Chapter 332 – 332. I Do It Alone as a Sex Addict (2)
– One –
Whoa oh oh oh!
A bleak wind blows.
Patter.
Shoot it
The sudden autumn showers soon turned into the autumn rainy season.
For those who welcome autumn outdoors, such coolness only comes more coldly.
“Again, did the brethren go to his side?”
The cardinal, who once bowed to Regal through a communication magic tool, stuttered a question with a pale face.
“That’s right…”
“Didn’t you get the cause right this time?”
“… I really have no face…”
In front of him, someone who looked like an archbishop bowed his head.
His face was also quite tired.
Its origin was simple.
It was horror.
“Tell me exactly how many brothers were there.”
“There are 32 brothers presumed to have been suffocated and 11 missing.”
“Only overnight?”
“Yes, yes…”
The two are momentarily at a loss for words.
The fact that a total of 43 brothers died or disappeared was certainly an unusual situation.
Previously, even at the highest number of victims, the number had never exceeded five.
It is clear that something has gone wrong.
However, since the cause has not yet been identified, it is unknown what caused the abnormality.
That further amplifies the fear flowing between them.
“Emperor. The Duke has lost contact with the expeditionary force as commander-in-chief.
“That…”
The cardinal is silent.
That’s because it was a difficult question to answer.
“Unless we have permission from the Holy See, we cannot arbitrarily decide to retreat.”
“… I don’t think there’s any way, Yeha?”
“…”
“If we continue like this, the majority may disappear before we even reach our destination. There is already talk of deserting among archbishops and bishops.”
“Huh…”
The cardinal laments.
But even he was in trouble.
“Can I be honest with you?”
“Speak, yeha.”
“Even if we contacted first and asked for support, even if we lost contact with the advance party and lost our way, there is a high probability that the Holy See would not pay much attention. No, it certainly will. I contacted them, and the answer that came back was to do it yourself.”
“That, like that…!”
The archbishop puts on a puzzled expression.
And then, as if in agreement, he lowered his head deeply.
“As expected…Were we abandoned?”
“What can I say? But more accurately, it should be seen as being purged. Aren’t the priests who came out here on an expedition together mostly migratory birds who followed the saintess and then moved on? Or those who had a disagreement.”
“…”
The Archbishop shakes his head.
With his head still bowed deeply, his appearance resembled the gestures of a condemned prisoner awaiting execution.
“Eh ha… Maybe the goddess is punishing us for abandoning the saintess in order to live…”
Haha…”
The cardinal smiles bitterly.
However, he shook his head and denied the archbishop’s words.
“As I have already said, aren’t there only people who have abandoned the saintess right now? And the last thing the saintess said before announcing her retirement was to find a way to live and lie flat on her face to the papacy, or rather to commit herself there. Didn’t you? It was an inevitable choice for survival, and it was never against the will of the saintess.”
“But…”
“And is this really His punishment?
“…”
The archbishop couldn’t bear to deny that.
In fact, his true intention was close to not wanting to deny the cardinal’s words.
“And so. If they sent us out with the intention of abandoning us anyway, it is self-evident that we will be driven into this situation again only when we return alive. No matter what cause we make, it is certain that we will be driven into a new rough terrain again. Even if the Pope decides the succession structure It is certain that this kind of thing will happen again, unless even a sudden death occurs.”
“… To say that we have to pray for someone to die suddenly in order for us to survive, as a priest, as a priest, seems like a really bad thing to do…”
They look at each other and smile bitterly.
So they had to prepare for the march, unable to draw conclusions.
– 2 –
“Uuuuu… Benison felt sorry for killing them…”
“I didn’t even know they had a situation like that…”
Benison recited to Jose and Demosi what he had overheard.
Thanks to that, they were able to share all the contents of the conversation between the cardinal and the archbishop.
“But whatever the circumstances, if we can’t stop them here, it’ll only make it harder for us. Just because we have sympathy for them, won’t they give up on us and withdraw their intention to invade?”
“I know that, Jose-hyung… It’s just… I thought they were cornered this far because they were also struggling to survive.”
Jose nods his head.
He, and only he, still had a determined face after hearing the cardinal and the archbishop’s story.
“If it’s hard to get your mind right, think about it this way. If you’re soft-hearted and they reach the northern unexplored lands, it’ll put Estrus in danger.”
“…!”
Hearing Jose’s words, Benison widens his eyes.
Soon, anger flickers in his eyes.
“Benison hates that!”
“Then, isn’t it clear what to do?”
“Keep on, keep on harassing them.”
“Yes, that’s it.”
Jose smiles at Benison.
He also felt a bit sad after hearing the situation of the priesthood, but he didn’t get wet with sentiments beyond that.
Because the most important thing to him was Margarita.
“Demo attempt,”
“No. I’m fine. Just because I know what’s going on behind the scenes, I don’t need to feel anything more than feeble sympathy for them. To me, my Poda oppa and all of you are much more important than them. Neither lacking nor weak enough to misunderstand my priorities. , I’m not even young.”
“Uh, ugh…”
Benison stings for nothing.
It was because he thought that he was the one who was young and withdrawn because he was lacking.
Demosh immediately noticed it and winked at Benison.
“It’s okay. Benison is cute, so everything is forgiven.”
“Heh, heh heh heh…!”
And Benison was satisfied with that.
Unknowingly, he is deeply colored by Estrus, and it is also because he is gradually weakened by complex thoughts.
“Benison. If you find it difficult to go out at night,”
“No, José! I can do it!”
