How the Regressor Loves the Reincarnated

72. Festival

1.

The door of the chapel is firmly closed. And the chill felt from beyond.

I didn’t even have to think deeply about who was doing it.

There is no better culprit than the scandalous apostle who stole another person’s body without spitting out copyright fees.

I don’t know exactly what material it is, but when I put my hand on the door of the chapel, which is definitely made of metal, my body shrinks from the coldness felt from it.

“What kind of ice is ice that is annoying to clean up?”

While grumbling, he raised his mana and forced the door to open.

Break-Break-

As the ice cracked and the door was forcibly opened, a shower of ice fragments fell on the floor.

And the sight of dozens of people who were exposed with him like corpses all over the chapel was quite shocking, but considering that Adele passed through this place, it was not so surprising.

It’s obvious that their identities are followers of the Zodiac anyway, so it might be more surprising that Adele, who is trembling if she’s the Zodiac, saved them.

…Come to think of it, I’m sure Adele decided to use the Night Shroud tonight. How the hell did this mess come about?

I couldn’t figure out why, but there must have been a reason. No matter how much Adele was, there were at least one or two unexpected situations that she couldn’t do anything about with her power.

For the time being, I put those worries aside and headed towards the dimensional portal that was shimmering in front of Lux’s statue.

As certain as Gemini got in there before me, there was no time to delay.

This isn’t a cartoon or a movie, and I wanted to refrain from directing a crisis like ‘how the main character appears at the end’.

“Sup… Ha.”

Stand in front of the portal, take a deep breath, and move her legs.

Ugh-

The moment your body touches the dimensional door like that, a cool sensation spreads throughout your body, as if you were soaking in cold water.

However, it was only for a while that I felt that kind of sensation. The moment the warm sunlight hits my skin, it disappears like a lie.

Unlike outside where the sun has long since gone down, the sun was up in the middle of the sky in this space. I’m not sure how that was possible, but now it didn’t matter whether that sun was real or fake.

Let’s see. Was it because it was a top that made you feel like ‘this is it’ at a glance?

When I look up and look around, I see a tower standing tall, boasting its presence, just as Adele said.

But, um… It’s a little far.

Still, it was only a distance that could easily come and go using magic.

I’m sure by now Adele will be fighting to the death on the top floor of that tower.

I don’t think Adele’s stamina was consumed that much in the process of subduing the followers of the Zodiac in the chapel. Adele herself even said that she was confident that she would win a hundred battles against Libra in the future.

Of course, I didn’t doubt what she said.

Although it was a little flawed that she didn’t care about water and fire when it came to the safety of me and my family, she couldn’t help but believe Adele when she said that.

Still, in a situation where Virgo and Gemini were additionally intertwined, even her rants couldn’t calm my worries. For that reason, as a concept of her safety device, she magically recreated an object that she saw in a movie somewhere and put it in her hand.

An orb containing magic that stains the surroundings with darkness that cannot be driven out by ordinary means. It is an item made so that it can be easily broken even if the body is weakened by the power of Libra.

Adele should be especially careful as it breaks easily enough to require a handling caution sticker… But if I hadn’t trusted her skills, she would have come up with a different method somehow.

If I had been in a more leisurely situation than now, I would have looked around and walked leisurely, but going to Adele right away would not have been possible for me to appreciate the surrounding scenery in a timely situation.

First, jump over the space once, arrive at the middle of the road leading to the tower, and then look up at the tower, which is closer, and make a decision.

According to Adele, the sacred object that the Zodiac side is aiming for is located on the top floor of the tower.

In addition, Adele was caught by the followers of the Zodiac inside the chapel, so Libra and Burgo, who should have moved ahead of her, must have started climbing the tower long ago.

So, in the current situation, it would be better to go down from the top than to climb the tower.

If you’re lucky, you might be able to catch the apostles.

With that thought in mind, I once again jump over the space. The surrounding landscape changed in an instant.

Climbing to the top of the tower, you can see the blue sky, the bright sun, and the perfectly preserved ancient city at a glance. Maybe the city of ancient Europe in BC wasn’t like this?

“Huh?”

A trace catches my eye as I look around.

On the other hand, there was a large hole in the floor, leaving the trap door intact.

That was, without a doubt, a trace of Adele.

Apparently, she also chose to start from the top of the tower like me, rather than honestly climb the tower from the bottom.

And the moment I saw the pitch-black darkness rolling over through the hole, I realized that no one had made it to the top floor of this tower yet.

“Ahhh!”

“Mercy, mercy- hee!”

The voices of the two men suddenly resonate in the darkness, and without realizing it, my toes get stronger. What you can feel from their voices is clear fear.

I wonder what happened inside that made me so frightened.

It’s been awhile since I’ve had that kind of question. Belatedly, he even thought of the authority of Burgo.

It was as Adele had promised when she received the marble from me.

To be honest, I felt like a chimney wanting to dispel that darkness and give strength to Adele right now. But he wasn’t so stupid that he didn’t know that it’s wiser to move after you’ve figured out the situation.

And there was no reason to clear the darkness.

If you use magic, you can make it as clear as daylight even in the dark, so why give up that advantage?

The moment I gathered mana like that, the darkness that was blocking my vision suddenly dissipated.

And the inner situation revealed.

First of all, Burgo, who is swollen against the wall with a pale face and doesn’t move, and Libra, who is biting her lip nervously opposite him, come into view.

