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“Please let us know if there is anything inconvenient during your stay!”

The heretic inquisitor answered with a stiff expression, perhaps burdened by the eyes overflowing with kindness.

“Yes.”

I didn’t know much about him, but I had a feeling that if there was something uncomfortable about him, he wouldn’t tell us.

‘It seems like you’re the kind of person who’ll just accept whatever’s uncomfortable.’

We need to pay more attention to people like that and check them out.

This is because we know that it is inconvenient and can solve it.

Some may find such behavior frustrating, but I did not want to make fun of individual personality differences.

The temple, which had been noisy with the appearance of the heretic inquisitor, soon became noisy in a different way as patients began to come in.

“I will continue to work at the temple today, what will Sister Melody do?”

It meant that I should have some personal time, because even if you keep being around me, you’ll just have to kill time by yawning and doing nothing.

“Then I’ll go look around.”

“Yes. There is a cafeteria in the temple where you can eat. If you are not going to eat out, please use that.”

“Yes.”

I guess I gave a long answer at first because I was being polite to many people I was meeting for the first time.

As the conversation went on, her answers became increasingly short.

‘The fact that you’re talking at length means that you’ve put in some effort.’

Anyway, he is a unique character.

As the inquisitor stepped out to look around, the priests who I thought were diligently attending to the patients approached me one by one and spoke.

“Wow~ You have incredible charisma.”

“As expected, you are the Inquisitor. Every word you say is weighty!”

At first, I was surprised by the creepy appearance, but after that, unlike me who didn’t think much of it, everyone seemed to be quite afraid of the Inquisitor.

To put it nicely, it’s charisma, but isn’t it just a way of saying that it’s scary?

If you see that kind of fuss often, it will get better.

If only they hadn’t brought in a bloody man while I was feeling a bit drowsy after lunch.

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“Gyaak!!”

“?!”

“!!”

Screams are one of the sounds you hear quite often in the temple.

Usually, it was a scream of pain that the patient let out, but this scream was a little different.

“Is this the voice of the tune nurse priest?”

“I think I heard that too.”

Because the screaming voice was familiar.

I hurried to where the scream came from.

“What the hell is this?”

The treatment room lobby was in chaos.

Since it was a place where a lot of blood flowed from the beginning, there was no way a scream could come out with just a bloody wound.

And I was able to see what caused this incident by following people’s gaze.

“Sister Melody?”

“Sorry for causing a fuss.”

“… What the heck is this.”

Is that what you’re holding in your hand?

I wondered why Nurse Tune screamed, but it seemed like it was because he had seen something so horrible.

The heretic inquisitor, who had gone out to look around quietly, came into the treatment room dragging a person with blood on his hands.

The problem was that, no matter how you looked at it, the person who was brought in was covered in blood, and it was clearly the work of the heretic inquisitors.

“Can I ask you to treat me?”

“He doesn’t seem to be hurt, so I guess you’re asking me to treat him. Is that right?”

I stepped forward in place of the priests who were hesitant to approach.

“Yes.”

“In my opinion, it seems like Sister Melody made him like that.”

“That’s right.”

“Looking at the wounds… It looks like torture.”

“Yes.”

Most of the inquisitors are not in their right minds… .

It made me sick to my stomach to see him talking so calmly about torturing people.

“Why did you do that? Did that person make a big mistake?”

“I can’t tell you anything because the situation is under investigation.”

“… … .”

The wounds of those who were attacked by monsters and brought to the treatment center were horrific, but the wounds from torture were shocking and terrifying enough to make one dizzy.

“Why like this… .”

I know it’s for the sake of the country, and I know full well that this person would have done bad things.

but.

Still.

When I saw the tattered state of his body, I felt a sense of rejection.

‘Is this why the Inquisitor said that not just anyone can do it?’

A heretic inquisitor who must swim in the darkness despite being a priest of light in order to protect the world.

We must remember clearly that it is because of their efforts that we can live in peace.

‘Even people who don’t know it have that look in their eyes, so it’s clear that it’s not an easy job.’

I thought that the country should also move, because I couldn’t expect other priests who were frozen to come forward.

‘His expression is still indifferent, but it’s impossible to know if his true feelings are indifferent.’

Judging from the fact that he was trying to save the target of his torture, it seemed like he hadn’t gotten everything he needed to get out yet.

