The Great Sword is not the Main Body!-Chapter 121: Heresy (5)
[“Shut up, you crazy bitch.”]
Upon hearing Cartia’s harsh insult, Ser briefly wore a blank expression before quickly turning to a pout.
“Shut up, you crazy bitch... That’s a bit too harsh, don’t you think? Even a genius like me gets hurt by that kind of language.”
[“Why does this keep going on??”]
Ser, who had a sulky frown and pretended to wipe away tears, suddenly looked up as if nothing had happened.
“Do you remember, when Noah didn’t wake up for a whole week?”
[“Oh.”]
“When I approached Noah, do you remember that Cartpen’s bloodlust bit into me?”
[“Ah... That’s right.”]
“Yes...? Really...?”
“Yes. Back then, all the skin on my arm was torn off.”
Ser, rubbing his right arm, once again pouted.
“It hurt so much that tears just kept flowing. Sob, sob.”
“Ah, a-are you okay now...?”
“It still stings. If Noah’s soft, delicate hands could rub some ointment into all the spots—”
“That's all a lie, Noah. He wasn’t crying at all, he was just laughing like a pervert.”
Interrupting Ser’s words, Rubia, who had been frowning, cut him off.
“A pervert? But the skin really was torn. Rubia, you must know how serious it was, since you treated me. The nerves were stripped off, and my muscles were completely shredded... Sob, sob.”
“Well... yes.”
“Hmph. I’ll let you rub the ointment next time when we’re alone together. After getting bitten like that, I realized something.”
For a moment, Rubia’s expression, which had softened, twisted again at the word “alone.” But Ser, with a shameless look, summoned a small spirit onto his palm.
“I don’t like to say it, but I am, after all, a spirit master.”
Ser, rolling the spirit around on his hand, continued.
“Because of that, I can sense the energy and emotions of spirits.”
With a flash, Ser dispelled the spirit and looked at me.
“And I felt that same energy and emotion from Cartpen’s teeth, which bit into my flesh.”
[“...What?”]
“The longing that was directed at Cartia, and the emotions I couldn’t understand. As a genius, there are almost no emotions I don’t understand, but there are a few I still don’t grasp.”
[“Then, that...”]
“Among those, the most significant one is love.”
[“No fucking way.”]
“And longing and love, don’t they go well together?”
[“Bullshit.”]
“That’s why I had doubts about the relationship between Cartpen and Cartia.”
[“Fuck off.”]
“Unfortunately, I didn’t get to fuck. So, what is the relationship between the two of you? It seems like an unbreakable bond from the age of chaos, but I just can’t understand it.”
[“Sigh... The age of chaos...”]
A new emotion mixed into Cartia’s face, which had been twisted with frustration.
Doubt, longing, anger, turmoil.
[“I don’t really remember the details. But... one thing I’m sure of, Cartpen is a female. She was a humanoid beast.”]
“...Wow.”
Ser looked at Cartia with genuine surprise.
“Then, did she have a tail?”
[“Stop saying dog-like things and explain it properly. So what, are you saying Cartpen is a spirit?”]
“Hmm, that’s not quite it. After all, spirits... well... Ah.”
Tilting his head and feeling his body, Ser nodded as if he had come up with a good idea and continued.
“I’m not sure how to explain this, but the power of spirits is different from the magic humans use. It’s closer to the source... something like that. So, where does it come from?”
Ser’s body emitted an unknown energy, and thin threads of power began to intertwine, thickening and forming a trunk.
“It originates from the World Tree, Yggdrasil.”
The energy took the form of a small tree.
[“...Hey. What is this?”]
“Yes. At this point, I’m sure Cartia must have felt it too. The energy Cartpen and Cartia have, it’s similar to the energy that Yggdrasil holds.”
Ser, with his arm raised, plucked a leaf from the Yggdrasil and handed it to Cartia.
“Isn’t it?”
With a soft rustle, the leaf flew from Cartia’s hand, fluttering in the air before settling.
[“Definitely, it’s similar.”]
The leaf sank into Cartia’s body.
I had been listening to this conversation silently, and finally, I carefully approached Rubia and asked.
“U-uh, Rubia. So... Cartia isn’t a ghost, but a spirit...?”
“No. That’s not it. It’s said to be a being similar to a spirit, but... I’m not sure.”
Rubia, folding her arms and tapping her lips as she muttered, swallowed and looked at Ser.
“Ah, Ser. Could it be...?”
“Heh, do you remember everything I told you before? What a good student you are.”
Ser, waving his arm to dispel the shape of Yggdrasil, smiled at Rubia.
“I’m guessing she’ll play a role similar to Yggdrasil.”
“Hmm...? What does that mean, Rubia?”
“Well... how should I explain this...?”
