I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

117 – Twelve Heavens (12)

Twelve Heavens (12)

“How did you see it?”

“If you ask me what I saw… … it was just two people getting hit by sparks and then falling down with a “Ugh!”?”

Just then Jim hurled a small fireball at me, and I got hit by it, shook as if I was having a seizure, and fell to the ground.

That’s all.

That was the limit of what Esmeralda could see.

She has no idea what the source of the power contained in the blue flame is or what effect it produces.

“Well, it’s natural for it to look that way. The power we use is different from the perception itself.”

Shiva knows.

I know because I was the one standing at the door and knocking on it.

Because they stand one step above.

Unless you can see the world from their perspective, you can only endure it without knowing.

But should we just give up? Roll around on the floor until we are back on the same level?

No, the power is definitely there, even if you don’t realize it.

In that case, just knock.

“What you need to learn is a skill that will work on them too.”

Kwaaah!

Shiva clenched his fist and threw it into the air.

A cool breeze blows with the sound of the waves, cooling off the sweat on Esmeralda as she lies down.

“Did you see it?”

“……yes.”

They were somewhere else in the first place.

That’s why Shiva found a way to reach them too.

Just a thin wall.

If you divide the classes into two, with a wall between them that you can never cross,

“Aim for this power.”

Shiva decided to knock on the wall to transmit the noise and vibration to the other side, to tell them that he was there.

That’s the reason why Shiva can at least buy some time against First.

A complaint to those beyond the extreme.

“I showed you the method. Now, show me how to live up to the name of warrior.”

“… … .”

A small gold piece across the sky. A wall between worlds that Shiva shattered.

Esmeralda couldn’t take her eyes off the little gold even after Shiva had said her goodbyes and left.

***

La Pa.

Mara Papiyas remembers.

The moment when I realized that there was a weak man who had brought about a change in the world.

At first, it was funny. It didn’t seem right to follow the footsteps of someone born as a god without even understanding his own subject.

So I didn’t even bother to pay attention to it.

Because he was so incompetent and weak that it took him a month to do what his brother could do in just 30 minutes.

What would Rapha think when he saw that?

-If a magpie follows a stork, its legs will tear, so those who don’t even know their place will soon give up or die on the road.

So I looked away.

Because it was so boring and uninteresting to watch.

She forgot about it. The world was full of all kinds of people she could enjoy watching, so where would she have time to watch such a powerless and incompetent fool?

Rapha was active in secret. He incited fights and made the monks suffer the seven passions, and he collected the sins.

Vice is her food, and lies are her sweet song.

In that way, she has brought evil upon all kinds of celebrities.

And part of that plan.

A time when two countries that were on good terms were trying to cause discord and start a war.

-Stop the war!

An entity that tries to stop it has appeared.

The second prince of Kapilavastu, whom Rapha had long since forgotten, was screaming at the top of his lungs, appealing to them to stop the war.

It was neither logical nor persuasive.

All he can do is appeal to people’s emotions and shout in front of them. Will that be enough to unravel the tangled web of war?

It was just a waste of time.

His brother might have been able to do it, but he didn’t have the ability.

That’s how the war broke out.

-What is the point of this war? What treasure is more precious than the people?

And yet he shouted.

Going back and forth on the battlefield where swords and spears are flying.

As we continued to do that, people started to gather one by one.

Someone more capable than that.

People who hated war and knew how to make logical and persuasive appeals gathered in groups of three or five.

And finally, a compromise was reached between the two countries and the war ended.

-under?

Some people persuaded others, and others found common ground logically.

But if I had to pick one person who ended the war, I’d definitely pick him.

Yeah, he ended the war.

Just like his brother did.

Even though the process was much more chaotic, bloodier, and took several times longer.

He did it.

I walked the same path as my brother.

Each step is slow, but I am following along steadily.

-What is that.

It was creepy.

The fact that a guy so weak that he could be killed by pressing his finger would try to step into the same territory as him.

It was annoying.

That confident attitude that seems to say that a mere human being can walk the same path as him.

-Huh, well, I guess he’s human.

Rapha decided to disrupt the journey.

She began to actively interfere with what he was trying to do, just as she had been leading the war between the two countries.

-Ha… …! Then that’s right.

And he began to indulge in the seven passions of lust without even realizing that Rapha had planned it.

It captivated him with its sweet aroma and bound his feet with comfort.

-Something so simple.

He was human, after all.

It was impossible to become a transcendent being who was above everything.

With the luggage out of sight, Rapha began to make his presence felt in the world once again.

Until his existence was slowly erased from a corner of my mind.

She encouraged the world’s progress and also destroyed it.

