“So what are you going to tell me?”
It was Morione’s tent, a place where the light of the sun softly flowing on her white background reminiscent of a temple atmosphere gave the viewer a sense of relief.
I can’t say that there are many goddesses I serve, but compared to the goddesses I’ve seen before, the scale was huge, probably because she has lost her followers and has a great reputation in the royal capital.
“You haven’t been feeling well today? Is it just that a certain area is painful or your stomach hurts…”
While I was thinking of such a thing alone, whether I should be sharp or not, he pointed out the trouble I was suffering from so accurately.
As the goddess of fate, she knew this very well.
“Yeah, I get a sudden, severe headache for an unknown reason… I don’t know why.”
He put his chin on his hand and lowered his head slightly as if he was thinking deeply at my words, and then the words disappeared.
However, even for a brief moment of that silence, he opens his serious eyes to me and speaks to me in an atmospheric voice, whether he has something to think about.
“The symptom that’s bothering you right now is fortunately the one I know, so if you close your eyes for a while, I can help you out.”
She was a trustworthy goddess with her confident tone and confident tone.
“Okay, then I’ll ask you quickly.”
In response to Morione-sama’s words, I slowly close my eyes and empty my mind, and the Goddess immediately chants some kind of incantation.
Could it be some mysterious words that I can’t fully interpret, an ancient language or a script used only by the gods?
Even with such a light question, I felt like I was floating in the air for a while, and I wanted to say that my mind was forcibly organized…
While the fragments that I may not have remembered are divided and aligned, and something comes to mind, it has been clearly felt that something I had just known is being forgotten.
I frowned at the somewhat foreign stimulus, but I didn’t think it was particularly unpleasant…
“Okay, all right, now slowly open your eyes.”
I opened my eyes slowly, and as the sunlight that had been pressing on my eyelids penetrated again, I felt a stinging sensation, but I looked straight at the goddess standing in front of me.
“What do you think?”
At Morione-sama’s question, I slowly look inside my head…
It seems that something has become more comfortable… and it seems that nothing has changed.
“I do not know…”
“Then think about the memories you had before you came here.”
At the words of the Goddess, I meekly recall the memories of the past…
“I was walking around the streets when I heard that the gods were coming to the square where many students gathered.”
Go back step by step and list the things that come to mind.
“Then I found a barracks, and in it…”
…..?
Who did you meet there?
I can definitely remember meeting someone, but I couldn’t remember any personal information like what his face was or whether he was a man or a woman.
what was it…
“Okay, up to that point. It’s healed properly, so you don’t have to think about it any more.”
There are some things that make me feel uncomfortable, but Morione-sama says that…
“Still, there is definitely a feeling of being a little more comfortable.”
When I reply with a smile as a sign of gratitude, Morione-sama smiles at me brightly.
“I’m glad then, by the way…”
However, such a bright appearance for a while… After creating a solemn atmosphere again, he handed me a letter.
“What is this…?”
I don’t know anything, I just ask with an innocent face, and she tells me a little shocking fact.
“Actually, the real reason our gods are gathered here is to uproot the stinking denominations.”
That’s the reason the Goddess sent me here to purge the heretics…
“According to the words exchanged between the gods, they said that their plans were nearing completion, and we, who could not listen to the news any longer, decided to go directly.”
So, in the name of providing a beneficial influence to the students, the various gods did this…
“As I said before, the principal of this place said that he is on the same team with the denomination, but since there is no evidence, it is impossible to make a reckless arrest, so it is a frustrating situation in many ways.”
I tore the letter right away and read it slowly, concentrating on Morione-sama’s words.
Like a list, someone’s name was written down, and in addition to that, specific places were also written.
Probably a confirmed list of members of the denomination and a place that is often seen…
“The people on that paper are heretics, please get some useful information as you investigate them. It’s not final, but the intermediate goal is the Academy’s principal, so information about her would be better.”
I nodded my head, carefully hiding it in my arms as if cherishing a piece of paper.
“All right.”
“I’m sorry for making you work, we gods have their own things to do, so I hope you understand.”
You have spoken kindly as if to comfort me, but I did not express it at all.
“No, I’m doing my duty as a knight of the Goddess, leave it to me.”
He looks at me silently for a while with a lingering smile, perhaps moved by his formal words.
“As expected… Like my favorite seed, other gods have also relayed this news to their loyalists, so feel free to share information with each other. This is a list of believers who have been assigned a mission like you.”
I take the paper, say hello once more, and walk towards the exit.
“I will work hard for the Goddess.”
He smiles once more at my resolve and waves his hand.
But… I saw the expression of the goddess I served in that moment before I went out.
I could only see a part of the face because it was covered by a tent… Why did it look like that…
Morione-sama’s smile… was distorted by anxiety.
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There was no hesitation as if I had left the barracks and the destination of my footsteps had been decided.
“Where are you going, Harold?”
Aris and Marika, who were waiting for me outside, ask me such a question and eagerly follow me with the fastening hook.
“I’ve been asked by the Goddess, so I want to go alone for a while.”
If I say this without any prior notice or explanation, of course they turn into puzzled faces.
“What do you mean all of a sudden? Where are you going in such a hurry?”
“I don’t think I’ll be able to convince you if you explain something a little.”
