I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

28 – Saint Irina (8)

Saint Irina (8)

Evidence of reverse flow.

The field, hollowed out as if a meteorite had fallen, seemed to represent the Celestial Church.

Yes, like the Celestial Church that lost the most important thing and dug a hole.

Such a bitter and forlorn place.

Saint Irina did not like that place.

However, she knew that she would not be able to turn a blind eye, so she always offered a prayer of apology there.

That was true this time too.

Her own confession. In an open world, in a place where there is no one to listen, regret and repentance are repeated.

“A story?”

I lost too much blood.

My head was hazy.

It felt like a dream.

I burst out laughing. The last one she was drawing was distorted.

She intended to die alone, confessing her sins to her god.

Are you not alone?

But she didn’t feel bad.

The traces of the celestial spirit she thought.

A miracle born from the impossible. Because Jim was such an existence.

She knows it’s a fake now, but Irina was terribly distorted to the extent that even that didn’t matter.

“What are you talking about?”

Irina laughed briskly.

The situation is different and the physical condition is the worst, but for some reason, laughter came out.

It may be because the presence in front of you was proof that a miracle existed.

She may be the person she wanted to cling to even for a moment.

Irina felt like she was looking at her immature little brother.

And she felt that broken.

“Okay. How about a story about miracles and perspective?”

“… ….”

It was the moment when the existence in front of her eyes touched her long agony.

Ah, yes, it’s not a simple end.

Until the last moment, the contradiction held in one’s arms is holding back one’s ankles.

Irina smiled bitterly and her tears began to flow.

“Then Jim, let me ask you again. Are there any miracles in the world?”

“Yes, there is.”

“What if it seems like a coincidence?”

First time in this place.

Let’s talk about the first time.

“What if it wasn’t a miracle to the extent of overturning the impossible, but just finding a way to do something that was originally possible?”

“Then I would call it a miracle that I got back to that route.”

However, it was different back then.

A conversation you’ve already had once. There were no surprises and no disappointments.

Yes, this is a dialogue of perspective.

A moment when you have time to think about the same conversation from different directions.

“Even if it’s a coincidence, if it’s to the point where you’ll mistakenly think that a miracle happened, then it must have been a clever idea that I couldn’t even think of.”

The words that shook her heart for an instant. But, it doesn’t shake anymore.

Because the words that followed were words that overturned the foundation.

But…….

“Because even in the place where the heavenly god was brought down, the flower finally bloomed.”

This time it was different.

Jim forced the flower he had held out to Irina into her hand.

“The place where the Celestial God was brought down, the secret place of the Celestial Church. However, even in such a place, flowers have bloomed like this.”

“It is proof that the world and people are forgetting the Heavenly God.”

“No.”

A field hollowed out as if a meteorite had fallen in the past. However, the wind blew and the flower seeds flew in, so that place filled up and started to bloom again.

Like new skin sprouting from a wound.

“Even in such a wicked and unclean place, flowers bloomed. What if that is not a miracle?”

“That was a coincidence. It was something that could have happened. Even if it’s a shame, it’s just a symbol. After all, this is just land, and it’s no wonder that vegetation grows there. No, rather, it might have grown even better as traces of the Heavenly God remained.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“Then, saintess. I will ask.”

Hwareuk!

A blue flame sprouts. It illuminates the surroundings as if driving away the night.

The flame doesn’t burn anything, it just increases in size.

“A miracle-making celestial god was brought down by a mere man. Is that a miracle? Is it a coincidence?”

The Celestial God has left.

That is an undeniable fact.

“If what we think is impossible is trivial and simple to a celestial being, is it a miracle to him? Is it a coincidence?”

His influence is gone.

That is also an undeniable fact.

“If a warrior who was just a country girl takes down a sword and defeats the demon king, is that a miracle? Is it a coincidence?”

However, miracles do exist in this world. Even if it’s something that seems like a coincidence.

“My meeting with you.”

That’s up to the person who accepts it.

A point of view that can never be asserted in the relationship between people.

“Was it a miracle for you? Was it a coincidence?”

“… ….”

“If so, if so. If a heavenly god ever forgives a person, is that a miracle? Is it a coincidence?”

The heavenly gods forgive people.

That’s neither a miracle nor a coincidence.

“How would you judge that?”

It’s just a choice.

However, it will be like a miracle for those who accept it.

As soon as Irina remembered that thought, she realized it.

“…… It was me who chose it.”

There are no miracles in this world.

With the disappearance of the heavenly gods, the world has become a world where miracles cannot occur.

However, there was a miracle.

