episode_0186

The body wounded by the magic sword healed completely within a short time.

On the other hand, the person who was hit with a fist filled with faith died young.

Prinia didn’t just tell you not to use it if you can.

Although I felt that faith was a waste, I definitely felt that it was not a useful tool for humans in many ways.

“…Well, if something like this happens again, I’ll still use it.”

If you don’t stop Akasha’s henchman, Akasha will step in, so even if the opponent is a human, you have to do your best with the attitude of dealing with Akasha.

“What he was holding looks a little different from the ones from the previous kids, right?”

Sirocco looked around at the magic sword that had just come out of my body.

It certainly seemed much more dangerous than other magic swords, as it had a more purple color overall and was even more strangely twisted.

I don’t know why, but I felt like I was in more danger than before I fought.

“Why is this like this?”

“Isn’t it because you cut Eugene’s body?”

“Is that the reason…Oh?”

When I think about it, there is nothing that makes no sense at all.

First of all, I am a god, and this sword cut me down. If you put those two facts together…

Unbelievable! This became a sword that cut down a god.

I don’t know what kind of magic Akasha had put on this weapon, but I felt like I knew why the magic sword this man was holding was different from others.

I guess that’s what happened because he drank the blood of those who possessed Stella’s divine power, even if only slightly.

Considering that they only harmed those with a very small amount of divine power in order to avoid being followed by the cult, it was easy to guess how many people this man had cut down.

“Hey, I died well.”

I decapitated him, who was already a corpse, with my magic sword. This is to exclude even the slightest possibility that he will rise again without dying.

“Eujin!”

Suddenly, a friendly voice comes from behind. Saint Orhada.

At least the voice was different from Arjen, so it was okay, but when I looked back, the face still resembled Arjen.

“…Yes, saint. Have you finished it?”

“That’s right. The purification ceremony was completed successfully. First of all, everything worked out well, but I think it would be best for Eugene to check it himself.”

I nodded. I feel like my faith is being eaten away. Only I who have faith can feel that.

No matter how much of the ritual is over, if the feeling remains, Prinia’s guess was wrong, and what we did was a complete waste of time.

When I returned to the altar with the saint, the atmosphere inside really changed completely.

Not only did all the terrible traces disappear, but it felt like the air had changed.

Of course, I didn’t feel like my faith was being eroded.

As Prinia said, it has been proven that purification is possible through the power of the Stella Church.

“Thank you all for your hard work. It has definitely been purified.”

Everyone didn’t show it, but they clearly seemed happy about my answer.

I wondered why I had to hold back my joy, but when I thought about it, it was impossible for priests to cheer when a young soul was sacrificed.

“Prinia’s prediction was correct, so it saved me an hour. With your help, the gods will be safe.”

A priest said with a look of deep emotion upon my words.

“I am so thrilled and proud that this power that Goddess Stella gave us helps all the gods in heaven.”

“That is correct. So… can you tell how much manpower is needed to purify the altar?”

At my answer, silence fell throughout the area. It wasn’t a feeling that it was difficult to answer, but rather an atmosphere of picking and choosing what to say.

If a large number of people are needed here, it becomes very difficult. The people who came this time also felt like they came a little too much.

What if such a large group of priests is needed every time an altar is discovered in the future?

Rather than going to each altar one by one, it would be better to threaten the church to stop doing this in Stella’s name.

Of course, if you do something like that, it will immediately reach Akasha’s ears.

“Hmm… I think about eight to ten priests would be enough. It may take some time, though.”

“Considering the danger of the place, I think we will need about three or four Holy Knights.”

That’s enough staff to operate it. Wayne exchanged glances with me, nodded, and then opened his mouth.

“I see. Now, first, let’s return to the Vatican and report to the Holy Father.”

“Yes, warrior!”

I was anxious because of the newly acquired magic sword, but fortunately, nothing special happened on the way back.

‘Ha… I’m going to get neurosis.’

The hardest thing is worrying about getting caught by Akasha every time I do something.

To the point where I wonder if it would be better to just tell everything and fight once.

Of course, such thoughts are temporary, and I calm myself by thinking of Arjen in Lair.

For various reasons, I want to see Arjen more and more.

Back at the Vatican, me, Wayne, the Pope and the Saint. Four seats were held.

“Did you get better at work?”

In response to a question from the Pope, who was the only one who did not go to the bandits’ den, the three of us, including myself, each spoke from our own perspective about what we had experienced.

“There were no problems with the purification ritual. It seems that priests from churches in each region, not necessarily personnel from within the Vatican, can sufficiently purify the altar.”

The Pope nodded at Wayne’s words. Afterwards, I added an explanation.

” As well as Jeonghwa, I think escorting is also very important. This time too, a behemoth carrying a magic sword was wandering around.”

As I said that and placed the magic sword on the table, everyone’s eyes widened.

“No, but why didn’t you tell me? Request for support?”

“Where is the opportunity to request support? He was the one running away and I was the one chasing him.”

I once again emphasized security.

“As you know, Akasha needs to find out as late as possible that we have discovered their purpose. Considering that, at least five paladins are needed for the altar purification ritual.”

“I see. All right. We will ask for cooperation from all brothers and sisters in the denomination to the extent possible.”

This is it. If they continue to thwart Akasha’s plot like this and 50 years later, when Arzen regains his strength, he will be able to fight with confidence from then on.

The remaining problem is how to find the altar. This is a situation where there is no answer at all.

The only clue was that there was always a point of contact between the guys carrying the magic sword and the altar, so we had to search based on that.

As the future events were roughly decided, the saint suddenly made a remark.

“Hey, how about I join the warrior’s group?”

“Uh… suddenly?”

The saintess, who did not hesitate to make such a statement without hesitation, came up with a very plausible and reasonable reason.

“To conclude, in order to purify one altar, the power of at least eight priests is needed, and more than five guards are needed, right?”

“Yes. That’s true, but what does that have to do with joining our group…”

“I can handle it on my own. It may take some time, but…”

“Ah….”

The Pope seemed to understand first and nodded.

“The saint alone can purify as much as ten priests, and even with the warrior and Lord Eugene, there is no need to worry about escorts, so even the three of them can purify the altar.”

“Oh.”

They said that if we only took one saint with us, Wayne and I could solve the problem on our own without having to visit each local church.

“… How much is it?”

If there’s one problem, it’s that the saint resembles Arjen, but that’s not even one of the problems.

Because all I had to do was endure it.

I looked at my companion, Wayne, just in case.

Surprisingly, Wayne also looked dissatisfied with something.

“Umm….”

Then, as he glances this way, he seems to have something to say to me.

I figured out what Wayne wanted to say without even having to listen to him.

‘I can’t do anything…!’

Yes. Once the saintess joins as a colleague, she will no longer be able to associate with Wayne.

It’s not like it’s a big deal if you don’t have sexual intercourse, but there’s a huge difference between not doing it voluntarily when you can do it and not being able to do it even if you want to because of the presence of an outsider.

However, since we could not reveal such details through our mouths, this was the only thing that came out next.

“…I don’t think there will be a problem if there is permission from the Pope.”

Naturally, the Pope nodded with a very bright expression.

“Of course it’s okay. A warrior and a saint join together to eradicate a crisis in the world… It will be a story that will be passed down to future generations.”

From the Pope’s point of view, he seems to have quite liked the picture of a warrior and a saint fighting against the enemy of the main priest.

So Wayne and I had to calmly accept the joining of a saint who had no reason to refuse.

“Take care of yourself, warrior! Eugene!”

Just looking at the smiling face made me feel like I was traveling with Arjen.