How the Regressor Loves the Reincarnated

42. Libra

1.

After finishing the detoxification of my father-in-law and Sien-hyung, me and Adele, who let the three of us rest and recover in the rooms on the first floor, began cleaning up the interior of the villa in earnest.

First of all, she firmly bound the assassin, who had fallen into a deep sleep until now, using both physical and magical means. After removing the poison he had put inside his mouth, he also found and retrieved the secrets and poisons that the assassin had hidden all over his body.

Adele Even though I was just an assassin, it wasn’t that important to me that she shared her information. It would be a very good interrogation target for my father-in-law, who was the subject of assassination without any warning and wandered between death and death.

And in the process, a cloak reminiscent of the night sky, which was worn by the assassin, scattered with things like stars emitting soft light on a jet-black background, came into our hands.

“Impossible… It was the Veil of the Night…?”

Adele said, exhaling a mixture of admiration and dejection.

“Did you know what this stuff was for?”

She asked Adele while holding a cloak with a name and appearance reminiscent of the X hem of the night somewhere.

Considering that it was just about night when the assassins began their raid in earnest, it would not be my mistake to think that this cloak, named the Night Veil, might have something to do with it.

“This is one of Nox’s relics, such as the Celestial Censer, that you destroyed while fighting Aquarius. To think that Scorpio would send this to the Assassins…”

In order to catch Adele somehow, Julius, or the apostle Aquarius, prepared a trap with the celestial incense burner as its core, a sacred object that amplifies the power of divine magic many times over. Fortunately, I somehow solved that part.

If Aquarius’ plan had been successful, even Adele, who had reached the level of a master, would not have been able to avoid the struggle. At worst, she might have lost her life literally on the spot.

If you think about it in that respect, wouldn’t this relic also have the same level of ability as the celestial incense burner?

“Then, by any chance, what can I do with this cloak?”

I thought it would be of great help in my future work if it was a holy relic in its entirety, so I carefully asked Adele. Apparently, she is inherently sensitive about things related to the zodiac, so it’s right to approach this with a bit of caution.

To be honest, now I’ve come to think that I also really want to destroy the Zodiac. More precisely, he wanted to make Scorpio pay the price for nearly taking his father’s life.

And in the process, I was rather pleased with the idea of using a sacred object that originally belonged to the Zodiac. Wasn’t it thanks to the holy power of Knox, a deity worshiped by the Zodiac, that I was able to save the three people who were heading to the threshold of the underworld just a moment ago?

I don’t know what Knox was thinking when he gave me the power of holy power, but I plan to use it to the fullest in rooting out the fanatics who serve him. In the same vein, if this cloak was also useful to me, I was willing to wear it until it wore out.

“If you put on a veil of night, you will not be able to see the person in the normal way, and you will not be able to detect their presence. So I never thought that Luke would be wearing this because he even caught the presence of the assassin wearing it with magic.”

At this point, the pattern seemed to be visible.

A holy object that makes it impossible to see or detect by normal methods, and my magic that succeeded in catching it.

According to Adele, a poison that no one has succeeded in deciphering. And I, who has been able to handle the holy power that can detoxify it.

The commonality between the two was that they were related to Knox’s holy power, whether large or small.

I don’t know why, but the poison used by the assassins definitely contained a small amount of holy power.

In this sacred object called the Veil of Night, much more sacred power than that surrounded it as if it were wrapped around this cloak.

“Wow… Scorpio, who lent this item to his subordinate, seems insane.”

I don’t think I would ever lend it to anyone. Maybe it’s because it’s a bit of a hassle because it’s Nox’s relic, isn’t it such a waste to give it to someone if you look at its performance alone.

Actually, in my previous life when I was young, reading a best-selling novel, the thing I most wanted was an invisibility cloak.

It is a monumental moment when a long-ago romance comes true.

While holding the cloak in her hand and checking its condition, Adele with a sullen expression said to me gruntly.

“What an obvious thing to say. There can’t be a sane person among the apostles, right?”

But Adele, who had said that far, hurriedly added with a look of regret belatedly.

“Oh, no… Luke, you are an exception!”

“…Ah?”

I wondered if I suddenly remembered something important again, and that’s it.

Come to think of it, I was also one of his apostles. I, the person in charge, had been living half-forgotten about that part, but unexpectedly, Adele was still paying attention to it.

Well, the fact that I can use holy power right now is because of the title I was given as the grand apostle of the last.

To be honest, I don’t have any intention of doing such a thing, but I think I’ll use my holy power in the future.

I felt even more uneasy about playing an important role in saving the lives of three people today, but there was no reason to refuse to use it blindly. If there are noticeable side effects, the story will change again.

“Ah, have something like that. I have no intention of being an apostle, even if their gods come to me and kneel down begging me.”

“…It sure makes me feel more relieved when Luke says that. It’s not like I’m particularly suspicious of Luke, so don’t misunderstand me again.”

Saying that, Adele smiled lightly and touched the handle of her sword, which she always wore around her waist. Although the situation is the situation, her smile is like a flower that blooms very briefly, but she didn’t last very long.

After incapacitating the lone surviving assassin by borrowing the power of Tempal, he collected the bodies of the servants and knights in one place and put a preservation spell on them so that they would not be further damaged.

Even tens of thousands of dead maids, the butler and the chef who were in charge of managing this villa, and even two knights changed their lives due to this incident.

Even though the assassins failed to assassinate Adele’s family, who must have been their number one target. Perhaps this was the result of the Assassins’ overconfidence in their own abilities, that they would be able to succeed in their mission without any problems even if they divided the number of people.

It could be said that the most annoying thing in the process was to purify the poison spreading upstairs with holy power. No, I’m not sure if it’s okay to call it purification. Anyway, in the process, I was able to get used to handling the holy power a little more, so it wasn’t such a bad thing for me.

