episode_0066

They said they killed all the heretics.

“Ugh… .”

“If it’s difficult, you can leave.”

Sister Melody was watching me indifferently, as if she had known this would happen.

It’s a state of peace where you feel like you could run away and escape right here.

“No, it’s okay. I just have to get used to it. You mean I just have to clean up here?”

A sigh comes out on its own.

I tried to get there as quickly as possible, but the price for leaving the body there was still high.

Among the remains of corpses strewn here and there.

‘Ugh.’

It was already swarming with maggots and flies.

It may have been because the weather was hot, but it was also because the heretics’ den was built in a dirty sewer.

“Already like this… .”

Because it was a narrow space, the convenient method of burning it couldn’t be used.

Isn’t there no place for the smoke to escape?

With a pale face, he asked with his eyes if this was really the only way.

She nodded, not hiding her sad expression.

“… Calling someone to clean it up?”

“No way. These are the corpses of heretics. We can’t just dispose of them without knowing what’s inside their belongings. It would be bad if rumors spread about what happened here.”

Indeed, the laborers who worked there could not have kept their mouths shut when they saw this sight.

If they hear that heretics have entered the Labyrinth City, there will be chaos.

There is a reason why the work of the Inquisitors is not known to the outside world.

“I regret why I ever helped with this.”

“Didn’t I say that it’s not something that anyone can do? Stop it now. It was what I was going to do originally.”

It’s too late to regret, and I was the one who insisted on doing it.

“Surely you’re going to give up after coming this far? Maybe you shouldn’t have even started. Should we start now?”

When I saw the body, I guess I knew to quit

Sister Melody hurriedly handed me the equipment, although she was flustered.

I was curious where this came from, as I clearly came here empty-handed.

“Wear this and do it. Blood doesn’t wash off well, so if you do it while wearing that, you’ll have to throw it all away.”

Since he’s a man who’s lived his life with blood on his hands, he probably knows what to prepare for in this kind of situation.

I changed my clothes and worked hard to get rid of the body.

“Where did these things come from?”

“I prepared this when I first came here.”

“Before coming here?”

Did you come here to soak people in the first place?

“Yes. I prepared in advance so that I wouldn’t have to go back and forth. But the resistance was rougher than I thought, so I couldn’t do it in the end.”

Seriously, being an inquisitor isn’t something just anyone can do.

At this point, I’m thinking it’s a good thing I’m not qualified to be an inquisitor.

Isn’t it something that a normal person can’t even imagine carrying around things to dispose of a corpse?

The amazing thing is, there’s a ton of work to do, so I had to hurry.

“This is my first time doing something like this, so I’m not very good at it, so please let me know if I don’t do it right.”

So I put my arms together and started cleaning in earnest.

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It seems that the heretics also made dens in relatively clean places because the sewer smell was so bad, but they couldn’t completely block the sewer smell that spread out.

In addition, the excrement and foul smell coming from the corpse were enough to numb the nose.

The bugs were disgusting, and the internal organs protruding from the corpses were even more horrifying.

They removed any suspicious items from their clothes and placed the bodies in large bags, where they were thoroughly cleaned.

The crushed flesh and organs were swept into a dustpan, and the dirt was cleaned up as thoroughly as possible.

I think I vomited into the sewer three times during that process.

‘Isn’t it enough to endure it three times?’

As a result of working so hard and stubbornly.

“It’s finally over.”

It seemed so far away, but I was able to finish them one by one.

“Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for your hard work.”

I don’t know how much time has passed since it’s a sewer, but it’s probably already dark outside.

Because it was something I was not used to, it was bound to take a long time.

If Sister Melody hadn’t stepped in because she couldn’t stand to see me struggling, I wouldn’t have been able to finish it today.

“What are you going to do with the blood stains here?”

It took this long just to collect the body, so cleaning up the bloodstains was impossible.

“Blood stains are not urgent, so just leave them alone.”

“Hmm… I guess so.”

If someone were to come into the sewer and find this, they’d have nightmares, but nothing major would happen.

So I agreed and stood up.

“Ha~ How did you think you could do this alone?”

“Someone has to do it. And I’ve done it before, so I’m okay with it.”

“… Have you ever done it a lot?”

“… … .”

Didn’t you say that this is your first time coming out into society as an inquisitor?

Why does Sister Melody seem so familiar with everything?

Just by looking at his face, he is clearly young and there is no reason to lie about his career, so this must be his first time…

‘Are they really training them for combat from a young age?’

