I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 175

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Idella had an exceptionally keen ability to sense danger.

As an orphan wandering alone without parents, she had conspicuous golden hair and golden eyes that made her stand out far too much.

She even possessed rare beauty on top of that.

Because there were so many bad men targeting her, she had no choice but to develop quick instincts.

And now, for the first time since entering the Sun God’s Main Temple, a warning of danger swept through her entire body.

“There’s something here.”

Airic and Seth didn’t ignore Idella’s words.

The three immediately moved close together.

“Holy Knight Captain, do you sense anything?”

“Not yet.”

In the rain, Seth’s blue eyes turned golden.

He enhanced his vision with divine power, but nothing was visible.

Nothing registered on his spiritual senses either.

“They might be waiting for us to become more isolated.”

At Airic’s words, the three glanced at each other.

The decision was quick.

The three slowly guided their horses deeper into the forest.

Until the horses’ hooves sank deeper into the muddy ground, and the sounds of people hunting in the vicinity could no longer be heard.

Then, at the moment when Idella’s body swayed as she wasn’t used to slowly leading her horse.

Thwip!

With a short sound, an arrow flew toward her.

Clang!

Seth immediately swung his sword to block the arrow.

However, immediately after, more than ten arrows flew toward them again.

Airic immediately deployed a protective barrier, and Seth unleashed sword energy.

Bang, crash!

The sound of sword energy colliding with arrows was completely buried by the rain.

“Two, three…”

Seth carefully scanned the surroundings.

“Fourteen, fifteen… That’s exactly what I can see right now.”

“Fifteen people.”

Airic’s face contorted.

It was quite a lot for just three people to handle.

Idella had just awakened her divine power, and Airic had to protect such an Idella.

“To welcome us so enthusiastically the moment we show ourselves in public after so long.”

Airic drew a weapon from his chest.

With a rustling sound, the pure white weapon revealed was none other than a whip as thick as a child’s forearm.

“I’m so grateful I don’t know what to do with myself.”

The moment Airic finished speaking, Idella and Seth immediately lowered their upper bodies.

Airic swung the whip infused with divine power in a wide arc.

Bang, crack!

Trees whose trunks were severed by the divine power came crashing down.

The moment the assassins hiding in the trees hastily launched themselves into the air.

Slash!

A dark shadow that suddenly appeared grabbed one of the assassins from behind.

“What, gah!”

Those were his last words in life.

The assassin whose crown was pierced by a dagger rolled his eyes back and crashed to the ground.

The surroundings fell silent.

Neither the attackers nor those being attacked could make a sound.

In the silence, the dark shadow pulled out the dagger that had pierced the assassin’s crown and stood up.

“Now there are fourteen left.”

Pink eyes sparkled in the darkness.

“Jeremy.”

Idella felt relieved inside.

Jeremy had been by Idella’s side from the moment they left the Grand Temple.

Airic and Seth were reassuring too, but perhaps because they were the same age, she felt especially secure when Jeremy was nearby.

“…No, there’s one more.”

Then Jeremy’s eyes glowed bluish.

It was divine power, a force one dimension above the divine power that Seth possessed.

“He’s cleverly concealed his power. That one must be the leader.”

An enemy’s presence that even Seth couldn’t detect.

Everyone’s faces hardened at this.

“And there are some similar to the group we encountered in the Southern Region.”

“What?”

At Jeremy’s words, Idella’s body trembled with a start.

The enemies who had tried to kidnap her in the Southern Region.

The unidentified attackers who had even chased them to the Western Region.

The ones the Sea God himself had called ‘Evil’.

“Don’t tell me all of them?”

“No, about four of them. Including the last one.”

Jeremy gripped his dagger tightly again and smiled softly.

“Back then, that damn god forcibly controlled me, which added more stress. Today I can do it properly.”

He had stayed quiet because Ordel said it was good to have divine power.

But if she tried to arbitrarily take control of his body today too, he would use any means necessary to tear away the divine power and stop her.

Jeremy leaped toward the enemies.

“Holy Knight Captain.”

When Airic nodded, Seth also followed after him.

If the two of them caused a commotion, no matter how many enemies there were, they wouldn’t be able to easily escape.

Even if they barely managed to escape…

Crash!

Airic struck a charging attacker with his whip and sent him flying far away.

Blood spurted into the air.

“Don’t worry. Before becoming a Priestess, I received the same training as the Holy Knights. I can protect one Holy Maiden.”

