Episode 590
Chapter 153: Kinzello’s Purpose (2)
Jin and his comrades momentarily questioned whether they had heard correctly, doubting their own ears.
The word “purification” was hardly something you’d expect to hear from the mouth of a notorious group known for terrorism and covert operations until just recently.
Besides, Kinzello hadn’t stood idly by even when they knew Gliek would be released.
As a result, the world had been tainted by chaos, and that chaos was spreading like a contagion among living beings.
And now, purification? Jin was so stunned he was momentarily speechless.
“…Purification?”
“Yes, purification! Our Kinzello’s goal is to cultivate a more beautiful world.”
Margiela spoke with unwavering confidence and energy, seemingly unfazed by the shock of her comrades.
Beside her, Aynas and Bubar nodded as if to confirm exactly that.
‘They were crazy before, but I never imagined the whole group would be this far gone.’
It was obvious from their expressions that they truly believed it.
Margiela’s eyes sparkled as she imagined a world made beautiful by their efforts.
“It seems the meaning of ‘purification’ you know and the one you’re talking about are a bit different.”
“Actually, I think they’re the same. Jin, have you ever thought about how this world is filled with pointless suffering and contradictions?”
“Frequently. And people like you contribute a lot to that environment.”
“That may be true for now.”
“But you believe that some degree of sacrifice and destruction is necessary for true purification?”
“Exactly!”
“Setting aside whether that’s right or wrong, I’m curious—how do you plan to realize such an ideal world?”
“The method isn’t complicated. We will annihilate all the gods of this world.”
“Now it just keeps getting worse.”
“If we eliminate all the gods as planned, our leader will become the sole ruler of the world.”
Jin’s eyes narrowed.
Destroy all the gods… Perhaps for Kinzello, that wasn’t an impossible feat.
As far as Jin knew, the original creator of the Demon God Stones was Bubar Gaston. Although he collaborated with Ziphl, Bubar played the key role.
The alliance between Kinzello and Ziphl had broken down because Ziphl had used the Demon God Stones without permission and ended up damaging them.
The Demon God Stones had the power to seal gods and replicate some of their abilities.
‘All the Demon God Stones I’ve seen so far were incomplete. If perfected, it might be possible not only to seal gods but to annihilate them.’
Jin shrugged.
“So you and your leader think all the world’s faults and contradictions lie with the gods?”
“Not entirely, but they’re mostly responsible. To put it more elegantly, our grand mission is essentially a revolution against the gods.”
Jin felt a headache coming on.
‘Ziphl and Kinzello. One wants to become the world’s sole victor by harnessing the gods’ power, the other wants to kill all the gods to purify the world… They’re all just insane.’
It was laughable that such groups held a pillar of global power.
‘Well, if you think about it, Runkandel also kills and uses gods—it’s just that they don’t say it outright. Ultimately, they want to defeat Ziphl and become the world’s victor, so it’s not much different.’
Perhaps the goals of these great powers were less strange and more cliché.
Who wants what doesn’t matter much. What counts is whether they have the power to achieve it.
“I’ve heard your purpose loud and clear. The reason people, dragons, and demons gather under Kinzello’s banner despite such foolish dreams… it’s probably not just because they’re stupid…”
Jin paused for a moment.
“Hehe, it tickles, Aynas-sama!”
“Hehe!”
Seeing Bubar and Aynas laughing and joking even now, Jin thought maybe it really was just a bunch of fools gathering under Kinzello.
“…It must be because Kinzello’s power is tremendous. Powerful enough to make people believe even the idea of eradicating gods and purifying the world.”
During the Steel Emperor Star terror, Kinzello’s leader had displayed transcendent power—not just brute strength, but godlike abilities like teleporting through steel gates and instantly repairing the shattered Grnil. And he did all this while in an ‘imperfect’ state.
“What exactly is your leader’s identity?”
A demon lord? A demon king? Or something on that level? Jin’s comrades had speculated as much.
Not only the Bamel Alliance but the entire world was curious about Kinzello’s leader.
Since Kinzello rose as a third power, many had tried to guess his identity, but he remained shrouded in mystery.
Recently, the number of people searching for the leader’s identity had surged dramatically.
Jin felt a strange sensation about this.
‘The fact that Kinzello might have had a way to deal with Gliek during the Steel Emperor Star incident was never made public. So why did the number of people searching for the leader’s identity suddenly increase after the war ended…?’
When Jin’s thoughts reached that point, his eyes widened.
‘Could it be because Ziphl’s historical manipulation weakened after the Steel Emperor Star incident?!’
It was already suspected during the Steel Emperor Star terror that Kinzello’s leader was someone influenced by the power of stories.
