The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 73 : Progenitor Pluto (1) ＞

There was no accident in which the smartphone that was dropped on the floor was broken.

I was worried because it made a loud noise when it fell, but fortunately it didn’t seem to be at a level that would break the screen.

The game screen, which was blacked out, also returned to its original state after a while.

And there was only one character left on the screen that came back like that.

All of the characters who were fighting with Utenia had disappeared.

Seeing that Yutenia was alone and examining the sword, I couldn’t help but look at her with a puzzled gaze.

“Maybe… did you win it all alone?”

The opponent is a boss character with a vicious pattern.

A pattern that lowers the power of magic.

and patterns that obstruct the player’s view.

Either way, they were patterns that made normal play impossible.

A boss with such a pattern disappeared from his seat in just a few minutes.

There was nothing to think about other than that Yutenia had defeated the boss.

It looked like a situation where Utenia was greatly pushed back, but it seems that the situation was not as serious as expected.

I immediately moved my attention to the message box at the bottom of the screen and looked at the recently printed messages.

– Please observe other areas.

– Please observe other areas.

– Please observe other areas.

– [Apostle: Euthenia High Lost] has made an offering for you.

– Sacrifice offered to you: 1

– The effect of ＜Karma’s Balance: Offering＞ is activated.

– Karma increased by 2 in proportion to the number of sacrifices offered.

At the top of the message box, the message of the blinding pattern used by the boss character was printed.

Occasionally, in the case of a game where the boss monster has a vicious pattern, a certain pattern may obstruct the player’s view.

This game also seemed to have a vicious pattern that obstructed the player’s view.

As the difficulty of the game gradually increases in the future, other bosses with this pattern might pop up.

It was necessary to come up with a countermeasure for this pattern.

The only solution that comes to mind right now is sound play, though.

“In the meantime, I made an offering.”

Below the warning message about the blinding pattern, a message about the offering of Utenia floated up.

Apparently, after the battle, Utenia had even made an offering in the meantime.

The number of sacrifices offered is one.

And the obtained karma value is 2.

A question arose in my mind as I alternately looked at the number of offerings and Euthenia.

This was because the number of characters seen before the pattern was triggered and the number of characters offered by Utena did not match.

“Why is there only one character offered?”

Before the sight-obstructing pattern was activated, I checked the appearance of the characters who seemed to be in their dozen or so.

If that many people had been sacrificed, at least 30 or more karma should have come in.

Even so, the number of offerings that Euthenia offered was only one.

It meant that the number of enemies that Yutenia actually defeated was only one.

If so, it would be a story that Yutenia failed to defeat the rest of the enemies.

I couldn’t help but ponder while looking at the screen, seeing that the numbers of the characters and offerings that I had confirmed with the naked eye did not match.

“A temporary event? Or is it a teaser boss?”

There were two possible possibilities.

Was the number itself a part of the pattern, or was it more like a taste of a specific boss?

In the latter case, it was possible that one day I would face the boss again.

Recalling the vicious pattern of the boss I encountered this time, I recalled the current power in my head.

Yutenia and Evan. and members of the church.

Except for the creatures that are difficult to move at will, in fact, these were all the power available to the denomination.

If you face a stronger boss next time, will you be able to fight with your current power?

Running the simulation in my head did not yield any positive results.

“If it’s an event boss, I think I’ll have to keep improving my specs in the future.”

Defeat the upcoming bosses.

Still, to survive all the characters participating in the battle.

That was the goal I had to achieve.

It was not strange to lose a character one day while fighting a close battle like this one.

For him, continuous spec-up must be accompanied.

In particular, it was necessary to avoid focusing on extreme magic settings like this time.

“First, we have to think about how to develop a physical character.”

In the case of Evan, he was also good at combat using swords, but the thunderstorm damage tended to be stronger.

I thought it would be better to set the next Apostle with the physical series setting.

It would be better to keep billing whenever you can afford it.

After roughly thinking about my future plans, I looked at Euthenia heading to the cave with my sword.

