Chapter 188 - 188. The Miracle That Shouldn't Happen (Complete)

A mixture of cheers and cries could be heard.

A ridiculous miracle in which a person is resurrected at a funeral has taken place, so the current hot reaction is natural in a way.

My gaze was exclusively on Jeto.

She couldn't take her eyes off it.

Because I don't understand why he was resurrected.

I can't believe he's breathing.

Zeto, who was caressing the bandage in his hand, immediately tried to wrap it around.

"..."

She was suffering from discomfort because she had only one arm left.

The revived Zeto never fully recovered.

As if to prove this, his missing left arm was still invisible, and he was about to use a bandage.

I couldn't figure out what was going on.

Did I really have the power to resurrect the dead?

Such a question for a while.

I hurriedly helped Jeto, who was having a hard time, and put a bandage around his eyes.

What other aftermath will there be?

Maybe I've lost my memory.

Everything was confusing.

The moment I approached him and tied a knot in a white bandage.

Jetto puts his hand on my cheek and opens his lips.

"You really are a saint."

His kind voice, kind smile, and warm warmth that I thought I would never hear again.

"...Ugh."

Tears streamed down his cheeks and touched Jeto's fingers.

I was so happy.

I was happy to be able to see, hear, and feel it again.

"The promise...Was kept...?"

"..."

I nodded my head in response to his question.

He didn't die

No, he's dead, but he's back.

To keep promises.

"Well, it's going to be tough being a porter now that it's like this. Haha..."

He calmly threw a joke.

I have to laugh.

I have to smile.

Tears only grew more.

His missing left arm became a nail to me and was driven into his chest.

It was a trace.

My sins left him...

Traces that cannot be erased.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

It was so painful that I couldn't help but smile.

"No, I'm more sorry... For putting you through this..."

It was him who should be comforted, but he was comforting me.

ㅡPock.

I hugged Jetto.

I didn't want to let go of him again, so I hugged him as tight as I could.

Jeto stroked my back.

Soon, his voice reached my ears.

"Ah, oh... I came to see Heneris-nim."

"..."

"I wanted to say hello to the saintess."

It was only then that I was able to fully accept the current situation and this miracle.

It was because there was no lie in Jeto's voice that I had just heard.

***

"It's a miracle...!"

"The saintess has caused a miracle...!"

"Seeing this with my own two eyes..."

The small church where Jeto's funeral was held was filled with people's admiration and emotion.

The saintess was hugging Jeto, who had risen from her coffin.

The dead are truly alive.

Eisel kept his eyes wide open and kept Zeto in his eyes.

'Is Zeto... Alive...?'

Eisel, who had been emptying everything in order to let him go and make the pain a little less painful, could not accept the fact that Zeto had resurrected.

What was lost, what had been given up, came back to me, and it was rather confusing.

This was the same for Yuri and Kaen.

I wanted to see Zeto, but I didn't even think that he would come back, although I hoped for a 'miracle'.

Soon, Lucia, covered in tears, shouts with joy and runs towards Jeto.

"Zetto-san is alive...!"

It was the same with Amon and Crank and other people. Even in the midst of that, they couldn't take their feet off.

I don't have to give up

The opportunity was in my hands.

She managed to get in touch with him once again.

Like Lucia, who was running there, she couldn't be genuinely happy.

They still don't understand why they can't be happy.

But sooner or later you will know the true nature of that feeling.

It is anxiety and fear.

She never wanted to lose again.

Since you've lost it once, since you've experienced despair, it will only take a moment for that feeling to amplify.

On the other hand, embarrassment was flowing from the place where the instructors were as well.

"Edward, you're not showing illusions right now...?"

Reina couldn't believe it even after seeing it with her own two eyes.

"Well.

Edward, who was touching his chin, looked at his father, Julius, the headmaster of the academy, who was next to him.

"...Did the principal say that?"

Soon, Yuli Ut, who could not take her head off Jetto, opened his mouth.

"Stop talking nonsense..."

It wasn't a fantasy.

"...Stop the funeral right now."

