episode_0014

“Really?”

Mirella, who was planning to marry Jack.

She knew that a surprise attack was the answer to becoming the wife of Jack, a respectable middle-class man in the village, despite being young and poor.

So she had received knowledge about related matters from her friends and older sisters here and there.

So she knew what Riberone was talking about.

“Who on earth?!”

“I don’t know either. She was a woman with long hair like seaweed and a very large bottom.”

“What’s seaweed?”

“It’s a metaphor for black hair that looks soaked in water. She looked like a water ghost in her black clothes.”

Could it be an official?

But that doesn’t make sense.

Did my brother really do such things with an official in front of the store in broad daylight?

This is really unbelievable.

Even if my brother and the official have such a relationship, the place and time are absurd.

This woman definitely saw something wrong.

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……

And a little later, Mirella scratched her head irritably.

Is it true?

Ugh, it’s creepy.

Should I ask my brother about this later?

No, how can I ask him?

After all, a good wife does not doubt her husband.

Our Potion Brother wouldn’t do that.

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Is he really an official?

Is there anyone else in our village who looks like that besides the official?

This woman is new to our village, but judging by her clear description of the impression, can we consider it to be real?

Ah, what’s going on?

“It’s about time for you to leave your house.”

“Actually, the potion shop we just passed is our house. I passed by because I suddenly got something in my eye. Let’s go back.”

Riberone’s already stern face became even sterner.

“That place we just passed was the potion shop? Is that the potion shop where you’re going to marry the owner?”

“Yes.”

“Does that mean you’re already living together at his house?”

“Yes. I’ve taken a room on this floor and eat and sleep there… Ah!”

Riberone suddenly turned her head sharply.

No matter how strong the intention of a woman to marry first may be, the fact that an adult man is luring a minor into cohabitation could not escape the notice of the Holy Knight Riberone.

Especially, the man was deeply engrossed in a very ignorant act that violated social norms in broad daylight in front of the store.

It is truly a righteous thing that the church sent me to this village. There are not just one or two things that need to be corrected.

Liberone dashed towards the potion shop at a terrifying speed.

As Liberone leaped off the horse, which had skidded to a stop in front of the store, something strange caught her eye.

It was an altar made of stone erected next to the store’s door.

On it lay dried fish, and a scent wafted up, surely a private altar worshipping idols not regulated by the church.

“What’s that?”

“Oh, that? The villagers misunderstood and thought my brother performed miracles, mistaking him for a god, so they set it up like that… Wha-wha-what?!”

Liberone drew the sacred knight’s greatsword hanging from the saddle.

The store owner is impersonating a god.

She’s using this red-haired girl as a holy offering.

Then the creature kneeling earlier must be a wicked succubus, not a human.

This cannot be left alone.

* * * * *

Until the store’s door was about to be smashed, I was discussing the operation of the toast with the magistrate at the table.

Although the appearance of the sacred knight was quite embarrassing, it would be even more ridiculous for me to suddenly explain and apologize first.

It’s like a thief begging not to be caught.

There are all sorts of excuses, so it seems better to wait for the sacred knight to come.

And since I’ve met the magistrate, there are things to talk about.

“I noticed there’s an abandoned toast building in the village. How about using it to raise a few pigs?”

“Pigs…?”

“It’s close to the river, and downstream, so it seems very suitable for bringing water for the pigs and handling their waste.”

“Raising… pigs…?”

The magistrate hesitated to express his opinion.

“Let’s buy about twenty pigs and give it a try. What do you think?”

“Hmm… It would be good if we had pigs…”

“The people in the village are suffering from malnutrition. Eating meat will give them strength to work.”

“I see…?”

“Of course, Your Honor. Farm work is essential. And above all, every village should have at least one livestock.”

Honestly, I’m going crazy because I want to eat meat.

I haven’t even smelled the scent of grilling meat for several months.

I’m selling the remaining fish to the Leangso Village and Odellin City, so with that money, I can buy some meat…

As the shop door was smashed, a holy knight enveloped in golden divine power entered the shop.

“It’s a bright light…!”

