All Warriors Are My Disciples

26. Reek

Death is fairer than anything else.

A king with the most power in the world, and a humble beggar.

Not everyone knows how to escape his grasp.

In front of him, no wealth, no power, no authority, nothing can be your shield.

In addition, death is, above all else, something that cannot be predicted.

A baby born just yesterday may die this morning.

Those who have lived for decades may live another few decades after that.

So death is the perfect thing in the world that cannot be approached.

And the demon god who brings death is the strongest god in the world.

For that reason, demon worshipers enshrined the existence that drives death as the only god.

I longed for the death to sweep across this land and bring down the only truth.

At the same time, the monsters that were said to be traces of it were called apostles.

I also sacrificed other lives to ensure that they spread a fair death across the land.

Demon worship did not enjoy such strong influence from the beginning.

In the early days, they were just pointed at as crazy people.

But after that, more and more confusion strikes, and death spreads everywhere.

Many of them entered the Demonic Church and became a group of demon worshipers.

If you can’t escape death, you’d rather cling to it.

The process was miserable, but even the ending couldn’t be miserable.

A death more miserable and painful than anything else for those who do not believe.

For those who believe, it will be the most comfortable and calm end in the world.

The demon worshipers shouted that and went into action in earnest.

In the simplest case, they spread rumors to disrupt public order and expand religious power.

Going further than that, he fought against the cult that threatened the Demonic Church.

He sprinkled other people’s blood to summon monsters called apostles.

And recently, what they are putting the most effort into is keeping the heroes in check.

Those who spread hope in a continent that should taste despair by defeating the apostles.

I intended to subdue them without fail and make everyone kneel before the demon.

“You worked hard today too. See you tomorrow.”

“Come in!”

The old man who ran the convenience store also belonged to that group.

At first, I said they were some kind of nonsense fanatics.

As I was introduced to the doctrine and mixed with them, I naturally assimilated it.

Cults on the continent prefer those who have something to those who have nothing.

Blessings are given to those who donate, and coldness is shown to those who don’t.

They talk about fair warmth, but there is neither fairness nor warmth in it.

When her son was dying, he did not receive treatment because he did not have money.

I bowed my head and begged the priests of the church, please save me.

Please grant the mercy you speak of to this foolish and lowly creature.

However, they ran to see an old man from an aristocratic family who had made a large donation.

And all that came to my son was a trainee priest who didn’t know how to do anything.

A priest whose only purpose is to recite prayers in front of the dying.

In this way, her son died slowly in indifference.

Just thinking about that made the old man’s blood still run backwards.

Not angered by death itself, but angered by the wrong world.

Speaks of goodness, discusses mercy, and shouts warmth.

Nothing in the world is good, merciful, or warm.

Only death remained true to himself and his son until the very end.

Kik-.

After tidying up the store, he opened the door pretending to put things away.

Then he tapped the wall a few times and signaled inward.

After a while, several figures appeared and held out their hands to him.

The old man immediately gave them food, drink, and some tools.

“Brother. Thank you always.”

“No, brother. You guys are in a lot of trouble.”

“Thanks to your brother’s help, we will soon be able to warn the foolish cultists.”

“… Can you really do that?”

“Where is the god of the church? It doesn’t exist anywhere. It is just a word of mercy and light. Where has that light, that warmth ever come to us?”

“… It is.”

“The only thing that stays with us is death, so the demon is the only one.”

The priests of the church are lying.

It is just deceiving people with words.

The only thing that is fair in the world is death, which falls on everyone.

They are foolish things struggling to avoid that end.

“To those who have inflicted pain on us, soon our apostle will inflict pain on them. You will suffer the same, you will die the same. Then we will all dance and laugh together.”

After those words, the figures disappeared.

Soon the blood of those who rejected the truth will flow.

From that blood, apostles who will shed the truth will arise.

When the apostles finally stood on this earth.

Those who lie, who talk about goodness, light, and warmth, which are only words, will be judged.

And in front of him, he and his brothers admiringly greeted him.

Come, my God. Welcome, the only one.

The servants waiting for you are right here.

To spread your fair will far and wide in this polluted land.

May we all come to one truth.

After memorizing the prayers, the old man closed the door and put on his camouflage again.

I put some things away and deliberately sprinkle dust to remove the traces of touching them.

It was already after the sun had set and it was dark when I went outside.

‘Should I go back soon?’

Like any normal old man, like a merchant without any singularities.

It was the moment when I was about to go home with a pat on the back.

“Hey.”

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice came from behind.

I felt uneasy for a moment, but the old man tried to look calm and turned around.

