Chapter 459

Priest Mender, who entered the cabin gasping for breath as if he was about to die, probably in a great hurry, worked tirelessly to tell me the story before trying to catch his breath.

It was enough to make me wonder if it would have been better for the saintess to jump up and run to her, and I felt pity for her appearance, but her expression was so serious that I couldn’t help but take a break and talk about it. An atmosphere was being created.

“I’m going to tell you the conclusion first. The evil spirit you said may exist.”

I was worried that all sorts of complicated questions and answers would follow, starting with how he came up with that idea, but fortunately, he was capable of summarizing the key points to a level comparable to that of other lecturers.

“It’s not a record that you can see often... Among the heretics who worship evil spirits, there are many records of mass chaos by using witchcraft through the dead.”

“I guess the case was different with the undead?”

“I can’t remember all the specific details, but it’s just as you said. It is recorded that he scorned the living in various forms, from simple necromancy to the power of evil spirits, and lured many into temptation.”

apostasy and deception. It is said that one of the most favorite methods used by followers of evil spirits to do this is to use the dead.

Although I do not know if there ever existed an evil spirit with enormous power enough to turn a world back in the past despite the good gods having their eyes wide open, as I am concerned, the power used by the followers of evil spirits is not only the resurrection of the dead, but also the resurrection of the dead. Priest Mender’s explanation was that there were plenty of cases that were similar to the concept of turning back time.

In fact, for mortals, there are few rice cakes as attractive as immortality. Calling the soul, reviving only the body, or making them into undead to fight. A really powerful enemy persistently stimulates past trauma and regret to deceive and destroy it.

And this becomes the power of evil spirits, creating a series of vicious cycles approaching with even greater threats.

“The cults who use this witchcraft most often were followers of an evil god called the god of the entangled swamp... Ah, that’s just what I remember, but there must have been other heresies as more evil spirits were active. . It’s just that because of the frequent clashes with the Demonic Cult, there are many records left, so I can easily remember it.”

“...the god of the congealing swamp?”

What is it, it’s a familiar name. Where have you heard or seen it?

I was tilting my head at the strange familiarity, but Priest Mender interpreted my question differently and added a comment.

“That’s right. The evil spirits don’t have names. They’re just called in the form of such vague titles.”

“Why?”

“This is to prevent it from being remembered. However, since we cannot forget the threat, we only describe and record the appearance of the symbol of the evil god, the realm where the followers were active, and in very rare cases, when it materialized on the continent.”

I wondered if it was some kind of superstition, but judging from the reaction of Priest Mender who was extremely serious, there might be a specific reason I didn’t know about, such as the story that names have power.

Anyway, if you encounter people who serve gods with such strange names, there is a high probability that you can suspect them as followers of evil spirits, so it was good information.

Despite the atrocious conditions of not only having to turn the entire demon army into enemies, but also having to deal with apostates inside who helped the demon king army use the holy relics managed by the church as desired, the saintess did not shrink or hesitate in the slightest. .

After a person with such confidence and the ability to act declared an all-out war against the demon king’s army, it seemed like he had a strong ally to overcome the bleak future, so it was at least comforting.

Of course, if I had to face the worst situation of dealing directly with the evil god, how should I fight? I was already in pain, so apart from that comfort, I had to try mental care by stroking Leica diligently.

Asilie, who had alternately looked at my face with Laika, who was happy in the world, just for the fact that he was stroking it without paying attention to her owner’s worries, burst into laughter and asked me a question.

“It’s a really hectic day. Are you going to be busy again cooperating with the royal investigation team for a while?”

“That’s right. Not only did the Demon King’s army come inland again, but this time around my hometown. Wouldn’t it be like trying to find out what the hell is the problem in earnest?”

There were already no traces of Seneran and Master. However, due to the point of contact and the timing of the incident, Nara will not be completely excluded from the line of suspicion.

Of course, since the path I’ve taken so far has been extremely hostile to the demons externally, I wouldn’t doubt the connection with the church, but I would even suspect that the series of events that occurred this time could be because of me. As there is no need to show an uncooperative attitude and fan the suspicion and attach an unnecessary tail to the back, you should respond diligently even if it is annoying.

If you’re not lucky, you might end up facing the leech princess after a while.

Thinking that far, I felt like my head was pounding again, so while I sighed, Asilie continued talking with a strangely smiling look.

“Eldy is the same.”

“Huh? What?”

“The remnants of the evil spirits or the evil spirits themselves might be involved. Even after hearing such a huge story, I thought, ‘How do I solve this?’ That’s the expression.”

“That’s right. It’s just that there’s a possibility that the goal might have gone a little further, but the work to be done remains the same.”

It is not yet certain that evil spirits are the culprits of all evil. It may simply be that the demon king’s army accidentally finds something like an evil god’s holy relic, gains its power, and continues its last steps by spreading anti-theism-based ideology.

Excluding that obscure hypothesis, if I look at it now, my goal is just a slightly wider spectrum from the Special Operations Command to the edge of the Demon King.

It’s not a problem that can’t be solved, and it’s not a barrier that can’t be challenged. There is no reason to stop.

“...Whoops, that’s what a hero looks like.”

“Somehow, I really became a hero.”

After changing our mood by saying things that are absurd even if we think about them, we decided to go to bed a little earlier in preparation for a busy tomorrow.

It was a very peaceful night for me, not only fighting the attacker, but also revealing my biggest secret of being a reincarnated person to Asilie, and even talking about the existence of a regressor or an evil god who transcended the laws of the world behind the Demon King’s army.