230 Lesson 228: The Beginning of the Pilgrimage, Legendary Explosion

"" "Ohohohohohohohohoho (Noisy running bass voice)" "

Coming to the venue of the pilgrimage, we were overwhelmed by the countless figures of the Amazonians gathered there.

"What is this..."

Yeah, I really can't say much more than this.

Until then, the venue was filled with muscles.

Um, are these really women...?

Oh, isn't this the temple of the gods?

"Huh!? Ahh, um..."

Tracy, who was suddenly spoken to by the giant Amazoness, was frightened to the back.

Yeah, I know how that feels.I mean, this guy is really bad.

"Oops, excuse me. My name is Martha and I serve the god of commerce."

"Huh? Ah, yes. Thank you. Um... my name is Tracy..."

The female priestess named Martha turns her attention from Tracy to us.

"By the way, I can't see your temple chief?"(heavy bass voice) "

Looks like Martha didn't want us to be the temple director.

"However, the temple director is not participating this time..."

"Oh my God! What did you do to your health?! (heavy bass voice)"

"Hiuu!? No, no... the temple director is already old, so I've been invited to participate..."

Tracy managed to return her words as Martha's megalomaniacs put her down.

Yeah, it's overwhelming.

"Oh, is that so?"Now, let us pray to our God for the good health of the temple chief. "

"Hi, how are you..."

Martha cuts off the Holy Seal of the Merchant God on her chest and prays to him in unison.

"Um... um... is there anything you could do for us?"

Ask Martha, who finished the prayer, what was required of Tracy, Martha laughs calmly and with a heavy voice.

"No, I just came to say hello."

"Hah, hah... is that so?"Thank you for being courteous. "

"Then I'll do it." Let's do our best together (heavy bass voice) "

Ah, yes, let's do our best!

Apparently she was just here to say hello, and Martha left without doing anything in particular.

"I'm so surprised."I didn't expect to be spoken to by the temple of the god of commerce. "

Apparently, she was quite nervous, and Tracy sighed heavily and fainted.

"I didn't think there was anyone who would talk to me like that..."

Yeah, I was surprised to hear that.

But that must mean that the authority of the Temple of the Lord God in the Holy City has fallen.

Now I know why Foca fears that the balance of power between the temples will break down.

In other countries, it's unusual to be able to blatantly differentiate between churches.

There may be many or no one-pillar churches of God depending on the country, but it rarely makes a big difference where multiple churches of God coexist.

Above all, since this is a holy place for each church, it is abnormal that the difference in Juju power can be seen.

"Hmm, the temple of the gods has plenty of room to talk to each other friendly since before we started!"(Wild damn voice) "

”Fuahh!?”

The one who showed up with a loud voice was a very bad-looking priestess.

"Eh, who is it?"

Tracy is puzzled by being spoken to by someone she doesn't even know.

"Are all the people in the Temple of the Lord God so polite!? It would be polite to name yourself before asking people!"(Wild damn voice) "

”Hiuuu!?”

Although it is a one-sided allegation, Tracy is about to cry too forcefully.

"I-I 'm sorry, I'm tray..."

Waiting for you, sister.

But it was Gyro-kun who stopped it. [M]

Even though you've spoken to me, you're not being polite or anything.

"What are you!? (Wild damn voice)"

The priestess of Dami's voice, who was challenged by Gyro-kun, feels discouraged.

"It's more rude of you to talk to me without even asking yourself."That guy just called himself right away, didn't he? "

"Geez... yeah, that's good."I'm Sun... it's Sunny. Little girl, name yourself (wild damn voice) "

"Janet... it's Janet."

"Janet. Hmm, let's remember that name."I'm telling you, a pilgrimage isn't as sweet as a little girl like you can achieve.If you don't want to see the pain in your eyes, you're going to be in danger now. "

Haha, thanks for the advice.

”Tsk... don't regret it”

Yes, when Sunny told her to throw up, she immediately turned her heels and left.

"What's he doing here?"

After all, Sunny left without doing anything in particular.

Did she come to say hello?

"Um, Janet-san... thank you for that."

And Mr. Tracy says thank you to Mr. Gyro.

