Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 476

In the Kingdom of Torre, a temple stood at the far northwest end of the Western Continent.

Archbishop Dallan had been in secluded training in the prayer room for months, repenting for the sacred Aurum that had been stolen by the traitor Harmon. He felt the shame like a heavy weight.

Every morning and evening, he prayed to the stone statue of the god. This was his way of showing devotion.

As the archbishop of a temple in a place avoided by priests who loved comfort and gold, he did not try to make his prayers easy. He prayed properly and seriously.

Then, one day, at the end of his prayers, he heard a holy voice for the first time.

“Jibric Cassel is coming soon.”

“Accept my power and preach the will of God on earth.”

“If you follow my will, you will live forever in the gods’ garden.”

He did not understand the first message, but a holy wave washed over his soul, and thick tears streamed down Dallan’s face.

Soon, he opened his eyes, and his vision was filled with a bright light.

As Dallan blinked a few times to adjust to the light, he saw the very reason he had been repenting.

It was Aurum, the sacred object of Ageron, the god of gold and commerce, which had disappeared.

“It can’t be!”

Tears flowed endlessly with the overwhelming emotion. He, not a famous holy man like the Pope, was being given the opportunity to become a famous apostle, like the ones in old stories.

Dallan struggled to control his strong feelings and prayed to God once more.

After he finished the whole prayer, he raised his trembling hand towards the sacred object before him.

“I will uphold the will of God.”

The moment his thin hand finally touched the sacred object.

“Kraaah!”

It felt like his soul was being ripped apart. A scream burst out without wanting to at the terrible pain, so different from what he had imagined.

Of course, his soul screamed in pain, but no sound came out.

And after a moment.

Crack!

“Cough, cough! Ah, ah…….”

Dallan, who had been twisting his head from side to side and making a sound like he was clearing his throat, finally sighed.

“The body is too weak. Tsk, even if the situation is urgent…….”

Dallan, who was rubbing his arms and legs as if something displeased him, changed rapidly even during the short time he was complaining.

The little remaining white hair turned into a rich golden mane, and the face, once covered in wrinkles, regained the handsome appearance it had in his youth when he had been quite popular.

Muscles settled nicely on his once ugly, skinny body, and Dallan, wearing a satisfied smile, examined his changed physique.

“Hmm, even if I change my body, it seems the limit is still around 8th class. Pathetic. Humans…….”

The smile was quick, and Dallan, clicking his tongue as if dissatisfied, had his voice change to that of a healthy young man.

And at that moment.

[The loss of power is immense. Don’t waste time and gather at once.]

The message from Aion, the god of water and agriculture, echoed in his head.

Tsk.

“Since when did Blue act as the leader? The leader of the dragon race has always been us Golds, Aion.”

Perhaps because he had begun to feel the desires of a living being again upon descending, Aion’s commanding attitude was quite irritating.

However, it was impossible to change the order they had since they became gods.

Moreover, the immediate priority was to stop Jibric’s arrival; there was no time to argue over past events.

“To be going through this kind of hardship even after more than 2,000 years…….”

It was all because of that unscrupulous thief trying to steal a farm with an owner.

“It is harder to travel between worlds.”

He was losing power because he was forced to come to this world. Power he should have gained over a thousand years was being lost.

To make matters worse, the body he had descended into was very bad, so he couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

Dallan, no, Ageron, moved his muscles and bones to see how strong they were with an unhappy expression, frowning even more as if he didn’t like it.

“This time, let’s really finish this, Jibric.”

It wasn’t like Amunda, that lizard; Jibric had broken his soul into many pieces and hidden them.

“Kill him, and he comes back again; kill him again, and he comes back again……. Disgusting fellow.”

This time, he would find all the remaining fragments of his soul and either permanently destroy them or lock them away in another world.

[Ageron.]

“I’m going, I’m going.”

The moment he answered the voice calling him as if talking to himself, Dallan’s body disappeared without a trace.

After teleporting many times, he could see a human city far in the distance.

A city of the human race so vast that it would have been unimaginable 2,000 years ago.

He remembered that even their holy ground, Gran, was not even half the size of this city.

“……I don’t like it, no, not one bit.”

As he floated in the air, watching the crowds of humans, he felt deeply displeased.

In the old days, he would have destroyed them all, but now that he knew the taste of the power from their souls, he had no choice but to leave them alive.

As he was looking down at the city with unusual feelings.

“You’re late, Ageron.”

Along with an unfamiliar voice, ‘five’ of his companions appeared around him.

Dallan, no, Ageron’s avatar, frowned slightly as he looked at the middle-aged man surrounded by blue light.

“……I was busy fixing this terrible body.”

“Because of the traitor’s scheme, Artan and Anima had no choice but to choose a worse choice and arrived before you. Anima even took care of the affairs of the Holy Kingdom. To solve the problems of the Irregulars.”

“You should blame that foolish Amunda. And Aria, who couldn’t even devour a single human properly. And, Adga doesn’t seem to be here yet?”

As he mentioned Adga, Aion’s face became serious for a moment.

“……Adga seems to have been attacked by Jibric’s avatar.”

“What!? What nonsense are you talking about!”

“We can’t talk to the real god, so we can’t find out more. But the worst thing is, Jibric’s avatar might be strong enough to beat one of us.”

