The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

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The Guilford mercenaries were quite famous in the empire.

neat work. excellent skill.

In addition, Guilford, the mercenary leader, has an exciting personality.

At worst, people came from far away to entrust the quest to Guildford.

This mission of the Guilford mercenaries was also a mission entrusted by a client who came from afar.

It was about breaking through the beasts blocking the road and asking him to investigate the old building, but it wasn’t too difficult considering Guilford’s skills.

In fact, until the middle of the battle, the demonic beasts were being exterminated without any problems.

“Chief? Why did you suddenly stop?”

If it wasn’t for the unidentified pain in the arm of the mercenary leader Guilford.

Guilford stopped walking at the sharp pain he felt in his right arm.

During the battle, he had no memory of being injured against a beast.

Nevertheless, the tingling sensation that came from his arm, he rolled up his sleeve and checked his right arm.

“Ummm…”

Guilford endured the scorching pain and watched the anomalies unfold in his arm.

As his skin turned red, black spots were slowly rising over it.

The pattern of ears of barley painted in black.

If you look closely at the patterns, it looks like you have memories of meeting them one day.

Seeing Guilford holding his arm with an uncomfortable expression, Jenny, a mercenary wizard, asked him.

“Captain? What’s going on?”

“Looks like there’s something wrong with your arm.”

“I’ll take a look.”

The greatest strength of the mercenaries was Guilford, the mercenary leader, no matter what anyone said.

When Guilford said there was a problem, Jenny went straight to him.

When the wizard Jenny came to visit him, Guilford put away his hand and showed Jenny his arm.

There is a part that I can guess in my head, but it was because I thought that a wizard would know more about this field.

Jenny’s eyes looked carefully at Guilford’s arm.

“What do you think? Does it look like there’s a problem?”

“Chief. Did this happen now?”

“Well.”

“Is this… a mark of a hero?”

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Mark of a hero.

Guilford began to ponder for a moment at the story of turning his doubts into certainty.

Heroes were those chosen by the goddess to fight against evil spirits.

If what remained on his arm was the mark of a hero, Guilford had to make a decision sooner or later.

Should I disband the mercenaries and head to the temple?

If not, will he pretend not to know and continue to lead his own mercenary corps?

Either way, each option had its own pros and cons.

“What kind of temple mark?”

“Temple of Abundance.”

“It’s a temple of abundance…”

“Now that the sign has appeared, we should go to the Holy Land. By the way, the leader is a hero, so maybe it’s a combination that suits you better than you think?”

I don’t remember visiting the Holy Land in person, but Guilford knew about the Temple of Abundance as well.

The Temple of Abundance was a temple with a strong influence even within the Holy Land.

If Guilford visited the Temple of Abundance and revealed that he had become a hero, the Temple of Abundance might have welcomed the hero, Guilford.

However, Guilford somehow felt unwilling.

It was because he didn’t like leaving the mercenary corps he loved, and it was cumbersome to be bound by the responsibilities of being a hero.

“I don’t go to the Holy Land.”

“……What are you talking about?”

“We have something we have to do, don’t we? I like the mercenary leader more than the hero.”

Having said that, Guilford passed Jenny and started moving forward again.

As Guilford, who had been stopped, moved forward, the men who were waiting for him also moved along with him.

Guilford shouted loudly in a loud voice to the men who followed him.

“Come on, no big deal! Let’s all keep moving.”

Jenny, who stood blankly at Guilford’s words, was bewildered by the sight of the group far away.

It was because the distance had spread by dozens of steps while she was dazed.

Confused, Jenny sprinted towards the front of the party.

ha. The sound of rough breathing echoed around him as he ran too hard.

Jenny, who managed to catch up with Guilford, said while looking at his arm.

“Chief, are you really not planning on going to the Holy Land?”

“Let’s stop talking about that. I like my current colleagues.”

“Oh my, our manager really likes men who smell like sweat!”

At the words of the vice-captain, Garp, the mercenaries around them all burst into laughter.

While everyone was smiling, Guilford alone had a troubled face.

Guilford, who was walking ahead, raised his middle finger toward Garp.

Then he laughed and told him.

“Gaff. Talk nonsense only at drinking parties.”

“Heh, uh, how dare I disobey the words of the hero!”

“Hah ha ha ha!”

The mercenaries burst into laughter again at Garp’s answer to Guildford.

At the sound of Garp’s voice from behind, Guilford shook his head.

It was the appearance of the subordinates as always.

Even if there was a mark on Guilford’s arm, the appearance of the mercenaries did not change much.

Tub. Tub.

The rough footsteps of the mercenaries echoed through the mountain road.

Was it because most of the beasts that came in were sorted out?

While Guilford and the mercenaries were walking on the road, no new beasts appeared.

“Captain! What’s over there!”

However, what appeared in front of Guilford on behalf of the beast was a shabby and unidentified building.

The wall, which should have been painted with colorful paint, could not withstand the signs of time and only traces remained.

The roof of the building also appeared to have been partially sunk for some reason.

I do not know what the original purpose was, but it was not a building that could be used continuously.

Guilford and the mercenaries who discovered the building stopped in front of the building.

“The building looks very old.”

“Is that the building that was commissioned?”

“Perhaps right.”

The size of the building was too small.

It could be said that the size was in contrast to the devotion that went into erecting the building.

At least, it was not large enough to fit all the mercenaries of the mercenary corps.

