‘Maybe I should have just given it to you. It’s not like I’m going to wear out.’
Sena walked with sad eyes.
‘I hope you don’t get too hurt.’
It would be strange if he didn’t know.
When he was kissed, the feeling he felt from Sylvia was earnestness itself.
Sena isn’t completely oblivious.
But he couldn’t reciprocate that feeling.
Well, there isn’t much time left.
‘If I had a longer lifespan, I would have tried to like her.’
Sena tightly gripped the hem of his skirt.
The last expression of Sylvia kept coming back to his mind.
Regretting that she did what she shouldn’t have. Self-loathing.
He shouldn’t have made Sylvia feel such emotions.
‘Why am I scared of what I told her to do? Am I still a man even if I’m like that?’
Sena bit his lip and kicked a stone.
The rolling stone stopped when it hit someone’s foot.
“I-I’m sorry.”
There was no answer.
‘Are you really angry?’
Sena lifted his head nervously.
He looked like a man in his late twenties.
What was strange was his eyes.
The part where the whites should be was black.
His irises were crimson. There were dark circles under his eyes.
Has this person overworked?
…That’s unlikely.
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There was no one who could live that long.
So, that’s not human.
“You’re truly an unlucky human.”
Shhh— The demon licked his lips as he turned his arms.
“It seems like you’re a high-ranking priest, but if you had come ten minutes earlier, the outcome would have been different. Unfortunately, now I’ve regained my strength.”
The demon’s hands were covered in red blood.
Sena scanned the surroundings to find the owner of that blood.
It was hard to see because it was dark, but he could see clearly now that he had boosted his divine power.
He soon found a maid bleeding and collapsed around the corner.
A maid holding her chest and blood flowing.
‘Thank god. She’s not dead yet.’
“Where are you looking?”
“Just in case, are you a demon?”
“Yes.”
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a real demon. I’ve only seen your followers until now.”
Sena’s strangely relaxed attitude was enough to irritate the demon.
Demons feed on human fear by nature.
When they see a human who shows no fear, it’s quite unpleasant.
“You seem to be mistaken.”
The demon bent his back.
With a sound of bones and flesh grinding, black wings spread out.
“I’m far different from those petty worms you’ve seen so far.”
The demon cruelly smiled.
The air changed.
A black aura emanated from the demon’s body.
“Feel the fear—!”
“This time, I hope the wings… won’t appear.”
Sena sighed and muttered. Despite going this far, he didn’t show fear, and the demon’s veins burst in his eyes.
“How dare you ignore me! Die, human!”
Only then did Sena look at the demon.
Finally, he felt fear. It was when the demon was about to smile with satisfaction.
Thud—
“…!”
The demon’s vision went out for a moment.
In the dimly lit room, Sena’s sword was visible.
Countless cuts had turned into chunks of flesh.
Without showing any emotions, Sena moved his steps.
He headed towards where the fallen person was.
“Ka, Kahaha—!”
As he passed by, a loud laugh came from behind.
Sena exhaled deeply and looked back.
The demon, perfectly cut, had somehow maintained its original form.
“You did something. You had hidden such confidence. Unfortunately, such tricks don’t work on me, human. Demons nullify any attack from humans. The accomplishments you have achieved throughout your life are meaningless to demons!”
“Thank you for explaining in detail. It must be the divine power after all, right? Just a moment.”
Sena glanced around. After squinting a few times, he nodded at the demon.
“Since no one else is around, I can take you on.”
“You arrogant human—!”
The demon’s wings fluttered. At an unbelievable speed, he charged towards Sena.
‘Don’t expect me to kill you in one go.’
The demon hadn’t forgotten the insult Sena had given about such a trivial topic.
He would cut off the arms, cut off the legs. He would make sure Sena couldn’t escape and use his powers freely.
Throwing him into the goblin’s lair wouldn’t be bad either. Just thinking about hearing screams begging to be killed made his mouth water.
“Are you dreaming a happy dream?”
That was as far as the demon’s thoughts went.
Even though it was a dark night, it was bright.
Shiny feathers fell from the sky.
Two pairs of wings sprouted from Sena’s back, and instead of his extended hair, a halo appeared above his head.
The angel silently stared at the demon, grasping him by the throat.
“It’s a dream too big for a devil.”
Pssss-
The demon’s body twisted into ashes.
As Sena briefly watched the evidence of the body being burned away, he quickly ran towards the injured person.
‘It’s not a wound that will go away with treatment.’
He rushed to assess the patient’s condition.
There was a fatal trauma to the abdomen.
Judging by the blood on the demon’s hand, it was a puncture wound.
There was a high likelihood of fatal damage to internal organs—.
It wasn’t a matter of surgery.
Since a moment could mean life or death.
