A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

“…” Bray and Sass were speechless.

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“We can talk about a lot of things now,” Katrina said with a smile, then snapped her fingers.

“But we could easily be overheard talking here,” Sass said.

"So I just set up a soundproofing magic circle." Katrina playfully stuck out her tongue.

"I'm a professional in this field."

“Mr. Bray, then let’s talk about the ruins first.” Katrina was quite interested in the ruins.

After glancing at the beautiful woman with deadpan eyes, Bray shook his head.

"Why don't you tell us what information you have first?"

“We’re in a bit of a rush here,” Bray said in a flat tone, making Katrina feel like she had no way to expend her energy.

“emmmmmmmm…” Katrina pondered.

"Fine." In the end, Katrina chose to compromise.

No matter what you do, the other party is always the one in a hurry, but you end up being the one compromising.

“Where shall we begin?” Katrina rolled her eyes, deep in thought.

For Katrina, any documented intelligence is something she can obtain.

Fortunately, Rivi's habit of keeping records allowed Katrina to learn a lot.

“Revy is helping the Federation create a monster… a monster you may not be able to understand.”

""Aragami". "

Unlike Sass's confusion upon hearing this word, Bray's eyebrows visibly twitched.

“You probably haven’t heard of it, but that’s okay. Just know that it’s something extraordinary.”

"And the monster is composed of a body, a soul, and a will."

"The body has already been built, in an underground factory in Inlai."

“And the soul…” Katrina hesitated for a moment, then sighed.

"Is this the little girl you brought, named Marlene?"

Bray's face darkened.

“Tell me more about the information you have,” Bray said, looking at Katrina.

"In return, I will tell you about the ruins in more detail."

"Well, to be specific, that girl is like a container, a container for the monster's soul. Revy made it in Clinton a long time ago, but it's quite difficult to transport it over."

"So Levi designed the container to be a girl and filled it with false memories and common sense."

"Is this even possible?!" Sass stood up, speaking excitedly.

Instilling false memories or something.

"Generally speaking, it wouldn't work, but that madman Levi might be able to, after all, he's a madman who would even use his own soul for experiments."

"Under Levy's creation, it ended up looking almost like a living, breathing child."

"If it's just one person, letting her come to Inlai won't attract any attention at all."

"However, something happened to Levi's clone in the Empire, so the girl has to come here by herself."

"Then you successfully escorted her here."

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

Katrina shrugged, glancing at Bray with one eye half-open, unsure of what he was thinking.

"That material, the material for making the container."

“Is it a person?” Bray said, making the atmosphere suffocating.

"Probably, maybe she's a living woman." Katrina didn't dare to be certain, as she hadn't investigated this at all; it was just her own speculation.

"Understood." You couldn't read anything from Bray's eyes.

"It's time to tell me about yourself~" This was the thing that Katrina cared about most.

"Inside the ruins, I killed the ancient hero, Carlogaris."

"Based on the 'life-or-death battle'."

"The so-called ruins are just a prison where Carlogaris was held."

Bray's words were concise and to the point.

Katrina's eyes widened, but she didn't say a word.

However, Sass was unaware of what was going on.

The story of Carlogaris is not widely known; only a small number of people know it.

However, as a member of the "Great Enemy of God," Katrina naturally knew secrets unknown to the outside world.

“You’re kidding me,” Katrina blurted out.

Bray did not respond to Katrina's question.

"That's all. You should know the rest."

“But… even in a ‘life-or-death battle,’ I still don’t think anyone has a chance of winning!! But…” Katrina wanted to say something more, but she stopped herself in the end.

Because Katrina suddenly recognized the sword Bray was carrying on his back.

That seemingly ordinary greatsword... made Katrina's breath catch in her throat.

"Okay, that's really explosive news." Katrina breathed a sigh of relief.

Sass frowned; the conversation had been baffling since it started.

“Alright, lead the way, Katrina.” Bray stood up and looked down at Katrina, who was sitting with her legs crossed.

"Let's go?" Katrina was taken aback.

“I’m going to find my employer,” Bray said in a deep voice.

