The Life of a Wise Cult Leader - Chapter 133

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Chapter 133

 

“Hmm. The location might have changed by now though. My Mother periodically goes back and forth to the Demon Realm. Like burying a honey jar in front of the yard.”

 

Yelena rolled her eyes as if trying to recall and waved her finger in the air.

 

“Demon Realm? An Imperial going to the Demon Realm?”

 

“She couldn’t have gone to the deep layers… She’d get mana contamination…”

 

“Couldn’t she use an artifact that prevents mana contamination?”

 

“If such a thing existed… we would already have one…”

 

In the game, the deeper you go into the Demon Realm, the more irrecoverable DOT damage accumulates. Anyway, since I who reached the game ending can’t remember any artifact that prevents mana contamination, there probably isn’t such a thing.

 

Yelena said casually.

 

“I don’t really know how she went there either. But Mother periodically leaves for quite long periods. When I asked where she was going, she said she was briefly going to the Demon Realm. Since I could also go for walks near the border if it wasn’t the deep layers, I didn’t think much about it.”

 

“So what is in the Demon Realm? Why did the Teacher, no… why did the Widow go there?”

 

When I asked urgently, Yelena went “uh, uh” and then told the core of this story.

 

“Probably… she said she was doing some kind of summoning. I don’t really know what exactly. But looking at this story and the magic circle at the Alderion mansion…”

 

“…Don’t tell me, demon summoning?”

 

I listened to Yelena’s story with a serious expression. Yelena shrugged her shoulders, saying she didn’t know that much.

 

Tuba answered roughly with a tired look.

 

“She could be summoning a Forgotten God…”

 

“That’s probably not it. The Forgotten Gods were concluded by having me perform necromancy on them.”

 

Tuba looked at me with slight surprise.

 

“…Is it okay for the person involved to casually bring up such a sensitive topic…?”

 

“Because I am the person involved. And that fact is no longer important.”

 

“Ah… Well, if that’s the case…”

 

Tuba looked at me strangely and then turned his head away.

 

Hey, first time seeing a soul from another world summoned to perform necromancy on Forgotten Gods?

 

“Then the summoning the Widow is preparing in the Demon Realm would be demons, those extra-worldly beings that covet Lumensia and our world?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

When I affirmed, Erendor’s expression also became serious. Suddenly the chapel’s atmosphere changed like some funeral parlor.

 

I can understand why Yelena was in despair. The most dangerous enemy is trying to summon the most dangerous thing.

 

“But, but. Are demons really that, that dangerous…? Last, last time at the Alder, Alderion mansion… we killed it well.”

 

Right. That’s a good question.

 

Back then I just looked at the summoning circle and roughly deduced it was some unknown Otherworldly God, but that was wrong reasoning due to insufficient information.

 

The Central Church conducted additional investigations but didn’t come up with useful information either.

 

But now with Sernuan’s knowledge combined, I can somewhat guess the inside story.

 

“Actually, that wasn’t a demon but a monster. I thought it was too early to tell you about demons, so I called it a monster.”

 

It was a modified monster. Dark mages or demon worshippers probably captured monsters, modified them, and released them in the Empire to cause chaos.

 

Yelena and Kalebrin had expressions saying “So that’s what it was.” The two who didn’t know about the battle at House Alderion had puzzled expressions like “What are you talking about?” and shrugged their shoulders.

 

“Then… why, why is everyone so, so afraid of demons…? Aren’t they just… things that exist in the Demon Realm?”

 

Kalebrin, who was well-versed about Forgotten Gods but didn’t know about demons, asked a question.

 

“Well, what the Empire usually condemns as ‘demons’ are the Demon Race living in the Demon Realm. They’re just people like us, only of a slightly different race. They excel at controlling high-level monsters or disguise techniques, have black sclera, horns, and such. Their blood is golden too.”

 

Yelena didn’t seem particularly surprised, as if she already knew this fact. Of course, she would have to know if she was going to work as an inquisitor.

“The ‘demons’ we’re wary of… To put it simply, they’re beings that steal and devour the world’s possibilities.”

 

Including Kalebrin, it seemed that the others didn’t know the details about demons either, as everyone was focused on my explanation.

“Possibilities…?”

 

Kalebrin asked.

 

Calebrin asked.

“Lumensia made a contract with that demon? Using everyone’s possibilities in this world as the price?”

 

“Lumencia made a contract with that demon? With the potential of everyone living in this world as the price?”

“To think I’ve been serving such a damn god all this time.”

 

As soon as Yelena heard those words, she burst with indignation and threw Lumensia’s symbol that she always wore around her neck to the ground, trampling it thoroughly with her feet.

 

“To think I’ve been serving such a damn god all this time.”

“That’s because of the absence of gods like the God of Life. Lumensia has no intention of creating spirits.”

 

“Is that why the world is rotting and falling apart? When I went to the elven forest recently, the spirits were unusually quiet.”

Tuba spoke decisively.

 

“I don’t care about such things anymore.”

 

“So spirits aren’t needed in a world that only sells possibilities, huh~ I heard even elves these days find it nearly impossible to contract with spirits, but I never knew there was this kind of backstory.”

“What purpose does the Widow have for doing such things? There are two people here – one who calls himself the Widow’s student and another who calls her Mother.”

 

“I don’t care about this kind of thing anymore.”

“Mother didn’t tell me her plan. She just gave me orders. Well, from what I can guess… probably making the Empire hers and advancing to Centa? It seemed like she wanted to make even the Demon Realm her own.”

 

“She wants to unify the Empire?”

 

“What purpose does the widow have for doing this? There are two of them here – one who claims to be the widow’s student and another who calls her mother.”

