The Saint Was the Devil’s Henchman

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Seongbaeksu was the oldest tree on the continent.

So many stories related to Seongbaeksu have been passed down.

The most famous of these was the story of the time shortly after the Anti-Magic War broke out.

At that time, the Demon King could cast powerful dark magic just by waving his hand.

It was a one-sided bullying.

That alone has destroyed many cities beyond recognition.

And at the moment when it was thought that the fate of the New Zealand state could not be avoided, a miracle occurred.

Light was emitted from the Seongbaeksu, and a huge wall covering the entire Nouvelle was unfolded.

Thanks to that, the State of Nouvelle was able to escape from the Dark Magic of the Demon King.

Although it almost went through a crisis of being occupied in the second half of the Anti-Ma War, compared to the fact that the capitals of other kingdoms were destroyed, it was on the good side.

And this anecdote is still often talked about.

So Cynthia, the imperial princess, knew it well.

The miracle of Seongbaeksu.

“What the hell is going on?”

Cynthia was caught in the sight that unfolded beyond the mountain.

It happened over the mountain, but it clearly caught my eye.

Black clouds gathered over the city of Nouvel.

And from that cloud, countless fireballs fell like meteors.

“no! There!”

Cynthia was startled without knowing it.

That was then.

Paah!

The pillars of light emitted from within the castle slowly unfolded and covered the state of Nouvelle like a curtain.

bang! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Thousands of fireballs poured down on the barrier of light with fierce force.

Ben, the escort knight following Cynthia, also stared blankly at the scene.

The pouring fireballs could not penetrate the light barrier and disappeared.

“Oh My God.”

The Prince Regent, who was beside him, was astonished and opened his mouth wide.

It really happened in the blink of an eye.

If the light barrier had been opened even a little later, Newvel Castle would have been devastated.

“thank god.”

Cynthia wiped her chest and relieved herself.

The knights and soldiers of the Imperial Army who followed the command line were also attracted to the sight.

It was such a majestic and mysterious sight.

“Who the hell can do such a miracle?”

“Who is who? It must be that saint candidate.”

“Is that saint candidate really human?”

“It’s not a miracle that humans can do.”

Everyone who witnessed the scene remembered someone.

So was Cynthia.

‘I know it’s not a feat that can be accomplished by humans.’

There was only one person in her mind, Ethan.

Cynthia was convinced.

‘Obviously he did it.’

That was then.

The Regent’s eyes narrowed.

“It looks like the battle has begun.”

The Regent Prince was also startled by the sight, but he regained his sanity relatively quickly.

Cynthia was startled by this and asked the regent.

“How long will it take to get to New Zealand?”

“It will take at least two days because we have to cross the mountain.”

It is easy to mistake the distance for seeing Nouvel from a high place, but it is not.

“Can’t it be faster?”

“It is impossible. Even now, many soldiers are exhausted from the unreasonable march.”

Cynthia bit her lip in response to the firm answer.

Even if he wanted to go to the new city right now, there was no way.

I felt nervous.

Cynthia looked back.

‘Everyone is tired.’

The faces of the soldiers all looked tired.

They needed a rest.

‘Even if it’s too much to reach Nouvel, the soldiers can’t do anything while they’re tired. Let’s calm down.’

Cynthia calmed down her impatient heart.

“okay. For now, it would be best to keep that pace.”

There was nothing else she could do here now.

‘I can’t help but hope that miracle will survive until I arrive.’

On the other hand, Vivian also stared blankly at the sky above Nouvelle City and closed her eyes tightly.

‘Please be safe.’

* * *

Sophia was looking up at the sky.

The fireballs that poured down from the black clouds were blocked by the light barrier and vanished in vain.

The magic that the dark wizards had ambitiously prepared for had gone in vain.

When the fireball appeared, the morale of the soldiers, who had risen to the highest level, was broken in an instant.

“What, what?”

“Maybe the magic has failed?”

The soldiers groaned and panicked.

‘Is that what he was preparing for?’

Sophia thought of Ethan, who would be in Nouvelle City.

The war has begun.

The rebels began their advance into the city of Nouvel, and Sophia was also there.

The black cloud shot out countless fireballs, but none of the fireballs could pass through the light barrier.

“It seems that there was a corner that I believed in as well.”

Riley pressed her hood down deeply, muttering curiously.

Riley turned her gaze to Sophia.

“Is this what you said?”

Not long ago, they met Ethan in person and returned.

Sophia and Riley’s conversation went something like this:

-no. No need to worry about that. He must have known from the beginning.

– Did you know? what?

– Gilbert’s plan.

Sophia nodded her head.

“right. It is the miracle of Seongbaeksu, who is said to have defended the state of Nouvelle even 100 years ago.”

“It must have been a trump card for those guys, but I ate it properly.”

Gilbert probably thought so.

– No matter how great Seong Baek-soo is, there is no way he will be able to show such a miracle.

At that time there was a saint, but now it is not.

Even more so, Seongbaeksu had already withered by the Demon King and was awakened again.

In many ways, it wasn’t as good as it was back then.

