The Paladin Owns the Relic

243 – Contaminated Zone (1)

“Rakan! Take a break and do it!”

“Almost done. For a moment…!”

Imperial Pollution.

The wizard, who was wearing a mask and purifying the contaminated land, sighed.

“…The ground itself is dying.”

It’s strange to even call it a curse. How can I explain this in the first place?

…Contamination.

I have no other words to explain.

Rakan stared blankly at the contaminated area. A land that has become a wasteland without a single bush.

There was no living thing beyond the temporary boundary line.

Just weird eggs filled with nasty slime and twisted terrain.

“…….”

A land where life has died. It’s like looking beyond the end of the world.

“Rakan! Rest and do it!”

“I got it!”

Rakan turned away. Just before he left for a break, he looked back at the polluted ground for the last time.

The bizarre creature that lives beyond this polluted zone…

Contaminated water…

Where did he come from?

What kind of creatures are those who live over there?

. . .

“I have an important matter.”

A lump of iron. The ultra-high-tech machine armed with numerous machines quietly asked.

“Who took the pudding out of the fridge and ate it?”

“Again, again, damn it.”

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A rotten, twisted slime underground.

A woman scratched her butt in the luxurious mansion spread out inside. The top that tumbled on top of the dolphin pants dragged on the floor.

“Why do you keep saying you stole something you couldn’t even eat in the first place?”

“Even if you can’t eat it, you can disassemble it. In the process itself, the so-called ‘taste’ can be reinterpreted…”

The eyes of the machine turned red.

“Could it be Typhon… Is that you?!”

“If I ate, they say I ate proudly. In the first place, you said you were on a diet these days!”

Typhon, the only ancient dragon left, grumbled.

Why is the human body so easy to gain weight…Ah! It’s annoying! Hungry! I’m tired of carbonated water!”

“Then just eat until you gain weight.”

“I hate that bloat! And most of all, you’re ugly! I’m Typhon! It’s the ancient dragon Typhon! A dragon that should serve as an example for all dragons!”

“Isn’t an example a story that has already passed away?”

“It melts into the body. Why!”

Nervous.

As expected, dieting is just the right thing to throw away your mind.

Deus, the cult leader who served the machine god, turned around. He twisted his feet and headed for the bedroom.

A few expensive puddings. It was also made with great care all night long. How much effort did you put into making it similar to the original?

Typhon is right. He has no taste for himself. How funny it is to say that even though I wanted to be strong after leaving the human body, there were more times when I felt sad.

“Sleipnir.”

“…….”

There was no answer. But Deus opened the door and went inside.

A golden-colored room. The boy’s room, infinitely transparent to his own desires, was as quiet as a mouse. There is only the regular sound of breathing.

Deus flipped the blanket over.

“I have a question for you.”

“uuu…”

“You are the one who brightly decorated the room.”

The golden archangel, Sleipnir, has awakened. He yawned and rubbed his eyes.

“What happened…”

A locked voice. At the sight of the boy stimulating his protective instinct, Deus held out the empty lid he found in the trash can.

“I’ll ask you after cutting it down. Are you the one who touched Soin’s pudding?”

“Foodiying?”

The boy suddenly turned over.

“It’s not me…”

“Really?”

“Even if it’s true…”

“Swear?”

“Get out!”

Deus hurriedly left the room at the pouring golden wave. Unbelievable. To say he’s not the prime suspect.

Deus sneaked his way underground. He might say it was just one pudding, but to him it was a whole other dimension than other ready-made puddings.

We must find the culprit. After finding…

We must warn you not to do something like this again!

“Kubera. Is it you?”

Kubera, the forgotten giant king, raised her head. The contaminated training grounds were littered with corpses of contaminated water.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean pudding.”

“Pudding?”

“Pudding is also pudding, but didn’t the young man tell you not to take contaminated water and use it as a training tool?!”

“To not forget the senses. We will be scattered and stand on the front lines in a little while, so we are preparing in advance.”

“Then swing an ax against the wall!”

“There is no tension.”

“You don’t even know how precious this thing is… To think that only A-ranks were destroyed. Are you really crazy?!”

“He was weak.”

“If it is strong compared to you, it is even more strange!”

Deus stretched his shoulders.

“So you ate the pudding?”

“I am not. But i saw Last night…someone was rummaging through the refrigerator.”

“……!”

I finally got it. A clue to the case!

“Who the hell…?”

Kubera chuckled.

“It’s Fabian.”

“The person who said he had no interest in pudding?!”

Now, even testimonies have been gathered. Deus hurried to where Fabian was.

His place was simple. They were attached to the gods they worshiped like chewing gum.

“Fabian!”

Deus opened the door and saw it.

