I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 166

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The figure was Selene.

Selene, who had been walking down the hallway with the same dazed expression as Stella, trembled as soon as she made eye contact with me, and then asked in a slightly trembling voice,

“……Distinguished guest, was that miracle your doing?”

“What do you mean?”

“I was asking if that pillar of light that appeared in the sky was a miracle caused by you, distinguished guest.”

‘As expected.’

The thought that Selene had also seen it came to mind.

And if even Selene had seen it, then the rest of the battle nuns in this city would have definitely seen it. Even though I had already expected it, it felt strange to receive confirmation.

“That is correct.”

Her eyes widened when I readily admitted it. Selene froze in that state for a long time, and then stammered,

“I-I apologize… I apologize, distinguished guest. I was so surprised…”

“It’s alright. I understand. The Inquisitor of the Sun had a similar reaction.”

“The Inquisitor also…”

Selene mumbled blankly.

“But how did you get here? Did you also come here because of Behemoth, Interrogator?”

Honestly, I hadn’t expected to meet Selene here as well. I could understand Stella being here since I had seen her in the game, but not Selene.

This also seemed to be an aftereffect of defeating the Creature Abandoned by God.

“……Yes. I also came here to defeat that blasphemous demon, following Her Holiness the Pope’s orders.”

Even with her dazed expression, Selene readily answered. She was much calmer than Stella, who couldn’t even properly answer my questions because she was so surprised.

“Then it’s a good thing. That demon’s corpse should be in the room on the top floor of this mansion. I did entrust the Inquisitor of the Sun with taking care of the aftermath, but it would be much faster if you were also there, Interrogator. I still have something to do, so I’ll be going now.”

Right before I passed by her after saying that, Selene, who had been moving her lips repeatedly, glanced at me.

“……Distinguished guest.”

“Yes?”

I stopped. It seemed like she had something to say.

“……I know this is rude, but may I… bother you for a moment?”

Her eyes became slightly teary.

I hesitated for a moment, wondering if she was about to burst into tears, but after looking closely, it didn’t seem like she was going to do that.

When I didn’t reply, Selene, as if she had taken it as a sign of acceptance, started to approach me with her hands clasped together in front of her chest, her face flushed.

Although she had said it was rude, she didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping.

I inadvertently looked down because her increasingly teary eyes were quite burdensome.

I saw a pink protrusion that was standing stiffly at the tip of her breasts beyond her translucent tights.

I hurriedly looked back up. It was better to make eye contact than to look at her nipples.

A heated moan, haa, haa, escaped Selene’s lips. Her breath, filled with a woman’s scent, touched my lips. It was damp and warm.

Selene, who had come right in front of me, placed her hand on her left breast and closed her eyes.

“What are you trying to do?”

“……I apologize, distinguished guest.”

Selene only apologized and stood still, despite my question. I couldn’t understand what she was trying to do.

Selene, who had been standing there with her eyes closed, her hand placed near my heart, finally opened her eyes after a while. Her teary eyes had returned to normal.

“It is done. I truly, truly apologize, distinguished guest.”

“There’s no need to apologize. But I would appreciate it if you could tell me why you did that.”

“……I apologize. Since you created a pillar of light, I wanted to see how devout you were…… I know it is extremely rude to measure someone’s faith, but I did it anyway. If you wish to punish me, I will gladly accept it.”

Selene, with her head bowed, apologized again. She seemed truly sorry and didn’t know what to do.

But I, the person involved, wasn’t bothered at all. I didn’t know what Selene was thinking, but I didn’t believe in God.

To me, devoutness was just a stat that increased when you added points to it.

‘It wouldn’t be much even if she did measure it.’

And even if she did measure my devoutness, it probably wouldn’t even reach the average level of the Holy Kingdom. My faith stat was only 4, and my divine power stat was only 10.

‘Ah, then would she find it even more amazing that I performed such a miracle with just a handful of faith?’

It was a double bind either way.

“I understand. But may I ask you a question?”

I decided not to ask about the measurement.

The result would be interpreted in my favor either way, and since Selene was feeling so guilty, I wanted to change the subject as soon as possible.

“……Yes, distinguished guest. What are you curious about?”

“Have you by any chance seen a knight named Helga? She’s much shorter than me, has short hair that reaches her shoulders—”

“Ah, if you are referring to the knight order under you, distinguished guest, then yes, I have seen her. It wasn’t me who found her, but the battle nuns gathered the people wearing the knight order’s uniform in one place during the heresy identification process. Among those knights, there was also a female knight who said that she was the Deputy Commander of the Dark Starry Night Knights.”

I was relieved to hear that they had already found Helga, but then I became slightly nervous after hearing that they had performed a heresy identification, and asked,

“But, does the fact that you performed a heresy identification mean…?”

Selene, as if she had read my concerns from my expression, shook her head.

“There wasn’t a single soul among the knights who introduced themselves as members of the Dark Starry Night Knights that was identified as a heretic. And even when expanding the area to the entire city, there were very few people whose souls had been taken, probably because you quickly defeated the demon, so you don’t have to worry.”

“……That’s a relief.”

I sighed inwardly.

If even one member of the Dark Starry Night Knights had been swept away by the demon and ‘saved’ by the battle nuns, it would have left a bitter taste in my mouth.

