The Paladin Owns the Relic

43 – The 5th Inquisition (3)

Beatrice grumbled.

【You said you would learn my vocal method, when will you learn it?】

“I secretly want to learn.”

【Ah, that’s not it?! Just an act of simply repaying the favor…!]

I left the grumbling Beatrice alone and fell into darkness. Shadow cast.

As soon as I raised the naga’s holy power, the presence disappeared in an instant.

Beatrice trembled.

[Dare to learn the Serpent’s Law in the Sanctuary of Ra…! This…This… I was a fool who liked you even for a moment!]

“I do it because I need it.”

Hidden between shadows and shadows. It was already night time. It’s a very deep night.

The sacred object I was aiming for was in the third prayer room. A huge megachurch. A place where the moonlight shines through numerous stained glass windows.

“……?”

The priest who was patrolling the corridor suddenly spun around him.

“Who… Is there?”

“…….”

“Did I hear that wrong?”

I walked out slowly in the dark after she had gone. Probably because it’s the church’s headquarters, everyone’s level is quite high.

It is said that rich people go through three generations even if they perish, and the headquarters of the church is exactly the same feeling.

But it didn’t matter. I had reached where I wanted to be. All you have to do is go get the holy relic.

【W…This is…】

Beatrice was taken aback.

【Certainly you… Do you know about the Fountain of Eternity?】

“You are sharper than I thought?”

【That, but why is this here…】

As if she couldn’t understand, she tilted her head from my shoulder.

【Why didn’t you do any defense?】

“Because I forgot.”

【…Forgot where the Fountain of Eternity is? Does that make sense? That precious relic? Is it the same as the symbol of the Church of Ra?]

“It is different from the times you lived in. It’s been hundreds of years since I’ve been dead, so I’ve lost more relics than I have. You can tell just by looking at Brunak, right?”

【However, this is… Forgetting the fountain of eternity…】

Beatrice glanced back at me.

【Aren’t they stupid?】

Hey. I was treated like a fool by you foolish saints.

“Should we shake it off first?”

【How did you know this in the first place?! I heard you forgot everything else?!]

“I’m Ra’s favorite child.”

【That’s my title…?!】

“In this era, it is me.”

I clung to the wall. Left three three right three three. I put my hand in the secret space and turned around.

A small vibration that squeaks. A door that looked like a dog hole popped up on the floor. I hurriedly jumped into the hole that was starting to close again.

The feeling of falling into an underground world with no end in sight. I put holy power on my body. He took a short breath and raised his voice.

[The Holy Fire (A) is activated.]

Come to think of it, what about my specs? I guess I didn’t check properly.

[Zahard Barton] [Level: 54]

[Race: ???] [Occupation: ???]

[Job Unique Skills]

-Love of the Sun God: Skills related to the Sun God grow rapidly.

– The Sun God’s Grace: The possessed holy power is quickly restored.

-Sun God’s Blessing: You can handle the sun god’s relics without risk.

– Prayer of the Sun God: Mental pollution does not work.

[Job Unique Skills]

-Snake God’s Love: The possessed snake god and related skills grow rapidly.

-Snake God’s Grace: The possessed holy power is quickly restored.

-Snake God’s Blessing: You can handle the Snake God’s holy relics without risk.

-Snake God’s Prayer: Becomes immune to abnormal conditions.

[Apostle]

-Mixed Stigma (A): Pushes all demons away. It can impart stigma to others. Priests under his command are mixed, and some bodies may be twisted. (5/20)

-Mixed divinities (A): Two divinities are mixed. It has become more difficult to use, and it is not detected by general holy power detectors.

-Healing (B): You can combine healing and combat. The world calls this the ‘fight of the undead’.

– Blessing (B): Increases resistance against abnormal conditions, and can keep calm except in special situations. Greatly increases physical ability, and temporarily greatly increases holy power.

[Cult of Ra]

-Sacred Fire (A): Creates a holy flame. It can purify evil, and burn some of the things that cannot be burned. The size and limits of the flame are proportional to the holy power. Efficiency has greatly increased, and even detailed shapes can be set.

-Pray of fire (B): When you pray, your body temperature is maintained for a long time. Physical abilities are greatly improved.

