Chapter 111: Can you grasp your situation? (1)
Now, lets think about it generally.
The Holy Land of the Goddess Church, Muon.
Even if the gate, which had been tightly closed, was opened, the eyes of the paladins were still fierce. I had to find the Saintess, Freiza, with these tens of thousands of eyes watching?
Really, this situation couldnt be anything other than hopeless.
I feel sorry for Gyver, but
There must have been a misunderstanding, right?
The Goddess Church I knew couldnt do that for no reason!
By the way, as expected of the Mage Tower. It was solved as soon as they moved.
Plus if the players listened to the conversation.
If I made a mistake, I would be falsely accused.
I realized how ridiculously difficult this was.
However.
Tap tap
There were no hesitations in my steps.
So what if there were tens of thousands of paladins?
So what if the scale of Muon was on a magnificent level?
To me, there was pride in Grandfel.
No demons temptation, deceit, or trial can damage Grandfels lofty pride.
Even if I might sink due to its heavy weight.
It was a pride that could never be shaken!
That pride was telling me.
[Skill Natural Enemy Relationship is activated.]
Having to breathe the same air as the demon.
This moment was so unfortunate.
There it is.
I shifted my eyes and looked at the white building.
Indeed, it was the largest religion on the Arcana continent.
The size of the building was unusual.
Yeah, the demon was there.
The self-proclaimed saintess, Freiza, was there.
The entrance to the building was blocked by a paladin.
Wow, did you see that cold expression? I guess we cant go in there.
Although some of the players tried to get into the inside of Muon.
It seemed they had already been restrained.
The church tried to open Muon with dark intentions.
That meant they had no intention of revealing the place where she was coiled up.
Fool.
But she seemed to misunderstand something.
It seemed she didnt know why natural enemies were called natural enemies.
Unable to be fought back under any conditions.
Thats what a natural enemy was.
Indeed.
I noticed it from the moment I stepped into Muon.
Not just her location.
The Paladins of Muon, what they had wasnt faith.
It was just the demons [status abnormality].
To reach the demon, I have to destroy those paladins.
There were lots of them, by the way.
Break through the defense line of tens of thousands of paladins?
It was an unthinkable task, but I had the backup of a group that made the unthinkable a reality.
Thats right, the Mage Tower. If the Mage Tower wanted something, theyd do anything to get it.
Because she found out that the Mage Tower moved
She opened Muon like she did now.
In order to increase the number of eyes watching.
Of course, the Mage Tower didnt pay attention to anyone.
Even if the world was watching.
If I were to ask them to, they could wipe out tens of thousands of paladins who stood in my way.
But lets avoid that. The Mage Tower might not know, but the whole world would be watching them.
The confusion it would cause.
I couldnt even imagine it.
And in such chaos.
The power of the demon would grow stronger.
How cunning.
Indeed, she was the one who devoured the Goddess Church.
The Holy War sounded like the demons were messing around.
She was on a different level from the demons Id seen in the reality, wasnt she?
She dug a hole for herself to escape from any situation.
But I can dig a hole too.
This meant I didnt just have one option.
Removing [status abnormalities] from tens of thousands of paladins.
No matter how much mana you had, it would be close to impossible based on common sense.
Even with Marcelos mana, that would be a bit burdensome.
Moreover, with the sight of magic manifesting toward them.
There was no way the paladins suffering from [status abnormality] would just sit back and watch.
But I could do it.
Without hesitation.
I took the demons item out of the inventory.
The demons item that would be the sacrifice for the [exorcism].
[The Gloomy Statue has been chosen as the sacrifice.]
[Skill Exorcism is activated.]
[Invite the selected target to your consciousness.]
Consciousness.
A space where the mental battle between demon hunters and demons took place.
The demon invited to the consciousness no longer had the ability to maintain [status abnormality].
Even if it was a status abnormality inflicted by some great demon.
Hadnt I witnessed it?
The great evil, Greed of Seven Deadly Sins.
And even the status abnormality of the demon king, Decarabia.
The moment the exorcism was activated.
To be exact, the moment I opened my mouth.
I watched it become meaningless.
In that sense, it might be unfair.
The fact that Muons paladins, whom she had been deceiving for a long time, got out of her hands at once.
But for me, it was a perfectly natural result.
The demon hunter and the demon.
Being an undefied natural enemy.
It was that kind of relationship.
No, she must have known more than anyone else.
