chapter 17
17. Do it asshole
After taking enough rest, we got up to explore the dungeon again. Then, I realized a major problem.
“Oh, I can’t see!”
Yes. Our party’s only light source was gone because the holy sword burned up in a dive. It doesn’t matter to me or the hero, but those adventurers must be a problem.
To be honest, I don’t mind if they fall behind, but it didn’t seem like the hero wanted that, so I decided to wake up the holy sword.
[Hey, hey, are you mad?]
Silence.
[Sorry, I’ll apologize. Gulp Gulp. Calm down.]
Well, there’s no way it will work. Since the current holy sword was in a state of sleep, there was a high possibility that even if the hero said he would throw away the holy sword and leave, he would not be able to hear it.
I only do this when it’s very unfavorable. I sighed and reported to the hero.
[I can’t use this.]
“Gee… Hero. Excuse me, could you please make a light for us?”
The leader, who had regained his strength before he knew it, crookedly asked the hero. Well, because there is no other way. It was the moment when the hero raised his hand and tried to use his power.
A very unpleasant, stuffy sensation scratched my brain. Yes, this feeling was something I only felt when I was a novice adventurer crawling on the ground. The feeling when high-ranking seniors dare to beat me!
[Wait.]
“Yes?”
My voice was so solemn that the chatterers stopped moving in an instant.
I was troubled. What is it that bothers me so much? Let’s recall. Adventurer, light, silver rank… Ah! I get it.
[Do you guys have any glowstones?]
A group of regular adventurers with a certain amount of time in the Silver rank, though they may not be of the Bronze rank. When they enter a dungeon like this, there is no way they will neglect their preparations.
At my point, they looked as if they had realized. As soon as they unpacked the luggage handed over from the hero, several stones that scattered soft light rolled down inside.
[Where are you trying to hit our hero?]
That’s a glowstone. Although the strength itself is weaker than that of ordinary stones, it was one of the essential items for adventure because of its ability to glow in the dark.
“That, the glowstone doesn’t light properly…”
Unfortunately, however, the light from the glowstone couldn’t come out properly due to the surreal darkness that dwells in the darkness of the dungeon. In the end, the hero had no choice but to call the light.
Sun, moon, stars. The divine power of the source, unaffected by any god, began at the warrior’s fingertips, drove away the darkness and warmly embraced everything in the area. Including me, of course.
[Kyaaah!]
“Oh, sorry.”
There is no destructive power in that divine power, but for me, who is the opposite, just touching it was fatal. As I glared at him, the warrior shyly adjusted the angle of the light.
With the sphere of light floated by the hero, we started walking in a procession as if playing a train. As long as there were warriors in the party, the existing formations were meaningless.
“Me, the warrior.”
“Huh?”
However, before walking for a few minutes, the leader with a pale complexion grabbed the hero. It’s not like you’re trying to hold on to the hero’s ankle while you’re resting again.
“It’s nothing else, now that I’ve found my luggage, I thought it might be a good idea to start exploring the terrain… Don’t we know about this dungeon?”
However, his horse is quite adventurous, so I decided to raise my internal rating of the leader by half a star.
“No need, no need to worry.”
Just in time, there were two wizards and a ranger in the party, so if you use the various tools of an adventurer, you should be able to collect a lot of information about the dungeon from the spot.
However, despite the leader’s suggestion, the hero did not stop. Other adventurers had no choice but to follow her because her hero knew that her roots would fall out of her range of light.
“Because I know the road.”
The hero lacked common sense in many ways, but he was not an ignorant person without answers. Of course, the hero’s step toward her now was not an aimless step.
– God’s Protection (EX) activated!
– Bestows protection to the target according to the current situation.
– Activate the blessing of heresy eradication (S-)!
– Locate the nearest Heretic. All stats are increased by 30% when fighting heretics.
It’s ridiculous that I was proud of the status window when I first crash landed in another world.
I feel a tingling sensation even though I share a little bit of sense with the warrior. From far away, the feeling that something is pulling us.
[As expected, this dungeon was touched by human hands.]
I guessed from the fact that it was a hybrid of a slime and an ogre that would never happen naturally, or that it couldn’t exert its power even though it contained a soul.
The situation became a little clearer when I saw the blessing given to the hero. This is a dungeon touched by the power of evil. Among them, those who are heinous enough to deal with souls are demon contractors or the Dark Church.
[Well, it must be the Dark Church.]
“Yes? What do you mean?”
It’s nice that the leader doesn’t miss my self-talk and reacts properly. As my words continued, the already pale leader’s face became even paler.
[What are you denying reality? This is a dungeon created by the Dark Church.]
“Kuk!”
“Zach!”
As soon as my mouth put that ominous name in my mouth, the leader fell down in horror. No, looking closely, it was not the leader who fell, but the wizard who was supporting him.
The leader only got tangled up in the mage, but his expression was calm in its own way, even though his face was pale. The wizard, on the other hand, was frightened and bit the crab foam.
