episode_0074

“···Sister, you seem to have no energy.”

“It’s worth it. I’ve been looking for it for a while.”

“There was no result…”

As I was walking with a sullen expression, the sound of whispering behind me was annoying.

When I turned my head and looked, I saw a surprised colleague.

“Oh, sorry…”

“There’s no need to apologize.”

“Ah, ahaha…”

I wasn’t angry or anything. Why are you so nervous?

“It’s okay not to worry so much. There was some success.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yes. Although it’s impossible right now.”

There were a few new names worth keeping an eye on.

Well, most of them seemed impossible or absurd for me to do on my own.

“The most important thing is to show something that many people will think is God.”

okay. This is the point.

You don’t really have to shoot fire to make people think you’re a fire god.

If you show something that looks like it’s really shooting fire, and you build faith by believing that it really shoots fire.

···You really become a god of fire, and you become able to breathe fire. The lightning god said so.

“But what are you going to do? There’s no reason to gather people.”

“···No, there is.”

“yes···?”

“You just have to call up the army.”

“?!”

Getting people together is harder than you think.

Unless there is a big event, focusing on one thing is harder than you think.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a way.

Because there are always big events, like festivals or wars.

And that big event was waiting for us.

“W-Army?!”

“Yes. Because the Demon King’s army is coming. There is enough reason to call the army. It is war.”

“B-but. You only wanted to assassinate the Demon King…?”

Ah, damn it.

The comments I made in the past held me back.

This guy is no help. You say things without thinking.

I was a little worried about what to do, and then a thought occurred to me.

“Think about it. You can’t get rid of an unidentified, strange ship approaching the dock without anyone noticing.”

“···Yes?”

“Of course, it would be good to just kill the Demon King, but isn’t it obvious that most of the Demon King’s army will be aggressive? It’s no wonder the army is coming in preparation for an emergency.”

“Well, I guess what Airi said is not wrong.”

okay. It’s the correct opinion.

No matter how much I am? huh? Even if you are a hero!

What if I miss at least one member of the Demon King’s army? There’s going to be a catastrophe. We need an army!

“Plans always have to be prepared on the assumption that they will fail. There’s no way the Demon King can find out about our plans and ignore us, taking civilians hostage.”

“···is it?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

Huh, huh… It worked…!

Honestly, I don’t even know what I’m talking about, but it worked…!

“So, I think we should station the military in a place where the enemy can be seen, just in case.”

“···Why do you do that to me?”

Well, you are the Pope.

I made a promise to you last time.

“···Can’t it?”

Stare.

I looked at her.

So that you can feel the pressure, in a deep way.

“···Ah, I understand, I understand. It’s not that strange of a request, and it’s a reasonable request. I’ll accept it. So just stop looking.”

Ah, it worked.

But was he upset that he was attacked one-sidedly?

The Pope hit back at me.

“Well, this is a matter requested by the Sage God who will ascend to the throne as a virgin god. We will handle it quickly.”

“you you···!”

“Oh my, is there a problem?”

You know that I hate being a virgin, so you’re making fun of me…!

Bitch.

“No, it’s nothing.”

But I couldn’t blame her.

Since I am the one making the request right now…

shit.

If you really become a virgin, I’ll start torturing you!

***

“Now, this is the house you will live in.”

“It’s incredibly big. Do all humans live in places like this?”

“Well, that can’t be possible, World Tree. This is a temple rather than a house…”

Lily, who was speaking with admiration, closed her eyes.

Because I glared at her.

what? Temple?

You can’t believe you’re saying such horrible things right in front of me.

What an ungrateful guy.

“···Airi, you look upset. Isn’t the temple a good thing?”

“World Tree. My sister is upset because something happened at the temple.”

“Really? Then I can’t help it. Airi, can’t you cry?”

Should I kick these guys out?

I had that thought for a moment.

I can’t help it, because I decided to bring it in…

“I’m here, Damian. How have you been?”

I opened the front door and shouted.

…But no word came back.

Where did you go?

“Even if I shout like that, wouldn’t it be too loud to be heard?”

“No, Damian has sensitive senses, so he would be able to hear things like this well…”

Anyway, I’m a warrior.

Even thinking about it again, I felt that the sensitive sensation was amazing.

Even though his hearing wasn’t as good as that of the elf Lisbeth, he followed her all the way to the chin.

