episode_0175

Miri’s undercover investigation

next day. Miri, who volunteered to investigate suspicious activities expected to occur at the Temple of Icaris, walked the streets for a while and then headed to the slums where the Temple of Icaris was located.

Because Marie was wearing shabby clothes, she instantly blended into the citizens of the slum.

Although the slums of Adria had improved greatly thanks to the development policies of Juno and his subjects, Miri frowned because it seemed like there were still many people living in poverty and starving as expected from a slum.

‘I’m sure… if you’re going to brainwash these people, it will work well. ‘If I show kindness to these people like I brainwashed low-intelligence monsters, they will blindly follow it.’

Miri slowly walked towards the Temple of Icaris, saying she wanted to know why St. Johannes settled here.

At first, Miri found her way around by asking around where the temple was, but she soon saw a huge building that caught her eye, and she was sure that it was the Temple of Icaris.

‘The buildings in the slums are so shabby that they look like they’re about to collapse… On the other hand, the temples are incredibly ornate? Isn’t it just as good as the imperial palace where you live? Besides, I’m definitely feeling a foreign energy inside here.’

Miri was so sensitive to energy that even just standing in front of the temple, she was certain that what she felt inside was something other than normal divine power.

Feeling that an investigation was definitely necessary, Miri stepped into the Temple of Ikaris and was greeted by beautiful priestesses.

“Hello~ I think this is my first time meeting you… Is this your first time coming to the temple of Ikaris~?”

“Yes… I came because life was so difficult…”

“You thought it through so well~~ Ikaris-sama welcomes all those who are struggling~ Please rest your tired body for a while in Ikaris-sama’s arms”

“Thank you. Priest”

Miri played the role of a girl from a slum who was exhausted from starving in poverty and followed the priestess into the temple.

‘Hmm… the priests’ divine power is definitely real… but… what is this strange feeling? There’s definitely something… I can be sure of it.’

Miri observed various places inside the temple as if it were fascinating.

The temple was crowded with priests and believers offering prayers, as well as ordinary believers who seemed to be visiting to worship and rest.

However, since there was nothing particularly suspicious, Miri decided to take a short break in the lounge where the priest guided her.

“Please come here and relax comfortably. It’s meal time in an hour, so if you rest here, we’ll distribute your meals”

“Ah… I don’t have money to donate… As far as meals…”

“Hehehe it’s okay. Ikaris does not discriminate between the poor, the rich, the low-class, and the high-class, but treats them equally with love”

When Miri, who plays a completely poor girl from a slum, shook her body and waved her hands so naturally, the priestess who guided her smiled and sat Miri on a chair and brought her a book on doctrine to read when she was bored. .

‘Hmm… There’s nothing particularly strange about the doctrine… ‘Serve those in a lower position than yourself and help them ascend to a higher heaven’…’

Although Miri read the catechism in a flash, she could not notice anything strange, and could only feel the spirit of service and pure passion filled with the priests who were busy healing the sick and injured who came to the temple to seek help. Because of this, Marie’s mind became even more confused.

After reading the catechism and looking around the temple, Miri couldn’t find anything unusual, so she decided to go down the stairs to the basement and talked to the priest guarding the stairs.

“Hello~ I visited the temple to see Ikaris for the first time… Can I go into the basement?”

“Sorry. Due to the saint’s strict orders, anyone who is not an official follower of Ikaris cannot enter this place”

“Then, can we possibly find out what is underground? If there are more icons, I definitely want to visit them”

“Hahaha, nothing special. There are only rooms where the priests live, an armory for us to use, and a baptismal room and penance room. If you just want to visit the shrine, everything can be done on the first floor”

Miri could easily overpower the priests if she wanted to, but it was clear that if the few priests disappeared, an uproar would immediately arise, so Miri decided to take a different approach.

‘In that case, I need to get baptized and find out if that liquid is used… If I can’t figure it out, I’ll try going inside… I’ve made all the preparations in case that liquid affects me… There’s no particular problem. ‘There won’t be any’

Miri, who returned to the rest area where she was originally located, sat down on a chair and waited for a while, and several priestesses began walking around to distribute meals.

“Enjoy your meal~ If you need anything, please let me know anytime~”

Miri looked at the priestess who was so kind to the people, and when she approached to offer her bread, she spoke to her.

“Uh… Priest. Will I be able to enter the church? When I read the doctrine, there were so many impressive parts…”

“Oh my~ I’m so happy!! Please wait. The saint will be back soon! If you announce that you are joining the church and receive baptism, you will be able to feel the warm embrace of Ikaris”

‘good! That’s good… If you meet the saint, you will be able to feel the identity of this unpleasant energy!! I have to finish the investigation quickly and go to my husband to give him a hug~ He will praise me for doing a good job and hug Miri even harder♥’

Miri waited for the saint with anticipation, but contrary to the saying that she would return soon, the saint only appeared after an hour had passed and the sun had set.

“Sister Marian. Is this the person who is joining the church?”

