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“Ceres?”

Celia couldn’t comprehend the scene unfolding before her eyes.

The guidance of the goddess was still pointing at him. Instead of the saintess’ unreliable perspective, the goddess’ guarantee was wrapped around him.

But at the end of it was a maid with a familiar face.

“A saint without shame. Seriously, to expect a response from the goddess after doing such a thing.”

Enormous divine power was emanating from the maid’s body.

“How, why, why…”

“You still don’t understand?”

Her white hair is slowly turning red.

The magic contained in this place, its overwhelming power permeates Ceres’ body.

“goddess?”

Celia’s legs tremble. Being pushed out of divine power. The first experience in her life scared her.

“Did you think they would understand if you pretended to be sorry for yourself now? I don’t think that ‘goddess’ would have done that even if they had stayed.”

The maid uniform worn by Ceres was stained red from the inside. Ceres’ clothes, which were twisted and torn here and there, expressed a certain emotion despite their terrifying form.

A pure and righteous vengeance.

/////

“Keugh…”

Eleanor, who had barely come to her senses, hurriedly looked around.

It was a dark space without a single light, but even with her senses, she could sense the sound of her breathing.

“Parse?”

Eleanor saw. The farseer clearly tried to use magic, and it failed miserably.

As I grabbed her by the shoulder and shook her, Farseer slowly raised her head.

“Um… did you lose your mind for a moment?”

“What did you just say? What the hell happened!”

I wanted to find Enerel right away, but I couldn’t go looking for it alone when the party was scattered.

If Farseer’s magic goes back, the scattered party members will be able to gather again.

“Enerel didn’t want to use the power of the gods.”

“that…”

“Not the strength of the warrior, but another power.”

Eleanor also realized what she was talking about. Even thinking about it now, the power he used when he ran amok in the imperial palace was staggering.

“I was caught off guard. Since he wasn’t interested in the power of the gods, I assumed that the gods weren’t interested either.”

Farseer laughed dejectedly.

“She’s been following us from the beginning. With her own eyes, she’s been watching us all along.”

“who…”

“Isn’t there only one person? The one who followed us for no reason, not from the warrior party.”

A person who casually followed them and helped Enerel for no reason.

“…why didn’t we suspect her!”

However, Eleanor knew why. The people of the hero’s party were not in a position to doubt or curse anyone.

It was a situation where one of them might end up hating Enerel right now and leave without a chance to be atone.

“Ugh…”

Nerwen, who was lying down, groaned and woke up.

“Are you asking me to believe that God… came down to this earth with a body? So long? Without doing anything?”

“Maybe it’s because I haven’t done anything that I’ve been manifesting for so long.”

It wasn’t unprecedented. Folklore about being kind to a poor old man and turning out to be a goddess in disguise has been handed down here and there.

“The reason I couldn’t use magic was because of the huge flow of divine power. But, it’s the first time I’ve been unable to do anything and lost my mana like this. I’ve met high-ranking angels, but I’ve never met a real god.”

“Was this unprecedented…”

“Anyway, we have to find out what God’s purpose is. Knowing doesn’t give you a way around it, but at least it’s better than not knowing.”

“I don’t understand. Why, God now…”

It wasn’t that there was no reason for God to appear. Rather, it was more amazing that God had finally answered Enerel’s prayer.

“Who the hell is that god? What the hell does he want from us!”

“Nothing. I want nothing.”

It wasn’t Farseer who answered Eleanor’s urgent words.

A black shadow slowly walked out of the darkness.

“I mean it. I don’t want anything from you guys.”

She spoke with Ceres’ voice, but it gave off an unusual expression. Eleanor felt a visceral insecurity.

“Just do nothing and quietly become the victim of revenge. You don’t have to do anything.”

As red light emanated from her, the warrior party could clearly see Ceres’ figure.

And, the image of Celia carrying her in her arms like a piece of luggage.

“What are you doing!”

