Chapter 73 – 15. The Numbers Have Risen Too Much… (2)
A place not far from the cave. Isabelle and I arrived at a high point where we could clearly see the entrance to the cave without being noticed by the goblins. We hid here for a while and waited with bated breath for someone to come through the entrance.
Suuuuu-
Wow… Cold…
The cold, dreary wind of the night sky sweeps through my body. I was obviously worried that Isabel would be cold, so I draped her in a loose robe, but this did not properly block the wind. As if a hole had opened, a strong breeze came in, and my body naturally trembled.
Well, it will come out soon…
What awaits are Deacon Rachel and Sylvia.
From what I heard, it seems like there were two other people besides Isabel who came here to look for me. The problem is that we don’t know what happened because the road splits along the way, and we fall, but we decided to meet here, so just like Isabel said, we’ll be out soon.
However… Why is Deacon Rachel…
Even so, Sylvia didn’t understand why Deacon Rachel had come all the way here. Even though I can’t even protect myself, I’m not afraid…
Well, even if you don’t look at it, it’s good to see that he followed me because he was worried about me, ugh… Still, I came here because I was crazy…
I’ll have to say something later.
“Someone came out.”
While I was thinking about this and that, as Isabel said, two human figures appeared deep in the cave. As I squinted slightly, I began to see the blurry figures in more detail.
No matter how you look at that blonde hair, it’s Sylvia… The light-colored hair on that tool… Ah… Rachel, that’s the deacon.
I was worried because they looked so small, but it didn’t take long to recognize them because they had clear characteristics.
Perhaps it was because Sylvia took good care of them, but fortunately they both seemed fine.
“It seems like those two are correct, right?”
Isabel asks quietly right behind her. In response, I quickly shook her head, and she immediately stood up, took out one of her magic stones from her arms, and held it high in the sky.
And…
Hwaak-
A magic stone that consumes Isabelle’s magic power and begins to glow brightly. Soon, the path was illuminated like a signpost to the two people standing in front of the cave.
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“Aaaaahhh”
As soon as she discovered the light, Deacon Rachel ran to me and hugged me. I was hugged so tightly that my body was instantly pushed back, and I was transported back to ancient times.
Shake-
“Whoa! Priest! “Priest!”
“Haha… La, Rachel Deacon…”
Deacon Rachel rubbing her sticky face against my chest, wiping away all the tears and snot. I tried to get angry when he came, but if he did it like this, I couldn’t say anything, let alone get angry.
I sigh in relief and gently stroke Deacon Rachel’s head.
Tsk… Yes, I am the bad guy who was captured by the goblins and made Rachel deacon worry. Our deacon Rachel did nothing wrong.
“Whoa…” . Priest… Are you really okay?”
She hugs her tightly with the will not to let go and looks up at her with her snot covered in tears. I was busy calming him down by saying it was okay.
“Nothing happened. No, what if she becomes a woman and cries? Now, drop…”
I’m a grown 20-year-old, but I feel like I’m raising a child. How surprised I must have been… A person was dragged away and left to die right in front of me. The shock must have been indescribable. It’s not strange to run away to church, but in some ways, coming this far was a great thing.
“You didn’t do anything strange to those guys, right? Yes?”
“I didn’t get hit. Look at this. “You’re fine.”
Wave your arms to show that you are fine. In fact, my whole body hurt as if I had been cut by a knife, but I didn’t bother to show it because I was afraid Deacon Rachel would make a fuss and worry.
“Huh… Priest…”
“Okay, shall we get up now? It’s getting a bit heavy…”
There is a limit to what you can endure. As the divine power was already draining away, my entire limbs became very cold. But if Deacon Rachel, who weighs more than me, presses it from above… I didn’t have the talent to endure.
“Sniff… Sniff… Yes…”
Rachel Deacon comes down from above me, sniffling repeatedly. I thought he was going to stick with me all day and not let me go, but fortunately, I listened to him again.
“Sssssha! “Priest, are you feeling okay?”
Sylvia arrived after being tormented by Deacon Rachel for a while. She seemed relieved to find me sitting on the floor, and her limp tail lifted and swayed gently.
“Oh, yes it’s okay. But thank you for coming all the way here because of me.”
“Oh, no. I’m glad you look fine. I looked for it for a while and couldn’t find it, so I thought something huge had happened…”
“Haha… Fortunately, Isabelle saved me before that.”
I slowly turn her head and express my gratitude to Isabelle again. Perhaps because it was burdensome, she blushed slightly and avoided eye contact.
“Ha… The deacon was so worried about what had happened to the priest… Uh… But the priest’s clothes…”
Sylvia’s vertical pupils suddenly dilate as she speaks more. Soon she turned her head and covered her eyes with her hands.
