Chapter 181 - Episode Eight

At any rate the Four Great Priest Nelgliffe dont seem to have any animosity towards us.

Maybe its simply because they dont know whats going on over here yet.

Um Can I ask you whats going on in this village?

Well

But first, would you mind telling me what your people have come to this village for?

Before Nelgliffe could explain the current situation in the village, the girl in clothes beside him interrupted.

Chloe, can you not interrupt me like that Im sorry, please dont be offended. Chloe has a bit of a cautious streak in her. But she is a good-natured girl. I used to be a priest in a churchyard that doubled as an orphanage in a small village in the Riveras Nation, and since then Chloe has been

Please stop it, Nelgliffe-sama.

W, wait, youre not mad at that girl?

Its hard to say because his voice is so unassuming and his facial expressions dont change much, but maybe its just because of that, rather than

N, no, I dont mind, so Im sorry for the delay in introducing ourselves as well.

This old man is really hard to deal with.

Huh? Like Marias, hes one of the Four High Priests, right?

For that, hes kind of horribly defenseless.

On the other hand, the girl called Chloe seems to be more tense.

She is watching Me and Mea intently as if shes trying not to miss a single blink of my eye.

I am called Abel. This is Mea, and the one in the carriage is Elia, the carriage driver we hired in town. So, you see, were

Im a little troubled about what to say.

Truth be told, I wanted to judge what I would say after hearing the situation, even if it was a bit forced.

I dont know if its okay to reveal that Im an envoy of the lord.

Actually we didnt like the customs of our hometown, so we ran away together. I heard that our relatives were chasing after us, so we decided to escape to a remote place.

I see. It must have been a difficult journey for you.

A-All right, were through.

Im not lying.

But it could have been a bit simpler, the road to travel.

Since this is so far on the edge of the Dinrat Kingdom, I felt like I needed some kind of reasoning, and it smelled somewhat like an excuse.

Did you stop at Russell Village?

Chloe asked after a short pause.

Russell village, that is the village where Lark was.

As, as expected, were being suspected

N, no well actually

Yes, yes, you were talking about whats going on in the village of Pargas. Im afraid Ive sidetracked the conversation.

As if nothing had happened, Nelgliffe rushed into the conversation I had just had.

Tha-, thank God.

I didnt expect a rescue ship to come in from the other side. Thank you, old man.

Chloe seems to be sharper than Nelgliffe.

If anything, we should probably keep an eye out for her.

Chloe looked at Nelgliffe somewhat disapprovingly, but quickly turned her gaze back to me and Mea.

The truth is, this village is rife with disease. A follower, who happened to be a missionary, learned that the source of the disease was a demon in the forest outside the village, and sent messengers and letters to the lord of this village, Baron Lark, to ask for help, but there was no response

hmm?

It sounds like a story Ive heard somewhere

The followers returned with the villagers across the mountain range into the Riveras Nation and came to Me, who was near the border, to ask for help. I immediately went to the village of Pargas and vanquished the demon. But most of the villagers were already sick, and I was helping to nurse with the followers that the I had brought with me.

This is exactly the same move as Marias.

I mean, with all the followers already here, this is not looking good, is it?

From what I saw earlier, ten or twenty people is not a pretty number.

Whats the matter? Your companion doesnt seem to be looking too good, sir.

Chloe comes rushing in without pause.

Mea freaks out and her shoulder shakes.

Me-, Mea is nothing, its really nothing

This not bad, even if I try to surpass it somehow, Mea might show it in her face.

However, there has been no word from Baron Larks side In the Riveras Nation, paganism is widespread, and because of this, we have been fighting within the country for a long time. I know that it is not well received in other countries. Therefore, if we are going to send a messenger, we would like to ask the people of the village to follow us but there are many sick people and it is difficult to do so now that the messengers who came before us have not returned.

Nelgliffe says sadly.

Even for me, I dont trust Levis religion very much, so its hard to deny it, though Im sorry for Nelgliffe.

A, anyway, I have to get the situation straightened out.

In the first place, Is this guy really one of the Four Great Priests?

If its the real thing, he should be able to show Levis summoning crests somewhere on his body, but as expected, I cant ask him to show it to me directly.

This is the kind of type thats hard to handle.

There are no to grab onto, or there are so many that I dont know where to grab onto

The demon is already gone, so, we shouldnt expect any more patient to come forward but it could happen just unexpectedly. Thats why were trying to discourage the people in the village from going out. It would be better for travelers not to stay too long.

Somehow I think things are getting a lot more complicated than I assumed they would be.

I think the disagreement between Hein and Lark in relation to Levis intentions may be making things needlessly sullied.

If I could, I would go talk to Hein if I could, but now that Levi Church is camped out in the village, that might be difficult.

Im good at healing magic myself, so I might be able to help you with something. Could you let me meet with the village chief of Pargas village?

Oh, thats very nice of you! Thats right. Ive always wondered what it was like to stand around and talk. Lets head over to Chief Heils residence. You should have a look at Chieftain Heils residence and the church hall before proceeding with the matter of your help with the healing magic.

Huh he let me meet him easily?

Nah, I feel like thats a bit of a shrug