Chapter 503

"I didn't look down on them as a joke. It's impossible to do so. I didn't think I could withstand the erosion of the spirits that even Olivia couldn't handle. I knew this was called a full use. However, there was no choice. If they grew like that, the mass of spirits would become an uncontrollable problem. Since I dominated Olivia, I could dominate any of those spirits. Port Mokna will be destroyed, and Rianna, who is hated as much as I am, will also die. So, I have to confine the mass of those spirits within me. No one else, I have to endure it. It will be hatred towards me, so I have to endure it. No other choice came to mind. The wave of spirits was so frightening that I felt a strange sensation. The feeling of the soul being attacked. Did Olivia feel this way too? If consciousness is like a moon floating in the night sky. And if the self is the world reflected under the moonlight of that consciousness. That strange feeling when the moon of that consciousness suddenly becomes too far away and fades like starlight in the night sky. The world cannot be illuminated by starlight. So, I felt a distant feeling like the self disappearing into darkness. Since they entered my soul and mind, I could feel their anger and hatred not through my skin but through my soul. I didn't know who these huge spirits were. But the rough, cruel, and desperate images passing by contaminated my mind. Mental nausea, or vomiting. The creepy feeling that such things are piling up dominates my soul, pulling me into the abyss. If I sink, it's over. They brought me here not to dominate me, but to confine me. I can't fall. In the distant and dark feeling where consciousness is fading away and the self is engulfed in darkness. I think. The sacrificed ones can hate me and resent me. They are just victims of everything that has nothing to do with what I have experienced and everything derived from me. They hate me. They resent me. They are angry. They have the right to destroy. However. I won't give myself to them. I will endure their hatred, anger, and revenge, and confine them within me so that they won't pull in any other spirits. I said they have the right to destroy, but I didn't accept being destroyed. The sacrifice of them is pitiful, pathetic, and makes me feel guilty, but unfortunately, I can't let them die. I became a master class in Rizai. However. What I learned in Rizai. What I learned from Luna and Ronan, and from Lena and Arta. It wasn't about using a sword, it was about using the heart. The power to handle the heart. Becoming a master class is a result derived from reaching the extreme. The world of the mind, soul, and heart. I mastered how to handle them. Consciousness was as far away as a star. The self was engulfed in darkness, but where. Stars don't die easily." The light of distant stars that seem like they will go out may find it difficult to illuminate something, but it cannot be said that it is not light. Even if it is a weak light that seems like it will go out, if it is the light of my consciousness, it will be immortal. Even if I cannot illuminate myself with that starlight, it does not mean that it has disappeared, just trapped in darkness. I don't know anything about the mystery Luna Artorius used. I cannot handle the power she showed as a manifestation in this world. But the mind and soul, that is the world of the heart, and in my heart, I am the only god. Under the name of self-suggestion, I have ruled as the god of my will and heart. As the spirits that rush into my mind like a flood try to collapse and destroy my consciousness, my consciousness and ego were gradually fading away. But that starlight, Luna's power. Luna enlarged the existing moon and drew out the mysterious moon sword. It's not the same way. It's a feeling of reaching out to the starlight that has become distant. It's a feeling of pulling it in. Pulling in the consciousness that had become distant. To shine like the sun, not the moonlight. I will withstand the dark souls that try to swallow me up and confine them within me. "Did you think it would be easy to swallow me up...?" I will return to the world of reason and substance. Soon, when I pull my senses up from the world of consciousness to reality. "......?" I was lying in Olivia's arms in the bedroom of Rizak's palace, not Fort Mocna. "Line... Reinhardt?" When I opened my eyes, Olivia's eyes widened as if they were about to burst. "Why am I here...?" "You woke up! You woke up! You woke up!" Tears welled up in Olivia's eyes, and she hugged me even tighter. I was definitely on the outskirts of Fort Mocna just a moment ago. Why am I here? I thought it was a long, long time, but when I came out of Rizai, it was like a momentary time. I thought it was a momentary time, but it seemed like quite some time had passed. "H-huh... Reinhardt. I-I was scared. I thought you wouldn't wake up. I was afraid you wouldn't wake up... Ugh, ugh..." Olivia was sobbing and holding onto me. What day is it? What happened? I didn't know. I hugged Olivia, who was crying, with all my strength. I felt no strength in my body. Is my energy depleted? "Are you okay, noona?" At my question, Olivia cried even harder, her lips twisted in pain. "You're worried about me now... in this situation?!" It was frustrating that the first thing she said when she woke up in this situation was that kind of thing, but Olivia cried even louder. "Wait... wait a minute..." "Uh, yeah. Do you need anything?" I let go of Olivia from my embrace and got off the bed.