She was afraid of those natural enemies.
Thats why she weaved Akshan into the Holy War and sent them to the afterlife. Just like how I recognized the demon at this moment. The moment the exorcism was activated, she must have recognized me.
How do you feel? Insignificant race.
Of course, my feelings were as simple as that.
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Wait. There is no access to this place.
The status abnormality was gone.
The paladin blocked me even in the midst of confusion.
I confidently tidied myself up and declared.
This is the moment of judgment that you have been waiting for.
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Paladin Talim Ever was confused.
Why am I wary of them?
Pause
The hand holding the sword handle at his waist only felt awkward.
Pointing a sword at a civilian.
It was again the paladins rule.
Talim frowned, recalling the memory.
The words of the Saintess.
Yeah, it all started with Saintess Freiza.
Talim came to his senses, recalling Freizas voice.
He warned the person approaching.
Wait. There is no access to this place.
The answer came straight back.
This is the moment of judgment that you have been waiting for.
!
The moment of judgment?
A judge?
The word gave Talim a headache.
His head hurt like it was going to explode.
Judgment Day!
He vaguely remembered what Freiza had said.
Until the Judgment Day came.
No matter what happened, they must not leave Muon.
Because of the Saintess words.
He maintained his position even by breaking the rules of the paladin.
!
Therefore.
When the Arcana continent was trampled on by the demons.
When the innocents were killed.
Even when his hometown was destroyed.
He was stuck in Muon, only waiting for Judgment Day.
Ugh!
Did he really do that?
At that moment, Talim felt uncontrollable nausea.
It was because his body and mind were in direct conflict.
Doubts began to bloom in Talims heart.
Why didnt I do anything?
Everything was to keep the words of the Saintess.
Because he believed that she would lead them to the right place.
The voice continued to Talim, who was trying hard to shake off his doubts.
Freiza.
?
Does she still look like a saintess to you?
!
It was blasphemy.
Normally, he would have reflexively pulled out the sword from his waist. But Talim couldnt. Because what the silver-haired man said was right.
What about me?
Freiza could no longer be trusted.
Where did it all go wrong?
No, since when he didnt notice?
Now that he thought about it, Freizas move didnt make sense.
Goddess Church had an obligation to protect its believers.
In the name of the Goddess, they had a duty to save the Arcana continent, which was being trampled by the demons. Freiza was overly obsessed with Muon.
However.
Goddesss revelation.
Every time he had that doubt, he had a strong thought.
That thought quenched his doubts.
Clench
Talim clenched his fist.
Even in this trial, my faith is not shaken.
Yes, soon the Goddess revelation would come as usual.
He only had to act according to the Goddesss revelation.
Why.
But there was no more presence of the Goddess.
Doubt that he shouldnt have was rising to his head.
All he could hear was the mans calm voice.
The status abnormality is gone.
Talim unconsciously asked back.
Status abnormality?
Some kind of curses.
Did it mean hed been under a curse all this time?
Despite that, his body was in perfect condition.
The doubts in Talims head grew more and more.
He clearly said that the status abnormality is gone.
If he didnt know what kind of curse it was.
He could look back on what had disappeared.
But no matter how much he thought about it.
There was only one thing that disappeared from him.
Only the Goddess revelation.
U-Ugh!
The nausea rose again.
He couldnt believe he was showing this ugliness in front of other people at Muon. Talim hurriedly came to his senses and looked at the man. However, there was no change in the mans expression.
Talim opened his mouth.
If she is not a saintess, then what is she?
His doubts were uncontrollable.
Therefore, he couldnt help but ask the man.
Still, Talim desperately hoped.
Please, he hoped the man didnt answer.
But this time, too, the answer was immediately returned.
A demon.
Ah
An answer that completely denied his faith.
.
.
.
The back of my head was tingling.
It wouldnt be acceptable right now.
But what can I do.
This is the reality.
Thud
The paladin who blocked me knelt on the floor.
It seemed his legs had lost their strength.
By the way, I could feel hot gazes.
It was the gazes of the players.
Since they werent close enough to hear the conversation.
Isnt a strange rumor going to uselessly spread again?
I had those concerns.
Now was the time to focus on the demon in front of me.
The knight opened his mouth again to me, who had made up my mind.
I cant believe it.
Yeah, you cant believe it.
But reality was inherently dirty.
