Chapter 37: Lets Go! (2) (1/2)

Chapter 37: Let’s Go! (2)

The heroes from the fifth recruith, but they needed the natives’ help and wanted to talk Eshnunna was overjoyed She was having difficulty intervening whenever a conflict arose between the recruits and the natives However, if the heroes found a way out of this situation and began to ress, the complaints from the natives would subside Thus, Eshnunna dashed to theand met some of the leaders from the fifth recruits What they told her, however, left her completely at a loss

“What…?”

“Hmm? Didn’t you hear me?” one of them responded to Eshnunna’s puzzlement “I asked you all to die,” the hero spoke as if he wasn’t concerned about the natives’ well-being in the slightest

Eshnunna couldn’t open her , thinking that everything had been worth the wait, but now… “What…do you mean by that…?”

“Die for a worthy cause Fro the camps…there’s a tribe called the Shahnaz tribe, isn’t there?” The hero continued indifferently, “They told us that you have a holy relic—a statue of the God that the Shahnaz tribe worshi+ps”

“Why are you bringing that up?”

“They told us that you will be able to make a divine circle around the statue Then it won’t be difficult to build that into a proper teured out what the hero was telling her to do

“Of course, it will take a long tiht noe can only gather a couple of hundred followers at most”

“Then…”

“Thus, unfortunately, we plan to perforreatest display of devotion that we can possibly do and secure the most amount of faith that way You and your people will have to be our sacrifice for the God”

The hero was talking about human sacrifice Currently, even if all the natives converted to the Shahnaz tribe’s faith, the nurand sche that, the heroes planned to increase the God’s influence by providing sacrifices Human sacrifice was practiced in every World and was the ulti a God regain a bit of influence, the heroes explained, they could recover some of their lost powers

“I understand and respect your culture Even if we tell you to change your religion, you won’t be able to suddenly muster reed to carry out the cereht But the hero continued, “So, go ask for the natives’ cooperation and persuade theht

“We could tell them ourselves, but we are outsiders And I know you are an authoritative figure a the natives, so we believe you can et about this matter”

Eshnunna’s face turned completely pale

“I knoon’t be easy, and I knoe are pressuring you to perform a task that you don’t want to do But in order for us to carry out this plan, the role you play is key We’re thus asking you to do it even if it’s difficult” As if he didn’t even think about the possibility that she would refuse, the hero tapped Eshnunna’s stiff shoulder She woke up from her daze and said, “I-I can’t”

“Hmm?”

“I can’t I can’t do it It’s impossible”

The hero’s eyebroitched

“We’re willing to die fighting alongside you, but being sacrifices…How could you ask…”

“Nonsense,” the hero iside us? And die a less death? Rather than that, your deaths could at least be of use”

“I beg you, sir All of us, including me, have come this far because anted to live— to survive Please reconsider”

“No, there’s no other way,” the hero first ourselves, although we haven’t settled on the person to get the holy relic…” The hero brushed his forehead and sighed “Anyways, I do understand your perspective, but this is the only option left We’re not doing this because ant to” The hero spoke as if he knew everything “Don’t be too heartbroken If this plan succeeds, we’ll be in ahalf of our powers Besides, you’ll bein vain We willhi troublesome and do as she was told, could he?

“I proeous decision and sublireat speech, but none of his words reached Eshnunna If she could, she would have started screa them how they could do this to the and respect’ With a supernatural level of patience, however, Eshnunna repressed her e to rush out of her throat It was because these people were heroes, and they were the only thing she could place her faith in right now While clutching onto the last ounce of hope, she blurted out in desperation, “Please reconsider…!”

“…Ha” The hero closed his eyes His indifferent face was noisted in annoyance “This is a bit disappointing I thought you were a reasonable person” The hero spoke as if he genuinely failed to understand her “Why can’t you do it? Do you want all of us to just die like this?”

“…”

“I’m not sure if you are aware of this, but the Shahnaz tribe’s seer, who suggested this method, readily promised to offer not only herself but the rest of the tribe members as sacrifices”

“What?”

“Yes, except for one person—the tribe’s next-in-line, as she is the closest person to their God, and we at least need a priestess to e the ceremony and connect us to their God”