-Production of Holy Water (C): Contain holy power in water. Activates the body’s healing power and increases resistance to magic.

-Sacred Wall (B): Can block some areas. It can be applied thinly on the skin to entwine fire. It exerts power comparable to that of armor, and offsets impacts below the standard value.

– Whisper of Fire (B): Increases weapon performance. Flames descend, and can be applied to other people’s weapons. Has resistance to magic.

-Purification (C): Drives away curses and purifies contaminated objects.

-Sword of Condemnation (A): Derived from the ‘Song of Fire’, the basic swordsmanship of the Sun God. The unnecessary parts have been reduced, and the sword of the Heretic Questioner has been famous for being merciless since before. It crosses countless lines of death and judges the enemy with a sharper sword.

-Crown of Ashes (EX): Offer an offering to raise the level of skills related to the sun god.

[Cult of Naga]

-Youngryun (C): Creates a quiet shadow. It can permeate darkness and move without sound.

-Pray of the Scales (C): When you pray, the presence disappears for a certain period of time. Physical abilities are improved.

-Venom Production (C): Poison that causes abdominal pain can be produced inside the body.

-Snake’s Whisper (C): The object’s appearance is partially permeated into darkness. You can hide objects, only for objects you are holding.

-Erosion (C): Penetrates into the mind, and sheds hints into the minds of others.

-Black Scales (B): Derived from the ‘Song of Shadows’, the basic swordsmanship of the Serpent Church. Unnecessary parts have been reduced, and those who have mastered the sword are famous for living in the dark.

[Common skill]

-Meat Recipe (C): Grill meat deliciously.

-Seafood Recipe (B): You can make delicious seafood that cannot be cooked.

– How to make a drink (C): You can make a delicious drink.

I guess I can tiptoe into the upper-middle class in this world.

It hasn’t been long since I came here. But that’s about it.

I blew a whistle. Isn’t it enough to look beyond the bishop’s level to the archbishop’s level?

If you go like this, Pasha! I’ll change everything! Dwayne! You fell behind!

【I can see the end.】

Beatrice was right. I wrapped my body in holy power to prepare for the shock.

[A holy wall (B) surrounds your body.]

[Offsets more than a certain amount of shock.]

Quaaang!

Dust was pushed in all directions. I brushed off my clothes. I’ve been down for a while It’s a shame that there was a hole to get out of, and if I had to climb back up, I would have been in big trouble.

Let’s see.

I lit the surroundings with a torch. There was a door at the back of the large clearing. Letters written on it.

“Please prove your qualifications…”

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Not that simple.

“Saint Beatrice. I’ll borrow some weapons.”

【What the hell…?!】

The spirit body sitting on her shoulder made her tremble. Gasped briefly.

[This… What a disgusting holy power… Impure… Impure!]

“Could you give me a cheaper price?”

【What?!】

“I misunderstood the question of pouring more.”

[This metamorphosis! Pervert! Low quality! Sadis…!]

“Cutcha.”

【Huh?!】

The earrings moved. In an instant, it turned into a spear and landed on my hand.

Brownak, the spear of light. I knocked on the door with it.

Deuddeuk.

The door is open. Beatrice melted away.

【Further…Defiled…】

Condolences Surtr Guane. It has a bitter taste.

I looked carefully inside the door. The inside was filled with huge stone statues.

Those who fail to prove their qualifications. Or, upon detecting an unfamiliar force, the stone statues immediately moved. Since they were made in the golden age, each one was almost bishop-level. If you get hit by daguri, it’s obvious you’ll die.

However, the statues only trembled, but did not move much. He rolled his stone-hard eyes and stared at me.

A stone statue poked the side of another statue. He talked with his eyes as if he was confused.

“Whoa! That’s Ra’s priest! Now look!”

I raised the torch in my hand. The hesitant stone statues, flinching, became quiet. I almost became a window flower.

[You have entered the Sanctuary of Ra.]

[The damaged body recovers quickly.]

[The whole body is filled with holy power.]

[A small miracle lands in front of you.]

A faint sound of water could be heard in the distance. I walked slowly along it.

The red carpet.

The moment I stepped on it, the world changed. At the end of the endless luxurious hallway, there was a faint scent of flowers.

