The Priest of Corruption - Chapter 116

farewell.

farewell.

“Yes, I am looking for a little personal favor.”

– no!!! Heir!!! The successor is asking me!!! this dispensing!!! As long as the successor commands, this universe!!! No, beyond the universe, the providence of all things!!! I will conquer all of them and dedicate them all to the successor!!!

After Dispens started rebuilding the facility, their unique passion flared up even more. I’m not sure if the word “workaholic” suits the machine, but other than that word, there wasn’t a word that was appropriate to describe the current Dispensing.

I slowly patted Tergio on the shoulder where the dispenser was connected and smiled bitterly.

“I understand the meaning of dispensing very well, so could you calm down a little bit?”

– If the heir wants that! I will do my best to calm down this dispensing!!!

I wondered if my intentions were conveyed properly, but I was a little sorry to dampen that energy, so I decided to quickly move on to the main topic.

“How far has the recovery been?”

– You mean recovery! This dispensing is very detailed and I will tell you everything in detail!!!

“Could you summarize it in one line…?”

– At least after maintenance is done, resources are being collected for preparation for restoration! We haven’t started full-scale facility restoration yet!

After a moment of silence, a small voice unlike before followed.

– Heir. This restoration usually requires a bit of preparation before it gets back on track… If you give this dispensing a little more time, we’ll put the facility’s restoration back on track right away.

I was just asking for real regards, but it seemed that my question was conveyed in a different nuance to this passionate dispensing.

“No, I didn’t ask to notice or press. I just asked if Dispens was doing well.”

– Is that so?! this dispensing! I was once again impressed by the generosity of the Heir! What a generous and great heir! I will definitely lead this Dispensing army of steel to conquer this world and bring it into the arms of the heir!!! For all intelligent lifeforms born in the steel empire built like that, this dispensation will step out and engrave the successor’s greatness deep in their bones for the rest of their lives!!!

I shook my head after briefly thinking about the dystopia I could imagine. An immortal dictator was not the future I wanted.

“For now, let’s have a more in-depth discussion on that matter later.”

I firmly decided that I would set up a day later and explain to Dispens seriously about the comforts of simplicity and the happiness that can be achieved with small things.

“What I want to ask you today is a slightly different matter.”

– It’s not about conquest and war! Then, do you have a request for a travel colleague who left today?

I was slightly taken aback by the sharper question than I thought.

“How did you know?”

– I think of the heir all day long! So this level of reasoning is nothing!

“Thinking about myself all day… Then when do you do your work?”

– My brain has a total of 1,000 cores! Among them, 999 cores are always thinking of the successor, and the remaining 1 core is processing work!!!

What the hell is that… Dispense’s interest in me was heavy. It was really too heavy.

“Then won’t it interfere with the work process…?”

– In case of an emergency, we have about 100 cores ready to be converted to business use at any time, so don’t worry!

I think I found out some unnecessary information. As a total stranger to the electronics side of the ancient empire anyway, I was determined to completely forget the information I had just heard.

“Once I know. Then would it be all right if we go back to the previous topic?”

– Heir! There is no need for the heir to ask my opinion! this dispensing! As he is always the Heir’s faithful tool, I hope you feel free to tell me what you want. Just the fact that I can work for the heir makes me so happy that I want to dance right now! no i’m dancing!!!

I was a little curious about how the giant mechanical pupils hanging from the ceiling danced, but it seemed like the story would never end if it kept leaking into other topics. I cleared my throat briefly and carefully brought out my original request.

“My colleague left today. Is there anything I can do for that colleague? Maybe these days, the Northern Kingdom itself is so heinous, so I want to help.”

– Hmm. Please wait a moment. Let’s consider all possible numbers with the currently accumulated resources.

As soon as I put my butt on the bed with the intention of waiting leisurely, the answer jumped out.

– The calculation is over! Before that, would you mind if I ask you a few questions?

“yes.”

– Come to think of it, the help the Heir seeks isn’t the kind of thing that stands out. I understand that the Heir’s intention is that he wants to help his colleagues as naturally as possible, but I want to ask if I understand correctly.

Fortunately, it seemed that Dispense would not misunderstand my meaning and dispatch a dozen soldiers made of Immortalium to Carmen.

“You understand very well.”

– The way I thought of it was this.

A beam of light shot out of Terzio’s eye, drawing an intricate blueprint on the floor.

Naturally, I couldn’t get any information from the blueprint. I just smiled quietly and waited for Dispens to explain. Originally, when I didn’t know well, I could go halfway if I kept quiet.

– I will restore Denuo, the second of the four knights, using the resources currently available to support my colleague. Of course, it’s not a complete recovery due to the lack of various conditions, but it will definitely help prevent any dangers to come to your colleagues.

“Is the second article like Tergio’s colleague?”

– yes! Denuo, the second of the ‘Four Knights’, is a knight who specializes in defense, so if you restore him and attach him this time, it will definitely be of great help to your colleagues. How is it? Shall we proceed like this?

I thought I would feel a little more at ease if I attached an existence on the same level as Tergio, like a hearty bowl of soup, to Carmen.

“yes. I will only believe in Dispensing.”

The glare from Tergio’s eyes flashed as if they were about to explode.

– Expectations placed on me by the successor!!! I will definitely repay you!!!

“Then, let’s cut off contact here for now. We will contact you again when the time is right.”

– yes! We will wait for the next contact from this dispensing successor! But, by any chance… After successfully attaching Denuo to a colleague, would it be okay if I contacted you first…?

