Chapter 497

There was a time when even the gods had no names. Those who only knew that there was some kind of power in the world believed in various things. Among them, those who worshiped the moon prayed for immortality. Therefore, they became beings who could only live under the moonlight, receiving blessings, but unable to survive under the sunlight. The gods lend their power as believed. Just as if one believes in a demon, they will lend their unholy power. Believing in the gods for immortality meant that they gave immortality. However, they did not predict the curse of the sun. "There were those who were willing to accept such immortality, and those who were not." "There were those who would struggle in despair because they could never walk under the sun again, and those who would live under the moonlight and be grateful that they could live forever." "All vampires born from Monday and Monday were beasts of the night." "As time passed, some of the Mondays had such thoughts when they were sick of immortality." "Once again, they wanted to walk under the sun." "Once again, they wanted to look at the world under the brilliant sunlight." "Isn't it natural for creatures who live only in darkness to be bored with darkness?" "They made efforts to overcome the sun." "The Mondays tried to overcome the sun with even stronger powers." "There were also those who thought differently." "There were those who wanted to ask for forgiveness from the sun and stand under the sun again." "Vampires who worshiped the sun became Sundays." "Those who received forgiveness from the sun." "Those who became stronger to stand under the sun with their power rather than asking for forgiveness from the sun." "After a very long time, both tribes were able to face the sun in pain." "That was the vampire who overcame the sun." "The Lord Vampire." Luna looks at me. Everyone overcame the sun, but the methods were different. Vampires were sacred beings that originated from ancient beliefs. They were just strange beings who received blessings from some gods and curses from others. "But this is still ultimately incomplete, isn't it?" They were able to face the sun, but as I saw, most of the Lord Vampires felt immense pain even though they could walk under the sun. They just didn't show it. "Time passed and another Lord Vampire lineage was created, forgetting the true roots of the vampire in the eternity of time." Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Eventually, starting from Monday, it erupted into Sunday, and through another eruption, Lord Vampire families were created. I couldn't tell how long Luna was talking about, but I could tell that she was talking about a very long time. "The oldest tribe among those Lord Vampires, Monday and Sunday, inevitably had to have a certain wind." "Inevitable... wind?" "Yes." Luna looks at me. "As immortals, they enjoyed everything, but that created a lack. They tried to resolve it."

"Pain under the sunlight."

"And a desire for life."

"They wanted to become human again."

"To stand under the sunlight."

"And conceive new life."

"They wanted to regain what they had lost."

"And devote all remaining life to serving the gods of the moon and sun."

"If they could only receive their lives back as living beings, they promised the gods they would devote all remaining life to worshiping them."

"They wished to return to being human."

The desire for immortality ultimately arises from a longing for what has been taken away. Luna explains that the oldest tribe among the Lord Vampires, Monday and Sunday, had to have a certain wind, which is inevitable but not yet explained. The text suggests that even though the Lord Vampires were able to face the sun, they still felt immense pain, and the true roots of the vampire were forgotten over time.

"Monday and Sunday's vampires borrowed time to return to being human."

"They prayed together."

"To the moon and sun, they prayed together."

"For mercy from the sun and forgiveness from the moon."

"They prayed for an immeasurably long time."

"Even the gods could not ignore them, so they granted them immortality, but like petulant children, they cried out to take it back."

"They wanted to turn away, but in the end, they couldn't."

Luna looks at me.

"I forgave them."

It was like my head froze at her words.

It was a word that completely overturned all the assumptions I had heard from Luna until now.

Not the one who was forgiven.

The one who forgave.

"What...what are you saying now?"

Luna looks at me quietly.

"I am the Lord of Monday and Sunday, their administrator."

The owner of the Lord of Monday and Sunday.

Not one of them, but the one who leads them.

Luna Artorius.

Looking at me, she puts one hand on the moon and one on the sun and says,

"The will of the gods sent down by the gods of the moon and sun and their messengers."

She was not the one who was forgiven.

She was the one who forgave.

"I am the incarnation of the moon and sun."

She was a more transcendent being than I had thought.

* * *

Incarnation of the gods.

It was both a statement that she was the god herself and a statement that she was not.

"The Lord of Monday and Sunday is the oldest religious group in the world. They are a group that is not allowed to do anything other than serve the moon and sun, and I have lived for a long time as their protector and observer."

Was that why Luna was a special existence even within the Lord of Monday and Sunday?

It was impossible to count how long Luna had existed.

The Lord of Monday and Sunday is a religious group.

In exchange for returning to being human, Sunday and Monday pledged to devote their lives to serving the gods for the rest of their lives.

Not interfering in worldly affairs was a promise that the Lord of Monday and Sunday made to the gods.

That was the truth of the Lord of Monday and Sunday that had been passed down from generation to generation for an immeasurably long time.

And Luna existed not as a member of the Lord of Monday and Sunday, but as their protector and observer.

"Wait...then my father..."

"Ronan is human." "I don't know if Luna is amazing or if Ronan, who married a deity, is amazing. I am also a being bound by the role given by the gods, just like the Lord of Monday and Sunday. Do you understand why I can't interfere with the affairs of the world?" Luna's children can go out into the world, but Luna herself cannot. Luna is not a member of the Lord of Monday and Sunday, but rather their protector and observer. "It's just a story. Someone who has watched over humans for too long became curious about what true human life is like and wanted to experience it... It's not that amazing of a story." Luna is a deity, but also a strange existence. "It's over. There's nothing more to explain, and there's nothing more you need to know." When asked how she met Ronan, Luna narrows her eyes and says there's no need to explain. It's time for me to go back to what I need to face. I wonder what's happened outside. Luna approaches me to send me back. "Lagan was lively and Ellen was calm, but they were both children who listened well. I often thought how fortunate it was that they weren't like your arrogant and disobedient children when I saw you." Luna smiles and puts her hand on my shoulder. "Still... I think it wouldn't have been bad to have a son like you." "You're still correcting it, so have another one." "Hey!" *smack* In the end, I could only be hit. How many times have I been hit by the deity's attacks? There's probably no one else who has experienced what I have. I'll just have strange experiences in Lizaia. It's not just because this is a village controlled by deities, but because it's the first time I've lived in such a naturalistic environment. Luna takes a deep breath and tells me to close my eyes. "It's time for me to go now. She told me to close my eyes, and when I opened them again, I was able to arrive in Lizaia. Now that she told me to close my eyes again, I will be able to leave Lizaia when I open them. I thanked her sincerely, and now I understand that she didn't teach me anything because she wanted to help me. Luna remains silent for a while after my farewell, and then she whispers to me that I will have the protection of the sun and the moon. I feel a strange sensation as I am sent back, and I find myself on a mountain top where I had fought monsters before. The scenery is the same as when I left, and I realize that time has almost not passed."