episode_0088

curse.

The condition I chose to become a warrior, and the chain that currently binds me the most. A foreign substance that always causes me trouble, half-stuck in my soul.

The sun goddess, Enen, unfortunately said that there was no way to escape this curse.

Since it is the price obtained through a trade, it is impossible to remove it, even for oneself. It is possible to escape by discarding the body, but there is currently no way to remove the curse from this body.

It definitely was like that······.

‘There is no curse?’

When I listened to the saint, she said she didn’t feel the curse. After hearing that, I quickly looked at my body.

‘her.’

It was true. That stuffy feeling I always felt was gone.

Although my body was heavy right after the battle, the air I breathed was incredibly refreshing.

I thought it was just my mood, but it turned out that it was all because the curse had disappeared.

‘Wait a minute, so in the past too···?’

The thoughts continued naturally.

Come to think of it, I felt a strangely refreshing sensation every time I entered this space.

At the time, I thought it was because of the unique atmosphere of this place. But then I found out that it felt that way because the curse had disappeared.

I just didn’t know because there was no one to check for me until then.

Well, this is a place where even the status window breaks down. There was no way.

Anyway, thanks to that, I couldn’t help but be very surprised.

Just confirming the facts made my heart pound. I was now feeling a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps, there is hope that we can break free from these tiresome chains.

“Anyway, this place… I can kind of guess what it’s like.”

As she was thinking that, the saint opened her mouth again.

While I was thinking hard, she seemed to be looking around.

It seemed like a space with nothing in it to me, but she seemed to feel something. From the look on her face, she even seemed to have some knowledge of this place.

“The exile of the shattered moon.”

Finally she opened her mouth.

The place of exile on the moon. It was quite a meaningful name. I couldn’t help but ask her out of curiosity.

“What is that?”

“Heretical. A heretical god who was considered a high-ranking sinner by supporting the devil.”

After saying that, she continued her explanation.

It is said that in ancient times, there were other evils besides the Demon King.

There was a time when there was a religion that believed in the goddess of the moon, not the sun.

However, even at that time, the sun religion had already spread throughout the continent, and the religions that worshipped the moon goddess were only a handful.

But the important thing is that they clearly existed. They even unconditionally opposed the sun goddess Enen.

-How dare you insult him?

It was obvious how the Sun God Cult would act if there was a religion that was hostile to them.

-Find those guys and burn them. If they want to, I’ll make sure they never see the sun again.

They designated the moon goddess as a heretic and began hunting her.

Thanks to this, the religion that was only a handful quickly disappeared. They resisted to the end, but the difference in power was too great to begin with.

The religion that disappeared in that way remained forever as a heresy under the name of the Sun God Religion, and even the records were burned, so it was forgotten in people’s memories······.

Except for a few people, including a saint who had to study theology.

‘somehow···.’

I thought to myself.

‘I said I couldn’t find the book even if I looked for it.’

That’s because the records were intentionally erased.

I thought the word ‘moon’ would appear at least in fairy tales and novels.

In this world, the ‘moon’ is such a negative concept.

“Oh my god···.”

After explaining everything, the saint spoke to me with a pale face.

“Why did you come to a place like this, warrior? A heretic!”

Her face was half-scared.

“This is not right···. The goddess tolerates things like black magic··· but this is a different matter. Even if you are a warrior, you can be punished for being a heretic!”

“Is that so? Oh my, I didn’t know.”

I calmly brushed it off.

Actually, it was something I vaguely knew about.

If you get caught in the game, you will be deleted without mercy. If you get caught, something bad will definitely happen.

But now that it’s come to this, I’m rather curious. Why on earth did Enen reject the moon so much?

No matter how hostile you may be to yourself.

and······.

‘If it was a concept they wanted to erase so badly, why did they show it in the game?’

If you’re going to hide it, it would be right to hide it until the end. Thanks to that, I was able to get information from the game and find this place.

‘···no.’

As I was thinking that way, I decided to change my thinking a little. This was because I realized that my guess was fundamentally wrong.

It’s not that I didn’t erase it.

‘It’s something that couldn’t be erased.’

That’s why it existed as a broken letter in the game, and it was only when it was used that it could be noticed.

