Chapter 186: Mentor (3)
gSwKorin Lork’s offer conveyed by Ednar Illusan sent a huge wave of commotion throughout Mound.pRuO
ask2Normally, they would have ignored his word, however, he revealed his knowledge of their group, the members, and even its location at Dana Shee.LEMphXI
8uLMost importantly, his offer was backed up by the Saintess.ZM1
5mySome voiced out their wishes to follow what he offered – they were the ones who were exhausted from the long life of living in secret and hardships, but they were a minority.MIzWH
WewIk3The majority didn’t wish for a change despite trusting the Saintess.E0jk2X
gceNThere was also a small group that was strongly against the offer. The problem was that their group was one of the groups with the biggest amount of say inside Mound.XLRnAD
LO2ZZQ“What is Leprechaun that senile old man thinking!”kcuflgA
OvZ43F“Why wouldn’t he turn it down on the spot? Illusan that bitch should also be considered a traitor for even bringing such an offer!”39P
T7UPft8“It must be one of the dirty tricks of the Kingdom!”4a3
LgCreWerewolves.j0vib
XbmebjjThey were a group of beastmen, who prided themselves in being one of the top military forces within Mound alongside the vampires.D2LM
pJlF1“Mr. Ku Shee. What is your opinion on it?”QrDPLi
2MDohThe question directed at Ku Shee immediately gathered the eyes of the surrounding beastmen. Suppressing their will to discuss their frustration and anger, they waited for the alpha of their pack to make a decision.jZhoxP
cfF3GyFor vampires, elders who lived the longest tended to take the lead, whereas beastmen were led by the bloodline.DvuUMPp
SjA8sThe blood of the sublime king who gathered all the beastmen who had been roaming across the world in fear of the Full Moon – the proof of that bloodline was the fur gleaming in silver. It was proof that their blood was pure.gXqFI
MTWFor beastmen, gold and silver wolves were the symbol of power and legitimacy.uC7Vb47
k5w2iKY“I…”gB20A
4k1oEKu Shee carefully parted his lips.bEzv
0Oq1aWhat happened 10 years ago was most certainly his fault, and that was what was pushing their entire race into the pit of annihilation.euESY
3Ekja6QHowever, he didn’t regret his actions. He would have made the same choice even if he were to go back to the past.uJy
rXRmnNDespite the tragedy it led to, it was an inevitable deed that had to be done.gFN5
575The ones that escaped the purge of the Saintess over to the Old Faith would probably start talking about their union, and he would become the number one target of their fury.FloWp
RIgbSzf‘Turning back now will not resolve anything.’4lXep2
Oo5FoIt would be great if things could end with just his own life but…zaVx
lHwCTheir race was able to become one only because of the presence of a silver wolf, which was him.h7wteq
LgxGThey were able to aim for one goal because they had a silver wolf as the leader.da9xAVp
qbNYBIt was too late for him to shoulder the responsibility and guilt by himself.Q6Ug
Pmqa“Princess Miruam and us… One of us must cease to exist.”mxp0
baLF4If one of them had to be gone, it was clear what their choice would have to be.fJ10B4
mUfIZO“We cannot co-exist with her. Even if this may be a huge sin, I would gladly become the worst evil of the world if I must.”u0N8Q5
j4TbyMmIn the end, it was just an extension of what happened ten years ago.WmF5Wj
4m2aNSLike how they took everything Miruam had, and like how Miruam had been hunting them down over the last ten years.k6XOu
FQm61nEThey had to kill each other to survive.tq5kF
Nvi***i6tKM
eoSQThroughout the Summer Holiday, I was a bit worried about Estelle after her journey to Mag Mell.Ljm
Gnxe6hiAt the start, I was concerned about the reaction she would have after realizing the true identity of the god she had believed in her entire life but I thought everything was fine after seeing her behave as normal.JFAy7bd
owOXI4IShe then returned to Zeon while saying that she had some errands to run but…o7fdBP
paE『Saintess Estelle, punishing the corrupt traitors of the Order!』r6jZrx
FaS9A“…What the heck.”yGVZ3Y
hTo0What I heard in the news was that Estelle had crushed the heads of the pope and the cardinals after her return.szVXUVv