Seeing the size of the building, which seemed smaller than expected, Guilford turned his head to scrutinize the person.

Wizard Jenny. And the vice-captain, Garp.

It seemed that it would suffice to bring these two together.

“Gaff.”

“Oh, boss!”

“Jennie.”

“yes.”

“Only the two of you follow me inside. Let the rest wait outside.”

The mercenaries who heard the order to stand still started talking to each other looking for a place to rest.

Guilford, who had picked up the people to enter, opened the door to the building.

profit.

The interior of the building was revealed with the sound of the hinges shaking.

Is it because the building has been neglected for a long time?

There was a lot of dust inside the building.

“Eetch…!”

“Jenny! Why are you coughing at me… Uh, general! See that expensive looking sword over there?”

Garp, who was turning his head away from coughing Jenny, noticed something and shouted.

Beyond the roof that has fallen into the inside of the building due to the passing of many years.

There, along with the old altar, was a sword emitting a suspicious light.

The brilliance of the sword placed on the altar was fundamentally different from the light created by reflecting sunlight.

Guildford’s hand moved reflexively at the sight of the sword with its brilliant brilliance.

“……”

Guilford, who reached out his hand towards the sword, grabbed the sword in front of him.

wow.

As his hand gripped the sword strongly, the mark engraved on Guilford’s arm began to glow.

A warm feeling comes from the hand holding the sword.

At the same time, a strong voice resounded in Guilford’s head.

What reached Guilford’s ears was a dignified male voice.

– “Heroes. Have you opened your eyes?”

Guilford heard the voice and turned his head to look around.

But inside the building, only Jenny, Garp, and Guildford were present.

Other than that, there were no strangers to be found.

Guilford, who could not find the owner of the voice, asked a question to the unidentified voice.

“You seem to be hiding. Who are you?”

– “My name is Ascalon the Goddess. I was waiting here for a hero to save the world.”

“no way…….”

– “Yes. The sword you are holding is my true identity.”

At the voice of the sword introducing himself, Guilford opened his mouth and looked at him.

A sword that speaks for itself.

It was Guildford who never thought that he would meet the sword that had only been handed down as a legend.

As Guilford looked at the sword with a surprised face, Ascalon gave out a strong light once and asked Guildford.

– “Hero of abundance. What is your name?”

“I am the mercenary leader of the Guilford Mercenaries… Guilford Floud.”

– “A hero from mercenaries. He must be quite good at battle. In that respect, he’s better than the hero of the previous generation.”

Even after hearing about Guilford’s true identity, Ascalon showed a nonchalant reaction.

Rather, he was showing the reaction that he had met the hero several times.

From what I’ve heard so far, the divine weapon in front of Guilford seemed to have something to do with the hero’s mark.

I know information about the hero.

This was an opportunity to acquire the knowledge that Guilford lacked.

Guilford did not miss this opportunity and decided to ask Ascalon for the information he was curious about.

“Ascalon. I have a question.”

– “What are you curious about?”

“How do you relate to a hero?”

– “The heroes of the time are given a divine spirit that suits them. And I am a divine spirit prepared for the hero of abundance.”

“That means…”

– “You are my master.”

The Ascalon in front of him was Guilford’s.

Both in the sense of material ownership and in the religious sense.

It was very pleasant to hear that the Shinigami shining in front of his eyes was his.

Under the premise that no troublesome stories are heard from the temple.

“Because it’s the owner. It’s a story I like.”

– “Of course, there are not many people who dislike Shingi.”

“You think so?”

– “At least that’s what all the heroes of the squadron did. If you have any other questions, I’ll give you enough answers.”

“Then Ascalon, is it okay if I don’t go to the Holy Land?”

Guilford raised the next question to the Shinigami in his hand.

There is no need to be dragged around under the temple to drive out evil spirits.

That was Guilford’s idea.

While operating the mercenary corps, there seemed to be no problem in destroying the visible evil deity.

In some way, it was not necessary to fulfill one’s role.

In response to Guilford’s question, Ascalon burst out an eerie laugh.

– “Of course, that would be fine. It’s just a story when you’re confident.”

“I’m Guilford, the mercenary leader of the Guilford Mercenary Corps. Do I not have the confidence to do that?”

– “Even if it’s better than the squadron, that’s just the story of the squadron.”

“What do you mean?”

– “Because you’re going to have the most difficult time among heroes so far.”

You will be going through the most difficult time among the heroes so far.

Guilford understood that Ascalon’s words were by no means a light warning.

As Guilford pondered Ascalon’s words, Ascalon continued his story.

– “The laws of the world will not protect you.”

“The law of the world…?”

– “The scale of karma that orchestrates the world is a being with the polarity of good and evil.”

– “For good to exist as good, there must be evil. It is the same for evil to exist as evil.”

– “The moment this boundary completely collapses, the world is filled with chaos.”

“Are you saying that something is wrong with the goddess now?”

The story of Karma’s scale was an unfamiliar topic for Guilford.

Still, I was able to understand a little bit about the story that followed.

Evil exists only when there is good.

It is a very difficult story for a great being who rules the sky to protect.

It was a story that even a god could never be free from the restrictions of something.

And Guilford asked about the problems with the gods looking down on the ground.

– “There is one simple but difficult problem.”

“What’s wrong?”

– “The problem that a great evil can only extend a hand of salvation to you.”

the laws of the universe.

It was too big a problem for Guilford to solve.