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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 130 Part 2

「…For the above charges, I will sentence the three of you to death by gallows. Now then…」

「Wait!」

Lunamilia’s voice echoes through the square. Lunamilia exudes a strong divine aura, so the crowd, unable to make any noises, ends up falling completely silent.

「These people are innocent. Stop the execution right this instant!」

「What are you saying, commoner? There’s a limit to how disrespectful you could be, uh, that appearance, a priest, huh… E, err, on this occasion…」

Mireia’s elder brother seems to have mistaken Lunamilia for a priest of the Holy Church and is hesitating. Hmm, this little man vibe. Perhaps this guy doesn’t have a hand in this execution, and is just being used by the people from the trading companies behind him.

「There is no need to hesitate, Walton-sama. I am familiar with the faces of all priests in this town, but I have no recollections of this person. She is probably a traveling monk. Is there any reason for you to listen to what a traveling monk from another territory says? Now, please proceed with the execution. There is nothing to worry about. Even if any trouble were to arise, we are fully prepared to support you, Walton-sama.」

Behind the execution platform, an elderly man urges Mireia’s elder brother, Walton, who is hesitating to carry out the execution. It seems that this man is the mastermind behind this public execution. After talking with the elderly man for a while, Walton declares the continuation of the public execution. That Walton guy, it seems that he’s a little, or rather, quite slow in the head and is easy to sway. For the people from the trading companies, he must be a useful man that is easy to manipulate.

「Wait! Those people are innocent. Stop this barbaric act that goes against God’s will right this instant.」

「Going against God’s will, you say?! What are you talking about, little girl? Do you want to say that you are able to hear God’s voice? For a mere monk to pretend to be God’s representative, what blasphemy. If you go any further than that, I’m afraid I won’t be able to overlook it, even if you are a monk.」

Lunamilia climbs onto the platform and begins to argue with the elderly man. Walton, who has no idea what to do, can do nothing but look around, completely turning into air. There are other people standing behind the elderly man, and they begin to harshly criticize Lunamilia. I wonder if those people are from different companies.

「Do you swear in front of God? That these people are guilty. And that you guys are innocent. If you swear, then all that if left is to wait for God’s judgment.」

「Fwahaha, what manner of nonsense are you saying now? Yes, I swear. I am innocent. And Evans Trading Company is the breeding ground for injustice. Now, are you satisfied with this, little girl?」

「I swear too. I am innocent.」

「Me too. It’s all Evans Trading Company’s fault.」

「Me too.」

「Me too.」

The elderly man and the men standing behind him begin to declare their own innocence and the guilt of Evans Trading Company one by one. Hmm, this situation, they’re at a stalemate, or rather, Lunamilia is at a disadvantage. As they say, ultimately, she is just a traveling monk. She has no authority to interfere in the administration or justice of other territories.

「I understand. Now then, please accept it. God’s judgment.」

Ugh, what is this!? Lunamilia’s magical energy begins to swell. Her divine aura overflows, and perhaps out of fear, my body ends up stiffening. This, is she planning to use sacred magic? Oioi, no matter how you slice it, if she uses attack magic on the town’s leading merchants in the middle of the town, even if she’s a monk, she won’t get off scot-free. This is bad, I have to stop Lunamilia. But Lunamilia’s magical energy is swelling even more, and her divine aura is rising to the heavens. Damn, I can’t do anything.

「You heretics that go against God’s will. Receive the judgment of Heaven!」

Kuh, what is this sacred magic!? Not good, not good, this one is definitely bad news. Suddenly, a powerful killing intent hits my whole body, making my body stiffen. This pressure far surpasses the overwhelming murderous intent and madness I felt from the Strong-arm Baboon I battled, in which I was seriously wounded and was on the verge of death, a few years ago, and from the Crimson Bear that killed Mireia. Even I, someone with a high level, end up like this. Everyone here is at a loss for words and frozen, watching Lunamilia use her magic. Not good, something’s there?! Sensing the intense magical energy and divine aura, I look up and see a divine vortex of light covering the town.

「Heavenly Judgement!」

Lunamilia’s superhuman-class sacred magic is activated. White lightning rains down from the sky, and the merchants who are the targets of the judgment let out death cries. The wooden platform on which they are standing is not damaged at all, and only the targets are charred black by the lightning. All of the people who have argued with Lunamilia and said they were innocent end up getting carbonized. Some were looking up to the sky with both hands, some were holding their heads with their hands, and some were rubbing their heads against the platform as they died. Smoke is smoldering from their blackened and carbonized bodies, and the unpleasant smell of burnt flesh fills the air. It seems that magic just now was the lightning of judgment for those who lied to Lunamilia. Wait, this is bad. Lunamilia mistakenly believes that I am a god, so if she were to find out that I’m just an ordinary human, I might end up becoming its next target. Sacred magic is a sure hit. On top of that, that magic just now might be a sure kill. Damn it, now that it has come to this, I guess I have no choice but to do my utmost best to play the role of incarnated god without giving any commitments until Lunamilia changes jobs to Priest.

「Bleeergh, cough.」

Walton – who is probably feeling nauseated by the fact that the merchants he had been so close to suddenly got carbonized into black lumps, charred and emitting a foul smell – is vomiting. Well, it’s not like I can’t understand how he feels, but he sure has no such a thing as dignity as a noble.

「Now, with this, we should know who the bad guys are. Release those innocent people at once.」

「Eeek, y, yes, as you wish, Saint-sama.」

By Walton’s command, it is decided to release Lorraine and the others. The soldiers are dumbstruck and unable to move, so I approach Lorraine and untie the ropes that bind her.

「Are you okay, Lorraine? We’ve come to help you.」

「Ugh, Sei?! What on earth is…」

「We’ll talk about it later. I’ll cast healing magic on you.」

Lorraine is pregnant. On top of having been put on the execution platform, there was the superhuman-class sacred magic used by Lunamilia, so she must have been under a lot of pressure. The intense stress must be having a bad effect on the baby in her belly. I cast healing magic on Lorraine’s entire body, and around her stomach with all my might. This feeling, as expected, if I had been a little later, there’s a good chance that it would have reached the point of no return. As I consume my magical energy to the limit to cast healing magic, it seems that Lorraine’s body has completely recovered.

Lorraine’s husband and father-in-law are also freed by the soldiers. With this, this matter seems to have reached its conclusion. A lot of leading merchants have died, so I have no idea what will become of the business in this town in the future, but this is all we can do. I hope Lorraine will learn from this incident and learn to handle things better.

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「Lunamilia-sama, Sei-dono, thank you very much for your help this time…」

Lunamilia and I have been invited to the house of the Evans Trading Company, whose lives we saved. As one would expect from a merchant’s house, not only does it have a place to park our horses, it is very comfortable. When Lunamilia said that she wanted to use this town as our base for a while and go around the surrounding towns and villages, they suggested that we could stay here as long as we wanted, so we gratefully accepted. It seems that at present, they are the most powerful trading company in the town, and although it is simple, the house has everything you need, so it is very comfortable.