No, I tried to get off.

But.

"Ugh...."

I couldn't even balance myself because of the excruciating pain that felt like my head was going to split open.

"Reinhart! Are you okay?"

"Uh... yeah...."

I was able to maintain my consciousness.

I could definitely do that.

"No, you're not okay.... Look at yourself."

Olivia sobbed and supported me, then took me to the mirror.

"...."

Looking at the mirror, I could see that my hair had turned white.

I succeeded in trapping numerous souls inside me, but it was clearly affecting my mind and body.

* * *

After the battle between Olivia Ranche and the giant souls that dominated Fort Mocna, the demon king lost consciousness for a week after accepting all the giant souls into his body.

Olivia Ranche, who regained her consciousness, had to struggle to recover herself, but she stayed by the demon king's side and took care of him while he was unconscious.

The Council of Elders and all members of the royal family went to see the demon king when they heard that he had regained consciousness.

The demon king, whose hair had turned white, was in a pitiful state.

It was not just a matter of weakened strength.

Living with a collection of wills that wanted to kill oneself trapped inside one's soul was impossible for an ordinary being.

Even for an extraordinary being, it was impossible to easily endure it.

It was like dying in real time, but holding onto it with mental strength.

To prepare for any situation, the Archbishop of the Holy See, Olivia Ranche, continued to stay by the demon king's side even after he regained consciousness.

* * *

The demon king was clearly maintaining his consciousness. But everyone could see that his condition was getting worse and worse.

"Ugh.... Ugh, ugh!"

"Reinhart... are you okay?"

Olivia watched as Reinhart sat down on the castle wall corridor and retched with her lips trembling.

"I'm okay.... I'm okay...."

Reinhart, who only repeated that he was okay, didn't look okay at all.

Although his hair had returned to its original state due to the Dreadfend ring, he suffered from fever, headache, and retching.

Just as the mind affects the body, the soul affects the body.

Olivia supported Reinhart, who staggered up after retching.

The souls trapped in Reinhart's mind could not be purified by divine power. Therefore, they could not affect the outside world, but they were directly affecting Reinhart.

The hands and feet that rotted and decayed during the battle could be healed by Olivia's divine power.

The demon king's strength could be restored by Olivia's divine power.

But the internal problem was an area where Olivia could not intervene.

However, the souls planted in the demon king's soul could not be purified or healed.

* * *

The demon king was struggling even with the overall governance of the country and even with daily life, so he was staying in Rizak Palace, receiving care from the Archbishop of the Holy See.

And the fact that the demon king was getting weaker and weaker was kept top secret. Context: Initially, Charlotte was in charge of all of Edina's affairs, so there were no problems in Edina. However, the atmosphere among the Edina elites who knew that the demon king was getting weaker was depressing. Of course, the operation of Fort Mocna was suspended. The withdrawal process was underway because it was not clear whether the nearby threat had completely disappeared. The responsibility for all of this was primarily on the commander, Liana de Grants. Reinhart, who was sitting in a chair and receiving support from Olivia in his bedroom, was looking down at Liana de Grants, who was kneeling in front of the demon king. Liana was unable to take responsibility for everything that had happened as a result of her actions. She couldn't bear the thought of others paying the price for her sins. If she had to die, she would die. Reinhart's soul was gradually dying, and if he had to pay the price for what had happened, then he would have to die too. Tears flowed down Liana's cheeks as she knelt before Reinhart, unable to take responsibility for the problems caused by her actions. Reinhart knew the gravity of the situation and urged Liana to live and do something about it. Punishment may be necessary for the problems caused, but taking a life would not solve anything. Reinhart's soul was dying, and he was not the only one aware of it. Lucynil expressed her anger towards Reinhart's actions, but there seemed to be no other solution. The experiment of trapping the demons' souls in an eternal prison was the only way to contain them, but it was not a true solution. Reinhart's soul would eventually merge with the trapped souls, and he would become a completely different being. Lucynil warned that Reinhart's soul would disappear, and Olivia's face turned pale at the thought. Reinhart remained silent, looking tired and worn out.