I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 240

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The moment the five-colored flames completely erased all the black stains.

Kyaaaak!

The remaining monsters all screamed in unison.

The people who had been staring at me blankly flinched, but what they feared didn’t happen.

“Ah, the monsters…”

“They’re disappearing…”

All the monsters that had been making their final desperate struggle turned to dust and vanished.

It was only natural since the ‘Evil’ that had created them and supplied their power had disappeared.

“Really, this day has finally come.”

Count Kali, who had fought more monsters than anyone else, showed an emotional expression.

Having protected the suffering people of the Southern Region, her feelings must be especially profound.

People quietly watched the monsters turn to black ash and disappear into the air.

And the moment the very last monster completely vanished.

“We won!”

As if she had been waiting, Idella raised both arms high and shouted.

“We won, we won!”

She even grabbed both hands of Jeremy, who had been treating the wounds inflicted by ‘Evil’, and jumped around.

“Wa, waaaaa!”

“We won! The fight is finally over!”

“All the monsters are dead!”

At those joyful cries, people belatedly embraced each other and shed tears.

Yes, it had truly been a long battle.

More than anyone had imagined, it had been a truly brutal and difficult fight.

“Ordel?”

After watching the celebrating people with satisfaction, I began to walk.

Jin and Rute followed me.

“Where are you, ah.”

Jin, who had been puzzled, followed my gaze and let out an exclamation.

Even while everyone was sharing their joy, there was one person standing quietly alone.

It was Bizra.

“…His appearance has returned.”

She was looking down at Feliks’ corpse that ‘Evil’ had abandoned.

Surprisingly, Feliks had the appearance he’d had when he led the Empire as the beautiful Crown Prince, before becoming a monster.

Red hair, healthily glowing skin, even neat fingers.

If he opened his eyes, you would see the blue-green eyes that symbolized the Imperial Family.

But that would never happen.

The neck that had been attached by ‘Evil’s’ power was now severed again.

“Now that ‘Evil’s’ power no longer exists in this world. Since the power that changed him has disappeared, his body has returned as well.”

“…If I said it’s fortunate that he could die as Feliks rather than as a monster, would you condemn me?”

I shook my head at Bizra’s question.

I had no right to do such a thing.

“Your Highness was a victim who suffered for a long time because of Feliks. However you think of him, that is your will.”

“…”

“And he was family. At least until he took ‘Evil’s’ hand.”

Bizra squeezed her eyes shut.

She clenched both fists tightly.

“…I hate him, but knowing that ‘Evil’ was the one who incited young Feliks’ anger makes my feelings complicated. I’ll never be able to forgive him for life, but…”

“…”

“Still, I won’t be able to forget the image of the brother who used to run and play with me in the Imperial Capital’s garden during childhood.”

I quietly watched Bizra’s face, unable to feel joy or sorrow, and nodded.

It would be better for the survivor’s heart to find peace.

Jin and Rute, who remembered everything that happened with Feliks in their previous lives, would feel differently.

Well, there’s no need for everyone to think the same way.

“…Ordel?”

Then Jin, who had been standing quietly, called me.

She grabbed my arm with a serious expression.

“Why is your body so hot?”

“What?”

At those words, Rute’s face hardened and he quickly approached to touch my cheek.

“What’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?”

“This isn’t a normal body temperature. Really, what’s wrong?”

“You have a fever?”

Rute, Jin, and even Bizra, who had been looking down at Feliks with complicated eyes, all looked at me.

A fever? I can’t feel it at all…

“Huh?”

Oh, that’s right? I do have a really high fever?

I was flustered as I pressed my hand to my forehead. My palm was not just warm but hot.

Can a person’s body temperature rise this high?

Why didn’t I notice until now?

“But I feel fine? Maybe my body temperature rose a bit because of the sacred flame?”

“Your power wouldn’t harm you!”

Jin shouted angrily.

Hmm, that’s true too.

Divine power doesn’t have any effect on the person using it.

Then why on earth…

【’Light of Perseverance and Faith’ says it’s the effect of using power excessively.】

Then the Sun God’s message appeared.

Stagger!

“Huh?”

At that moment, both my legs gave out.

“Ordel!”

Rute quickly supported my collapsing body.

What’s this? Suddenly I have no strength in my body at all.

【’Traveler Guiding Souls’ informs that no matter how blessed you are, using the power of all Three Sovereign Gods with a human body is no ordinary matter.】

【It’s only because your body was reconstructed with the Sun God’s power that there’s no major problem – if you were an ordinary human, your lifespan would have been greatly reduced.】

Wh-what kind of terrifying thing to say is that?

Then am I really okay?