So, Gilbert and the Dark Followers tried to destroy the state of Nouvelle first and continue the war.

That was the reason for starting a war with powerful dark magic from the beginning.

‘But it came back in vain.’

Sophia clenched her fists secretly.

Riley grinned as if she had read her mind.

“Maybe we can break these damn shackles from our generation.”

Sophia was speechless.

But her face also contained resentment for the past years.

‘Shackles… … .’

When the empire fell, their ancestors lost their way and fled.

It was after some time had passed that the ancestors met a young man.

The cruel and intelligent young man was gathering the remnants of a fallen empire.

It was to form a clan.

The young man forcibly gathered the remnants of the empire using his superior dark magic skills.

And forced them to be subordinate to their blood relatives.

-New Nillum Empire? That’s not the Demon King’s real empire! They are just opportunists. It will be our ‘blood family’ who will inherit the Demon King’s empire!

That was the beginning of the fetters of blood.

Those who became unintentional blood relatives secretly formed a group.

Sophia or Riley was an example.

They suffered for decades in the dark, seeing only an opportunity to break free from their kin.

And when that opportunity finally came, I had no choice but to be moved.

“okay. I really wish it were.”

Sophia turned her gaze to the distant Nouvelle City.

It was there who would free them from the fetters of blood.

* * *

The fireballs that hit the barrier of light were crushed and fell in all directions.

Ethan saw it and smiled.

“Compared to back then, it’s not enough.”

He was now lending the divine power amplified with divine magic to Seong Baek-soo.

The divine power drained from his body in an instant.

It took an enormous amount of divine power to form the barrier of light.

Seong Baek-soo was reproducing the miracles of the past, but it was different from 100 years ago.

At that time, if a miracle had been performed without human help, now Ethan’s power was needed.

Even so, it was something that even Ethan could not have tried in haste.

That’s because the barrier of light was more of a ‘miracle’ beyond the scope of divine magic.

Therefore, it was very surprising that a miracle was performed in the hands of human Ethan.

Ethan raised his eyebrows as he watched the shattered and vanishing fireballs.

“Hmm.”

I didn’t like something.

End with only defense?

It was something against Ethan’s temper.

“I’m really fine, right?”

That was then.

Chloe and Charlotte came and stood behind Ethan.

The two of them cried uncomfortably.

“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think I can do that.”

“Even if it is us, we are not confident.”

But Ethan urged the twins.

“Just do what I say.”

The twins were compelled to put their hands on Ethan’s back as Ethan had told him.

At the same time, Chloe and Charlotte’s eyes widened.

‘This?!’

It was because an unidentified energy flowed through the hand that rested on Ethan’s back.

In fact, it was divine magic, but there was no way the two of them could know about it.

The divine magic soon amplified the mana in the twins’ bodies.

“Priest Ethan, what is this?”

“A power that amplifies mana?”

Their eyes twinkled as if they had discovered a new prey.

But Ethan shook his head.

“Right now, the priority is to start with a plan.”

“ah. It is.”

Struggling to suppress their curiosity about discovering new research, the twins focused their minds on it.

As I quietly recited the incantation, the wind began to blow around the two of them.

It was the beginning of elemental anti-magic.

* * *

The magic circle that had been drawn on the floor slowly began to glow.

The twins’ spell chanting was as beautiful as a song.

The voices of Chloe and Charlotte echoed around Seong Baek-soo.

‘Maybe it’s possible!’

As the magic gradually completed, the twins regained their original confidence.

Chloe and Charlotte remember when Ethan offered them to him.

-yes? 7 circle anti-magic? Don’t be ridiculous!

-right. No matter how genius wizards we are, we’re still young!

– You’re a genius, so maybe someday it’ll be possible. But it’s hard with my skills right now.

– Are you going to kill us?!

The twins, who were usually confident, jumped at Ethan’s request.

That’s because Ethan’s request was a buzzing sound.

But instead of making excuses, Ethan calmly asked:

– Can’t you believe me?

It came out so I had nothing to say.

Weren’t they the ones who knew Ethan’s deeds better than anyone so far?

Therefore, the twins accepted Ethan’s offer while being dubious.

And the result was this.

“… … !”

An unfamiliar energy gave the twins a mighty power that cannot be described in words.

‘If you have this much mana, you can definitely do it!’

‘Obviously this works!’

The moment they finished chanting the spell, the twins were sure of the success of the magic.

And mana was drained from his body rapidly.

If it was normal, even if he fainted on the spot, there was nothing strange about it.

However, the twins were able to stand still even after casting the 7th Circle Anti-Magic.

It was thanks to the unfamiliar energy Ethan gave him.

Paah!

A dazzling light erupted from the magic circle.

Whoa hey!

A cool wind exploded and spread out of the city of Nouvelle.

The twins’ eyes widened when they saw it.

“… A cold day!”

“We did it, we did!”

The Great Magic of the 7th Circle, which the twins wished for even in their dreams.

In the past, it was the ‘Cold Day’ that the sage Nelson Romon often used when he annihilated the Imperial Army.