Chapter 102: CH 103

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[By the effect of Taming, the creature that was turning into a demon regains its original form.]

Another notification popped up, and once again, a white light engulfed the demon.

“Oh? What’s that white light?”

“Yeah, what’s happening all of a sudden?”

“Could it be that the demon is recovering again?”

The notification window was not visible to people, only the light surrounding the demon was.

“Look at that!”

“The demon…!”

As the size of the demon began to shrink suddenly, the people were dumbfounded.

What appeared as its giant arm that was smashing the Grand Hall gradually reduced to…

“Ugh…!”

“What in the world…!”

It was a human arm.

The white light disappeared shortly after.

“….”

The nobles, who were more shocked than when the demon appeared, closed their mouths and fell silent.

It was because the person who fell to the ground in a miserable state was someone everyone here knew.

“Count Molzigat?”

“Why did Count Molzigat become a demon?”

“What on earth is happening?”

“Will there be another terrifying event like this?”

The silence was brief.

The noble audience began to chatter again.

It seemed like their mouths had grown bored after escaping the fear of death.

‘You guys who start talking again when you are safe are scarier.’

I pretended not to see the nobles with blurred eyes and tamed the remaining demons.

[Taming success!]

[As a result of Taming, the creature that was turning into a demon regains its original form.]

The other demons gradually reduced in size and turned back into humans.

‘They were humans?’

Although I thought they were different from ordinary demons, I did not know that such a truth was hidden.

‘A tragedy that went against the will of the gods has occurred. I saw the prophecy and was desperate and devastated. I suffered endlessly because it was something that I could not change no matter what I did.’

I pondered the words of the High Priest.

‘A tragedy that went against the will of the gods….’

When I first heard those words, I thought it referred to the incident where demons attacked the palace.

It became more so when the attack by the Master of the Magic Tower and Argention was repelled.

‘Let’s assume it’s not that and rethink it.’

Was there really no one in the prophecy that could defeat the demons?

“That’s not it.”

I also appeared in the prophecy.

And I succeeded in dealing a fatal blow to the demons without summoning a new item.

If Argention had beheaded the demon, it would have been over.

‘I didn’t kill the demon by choice, not because I couldn’t.’

Perhaps the High Priest in the prophecy know that I succeeded in disposing of the demons.

Then the problem would have occurred after that.

The demon returned to its original form after it died.

‘Probably Count Molzigat.’

If that was the case, the situation would have been worse than it is now.

‘Now, Count Molzigat is gasping for breath, but back then, he must have been dead.’

I saw people falling in amazement.

‘Right. I misunderstood the cause and effect.’

The demons did not cause the disaster by attacking the palace.

It was a tragedy that turned out that the identity of the demon I defeated was a human.

While demons stopped attacking, the people who lost their comrades must have gone mad.

The High Priest came out of hiding and appeared in the palace because he saw all of this.

He said it was something he could not change no matter what.

And I remembered what the High Priest said to me.

‘What Helios showed me about the future has never been wrong. The only exception is you, Lady Roselina.’

I felt like I had discovered the whole story.

The High Priest saw everything that would happen today and was despairing.

But he came to me with a glimmer of hope that I could change the future.

Just as I was about to smile, a notification popped up.

[Achievement Unlocked!]

[You have earned the title of 〈The One Who Tried the Extremes of Taming That No One Else Has Dared〉].

‘…….’

I didn’t need such a title.

‘That’s because no one else thought of taming demons.’

[You have fulfilled the hidden condition!]

[You have confirmed 〈Taming 5 creatures that no one has tamed〉.]

[You can level up the 〈Untamed Beast Tamer〉 trait.]

[Sealed mana will be partially released.]

Although notifications kept appearing, I was not happy.

‘At least I can level up.’

Since the situation was what it was, I put off leveling up for later.

Then, another notification popped up.

[Your tamed beast wants to communicate with you. Would you like to use the 〈Communication with Tamed Beast〉 skill?]

