He had said the same thing last time when giving me the shortsword of Keshis.
ââŠSo, you were told to come here?â
âNo. âŠI was told to help the first person I met in this church.â
âHelp?â
âYes. âŠIs there anything that I can do to help you?â
âŠSomething he can do, huh?
I had come to this church in order to find information on the Black Dragon of Destruction and the Universal Purification Device.
This church didnât seem like it would have many documentsâŠbut Father Shtyle used to be very important within the church.
So he might know a lot about myths.
âThere are some things that Iâd like to know.â
Father Shtyle heard this and nodded.
âDo you know anything about the Black Dragon of Destruction?â
ââŠI do.â
He answered very quietly.
âIs it well known then?â
ââŠNot at all. In fact, hardly anyone knows about it. After all, information about it was suppressed.â
âIs there a reason that it had to be suppressed?â
âYes. âŠI donât know how you heard the nameâŠbut there are various reasons that led to this. It is now forbidden to even say its name. Only the people of the highest ranks within the church know of it⊠Perhaps 10 people at most.â
SoâŠit was a great secret.
âŠIt was a good thing I had asked Father Shtyle.
Other priests would not have been able to tell me anything.
So, where did I go from here?
I wasnât a part of the church, so I doubted he would tell me much.
As I wondered about thisâŠFather Shtyle opened his mouth.
âHowever, I will tell you about it.â
âYou will?â
âGod instructed me to help the first person that I met here. âŠGodâs commands are always to be my priority.â
ââŠThank you.â
I suppose disobeying God was like disobeying the church.
It was all very convenient for me.
âThe Black Dragon of Destruction was defeated by the Emissary within the myth. But before it appears, there will be 7 great changes in the world⊠But we only know about a few of those changes.â
Huh, he said all of that without any hesitation.
I was thankfulâŠbut it was strange.
Well, there was nothing to do but listen for now.
âWhich changes do you know of?â
ââŠWe currently know of 2. The first is the âBlack Monster.â As the name implies, a black monster will appear. âŠThe other is the âBlue Moon.â The moon is going to turn blue in the sky.â
âSo⊠They havenât quite happened yet.â
âŠA blue moon. That made me think about the Blue Moon of Salvation.
However, the actual moon hadnât turned blue yet. And this powerful black monster hadnât appeared either.
So for now⊠We didnât have to worry about the dragon.
That meant that I should focus on the âUniversal Purification Device.â
I didnât know if the church would know anything about it. But it was worth asking.
âThere is one more thing I want to ask you⊠Have you heard of the âUniversal Purification Deviceâ?â
âYes. That is the device that the ancient church used to defeat the evil dragon⊠Well, that is what the myth says.â
âŠThat was an interesting way to put it.
It was as if he was saying the myth was wrong.
âYes. It is true that the Universal Purification device was used to fight the dragon. HoweverâŠthings differ after that.â
ââŠAfter that?â
âAccording to the popular myth, the evil dragon is defeated by the device. âŠHowever, I believe that the truth is⊠Is that the device is completely useless against dragons.â
I see.
The Blue Dragon of Delight had been very powerful.
I didnât know how strong the mythical dragon wasâŠbut you would need an incredible device to deal some actual damage to it.
âSo, how did they do it then?â
âWhat the Universal Purification Device actually did, was kill half of the population with its shock waves. And most of the people that did survive were killed by the dragon. âŠAnd that is when the Emissary appeared and finally slew the dragon.â
I see.
So the Universal Purification Device had done nothing but make things worse for them.
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