[You have beco quite bold to request directly without trying to activate skill, my beloved Paladin.]
Just a mont after I asked nicely, the Goddess replied inside my mind with a hint of amusent in her tone.
"I believe that you would answer regardless, my Goddess. This gate seems like sothing more special than the small crack I found in that cave."
[Indeed, you're not wrong about that one. It's indeed more… special.]
From her voice, I could feel that she was a little bit unsure and hesitant. I was curious about what made her feel like that. But before I could ask, she spoke once again.
[My beloved. Do not let any human enter this space within your barrier. And if possible… Cure this place out of miasma. I need ti before dealing with that repulsive gate.]
"As you wish, my Goddess."
After that, I heard nothing from her again and sighed. I looked at the gate for the last ti before raising my hand and activated various skills.
", , ."
Three different kinds of barriers were ford: a cube, a sphere, and a prism. The last skill I used was the highest level barrier available in , requiring Lv 9 skill. It had all kinds of skills, such as and , constantly active inside it.
The purple fog that was spread in the party hall suddenly receded and only filled the inner two barriers, hiding the gate behind it.
'It worked.' I sighed in relief as I turned around and put [Caliburn] back in my inventory. All my buffs expired, and my status returned to normal.
Cleric was still unconscious, and his HP was depleted slowly from his injuries. So I gave him a hand and healed him to full HP. I also used and as a bonus in case he was inflicted with one.
After I was done, I made him lean his back against the wall.
He regained his consciousness just as I was about to leave. Opening his eyes, he looked at and asked, "Ugh… Is it over?"
"If you an by the monster, I made sure that I killed it already," I answered and helped him stand up. Then, I pointed over my shoulder, "But the gate is still here. I am waiting for the news from the Goddess. She told to wait for a while."
"So the Goddess decided to get involved directly, huh? Can't you do sothing about that yourself?"
I shrugged my shoulders at Cleric's words, "I wish. But it was useless even with , the highest purification skill of I could use. Well, Hell has encroached on this world faster because of those heathens who call themselves Hell's Cult."
"That's worrying." Cleric smiled wryly, "But if you have it in your hand, then I will find my wife. I am worried about her."
"Worried?" I raised my eyebrows as I watched Cleric walk away. He stopped and turned to with a wry smile.
"Yes." Nodding his head, he continued, "I am worried she can't hold herself back against those Nobles and freeze them, so I need to be there to stop her. Anyway, I am sure I can leave it to you, Arthur."
"Ah!" I exclaid in understanding. "Sure. Have fun with your wife."
Cleric nodded for the last ti and walked out of the room through the destroyed wall. He complained that his best suit was wrecked and that he needed to get a new one before going ho.
As for , I sent a [Love Letter] to Tris. She was still with Queen Eve, Duke Blacktomb, and Naya Blacktomb. Prince Thomas and Prince Edison were also in the sa room, guarded by Grand Marshal Garland and so Royal Knights.
'That's too much guard. I even put in that place, too.' I thought, chuckling slightly.
My letter to Tris was simple, telling her that everything was under control but to stop them from approaching the party hall for a while. I also told her that the Goddess would probably descend here or arrive in one of the Holy Bodies, so they shouldn't try to ignore my warning.
Of course, I also contacted Beatrice through the [Earring of Communication]. She accepted the call almost imdiately with an excited voice.
(Your lovely succubus slave, Beatrice, is ready for your order, Master~! What do you want to do next?)
This girl didn't even question whether I was fine or not and imdiately went to the point. But… I didn't think she needed to ask after the big show I did earlier. Everyone in the Capital City must've seen that piercing the sky.
I waited patiently, patrolling around the Hell Gate, and looked at it curiously while answering Beatrice.
"The monster is gone now; inform the others about it. Tell Emilia to rest or find her father to show that she's okay. Also, go to the church after this and escort both Sana and Ertha when they arrive."
I was expecting Goddess to descend to one of the Holy Bodies to deal with this Hell Gate, so I ordered Beatrice to wait for those two.
Dealing with it from where her real body was without descending would be too difficult, as this gate was special. Descending to the world would also pose a problem for the Goddess, who shouldn't use her strength recklessly in this situation.
'That's why she would send to both Sana and Ertha. They, without hesitation, would accept such a request.'
(That's easy! Do you need anything else from ? Like… Massage service or sothing?)
At her question, I also rembered the unconscious intruder in one of the rooms.
"I don't need massage service for now. There is one Hell's Cult mber on the second floor with a broken window. Bring her to the church and tell Archbishop Caron to keep her in a cell and strip her current attire. Left her in a neutralized state until I visited."
(Alright, Master. While I am disappointed that you don't want to be massaged after a long day, I, Beatrice, shall follow your order. Oh, don't hesitate to call if you change your mind.)
"I will."
(Fufufu, this is why I fell for you. See you later, Master!)
With that, Beatrice ended the communication. I needed to wait until the Goddess arrived, so I took out a fluffy chair from my inventory and sat right in front of the Hell Gate, looking at the ominous aura trying to break through the barrier while sipping wine.
While doing so, I analyzed the paper I got from one of the intruders earlier. The symbol on the paper was made from black ink. The symbol reminded of vines that got entangled with a big eye behind them all as if they held the eye from escaping.
The crack made it difficult to see, but that symbol was also present on the door, precisely drawn on the outer rim and on the surface of the door itself.
Without a doubt, what the intruders summoned was this gate and not the Cerberus. The latter only ca as an addition because its duty was to guard the gate.
Thus, it invited a question.
'Why do they bother to summon the gate in this place and not summon it while being hidden from the world? That way, no one will be able to destroy their plan.'
It bothered so much.
At that mont, I noticed two blue dots appeared on the church. They were Sana and Ertha, two girls that I was waiting for.
'I can guess what you want, my Goddess.' I chuckled in amusent.
Probably, the Goddess was able to deal with Hell Gate without entering a Holy Body. I understood that she wanted to spend her energy as low as possible around this ti.
At the sa ti, I also understood her goal of using a Holy Body and sent to both of them instead of ordering the Holy Body or Holy Maiden in Capital City.
'She's so impatient.' I sighed and prepared for their arrival.
While I knew wouldn't affect the Hell Gate, at least I wanted to purify this whole room so they wouldn't get sick when entering.
An illusory golden castle appeared in front of before slowly covering the whole party hall. Everything was cleansed, even the trace of battle from earlier. But the wound on the property couldn't be returned like usual.
"This is enough." I nodded in satisfaction.
As soon as I said that, I felt sothing on my left and turned in that direction. A teleportation magic comnced, and three girls appeared from the magic circle that suddenly appeared.
Sana and Beatrice walked side by side, with Ertha in front of them. For so reason, the blue-haired Bishop didn't wear her blindfold, and her eyes had an unusual golden glow.
Stopping in front of , she smiled beautifully and spoke.
[Now, my beloved.]
Even if the voice belonged to Ertha, I imdiately knew that the Goddess had descended. She turned to the Hell Gate and extended her hand, causing her large boobs to jiggle in response.
[Put down your barrier and close your eyes.]
"Yes," I responded imdiately and canceled the three barriers surrounding the Hell Gate.
The purple fog was freed and tried to cover the whole room. But before it could do that, a light exploded from Ertha's palm.
It was so bright that I needed to avert my gaze after closing my eyes. I guessed both Sana and Beatrice also did the sa.
[It's done. You may open your eyes again.]
Not even a second later, the Goddess continued. I opened my eyes only to see the ominous door, and the purple fog disappeared.
Nothing was left.
'This is the Goddess' power…'
I was amazed.
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