The Genius Perfumer of the Fallen Cult - Chapter 82

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The Genius Perfumer of the Fallen Religious Order Episode 82

A strong wind must have blown from afar as the sound of windows rattling echoed. At that sound, Bianna flinched and shrank back. Prim’s lips twitched slightly.

How long had they been here?

This time it was the sound of wind, but next time it might not be. If this world wanted to return Bianna to her ‘original’ state.

‘I need to end this commotion quickly.’

Prim didn’t answer Bianna’s words and kept thinking while placing her hand on the wall cabinet.

Since she had already paid the price with her own time headache, Bianna wouldn’t have to live her entire life in fear of death’s shadow. However, not only this world but people also tend to do only what they’ve always done.

It would be even more so in a place where the temptation of death was so close.

Prim took a breath. The musty smell of the old wooden cabinet, the scent of blood and sweat from people passing by in the distance, the distinctive black stench of demon beasts, and very faintly in the distance, the Guiding Light.

It seemed Rozien or the Marseria Priest had succeeded in lighting the incense burners. If they could find and light just a few more incense burners, it would be over.

As Prim sensed that fragrance, she could make a decision as if a bright light had turned on in her head.

“We need to get out of here.”

The Guiding Light leads them to where they need to go.

“What, what did you say? Suddenly? Why? Did you sense something? What about Rozien and the Priest?”

Bianna asked while looking around frantically inside the cabinet. Not that she could see anything different by doing so.

“Rozien and the Marseria Priest will also know where to come. Once they smell the Guiding Light. So we just need to get out for now.”

This time, Prim had spread the Guiding Light she made all around. If Rozien and the Marseria Priest smelled that fragrance, they would know where to go and…

‘The entire city is filled with Varin’s fragrance?’

Suddenly Prim’s eyes widened. Even while talking about installing Guiding Light throughout all areas in preparation for emergencies, she hadn’t thought this far.

“We need to go to the Central Plaza.”

“Th-that’s even more to the west than here! Why do you suddenly want to go there?”

Everyone knew that the demon beasts had come from the west. Moreover, wasn’t Prim the very person who received that divine revelation!

“The wingless demon beasts are being well blocked at the castle walls, and we’re bound to encounter the winged demon beasts whether we’re in the east or west.”

“Rozien will kill me if he finds out I took you out of here!”

“No he won’t, Rozien is a good kid. Let’s go quickly. Then I think we can resolve this current situation.”

“R-really?”

“Yes, we’ll go to the Central Plaza and pray.”

Bianna, who had been trying to support Prim, froze in place and stared at Prim with a face full of shock.

Right now, the two of them – one who couldn’t walk and one who could barely walk – wanted to leave this cabinet, push through the streets overrun by demon beasts, and walk to the Central Plaza just to pray?

“No matter how devout you are… Even the Marseria Priest had better plans than that!”

However, Prim’s face remained unmoved. Bianna squeezed her eyes shut and then opened them.

Then she finally helped Prim stand up.

Prim’s curse wasn’t about being unable to walk. It was about thorns sprouting wherever she stepped, causing wounds.

Indeed, as soon as she carefully opened the cabinet door and lowered her legs, the sound of flesh being pierced could be heard with a thud. But she could walk.

Bianna’s face turned pale.

“P-Prim, this really is…”

“It really hurts so much.”

“Right, exactly!”

“It hurts so much, so let’s go quickly.”

Bianna hurriedly supported Prim. After putting her ear to the door and confirming that the outside was quiet, the two girls carefully came out of the house. The sound of weapons clashing echoed from afar.

“Ugh, uhhh…”

Bianna groaned even more than Prim as she walked, then glanced back and squeezed her eyes shut.

The footprints soaked in red blood continued clearly without fading even a little.

Cold sweat beaded on Prim’s face and dripped down. Even though she was definitely experiencing pain relief effects through ‘Festival’s Last Day’ in preparation for times like this every day, pain that couldn’t be helped by that alone surged with each step.

Right after her regression, she had made flower bouquets for Varin without even receiving support, but now even with Bianna’s support, it was this difficult.

Had life at the orphanage, life up until now, been that sweet?

“The incense burners must have been lit. I can smell the fragrance.”

Prim said this with a faint smile despite her pale face. Finally, tears welled up in Bianna’s eyes.

“Is that really what’s important right now…”

People now moved with faces that knew where to go, to places where they could meet lost children, to places where they could avoid demon beasts, from darkness to brighter places. The demon beasts passed them by and melted away under the knights’ swords somewhere.

When the two finally arrived at the Central Plaza, the bird sculpture on the fountain was broken and water was flowing down meaninglessly. Prim collapsed as if crumbling.

Her feet burned as if they had been scorched by fire. The ground was full of sharp and dangerous things besides the thorns that sprouted from her curse, and Prim’s feet were red as if roses had been crushed.

However, Prim didn’t delay and took off her coat to cover her bloodstains, then clasped both hands in front of it.

Winter wind blew. Prim could feel the entire city in each strand of that wind. Even that Rozien and Marseria had succeeded in lighting all the incense.

At this moment when Guiding Light filled the entire city.

Prim spoke.

“O Varin…!”

And light settled throughout the entire city.

The first emotion Prim felt from Varin was ‘anger’.

— How dare those wicked things touch my lily of the valley! I will not forgive this!

The air trembled with a buzz.

Prim just remained bewildered while clasping her hands together.

Varin’s anger soon turned toward Prim.

— You too! Walking here while bleeding like this, what are you trying to do! What if something terrible happens!

“Varin.”

— You also have duties! Did you not vow to offer me fragrances!

The deity’s anger brought fierce winds. In an instant, the sky darkened and thunder rumbled.

If she sensed helpless worry beyond Varin’s anger, would that be her own arrogance?

Even while thinking this, Prim spoke quietly as if soothing.

“Varin, this much is okay.”

— What’s okay about it! Nothing is okay! Like this, becoming covered in blood like this, that fool Curresen can’t even properly lift a curse…

“More than that, Varin, look. The entire city… all the people here are smelling Varin’s fragrance.”

— Ah…

Varin’s voice, which had been heated, became blurred. The people, all the people who had reached their intended destination, were murmuring Varin’s name and praying to Varin.

“Varin, this is when you make a stronger impression on people.”

— …You cunning little thing.

However, Varin also knew what a great opportunity this was, an opportunity that didn’t come easily.

All the people of this city were murmuring his name. Power surged with each breath.

Soon something like elegant and noble string instrument sounds echoed throughout the entire city.

And above the plaza, some kind of shimmering light could be seen. It was hard to tell whether it was aurora that could be seen in the northern frontier or the hem of a deity’s robes.

— Varin of crossroads and stars commands!

But soon, everyone knew that it was the hem of a deity’s robes and what they were hearing now was the voice of a deity.

— All things shall return. To where they came from, to where they are permitted, to where they must return. Therefore, withdraw from places where you are not permitted!

This voice echoed in all places where Guiding Light had permeated. Without distinguishing between alleys and main roads, without distinguishing between waterways and bridges, without distinguishing between light and darkness.

The people who had gathered at the Central Plaza in search of the ‘safest place’ looked up blankly.

Everyone unconsciously made the holy sign and muttered Varin’s name. And at the same time, the howls of demon beasts throughout the city became loud and fierce.

And soon all the demon beasts began to retreat.

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