Chapter 48 – [Priestess] On the Right Path
Getting rejected is a common thing.
So just don’t get angry that much.
“… I will offer you one more time.”
“I have no idea.”
There was a little irritation in his eyes.
For some reason, something cries and soars.
“Do you know what you did?”
“Well?”
He shrugged and pretended not to know.
Dear Seria, shameless for doing such a thing!
I could tell the hero and cut his body in half right away.
Rumors and all that aside, there’s no reason for us to be intimidated by porters who can only use a little magic.
Rather, that’s what you should be careful about.
What the hell do you believe in so shameless?
“I might kick you out.”
“Hmm…”
When I say that in a cold voice, he thinks for a moment.
I thought it wouldn’t be this much, so I decided to go a little harder.
“If the hero knew about this, he would never let me go. Do you think he will be able to get out?”
“Khehehe, are you threatening me now?”
But he rather listened to me and burst into laughter.
My, do I sound funny?
It was the first time my words had been denied so openly, so I was very embarrassed.
On the topic of going wild without being able to control even one sexual desire… !
“Oh, this is the first time I’ve seen the priest get angry.”
He looked at my face and smiled, probably failing to manage his expression.
Why? For a moment I felt afraid.
Fear? I?
It can’t be. It is an illusion.
“I can’t help it. I’ll tell the warrior and kick you out. Just consider yourself lucky that you didn’t kill him.”
“Wouldn’t it have a big impact if I got kicked out?”
“It’s none of your business anymore.”
I ignored his coy threats.
It is best not to respond to such statements.
If you talk more for no reason, you will be drawn into the other person. Like Seria.
… I’m not really blaming Seria.
“Probably not.”
“What do you believe in when you say that?”
Why are you so bold?
If you make up your mind and decide to throw it away, there is nothing you can do about it.
We’re the ones hiring him anyway, so we can cut him however we like.
“Because you won’t let me go.”
“What else… Kyaa, kyaaak! What are you doing!”
As soon as he had finished his speech, he started taking off his top.
After all, this man is a monster devoured by sexual desire!
It was not a conversation partner.
Even Seria isn’t enough, so he plans to attack me as well.
As I tried to run away, he grabbed my wrist.
“It’s not like that, so wait a minute.”
Boo, got caught!
Am I becoming dirty like Ceria now?
“Profit! Hey, let go of this!”
“No, even if it’s not like that… Whoa.”
He grabbed my wrist with one hand and skillfully took off his clothes with the other.
Unable to open my eyes and see, I turned my head away.
“Look at this.”
“… I won’t fall for that trick!”
You’re going to embarrass me by showing me your embarrassing side.
I don’t fall for such petty numbers.
I pulled his hand, but it wasn’t a joke because he’s a man who usually carries heavy loads. He can’t get out
If it stays like this, it might get really bad.
I can’t help it, shout out to the hero for help…
“No, I’m telling you to look at this once and talk about it?”
“I won’t fall for such dirty tricks!”
I was about to scream, but I was interrupted by his words.
It’s still not worth listening to. Let’s quickly ask the warrior for help.
“Dragon…”
“It has something to do with the hero.”
I paused for a moment.
It must be a lie it’s just an excuse
But since that man mentioned the hero, I couldn’t help but check the situation.
If it’s really related to the hero, I’ll have to know.
You cannot leave potential threats unaware.
“What the hell… Uh?”
And when I looked away, I was speechless.
After taking off his upper body, he showed me his back.
Although my body was a little better, it couldn’t compare to the hero.
The moment I thought I was just trying to show off my body, my gaze turned to a familiar pattern.
Black rose…
The color is different, but the shape is familiar.
“Why do you…”
Can you not know?
It is the same pattern engraved on my body, Seria and Uni’s body, and the hero’s body.
The only difference is that it’s a bit darker.
“Are you going to kick me out?”
I couldn’t answer his words right away.
It took time to understand the situation.
Why does he have a pattern?
Didn’t the pattern appear only to the three of us?
Because he’s also a member of our party? But he probably doesn’t have any special abilities.
No, do patterns appear only for those with abilities in the first place?
Can’t be sure
Because we know nothing about this ability.
