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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 142×2

Intermission – Part 2

「Saint-sama, thank you very much.」

「Saint-sama…」

「Saint-sama…」

On the way to the Holy Kingdom, Lunamilia, along with the Knights, stopped by the nearest towns and villages and continued with her volunteer activities, the same as before. She went around treating commoners who couldn’t afford to go to the city and pay a large amount of money to have their injuries or illness treated, either free or charge or in exchange for food and lodging. From time to time, in poor villages that couldn’t afford to hire adventurers, she also took on monster subjugation, which oftentimes made the villagers thankful to her and revere her as a saint.

Although the knights had little combat experience, under the leadership of the experienced commander and with the support of Lunamilia’s sacred magic, they were able to subjugate the monsters, so more and more of the knights began to acknowledge Lunamilia.

「Tch, you fake Saint…」

Even after personally witnessing Lunamilia’s sacred magic and volunteer activities, some of the knights, including Othniel, refused to acknowledge her. The perception that Lunamilia came from a baronial family in a rural area they had never heard of, and that she was a greenhorn, as it had only been two years since she obtained the job of monk, made it difficult for them, who came from high-ranking noble families, to honestly accept her abilities. One of the main reasons was that as priests generally almost never served in the military, they couldn’t gauge how different Lunamilia’s abilities were from those of other priests.

On top of that, as they were made to accompany Lunamilia in her charity works, they always ended up staying in poor towns and villages, and the shabby beds and food provided by the common people were nothing but misery. Just thinking that they would have to spend the night in this small village, where they had accepted a request to exterminate the monsters living in the surrounding area, made anger and killing intent towards Lunamilia well up inside them.

「Hey, you guys, there’s something I’d like to talk to you about.」

After a humble dinner at the village chief’s house – that said, it was the best the villagers could offer – Othniel gathered his comrades and began to have a secret talk. While

While Othniel and the others had to sleep in a large room in the village chief’s house, the commander got a single room, as for Lunamilia, they had arranged a detached house for her. The fact that a commoner and a girl from a low-ranking noble family were receiving better treatment than him was humiliating for Othniel. He was sure that his comrades felt the same way.

「You want to attack Lunamilia?」

「Yeah. Worry not, I just want to scare her a bit.」

He was going to teach this young girl who pretended to be a saint her place. She was a cheeky woman, but on closer look, she had a great face and body. They hadn’t had many opportunities to embrace women these past few days, so on their way to the Holy Kingdom, she would make a perfect partner for venting their sexual desire. If she were to become a violated priestess, surely no one would revere her as a saint anymore. Othniel incited his comrades, but the answer he got was not what he expected.

「The heck are you talking about? Lunamilia is a real saint, you know?」

「Don’t you feel that divine aura, Othniel?」

「Exterminating monsters with the support of sacred magic is, how should I put it, very rewarding.」

「Yeah, yeah, it made me feel truly alive for the first time since the day I became a knight.」

「I’ve had an audience with the Pope too, but you see, that divine aura, it’s even greater than the Pope’s. Cease your stupid ideas, Othniel.」

One after another, his comrades acknowledged and praised Lunamilia. Othniel was stunned and at a loss for words at the change in his comrades who, until just a few days ago, had sworn to condemn the fake saint together with him. Killing intent towards Lunamilia, who had deceived them, began to gush out inside him.

As the night drew on, everyone was sleeping like logs, breathing peacefully in their sleep. The long-distance travel and monster extermination, which they were not used to, they did during the day consumed a large amount of stamina, so it was only natural.

「Hey, let’s go.」

In order to launch a night raid on Lunamilia, Othniel slipped out of the room, taking with him two people who, like himself, were growing more and more distrustful of that woman.

「Hey, Othniel, let me do it first, okay?」

「Hehehe, to think we’ll get to have sex with that fake saint of a woman.」

It seemed that these two didn’t really hate Lunamilia like he did, but only thought about raping her. Well, that was also fine. In order to get the better of that cheeky woman, the cooperation of those two was necessary. One person held her down, one person covered her mouth, and one person raped her. Even if the crime came to light, it was nothing to worry about. Not only would it be easy to cover it up by using the power of the families they come from, in the first place, they had never heard of a case where a priestess who served God came forward to say that she had been raped. There was no choice but to suck it up.

Othniel and the others arrive in front of the detached house where Lunamilia was staying. Light was leaking through the gap in the door. It appeared that the room was illuminated by the lighting of light magic or a magic tool. They didn’t expect her to be up this late at night. What should they do, wait for that woman to fall asleep? However, the night temperature was so low that simply being there was torturous. Well, ultimately, the other party was just a single young girl, so they could just cover her mouth. Othniel boldly entered the detached house. It seemed that the door was carelessly left unlocked. What came into view was the figure of Lunamilia sitting in a chair facing them. Could it be that she was waiting for them? Maybe one of his comrades was concerned about Lunamilia’s safety and tattled on him.

