234 Lesson 234: Monologue of the Saints, Between the Curtains

◆Foca◆

There hasn't been a day since Rex and the others came to the Sacred City without a disturbance.

Sudden renovation of the main god temple, the crusade of dangerous monsters that appeared in the vicinity, the disappearance of the priest of the temple of the war god called the punishment of the gods, and the days without a shortage of talk.

Exactly what I was aiming for.

It's my boss who gets noisy.

"We need to investigate the temple of the Lord God immediately!!"

It is said that, but it is clear that the investigation has already been sent.

On the contrary, like other temples, what would have failed already is obvious when you look at its blue face.

Thanks to you, I can't help but be loud sitting next to you.

“But what are we going to do?Your child keepers were captured and abandoned by the robbers who entered the late-night temple on the side of the road. "

"Left lord, it's already impossible to do activities in the Holy City, or even in neighboring countries."You can go to a remote place at the end of the world. "

It was the senior priests of other departments who disliked their bosses.

I will listen to the arguments around here because they are usual.

Unlike them, I have to take part in the pilgrimage, so I don't want to waste my strength and energy listening to senseless arguments.

"Hmm... what do you think, holy maiden Foca?"

I thought that suddenly the water was directed at me and I felt stiff.

Eh!? I didn't know I was trying to kill Lex and the others!?

When I left the guild, I was able to hide my face!?

"The core of the pilgrimage is you and your companions."I want to hear your opinions about traveling around the world. "

Oh, that's what I'm talking about. I'm surprised...

"I see. I'm certainly curious about the Temple of the Lord God, but I think I'd better leave it alone."

"What the hell!?"

You thought I was betraying your subordinate, and your boss stares at you with an amazing face.

No, let's hide our emotions, even if it's a meeting of senior priests.

That's why you can't make a career.

"The main god temple moved too flashy."Thanks to you, I'm staring at the other temples.And since you seem to be making trouble every night, it's not a good idea to get along with other temples. ”

"In other words, the Temple of the Lord God should be deliberately conspicuous and hide our activities well."

"Yes, it is only natural for my temple to be vigilant from other temples when it comes to pilgrimage journeys."However, there is no need to increase the vigilance from the temple of the main god who has gained the power to do so.Let us play a harmless presence and concentrate on the other temples in the temple of the Lord God.We don't have to tell each other if we cut each other off. "

To be honest, I wanted to stop my boss from running ahead, but if I stopped it, I would be suspected.

Fortunately, Rex and I are connected, so the Temple of the Mother Earth Goddess rightly recognizes me as an ally.

All you have to do is lose so that the people upstairs don't notice.

Well, Foka-chan's right, isn't she?

At that time, there was a voice echoing in the conference room that even felt sharp.

Even though it wasn't a particularly loud voice, as soon as I heard it, the air inside the conference room even cooled down.

"The temple chief..."

Yes, the voice of the Lord was the chief of the temple, where we were the supreme rulers of the temple of the Mother Earth God.

"It's a bad idea to make trouble with someone who might be good at it."I will observe the other temples failing from the outside and measure the strength of the main god's temple. "

"" "" "Hah!!" "" ""

Only one boss seemed to displeasure, but I couldn't defy the temple chief's decision.

Thus, the meeting decided to devote itself to the pilgrimage, rather than to the temple of the main god.

Sure enough, not everyone will obey the orders, but it will help Rex and the others a little.

That's right, Foka-chan

While the meeting was over and everyone was leaving the room, the temple director spoke to me for some reason.

Hmm, I have a bad feeling about this.

I don't think this person will be able to make any money.....

I want you to stop calling me Foca.

I'm old enough... ah, no, I'm still that old!

"Yes, what is it?"

"No, I didn't think I was inspiring you to go on a pilgrimage."

Haha

The temple chief looked me in the eye and said:

"Seeking peace is a good thing because it's in line with our doctrine, but I won't know if I lose on purpose!"

"Hah!? Eh!? That's it!?"

"That's all I've got."And good luck, Foca-chan. "

That said, the temple director had left the conference room.

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"...... I wonder how far you knew that?"

Remembering what happened in the conference room, I muttered to myself.

Was Rex noticing you guys, or was he even aware that I was thinking about the balance between the temples and trying to get my hands out of the way.....

"Either way, we can't just let go anymore, can we?"

I don't know what punishment awaits me if I let go of that temple head.

Unwillingly, but it seems that we have no choice but to take the challenge seriously.

That's fine, but how long do we have to stay dressed like this?

And a wild voice came out to me with renewed determination.

Looking back, there was a woman with a big sword on her back.

Until the end of the pilgrimage, Risow.

I answer women's questions by calling out the names of certain adventurers I know well.

"Don't call me that now."

A woman who was called by her name complained with a face that looked like she had chewed a bitter insect.

Yes, her identity is the famous S-rank adventurer, Lisou, who has double fangs.