“Perhaps he has become very powerful, almost like a god…….”

“Didn’t we conclude that was impossible? You can only become a god with magic.”

“……Even so, it’s the worst. No, Adga must have been careless.”

At the words spoken with a snort, Artan, the stocky man with brown energy around him, became more agitated. It wasn’t just his new body; his energy also showed he was angry.

“There’s no way Adga would be so foolish! Aion’s judgment is correct, Ageron. Just because you descended into a human body doesn’t mean you should forget your dignity as a god.”

Then Ageron’s energy also intensified.

To think that he was the kind of being who followed the main body and became a dwarf after descending into a human body. He was the only foolish fellow whose foundation became weaker after becoming an apostle.

Besides, since when did the leader of mere dwarves dare to raise his head and argue with a dragon?

Perhaps because he had descended into a human body, Ageron, feeling strong emotions again, for the first time in ages, said what he was thinking without stopping to think if it was polite.

“Dignity? God? Heh heh. Don’t be mistaken, Artan. Just because you’re called the god of earth and mining doesn’t mean you’ve really become a god. We still haven’t escaped the thing they don’t like to talk about.”

At those words, the energy of the other companions also began to intensify all at once. His words were touching the Nine Gods’ secret shame.

A god must exist alone and completely. A true god is a complete being who does not need to devour the souls of inferior creatures to raise his status.

Like the real creator of the world, who is so powerful he doesn’t even notice us.

“Isn’t that why we gathered to eliminate the problems that could destroy everything? Even though we will all lose something?”

Soon, Anima, who had red energy, calmed down the others.

Anima, called the god of fire and food.

Unlike what he had been as an orc leader, he was calm, and that was why he was in charge of the temple’s affairs.

However, judging from the fact that he had changed his new body to be strong and muscular, it was clear that he had not abandoned his orc nature, so Ageron could only scoff.

Of course, there was no need to annoy him more.

They kept losing power just by being on Earth, not just when they arrived. Although it is very little power compared to when they first came down, he also didn’t want to waste any power.

As Ageron became quiet, Aion, wrapped in a blue aura, immediately brought up the main point.

“First, we clear out the ‘altar.’ And then we clean up the east behind the Holy Legion. Killing the avatar is a bonus.”

Even though it was an issue that had already been discussed before the descent, it was mentioned again to coordinate each other’s senses and powers that had changed after the descent.

However, Ageron, who had been being difficult from the start, argued against the plan they had already agreed on.

“Things have changed. Is there a need to follow the old plan?”

“Ageron!”

“Anyway, it’s certain that the avatar has more power than expected. Since it’s more dangerous than we thought, one or two of us might die in these new bodies.”

“Then shouldn’t we kill him even more? If Jibric gets such a body…….”

“If the avatar disappears in a forced descent state, who will pay for what we lose?”

A word popped out in the midst of the conversation that was going on haphazardly.

Loss.

That word swallowed other voices.

They are essentially in a competitive relationship. They would welcome it if someone else suffered a greater loss, but they had no intention of being the ones to do so.

“……What are you suggesting, Ageron?”

“Hmm, I was wondering if we should make Jibric’s high priest and the avatar fight each other first?”

At those words, the apostles’ gazes were focused on him.

But soon Aion shook his head.

“The risk is too great.”

“……Yes, it would be the worst for us if Jibric took over that body.”

“Why did we make a forced descent? Isn’t it because the altar has enough power for Jibric to come back to life, even without the avatar? But you’re suggesting we put the avatar there as bait?”

“The current high priest doesn’t seem to know that fact. Fortunately, our efforts have not been in vain, and Jibric’s followers are not as strong as they used to be.”

“Even so, if we think about the worst case…….”

“We can follow behind. Has our power weakened so much now that we can’t even stop the ritual from nearby?”

“……That’s not true.”

“Then we’ve come to a conclusion. Make the avatar and the high priest clash, and then attack later. Of course, we’ll combine our strength to stop the ritual. That way, we won’t have any ‘losses.’”

Ageron, who had first suggested the idea, smiled widely, shining even brighter.

In fact, the best strategy was to first join forces to clear out the altar and then eliminate Logan McLane. Some apostles’ bodies might be damaged in the process, but in the current situation, it was right to accept such things.

Because they were all selfish, they were choosing a worse plan that would lose them less, instead of the best plan.

Only to suffer a little less loss than others.

It was a story that would destroy their followers’ belief in them, but this made sense to them, even if it was bad.

Even.

“If this plan goes wrong, we will proceed on the premise of ‘sacrificing’ your apostle, Ageron.”

The conclusion drawn at the end of the agreement was small and selfish.

And even with that unfair condition, Ageron smiled contentedly.

“Good. But if this doesn’t cause losses to everyone, I’ll take a little more profit. Will you accept it?”

It was an attempt to become more powerful than Aion, even if it’s in a sneaky way. The moment he was the first to break free from the shackles of the demigod, he would become the best among them.

He was clearly showing his selfish desires, but the other Nine Gods who were listening nodded their heads even knowing that.

In particular, Aion, who was always ranked first among the Nine Gods, just smiled calmly, with blue light around him.

‘Will everything really go so easily?’

They were more like rivals than friends.