The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire - The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire chapter 213

213 – Rush (7)

It felt like I was facing the uncanny valley.

Someone who clearly smiles with the face of a hero and speaks with the voice of a hero, but is absolutely not a hero.

As I came face to face with that strange being, a type of discomfort that I had never experienced before in my life was swirling within me.

Not only its identity, but also its purpose was unclear.

The most plausible hypothesis I could think of was that she was also a member of the sainthood candidates and that she was trying to catch me off guard through that disguise.

There were too many suspicious elements in the current situation to be so rash.

”Did he kill you…?”

”·····?”

As I forced her stiff tongue to ask her a question, a puzzled look began to appear on her face.

My anxious eyes sequentially pointed to the three corpses scattered randomly around her.

The cruel figure, with her neck and head twisted in an abnormal direction, looked more like the work of an animal than a human.

It was a sight so outrageous that even I, who had seen countless wounds in my line of duty, inadvertently furrowed my eyebrows.

Moreover, one of them was believed to be a child whose baby teeth were about to fall out.

In my thoughts, uneasy storms continued to swirl.

However, the subject of this agitation that I was feeling now was not the scene of slaughter in front of me, but the image of an unspoiled girl who spoke to me brightly in the middle of it.

”Yes! He Killed it! Because these people dared to harm the priest!”

It was a moment when strong confidence was replaced by deep disgust.

At first glance, the behavior of the woman in front of me seemed no different from the warrior I knew.

I am somewhat overly concerned about my own safety.

For example, when a woman approaches me, I get scared and try to stop her.

Anyone who had just gotten to know the hero would have thought that she could have easily tricked him.

However, from my perspective, having watched the warrior from close range, her disguise was truly clumsy.

Puzzle.

If the hero’s opponent is a child, he will never take the initiative and raise his sword.

This fact was proven by the fact that the warrior failed to take any action in response to the saintess who used her child as a shield during the wedding commotion.

It was partly because of the warrior’s unfortunate past his, and also because of a word I said in the presence of the hero.

I don’t want to have anything to do with people who carelessly raise their hands on children.

Even now, I could vividly see how all my colleagues, including the warrior, were in a cold sweat and embarrassed by the declaration, which was rarely recited in an exalted tone.

Even if you have to do it because of unavoidable circumstances.

If it were the warrior I knew, it was clear that he would have chosen to relieve the pain by cutting his throat with a single knife, rather than inflicting harsh pain like that.

Come on!

”Haha! I’m so glad it’s not too late!”

Without even having time to say anything, she suddenly hugged me tightly.

It was truly a strange thing.

They look and act the same, but the feeling changes so much depending on who is inside them.

My stomach was churning endlessly due to the burning anger.

This was because the actions of this man, who without hesitation hugged my body with blood-stained hands and rubbed his head against me as if asking for praise, felt like an insult to the warrior.

”Ruler! Let’s join our colleagues as soon as possible! Huh! A bright idea occurred to me! This is a very dangerous space for the bride! So why not join hands and move on! I take responsibility for the priest—”

”Don’t open your mouth.”

”Huh? What did you say just now? Father?”

”With that voice. With that mouth. Don’t open your mouth anymore.”

”·····”

She lost her senses and just blurted out the words that came to her mind.

I should have been a little surprised, but if you asked me if I regretted it, it wasn’t.

No matter who the other person was, I couldn’t bear for her to insult me in front of me.

”Oh my, you noticed it sooner than I thought? It’s hard to say it with my own mouth, but his appearance and behavior would have been a complete copy ”

Starting from that moment, her voice changed in an instant.

No, it wasn’t just the voice.

The portrait of the hero she wore around her body was disappearing, one by one, like a pile of ashes blowing in the wind.

Saaa.

What lies beyond is a face that cannot be called familiar, but has engraved a strong memory in my mind that I can never forget.

It was the face of an assassin who took advantage of the late night to target the hero’s head.

”Ha, it’s really a shame. I thought that if I behaved like a warrior who was in a romantic relationship with Priest Raiges, I could be loved by you dear…”

Her regretful expression let out a loud complaint, and suddenly she buried her face in my arms.

Someone said that physical contact with a beautiful woman has the effect of alleviating anger.

It was through this opportunity that I realized that such efficacy also depends on the person.

No matter how beautiful she was, if she was the one who insulted someone precious to her, such behavior would only aggravate her anger.

Kwaak.

If my body hadn’t been oppressed by an unknown force, I would have thrown this woman away from me right now.

‘ Hehe, but there was some harvest. If I hadn’t pretended to be a warrior, being hugged so tenderly by Father Raiges would have been a dream within a dream. If I were to be more greedy, I wanted to hold hands and take a walk around this area, but as someone who serves God’s will, I shouldn’t be too greedy.

”·····”

”I don’t think it’s enough to say thank you to my younger brothers who sacrificed themselves for me.”

”·····!”

She spoke to me as if she was embarrassed, her cheeks turning red.

It took me a while to realize that she meant the bodies of her younger brothers lying around.

She seeks natural physical contact with me by pretending to me that she is a warrior.

To put on a farce like this, even sacrificing the lives of colleagues just for such a reason, was the way of thinking of a madman that I could never understand.

”All of you…!”

Sigh.

Her mouth her was blocked by her slender fingers her her as she tried to scream in anger.

The movements of his hands she were meticulous, like tapping piano keys, but the dark desire lurking beyond her was conveyed through even such a feeble touch.

”Lisa. Please call me Liza. Priest Raiges. No, our savior…”

”Ugh—!”

After that cold declaration, something invisible began to tighten around my neck, no, my whole body.

How long did I feel the pressure of being slowly eaten head first by a large snake?

I felt the force that was threatening to break my neck loosen just a little.

”Now, tell me. Just like that night, you are my Liza. Be as gentle as possible. Is it so! For example, in a tone as if whispering love to a married companion…”

That this was not an action motivated by mercy was something I could clearly tell just by looking at the dull eyes that were closely watching my panting.

She demands that I act according to her will. No, she was threatening.

If I refused such an offer, she would break a bone somewhere in my body without the slightest hesitation.

If you refuse again, this time take the other bone.

Still, if you refuse, this time I will personally treat the remaining wounds on your body and then continue the process from the beginning.

Coercing rebel believers with pain was the most common method used by inquisitors under the Vatican.

”Sleep. Don’t be shy and speak calmly…”

Suddenly she stopped speaking.

The reason was no different.

It was because, instead of following her her words her her her, I was explaining to her her her my hateful intentions her her by flippantly lifting one corner of her mouth and smiling.

”·····”

The faint smile on her face completely faded from that moment.

It was an added bonus that the tossing and turning of the unknown force that enveloped my body became even more deadly.

”It seems like the way I asked the favor was a bit wrong.”

”──!?”

Wow!

My vision instantly turned white as the pressure tightened around my neck.

Not even a whitish sound of breathing came out, let alone a scream.

At best, it takes about 10 seconds before you lose consciousness.

Even that ended up wasting more than half of the time in an intense struggle that had little effect.

”Rest assured. To Priest Raiges, I personally taught him the virtues of a savior—”

Kwasik!

The bloody sound of breaking flesh and bones echoed desperately in my fading consciousness.

Could it be that I am dead?

The brain that was complaining about lack of oxygen had just come up with such a flawed thought.

”This b*stard who should be burned to death—!!! Don’t let go of that hand right now—!?”

Apis’ fiery roar roughly awakened my consciousness, which had been blurring.