Chapter 128
Chapter 128
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 128
Chapter Title: A Logging Machine Controlled by Someone
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"Hmm."
Right now, I'm watching Shin Chae-yeon fight. It's pretty entertaining to watch. Is it because I can see that crazy talent freak getting stronger every time she swings her sword?
I don't really know. And that's not the only thing I'm watching. The back of that ancient spirit's head.
I'm just waiting for an opening. How should I strike the back of its head? Fighting an ancient spirit head-on is tough to win.
It took Leviathan's Harmful Bird and came out fine. I could win, but it'd probably take calling Lily too.
And Leviathan, the key to this battle...
She's in this state. She spoke to me after turning into a ring. Looks like she used too much mana just now.
"Did you push yourself too hard?"
Aww, such a good girl. I stroked Leviathan in her ring form with my finger. Well, she hasn't been unsealed for long. Using that much power must've been too much for her.
"Want to go inside and rest?"
I stroked her one more time and put her in my [Inventory]. Lily's in there too, along with sleeping Benia, so she'll be fine.
After that, I kept staring at the back of its head. No Leviathan, and head-on is tough to win.
That's why I had Shin Chae-yeon fighting it. So I could ambush and kill it in one strike.
The reason for killing it is simple. I need the crystal that drops when it dies.
Someone might criticize me for killing a spirit just for that, but it dies in the original story anyway. Whether I kill it or Kim Tae-hyun does.
Better if I kill it and scoop up Kim Tae-hyun's items.
"Best would be to slip into the robe, activate Soul Eater, and kill it in one hit."
"Yeah."
As Lachesis said, the robe is being worn by our damn maid. She can't take it off until she wakes up and walks out on her own, and Soul Eater doesn't have enough souls.
It's two digits, but at the rate it eats souls, it won't last long.
Without Leviathan, even with full buffs, I don't think decapitation would work.
"Hmmm..."
As I pondered while watching, something was off about her. Spinning, short swings, then long swings.
It wasn't any sword style she'd learned. Movements like an acrobat. Like she was trying something out.
"She'll get it soon."
"Yeah. That's Shin Chae-yeon for you."
A girl who adapts to any enemy through clashes and eventually overcomes them. With the grit instilled by her family, her innate talent, and competitive spirit, she grows explosively the stronger the opponent.
No time left now. I need to prepare too. To exploit the moment her attack lands.
Gripping my scythe tight, ready to dash out the instant she slices—
But then, a weird noise came from the side.
Rustle— rustle—
I look over, and blue hair and eyes meet mine. Messy hair like she just woke up, wrinkled robe.
Her flushed face was sniffing the robe when our eyes met.
"What are you doing?"
"Hehe."
Hehe my ass. I approached the perfectly timed waker, grateful.
"Hand it over!!!"
Kyaak—!!!
If you only heard the scream, you'd think I did something wrong.
Shut up.
Yes. It ended up like this. As soon as she came out, she activated Soul Eater for full ambush buffs, and it got sliced up like meat chunks.
Good is good. Spirit incident resolved. The others didn't suffer from the rampaging spirit? I got the ancient spirit's crystal.
Sister-in-law happy, brother-in-law happy.
Feeling great, I stepped on the spirit's head. One tree branch fell off—like I logged it.
"Sorry. Wasn't my will. Know what a controlled logging machine is? That's me. But don't kill me."
Yeah. What if it doesn't? Looking down, the enraged spirit's face had changed. So what? It's just a head.
"More importantly, why are you still alive?"
Even vampires die to Death Reaper slices. What insane vitality.
"Tricked? Tricked??"
This is ridiculous. I spun my scythe and sliced off its branch-like hair.
A sharp wail echoed through the cave.
"You're the one at fault for falling for it. Imagine if you hadn't been tricked. I'd be the con artist? Why make someone trick you and turn them into a con artist? You just made an innocent person a criminal. Feel good, you bastard?"
Amazed by my invincible logic, the spirit was speechless. I shrugged and looked around, but all I saw was—
"Wow."
Amazed Shin Chae-yeon and
"Even I think this is a bit..."
Shin Ga-yeon, always positive toward me, shaking her head. That hurts a little. Am I the bad guy here?
No way to know, so let's finish the job.
"How do I kill it?"
Slicing the core kills it for sure. But I need the core, so pass. Mangle the face?
Is that so? Genius cat. I approached the spirit's body following her advice.
