Little Priest's Cat Diary

When she saw the man nailed to the huge tree trunk by the dark green vines, Mia was quite shocked.

Because the appearance of that man at this moment is really frightening just looking at it, which is not even enough to describe it as terrifying.

The man's lower limbs had rotted away, but the blood flowing from his body was still bright red.

Although he was nailed to the tree trunk and remained motionless, his chest was still rising and falling weakly, apparently still breathing.

This strange scene of a person rotting alive made Mia feel a chill in her heart and numbness in the back of her neck for a moment.

After a while, he came back to his senses.

After hearing the voice in his head, he subconsciously asked, "What kind of pillar? What sacrifice?"

His voice from the previous life resounded in his mind again, still carrying some complicated meaning.

"This is the reason why the power of Agathodis appeared on the earth."

"This human being sacrificed himself in exchange for the power of Agathodis."

"After gaining the power of the God of the Earth, he used his body as a pillar to guard the ground."

"Wait a moment."

Mia keenly grasped the most critical information.

"You mean that man...is the first king of Portoyas?"

"The first king, um, that's what humans really call this human being."

Mia felt that her mind was a little messed up.

The main reason is that he received too much information in a short period of time, which made him unable to sort it out for a while.

And all the information pointed to the terrifying half-rotted man in front of him.

Portoyas, the first king.

It is also the person who calculated his death when he was still the Son of God in his previous life thousands of years ago.

Mia tried her best to straighten out what she knew so far, and soon realized something was wrong.

"However, since he used himself as a sacrifice to the God of the Earth in exchange for strength, then he should have died. Why is he still alive now? What kind of human pillar?"

"Yes, he used himself as a sacrifice. He should have died immediately, and his soul would have merged into the earth. However, he has the power of 'us' in his body."

He answered in his previous life.

"A god cannot take and absorb the power of another god, this is the [rule]."

"Even Agathodis, one of the three main gods, cannot violate the [rules]."

"Divine power can only be given or bestowed voluntarily, and cannot be taken away."

"So, although the human being sacrificed himself in exchange for the power of the earth, but because of the [rules], Agathodis failed to get the sacrifice."

Mia pursed her lips.

"I see..." he said, "he cheated Agathodius of his power."

"Yes, he succeeded."

The voice that sounded in his head has become calm again, like the surface of the sea that is occasionally stirred up by the wind, and it has returned to its usual calm and calm appearance.

"However, even if you succeed, you will have to pay a price for deceiving the gods."

Therefore, being bound to a giant tree and enduring the pain of rotting alive is the price a man pays for defrauding divine power.

"It has not been completely corroded and died for more than 1000 years. Is it because he still has our divine power protecting him?"

"No, although there is still a little bit of divine power that belongs to us in his heart, but that bit of divine power is almost useless. The only function is to prevent Agathodius from taking his life and soul because of [rules]."

After the voice in his head denied it, he continued to speak lightly.

"And, presumably in these 1000 years, he has rotted countless times."

"……What's the meaning?"

"Agasodis is the god of the earth. The earth can corrupt all things, but it can also give life to all things."

"You mean—"

The sudden thought caused a chill to surge out from the bottom of Mia's heart.

He took a deep breath, but was unable to speak the rest of the sentence.

"Did you see the big tree behind him? When his body is completely rotted by the vines sucking away his flesh and blood, the big tree will inject vitality into his body and restore his body to its original state. appearance."

The Son of God replied calmly.

"And then, again, the rot starts at the feet and works its way up."

in this way.

Repeatedly.

never ending.

At this moment, Mia was speechless.

I thought it would be extremely cruel to let him watch his body rot.

But the price this man had to bear was more cruel than he had imagined.

It was so cruel that even he who didn't like men could not bear it.

Subconsciously pursing her lips, Mia stared at the half-rotted man with complicated eyes.

The man who was, in a sense, one of his killers in his previous life.

A man who is ungrateful and repays his revenge.

It should have been an existence that he loathed or even hated.

