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After finishing the fourth dungeon, I went outside and used Joy’s magic to head towards the vicinity of the holy land.

The town under evacuation order was quiet. Lately, whenever I come here, people gather to see my face, and it’s driving me crazy.

Thinking this was better, I carried Joy on my shoulders and shouted at Frey to carry Phoebe.

“I can run on my own feet!”

“How long do you want me to wait for a fat and slow pig?! I can’t do it because it’s frustrating!”

I know Joey and Faby tried their best to keep up with me!

But even so, they’re just wizards and priests!

Compared to people who move their bodies, it can’t help but be slow!

Do you think you can afford to be so relaxed in a situation where even an hour is precious?!

“Saint. Excuse me.”

“Ah. Um. Yes.”

I ran away, leaving behind Faby, who looked regretful for some reason.

The closer we got to the holy place, the more the unpleasant atmosphere in the air grew.

Something that causes a feeling of rejection at the instinctual level.

An atmosphere that would not welcome any living thing.

Is this the end of the world?

This is really disgusting.

It smells so bad that I wonder if anyone would call it a bad smell. How long did I run while furrowing my brow at the stench?

A pillar that stood tall in the middle of the holy place was seen collapsing.

Judging by the clean cut, it was probably the work of the swordsman and not the Pope.

As expected from a pervert who targets married men, he has absolutely no self-control.

I told you to just buy some time, and you can’t even do that properly!

“…Great Lord.”

“Sue that bitch for damages.”

“…Huh?”

Anyway, it’s not my responsibility!

As we approach the Holy Land, the sounds of battle begin to ring in our ears.

The sound of a sword being swung ceaselessly, cutting through space.

The sound of a heavy mace breaking flesh and bone.

The sound of a fist hitting a shield.

And then there’s the sound of someone gnashing their teeth and someone else laughing.

“Apostle! Saint!”

John and several priests who had gathered inside the sanctuary were praying in the midst of this chaos, with the holy relics I had given them placed in the middle.

“Preparations are complete!”

“Clumsy paycheck!”

“Okay! Just tell me anytime!”

After sending Pavvie to activate the relic, I ran to the center and came face to face with the Pope standing among the rubble of a collapsed building.

A terrible stench was bursting out from the crystal balls lined up around him.

The sky turns black as the sun runs away in fear of its end.

The moon and stars are equally fearful, as no light exists in the black sky.

The aura of death was seeping out from beneath the earth, and the knights with sharp eyes stood proudly before us, holding broken equipment amidst countless deaths.

[The evil god Agra is about to descend into this world.]

[Progress 1%]

I smiled and raised my shield after seeing the blue light message that appeared in front of me for the first time in a long time.

I can see the hand holding the shield shaking. It’s different from the dungeons I’ve cleared so far.

What lies before our eyes is not an ordeal that we could easily overcome if we set our minds to it.

It is a disaster. No other tricks are allowed, and it is a trial that I must overcome solely with my own abilities.

It’s a gamble where you could lose your life if you take one wrong step.

So I’m scared.

I’m scared of the pain that will come to me in the future. I want to turn away from the screams of my friends because they are so scary.

But we must move forward.

Because it’s something that has to be done.

The moment I stepped forward, adding strength to my trembling hands, the dark sky cleared and the sunlight shone on me.

You gave me a sloppy answer. You don’t think I’m going to say that I cheered you on with something like this, do you?

If that’s the case, I think I’ll really get upset.

Well, the sunlight is warm and pleasant, so I’ll let it pass this time.

Instead, be prepared.

When this is all over, I will definitely put a mace in your head.

The moment he smiled, the Pope, who had been looking up at the sky, turned his head and faced me.

The Pope’s eyes, which were originally out of their minds, were dyed with a black light and held an abyss within them.

Maybe that’s why.

Just seeing it gave me goosebumps.

The words, “physiologically impossible,” were about to come out on their own.

“The age of myth has already begun. Apostle.”

I know too. There’s no stopping the coming of the Age of Myths.

“So?”

But what can I do? If I had intended to stop the coming of the age of myth, I would have broken your pot a long time ago.

“Can you stop this?”

Phew. You little brat. Don’t you think that you left me alone?

Okay. I’ll give you a little rhythm. Enjoy.

