episode_0017

“What is this, church?”

“Wait a minute! You’re talking too harshly. This is something like this!”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I misspoke.”

Jupiter hastily apologized for the inadvertently spilled words.

She only pointed out the way she spoke, wondering if there was any way to renovate the shabby building.

Well, it’s worth it.

A building so old that it wouldn’t be surprising if it collapsed tomorrow, with its appearance weathered.

Aside from the atmosphere that felt like a deserted house in a horror movie, security was an issue.

When they heard the jingling sound of the bag he was carrying, the gangsters came rushing in.

If it were a game, this place would be classified as a field dungeon.

Since there was an orphanage in a place like this, it was natural that the future saintess would not notice it.

“Anyway, you fight pretty well.”

“That’s right! You fought so well that I was embarrassed!”

Just as I was preparing to deal with the mob of thugs, Jupiter came forward.

Since the nun wanted to fight, I was excited to see what weapon she would use.

I never thought you could fight with your fists…

I was impressed by the sight of the gangsters falling down every time they were hit.

“Ah, ahaha! Sisters, let’s go up! The living room is on the second floor.”

The way he turns his back on me is so noticeable that it actually makes me feel sorry for him.

It seemed like the nun was embarrassed by the fact that she fought with her fists like a street gangster.

“Rather than that, wouldn’t you first tell me where to store the gold coins?”

Next to her, Yuna’s arms were already shaking.

Since I carried the gold coins using muscles I wasn’t using before, I’m sure I’ll have a hard time tomorrow morning.

“Ah, I guess I failed to pay attention. You can come this way.”

I walked around the inside of the church, guided by Jupiter.

As if to prove the story that this place also doubles as a daycare center, children’s voices could be heard from afar.

“The kids here are all good kids, although they have a bit of a mischievous side.”

Even while walking, she talked to us so that we wouldn’t get bored.

It’s a mischievous side.

If you say that kids at night game daycare centers are mischievous, most of them come with sexual harassment events.

It’s probably not much different here.

Is it okay to say that such children are good?

“You’re being naughty. In what way?”

“Ah, ahaha… that is…”

I asked because I thought they might actually be good kids, but I was confident that my guess was correct.

It’s probably something that boys play around with, hitting their butts or chests and running away.

“Then why isn’t this place maintained?”

Since he looked embarrassed, he quickly changed the topic to another direction.

The place we are currently going is the church warehouse.

Obviously, you have to move a lot of things around, so there should be no dust.

There was no maintenance whatsoever, so dust was accumulating.

“That’s because it hasn’t been long since we came here.”

“Not long ago?”

“Yes. We were a fairly prosperous church about a year ago.”

According to her, it seemed to be a fairly large church located in the center of the city.

But I stayed in that church for a year.

Just one year.

In such a short amount of time, they dropped it to a place like this?

···Does this make sense?

“The priest sent by the Vatican will be in charge of the church for three years. There are two years left, so even if we make up for it with the amount you gave, it will only last one year.”

“Well, in that case, let’s talk to the Vatican…”

“It’s not that I haven’t thought about that method, but the Vatican is quite large. It moves slowly. Even if we kick out the priest, the debt here will already be unbearable.”

Jupiter’s face distorted, as if he felt bad just thinking about it.

“Plus, his reputation was so good that it was strange. They didn’t really trust him. There’s no way a person like that could do something bad? Ha! The Holy See’s eyes are rotten to think that that scum is such a good person.”

If what she said is true, she is already an outsider.

A scum who squanders the church’s budget through gambling is in charge of its finances.

It is also difficult to expose one’s private parts and drive them out. Even if it takes a considerable amount of time to kick them out, the church’s finances will already be ruined.

In order to take my colleague’s (scheduled) Jupiter, I will have to solve the problems of this church.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen her, but I don’t think she’ll just ignore the situation the kids are in.

···Should we bury that guy?

In fact, they are slaughtering you without even opening your mouth.

“Hey, we’ve arrived. Please put your pockets here.”

While we were talking, we arrived at the warehouse.

Although other places were not properly cleaned, the warehouse and the room across from it were noticeably neater than other places.

“Sister, what is that place used for? It’s very neat.”