The dragons were her faithful servants and they served as a balancer by destroying any side that grew too advanced or too powerful.

By that point, the Dragon Clan had come to be regarded as a being that maintained the balance of the world, and Rapha had even begun to laugh at the absurd situation.

Yeah, every single day was fun.

Although those born with a fate that occasionally pops out were annoying, she didn’t have to worry about them in the first place because they would go out into the world on their own unless she touched them.

But then one day.

-What?!

The one she thought she had gotten rid of was back on stage.

And once again, she ruined the plans she had worked so hard for by clinging to them.

At this point, it wasn’t so much creepy as it was disconcerting.

-No, he… … was clearly playing there, but when did he… … ?

La Pa abandoned all the pleasures he had prepared and set out on his journey again.

But that wasn’t the end, I just came out into the world with a relieved heart after enjoying it to the fullest.

So Rapha thought.

-That, that’s right… … Since I’m going to get rid of it anyway, I’ll make sure you enjoy it more than a human life can.

If he is bored because he is used to it, just keep giving him new stimulation until he doesn’t get bored.

So Rapha got rid of his burden again. And that was when its existence began to fade away.

-No! It’s you again?!

He showed up again.

Clearly, he threw away pleasures that a human being could not enjoy in his entire life.

-… …Is it because you don’t have a family?

Seeing that he had no intention of settling down and growing old, Rapha took special measures.

-Tana, Arati, Raga.

-Yes, Mother. Did you call?

-Isn’t it time for you to awaken to pleasure? I’ll give you your first mission, so get ready.

Rapha called his daughters.

It must have been because I had a gut feeling that a half-assed approach wouldn’t work.

So Rapha gave the order to seduce him by using three sisters who were so beautiful that even a high priest who had been virgins for a long time would feel lust for them, and to settle them in one place.

-How about it? Would you like to stay at my house tonight?

This time, Rapha wanted to see the ending for sure.

At this point, I thought it would be better to tie it up firmly.

As always, he was absorbed in the pleasures prepared by Rapha, and when he came to his senses, he was an ascetic of Kapilavastu escaping from there.

This time, I tried to observe the process clearly and respond accordingly.

however…….

-No, it’s an attractive offer, but not yet.

He had resisted the most powerful temptation he had ever been subjected to.

Rapha was astonished.

I felt the chills again at the sight of Jim trying to continue on his way.

At that time, she was slowly contemplating whether she should step forward herself.

-Mother, please believe me. Even though you say that, you don’t completely push us away. Doesn’t that mean you have feelings for us?

Her daughters wanted the mission to continue, perhaps because they did not want to record the first mission as a failure.

And even for Rapha, it wasn’t a completely impossible story.

Clearly, the ascetic of Kapilavastu had rejected their offer, but he had not stopped but was still engaging in emotional exchanges with them.

I wonder if he just wanted to pretend to be cool even though he’s a man?

Rapha thought so and decided to trust his three daughters and entrust them with the mission.

As a result, they ended up getting officially married to Jim.

I haven’t stopped my journey yet, but that won’t be happening any time soon.

Rapha turned his gaze again, proud of his daughters.

And then one day.

-We broke up.

-He was so great that we couldn’t possibly keep him. So shouldn’t we let him go?

– So we can’t hold him back, right? So we decided to bless his new journey.

-… … .

Her three daughters came back, having gone mad somewhere.

Rapha felt afraid.

I sent you to tell you to get in my way, but you fell in love with me so much that you pushed me from behind and told me to go forward.

This is something even his brother couldn’t do.

It seemed that the devilish charm that seduced women far surpassed what Rapha had imagined.

So Rapha decided to seriously try to sabotage him. If pleasure didn’t work out, he would resort to physical force.

And when she made that decision, it was already… … .

-Yeah, you win.

He had accumulated karma that was beyond Rapha’s reach.

***

After solving the problem on Tina’s body, Rapha said while gently brushing her hair back.

“Our beautiful daughter. It’s time to stop sleeping and wake up.”

Now the weight of karma that had been weighing on her must have become bearable.

It’s time to open your eyes.

“Umm… … .”

Tina frowned as if she found La Pa’s gesture ticklish, then slowly opened her eyes.

Rapha smiled at the sight of his daughter looking up at him with a dazed face.

“Get up.”

What appeared in the bright yellow eyes was a vertical pupil, different from that of a human.

I look at the world with the symbol of the Dragon Clan spread out before my eyes.

“Tanha.”

Tina said, looking up at Rapha’s face with a dazed expression.

“… … Yes, Mother.”

It was the moment when the long-time dragon once again dug into the present world from beyond time.