If I had been home, I would have heard it.

It was obvious that he was either sleeping or had gone out.

“Whoa, it was hard anyway. This cube is more useless than I thought.”

“That’s right. I don’t think I’ve actually written much…”

I tapped the odd-looking cube.

This cube I received from Kimia is more useless than I thought.

It is true that it is extremely useful in that it allows you to instantly move to a location saved as a spot…

For some reason, every time we go out there are more than four people, so we end up walking back.

Because I can’t leave just one person behind. I thought I would use it extremely often, but it didn’t have as many uses as I thought.

···Still, it’s comfortable when four people travel together, so I can’t throw it away.

“···But why is the house such a mess?”

“That’s right. Wasn’t that demon cleaning the house?”

“I was thinking that too.”

“···Demons?”

ah. Now that I think about it, I didn’t tell Lily and Methuselah about Vivian.

It would be easier to explain by showing it in person.

I waved my hand to indicate that I would inform you later.

“Hmm, I’m sure with that kid’s personality, he wouldn’t have left the house a mess like this.”

“It’s clear something happened.”

From what I’ve seen so far, Vivian cleans the house compulsively.

They saved my life and gave me shelter, food, and a place to work even when I told them to take a little rest, but I responded that it was natural for me to work hard.

This place where Vivian is, becomes this mess just because I’m away?

It can’t happen.

“···Ah, sisters. There is a letter here.”

“letter?”

“Yes. Where…? To Vivian?”

“I think there’s something there. Let’s take a look.”

I opened the letter with my colleagues who were starting to feel interested.

A letter addressed to Vivian, visible from a house where Vivian is not visible.

There is no clue that seems more important than this.

With that in mind, I started reading the letter, and just as I thought, there was a clue to this mess.

[ To Vivian.

Hello, Vivian. Thank you for always cleaning the house.

But you clean the house too hard. I feel a little bad because I feel like you’re looking into all my personal stuff.

···Damn, it’s hard to write this elegantly, Vivian.

No matter how much I tell you, you keep coming in and out of my room. Damn it, this is my room! It’s not your room!

I clean my own room. If you leave a trace that you entered my room one more time, I won’t stay silent!

You’d better be prepared then, Vivian. Lock me in your room and tell me not to come into my room until I feed you!

– With frustration, Damien. ]

“···I think it’s because of this, right?”

“Well, I’m sure.”

“Ahaha, it looks like Damian is very angry.”

Not really an adolescent kid…

I think he locked Vivian up as stated in the letter because she kept coming and going from his room.

After reading the letter, I looked inside the house again, and the mess of things seemed like traces of someone running away and someone chasing them.

“Ha, I can’t say anything about this…”

“How about we go to Miss Damian’s room first?”

“That would be great.”

Even so, they couldn’t scold someone they had never met, so after taking Lily and the World Tree to the spare room, they stood in front of Damian’s room.

Honestly, it’s not that I don’t understand Damian’s feelings.

Well, everyone might have something they want to hide in their room.

However, there is a problem with this situation where Vivian seems to be really trapped somewhere.

I need to talk to Damian a little bit.

“I’m sorry, Damian. I’m a little late for some reason. Can I come in?”

I knocked on the door a couple of times and said,

···Are you not in the room?

While thinking that, I was about to turn around and talk to my colleagues.

Rustling.

Just slightly, very slightly, I heard the sound of something brushing against me.

“It looks like Damian isn’t there right now.”

“···Yes, that’s right. How about we rest in our room until Miss Damian comes back?”

“Good. I think that’s true too.”

After talking with colleagues, the hallway became quiet.

In a corridor where there was no sound as if there were no rats, Damian came out of the closet and whispered softly.

“Whew, that’s good, Emil. I think he’s gone.”

“Is that so? I’m glad…?!”

“What is it, Emil? What are you so embarrassed about?”

Damian, who was questioning Emil’s stiff appearance, looked back, and before he knew it, Airi was standing behind him, looking at the two people.

“It’s been a while, Damian.”

“Uh, oh, it’s been a while…?”

“It’s been quite a while since you too. I’m glad you two seem to have become very close.”

“Thank you…?”

Well, what is it?

Damian thought that Airi didn’t seem as angry as he thought.

Those weak thoughts were shattered in an instant.

“So, may I ask what you two were doing in the closet?”

Oh, did you get caught…?