Chapter 20: Class

“Calm down.

I’m truly sorry that things have come to this, but…”

“Ugh, ugh, ugh…!!”

The only surviving young man in the village.

I wanted to ask him the whole story, but he was in no position to calm down.

“Father, mother!!”

The death of his parents.

Not only was the entire village dead, but the fact that his parents were among them made it impossible for the young man to calm down.

“What should I do?”

“…We should wait until everything calms down.

Tell the knights to search the area.

Get in formation as much as possible and prepare for a surprise attack.”

“Understood.”

As soon as Yan gave his order, Lilies commanded the knights and began to search the area.

….

Leaving the young man sobbing in front of his parents’ corpses behind for a moment, Yan quietly headed to the center of the village square.

“It’s gone…”

The holy sword was gone.

The holy sword that should have been stuck in this spot, that should have been guarding the village of the holy sword for hundreds of years, was nowhere to be seen.

“Someone pulled the holy sword out…”

The Holy Sword Hero appeared.

However, the whereabouts of the Hero were completely unknown.

Of course, since all of the Hero’s villagers had been massacred.

“Does the murderer know where the Holy Sword is…?

No, why on earth did they kill them?”

Yan couldn’t understand the actions of the attackers.

“They must have noticed the Holy Sword’s reaction and arrived before us, but why did they kill the villagers like this…?”

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand the situation.

Yan cautiously extended his hand toward the empty ground where the Holy Sword was.

“SaintYan of the Changwol Shingyo asks.

Spirits of the Moonlight, answer…huh?”

Yan tried to ask the spirits standing on the ground for help.

However, even the spirits weren’t there.

It was as if they had been afraid of what had happened here and had fled to another place, and the Moonlight Spirits, who should have been everywhere, were nowhere to be found.

“…I really don’t know.”

It really seemed as if there had been an organized cover-up of what had happened here.

In the end, no one but the young man, the sole survivor, knew the truth.

Yan carefully approached the young man, but….

Ta-ang!

“!!”

The sound of gunfire could be heard from afar.

Yan quickly ran forward and thrust his hand forward.

Ka-ang!

“Hi, hiik!!”

The lance of the moon that extended from Yan’s hand deflected the magic bullet.

The young man fell to the ground in shock, and Yan aimed the lance into the darkness.

“Who are you?

Reveal your identity.”

[As expected of a saint.]

Thud, thud.

In the pitch-black darkness, emitting a red light, the Death Knight appeared forward.

[I was just going to retreat, but I feel uneasy.]

“Dark Knight…”

[Get out of the way, saint.]

Clang.

The dark knight loaded his shotgun and aimed it at the young man.

[I feel really bad right now.

I left him with a lot of trouble, and he came back completely broken.]

“It’s not my business.”

[Right.

It’s not your business.

So…]

Ta-aang!

The shotgun’s muzzle fired again.

The magic bullets aimed at not only the young man, but also Yan’s entire body, scattering and flying.

“In the name of God!”

Yan stood still while praying.

The robe that had been covering her body instantly faded into a blue light, and soon Yan’s body was left with only blue clothing.

The uniform of the Changwol Goddess Church.

The arms were exposed up to the armpits, and the legs were exposed up to the pelvis, accurately covering only the important parts.

[I see.

Is that a ‘high-leg monokini’?

Hehe, really me.

I just woke up after two hundred years, but I really can’t keep up with the world these days.]

The dark knight laughed at Yan, his jaw joints clicking.

[Is that clothing?]

“Shut up, demon.

How dare one immersed in darkness guess the will of the goddess?”

[It’s ridiculous to try to fight wearing only underwear.

Putting aside the fact that it’s embarrassing, if you reveal your skin like that….]

Ta-ang!

[If you get hit by a magic bullet that can even pierce through armor, your skin…]

“Huh.”

Yan stood there as if nothing had happened.

The scattered buckshot struck Yan’s entire body, but they only fell to the ground helplessly and scattered.

“It seems like you’ve been resurrected for not long, so let me tell you, Dark Knight.”

Yan raised both hands.

The lance rising above her hands was shining brilliantly with an enormous amount of energy.

[Damn, I’ve completely failed my first mission.]

The Dark Knight slung the shotgun on his back and raised his sword and shield.

[Do these priests these days get stronger when they expose themselves?]

“Disappear, you dark being!!”

Kwa-ahk!!

[The world is going crazy.]

Pa-sa-sak.

The last thing the Dark Knight saw was Yan’s smooth armpits.

“Exposure is not shameful.”

The nun who had come to the salon prayed while holding my hand tightly.

“You can receive the grace of the Goddess of the Moonlight through moonlight.

Just as plants grow under the sunlight, our priests sleep naked every night to receive the moonlight of the Goddess of the Moonlight.”

