episode_0073

A place not far from the cave. Isabelle and I arrived at a high point where we could clearly see the entrance to the cave without being noticed by the goblins. We hid here for a while and waited with bated breath for someone to come through the entrance.

Ssss-

Wow… . cold… .

The cold, dreary wind of the night sky sweeps through my body. I was obviously worried that Isabel would be cold, so I draped her in a loose robe, but this did not properly block the wind. A strong breeze came in as if there had been a hole, and my body naturally trembled.

Well, it will come out soon… .

Waiting for them are Deacon Rachel and Sylvia.

From what I heard, it seems like there were two other people besides Isabel who came here to look for me. The problem is that we don’t know what happened because the road splits along the way and we fall, but we decided to meet here, so just like Isabel said, we’ll be out soon.

however… . Why is Deacon Rachel… .

Even so, Sylvia didn’t understand why Deacon Rachel had come all the way here. Even though I can’t even protect myself, I’m not afraid… .

Well, even if you don’t look at it, it’s good to see that he followed me because he was worried about me, ugh… . Still, I came here because I was crazy… .

I’ll have to say something later.

“Someone came out.”

While I was thinking about this and that, as Isabel said, two human figures appeared deep in the cave. As I squinted slightly, I began to see the blurry figures in more detail.

No matter how you look at that blonde hair, it’s Sylvia… . The light-colored hair on that tool… . ah… . Rachel is the deacon.

It was scary because they looked so small, but it didn’t take long to recognize them because they had certain characteristics.

Perhaps it was because Sylvia took good care of them, but fortunately they both seemed fine.

“I think those two are correct, right?”

Isabel asks quietly right behind her. In response, I quickly lowered my head, and she immediately stood up, took out a magic stone from her bosom, and held it high in the sky.

and… .

Hwaak-

A magic stone that consumes Isabelle’s magic power and begins to glow brightly. Soon, the path was illuminated like a signpost to the two people standing in front of the cave.

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“Aaaa”

As soon as she discovered the light, Deacon Rachel ran to me and hugged me. I was hugged so tightly that my body was pushed back in an instant and I fell back into ancient times.

dump-

“Whoa! Priest! Priest!”

“Haha… . La, Rachel Deacon… .”

Deacon Rachel rubbing her sticky face against my chest, wiping away all the tears and snot. I tried to get angry when he came, but if he did it like this, I couldn’t say anything, let alone get angry.

I sigh in relief and gently stroke Deacon Rachel’s head.

Tsk… . Yes, I am the bad guy who was captured by the goblins and made Rachel deacon worry. Our deacon Rachel did nothing wrong.

“Huuung… . Priest… . Are you really okay?”

She hugs me tightly with the will to never let go and looks up with her snot covered in tears. I was busy calming him down and telling him it was okay.

“Nothing happened. No, what if I become a woman and cry? Now, drip… .”

I’m a grown 20-year-old, but I feel like I’m raising a child. How surprised I must have been… . A person was dragged away and left to die right in front of me. The shock must have been indescribable. It’s not strange to run away to church, but in some ways, coming this far was a great thing.

“You didn’t do anything strange to those guys, right? Yes?”

“I didn’t get hit. Look at this. You’re fine.”

Wave your arms to show that you are fine. In fact, my whole body hurt as if I had been cut by a knife, but I didn’t bother to show it because I was afraid Deacon Rachel would make a fuss and worry.

“Hueup… . Priest… .”

“Okay, shall we wake up now? It’s getting a bit heavy… .”

There is a limit to what you can endure. As the divine power was already draining away, my entire limbs and limbs became very cold. But, if Deacon Rachel, who weighs more than me, presses the button from above… . I didn’t have the wherewithal to hold on.

“Sniff… . Sniff… . yes… .”

Rachel Deacon comes down from above me, sniffling repeatedly. I thought he would stick with me all day and not let me go, but fortunately he listened to me again.

“Ssssha! Priest, are you feeling okay?”

Sylvia arrived after being tormented by Deacon Rachel for a while. It must have been relieved to find me sitting on the floor unharmed, so its limp rear tail lifted up and swayed gently.

“Oh, yes, it’s okay. But thank you for coming all the way here because of me.”

“Oh, no. I’m glad you look fine. I looked for it for a while and couldn’t find it, so I thought something really big had happened… .”

“Haha… . Fortunately, Isabelle saved me before that.”

I slowly turn my head and express my gratitude to Isabelle again. Perhaps because she felt burdened, she blushed slightly and averted her gaze.

“Ha… . The deacon was so worried about what had happened to the priest… . uh… . But the priest’s clothes… .”

Sylvia’s vertical pupils suddenly dilate as she speaks more. He quickly turned his head and covered his eyes with his hands.

“Ah, ah… . That’s not what I tried to see on purpose… . that… .”

