than I imagined. .”

Farseer smiled as if nothing was wrong and handed the bloody sword to Eleanor. The princess took that sword heavily.

“Then, let’s go in. To get Enerel.”

Everyone agreed. Divine power erupted from Celia’s hand.

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The fight is over. Erinis and I both knew that swinging swords at each other was meaningless.

Instead, Erinis and I sat down, pouring out our feelings to each other.

“Please… can’t you be a little selfish for once?”

“I don’t think I’m the kind of person who thinks of others that way.”

“Even if it’s called revenge against the will, it’s not like I’ve thought about it before! It’s just that killing them is scary! I don’t want to kill them, so I forcefully create a reason…”

“Can’t we?”

When I responded shamelessly, Erinis also fell silent as if at a loss for words.

“Revenge or whatever, I don’t owe anyone. Whether what you say is true or not, it’s what happened to me and what I have to deal with. There’s no reason to blame others for not taking revenge.”

“Nevertheless, though…”

And, if I make up my mind and seek revenge, I have no choice but to ask you to be guilty as well. It’s the same if you leave out the will and everything.”

Behind the red armor and the overflowing holy power, Ceres’ now familiar face caught a glimpse.

“Why?”

“What happened in the middle of the journey was also a thing, but what made me impatient was what happened after that.”

Even after dealing with the demon lord, I endured and endured.

If it was simply for the sake of defeating the demon king, it didn’t matter if he received the power the moment he left the castle.

The reason I didn’t do that was because I had an expectation that they would use that power for a better purpose.

It was also because there was hope that I could go back in a little while.

“The magical ingredients necessary for returning were originally given by the gods, right?”

“that…”

The emperor’s regretful face is good in his eyes. I don’t know what he was thinking, but at least it seemed clear that he hadn’t received the material.

“I don’t know how! I don’t have the strength to do that…”

“Then, if you hadn’t woken up, wouldn’t I have been able to go back?”

Erinis’ expression darkened.

“I’m sorry. That’s… I couldn’t help you, if it wasn’t for me…”

With a shy face that didn’t suit that hideous armor, Erinis sat down.

“It’s okay. I don’t want to worry about the past, and it wasn’t something you could have done.”

Can not help it. It was resentful, but I couldn’t see it as her responsibility.

“That’s what I’m saying, can you send it to me?”

I couldn’t tell what was going on outside, but I could guess that the other party members were panicking.

“Do you still believe them?”

“It depends on where they are. Whether they’ve truly changed their minds or will continue to be by my side… I don’t know. I can’t be sure.”

Their actions don’t go away. memories remain

Eleanor will still have hopes that she will be able to use me for the Empire. I don’t know what Farsi’s wish means, but I’m going to use it because I need it in some way.

“then…”

However, their actions and my memories did not stop at defeating the Demon King.

“At the very least, they’ll move for my return. If there’s a difference of opinion later, I’ll be able to take advantage of it before that happens.”

I don’t know what their purpose is. However, they moved for me right away, whatever the purpose.

They fought on the battlefield where victory was not certain, and generously spent their time and effort.

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Just as I must not forget the memory of what they despised, I must not forget what they did to me.

“I’m using it to go back. I can do that much.”

“You have to trust who you trust! You’ll be betrayed for doing something stupid like that again…”

Erinis was speechless. Her gaze was fixed on a crack in the bloody orb.

“I didn’t think of this.”

It wasn’t that this space was being torn apart. Other beings just naturally blend into the space where only me and Erinis should be.

“Are you all right, Enerel! I’m here to save you!”

With Eleanor’s booming voice, the party of warriors entered the room one by one.

The party members who came in proudly were surprised to see me sitting there casually.

“Maybe someday… but at least not today. What are you going to do, Erinis?”

“Ugh…”

“Of course, even if we all got together, we wouldn’t be able to fight and defeat you.”

To be honest, I was dumbfounded. It didn’t seem like he came here after finding a way.

Opponent is God. We’d be strong enough to rank among the humans, but we couldn’t stand it against them.

Although it might seem great at first glance that I borrowed the power of a god, the reality was nothing. Erinis couldn’t kill me right away, but even if it wasn’t for this power, he wouldn’t have thought of taking my life.

Moreover, if it was Erinis who shared my grudge and those feelings, there was a possibility of threatening them. It was like entering a limb on its own.

If the situation was worse than expected, and even if I was dying or being persuaded by that Erinis, there was no practical meaning to their intrusion.

“Farse. Your arms…”

“Ah, this side doesn’t matter. Rather, Celia made more sacrifices.”

“yes?”

I couldn’t understand what she was saying as blood dripped from her arm, but Celia continued in a somber voice.

“I did it by chance… As expected. It has become a betrayal of God. I will not be able to use divine power from now on.”

“…what?”

“From the beginning, it was a power given to someone who didn’t deserve it.”

There were too many sacrifices for a meaningless action. However, that doesn’t mean it didn’t mean anything in every way.

“What shall I do, Erinis? Kill them?”

“It’s great…”

These are the people who cut off their own arms and threw away their divine power to save me.

Even Erinis couldn’t claim killing them as revenge.

The sacrifice was meaningless, but the sacrifice itself was valuable.

“Shameless… you guys sticking your face in for Enerel’s sake?”

“I am ready to take his revenge!”

Eleanor raised her sword and aimed it fearlessly at the god.

“But this is a matter for me and him to resolve. If his sword cuts his throat, I’ll gladly accept it, but not even a god can get in the way!”

Eleanor was knocked down in a matter of seconds by the sword that was furious with Erinis. In terms of swordsmanship and strength, they were no match.

However, Erinis was unable to deliver the final blow even after aiming the sword at her throat.

“Are you going to kill me?”

“Then… what happens, Enerel?”

“I should be angry. Because you killed people who could help me in my return, with your hands. People who sacrificed themselves to save me disappeared because of you.”

The magenta light dwelling in the holy sword did not fade. Even though I couldn’t defeat Erinis with this power, it was enough to show my will.

“What would you like to do?”