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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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A pillar of light descended.
Kaboom!
A roaring sound, echoed.
‘……?’
And that was all.
There wasn’t any blindingly intense light, or power that was strong enough to blow away the ceiling of the mansion, or clouds in the sky scattering in all directions.
It was just a pillar of light that was about the size of a wooden stake, descending with the same effect as the one I saw in the game, and that was it.
Even though the sculpture that Nix had carved was destroyed, the surroundings weren’t devastated. Rather, since only the sculpture was destroyed, it was far less powerful than I had expected.
‘If that’s the case, there are two possibilities.’
The first possibility was that the blessing the Popes had given me was involved, but it was a one-time effect.
It made sense if I assumed that the blessing had temporarily greatly increased the level of my divine power, but it had quickly disappeared because the duration wasn’t that long.
‘It’s not a completely accurate guess though……’
I still didn’t know the exact effect of the blessing that the Popes had given me.
It was a concept that never appeared in the game, and I hadn’t been properly explained about the blessing either.
And hadn’t this strange power also been in effect during the Creature Abandoned by God boss fight? That was before I had received the blessing from the Popes.
‘It’s still worth testing out, right?’
I added one more item to the list of things I had to do. Visit the Holy Kingdom and receive the blessing from the Popes again.
The method was a deep kiss, which was a bit… much, but it wasn’t a bad deal for me.
Honestly, I didn’t dislike it. I just felt a little guilty.
‘The second one is……’
The second possibility was that the strange power only activated against real enemies.
It was simple.
The sculpture that Nix had carved from wood wasn’t a real enemy, so it didn’t react, and Behemoth was a real enemy, so it reacted. It was also a plausible option.
Unlike the first one, it was easy to verify. I could just find a random enemy and use the special ability in front of it.
If it didn’t activate against a regular enemy, I could go find a demon, and if it didn’t even activate against a demon, then I would think about it from then.
“You can come out now, Nix.”
I called out to Nix, holding Wingless Nightmare in one hand again. I just needed to verify one last thing.
“Keeheehee. Okay.”
Nix, who had been peeking out from behind the tree with only her face and breasts exposed, came running towards me with that creepy and strange laugh.
Her breasts swayed enormously as she ran. It was to the point where I wondered if her clothes would come off.
Her top, which was so short that it was practically a crop top and had a deep cleavage, and her bottoms, which were hot pants, but had strangely large holes, were both precarious outfits.
Nix stopped right next to me. Her breasts continued to sway even after her legs had stopped.
“I just need to test one more thing.”
I took out the holy catalyst from my waist. It was the catalyst I had used during the Behemoth boss fight.
I brought the catalyst to the area right above Wingless Nightmare’s crossguard. And then, I pushed it upwards. Along with a feeling of my faith draining away, the sun appeared on the blade.
I was fine, but Nix seemed to be blinded, as she slightly turned her head and covered her eyes with her hand.
I hid Nix behind me.
Nix, letting out a creepy laugh, hugged my waist tightly.
It was a back hug with an unusual amount of strength in her arms.
‘I think I know why.’
I immediately understood after feeling the heavy sensation near my waist. She couldn’t properly hug me unless she held on tight because of her breasts. Even now, her arms were trembling.
I cleared my throat at that terrifying truth and brought the holy catalyst to Wingless Nightmare again. And then, I started the enchantment just like before.
But this time, it was Lunar Eclipse, not Solar Eclipse. That way, I could easily confirm that the enchantment had been overwritten.
The brilliant sun turned into a clear full moon. The golden radiance completely disappeared, and a faint moonlight seeped out from the blade, creating a faint shadow.
Nix, as if she wasn’t blinded this time because it was moonlight, not sunlight, slightly peeked out from under my left armpit.
I brought the holy catalyst to Wingless Nightmare again.
I placed it on the area above the crossguard and pushed it towards the tip of the sword as I had always done, but moonlight still resided on the blade.
Solar Eclipse didn’t activate.
That meant that I had run out of faith.
‘It doesn’t seem like my stats have been amplified.’
Judging from the result, it was clear that my faith and divine power stats hadn’t suddenly increased without me knowing.
If my divine power had increased that much, my faith should have also increased at an incredible rate. Since the last possibility had been denied, the reason why that phenomenon had occurred was still a mystery.
I had a lot more things to investigate, but I hadn’t gained anything.
“Okay, Nix. You can come out now. The verification is done.”
Nix, who had been nodding under my armpit, released the arms that had been hugging my waist.
Stretch-
And then she stretched, revealing her armpits. It felt like I was looking at a small animal.
Well, she was quite short.
I also put Wingless Nightmare back in its sheath. The blade that had been emitting a faint moonlight disappeared inside the sheath. Nix looked up at me with a creepy smile.
“What should I do now? Should I keep waiting here?”
Her slender finger pointed at a large treehouse. It was the place where Nix was staying.
At first, I was shocked to hear that she was living in a makeshift hut, but I was even more surprised when I actually went there and saw that it wasn’t something that could be called a makeshift hut.
Without exaggerating, it was a well-built house that even ordinary people would be willing to live in for the rest of their lives. It had everything a house should have.
Nix said that the battle nuns had helped her a lot.
‘I think the reason why they helped her was because of me, though……’
They didn’t know who I was, but since I seemed to be acquainted with Nix, they naturally treated her with respect. It was a similar case to the Dark Starry Night Knights.
For reference, Nix wouldn’t be designated as a heretic just because she used black magic.
Even though it was called black magic, it had no connection to demons.
The reason it was called black magic was simply because it also consumed the user’s life force. If you only used pure mana, it was magic, and if you also consumed life force, it was black magic.