If that’s true.

‘That’s abuse.’

Is the position of Inquisitor somewhat similar to that of a divine being?

So that’s why the Master jumped up and down whenever the mention of the Inquisitor came up.

‘Just as they advertise that divine power is omnipotent, and that becoming an Inquisitor is a great thing, what if the things they actually do are these terrible things?’

If you make children kill people from a young age, what kind of mentality will they have when they grow up?

‘No, that can’t be.’

Let’s not doubt.

There is no way that a church would do something that only devils would do.

If you do something like that, there’s no way God will stay still.

“What are you going to do with these bags?”

I cut it off in the middle when my thoughts got too deep.

I didn’t plan on doing it in this situation.

In front of me was a sack containing dozens of ‘corpses’.

“You have to burn it. Without leaving anything behind.”

“All the pockets have been searched, so how about we burn the body tomorrow?”

Cleaning up the area was a simple matter of overcoming the discomfort, but moving the bodies was so tiring that I couldn’t help but get her help.

In the end, I came this far not wanting to put any effort into my patients, and ended up failing miserably.

It was obvious that it would take a whole day to clean up all those corpses by myself.

The problem was that even if I wanted to help, I no longer had the strength.

And Sister Melody, who helped me, also had a hard time.

She had just recovered from her injuries.

“… Okay.”

What was surprising was that she readily agreed with what I said.

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

“You have helped me so much, so how could I not listen to you? And I know that my body is at its limit. Me and you too.”

My shit show today really paid off!

I felt a sense of accomplishment and pride when she obediently followed my advice to take a rest.

He wasn’t originally a good patient who listened well.

After all, if you want to win someone’s heart, the best thing to do is to put your heart into it.

“Good idea. Oh… but I need to change clothes and wash up, where do I do that?”

“Follow me. I will guide you to a place where there are no people and you can wash up.”

Fortunately, it seemed like I wouldn’t have to go back to my room covered in blood.

I was so tired that I wanted to jump into bed right after washing up, but I felt like I had to pray before going to bed because I thought I would have nightmares if I didn’t pray, so I decided to hurry.

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The next day.

“Ha. I ended up not being able to sleep properly.”

I prayed, but it wasn’t enough, and I ended up having a nightmare.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that I stayed up most of the night.

I checked the sun rising, washed my face, and got up from my seat.

It was the start of an awkward day.

I came to my senses a bit while washing up, but when I went to work, I realized that it was just my thoughts.

“Oh my! What’s wrong with your face? Are you sick?”

“No, I was a little sleepy.”

Besides, I worked hard yesterday, so there was no way I wouldn’t be tired.

“How about taking a rest today? It doesn’t seem like you’ve had any trouble sleeping.”

“That’s right, Father, we will work harder today, so go in and rest.”

“Your face became half the size in one day.”

“If you don’t sleep well, how can your face be like this… .”

“… … .”

Have you been living without exercising for too long?

I didn’t know I would be this worried just because I worked like a day laborer.

My body and mind were both tired, so my face was hurting, but I didn’t know that everyone who saw me would be worried.

“Is it that weird?”

“I don’t know how to say this, but you’re rotten!”

“Ouch!”

It seemed like I really needed to take a day off.

“Then, I’ll just go to the hospital room and rest.”

“Oh my~ I’ll go instead. Which hospital room are you talking about?”

“No. I have a patient that I need to take care of.”

“You must rest just by looking at him!”

“Yes. Thank you.”

The hospital room I was going to was the one where Sister Melody was admitted.

‘I don’t know if you slept well.’

Since you said you were used to this kind of thing, you might have slept well, unlike me.

dripping-

“Excuse me.”

After knocking, I opened the door and went inside.

“Huh?”

There was no one in the hospital room who should have been there.

‘Have they already gone to get rid of the body?’

Honestly, I don’t think I could have asked to go with you because I had a nightmare.

But before going, I tried to give him a lot of divine power to cheer him up.

But it seemed like he moved more diligently than I thought.

“I told you to be careful for a while… .”

What can I do, since I have no patients to take care of?

In the end, I came back empty-handed and took a short nap in the break room.

Then I woke up again and focused on work until I got off work, and when it was almost time to leave work, I headed back to the hospital room.

I went to the hospital room to check, thinking that maybe he hadn’t come back yet.

“Ah, you’re back.”

“Priest?”

“I guess it hasn’t been that long since you came.”

Judging by the dampness of her hair, she seemed to have just gotten back from work.