The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 74 : Progenitor Pluto (2) ＞

– “…don’t get me wrong. I haven’t been able to preserve memories through blood magic for a long time, so my condition just got weird.”

After moving the screen along Utenia to the inside of the cave.

For a long time, I had to watch the conversation between two people who were close to comic stories.

Watching the conversation between Yutenia and Pluto, a disillusioned laugh came out of me.

This is because the character, the progenitor of the vampires, seemed less dignified than expected.

Watching Pluto making excuses against Yutenia, I had to put my head on my forehead and shake my head.

“Is this… the sijo?”

When it comes to the progenitor of vampires, isn’t it usually the same image as the vampires’ captain?

I was expecting a dignified nobility to lead the bats.

However, the actual Pluto he encountered looked more like the screw was missing than expected.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s a concept that’s been sealed for hundreds of years, or maybe it’s because AI actually has a half taste.

In a sense, it was an AI comparable to Estasia.

“Still, it looks like a rare character at first, so if you make it into an apostle, it will be stronger.”

In terms of setting, it was Pluto, who was being treated as dangerous in various places.

To the extent that it was sealed using a relic to suppress Pluto’s actions.

If I could put such a Pluto under me, it was clear that I would be able to do it for more than one person.

Fortunately, in making Pluto an apostle, it didn’t seem like it would be necessary to invest a long time like Evan did.

Pluto, who heard about Yutenia, decided to accept her opinion without hesitation.

– “So, have you made a decision?”

– “Now there is no place to return to, and there is no other people left, so there is nothing I can do.”

– “It’s a great decision. Great people will be pleased.”

The current situation, where Pluto’s screw was missing due to a complex problem, helped a lot in convincing her.

It was thanks to Utenia’s continuous attempts to persuade Pluto, who had no complete memory.

Having no place to turn to, Pluto decided to entrust himself to the Church immediately.

After all, it is Pluto who is in a hostile relationship with the characters in the temple.

Even if it was a place she would go to, if it weren’t for the denomination, there would be only a few places.

In this situation, I thought it would be good to proceed with ＜Selection of the Apostle＞ for Pluto immediately.

– “Perhaps so?”

– “The great man I know cares for even the needy with love.”

– “….”

Watching their conversation, I immediately put my finger on the ＜Select Apostle＞ button at the bottom of the screen.

It was the ＜Apostle Selection＞ skill that I’ve been using for a long time since I made Evan an Apostle.

Kwok.

When I clicked the skill icon, I came up with a target where I could designate the target.

I put the target on Pluto and activated the skill by targeting her.

– Do you want to select [Pluto Astria] as an apostle?

– You need 800 Karma to select an Apostle.

– Yes No

When I selected Pluto, a window popped up asking if I would like to select her as an apostle.

The karma required to make Pluto an apostle is 800 karma.

It was twice the amount of 400 karma consumed when Evan was made an apostle.

Pluto’s next apostle will consume 1600 Karma.

It was a karma consumption that gradually increased to a burdensome level.

I touched the ‘yes’ button with a trembling finger to move on to the next screen.

– [Pluto Astria] is selected as an apostle.

– Spend 800 karma to create a new weapon for the apostles.

– [Shingi: Deathside] has been transferred to [Pluto Astria].

– [Third Apostle: Pluto Astria] has become your Apostle.

– Your magic power will be shared with the apostles selected by the effect of ＜Apostle Selection＞.

– You can send a separate message to the selected apostles by the effect of ＜Apostle Selection＞.

After using the skill, Pluto raised his head and looked at the sky.

At the same time, guide messages started appearing one after another at the bottom of the screen.

The first thing that came to mind was the message that Pluto had been chosen as an apostle.

Just like when he selected Euthenia, he accepted the ＜Apostle Selection＞ at once.

And the next thing that came to mind was the message that he consumed karma to make a new weapon for Pluto.

The name of the item attributed to Pluto is [Divine Ki: Death Side].

I immediately opened my inventory and checked the appearance of the divine belonging to Pluto.

“Is this scythe a scythe?”

[Shingi: Deathside] was in the shape of a sickle wrapped in jet-black light.

The shape of the sickle shone in black light matched Pluto’s appearance.

Unlike Yutenia or Evan’s Shinigami, this time it was a direct weapon in the form of a weapon.

The name of the attribute that [Sacred Spirit: Deathside] has is ＜Blood Proof＞.

From the name alone, it seemed to be related to Pluto’s race called vampires.

“＜Proof of Blood＞… The performance itself looks pretty good.”

There were three main effects of this characteristic.

one. A vampiric effect that absorbs the blood of enemies hit by the Spirit and restores Pluto’s HP.

two. A buff effect that suppresses Pluto’s own vampire urge and amplifies the power of blood magic.

three. A stretch effect that can temporarily increase the length of [Divinity: Death Side].

Either way, it was an effect that placed weight on the battle side.

Although its versatility was inferior to that of Yutenia’s ＜Shadow Touch＞, the merit itself seemed to be higher than that of the battle itself.

“I thought it was focused on magic, but it looks more like a hybrid character than I thought.”

Pluto, who wore the shingi, was a persistent dealer with a vampiric effect.

In addition to being able to alternately use magic and physical attacks, it seemed possible to fight for a long time if the unique combat persistence was used.

He was the kind of character who had more places to put in in many ways if he had one.

You’ll have to check the detailed performance to know, but for now, it was a character that looked pretty good.

I took [Shingi: Deathside] from my inventory and put it on top of Pluto.

