I'm back from the maze! I sealed off the thought of shouting that, and I put my hand on the door of the stall and opened it.
Immediately afterwards, I think I was able to react to the silver line that was coming at my neck on the spur of the moment because I had been in the labyrinth for a long time and was tense.
I saw Cattleya-san's surprised face as she looked at the silver line that hit the shield she had spontaneously produced from the gakiiin and magic bag.
The next thing I knew, I was tumbling down the back stairs.
I don't know how much synapses had disappeared, but my head hurt so much that I immediately heeled over.
'It hurts. I mean, I felt like I was going to die.
The next thing I knew, Mr. Cattleya was attacking me with a flying body attack...and then he hugged me.
'W-what's going on, Mr. Cattleya?
I thought there was no such thing as a stammer. I always thought that for some reason the main character in the book would induce a lucky stutter or stammer, it was just to impress the character.
But I was dying, and the other guy held me up, and I stammered in great panic as my confusion broke through the limit.
'You're alive.'
''Yes. The boss of the 40th level is a warrior-like demon, and I think it took me several months to defeat it. After that, I tried to return home, but this time the door to return didn't open, so I had to move on.
'I'm glad you're safe but that's not what I want to do right now. Hurry to the Pope's... no, outside the church and stop the adventurers.
...?
When Cattleya caused me to get into the magic elevator, I walked out into the church's residential space and immediately went down to the information desk to find a familiar face.
I'm not sure if I'll ever see it again. What happened to Instructor Brod, Mr. Gruger, and even Mr. Galva? Oh, even the guildmaster is with you, what's going on? If there's anything we can do to help, we'll help, okay?
"....
?
...Luciel, you're still alive?
Well, that was nice.
Haha, where and what have you been doing?
"Hey, Melatni's! I'm going to get this message to the people out there. Hey Sangshen, be sure to show up at the Adventurer's Guild later.
'What? Oh, yes.
The guildmaster walked out as he replied.
'So what's going on here, gentlemen? Oh, you came to see me, by any chance? That's nice to hear.
...and you are, huh?
Well, Luciel was a bit... well, quite out of character.
Hmmm, so? Where and what were you doing?
As I was about to speak, there was a huge cheer. Is there a festival today?
Is there a festival today?
The three of you and Katrena, that one, I'm holding my head up to the receptionist, but...yeah. Let's go through this.
"Well, I've been doing virtual training against the undead at the church facility for a long time, but when I got on a roll, I got trapped in a glitch, so I decided to train for this occasion, so I went on, and I was able to come back just now.
Gunning down, Instructor Brod suddenly appeared next to me and dropped his knuckles on my head.
'Ouch, Instructor Brod, I can't see as usual? I thought I'd grown up with this.
I spoke up, teary-eyed.
''Hmph. You're a disciple, but you're not a talented disciple, you're a hundred years too young to be able to see through my attacks. You're getting carried away and making me worry.
'No, well, more importantly, Mr. Gruger, I'm so hungry I'm going to collapse. Please make me a meal.
Ha-ha-ha. That's good. I'll make you some. Then we'll go to the Adventurers' Guild. Hey, girl. I'm borrowing this one.
''... Yeah. You'll have to report back to me as well, but that's probably for the best right now.
'Yeah, yeah. I'm glad your daughter is a good conversationalist.
'Oh, Mr. Cattleya. Now, please tell the Pope that I'll be back later to inform him of our escape and that I'll be there later.
Okay.
Alright. Let's go.
Instructor Brod? What's the point of having a foot in the door, Galva, if you don't pull your neck? And Mr. Gruger, don't hold your waist, if you walk around town in this, there will be another strange rumor...
''Don't worry, Holy Transformation Knight. Pfft.
''That's right. Holy Transformation Healer. Kukkuu.
Look, I'm not going to riot. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get your new street name again.
"Oh no!
This is how I was carried on my back to the Adventurer's Guild and made into a human palanquin as I made my way through the streets of the Holy City.
On the other hand, there was a report from Cattleya, and the Pope and the other forces that didn't think well of Luciel, for once, also had expressions of relief.
The basic knights were strong, but they were not absolutely powerful. Furthermore, those like priests, archdeacons, bishops and archbishops were few and far between from the combat field.
Therefore, not one or two of them thought of their own deaths when they saw the surrounded church.
After this time, those who realized the true horror of Luciel would plot how to get closer to their own faction, or not to antagonize it, or how to get away from it.
Thus, unbeknownst to them, Luciel, unaware of the benefits of the great luck teacher who had caused the hostile forces to disintegrate, was tucked into a meal prepared by Gruger and the Guildmaster and drunk with Object X.
Then the day of the Holy Change's whimsy returned as the Adventurer's Guild was flooded with people who couldn't hang at the Healing Institute.
'I was caught off guard earlier, but I've been working hard to surpass Instructor Brod. I will go all out.
"d*mn, you're getting cocky. Who taught you how to use a sword and a spear?
I'll tell you the answer to that question in a mock battle.
Come on, let's go.
I'm coming, sir.
I did my best to strengthen my body as I approached and cut up the sword in my right hand from the bottom to the top while I next thrust the spear in my left hand into the ground and kicked it.
The next moment, I was rolling on the training ground. Huh? It's not at all what I thought it would be.
'Well, you seem to be in shape there, but did you think you were getting stronger?
"I'm sorry.
Get up and I'll beat your misunderstood guts back.
"Yes sir.
This is how the adventurers who watched me confront Instructor Brod over and over again, none of them said it out loud...but they thought.
The urban legend that suddenly appeared in the city of Meratni, that the healer's Dom Zombie was real.
The adventurers knew. That Brod was a former SS-ranked whirlwind of legend.
The adventurers who saw this scene, which looked like a zombie being drawn to the living, who were repeatedly and unbreakably fighting against it, made up a new street name.
The adventurers made up a new street name: "Zombies of the Living. Luciel would not know this until a little later.
"How long are you going to sleep? I'll cut off your arm!
'Ho. You're getting a little tougher, to be able to afford that kind of performance. Be my guest.
"AAAAAHHHH!
Thus, with the spectacle of Melatoni's Adventurer's Guild as a snack, everyone rejoiced from the bottom of their hearts at the return of the Holy Change.