Faith Life of a Former Scammer

018. Welcome to membership!

It would be absolutely unacceptable to entice the high priest to share the wood.

I had to take advantage of this situation.

‘You can’t be specific. You have to mislead yourself.’

what he saw

What misunderstanding are you having?

Leon doesn’t know.

I can’t even ask

In this situation, the correct answer is to just give off a mysterious atmosphere and talk about floating clouds.

“He helped me while I was treating Seira.”

“You said you helped with the treatment?”

When the High Priestess focuses on ‘healing’, Seira becomes an important figure.

do not do that. You have to make the high priest an important person.

“That’s a bit odd.”

Leon changed the topic.

“Is it strange?”

“Treatment was going well. It was not a situation where I needed help.”

“What do you mean?”

“I didn’t come here for treatment. It seems that staying for a while was the purpose itself.”

“Huh. How come.”

We need to shake the high priest here.

“There are three people in this prayer room right now. You must have come to meet one of these three.”

First, I narrowed it down to three.

“As I said earlier, the god did not come for Seira’s treatment.”

Leone pointed to the sleeping Seira.

Of the three, Seira was excluded.

“Me too. He said he stayed with me, so I’m not important. I was just his vessel.”

After sneakily removing Leon, only one high priest remains.

“High Priestess, how did you come here? Did God guide you?”

Why did God come here?

It is not Leon who will answer this question.

“High priest, why did God come to meet you?”

The answer will have to be found by the high priest.

“God for me… … .”

No matter what conclusion the high priest draws, it will be of help to Leon unconditionally.

‘Why am I clearing up this misunderstanding? Try to solve it in a good way yourself. High priest.’

This is the perfect improvisation.

‘Oh, sweet, sweet.’

The jar of honey that fell outside was also very sweet.

* * *

After sneaking an answer to the high priest, Leon returned to the dormitory in peace.

‘finally!’

It was my turn to try out the skills that appeared on the notification window.

A few conditions were necessary, but it didn’t matter.

‘Fresh test subjects in the dormitory… … No, because there are seniors!’

Three warriors were prepared in the dormitory. Checking the skill in detail and experimenting can be done ‘with’ the children.

‘very good!’

I arrived at the dormitory full of anticipation, but only Philip was inside.

“Welcome, Leon! How have you been? Are you here today?”

Philip welcomed Leon with a bright smile.

“yes. It arrived during the day.”

“The day?”

“I came to help Seira and report to the high priest.”

“Ah, I’m glad. I was worried because I was always in the prayer room.”

Leone responded moderately and asked another question.

“What about the other kids by the way?”

“ah. Ed said he was working all night in the lab for some research.”

No faith, but Ed was a gifted kid.

He was still adapting well.

“Charles?”

“Charles seems to be working overtime. You seem strangely busy these days?”

Busy finances meant that the church was ‘preparing’ for something.

It was a bit disappointing not to have Ed and Charles, but it was good news for both.

“Are you Philip?”

“I’ve been fine. I am building my body while training hard.”

“Is that so, you seem to be feeling a little better?”

Lyon blinked.

“Is not it? I really like the training method you taught me, Leon. You can continue training without getting tired. So much fun!”

I don’t know why it was fun, but I could tell that he was working hard.

Well, now I had to ask for the real thing.

“Are there any bullies?”

There was no way the mischievous children would leave Philip, who was big and easy-going.

“it’s okay. Leon, because you said you would find a way. I will grow more.”

It was just as I thought.

Leon’s expression darkened.

“So, you mean you’re being bullied?”

“It’s really okay. Actually, it doesn’t hurt too much.”

Leon’s expression darkened even more.

“Are you saying you’re being beaten by guys who don’t even hurt to hit them?”

“Is that so?”

“You foolish bear! Why are you getting hit with that?!”

“Right, that’s not right. It’s sparring, but I didn’t do it right.”

He even thought it was his own fault.

“Did you tell Charles to help you? What are you doing after you say you’ll take good care of the kids!”

“… … I didn’t tell you.”

I was so frustrated that I felt like I was about to explode.

“Are these heretics touching my baby? Head!”

“Ha-don’t do it, Leon! it’s okay!”

As Leone tried to get up, Philip grabbed him.

“hey! don’t let go?! If you hit me on the head one by one with the strength to stop me, I won’t be bullied!”

He couldn’t fight, but Philip’s body, which had been trained repeatedly, was no different from a weapon.

“Mi, I’m sorry.”

Philip bowed his head with a sullen expression.

“Why are you sorry?! Are you guilty?! Why are you lowering your head?!”

“M-I’m sorry.”

Come to think of it, Leon wasn’t unaware that Philip was this kind of guy.

The feverish head cooled down.

“I was going to go and catch all these heretics, but now that I think about it, that’s not so good.”

“Yes? suddenly?”

Philip was taken aback by the sudden change in Leon.

“It’s not good for you and it won’t relieve my anger.”

“then?”

Originally, revenge is the best thing to do yourself.

“You are doing it.”

“What?!”

This wasn’t just revenge.

