That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 126

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That’s not what kissing means!
Episode 126

Theo picked up a fountain pen and drove it decisively through his palm.
His skin tore open, and crimson blood began to flow.
Theo removed the necklace from his neck and let the blood drip onto the pendant.
Moments later, the Sacred Artifact responded, emitting an intense light. The rays converged and formed a distinct shape.
It was ancient script depicting a prophecy.
Evelyn, another Engraver, immediately deciphered it.
“…White light shall pierce the darkness, awaken what sleeps, and bloom eternal peace.”
White light was the symbol of Goddess Yulia.
“Does it speak of Yulia’s Stone?”
Could the Sacred Artifact stop the Grand Cleric? Then what does “what sleeps” mean?
A sigh escaped from Evelyn as she pondered.
“Truly… she never makes things simple.”
Laughter burst forth at Theo’s complaint toward Goddess Yulia.
Then, something occurred to Evelyn.
‘Bloom eternal peace?’
It was an expression typically used when flowers blossom.
Could it possibly mean that?
It was an uncertain prediction, but if there was even the slightest possibility, we had to try anything.
Evelyn turned to the Lord beside her.
“Are Deia flowers common in this region as well?”
“What? Yes! They’re flowers easily found anywhere across the continent.”
The Lord of Aila, greatly startled by the glowing stone, barely managed to answer.
“There’s a hill between the Hunting Grounds and the Coastline. The Deia flowers should be in full bloom there right now.”
“I see.”
When she looked at Theo, his gaze confirmed he understood.
In the meantime, Yulia’s Stone had grown quiet.
Theo placed the necklace around Evelyn’s neck.
“You keep it.”
“Why?”
“I’ll need to use my sword.”
The God of Death dwells within the Grand Cleric. I had no sense of how to fight.
Anticipating a perilous battle, Theo entrusted the Sacred Artifact to her.
“Now go. Chase down the Grand Cleric.”
“Yes.”
Evelyn grasped his hand.
Then she held the Sacred Artifact around her neck with reverence.
Praying that Yulia’s Stone would end this wickedness once and for all.