Excuse me, Lilica-chan.

Once again, I call Liso by its provisional name.

Fufu, that's a cute name.

"... after all, please stop calling me by my name"

But you didn't like it, either. Liso said not to call me by name and became infidelity.

My pleasure.

"But isn't it okay to go back inside the tent?"After all, most of the participants are men, right? "

The woman who said that seemed nervous was also an S-rank adventurer that I knew well.

Its name is Tenma Lamise.

"That's not how it works, Ramsey."There's no evidence that a man was in it. "

"But, I can't show this to someone I know."Especially for the women I love. "

And the last person to join the conversation was Roddy, the same S-rank adventurer I was.

Really, Roddy? I'd rather be pleased.

"Please don't do this..."

Yes, I was asking all S-rank adventurers I knew to help me.

The purpose is to reinforce the strength of the temple I belong to, but the real purpose is to help Rex become a helper of the main temple.

If I only summoned Rex, I would be in an unnatural situation where I could just send a request to the S-rank adventurer and return him without doing anything.

Now, when a mysterious helper appears in the main god temple, he may find out who he is.

If that happens, I'll find out what I'm trying to do when I call him in.

However, if there were Lisou and the others there, I would have asked all the S rank adventurers I knew to cooperate, but only Lex had turned me down, so I had an unnatural reason to leave.

Of course, it was true that I asked Lisou and the others to help me.

The other temples will use every means to kick down their rivals in order to win the pilgrimage.

Perhaps the Temple of Our Mother Earth has some sort of plan.

And now they were hers.

To participate in the pilgrimage, I was given a magic pill that changed my gender, just like Lex.

... unfortunately, I didn't get the cuteness they did.

"Damn, if you don't give me permission to enter the Church-managed secret land!"

If you don't let rare magical materials flicker!

The lice muttered the same blur several times.

I decided to use many valuable cards to get them a job.

To be honest, I owed them a great deal of money, but they promised me their cooperation.

"Haha, if it wasn't the granddaughter of Mother Earth who accidentally said that!"

"No, you deserve it."

Only one of them, Roddy, got a job from the shrine chief's granddaughter.

It was definitely the adventurer's wish that inspired her to meet Roddy once in a while.

Anyway, for a rookie adventurer, the S rank was a hero on the clouds.

If it's the opposite sex, it can't be helped if you say you can't even admire it.

"No, no, hahaha"

The problem is that the hero dictated it.

That's right, if someone you admire dictates to you, the younger one will have a heavenly day.

Moreover, because I received the social address seriously because I had little interpersonal experience, the conversation became troublesome.....

Roddy, this loan is really expensive.You're going to have to work hard!

"Come on, work and work without ever complaining.I can't sleep forever unless I hurry up and get my camp ready. "

"" "and cheek-" "

We were now preparing to camp with the other participants.

With the Monster Dodge Potion now on the market, I was able to spend a lot of time traveling until my health was maintained.

As a secondary effect, I appreciate the camp's increased level of safety.

When I was setting up a tent on the side of the street while thanking the newly developed handy tools.....

Sole appeared.

Gowow!!

Huh?

Thinking of a sudden gust of wind, something passed beside us.

"What, what!?"

Are you okay, Foca!

Yeah, yeah.

Lisou and the others put their weapons on the alert immediately after the sudden anomaly.

But the sole was nowhere to be found.

He disappeared from our sight in an instant.

A monster attack!?

Everyone, be on alert!

The other participants saw the anomaly, interrupted their preparations for the camp, and began to watch their surroundings.

"It seemed like something had just passed by with tremendous force..."

Oh, that's more than one.

Rock, Roddy, I didn't know that much.

"...... I used exploration magic, but there was no monster response nearby."It looks like he's already out of my range. "

Lamyz was also magically alert to the surrounding area, but he reported that he could not supplement the mysterious existence by shaking his head to the side.

I feel a bit sorry for what I looked like.

"What do we do, change places and camp?"

I shake my head sideways at Roddy's suggestion.

“No, you don't have to.I don't want to waste any effort, and I'm going to camp here as planned. "

"Is it okay? Is there a risk that the guy from before will come back?"

It was certainly natural for an adventurer to think like that.

However, my adventurer told me that there was nothing to worry about.

”Maybe... but I don't think the crab that just passed by will come back...”

I tell the liceos that the mysterious presence has disappeared, looking in the direction of the next town.

Oh, I think it was something we knew well about.

I didn't see it.But I felt the same air of commotion as he did in this commotion.

Best of all, the gusts didn't hit us.

If it were really a monster, we would have suffered some kind of hand injury by now.

……

You must have thought the same thing.When they saw each other's faces, Lisou and the others nodded and turned their attention back to each other.

"" "Certainly." "

Yeah, if that's what other S-rank adventurers thought, I'm sure of it.

I'm starting to feel like I'm going to lose even if I'm serious about this.