“… What is that?”
“You see, don’t you know? It’s the same pattern. What you are engraving.”
Have you ever told him this?
No, it doesn’t mean much at the point when the same pattern appeared.
“Do you know about this?”
“… Rather than you.”
It’s all in the realm of hypotheses, but unlike us who share information with each other, he won’t know anything.
He just happened to notice that we all have the same pattern.
Since it is engraved in a conspicuous location, it would be natural for it to be discovered.
I refrained from looking slightly at my collarbone.
All in all, in this area…
It’s a shameful pattern that makes you feel like a prostitute.
What on earth was the goddess thinking to put such a pattern in a place like this…
“I don’t know anything, could you please tell me something? As fellow colleagues.”
“Who is your colleague?”
He’s a porter
They are not party members equal to us.
I wanted to make that clear.
“Well, aren’t they the same tattoo colleagues?”
“No one is as black as you.”
I replied with a frown.
Why are only the authors black?
We are all red. It is clear that it is a fact that we all saw and confirmed with our own eyes when it first appeared.
“Oh, is that so? By the way, isn’t it really amazing? To be able to steal someone else’s ability?”
“… Are you stealing?”
It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but anyway, only the hero can bring the opponent’s ability…
You must have accidentally seen the warrior write it, right? But when?
“Is it so. Like this.”
Then, he took out a small staff inserted in the back dance and imitated Seria’s special magic, heat magic.
It shines in his patterns. The strongest sign that she is using her magic.
“Uh, how…”
“Can’t you?”
He looked at me and smiled.
It was an obvious laugh.
“Kuu…”
Wasn’t it a power only allowed to the warrior?
If not, what the hell is this? What power is it
My head is confused and I can’t organize it.
“Well, if you banish me, there is nothing I can do. With this kind of magic, there won’t be any trouble where you can go and make a living.”
“What am I trying to do with someone else’s power!”
“Isn’t that the same for the hero?”
I was taken aback by his brazen attitude.
“Hero is using that power to save the world! He’s not using it for self-interest like you!”
“Then, well, I’ll go somewhere and fight as a warrior.”
“Uh, what… !”
There is only one warrior.
All the rest are scammers.
“But actually, I like being a porter under the hero. I beg of you, my lady.”
He said that and bowed his head.
It’s ridiculous.
Are you threatening me like this and then pretending to ask me out?
“That’s right, I… I’d be hesitant…”
That’s what I said, but I was actually hesitating.
He pretends to be a hero while using the same strength as the hero.
Actually, it’s not a big problem.
The real hero is here anyway, so whatever he does is fake.
Unless you are one chosen by the Goddess like the hero, there is a limit to how much you can change the world with your own power.
All fake heroes will soon disappear.
However, the problem is that all the hypotheses we had were shattered because of this character.
Only then do we know what kind of power we are using.
I needed him to know what power this was.
It’s a situation I don’t like very much.
“It’s great…”
“The thought of being kicked out made me say a little harshly, but I won’t hurt the hero or anything like that. It will just be as it is now, please!”
He changed his attitude from earlier to the exact opposite and begged me to the point of servility.
It’s amazing how people can change so much.
“If I stay here, won’t I be able to investigate the ability further?”
He pointed out the situation keenly.
I was just thinking about it, but I answered without showing it.
“We are enough.”
“But wouldn’t it be more accurate if I were there?”
It’s as he said, but that doesn’t mean you can’t leave him as a dangerous element.
Something definitely had to be constrained.
“Why don’t you trust me?”
He looked at me as if he was unfair and appealed.
“Are you asking after doing that to Seria?”
“That’s really bad…”
I’m not fooled.
Clearly, there is another ulterior motive.
It must be a plan to satisfy one’s dirty lust.
“It doesn’t count against you. Seria isn’t enough, so you’re thinking of laying your hands on me too, right? I want you to learn about moderation.”
“Hmm…”
He listened to me and thought for a moment.
He was a little anxious after leaving it alone, so I tried to talk to him, but he struck first.
“Anyway, the priest seems to be suspicious of me, so how can I trust you?”
“Prove that you are not driven by dirty desires. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the things you did didn’t exist, but live with atonement for the rest of your life.”