But at this moment, looking at that man, his mood is extremely complicated - it's hard to tell whether it's his own emotions at this moment or his emotions in the previous life deep in his soul.

Maybe he should take revenge on that man?

But even if he does nothing, the man is already in hell.

No, it should be said that the other party has been in hell for more than 1000 years.

For men, death is a relief.

……

It's just that what he still doesn't understand is, what is this man's purpose...

"Mia."

The voice from the side awakened Mia who was in a complicated mood.

Mia snorted, subconsciously raised her head, and met Sardis standing in front of him.

Sardis was walking one step ahead of Mia, so that in case of danger, he would be able to protect Mia behind him.

After coming to this vast and boundless land and seeing the towering giant tree, he did not focus all his attention on the man under the tree like Mia did.

After he just glanced at the man, he immediately looked back at Miya.

He saw Mia looking past him, staring blankly at the man on the tree, and there was a rather complicated look in her eyes.

Sardis suddenly remembered that his ancestor, the first king of Portoyas, had a serious entanglement with the Son of God, that is, the previous life of Mia thousands of years ago.

With a raised eyebrow, he called Mia's name, took a half step forward calmly, and blocked Mia's sight of the man under the tree with his tall body.

It was only when his figure was reflected in those blue eyes that Sardis felt a little better.

"Mia, can you recognize who he is?"

Unaware of Sardis' small movements at all, Mia nodded.

"I just told me in my previous life."

He said, "That is your ancestor, the first king of Portoyas."

Sardis looked at Mia and smiled.

"It's also one of the murderers who killed you in the previous life."

"Ugh?"

Mia looked up in astonishment.

Sardis should not have heard the conversation between him and himself in the previous life just now, how did Sardis know?

"Looking at what he did, I can roughly guess the situation at that time."

The founding king of Portoyas.

A guy with outstanding scheming and wrists, and he is by Shenzi's side.

How could it be possible to be ignorant of the undercurrent surging around the Son of God?How could it be impossible to guess what would happen to the weakened Son of God?

He knew it, but he didn't do anything, and even took the initiative to become one of the factors that caused the fall of the Son of God.

Even if he didn't do it himself, he was one of the murderers.

"He built this tower thousands of years ago. I thought he just left his strength here, but I didn't expect that he is still alive in this tower."

The current emperor of Portoyas turned around and looked at the man who was bound under the towering giant tree.

He frowned.

"And it still looks like this."

"I told me in my previous life that he used himself as a sacrifice in exchange for the power of the god of the earth, and then used himself as a pillar to guard the king's city."

"Pillar?"

Sardis frowned and repeated the two words in a low voice.

"I'm worried about the teacher and them."

Mia said, "This space seems to be different from the outside space. I don't know if the passage of time is also different. We have stayed here for this period of time, and the outside does not know how long it has passed."

As he said this, he no longer hesitated or thought about it, and walked forward.

The entanglement of the previous life is too far away, it has long passed.

To him, that man was just a stranger with a rough impression.

For him now, what he misses in his heart is Sadie who is beside him, the people he cares about outside, the people who grew up with him in this city, and those who have existed in his life. people.

Stepping on the soft grass under their feet, stepping over countless dark green vines lying on the ground, Mia and Sardis are getting closer and closer to the towering giant tree.

The closer you get, the more you feel the hugeness of this giant black tree, with its canopy covering the sky and the sun.

The further you go in, the darker the skin of the dark green vine becomes redder.

The man who was nailed to the tree by dozens of dark green and reddish vines pierced through his body kept his eyes closed, his head bowed, motionless, as if he was dead.

Only the slight rise and fall of his chest indicated the fact that he was still alive.

That messy hair seemed to have exhausted its vitality, dry and pale, covering the man's face in a mess, making it difficult to see his appearance clearly.

Looking closer, the man's body is even more shocking.

Although the skeleton is big, but this kind of tallness makes the whole person look thin and bony.The man was almost covered with skin and bones, and the ribs protruded from under the skin, as if they would be strangled at any time.

The vine tendrils took root in his skin, spread through his flesh and blood, forming protruding marks on the skin.