“Ah… She said that’s not what she meant to see… That…”
Her gibberish stuttering. She looked down, wondering why she was like that, and saw that her naked body was clearly visible through her thin robe.
“Ah…”
She belatedly let out her exclamation. She was so busy with so many urgent things that she forgot to get dressed.
She finally grabs the end of her robe to cover her body, but since she has nothing on, her outline is clearly visible.
Actually, she doesn’t mind seeing me naked, but since it would be uncomfortable for me to be there, she had to show at least some consideration.
“Aha… Sorry, sorry. My clothes were all torn…”
“Oh, no. “It’s my fault for looking at it.”
Only after covering some important parts with her robe did Sylvia turn her eyes again. Even so, she still had a blush on her face.
“Hmm… Hey… So, did you kill all the goblins inside?”
Isabel talks to Sylvia to change her awkward mood. Sylvia, who was confused, turned her gaze and answered.
“Ah, I killed a few, but there are probably more left inside. They won’t be able to escape today anyway. “If I just report it to the higher-ups, wouldn’t they take care of it?”
“Okay, then what… Anyway, let’s go down quickly. “If you keep staying here, the priest will suffer too.”
After Isabel’s words, everyone now prepares to return.
Silvia untied the bandages on her hands and Isabel scooped up her blood from her machete.
I stood up using Deacon Rachel’s shoulder, and it was just a moment before I took one step.
“Uh? Priest, nosebleed…”
“Huh?”
Nose, nosebleed?
Deacon Rachel’s eyes suddenly grew as if she was startled by her raising her voice. Suddenly, out of the blue, I wondered what the noise was, so I scanned the back of my hand under my nose.
Just as Deacon Rachel said, something viscous and dark red came out on the back of my hand.
What… Was I too stressed? . But still, this is too much…
Biiiii——–
Soon, a tinnitus rings in my ears. For a moment, my vision, which was fine, suddenly became blurry, and I began to see several hands.
[The corruption level has risen too much.]
[The body has reached the limit it cannot endure.]
[Current corruption level +35. Temporarily lowered to +10 for safety.]
[Serious damage to the brain was confirmed. Significantly lowers the level of consciousness.]
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“Puh… Ha… Ha…”
The status window flashed in my vision and I ended up vomiting blood. She fell to her knees, feeling as if she was being pressed down by something. Although I was barely holding on with my arms, I felt like I was going to lose my balance and collapse in my clouded consciousness.
What… What…
A headache that feels like it’s going to break and a mental breakdown.
When I looked to the side, I saw everyone talking passionately about something. However, because of the tinnitus, I couldn’t hear anything, and only the sound of my panting breath echoed in my brain once again.
“Oof… Wow!”
No. If you do this, you will die. I need to do something before that, but I couldn’t do anything in my current state.
As my consciousness fades away, my eyes gradually close. The body that was holding on collapsed and soon my consciousness sank deep into sleep.
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What… Is he dead?
I don’t know how much time has passed. It felt like three or four hours had passed before my consciousness, which had been locked in deep darkness, reawakened.
Forcefully opening my eyes, I looked ahead, and what soon came into view was an endless white room.
This room, where the floor and ceiling were all painted white, gave the impression that it was heaven.
No, maybe it wasn’t an illusion.
Ugh… What… My arm… Why…
When I tried to get up from my seat, it didn’t move as if it had been glued on. The other arm and both legs… I felt like I had been petrified.
The only thing that can move is the two eyes.
Without even being able to move, I quickly glanced around the surroundings.
Doesn’t exist…
There really is nothing.
There was nothing but white stretching everywhere.
Squeak-
I hope you don’t think about anything and just stare straight ahead with blind eyes. A foreign sound that did not match the background at all eventually reached my ears.
Mouse?
When I slightly lower my eyes, I see a white rat. A rat, as white as snow except for its red eyes, was standing on its two legs, tilting its head and looking up at me.
Rat again…
I don’t even wonder why it’s here anymore. After being dragged into a strange world, violated, and even toyed with by monsters, I was tired of wondering about such trivial things. I just wait and watch to see what he does. I didn’t think deeply anymore.
Squeak- Squeak-
The white rat started circling around for a while. I continued to chase the rat with my eyes, and before I knew it, it started climbing up on what looked like human legs.
Huh? Human legs?
Since when? I didn’t hear anything at all. Literally in front of me was something that looked like a human leg, and as I rolled my eyes upward following the direction the mouse had gone up, I saw a person who could be described as a pure white woman looking down at me indifferently.
“Hmm… I didn’t know we would meet like this… Isaiah…”
Pupils gradually getting bigger.
If what I know is correct, she is the master of the Holy Spirit Church… It was the Holy Spirit Amanes.