An apostle of God picking and peeling grapes one by one.

“Deus?”

Fabian, an apostle of the sun god, put down the grapes he had picked.

“……”

“…Yes. Looking at his eyes, he seems to have noticed the whole truth.”

Deus trembled at the sense of betrayal.

“The crime so far…Numerous kidnappings of puddings that have been silently overlooked…The real culprit…was it you?”

“…You see.”

“Why…Why…Don’t you hate sweets…?”

“That’s right. I hate it.”

Deus looked down at the peeled grapes. Vivid-looking texture of light green color.

“…I didn’t want to do this either.”

“If you said something! If you’d told me… I could have made one for you!”

”I realized that the quality is different. I shouldn’t have known… After I accidentally ate it, I couldn’t get my hands on the original one.”

“The small man… The small man believed in you! Why!”

“Sometimes there are things more precious than friendship.”

A red signal emerged from Deus’ eyes.

Fabian wiped his hands with a tissue.

“This is what happens in the end.”

“I will ask you one last time. Why…Was everything you said was a lie…?”

Deus spoke passionately.

“Was it all a lie when you told So-in that you hate sweets…?!”

“No. It’s not a lie. I hate sweets.”

“Then why the hell…!”

“That’s…”

An imminent situation.

A room within a room, the innermost door opened.

Knocked up.

Footsteps echoed. Tousled long black hair. The god with the body of a fairy who walked with a yawn glanced at the two.

The turning point of destruction, Mercedes.

“……”

Deus noticed that there was something on her mouth.

“That’s…”

A piece of pudding he made himself.

“I can’t believe it…!”

The Deus was furious.

“All of this was from you! Queen!”

“……?”

Mercedes looked down at the grapes that Fabian had peeled. He shove it straight into her mouth.

Well well.

Fabian grinned like a puppy.

“Is it delicious?”

“Sher.”

“Should I serve it with sugar next time?”

“That’s too sweet.”

Mercedes glanced up at Deus.

“It was delicious. Pudding.”

“It wasn’t made for you to eat, it was made for a small person to eat…!”

“It is different from what Fabian said. Did you lie?”

Fabian hurriedly exchanged signals with Deus.

An unspoken transaction that passed in an instant. The face of Deus, obtained in exchange for five S-rank monster corpses, was released.

The red blinking eyes changed to blue.

“Of course I will make it tonight.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Mercedes leisurely left her room. Fabian immediately caught up and winked lightly.

Thank you. Deus.”

“Just ask them to make it from scratch.”

“The taste is different? Really.”

“…Hmm. I thought they made the same thing, but to say that…It might be worth analyzing…Anyway, next time, don’t steal without a word!”

“Okay. Okay. Sorry.”

“I’ll take a look.”

Kung.

The ceiling rang suddenly. Vibration enough to shake underground structures.

The cries of the polluted water came from above. Deus sighed.

“It’s ground bombardment… Looks like the wizards are overflowing with energy.”

“You should know it’s useless. Think of it as a kind of performance. A sign that you are working hard to show that you are in control of public sentiment. Ah. Mercedes. The toothbrush is here.”

“What about toothpaste?”

“I put it on top.”

Chika Chika.

The leisurely sound of brushing teeth. Fabian whistled leisurely, leaning against the bathroom door she had entered.

“Unrequited love is hard. It is not so? Deus.”

“I am already out of humanity at the point of loving destruction itself.”

“It’s kind of funny when you say that.”

”Infinitely human machines. That is the ideal of my dreams.”

Deus deliberately glared at him.

“Prepare what you have decided to give.”

“Okay. What are you going to make this time?”

“I’m thinking of making up for the shortcomings based on the battle data of polluted water.”

“Oh. So, is there a new type coming out? I said before…”

“We are developing a new type of Epsilon. He’s the biggest guy I’ve ever seen.”

“Are they comparable to the SS?”

“That’s a bit unreasonable… No, isn’t it unreasonable to go beyond the joint work of God and I alone?”

“That is a dream. Is not it?”

“…You know the small person too well.”

“Because we are friends.”

“You are the only one who says that.”

The door opened again.

After lightly brushing her teeth, Mercedes wiped her mouth. She turned her head and looked at Deus.

“How is your work progressing?”

“The plan is now almost complete. It sounds like the time has come for us to be active. Mercedes. You are the new god of small people. Are you ready?”

“I am always ready.”

Mercedes nodded his head.

“Call all the apostles. Deus. I will check the whole thing.”

“It doesn’t matter what the person is, but will you be okay?”

“It’s okay. Now, I have the ability to move to some extent.”

“That means it’s finally time to crawl out from under the shadows.”

Deus smiled broadly.

“I will follow your orders. Queen.”