Hwawon.

Everywhere I could see was covered with beautiful flowers. It was transformed into a luxurious place that could not be imagined in the gloomy underground, full of buildings that looked like noble ladies would lean their cars.

This is Ra’s garden and sanctuary. A sacred place that she said she had decorated herself.

I was deeply moved by the real figure that was hidden behind the illusion. When I first discovered this place in the game, I cried out.

The red bird chirped. Sat on my shoulder Beatrice whimpered.

[Ramatnix! Long time no see!】

I stroked the red bird slowly. The fiery feathers moved.

One of the holy relics of Ra. However, this relic cannot be taken out of here.

It’s like Ra’s pet. Ramatnix, the phoenix that descended into the present world, plays the same role as the lion of Ra.

I feel like an angel giving a revelation.

I put the piece of paper that the phoenix was holding onto my palm. I unfolded it as is.

-It will take some more time.

【Is it a revelation?! What does that mean…?]

“I guess it’s just literal.”

Are you still digging into the twisted stigma?

I roughly crumpled up the paper and threw it back. Beatrice burst out angry.

【How dare you throw back Ra’s Divine Revelation!】

“You already read it. What about burning up after a while?”

[No matter how much it is! Treat it with a little more respect!]

“Yeah yey.”

I moved along with the sound of the water. The garden was wide. All the overflowing things were no different from elixirs.

I want to pick it up now, but I’ll have to put up with it. It cannot be touched without Ra’s permission. She can’t even get her permission now that she can’t communicate with her.

The goal is different there too.

“…Found it.”

The source of the sound of water. An absurdly small fountain compared to the size of the flower garden.

Purple liquid flowed incessantly. Beatrice muttered as if soaked in emotion.

【The drink of the gods…Nectar…It’s been a while.】

[You have found the ‘Fountain of Eternity’.]

[You have found Nectar.]

[Your faith will be filled.]

[Intoxicated by the scent.]

[‘Prayer of the Sun God’ overcomes this.]

The consciousness, which had been distant for a moment, returned to its original place. It’s powerful too. Guess who isn’t nectar.

It is the drink of the gods. There is no detailed explanation, but the effect is very powerful.

If you drink it raw, the internal organs will melt and the human body itself will explode. The priests of Ra were surprised to see that the priest who first discovered it exploded alive, claiming it was poison.

However, under the premise that its efficacy is ‘acceptable’, it leads to the finest medicine. In other words, if you dilute it and sell it, it becomes a huge thing that says go away from holy water or potion.

And this Fountain of Eternity was a fountain from which such nectar gushed steadily. It’s not called a sanctuary for nothing.

【You can’t drink. You can only use it after diluting it. Even an apostle will die if you drink it raw.]

“Are you worried?”

[What, what! It’s just that the return of the favor isn’t over yet, so I can’t die…!]

I passed Beatrice’s grumbling words over my ear. I poured nectar into the canteen I had brought earlier.

This is an incredibly fragrant scent that makes your head tingle in an instant. If you don’t have immunity to mental pollution, it’s a holy water that your brain explodes and you die while trying to ingest it.

I’ll have to take it out when I dilute it later.

I filled one of the canteens, but something was a little uncomfortable. I couldn’t have brought that many canteens because I was hiding in the first place… But I wonder if the reward wasn’t enough to go on like this.

Then I suddenly thought.

Come to think of it…Didn’t you pick up a strange object around Beatrice’s corpse?

I rummaged through my pockets and pulled out the ‘Distorted Holy Grail’. Beatrice was startled.

【Where did you get that?!】

“I picked it up next to the saintess’ corpse?”

[T-Take that away! It’s a cursed relic I’ve been carrying around because I couldn’t get rid of it! That ‘Distorted Holy Grail’ turns any liquid it touches into an incurable poison, so I confiscated what the Serpent Church used…!]

[The ‘Twisted Grail’ reacts to the drink of the gods.]

[The ‘Fountain of Eternity’ resonates with the missing half of yourself.]

Hmm.

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Nectar rose from the shaking fountain of eternity. I snatched the Holy Grail from my hand and dipped it into the nectar.

“What is this again…”

【Yes, the nectar will be contaminated! I can’t do it!!]