“Proof…”
He stroked his chin and grinned as if he had a good idea.
“Then can we do this? I will never lay a hand on you from now on.”
“Yes?”
“No matter what happens, I will not lay a hand on the priest. Isn’t that safe? I won’t do anything strange to the priest.”
Why are you making this suggestion?
Wasn’t the body his goal?
If he can’t touch my body anyway, there’s no way to satisfy his desire… No, there is Seria.
“Don’t lay your hands on Seria either.”
“Well, good. Don’t touch anything without permission.”
It’s not particularly binding, but we all have enough power to stop him anyway.
As long as Seria doesn’t give in to her sexual desires, there shouldn’t be any problems…
Ceria… Wouldn’t it be?
She also loves the hero, but she’s unlikely to voluntarily dedicate herself or something like that.
So far, he may have been tricking her with her words, but it’ll be all right if I tell him.
However, if it goes… You will be a little disappointed.
I was worried because my shoulder was sore.
His magic is the variable, but we are not the ones who can’t beat a newbie who has just started using magic anyway.
At least with this promise, there will be no reason to stop me, even if it is not binding.
At this level, the situation can be returned to normal.
Seria is… It’s a pity, but since I’ve been talking about being able to cast restoration magic on the womb before, I’m sure it’ll take care of itself. Seria is not going to collapse at this level.
She’s just a matter of her taste, and she’s a good kid and a person herself.
After shaking my head for a moment, I nodded.
“Great. Instead, if you break first, we’ll take care of killing you or kicking you out. Don’t even think that we will show you this kind of mercy.”
“Don’t worry. I will never touch it unless the priest or the wizard clings to my leg and ejaculates.”
“Who, who did that… Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable.”
I’m fed up with his filthy delusions.
Do you think we are beasts like you?
Hehe, that’s for sure. Unless it’s a bit of a pervert, that won’t happen.”
“Don’t talk like that again. It is unpleasant.”
“All right… Hehe.”
He was still laughing mischievously.
“I just work quietly, and actively cooperate with the priest regarding this pattern. Instead, the priest will let me stay in this party. Is that correct?”
“From now on, whenever you have time, listen to my sermons. You have to get the right education to be the right person.”
Let’s do this with Seria.
No, if you’re going to do it, it’d be better to invite Yuni and the hero to do it together.
No matter how much you listen to good teaching, it’s not enough.
“Ha… What annoyance… No, that’s fine.”
He didn’t frown, but nodded his head obediently, as if he had changed his mind.
He also knew that he was walking on the wrong path.
Since man is a good being by nature, he knows in his heart that he is going wrong.
However, since no one around him stops him, he continues to commit delinquency by inertia.
“But wouldn’t it be just me being so unfair? I also want to add one more condition.”
“Do you think you are in a position to give your opinion?”
“Ah, it’s really nothing special, but let’s keep the promise we made a secret from the hero. How is it?”
“… What do you mean?”
Don’t you want to inform the hero?
However, as long as you know that he also has a pattern engraved on it, the warrior has an obligation to know this.
He’s a man without any powers, but it’s nice to have a wider range of abilities that can be used.
“Look. I’m a guy with no skills or anything. I have nothing to help the hero, and I’m afraid that the hero will get angry with me again for having similar abilities.”
“No, the hero couldn’t be angry with just that…”
“I thought you stole something from me… Don’t you know?”
Saying that, he put on a frightened expression.
A good warrior can’t do that…
Lately, he’s been a bit neurotic. It’s all because of that man.
However, this is certainly a separate issue from that, and there is some truth to his statement that the hero might react sensitively.
I agree that that man is an unreliable man, but the hero was almost blatantly rejecting all of his actions.
Sometimes I wondered if I was going too far.
… It’s a bit like deceiving the hero, but it’s to learn about the pattern, so in the end, you can say it’s for the hero.
“Instead, if something happens, I will inform the hero right away. Got it?”
“It is.”
He reached out to me.
“Great. With this, the deal is established.”
“Didn’t you decide not to touch me?”
“Oops, excuse me.”
He awkwardly rubbed his hand on his pants.
… He was a man whose every action was unpleasant.