Hmm. Good point. I leaned against the motionless body and held up two fingers to the spirit.
"One."
Slash.
A crisp sound, and a leg got severed. Activating Soul Eater only for the slice is tricky.
Turning it on is fine, but off is hard.
"This isn't your land. I don't know about the old days, but now it has an owner. This is rightfully Justitia's territory. You're a con artist squatting on someone else's land claiming it's yours."
The spirit was speechless, gaping at me.
"Two."
Slash—!!!
This time a sharper sound, and I severed the entire leg. The spirit's body grew a bit fainter.
"I never betrayed you."
Grinning at the incredulous response, I sliced off half its upper body without a word. The spirit's body became more than half transparent.
"Exactly. I was never on your side from the start, so how could I betray you? Calling it a trick is generous—getting tricked is your fault."
Right? With that, I turned around. Spinning the scythe, I picked spots to slice, avoiding the core.
Checked them all. Then stopped the scythe.
"Yes. So I'm the executor here to punish the con artist and robber~ Call me the Executor of Justice? Sounds cool."
Don't say scary stuff like that. Ignoring its [Stop!!] pleas, I swung the scythe.
Activated Soul Eater.
Deactivated.
Activated again. Deactivated. On, off. Ignored the [Please!!!] screams.
By the time its voice faded, a brown orb had rolled onto the floor.
A brilliantly shining sphere even in the dark cave. I picked it up.
Bead-shaped and sized perfectly for my palm.
Held it up to the light, examined it every angle. Definitely a spirit crystal, right?
Showed it to the cat just in case. She hesitated at first, then nodded.
"Nameless spirit. I won't forget your sacrifice..."
"Great causes always demand sacrifices."
Right here. In my heart. Filled with accomplishment and relief at safely achieving my goal, I turned around.
Was about to say let's head back lively—
"Huh? Why the long faces?"
Weird.
My heroic exploits wrapped up the spirit incident. No damage to the surroundings unlike the original. Kim Tae-hyun couldn't intervene.
Me, Kim Tae-hyun, and the students originally involved—all happy. A perfect world.
But.
Why am I in this situation right now?
"You need to value your life. I see why God sent me here."
White hair in front of me. Me kneeling before her. What the hell is this?
I came out of the cave with the Shin sisters. No spirits left outside—just the maids and two angels.
Michael joined midway and wiped out the spirits, apparently. Fine up to there.
But why am I kneeling in the middle of the tent?
"Raphael told me everything. You charged into the source without thinking."
"No. Raphael—"
"No excuses. You only have one life. Our God is omniscient, not omnipotent. If He could revive anyone, people would drag corpses and pray."
"True. Michael finally says something right."
"I always say the right things."
I glared at Raphael nodding beside me. Thought of killing her. Pure murderous intent. But she stuck out her tongue.
Tried to lunge at the blonde—
"What are you doing? I'm still talking."
"Right. You have to stay. Quiet. When someone's speaking!!"
Should I kill her? Yeah. Kill her after Michael leaves. Painfully. How?
Musing to myself, brainstorming Raphael torture methods. But Michael didn't leave.
She kept me seated and ranted for another five hours. Is she human, a bundle of sermons, or a philosophy prof?
Where does all this verbiage come from? Driving me crazy. I value my life more than anyone.
"Anyway, don't overdo it. If you die, Raphael's done too. Can't return to Heaven Realm, just fall."
"What? Lies!! That's a lie, right?!"
"Would I lie?"
Lies—!! Watching Raphael grab Michael's shoulders and flail, a thought hit me.
"If things go south, I could just leave Raphael and—"
My words cut off. An angel punch flew at my face, vision spinning.
The tent ceiling came into view.
"Don't say that!!"
Sorry.
"Wake up."
"Ugh?!"
Dark room. Rosarinne, dozing faintly lit, woke up. Wiped drool from her mouth and looked at her waker.
When did she fall asleep? Before checking the clock, the man handed her a document.
"Spirits rampaged. Students handled it."
Rosarinne scowled at the words.
"Then wake me."
"If I did, you... no, you don't wake up. If you hadn't slept—"
"How can someone not sleep!!"
Shameless after her nap, Rosarinne flipped through the papers. Two students caught her eye.
"Again."
These guys again?
Rosarinne crumpled the paper, frowning. Black-haired boy and blonde girl's photos crumpled.
"Starting to get annoying..."