Chapter 123 - Senior Holy Knight and Sunny Land [14] (2/2)

He sighed loudly and continued.

「This rain can only revolve around me. So if I move, the rain will move. Me, being the cause of the rain, was not something I can hide for too long.『Get out, Rain Man!』I used to be driven out as such…」

Certainly, if the rain can only revolve around you at the center, you will eventually be noticed.

「When I was kicked out of the village, I went to another village with Serena. But the rumor of the『Rain Man』spread quickly, and we were immediately driven out. As we went around wandering aimlessly, I accepted the invitation from the Black Organization.『Won’t you become our comrade?』is what they said.」

…Indeed, Leia-sensei said,「The black organization is gathering transcendents.」

Perhaps the Black Organization learned from its own network that『Rain is a transcendent』.

「At first, of course, I refused, but… they brought up a deal, as though they had expected my refusal.」

「…A deal?」

「Aa, they already thoroughly looked into me. ”If you achieve『Norma』, if you capture a monster called phantom spirit, we’ll give you an entire country. Doesn’t sound too bad to live there with Serena, right? You can let it rain and rain as much as you like,“ were the details of the deal.」

The Curse of Rain that was inflicted on Serena.

The position Rain was placed in.

They seem to have brought up this deal after knowing everything about their circumstances.

「It didn’t take long for me to make a decision. It is impossible for an individual to rule an entire country. However, with the『Black Organization』at my back, it becomes a different story! And I took a vow. To make Serena happy, including the portion of the children who died!」

After a long talk, Rain exhaled loudly.

「After that, as you know, Dagrio was changed to『Rainy Country』… This is all I have to say.」

Sympathy and pity, an indescribable atmosphere dominated the place.

I raised my voice to drown out that atmosphere.

「If that’s the case, I might be able to do something about it.」

「…What do you mean?」

「My darkness cures everything except diseases. Naturally, it can cure the curse of a monster.」

「D-Don’t lie! There has never been a single case of a curse being dispelled in the world! Even the rare『recovery-type soul dress』couldn’t do it!」

「E-Even if you say that… I can still dispel it.」

To be honest, I think it would be better to just demonstrate it.

As I scratched my cheeks, wondering what to do,

「C-Can you really…? Can Serena’s curse be dispelled?」Rain asked me, with a tiny gleam of hope in his eyes.

「Aa, if it’s a curse, I’m certain.」

「I… see…」

Rain dragged his battered body and stood in front of me and deeply bowed his head.

「…I am deeply aware that I am not in a position to ask for such a thing. But still, I cast away my shame and beg you. Will you please lift Serena’s curse…!?」

「Aa, of course!」

As I readily consented to Rain’s request,

「This part here… This strange bruise.」Serena opened her right palm and showed me the『Curse of Rain』.

「…I see.」

A dark-red pattern was on her palm.

(It’s very similar to the curse that hung on Reese-san from White Lily Academy…)

I can dispel this without any problem.

「Then, don’t move for a little bit.」

「O-Okay…」

I focused my mind and coiled the darkness around her right palm.

Thinly, softly, with the intention of swallowing only the bad.

Then, the dark-red discolored skin quickly returned to its original beautiful skin.

「It… disappeared?」

「Something… like this!?」

Serena and Rain widened their eyes, as though having witnessed actual magic.

「It should be alright now. Rain, stop the rain.」

「A-Aa…!」

He let go of his soul dress and stopped the rain.

「H-How is it… Serena? Does your body hurt?」

「No! It’s okay. I don’t feel any pain!」

The Curse of Rain that hung on Serena seems to have been dispelled safely.

Immediately after that, Rain, trembling with joy, grasped my hand tightly, shedding large tears of joy.

「Thank you! Thank you, Allen! I am indebted to you! I will never forget it for the rest of my life. I will definitely return this favour without fail.」

「Aa, that’s good.」

Now that the big problem was resolved, Rain was taken away by the senior Holy Knights.

I was very curious about what kind of punishment he would be sentenced with, so I asked Ben-san.

「Rain is one of the top executives of the Black Organization. There will definitely be strong political arguments. But there will be no death penalty. We can’t do such an unseemly thing.」

Was what he told me.

When I heard that it was not the death penalty, I felt relieved for the time being.

As long as you’re alive, you can start over again.

When everything finally settled down, I exhaled greatly.

(Fuu… There were a lot of things going on, but it all worked out in the end.)

I liberated Dagrio from the rule of the Black Organization, stopped the endless rain, and lifted the Curse of Rain that tormented Rain and Serena.

(There were so many things, but this case is finally settled.)

Thus, we, who saved one of the Thirteen Knights of the Oracle, Rain Glad and the Sunny Land, Dagrio, got on a small plane and returned to the Orest branch Holy Knights Association.