Chapter 181


Translator: Raizu


Editor: Mirp

Episode 181 – Quiet Morning


I was alone, watching as dawn came over Hauzen .


The sun usually rose from the beyond the horizon . But now, it’s different .


The sun was covered by the rising Gallian continent this time, illuminating it like a halo . The scene looked majestic, nevertheless .


For those who didn’t know, they would probably get captivated by such a sight .


[Hey, Fate . ]


[Raine!?]


[What’s with that surprised look?]


[I mean, it’s rare to see you up this early in the morning . ]


[I do get up early sometimes . I just want to see the rumoured scenery this time . ]


I was sitting on a bench in the mansion’s courtyard .


Raine took a seat besides me .


[I already heard . You lost Greed . And yet here you are, looking fine and all . I thought you’d take it really hard . ]


[I guess it’s all thanks to Myne . She told me to not give up just yet . ]


[I see . Then, this is for you . ]


Raine handed me an envelope .


[From who?]


[Your father…it’s from Dean . ]


[From Dad!?]


I unconsciously put more strength than needed to my grip, causing the enveloped to be crumpled .


[He also told me that he’ll be waiting for you at the depths of Gallia . What’ll you do next?]


[Isn’t it obvious?]


I gave Raine a look .


She let out a bitter smile as if she had done something wrong .


[Already itching for a fight? You two are really similar . ]


[Similar?]


I used to feel some happiness when recalling the past .


Now that feeling was replaced by repulsion .


Dad had opened the Door to His Land .


Now, monsters started resurrecting everywhere, causing pain to the people .


Only last night I heard that a small village was annihilated by monsters’ attack .


Monsters had also gathered around the capital, probably attracted by the smell of living humans . There’s a possibility that a death march will occur some time soon .


Aaron and the White Knights desperately defended the capital . It’s fairly safe right there at the moment .


Being told that I’m similar to the person that caused all that, I was left speechless .


[Your father, he was born with Divine stigmata . ]


[Just like Snow… . . ]


[The Divine mark . It’s like the will of G.o.d, it can’t be resisted . ]


[Are you telling me that the order Dad was given is to open the Door to His Land?]


[Judging from the situation, that should be the case . Whenever he was committing himself to the effort of opening the Door to His Land, the mark on his cheek would glow . ]


Even so, there’s something strange about it .


Libra, for better or worse, was trying to prevent the Door from opening .


But on the contrary, Dad was trying to open it .


[What Libra and Dad were doing was a total opposite . ]


[Perhaps, despite being similarly sacred beastkin, they received different orders . ]


[You mean!?]


[There may be more than one G.o.d’s will . I’m pretty sure of this . Each of them might just be trying to fulfill their given mission, but your father hates Libra on a personal level . Perhaps they had a connection in the past . ]


Multiple G.o.d’s will… . . ?


Now that I think about it, if all the sacred beastkin were given the same mission, they should’ve been able to achieve it more effectively .


Why does it have to be like that? If the commands they were given are conflicting with each other, won’t there be a chance that none of them would be fulfilled?


[I simply don’t get G.o.d’s intention in all these . ]


[Indeed . Our life would probably be a lot easier if we could understand the G.o.d’s intention . On the other hand, there are more than one way to achieve something, and we are left with the ability to choose how . ]


[More than one way…]


[That’s what makes being a researcher fun . ]


[In the end it’s just for your amus.e.m.e.nt after all . ]


[Fufufu… lots of research materials awaits . ]


[Good grief… Raine, you really]


Before I could react, she placed her hand over my chest .


[Wa… . . ]


I was taken aback by the suddenness, but I realized that Raine had a serious look on her face this time .


[How are you feeling recently?]


[I’m fine . ]


[Lies . ]


[But I’m not…]


[Fate is not good at lying . ]


[What?]


I was stunned since she hit a sore spot .


Apparently she could tell since she’s directly touching my body .


[Arghh, alright, alright, you’re right!]


[I thought so . When did this begin? What caused it?]


I didn’t mean to hide it from her .


She’s been observing how the Gluttony skill affected my body for a while after all .


