All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 292

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146. Side Story – The Day the God Fell – 2

Keltud watched Circe fight alone.

Circe was absorbing what he had taught her at a terrifyingly fast pace.

Telekinesis and martial arts.

In addition to torture techniques, magic conversion, and absorption.

Even techniques from other dimensions.

Circe was fighting well, so much so that it was hard to believe she was still young.

‘But it’s not just that.’

He ate another bowl of the porridge Circe had made, watching her intently.

She fought well.

And.

‘She kills well.’

She killed too well.

It was hard to believe she was still a young girl; she was fighting so mercilessly.

Swinging her staff like a spear, she pierced the head of one of the knights.

Using magic to burn dozens of people alive.

Tearing off limbs with telekinesis.

Even in the battlefield filled with blood, flesh, and exploding organs, Circe didn’t even frown.

‘She’s been accessing the Truth too often.’

No matter how strong her desire for revenge, excessive slaughter erodes a person’s mind.

Yet, the reason Circe seemed fine was due to the mental problems caused by connecting with the Truth.

‘If I leave her alone, she’ll cause problems.’

Keltud watched Circe, who was using the shadow dog to catch witch hunters, and stood up.

“Stop.”

“Why, Master?”

“It’s too much.”

“Yes? But isn’t this fighting?”

“It’s not fighting, it’s slaughter.”

He said calmly and waved his hand lightly.

At that moment, thousands of spears made of light appeared in the sky.

-Kwaddeudeuk!

And pierced and killed all those who remained.

Circe glared when Keltud killed the witch hunters she was supposed to kill.

“Those are mine!”

“I know. You go sit over there. Put the dog away.”

Circe pouted and dismissed the dog’s summon.

As she went back, Keltud struck the air and summoned countless dogs.

As the dogs chewed on blood and corpses and disappeared back into the darkness, he returned to the bonfire and said.

“Don’t think, just answer. First question. Let’s say there’s a bridge in front of you. There are bizarre monsters under that bridge. What would you do?”

*Suddenly, what kind of* 뜬금없는 *question is this?* [뜬금없는 (tteungeomneun) means ‘out of the blue’ or ‘random’.]

But Circe obediently answered as Keltud instructed.

“What kind of monsters are they? I want to go down and see…”

“Is that so? Then next.”

The questions continued, and Circe kept answering.

When the questions were over, Keltud nodded.

“The side effects of accessing the Truth are getting worse.”

“What do you mean?”

“Accessing the Truth isn’t a good thing. You stop accessing it now.”

Keltud said coldly.

Circe was flustered at those words.

She had to access the Truth in order to fight enemies like this.

Of course, what she learned from him was also a great help.

But the information and power gained through the Truth could not be ignored either.

“Why?”

That’s why she had to ask, and Keltud taught her kindly as always.

“Because you’ll go crazy. No, it looks like you’re already half-crazy?”

“What do you mean? I’m fine.”

“The more you access the Truth, the more your mind and emotions wear away. Then, what is obvious becomes not obvious.”

“What’s the problem with that?”

“What are you going to do after you defeat the Serapis Order?”

“That’s…”

“Whether you’re called the Great Witch or the Worst Witch. In the end, you are an existence that must live in this world. As such, stabilizing your mind is very important.”

Circe bit her lip slightly.

“Do you see anything strange around you?”

“If you mean strange things… like the dead?”

“That too.”

“I see them.”

The day she drew the sword Keltud gave her.

The day she accessed the Truth.

From that day on, she saw strange things.

The dead began to appear.

To herself, or to Keltud.

Or to the witch hunters.

She saw the *모습* of those who had died tragically. [*모습 (moseup)* means ‘figures’ or ‘appearances’.]

“Originally, you shouldn’t see things like that. It seems like you can’t hear voices yet…”

“I can hear them.”

“Ah. Is that so?”

“But it’s okay.”

“You only think that because it’s still weak. Later, the boundary between life and death will disappear.”

If that happens, it will be difficult to reverse.

Keltud said coldly and stood up.

“It’s not the time to catch those things now. It’s a priority to undo those side effects first.”

“Then… if I can’t access the Truth anymore… what happens?”

“You just have to fight with the power you currently have.”

“Can I fight the Serapis Order with just this?”

“At your current level, it’ll be a bit difficult? You’ll have to train for at least a few decades more.”

At that answer, Circe gripped her staff tightly.

“Then I’ll keep accessing it.”

“It’ll be dangerous?”

“I don’t care.”

Circe said firmly.

“From the day I decided to fight. I was prepared for everything. And…”

Circe looked at Keltud and smiled.

“Master can also access the Truth, right?”

“That’s right.”

“But Master is fine… so I’ll give it a try too.”

He knew how painful the sense of alienation was that came from the obvious not being obvious.

That’s why he wanted to stop her, but Circe was firm.

“At least I can share that pain with Master, right?”

At those words, Keltud shrugged.

“Tell me anytime if it’s hard. I’ll heal you.”

Circe smiled softly.

* * *

The *이동* started again. [*이동 (idong)* means ‘movement’ or ‘travel’.]

As time passed, Circe spent more days spacing out, secretly smirking.

Or tearing apart the witch hunters she caught with her hands.

Keltud continued to recommend treatment for her, but Circe refused.

How much time had passed like that?

When they arrived at Call Serapis, a large army was waiting.

“The gods will watch over our future!”

“Light! Glory be to you!!”

There were thousands of priests.

There were tens of thousands of troops.

The holy war army following the God of Light, Serapis, was stationed on the plains.

“We will erase all witches from this world!!”