Even if I treated her, it was obvious that she would get hurt again, but I couldn’t refuse her request.

“First, the patient must be laid down.”

“He’s a dangerous person, so I’ll do it.”

As the nurse tried to get closer, he stopped her and laid the man he was holding in his hand on the medical bed.

“Ugh… .”

The man, who was still groaning as if he was still alive from the violent movements, looked as if he was about to suffocate.

“You said he’s a dangerous person, so he can’t be near regular patients. Let’s move first. Is that okay?”

“Yes.”

As expected, she gave a short answer and started moving the medical bed herself.

“Where should I go?”

“Can you please check the empty hospital rooms?”

“Ah! Come this way!”

The nurse, who had been absent-mindedly listening to my words, quickly came to her senses and guided me to an empty hospital room.

After being moved to the sickroom, I quickly raised my divine power as my breathing became increasingly rough.

If I leave it like this, I might really suffocate.

That was when.

“You don’t need to treat everything.”

“Yes?”

The Inquisitor gave a dispiriting sound to the man who was just about to begin treatment.

“Just treat them enough to keep them from dying.”

I know that no matter how hard I try to treat it, it will eventually get hurt again through torture, so I know that you are saying this out of consideration for me.

But this time, I couldn’t help but speak in a stiff voice.

“It is impossible to treat a patient roughly. I have never been taught in theology since I was young to treat life in such a way.”

“… … .”

The inquisitor flinched at my words, nodded, and took a step back.

It seemed to mean that he would respect what I said.

Even if the divine power used for healing would soon become useless.

I will not hesitate to treat the patient in front of me.

That’s something I’ve always tried to keep in mind while working in this profession.

“Treatment is finished.”

I couldn’t help but feel expressionless as I looked at the patient sleeping with a relaxed face.

This was because I could see which parts were injured and in what way while receiving treatment.

I had seen in full detail how this man had been tortured.

‘How can one person do such a horrible thing to another?’

What on earth did this person commit?

Was it an unforgivable sin?

“When will you come to your senses?”

“You must be asleep because you are tired. You usually sleep for 7~8 hours.”

That is, unless there is any external stimulus.

The inquisitor who heard my words suddenly lifted the patient up.

Although he is tall, his build is small, but it was surprising that he could lift an adult male.

“I’ll take you back.”

“… That’s… not it.”

No one else could stop the Inquisitor from doing his job.

The inquisitor waited as if he knew what I was going to say, but soon he trailed off and looked at me with a look of surprise.

“If you ever need treatment again, just call me. I’ll do it for you.”

I felt that since he was the one who got here because of me, it was my job to take responsibility.

“… Yes.”

This time, the heretic inquisitor gave a short answer and then leisurely disappeared with the man.

I thought that it would be a disaster for the man if all his wounds were healed.

‘Is this a rethinking from zero?’

Torture and treat, torture and treat.

If that continues, even the most poisonous person will not be able to endure it.

As I left the hospital room, I saw that there were no heresy investigators around me and the priests swarmed over to me.

“What happened?”

“Have you treated all the patients?”

“Did you ask why they tortured you?”

Honestly, I think I would have been curious about this too.

I understand the priests’ feelings, but I do not know anything about it and I cannot speak carelessly about what the inquisitors do.

“I hope everyone can just pretend not to know about this. Isn’t this something that the Inquisitor does, not someone else?”

“Ah… .”

“I know you are shocked and have a lot to say. But please remember that it is because there are those who do the dirty work in the dark that we can live in peace and freedom studying His teachings in the light.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

I guess my words were quite persuasive.

The expressions of the priests who were greatly disappointed with the inquisitors immediately calmed down and some even began to think deeply.

Someone even stamped their feet, perhaps feeling sorry.

“Since it is something we feel uncomfortable with, the person who is doing it must feel the same way. Even if they pretend not to, they must have been hurt.”

“… What should I do? I looked at him with a critical gaze without realizing it.”

“I even screamed.”

He spoke to the gloomy priests.

“When you meet again later, why don’t you just say hello first and apologize without being embarrassed? If you have the courage to admit your mistake and apologize, I think you will be forgiven.”

I don’t know if an apology would be meaningful to her, who was unmoved by people’s criticism.

But I think there’s nothing worse than pretending it never happened.

I also owe her an apology.

Even though I tried hard not to show it, I felt disgusted as I treated the wounds of a man who had been left a mess due to torture.