Ah? What are you talking about?

"You protected me from that scary person, didn't you?"

I'll tell Gyro-kun, who's twisting his neck, that Tracy has protected me from Sunny.

"Oh, that's right. Don't worry about it.I just did it on my own because he was upset. "

“But thank you. It's amazing how you can stand up to such a scary person.”

It's not a big deal.

Well, we're really men.I certainly don't feel like Tracy has done anything as dangerous as she thinks.

Fufufufu, you were so flashy.

Gyro, as you speak, a familiar voice joins the conversation.

"Foka-san!?"

Yes, it was Foca who came.

And there was also the figure of Foka-san's fellow priests.

"Yes, my name is Foca, a priest serving the Mother Earth God. Nice to meet you all."

Apparently, Foka-san greeted herself while watching her interactions.

Well, I really know about Mr. Foca, but since I'm in front of Mr. Tracy, it's better to pretend to be the first person I see.

I inadvertently called you by name, but I wonder if Foka-san is a celebrity so I can fool him somehow?

"S-Saint Foca!? Why!? No, no, it's a pleasure to meet you!My name is Tracy, and I am a priest serving the gods! "

It was Tracy who panicked at Foca's appearance, but even if it was the third time, she managed to return the greeting.

Is this because I greeted Martha and Sunny?

Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Tracy.

"Hmph!?"

Tracy's body suddenly leans towards Foca's smiling face, which is full of compassion.

"Wow, look out!"

Knolbe was in a hurry to look at Tracy, whose face had turned bright red.

"Haha, I can't believe I can talk to the saintess and the famous Foca-san..."

It seems that Foca's fame is great in the Holy City, but no, because it's the Holy City.

When Foca saw Tracy, who had become Funya Funya, she laughed softly, turning her back on her and whispering to us.

”Fufu, you're surprised at all the participants, aren't you?”

It sounds a little unusual, but that's not a little bit.

"I don't think it's such a woman."Isn't he actually a man? "

"Hey, I lost it to the stone..."

I tried to stop Gyro-kun in a hurry because he said something so clear, but Foca makes a giggle.

"Yes, that's right."

"" "" "" "Eh?" "" "" "

Moreover, you admit it from where you scold!?

You're right about them. You're right about them.

"" "" "" Eh!? "" "" ""

We unexpectedly shouted at Mr. Foca's outrageous remarks.

"What do you mean, what do you mean, a man?!"

But Foca sends a gesture with her fingers to her mouth.

(What do you mean?)

(That's exactly what I meant. I wonder if Lex and the others can think of any fuss?)

I can't help but think of a verse.....

(((Ah)))

Lilliella, Mina, and Megri responded to Foca's words.

(Have you noticed anything, Mr. Liliera?)

(Um, yeah, I think we got it.)

However, Liliera turned away with a somewhat sloppy look.

(In other words, you did the same thing as Rex and the others, didn't you?)

Huh? That's.....

(They also became women by taking magic drugs for sexual conversion)

(((ah, ahhh!!)))

After hearing Megli-san's words, we finally understood what Foca-san meant by his words.

(Seriously! Were they really men?!)

(Is it true that other churches did the same thing!?)

I didn't think we'd be surprised to find people who were women with magic pills.

I mean, there were people who took this medicine from themselves.....

This is an open secret in pilgrimage rituals.

To our surprise, Mr. Foca continues to explain.

(Only women can take part in the pilgrimage.However, monsters and bandits come to the journey, and the journey itself is simply harsh.The priests in the Holy City were many excellent people.Even so, the number of female priests who could fight between temples was limited.In the first place, the priest's job is not to fight.)

Oh, sure enough, a priest who worships God is about saving people, and he's never a fighter.

There are exceptions like the War God Priest and the Temple Knight, but they don't usually fight aggressively.

And the priest's magic was more defensive and healing than attacking.In that sense, it would not be a good fit for battle.

"So the business god priest started using the recipe for the feminized magic medicine that was just conveniently found."Then the information leaked out deliberately or accidentally. If the temple of the merchant god uses such a hand, I will start using it.It means that each temple that is no longer bound by its gender has come to collect its prowess from the rest of the world in search of a stronger handpiece. "

(((((Uwa...))))))