5nipIt wasn’t technically a bad thing for us.8IjyJG
sRR5JUnlike the Old Faith, the Pursuers of Paradise weren’t able to seize control over the entirety of the New Faith because of the Saintess. Considering how the role played by the Saintess during the final war was to go around fighting half of the Order as they yelled out, ‘All hail Valtazar!’ It was good that we dealt with them beforehand but…kfA3
mk6aI don’t remember her being this type of character?rihbpd8
JvsR-Ding! Ding! Ding!n4ak
ocHDPFVIn any case, on that Saturday, I was waiting in front of the clock tower in the plaza, as the tower’s bell signaled the start of the afternoon.DntFaVt
5NV『Superb! O mighty warrior! A mere human lasting this long against this king is a wondrous feat!』Xo8IXK4
WOay9h『I don’t want to hear nonsense from a tyrant who got chased out of his own country.』1oWAkg
xZKQIcWhile waiting for the Saintess to arrive, I recalled the power of Eochaid Bres’ Sun – the large star that threatened to scorch the world.knbSYvH
Fbm‘It is going a lot better so far than it did in the game but…’jLkEI
r8S2SuTWe exterminated the Tower of Mages, acquired Claiomh Solais and Undry, and even dealt with Valtazar’s faction that was hiding inside the New Faith.1BKZ
wZanWAMarie, Alicia, and Hua Ran were all looking exceptional compared to how they were in the game, and both Master and the Saintess were on my side.NdqC0Wb
xyBWHtEven the wolf siblings, who used to be the subordinates of Dun Scaith, were with us.tDpU
QzFGff‘So then what is it? What is this ominous feeling in my mind?’KYo7Wv
Ih4E0jjIs… something going wrong?LqD
F2lPFor some reason, I had that ominous doubt budding in my head.YCi
U2gFI was thinking about all that when I spotted Estelle getting off a magic carriage at the stop.hQQbLf
due9L“Dongsaeng~!”aO0Qu
tzHRecognizing me from a distance, she hopped her way towards me.ze5l
8wB1PLSI was worried that the people around us would notice her due to how much of a celebrity she was, but no one even spared her a glance, which must have been the power of a magic spell or her prayers.6sJc
k54w“Give me your hand!”eRP6
cnbbeDShe immediately asked for my hand upon arrival.miYRRoy
CP9ZrO“But… why?”hcWtgm
jb4JJr3“You don’t want to?”6dx
T5zeCWhy is my hand the first thing she asks for? It’s not like I hate it but…8gtQ
q2I0E“It’s not like I don’t want to but…”oLw7
SEXnkLK“Then give it to me right now!”qHC
5ozFzSaying that she snatched my hand for herself.jC1rR
wMQI know we pretty much saw each other’s bare bodies but isn’t she still being way too bold?IVsloic
BG7“Wow… Maybe it’s nothing new, but your hand is really big. It’s big, coarse and reliable!”2JF0
M4B2“Can you please stop stroking it?!”cW9ljRF
KAxWith her usual cunning smile on her face, Estelle gazed up into my eyes.mIyAXD8
seYmT“You wanted a kiss last time for saving me, and now you’re pretending to be a gentleman?”Q0ndvf
2or“I meant a kiss on the back of your hand. I’m not that inconsiderate, okay? Plus, it’s one of the dreams of a guy to—”OCHeCrD
ya3nytu“It was my first kiss, though.”z8hznO
CrFyZ0“Ugh…”aYI
hF1fqUyShe emphasized how it was her first kiss with a cute smile. Yes; it was true that the first kiss of a Saintess/Princess was very significant and was worth emphasizing on, however…!h32G
phur“Dongsaeng. I’m hungry. Buy me food.”Dbt
q939E“Fuu… Do you like pasta?”Jneka
dDwklZI“Yes! Do you know a good place?”4vBN6K
JcRbLAx“Let’s go grab a meal first then.”cwK10
F9R……seLwDi
iumFc…nWV
DxRCWAfter finishing our meal at a nearby pasta restaurant, we naturally moved on to a cafe.TPgl8fA
zRwA normal coffee was fine for me, but girls really liked the fresh strawberry latte here. Including the last iteration, all the 70 or so girls that I brought here loved it, so I was sure that even the Saintess would take a liking to it despite her being a picky eater.5zNatyF
W9T“Wow~ this is great! How did you find this place?”b5UWvgO
7zi3Sw“I was on my way back from Professor Deina’s house and just dropped by.”Ulo
7GChXySIn the last iteration, after I went to her house for a rice cake that she wanted to share, she suggested buying me a meal but I knew how impoverished her life was so I took her to a nearby cafe instead, which happened to be this one.oAYNqy