It is ‘hunting’.

“It’s a heretic hunt!”

“It’s not like that!”

wait, heretics.

Iron Armory Phillip goes.

* * *

Philip’s problem is simple.

‘Lack of fighting spirit.’

There was nothing most important to a warrior.

This was a fatal weakness, but one that could be addressed.

‘Originally, I was going to solve it with the blessing of the Holy War.’

A blessing from the temple that creates a kind of berserker.

Although there are minor problems with side effects and forbidden blessings, it can create a ‘fighting spirit’ in Philip anyway.

‘I don’t need it anymore. Because I got this ridiculous skill.’

Of course, he had no intention of using something sloppy like the blessings of the temple now.

You can use what you have.

Leone opened a notification window.

[Special Skill: Analysis of ?? has been completed.]

[Special skill: Please register the skill name of ??.]

after the analysis is complete.

Only skill registration was left.

‘This skill name is perfect for this skill.’

There was a skill name that Leon had in mind.

‘Set the skill name as member registration.’

[Special Skill: Membership has been registered.]

Sign Up.

It’s a slightly unusual skill name, but it makes sense when you look at the description.

[Special Skill: Join Membership]

[If the restrictions are satisfied, the sacred power in the shape of a tree is distributed to the opponent.]

Of course, I couldn’t share it with just anyone.

There were some limitations.

[Have the same faith]

[Divine power user]

[Perfect trust relationship]

[Explain the cost of the skill to the target]

‘It seems like a lot, but it’s a condition that can satisfy all of them if I invest a little time.’

There was no such thing as a limit on the number of uses, so this limit was fine.

‘Considering the additional effect, I would have understood it even if more conditions were added.’

I checked the additional effect at the end of the notification window.

[Additional effect: A part of the ‘growth mechanism’ that the tree planted target will gain in the future is absorbed.]

Giving away this tree was not free. As if receiving a usage fee, you receive the growth value obtained after the tree is planted in return.

‘This is really crazy.’

The word growth value is not simply limited to the body.

This is a very comprehensive meaning.

newly acquired knowledge.

A skill acquired through training.

A physical ability obtained through training.

A talent built up through hard work.

All of this is included in the price.

‘That’s why I sign up as a member.’

As long as members were gathered, Rion could become stronger.

‘Besides, I’m perfect with the priest.’

It recruits followers using the divine power, the power of the gods.

This was the priest’s job.

“Rion?”

Philip seemed to have made up his mind, awakening Leon’s thoughts.

“As I said before, I can give you the strength to overcome, but this is by borrowing the power of the gods. need a price You must not forget.”

In order to keep the restrictions, the cost was repeatedly explained.

“Didn’t Sei say that her mental illness was cured with this?”

“yes.”

I had already explained everything to Philip.

“I’ve been thinking about it.”

Philip poured out his heart with a serious face.

“It doesn’t matter if you grow a little less. According to Leon, I will work hard to grow where I have not reached yet. Leon, please. help me.”

Philip made a decision.

“Welcome to membership, Philip.”

“Sign Up?”

“There is such a thing.”

Leon smiled and activated the skill.

[Special skill: Membership registration is activated.]

That evening a small tree was planted in Philip’s heart.

A fighting spirit is a tree full of miasma.

‘Heretics, wait!’

* * *

the next morning.

Leon got up early in the morning and ran around busily.

“Saira, are you going to pray today?”

“yes! I will grow more trees!”

“great. Pray hard.”

“Yes, Leon. No, Senior Leone!”

Check Seira’s schedule.

“Philippe, work hard today. Because you have that, you should be able to recover even if you do it more radically.”

“Okay, Leon.”

I didn’t forget to ask Philip as well.

‘I need to gather information.’

I had to check how much each person received in return.

‘Since I said some, I don’t think it’s that many.’

With worry and anticipation, Leon observed the changes in his body.

At first I felt nothing.

‘Isn’t this working? Are the kids playing?’

That’s what I was thinking.

But as time passed, my thoughts changed.

‘This?!’

It was something I hadn’t seen because it was Leon, who had so much divine power.

‘It’s being absorbed into the tree.’

It was a really small amount of divine power, but it was clearly being absorbed into the tree.

‘It’s done, it’s done!’

The amount was really small, but that didn’t matter.

It is something that members need to collect.

It was important that it was being absorbed normally.

Even more surprising was the change in body.

‘crazy. Like this?!’

I wanted to convey my physical ability, but it unfolded in an unimaginable way.

The roots of the tree in his chest began to grow and spread throughout his body.

‘no way.’

Then he began to deliver ‘something’ to the body.

There was no noticeable change, but this was also transmitted normally.

‘It’s a jackpot, a jackpot!’

Rion stood up after confirming the change in her body. This was enough to confirm the effectiveness of the skill.

“Then shall we go?”

There was one last thing left to check.

“Philip’s heresy hunt begins!”

Even if grace is accidentally lost, resentment will never be forgotten.

If you mess with my baby, you should be prepared to get beaten up too.

Leone moved to the place where the preliminary combat priests were training.