Chapter 40 (1/2)
Telepathic Communication] arrived from Melby
“――Eremia has snuck out of the room“
“Do you knohere she went?“
“Who knows, maybe the same place as usual?“
“I’ll try going there
Then, Melby, as we planned……“
“Right You be careful too“
Melby will now teleport to the Fairy Village and entrust my letter to Secela and the others
Secel and Secela will take that letter to Riverette Village and ask the spokesperson to send it by fast horse or carrier pigeon
The letter is, of course, addressed to Alfred-tousan, who is currently staying in Fauno City
In other words, it’s a periodic report
After the Sin Exa and entrusted it to Melby and had her send it
That letter, in which I explained my current situation in detail, safely made it to dad and I also received an answer
The first thing I requested in the letter was to determine the location of the nest
When I was being brought to this 「Crow’s Nest」 I was not only blindfolded, but the path we took was also cleverly caed
Melby wasn’t blindfolded, but because she is unfaraphy, all she could tell was that the nest is somewhere between north and west from Fauno City
When I asked if she couldas the marker is placed in the current location there is no problem
As I thought, that is very handy
Rather, I suspect that probably the Gate being so convenient is the reason why Melby is so bad with the topography and directions
Anyhorote as much as I could remember from outside and asked dad and mom to determine the location of the nest
According to the letter, they hts and so, but for now, they couldn’t find it yet
What makes the search difficult is not just that there are insufficient tangible hints
Since the subject of the search is the hideout of the religious assassin organization 〈Yatagarasu〉, there is a possibility that people with half-baked skills would instead get discovered and killed by the arasu〉
Therefore, whether it be a knight or an adventurer, only those that aren’t any inferior to the assassins of 〈Yatagarasu〉 can be chosen and that greatly decreases the number of people that can be mobilized
Also, the season was also bad
As it was a corate from one territory to another west from Fauno City
There are especially many this year and also, they developed a tendency to create nests in close proximity to Fauno City
The adventurers’ guild is extre with the harpies, so there aren’t any competent adventurers left that can be allocated to the search for the nest
Ah, by the way, harpies, as many of you probably know this already, are half humanoid, half bird monsters with feathers
Their appearance is roughly humanoid, but their facial features are close to a bird, their ars
Since the size of their brains is not oblin’s, they absolutely can’t be reasoned with
They say since they like to eat humanthem
In other words, it’s a monster that can only be exterminated
Individually they are not that strong, but once they flock together, they are hard to deal with, so I heard that it’s hard to fight a flock like that if there aren’t adventurers with above average ability
Because of that, the Fauno City adventurers’ guild, that was sin with, is out of manpower
Due to that influence, Moria-san, Huffly Julia-kaasan, who te in the search for the nest it seems
They said that Chester-niisan, who I haven’tout in between the harpy exterminations
Of course,in the search just because they are low on manpower, but because she couldn’t bear to just sit idle
The contents of the letter conveyed that they are very worried aboutinexcusable
However, I asked dad that even if theyan attack
I want to at least undo the brainwashi+ng on the children, and if possible, I want to lay down a plan to catch the Archbishop Glutometza, and with those done, I want to launch attacks from the inside and from the outside at the same time
If we attack without properly preparing for it first, then we et away, and if that happens, our family would have to be constantly wary of possible assassinations
It doesn’tassassins that employ every possible method to attack is difficult
In particular, I shi+ver when I think of the possibility of a powerful person like Gazaine attacking us without holding anything back
That is ill crush this religious organization with simultaneous attacks from the inside and the outside
If we don’t go that far, on’t be able to have a good night sleep after that
When I pushed this idea in my letter, dad wrote back like this
“As Viscount Chrebl, a noble of Santadom, I approve of your plans
However, as Ed’s father, I oppose that plan
Because this plan leaves you in too er
According to your reports, 〈Yatagarasu〉 ispower
I shi+ver when I think ould’ve happened if they do〉
If I didn’t know your Status, then you going up against the huge organization by yourself could only be described as reckless
What I really want is for you to escape from the nest and co of crushi+ng 〈Yatagarasu〉
However, your fears are also warranted
For the safety of our faarasu〉 no matter what
That’s why, Julia and I talked a lot about this, even got into a wrestling fight with each other (of course, I lost), and as a result we decided to accept your suggestion
However, if for soet in contact with us, I will conclude that you are in grave danger and I will gather all the forces at arasu〉
Also, this you have to promise me
Don’t get into unnecessary danger
Inside a religious assassin organization, you will probably encounter soruesome scenes
You will probably witness some obvious injustices
It’s natural to unable to forgive them for it
However, if pursuing justice would er, then I want you to turn a blind eye to that injustice
Perhaps what I’ is horrible
Even so, I don’t want to lose anyone close to ain
That’s why, please prioritize your oell-being instead of pursuing justice
That is what I ask of you“
I al it
――I will return to their side without fail
I vowed once again
Well then, it looks like Melby already jue, there is no answer even if I talk to her using [Telepathic Communication]
I wrestled with a bit of loneliness while returning via the duct, then after I reached the floor where the child group is I went up the stairs
There is a small plot there
If I look up to the ceiling, there is a big hole up high which serves as a ventilation hole
There is an inner part to the ventilation hole, so it doesn’t ile you are, you won’t be able to use rock clih that
Since this big hole provides sunlight that is very valuable underground, it’s used to cultivate fresh vegetables
In the arden, who knoho made it, there is a circular flower bed
Ere illuht
As expected of a dark elf, the ht fits her almost criminally well
Ere to her mouth
There is an assassination tool called iron pipe
Its shape is as the naests, a pipe onally
If you stab this in the target’s carotid artery or heart, then ‘oh how ushes out the pipe vigorously?’, it’s a tool with an intended use like that
Since it doesn’t cause instant death, you should use it on restrained targets, or deliberately er veins and use it for torture, so explained the eroup
Ere up multiple of those iron pipes
The lengths of the pipes get shorter from one side to the other
Eremia slowly put her lips near those iron pipes――then she slowly breathed out
It was a melancholic melody that resounded from it
I see, those iron pipes make up a flute
Now that I think about it, there was so the japanese instruments
I think its name was Shou
Afor a ht
I entrust myself to that melody――
“――Who is there-?”