“The Dark Church! That said, you have to be at least a gold-level adventurer to meet it…!”
[No, what did you ask me to do?]
The seizure was so morbid that if I were a man and not a sword, I would have been able to grab him by the throat. I spoke in a puzzled voice.
[No, there is a hero right next to you, what are you afraid of?]
But we had to stop again shortly after our walk, as the sorcerer began to tremble all over his body. The ranger smiled and came up to me and made an excuse.
“Sorry. Emily has a history of being kidnapped by the Dark Church as a child, so she’s a bit sensitive about this.”
[Yeah, I’m not curious.]
Clear your mug. You can’t see On the other side of the situation where the ranger sulked and withdrew, the leader was comforting the wizard.
“Okay, it’s okay. Isn’t the hero by our side right now?”
“Poetry, I hate it. Again sacrificed, blood drawn…”
“Don’t worry. Because I will protect you.”
Even in the midst of this, the shining personality of the couple who cast salting and the ranger who freely exposes the dark past of his colleagues was the point to watch.
Because of the name of the Dark Church, or perhaps because the surroundings were so noisy, the light slowly returned to the holy sword hanging from the warrior’s waist as if it were dead.
[Have you gotten rid of all the bruises?]
[······It’s noisy.]
I don’t know, but a guy who has lived for thousands of years is sometimes like an adolescent girl like this. When I chuckled, the holy sword closed its mouth with a gloomy expression.
Still, unlike when I was teasing the holy sword when I was in Vigo, it exercised the right to remain silent for almost a month, but now it was a green light that it broke the silence in less than an hour.
[No, listen. Isn’t this the time to show personal feelings?]
[Hey, what else are you trying to dazzle me with?]
[The Dark Church, the Dark Church!]
[The molds of the world, who live by the light of God, but do not know how to feel grateful, and covet more, dare!]
Even in the midst of his anger, he was conscious of the gazes of other adventurers, so he felt sorry for the holy sword, who spoke in a dignified tone. Although the word mold doesn’t sound very noble.
[Hero, could you wait a moment? From now on, I will try to locate the evil seed…]
[No, I already know the location.]
It’s good to be motivated, but how distracted are you that you can’t even recognize the protection of the owner? When I clicked my tongue, the holy sword made a bewildered noise.
[Eh?]
“······As expected, incompetent.”
The holy sword sank without speaking at the warrior’s attack after a long absence. By the way, the detection ability of the holy sword is not up to the hero, let alone me.
“By the way, is the Demonic Sword all right?”
[What.]
“Wasn’t Demon Sword friendly to the Dark Church? So far, many owners have belonged to the Dark Church.”
The one who spoke to me was a warrior with no presence. Well, not only presence, but also lack of notice.
When I talk about the former owner, the hero is staring at me! Even when dating, it’s taboo to bring up the story of your ex!
[No no no. Wait, you must be wrong. I have nothing to do with the Dark Church!]
“So, is that a lie? Master, didn’t you?”
[It’s not like that. It has nothing to do with the owner and the affiliation… Come to think of it, among my old masters, there were also paladins, right?]
Oops, what the previous owner said was a mine! Obviously, because of the seal wrapped around the handle, there was no way that the outside force would come through, but I felt that the warrior’s grip had grown stronger.
[hahahaha, of course it’s all an old story. Is not it? Now my master is the only warrior.]
“A little, even before. I heard it from someone else.”
Given the body but not the heart? Now that I think about it, this excuse seems to be the worst, so I decided to turn the arrow of my anger on the adventurers.
[No, no. Listen. Really, there is only the warrior now? I can prove it!]
The arrows of my anger, of course.
Because it’s cute to be startled by my words… No. As a far-flung senior, I didn’t intend to use this method, considering my junior adventurers in a good way!
We were just getting closer to a member of the Dark Church who is believed to be the creator of this dungeon. But really, isn’t it more comfortable to let them come than to go?
Just in time, I also knew how to summon the Dark Church.
“How?”
[Hmm, hmm.]
Of course I don’t have a body because it’s a sword, but I cleared my throat with a clearing of my throat and gave strength to my stomach.
The Dark Church is outsiders who abandon the three gods and serve the evil god, the minor itself. As much as they sell the dark side of the dark side, their fan spirit is beyond imagination.
But what if someone else hates it? Of course, these fanatics can’t just listen to it.
[Neg God is an idiot who gets stabbed in the back even by the bastards I raise?]
A mind wave concentrated in one direction with all its might was shot through the darkness of countless spaces.
The reverberation of that sound alone made the adventurers’ ears burst with blood. A huge echo like the roar of a giant reverberated through the walls of the dungeon and spread to the deepest depths.
To prove my heart to the hero while summoning a member of the Dark Church. That’s just insulting the previous owner.
“Stupid Woo-ja go-!”
Wow, the effect is certain.