Chapter 16: Saint

Divine power is a hard counter to me, an undead.

If I get hit by Holy Lightning, all the mana that makes up my body will be blown away and I will turn into a handful of ash and fly into the sky.

‘It’s dangerous.’

I absolutely must be careful when dealing with divine power.

So, although this is a little inconvenient, I must tell Lucius in advance.

“Lucius.

Did I say that I am no different from an undead right now?”

“Huh?”

Lucius was surprised.

It seemed that he had either vaguely explained it or not explained it at all.

“…Do you know about Lich?”

“If you say Lich…

Aren’t you that skeleton wizard who is nothing but bones?”

“Yes.

That is exactly the case I am in right now.

I was cursed in the battle with the Demon King and became an undead.”

“Undead….”

Lucius looked me up and down.

Aside from my pale body, I would be no different from a normal person, but I only look lively now thanks to the mana I absorbed through the magic stone.

The veins visible under the white skin might now be more accurately called mana pipes instead of blood vessels.

The more mana you have in your body, the more vibrant you will become, and when your mana runs out, you will turn pale like a corpse.

“How did you end up like that?”

“The Demon King stole your heart.”

“Yes…?”

“That’s it.”

If I explain in more detail, I might end up in a contradiction.

It’s not a good story for the Red Lotus Magician anyway, so if I just show some irritation and stop talking, Lucius won’t bother to look into it in detail anymore.

So-

“Are you saying that the Demon King tore out your master’s chest?”

“Well, that’s what it is.”

“Then what about your heart right now…?”

“It’s being replaced by an artificial heart.

That’s why I need mana.

Instead of blood, mana flows through my body.”

“Then if all my mana runs out…?”

“Die.”

This body will no longer be usable.

Well, if there’s a corpse lover or a necromancer among the dead, I could revive them and carry them around, whether they’re zombies or skeletons, but I can’t move them with my consciousness.

“That’s why I have to be a little careful when dealing with those with divine power.

The mana I have is, um, negative.”

“Are you talking about the contaminated mana that flows from the demon world?”

“Similar.”

My true nature is the Demon King in the first place.

There is no need to say whether the Demon King can absorb and handle light or dark mana better among the mana remaining on the earth.

Furthermore, all the magic stones I have absorbed are magic stones extracted from the Demons.

Since they are magic stones from the hearts of the Demons, it is only natural that mana with negative properties, dark properties, and so-called ‘magic energy’ would gather.

“The divine power purifies and annihilates the demonic power I possess.

Do you know what I mean when I say this?”

“Master, what if a priest were to heal with divine power…?”

“The damage would be equal to the amount of divine power that is being healed.

Hehe…”

“… It is because of the Demon King.”

Lucius began to burn with fighting spirit.

“The Demon King who tore through Master’s chest and took away his heart, I will definitely defeat him.

Also, I will definitely protect Master from being touched by divine power.”

“Okay.

So when people come over there and I’m explaining…”

Sararac.

“Appropriately, kiss me.

Okay?”

“Yes, yes?”

I aimed the branch at one of the goblins who had fallen to the ground.

“Get up.”

The most favored and respected wake-up call among warlocks.

As I recited the magical line, I breathed mana into the goblin’s body.

Gooooo.

The goblin’s body slowly began to straighten up.

Red flames flowed out from both of its eyes, and instead of its clothes, its vital parts began to burn with red flames.

“What is this…?”

“I am a warlock.

Okay?”

“I see.”

Lucius clapped his hands and pointed at me and himself.

“Are you saying that we should disguise ourselves as a pair of adventurers, a rookie swordsman and a warlock master?”

“Exactly.”

Lucius is smart, as expected.

He’s a kind person, so being smart is definitely a good thing.

Why is he a fool when he’s smart?

That’s because even if people make bad assumptions and think bad thoughts, they ultimately trust people.

And for such a sage to come forward and defend me?

No one would suspect that the witch is using the swordsman.

“They’re coming.”

Thud, thud.

A fair number of people began to approach.

I aimed the tree branches at them.

“Who are you?”

“Warlocks?”

“People from the church?”

“… Master?”

Lucius whispered softly behind me in a bitter voice.

“…You’re being polite?”

“Since it’s our first meeting, I should be polite.

Especially to people from the church.”

“…”

“Why are you looking at me like that?

You’re obviously younger than me.

You don’t look like someone of high status.”

“That’s true, but…”

“Why?

You want to be respected?”

I sneered at Lucius.

“If I had the position and status to do so, I would do it.

Not now.”

“What are you whispering about?”

“Excuse me, Your Eminence.”