Therefore, there was only one way to treat the maid in front of him.
Just a miracle from God.
“Hah… Hah…”
Despite not covering much distance, Sena was out of breath.
He wiped his mouth with his sleeve, hesitated, and checked on the maid’s condition.
Up close, the maid looked worse.
Her face was pale blue, and the bleeding was so severe it formed a puddle.
It was too late to call Ellie.
The likelihood of her dying while going to get help was high.
Should he do it alone?
‘A demon is incomparable to those who worship them. My lifespan must have increased more than before.’
With these assumptions in mind, Sena summoned his divine power without hesitation.
“Justitia, please save this maid. …Thank you for taking a bit of more life.”
Ending his respectful prayer, a bright light emitted from Sena’s body, flowing directly into the maid.
When the light disappeared, the maid looked much more comfortable.
“Thank goodness. These wings didn’t seem to be of any help after all.”
It wasn’t just for show.
Pouring out enough divine power to perform an instant healing.
With this state, using divine power has good value!
He guessed that about ‘3-4 days’ worth may have been reduced.
With just 3 days of lifespan, he can save a critically ill person!
Aha-ack!
Sena’s eyes shined with the light of his deep emotion. Isn’t this the timing to shout, ‘Eureka!’?
“Okay then, shall we wait in a quiet place for these wings to disappear?”
Sena stood up, satisfied.
And found the most desolate place he could, sitting down and folding his knees together.
Heh heh.
He has found a way to extend his life and has saved a person.
Sena has been laughing happily ever since.
Flutter-.
“No, anyway, when will these disappear?”
Sena opened his eyes carefully and got up. Were there any mirrors here?… Found a puddle.
Carefully he sat down in front of the puddle and cautiously checked the remaining lifespan.
It was like the feeling of checking a Christmas present.
However.
[12]
“…Ah?”
**
The message from Justitia mentioned earlier was quite simple.
Do not speak to the Church. If you touch Senna, I will kill you. Get lost.
“We have to steal that furball and run away.”
Lucia spoke firmly, standing before Ellie, who was sitting on the bed with a troubled expression.
“You must have seen it, too. I’m afraid Sister Sena might get corrupted if he stays by the Empress’s side. Even if not that, it wouldn’t be good for someone who might become a saint in the future.”
Even without saying it, Lucia’s anger towards Astria was evident.
“… But would Sister Sena want that?”
“Now, it’s not a matter of whether he wants it or not. Don’t you know that we must prevent him from falling into the hands of Cruyff’s division? Even excluding Astria’s personality, being by her side is the worst choice.”
The church was currently split into two factions.
Cruyff’s division, which had been operating independently for about a month, was the culprit.
They openly defied the current Pope and disregarded all commands from headquarters.
Obvious treason. They couldn’t hand over the Sena Birkender, which might be the most powerful weapon to those traitors.
The problem is that the person involved is almost like an idiot. He was a fool who didn’t even know how valuable he was.
“With Ellie’s power, it shouldn’t be difficult to separate Sena from the Empress’s side. If we ask the baron for help and inform the nearby churches…”
“To be honest, I’m worried. I had a dream.”
Ellie clasped her hands together and prayed.
“In a desolate city, countless swords stuck in the ground. And above them, Empress Astria standing proudly. The only living human in that world was Empress Astria.”
“I don’t mean to disrespect Ellie, but…”
Because of such uncertainties, leaving Sena in the Empress’s hands was an unreasonable thing to do.
That’s what Lucia thought. However, Ellie smiled calmly.
“But I understand. Sister Lucia is right.”
“…”
“If Her Majesty, Empress Astria, does not understand this fact-”
Ellie opened her eyes.
Kind and gentle Ellie.
But Ellie wasn’t such a naive priest.
“We’ll have to wield Justitia’s scourge. Eventually, if she dies, the dream won’t come true.”
“A wise decision, Ellie.”
Lucia gripped her mace.
“I’ll inform the church and come back.”
“I will kidnap Sister Sena.”
Knock knock.
At the sound of a knock, Lucia and Ellie looked at each other with serious expressions.
Silently, Lucia stood up, took the large mace, and hid behind the wall. Then she gestured to Ellie.
With a slightly tense face, Ellie opened the door.
“Yes?”
The perpetrator was Sena. Ellie stared blankly at Sena.
“Ellie?”
Sensing her puzzlement, Lucia also put down her mace and stuck out her head.
And even Lucia’s expression turned blank.
It couldn’t be helped.
Because there were pure white wings sprouting from Sena’s back.
And a halo above his head.
Sena stuttered.
“D-Do you know how to get rid of these strange wings?”
Ellie and Lucia knelt before Sena’s feet almost simultaneously.
