episode_0050

Fortunately or unfortunately, no one came to steal the items until all the altar items were collected.

Since no one would carry items knowing that it is an altar to the evil spirit, it would be correct to assume that there is no one with a back pocket.

“I think my dreams will be disturbed because I saw the altar to the evil spirit.”

The finishing touch to the altar of evil spirits was to cleanly remove the symbols symbolizing the evil spirits.

After sprinkling salt in a circular manner around the altar and pouring all the remaining holy water on it, he said:

“Now you can break it.”

“I didn’t know the process would be this complicated.”

Some people were reluctant to come near the altar because they were afraid of the word “altar of evil spirits,” but others showed curiosity and wanted to watch the process of the altar being destroyed.

When I said that it was okay to watch the altar being destroyed since all the offerings to the evil god had been collected, more people than I expected gathered.

If you’ve been living a normal life, it’s normal that you’ve never seen an altar to the evil spirits.

If you happened to see an altar to an evil spirit, it would be unpleasant, but watching it being destroyed was not a problem.

“Start. Huh!!!”

BANG-!!!!

With Princess Rasiel’s incredible strength, an altar could easily be destroyed, but no one would be brave enough to use their royal blood for something like this.

It was something that I had to use all my strength to stop her from doing even if she came forward to do it.

“You need to break it into smaller pieces.”

“Okay. Huh!!!”

BANG!!!!!

“It’s so cool.”

“What is that black smoke?”

“What kind of smoke are you talking about? Dirt and dust?”

“No, that can’t be dirt. Anyone can see that it’s black.”

It seems that some of my party members can see what I can only see.

I decided to explain to the group who were frustrated and asking why they couldn’t tell the difference.

“You can see something special because you were a faithful believer. It’s not that others can’t tell the difference. They just can’t see it.”

“He sees things I can’t?”

“Ahem!”

Those who couldn’t see were embarrassed, and those who saw raised their heads and rejoiced that their sincerity had finally been proven.

“That’s right, I told you to go to church properly, right?”

“I always went without fail!”

“You weren’t going to church to pray, you were going to meet women!”

There are even people who grumble about it.

As I was thinking about whether I should stop their fight, a question came flying in.

“So what’s that black smoke, sir?”

“I’m so curious what that is.”

“The remnants of the remaining power. It is also the eye of the evil spirit.”

“Who, your eyes? Then, is the evil spirit watching us? What if he thinks we destroyed his altar and takes revenge on us?”

As much as you are embarrassed by the evil spirits, you will also be afraid.

The number of people who died because of them is enormous.

“That’s why we put salt around it. We drew a line with salt so that we couldn’t see what was outside. The evil spirits wouldn’t see us.”

So even the one who broke the altar was not allowed to cross the salt line.

“Ah~! I was wondering why you sprinkled salt, and that was the reason!”

“That’s amazing. You can turn the gaze of evil spirits away with that kind of salt.”

“So that’s why they say you should sprinkle salt when you come back from a funeral?”

“I have to sprinkle salt from now on. If I sprinkle salt in front of my house, won’t ghosts come into my house?”

“Are you afraid of ghosts?”

While talking about evil spirits, the conversation quickly turned to ghosts.

“No, I was afraid that if a ghost possessed me, it would be bad for my family.”

“There is no way a ghost could possess you since the sun god is here. But if you are still worried, go to church regularly. Then you don’t have to worry.”

“Hey, I really have to go to church.”

“Oh, and you must never remove the salt until the black aura has disappeared. If this line is disconnected, the evil spirits will notice our presence and we will continue to be disturbed.”

The moment his interest breaks will be when he has finished venting his anger by destroying the altar.

And usually, if you were possessed by an evil spirit, there was no way to escape except death, unless you were a priest.

“How do you know the evil eye is gone if you can’t see it?”

“I will continue to guard this place.”

Why would anyone else trust you with dealing with the altar of evil spirits other than me?

I learned that while it’s okay to ask for help from outsiders, you shouldn’t trust them with everything.

“I’ll do it! Because I can see it.”

“Thank you for your words, but I will guard this place. All matters related to evil spirits must be handled directly by the priest.”

It won’t take long to wait for the evil eye to disappear.

There was no way the evil spirit would not know what it meant to not see anything.

This means that the regular priest destroyed the altar during the procedure.

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“You have to melt all of that down and get rid of it?”

“That’s what they say?”

Word of the altar to the evil god quickly spread among the team members.

