How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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After the press conference held by Go Johan at the Saman Convention, South Korea was in an uproar.
– He’s gone completely insane.
The reactions were harsh.
– Born into royalty, lived as he pleased, and now he’s caught up in some middle school delusions. This is what happens.
– This isn’t just middle school delusions, this is next-level crazy lol.
– Holy war! Destruction! He’s reached peak insanity.
Although demons and cursed objects had become more widely known recently, the unprecedented attitude and warnings during the press conference were shocking.
And then.
– This is my holy war! You guys are doomed without me lol.
– I cringed so hard I had to go to the emergency room.
– Michael lol Michael!!!
The words he spat out during the press conference.
Combined with Go Johan’s appearance…
– The greatest middle school delusion announcement of all time.
It seemed like he had become a target of ridicule and mockery.
But then.
– Russia actively supports and agrees with Go Johan’s statement, issuing a declaration of support.
Something strange was happening.
– Wait, hold on.
– Goldian: “Cursed objects” are items that can destroy players and civilizations. All governments, associations, and players should be wary of this.
– What the…
News was spreading rapidly.
– The guild under Duke Audreia of France, Duke Audreia, confirms the existence of the Demonic Stone. Invasion. Do not ignore Mr. Go’s warning.
– What the hell is going on…
The big players, those who move the small world, were stepping forward one by one to support Go Johan.
Even in South Korea.
– The Holy Union declares a full-scale war against demons. We have already entered the war.
The Holy Union, a coalition of top guilds, issued a statement.
At first, it was just the ramblings of a madman.
The delusions of a privileged brat who thought South Korea was his playground.
– Shinsung.
But soon, the ridicule turned into shock as changes began to occur.
– Although unrelated to Go Johan, we support his intentions…
Tension was rising.
– What… what’s happening?
– Is this really a war? A war?
Fear was spreading.
No one was talking about a holy war anymore.
‘War.’
The name Michael was being discussed as either a weapon or a system for warnings, or perhaps a coalition.
‘Destruction.’
That word.
– Seriously… what is this?
It was the first time it truly hit them.
***
Johan Church, and the Johan Orphanage, which stood like its twin.
The building had a warm feel rather than state-of-the-art facilities, and the surrounding area was equipped with a playground, park, and sports field where children could play.
“Oppa, what’s a holy war?”
“Hyung! What’s Michael?”
The children were gathered around a man, chattering away.
“Destruction?”
“You don’t know what a holy war is? It’s a religious war! For the great will of God… or something, right?”
“Don’t look it up! You idiot!”
The children were cheerful and innocent.
“God! That’s right. The church is a place to worship God, right? So do you worship God too, hyung?”
In the center of the children was a man with silver-white hair and sky-blue eyes.
Go Johan, who the entire world, not just South Korea, was searching for.
“Maybe you should stop watching so much TV. Don’t the teachers let you watch too much TV?”
Go Johan laughed as if it was absurd.
The church wasn’t functioning as it should, but the Kohan Orphanage was different.
“Or should I take your phones away?”
“Ah! Run away!”
“Sorry!”
Over the past few years, the number of children at the orphanage had increased significantly.
Originally, the Johan Orphanage was a cover to allow the apostles to live without suspicion, but now it was different.
“Anyway, worship God? Not really. It’s more like following.”
“God?”
“No.”
Those who had died in connection with demons.
When their children had nowhere to go, Go Johan took them in and brought them to the Yohan Orphanage.
“Then who is it?”
“Buddha?”
“You don’t need to know that.”
“Why? I want to believe in a god too.”
Go Johan chuckled as if he found it cute.
“You can do that if you want, but it’s not something that just happens like that.”
“Then what is it?”
The children pouted.
They were clearly different from the apostles, who were mature beyond their years. These were real children.
‘The apostles, I knew they weren’t really children.’
But still, he wanted them to experience a normal human life at least once.
“Belief… is it a difficult word? Something like that. Anyway, faith isn’t something you force on someone. I don’t want to force it on anyone, not just you.”
Go Johan stood up.
“If someone tries to force it on you, say no. Like this.”
“No?”
“You’ll find it when you want to. If you don’t need it, you won’t look for it.”
Go Johan patted each of the children’s heads as he spoke.
“And… these are things you don’t need to know anyway.”
“Why?”
“By the time you grow up and learn about these things…”
Go Johan looked at Lee Jaekyung, who was waiting nearby.
“The holy war or whatever will already be over.”
“……?”
“Actually, it’s better not to look for God. People usually look for Him when they’re in pain or suffering. That’s not what’s important. You guys aren’t eating well, are you?”
“Run away!”
“Ah!”
The children quickly ran off.
