242 Episode 242: The Moments and Challenges Ahead

"This is what I made then...!?"

When I saw the trials of the Holy Land, I remembered that this was an athletic creation made by the past generations.

At the time, I served a certain king.

One day, the princess, the king's youngest daughter, said she also wanted to fight the demons.

The ministers panicked to stop the princess from risking her life, but the king forgave her for the trouble.

After all, the king was sweet to the late-born princess.

However, it was impossible to fight a demon against a princess who had never been properly trained.

Even if you get tired of the money and equip it with the best gear.

Therefore, the ministers proposed to the king to create a training facility for the princess.

You say it's too dangerous if you don't do the minimum training.

I hope the princess will get bored along the way.

As expected, the king could not be unhindered by the persuasion of his servants.

As a result, a training facility for fighting demons was built.

Well, I threw the whole thing at you.

The request wasn't just a training facility.

In the unlikely event that the princess gets injured, the treatment facilities are the best.

In addition, there are various temptations so that the princess will forget her purpose.

Specifically, it's a hot spring facility with everyone in it.

It was originally designed to speed up the results of training and heal abrasions by efficiently restoring fatigued flesh, but if the princess's maids had a good effect on beauty, the princess would have forgotten about the battle and become obsessed with getting beautiful, so it was equipped with a beautiful skin function.

At the end of the day, the princess seemed tired and reluctant to train alone, so she decided to make the facility bigger so that she could invite friends who would work hard together.

Of course, the purpose is to make the princess obsessed with playing with her friends.

That was the true nature of this institution called the Holy Land.

Oh, I'm sure you're familiar with reason.

I definitely built the sanctuary building for this trial back then.

It was such a cumbersome and troublesome task that I might have been consciously trying to forget about it...

But why is this a sanctuary?

I don't really understand that much, do I?

Why the hell is that?

The first thing I think of is the collapse of the ancient civilization that I lived in.

Even after I died, the battle with the demons seemed to be quite fierce, and it seemed that the terrain had changed.

In fact, the area around the sanctuary was rough, and the building was nowhere to be found.

The only remaining building of this sanctuary is probably because the facility was built with a lot of money for the princess' safety in mind.

After all, the royal family was in good hands, so the budget was quite large.

Thanks to that, I've got plenty of new and experimental technology in the house without having to worry about the budget.

I wonder if that's the only good thing.

In any case, even if the surrounding land were to become available for some reason, this facility alone would have been safe from the action of defensive devices such as the barrier.

If you think about it, the fact that only women can enter the sanctuary probably has something to do with the establishment of a ban on boys for the safety of the princess.

Well, in fact, it was for the reason that the princess would not use it to meet a man.

I'm just curious if God is involved in this facility.

When I was dead, there was a white catastrophe that seemed terrible on the ground, and maybe the gods had evacuated six young people to this facility that happened to be lucky and safe.

Hmm, I'm proud and embarrassed to think that my facility saved the ancients.

When I thought about the facility that had come to be called the Holy Land in that way, I began to be explained by the sacred officials of the Holy Land.

"The trial consists of four stages. Overcoming these stages, the shrine will be victorious, with the deepest artifacts in its possession.”

"Huh!? Can you touch the artifact?!"

Tracy exclaimed in excitement at the words of the priests.

Hey, what's a artifact?

Lilliella asks Tracy what an artifact is.

"Ji, the artifact is given by the gods to six young people." Six young men restored peace to the land with their artifacts and made the world aware of the prestige of God. "

Hee-hee.

Artifact, I made something like that, and I don't remember. Is this really made by a god?

I'm sure it's a great product.

Yeah, I think I got a little curious.

Hmm, did you participate without even knowing that?

And, when it came to the artifact, someone spoke to us.

"Wouldn't it be better for those who worship God to learn the teachings of the Church once more if they didn't know about the artifacts? Well, I guess you can't expect to be educated in the area if you're the kind of people that I've summoned to add strength to the battle."

"You..."

The priest who spoke to me was a priest with a coat of arms depicting the sacred seal of the god of war.

"Tame, are you selling fights?"

Gyro-kun reacted to it.

I gazed directly at the War God Priest who was sending a provocative gaze.

Hmm, it's you again, little girl.

Huh? I don't know anything about you?

I thought you knew Gyro, but it looks different.

"Well, let's skip it for now." After all, when the trial begins, you will all fall away soon. "

NGGGG!!

"But let's admit that we've made it this far." If you see and reflect on our victory, I will allow you to enter the temple of the gods of war. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! "

That said, the priest of the gods of war left us.

"I wonder if it will enter!"

But Gyro-kun, who had been unilaterally abandoned, seemed indignant.

“Calm down, we're going to win.”

It was Mina who stopped it.

"Yes, if we overtake the opponent who already wants to win, the opponent will be ashamed if we win with a little slap"

"Well, I think we're too alarmed by the boulders, but I think it's a good idea to win and look back."

Both Megri and Nolub are excited to beat Gyro-kun and give him a look back.

"Damn, that's true, too."

Gyro-kun, who was stirred up to a fever, recovers his coolness by being beaten by everyone.

