The Devil Who Grants Wishes

171 – Light (3)

“…to kill.”

The first thing I want to point out is that killing won’t end things perfectly.

The current Faust had the power of light, and the system enforced the contract. And Faust, who obtained the authority to access and manipulate the system through the force, manipulated the system and twisted the law of divine prestige, that is, the law of the transfer of divine prestige to the person who slain him.

If you kill Faust now, unlike before, the power of the light will disappear without transferring to someone else. The obligation to slaughter the living creatures of the world according to the contract with Noah also becomes impossible to fulfill due to death.

From the outside, things seem to have been completed perfectly, but there are a lot of unresolved things in many ways, such as breaking through the limits of life and excluding all divine beings from the world and excluding only the divine being of light.

Above all, this is not the real world, it is the world in my mind, and it is not a place where I can kill someone.

In other words, if you kill Faust, you’ll have to kill him outside… How could such a thing be possible?

“…you are stronger than me.”

Faust and I split the power in half, and Faust also absorbed the power of light. It is very difficult to kill.

Of course, it would be very easy if Faust himself simply welcomed him, but unfortunately, the contract he made with Noah gets in the way. Because Faust, whose actions are being forced by the system, won’t just sit still.

…how is this possible? In what way-

“Don’t you have children?”

“…children?”

“Yes, beings with the ability to carve their destiny.”

“…”

However, I couldn’t say anything to Faust’s words that followed.

children.

In other words, a group of warriors.

In the game, no, in the game made after the world, he was simply called a hero, but here he is a being with the ability to shape his destiny.

they are weaker than me However, he had the potential to become stronger than me.

“There’s not much time left to talk. Listen carefully, train them to fight me. That’s the only way to end this bondage.”

“…this will take a long time.”

“Don’t worry about that, if you hold out as long as you can, you can delay the system’s enforcement of the contract by up to two years. If you take fatal damage during that period, the system will take ownership of your body from you and force you to move, but lethal damage If you don’t wear it, there’s nothing wrong with it.”

“Two years, that’s short.”

“But it’s also a long time. Let me find a solution to the life limit. That, too, is the control of the world by God and the system.”

After Faust’s words, his body begins to stir like smoke. It sways and spreads into the air, and the smoke that spreads like that eventually becomes completely transparent and disappears from my sight.

Of course, it wouldn’t have really disappeared. Since this is just my image world, I’m probably out of my image world.

“…This.”

After Faust completely escapes from the world of my image, the space filled with pale white light gradually returns to its original state.

The world, which was just covered in white light, gradually creates outlines of materials, colors, and shadows.

The hazy spirit, as if waking up from a dream, is gradually clearer, and the body follows the spirit and regains its original vitality.

“dad!!”

“…Lucia.”

And the world that gradually changed like that eventually becomes a reality and allows me to meet people who have been waiting for me in reality.

In the blink of an eye, Lucia suddenly appeared right in front of me to the extent that it completely blocked my vision… She was crying as if she was afraid of what would really happen to me.

That Lucia, whom I believed I would solve in any crisis.

It’s not just Lucia.

Looking around, Iris, Celestine, Rena, and Irene all have fear in their eyes.

……….

“I was really… scared…”

Right after the god of light entered my body, what happened was truly shocking.

All the lights made in the world, such as the sun, candlelight, and lightning, shimmered and flickered in black light, and along with that, my body lost its physical form as if it were about to sublimate right away. No matter how much I spoke, there was no response.

Then, suddenly, I was separated into two.

It became like a mirage, and my body, which I couldn’t make any contact with, stretched into two, and the other body came to consciousness first.

[Dad, finally… oops…]

[who…?]

However, that other body was Faust, not me. Faust, who perfectly possessed the divine power of light, exuded dangerous energy in all directions.

Everyone who was happy to know that I had woken up saw through Faust’s true identity in an instant and froze right on the spot, and Faust left without even looking at anyone.

Everyone was afraid that I had become strange, and they were in despair because they thought that, like Stella and Nero, their mindset had been changed by the god of light. Unlike Stella and Nero, if I went crazy like that, the warrior party had no way to get it back.

But at that moment, I, who had been floating in the air without any movement like a mirage, gradually gained mass and was able to touch it, and eventually I opened my eyes.

Somehow… Everyone’s reaction was so dramatic. There’s no way you’re sobbing that much just by being sober.

“…Faust, what was that? And what is the deity of that light…”

“That’s me. The deity of light is completely taken over by another me, so I’m not affected by the deity.”

“Did you separate your ego into two to resist the brainwashing of the god of light?

“That’s why I need you guys. I won’t be able to work out anything now.”

When I answer Irene’s question obediently and at the same time look at everyone and declare that, everyone’s expressions subtly change as if they knew it.

Faust, who had already come to his senses first, or no, the other me, had already noticed that my strength had weakened. Hearing it with my own mouth is a completely different matter, though.

“What we need is…”

“I can’t defeat another me. But, you guys have a chance.”

When I turn my head slightly and look around, I see everyone who seems to be filled with a noble sense of duty.

The restless and weeping expression just a moment ago, thinking what would happen to me, has disappeared, and it is an expression that can be called a warrior without question.

“Grow strength, defeat the other me, Faust. That’s… I guess this will be the end of this journey.”

“…last.”

“Yes, Mr. Faust.”

Filled with a sense of duty, everyone nodded their heads. Grab each weapon, take a deep breath as if to relax, and stretch to release the joints in your body that are locked up.

next 2 years.

Somehow, I have to make the whole party of warriors grow stronger and face another me.

“…By the way, Mr. Faust, I have a question.”

“question?”

“Yes, could you give me your hand for a minute?”

In the meantime, Iris, trembling as if she had just remembered, suddenly reached out to me and said that.

…what?

I’m not sure why you asked me to hand over your hand… Well, there must be a reason—- Ugh?!

“…As expected, you’re still strong. Not as much as before.”

The moment I hold Iris’s hand, I suddenly feel a tremendous amount of pressure in my hand.

It didn’t hurt, but the pressure was so tight that I was startled momentarily, so I unknowingly pushed my hand away and dropped the iris.

I was a bit surprised that I hadn’t felt anything like this since I had been in Faust’s body, no, since I was in my own body.

“What are you doing all of a sudden?”

“No… I just wanted to know how weak you were.”

And Iris also seems very surprised.

Iris, who doesn’t seem to be in any pain even though I vigorously brushed her hands off, is just fiddling with her own hands with her cheeks blushing, imagining the time she held my hand.

Watching her fingers and hands wriggle, Iris eventually puts a weak smile on her lips.

“…Dad, give me a hand too.”

“Faust, me too.”

“me too.”

And Iris’ attitude was enough to make everyone trigger something.

Lucia, Celestine, and Lena all reached out to me and tried to hold my hand as if they couldn’t lose. Everyone is even vying with each other to grab my hand, even though I’m not even thinking about handing it over.

…What are you guys doing all of a sudden?