I wonder if most of those participants are actually men.....

However, since we were collecting talent from all over the world, the venue feels so international.

The person over there is obviously dressed in the Eastern style, and the person over there with black and brown skin and silver hair is a man from the South?

Everyone came all the way from a distance to join the pilgrimage and took the feminine medicine... how did they feel about it?

But you really surprised me, Mr. Lex.

So Foca said something meaningful.

(What do you mean?)

(I think you can tell by looking at them, but the appearance of the feminine potion corresponds to the original body)

(Haha)

Anyway, if it is a magic drug that is decided in advance to transform, if it is simply feminized, it will definitely be based on the original body.

(That's why when they become feminized, the flesh they've trained becomes a girl as it is.Even if the mother is a lavish beauty, she doesn't look like her mother.But Rex and the others are cute girls, aren't they?You say that the original quality was good, or that there were qualities......)

And Faka-san smiled happily.It's kind of scary, but...

"Hey, hey, who said that?"Take a good look. Look, even the abdominal muscles are bucky! "

That said, Gyro-kun turns his clothes around and shows his stomach.

"" "" Whoa!? "" "

At that moment, the gaze inside the venue gathered on Gyro-kun.

"What happened? My stomach cracked properly..."

"Hey, idiot! What are you showing me!"

Seeing the sight, Mina hurriedly covered her stomach with Gyro-kun.

"What are you talking about?"You're hungry, aren't you? You're not ashamed to be seen. "

It's usually embarrassing!

Mina grabs the sleeves of your clothes with every hand. [M]

"Damn, make yourself a little more feminine!"

"What are you talking about, I..."

It's something like that, isn't it?

"Oh, yes."

Gyro-kun nodded in a panic as he received Mina's prickly gaze.

(That's why about 90% of the female participants are men.That's why I don't shy away from thinking that women are the opponents.)

(Haa...)

So I suddenly became concerned about the people who were beside Foca.

These people are pretty nasty too, but maybe.....

So when I tried to see Foca's people, they turned away immediately.

I wonder if you're shy?

I know why you don't want to be seen by your acquaintances, but Foca's people don't know each other.

(Well then, even if we talk too long, we'll be suspicious, so we'll be rude around here.I wish you good luck, Lech. No, Lakshi-chan!)

Gyro-kun muttered as he saw off Foka-san and the others who were leaving.

"... by the way, big brother... elder sister..."

"What's the matter, Jia...... Net-chan?"

"Ninety percent are men, and ten percent are women."

"That's right..."

We go around the venue somehow. [M]

There you can see ordinary women like Foca and Tracy, but they still don't reach even 10% of the population.

That is to say....

"Which one is a real woman...!?"

”Ja... Net-chan, if you care, I think you'll lose”

I really don't think it's a good idea to worry about it.....

Quiet down! We're about to begin the pilgrimage ceremony.

When I was talking about it, someone who thought I was an operation clerk told me to start the ceremony.

At the side of the venue, there were seats for management personnel, and there were elderly priests sitting there already.

And when our participants were quiet, the grandfather dressed in tailor-made priests' clothes stood up from the related seats.

Welcome, maidens of the pilgrimage.

"" "" "Bubu!!!" "" "

The words "maiden" blow out throughout the venue.

Yeah, I don't think there's a maiden in this mentee... because it's 90% male.

"Well, as usual, rituals were usually held under the auspices of the shrine of the main god, but since the objection was raised, we decided to visit God on a pilgrimage in accordance with the ancient Covenant.All of you who take part in the pilgrimage are honest...... ”

I'm going to start talking about the pilgrimage by the representative grandfather priest...

"It's been a long time..."

When will it be over?

Yes, Grandpa, the priest talk was very long.

It was the same in previous lives and generations, but these stories are always the same...

Then I will hold a pilgrimage.

At last, a long story ends.

Well then, I wish you all a good fight.Please leave with us!

I was told that the pilgrimage had begun, and everyone started moving all at once...

"Whoa, whoa!? Oh, don't push!?"

