chapter 15
Celestial Angel
“This unpleasant energy! It’s only you!”
A woman’s voice came from the bracelet.
But it sounded like a voice I’ve heard before.
“Surely you haven’t already forgotten about Lucifel, have you?”
Lucifel?
Viceus recalled the appearance of the great demon Lucifel that he had seen in his dream.
That Lucifel?
“Are you pretending not to know?!”
“Really… Lucifel?”
The bracelet of the great demon Lucifel appeared in the novel [Eclipse], but his true identity and the breadcrumbs were left unresolved.
Lucifel didn’t even make an appearance, so I didn’t know if it was a woman or a man…
Could it be that the contents of the dream… actually happened?
“…Huh? Viceus, did you hit your head or something? This unpleasant divine power is only in Viceus, right? Why are you so stupid?”
It’s certain.
This voice.
The demon I fought against in my dream.
The great demon Lucifel.
It wasn’t just a dream.
…Could it be that Arthuria and I were angels in our past lives?
“Lucifel. There’s something I want to ask you.”
“What do you want to ask?”
“Yeah. I’m curious about how you ended up sealed here. I want to know the reason.”
“…Sigh. You’ve really gone crazy. I don’t like it.”
“You don’t like it?”
“Why should I? Why should I satisfy your curiosity? What do you find attractive about me?”
“…I see.”
Secretarys took a moment to gather his thoughts.
“Well, even though I could declare that I will kneel down and become Lucifernim’s eternal servant and lick his feet, there’s no need to tell you.”
Perhaps that’s just a way of testing me.
He speaks like an ordinary girl, but she is undoubtedly a great demon who surpasses thousands of demons.
There’s no point in answering properly even if I draw her.
In that case…
“It would be difficult to tell a story of how you miserably lost.”
“What did you say?”
“You arrogantly relied only on your own power and challenged me one-on-one, but you couldn’t even land a blow and ended up being defeated. Is there anything wrong with that?”
“You little…!”
Anger could be felt in Lucifern’s playful voice.
Yeah.
There’s no more effective means of provocation.
Even if you didn’t cowardly hide your territory, it wouldn’t have happened! Even if I didn’t fall into a trap, I would have won!”
Secretaryus focused on the words pouring out of Lucifer.
Territory. Trap.
Everything matches the scene I saw in my dream.
If the scene I saw in my dream actually happened, then I must have reversed the flow of the board in the battlefield between demons and angels, giving demons the advantage.
And to stop me, Lucifer, the commander of the demons, came to assassinate me, but I, who was already waiting for her, trapped her in a trap.
If I only confined her, it would be obvious that she would escape, so I, too, became trapped within the territory to stop her.
It was a battle to see which side’s reinforcements would arrive first while the two of us were entwined in an eternal fight.
The angels’ reinforcements arrived first, sealing Lucifer alone.
That’s how it turned out.
“Hmph. You’re lucky that the pigeons arrived first. If our kids had come first, it would have been you who was sealed here!”
Lucifer muttered as if it was unfair.
It seems to be real after all.
“You fool.”
“……What!”
“It’s a territory I had prepared in advance. Of course, I wouldn’t have prepared for reinforcements to arrive.”
“……Damn it!”
Isn’t it obvious?
If I had prepared for both of us to be trapped in the territory, I would have told the other angels to come and help.
Does it make any sense to bet on which side’s reinforcements arrive first from there?
This guy, Lucifer. Maybe he’s more foolish than I thought.
Lucifer, holding the cursed sword he had seen in his dream, was afraid.
Just his appearance alone caused his heart to race uncontrollably, unleashing a tremendous amount of magic.
But ironically, Secretary Vissus, who was sealed inside the bracelet, felt rather cute, thinking that even if Lucifer got angry, he couldn’t do anything.
“Tsk. I expected you to do something unlike yourself, like losing your memory! Were you trying to deceive me by pretending to have lost your memory?”