Rubia, who had been fumbling for words, finally looked at Ser with a perplexed expression.
At that, both Cartia and I turned our faces towards Ser.
[“What the hell, why can’t you explain anything? Just tell us the truth. What’s this ‘tree role’ thing?”]
Receiving such a look from us, Ser spoke.
“...I don’t want to.”
[“What?”]
“Eh...”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
He said in a rarely twisted expression.
[“Are you two messing with me?”]
“No.”
[“Then what the hell? Why are you keeping quiet?”]
“If I bring it up, it hurts me too much.”
[“You like being hurt, don’t you?”]
“I don’t. What does Cartia think of me?”
[“You crazy bitch.”]
“Ugh... Ser. I’m hurt.”
[“...No.”]
“Hurry and apologize. It feels like my heart is being torn apart. Sob, sob.”
Ser, with his head hung low, trembling his shoulders, looked like he was truly hurt.
[“...Sorry.”]
“Yes. That was a heartfelt apology. Thank you. Anyway, I can’t tell you. Rubia, please put more weight on my words. 2 to 1 is too unfair.”
Once again, as if nothing had happened, Ser calmly raised his head and looked at Rubia.
“Uh... How should I explain this to you?”
“Just say what you saw back then, that’ll be enough.”
“Mm...”
For a moment, Rubia, who was watching me, carefully opened her mouth.
“From every hole, blood was pouring out, the skin was turned inside out, and the muscles and blood vessels were all twisted and tangled.”
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“Ugh, gross...”
“The bones were distorted to the point that the body could no longer maintain its human shape, and the organs melted away... It was no longer something you could call human.”
“Ugh, ugh... Is this for real?”
“...Yes.”
[“But why is she still alive?”]
“Heh, I’m a genius. Anyway, that’s how it is. If your body gets ruined like that before a major hunt, it’s a problem. It’s been two weeks since then, but the aftereffects haven’t completely disappeared. Please understand.”
[Sigh... This is frustrating.]
As Cartia mulled over Ser’s words, she stood up from her seat.
[“So, you felt the emotion from Cartpen?”]
“Yes. I’m sure of it.”
[“Alright, that’s enough.”]
Then, after looking at me with a complicated expression full of mixed emotions, she disappeared.
“...Oh.”
“You’re thinking a lot, huh?”
“Mm...”
It was strange how Cartia, who always had an easy-to-read expression and was so breezy and charming, suddenly acted like this.
It felt... off.
“Come on, Noah. Come here.”
“Yes...?”
With a bittersweet smile at me, Rubia lifted me and placed me on her lap.
“Noah, don’t you feel anything from the fragment of Tylant?”
“Yes... I haven’t tried it yet, so I’m not sure...”
I raised my hand to touch the necklace with the fragment embedded in it.
The fragment felt cold, a chill spreading from it.
“Hmph, I understand. If you feel anything strange, let me know anytime. And also, I’ll apply the ointment for you.”
“I’ll be kind and apply it for you. With plenty of divine power.”
“Mm, sounds good. I’ll enjoy Rubia’s gentle touch.”
Ser, grinning, stood up and headed toward the door.
“I’ll take my leave now. I hope you have a cozy time.”
Click-
After confirming Ser was completely gone, Rubia sighed deeply and began to caress my thigh.
“Phew... These shocking stories keep coming up.”
“My head... feels like it’s going to explode...”
“Heh, I’ll explain it to you again later. For now, don’t think about anything complicated, just rest.”
Rubia’s breath tickled the back of my neck.
“Yes...”
Leaning into Rubia’s warm embrace, I reflected on the sacrifice of the Priestess I’d seen in the game.
Under the black sun.
The Priestess with eight pairs of wings, her black hair fluttering.
And behind her, the massive tree, Yggdrasil, that looked just like what Ser had shown.
Cartia and Cartpen, who held the same energy as Yggdrasil.
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And me, connected to them.
Perhaps, when the final moment comes...
Drip-
Suddenly, thick liquid began dripping from my nose.
“Oh no, Noah, you’re bleeding from your nose...”
“Ugh...? I, I guess so...”
As if confirming my thoughts, I laughed while feeling the blood pouring out.
“What were you imagining that made you laugh and bleed from your nose?”
“Hehe... thinking about Rubia.”
“...Let’s go to the room.”
“Yes...?”
“We need to finish what we started earlier. It’s urgent. Quickly.”
“Eek...”
And so time passed.
Two ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) days before the hunt.
Cartia, who had disappeared after speaking with Ser, still hadn’t shown up.
Sirin had not returned either.
Leaving all that behind, we left the cave and headed towards Cartia.
And we met her.
“Wow! It’s been a while.”
Injured, badly wounded.
“Noah, and Rubia.”
Hermila, laughing while bleeding.