Everyone was amazed at the effects of salt, and as they went to see if they could see the black aura to prove their sincerity, their fear of the existence of evil spirits gradually disappeared.

However, the items that received the most attention were the ‘gold, silver, and gold treasures’ used as offerings.

They say that if you take that to the temple, they will melt it down in lava so that it cannot be used at all.

“How much is that… .”

“Are you possessed by a demon?”

“No, honestly, it’s a shame. How much would it cost if I sold it?”

I wondered how those who served evil spirits could have such expensive jewels, but at first glance, the value of the jewels they had was enormous.

It is to the extent that it is impossible for a person not to be greedy.

But if it came from the altar of the evil god, its value was as valuable as a stone.

“Who would buy that? I guess the rocks are pretty. That kid is a bit suspicious. Should I take him to the priest?”

“No, I said it was a pity, but what the hell are you doing! Let go of this!!”

“How about we start by sprinkling some holy water? Don’t bother the priest.”

“Good? If you all have holy water, spray it on this kid.”

“Ugh! It’s cold! Ugh!”

Holy water sprinkled from all directions.

The man who was hit with the holy water was able to escape from his suffering only after showering his whole body with the holy water.

“Are you coming to your senses now? Do you still want that?”

“… No. I came to my senses, so you can let me go. Right now, I just see you as a rock.”

“Okay. It’s purified!”

“Haha! You can be thankful that we saved you.”

Since they were all skilled, they earned a lot of money without any regrets.

However, it made no sense to covet gold and silver treasures used as offerings to evil spirits.

“They say that things like that have the power to seduce people, but I didn’t know it was true.”

“It’s creepy to see it happen directly. Oh, it’s creepy.”

“You’re saying that even though you didn’t touch it, you just looked at it? How can the punitive force survive without a priest?”

All these commotions took place while I was watching the altar of the evil god being smashed to dust.

Even if the missing people had succeeded in killing all the monsters, I thought it would have been difficult for them to survive safely because of the altar’s existence.

I even thought that it would have been much better to die to a monster than to touch the altar of an evil god and be cursed.

“I think it’s okay to move now.”

I confirmed that all the evil eyes had disappeared and informed the leader that it was safe.

“Is the altar completely safe?”

“Yes. It won’t be a problem if someone else comes and checks the altar.”

As a student, I learned what to do if I came across an altar to an evil spirit, but this was my first time destroying an altar myself.

So I checked it over and over again, making sure it was thorough.

Because if even the slightest mistake was made and someone was harmed, it would be a big problem.

“That burden is….”

“This is something I have to manage myself.”

It was a real hassle to have to keep carrying a heavy load, but since there was nothing more likely to cause trouble than this, I decided to carry the bundle myself.

The only good thing was that we were not going deeper into the labyrinth, but rather going back the way we came.

“Is the purification complete?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“The priest is having a hard time. I didn’t bring him here to do this kind of work.”

That’s what I’m saying.

Who would have thought that one day I would come to treat the wounded and end up removing an altar to an evil spirit?

If there’s one thing I’m worried about now, it’s that this might not be a one-time thing.

These guys are like cockroaches, just because one comes out doesn’t mean it’s all there is.

They would have laid many eggs in places that cannot be seen and spread these altars all over the labyrinth.

‘It’s fortunate that I acted carefully and didn’t touch the altar rashly, because people who don’t know anything would have touched it without a doubt.’

As the items from the evil spirit altar spread into the market, it was only a matter of time before problems arose.

It could be that everything has already happened.

“I think I should go back as soon as possible.”

The Holy Empire’s punitive force had already entered and exited the labyrinth once, so I wondered if they had noticed the existence of the Evil God Altar.

‘From now on, all items coming out of the labyrinth must undergo inspection by the religious authorities.’

If you report an evil spirit altar, you must also provide compensation so that the cost of the sacrifice is not too much.

We had to get this out there as soon as possible so we could implement it right away.

That way, society would not be thrown into chaos by the objects on the altar of evil spirits.

‘Is it because the labyrinth is easy to hide from other people’s eyes that the heretics are hiding in it?’

I couldn’t be sure since it happened 300 years ago, but there was nothing more plausible to explain the current situation.

‘If it was like that in the past, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be like that now.’

Didn’t the bishop who was trying to enter the Labyrinth Temple get martyred by heresy?

It occurred to me that I had to stop the heretics from entering the labyrinth.