The lower extremities, already covered in white bones, were entwined with vines, and the traces of rot had spread to the chest. The ugly and hideous rotten flesh of the black dead was in stark contrast to the barely intact skin—"alive" and "dead" at the same time. Existing in a person's body makes people feel weird to the extreme.

When approaching, Mia felt a faint smell of carrion coming into the tip of his nose, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Looking at the man who was motionless like a dead body, he hesitated for a moment, then tentatively stretched out his hand, wanting to touch his shoulder to see if he could wake him up.

However, his fingertips hadn't had time to touch the other's falling pale hair.

The man's head, which had been drooping lifelessly, suddenly lifted up!

A pair of dark eyes without the slightest light met Mia.

A man's eyes are like an abyss, bottomless.

Obviously, the pupils looked so dim that there was no glimmer of light, but there seemed to be some invisible light shining in the depths of the pupils.

That gaze carried a very strong penetrating force.

Like a spear, like a sharp sword, with sharp edges and corners, it hurts people.

When the eyes of the man met for a moment, Mia only felt his mind go crazy, and countless pictures flooded in, drowning his consciousness in an instant——

…………

【Master Miko, would you like this? 】

Lifting the round plate containing the sweet cakes he made in his hand, he sent it to the boy. The boy's voice was full of anxiety and expectation.

【Do you like it?real? 】

The smile of the young child whose head was rubbed by the teenager was as bright as the bright sunlight shining down at this moment.

……

【Master Shenzi is homesick? 】

The clear voice resounded in the deserted moonlight.

On the balcony of the high-rise building, a young boy came and put the cloak in his hand on the shoulders of the blue-eyed boy who was standing on the edge of the balcony looking at the undulating ocean.

He was about the same stature as the blue-eyed boy, and he spoke softly.

[Please don't feel lonely, since childhood, you are my most important person, I will always be by your side, no matter when. 】

…………

[Why do gods want to destroy humans? 】

What was once a young child has grown into a man.

Before he knew it, he was taller than a teenager.

[Even if there are sinners among human beings... But why do the gods decide the survival of human beings so easily? 】

The man's voice had already become low.

The top of the boy's head, which was once reachable by raising his hand, is now much higher than the boy's.

And in the eyes of the man, there are many things that cannot be explained clearly, and it becomes complicated.

—Because there should be no sin on earth, nor sin among human beings.

The young god replied.

【…】

The man was silent for a while.

【Then, how to eliminate the sins among human beings? 】

——Eliminate those human beings who are guilty of sin, and let the kind and pure human beings continue to live and multiply. In this way, there will be no sin among human beings.

The young god child replied lightly.

He didn't see the surge in the depths of the man's black eyes and the complexity in his eyes.

【Master Shenzi, after all... you are still a god. 】

The man's lips twitched, as if he was smiling.

But there was a hint of bitterness in the raised arc.

[Here, this piece of land is the kingdom of human beings. 】

【And you...maybe you will never understand the meaning of my words...】

…………

【Three evil places, you have saved the second one, only the land in the south, my homeland, is still plagued by disasters. 】

[You still need to guard here for a while, if possible, I hope you can let me go there instead of you. 】

The tall man knelt down in front of the boy.

【Master Shenzi, I want to return to my homeland, suppress the disaster, quell the war, and rescue my people who are still struggling in the disaster. 】

The man bowed his head deeply.

No one could see the expression on his face at this moment.

He lowered his eyes, and the shadow cast by the drooping forehead blocked all the emotions in his eyes.

Only the hand he was pressing on the ground was clenched tightly and forcefully.

It's like expressing your determination.

...or maybe something else.

The man knelt in front of the young Miko and begged in a steady voice.

[Please, give me the power to suppress disasters. 】

…………

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"Mia!"

The arm was grabbed by someone, and Mia, who was stunned for a moment by the shock of a large number of memories that suddenly surged into her mind, was awakened by Sardis' loud shout.

The boy's slightly slack blue eyes refocused, and the figure of the man that emerged from his memory disappeared.