Again, they protested, and I had no choice but to stop for a while.
“……”
But when I tried to explain it, I was a little hesitant. If I listened to what Morione said, it almost felt like a secret operation, so I wondered if it would be okay to tell others easily.
“Now we’re moving to the place we were told to search out heretics.”
In the end, they decide to trust them and briefly explain the mission they have been given, and they immediately understand the situation and become solemn.
“You mean that the organization that tried to kidnap us still exists?”
“Then I want to help too!”
Then suddenly it flowed into an atmosphere of cooperation with me.
I didn’t bring up the story hoping for their help… It felt like I was riding on a horse naturally.
“Isn’t it dangerous?”
However, despite my advice, I clearly state my will.
“Because I suffered a bad situation last time, I want to give a reasonable punishment.”
After Marika’s carefree refusal, Aris shouts at me with a generally enthusiastic attitude, whether something is on fire.
“I got help from Harold, so I want to help this time!”
To be honest, in this kind of atmosphere, even if I refused, it seemed like it would somehow follow me…
“Okay… if you say that…”
When they allowed them to accompany them, they both laughed and showed confidence.
“I heard that the first place written was that alley…”
And then, I point to a dimly visible alley at the end of my field of vision.
Of course, I have a feeling that Morione wore colored glasses after listening to the story, but I feel a little suspicious that the road is dark and cramped by the buildings.
“Then let’s go now!”
As soon as I finish my words, Aris takes the lead in her zeal
What was it that made it so energizing?
Following her, who runs first, she gets closer and closer to the alley.
After a while, the three of us, who entered the alley, walked as slowly as possible, silencing the sound of footsteps.
An ominous aura that is more clearly felt only after entering the alley…
“I definitely feel something…”
Marika also whispers such a sentimental comment and moves forward slowly.
I nodded my head in affirmation to what I said, and followed Aris, who was trying to take the lead…
“Wait a minute…!”
Aris stopped abruptly and stopped us, suddenly leaning against the wall in the corner to cover up and beckoning us to something.
Did he find something… His expression was a little serious.
Marika and I listen carefully to her appearance…
“I think it’s difficult to proceed right now because the gods of the royal capital have gathered…”
A man’s voice utters suspicious lines.
“?!”
“Shh…”
Aris calms Marika, who is startled, and continues the wiretapping…
“I mean, for the time being, it’s better to be nice. We have a lot of time, so there’s no rush and we’ll start again as soon as the event is over.”
“By the way, did ‘that person’ recover the crystal containing Lusria-sama’s soul well?”
I could be sure if you saw the name of the Old God mentioned in the conversation, but I haven’t checked it yet, but probably the members of the church were having a meeting over this corner.
“Then it’s difficult if something bad happens while you leave unnaturally to say we’ll disperse quickly.”
When I heard and understood only the different voices, I guess the number of people was 4…
“Aris, Marika now.”
If you listen to the conversation, you’re going to miss it soon, so I thought this was my chance to take the lead in the fight by raiding.
“Harold?”
“Wait-“
As we turned the corner past them, as expected, there were about four unknown people standing there.
“Gravity Bomb!”
When casting a magic that can produce a lot of fire power with minimal noise to prevent commotion, a purple sphere flies towards them.
“What?! What bastard-“
The pagans recognized the attack late, but it was already too late.
“Awkward?!”
It hit the tallest man properly, and his body stopped moving enough to distort the paved road.
3 people left…
The road is narrow, so it would be best to make a decision until it gets complicated.
have to keep pushing
“Water that breathes life into life, cut them off in a form that will take life this time, Water Blade!”
“Aww?!”
A blade of water in the shape of a sword flies at high speed and hits the other…
“this…!”
However, due to the lack of firepower, it was unable to neutralize it and thus faced a counterattack.
“O ancient god, give me strength-“
“for a moment.”
However, another heretic stopped them from casting the spell and showed a strangely obsessive attitude…
“That silver-haired girl… obviously…”
As if recognizing Aris, he begins to mumble.
Even…
“I’m going to write this…”
I took something out of my arms and started to grab it tightly… The situation unfolded to me…
“Aww?!”
It was Aris’ sudden scream…
“aaa!”
Suddenly in pain and screaming…?
It starts to fall apart, screaming as if it’s really painful.
I wonder what the cult member was suddenly doing… It seemed like Aris was crying out in pain.
“Aris are you okay?!”
I tried to support her as she quickly collapsed, but it seemed that her words were not heard due to the painful stimulus.
“Wait… this state…”
It was definitely not the first time I saw it.
The time goes back to the weekend, when I had time with Aris alone…
At that time, Aris suddenly started to scream and struggle as if having a seizure.
A scene similar enough to remind me of that situation in the past, something was suspicious.
If the situation is different from before, there is something to point out this time… That is…
“It’s the first time I’ve seen it really work.”
When a member of the denomination takes a certain action, it causes seizures like this.
I couldn’t see it properly… Apparently, when I grabbed something, Aris was in this state.
Did you use anything?
I raise my head again to confirm that fact…
“Hell Fire!!”
I had to be vigilant while looking at Aris…
A dark red fireball growing bigger and bigger in sight…
It was too late to respond because I was holding Aris in my arms to respond now.
Wait a moment…! anything quickly
Aww!