It was truly a miracle more than a fantasy.

***

The funeral was abruptly stopped due to Jeto's sudden resurrection, which can only be explained with the word miracle.

This was a natural measure since the person to be buried survived.

The dead have been resurrected.

It was definitely something to be celebrated and rejoiced about, but like everything in the world, it doesn't go back so simply.

An emergency meeting was held at the academy in the unprecedented situation of resurrection.

There was a strange atmosphere of silence in the meeting room where the officials gathered.

They were waiting for someone to explain the situation.

ㅡ Kikkiik.

Not long after, the door to the meeting room opens.

Soon after, she entered her room with the sound of her shoes and lowered her head lightly.

"I am Bernice, the innocent saint. This is Eclin, the vice-captain of the Silver Wing Knights."

"..."

Ecclin, who came in after Bernice, quietly lowered her head.

"You're here, saintess. I've been waiting for you."

"I've been in contact with Seongguk separately, so I'm a little late."

"It's okay. Please have a seat first."

Just like that, Saint Bernice took her seat and the meeting began immediately.

The first thing that came out was the cause of this resurrection.

The answer to this was up to Bernice.

Everyone at the funeral witnessed it.

When Bernice poured divine power into Zeto's corpse, she said the miracle that Zeto raised her body up.

Principal Julie Ut asked about this, and Bernice paused before finally opening her mouth.

"...From what I know, I don't have the ability to resurrect the dead. The cause is still under investigation."

Said Bernice, who was looking down at his own hands.

"Then, what about Cadet Zeto..."

"Is it really a miracle...?"

Bernice's answer stirred up the meeting room.

"But..."

At that time, Bernice floated a rhyme and the tumultuous meeting room became quiet again.

"...Cadet Zeto said something meaningful to me. He said that he had come to see 'God'..."

"Heneris-sama...?"

"If there are people who don't know about my powers, I was given the power to distinguish truth from lies. And when I checked Cadet Zeto's words with power... It turned out to be true."

A dead man met God and came back to life.

It had quite a lot of meaning.

"Hmm... To say that the Lord God was involved... It makes sense that he contacted the Holy Kingdom and came."

"Yes, because it's not just a problem with Innocence Academy. The Holy Kingdom will also investigate this phenomenon."

"Then let's move on to the issue of resurrection at this point... The next question is, what kind of relationship did the saintess have with Cadet Zeto?"

"I know that during the open class, she asked Cadet Jetto to guide her, but... I wonder if there was something else after that."

Anyway, as Bernice's identity was revealed, it was necessary to prove the relationship between Bernice and Getto, which should not have been officially related.

It was because Bernice's attitude at his funeral seemed to have a close relationship with Jetto.

"...I'll tell you the truth."

Even as Bernice, he couldn't hide it now, and he had no intention of hiding it.

Zeto went out of the academy to subdue his demons, and he became interested in learning about this.

After the open class, Bernice explained what had happened with Zeto, such as recruiting him and trying to be a fence.

Of course, I had to hide the existence of 'Hero' Ray, whom I learned later.

"As an honorary knight... Even if it wasn't officially a recruitment..."

While in the status of a cadet, he was not supposed to belong to any other faction.

This is because Innocence Academy always had to maintain a neutral position.

"But I can understand her intentions. Anyway, even before she met the saintess, she said she had been subjugating her demons."

"In fact, it can also be said to be the fundamental problem of our academy. Isn't the cause of this situation also caused by the cadets going out without permission?"

In the midst of exchanging opinions in the conference room, Edward, who had been quietly listening, raised his hand and opened his mouth.

"I wonder if it could have been prevented even if there was permission. Anyway, the cadets were not strongly prevented from going out anyway. It is close to impossible to stop all the young and energetic cadets..."

Edward continued his speech, looking to one side of the conference room.

"Everyone knows that when this happens, it's just a rule of thumb... To maintain a neutral position, right? Isn't that right? Chairman."

At the end of that gaze was Hubert Graham, the president of the academy.

"Ummm..."