“I don’t think so?”

The boiling water surface gradually became quiet. There was a small ripple in the silence.

The nectar that flowed from the Fountain of Eternity stopped. The nectar that had pooled on the fountain also began to slowly disappear.

[The ‘Fountain of Eternity’ returns to its original form.]

Glasses and drinks.

As the two merged, a truly united relic emerged atop the Fountain of Eternity.

It looks like the distorted Holy Grail from earlier…

Something was different. The shape of the dented glass disappeared somewhere, and a long cylinder-shaped canteen was placed there.

[The ‘Eternal Cup’ awaits your choice.]

…The Cup of Eternity?

Is there a hidden piece I don’t know about?

【Hey, where does the fountain of eternity go… Such a small thing…?】

Amidst Beatrice’s question, I raised my canteen. The nectar was shaken in a barrel called the ‘Eternal Cup’.

[Eternal Cup]

A priest who coveted Ra’s glory and divinity stole her cup and fled. But no one noticed that it was half a piece.

As time passed, the Fountain of Eternity retained its color, but the cup that lost its drink lost its sanctity.

What permeates the empty seat is resentment toward the person who broke up with him.

The distorted grail thus created had the effect of poisoning everything it contained. However, the distorted Grail has now regained its true form.

The Fountain of Eternity will not let go of its other half. She has sworn to be with her other half forever, even if the holiness and majesty may not be the same.

The Cup of Eternity thanks you.

-The Cup of Eternity produces 100ml Nectar per day.

-The cup of eternity can store up to 100ml.

-At the request of the owner, as much nectar as desired can be sprayed.

– When taking Nectar for the first time, the bowl widens.

-The first time you take Nectar, your soul is broadened.

– The first time you take Nectar, your stigma gets thicker.

-Nectar causes a terrible hypnotic effect.

-Nectar is a powerful aphrodisiac.

-Nectar causes a terrible healing effect.

-Nectar causes a terrible stimulating effect.

-Nectar induces a terrible anti-magic effect.

-Nectar causes a terrible doping effect.

-Overdose of nectar can cause death.

-If you use 10ml of nectar a day, high-ranking beings can notice the existence of nectar.

-When using Nectar, nearby demons will notice the presence of Nectar.

-We warn you to exercise extreme caution when using Nectar.

“…Such crazy.”

A portable fountain of eternity?!

What kind of rice cake is this!

, , ,

I set the bottle filled with 9ml of nectar in front of Isabelle’s eyes. Isabelle carefully removed the lid.

“…Huh!”

The pupil is dilated. His weak hand dropped the bottle. I quickly snatched it up and put the lid back on.

“How is it?”

“This, this is really… What you wrote down in your business plan…”

“Nectar paper.”

“Drink of the Gods… Judging by the records… An ingredient that can be made into the ultimate high potion simply by diluting 1/1000…!”

Isabelle caught her breath. She seemed to roll her head quickly, unable to get out of her excitement.

“At this amount, 90 High Potions can be manufactured… Manufacturing process… Impossible with a simple potion manufacturing factory… Materials suitable for High Potions are required… Capital is…”

“I need to find capital from now on.”

“No. I do not need it.”

Spit dripped from his wide open mouth.

“I can do it. I have money saved up. That’s enough. Whoops…Whoops…Okay…Okay…Now, Zahard. Do you want to do it with me?”

“Calm down.”

“Ahhh… My body… My body is getting hot…”

I put my hand on her shoulder. You can’t run over a business partner.

[Purification (C) is activated.]

[The effect of Nectar fades.]

“My, what do I say.”

“So?”

“……”

Isabelle squinted her eyes.

“First of all… making this is a problem, but I can do it somehow. I know a few alchemists. He is someone you can trust if you give him money.”

“You’re not going to throw it all at the auction house, are you?”

“No. We’ll organize the list around customers who buy expensive items at the auction house. It’s easy. It’s not that difficult. But…”

“But?”

“We need an organization that will launder the money once and for all so that the source of the drug is not revealed. An organization you can trust. You have to be big. A force strong enough that we do not have to worry about being pursued.”

“An organization.”

I leaned against the chair. Spin around. I rubbed my hands.

“There are good guys just in time.”