Nerwen fired her bow urgently, but her arrows faded with a red light.

“What have you done to Celia?”

“I didn’t kill it. It’s not mine. It’s Enerel’s.”

“Why are you doing this!”

“I want to ask, why, how can you laugh like nothing happened haha haha? No, it’s not your problem. It’s Enerel’s problem.”

“that…”

Ceres bit her lip hard enough to bleed, and gripped the long sword tightly.

“Why didn’t he die in the imperial palace? Why, why did he turn a blind eye to you guys? You can kill him, no one can say anything about it! He had the power to do that, he had the anger to do it, and he had the justification to do it!”

No one here could argue with her anger.

Because they were all accomplices.

“When I started my adventure again, I thought it was fortunate. You don’t know how much I laughed inside. Didn’t you guys look down on Ennelel? Didn’t Ennelel hate you guys terribly?”

They knew too. That Enerel hates them. Just the trivial eye contact while traveling, reminding me of the past and suffering.

“I thought that if you wait just a little bit, he would explode again and thrust his blade of rage. But why, won’t Enerel do that? Why? Why? Why?”

A red light ran rampant. Eleanor and Nerwen were ready for battle, but they knew it too.

that can’t be beat It is not an existence that can be resisted with their weak power.

The magic and emotions accumulated in this huge cave were gathering to that goddess under the banner of revenge.

“What are you… what the hell are you?”

“I thought you would notice this.”

The clothes Ceres was wearing were not white maid uniforms. Its form remained feeble, but it had turned into red armor.

“Nice to meet you. No, actually, I’m not happy… I’m the goddess of vengeance.”

She threw Celia wildly. However, the warrior party did not even think of accepting it, and was glaring at her with fear-filled eyes.

“It’s Erinis.”

/////

“Keugh…”

When I woke up, I realized that no one was around.

“Suddenly, what is this…”

I thought the ground might be unstable, but at least there should have been some precursors before this collapse occurred.

artificial Someone targeted us and collapsed this cave.

But, who the hell did this? The cave was a dangerous place, but at least there was no intelligence capable of such a thing.

I had to find someone else somehow.

“…is that it?”

Fortunately, there was guidance from the goddess. It was a very weak light and a faint impulse, but it was far better than wandering around a cave without any clues.

As I walked through the dark cave, I could feel the presence of people.

“Ennelel? Here!”

“Ceres?”

It was a pity that it wasn’t Farseer or Nerwen with good eyesight that could be used as a strength right away, but it might have been fortunate.

When he fell alone, the most dangerous person in the monster attack was Ceres, a non-combatant.

“The others…”

“You don’t have to worry. They’re all here.”

weird. It was definitely Ceres’ voice, but the woman’s aura hidden in the darkness made it hard to believe that she was the same person.

“Voila.”

she lit a torch Only then did I find the fallen people.

“Eleanor? Farseer? Oops…”

I didn’t think I would collapse in an accident like this, but considering that even I lost my mind and fainted, it wasn’t impossible. There could have been a battle.

“Did you protect me? Thank you. Really, I owe you a lot.”

“Are you trusting me even in this situation? Really, I trust people to the point of dizziness. I feel like an idiot.”

“…yes?”

Only then did I notice that Ceres was wearing red armor. Also, his hair was dyed red.

“I’ve been watching you for a long time.”

I stood tall and slowly examined her voice, her eyes, her expression, and her mood.

“No. Something is different. It must be the same…”

“Generally, it is just called ‘goddess’, but the real name of the goddess of the Imperial Church, whom Celia serves, is Selenis.”

“Well?”

“People in the church think it’s disrespectful to call her by that name, so I try to hide it somehow. But, unfortunately, I’m not her. More than that, there’s something I really want to ask you seriously…”

It was unusual. I tried to draw my sword, but Ceres’ overwhelming presence stopped me. The red light from her body dazzled her eyes.

“Why didn’t you do anything?”