Faith Life of a Former Scammer

090. great darkness? oops!

dark cave.

A woman was hanging tied to a rope.

“Keugh.”

She woke up with a low moan.

“Keuk. You woke up.”

A man’s voice in the dark.

Where the voice came from, the bright yellow eyes of the beast twinkled.

“You villain!”

She shouted in anger, but the man burst into laughter.

“What is he saying now.”

The man in the dark was Leon.

On the outside, it looked like a neat woman caught by the forces of evil, but the current situation was the exact opposite.

“ruler. Look at this.”

Divine power emanated from Leon’s hand, and the dark cave was brightly lit.

“A former good person who uses divine power.”

Lyon pointed at her and said.

“The one who radiates strange darkness is a bad person. Do you understand?”

I thought this would be enough, but it wasn’t at all.

“You mean to divide good and evil by that power! You petty bastard!”

Her words brought a smile to Leon’s face. It seemed possible to have a logical conversation with her.

‘It’s a problem to keep your mouth shut and not say anything.’

If conversation is possible, it wasn’t too difficult to omit information.

“That is not wrong. Then, shall we have a conversation?”

Even at Leon’s words, her expression was that of looking at the enemy.

“Let’s talk it out.”

“Do you think I would trust a bastard from the church who thinks black is unconditionally bad!”

Leon shook his head.

It’s the first time I’ve seen such a stupid person again.

“Are you stupid? Why the hell do you say that?”

“what!?”

“Whether I’m a real bad guy or not, I have to find a way out through dialogue. Why are you saying that?”

“… … What do you mean?”

Leon said, beating his chest.

“It’s frustrating. Because it’s frustrating. You must have confirmed a little while ago that there is a difference in ability, and you know that we are in a huge crisis right now. Right?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Is this someone you know? Or are you saying that I, who caught you, will clear up any misunderstandings and even please you? Not even nobles these days.”

“… … I didn’t mean that.”

“Was it? Are you talking nonsense? Even I, who caught you, is saying something respectful?”

“No.”

A smile appeared on Leon’s face.

“Well done. That’s how you do it. Now talking to each other, you just have to look at the opportunity and check me out. Isn’t that bad?”

“exactly.”

“We’re going to have a real conversation now, okay?”

“… … yes.”

She replied with a slightly confused expression.

“First, let me point out one thing. Which denominations reject black these days? It’s not like we were talking about hunting warlocks in the past.”

“… … You mean the old days?”

“Yes. It’s a long time ago. In the case of our church, we also conduct joint research with the dark magicians, right?”

“Go, joint research!?”

She was startled.

“Yes. The era when blacks were unconditionally rejected is a story from hundreds of years ago.”

“… … Hundreds of years ago.”

Her expression turned into a blank expression. That expression wasn’t exaggerated or a joke.

“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but wasn’t it a person from hundreds of years ago or something?”

she winced and murmured.

“That, how?”

Despite her reaction, Leon wasn’t too surprised.

It was also funny to be surprised that I met someone hundreds of years ago, even in the middle of a regression.

“like. Let’s start there. You’re a person from hundreds of years ago, right?”

“… … I do not know.”

Her expression was full of confusion. After hundreds of years, it was natural to be surprised.

“I understand. It is natural to be confused when you hear that hundreds of years have passed.”

[Skill: Consolation is activated.]

Lyon activated Comfort to calm her down.

“As much as it is chaotic, it is important to quickly grasp the situation. you know?”

“… … yes.”

Her expression, which seemed dazed, began to return little by little.

“Tell me your story.”

her story began.

“I am a witch.”

* * *

Her story was a classic hero’s story.

“It was certain that our clan of witches would be next in the hunt for warlocks.”

A clan of witches in crisis.

“To escape that danger, I was chosen.”

A hero chosen in a crisis.

“For the survival of our clan, we tampered with forbidden power. A fragment of darkness buried deep inside.”

power for heroes.

Up to this point, the hero’s biography had been nothing short of perfect, but there was a big problem with this story.

“However, that power was not granted so easily.”

The hero in the story was given strength by the world, but the reality was harsh.

“So I used a special method. That’s right, a time warp.”

So, the time warp was used by gathering the power of the clan. It was an attempt to twist time to obtain the forbidden power.

“You didn’t even bother, did you?”

“… … Yes.”

of course. The result was bonamana.

Even with that tremendous moonlight energy, slow extinction was the limit.

Even if time was replaced here, it couldn’t be done.

“Did you not know how much time had passed?”

“Yes. Because the power of time distortion distorts the flow of time itself… … .”

Rion stopped the long explanation.

“Roughly, not much time has passed in there, but hundreds of years have passed outside, right?”

“you’re right.”

“Was it a gamble on the fate of the entire clan?”

“… … It was the only way.”

Leon nodded.

“I’ll let you know, though, that I have good news.”

“Do I have any good news left?”

She smiled sadly.

“there is. That is really good news.”

“What is it?”

“Witch clan. It won’t be devastating.”

“… … Yes?”

“There are no records of witch hunts left. Besides, the same goes for materials about the witch clan.”

It wasn’t a lie.

Leone had never heard of witches.

“You entered that cave, and how did the witch clan survive?”

“I-really!?”

