What.. what on earth are you talking about!
Montbanes V and Wife cried out in panic, dodging the partially solidified lava while staring with wide eyes, waiting for Benjamin's answer.
A hundred years ago, Montbanes I sacrificed his Eldest Son, securing a century of prosperity and wealth for the Montbanes Family. As his descendants, you are imitating this sacrifice by sending Arthur, who was only a week old, to an Orphanage to prevent any unnecessary emotional attachment, planning to bring him out of the Orphanage when he turns twelve to be offered as a Sacrifice to the Stone Demon. However—
The success or failure of the sacrifice is not determined by the bloodline of the Sacrifice, but by the heart of the Sacrifice. Only when the Sacrifice deeply loves the one performing the sacrifice and is willing to sacrifice himself, using his soul to make a deal with the Stone Demon, can the Montbanes Family receive a hundred years of protection from the Demon. If the Sacrifice has never loved the one performing the sacrifice, not only is the sacrifice ritual destined to fail, but the Montbanes Family will also face destruction for offering an unqualified Sacrifice!
.. W-what did you say! I-I can't understand a single word! —Butler! Butler! Butler!
In truth, Montbanes V and Wife, who had understood every single word Benjamin spoke, were attempting one last act of resistance.
Benjamin sighed helplessly.
You just rejected your last chance at redemption.
Is that so?
Montbanes V sneered, turning his head toward his wife: "Mary!"
I know.
Mary Montbanes sneered, grabbing the skull from the table: "Our *** is indeed ugly! But it is not for you to judge us! Ah—what is happening! The skull! How can the skull—"
It turned out that a small portion of the lava Wood spat out had landed on the black iron table, causing it to become scorching hot and soft, even fusing the skull—an important ritual prop—firmly to it!
Hands up! Do not resist!
Louis pointed his gun at Mary Montbanes, warning, "The official arrest squad will be here any moment!"
Are you sure?
Taking advantage of his wife becoming the other party's focus, Montbanes V suddenly drew the Obsidian Knife from behind his back and stabbed toward the nearest Wood!
Watch out!
Hey!
Ah!
Amidst the rising and falling cries of alarm, Wood was stabbed near his collarbone by the Obsidian Knife; no blood flowed from the wound, but the skin around the injury rapidly turned black and decayed, spreading toward his face..
“W-what is going on?”
Wood was shocked.
This Obsidian Knife had once caught the Boss's attention, so it certainly wasn't an ordinary thing, but—
There is the blood of a God on this knife!
Montbanes V said triumphantly, "Any matter existing in the Mortal Realm will face Death if pierced by this knife! Unless a miracle occurs!"
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Author's Note: Villain: Unless a Miracle happens!
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—Then I shall make a Miracle happen right before your eyes!
Wood gasped in pain, grabbed the Obsidian Knife that had pierced his collarbone, violently yanked it out!
Sss!
Black blood turned into an arc of flame, landing on Montbanes V's face.
This is what they call a mirac—Aaaah!
Montbanes V let out a pained scream, his cheek rapidly collapsing and rotting away like it had been dropped into strong acid, exposing bone and brain matter. Mary was horrified by the sight; she reached out to support his husband, but merely because his husband's blood splashed onto the back of his hand, he—
Aaaaaah!
A sharp, piercing scream erupted from his throat.
Blood splashed onto the back of his hand, creating terrifying black corrosion, his fair skin suffered severe frostbite in an incredibly short amount of time, only to immediately become scalding hot. Flames rapidly spread across his entire body, igniting Mary's body.
Th-th-this..
The tragedy happening to his wife caused Montbanes V to even forget the pain he was suffering; he stared with disbelieving, wide eyes that had already begun to rot, his exposed grayish-yellow cerebral cortex throbbing violently like decaying cheese hiding rats within, looking both disgusting and terrifying.
This is the Miracle you desired.
Wood," he said coldly, gripping the Obsidian Knife as he examined it closely, "there is indeed the blood of a God remaining on the blade, but the God wounded by it has long since abandoned that useless body, so the blood left behind has naturally lost its power.
—Wood, what are you saying? Why do you feel like you're.. ah! Sorry! I didn't say anything!
Remembering Boss Jason's instructions, Louis covered his mouth and pulled the equally curious Benjamin aside: "Ben, you exist between a physical and a spiritual entity. Hurry out and notify Boss Jason to have him bring people to clean up the mess!"