“Okay, then that’s it. Properly move to the expected course, let’s go hunting again tonight.”
“Yes!”
They started moving north.
Demosi flew with Jose, and Bennison hopped and moved.
It wasn’t too difficult for him to run alone on the ground, as Jose always kept the temperature around Benison comfortable.
– 3 –
Late night.
Darkness had already settled on the continent, but inside the military camp of the Imperial Expedition Corps was as bright as daytime.
Between the barracks installed in line with the five,
Chuck, Chuck, Chuck, Chuck.
Vigilant soldiers patrol.
The number was much higher than before.
The distance between them was tight, and they were fully armed.
However, the morale of the soldiers did not seem to be bad.
Rather, they were patrolling with a momentum that went beyond ambition and was close to resentment.
“Situation report.”
“Nothing abnormal while on duty! No behemoths found!”
“Check.”
Officers are also found everywhere in the Imperial military camp.
Vigils were originally reserved for soldiers, but before they knew it, even field-level officers were taking turns taking part.
Since only a small number of lieutenants and field officers have always become victims of ghost stories, they were afraid to sleep in the barracks with a small number of people.
However, according to the facts published under the director’s name, it was not ghosts or ghosts that created the ghost stories.
It was clear that it was a human or a monster.
“Insect!”
“Rest. It’s a lot of trouble.”
“No!”
It was embarrassing to be frightened of such a thing, and at the same time it was insanely unfair.
It led to anger, and made their morale skyrocket.
The warden’s base served as a turning point that completely changed the mood of the entire Imperial Army.
However, their strengthening of such boundaries,
“Pinotte. Are your eyes okay?”
“… Yes. It’s a little better now.”
“Damn Imperial Army guys… You can’t even see it if you turn on the light, so why waste all the wood and oil burning? That only hurts Pinot’s eyes…”
“I can’t see behind me either, Gallo.”
“Can’t we just spin around in place? Then we can see behind us, so what’s the problem?”
“…”
He made the combatants of the Regal’s superpowered unit unhappy.
The prototype trio also belonged to the Expeditionary Force, but all of them were now closely guarding Regal by his side.
It was partly because of Regal’s great fear of the unknown enemy, but also because of his uneasiness to send the three of them outside.
After noticing that an unknown enemy roamed the area, the prototype trio became hypersensitive.
Unlike members of the 1st-generation superpowers unit, the three of them couldn’t control their emotions well, so they didn’t know when an accident would happen.
For that reason, Regal was always by his side to use the three of them as living shields and to prevent unforeseen accidents together.
“Ugh… I can help Her Highness well… But I don’t know why Her Highness favors only those idiots…”
“Don’t grumble because the goal is ringing, Echo.”
“…I hate Pinot…”
“…”
That made the 1st generation supernatural powers even more displeased.
There was always a subtle rivalry between the prototype and the 1st-generation supernatural powers, and Regal tended to encourage it even more.
Because of that, their loyalty competition was always fierce.
“It’s something we have to be perfectly vigilant so that they don’t have to do anything. That’s a bigger ball, and that’s the way to pay greater loyalty to him. And since they’re less isolated and burdensome to put out, It’s just a decision he made inevitably. Echo, if you want to be judged like that, I’ll tell him right now,”
“Heehee! That, stop! Wrong, Pinot! I won’t do that again!”
“If you understand, please shut up your mouth. Just talking to your bitch is going to break your head.”
“Uh, uhhh… Okay…”
Echo is silent.
By their side,
Shasha shak.
A blurry shadow passes by.
But none of them noticed it.
Even pinots.
“Ugh… That’s not possible. Galo, let me ask you one favor.”
“What…?”
“Go to my barracks, get some sunglasses.”
“My, why am I…? There’s Echo, and there’s the others. If they do,”
“It must be cumbersome. You know where my barracks are, right?”
“…Pinot Pig…”
Tuck, Tuck.
Gallo grumbled and moved toward his barracks.
As he leaves, Echo sneaks closer to Pinot.
“Pinot.”
“Why?”
“Wasn’t your eyesight completely gone after that?”
“…”
Pinot doesn’t answer.
He seemed to be quite concerned about that too.
“Save your eyes, idiot. Then, if you become a real idiot, you know very well that you can’t be put into operation properly.”
“I want to do that too…”
Pinot looks around with teary eyes.
The light from the bonfire and light fixtures seemed to sting my eyes.
He was struggling to observe his surroundings, averting his eyesight that was shimmering with tears.
But now he couldn’t see anything properly.
What was reflected in his field of vision was not significantly different from the world seen by his severe myopia.
“How can he rest in peace when his safety is not secured?”
“But…”
Echo nods his head bitterly.
Even if someone told her to go in and rest right now, she didn’t have the confidence to follow her words either.
If that’s Regal’s mandate, then you might be able to take a break.
But apart from that, it was clear that she would be madly anxious and fearful throughout her rest.
Because they were processed to think like that.
“But you won’t be able to see right now, so keep your eyes closed, at least until Gallo gets the tinted glasses. You might not be able to use them later when you need them.”
“Okay.”
Pinot closes his eyes.
Crossing her arms, she leans against the pillar erected next to her.
She appears to be dozing off.
However, it was clear that he was not sleeping, just from the movement of his pupils revealed over his tightly closed eyelids.
He stood guard with both ears.
However, although he had owl eyes, he was not allowed owl ears, so he was only an incomplete owl.
– 4 –
“Hehe~☆ You can’t see him when he’s bright~? I knew it was good~♬”
The shadow laughs.
But no one saw it.