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The Envoy’s body was engulfed in flames.
No—they seemed to surge from within, not from without.
Witnessing the bizarre spectacle, the Knights pursued him closely.
Thanks to the Knights’ guidance, Theo and Evelyn soon located the Envoy.
Theo rode his horse at full gallop, cradling Evelyn in his arms.
Observing the inferno consuming the Envoy, Theo issued his command.
“At this rate, the Estate’s people will be endangered. Restrain his movements—capture is not necessary.”
That was effectively an order to attack.
The opponent was the Envoy. As the Knights hesitated, Theo’s expression turned cold.
“Is it acceptable for innocent people to be harmed?”
“….”
“And that is no longer the Envoy.”
The Knights looked ahead.
Engulfed in flames and wearing a maniacal grin, he resembled a malevolent spirit.
Leaving the Knights staring blankly, Theo urged his horse forward.
As he closed the distance, a dagger extended sharply from his hand.
The moment the blade’s sharp edge struck the Envoy’s back.
A sickening sound of flesh tearing accompanied a spray of black liquid.
The tree that was splattered with his blood began to rot instantly. Everyone gasped in horror at how rapidly life was being destroyed.
Theo rescinded his command.
“It appears the Envoy’s blood is poisoned. We cannot use force recklessly.”
The Knights could be injured if they weren’t careful.
The Envoy stopped, the blade still embedded in his back.
Crack—crackle—
His body twisted unnaturally, like a wooden puppet.
The golden eyes that once shone brightly had turned crimson.
The Envoy laughed with his mouth stretched wide.
“Continue. I fear nothing, and nothing can stand against me.”
Black blood flowed from the wound, dripping down his body and splattering onto the ground.
With each step, the earth dissolved and plants withered. Calimedes, the God of Death, was stealing life itself.
If this continued, the Aila Territory would be destroyed.
Then it happened.
The Envoy, who had been sneering at Theo, contorted his face.
He grasped his head as if in agony, then turned away.
Evelyn, observing his peculiar behavior, initially attributed it to the blinding sunlight.
Then she noticed the Sacred Artifact hanging around her neck.
The sunlight reflecting off Yulia’s Stone was casting its brilliance directly toward the Envoy’s face.
The Envoy finally turned his back.
‘Could this be the way to harm Calimedes?’
Evelyn’s eyes gleamed. She called out urgently to Theo.
“Theo, we need to attack directly.”
“Is there a way to get close?”
She nodded.
“The Envoy is reacting to Yulia’s Stone. It’s subtle, but unmistakable.”
“What’s your plan?”
Theo drew his magic sword.
“First, I’ll catch the strong sunlight and reflect it toward the Envoy.”
“Then I’ll strike in that opening.”
It was a situation that demanded swift attacks and precision.
Only Theo possessed the skill to execute this.
“Be careful, Evelyn.”
Theo, concerned for her, accepted a cloak from the Knight.
He wrapped her thoroughly, fearful that the Envoy’s blood might touch her.
Soon, the horse carrying Evelyn galloped fiercely forward.
The Eastern Region’s weather was far clearer than the Northern Region.
Intense sunlight illuminated Yulia’s Stone, and it gleamed brilliantly.
Theo drove the horse toward the Envoy, who stood with his back turned. The moment they began circling around him, the light from the Sacred Artifact struck the Envoy.
“Ugh…!”
He squinted his eyes. He gnashed his teeth aggressively, as if irritated.
The instant the Envoy faltered, Theo yanked the reins hard.
The horse swept rapidly past the Envoy’s side. In that brief moment, Theo’s blade lunged toward him.
Following the horse’s trajectory, his empowered blade carved a long gash across the Envoy’s body.
Black blood sprayed in all directions as the Envoy staggered. From chest to abdomen, his flesh was torn deep.
To avoid the blood touching Evelyn, Theo seized the reins and hastily drove the horse away.
The moment they distanced themselves from the Envoy, he examined Evelyn.
He appeared deeply anxious, fearing she might be injured.
“I’m fine. So please, don’t worry.”
Evelyn reassured him and showed him she was unharmed.
Then she immediately checked on the Envoy.
Under the intense sunlight, he swayed as though about to collapse.
Was Yulia’s Stone actually effective?
Hope flickered in Evelyn’s eyes.
In that moment, the Envoy’s movements ceased.
Black blood gushed from the wound, seeping out in a torrent.
Then the wound began to tear open wider.
As the flesh split apart, the gap widening with each passing moment, a form suddenly burst forth.
It was the shadowy silhouette of a person, dark and ethereal.
They poured out in succession, pushing against one another and releasing an eerie, guttural cry.
“Uuuhhh… Aahhh….”
At first glance, they resembled smoke, or perhaps charred ash.
A chilling laughter echoed from somewhere—it emanated from the Envoy.
“Now do you understand?”
Crimson eyes fixed upon Evelyn.
“The Sacred Artifacts cannot harm me in the slightest.”
“….”
“If you cut me down with it, these souls will perish alongside me.”
He continued with a sinister smirk.
“They will sleep eternally within me.”
Watching Evelyn stand motionless, the Envoy—no, Calimedes—wore a contemptuous smile.
Unaware of what crucial hint he had just provided.
Evelyn repeated his words back to him.
“Sleep, you say? The souls…?”
The prophecy resonated once more in her mind.

‘White light shall pierce the darkness, awaken that which sleeps, and bloom eternal peace.’

Having grasped the clue, she spoke to Theo.
“Lure him to the Hill.”
She proposed driving the Envoy elsewhere—to the Hill abundant with Daia flowers.
“I think I understand now. How to liberate the trapped souls and annihilate Calimedes.”
“Is the answer the Daia flowers?”
“Yes, and I need you.”
Evelyn answered with unwavering resolve.
Why had I not realized sooner—that the engravers of Yulia’s Stone were Theo and myself.

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