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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 545

[545[Tuesday] Witch of Fire

With the departure of the Special Operations Unit and the appearance of the Church, the situation in Raitor began to be resolved in an instant, but the aftermath was not smooth due to the corrosive bodies they left behind..

Although they are weaker than the erosion bodies of Epagasierra, they are stronger than ordinary demons, as they cause great damage just by running wild. It was fortunate that this was a demon territory where the proportion of demons and other races was much higher than that of humans. If they had run amok among the humans, it would not have been smooth sailing but would have resulted in massive damage..

Of course, due to their unique contamination ability, the demons would also suffer damage if we handled them incorrectly, but we were able to overcome it somehow because we had Count Raitor and his troops who had already become accustomed to dealing with them several times..

He did not let go of tension even in the process of completely attacking the Special Operations Department, and was also considering the possibility that the Special Operations Department would escape using the runaway corrosive body as a final shield, and he prepared for this as soon as he fought the supporters of the Demon King's Army with the church. He boldly divided his troops and joined the religious order..

As a result, the situation went as he expected, and the church was able to drive out the corrosive body with minimal casualties with the help of the skilled count's army..

That was already five days ago..

"Count Raitor was very capable. It seems like rumors aren't easy to believe.."

Saint Deoni, who kindly explained the entire process to me, placed the document she was holding on the table and stared at me with eyes full of the will to rebuke..

For a moment, the look of concern appeared on the saint's face as she looked at me, lying motionless on the bed, as if she were trying to prove that she had the will and the power to act and did not hesitate to put it into practice. He continued speaking in an unfamiliar tone of voice..

"Of course, it is an extremely lazy result that cannot be considered as great an achievement as the hero's 'excessive' dealing with the Special Operations Department and Soha Shinor and the capture of a key figure presumed to be his lieutenant and a number of Special Operations Department members after even attempting to pursue them 'alone'. It might be like this."

correction.

The tone contains very slight irritation, anger, and disappointment..

"Well, I guess that might be a bit of an incorrect assessment...."

"No, you don't have to be humble. It is true that the situation was brought to an end with only a very small number of deaths and minor injuries after dealing with a type of corrosive body that was decided to be called an 'infection' led by Count Raitor and his soldiers, but the hero said that this was an 'achievement'. 'If you had thought that, attacking the special task force alone without cooperation with them would not have happened. This is just compensation for not being able to trust the hero and leaving him to move alone.."

'The saintess, who was twirling the words 'Why did you move alone and lie down like this?' in front of my eyes, could clearly see that she was trying to pretend to be very, very angry, but what would she do and what would she do if she was really angry? From my perspective, who witnessed the anger, it was just a very clumsy performance..

However, I don't think what she said is wrong. Because my actions were very arbitrary. If we had just watched and waited for our allies to join, we might have been able to catch or kill Soha..

"sorry."

If my arms were still intact, I would have scratched the back of my head shyly, but right now it was literally difficult to even lift a finger, so all I could do was roll my eyes and apologize sincerely. Then, with a deep sigh, the saint's face softened just a little..

"...Ha, why on earth did you move alone?."

I couldn't bear to say, 'Because it was a surprise attack,' in one word that contained more worry and concern than rebuke. I couldn't say.

Apart from the success of the surprise attack, after a direct confrontation with a variable named Soha Shinore, the entire team was defeated because he was sent alive..

The situation of confronting him, his skills, the explosion of divine power and magic that I tried belatedly, and even the power of the dagger used by the adjutant, none of the predictions came true. This is no different from just closing your eyes and hoping that the sword you swing will hit the enemy..

How can we confidently say that everything went according to plan? It's a shame that I achieved at least a mediocre result of capturing the Special Operations Unit. If it hadn't been for that, a frustrating situation would have unfolded where the bluff I had worked so hard to achieve would be exposed..

Even the real big problem arose after joining the church..

"There are things that only a warrior can do, and there are things that only a warrior can do. From what I heard, it may have been possible only through the hero's ability to naturally follow in the footsteps of the Special Operations Division, but that wasn't the case for what happened after that. How can you not trust those who devote themselves to following the Demon God and the Hero and jump into uncertain danger like a moth to fire?."