Alright.
Benjamin nodded obediently and quickly left—having been trapped within a Gargoyle statue for a hundred years, he could also tell that the Wood at this moment was not the usual Wood.
On the other side, "Wood" had already approached the table serving as an altar, holding the Obsidian Knife. His eyes, flickering with lightning, swept across the various mysterious objects placed upon the altar with absolute, rational indifference, his gaze finally landing on an ordinary piece of parchment.
—Benjamin's Soul Contract?
"Wood" picked up the parchment and burned it on the spot.
Louis watched this scene with terror, his heart racing. His psychic sixth sense told him that the Wood before him was ten thousand times more terrifying than the Montbanes V and Wife, whose bodies were rotting and constantly screaming in agony!
—Why are you nervous?
"Wood" turned around, his voice possessing an absolute rationality that had discarded all emotion.
I-I-I don't know who you really are, if you are the Wood I know, or.. or..
Louis suppressed his fear and spoke with a trembling voice.
Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is—will you shoot me?
I don't know!
Louis said with a sob, "I'm so scared. I feel like I should shoot right now, but as long as I think about the fact that you're using my friend's body.. just.. I.. I.."
Friend? You think Wood is your friend?
Is he not?
Louis was so anxious and terrified that he was on the verge of tears.
I don't care who you are! And I don't care why you are using Wood's body! I beg you, return his body to Wood as soon as possible—if people who shouldn't know find out that an incomprehensible existence is dwelling within Wood.. Wood will definitely.. will.. I don't want to lose this friend!
Friend.. friend.. such a strange word..
Wood" sighed softly, the lightning in his eyes gradually fading, returning to a clear green: ".. I, I just..
“—Nothing happened just now.”
Louis said without a second thought.
Really?
Wood was skeptical.
—Demon! A demon from Hell!
Mary Montbanes screamed, clutching his left hand, which had already mostly turned into white bone, "You're not human! You're a monster! A monster even more terrifying than a Demon!"
Shut up!
Louis raised his gun in a threat.
Mary looked at the dazed Wood and said through clenched teeth, "A monster lives inside your body! I saw it! We all saw it! You will soon—"
Poof!
Mary fainted.
Louis held up the smoking barrel.
Why?
Wood was puzzled.
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Louis took a breath: "Since I was a child, I have been hated by those around me because of my Spiritual Vision. Children my age threw stones at me, calling me the child of a Demon. Adults deliberately shunned me, my Father and Mother always beat me over trivial matters, calling me a Monster.. Even when I used my Spiritual Vision to help the Sheriff catch the Pervert Killer who specialized in killing children, they didn't thank me.. Not until I came to the Special Events Investigation Department.. Here, for the first time, I felt a sense of belonging, for the first time, I felt the warmth of being treated equally.. You are my friend, I won't allow them to hurt you!"
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Almost everyone in the Investigation Department has a tragic childhood where they were called a monster by those around them.
Louis looked up and told Wood, "You are not a monster; you are a true hero."
I.. watch out!
Wood shouted, while simultaneously landing a flying kick on Mary—it turned out that although Mary's body had fallen after being shot, she was not dead; taking advantage of the moment Louis was focused on speaking with Wood, she grabbed a hard object nearby and suddenly lunged to stab Louis.
Ah!
Mary collapsed onto the ground again, his forehead hitting a rock formed from solidified lava, blood gushed out.
At this moment, Jason and the others finally arrived, led by Benjamin.
Don't move! Nobody move!
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After completing the inspection and confirming everything was in order, Wood looked up and asked Benjamin, who was sitting on the windowsill, "How are you feeling?"
I'm surprised..
Benjamin spoke truthfully, "I thought I would vanish. After all, the contract had already been destroyed. I never expected.. that I would.. that white wings would grow from my back, I would become.. become an Angel.."
The Boss once told me that life has two deaths. The first is the death of the physical body, the second death is when the last person in the world who remembers you disappears. The death of the body is not the end of life; oblivion is—therefore, as long as all of us remember you, believe that you are a true Angel, no longer controlled by the power of Demons, you will exist forever in the image of an Angel.
Wood explained gently, his eyes filled with smiles.
It's not longevity I want.. I..