Hubert salivated at the sudden mention.

On the surface, Hubert Graham was the head of the Graham family who inherited the will of the sage who founded the academy, and actually held the position of chairman, who was also the most powerful within the academy.

Sage Obert, who was a member of the warrior party in the past, was in the form of Hubert.

His mouth opens soon.

"...As Instructor Edward said, it doesn't seem to be a problem with permission to go out. In the end, isn't the true culprit behind this situation the demons who dared to touch the academy cadets in the land of humans?"

If I had to argue, there would be problems with the Ludwig clan, but it was Hubert who didn't want to reveal it.

Still, it wasn't entirely wrong.

Anyway, on the surface, it was an incident in which a cadet was attacked by demons in a human land.

"It is true that it is not as safe as before due to the recent case of the Golden Lion Knights of the Kingdom of Terrasia adjacent to the academy. Our allied forces are also filling the hole..."

Bernice added to Hubert's opinion.

"Moreover, the day when the bridle will come is not far away. The Demon King will be resurrected within the next ten or so years. This is probably why the movements of the demons have become noticeably active... We must prepare."

"Be prepared, so I have something to tell you."

Then, Edward raised his hand again.

"Tell me."

"Everybody must have seen the corpse of the demon who fought Cadet Zeto this time."

"Both of them were black horns. Besides..."

"...Wing."

Yes.

A demon with sprouted wings.

It was supposed to be an object that had undergone a kind of 'evolution', but they had powers that were on a different level from the normal black horned demons.

Zeto defeated such a demon.

It was a friendship, but considering their age, it was a very surprising achievement.

"It should be seen that Zetto cadets are already outside the standard. As the instructor of class A, I can tell you... It's not just that. Anything out of the ordinary 1st year cadet."

"Go ahead. Instructor Edward."

"...Academy is an educational institution for the growth of cadets, but the current academy is not helping their growth at all. The current situation is that it is tied to the frame of 'A class' and cannot be tailored to them. If you're going to prepare, wouldn't it be better to prepare for sure?"

"Hmm..."

It was a theory.

Class A was too small to contain them outside of the standard.

It required a special education that was different from before.

However, it would be too long to share opinions on this right now, so we decided to focus on clearing up the current situation.

"The schedule to go to the East that I've been putting off... How's the condition of Cadet Jeto? Officer Priscilla."

When the story of Getto's condition came up, Bernice listened.

"...Now he is resting in the infirmary. Due to the expectation of considerable confusion, access to him is temporarily blocked except for his sisters. It could be sudden, so I thought everyone needed time to accept it."

"Then, when can I meet him?"

Bernice couldn't stand it and spat out the question.

However, as if everyone understood her mind, she didn't tackle it.

Priscilla replied with a bitter smile.

"I'm sure we'll be able to meet as soon as stability arrives. Apparently, there are quite a few people who want to meet him, so he just blocked it for a while."

***

"Nothing happened...?"

As I lay on the hospital bed and listened to Zeppetti explain what had happened, I raised my doubts.

Je Petty narrowed her eyes at this and continued her words.

"At least, what Zeto expected didn't happen. It was quiet. It felt like the eye of a storm."

"..."

Did I accept death better than I thought?

'Eisel only took countermeasures at the end, but...'

Yuri and Kaen were unexpected.

Soon, Ray said, 'ssssscha.' He screams and gets out of bed.

"...Anyway, can you handle it? Didn't it look good even at a glance? It wasn't a common feeling. Something very different from the death of a close friend..."

Ray, who was holding Shady in her arms, slurred her words.

"Wouldn't it be okay? It's a sin to hide the truth from them... Anyway, I'm back alive and well, so I think this will be resolved soon."

"Isn't it fine..."

Ray turns her back away from frowning at her and glancing at my left arm.

Regarding the 'prosthetic hand', I discussed it with Zeppetti.

Zeppetti asked if he needed a 'weapon' or an 'arm'.

Well, my answer was, of course, 'weapons'.

The feeling of her lost left arm was because she thought it wouldn't be too late to revive it after everything was over.