"So, that girl wasn't a person, she was just a fake vessel."

"Sass, do you even think so?"

Bray's question froze Sass in place, his mind going completely blank.

Is Marin even considered a human being?

But so what if they're not human?

“That child… is probably waiting for you, Mr. Bray,” Sass said in a low voice, hiding his face behind his hat.

"Katrina, lead the way to the so-called underground factory."

“Really… I didn’t agree at all.” Katrina found herself completely unable to retort… This was only the second time in her life; the first time was with her mother. In the underground factory, Reeves was extremely busy.

Even with such a busy schedule, Levi still finds time to hum a song.

Reeves is in an incredibly good mood right now, and everything is going so smoothly.

This made Levi feel genuinely happy.

Revi adjusted his glasses and began inscribing a magic circle in a large container to the side.

The container contained Marlene, who was constantly crying.

“Don’t cry, you’ll soon be one with God, what a wonderful thing that is,” Levi comforted Marlene.

Then the work in my hands never stopped.

The room, which originally had no magic arrays, is now covered with complex magic arrays.

The same large container that contained Marin was also covered with magic circles on the outside.

The container was a completely sealed space, and Reeve had not considered the possibility that Marlene might suffocate.

"No... I don't want to..." Marlene felt a chill run through her body, and a sense of loneliness and helplessness washed over her.

The feeling was more terrifying than ever before, weighing heavily on Marlene's young mind.

“Bray…Bray…” Marlene desperately wanted Bray to suddenly appear and rescue her.

If some more time passed, Marlene instinctively felt that something terrible was about to happen.

Revere placed the gem that Marin had been carrying on his person into a runic pathway connecting the large container and the giant armor.

As soon as it was placed, the entire array lit up.

This dazzling light was so beautiful to Reeve, but so terrifying to Marlene.

“Help me… I don’t want to… I don’t want to stay here…” Marlene rubbed her eyes and sobbed.

Marin had been crying for a long time, and her eyes were swollen from crying.

"—Bray...Bray...Save me."

Seeing Marin's performance, Reeves showed great interest.

"This is truly a chimera that I created that is almost as close to a human as possible."

"Has it developed its own consciousness?"

Reeve suddenly realized that he seemed to have gone very far down the path of chimera.

It's like the Creator!!! Levi created a person!!!

With this in mind, Levi became even more enthusiastic about his work.

However, Reeve paused again, as if he had actually used a woman as the material to create this container.

Levi touched his chin, pondering whether he had created new life.

This is a very serious issue.

Reeve kept pushing up his glasses, looking somewhat irritated.

Revey captured and continuously created chimeras in order to build a container that could hold the "divine source".

That's right, it's "Divine Source".

Levi became excited when he came across the word while flipping through a rare book.

If God truly exists, then if we find this "source of God," it might be possible to create God!

Although Levi only had a superficial understanding of "divine sources," it did not prevent him from conducting research.

By sheer coincidence, Levi managed to separate an extremely thin "divine source" from a dead person.

It was as if Levi was destined to walk the path of divine creation.

From then on, Levi became increasingly insane in his pursuit of the "divine source." In Levi's world, there was no room for anything other than the creation of gods.

Levi has tried all sorts of materials, including humans, elves, and orcs.

After countless experiments and the loss of countless lives, Levi finally managed to create a vessel using a woman.

Marlene, created by erasing a woman's thoughts and memories and then modifying her body, is his greatest masterpiece!

Using the false soul and memories he instilled, he has perfectly created a personality.

"Did I create a person? Did I?" Levi's face remained expressionless, but he was inwardly very annoyed.

This is a serious matter of proving one's academic level!

"Mr. Levi, it's almost finished, isn't it?" At that moment, the echo of footsteps came from the empty underground factory.

Reeve glanced at the source of the sound.

It's Pride, the president of the federal government.

“Mr. President…” Revi put aside his troubles and looked at the president.

"If we're talking about 'Aragami,' it will be completed very quickly."

“The most important core has been obtained; all that remains is integration,” Levi said calmly.