“Ke-heo-!”

“Ha ha ha…”

Adele is also seen thrusting one of Libra’s escorts from behind her back, clutching her prized sword with both of her hands, panting for her breath.

The other escort was invisible from where I was, but still seemed to be alive.

Fortunately, Adele seemed to be safe without any major injuries, so she was relieved to a certain extent.

“Chit…! Are you going to break the deal?!”

Lastly, I can’t see it from where I am.

“Luke?!”

The only person who can break my magic right now, whose identity can be guessed from the reactions of Adele and Burgo, has revealed its presence.

She sees Gemini, who will be in my form, and Adele, who seems to have lost her strength, takes a couple of steps behind her, and she leans against the wall and slides down.

“Breaking a deal… I said something, but it was a bit of bullsh*t, right?”

“What, what?”

The performance of the two apostles, whose stigmata were clearly visible on each other, could not be praised even with empty words. However, whether that will be seen in Adele’s eyes…

“Eshamari…”

Kadudeuk-

Rather, it seemed that Libra was more concerned about her own escort, who had lost her life at Adele’s hands, than the two of them. No matter how many apostles they are, do they still give affection to their own people?

To be honest, it was just ugly.

Judge-

I heard footsteps, and finally I started to see another ‘me’ in my seat.

Gemini, who borrowed my form, even magically reproduced the clothes I was wearing when I contacted them.

I hate to admit it, but when Gemini and I stand side by side, no one will be able to tell us apart unless it’s one of the other apostles. It was that perfect.

Gemini, who continued to move her steps, stopped in front of Adele.

“Adele, are you okay?”

Watching someone else in my form speaking to my lover in my voice was gnashing of teeth.

“Stupid, it’s too late…”

Her fake stretched out her hand to her, and she didn’t cut off her hand. Rather, leaning on the fake guy’s touch was all terribly unpleasant.

I wanted to use magic right away to burn alive that fake bastard who touched my woman.

But I had to put up with it.

Because I believe in Adele.

The only reason I endured the sight of an unpleasant scene that made my stomach simmer in front of me was because I completely believed in Adele.

“Can you stand up?”

With that said, the fake guy stretched out his hand as if to hold my hand and tell me to get up.

“Thank you.”

Adele grinned, took her hand and began to pull herself up.

But she didn’t seem to notice that her eyes weren’t smiling. And the fact that Adele’s other hand was tightly gripping the handle of her sword, revealing the veins.

I emphasize again, I had full faith in Adele.

Pu-wook-

“Ah…? How…?”

“The first thing you said to me. That’s not what you should have said, Gemini.”

Pulling out her sword, which had been driven into the center of Gemini’s chest, Adele wiped her own cheek, which she touched, with the sleeve of her dress, as if there was something dirty on it. Say

“Did I tell you? This time, I will tell you properly without any mistakes. You can look forward to it, Libra.”

Adele, whose eyes were still as ferocious as her eyes despite the sweat on the tip of her chin and the tired look, to be honest, was just f*cking cool.

“…Haha, this is a big one.”

“You useless Gemini… Hey, do something!”

“No, what am I supposed to do in this situation… It happened because you used her powers carelessly in the first place.”

After her turn, Libra sighed and turned her head to look at her escort, the only one of her own, giving her orders.

“Lgenubi, you just have to hold out for 5 minutes. Can you do it?”

“…”

Instead of answering her, she nodded, and Libra’s escort raised a curved sword.

Adele, too, straightens her posture, holding her own sword that is dotted with her own blood.

But perhaps Adele was exhausted as well, the tip of her sword was shaking little by little,

Having entrusted her escort with dealing with her Adele, Libra turned her around and she placed her hand on the stone casket in front of the statue of Nox.

“What are you doing if you don’t help quickly?”

“Oh, I got it!”

The first to move was Libra’s escort called Elgenubi.

At first glance, Adele shows a dull movement that is regrettable even compared to what remains in my memory, contrary to Elgenubi who wields a curved sword at Adele with more agile movements than any knight.

Still, the two were equal. No, on the contrary, it seemed that Adele seemed more comfortable despite her poor physical condition.

When Adele’s sword slashed Elgenubi’s curved sword and moved towards his neck, less than three minutes had passed, let alone the five minutes Libra suggested.

And at that moment,

A huge fire broke out from Adele’s back, and soon it formed into a fireball and started flying toward Adele.

“Wow…?!”

However, the fireballs immediately scattered without reaching Adele.

My body reacted before my head.

Gemini in the form of myself, the one who cast the spell on Adele with an expressionless face, frowns at the sudden scattering of her magic and looks at me.

“…Luke Isvant.”

As I glanced away, I could see Libra and Virgo concentrating on the task of retrieving the relic with even more impatience. And after looking at me for a very brief moment, I look away from Adele, who is focusing on her fight again.

Somehow, Gemini was still alive and moving despite being pierced through the center of her chest with a sword.

Because of that, it became impossible to interfere with the timing I was aiming for, but she takes comfort in the fact that she was able to protect Adele.

“Hey, you bastard.”

And to be honest, I actually liked this situation a little bit.

That’s also true, because something happened a little while ago that caused me to have personal ill feelings towards Gemini.

“Where do you lay your hands on my girl?”

Gemini, you’re really behind.