The Returner Wants Complete Victory

Chapter 37

37 – 037. Hyril Eraesie

Cough.

Hyril, crumpled and stuck in the corner of the temple, spat out refluxing blood.

“flaw.”

She let out a low laugh as she watched me pull out red energy from the altar.

“Aren’t you going to kill me?”

The renewed battle ended one-sidedly.

Hyril’s flail never reached my body, and my spear and magic managed to penetrate her mana barrier and wound her.

Of course, my victory did not mean her death.

Aside from being a bit tasteless, she is expected to become an important force for humanity in the near future.

“Why me? Do you have an affair with Seongguk? “Kill the priest carelessly.”

“You’re an interesting person. “You’re worried about that now.”

As she said that, she waved her arms twisted at strange angles.

It must have been so badly broken that it would have hurt a lot.

Seeing the cold sweat on my forehead doesn’t mean I can’t feel pain.

Are you just holding on to it?

A crazy person who must be avoided at all costs… .

“If you drink the potion, everything will get better.”

“You know that’s not what I’m saying, right?”

While she was talking, she was glaring at my hands, not my eyes.

If his eyes had any power, his gaze was so intense that he would have twisted his wrist dozens of times.

“Stop right now. “It’s not too late.”

“They said it was an order. Don’t disturb the Irregular. “I guess you followed that order, right?”

“Don’t play with words. “It’s a sound that has meaning when I choose it with my own hands.”

Hyril gave me a cruel look at my answer.

As soon as I saw that expression, I reflexively spoke out.

“Don’t be too strict. So, I don’t have a boyfriend.”

These were words that did not go through the brain.

“What did you say?”

Hyril’s tone rose in response to the sudden attack.

“Surely there is?”

Hyril kept his mouth shut.

Probably not.

There will be no more in the future.

A woman who remained an old maid out of sheer capacity even though marriage was not specifically prohibited in the Catholic doctrine.

Because that is Hyril Eraeshi.

“… .”

Hyril glared at me with angry eyes.

Even with her eyes open, she had a pretty face.

I’ve never met a man with that face… .

It was easy to guess how twisted his personality was.

“I am a voluntary celibate.”

It was an unexpected self-defense.

“yes?”

“After being taken to a monastery as a child, I decided to devote the rest of my life to Izra. “I just don’t have room for anything more precious in my heart.”

“Oh, yes. I understand. Voluntary celibacy. “You are a wonderful and devoted believer.”

“you… .”

Hyril, who was about to say something more, kept his mouth shut again.

And while I was talking with Hyril, the work was already nearing its end.

The red light emanating from the altar disappeared, and instead, a red crystal the size of a fist formed on my hand.

On the surface, it looks similar to Irene’s Soul Stone, but it is a magic so inferior that it cannot even be compared to it.

A spell that simply gathers together the released life force and soul and seals them.

However, this alone is a high-level spell that is classified as the highest level of reading in the Tower of Knowledge.

▶ Emotions

[Jamanoir’s Soul Crystal/S]

It is a crystal that seals the remaining thoughts of Jama Noir, the ancient god of war.

I feel a powerful vitality, but I don’t think I can use it like this.

Special care must be taken when processing it as it is sealed with a curse that sucks the life force of all living things around it.

After reading the item effects, I roughly put it in my backpack.

When I found out that Irene was after me, I gritted my teeth and got drunk, but in reality, this wasn’t the main point.

“You can come out now.”

After confirming that the curse that had spread throughout the area had completely disappeared, I lifted the barrier surrounding the children.

As soon as the barrier was lifted, Bo-kyung came running towards me.

“senior! Thank you for your hard work!”

I don’t know when Bo-kyung took it out, but there was a bottle of potion in her hand.

There isn’t any injury that would require a potion.

I guess he guessed that I would get hurt because he was using explosion magic and things were exploding all over the place.

Still, I needed a potion to give to Hyril.

I calmly accepted the potion.

The potion bottle, which had become lukewarm since I had been holding it for some time, was damp with sweat.

“Are you done?”

Eunha suddenly came next to me and asked.

Is this a real cat? Why doesn’t it show any sign?

“No, not yet. There is also a relic inside this pile. “Everyone, please give your opinion on how we can safely destroy it.”

I said, gesturing to the six stakes remaining behind my back.

“Can’t we just destroy it?”

“Uh, I’m not sure… .”

“Should I break it?”

These were what Eunha, Bokyung, and Noah said in turn.