“The Pope said that the grace of the Goddess of the Moonlight is something that rests on the skin, so if you cover it up with clothes, you will receive less of the Goddess’s grace.”

“_Ha.”

It was ridiculous, but it seemed to be true.

The priest’s attire that came to the salon had a crazy design that showed off his slim waist and pubic bone, with a cutout at the side.

What’s more, his lower chest was completely exposed.

“It’s been 50 years since the current Pope initiated the ‘Reform of Grace.

Thanks to the Pope, we were able to realize something new.”

“What is it?”

“Exposure is defense.”

…..

If we went back 500 years, it would have been enough to get slapped in the face and prevent us from going to the battlefield.

“Just look.”

But I couldn’t help but have faith and trust when the priest demonstrated it to me directly.

“If you cut the clothes like this with a knife, a red mark will remain….”

“!!”

Kkwuk.

“…Like this, if you pour divine power into the exposed area, you won’t get hurt.

It’s like when wizards use shield magic.”

“Really.”

It was ridiculous, but it was true.

“Okay.

The priests say that exposure and devotion, exposure and defense are proportional.

Then why are the adventurers wearing things like that?”

“The grace of the gods does not discriminate between devotion.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

The priest said.

The Goddess of the Moon’s ‘increased defense according to exposure’ grace did not discriminate between believers.

That was a great grace to the adventurers, and as long as they had the grace of the gods, they would no longer need to wear armor.

“Bikini armor has stronger defense than full plate armor, so why would they wear something heavy?”

“It’s the end of the world.”

“There were people who said that at first.

But it’s different now.

It’s a world where the more you cover up, the more dangerous it becomes, sister.”

The priest firmly held the brooch that I had given him as a token of my conversation.

“Believe in the Goddess, Sister.”

…..

Ha.

The priest packed up the clothes he had left at the salon and left.

He was carrying a whole armful of those rags that had flaps attached to the front and back that slightly covered important parts based on the abdomen, and that looked like they would be exposed even if the wind blew.

This is crazy.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.

What?

The more skin I exposed, the safer I became?

Is there such a religion?

“Lucius, what do you think?”

“Yes?”

“Do you think it’s right for me to walk around with my legs and arms completely exposed?”

“T, that’s…”

Lucius hesitated and couldn’t answer.

Even this innocent young man now-

“Wait!!”

I discovered a contradiction.

“Women become safer when they expose themselves, so why don’t men expose themselves!!”

…

Cospaco didn’t say anything.

“Ha, haha!

That’s right!

As expected, this salon just sells clothes with lewd designs!

The customers are like that!

The adventurers are like that!

Haha, hahaha!

You’re all trying to trick me, right?!

Huh?”

“Lady.

It’s for such a simple reason.”

Cospaco smiled bitterly and pointed at herself.

“The Blue Moon Goddess does not grant men the grace of exposure.”

“Huh?”

“The Pope himself scolded me, asking how a man could possibly think of walking around in only his underwear.”

“And it’s okay for women to walk around in only their underwear like that?”

“It’s not underwear.

It’s bikini armor…”

“Ah, really!!!”

I couldn’t hold back my anger.

“This is sexism!

Why do only women have to take their clothes off?!”

“Do you think Master wants to see men naked?”

“That’s not it!”

The mana in my heart seethed.

At the same time, anger welled up in me.

“Fine!

Let’s say I wear a miniskirt!

Then I’ll be safe?”

“T…

Master.”

Lucius spoke to me in a serious voice.

“I think it’s better for Master to be safe than slightly uncomfortable.”

…

“It may be a little uncomfortable to wear, but isn’t that discomfort possibly saving a life?”

“Yes.

The logic is correct.

It also makes sense.”

If only it weren’t a miniskirt but full plate armor!

“Haa…

I understand.

Please give me the robe.”

“Lady, aren’t you trying to join the Adventurer’s Guild?”

“Why again?”

“Basically, clothing should be appropriate for the time, place, and situation.

The Adventurer’s Guild does not allow adventurers who do not consider safety to enter.”

“So what you’re saying is…”

I pointed to the robes that covered my entire body.

“We can’t even enter without being exposed?”

“That’s right.”

…..

Should I just kill them all?

If we can’t join the Adventurer’s Guild and get the rewards, materials, and magic stones, our trip will be in big trouble.

“Lady.

I really don’t want to suggest this, but if you’re really worried, how about this…?”

“What is this?”

“These are…”

Whispering,

“…. Bring them here.”

“Ta-da.

Here are the underwear.”

“Where the hell are the pumpkin pants?”

“Huh?

Who wears something like that, not even a baby?”

“How are these underwear?!

They’re just underwear!!”

“They’re underwear, except that they’re too tight.

They’re called, mini-spats….”

In order to join the Adventurer’s Guild, she had no choice but to wear them.

The Church of the Goddess of the Moon.

I will destroy them.