3 – Episode 3
As I held my breath in the carriage on the way to the Altena family, thinking that he might still be looking at me, the carriage suddenly stopped.
And at the same time, the screams of believers are heard outside.
“Ouch! Oh God!”
Those who pray to Him.
“The saintess ran away… Alas!”
Those who die trying to protect me until the end.
When I heard his screams, I was strangely excited and trembling, when I heard his voice.
[Get off the carriage.]
According to those words, a terrible situation was unfolding outside.
A believer who runs away, a bandit who chases and kills it.
There were believers who would fight back from time to time, but they weren’t in a good situation either.
Then one of the bandits approached me.
It wasn’t very pleasant to see him pulling out the sword hanging from his waist and coming forward, dripping with dirty emotions.
As the bandit spat insulting words at me, something happened.
A huge tentacle appeared from the empty space to my right and crushed the bandit.
I knew it as soon as I saw it.
There is no such thing as a reason that I could know.
The god’s body is not depicted in any of the religious books.
But I was sure. This is his body.
It was deep purple, and the inside looked soft with suction cups like the seafood I’d seen in the past, but the tentacle was surrounded by a shell that looked hard on the outside.
When you see the body of the bandit crushed on the floor, startled by his sudden appearance, the reaction becomes stronger.
I am short of breath. My head goes blank. The corners of his lips are about to rise. Belly rumbles
‘It’s…Yeah, I was terrified to see a dead body.’
‘I’ve seen many corpses, but this is the first time I’ve seen a corpse crushed like this.’
While he was making excuses that even he himself could not accept for the sudden wave of heat, the leader of the bandits from the other side urged his men.
“Babes! f*ck that b*tch first! If you kill that b*tch, the next step is easy!”
They seem to be mistaking the body for being summoned by me.
If he did, he might have immediately vomited in disgust.
In fact, even now, the situation is disgusting.
Why does the one who stole everything from me now come to protect me?
What do you want from me?
How far must I bring myself down to be satisfied?
I’d rather… I wish I had died here.
****
“It looks like we’ll have to camp here today. Holy Maiden.”
“…I understand.”
After one of her followers said that to Illyana, who was immersed in her deep thoughts, various camp preparations began in perfect order around her wagon.
The bandit raid killed most of the believers, and the wagon was also damaged and needs repair. It’s a bit early, but camping is unavoidable.
If I had to point out the fortunate thing, I would say that Illyana was safe and the horse leading her carriage was safe.
The believers must have prepared Illyana’s tent first before anything else. Soon after, the tent for Illyana to stay was built.
She gives a small thank you and Illyana goes into her tent and first of all she gives me her prayer of thanks.
“God, thank you for taking care of us today. Please take care of the souls of our departed brothers today…”
A prayer containing gratitude to me for saving them and condolences to the believers of the church.
Certainly, to Illyana, I and the members of the church deserve to be hated, so I wonder how people can be so kind.
First of all, I need to take care of Illyana’s mentality.
No matter how much you lived in the eclipse church, you wouldn’t have seen people die like that, so you must have been quite shocked.
[What did you think after seeing them today?]
‘Is today okay?’
Due to the majesty of the evil god, the words were twisted a bit, but it’s okay because I said what I wanted to say.
And what Illyana said hesitantly after that was unexpected.
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“…It was embarrassing, but I felt pleasure.”
…Pleasure?
Are you talking about joy?
That would be a good thing indeed.
This is surely a sign that my plan to make Illyana happy is a step forward.
[Good.]
It’s plain, but it expresses my feelings better than any other words.
How could you not like it?
The child I decided to make happy is happy with my help.
Ah, yes. When the atmosphere is good like this, I have to tell you the news.
[I have bestowed power upon you. Achieve what you want with my power. That is exactly what I want.]
“…Persimmon, thank you.”
I’m embarrassed and don’t seem to like it, but that’s the reaction I expected.
How can you be happy that you received the power of an evil spirit that ruined your life?
On the contrary, I am grateful that I did not reject it.