I mean, it’d be bad if there was a visible change to my body .


Although I was forced into this, I actually felt grateful .


[Perhaps from a week ago?]


[Aaaah . Then why didn’t you tell me earlier . ]


[I was busy . ]


[Geez, this will give me a lot to do now . ]


Raine pulled my at shirt, trying to strip it off from the front .


[Come on, take it off . ]


[Right here!?]


[There’s no other person here . Rest a.s.sured . ]


[As if!]


And yet she still tried to take my clothes off .


It’s her bad habit .


If she needs to know something, then she has to look it up right away .


At this rate, I’ll end up naked in the morning at my own courtyard .


But she stopped as soon as she saw my back .


[I see . Like parent, like child after all . It’s the same as what your father has . ]


[Dad has one as well?]


[His was bigger, and more powerful than yours . ]


[Which means?]


[This isn’t the effect of Gluttony skill . Your sacred beastkin lineage is also taking form . ]


[Why now of all times though . ]


In response to my question, Raine turned to the floating Gallia continent and replied .


[Back then your father told me . You’d awaken your sacred beastkin lineage soon . And that it was the Gluttony skill which made it possible . ]


[The skill does?]


[Right . Normally a human’s body is too weak to support the sacred beastkin’s power . However, you achieved Area E thanks to Gluttony skill . This finally awakened the dormant power within you . ]


My mom was a human . But my dad was a sacred beastkin .


I’m a half breed who inherited the blood of both .


I was mostly human since I was born . But now the sacred beastkin blood in me started to awaken .


[It probably acts as a counterbalance to Gluttony skill . You’ve been feeling really well lately, haven’t you?]


[Yeah, you’re right . I thought that it’ll be more difficult now that Luna, who had been keeping it at bay, is gone . ]


I don’t know if it’s a good thing .


After Luna disappeared that day, I no longer saw the spiritual world .


And the shadow me that the Gluttony skill made hadn’t appeared again since last time .


I managed to beat it back then, but I don’t know what will happen next time .


Gluttony skill has been laying low recently .


At least I thought so . Perhaps it was wary of the awakened power of the sacred beastkin .


[In any case, Fate’s body is a good source of information . Please give me a moment . ]


[Source?]


[Your father entrusted me with an Ether blood crystal . He said that it was a stone capable of miracles since it was a crystallized blood of G.o.d . Using that power, I was able to purify the Philosopher’s stone he stole from the Capital . ]


[Philosopher’s stone!? The fragment of the collective lifeform Shinn?]


[Yes, I saw it with my own eyes . The blood crystal purified the will inhabiting that stone . Perhaps we can use it to purify the Gluttony skill in your body . That way it should be even more manageable for you . ]


[That’s like something coming out of a dream . ]


[But it’s not . He entrusted the Ether blood crystal to me because he knew that I will use it for you . He’s a man who won’t lie when it comes to you . ]


Dad actually did something like that…?


[But it’s too early to feel happy . It’ll take some time to truly understand how the blood crystal works . And the required equipment is located in Grandeur, just under Hauzen . So I’ll be staying underground doing research for a while . ]


[You look happy though . ]


[It’s what I do . When you feel like it, come visit to clean the place up . ]


[Can’t you just do that yourself?]


[But, I don’t want to take over Fate’s job . ]


[Oi, I’m still the lord of Hauzen, you know?]


As soon as I replied to her, Raine got up from the bench .


[Alright then, I have research waiting for me . ]


Before she went far I called her out .


[Oi, have you told Mugan that you’re alright?]


Her father, Mugan had been worried sick ever since she was kidnapped by my Dad .


It’s Raine we’re talking about after all . She only cares about research, so I’m afraid that she hasn’t contacted her father yet .


Thinking so, I asked just in case .


And then, Raine turned around . Her face was blank .


[Ahh! I forgot!!]


[What the h.e.l.l are you thinking! Mugan is crying back in the capital . Get in touch with him soon!]


He’s just a worried father .


But, it’s Raine we’re talking about after all .


Even so, knowing that she’s doing all this to help me out, I’m honestly happy .

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