"Wow, that's dangerous!?"

We're all starting to run together, and we're going to be pushed out of balance from behind.

It was then.

There was a click at our feet.

"" "" "" "Eh?" "" "" "

DOKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

And the venue was wrapped in a big explosion with a tremendous sound.

◆Steering Committee Members◆

"Oh, this year is even more flamboyant."

After seeing the participants involved in the explosion, we unlock a pre-loaded defensive magic item.

Hmm, it seems that some of the participants stepped on the magic item that happened to be buried in the battle, causing a huge explosion of bad luck.

Normally, that's impossible, but anything can happen at a pilgrimage venue.

For every trouble is a trial that God has given to the participants.

"Oh, that's tough." Will the participants be all right? ”

We confirm that the participants who flew out of the flames are the followers of the temple to which they belong.

"Oh, my participants are safe."No, I'm glad I let you have expensive defensive magic items just in case. ”

"We are too." I didn't expect to use a trump card at the beginning of this. "

"Oops, it looks like the other temples were safe as well."As the pilgrimage becomes more dangerous year after year, is there a plan in place? ”

The pilgrimage is a ceremony to recreate the harsh journey of the first popes and offer their faith to God.

Therefore, for some reason, every time on a pilgrimage, an incident that is not possible in an ordinary journey occurs continuously.

Therefore, each temple employs skilled adventurers and mercenaries to defend itself with more expensive magic items.

Every temple is equipped with defensive magic items and fast-running magic items to start dashing.

It is no exaggeration to say that what is needed to win the pilgrimage is a connection that purchases solid strength, abundant financial resources and high-performance magic items.

That's why.....

"Hmm? Wait a minute. The Temple of the Lord God is not coming out. Could it be....."

"I hear that the budget can't afford it because it's falling."Maybe the countermeasures weren't enough and you got caught up in it? "

"Oh, my God!" I didn't expect the temple of the Lord God to fall off at the beginning of this! "

Those without power, money, or connections are not even eligible to participate.

The most experienced shrine chief probably abstained this year because of his age.

"But maybe I should have thought about it."The danger increases as the pilgrimage progresses.It would have been better for them if they had dropped out here. "

The Priest of the God of Knowledge deliberately said that it was your men who planted that magic item.

But it is not only the Temple of the God of Knowledge.

All the trials in this pilgrimage are in fact nothing but sabotage work between the temples.

I'm just saying that it's a test for God to deceive such blatantly unnatural sabotage.

Yes, if the things we need face to face are power, money and connectivity, then what we need behind the scenes is evil and upside-down.

Because pious faith is of no use.

"Oops, the smoke is clearing up."I hope there's someone alive. "

The smoke of the big explosion finally cleared up, and Baba, the priest of the Mother Earth Goddess, said something white.

This woman is so obsessed with us who are followers of the god of commerce that she is stunned by the priestess who is called a saint in her own temple and is halfway there.

It was a well-known story that it was said that the calculation method of making a lot of money in the name of the healing magic of the saintly lady was ruined.

"If there are survivors, let the young people at my place be treated."Let's pay for the treatment later ".

There she is. It's no wonder why she believes in Mother Earth.

Well, in any case, it would be less profitable for the followers of the trade gods to compete with each other for customers, or something like that.

Good. If they're alive, I'll treat them a little cheaper than this baba.

It's called mercy from me.

When I thought about it, I saw something moving in the smoke.

Oh, the lucky ones.I didn't know he was alive.

Nevertheless, it was such a big bang.it's not safe.....

Ahh, I'm surprised

"" "" "..." "Eh?" "" "

What the hell is that, a sudden explosion?

"Come on, you're welcome all of a sudden."Tracy's sister, is it always so much fun to go on a pilgrimage? "

"No, no, I don't think so... but I only know what I heard from the temple director."

"So that was somebody's sabotage?"It's a pretty bold thing to do, isn't it? "

"It's not a question of being bold!? The intent to kill is too high!"You're dying normally! "

"Smoky"

"Kyuhun"

What emerged from it were the priests of the main god temple without a scratch.

"" "" "Haaaaa!?" "" "