Even if I was deceived by Freiza, I cannot agree with the statement that she is a demon. Even if the saintess didnt exist, we still have the care of the Goddess. The miracle of the Goddess, the Tears of the Saint, being intact is the proof of this.
His eyes were shaking as he continued to speak.
In such a holy place, Muon. The demons cant set foot in it.
Thats what he meant.
It didnt matter as long as he didnt believe in Freiza.
Neither I nor Grandfel were religious.
There was freedom of religion in this world.
It didnt matter to me what anyone believed.
In the first place, my parents too.
One went to the temple and the other went to church.
However, I had a tiring personality that couldnt ignore incorrect words.
I said calmly.
Its not a miracle of the Goddess.
Yes, it was an opportunity for the Goddess religion to spread widely.
The media made a fuss about the potion of rejuvenation.
The Tears of Saint.
How could spring water have such an effect?
At least in my eyes, the reason was clearly visible.
The Tears of Saint are not as special as its name suggests. Because its effect on aging is just one of the effects of Aria moss, a bi-herb that grows under the spring. Because its appearance is difficult to distinguish from ordinary moss, proper research has not been conducted. Its only natural you dont recognize it.
What?
However, Aria moss alone cant produce such an effect. This is because the effect of Aria moss is only effective at certain temperatures. Perhaps it is thanks to the minerals that have settled in the pond that maintain the appropriate water temperature. Considering the surrounding environment, the Demune moonstone is the most likely.
[Pentagram of Pure Knowledge].
Thanks to this item, I was able to recognize the truth.
The quest window supported my guess.
Identify the forces involved in the Holy War. (In Progress)
The quest window was telling me.
There was no such thing as a saint or a saintess in the first place.
At my words, the paladin was completely crushed.
Aaaaah!!
Because I knew what the Arcana continent looked like.
I could understand his feelings.
In his heart.
He must feel guilt or remorse.
I wanted to offer at least some simple comfort, but
Was this tiring personality able to say such warm words?
All I could do was be myself and open my mouth.
I do not believe in God.
It was a provocation.
Although I wasnt trying to fan the fire.
I was so good at spitting out words to make enemies with the Goddess Church.
My vision became dizzy, but my mouth was able to speak well.
Because there is no hard evidence that God exists.
But there is also no hard evidence that God doesnt exist.
?
At my words, doubts appeared on the paladins face.
The expression on his face seemed to be saying there was already enough evidence.
Well, his mental state must have been completely broken.
It would be natural to have such thoughts.
Their Holy Place, Muon, was completely played by the demon. Even if he didnt know about other gods, he probably thought that was enough proof that the Goddess didnt exist.
However, it was an overestimation.
Because a significant demon cant be proof.
!
It was like acknowledging the demons existence.
Grandfels pride couldnt tolerate that.
At that moment.
A loud noise hit my eardrums.
Crash!
Muons pure white nature collapsed.
A huge tentacle popped out through the cracks of the collapsed building.
Freiza, a demon impersonating a saintess, appeared.
A huge mass of tentacles.
I heard a languid voice that didnt suit her.
From the reaction of the paladins, it must be Freizas voice.
As expected, the circulating rumors were true. Great. Ive found a new trick to play around. I will stop the fun at this point. It was fun in its own way. You foolish Goddess Church, you guys are crazy about illusions.
Just as you might have guessed.
She wasnt an ordinary demon, seeing that she was fine even in my consciousness.
Circulating rumors, she said.
She seemed to know something about my existence.
By the way, she made a real mistake.
In the enemys camp where I might get caught up in an unexpected situation.
Did she think I was here alone?
Yes, of course, there was Mage Tower behind me.
After the death of Senios.
The anger of the senior mages of the Mage Tower against the demons reached its peak.
Crunch
But, wait a minute.
Maybe the Mage Tower didnt even have to step up.
Clink
Before I knew it, the paladin stood next to me.
His eyes were no longer shaking.
Soon, I heard a determined voice.
Thank you for saying that to me, who was discouraged.
Clang
Then he pulled out his sword.
It is time to prove true faith that doesnt give in to trials.
It is time to judge the demon who deceived the Goddess.
In the name of the Goddess. Pull out your sword, Paladins of Muon!
At the same time.
A message came into my sight.
[You have gained command of the Paladins of Goddess Church.]
[46,800 paladins under the Commander of Paladins, Talim Ever.]
[Current status: Waiting for command]
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