119. Clues to the final seal (3)

While the priest and his party enjoyed the jajangmyeon made by the chef, the former demon king, who knew a lot about something, presented a very plausible hypothesis to the meeting room.

However, this hypothesis was the kind of hypothesis that made me feel very bad.

“Anyway, it seems highly likely that the priest girl was chosen as the ‘media’ of the seal.”

“A medium?”

So, the previous demon king’s words were that the last piece to fill the sealing crystal was not in the form of a stone, but the priest of the church who used his power.

Well… … .

Is this pretty plausible?

“Did they say that the church was the God of Plague?”

The old man took over the words of the previous demon king.

“Instead of splitting his power into a crystal, that nobleman seems to have chosen the priest of the church as a medium to execute the seal and as a sacrifice holding the power.”

“… … It is a sacrifice.”

“Yes, it is a sacrifice. Why do you think the seal crystal must be in the form of a mineral?”

It was a valid opinion. The sealing crystals we collected always appeared in the form of stones, so it seems that I had a kind of stereotype about stones before I knew it.

However, if you think about it for a while, you can’t be sure that the last revision will be in the form of a stone just because it’s been that way.

“So, since he is a medium for the sealing crystal, it is said that the damn stone without this manual reacted… … .”

If this hypothesis is true, the question of why the crystal of the seal showed such a reaction was very lightly resolved.

“So what do you think?”

Everyone’s eyes, including the elders, focused on me at the same time.

“Well, according to my hunch.”

They were now well aware of how great the Hive Mind’s ‘premonition’ was, to be more precise, the sixth sense the ESP ability possessed.

Maybe that’s why, at some point, my colleagues treated me like the world’s greatest fortuneteller, and if there was ambiguous information, they were leaving all of the analysis to me.

I slightly opened my abilities and tested the truth of this hypothesis.

If this is a task of predicting complex events, it will take quite a bit of time, but this time, it seems that is not the case, and the conclusion came out sooner than expected.

“I think you are right.”

When I opened my ability by predicting a certain outcome, if this prediction was not something, the unpleasant feeling usually came to my mind first.

However, seeing that this time there is no such feeling at all, it seems that the opinion that the priest girl is the last piece is genuine.

“Lord of the Legion, you seem very lucky.”

“Oh, that’s great. What kind of cosmic energy is gathering in you? Even if you didn’t have to go out to find it, the most important weapon came rolling in on its own.”

My companions never doubted my foresight.

If someone sees a scene like this, those who lead the corps might question what kind of shamanistic act this relies on.

However, my ability was so outstanding that in the case of uncomplicated predictions, I did not miss anything.

Of course, being able to use these abilities wasn’t always a good thing.

“I wish I could be wrong about this feeling… … .”

The Lord of Destruction, strictly speaking, was in a position similar to that of the ‘high nobles’ we commonly refer to.

If it’s the level of power that can trap such a guy so that he can never escape, how strong is the power hidden in the sealing crystal?

And if we use the crystal of the seal containing the powerful power in practice, what will be the fate of the priest girl who corresponds to the last piece?

Continuing my thoughts to this point, I felt that my good mood suddenly deteriorated.

“Old man, then.”

“uh.”

“Then if you use the Sealing Crystal, will that Luna or something else fall behind?”

Yes.

This is what made me feel dirty.

“… … Maybe that’s more likely?”

It won’t be to the extent that the probability is higher.

If this ignorantly powerful stone is used, the priest named Luna will surely die.

“Well, I don’t know what kind of bastards planned the Sealing Crystal, but it sounds like shit, right?”

And this, to my mind, was an entirely unsatisfying conclusion.

No, to be honest, isn’t that a man who thinks he’s a god of plague or something?

If you’re going to make something like this, you’ll make it out of stones like everyone else. Why did you force a child who could live a fine life to die?

“Oh, Ji-woo, did you like him?”

“… … No, it’s not like that. I’m a little annoyed with the nobleman who just says it’s a plague or something.”

“ah… … . right. It did. That strange stubbornness.”

The elderly man, who listened to my words and thought for a moment, seemed to understand what I was trying to say.

“Jiwoo, you’re the kind of person who won’t let go of getting hurt on the same side.”

I was someone who had truly experienced endless scenes of people dying pointlessly in repeated wars with demons in the past.

I don’t know if it’s because the experience I’ve been through has become a trauma, but since I became the ruler of the corps, I’ve been in a situation where even small scratches on the bodies of people around me have made me more than annoyed and angry.

“Those who come under me must never die until this war is over.”

I’d rather not let people get caught up in the war and die, even if the Legion’s units die in billions.

Even though the priests dispatched to us were not from our hometown, nor were they Kangho, Paladins, or Horus’s Dwarves, we intended to send them back in good health as well.

“And so far no one has died.”

So, my conclusion now is:

“First of all, I will try not to use this damn stone as much as possible.”

This was the decision I had made that, despite the fact that a very good weapon had come rolling in to ease the war, I would not use it at all because of my insistence on not letting anyone die.

Of course, not everyone supported my ideas.

“I don’t really want to meddle in your decision, but I’ll just say something.”

“Tell me, communist.”

“… … My name is Stalin Castro. In any case, the sacrifice of a few is a shortcut to preventing greater damage.”

Maybe this friend is right.