“Is it Calix again?”

I inadvertently accepted the communication request.

[The skill 〈Communication with Tamed Beast〉 has been activated!]

-Uh, Calix. What’s up?

-….

-Calix? Can’t you hear me?

But Calix didn’t respond at all.

-If you have nothing to say, I’m going to hang up.

After trying to call him a few more times, I was about to turn off the skill.

-…It’s Felix.

-Huh? Felix?

I was startled by Felix’s slightly rough voice, which I couldn’t quite place.

‘How did Felix use this skill?’

Although Calix had been strange since I first met him, I didn’t think much of it. But it was a different story if Felix was using the communication skill.

-Sorry about that. Felix.

After apologizing, I immediately asked him what I was curious about.

-But how did you use it?

-Well…I just thought I wanted to talk to you, so it came naturally.

-Really?

Was it a skill that tamed beasts naturally acquired?

-Anyway, why?

-I have something to confirm. Can I come to Rose’s side?

Felix’s voice sounded slightly uneasy.

It was probably because of what happened when the demon appeared earlier.

“I’ll defeat the demon!”

Felix had rushed towards the demon, even taking the knight’s sword. But he had been knocked out with just one hit.

Since he hadn’t even properly collided with the demon, he looked like he was in shock.

-It’s okay now because it’s safe.

-Okay. I think I know the person lying in front of Rose.

-Really? Then come here and check it out.

Since the identities of everyone except for Count Molzigat were unclear, Felix’s words were reassuring.

‘I could use my skill to find out, but it wouldn’t hurt to do a cross-check.’

After nodding from afar, Felix approached me.

“Rose, are you okay? You look a little pale, so I came.”

“I’m not feeling great.”

“Do you want some water or something?”

“Thank you.”

Felix put on an act in case other people were listening to our conversation.

I played along and accepted the water glass he handed me.

Felix naturally stood next to me and checked the person lying on the ground.

His pupils shook.

“I know him. He’s Chase.”

He whispered so quietly that only I could hear him.

“He was Blake’s butler. He also served me not long ago.”

That one sentence conveyed what Felix wanted to say.

‘The person who kidnapped Felix and handed him over to the Empress Dowager.’

In other words, he was an unbeliever.

‘Do unbelievers turn into demons?’

No, I couldn’t be sure yet.

It could be a coincidence.

[Do you want to activate the 〈Check Detailed information about the tamed life form〉 skill?]

I opened the system window and activated the skill.

[Please specify the target of the 〈Check Detailed information about the tamed life form〉 skill.]

‘I’ll specify Count Molzigat.’

Soon, information about him appeared.

[Count Molzigat

Although he was a relatively faithful believer, there are circumstances where he made disrespectful remarks about the God Helios recently.

In addition, he spread words to his acquaintances that a new era was coming, and the heretic inquisitor was watching him.]

‘He is an outright unbeliever.’

I wanted to laugh it off and say it was impossible.

‘This was not in the original story!’

In the original story, the unbelievers were the final villains.

But the strange group that turned people into demons was not one of them.

[You have an unread notification. Do you want to check it?]

Despite my headache, I checked the notification.

‘I have to receive the quest reward no matter what.’

And not only the reward, but I felt like I had to receive the next quest as well.

‘This is not a problem that can be solved by a one-time quest.’

[〈Preventing the Foretold Disaster〉 has been confirmed.]

[Completed quest scenario 〈Hero of the Empire!〉 (3)]

[Reward: 100 Fate Energy will be granted.]

I checked the notifications one after another.

[〈Stop the Catastrophe the way the High Priest wants〉 has been confirmed.]

[Special Quest 〈Save the Life of Enok Joffrey, the High Priest!〉 has been completed.]

[Reward: Deputy Enok Joffrey survives.]

[From this moment on, all the temples established on the continent support you ardently.]

The eyelids of the High Priest, who received the punishment of the gods and fell, trembled.