Chapter 254 – A NEW BEGINNING (1/2)
CHAPTER 254 – A NEW BEGINNING
Within Mercouri’s territory, in the Ispis Plains.
Small lights flickered in the air at night time in that plains.
They look like fireflies from afar, creating a scene that creates a good atmosphere just by looking at it.
「That’s it?」
「Un, it’s called Hemish. They are the ones polluting the water sources around here」
The one who explained the lights beside me was Melissa.
A woman wearing the Solon Church’s clerical garment, the Immortal Saintess Melissa.
Her nickname comes from her unique constitution.
She was once a martyr, surviving seven executions over seven days, a woman who holds what they call a miracle within her.
After surviving that incident, she was proclaimed as a Saint by the Solon Church, and right now, she is a famous person whose name is known to everyone.
By the way, the Solon Church is this world’s largest religion. There believers among the members of the royal family and nobles of each kingdom.
She’s a Saintess from the Solon Church, so one could say that Melissa has a social status comparable to that of the royal families.
However.
「I would think of this every time, but why are you the one taking care of these kinds of monster subjugations?」
「I was asked to, so. And, this is a kind of missionary work too. There are still many people in the world that do not accept Solon Church’s teachings. With the things that I’ve done, I just hope that there would be a little more people who would believe in the teachings of the Solon Church」
Melissa spoke frankly like a neighborhood childhood friend, but used the lines befitting of a Saintess.
「I’m sorry, Kakeru, for making you accompany me like this」
「It’s my woman’s request. Don’t mind it too much」
I said and unsheathed Eleanor.
I left Hikari behind. It’s late at night so it’s time for Hikari to sleep.
「And, what was it again」
「Its color will change. It could only be attacked in the instant it changes to the color red from its current color」
「Its color changes huh」
While raising EleanorーーI looked at white spots called Hemish.
The firefly-like lights that floated in the air. There are around a hundred of them, but there wasn’t a single one that changed its color.
『It’s gonna change. Concentrate』
「What?」
Being told by Eleanor, I concentrated and focused my eyes.
I stared intently, and found out that they are really changing colors.
It only changed within a hundredth of a second. In other words, the lights are basically flickering, with red lights flashing at a fixed interval.
「I see」
「Did you see it?」
「Yeah. I only need to attack when it’s red right? What happens when they are attacked at their normal condition?」
「They’ll regenerate. Although it depends on the strength of the attack, it’s fine to think that they would completely regenerate at the maximum」
「I see」
It means that being able to accurately attack within a hundredth of a second is required huh.
『Can you do it?』
「I should’ve brought Hikari」
『You can show her how awesome you are any time. Just let her sleep』
「I guess so. Melissa, I’ll be going」
「Un! Do your best!」
The Saintess Melissa who is wearing highly ranked clerical clothes, she cheered on me cutely as if she was a girl watching a baseball match.
I turned my back to those cheers and went towards the Hemish.
I stared andーーreleased a slash using Eleanor.
Following a horizontal blade flash, the Hemish popped like a firework.
「I guess that’s enough huh」
『Seems so. And, because of that, they look angry right now』
Just like Eleanor said, after I defeated one of them, the remaining Hemishes charged towards me.
However, that’s all.
I concentrated, focused my vision on the Hemishes that charged, and defeated each of them after matching the hundredth of a second timing.
A cyclone of light was created.
Under the moonlight, the cyclone of light swirled around me.
The near one hundred Hemishes were annihilated within a minute.
They dropped ten lottery tickets, so I picked them up, and put them in my Different Dimension Warehouse.
「Good job!」
「Was that all?」
「Probably. According to the villagers, they are only here」
「i see. To be sure, let’s stay here for a while and check」
「Is it okay?」
「It’s a ship that has sailed after all. But in return」
「In return?」
I pulled Melissa who was tilting her head to an embrace and kissed her.
Being kissed so suddenly, she looked clueless while blushing.
「Accompany me while waiting」
「Un! As long as you want」
I looked at Melissa in my arms. Her face that was lit up by the moonlight looked more beautiful than usual, making me want to give her another kiss.
I leaned to her face when I was thinking of that, but.
「Hya!」
「What’s the matter?」
「T-That thing」