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After a night like that, Illyana got on her carriage again and arrived at the Altena family’s mansion without much trouble.
After the door of the mansion, which could only be described as huge, opened and the wagon entered, it took a while to reach the main building.
When the carriage arrived at the main building, she saw a scene unfolding that could only be seen in a movie.
At first glance, dozens of servicemen are standing in a row as if making a road, and a man is approaching from the end.
A rugged man with golden hair and beard like a lion’s mane.
As soon as I saw him, I knew his true identity.
Grisius Altena, the current head of the Altena family.
Power is omnipotent, wealth is inexhaustible, and character is invincible.
Obviously he was such a character in the novel.
He actually helped the main character several times.
“hahahaha Welcome back! Welcome to being part of the Altena family!”
Crying out like that, Grisius approached Illyana, hugged her, and whispered softly.
“Holy Lady, please forgive my rudeness. I only told them that they were my adopted daughters, so I had to act that way…”
The power is inexhaustible, and the wealth is inexhaustible. That would only be right up to this point.
Is there such a thing among the things that haven’t appeared in the novel yet?
At first glance, the present scene may seem like a moving encounter between a girl who has found a new family and her father, who became her family, but in reality, the pillars of the empire are fighting with evil spirits.
‘But first of all, it’s useful for Illyana, so it’s best to use it as much as possible, right?’
Yes, what if it is good and what if it is bad?
The important thing is that it helps Illyana.
Proper identity! Nice home! Abundant life!
There is nothing bad about it.
That is the same as saying there is no reason to reject it.
“My daughter! This is where you will live from now on!”
Even in the midst of such thoughts, I wanted to move diligently and take Illyana to a place, but the place I arrived at was a room that could not be described in words as luxurious.
Looking at Illyana’s expression, it seemed that Illyana was also surprised.
After Illyana looked around her room, only one of her maids, Grisius, and Illyana were left in her room.
Judging from the gestures earlier, the rest of the servants seem to have been bitten in part…
At that time, an explanation continued with respectful words from Grisius’ lips.
“Saintess, this maid here is Ea. She is also a faithful follower of the Order of the Eclipse, so I hope you will believe in her and keep her by her side.”
Ha… I guess you weren’t the only one who ate.
But this is also good for Illyana.
Since all the believers have returned, there must be at least one person around them whom they can talk about openly.
…But when I think about it again, I think it would be difficult for Illyana to treat that maid comfortably.
Even though she curses the eclipse cult, she has no choice but to be tied to the eclipse cult.
I’m doing that with good intentions, but it’s a bit hard to kick them out…
“And in the presence of other servants, please think of me as my father and call me.”
“Yes. All right.”
She doesn’t like the idea of pretending to be Illyana’s father, but she lets it go because she knows it can’t be helped.
After the conversation ended like that, when Grisius left the room, the maid called Ea greeted him again.
“Hello, Holy Lady. She is called Ea, who has been serving the saint from today. If there is anything you want, just tell me.”
“Yes… Thank you very much.”
Ugh… Looking at Iliana’s expression, it seems like she’s uncomfortable.
In the first place, if it was Illyana’s personality, she would be uncomfortable using someone else…
I’m sure that maid is also a believer in the church, so if I say one word, she’ll leave immediately.
If that’s the case, you’ll be ordered to stop serving Illyana.
Is it Illyana’s physical comfort or mental comfort?
That’s the problem…
****
“Did she go to bed?”
“Yes. I must have been tired, so I fell asleep right away.”
“I want to kill you right now, but…”
You don’t know.
You have no idea what kind of abilities the saintess of evil spirits have, so she has to be careful.
Be careful, be careful, and in the end you will win that head.
However, even for the sake of my close friend who was sacrificed by them, it will never happen easily that his head falls.
Slowly, as blunt as possible, I will slash its neck.
“The thieves I bought also suffered, and it is clear that they have some kind of power. Capture it with utmost care.”
“Yes, I understand.”
…so the saintess has *that* tendency?