f5QFNSurprisingly, the drinks here were very good.BZFOUC
XemMaybe I should come here next time with Hua Ran and Alicia.922tJ
2JN66aH“Korin-dongsaeng. Are you thinking about something else?”nCDmn
LoXTCb“Hmm? Ah, sorry.”9acZvPs
YMo1OHearing me admit that I wasn’t focused, Estelle looked at me with a small pout of dissatisfaction.Aya
agO“You have to focus on Noona when it’s just us two.”ttfnRBu
HvcWTq“By the way, why are you telling me to call you ‘Noona’ all the time? It’s not like we are related.”IFh
LRTCxWo“Umm… Are we strangers then?”k6WJD6
XQyEEstelle immediately turned dejected the moment she heard me say that.xHLk
yIDtShe’s… acting, right? She must be but…4H6hM
qdXdkSeeing that dispirited look on her face made me feel bad.QWc5tX
2iYau9“We are not strangers. I guess, more like friends…”IzXa0NI
dlic“We even kissed though.”HCy
Z3L8“Friends that are more than just friends…”pFjb
6B94In the middle of my own words, I stopped to think for a little bit more. What even was one step above being just friends?evLm1z
ENMBIl“Hmm hmm. I am fine with that for now,” she remarked.Tlk1wGX
u2Onli3“More than friends but less than lovers. It might sound ambiguous but…”1EXBsY
MNf2I was about to restate our relationship but she cut me off instead.h2UBj
xwwHf7“After you graduate, let’s get married. Okay?”cOME
nsitDs9“Where did that come from?”GPde5O
e2ugOU1What is wrong with her? I almost choked on my coffee!tvUtcd
68GIVua“Think about it, Korin-dongsaeng. You are a hero who saved the princess from evil mages.”6Nrwd
Ehbd“If you put it that way, I guess so. Yes. And?”mbbKCP
3d1p“From time immemorial, it’s been a tradition for a princess to get married to the hero who saved her life. That’s a fitting reward for having her life indebted, isn’t it?”Xt6HDD
LGcMCKEstelle said while trying to entice me with a bashful smile on her face. Just like Princess Miru, the two princesses had an alluring charm to their smiles that was detrimental to men.8C8h
gZwr8CK“I’m giving you a chance to propose to the most noble and beautiful princess of this continent. My hero~”M9bQm
b3uHearing that from a princess like Estelle with her cheat-like appearance from head to toe was rather nauseating. She rested her chin on her two hands like a flower pot, showing off her appearance.Atl
xjSEkXqAs always, she really was sickeningly beautiful.Es2P
QmxtTHer appearance was no longer in the spectrum of human beauty and was like the textbook example of an ideal beauty. Adorable pink hair, clear facial features, jade-like skin, and an abundant body line.SoELf7w
4ecwzA master of beauty… Even the word, ‘goddess’ wasn’t enough to describe her beauty which could make countries fall.K2vsm
4USIba“What are you thinking of?”gD8
zUab2“Hnn? What do you mean?”BZ5Rlh
g6v“What are you thinking about looking at my face?”xBW
CSh5xyr…The seductive pink Saintess stared at me with an enchanting smile.FFQ
XQgFW“You know lies don’t work on me, right? Be honest.”x2B
aO1pCy“…I was thinking you were pretty.”LMxj
G3ALSF“Is that all?”yxm
Gkxs“Yes, well… And how you’re very pretty.”Jrvz7
g2N“More. Tell me more.”AxlQU
IL9uWT“You are exceptionally beautiful, Noonim.”UCrp4
ck8“Am I like, adorable?”I0BDZ
3fZaH“What? I guess…”TwoECmu
YzQe67“Do you feel… like kissing me?”9Nx
Y6BIZ7“Isn’t this sexual harassment?”6qRws
aTYJ“I don’t mind you doing it to me, Korin-dongsaeng!”AUIrMDl
tGM9SJJ“Please, stop making these weird jokes!”KkXE
4gzNBQSeeing me shake my head, Estelle instead lifted the corners of her lips and gave an alluring smile that could topple kingdoms.BYEEfDw
oJuRox“You are quite cute, aren’t you~?”GLgxwq
rcUed“…”ScW
sdhzBM6“I wasn’t joking though.”tS7
5JASS0mEstelle said while poking the tip of my nose with her finger.2dh
aqANl8“Well, leaving the jokes aside.”o6DW
v7WumKNAfter teasing me a whole lot, she suddenly changed the topic in joy. She was very cheeky.CMT
aS3ciRs“As you said, there were a lot of rats inside the Order that were above cardinals.”UVD3
cO6“I heard from Master that you have dealt with the pope as well.”3WtxphR