If someone calls it a miracle, it must be a miracle.

What seemed possible in someone’s eyes could have been impossible to that person.

There is no perfect miracle in this world. It’s just that the existence that can do more than others has disappeared.

Yes, the heavenly gods were not omnipotent. He was brought down by mere human hands, and what was thought impossible was only possible for him.

“Then, saintess.”

Jim laughed. He gave me a soft smile I hadn’t seen before.

It looked like a monk who had realized the principles of this world, and also like a teacher teaching children.

And he’s like a foolish fool sometimes.

“To you who have been waiting for a miracle, there is something I want to show you.”

Blue flames dance.

The flames that engulfed the two grew even larger.

Soon, the flames soared to the point of burning the sky.

“Is it a miracle if there is a blue sky at night? Could it be a coincidence?”

Blue flame drives away the darkness.

The blue flames that engulfed the sky shine as blue as broad daylight.

Irina, engulfed in flames, felt warm rather than hot.

“What would you like to think?”

For Jim, it’s a choice.

However, when it comes to the countless people who will look up at that sky…….

“Yes, it sounds like a miracle.”

Irina laughed briskly.

She was there, the blue sky that she and her Celestial Church had lost.

If you think that you will see it at the last minute, there will be no more beautiful scenery than this.

Irina began to stumble.

After pouring all her strength into Esmeralda, she was supposed to heal herself. She had chosen her place to die in the first place, and she had come here.

The last scenery she saw was such a miracle.

“It’s a miracle that is too beautiful for me to deserve.”

Irina burst into tears again. Because she doubted whether she dared to have this happiness herself.

Because I was that happy.

Still, she thought about whether it was okay to be happy at the last moment.

Irina sat down like that.

However, Jim sternly declared looking at Irina like that.

“Then, don’t wait for the next miracle to find it.”

In the past, the place where the celestial spirit fell.

“If you change your mindset, your perspective will change too.”

Now, beautiful wild flowers were in full bloom there.

***

Esmeralda despised herself for not being able to save her Irina in the end.

I made a big noise and failed. In fact, her condescension outweighed her contempt.

And to think that I can open my eyes again like this now after I fainted from being beaten like that.

I can’t help but think that Irina had her mercy on her.

‘Rather than that, where is this place?’

Esmeralda, who had been chewing her regrets with a blank face for a long time, was only belatedly able to look around her.

The overall color scheme of the hospital room is white.

It didn’t seem to be much different from where she was initially held, but there was a crucial difference.

That means there are no iron bars on the windows.

In other words, Irina withdrew her plan to make her a sacred object.

‘Then this place… ….’

That’s when Esmeralda’s understanding of her current situation comes to an end.

“Jim, try this. Now, do it.”

“No, I have no appetite… …. For some reason, the memory of the night before is vague, as if this place is not good…….”

“Is that so? Then, should I use her divine magic to look inside her body and check it out?”

“Now that I look at it, it must be sweet. Thank you for this food.”

“Yes, Aang.”

In the bedroom next to her, I could see Jim and Irina f*cking.

“Is it hell… ….”

The feeling of seeing the unseen.

Two Esmeralda. No, she let out a sigh as she looked at the price of one person and one demon.

Since they both share the commonality of being bastards, there was a high probability that this place would be hell.

“Ah, hero. You opened your eyes now. I was worried because she had been sleeping since arriving at the Vatican.”

“All along…… ?”

“Yes, all the way.”

[Note: I think you should act wisely.]

A straight puck.

Esmeralda gnashed her teeth. She’s

She’s holding herself back and pretending nothing happened to the b*tch she gave her a face-banging with Morning Star.

‘Does this crazy b*tch have no conscience?’

Is she going to go back to being her colleague after doing that?

It’s strange that Jim says his memory of the night before is hazy. This crazy b*tch might have touched his head.

“Ah, hero. And this is a support item from the Celestial Church for the hero. Please accept it.”

[Note: I’m thinking of asking you to forgive me for this.]

“Ahahahaha! I must have been dreaming last night, but I can’t remember what I was dreaming about.”

“Oops, you might get sick, so I’ll prepare an extra potion.”

“Yes, thank you! Irina.”

However, as bags of various elixirs and gold coins appeared in front of her eyes, she couldn’t remember anything.

Considering the size of the Celestial Church, it wasn’t a huge amount of money, but to Esmeralda, a country girl, there was no more money than this.

She has been sleeping since arriving at the Vatican.

She decided to do it.

‘Yeah, what. Things are more certain than verbal apologies.’

He didn’t seem very conscientious.

So the two proceeded with a secret deal.