Berserk: The Prophet

Green instinctively caught Behemoth as it flew towards him, and looked at Beligart speechlessly.

"What...did you eat?"

Beligat seemed to still have some fun, flapping its nearly 1-meter-long wings, it flew from the shelf where the warhammer was placed to Green's side and affectionately nuzzled his face.

With a wry smile, Green pushed Beligat aside and picked up the "Egg of the Overlord" that Beligat had swallowed, examining it closely.

The "King's Egg" looked smaller than before.

"What on earth is going on..." Green muttered to himself, somewhat confused about the situation.

Never mind, let's clean up the scene first. It's so late, only Edward and I have been here before. It wouldn't be worth it if they started to suspect us because this thing is missing.

Green looked around and sure enough, there were several similar iron chains on the wall. They must have been prepared in advance. He casually fastened one and put the black "Overlord's Egg" back.

As for the burn marks... unfortunately, Belial can't restore magic, so let's just leave it at that and hope that Glenberdo didn't notice.

With his thoughts in mind, Green left the city tower, trying hard to recall the conversation he had with Jiang Yue. It seemed that only the red one was called the Overlord's Egg, while the black one... was it called "Beheilite"?

However, based on the clues at hand, everything seems to make sense: Gurenbelud has not yet sacrificed himself to become an apostle.

Just like Griffith should still be a little kid like Guts.

Green was lost in thought for quite a while when he saw Gurenberudo's conspicuous figure heading towards the city gate.

Hmm, who is that girl next to Gurunberdo?

Green recalled that he had never seen this girl with long black hair before, and her attire did not resemble that of a resident of the Fire Dragon's Nest, but rather that of a priestess from the "Fire Palace".

Having undergone specialized training, Green also had some knowledge of Grant's clothing.

The two people, one big and one small, looked quite like siblings, but since they had just come out of the city gate, Green couldn't go too early, so he asked the soldiers around him.

"Who is that woman next to General Gurenbeldo? I've never seen her before?"

“Let me see… Oh, she’s General Kirsten’s granddaughter, the Dragon Priestess of the Fire Palace, Benedict.” The soldier, his face slightly flushed from drinking, glanced at the lovely woman beside Gurenbeldo and knew who she was, answering Green’s question.

"Haha, to be honest, we quite like to match the captain and the shrine maiden together. After all, she's the general's granddaughter. If they could get married, wouldn't that be like strengthening family ties?"

Green nodded thoughtfully, watching the departing figures of Gurenberudo and Benedict, a sense of curiosity rising within him.

The usually proud and confident Guren Belludo looked very cautious, his tall frame making his steps small in order to match the girl's pace.

Benedict Cuth looked completely different from her sister Heike, a delicate and charming girl, like a beautiful flower. Standing next to the tall and imposing Gullenberudo, they actually created a unique harmony.

Just like in the storybooks... a gigantic dragon and a petite princess?

Green shook his head, dismissing the thought, and turned to walk towards the army quarters. Since General Kirsten was away, and Green and Bazzo were always practicing late into the night, he had been sleeping in the army barracks recently.

Along the way, his thoughts involuntarily returned to the "Egg of the Overlord" and Beheilite.

When the appointed time arrives, the stone will appear in the hands of the destined person... This is the choice of cause and effect.

Back in the army barracks, Green lay exhausted on the hard bed, staring at the ceiling. His mind was a jumble of thoughts, and the thought of the carnage and bloodshed at the Eclipse made him shudder.

The so-called "sacrifice" is probably the person closest to you, right? Green felt a chill run down his spine, wondering when Gurenberudo would finally reach the end of the road and activate the so-called "eclipse".

I'm nowhere near as good as Guts was at his peak during the Golden Age. If I were to get caught up in something, I'd probably be reduced to ashes.

Indeed... this place may not be a good place to settle down. Perhaps... the moment the 'Fire Dragon's Nest' falls will be the moment when Gurenbeldo begins the sacrifice.

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Green slowly drifted off to sleep, though his mind was already racing with ideas on how to escape from Grant by boat.

On the other side, Gurenberudo and the Dragon Priestess Benedict were on the city wall, gazing at the battlefield and talking about the colors of the battlefield in her eyes, and exchanging words that were more somber and encouraging than ever before.

Meanwhile, Edward and Hickel kept each other company in other places, and Hickel was feeling down.

The reason was that General Kirsten wanted to bring together Gurenbelud and Benedict, even though witches could leave the priesthood and get married.

However, it seemed no one noticed that Heikel's expression stiffened. Watching the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere between Gurenberudo and Benedict, Heikel silently left.

Edward coldly watched the oblivious Gruberdo leave, following behind Heikell. A small crack seemed to be appearing in the relationship between the three.

.........

The next day, Green got up early to train as usual.

I heard that General Kirsten got very drunk yesterday, and now Gurunberudo is busy taking care of him.

Sister Hickel was tasked with escorting Benedict back to the "Fire Palace" on behalf of Gurenberudo.

"I'm sorry... the commander is busy taking care of General Kirsten and can't find the time right now..."

"No, please don't say that... I'm the one who feels bad for causing trouble for the renowned female swordsman..."

Hickel and Benedict exchanged pleasantries. Benedict knew all too well how difficult Gilstein was to handle when drunk. If anyone other than Gurenbeludo were to approach them rashly, they might get beaten to a pulp. Just carrying the drunk Gilstein back to his dorm room was a huge undertaking.

“Grunberdo... I’ll leave my brother in your care.”

"I will, even if it costs me my life."

Because the two women left through the back door, Green could hear their conversation clearly.

...To sacrifice one's life?

It seems that the two of them are the most important people to Grunberdo. Although it has been so long since the witch came to the Dragon's Nest, Grimm is certain that the witch's relationship with Grunberdo is definitely not ordinary.

After all, Gullenberudo doesn't like interacting with too many people. Rather than engaging in in-depth conversations with so many people, it's simpler for him to be a killing machine that only knows how to wield iron blocks.

Only one person could chat with Gullenberudo for so long and still make him act so cautiously.

However, the priestess's mount was truly dazzling. That silver wolf must have been almost two meters long, right? And the wolf wasn't much shorter than the girl. It was practically a rare giant silver wolf.

The thought of 'Beheilite's' connection to important people made Green suddenly realize that he didn't want to have much to do with Glenn Belldo anymore.

But...Hickel?

Green's eyes were filled with worry.

One can only hope that in Gurunberdo's heart, Hikel wasn't considered an important person...

After all, he can't change anything right now; he's far too weak, and even his current fate is in the hands of others.

If you can't even save your own life, how can you expect to save others?

The only thing we can know is... this is a cruel world.

I really hope Edward succeeds in taking down Hickel, so that Green can keep them away from this place where 'corrosion' could happen at any moment.

After all, this is how Rickett in the story escaped that horrific disaster.

All Green can do is try his best to pray for them and do his best to help.

However, what kind of changes this otherworldly butterfly, which has flown into the derivative world, will bring to the law of causality and the fates of others remains to be seen...