[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war":3,"chapter-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apostle of the Goddess of War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},394522,657,"Chapter 114","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>Ch.114 Apostle of the Goddess of War\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence stretched on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute, two minutes……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn’s eyes shot open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sion. What did you just say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Anna is carrying Master’s child. I came here to deliver that news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson sunlight seeped through the prison bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was dyed red, preparing to welcome the long night ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn breathed silently for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goddess Achille also remained silent, standing beside the two apostles and the future apostle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What words should be spoken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What reaction should be shown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Goddess did not know—it was a suffocating moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Miss Anna’s belly is already swelling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn rubbed his own face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had anticipated Garfenn wouldn’t simply be overjoyed. Ever since hearing he had finally identified the target of his revenge, this future had been predetermined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Garfenn’s actual reaction upon hearing the news directly was far gloomier and more complicated than Sion had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn groaned in pain and repeatedly banged his head against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why, why……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head deeply and muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To make such a mistake right before taking revenge! You stupid bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also slammed his fist against the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the alcohol. It’s the alcohol.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion, who had been watching silently all this time, thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Does Master actually like Miss Anna?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Master wasn’t the type to get someone pregnant from a one-night mistake. But sometimes, human instincts simply cannot be controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a master who seemed forged from steel was, after all, a human being made of flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master. What do you think of Miss Anna?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion broke the silence and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn, who had been clutching his head, turned to look at Sion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Don’t you already know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know. I never expected things between Master and Miss Anna had progressed that far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn stared blankly at the floor. His voice lacked strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were often outside, so perhaps you genuinely didn’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I sensed some sort of atmosphere between the two of you. But I didn’t expect it would go as far as having a child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’m still human, still a man. It’s unavoidable to feel drawn to the opposite sex. It’s been decades since I lost my former wife—I was terribly lonely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s understandable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion understood completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harboring a desire for revenge and nurturing new emotions were separate matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At first, I too was confused. To develop feelings for another woman while still holding onto my former wife and daughter—that, that……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn slowly, painfully poked his own chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It hurt here. I was afraid—afraid I might forget my family completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Anna, that woman, understood me and waited for me. She approached me first, embracing my wounds and comforting me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn began to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who seemed as though he would never shed tears—wept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it. I didn’t know I was such an easy man. Damn, damn. I never realized how comforting—how deeply comforting—it could be to receive solace in someone’s arms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something he did not say aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It concerned Garfenn’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not his fault, Garfenn’s grotesque appearance certainly deterred strangers from approaching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Garfenn needed was not someone who fled at the sight of his outward appearance, but someone who could embrace both his looks and his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was something neither Sion nor the Goddess—nor anyone else—could provide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Garfenn’s feelings toward Anna were genuine or not, he felt comforted, and gradually sensed his wounds healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I couldn’t help but open my heart. Anna was the only person who made me forget my former wife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liberation from suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must have been the peace Garfenn had searched for his entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, you deserve to find peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Wouldn’t Goddess Achille understand as well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, my Goddess is just like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There you go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achille watched their conversation with a stiff, hardened expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Garfenn…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still felt deeply sorry for her apostle, unsure how to properly compensate for his sacrifices and wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She feared his unspoken true feelings might be resentment—that fear lingered as terror within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achille had demanded too many sacrifices from Garfenn. Deep in her heart, she felt guilty toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it remained an issue Achille continued to avoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I love Anna. If possible, I even hope for a fresh start.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn abruptly cut off his own words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just so frustrating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn’s iron fist, which had struck the floor earlier, trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just beginning to feel comforted, even allowing myself to feel happy. But then, suddenly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just found the target of his revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The two things I longed for my entire life—arrived simultaneously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn looked at Sion with sorrowful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What would you do, if you were me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion’s mouth refused to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far too heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crossroads entwined with one person’s life, sorrows, and hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion did not know which choice was right. It was a problem even he dared not bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he lightly answer such a difficult dilemma faced by his benefactor and master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because Garfenn himself did not know, precisely because it was so difficult, he asked Sion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What should I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To tell him to comfortably pursue revenge troubled Sion—he worried about Master’s life, and about Anna and the child who would be left alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To tell him to return and live happily for the rest of his life was uncertain too—would he truly find peace for the remainder of his days if he abandoned revenge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How can I possibly measure a lifetime of revenge?