And he let out a sigh of relief.

“… Phew.”

“What is it? This crazy old man Are you sighing as soon as you see it? Do you like this?”

The thugs who come from time to time to pay the rent.

I couldn’t even shout at the merchants with their backs.

They were good at picking out and harassing those who had nothing like this.

“Hey, old man. Have you got the money ready?”

“Isn’t today the day to pay the rent? I paid it two weeks ago, so there’s still time….”

“That’s your case. I mean, we’re in a bit of a hurry. Give me everything you have,”

“… I hardly saved money by paying the rent, and today’s business is not good….”

“My old man has become talkative. Is it time to die? Money, money.”

In an instant, the lifelike light in the old man’s eyes stayed for a moment and then disappeared.

No one is interested in these scumbags.

Those who want to keep order only fight against the apostles who bring justice.

Those who wish to illuminate the world are only interested in where sunlight shines.

“… Would you like to follow me for a second? I don’t have money, but I have some things, so take those.”

“What is it? Are you going to give me something else?”

“It’s sure to make money, so just follow me.”

Finally, today is the day.

The day the brothers have been longing for, the glorious day when the apostles are directly summoned.

If these rubbish were helpful there, if I could give them a beautiful death.

I’m sure that person will be happy too. The old man thought so.

Having let the thugs in, he put things away.

Then he slowly opened the hidden entrance.

Knock-.

“What is it, old man? Did you make a secret storage here?”

“This is absurd. Did you hide anything great here?”

There is only one reason for revealing the well-disguised entrance.

If you open this door without giving a signal in advance, you will be attacked by the brothers.

Those thugs are said to have strong fists.

To the brothers who serve the one and only, they are just bullies.

Three thugs stick together to look inside.

The entrance is narrow, and they are all together, so there is nothing difficult.

Chin!-

“… Uh?”

“Billion?”

The old man pushed hard on the back of the person at the back.

They are gathered to look inside each other, and everyone is distracted by their size.

They were just like huge bricks when their center of gravity collapsed.

That’s why, what happened right after that was obvious.

Those who fall underground with a short scream.

The old man immediately closed the entrance behind them.

I’ve never had anything like this before, so I might be reprimanded by my brothers.

Still, how much did he serve his brothers and the one and only?

I thought that this much would be understood or recognized.

“Ahh… !”

“Ahhh… !”

When I put my ear to the entrance and listen carefully, I hear the screams of the thugs.

The brothers apparently judged him as an intruder who entered this place.

“….”

The old man looked down at his hands.

They met their end by the brothers, or else they will be used as great and glorious people who bring the apostles down.

Do you feel guilty about that?

If asked such a question, he would confidently say, “No.”

How many people suffered from the evil they committed, but no one judges them.

They were condemned by their own hands, by their brothers, and by the Great One.

“Whoa.”

The old man let out a sigh and cleaned up again.

Though there will be people who will be suspicious of their disappearance.

There is so much resentment here and there that if you doubt it, the range will widen.

On the contrary, there will be people who will complain about their disappearance.

The old man even threw all his worries away.

I just wanted things to work out for the brothers.

“The owner.”

Close the door, and now you really want to go home.

Someone else’s voice catches the old man’s footsteps.

This time, it was the first time I heard a voice, and I couldn’t remember it.

A man was standing where the nervous old man turned.

He looks pretty handsome, like a son of an aristocratic family.

He was a truly strange man with a strangely flowing, heterogeneous aura.

“The person who bought this beef jerky earlier in the afternoon. I don’t know if you remember.”

When I talk about beef jerky, I seem to remember it.

Only one person bought beef jerky today.

“Ah… I think I remember. But why?”

“I checked the beef jerky a while ago. The condition is strange.”

“Yes?”

“It seems to have been damaged.”

After saying that, the man handed the jerky to the old man.

The envelope is already dirty with all sorts of filth.

If this is the case, even dry food will spoil quickly.

So the old man opened his mouth while trying to keep a smile.

“Look, sir. It was fine when I sold it. I guess I mismanaged it. It can’t be like this unless you threw it in the trash somewhere.”

“Why not? As far as I can see, there’s a good chance it’s because of you.”

At the man’s words, the old man slightly bit his lip.

I wonder why Iljin is like this today, and the anxiety rises again.

“I think you are misunderstanding something….”

“I didn’t. The beef jerky went bad because of you.”

“Why is it because of me?”

“Wouldn’t the beef jerky have no choice but to be ruined soon after being touched by a rotten guy, worse than a corpse?”

The man smiled and continued.

“Don’t make excuses that don’t sound like it. Because the stinky smell vibrates.”