As I listen to the saintess, who had been silent for a moment, pour out her words again, I feel like my whole body is shrinking with regret, even though it is difficult to lift a finger. I feel even more guilty because he keeps saying that and checking my body with his divine power..

"The same is true even if we just look at this situation. This is the first time that not only I, who am proud to have read quite a bit of the church's records, but also other high-ranking clergy have experienced something like this. It's a shame that there were people like us who were in the priesthood, otherwise no one knows what would have happened.."

While saying that, the saint absorbed the divine power rising from my body. Fortunately, unlike when I first laid down, the amount has decreased somewhat and seems to be something I can handle on my own..

"It looks like there has been some level of stabilization. The sacred power leaking out has been greatly reduced.."

"...Sorry for the inconvenience."

"If you know, don't do it again. If even magical power is too much, people will die. What kind of idea did you come up with and how can you come to the conclusion that you can gain power by unleashing divine power??"

It's a really big problem that makes it look like I missed Soha Shinor and my bluff was all in vain..

Right now, I'm close to a human divine power bomb or a sanctuary generator..

It was the result and aftereffect of using divine power like a runaway of magic power. On the first day, I thought I was suffering from body aches due to overexertion, but it turned out that the excessive divine power flowing from within was eating away at my body..

It seemed to be the result of a fantastic synergy created by the combination of the divine power that Ephaga had mentioned and the power that He had arranged for me. No one had tried this before, and there were no cases, so no one was sure... but I, the person involved, had a vague idea..

The warrior's power within me was a kind of divine power faucet. Even though this is not an accurate analogy, it is the most plausible analogy..

When you open this faucet, water called divine power flows in from a source called Epaganim, and power is revealed through the process. Of course, originally there was a safety mechanism to ensure that only the amount mortals could handle was released, but this time I broke it..

You could say that it wasn't much different from what I expected, but the real problem was that the part of the divinity that had inhabited me that I had to simply break the lock and end it was that I completely pulled out the faucet..

Even if it is only a small crack through which only a level of divine power that mortals can handle flows out, it will continue to flow as long as the source does not dry up. By the time I noticed the problem, Este was already unable to function like me and was only letting out strange moans..

As the saint said, it was a shame because there were a lot of high-ranking priests around, otherwise an unidentified sanctuary would have arisen and encroached on the surrounding area before I died..

"I didn't know it was structured like this.."

"......I will understand this time. We also knew this for the first time."

It seemed like she really had a lot to say, but the saint held back. But since she stayed still, perhaps she was trying to nag her, and after hesitating for a while, she changed the topic with a deep sigh..

"Most of the supporters of the Demon King's Army within Raitor have been wiped out. Now I'm looking into other areas I can travel to through the gate.."

"Wasn’t the next destination already decided??"

I couldn't go that far, so I thought of a plan to go over to the gate of a small city near the mountain range and travel to the front line on foot, so I asked. The saint answered with a light nod..

"They did, but more and more people changed their tune once they realized that our size was staying pretty much the same. This is because as soon as Count Raitor took control of the city, he quickly spread the rumor. Now that it's all sorted out, I think I'll be moving around the afternoon of the day after tomorrow.."

"...Will I be able to move by then??"

"The carriage is not decoration."

'I would like to take her on a cart, but...' she carefully looked away from the saintess's gaze as she muttered,.

The saint silently touched the divine power flowing from me for a while, then withdrew her hand, stood up quietly, and opened her mouth..

"Even though Siegfried, the hero possessed by the Light Ete, can drive out the Demon King and bring peace to the human race, the stigma of the Demons, the Church, and the Demon God created by apostates is a problem that can only be solved if Eldmia works together. I hope you remember."

It would have been impossible to say this in the case of Siegfried, who was arbitrarily summoned and given responsibility without pleasure, but since I had volunteered to do the heroic work that Epa had told me not to do in the first place, the saint's words were absolutely correct..

"I'll keep that in mind."

Thanks to that, I had no more than ten words to say, so I just stayed crouched and watched the saintly woman go out the door with a look..