“Ah, that is the storage room that Father Joseph uses personally. He keeps the area he uses quite neatly.”

Yuna also asked Jupiter if it was strange that the place was neater than other places.

click. click.

I tried to open the door as a test, but it was locked with a key.

“There’s nothing special when you go in. There are just stone statues and accessories.”

“A stone statue?”

“Yes, it was a stone statue. It seemed to be a statue of a goddess… but it was a statue wearing a unique necklace.”

···Hmm.

No matter how you think about it, it’s suspicious.

A bride who goes in and out of a gambling house, and accessories imbued with magic found there.

Moreover, a statue of a goddess wearing a unique necklace in a room managed separately by the priest?

I can feel this.

This was my feeling as someone who enjoyed numerous novels and games.

There is something in this room.

I wanted to go in right away, but the two people behind me were in the way.

If my thoughts are correct, the goddess statue or its necklace should also contain demonic energy.

I don’t know how he hid it in the church from the nuns’ eyes, but I heard he was a pretty powerful high-ranking demon.

If you go in with Yuna, as well as Jupiter, who discovered the demons, there is a high possibility that it will immediately lead to a fight.

Presumably, the demon inside has the ability to hypnotize.

With hypnosis, wouldn’t it be possible?

There’s a good chance you’ll drill my virginity.

In that case, let the two people behind you sneak in!

“Whoa! They moved everything. Ugh, I’m scared of tomorrow morning… I’m sure my arm will hurt a lot…”

“Don’t worry, wizard. I’ll cast a healing spell in the parlor. Um, your name…?”

“It’s Airi. That’s Yuna.”

“Ah, yes! How are you, Airi?”

“No, it’s okay. Even if you look like this, you’re a lineman. Your body is pretty strong, so it’s okay. I’ll take a quick look around the church, so rest first.”

Luckily, there are signs that the other side will leave first.

Jupiter was suspicious of the flimsy excuse, but his attention was focused on Yuna, who was urging him on by complaining of pain.

“Hehe… Sister, you really don’t have muscle pain, right? I don’t like that feeling…”

“Of course. If you’re worried, would you like to get a massage? I have a reputation for being good at giving massages to the elderly.”

“Really?! Ha, I’d like to receive it at least once! I’m so curious!”

“Yes, then shall we go to the parlor?… Then, Airi. I would appreciate it if you could come to the parlor when you are done with your business.”

···Did you notice?

Jupiter seems to have realized that I separated the two of them to do something.

Well, it’s strange that I don’t have any doubts about donating that much money out of the blue.

Would you donate without any conditions, in front of a stranger? If it were me, I would have run away from the spot.

If she wasn’t literally in a corner, she would have been suspicious for a long time.

I think they decided that there was something going on and that they gave me money for that.

Actually, there wasn’t anything like that, but things are good now.

After the two people completely disappeared from sight, I grabbed the doorknob once again.

If it were a game, you’d think “It doesn’t open…” and look for the key, but now there’s no need to.

Ujijik!

Ah, why is the sound so loud?

I paused for a moment and held my breath.

…Fortunately, no one came.

I felt like I was doing something bad.

Is it a bad thing to go into someone else’s room on your own?

Thinking like that, I broke the doorknob, opened the door, and entered the room.

The first thing you see upon entering the room is the goddess statue.

The stone statue in the middle of the room, lovingly holding a jewel with both hands, was wearing a necklace as Jupiter had said.

And the numerous ornaments attached to the walls of the room were arranged as if facing the goddess statue.

However, I couldn’t feel any demonic energy.

…It can’t be like that?

No, you’re saying you’re not a demon after laying down this much rice cake?

That can’t be possible.

The number of games I’ve played doesn’t lie.

If there is this much foreshadowing, there must be demons or at least some related clues.

With that in mind, I touched the goddess statue’s necklace, but there was no reaction.

I thought this might be it, so I checked all the other accessories on the statue, but there was no response.

“Could it be this?”

As soon as I touched the jewel that the goddess statue was preciously wrapped in, magical energy began to circulate in the room.

“···!”

-Is it Joseph? No, no. Who is it?

The goddess statue’s mouth was sweet.

-My name is Tyrving. The one who woke me up, name me.