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Volume 7 Chapter 182

Rescuing Elmia

I defeated the daemon.
I also eliminated the possibility of the daemon reincarnating, and destroyed the magical circle the daemon had set up in the Holy City.
It seems the daemon had a daughter, but it looks like my Flame Knights took care of her.
The countless traces of Evil God I had sensed since arriving in the Holy City have completely disappeared, so it’s likely that this is the end.
I thought so, but—-
「Captain of the Holy Knights, Elmia is nowhere to be found. Please, Haruto-sama, help us find her!」
When I returned to the Grand Temple to report my defeat of the demon to Seira, she initially seemed relieved. However, she quickly requested that we search for Elmia.
Like Seira and the candidate for the next Holy Madain, Isha, Elmia might have been abducted by the daemon. When I left Seira to come to the Holy City, I secretly attached a teleportation magic circle to her. This ensured that she was protected from the daemon.
However, for some reason, Elmia seemed wary of me and didn’t shake my hand at that time, so I couldn’t attach a teleportation magic circle to her.
So, when I heard that Elmia was missing, I couldn’t go to her rescue immediately. I asked Tina to detect Elmia’s magical presence, but she couldn’t sense it anywhere within the Holy City.
Three possibilities could be considered:
1. Elmia was taken to a location outside the range of Tina’s magical detection.
2. She was bound by a magical device that suppressed her magic.
3. Elmia had already been killed.
To daemons, the Holy Knights are a nuisance.
As much as I didn’t want to think about it, the third possibility was the most likely.
I had attached a teleportation magic circle to Elmia’s holy armour. However, it was unlikely that the daemon who abducted her would leave her in her Holy Armor, which would allow her to harness her full powers.
In this case, if I teleported to Elmia’s holy armour, there might not be anyone there.
Moreover, if the daemon had discarded the holy armour into a different dimension or someplace else, teleporting there might pose a risk to my life.
However, Seira was desperate for me to rescue Elmia, with tearful eyes, and I was swayed by her plea. So, I decided to teleport to Elmia’s holy armour’s location, not knowing where I would end up.
I placed protective barriers around myself to ensure I could maintain my life functions wherever I arrived, given the uncertainty of the destination.
I was relatively certain I wouldn’t die, thanks to my fixed stats, but overconfidence wasn’t a good thing. If I happened to die there, I had attached a magic circle that would automatically teleport me to Ryuuka for resurrection. I had no desire to die. In retrospect, I should have attached a magic circle to Elmia similar to the teleportation status monitoring magic circle that I had given to Seira.
Unfortunately, what I had attached to Elmia was just a teleportation marker, with no monitoring effect.

「Wherever Elmia may be, I don’t know, so I will teleport by myself. If the worst comes to worst, Ryuuka…… Please」
「Y-yes!」
All the members of the Elnor family were present in the room. If the worst came to pass and I ended up dying, I informed Ryuuka that she should help with my revival.
「Alright, here I go」
　──＊＊＊──

After that, I teleported to where Elmia’s holy armour was located.
It was a pitch-black space.
I couldn’t make out the situation.
I could use magic to illuminate the surroundings, but I didn’t know what effect that would have. There were traps in this world that could cause the location to explode if magic were to be activated.
To be cautious, I initially used magic sight to survey the area.
Right at my feet, what seemed to be Elmia’s Holy Armor was lying.
It was closer than I had thought, and I ended up knocking into it with my foot, causing a noise.
「Who’s there?」
It was Elmia’s voice.
The source of the voice seemed to be standing with both hands raised, likely Elmia.
Her magic seemed restricted, given that I could barely see her with magic sight.
If this is the case at this distance, it is not surprising that even Tina cannot detect her magic power.
I scanned the surroundings.
There does not seem to be anyone else, but just to be safe, I approached her with caution.
「Who is it?　Don’t, don’t, don’t come any closer!」
Her voice was quivering.
Understandable that she could feel my presence within the dark.
It wasn’t my intention to give her a fright, but I had to stay vigilant.
I’ll apologise later, for now she’ll have to forgive me.
I was able to reach her without incident.
There were apparently no traps.
The only special thing in the room were the shackles that bound her hands, which seem to be a magic item to absorb magic power.
If I break these, she’ll be free.
RIght. Now to save her.
As I was about to use magic to light my surroundings—
「I can feel your eyes on me! N-no matter what you do to me, I will not give my soul up to a daemon! I’m…… I’m ready. Do it, kill me, do it!!」
She screamed in a tearful voice.
It’s a shame, I’m more interested in hearing『 Kyaaa』……
Ah! If I explore Elmia’s body like this, maybe I can hear the『Kyaa』?
Such demonic whispers circulate within me.

…….Strange.
I’m pretty sure I defeated the daemon just a moment ago.
I calmed down a bit.
I have no intention of doing anything to a woman who looks like she’s about to cry.
「Don’t worry. I came to help you at the request of Seira」
While conjuring a ball of light, I spoke to Elmia.
「Y-you are—-?」
She seemed to have gotten used to the darkness from being in this dark room for a long time, and her eyes squinted as if blinded by the light.
「I’m Haruto, the sage you met outside the Holy City. Now, I’ll release your restraints」
I destroyed the magical restraints binding Elmia’s hands.
At the same time, she, who had been maintaining her posture by being suspended, collapsed towards me.
I hurriedly caught her.
Her upper body, stripped of the holy armour, was covered only by a thin piece of cloth, revealing her chest, while her lower body was clad in underwear.
Her body came flying at me.
A soft sensation hit my body.
Th-this…… is it as big as Tina!?
When I saw Elmia in her armour, I thought she was quite large, but I didn’t think it was as much as Tina. However, this is—
Maybe she was struggling to push this ample bosom into the holy armour every day and fighting.
While thinking about such things, I destroyed the restraints on Elmia’s legs while still holding her.
I slightly regretted not dealing with her legs first.
There was a stone platform about waist-high in this room, so I laid Elmia on it.
I could take her back to Seira and the others right away, but since there are also holy knights around Seira and Tina, Elmia might feel embarrassed in this state.
Her seemingly undamaged holy armour is abandoned in this room, so I was thinking of putting it on her.
For that, I first need to heal her.
Being restrained while standing for a long time has depleted her stamina, and her shoulders were dislocated.
Other than that, there seemed to be no external injuries, but her magic power had been considerably drained.
While applying healing to Elmia’s dislocated shoulders, I infused some magic power into her.
「S-sorry. But I’m fine. Holy Maiden, Seira, is in danger. There’s a daemon here. Please, save Seira—」
Elmia said that and then lost consciousness.
She must have been pushing herself quite a bit.
「It’s okay; Seira is safe. I defeated the daemon」
She probably can’t hear me, but I said it nonetheless.
Somehow, Elmia’s expression seemed to soften.
After healing Elmia, I put the holy armour on her and teleported to Seira, who was worried about her well-being.