“I don’t know how to deal with this…”

Adele muttered in a subdued voice as if grumbling.

And looking at Adele like that, it wasn’t too difficult to guess what she was thinking right now.

“I will. I guess the vacation ends here. First of all, the atmosphere is also the atmosphere, but…”

From delivering the news of the people who lost their lives due to this incident to their families and discussing compensation. I couldn’t help but think of the explanation I had to give to my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Sien-hyung, who knew nothing about the zodiac.

Adele’s stubbornness to not reveal the truth about the return to anyone other than herself, including her family, made it difficult for her to tell her story about the zodiac while leaving out just that part. Are you wondering if you should take it out?

It’s a shame that my father explained the situation to some extent before he came here to Meltis.

Actually, there was one minor problem. Will the three people affected by the poison be able to wake up without major aftereffects? I somehow managed to save my life, but I couldn’t help but worry that the combination of forcibly induced sleep under the influence of magic and the poison that caused extreme pain might have put a great strain on my body.

Aside from that, there was also the need to dispose of the corpses of assassins scattered throughout the first and second floors, as well as to clean up the mess spread throughout the villa.

Still, I belatedly recalled the time when I thought that since I have magic, I might be able to finish tidying up the villa sooner than I thought.

The fact that even a handful of remaining magic power had been used up a while ago by applying preservation magic to the bodies of the servants.

…Let’s clean up after recovering some mana.

2.

“Your name is number 0.”

It was the cold voice unique to his father, Scorpio, that the newborn Zero heard for the first time.

Number 0 spent his childhood in one of Scorpio’s orphanages. On the outside, it was an ordinary childcare facility, but in reality, it was a place where children were given education close to brainwashing, which existed to raise them as assassins of the Assassination Brigade.

After turning 10 and receiving full-scale training, another 4 years passed.

“What a useless guy.”

No. 0 Was classified as a degraded class without the qualifications of an assassin.

Congenital weakness. Desperate motor nerves.

From darkly underdeveloped weapon technology to stealth.

Still, surviving for 4 years was tantamount to direct disproving of No. 0’S miasma.

Unfortunately, Scorpio, the owner of the Assassination Brigade, was a ruthless man without blood or tears. Dropouts who did not complete their training as assassins are discarded without a single exception. And Scorpio’s blood relative, number 0, was no exception.

However, Number 0 remained calm even in the face of his death and made a bet with his father, Scorpio.

“I will prove to Danju that I am a useful talent.”

If Number 0 hadn’t been Scorpio’s biological son, Scorpio wouldn’t have even pretended to listen to Number 0’s words. So, it was safe to assume that No. 0 Was blessed with heavenly luck.

“If you give me three million peons and two escorts, I will double the original amount within one year.”

Scorpio accepted No. 0’S proposal, which might sound absurd at first glance. The wealth he had accumulated over the years through the commissions of the Assassination Brigade was not light enough to be shaken by such a loss. And it was like saying that just because No. 0 Would make twice the original amount, it didn’t mean much to Scorpio either.

In the end, Scorpio’s acceptance of Zero’s proposal was the last kindness he extended to his son, and it was also thoroughly because Zero had some success in capturing his interest.

In this way, Unit 0 was given a basic fund of 3 million Peons and two escorts named Elgenubi and Eshamari.

Assassins of the Assassination Brigade lived their lives under the name of numbers, unless they possessed skills enough to catch the eyes of the single owner, Scorpio. Therefore, Elgenubi and Eshamari were, without a doubt, high-quality personnel equipped with the highest level of armed force among the assassins of the Assassination Brigade. Number 0 was also surprised at the part where they were attached as escorts, but it couldn’t help but be a good thing for him.

The path that No. 0 Took to make money was the slave business.

Even if you look at the entire continent, there were more places where the slave trade was banned. Except for Hernot, I couldn’t find a place where the slave trade was legal even after washing my eyes.

However, in the same context as the drug business, the slave business was rather forbidden, so there were customers who paid more attention.

No. 0, Which used most of its basic funds to build friendships with various nobles and find potential customers, eventually succeeded in establishing a plausible foundation. It was also a feat achieved in a short time of only half a year.

“…That’s quite right.”

It was the moment when the future opened up for No. 0, Who claimed 6 million peons, twice the original amount, right in front of Scorpio’s eyes.

If the reputation of the Assassination Brigade and the base of the slave business that No. 0 Had newly built were combined, the synergy would roll like a snowball that would grow out of control. 0 Had the ability to roll that snowball.

It was the moment when Scorpio, who recognized his ability, tried to give a name given only to those who were recognized by him, not the number 0.

A new world unfolded before No. 0’S eyes. A pile of gold and silver treasures and a figure of himself sitting on a throne with an arrogant posture on top of them. And the figure of his father, Scorpio, kneeling in front of him.

[Are you not greedy?]

‘I will fly.’

#0 Was greedy. He wanted to live He does not live a poor life, but he enjoys a more brilliant life than anyone else.

[It’s just a future that can be yours, if you want it. To do that, there is only one thing you need to do. Following me, the great Nox.]

‘I will follow.’

No hesitation could be found in No. 0, Who responded to Knox’s voice.

A book held in the hand of No. 0, Wrapped in luster.

The Libra Gospel.

Looking at him, Scorpio shuddered. Unbeknownst to him, in the belly of his son, who had been appointed as an apostle in front of his eyes, there was a dark serpent waiting for the day to eat him.

[I’m looking forward to it, Libra. My seventh apostle.]

On that day, number 0 was reborn under the name Libra.

Apostle Libra. His name was Libra, not the number 0.

Semita mea semita dei.

God himself opened the way for me, and the path I walked was the path God walked.