“No, it’s okay… .”

Well, do the kids know what I don’t know?

It might be a few years later, but this is my first expedition, so what would I know?

Can I just destroy it?

In the expedition record, it was written that the energy of the altar and the stake were sealed at the same time.

And the stake was broken while being taken to the Magic Tower and studied.

There were no records of any special method being used to destroy the pile, so it seems like it would be okay to just destroy it.

“It’ll just break apart.”

While I was thinking about it, I heard Hyril’s voice.

“Because it was a device to seal the energy of the altar. “If you don’t do something, it will soon fall apart on its own.”

Damn.

Before she could finish speaking, the six stakes surrounding the altar began to crack.

Kurrr─.

The cracked pile instantly collapsed, kicking up dust.

It seemed like a human shape could be seen through a gap in the smoke.

Tuk. Just like that.

There was the sound of something falling and metal hitting metal.

The smoke cleared.

Different people had fallen where the stake had been.

From ordinary human men to tiny dwarf boys and slender elves.

They looked unique and lay quietly as if they were asleep.

Passsssssss… .

However, their bodies soon turned into powder and scattered, and only the weapons they were wearing remained, proving that they existed.

“They are the enemies who subdued the evil spirits of old. May you find peace there… .”

Hyril, whose limbs were all broken, had no choice but to close his eyes and recite a prayer for his ancestors.

“Guys. Please appraise this and sort it out. “We categorize them as follows: those that can be used immediately, those that require repairs, and those that cannot be used at all.”

I felt like a bit of an old man trying to do something else while letting the kids work, but isn’t this okay?

I actually conquered the ruins alone.

“yes!”

Bo-kyung responded bravely and immediately moved.

As Bo-kyung moved, Eunha and Noah hesitated and began to follow Bo-kyung’s actions.

No, Eunha aside, Noah, shouldn’t you be faster than Bo-kyung?

What if I criticize a child who has been here for less than a month?

After seeing that the kids were moving, I took the potion and approached Hyril.

As I approached, Hyril’s head slowly rose.

“Look, it’s so hard to look up. “Would you like to sit down?”

Her head was shaking as if she was really tired.

As she asked, I squatted down.

Hyril, who saw him fiddling with the potion bottle, smiled weakly and said.

“If you are planning on treating me, can I ask you to do it a little sooner? I’m in a lot more pain than I look right now… .”

As if these words were not empty, she was breaking out in a cold sweat and was losing focus slightly.

Still, not a single moan is shed.

If you close your eyes and listen to it, it’s a voice so calm that you can’t believe it’s from a woman who was bleeding out with broken arms and legs.

If you endure so much pain yourself, are you really afraid of causing pain to others?

After all, she was a woman who should be avoided as much as possible.

“If I give you this, are you going to attack me right away?”

“… .”

“Since I couldn’t protect the altar, I should at least take something from there. Or maybe he thinks that since the weapons that came out of the pile are relics of ancient saints, he must retrieve them himself… .”

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“… .”

“This is a really crazy woman.”

“no.”

“hey.”

“People are shameful. “I’ve never even thought about that.”

“I swear to Izra?”

“… .”

“under oath?”

“… yes.”

Only after hearing the answer did I adjust her broken limbs and give her the potion.

As the potion flowed into her mouth, her expression slowly regained peace.

“thank you.”

She said that and got up from her seat.

“Probably, someone from the church will come out in the near future.”

After hearing that, I looked at her blankly.

I meant to say it somewhere.

She must have noticed my expression, too, and gave a weak smile.

“Don’t look at it that way. “That’s not what I meant.”

“sure?”

“As you may have guessed, not all of those relics contain my power. “There will only be a few that are intact, and most of them will either need repairs or will already be damaged to the point of being unusable.”

It was a fact I already knew.

When I didn’t answer, Hyril continued talking.

“But even relics that cannot be used have special meaning to us. They will probably try to retrieve it even at a high price. “It’s not like we don’t have money.”

“If you say that, I have no choice but to sing loudly.”

“It’s a gift in return. “For showing mercy to me.”

Hyril smiled faintly as he said that.

It felt different from the fake smile I had been wearing from the beginning.

That scene seemed to overlap with a certain scene from episode 1.

It was very terrible… .

What kind of battlefield was it? .

“May Izra’s blessing be with you.”

Before the blurry memories came to mind, Hyril’s voice pierced my ears.

But what? Whose protection?

“It’s okay.”

“Take when you give.”