“We will drive out all evil from this world!!”

“May the gods protect us!!”

The shouts of the army filling the plains were truly spectacular.

Circe, who was watching it from the hill, gripped her staff tightly.

“Why do they hate witches so much?”

“If you use the magic that only witches have, you can develop humans one step further.”

“Is that so?”

“For example, there are medicines or artifacts. Also, the knowledge that witches have accumulated to make medicine can be used to develop other things.”

“But why did Serapis order them to attack witches?”

There was a revelation.

A revelation given to the Serapis Order from Serapis.

Annihilate all witches.

And create a world of light.

It was a story that everyone living in this world knew.

The Serapis Order, which was spread all over the continent, was talking about it every day, so there was no way they wouldn’t know.

Circe also heard it when she was hiding, so she asked curiously, and Keltud answered calmly.

“Because you can gain power.”

“What… what do you mean?”

“Witches’ magic is powerful, but the witches who wield it are weak. Also, there aren’t that many of them.”

In other words, it’s easy to exterminate them.

“I told you before? What a worldview is. And what the components are.”

Circe nodded.

She learned a lot while coming here with him.

Some of them were for fighting, and some were for survival.

And there were things about the secrets of the world.

What he was talking about now was also one of the secrets of the world.

“If a witch, one of the components of the world, especially one with uniqueness, becomes extinct, the powerful power that makes it up will float in the air.”

“So… Serapis was aiming for that?”

“That’s right.”

“But… but if Serapis is a god, shouldn’t he not need to use an army like that?”

“I told you before? There is no absolute in the world.”

That was right.

The elements that make up the worldview have an organic relationship with each other.

No matter how strong it seems, there are weaknesses, and no matter how solid it seems, it can be broken.

In other words.

If God is also one of the components of the worldview, it means that he can be eliminated.

“That’s the sword you have.”

“……This sword?”

When she took out the sword from subspace, Keltud nodded.

“I told you. You have to drop the god with this sword.”

“Wasn’t that a metaphor?”

“What metaphor? It’s literal. Of course, even if you have this sword, you need to prepare to fight God.”

“……That’s the training I’ve been doing so far.”

Keltud nodded.

Circe, who was staring at him, smiled.

“Thank you, Master.”

“It’s okay. Well. Your fight is also coming to an end. If an army of that size is annihilated, Serapis won’t be able to stand still.”

Eventually, he will come out to face her himself.

That’s when she has to use the God-Slaying Sword.

As Keltud spoke, Circe nodded and went down the hill.

Tens of thousands against one.

She had to fight against the powerful force trying to exterminate the witch, but she didn’t feel afraid.

She turned her head slightly.

He was sitting on the hill, staring at her indifferently.

-Ggook.

The hand holding the staff was *힘이 들어갔다*. [*힘이 들어갔다 (himi deureogatda)* means ‘strength was added’ or ‘force was applied’.]

“There’s an evil witch over there!!”

“It’s the worst witch, Circe!!”

The army that found her walking alone is moving.

They were *나서고 있었다* to inflict oppression under the name of *성전*. [*나서고 있었다 (naseogo isseotda)* means ‘coming forward’ or ‘stepping out’. *성전 (seongjeon)* means ‘holy war’ or ‘crusade’.]

Circe pointed her staff at them.

* * *

The war began.

A war of tens of thousands against one.

In that war.

Surprisingly, the one who was *유리한* was none other than Circe. [*유리한 (yurihan)* means ‘advantageous’ or ‘favorable’.]

The storm of countless magic and techniques was thoroughly trampling and *蹂躏* the holy war army. [*蹂躏 (yorin)*, a Sino-Korean word, means ‘trampling’ or ‘ravaging’.]

Now she is not an ant.

At least, wouldn’t she be an anteater?

While thinking so and continuing the slaughter.

-Stop. You insignificant and evil being.

The sky opened.

Light was coming down.

A giant of light with a long spear appeared over those who were being *蹂躏*. [*蹂躏 (yorin)*, a Sino-Korean word, means ‘trampled’ or ‘ravaged’.]

“Oh… Oooooo……”

“Serapis-*nim*……” [*nim* is an honorific suffix in Korean.]

“Our great God!”

The screams and prayers of the holy war army are heard.

Serapis, who gained even stronger power based on their faith, spoke to Circe, who was staring at him.

-Evil and cruel witch. Fear. Surrender. Kneel.

The spear he was holding moved.

The light that came down from the sky enveloped her body.

But.

-Chaenggeurang!!

Circe’s magic was enough to break even that light.

-Excellent. But how much can you do?

Serapis continued to *뿌렸다* light. [*뿌렸다 (ppuryeotda)* means ‘scattered’ or ‘sprinkled’.]

The more she blocked the light, the more *부하* her body took. [*부하 (buhwa)* likely refers to ‘burden’ or ‘strain’.]

Even if she accessed the Truth, the probability of winning was not very high.

An existence with immense power.

Even while feeling the same *압도감* as if she was facing Master. [*압도감 (apdogam)* means ‘overwhelming feeling’.]

“……I’ll never give up!!”

Circe did not give up resisting and took out the sword from subspace.

-무엄하다!! Put that sword away!! [무엄하다 (mueomhada) means ‘impudent’ or ‘presumptuous’.]

Even at that *외침*, Circe did not hesitate and only *외칠 당당하게*. [*외침 (oechim)* means ‘shout’ or ‘cry’. *외칠 당당하게 (oechil dangdanghage)* means ‘shouted confidently’.]

“Today, in Master’s name!!”

And she pointed the sword at the angry god.

“I will drop the god!!”