Indeed, Airic’s movements were not those of a beginner.

Moreover, for some reason, the pure white whip was tinged with red…

Perhaps because of that, it didn’t look holy but rather quite ominous.

He was smiling gently even after sending someone flying, which made it even more so.

Idella gulped.

She had thought he was only gentle, but he had this side to him too.

She should definitely keep being obedient from now on.

“Over there, be careful!”

That’s when it happened.

Jeremy, now soaked with enemy blood, shouted.

“I lost the leader! I can’t see him!”

Only Jeremy with divine power could see him, and even he had lost track.

He couldn’t have run away.

Because Idella, their target, was still here.

Airic kept watch of the surroundings, and Idella also gripped her dagger tightly.

They couldn’t show an opening even for a single moment.

Because you only have one life.

Crack.

At that moment, a very faint sound reached the ears of the two people enhanced by divine power.

It was a sound even fainter than leaves rustling in the wind, but it was enough for the two who had raised their vigilance to the maximum.

Both of them raised their heads simultaneously.

And their eyes widened.

“Idella!”

A massive spear thrown by the enemy was rushing toward them.

The sound arrived later than the attack, and the spear was too close to swing a whip. Just as Idella gritted her teeth and was about to throw her dagger.

In an illusion where time seemed to flow slowly, a streak of light struck down like lightning.

CRASH!

A tremendous roar erupted along with a fierce storm.

If Airic hadn’t hastily put up a protective barrier, both of them would have been swept away by the wind.

“What in the world…?”

Airic, who had wrapped his arms around Idella, slowly blinked as the wind died down.

The spear that had been flying toward them was now lying on the ground.

Along with a jet-black iron mace they had never seen before.

“Good thing I arrived just in time.”

A voice that brought relief just by hearing it reached them.

The tension left Airic’s body, and Idella, who had been gripping her dagger tightly, smiled brightly.

“Lady Ordel!”

Ordel.

Their savior had come to rescue them with light.

* * *

Ordel had suddenly parted ways with the Sieri family right after the raindrops began to fall.

“Don’t you need to go?”

Trisha asked Rute while brushing back her already wet hair.

“When did you follow the little bird around like a goldfish’s tail, and why are you letting her go alone now?”

“Little bird, that sounds nice.”

Rute smiled sweetly, not seeming to mind being called a goldfish’s tail at all.

The kid has gone completely crazy.

No, he was originally crazy, but lately he’s gotten even crazier.

“It’s fine. Ordel isn’t that weak.”

Rute glanced in the direction Ordel had departed.

Ordel is a real Holy Maiden, not a fake one.

She even has more extraordinary abilities than most Holy Maidens.

So nothing bad will happen.

Rute habitually fidgeted with the ring on his left hand.

“And she told me not to leave your sides during the hunting period, no matter what happens.”

Trisha and Mikhail’s combat abilities are definitely not weak.

Trisha, who was praised as the Empire’s greatest mage in name and reality until Rute was born.

Mikhail, an outstanding Sword Master who not only caught a duke’s eye despite being a commoner but even married him.

With those two sticking together without separating for even a moment, how could there be any danger?

But Ordel insisted they stay together no matter what.

Even without knowing the reason, he knew very well that following her words would bring gold even while sleeping.

So Rute obediently remained by their side.

“Why don’t you listen to us even half as much as you listen to that little bird?”

“Why would I when you two aren’t Ordel?”

Rute scrunched up his face as if he’d heard something absurd.

What an unlovable son, really.

He’s at least cute when he’s with Ordel, so she’ll have to somehow keep Ordel tied to Rute’s side.

“Shasha.”

At that moment, Mikhail pulled Trisha into his arms with a sharp expression.

Simultaneously, an arrow came flying through the air.

Thunk!

It didn’t seem to be aimed at anyone in particular, as the arrow embedded itself in a large nearby tree.

A white piece of paper was tied to the arrow.

“Who sends such an old-fashioned duel invitation? Really has no style.”

Trisha clicked her tongue and unfolded the paper.

She was excited wondering if there might be poison on it, but there was nothing.

Ugh, how disappointing.

“…But the content is a bit less disappointing.”

If you want to cure your son’s illness, come alone with just your husband, without telling anyone including your son.

Trisha’s eyes narrowed.

How do they know about Rute’s illness that no one knows except the most trusted confidants?

More importantly, isn’t this person crazy?

“Why should I?”

Trisha snorted and boldly showed the paper to Rute.

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