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, Sion. I’m asking you a difficult question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even say ‘it’s alright’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea how Garfenn truly felt right now. It was already astonishing that Garfenn was maintaining enough rationality to converse with Sion like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, he was likely far more decayed and rotten than Sion could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an emotion too delicate even to speculate upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master. I will always be on your side. Believe me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn managed a faint, formal smile—a smile contrasting sharply with the radiant grin of the Apostle of Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, you’ll probably be released tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A presence was sensed from outside. Visiting hours were already over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Apostle of Light’s verification was complete, they could converse freely—this was Naru’s gentle consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had sat sprawled out conversing with a criminal of the Holy Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was that—the Holy Kingdom was still the Holy Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Holy Kingdom’s elders will bombard you with all sorts of filthy questions. They’ll pull ugly tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I expected as much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful of the testimony from the Commander of the Holy Sword…… I don’t know how he’ll evaluate you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the topic shifted to Sion, Garfenn—who moments ago seemed to have forgotten everything—suddenly radiated hostility toward the Holy Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sion immediately waved his hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, don’t worry about that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Commander of the Holy Sword is on our side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creeeak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time for you to come out now, Sir Sion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion stood up. He bowed once more to his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll see you tomorrow, Master. Hang in there for just one more day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Ah, mm. Yes. Understood. See you tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion left. Garfenn, now alone with Goddess Achille, stared blankly at the closed door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goddess. What exactly did that kid Sion just say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I don’t know either.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Commander of the Holy Sword? That perverted trash is on our side?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s confusing. Even this Goddess wonders—what trouble has he caused now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still had much to discuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very, very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you think of Sion, Lagan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Sion was having an emotional reunion with his master,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An important conversation was also taking place in the Apostle’s chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a three-way meeting between the Apostle of Light, the Commander of the Holy Sword, and Erin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Erin conveyed Naru’s intentions, Lagan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy. He’s truly a dangerous fellow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan grimaced fiercely—“Ugh!”—as he drank the bitter tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you see Sion drink that tea without changing his expression even once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naru and Erin exchanged glances briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See? Isn’t that dangerous? The fact he can wear a mask without flinching even while drinking such bitter tea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Naru’s mouth lifted slightly, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that your perspective?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a statement full of implications.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erin sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the Commander was an exhausting uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never spoke plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erin conveyed Naru’s will once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you see him as a threat to the Holy Kingdom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan crossed his arms briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His answer did not come immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separate from whether he felt favorably toward Sion, he needed to consider matters from the Holy Kingdom’s standpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty-fifty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It depends entirely on what the kid decides.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Erin forgot her duty and blurted out her personal opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it up to our Holy Kingdom’s will? Ah, tea. I’m sorry, Apostle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erin flinched and covered her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naru reassured her, gently patting Erin’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan continued unperturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. At least in my eyes, that’s how it was. That guy is the type who would raise a banner against the Holy Kingdom anytime, if he felt it necessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erin replied sourly. This, after all, was Lagan’s answer directed at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regarding his strength, naturally, the Apostle has observed it more accurately than I have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naru smiled angelically and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I have seen it too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke mentally, and Lagan gritted his teeth slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He was even more spirited than Lagan was when he first met me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan replied, forcing himself to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s truly a chilling story.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erin spoke cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say his growth was further accelerated due to the Wisdom Cult’s intervention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. It’s hard to be certain whether that will yield good results.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say, for now, it’s helpful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan asked, looking at the Apostle of Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was truly unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion displayed an abnormal rate of growth. Left unchecked, he would become a monster too powerful to control—unless one was the Apostle of Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That future was not far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that precisely the situation the Holy Kingdom and the Round Table Goddesses wished to avoid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Naru had her reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment will come when we need Goddess Achille’s sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I actually had something I wanted to ask too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naru sipped her tea. Erin nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He confirmed your concern is correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his suspicion was confirmed as truth, his breathing trembled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly, has my Goddess weakened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erin swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too needed to take a deep breath before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be precise, the entire Round Table is shaking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lagan stood up abruptly, slamming his hand down on Naru’s cherished paulownia wood table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naru anxiously grabbed the overturned table and set it upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apostle! Please answer me! What exactly is happening!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naru smiled bleakly and explained the situation herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……Lagan listened to the shocking truth until blood seemed ready to burst from his eyes, nose, and mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schedule: Every mon, wed, fri and sun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Review at\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NovelUpdate\u003C\u002Fp>",1926,"2026-05-30T06:48:22.319Z","2026-06-01T04:30:34.110Z",1,"novelbin.me","8ccfa9acdb8931f1fca5f28e3ada465841fa25a2a3c903b5d31ffd43abe6b5fc","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-115","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-113",174,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-cover.jpg"]