I stepped forward first and retrieved the mana I had put into the goblin.

It had decreased significantly compared to when I had put it in, but it would be a good way to show that we had no hostility.

“We are adventurers.

We were checking out the goblin den here.”

“Two of us?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm….”

The blonde long-haired woman who seemed to be the representative of the sect looked us up and down.

I stared at her as much as she did at us.

“She’s really pretty!

She was pretty, but her outfit was so lewd that I was dumbfounded.

‘She’s bigger than me, but instead of wrapping herself up, she’s wearing a nightdress-type priest’s outfit?”

The priest’s outfit looked more like something you’d see at a flower shop at night with a priest concept than a priest’s outfit.

She looked more like a slut than a nun.

I thought she was the only one like that…

“Saint!!”

“Saint?”

I realized it when I saw the other priests, including the female knight, running behind me.

“Are you, by any chance, the real saint?”

“…Let me introduce myself.

My name is YanDierre, a saint of the Blue Moon Goddess Sect.”

Saint Yan put her hand on her chest and bowed her head.

If she hadn’t raised her hand, her cleavage would have been clearly exposed.

No.

After the greetings were over, she naturally lowered her hand, so her gaze inevitably went to her cleavage that was once again covered.

That was a shallow trick to subtly appeal to her exposed cleavage.

“I don’t think Lucius can stand that kind of thing.”

I was worried.

I carefully turned my head toward Lucius…

My eyes met Lucius’s.

He hadn’t even noticed my gaze and turned his head away for a moment, and Lucius was only looking at me, not them.

Faith.

Trust….

His eyes seemed to indicate that he didn’t seem to be of any help, so he would just stand back and set the mood.

“Haa.”

In the end, I suggested we kiss, but I was the only one who was wagging my tongue.

Perhaps it was fortunate that Lucius wasn’t flustered by their sloppy nun’s habit.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Saint.”

“Did you kill the goblins here?”

“No.”

Not you.

Lucius killed them all.

“…………”

Yan stared at me intently.

“Really?”

“Of course.

How could you lie about safety?”

I couldn’t lie to a saint.

Since we didn’t kill them, I was confident.

“Then what the heck are these?

It looks like someone of great power has been here…”

“When we arrived, it was already like this.

We thought we’d try to talk to them in case someone of great power had been there, but there wasn’t anyone like that…

Or they hid their identity in a hurry.”

I flinched.

Lucius held onto the ring tightly.

Just in case, I lightly put my shoe on Lucius’s toes to give him a hint.

Knock knock.

Stay still.

Since it was a waste of mana to use telepathy magic, I had no choice but to convey my intentions through gestures.

“Understood.

Still, this place is dangerous.

Will you join us?”

“I wonder if I’m causing trouble for the Goddess Sect…”

I could feel someone giving me a hint from behind the saintess.

After all, the saintess must have nagged me and brought me here while I was heading somewhere in a hurry.

“Can I ask you to just the entrance?

My disciple and I have to go to the village to dispose of the magic stones we obtained here.”

“Understood.

Then please follow me.”

Saint YanDierre extended her hand toward us.

For some reason, her hand and eyes were directed at Lucius, and I felt a sense of unease when I saw her gaze.

Saintess.

Did she by any chance notice the presence of the holy sword?

“Excuse me, but what is your name?”

“Lucius.”

Lucius, who spoke as if he was annoyed, didn’t even glance at the saintess.

Surely, she must be thinking that she wants to hold back her words so that she doesn’t get caught up in some kind of excuse.

“Phew.”

Handsome men are really troublesome.

Even in a cave like this, they’re starting to have a crush.

“It seems like the saintess has fallen for Lucius…”

You can tell just by looking at him.

I’ve seen those looks from many demons when I was active in the Middle-earth as the Demon Lord.

A woman like that would never betray a hero, even if they held hands and walked around the lake at night.

“Huh?”

If we could get the saint to join the hero’s party, wouldn’t it be possible to easily conquer the Demon Lord?

“This is a real deal.

What if we made the saint Lucius’s love s*ave?”

The saint, YanDierre, couldn’t take her eyes off the man.

He was handsome.

He had a good physique, was handsome, and above all, was kind, but he seemed like a beast at night.

Yes, it was love at first sight.

What more could I say here?

But.

“Master, we..”

“Quietly, Lucius.”

The man, Lucius’s gaze was solely focused on the Red-Haired Witch.

YanDierre, who was following them, felt very strange at the strange emotions blooming inside her heart.

Snap.

First of all, it was annoying that the man was only looking at the witch rather than himself.