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It was impossible to identify him because his face was covered with a helmet and he was wearing armor, but it was easy to tell that he was a human male. It was very different from when I was confused about the gender of the warrior who had his face exposed and was wearing much lighter weapons.

This is because the information Sirocco learned was passed on to me through the wind. Even if your entire body was covered in plate armor, you still had to have ventilation, so it wasn’t that difficult.

“What are humans doing here?”

Because the other person was the other person, words did not come out smoothly. Since they are fully armed, it looks like they have come to openly cause conflict, so it would be rather strange to hear soft words spoken.

“This is something I would like to ask from my side. It is dangerous for an ordinary person to be in a place like this without proper equipment. There is a very powerful being living here.”

The answer that came back was a very beautiful low-pitched voice. Although I couldn’t see his face, I felt like I could act as an actor just by his voice. Anyway, the words he went out with were not kind, but seeing that the words he came out with were kind, made me think that maybe he was not a bad person.

Anyway, it was quite a thrill to be seen as an ordinary human being. Ordinary people wouldn’t know this, but it was the first time that someone who clearly seemed to have a certain level of magical ability called me human without any doubt.

“A powerful being?”

“Don’t you know? Arzen must be very famous around here… Excuse me, where are you from?”

In response to that question, without hesitation, I pointed to the entrance of the lair behind me.

“Over there.”

“……I see.”

As soon as I finished speaking, the sharpening of his spirit was conveyed to me through the air. It wasn’t enough to fight, but I could feel that they were sufficiently wary of this side. As expected, this guy, like the hero, seemed to have business for Arjen.

“It’s a little different from what I knew. Although it looks like a human, I heard that it is a strange being, almost like an inanimate object, because I can’t feel any magical power.”

“It’s shameful. I don’t know anything about that.”

“My name is Heltica. I am a Holy Knight belonging to the Holy See of Plane.”

I was just saying this as a joke, but the other person seemed to have taken it as a euphemism to reveal his identity, so he blurted out his identity. Of course, unless I heard directly the purpose of coming here, it wasn’t particularly helpful information. Anyway, they say that a member of the Vatican is someone who is steeped in religion, so I wondered why on earth he came here. This is because it was difficult to find contact with Arzen.

“A noble person has come. Why did such a person come to Arzen?”

“There seems to be a misunderstanding. I didn’t come this far because I had business with Arzen.”

I was even more confused by those words. I have no business with Arjen, so why did I come looking for Arjen’s rare? Of course, there are only Arjen and I in Rare.

‘aha.’

And at that moment, I realized that the man in front of me was none other than me. If you think about it, it wasn’t that surprising since he said it as if he knew about me.

“…Why me?”

However, even if you are not surprised, you cannot help but be curious. To put it bluntly, the only connection I had with religions in this world was when I went sightseeing in Eletrov on Star Calling Day, a religious holiday.

“Actually, when I say things like this, it feels a bit out of place… I don’t know, either. All the letter said was to meet you.”

What kind of case is this, that the guy who came to see me on business doesn’t even know what he is supposed to do? If you really analyze the meaning as it is, it was as if that person had already done his business since he met me. On the one hand, I thought it was a good thing that the matter ended so quickly, despite being armed as if it were a life-or-death decision.

“That’s a really good thing. Well then, since you don’t seem to have any more business, shall we part ways like this?”

As soon as I realized that there was no need to fight, the polite words naturally came back to me. I felt like I wanted to have a cup of tea and have a face-to-face conversation, rather than giving a guest order like this, but as it happened, it wasn’t my house, so I couldn’t do as I wanted.

“Ah, now that I think about it, I remembered that there was more information written.”

“Yes?”

“I think I have something to ask you. What happened when the hero came here.”

“Hero…?”

At that moment, I felt the released tension tightening again. Be a warrior. In many ways, it was something I didn’t want to go through again. That’s because there are so many things that bother me. I wonder if there is nothing that can be said with confidence, from meeting to parting.

Yes, since the warrior’s holy sword is a holy relic of God, I had no choice but to admit that this religious bastard had more ties to the religion he believed in than I thought.

“Yes. I heard that a new dragon has appeared in Argen’s Lair and the hero came here to subdue it. Do you know? Since you are a party, of course you would know, right?”

Seeing him mention the word subjugation in front of the person in question, his tone and voice aside, he was completely offended.

