The Priest of Corruption Chapter 11

THE REQUEST.

Its near here.

At the rangers gesture, the priest of the Fla Church slowly bowed his head to express his gratitude.

Thank you for your guidance. Could you step back for a mont?

Yes.

As the ranger slowly stepped back, the Fla priest stepped forward and gestured. A blue fla from his fingertips gently enveloped the earth. The flas crawled across the ground like a living being, lting only the snow. The ranger admired the marvelous sight.

Its a great power however you look at it.

The priest of the Fla, having lted all the surrounding snow, didnt answer. The blue flas swept through the cold to reveal the traces underneath.

Since its been a while, I think a monster or beast devoured the body.

Is that so? Thats understandable.

The priest of the Fla examined the now dry earth.

Can you tell the nas of the cities around here?

*

Priest, thank you very much. I would have died that evening if it werent for you.

A week had passed since the demon ran wild. Pierres body was still bandaged, but I smiled and patted his shoulder.

I was just doing what I was supposed to as a human. Dont worry about it.

Pierres eyes trembled with emotion. He struggled to speak.

Priest

I hope you take care of yourself when you return to your hotown. Ill see you when I get a chance.

It must have been quite a shock that the bandits killed all of his comrades, so Pierre told yesterday that he had decided to stop working as a rcenary and return to his hotown. Now he was lying in the corner of a carriage headed to his old village.

Pierre looked at with eyes big like a cows.

If you really co, Ill treat you well no matter how difficult it might be!

I wont forget. Ill visit you soti.

A shout sounded from the front of the carriage, and it would depart soon.

Its ti to part ways. Go in peace.

Stay healthy, Priest!

Pierre wished goodbye, swinging his injured arm. After bowing my head and seeing him off, I headed for the rcenary guild through the west gate.

Im not sure what to do today, Mother.

Kill!

Ive heard you, Mother. I should stop playing around and do sothing, but I still dont have enough money in my pocket to warm my heart every ti I see it. Doesnt Mother know it as well? I have to hide and stay quiet right now.

Kill!

Mother scolded for saving the demon, and she knew too well that we had to stay hidden.

Thats true, too, but what could I do with the two gold coins he paid in advance?

Kill!

I patted my pocket.

Haah, this isnt going to work. In this case, I will use the secret funds that I saved once again.

Kill?

I heard it on the way, but a good dicine for skincare arrived. Ill buy it on the way ho and apply it carefully to your hand. How about that?

Kill!

I walked through the town with a light step and a big smile while Mothers hand nagged joyfully. Closing both eyes, the divinity I absorbed during the demon incident erged in my mind.

[Divinity: 3482]

After saving the demon, I harvested most of the corpses that could be harvested. Thanks to this, I could obtain a fairly large amount of divinity. The senseless deaths were truly sad, but the living must continue. In addition, Obs was a three-fingers-worth human. When I harvested his crushed body, I gained a whopping one thousand divinity.

Erin shouted loudly as I entered the rcenary guild house after buying the skincare beauty dicine for Mothers hand.

Demon Slayer Marnak!

How many tis have I told you not to call by that nickna? Every ti you do, Im seriously embarrassed.

Yes, by the ti the incident settled down, lord Thredon publicly announced that I had rescued him and taken the last breath of the giant demon. Thanks to this, I was granted the great nickna of Demon Slayer even though it didnt suit . Erin liked the nickna, though; whenever she called that, it always got the attention of people around her. Like this ti.

Is that priest the famous Demon Slayer?

Contrary to how he looks, hes very strong; he cut down seven bandits by himself a while ago.

He killed a demon and seven bandits by himself. Im still afraid that giant monster will pop out again.

I asked Erin, with one ear listening to the rumors about .

How did the recovery of the relics go?

The opaque mirror and the pure white sword. I obtained the divinity of corruption sealed in the mirror. At the sa ti, the pure white sword was just an ordinary relic, so no divinity was obtainable.

Erin replied with a smile, playfully flashing her white teeth.

I left it in storage. Are you sure you dont want to reveal your na?

Of course.

There was no need to beco more entangled with those fanatics of the Reformation church. Anyway, the mirror that revealed a demons identity and the sword that killed demons were things I didnt really need. If I had them for no reason, I might run into the religious priests who ca to retrieve their holy relics.

