The Guardian God of the empire, Friga, and the lesser gods under her.
Most people only knew that much about the religions in this world, and I, too, only vaguely understood, from occasional news, that denominations other than Friga’s were powerless in the empire.
In such a climate, the order Ja-seong belonged to showed overwhelming growth, to the point of being directly accused by the Archbishop. This was because the being they claid to be a saint was receiving fervent support from the people.
“Hello, everyone…”
And finally, the ti ca to confirm whether placing a succubus in such a saintly position was the right decision.
At the ti of prayer, Ja-seong took to the prayer room and showed the girl standing before the congregation.
The only difference from before was that she loosely wore a nun’s habit, but she was still a small and frail-looking young succubus.
“I’m Yui… the, uh… Saint of the ter Order. Please, everyone…”
“Woooooooooooooooow!!!”
The shouts that erupted upon seeing her were not jeers, but cheers.
The devout worshippers, as if venerating a girl believed to be humanity’s enemy as a succubus.
“Yui’s na! Yui has finally revealed herself!”
“Yui is watching over us!”
“A saint! A saint!!!”
The scene was a mix of fervor, chaos, and even madness, with continuous shouts.
Just hearing the sound was enough to make one’s skin tingle, reminiscent of an idol concert filled with zealous fans.
Despite the common understanding that prayer was usually a quiet affair, with only the Bible being perused.
“Um, everyone. I-it’s ti for prayer, so please quiet down…”
“Saint! You are our hope! You are the light and salt of this world!”
“If there are countless followers of you in this world, then I am one of them, and if there is only one follower, then it is !”
“Saint Yui! You are our God and the reincarnation of Lady ter!”
Well… okay.
Saints were often regarded as avatars or incarnations of a god.
Considering idols were also seen as gods or idols, it wasn’t entirely strange.
However, no matter how young, feeling that way towards a succubus was still odd.
“Wooooow! We love you, Yui!”
“…Love?”
That question arose amidst the sudden burst of a doubtful voice.
From that point on, the madness enveloping the scene suddenly subsided, and soon, all the worshippers began to focus their attention on one devotee.
“Did you just babble about love upon seeing the Saint?!”
“To harbor such vile thoughts towards our small and delicate Saint!”
“This blasphemous bastard!!”
The devotees struck the problematic believer with the Bible in their hands.
Amidst various curses and the sounds of beating, with blood flowing, I calmly turned to Ja-seong, who had his arms crossed, and asked.
“Is it really okay to do that?”
“It’s fine. Legally, textbooks and the Bible aren’t considered weapons.”
That wasn’t what I was talking about, though.
“Holy Maiden! I’ve caught a pedophile who dared to look at you with impure eyes!”
Regardless of my dumbfounded state, they were focused solely on what they wanted to do.
Soon, the devotees who had bloodied another made him kneel and started shouting at the demon girl revered as a Holy Maiden.
“Saintly Lady! Please tell us directly with your mouth how this disgusting and filthy guy should be punished!!!!”
“P-punishnt? I don’t know anything about…”
“I’m sorry, Holy Maiden!!”
A follower hastily bows his head in front of the trembling Holy Maiden.
The force was so intense that his skin tore and bled, yet the man burst into sorrowful tears, genuinely repenting of his sins.
“I dared to fantasize, even as your follower, about stroking your cheek and head! Please punish for even thinking of touching the Holy Maiden’s sacred body!”
“H-huh? That’s not too ba–”
“Oh! What a sincere apology this is!”
“But even so, the impurity in your heart cannot be denied! Prove your repentance by accepting punishnt!”
“No, how can a once tainted heart be purified with just one act of repentance?!”
“Then it’s penance! Govern him strictly so he can withstand the fires of hell when he falls into it!”
The devotees ignored her words and led the situation according to their own will.
While the young succubus was at a loss, watching them, the devotees faced the bloodied sinner, and began to place a heavy jar in front of her.
“I ask before the Holy Maiden, the incarnation of Lady ter, protector of abundance and family! What is your na!?”
“I am Asey, a follower of the ter Order!”
“Good, Asey! Are you ready to taste the fire of hell!?”
The followers, hearing his loud answer, started taking out what was in the jar.
The pickled vegetables dripping with bright red liquid were known as ‘kimchi’ in the world I lived in.
“Argh! Is this the spicy taste of the hellfire peninsula!?”
“Endure it!! The hell that the irreverent ones go to is filled with even greater pain than this!!!”
“If you’re going to fall into hell anyway, train to withstand its heat! Even if it’s to show the irreverent ones, there is a worse hell!!”
The sinner began writhing after eating the kimchi, while the clergy spared no encouragent or rebukes towards him.
As he blankly stared at the scene, Ja-seong, who was standing beside with his arms crossed, said in a calm voice.
“It’s one of the specialties provided by our order. The hellfire flavor is popular among practitioners in many ways, you know?”
“Ah, yes.”
It seed he was using our experience from our gourt adventures to distribute food in the slums.
But where did they get the cabbage used for the kimchi?
Did they again plunder the barbarian tribe’s garden for the kimchi?
“We’ve successfully purified another unclean one with this!”
“This too is possible because the Holy Maiden is with us!”
“Oh, Holy Maiden Yui, today as well, you spare no effort in rooting out the unclean!”
“No, I-I didn’t do anything….”
“Don’t be afraid, everyone! The Holy Maiden is with us in our holy war!!!”
Even after two years, the young succubus still seed unable to adapt, not knowing what to do.
But as if such reactions were of no concern, hundreds of devotees gathered in the eting hall and shouted slogans in unison.
“Touch and face death! Roll call in hell!”
“Your voice is small! Louder, louder!”
“Purge! Let all the pedophiles of this world hear our ssage!!!!”
A cry so fierce it seed to carry the space away.
The young demon, confronted with the scene of madness born from faith and hatred towards pedophiles, soon beca dizzy and started crying.
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