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“Have you been safe for three days, sir?”
“What can’t be done in a forest like this?”
“Is that so? I’m glad you’re all right.”
The coachman bowed his head respectfully with his hat in front of his chest. The party of adventurers escorting the wagon around the sides and back of the carriage replaced the greeting with a light nod of the neck.
It’s already been three days, time flies.
In conclusion, none of the things I feared happened.
Things like disasters like the nearby land being seriously polluted, remnants of black magic being discovered, or several black blood monsters appearing.
On the contrary, things worked out so well that I was taken aback. It seems that he ran into Christine before he started his activities properly.
I thought about what to do if the black-blooded monster began to contaminate the surroundings by spraying miasma in earnest.
The lake is fine, there are no obvious signs of contamination around it, and there’s nothing particularly detectable about anything else. It was the best scenario I could think of.
The only thing left now is to hope that Charlotte will detect and deal with the black blood monsters that may appear elsewhere.
‘Well, thanks to that, I was buried under a rock for two days.’
Unknowingly, I put my hand behind my neck and squeezed it a few times. Just thinking about it made the back of my neck ache.
Of course, while the super-regeneration ability was working normally, there was no way that was the case, so it was just a whim.
It was quite tiring mentally to listen to the sound of reciting prayers while repeating being crushed under a rock for two full days and replaying it.
Of course, it’s not because I’m sick, it’s simply because I have nothing to do.
My eyes are blocked by the rocks, all I hear are the sound of my bones breaking and prayers, and I cannot speak. I spent two days like that, so of course I was bored.
This was the ‘ritual’ Christine was talking about. Crushing me with a rock or whatever heavy object, and wishing that my immortality would disappear while unleashing my divine power next to it.
Originally, it was supposed to be done when I came back after offering a thousand sacrifices, but unfortunately for Christine, I couldn’t do it because Serena was standing next to me.
After that, he was suddenly summoned to the palace and pushed back again.
Even if she tried to burst her heart in an informal way before being summoned to the palace, could Christine be satisfied with just that?
I didn’t know when it would explode if I skipped it, so I suggested it first. It’s impossible to do it all week, so I cut it down to about two days.
I don’t know what the heck this means, though. In the first place, Christine’s God is me, so is it meaningful to pray to me to reap my immortality?
Still, I’m leaving it alone just in case. It’s because you have to go down anyway.
“Would you like to return to the place of departure or do you have other destinations?”
“There’s nowhere else to stop, so let’s go back to where we came from.”
“Okay. Please get in the carriage.”
At the coachman’s words, an adventurer standing near the door politely opened the door. Christine was sent up first, followed by me, and the door closed.
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been praying for almost two full days, but Christine’s expression is very calm.
I could feel the wagon moving forward cautiously, as if the adventurers had signaled that we were all boarded.
The interior of the wagon was still luxurious.
Apart from that luxury, Christine tried to kneel on the floor as if it were natural, so I stopped her.
After being stopped by me, Christine calmly sat down in the chair right next to me. He stroked his brown hair a couple of times.
“Good work, Christine.”
“It is a natural duty to obey the word of God. Please withdraw your praise.”
“You say you did a good job because you did a good job, then what do you say?
It was not wrong because the whole lake was completely overturned with divine power. For the time being, it might be better to hope that this neighborhood will never be discovered.
It would probably look like this if a drought without a drop of rain continued for about 50 years.
The earthen floor is cracked like glass, there is nothing above it, and all the trees and grass that used to make up the forest have evaporated, leaving only ocher-colored soil stretching endlessly.
It was a disaster caused by Christine even using her divine power to purify the entire area.
To restore it so that life can live, naturally, it would be impossible even after several decades, and you would have to use magic separately. It’s also very powerful.
This is because the weak divine power mixed with the soil is still exerting its power.
Honestly, when I first saw Christine’s results, I was a bit ridiculous, but what can I do? It’s the result of trying to carry out my orders as much as possible in my own way.