He didn’t really have any intention to deceive.
It just happened that way when he tried to confirm.
More importantly.
Remembering the warm sensation that had just covered his hand, Vissus exerted his divine power.
And then, a brilliant light burst forth from his hand.
“Disgusting light! Turn it off quickly!”
It was certain.
This was divine power.
I am now able to control divine power.
Vissus smiled and clenched his fist.
Divine power, which can only be used by dedicating oneself to the gods and training for a long time to receive their selection. Generally, only priests and paladins could use divine power.
It was such a precious power that it was even more popular than magic, as it could be used for purifying evil or healing.
To be able to use such divine power.
Although Vissus didn’t need any separate healing abilities since Arthoria, the greatest possessor of divine power on the continent, was there, he was overwhelmed by the fact that he could use divine power.
And it became certain.
If I dream, I gain strength in my dreams.
Perhaps those dreams are related to heroines.
If I dream again, can I gain another power within it?
If I can fully obtain the power of the celestial beings, survival will no longer be a problem.
“Did you bring me here to insult me!”
More importantly, this is noisy.
Jjaeng
“Eek!”
When Vissus channeled his divine power into the bracelet, Lucifel fell silent.
Temporarily, the bracelet was purified again, and Lucifel fell asleep.
…Unexpectedly, this might become an addiction.
* * *
Vissus’s footsteps towards the academy were light.
As his name became famous, there were many gazes directed at him, but unlike the previous day, Vissus didn’t care.
Who am I?
The owner of divine power.
A warrior from the celestial realm.
That’s why they say that position makes a person.
Passing by Vissus, the academy students didn’t bother him at all, as he became excited knowing that he could gain more growth through obtaining divine power and dreams.
“Your Highness!”
The road to the Academy.
Artoria, who spotted Vortis from afar, raised her hand and waved.
Ah!
Artoria covered her mouth in surprise.
As a saint with her own status, she was referred to as Vortis instead of Duke in places where there were many people.
Startled by her own words that slipped out unintentionally, Artoria covered her mouth.
“Good morning, Vortis.”
Sophia, standing next to Artoria, greeted her with a light smile.
The passing male students were thrilled to the point of madness by the greetings of the two women, but Vortis had no idea.
I thought they didn’t get along… but they’re waiting together?
Did something happen yesterday to make them get along?
In fact, Vortis couldn’t even imagine that Artoria and Sophia had made an agreement not to approach Vortis, keeping their distance, and wait for her at the designated spot.
“Oh? Vortis. Is something…?”
Artoria, sensitive to sacred power, noticed that Vortis had changed.
“Ho, did you have a dream by any chance?”
Artoria shouted, clasping her hands together.
She was excited at the thought that Vortis might have had a dream related to her.
“Yes. I did. A dream of the secretary of the celestial beings.”
Finally!
If you, Vortis, see the sweet love story I had with Vortis, you won’t even look at such a barbaric woman!
On the other hand, Sophia became anxious.
A dream related to that woman?
Knowing that Artoria also spent her past life with Vortis, she was not at all pleased with the current situation.
Anyway, Vortis will come to me, but I don’t like this.
“W-What was the content?”
“So, in the dream….”
Just as Vortis was about to open his mouth.
Creak
A modestly decorated carriage, though not extravagant, rushed over and stopped beside them.
A carriage?
What’s going on?
“Why?”
Sophia’s pupils began to shake violently.
She never imagined that her father would be such a doting fool.
The knights laid out stairs in front of the carriage.
As the door opened, a middle-aged man with an impressive mustache revealed himself.
“How have you been, Sophia?”
The man touched his mustache and spoke to Sophia.
“Why is Father here?”
Father?
Everyone around was taken aback.
If it was Sofia’s father, he was the President of the Republic, the only one.
“I have something to check.”
Adolf, Sofia’s father and the President of the Republic, turned to Vissus.
Zzzt.
A shiver ran down Vissus’ spine.