“Probably? I’ll let you know if we’re leaving this place. Then you can take our members and return to the castle. I think I’ll be stopping by somewhere else.”
Nix nodded with a creepy smile.
I stroked her head.
As I was watching Nix smiling foolishly, a battle nun came from afar. I removed my hand from her head. Nix’s expression immediately turned dejected.
“Greetings, distinguished guest.”
The battle nun bowed 90 degrees as soon as she approached me.
Jiggle~
Her breasts, unable to withstand their own weight, swayed downwards.
“Why are you here? Did the Inquisitor of the Sun or Moon ask you to do something?”
Shake, shake-
The battle nun shook her head.
“A knight wearing silver armor, who was sent from the Imperial Palace, is looking for you, distinguished guest, so I came to inform you.”
“Is that so?”
They had arrived much later than I had expected.
It had already been three days since I had sent the letter, so considering Cecilia’s personality, it could be considered that they had been quite late.
And it was quite unexpected that Cecilia had sent her knight instead of coming herself. Considering the interest she had shown in me, it wouldn’t have been strange at all if she had come herself.
Especially since a demon had appeared in this incident.
“Can you stay put while I’m gone, Nix?”
I patted Nix a few times after she nodded with a creepy smile at my question, and then walked towards the city. The battle nun quietly followed behind me.
As we were walking towards the city, I suddenly became curious and turned around.
“You said a knight from the Imperial Palace came earlier, who was it?”
I had a rough guess as to the knight’s identity. It was a question I asked to confirm.
“She asked me not to tell you who she was, distinguished guest. She said to only tell you that she was wearing silver armor, and that knowing her identity should be a pleasure when you meet her. But I can tell you if you wish, distinguished guest. Would you like me to?”
Leaving her identity as a pleasure for when we met, huh.
It was an unexpected request, but because of that, it was easier to guess who it was.
Among the Knight Commanders of the Silver Dawn Knights, the only ones who would make such a playful request were Lize or Claudia, and there was no way Claudia would come here instead of Lize, so there was only one person left.
Even if Claudia insisted on coming here, Lize wouldn’t just stand by and watch.
“No, it’s fine. It’s rude to know beforehand when she’s saying that. I’ll go and see for myself.”
“Understood.”
‘Her personality hasn’t changed at all.’
I entered the city with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety. I wondered what kind of surprise she had prepared this time to say it was a pleasure to meet her.
And then, I encountered an unexpected person.
Long silver hair that reached her thighs swayed behind her. Her eyes, which had the same silver color as her hair, were looking at me with a faint smile.
She was wearing a white tank top and silver dolphin shorts.
Not only her slender thighs that extended below the dolphin shorts, but also her breasts that were bulging without any underwear under the white tank top were still the same.
“……Iris?”
It was Iris.
Iris waved at me with a very faint smile. I waved back and approached her.
Judging by her outfit, she seemed to have taken off her armor somewhere.
“What are you doing here? Where’s Lize? I thought Lize would definitely come when I heard that a knight wearing silver armor from the Imperial Palace was looking for me.”
Iris chuckled at my question.
“Just as you thought, Delta. Lize was originally supposed to come.”
“Originally?”
“She said something else came up. So, I came instead.”
“To think she couldn’t come because of that, I can clearly imagine her reaction.”
“She was about to die from frustration.”
“I thought so.”
We smiled at each other.
Perhaps it was because she had regained her former honor and position, but Iris had become much more mellow compared to when we had first met.
To think we could smile at each other like this.
“How’s life at the Imperial Palace? Is it bearable?”
“I can’t say it’s comfortable. If I only considered comfort, it was much better when I was with Lady Aurora. But this is related to honor, so I can’t complain.”
“I’m glad you’re doing well. How’s Lize?”
“When you meet her again, you’ll have to comfort her a lot in bed. It seems like her stress isn’t being properly relieved.”
“Ah.”
I immediately understood what Iris was trying to say after hearing those words.
In other words, she was sexually frustrated. The reason why she had specifically mentioned the word ‘bed’ was obvious.
“……Then, what about Claudia and Erica? Are they doing well too?”
“Of course they are. So don’t worry about us. I’d rather hear about how you’re doing.”
“Well, as you can see.”
I glanced at the battle nuns. They were looking at me with awe even while we were walking. Iris nodded without changing her expression.
“I thought you would be like this, Delta. You always did extraordinary things.”
Since her silver eyes were becoming hazy, I asked with bewilderment,
“You know it hasn’t even been a month since we parted ways, right? Why are you talking as if you’re reminiscing about something that happened ten years ago?”
“Of course. Although the time we spent together wasn’t that long, you came very deep between us, despite that.”
“……Huh?”
When I asked back after hearing unexpected words, Iris also seemed to have realized what she had said and started to stammer and become noticeably flustered.
It seemed like it had come out without her realizing. That meant that it was highly likely to be Iris’s true feelings.
“So, why are you here? No, I can roughly guess the reason. Is it because of the demon?”
Since Iris was so flustered, I decided to subtly change the subject, pretending not to have noticed. Iris, as if she had realized my intention, quickly changed the subject.
“You guessed correctly, Delta. Her Majesty the Empress personally sent an imperial edict after hearing that you had defeated a demon.”
Iris carefully held an antique letter that she had been holding next to her with both hands and offered it to me. It seemed to be a letter that had been treated with special magic.
I also received it with both hands. I became even more afraid to check the contents after hearing that Cecilia had sent an imperial edict instead of coming herself.
“It’s your turn to check it, Delta.”
I carefully untied the string that was wrapping the letter. Then, the rolled-up letter started to unfold on its own.