I decided not to care about how they had performed the heresy identification. They were all women, so it was understandable. It wouldn’t be as embarrassing as what I had experienced.

“Do you by any chance also know where those knights are gathered?”

“Of course. If you follow me, I will guide you, distinguished guest.”

Selene turned around and started walking towards the other end of the hallway.

Because of her outfit, her buttocks, which were covered in translucent tights, were clearly visible. Her long ponytail swayed between her buttocks.

It was incredibly lewd, with the combination of her outfit and the way she walked, which emphasized her buttocks.

I tried to keep my gaze fixed on the back of Selene’s head as I followed behind her.

It had been a while since I had last seen Selene, but her outfit was still the same.

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Stella and Selene had been in this city for three days now.

Not only the Inquisitor of the Sun and the Inquisitor of the Moon and their battle nuns, but also the Dark Starry Night Knights were still staying in Cassandra’s city.

I had originally intended to return immediately. Stella and Selene would take care of the rest, and Nix was still waiting for me in the forest.

But I changed my mind after hearing a sincere request that they needed more hands to maintain order in the city, and that they would appreciate my help.

‘Both sides have slightly different intentions, though.’

The reason why the Holy Kingdom wanted to keep me here was obvious.

They seemed to have been greatly surprised by the pillar of light I had created, so they wanted to keep me by their side as much as possible.

I also needed the Popes’ help to find out what was going on, so I had intended to return to Aurora’s territory and then immediately depart for the Holy Kingdom.

But if Stella and Selene were here, I could send Nix back with the Dark Starry Night Knights and head straight to the Holy Kingdom, so the interests of both sides aligned.

‘It seems like they’re misunderstanding something big, though……’

But there was also a side effect of the people of the Holy Kingdom starting to treat me with unusual reverence.

Especially the battle nuns’ gazes towards me were much more intense than Stella and Selene’s.

If before, it had been ‘Her Holiness the Pope’s distinguished guest, so we must treat him well’, now it had changed to ‘He is someone who performed something close to a miracle, so we must serve him with our souls and lives’.

Because of their absurd mindset, I was the one being treated well, but I was the one suffering.

I couldn’t even drink a glass of water properly because they kept fussing over me, saying that they would do it for me.

And it was even more ridiculous that the regular members treated me normally.

‘……I wonder how Helga is doing. I haven’t seen her since then. She can’t possibly be in a similar situation as me, right?’

To get straight to the point, Helga clearly remembered what she had done.

From kneading her breasts and trying to seduce me while charmed, to burying her face in my shoulder and sniffing me, and even desperately begging me to sleep with her.

As if she was too embarrassed, I hadn’t seen her face once since we had first met and I had barely managed to hear a few words from her. Even her reports were delivered by a regular member.

I could understand why she was doing that. If I were her, I would also be embarrassed to death.

I could bring her in front of me if I gave her an order, but I decided not to. I wouldn’t lose anything by waiting for her embarrassment to subside.

Instead, I told the regular members everything.

I was just being lenient because I didn’t like a stiff atmosphere, but there was a clear hierarchy in the Dark Starry Night Knights.

They wouldn’t tolerate such actions without a proper reason.

As expected, the regular members grinned after hearing the reason why Helga had suddenly acted like that, saying that they could understand.

I had told them not to tell anyone else, but I didn’t know if they would keep the secret from the other members. From now on, it was Helga’s problem to deal with.

It was her fault for avoiding me because she was embarrassed.

‘I just need to recover before someone from the Imperial Palace comes. I don’t know who’s coming this time. She can’t possibly be coming here herself again, right?’

While sending a letter to Aurora saying that something had come up and that I would have to stay here a little longer, I also sent a letter to the Imperial Palace.

I said that I had subjugated a demon named Behemoth. I hadn’t expected it at all, but I had somehow ended up keeping my promise to Cecilia that I would grant her wish.

“Keeheehee… I’m all done.”

Nix, who had been carving wood with magic, approached me with a proud expression. There was a crudely carved human sculpture in the spot where Nix had just been sitting.

“Okay. Just in case, could you move a little further away?”

“Heehee. Okay.”

Nix moved away with her breasts jiggling. And then, she hid behind a tree and peeked at me, revealing only her face and breasts.

It didn’t seem like she had deliberately pushed out her breasts, but they were so big that they stuck out on their own.

Wingless Nightmare emitted a brilliant light. I raised the blade, which was shining brilliantly with gold and silver, high into the sky.

I was going to test Wingless Nightmare’s holy attribute special ability now. I had to find out whether it was a temporary phenomenon or a permanent one.

This was already the second time this had happened.

The first time was during the Creature Abandoned by God boss fight, and the second time was during the Behemoth boss fight.

The details were almost the same.

When I used an attack that utilized divine power, the damage of that attack would be amplified to an enormous extent.

‘It’s worth testing out.’

If this wasn’t a temporary effect but a permanent one, I could just switch to a cleric build.

I knew a place where you could reset your stats and redistribute them once per playthrough, so there wouldn’t be any problem even if I switched builds now.

I took a deep breath, and then swung Wingless Nightmare downwards, activating its special ability.

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