The administrator exclaimed and quickly hid behind me.

“I see you’re avoiding the divine power; it’s clear that you’re a succubus.”

I hurriedly explained in response to the holy knight’s statement.

“I’m not a succubus, I’m the village administrator. I own the potion shop. It seems there’s a misunderstanding…”

“There can be no mistake about receiving oral sex from a succubus in broad daylight in front of the shop.”

“No, it’s not oral sex, it’s a potion…”

“Furthermore, I cannot overlook the act of luring and brainwashing an underage girl into being a sex slave.”

I had a hunch.

This is an unreasonable opponent.

Wait… but did he just say Liberon…?

Could that possibly be the NPC Holy Knight Liberon?

Holy Knight Liberon.

In the game, after raising your faction and affinity to a certain level, you can receive this combat support NPC.

It’s a tank class and is highly favored by dealer users when hunting in-game.

Although it felt significant in-game, seeing it in person was overwhelming.

So, Liberon is here.

Moreover, judging by what he’s saying, it seems like the thing I feared has happened.

Some of the villagers consider me a god and spread rumors that I’ve performed miracles here and there, which could lead to charges of blasphemy.

Is this how it’s going to end up?

What should I do?

This is really giving me a headache.

“Excuse me, Holy Knight. I’ll explain everything one by one, so please put away that sword for now…”

“What do you have to say?”

Liberon’s blade came right up to my face.

This isn’t working.

Alright, what do I do now…

Think, Jack.

I can’t just die like this, feeling absurd.

I don’t want to die from an unreasonable misunderstanding while trying to revive the village.

There must be a way. There must be a way out.

I’ve come this far, I can’t die now.

And of course, there was a way to survive.

After thoroughly researching the original work, I found astonishing information.

“Potion Man! Potion Man!”

At that moment, suddenly, the villagers rushed into the store, shouting in unison.

Then, they stood between the knight and me, linking arms to form a human barrier.

Startled by the sudden appearance of the commoners, the holy knight, Liberone, took a step back.

“Step aside! What’s the meaning of this sudden intrusion?”

Mirella pointed sharply at Liberone with the lid lifter.

“You call yourself a holy knight, but in the end, you’re just a thug with a sword!”

“Move, girl. I am here under the orders of the church to eradicate the evil that is corrupting the village.”

“What do you mean by evil? Are you saying our brother is a bad person?!”

“That’s absurd!” “Back off! Back off!”

The villagers shouted in confusion as they slowly advanced.

“It seems they have been thoroughly brainwashed.”

Liberone, who had been stepping back, raised his sword above his head.

Then he slammed it down on the floor.

Instantly, a burst of golden divine power filled the store.

The potions on the shelves trembled from the strength of the power.

It was the skill ‘Divine Purification,’ which dispels debuffs and curses.

Although the divine power swept through once, the villagers still did not release their arms.

Liberone’s eyes shook as he observed this.

“Brainwashed… no, it can’t be…?”

“Brainwashed? Our brother has been sweating for the development of the village! You, an outsider, have no right to judge him so recklessly!”

“No, that’s not it.”

Liberone coldly stated as he pulled the sword from the ground.

“If it’s not brainwashing, then it means you are also part of the faction supporting this.”

Liberone’s sword slowly rose.

A holy knight.

In this world, there would be no nobler beings than them.

But with that nobility comes a staunch and conservative nature, intolerant of any external interference in what they believe to be right.

And now, the holy knight Liberone is determined to carry out what he believes to be right without compromise.

There is no way to stop him.

Except by using the knowledge from the original work.

Pushing Mirella to the side, I moved forward.

“Loneribetel.”

The moment he heard my words, the end of his staff trembled.

“Loneribetel. I never thought we would meet like this.”

“What are you doing?”

Liberonne asked, maintaining a deliberately indifferent expression.

“Are you trying to deceive me?”

“Are you calling it deceit now to the benefactor who gave you your true name?”

This time, Liberonne’s azure pupils trembled faintly.

Since it’s come to this, might as well try to deceive them thoroughly.