QzxO“Nn. Pope Sicarii… That traitor betrayed all of us. Of course, I understand that it’s the true faith that he was following, but he wasn’t on ‘our side’, was he?”frhM
ukc“…”JV2
OI5YMXFortunately, it appeared that the Saintess wasn’t in great despair despite witnessing the truth behind her faith.A5NEdaP
fsYDRzv“Korin.”9Wf
tNko7She suddenly reached out and held onto my hands, before talking about something completely unexpected.NsyBL
dxMj“We have to lead them.”KvYkI
6SqB“Pardon?”ZLw
UYD5aWhere did this come from all of a sudden?DNMC
PUNeo“We have to lead the pitiful believers that are following the wrong god. We have the duty to guide them to the correct path.”vacPIR6
cLcJlG“Umm… R, right.”MNa7H
UyPH“Right now, I’m working on changing the principles of the New Faith little by little and our interpretation of the scripture.”OGd5
Zrv“…What?”IKExhtb
98juut“It won’t take long. In just 10 to 20 years, it should be possible to change the target of faith from the ‘Lord’ to the ‘Danann’.”nhENpN
SyEgs4“Huh?”xEXM
JpGxY“And when that time comes, we will become the master of their new faith. Because we have the right to do so.”k3Zaz
4Jg5a…How am I supposed to react to this?KUs4l
zLdzMd“When that time comes… the believers of the Order will worship you as their god.”74b
IMkWwDA“…Huh?”oexYX
4iSFor a very long time, I was simply lost for words.pFrujdC
PzPSA4UIt literally took minutes to comprehend what she was saying, and my brain froze the moment I understood what she meant.udI
Gcy7NIs the Saintess… suggesting I become the god of the new world right now?pg2c
r2kULI wasn’t misunderstanding this, was I?ozl
tjB9qxThe Saintess, who used to be the most faithful believer, was now trying to make me a god after her corruption!YeO
sGO“Fufu. I’m looking forward to it.”kuuzNx
kfFd5Estelle pulled my hand towards her and gave me a loving kiss on my cheek.ovi
Dow0Lh“I did well, right?”ooIVy
PtPU“Ah…”jHET
nd8XC4aI, is this… okay?Z6tE
A1se***8Uj
DNaVrdvEstelle was the Saintess – a believer who believed in the Lord more than anyone else both in the game and in the last iteration.kgJW
Za2gLShe was one of the key characters of the last arc, leading the few faithful Holy Knights against the Pursuers of Paradise who sang ‘All hail Valtazar’.xM5Ew
I6l4ngEven aside from her faith, she also had the kind heart of a Saintess so I was expecting a positive response even after revealing the truth about gods to her.KpG
UoAYfgs“…So how did it turn out like this?”YvqLxhY
5yiFx7mA new world? A new god? They’ll worship me?”Hk7
26f5KoUhh… how did this even happen?kfc
UcE『That is because you are the inheritor of the Sun. The moment Claiomh Solais acknowledged you as its master, you have already technically inherited Nuada’s divinity.』Nu8Li
EntGCWII suddenly recalled the words from Lugh Lamhfada at Mag Mell. The inheritor of the Sun… inheriting Nuada’s divinity. Besides—QEbBW
LKLqEq『Brat. This is not the fight between Goidels and the Danann. It is an honorable battle between a Danann and a Danann.』kgt
weB…They were acknowledging and supporting me based on a different reason to the game. All of them including Nuada, Dagda, and Lugh said that their desires would be fulfilled regardless of the winner.Iqe2hCE
9h5cnK“Don’t tell me…”NQAFdAr
TmSUx6Is this because I was selected by the Sun, unlike how it went in the game?Rnl
i1OpgRP‘Looking back, I remember Master constantly saying that I was her successor…’nbq0ap5
QdOKRI thought she was talking about the Six Ways of the Spear though!rATD0m
hiM9-Knock knock!AtCe
pNjx09My mind was turning into a mess when someone knocked on the door. I could only think of one person who would knock on my door this late into the night.zYXoORX
GrAuJpFThinking that it must be Hua Ran, I opened the door.5OjN49
Ezz-Creak!cStFN6
7J91g“Who is it…”Kup
JUOZsOutside the door was a completely unexpected guest.QUh
6di3f5D“Hello, Sir Korin. Did you enjoy your date with Estelle?”oVvQvCX
GL91She said with a cold smile on her face as I turned to the object she was carrying in her hands. It was none other than—80H
RLp“You want this, don’t you? Let’s make a deal.”G3Aeo1
RE8bvHV—Lia Fail, the Great Stone of Destiny.I8ZfX
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