She was holding the sword used by the boss character in her hand.

Since he would not have attempted to make an offering with only the sword separate, it would be more correct to view the weapon as an item that cannot be offered.

A small speech bubble appeared above Yutenia’s head as she headed to the cave.

– “I’ll have to check to see if the stakes are well pulled out.”

In this situation, there was only one stake that Euthenia could mention.

A relic that she had been searching for for a long time.

It seemed that the result was only now being realized.

Seeing Yutenia heading to the cave with her sword, I moved the screen of the game following her.

According to Evan, where the relics are, the sealed ancestors of vampires also exist.

It was a story that the progenitor of the vampires was sealed in the place where Utenia was heading now.

“I told you that there are vampires sealed using relics.”

The progenitor of vampires, Pluto.

Ever since I heard the story from Evan, it was a character I had been waiting for to become the next apostle.

If you move along Yutenia, you will be able to see the appearance of a vampire as well.

I looked at the screen with eyes full of anticipation.

It was the time of ＜Apostle Selection＞ after a long time.

“I’ve been waiting for a really long time to see one of you. Let’s see your face somewhere.”

It is a meeting we have been waiting for for a very long time.

Now is the time to see the fruits of that waiting.

* * * * * *

A cave where the ancestors of vampires are sealed.

Having set foot there, Yutenia looked around with interest in her eyes.

In the narrow cave, metal rods with soaring flames were embedded in the walls at regular intervals.

It didn’t look like a regular candlestick.

There were no candles that should have been embedded in the candlesticks.

It looked like he was making a fire using magical means.

“It’s a strange sight.”

Tub. Tub.

The sound of Yutenia’s footsteps echoed through the narrow cavern in the shadows.

The guardians who would normally have been guarding this cave were all gone now.

From now on, this entire secret cave has been completely transformed into the space of Utenia.

A large magic circle entered Yutenia’s eyes as she continued to move forward.

Above the magic circle was a figure of a girl with her eyes closed tied in chains.

And in front of such a magic circle, I saw the figure of Peter, who was standing idly while holding a stake.

“Peter?”

“Ah… it looks like the battle is already over…?”

“Have you been pulling since a while ago?”

It had been quite some time since Peter entered the cave.

Still, the stake remained in place, with blood sprouting from Peter’s face.

Yutenia could easily understand what was going on.

As Euthenia drew closer to the stake, Peter let go of the stake and took a few steps back.

Then, while scratching his head as if hesitantly, he talked to Euthenia.

“This is more than I thought… it didn’t go well…”

“is that so.”

A stake that seals the ancestral vampires.

It was Yutenia who was fully considering the possibility that he would not be easily chosen.

Approaching the stake, Yutenia slowly looked at the sealed girl.

Reddish-black hair.

Skin that looks pale because it is not white.

Her youthful appearance, inappropriate for her age, made her realize why she was an eternal vampire.

As she looked at Pluto, Yutenia’s feelings for her flowed out of her mouth.

“This is what a vampire looks like. It’s the first time I’ve seen it.”

“No, but… this really doesn’t go away.”

“…I thought of that possibility.”

A hand reaching out from the shadows pulled the stake.

tuk.

The stake stuck in the heart came out, and the wound at the place where the stake was stuck began to heal.

Receiving the relic from the shadow, Yutenia took a few steps back and looked at her.

Blood gushed around Pluto’s heart, healing her wounds.

Peter, who was watching him, opened his mouth wide and said, seeing the vampire self-healing the wounds stuck in the stake.

“No, that… it wasn’t chosen well…”

“It’s different for each person.”

“that…….”

“Shhh, it looks like she’s starting to wake up.”

At the words of Yutenia, who was watching Pluto, Peter had to keep his mouth shut.

Flash. Flash.

When the broken heart was restored, Pluto, who was hanging from the magic circle, blinked.

A red pupil characteristic of a vampire appeared under her faintly raised eyelids.