‘Only those who will take care of it later will feel sorry for me.’
There will be a bit of a fuss. I wouldn’t know if I had just destroyed the forest, since the whole area around it was dried up and twisted.
Suddenly, Christine, who was sitting next to me, opened her eyes. Christine was praying with her eyes closed and her hands folded in front of her belly.
The halo of light gradually disappeared in the yellow eyes, and the expression hardened at the same time. The interlocking fingers loosened.
“What’s wrong, Christine?”
“The unholy is approaching God.”
“A demon is coming?”
“Yes, my God.”
The carriage was still on its way, and there was no sound of adventurers shouting that a monster had appeared.
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Just in case, I opened the window a little. Eyes met with one of the adventurers following the wagon.
“What are you doing?”
“It’s nothing special. Is there anything special about it?”
“Is it something special? Uh… nothing special. Why is that?”
“……it’s nothing.”
I closed the window again.
Seeing how Christine reacts, it’s clear that something is approaching, but the adventurers following outside the wagon don’t detect it?
“Christine, can you tell me which direction it’s coming from?”
“What kind of monster are you talking about coming from, my god?”
“Yes, of course—- Wait, what? What kind of monster? Not just one?”
“At first there was only one, but now there are more than a hundred, no matter how little you catch.”
No matter how little you catch, it’s more than a hundred. It seemed that he was trying to be very firm even if he had no luck.
Monsters basically act alone, and it is extremely rare for three or more to move together.
There was a situation where four or five monsters appeared at the same time, but even in that situation, each monster was busy playing separately.
As Christine said, if more than a hundred monsters came here, the number of cases that could be considered was two.
Either those monsters are weaker than goblins. It was a colony type monster from the start.
“After being quiet for three days, why did you suddenly come here… I got it first. Then, how far is the closest guy?”
“It’s not long. The speed is very fast.”
“Fu…… yes, it will arrive soon.”
Then I have to do my job too.
Bang, the window was opened violently. The adventurer I had just spoken to looked at me in surprise.
“What, what are you doing?!”
“Be wary of your surroundings.”
“Yes? Why suddenly—”
“The demon is coming.”
Hearing those words, the adventurer’s eyes immediately changed. He stopped the wagon and called out to his fellow adventurers to prepare for battle.
The sound of weapons being drawn was heard everywhere. It was a quick movement worthy of an A-class adventurer party. The adventurer drew his sword and drew closer.
“Are you sure?”
“My party is a priest. They say it’s very fast, and there’s not much left to this place.”
“Cleric…… You must have been a very high-ranking nun. I understand. Hey! Be vigilant! The speed is filthy! Employer, I’m sorry, but would you stay in the carriage? It’s dangerous, so please close the windows.”
The most dangerous thing here was not us, but over there, but after answering that I would understand, I closed the window.
Christine stood in the carriage and closed her eyes, as if trying to calculate the remaining time for the monster to arrive here.
“My God.”
“Say it.”
“What about the unbelievers outside the wagon?”
“They’re class A adventurers. I’ll keep my body at least.”
“It will not be.”
The closed eyes opened. Christine exchanged glances with me. A subtle smile hung on the corners of his lips. Maybe, it seemed like they were laughing at the adventurer party outside.
“They are all destined to die here.”
“…the basis?”
Before Christine could even open her mouth, the carriage suddenly started to shake. It was like an earthquake.
Outside, I could hear the horses rambling and the coachman struggling to calm them down.
opened the window
It wasn’t just the wagon shaking, the entire forest around here was shaking. An adventurer who found me opening the window and looking out shouted in a puzzled voice.
“Employer! It’s dangerous! Close the window!”
“Have you figured out where the monsters come from?”
“I’m just saying this because I haven’t figured it out yet! I’m out of time! Close the window! Come on!”
“It’s okay-“
Before he could finish his words, the wagon soared into the air.