【’Light of Perseverance and Faith’ shouts that of course you are!】

【If you calm your overloaded body and receive the Three Sovereign Gods’ blessing once more, you’ll be fine.】

Phew, that’s a relief.

【However, it’s impossible in your current state. For readjustment, your consciousness will be forcibly terminated temporarily.】

“…?”

Forcibly terminate consciousness? Right here, right now?

If that happens, everyone will panic.

But there was no time to stop it.

【The user’s body has reached its limit. The user’s consciousness will be forcibly terminated for body readjustment.】

At the message that appeared before my eyes, I frantically grabbed Jin’s arm.

“Jin, I’m going to sleep for a bit.”

“What, what? What do you mean…”

However she interpreted my words, Jin’s face turned deathly pale.

In case I might have bad thoughts again, I quickly shook my head.

“That’s not it, I used too much power right now so I need readjustment. So, you know, up there, you know?”

I earnestly pointed at the sun with my eyes.

Jin, who had been filled with fear, fortunately understood my meaning and calmed down a little.

I grinned at her.

“Then please take care of… the rest…”

My eyes suddenly closed and I couldn’t finish my words.

I could only see the last message that appeared.

【Forcibly terminating user’s consciousness.】

【Time remaining until physical readjustment: 30 days】

“…?”

No, wait, wait a minute.

You didn’t say it would take a whole month!

How could you not tell me something this important!

But no matter how hard I tried, my mouth wouldn’t open again.

These damn Three Sovereign Gods.

Just wait until I wake up.

I gritted my teeth and let my body go limp.

Everything went dark before my eyes.

* * *

“Ordel!”

At the sight of Ordel suddenly collapsing in the middle of speaking, Rute’s face turned pale.

Jin patted his shoulder.

“It’s okay. She just fell asleep because she needs rest, so don’t worry.”

“…”

Rute bit his lips.

But knowing that Jin was someone who worried about Ordel just as much, he controlled his emotions.

If Jin said it was okay, then it must be okay.

…It had to be okay.

At times like this, the fact that he couldn’t use healing magic was so agonizing.

“Ah.”

Then a small light burst from Ordel in Rute’s arms.

Her hair that had turned golden slowly returned to pink from the ends.

Strangely enough, seeing this hair made it feel real that all the fighting was truly over.

Rute grasped a handful of the pink hair and lowered his head to kiss her.

He hoped Ordel would open her eyes again soon.

Then, at that time, that time…

“O, Ordel-nim?”

The people who had been celebrating victory seemed to sense something strange and all approached at once.

They gaped at the unconscious Ordel.

“Why, why! Wh, where does it hurt?”

“Ordel!”

Idella and Jeremy immediately clung to Ordel.

And they were shocked.

“She’s hot!”

“High, High Priest! High Priest!”

Idella called out desperately for Airic.

To Airic and Seth who came running with pale faces, Jin explained again with an annoyed expression that it was okay.

But despite that, even the soldiers who had fought together all came running and wailed at the sight of the collapsed Ordel.

Anyone would think Ordel had died.

It took a very long time to calm them all down.

“…”

Among the people crying their hearts out fearing the Holy Maiden might die, Carmen quietly gazed at the sleeping Ordel.

The overwhelming divinity she had shown.

Ordel who had used the power of all Three Sovereign Gods.

And even the sight of her fighting while wrapped in indescribably beautiful five-colored flames.

If she had gained divine power, could she have fought like Ordel?

No. Even given the same situation as Ordel, she couldn’t have done it.

This was all possible because it was Ordel.

Because her own heart wasn’t that strong.

Now it seemed she could finally let go of some of her lingering attachment to divine power.

“…You worked hard, Carmen.”

As if understanding his sister’s heart, Dominic patted her shoulder.

And at that moment.

Swoooosh.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

The siblings simultaneously opened their eyes wide.

A deep and refreshing, yet somewhat fierce power brushed past their hair.

This, this power was…

“…Sea God?”

“My God?”

The Sea God’s touch.

The touch they felt for the first time was surprisingly warm and gentle, confusing them.

Why would God do such a thing…

[You worked hard.]

Ah, at that moment they heard it.

The voice of God.

[My proud children.]

“…”

“…”

At the brief but most intense words, tears welled up in Dominic and Carmen’s eyes.

He had never said such words to them before.

He had always only urged them to do better.

The warm voice was unfamiliar yet made their hearts race.

They were happy to be acknowledged as children.

Dominic and Carmen secretly wiped away their tears.

The Temple of the Sea God that had been operated through fear and oppression.

But it seemed like things would change a little from now on.

They felt that conviction.

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