Volume 6 - CH 3.1

Part 1

Horun ran away.

Frightened by the believers that drew near, she had started running before she knew it.

「Impossible -ssu! That sort of thing is impossible -ssu!」

Running through the town while shouting that, she couldn’t remember where or how she came back but……

Horun returned to the inn.

It was already dusk.

Since she usually did nothing but follow along after Diablo and the others, she became extremely worried wondering if they would kick her out for coming into his high class inn on her own.

Nevertheless, when she got as far as the 《Phoenix House》’s lobby, a Dwarf woman politely greeted her.

「Welcome back, dear guest.」

「Ah, yes……I totally came back.」

「Here is the key to your room. A cancellation for your evening meal had come in, but shall we prepare it now?」

「No, it’s fine -ssu.」

She didn’t have an appetite.

The plan was to march into the Grand Chapel and, no matter the outcome, they wouldn’t return for awhile. In a certain way, she alone deviated from the plan.

Horun held the key in her hand, and ascended the stairway.

Returning to her own room, she fell onto the bed.

Staying there for awhile, as if it were it her own house……it didn’t go that far, but it was a room that she had grown quite accustomed to.

She thought that what happened during the day could have been a dream.

She closed her eyes……

When she opened her eyes once again, the door was knocked upon.

She was called for by Rem, everyone was gathered in the common room, and they were talking about the Grand Chapel──she had that sort of reverie.

She was optimistic that no matter what happened, it would surely be alright. As for why, it was because Diablo was with them. No matter what kind of formidable enemy awaited them, he would definitely defeat them──That is what she believed.

The result was──a crushing defeat.

Horun muttered on top of her bed.

「……Deceived by such a……villain, something like believers that would try to capture Lumachina-san, he should have just knocked them down.」

She said that out loud, but there was no way the situation would be settled with just that.

That would be nothing but the “purification by the Demon King” that Alicia had mentioned.

To be unable to get anyone to agree with words, and make everyone be silent through violence……

Something like that would never bring about the “ideal situation for the Church” that Lumachina wanted to regain.

Diablo and the others being caught was probably the decision of saying that not fighting was for the best.

Horun couldn’t come up with any other means.

「……Surely, if it’s Diablo-san, then he’ll be able to do something about it. If I just wait, surely, he’ll come back with a face as if it was nothing at all.」