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140. Sanctuary (6)

#140. Sanctuary (6)

Accepting the divine power was a series of sufferings, but Cynthia persevered and managed to protect herself even through the backlash of memories.

The karma of the previous generations continued, and Cynthia completed her second preparation to become a higher transcendent being.

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A mighty and immeasurable amount of divine power entered her body, reconstructing her body.

The body that had entered the realm of the spirits underwent another metamorphosis and came to contain the galaxy.

‘… If I hadn’t gone through this process, something big would have happened someday.’

Cynthia witnessed the physical reconstruction process in real time, and realized:

If I hadn’t gone through the process of reconstructing my body here and now… my body might have collapsed, unable to handle the power of the Holy Spirit.

No, it must have been so.

By the power of the administrators contained within the Holy Body.

‘It hurts, but… it’s bearable. It feels warm somehow… .’

The process of reconstructing the body after enduring the backwash of memories was not as painful as I thought.

It wasn’t unpleasant, but rather a feeling of stability.

‘The appearance hasn’t changed.’

As Irina said, there was absolutely no body distortion or anything like that. Everything was the same as before. Cynthia nodded with satisfaction.

Even though the body contained the Holy Spirit, it remained stable, and enormous potential and power were added to it.

“You finished safely, Sia.”

When he opened his eyes, Irina was smiling at him.

***

The process of becoming a superior transcendent being is not easy.

It is such a difficult path that only one or two out of tens of thousands of transcendent beings can become upper transcendent beings.

Irina and the Sanctuary staff worked hard for a long time to create a shortcut that would allow for relatively easy access, but that did not mean the path was easy.

‘I never thought I would be able to accomplish this in such a short period of time…’

I never thought that a young transcendent being, not even 100 years old, would have such a strong spirit and would try to move forward.

Irina was truly in awe of Cynthia.

The first time may be a coincidence, but if it is repeated, it is inevitable. Cynthia proved her ability in two training sessions.

“Wasn’t it hard?”

“It was hard.”

Cynthia said calmly.

I can say this now, but while enduring the backlash of memories, I could say that it was horrific in itself.

Memories of someone whose name you don’t know flow into you, and his life is relayed to you.

Fortunately, it had faded over time. If not, Cynthia might have been swept away in that backwater and lost her sense of self.

“Good job. Good job. You came back after finishing the hard work.”

“Aren’t you treating me like a child?”

“That’s because the child is right.”

“If you look at it only by age, that’s true, but….”

Cynthia couldn’t bear to shake off Irina’s hand and hugged her. It was cozy, warm, and comforting.

“If I had a child, would it have been as cute as Sia?”

“… That must have been it. Probably.”

“Yeah. I’m sure it was.”

Irina stared into space, remembering someone she couldn’t see. It was someone she had missed and remembered for countless hours.

“Now our meeting is coming to an end. Once I finish this last training… I will no longer be able to stay in the sanctuary.”

Kwung- Kwung-

“…What is this sound?”

“A sign that an intruder is about to invade the sanctuary.”

Irina took Cynthia’s hand and led her away, witnessing parts of the sky turning purple.

“I thought I had plenty of time… but that wasn’t the case. I guess I’ll have to tighten up my schedule a bit.”

After reciting some spells and strengthening the barrier protecting the sanctuary, she headed to the end of the sanctuary with Cynthia.

“The last training session will be nothing special compared to the first two. However, it will also require you to make a big decision.”

“…What is it?”

“Sia. You are under the protection of a law-abiding foreigner.”

***

Protection.

The act of inscribing a portion of divine power onto a target as a blessing.

A divine technique that only a transcendent being can perform, the caster suffers a semi-permanent loss of divine power until the protection is retrieved.

Instead, the PC and the soul become connected, and the caster can communicate with the PC at any time.

It leads to causality.

The caster can communicate with the caster and make various requests to him, and the caster can be granted the caster’s power and use various abilities.

“But… now that you’ve reached a higher level, it’s impossible for you to receive protection from a normal transcendent being.”

Irina was explaining about Gaho when she turned to Cynthia.

“So… you’re a foreign news source?”

“That’s right. The God of Gods. An extraterrestrial divine throne that even the highest transcendent beings… no, even if several of the highest transcendent beings gather together, they cannot stand against. Only by receiving their protection will your transcendent position be fully established in the universe.”

Irina expressed her regret with a bitter tone.

“Originally… your status would have been acknowledged even if you had only progressed to the second stage of training. However, this place… Langrut became part of the Watcher a long time ago, right? In this closed world… communication with the Akashic Records is not smooth. The information you possess will no longer be recorded.”

“Huh…? Is that true?”

“I told you, this is a closed world. All access to the outside world is blocked… A dying world. Normally, your achievements would be acknowledged by the universe and recorded in the Akashic Records, thereby gaining a higher level of divinity… But that is not possible now.”

“That’s why we’re trying to make that possible through foreign media.”

“that’s right.”

Irina held out her hand and breathed divine power into it.

Then a white pattern appeared on the back of her hand.

“This is… a book…?”

“That’s right. It’s a regular book shape. To be exact, it would be more accurate to say that it has a pattern that looks like a book.”

“I don’t know what you mean….”

“This pattern appeared as a means for you to best understand this foreign body in accordance with human concepts.”

“Then does Irina look different?”

“Now I look like a book to you too.”

“Now… Are you saying it was different before?”

“Yeah. It was a pattern with some kind of writing on the parchment.”

“ah….”

“As time goes by, this pattern may change again. When that happens… the pattern won’t be on my hand anymore.”

“… … .”

“But still- I found someone who can continue my progress. Isn’t that okay?”

“then….”

Cynthia looked at Irina and realized that her suspicions were correct.

“That’s right. I created a sanctuary under the protection of ■■■, a foreign messenger of the Order series.”

Cynthia didn’t hear the part where the foreign news agency’s name was mentioned properly. The memory of hearing the name itself disappeared along with a strange beeping noise.

“…?”

“Ah… I guess you haven’t heard the name yet. You have the qualifications, but what you lack is the will.”

Irina tilted her head, saying something Cynthia couldn’t understand.

“The end of the sanctuary is where the barrier is the strongest. Therefore, it will take some time for the demon to reach here, but it won’t take much time either.”

Gulp. Cynthia swallowed and asked Irina.

“So… what should I do?” I knew that I would be protected by law-abiding foreigners, but Irina didn’t say what I had to do to get it.

“I told you, it’s simple.”

“…?”

“I hope so. Until your prayers reach the foreign media.”

“…to?”

“Isn’t that too old-fashioned? You might think so, but if you wish earnestly, your wishes will reach the foreign press.”

“You are now a god who has already ascended to the highest level of transcendence. Before, you would have been worse than an insect to outsiders… but now it’s different.”

Cynthia was shocked to realize that even ordinary divinities were nothing more than insects to outsiders.

I knew that foreign media was a great force, but I didn’t know it was to that extent.

“It is possible because I am here. If you follow my guidance with protection… your wish will reach him.”

Irina said as she turned to Cynthia and asked,

“Have you decided?”

“… The decision was already made. Before I came here.”

“Your disposition is now fixed. This decision cannot be changed. Until the moment you disappear.”

“That doesn’t matter. As long as I can return to Earth.”

Order, chaos, evil, whatever. It didn’t matter.

Cynthia figured that if she could escape this damn ordeal, nothing mattered as long as it wasn’t detrimental to her fate.

“Then… shall we go? From now on, we will travel through fantasy and float through outer space for a while. Be prepared.”