-That demon… his face looks familiar.
-Are you talking about Kinzello’s leader?
-I’m sure… I’ve met him before. With our… brothers.
-What? You mean you fought alongside the brothers of the Meiwang clan?
-I’m not sure about that. But one thing’s certain: I’ve encountered him before…
At the time, Linpa, who had been summoned, was also convinced she had met Kinzello’s leader but couldn’t recall exactly who he was.
Murakan was the same.
In a recorded video left by Solderet, Murakan seemed to know the leader well, but he didn’t recognize him.
Margiela smiled.
“Jin, you might not know yet, but actually, you have a deep connection with our leader. You’ve received his help several times. You even survived thanks to an item of his.”
“An item of the leader’s?”
“Back then, Luna Runkandel gave you a gift from him.”
A chill ran down Jin’s spine.
-Oh. Kid, that around your neck! Could it be the Demon Beast King Orgal’s item? It is! Wow, what a precious birthday present. Hundreds of kings lost their lives trying to get that a thousand years ago.
-Who’s the Demon Beast King Orgal?
-A legendary demon from my era. I can recognize it at a glance. Since the one with that powerful aura gave it to you, you’ve basically gained a life. Congratulations, kid.
“The pendant of the Demon Beast King Orgal…”
“Yes, the owner of that pendant is our leader.”
Demon Beast King Orgal.
He was Kinzello’s leader.
Orgal was the original owner of the pendant Jin carried, the lover of the witch Helluram, and the one who gifted her the Scarlet Jade Cat Shuri.
He was also the person who stopped Murakan from killing the rampaging Temar in the recorded footage Jin had seen.
Unlike the footage, when Jin first met Murakan in the present era, Murakan claimed he was the one who stopped Temar from killing the rampaging Murakan.
The contradictions between what he said and the footage, Murakan’s failure to recognize him, and the fact that even Murakan and Quikantel—who were aware of Orgal—couldn’t connect him to Kinzello’s leader…
Jin instinctively knew Orgal’s history had been manipulated in a very complicated way.
Or perhaps these contradictions arose because Orgal resisted Ziphl’s historical manipulation. In fact, Orgal had been constantly resisting historical manipulation even before Ziphl’s power weakened due to Gliek.
That was why Murakan and Quikantel didn’t recognize Orgal but still remembered him.
“Lady Luna killed one of the demons and obtained the leader’s pendant, which she then gave to you. People often call this fate. If the leader hadn’t entrusted that pendant to someone else back then, it would never have ended up with you, Jin.”
Jin didn’t respond.
“Then you probably wouldn’t have received Lady Luna’s help, and you would have died on that remote island of Bimant at the hands of Andrei Ziphl. We wouldn’t be having this conversation now!”
His mind was a mess.
“So maybe you should be a little grateful to the leader? It’s fate, after all—a fate the leader created.”
“Let’s just say the Demon Beast King Orgal is a great being capable of deciding fate. Even if I survived that island because of him, it was ultimately for your sake, not mine.”
“Why do you always twist things like that?”
“If I had been absorbed into the Demon God Stone back then, the completed version of that damn thing would have ended up with Ziphl before you.”
“Hmm… that’s true.”
“The one who saved me that day was definitely not Orgal but Lady Luna. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t write stories claiming fate was decided by him. It’s really annoying…”
Margiela waved her hand dismissively.
“Another charge of insolence added?”
Jin silently pulled out the device and blueprints from his coat again.
Bubar, who had been goofing off with Aynas all this time, immediately focused on the items.
“Zephyrin, you remember what I said back in Tikan, right? The analysis talks about the items will be held in front of both sides, and all information Kinzello uncovers must be shared with us.”
Jin intended to be as strict and irritating as possible with Kinzello until the very end.
“Hah, Grand Duke! Has that guy found some kind of weakness? It feels like we’re losing way more than we should!”
“Hmm, I remember.”
“Proceed as planned. I’ll give you three hours to analyze it. Bubar Gaston, step forward. The rest, stand by at a distance.”
Bubar, visibly agitated, snorted and approached Jin’s group.
Amela and the disguised Qaul unfolded their workbench, and the three of them immediately began their analysis together.
Kinzelro’s officers had faith in Bubar.
They believed no engineer, no matter who, could surpass his skills.
But the moment Qaul saw Bubar at work, he quietly cleared his throat, ranking Bubar’s engineering knowledge far below his own.
That cough was a signal.
It meant that the engineering traps Qaul had secretly planted on the items before coming to the beastmen’s land had gone completely unnoticed by Kinzelro’s side.