“I don’t know why you’re asking such an obvious thing♡ Anyway, I’m telling you, you’re as stupid as you look~♡”

The moment I confirmed that he had my attention, I signaled to Frey with a nod.

She immediately drew her sword and slashed at the knights behind her.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when Frey’s gaze shifts to him, he scatters fairies around him.

As the view changes, you look forward. You see the Pope surrounded by the aura of an evil spirit.

“Your subordinates are also sloppy like you?♡”

“My physical ability is at its peak.”

I raise my shield, listening to lines I’ve probably heard countless times.

The Pope’s Phase 1.

A type that uses the power of the end to strengthen the body and engage in close combat.

When I first met him, I couldn’t help but wonder, “What is this?”, but it’s not much different now.

I was pushed back, feeling the shock that came with the failed parry.

Hahaha. Damn. You pig are so fast.

But it’s not to the point where you can’t keep up with it at all.

After blocking the attack again, my friends step forward through the gap created.

Arthur’s imitated sword struck the fist, and the darkness created by Joy obscured the Pope’s vision, giving him time to raise his shield once more.

Let’s make the timing a little faster. And let’s infuse some more divinity into it, just in case.

then.

Boom!

The shock has definitely been reduced, but it’s not perfect yet.

“My power has reached its peak.”

You’re already moving on to phase 2!? Without even getting hit!

He raised his shield, swearing internally.

The shock pours down again. A body floating into the air. The Pope rushes after him as if chasing him.

“Hey. Is this side still there?”

The sword that the blacksmith had swung cut off the Pope’s neck and struck the grandfather’s doll in the torso.

I landed while the Pope was flying away, and I used divine magic to heal my body and get into position.

“I announce the end to your sight.”

[Progress 10%]

The vision darkens as the Pope’s declaration is heard beyond the dust.

“Thank you for your care!”

The moment I defeated the darkness with the power of purification, three knights appeared around me.

I saw those swinging their weapons with a hint of guilt, and after dodging their attacks by jumping up, I used their weapons as a stepping stone to crush the head of one of the knights.

The sensation of bones breaking through the mace was horrifying.

“Apostolic city.”

The distance between the Pope and me suddenly narrowed. He held the shield head with both hands and smiled at me with eyes as red as blood.

“You’re quiet today, aren’t you?”

“I don’t want to give a reward to the piglet~♡ If you suddenly start flinching, I think you’ll feel really bad~♡”

“Is that so? It seems to me that you don’t have much free time.”

The moment Frey’s sword cuts off both of the Pope’s hands, the surrounding scenery changes.

The place we arrived at was so high up in the sky that even our breath froze.

“Ahhhh! Seriously! What kind of elementary school kid power is this!”

I bit my lip as I fell, following gravity.

I don’t have enough divinity to always have the power of purification surrounding me.

If you do something like that in a place filled with the evil spirit’s energy, you won’t be able to do anything in the actual fight.

But if we let that power at the end move as it pleases, that’s annoying!

‘why!’

‘That pervert is essentially the same being as the evil god Agra! That’s why he can do such things!’

He is not simply a chosen agent of the Lord, but is treated as a god who performs miracles directly on earth.

Is that possible?

‘I wish that were true.’

As I was thinking that it was something to worry about after falling, the surrounding scenery changed again.

What is it this time!

– Lucy!

– It worked!

– Lucida!

I fell to the floor and woke up groaning, tilting my head at the fairies flying around me.

What are they doing? This isn’t even a forest?

[Progress 20%]

“Lucy!”

“There’s no time to be happy now! Move now!”

“It’s annoying because I’m not dying.”

The knights who had been easily subdued before ascending into the sky were now pushing their friends back.

The front line was maintained thanks to the presence of the swordsman and the doll, but it was we who were pushed back.

Why did the knights suddenly become stronger?

At the same time as the question, I felt the energy of Agra within them.

Hooooh. Alright. Let me do whatever the Pope does.

“Ah~♡ Seriously~♡ It’s full of disgusting smells~♡ It’s annoying so just disappear♡ You trash♡”

…This isn’t what I wanted.

As I tried to act confident but was sweating inside, the divinity within me rose up and enveloped the earth.

uh.

Oh oh oh.

It’s a bit weird for me to even say this, but…

Does that make sense for the power of purification to come from something like that?

Is this correct?