Suddenly the performance stopped and Eremia looked back and called out
“…did I intrude?”
“Oh, it’s just Fellow believer Orochi
――Good ht”
“Good ht?”
“Ah, sorry
We said that at ti in”
“Hoh…an elegant greeting”
“Although there aren’t many opportunities to use it”
Dark elves are associated ht than elves, but apparently it’s not like they are nocturnal
“Will we be having a debate about the doctrines again?”
“If Eremia has no problem with it”
“I’m fine with it
I also want Fellow believer Orochi to understand more about Evil God-sama”
Eremia said this with a soft smile
If contents of what she was saying were so else, then that smile would probably leave me charmed
She is a considerably beautiful girl even now, but in the future she willbeauty
Erearasu〉 are unexpectedly―― normal
I wouldn’t peg the of the Evil God
Starting froe, then on the way to Fauno City, and during the attack on the Viscount Chrebl arasu〉
Of course, I don’t regret it
If I didn’t kill them we could’ve been killed
If they don’t want to get killed then don’t try to kill others, is what it comes down to
But, in this nest there should be many emissaries that had some of their comrades killed by me
However, I never had any emissaries reproach me about it at all
Because it’s their sacred duty
Everyone sies against me
By being in the nest and associating with thes
I al people similar to them
At times like those, I shake , but… the fact that I have to do that means that somewhere deep in my heart I think that I may have made a mistake
Those times I remember Goddess-sama
She is a profoundly benevolent Goddess-saic end, and allowed h with conditions attached
The Evil God Monguenes is an entity that is considered an enemy by her
The religious assassin organization that worshi+ps the Evil God, is a tool used by the Evil God for wicked ends, eood people, are assassins that go around killing innocent people for their demented creed
As I think it through to that I let out a bitter laugh
When I’m worried I remember my God and shake off my hesitation
I can’t really laugh at the earasu〉 like this
It’s like I’ the Goddess-sama
――What is it to believe
――What is brainwashi+ng and what is the truth
Good grief, I feel like I’ crazy…
“…what is it?”
“It’s nothing”
After shaking my head I look for a topic
Ereeable about the doctrines, so I try to argue with her head on under the pretext ofto learn
Of course, my hidden objective is to raise doubts in Ereanization and have her escape the brainwashi+ng by her oer
Inincident
At that time, there was a documentary that was broadcasted many times that introduced the task of a withdrawal counselor
They said to undo the cult’s brainwashi+ng they have to provide information from outside to the person and let the person think about it by himself/herself
They , instead maintain a place of discussion and continue to patiently have a dialogue with them
It’s not so I would’ve been able to do in ue], it should be possible to do that kind of thing
“――Why does Ereanization?”
“……soon the end of this world will coo to God’s country”
“Aubesso Scriptures 1:10, I think it was
When Areddon happens, only those that believe in the Evil God will be saved, was it?
But, apart from that, the end of the world can be prevented by continuously killing the apostles of the Devil”
As I said this, Ere satisfied
It’s frightening that I think that it orth studying if I got to see that expression of hers
If Ereious organization, then et tricked by her
“That is why I keep killing those apostles
Because I want to save everyone
Society doesn’t believe what Evil God-saarded as a ht for everyone”
“Eremia is a 『chosen one』
You can get saved by yourself, but you kill anyway?”
“It doesn’t ets saved
Everyone has to be saved”
There is a pure sense of duty reflecting in Eremia’s eyes
“I can’t really accept that”
“Why?”
Eremia’s expression becomes a bit sad
My heart aches that I’irl have that expression, but I can’t raise the white flag here
“If that’s is true, then why does it need to be done in secret?
If you tell that fact to the people, then isn’t dealing with it together faster and more certain?”
“Ordinary people’s thoughts are clouded by the Devil, so they wouldn’t hear us out”
Isn’t that anization, is what I wanted to say, but I held back
“Then why is it that the people in this religious organization don’t have their thoughts clouded by the Devil?”
“That…I don’t know, but it’s must be thanks to Evil God-sama”
“If Evil God-sama is capable of that, then why doesn’t he do it for everyone?”
“……that, I don’t know
But since it’s like that there has to be a special circumstance
There are things that those who are not Gods can’t know