Dispens was always more cautious than anyone else when he tried to ask me for something. Perhaps, like Ceylon, they were worried that I might get offended and abandon them and disappear.

I smiled and said.

“Anything is fine.”

– yes!!! This dispensation is passionately praying that the future path of the successor will always be filled with infinite glory, so the future path of the successor will always shine!!! So let’s get to work right away!!! Long live the successor!!!

Dispens, who had been chattering wildly, left, and Tergio’s eyes returned to their original state.

– Then I’ll go back. successor.

“yes. I’ll see you tomorrow morning. It’s about time for us to leave Beatus as well.”

***

Early morning. We each packed our bags and gathered in front of the inn. Our destination is Candentia, the Northern Empire, south of the Northern Kingdom of Algor.

Now that Carmen and Sagittarius are gone, our party is me and my mother, Dacia Jamel Tergio. It was five.

Squeak.

No, six if you include a mouse the size of that man’s head on top of Tergio’s head.

I looked back at the group and asked one last question.

“Have you forgotten anything?”

Dacia lightly fixed her bag and smiled broadly.

“I don’t have one.”

“me too!”

Jamel, who was standing next to him, responded quickly.

– I’m fine too.

After checking our luggage for the last time, we headed to the south gate of Beatus. An unexpected person was waiting for us at the south gate.

Shiny silver hair and golden eyes. It was Therso Irmel, the current head of the Irmel family.

He stood leaning against the south gate, dressed lightly. Dakia, who found him, moved lightly and spoke to him first.

“I left a message saying that I was leaving today, but I honestly thought you wouldn’t come out.”

Derso looked at Dakia with dark eyes that made it difficult to read the meaning contained in it.

“I heard that you are going to Candentia. You must be going knowing at least that both the Northern and Southern Empires are not in a good state right now, right?”

As he said, the internal situation of the two empires divided by civil war was close to a complete mess compared to the Northern Kingdom. It wouldn’t be strange at all if the worshipers of evil spirits didn’t stir up this time, as if the other kingdoms had been waiting for them, biting the two empires in decline right away.

Dacia smiled softly.

“huh.”

“There will be many risks. I heard that because the imperial nobility lost their power, not only thieves, but monsters and monsters ran rampant as if they were at home.”

“doesn’t care.”

“Imperial nobles are not tolerant of people from other countries. Even if you name Irmel, you won’t get much benefit.”

Dakia answered lightly, still smiling.

“Your brother doesn’t care. My brother said he hates me.”

A faint smile appeared on Derso’s lips at Dacia’s point.

“Yes, I hate you. There isn’t a single spot I like. Such a weak and soft personality.”

“what. You want to fight one last time before leaving?”

“You resemble the character of the mother I know. So I hated it even more. And I still hate you.”

One step approaching slowly. Derso put something in Dacia’s hand.

“… What is this?”

A feather that alone emits a soft light. A feeble divinity was constantly leaking out of that feather.

“It is my feather. If you show it to the priests belonging to the Sacred Slaughter Corps, they’ll listen to all your requests. Use it or throw it away, do as you please.”

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

“It was obvious that Irmel’s lineage would be ridiculed for at least a hundred years if he served as an inn on his travels. Let’s go.”

“what?”

Derso finished the one-sided notice and walked past Dacia. He made eye contact with us standing behind Dakia, gave a silent bow from an extremely minute angle and disappeared.

For some reason, I felt as if I heard an unspoken request to take good care of my younger brother in his first and last silent bow. Of course, it’s because of my mood.

Dakia shook her head and giggled as she looked at the glittering feathers.

“I don’t know who will marry my brother, but I think she will have a hard time. ‘Cause I can’t be so honest Come on, let’s really leave now!”

We left Beatus, the domain of the Irmel family, which had been so eventful, and left for Candentia, the northern empire.

***

‘Murder and kill.’

humming hum. The mother, in the form of a woman, sat by the campfire and stomped her feet.

The color of her hair, which swayed back and forth between dark green and black like the night sky, had disappeared, and long, calm dark green hair hung down behind her mother’s back.

The eyes that shimmered as if they contained the night sky also disappeared, and ordinary dark green eyes took their place.

As a result of her growth, her mother, who was able to completely hide her existence and live as a human being, declared that she would travel with her on her own feet as if she had waited.

And after walking for the past few days, when it was difficult, he returned to his hands and repeatedly wished to be in my arms, enjoying his freedom to the fullest.

I finally felt that now was the time to tell my true feelings that I had been hiding for days.

“mother.”

‘killing?’

Excitedly, my mother shook her head and answered my call as she put a branch into the bonfire. I looked into my mother’s dark green eyes and spoke seriously.

“I will tell you now that you can continue to exist in human form. Besides, you don’t look like a child anymore, do you?”

‘killing…?!’

Two cheeks glowing brightly. Perhaps she even forgot to hide it, her mother’s hair and eyes began to shimmer with light.

I slowly opened my mouth to the shining mother.

“Now I want my mother to help me by taking on at least one easy task.”

‘ㅅ…’

The mother opened her mouth as she was about to speak, and then hardened in genuine shock.

But now was the time to say something harsh. Even though she could help as much as she could, over the past few days, she only played and ate too much. If I leave my mother unattended like this, she will forever remain a lazy god.

I couldn’t let it go.

“Everyone is working, but playing alone is over now, mother.”