What caught his eyes at this moment was the figure of Sardis who was clutching his shoulders and looking at him nervously.

Seeing Sardis' nervous expression, Mia raised her hand and stroked Sardis' forehead.

He comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I just suddenly remembered too many things, so I was in a daze for a while."

Sardis frowned.

"Remembering too many things?"

Mia nodded.

He turned his head and looked at the man chained to the giant tree again.

The half-rotted man's eyes were still dark, as still as stagnant water, but when he met Miya's eyes, there seemed to be a slight movement in the depths of his eyes.

He looked at Miya deeply.

It's not that there's nothing in the fundus of his eyes, it's just that he can't see anything because it's terribly deep.

After a long time, his withered and cracked lips moved slightly.

"... God... son... my lord."

The man's voice could no longer be described as hoarse, it didn't seem like a sound coming from a human's throat, it was more like the sound made by iron rubbing against rough sand and gravel.

His throat seemed rusty, extremely dull.

It was extremely difficult to stop every word, and the abnormal tone of his voice was like a baby learning to speak.

But that horrible sound was far worse than the harshness of a baby.

"You...as expected...back...come..."

Putting one hand on Sardis' arm to appease him, Mia turned to look at the man.

He said: "Isn't this the result you want, Napsius."

He called out the man's name.

He looks at the man.

Unlike the soft eyes he showed to Sardis when he comforted Sardis just now, he stared at the man with cold eyes.

"Isn't this already within your calculations?"

The young man said lightly,

"Because my power is in this city, I will inevitably be reincarnated in this city. Even if I have no memory, I will unconsciously approach the King of Portoyas who has my power in his body."

"After that, it will inevitably come to you like now."

Whether he was in his previous life or he is now, he already understood.

More than 1000 years ago, from the moment this man borrowed the divine power from him, he had already counted the arrival of this day.

This is a very ruthless person.

Whether it's for others or for yourself.

It's just that Mia couldn't figure it out.

During these more than 1000 years, countless times, I felt my body rotten to the bone...During this long time that almost made people crazy...

What is this man thinking?

The man named Napsius was silent and did not answer.

Sardis took half a step forward, half turned sideways in front of Mia.

As a protector.

"Perhaps I should call you, my ancestor."

The current king of Portoyas stared at the first king and said, "I think it is absolutely impossible for you to set up such a big bureau just to protect a small city."

"Next, what do you want to do?"

The man raised his eyes and looked at his descendants.

However, the answer is not the question.

"Since...you...entered...here, it means...the disaster has...befall...to the world again."

He spoke intermittently, speaking very slowly, struggling to speak every word, and speaking it was extremely difficult.

It was as if a knife cut his throat with every sound.

"Then... the gods... also..."

"I...want...immediately...just..."

What is the ultimate goal of this man who has done so many things?

Miya frowned in thought.

As Sardis said, it is meaningless for a man to go to great lengths, even torment himself to such a pathetic and terrifying situation, just to use the power of the God of the Earth to protect a city.

With a man's temperament, he would never do such meaningless things.

So, what is a man for...

Just as Mia was thinking, there was a loud bang suddenly.

Suddenly the whole world shook violently.

The giant tree shook, and countless branches and leaves rustled from the huge treetop to the ground.

Miya raised her head in astonishment.

His voice from the previous life sounded in his head, and his tone was a bit dignified.

[The sky ladder has arrived. 】

【It's mother and father...】

"Ladder?"

【That is the only channel in this world that can connect the kingdom of God and the world. 】

[It seems that they have lost their patience and intend to forcibly bring 'us' back to the Kingdom of God. 】

"only……"

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning, and Mia subconsciously looked back at Napsius.

Could it be—

The man tied to the trunk of the giant tree raised his head high, staring straight at the sky with eyes as dark as an abyss.

The corners of his lips curled up.

His eyes were no longer lifeless as before, and there seemed to be thunder and a storm raging in the depths of his eyes.

At this moment, there was a desperate, hysterical madness in his eyes.

[So that's how it is... His goal is the ladder! 】