In a way, this could have been a way for me to leave the easy way and partly return to the difficult way.

“Hey, Mr. Jiu?”

“Yes, Mr. Miyoung.”

“The fact that you don’t usually look like this… … You probably know yourself well, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

I was cool-headed enough to receive rave reviews from demons and enjoyed slapping them on the back of the head, but I feel like I’m not really like myself in this part.

However, once you’ve become a man and picked up a sword, shouldn’t you coolly cut the radish once?

“I take care of everything. Anyone else have any objections?”

“… … I think I should make sacrifices if necessary, but won’t you do what you want anyway?”

“Oh, the previous demon king said something I liked after a long time.”

“… … .”

In fact, even if a few of my colleagues objected, I, the final decision-maker, did as I pleased.

In the first place, even in the majority vote, everyone except for a few people followed my opinion or was neutral.

“Don’t seal it, just smash it head-on.”

* * *

“Let everyone rest. Where you guys will be staying, the officer will personally guide you.”

The priests who finished their meal with food from another world that gave them a mysterious taste finally got a precious break to rest their tired bodies from crossing a long distance.

“Oh, you can follow me for a moment.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Of course, there was only one exception.

The young girl, who was the representative of the priests, had to head to a strange land again, following the cook of the terrifying force army without being able to take a break.

“Open, Sesame.”

“… … .”

Kang Jin-hyeok opened the [gate] to an unfamiliar world, using his bracelet and reciting a strange spell with a very serious expression that other colleagues would have beaten in the back if they heard it.

It was a world with wild forests and land that seemed like no one had ever set foot on it, but Kang Jin-hyeok just walked without any explanation, so the girl priest had to follow him quietly.

The priest thought while trudging and stepping on the ground overgrown with rough grass.

‘Sesame… … What does that spell mean? Maybe it’s the kind of greeting used by churches in this world… … .’

Luna, who had never experienced such bad humor, seriously thought about the meaning of that strange spell as she followed Kang Jin-hyeok.

Seeing him using his divine power while reciting with such a serious expression, it seemed clear that this church had something to do with ‘sesame seeds’.

‘… … Um, shall I ask?’

However, there was no time for Luna to ask Kang Jin-hyeok about the church in this world.

“Arrived. Let the experiment begin.”

“… … An experiment?”

“Yes, first of all, the power test. Get your buff ready.”

“Ah, I see.”

They arrived at a place that did not know whether it was a swamp or a pond that gave off an ominous feeling full of green algae, and Luna had to prepare for the new power buff experiment they wanted right away.

“Oh, who is this pretty lady?”

“Ah, I am Luna, the priest of plague.”

“okay. nice to meet you. I am the strongest evolution wizard of the Legion.”

After a while, a man appeared in front of them with a large weapon that gave off a very cold feeling.

‘gun… … is it? It looks odd… … .’

Luna was also familiar with the musket rifle developed by Kailov, the emperor of the continent, so she could guess that the man’s weapon was also a type of gun.

In fact, the world she lived in had been at war until not long ago, so anyone was trained to load and fire a musket.

‘There’s no gunpowder dish or stand… … What, no flint? How do you fire the bullets?’

Luna’s eyes twinkled in wonder at the gun carefully placed on the cradle by the one who identified herself as a wizard.

The gun she was looking at now had a distinctly different structure from the old-fashioned muskets, in which black powder and lead bullets were manually put into the gunpowder dish and muzzle, and fired by flicking a flint.

In addition, even the cover of the barrel was not wooden, but the modernized rifle, which all glittered with a metallic luster, gave Luna a warm feeling in her chest.

‘I want to shoot once… … .’

Luna didn’t fit the appearance of a high priest, but she was a pretty good shooter and knew how to enjoy shooting itself.

While other priests would be frightened by the tremendous gunshots and strong recoil when receiving firearms training for self-defense, she was thrilled by the acrid smell of gunpowder and the power of the gun that pierced the target.

‘I want to learn how to use that gun.’

She had never fired a gun on the battlefield since she had become a priest from a young age, but if it wasn’t for that, she might have joined the emperor’s army and become an officer.

Anyway, the Legion’s cook slightly frowned at the ignorant gun the wizard had brought for experimentation.

“strong.”

“uh.”

“Is the gun I brought for an experiment really that ignorant?”

“Well, because we have to make sure the experiment is done.”

“Crazy man, to think of experimenting with the M2.”

The experimental gun they chose was the M2 Browning heavy machine gun, a proven means of communication that could fire 600 rounds per minute.

“Now, apply the buff.”

“Ah yes. God of Plague, grant us the strength to defeat our enemies… … .”

While Luna chanted, the wizard launched an experimental demon that was submerged in the lake into the air to target it.

“Ugh-!!”

Luna, who saw the devil’s figure burning fearsome flames from all over her nose, took a step backwards without realizing it.

Fortunately, however, the devil was out of his mind and could not resist them.

“Hey, priest lady.”

“… … yes?”

“Are you done buffing?”

“Ah yes.”

“Then cover your ears. Time for the experimental demon to go to heaven.”

The moment Luna covered her ears with both hands, a machine gun that was on a different level from a musket, which even a skilled marksman could not fire even 3 rounds per minute, began to fire bullets imbued with divine power like thunder.

“Oh my gosh… … .”