TL: Zimmings
What the hell is this?
How did the devil of prophecy write this as if he was talking to me?
My family looked at me.
âIs that the end? Huh?â
ââ¦â¦ No.â
I touched the next sentence with trembling hands.
[The person you are looking for isâ¦]
I burst out laughing.
***
A few days later, on Dubbledeâs underground prison, the guards glanced at Mina, who fainted inside the cage and yawned.
âIâm tired. Hey, Anderson. That woman doesnât seem to wake up today, so letâs stop and have a drink.â
âHey, isnât she the child of fate? What are you going to do if she breaks out of prison? It wonât end with your or my neck being cut off.â
The guard, who was glancing at Mina, snorted.
âIf we donât replenish her mana every day in Dubblede, what can she do?â
The guard who had refused, said as if he had lost.
âIâm going, but I wonât bet on chess today.â
âDidnât you spend a lot of money the last time? You need to replenish this time!â
âWhat do you mean? My wife will kick me out if the stakes are stolen again this time.â
The guard left with a grin.
As soon as the footsteps disappeared, Minaâs eyelashes trembled and her eyelids slowly opened.
Sheâs in better shape than other days.
She looked around and saw something hanging around her neck.
âEtwalâ¦!â
A silver etwal.
The last time Amy was summoned, she knew that her etwal was fake.
After using it for Amy in the summoning ceremony, which was for show at the altar, Reginald took it with him to investigate the fake etwal, but what happened?
âIs it really etwal?â
Come to think of it, she heard a strange conversation last time.
[The etwal⦠is it okay?]
[⦠I canât help it. If the hostage dies, there is no way to pressure the temple⦠Iâm going to save her.]
She thought it was a dream, but now that she had seen it, it may be a story she actually heard while she was in a daze.
âThis is real when I feel that my physical condition has improved this much.â
Mina quickly looked around.
Although she is not in a state of fighting against the guards, she can open a cage.
âNow is my chance when nobody is there.â
Mina quickly destroyed the lock of the iron cage with magic.
Clang-!
The sharp noise makes her heart thumped.
Mina ran out as soon as the cage opened. Fortunately, no one heard the sound of destroying the lock, and there was no one who saw her.
She was used to Dubbledeâs mansion. This is because it was a place where she often followed the three brothers in her previous life.
[Itâs here. The secret passage.]
[Secret passage?]
[Only I know this place. I donât think the other people know either. I think itâs a way out for our ancestors. Theyâve always done dirty things.]
[Can you tell me this?]
[Donât come to the temple and come here whenever you need us. Donât take care of everything by yourself again.]
âThank you, Isaac.â
Recalling the memories of her previous life, she ran underground.
âClearly around here.â
As she traced three oddly shaped perches on the wall, something was caught on her fingertips.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
When pressed, the wall opened with a small sound, and a small hole appeared.
Mina hurriedly crawled into the hole. Her clothes are all wet from the cold sweat on her back. As she exits the place, she can see a familiar river.
It was a river connected to Redger Mountain behind Dubblede.
She was just about to get up when she heard a loud noise.
Thud, thud.
There was a sound of footsteps.
Her heart thumped as if it would come out.
She tried to use a barrier somehow, but the mana that could be used before doesnât appear at all.
âPlease pleaseâ¦â¦!â
She couldnât be caught like this.
She has finally come to the dream world she longed for when she was there.
His father recognized her too.
She couldnât convey my sincerity to the precious people who were like her family. She couldnât tell how close the three brothers and she were once. She couldnât tell them that she was the only one who knew those days when they cared about each other as if they were a family.
And sheâ¦. she couldnât save him from enduring the loneliness he felt in the imperial palace.
Someoneâs hand grabbed Minaâs shoulder. When Mina turned her head with a stiff faceâ¦â¦.
âChild.â
ââ¦â¦ Cardinal?â
He was wearing a black robe, but that face was a cardinal she had once seen.
As Mina staggered up as a holy knight, who seemed to be the cardinalâs escort, quickly helped her.
âAre you okay?â
âYes. Butâ¦â
She looked around and asked the cardinal.