Oh, right.

Erin loudly clapped her hands, then leaned closer to with a quiet voice.

When you were away for a while, the lords soldiers ca looking for you. They said to visit the lords residence as soon as you have ti.

Okay.

Erin glanced around and whispered again.

Perhaps the lord wants to entrust a job to Priest Marnak. These secret jobs are well-paid but also very risky, so consider it carefully before deciding.

How do you know that?

Everyone knows. Go quickly. Its very rude to keep the lord waiting.

I ca out of the rcenary guild, pushed out by Erins hands.

Kill! Kill!

Mother, who was looking forward to the skincare dicine, grumbled. I patted my pocket and headed out.

Why are you angry when sothing you wanted so much happened?

Kill?

Ugh. What do you an, Why dont we just rest for today? Even if you have a different attitude than before, isnt it too different?

K.i.l.l!

I know youre angry because youre embarrassed. Ill quickly go back and apply it to every nook and cranny after hearing what the lord has to say, so please bear with for a mont.

Kill!

After a dramatic compromise was established, I headed for the lords residence.

Welco, Priest! I was waiting for your arrival! How co your face looks brighter every ti, I see it!? Hahaha!

A demon with exquisitely carved wooden prosthetic legs, prosthetic arms, and transparent eyes greeted .

Youre exaggerating.

How can I exaggerate in praising our Demon Slaying Priest Marnak!

The lord poured a cup of hot tea and offered it to . The wooden hand moved gently as if alive. It was fascinating every ti I saw it.

I took a sip and laughed.

Isnt the demon known to have been slain by the Demon Slayer alive right here?

Demons have a right to live, too. No life was born just to die, right?

The demon grinned and buried himself in his chair, kicking out his wooden legs.

Its always amazing that wooden prosthetics can move naturally.

I do this only in front of the priest, but in front of other people, I limp around. In addition, I had to pay a huge price for such natural movent.

Whats the price?

Taking a sip, the devil laughed playfully.

Soon, the hair roots in this body will lose their strength and fall like leaves in mid-autumn. Perhaps if you see in a few months, you will be greeted by a sparkling, bare mountain monk.

It was a terrible price indeed. But as a demon able to easily accept such a price? While I was admiring his resolve, the demon brought out his business.

Priest, do you have a week or so to spare?

The ti is no problem.

The money problem was serious enough to stop rolling around for that long.

Thats really good! Theres one good job request, and you were directly nominated.

Nominated? ? As I looked at him with suspicion, the devil quickly continued explaining.

I think that after hearing the na of Demon Slayer, they thought the priest was the right person for this job. Its probably related to the ruins of the ancient empire.

I was genuinely surprised.

Were there any ruins of the ancient empire around here?

They said that they ca to explore the ruins anyway. Since the person leading the party is a nobleman from the capital, its probably not groundless.

The ancient empire unified the continent after ending the era of lawless wizards a long ti ago. The relics of the ancient empire were said to be precious treasures with powerful abilities for the scholars of the present age. They still searched for the empires lost technologies. Most of the high-grade items in this ga had the trait Relic of the Ancient Empire.

The ruins that held them were similar to dungeons in other gas.

Kill!

As Mother ntioned, I decided that I should take this job.

Ill accept.

We havent even talked about compensation yet, but youre accepting it already?

Whats the pay?

Its a whopping five gold coins, and hell pay them all in advance. Besides, he said that he would also hand over one of the excavated artifacts if you contributed to their expedition into the ruins.

I answered quickly.

I will definitely do it!

*

The group had a total of three people. One person was presud to be a wizard wearing thick robes, a one-horned man ard with a large shield and an ax, and the last man wore leather armor with a bow strapped to his back.

May unwavering happiness be maintained in your life. I am Marnak, a priest serving the maintenance goddess who protects our daily life.

As I bowed and said hello, the handso man with a bow walked toward with a cheerful smile. At first glance, he gave off a weak impression, but judging from his thick limbs, he must constantly be training.

Nice to et you, priest! My na is Carn Baltas; I commissioned this work. Ive heard so many things from Lord Thredon. Hes a very wise man, so Im really happy to be able to work with you.

I replied with a quiet smile.

Please take good care of .