She stutters gibberish. I looked down to see why, and my naked body was clearly exposed through the thin robe.

“Ah… .”

I belatedly let out an exclamation. Because so many urgent things happened one after another, I forgot to organize my clothes.

Now I’m trying to cover myself by grabbing the end of my robe, but since I don’t have anything underneath, my outline is clearly visible.

Actually, it doesn’t really matter if I see someone naked, but it would be uncomfortable for someone other than me, so I had to give them at least some consideration.

“Aha… . Sorry, sorry. My clothes were all torn… .”

“Oh, no. It’s my fault for looking at it.”

Only after covering some important parts with her robe does Sylvia turn her eyes again. Even so, her face was still blushing like it was bursting out.

“Kuhm… . hey… . So, did you kill all the goblins inside?”

Isabel speaks to Sylvia to change the awkward atmosphere. Sylvia, who was embarrassed by this, looked away and answered.

“Ah, I killed a few of them, but there are still more left inside. They won’t be able to escape today anyway. If I just report it to the higher-ups, wouldn’t they take care of it?”

“Okay, then what… . Anyway, let’s go down quickly. If you keep staying here, the priest will suffer too.”

After Isabel’s words, everyone now prepares to go back.

Sylvia removed the bandage from her hand, and Isabel removed the blood from the machete.

I stood up using Deacon Rachel’s shoulder, and it was just a moment before I took one step forward.

“Huh? Priest, nosebleed… .”

“Huh?”

Nose, nosebleed?

Deacon Rachel’s eyes suddenly grew as if she was surprised by her voice rising. Suddenly, wondering what the noise was, I scanned the back of my hand under my nose.

Just as Deacon Rachel said, something viscous and dark red came out on the back of my hand.

what… . Was I too stressed… . But still, this is too much… .

Bleep——–

Soon, a tinnitus rings in my ears. For a moment, my vision, which was fine, suddenly became blurry and I began to see several hands.

[The corruption level has risen too much.]

[The body has reached the limit it cannot endure.]

[Current corruption level is +35. Temporarily lowered to +10 for safety.]

[Serious damage to the brain was confirmed. Significantly lowers the level of consciousness.]

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“Puha… . ha… . ha… .”

The status window flashed frantically in my vision, and I ended up vomiting blood. I fell to my knees, feeling as if I was being pressed down by something. Although I was barely holding on with my arms, it felt like I was going to lose my balance and collapse in my blurred consciousness.

what… . what… .

A headache that feels like it’s going to break and a mental breakdown.

As I looked to the side, I saw everyone talking passionately about something. However, because of the tinnitus, I couldn’t hear anything, and only the sound of my panting breath echoed in my brain again.

“Oof… . Wow! ”

no. If you do this, you will die. I had to do something before that, but I couldn’t do anything in my current state.

As my consciousness fades away, my eyes gradually close. The body he was holding on to collapsed and his consciousness soon sank deep into sleep.

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what… . Is he dead?

I don’t know how much time has passed. It felt like three or four hours had passed before my consciousness, which had been locked in deep darkness, reawakened.

Forcefully opening my eyes, I looked ahead, and what immediately came into view was an endless white room.

This room, where the floor, ceiling, and everything were painted white, gave me the illusion that it was heaven.

No, maybe it wasn’t an illusion.

Ugh… . what… . My arm… . why… .

When I tried to get up from my seat, it didn’t move as if it had been glued on. The other arm and both legs… . I felt like I had been petrified.

The only thing that can move is the two eyes.

Without even being able to move, I quickly glanced around the surroundings.

doesn’t exist… .

There really is nothing.

There was nothing but white stretching everywhere, with no bottom or end visible.

Squeak-

I hope you don’t think about anything and just stare straight ahead with blind eyes. Eventually, an alien sound that did not match the background at all reached my ears.

mouse?

When I slightly lower my eyes, I see a white rat. A rat, as white as snow except for its red eyes, was standing on two legs, tilting its head and looking up at me.

Another rat… .

I don’t even wonder why it’s here anymore. After being dragged into a strange world, violated, and even toyed with by monsters, I was tired of even wondering about such trivial things. I just wait and watch to see what he does. I didn’t think too deeply anymore.

Squeak- Squeak-

The white rat started circling around for a while. I continued to chase the rat with my eyes, and before I knew it, it started climbing up on what looked like human legs.

huh? human legs?

Since when? I didn’t hear anything at all. Literally in front of me was something that looked like a human leg, and as I rolled my eyes upward following the direction the mouse had gone up, I saw a person who could be described as a pure white woman looking down at me indifferently.

“Hmm… . I didn’t know we would meet like this… . Isaiah… .”

Gradually growing eyes.

If what I know is correct, she is the master of the Holy Spirit Church… It was the Holy Spirit Amanes.