“Yes. Besides, there are people to ask. Have you ever heard of the Soul Clan?”

“You mean the soul clan cursed for eternity?”

Grandmothers were famous even hundreds of years ago.

“Yes. He is still alive.”

“… … Oh my gosh.”

This was Grandma’s class.

I felt like Leon was conceited for nothing.

“Can I ask for more details?”

“yes! thank you!”

She thanked her, but Leon’s expression turned grim.

“Why are you thanking me already?”

“Yes? Weren’t you trying to free me?”

“Am I? What do you believe in?”

“… … yes?”

Do you believe her and release her right away?

Leon was not that kind of idiot.

“Come on, look. How can I know if the story the witch told me is true?”

“I only spoke the truth!”

Although she said it was unfair.

“What if it’s a false memory? What if you actually have an evil plan, but you have false memories overlaid in case you are saved?”

Lyon also had his reasons.

She looked at Leon with a blank expression.

“So I prepared.”

Leon showed the barrel he had prepared.

“It is holy water. Because it’s at odds with that lineage. It will be the final verification process.”

When the rope was untied along with the words, she fell into a large barrel.

with a plop.

“It will wash it clean!”

* * *

After completing the last verification, Leone moved to the place where the fragments of darkness were with her.

“is this right?”

“yes.”

Her cold reply.

She was like a drowning mouse.

“Aren’t you angry about the verification process? I couldn’t help it because the clothes might have been specially treated.”

“… … I know.”

Leon’s reason was very valid.

Thanks to that, even if she wanted to say something, she couldn’t.

“Anyway, this is solid. I thought it was broken.”

“This is the work of the entire clan. Rather, it is surprising that it caused damage to the point of being cracked.”

Just as she said, the large black beads were finely cracked.

The surprise didn’t end there.

“It seems to block the surrounding energy.”

A lot of other energy was gathered around the black orb. It was similar to moonlight energy, but it was a completely different power.

“Yes. In order to use it, it had to be prevented from extinction.”

This is why the blood has not awakened here.

Then, what was the black magic looking for?

“So how were you going to use it?”

You can confirm the intentions of the darkness through her.

“The orb doesn’t just block energy out there. This is a bowl.”

“You mean it’s a vessel that can hold a huge amount of energy, right?”

“That’s right. I was making this bowl bigger.”

I got a rough idea.

“If the capacity is sufficient, the energy contained inside can be utilized?”

“It’s a little different, but it fits in the big picture.”

If more time had passed, would she have been able to handle this power?

I couldn’t say for sure.

‘Is this worth it just because it doesn’t disappear? Did she want to use this power? It must be one of them.’

fragments of which remain.

to use her powers.

It was clear that the purpose of the darkness was one of these two.

‘I think it’s correct to release the marbles and destroy the fragments.’

So there was nothing good about it.

“Can you hand over ownership of this marble?”

She looked at Leon in surprise.

“If you were trying to touch it for the survival of the clan, isn’t it necessary? I will help you find your clan.”

“That, that… … .”

“I will be honest. What’s inside this orb, we have to destroy it.”

Leon quickly continued his explanation.

Everything I saw at Moonlight Lake.

“So to speak, the world is trying to extinguish this.”

“… … Are you saying you have to destroy it for the sake of the world?”

“Yes.”

After thinking for a moment, she opened her mouth.

“You need to destroy what’s inside, so why do you need the marbles?”

It was a sharp question.

“There is something I want to try. Wouldn’t it be a waste to just destroy the fragments inside?”

“… … yes?”

As if this was unexpected, she was taken aback.

“I plan to convert it into pure energy by disassembling it, rather than using it as a fragment. We need a reservoir to contain that energy.”

“Is that possible!?”

“There is a way. We’ll have to try it or not, but wouldn’t it be worth a try? If not, we can destroy it.”

Conflict appeared on her face.

“What can I use a marble the size of my torso for? Think about whether this is something you really need.”

Leon’s words made her think. Lost in thought like that, she burst out laughing.

“marble… … You may take it.”

“Are you really okay?”

“Yes. I realized that worrying was futile.”

Her face was somehow at ease.

“Are you really okay?”

“Yes. In a way, we are like blocking the flow of the world.”

It was unintentional, but she was right.

“Even if you kill me here and take the marble, no one in the world will say anything to the priest. However, he gave me a choice.”

She bowed and thanked her.

“Thank you very much. It must be fortunate that I met the priest. I won’t be greedy any more here.”

She gave up the marbles.

It was a clever decision and choice that was different from the first impression.

“I promise in the name of the god I serve. I will be sure to find the clan.”

“thank you.”

With a favor for a favor.

Leone returned her favor.

“Then, let’s start right away, shall we? I want to draw a magic circle inside this marble, do you have any space left?”

“There is space, but it would be difficult to draw a magic circle. To add a magic circle, you need to break the marbles.”

That’s what Leon said because he didn’t know.

“it’s okay.”

Rion put her hand on the orb and called out to Ciri.

‘Hey Siri. Put the roots into beads.’

[I will engrave the elven magic spell in the empty space inside.]

Elf magic spell.

I plan to use this guy to disassemble the fragments and collect energy.

‘Darkness, thank you!’