Because if you change the machine, it will stop.

Fortunately, she said, she was able to cope with the phantasmagoria.

'It's like phantom pain...'

Earth's highly developed medical technology was difficult to understand.

So, the prosthetic hand says that it will prepare as soon as the design is decided. As for the design, at least he asked for a design that would be okay to exist in this world. On the face of it, that is.

The volume is small, so there is no big problem in crossing the 'gap', so it seems that it can be prepared quickly.

That was good news for me.

"Brother said. That's the problem."

Ray turned his back and grumbled a little.

"I also agree with the warrior's opinion this time. That's the problem with Jeto."

Finally, Zeppetti, who was moving towards the door, added his words.

It's the same with Heneris, it seems like I've been hearing a lot of things like that these days.

"Then, we'll go away so you two can talk comfortably."

Petty, who had opened the door, said that and lowered his head.

"I have to come back soon. I have to sleep with him."

Ray put Shady in his arms at his feet and followed Petty.

Soon the door closes and the infirmary becomes quiet.

"Whoa..."

It felt like a storm had swept through it.

Whatever the case may be, death was a matter of a different dimension from being away for a while, so it was unavoidable.

I'm sure everyone is confused.

It must have been a lot of heartache.

At that point, I put my thoughts aside for a while and tried to prepare for a 'reunion'.

He immediately picked up the sword lying next to the bed.

Yodo (妖刀) and my teacher.

"...Master."

Called her

"..."

There was no response.

I quietly checked the blade.

Yogi was being felt, and it wasn't hurting me.

There were no other problems.

Even in the status window, the word 'belonging' remained openly.

That is, they were still connected.

"...Sierra...?"

Finally, let me call her name quietly.

----Sure...

As if answering her call, she emerges from her urethra, with her purple haze.

[ ... ]

Her purple eyes turned to me as I lay in the hospital bed.

"Am I a little late...?"

I was embarrassed and scratched my head.

It was a fleeting moment for me, but in reality, days passed.

Even if she knew of my death, she would have been alone for several days without communicating with anyone.

[ ... ]

"..."

Momentary silence.

Then, her moist lips, glistening in the moonlight, opened.

[Bonnyeo ... She can't talk for a while, it's nothing. But... ]

Then, as she continued her words, she blurted out the end of her words.

Judging from her trembling eyes, it seemed that she had a lot to say.

[ ...I don't want to see you fighting so desperately ever again. It hurt... To have no choice but to watch you get hurt. It was so painful. ]

There was sadness in Sierra's voice that echoed in her head.

Her heart also went to understand.

At the time, I must have looked pretty miserable.

Even watching such a scene, you must have felt helpless that you could not do anything.

However, it was impossible to defeat Murka without risking her death.

I thought this was the best outcome.

So, I have no regrets about my choice.

"I'll become stronger. So that I won't get hurt."

I smiled and replied.

[ ... ]

Sierra squeezes her eyes shut.

[How come people don't seem to change even though they died once and came back to life. Our disciple is...]

Then she lifted her eyelids, smiled lightly, and slowly approached me with her arms wide open.

ㅡPock.

Hugged me tightly

Sierra's warm warmth was transmitted.

[It must have hurt more than the original woman was sick. ]

Sierra's soft voice as she stroked her hair.

"...Are you okay."

I reflexively spit it out.

[She must have had a harder time than the original girl. ]

"...Fine..."

[...If it hurts, tell me honestly that it hurts, and if it's hard, it's hard. Isn't the bonnyeo your teacher? I can accept the disciple's foolishness as much as I want...]

Sierra's calm echo entered after cutting off her answer.

"..."

It hurt. It was painful.

Still, I couldn't give up.

[Even if everyone in the world doesn't acknowledge your pain, only the original girl will know, and she will remember only the original girl... So don't worry. ]

Could not reveal

I didn't want to upset them.

[Thank you for enduring well. ]

For some reason, tears flowed.

The tears must have flowed because Sierra's palm, which had been patting my back, was sore.