I nodded. Teacher certainly had the ability to make the entire world belong to the Empire.

 

“Mother didn’t tell me the plan. She just gave me orders. Well, but if I had to guess… probably to make the Empire her own and advance to the Center? It seemed like she wanted to make the Demon Realm hers as well.”

“Teacher wants to unify the Empire. At the same time… she’s probably separately devising a way to escape from this world or survive. By siding with Lumensia.”

 

“Escape?”

 

“Yes. Honestly, just watching what my mother does, it really seems like something I could do too, so I can’t say it’s completely unrealistic.”

“First of all, Teacher – that is, the Widow – hates having someone else control her life. Though she has no problem using others that way herself.”

 

As soon as Yelena finished speaking, Tuba’s frightening gaze fixed directly on me. Since I had been thinking the same thing all along, the words came out without hesitation.

Combining all that, Teacher’s real purpose is probably…

 

“Didn’t Lumensia trade with a demon using all the ‘people’s’ possibilities in this world as payment? Broadly speaking, that’s also someone else controlling Teacher’s life. Whether it’s a god or a demon.”

 

“Escape?”

“Teacher is likely temporarily siding with Lumensia to secure her own survival. Of course, this is just speculation. Probably her periodic trips to the Demon Realm to summon demons, and achieving Empire unification are all groundwork for that.”

 

“First of all, teacher, widows hate having someone else control their lives. Though they have no problem doing that to others themselves.”

Just part of the gears in Teacher’s plan.

 

The same goes for Yelena.

 

If you combine all that, the teacher’s real purpose is probably…

“How could I not.”

 

“…So?”

He seems to hold a great grudge about the Great Purge. Now isn’t the right timing to bring this up and make Tuba completely my ally.

 

“The teacher will most likely side with Lumencia temporarily to ensure his own survival. Of course, this is just speculation. But I suspect that his periodic attempts to go to the demon realm to summon demons, as well as his goal of unifying the empire, are all part of that strategy.”

And everything that used me as a vessel…

It was just part of the teacher’s master plan.

So does Yelena.

“Do you remember the Great Purge?”

“Of course I know.”

Tuva said through gritted teeth.

He must have a deep grudge about the Great Purge. Now isn’t the right time to bring this up and completely win Tuva over to my side.

“The Great Purge probably proceeded that way for the same reason. Along with the usual Dawn Festival they’d been holding, they must have offered additional mountain sacrifices. Either to strengthen the power of their contracted constellation, Lumensia, or most likely, it was the contract fee prepared to make the contract in the first place.”

 

I expected someone to object with ‘Isn’t that too much of a leap? Do you have any evidence?’ but surprisingly, everyone remained silent.

 

They seemed shocked for the second time. Even Yelena looked stunned, as if she hadn’t anticipated this.

 

“To summarize, Teacher is working hard alongside Lumensia to lead this world to destruction together.”

 

Explanation complete!

 

I felt quite refreshed.

 

Ah~ Trying to prepare for all this alone while only I knew this information nearly gave me a mental breakdown and killed me from stress. Haha!

 

As they say, pain shared is pain divided (though I didn’t particularly agree with that saying), seeing everyone lost in thought made me feel a bit more at ease. Wow~ what a relief.

 

Only Kalebrin remained calm here as well.

 

“So… that Pro, Prometheus plan? Wh-what is that…?”

 

Hmm. There wouldn’t be a Prometheus here. That’s a god from Greek and Roman mythology.

 

The meaning of Prometheus is like a ‘prophet’ – someone who knows and thinks ahead, essentially a being with insight.

 

In mythology, Prometheus was the god who stole fire for humanity. He was both a savior and rebel who resisted divine authority and delivered knowledge and technology to humans.

 

Doesn’t that fit perfectly with our current situation?

 

“After passing one entrance test with Harmony, I’ve decided to officially join hands with them. From now on, I’ll work with Harmony to prevent the Empire’s unification, stop Lumensia, and revive the God of darkness.”

 

“You’re confident about the entrance test?”

 

“Yes. It’s nothing special.”

 

Tuba, who was assigned as the entrance test supervisor, looked at me with his characteristic half-lidded eyes.

 

“Earlier you said… to fight a god you need to match their divine status, so you had to make the Empire yours…?”

 

“Yes. I’ll proceed with that. I need to strengthen my power to weaken and seal Lumensia using the contents of the ‘Sage’s Book.'”

 

Everyone seemed to be getting absorbed in the Ascetic’s Q&A show and started bombarding me with questions.

 

Yelena quietly raised her hand.

 

“I didn’t quite understand why we need to join hands with the Demon King. Could you explain further?”

 

Yes! A student with excellent class attitude!

 

I smiled brightly and answered.

 

“You can think of the Demon King as a kind of ‘demigod’ who already has half-formed divine status. And since he can definitely become our ally as a spear to pierce Lumensia, we need to go recruit him.”

 

“The Demon King knows our friend?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Hmm. You’re confident your head won’t get crushed when you go to the Demon Realm to meet the Demon King?”

 

“The Demon King cannot kill me. I’m the last throwing knife to stop Lumensia. The Demon King failed to accomplish that, so I’m next in line.”

 

“Well then. Having someone as powerful as the Demon King as an ally would be as reassuring as having Boss, right?”

 

Was Harmony’s commander as strong as the Demon King? I don’t think he was quite at that level. Maybe because Erendor got beaten up by Boss so much, he ranks Boss higher than the Demon King.

 

Erendor asked again.

 

“But you know what? Can I ask you one thing?”

 

“Ask away.”

 

After all, this is the Ascetic’s Q&A show show show.

 

His gem-like eyes sparkled.

 

“Then what exactly is our friend’s identity?”

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