“Yes. Holy woman. you’re right. My name is Miri. He said that he was so thankful that he was so impressed after reading the doctrine book that he decided to serve Ikaris”

“…Ikaris will be happy. Then please go quickly. After receiving baptism, you will be reborn as a servant of Ikaris”

‘what? The priests are happy, but that woman, who is called a saint, is different. His words and facial expressions say he’s happy… but he feels completely different in his heart… No, he’s actually sad.’

Miri was momentarily taken aback by the strange reaction of the saint, but in any case, it seemed inevitable that he would become an official believer in order to go deeper into the interior, so he suppressed his curiosity and followed the saint.

“Brother, could you please leave for a moment? You are a new believer who wants to take refuge in Ikaris”

“Huh~ It went so well. It’s a really happy day that someone who was passionately going to worship Ikaris was even baptized! Those who call on the name of Ikaris will be saved!!”

“Thank you. Your soul will also be saved by Ikaris”

Miri, who was looking at the eyes of the priest with a slight glow in his eyes, noticed that the saintess’s eyes also had a sad look.

‘It’s really strange… What is the true identity of the saint? Why do you keep looking at them and me with sad eyes?’

However, Miri’s curiosity was not answered this time, and she was finally able to come down to the basement.

‘The deeper I go underground, the stronger the alien energy I felt at the entrance… It’s not the warmth of a heavenly god… I feel something destructive.’

Although she was concerned about constantly feeling the opposite of the warm divine power, Miri obediently entered the underground baptismal room, knelt in front of the saint, and memorized the doctrine.

“Ikaris. Here, Miri, a lowly human being, wishes to take refuge in Ikaris. Please have mercy on these foolish people, bless them, and pray for Miri, who will continue to live for Ikaris. Ikaris, who looks upon everything that exists under the sky, is the only god and the true light. Please give this Miri the light of blessing”

As the saint’s chanting ended, Miri felt a powerful divine power enter her body and explore her body.

‘Tsk… It’s a bit unpleasant to see divine power coming in, but… I guess I’ll just let it pass for now… If I absorb it or repel it, it’ll be like confessing that I’m a spy, so there’s nothing I can do about it.’

When Miri transformed into a human, all of her mana was compressed into the gash at the nape of her neck, so the saint seemed to feel nothing as she explored Miri’s body, and then began to bless Miri with her divine power.

“Now, this is the final stage of Sere. Please wait a moment”

The saintess turned around for a moment, took out something, and held up a glass filled with a dark pink liquid to Miri.

“Please drink this. Then Miri will also become a follower of Ikaris”

‘It seems a little thicker than what I heard from Diane… but I also brought your semen, which is said to be an antidote… so it won’t really matter, right?’

Miri accepted the cup offered by the saint and swallowed the liquid contained in it in one go. Then, in an instant, Miri felt the evil spirit digging into her mind and grabbed her head.

“Keuuu!! This… what the hell…”

“As expected… you weren’t an ordinary person. I never thought he would be able to withstand undiluted brainwashing medication… I was glad I gave him the undiluted solution because I felt a huge amount of mana inside his body”

Looking at the saintess looking down at her, Miri gritted her teeth and resisted the effects of the medicine.

‘Damn it… If it continues like this… I might lose my mind… I underestimated you too much!! then…!!’

Kwaaaang!!

Miri eventually used her mana to chant a spell and bounce the saintess off the wall.

“Keuuu!! In that state, such power!! How on earth is it…”

The saintess, who had barely managed to block Miri’s surprise spell, was pushed away, so Miri took out the bottle containing Yuno’s semen from her bosom and tried to put it into her mouth.

but…

Wow!!

A huge force of energy flew from the penitence room in the back and struck Miri in the back of her head. She let go of the bottle containing semen and fell to the floor, slowly losing consciousness.

“Hmm… I guess this is an antidote to the brainwashing drug? It seems like there are forces somewhere that are suspicious of our temple”

“Thank you, Archangel of Destruction. Thanks to you, I was able to safely subdue that person”

“Hmph! A person called a saint is very clumsy. I still need many sacrifices to fully restore my strength!! Forces began to emerge that questioned our purpose. Please work harder to make this land of pagans into a world for Ikaris as soon as possible!!”

“… Okay… Archangel”

The Archangel, as if he was displeased with the saint, turned his head and went back to the penance room. The saint lifted Miri’s body, closed the curtains inside the penitence room, and placed it in a large vat filled with holy water and brainwashing fluid.

“If you stay here for just one week, your body will be converted to the power of the Archangel and disappear… Please forgive me. Sister. No matter what brought you to the temple or what led you to take refuge in Ikaris, you are my sister who received Ikaris’ blessing. However, thanks to the sacrifice of a sister with great power, we were able to prevent more sisters from sacrificing… Please forgive me… Ikaris, please forgive Angelina for committing such a deep sin…”

Saint Angelina knelt down next to the container containing the Miri, prayed, and then disappeared into the penance room.

Miri’s infiltration investigation seemed to have failed, but both the Archangel of Destruction and the Saint did not notice that Miri drank a few drops of Yuno’s semen from the bottle before losing consciousness.

*Illustration of Saint Angelina who came to Miri