âHow are you here? Besides, you led so many knightsâ¦â
âI was looking for a chance to attack Dubblede.â
âYouâre attacking Dubblede?â
âThat was an order from the pope, but it went down in vain. There is no place to back down anymore, so we are planning an all-out war. I came to look at the opponentâs troops, and I heard that a strange door was opened here.â
âAhâ¦â¦.â
âIâm really glad. Letâs go.â
âYes.â
Mina, who was walking while being supported, grabbed the etwal tightly.
***
In the temple.
âChild!â
When the cardinals heard that Mina had returned, they rushed to visit her.
When they saw her, the cardinals all burst into anger.
âLetâs rip those bastards to death! Child, did you suffer a lot?â
âIâm fine. Were you all worried? Reginald must have suffered because of meâ¦â
When Reginaldâs story came out, the cardinals became solemn.
âWhy are your expressions⦠Did something happen to Reginald?â
ââ¦â¦.â
âTell me please!â
âHe was executed.â
ââ¦â¦ What?â
this morning. In the mock battle of the 7 families, it was revealed that he ordered someone to curse Johann, attempted kidnapping of the first child, and the secret creation of the magic guildâ¦â¦.â
Mina covered her mouth.
The cardinals hold back a sigh.
âAlthough his sins are great, no one had ever executed a cardinal so quickly. Dubblede must have worked hard. They will not be able to avoid heavenâs punishment because they have caused the servant of God to die.â
Mina clenched her fist.
âLeblaineâ¦â¦!â
How much more does the child intend to make the three brothers sin?
Mina, who was breathing with a pale face, said.
âWhat others have said is correct. We have nowhere to hide now.â
âThenâ¦â¦.â
âLetâs follow the plan. Iâm going to attack them today.â
âBut child, the power of the first is beyond imagination. A devil with the power of necromancy alone has the power to rival that of a large army.â
The cardinals continued with a troubled expression.
âYou canât move easily unless you know which devils are stronger than hers.â
âNo, you donât have to be afraid anymore.â
Mina took out etwal, which was hidden inside her sleeve.
âBecause I can now summon devils.â
ââ¦â¦!â
ââ¦â¦!â
The cardinals hold back a scream.
âDid she get the etwal back?â
Did the second child, who people though was stupid, be able to do such a thing? They canât believe that even though she nearly died, she broke through Dubbledeâs powerful barrier and came to find etwal.
One of the cardinals grabbed her hand.
âPut the devil of the passage the pope is holding to the etwal.â
ââ¦The pope is keeping a devilâs passage?â
âThousands of years have passed since the temple awaited the child of fate. Of course the passages would be up to par to what Dubblede had.â
âWhat?â
âGusion, Badin, Purson and Morax, Naverius and⦠Agareth.â
âAgareth?â
The cardinal grinned.
âYes. The only devil that can annihilate other devils. Among the 72 pillars, it is the strongest one with the most attack power.â
At that moment, the cardinal who had brought Mina said,
âThe peopleâs hearts have left the temple. A war without the permission of the Imperial Palace is nothing short of rebellion. There is only one way to quickly and safely get rid of the first child in the Dubblede.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âEvil God sealing ceremony.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âIf the Evil God is sealed in the ritual, it will be revealed that the first child was not the child of fate, but a sacrifice. Who would object to the use of a sacrifice?â
â⦠But today is not a solar eclipse.â
âOnly we know that on the day of the eclipse, evil God can be sealed, right? In the eyes of the Imperial Palace and the people, everyday could be a sealing ceremony.â
âBut without hee, we canât seal the evil God.â
âWe need to use the devil and show the first child as a sacrifice in the ritual of sealing the evil God, and then pretend to kill her. What if, in the meantime, we exchanged her with an emotionless doll and performing the real ritual later?â
The cardinals exclaimed.
âI seeâ¦!â
âWe have to take care of it quickly. Before Dubblede attacked us.â
Mina, who twisted and geabbed the bottom of her clothes, nodded.
The signal for counterattack sounded.
âItâs your turn now, Leblaine.â
She has to take back everything she took from her.
***
In the Dubblede mansion, when I was talking to someone, Isaac kicked in the door.
âKid!â
âWait, I have something to deal with. If you have something to say, tell me later.â
âWhat is it⦠gypsy?â
Isaac frowned when he saw the gypsies holding bags of money.
âLooking for Neliardâs bloodline by borrowing the power of the gypsies? This is not the time!â
âWhat is it?â
âMina escaped.â