The indiscriminate sanctions imposed when using it were proof of this.

Thanks to this, my thoughts only deepened.

‘What on earth is it…’

Why is it that they go to such lengths to hide it, not just through religious sanctions?

And what on earth was this ‘moon’ related item that was able to survive in the game?

This was the first time I had heard anything related to the ‘moon’. After over 900 episodes, I was able to learn about a new side of this world.

“Never come here again.”

“Yes, I understand. Now that I understand, can you please not tell the goddess?”

I answered dryly, not forgetting to ask her to keep quiet.

Of course, I planned to come back next time too. There were still so many things that were not resolved and things that I was curious about.

Until I could fully resolve this curiosity, I didn’t think I could fully trust Enen.

“Yeah. Phew···.”

She nodded, giving me a suspicious look.

It seemed like he felt that I had answered in a somewhat dry manner. But since it was still only a feeling, he seemed to have no choice but to accept it.

After finishing the conversation like that, I prepared to leave.

“Then shall we go out now?”

“No, just a moment.”

To be exact, I was just getting ready, because as I was about to take a step, she grabbed my face again.

“Ubun.”

Gropingly.

Her slender hands calmly caress my face.

The expression on her face as she did that was a smile that seemed quite enjoyable.

What the heck? The curse check should have already been completed.

I asked her.

“··· What is it?”

“Huh, so this is what you originally looked like?”

She continues speaking, laughing heartily.

“I didn’t notice you until now because of the curse, but you’re actually quite handsome. Your facial features are really distinct.”

Her hand touched my nose.

“The nose is also really high.”

Then he starts touching his lips.

“Your lips are so soft too.”

“··· Human lips are naturally soft.”

“Haha, if there wasn’t a curse, I would have made many women cry.”

I felt awkward for no reason so I said something.

How should I react? This is the first time she has acted like this, so I have no idea how to react. Maybe it’s because I’ve only received unconditional hostility so far, but this kind of favor feels strange to me.

What’s even more surprising is that her bizarre behavior isn’t over yet.

Po-ok

Suddenly a soft sensation comes over my skin.

She didn’t stop at just touching my face, she hugged me!

Her slender arms wrapped around me. Her warm body temperature was gradually transmitted to me.

Her big… well, that big something touched my chest. She stayed like that for a while.

“Hehe, originally, it felt like bugs were crawling on me just by touching it, but now it doesn’t bother me at all.”

What kind of expression am I making right now? I don’t know.

I felt my face getting hot. If you look at it now, your face might be a little red.

I’d like to use ‘blood flow control’ to reduce the blood flow, but damn it, there was no way I could do that right now.

“Do you know that? Actually, I hugged you once after I caught the food ghost. Did you know that?”

Then she lifted her head. Her eyes met mine.

Maybe because we were hugging, our faces felt very close. If I concentrated just a little, I could even hear her breathing.

She was still smiling, her cheeks slightly flushed and her face somewhat mischievous.

She had told me earlier not to enter this place, but now she was enjoying it the most.

I answered, looking away for no reason.

“Somehow, he was sleeping on top of me···.”

“Oh my, did you? When I woke up, I was sleeping on the floor… Did you do it on purpose? This is too much.”

She answered with a completely unhurt face.

It’s so messy.

Was she originally like this?

“Anyway, when I hugged you back then, I felt really bad. How do you feel now? Yes?”

···No, that’s the way he was originally. I just didn’t know because I didn’t have anything to show.

In the game, she sometimes shows this playful side and embarrasses the protagonist.

But usually, this kind of thing is something that is shown only when there is affection behind it···.

‘??’

Wait a minute, what the fuck, isn’t this plotting right now?

I almost lost my mind with the amazing realization, but thankfully that didn’t happen.

Because before that, she moved away from me first. Her slender hands were released, and my body regained its freedom.

“Whew···.”

I let out a sigh of relief, half regret. I’m glad I’m still sane, but I also feel a bit regretful… Damn it, I don’t know.

“I’d like to talk here more, but… I think my colleagues will start looking for us soon. I wish the mansion was a little bigger. Should we go out soon?”

“I agree.”

I nodded vigorously to her words.

That’s how the small incident in exile ended.