「Fufufu, I knew you would come. The malice I felt from you today was stronger than usual, after all.」

「What?」

Lunamilia’s face, faintly illuminated by the lighting tool, was beautiful yet eerie. Perhaps it was light magic, but apart from the lighting tool, Lunamilia herself appeared to be glowing white. More importantly, she said she expected them to come?! Was Lunamilia implying that she could read people’s minds? No, she was a fake saint, a con artist. She might be able to fool everyone, but not him. However, it seemed that his two comrades had ended up getting cold feet.

「H, hey, Othniel. There’s something dangerous about that woman.」

「S, she’s glowing. That’s divine aura, right?! As expected, she must be a real saint…」

「Don’t be afraid, that’s just light magic. She’s not a saint or anything. She’s a con artist, skilled at reading people’s minds, and a user of light magic.」

Lunamilia, who had sensed Othniel’s malice, had already finished the preparation to activate her magic. A torrent of magical energy surged, but Othniel and the others, who didn’t have magical energy perception skill, didn’t notice it. However, they began to feel a strong sense of urgency that something out of the ordinary was looming over them.

「No more talks. You guys, let’s do it.」

「Huh, yeah.」

「S, sure.」

With Othniel in the lead, the three of them charged at Lunamilia. However, their path ended up blocked by something divine that was emanating from Lunamilia. This was light magic, and was nothing more than a blind. Light magic should have no offensive power. However, perhaps out of fear, the three were shaking and unable to move any further.

「Divine Ascension」

Lunamilia’s sacred magic was activated. As a vortex of divine energy engulfed the sky above the entire village, Othniel and the others felt a strange sensation in the area around their chests and held them down with both hands.

「Ugh, this, what have you done, you fake saint?!」

「My chest, my chest is…」

「Uwaaahhhh」

Othniel and the others fell to their knees and began to suffer. A short while after, a white mist-like object shot out from the chests of the three of them, slowly rising through the ceiling and into the sky.

「…..」

Othniel and the others were silently, absentmindedly staring into space with unfocused eyes, drool dripping from their mouths. What was left behind there was nothing but three flesh puppets with beating hearts.

「Lunamilia-dono, is something the matter? Ugh, this is…」

The commander, who sensed the intense divine aura and magical energy, visited Lunamilia’s room. What he saw there was the figures of the three who had completely changed. These three were the people who stubbornly refused to acknowledge Lunamilia. Judging from the situation, it seemed that the three had sneaked into Lunamilia’s bedroom and tried to commit an assault, but ended up having the tables turned on them. However, the unusual state of the three. What on earth had happened?

「Knight Commander, it seems that the Holy Kingdom is full of corrupt people like them, who blaspheme God and live according to their desires, with only their family background as their sole redeeming feature. I have to purge them and build a kingdom that is truly devoted to God. Will you cooperate with me?」

「Y, yes, Lunamilia-sama.」

Exposed to Lunamilia’s intense divine aura, the Knight Commander quickly replied. For a moment, he thought, 「Shoot」, in regret. Lies didn’t work on Lunamilia. As she was a user of Heavenly Judgment, which condemned those who lied to her, lying to her meant death. However, he quickly reconsidered. In the Holy Kingdom, family background was everything, and regardless of how much he devoted himself to the country, he ended up getting looked down upon even by his subordinates simply because he was from a commoner background. The details of what Lunamilia was trying to do were unknown, but he could sympathize with what she was saying. He thought believing in the extraordinary divine aura that emanated from her and pledging allegiance to her would not be a bad idea either.

「Lunamilia-sama, I apologize for my subordinates intruding upon you so late in the night. Hey, you guys, let’s go back.」

「…..」

Othniel and the others silently listened to the Commander’s instructions and then went back unsteadily. The change, as if they had turned into living corpses, and the sacred magic that Lunamilia had activated. The Knight Commander took what he had just seen to heart and decided to go to bed. Not long after they returned to the Holy Kingdom, similar phenomenon would occur over and over again, mainly on those from high-ranking noble families, but that was a story for another time.

「As I thought, it was the right choice to part ways with Sei-sama. I can’t afford to let God spend time with such unbelievers, after all. Fufufu, Sei-sama, until the day we meet again, I will transform the Holy Kingdom into a country worthy of you, and finish the preparation to be blessed with the child of God.」