Red eyes that look like they have ruby in them.

Her jewel-like eyes moved slowly and began to explore her surroundings.

Pluto’s eyes, looking around with blank eyes, met Yutenia in front of her.

A subdued voice came out of Pluto’s mouth, who had discovered Euthenia.

“……ah.”

“I finally woke up. The progenitor of vampires, Pluto.”

Flash.

Hearing Yutenia’s answer, her eyelids moved slowly once.

It seemed that the aftermath of the unsealed still remained.

It seemed that it would take some time to recover to a complete state.

Pluto opened his eyes and looked at Euthenia and asked.

“…where is this?”

“The Empire’s Keterent region. This is the cave where you were sealed.”

“seal?”

“Isn’t your memory perfect? You lost the war hundreds of years ago and were sealed here.”

Flash. Flash.

Pluto’s eyes blinked again and looked at Peter and Euthenia alternately.

As she listened to Eutenia’s story, she seemed to be troubled for a moment.

The story of Utenia seemed to bring back memories of the past.

Pluto, who had been pondering for a while, nodded his head in agreement.

“I… lost the last war I fought.”

“I’m glad I remember.”

“I understand that I was sealed by a stake. But who are you?”

“My name is Yutenia High Lost.”

“Utena?”

“You are the first apostle of the Great One, and he came to your rescue.”

hmmm.

Pluto nodded at Yutenia’s answer.

It has been a long time since I woke up from the seal.

Even thinking from Yutenia’s point of view, there would have been a mountain of things that she was worried about.

👌👌👌👌

Pluto’s gaze turned this time to the chains that bound him.

The chains connected to the magic circle were still binding Pluto’s body.

“This is annoying.”

Pluto looked at the chain and pulled the hand connected to the chain.

thump.

The chain made of thick iron broke in an instant like a thin cord.

It was a sight that could not be considered the result of pulling a huge chain.

Pluto, who had broken one chain, pulled out the other chain as well.

fight. tuk.

The chains pulled by Pluto’s hands seemed to break without exception.

Pluto, who had broken the chains connected to him in an instant, shook his hand and looked at Euthenia.

“Are you human?”

“I’m a pure human.”

“Then why did you wake me up?”

“Because the Great One wanted it.”

If the owner of Euthenia had not given the order, there would have been no way for Euthenia to wake up Pluto.

Far from waking up the sealed vampire’s ancestors, it was highly likely that they lived unaware of their existence.

So, Yutenia’s words were true.

When Pluto heard the story, he jumped off the altar that was holding him.

As long as the seal was released, the restraints that bound her were meaningless.

“Because he is a great man. Is this the man I know?”

“There is only one true God that I know of.”

“It’s different from those people who serve six.”

“I believe that those who have false beliefs must be edified.”

Upon hearing Euthenia’s confession of faith, Pluto folded his arms and quietly nodded.

She must have met the followers of the six temples while the war was going on.

Now, these stories of Utenia would have been nothing more than aegyo.

After explaining Pluto’s plight and her beliefs, Euthenia preached the story of her master.

I thought that if it was Pluto who had participated in the war hundreds of years ago, he would know which side had the right beliefs.

“The Great One is calling you. If you answer the call, you will surely find the way you want.”

“The way I’m looking…”

Flash.

Pluto, who was facing Euthenia, blinked again.

Pluto grabbed his head with one hand and staggered for a moment.

Jutenia, who was looking at Pluto, stretched out a shadow and supported her.

Leaning against the shadow of Yutenia, Pluto spoke to her with a serious expression.

“What was the path I was looking for?”

“……yes?”

“I don’t really remember.”

“It seems… the memory hasn’t completely returned.”

A person who has been sealed for hundreds of years.

If that much time has passed, it will likely happen.

With that thought in mind, the moment Yutenia was about to pass.

Pluto brought up an unexpected question to Yutenia.

“And I mean, you… um, what was your name?”

“……”

Yutenia’s cold gaze looked at Pluto.