It was to hand the Shingi to Pluto and have a conversation with Pluto using messages.

“After receiving this, I will work hard to hunt… huh?”

pooh.

The [Shingi: Deathside] I dropped fell right on Pluto’s head.

It was a catastrophe that happened unexpectedly because it was rare to have a weapon taken out of the inventory during that time.

Pluto, who raised his head, looked at the [Shingi: Deathside] that was placed above his head.

Flash. Flash.

Pluto, who was looking at the heavy sickle stuck in his head, stretched out his hand toward the sickle and floated a speech bubble.

Pluto’s speech bubble overlapped with [Shingi: Deathside], completely obscuring Deathside’s appearance.

– “This is his gift. He brought it in a more radical way than I thought.”

– “…doesn’t it hurt?”

– “That’s enough, because it doesn’t matter to me.”

-“Pluto is amazing.”

– “Besides, my body is overflowing with unknown power, and I feel connected to him.”

Pluto pulled out the sickle stuck in his head and started wielding it in his hand.

Blood spurted from the place where the scythe was pulled out, then stopped bleeding and new skin sprouted.

Is it because of the vampire’s unique regenerative power?

It didn’t take long for Pluto’s wounds to fully heal.

It was understandable why she had to be sealed through the relic.

However, even if Pluto had fully recovered, I was not at ease with giving her the scythe.

“……See you next.”

It was because he was too shy to put a sickle on Pluto’s head and talk to him right away.

In the end, I saw Pluto wielding the shingi, and pressed the button to turn off the screen of the smartphone.

It seemed that conversation with her had to be put off until later.

* * * * * *

loneliness.

For Pluto Astria, the past hundreds of years have been solitude itself.

She was alone in the dark seal.

A vampire’s memory is long but not infinite.

Just because she lives forever, she can’t keep everything.

Hundreds of years of solitude were enough time to rob her of most of her remaining memories.

In the deep darkness, all that remained of her was the burning memories.

As each day passed, the memories of the past were erased, and when a year passed, the memories of years had disappeared.

As she watched the memories disappearing day by day, all she could do was remember the loneliness.

‘I don’t want to forget.’

As the useless memories piled up, there were also a lot of memories that disappeared.

After hundreds of years of being sealed, she has forgotten most of her memories except for herself.

who i am

and why are you here

That memory was the only force that sustained her.

Immediately after all that time of loneliness and oblivion passed.

After waking up from the seal, Pluto had nothing left.

“I feel like I used to use a more noble tone of voice in the past.”

Pluto, who was wielding a scythe in front of Yutenia, spoke.

It was a small memory I found in the small fragments that have now been shattered.

In the past, she was a king.

At the apex of all vampires, he was the great progenitor and ruler of the nobility.

However, for her now, neither country nor people remained.

Through the long war, all her family members disappeared.

All that remained in the ruins of the long war were those who were not allowed to die.

“Is that a noble tone?”

“I think he was using a tone that seemed more worthy of a king than he is now.”

“What was the tone?”

“That was… I don’t remember.”

Hearing Pluto’s words, Yutenia made the same mysterious expression as before.

Pluto sees Euthenia, periodically making such an expression.

Pluto couldn’t understand what kind of emotion it was, but it didn’t seem like he was looking at the monarch with respect.

Haha, she worshiped the god who gave her this scythe.

For an apostle who serves the heavenly god, the progenitor of a vampire would not be a good match for the castle.

“Did you like the Great One?”

“I can’t remember if he was the one I served.”

“……is that so.”

“But I think I know this one thing.”

Pluto smiled and looked at the sickle in his hand.

The Death Side she was holding was no ordinary scythe.

A god that connects the celestial god and herself.

That was the true nature of this Death Side.

And while receiving this Deathside as a gift, Pluto glimpsed the existence of God even a little.

The heavenly god reflected in Pluto’s eyes was a very large being.

“The fact that he is so big and strong that he is beyond the reach of a vampire like me.”

incomprehensible.

An incomprehensible and incomprehensible existence beyond cognition.

The owner of Euthenia was an existence that could not be completely pursued even with the eyes of an eternal life.

How long have you lived and how many things do you need to know to reach that figure?

As an immortal species with the curse of oblivion, no matter how long time passes, it will never reach it.

The sickle given to Pluto’s hand was proof that such a being was paying attention to Pluto.

Pluto’s slender fingers traced the jet-black sickle slowly.

“Like Pluto, it seems that there are things that give up even after living for a long time.”

“It’s a place no one can reach, so everyone will look up to you.”

“So is it.”

Pluto, who was fumbling for the sickle with his fingertips, cut her finger with the tip of the blade.

Whoops.

The blood that had flowed from the scythe’s cut spurted around her.

blood magic.

It was a special magic that only the blood of the vampire nobles could use.

Her blood magic, holding the Death Side, seemed to be being strengthened by some kind of magic.

Red drops of blood swirling around were reflected in Pluto’s red eyes.

“You are a great person…”

Pluto Astria.

She lost everything she had.

property. honor. authority. and family.

Everything he had built up throughout his life was completely lost in the passage of time.

All that remains of her now is a scythe in her hand and a huge gaze looking at her.

The incomprehensible and incomprehensible existence is the only pillar that can sustain her now.

“I hope you don’t see me as just a strange vampire.”

A new relationship built after losing everything.

What kind of existence will it remain for Pluto in the future?

Holding the excitement of the future in his arms, Pluto swung his scythe strongly.