“Yes, well… I know. As you can see, I am not a dragon, so the misunderstanding was quickly resolved and the hero returned.”

“That’s right. There is something the warrior said, and the person in question also said so, so it is probably true. But…”

Suddenly, the atmosphere in Heltica changed with a familiar tone of voice that made me want to know more.

“Isn’t something a little strange? As far as I know, Arjen’s temperament is famous for being very vicious, so no matter how much it may be a misunderstanding, I know that he never sends away enemies that come to Rare kindly.”

“That’s….”

“I don’t think you know this. After that incident, the hero’s handwritten letter clearly stated that he had fought a battle with Arzen.”

At this point, it was obvious that if I opened my mouth clumsily, I would only end up contradicting myself. Therefore, I kept my mouth shut and listened in silence to what Heltica said.

“The warrior holds the holy sword that God gave to the world directly. In that case, of course he would have used the holy sword when fighting Arjen, and although this is presumptuous, there is no way Arjen could have survived safely.”

I wanted to ask if I could avoid it if I knew it was presumptuous, but I wasn’t in the mood to change the topic to something else right now.

“Hmm, really? I think I underestimated Arjen too much. So does it make sense that the hero returned safely? Did you say Mr. Heltica? How many seconds do you think you can last in a fight with Arjen?”

If the diameter of the meteorite is 200 meters, it would have such destructive power that one or two nuclear weapons would not even dare to touch it. And Arjen is a creature that exceeds the standard enough to shatter such a meteorite.

“…Are you ignoring our school’s god and the warrior who is the savior of mankind?”

“What can’t I say to someone who ignores my woman?”

My woman. My emotions were so high that I couldn’t say anything. If Arzen himself had heard it, he would have died… Anyway, after listening to the story up to this point, I felt like I knew what they really wanted to know.

“Let’s stop. In the first place, we each have different beliefs and perspectives, so any further conversation is meaningless. Let me ask you directly. I am now doubting whether Arjen has the means to counter the Holy Sword.”

As expected, what I was thinking was correct. Considering their doctrine, it would be unacceptable to have a means to counter the Holy Sword, a weapon imbued with divinity. In fact, there is a very apostate reason why the holy sword does not work in my body.

What he was saying was that he was asking Arjen if he had the means to counter the Holy Sword, but the fact that he was asking me, not Arjen, meant that he understood the truth of what happened that day to some extent. And since it is impossible for a third party to make inferences based on only a few suspicious details, it had to be assumed that there was actually an eyewitness and word had leaked from him.

“Speak obediently. I don’t want to force you to open your mouth.”

Now, seeing the other person so openly showing hostility made me feel jealous. It seems like he has the confidence to force himself to open his mouth.

“Try it. You idiot.”

“…If you come out like that until the end…!”

Heltica put her hands together. It looked as if he was about to pray. They said they would force him to open his mouth, so it looked like he would use force, but his expectations were spectacularly wrong.

“Huh?”

No, maybe it wasn’t astray. As he put his hands together, magical energy began to swirl around him, and soon the energy began to degenerate into something else similar to magical energy. It was a warmer and refreshing energy than magical power, and without any need to guess, it seemed to be something similar to divine power.

“Faithful oath!”

With Heltica’s cry, a dazzling light burst out from his armor, and I felt divine power tightening around my body.

“Before the sincere oath, everyone must swear to God that there is not a single lie in what he or she says. Now, please tell us the whole truth about the day the hero came to Arjen’s Lair.”

I guess it’s a sacred spell that makes it impossible to lie. It’s so crazy that the only thing you can do with divine power, an incredible power that makes you feel pious just by looking at it, is something similar to a confession.

There is only one thing I have to do in this situation. I made a very solemn expression and opened my mouth with difficulty.

“Nothing happened…!”

The reactions I got to my sincere words while making all kinds of poses were very interesting.

“What, what… How… No, is it really true…?”

Looking at Heltica, who was in an abyss of confusion with a dumbfounded expression, I laughed at him in my heart. It was strange that the holy spell worked even though the holy sword wasn’t even stuck in the body in the first place.

Divine power. The words may be flashy, but isn’t it ultimately the strength of relying on God? I think I have a really good chemistry with this god.

‘Now… So what are we going to do with that bastard?’