"...... That's good teamwork, isn't it?"

I feel warm in the sight. [M]

It's like an episode of Lygard's adventure, the Battle of Taslania.

After his mistake, Rygard failed and fell into a pinch, he recovered his composure from the words of his friends, and used his mistake to win the battle.

Yeah, even if it's time for me to get hot and forget about myself, I still have a companion to help me.

I send my gaze to Clari and her party mate, Lilliera.

"No, I can't. I can't hold you back."

"Cuu"

"Ehh!?"

Don't say it's impossible!?

That's not where I say I'll definitely calm you down!?

However, Lillie-san waved her neck to the side with her arms crossed.

Ugh, isn't our teamwork that much yet.....

If you think about it, Jairo, you've been together since you were very young. You mean the age is different from ours?

"Now, let's begin the trial." Ladies and gentlemen, get ready. "

Oops, it's time to focus on the challenge.

"Now then... the trial begins!!"

"" "" "Oooooooooo!!!" "" ""

At last, the trials began, and the participants all rushed out together....

"" "" "" Ubaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! "" "" "

The participants gathered together.

"... heh?"

◆War God Priest Santoy◆

At last, the final trial began.

Pilgrimage journeys are held from years to decades depending on the time of year, and many people have never experienced a trial.

But there was nothing to be troubled about.

Because every temple has left behind information from generation to generation that describes its trials.

And based on the information we left behind, the details of the trial, how we can overcome it, and its timing are described in detail.

The timing of the pilgrimage may be slightly uneven depending on the time of the pilgrimage, but the trials of the old era were at a time when there was still no information. I had no idea of gathering more information.

However, in recent years, a considerable amount of detailed information has been gathered thanks to the increase in the number of people accompanying them to describe the trial in detail.

With all this up-to-date information, it's easy to see when to avoid an incoming challenge.

"Well then... the trial begins!"

The trials begin and the participants run.

The first challenge, but this one starts right after it starts.

A log-like stick projects diagonally from the ground beside the course, blowing the participants out of the course.

The trap immediately after the start was unpleasant, and even if I knew about it, many people would get caught unexpectedly.

But knowing the trials, we understood the weaknesses of this trap.

One is that the timing and location of the stick are constant.

The other is that if you run away from where the stick jumps out, you'll have plenty of room to evade.

The only thing I have to be vigilant about is that the blown fools will grab my body in an attempt to accompany me.

But the Temple of the Fallen Lord God can't afford to have enough talent to gather information in as much detail as we do.

At best, it's just a little memory of the time he was desperate to get through the test.

Even so, the level of detail of the information is different for those who recorded it from a distance from what they actually experienced.

It was the same as fighting monsters without getting detailed information about them.

That's why we have nothing to lose!

My little girls, I'll pay you back for what you owed me!

"Then I will take you back to my temple and teach you the joy of serving the god of war and the joy of obeying me!!"

I didn't know what had happened.

All I know is that I'm dancing in space.

Why, did you get trapped?

Stupid, I know all the traps and the timing, and I've trained for them.

So why are they blowing it up!?

Something to grab... there's no way.

My people... they're flying together.

Don't be silly! I'm at the beginning like this!?

"It's over..."

I am the elite of the Temple of the War Gods, and I will end up dead!?

The fact of the matter makes my head white... it was then.

Whoa, that's dangerous.

I stopped someone from grabbing my arm and blowing it off.

"Oh, oh!?"

Your people were still alive!

That's what I expected, but the moment I saw the face of the opponent who grabbed my arm, the confusion enveloped my brain.

“How's it going?

Come on, I'm not suddenly disqualified or something pathetic

The girl who grabbed my arm was that little Janet.

Well, why?

Why did you help me, my enemy? I tried to listen, but I was so surprised that I couldn't speak.

"Why isn't there anything?" You shouldn't blow up on your own while selling quarrels on your own

"What is the purpose!?"

"What the hell?" I was sold in a fight. You have to win and look back. That's all. "

And I can't believe it. This is a serious fight, isn't it? If the enemy destroys himself on his own, he won't be any luckier. What are you going to do with that stinking rationale!?

"Look, I sold you a fight." Then get your temper and fight to the end! I'll beat it straight in front of me and win! "

Having said that, the little girl returned to her trials.

"... he's an idiot."

Unbelievable, why would you do such a waste of time?

This is a battle for the prestige of the temple, isn't it? Whatever cowardly thing you do, it's an honorable battle you have to win, isn't it? If we win this battle, we're gonna get what we want?

Does she think it's okay if she's trying to keep her pride alive?

How stupid, how shallow, how childish.....

"But why... why do I feel comfortable with it?"

No matter what I think, her behavior is wrong.

Even though I thought it was wrong... I couldn't help but get my chest hot from that mistake.

Just like the day I first became a priest, when I was a blue-ass kid who was just proud to protect his followers.

……

Words are not spoken, but the body rises naturally.

Your chest is hot, your body is hot, your heart is hot.

Running in front of me is more luxurious and small back than mine.

But what a big thing that back is.

"Very well, I'll show you through that back!!"

Aiming for a small but big back, I ran out.