Go Johan walked over to Lee Jae-kyung, who was smiling as he watched them.
“You’re not teaching them religion, are you?”
The children at the orphanage were being educated by believers.
“Are you crazy? We’d really become a cult.”
“That’s a relief. Make sure nothing like that happens. It’s up to them to find it on their own, but I don’t want to force or influence anyone.”
They walked together.
“Why are you going this far?”
“I don’t intend to…”
Go Johan smiled.
“I don’t intend to yield the goddess to anyone.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Let’s stop talking about this.”
Lee Jae-kyung nodded at Go Johan’s words.
“The public opinion has definitely changed after the announcements from the major guilds and organizations. At first, it was just a target of ridicule. Do you know how embarrassed I was?”
Lee Jae-kyung chuckled.
He probably wasn’t actually embarrassed.
‘This… this…! I’ll sue…!’
He was furious.
“Middle school delusions, not over yet, blah blah…”
“It’s only been a day or two, right?”
Go Johan also laughed.
“It’s common for someone’s beliefs or reality to become a target of ridicule. It’s hard to accept.”
Go Johan said.
“It’s just that the fear you’ll feel when you face and realize the truth is terrifying.”
Shouts that contain no truth can be seen as middle school delusions or ridicule, but if it’s reality, it’s a different story.
Nod.
“If the Black Flame Dragon really exists in your left hand, it’s not a joke but a disaster.”
Lee Jae-kyung said out of the blue.
“Black Flame Dragon?”
“No.”
Lee Jae-kyung chuckled.
“Anyway, you didn’t come here to talk about this, right?”
There was no reason to disturb Go Johan, who was spending time with the children at the orphanage after the press conference.
“Goldian sent something.”
Lee Jae-kyung said.
“As you expected, it’s a cursed object…”
Gluttony was in the process of creating an item that could identify cursed objects.
Among them, a prototype had been sent to Samuel of Goldian.
“There’s a problem with it.”
“A problem?”
“…You need to see it.”
***
“B-Boss…”
There, a boy who looked about sixteen was calling out to Go Johan with a pale face.
The dark circles under his eyes were so deep they reached his jaw, and his long hair covered his face.
His clothes were ragged, and he seemed to smell.
“How long has it been since you slept? When did you last wash? Why do you look like an undead?”
Ghost, corpse, undead.
Such words came to mind.
“…I-I don’t know… I can’t remember…”
As Go Johan frowned.
Snap.
The boy flicked his finger.
Then, his ragged clothes turned pure white, and the dark circles under his eyes disappeared.
His hair was tied back, finally revealing his face, and the boy looked promising.
“Don’t just fix your appearance, get some sleep.”
“…I can’t.”
The boy, his name was Kang Yoon-bae.
A name given to him by Lee Jae-kyung.
“…I’m the only one who can do it.”
“You’re already being called a villain and all that, and now child exploitation in a cult. Boss, you’re definitely going to get arrested.”
Lee Jae-kyung laughed as he looked at the boy and spoke to Go Johan.
Kang Yoon-bae.
“…It’s different. Uncle. I’m doing this… because I want to…”
“Is brainwashing also included?”
“Shh.”
At Kang Yoon-bae’s words, Lee Jae-kyung shrugged and stepped back.
A boy as peculiar as Go Johan, one of the apostles.
“Gluttony.”
It was Gluttony.
Usually holed up in the church’s underground laboratory, not even seeing the light of day.
A genius among geniuses, a master of alchemy, magic, and engineering.
He was the one who created the potion that was about to be released to the public, and the one who made the device to identify cursed objects.
“…I like it, this. I don’t have to talk to people…”
Squirm.
“Sunlight… makes me tired.”
What could you do? It’s what he wanted.
“And…”
In one corner of Gluttony’s laboratory, there was a door decorated lavishly.
“…I like being… together…”
It felt different from the musty laboratory, as if a princess might live there.
“Are you doing well?”
“…Yeah. Tell the Boss…I said hi.”
With those final words, Kang Yoon-bae, Go Johan, and Lee Jae-kyung headed to a part of the laboratory.
There, a sword was floating in the air.
A longsword that looked like it was made by a beginner blacksmith, nothing special.
“It’s a cursed object.”
Go Johan immediately recognized it as a cursed object.
But if that was all, there would be no reason to call him.
Since the Black Gate revealed itself to the world, these “cursed objects” had occasionally been found in the gates.
They were known as cursed items.
But.
“……?”
“I knew… the Boss would… recognize it.”
Go Johan felt something and approached the sword to take a closer look.
“This…”
His sky-blue eyes darkened.
“That’s right… It was made… on Earth…”
It wasn’t from Travania or the demon world.
Someone on Earth, a blacksmith, had created a “cursed object.”