Wish 12: Secret

As Russel started talking about virtues...

I felt a sense of affinity for some reason.

I willingly continued listening to what she was saying.

...

According to Russel, virtue is someone who breaks the laws and logic of their world by performing an act that has never been recorded as natural or unnatural before...

In other words, they did something that no one else throughout history has ever done.

However, this is meaningless because what they accomplished grants them the right to do whatever they want in the world because they broke its rules or logic.

Here, virtue goes through the stage known as divinity.

After virtue ascends to divinity, they go through the laws of the universe, understand them, and choose a path they can control more effectively...

It may take them millions of years to fully understand their path.

And when they complete their path and gain full control over it, they become something unimaginable or inconceivable to the mind.

In other words, they have surpassed even the wildest imaginations.

At that point, they are officially recognized as virtues and take the name of the path they control.

The founder of the Church's name is "Greed" or "Virtue of Greed," a virtue said to have lived for billions of years and possesses control over the path of greed, known as the Mother of Wisdom.

She is the virtue that created wisdom and magic.

Also, she is the one who established the " Jobs Law "

Now I know why you can't get your job anywhere except at the church.

Then Russel continued to talk about some events that happened during the early stages of the Church's foundation, but they were not important...

Her eyes were beautiful...

I have never seen eyes with such a turquoise color.

Her white hair reflects the amount and purity of the mana she has.

But...

Is she not a human?

Or is she mixed-blood?

Her fangs protrude slightly.

"Stop staring at me... It's embarrassing!"

Ah, damn it.

I got caught.

At this moment, I need to say something good so as not to embarrass myself.

Is it possible to remove from a human's heart the love of beauty that steals life's brightness and attractiveness?

No, I'm not human. I'm a stranger who doesn't know his origin.

Does beauty relieve the soul's loneliness?

No, no... I feel like I'm going the wrong way.

"Beauty may lack virtue, but virtue never lacks beauty."

Ah, damn it, I said it out loud...

"How did you know that the virtue of Greed is very beautiful? To be honest, she is so beautiful that I can never be compared to her."

Eh...

Virtue is more beautiful than her.

Is it Greed's virtue or Beauty's virtue?

Wait...

How did she know she was more beautiful than she was?

Could it be that she saw her?

...

Without noticing, the sun had risen...

The warm weather...

The sound of birds and the crowing of the cock

It reminds me of the village.

I wonder how my mother is doing in the tribe now.

I must visit the tribe soon.

But before that...

I must pass the Sovereignty Test that the Tower Lord asked for to prove my capabilities...

That's what he said.

During my thoughts...

I found Russel already sleeping.

Leaving her defenses like this, unprotected...

Is she that bold, or does she have too much trust in me?

...

After placing Russel in bed and leaving the motel...

I moved to the tower to ask about where I would have my test.

I didn't find the tower master, but he left me a message.

And in it was information about where I would meet him and where I would take the test.

The Deadly Poison Valley

The Deadly Poison Valley is an extremely dangerous place.

Even Class A monsters cannot survive there unless they have an affinity for deadly toxins.

It is said that the deadly poison is lethal venom, and a single drop of it can kill 10,000 ordinary humans.

Outbreaks of deadly diseases could also spread from there, leading to the deaths of millions of people.

So, why am I being asked to take the test there?

Moreover, the meeting place is very far from the Deadly Poison Valley.

My instincts tell me that something strange is going on.

...

After I returned to the hotel.

I couldn't find Russel there.

It seems she has left.

Since I'm in a hurry for this test...

I must leave today.

I gathered my things and left the city.

And I was sure no one was following me...

So, how the hell is Russel standing in front of me?

Could she be a ghost of the hunting type, or what?

She's starting to scare me a little...

Disappearing from one place and appearing in another.

"Good morning, Mr.Telodios!"

Good morning my a*s

"What is it again?"

"Can I stay with you on your journey? I have completed my missions and have nothing to do now."

Hmm...

Having her stay with me means having a cook who can prepare delicious food...

No, no... Control yourself, Telodios!

Don't let the lure of food distract you from your duties.

"Um... What about your guarding duty or whatever you were talking about last night?"

We walked as we talked and moved away from the city.

"Oh... about that... how can I put it... it's kind of a secret, so please understand... please?"

And does she have a secret she didn't tell me last night?

It's just an excuse to follow me...

Well, I guess I don't mind... Ahem.

...

Our journey to the place where I was supposed to meet the tower master took six days.

Upon arrival, Russel informed me that there is a church branch in this location, and she left to perform her rituals or something of the sort.

Then, I headed to the branch of the Guild where I was supposed to meet the tower master.

First, I went to the reception desk and raised my rank to a B-class warrior, thanks to the monsters I had stored in the Dimensional Cube.

Afterward, I went to the office of the branch's leader to meet the tower master.

The branch leader told me that the tower master had not arrived yet, so he hosted me for a banquet that night.

And this situation continued for two weeks.

...

After two weeks of waiting...

"You... how long do you plan to make me wait?"

"I really don't know why it has been delayed all this time. He was supposed to arrive a week ago, but... could it be that something happened to him, so he couldn't come?"

Something happened to him.?

What could happen to the Tower master with his strength?

No...

Could it be that he got stuck in the Valley of Deadly Poison?

He's not that dumb, right?

But after recalling Russel's foolishness, maybe the Tower master is also dumb...

Ah...

This is annoying...

It seems like I have to visit the Valley of Deadly Poison.

...

After I arrived at the Valley of Deadly Poison...

The surrounding air was unpleasant and toxic to the point that my skill 〔Celestial Crown〕 activated automatically.

The Valley of Deadly Poison was no joke...

It consumed 1,130 holy mana to activate my defensive skills to prevent this cursed poison from hurting me.

Then I entered to search...

Maybe I will find something.

And after hours of searching...

The first thing I saw from a distance was a dead tree stained with blood...

And...

Russel was dead under the shade of that tree!

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⊕Final Wish⊕

Identity? Tragedy? Virtue?

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⊕Final Wish⊕

Identity? Tragedy? Virtue?

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Gift 〔Final Wish〕:

Job, ⟦Virtue of Pride⟧.