I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 185

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What is there to wipe when there’s nothing to wipe.

Did he put up a barrier or something? Far from being bloodstained, he’s just pristine white.

“….”

I looked at Lute quietly, then gently patted his cheek with my hand instead of the towel.

Lute’s eyes widened in surprise.

“You’re clean.”

“…You’ve figured out how to handle me now, haven’t you?”

Not now, I figured it out long ago.

Your heart is so transparent, after all.

“Ahem.”

Just then, someone made their presence known.

It was Imperial Investigator Bain, who had stayed until the very end even while everyone else ran out retching.

They say he’s the representative investigator and the Emperor’s closest aide, and indeed he has nerves of steel.

“Did you get any results?”

At my question, Airic, who had been subtly glaring at Lute, answered.

“We couldn’t get anything more from Joseph Kiris.”

In other words, there was nothing beyond the information he had blurted out when he couldn’t withstand the brief interrogation after we first captured the Count in the forest.

According to the Count, the person who gave him the crystal orb to communicate with his ‘master’ was a woman.

Also, the person who gave orders through that orb was a man, and the Count called him the ‘Holy Sage.’

But his face was covered and his voice was altered, so he doesn’t know who it was.

Really useless.

“What about Jessi Lunata?”

I turned my head toward Jessi.

Bound by the sacred handcuffs I had personally crafted, she was still writhing around.

“She says the Princess is a divine Holy Maiden, and that she commanded everything.”

Hmm. She’s revealing it too readily, which makes it more suspicious.

Joseph Kiris says there’s a ‘Holy Sage.’

Jessi Lunata says the Princess is the ‘Holy Maiden.’

Who’s lying?

“I have one question.”

Then Bain asked with a serious expression.

“You said Jessi Lunata and Joseph Kiris are accomplices?”

“That’s right.”

Bain, who had thought the two incidents were separate, was greatly shocked to learn that these two were actually allies.

When he learned that the force trying to destroy the Sun God’s Main Temple was connected to demons, he couldn’t get his bearings.

Honestly, he still didn’t fully believe it even now.

“Then the ‘god’ these two people believe in isn’t one of the Three Main Gods, but a demon god?”

“Similar. It’s not a ‘god’ though. That thing is the ‘Evil’ that created demons. At the same time, it’s also the enemy of the Three Main Gods.”

“An enemy of the Three Main Gods! Then demons weren’t naturally occurring?”

“No. They’re utterly vile beings that go against nature’s will. That’s why the Three Main Gods seek to eliminate ‘Evil.'”

When I said that was the reason our three main temples joined hands, Bain let out a lament.

“…I can’t fully believe such an absurd claim without evidence.”

That’s understandable.

But their belief wasn’t my concern.

“Believe it or not, that’s up to you. Just don’t interfere.”

We need to kill ‘Evil’ quickly before its power grows stronger – where do I have time to convince people who won’t trust us?

Just having people who believe my words was enough.

“But keep this in mind. Like Jessi Lunata, there are probably several others in the Imperial Palace who possess ‘Evil’s’ power.”

Bain’s eyes widened.

“Surely you’re not really suspecting Her Highness the Princess?”

“I don’t know about that, but there’s a high probability that ‘Evil’s’ minions are in the Imperial Palace. The one who gave orders to Jessi Lunata wouldn’t be far away.”

That’s why I suspect both Bizra and Feliks as potential culprits.

“Whoever it is, don’t interfere with us. If we fail, the world will be conquered by ‘Evil.'”

It actually happened in my previous life.

But sometimes I wonder.

Why doesn’t ‘Evil,’ who was stronger than them, remember anything about the previous life that even the Three Main Gods remember?

Even if the Three Main Gods were the agents of regression, it’s too strange.

The gods won’t tell me either.

“…If there’s clear evidence, the Imperial Palace won’t interfere recklessly either.”

“Don’t worry, we won’t pursue anyone based on suspicion alone without evidence.”

Though we will investigate, of course.

“Excuse me. Lady Ordel, the High Priestess from the Shrine of the Annihilation God has come to see you.”

Then a servant of the Siery family informed me of Nashas’s visit.

Since it was already arranged, I nodded.

“Then I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Leaving the rest to Lute and Airic, I headed straight to the reception room.

“Are you feeling alright?”

As soon as we met, Nashas asked about my well-being first.

“You don’t know how worried I was when I heard you had been in battle.”

At her sincere concern, I smiled brightly.

“I’m not hurt anywhere. Thank you for worrying about me.”

“Holy Knight Captain Seth was worried that Lady Ordel was being reckless with your body, and now I understand why.”

At Nashas’s sigh, I felt a pang of guilt.

“B-but this time it really couldn’t be helped. Nothing is as reliably effective as the Sun God’s divine power.”

“…I was actually wanting to ask you about that. What exactly was that power Jessi Lunata possessed? What was it that caused such a rejection reaction to divine power?”

Now it was time to tell Nashas about ‘Evil’ too.

I told her about the relationship between the Sun God and ‘Evil,’ and that all Three Main Gods were hostile toward it, and that true peace would only come to the world when it was killed.

Of course, I excluded the fact that this world had regressed.

I have no intention of telling even Lute about this.

“My goodness, to think such a terrible being existed…. The ‘terrible night’ that the Eternal God spoke of must have meant the world being destroyed by ‘Evil.'”

“That’s right.”

“The reason the god summoned Lady Ordel’s soul to this world was also for the sake of the world.”

That was something my friend did though….

This is also a secret, so I’ll just agree.

“…Are you saying Lady Ordel has been bearing all of this alone until now?”

At Nashas’s sorrowful question, I gave a bitter smile.

“I can’t say that’s not true.”

Reviving the Sun God’s Main Temple, earning money to dedicate to the Sun God.

I really was very busy….

“But I’m not alone.”

“Pardon?”

“Everyone at the Sun God’s Main Temple believes in me, and though they’re a bit annoying, the Temple of the Sea God has also decided to join hands with me. And I have a companion who trusts me absolutely.”

Lute Sieri.

The first person whose fate I changed after coming to this world.

I don’t know how fortunate it is that he was the first.

“…I see. Then you’ll include us now too, won’t you?”

“Of course! We’re already on the same side!”

What an obvious thing to say.

Without the Shrine of the Annihilation God joining us, I could never kill ‘Evil.’

“Haha, that’s a relief. I will definitely help Lady Ordel save the world.”

Rather than being afraid, Nashas smiled back at me.

It was the moment I gained another reliable ally.

“Then what should we do?”

“Actually, there’s something I wanted to ask the Priestess. You said your eyes contain divine power, right?”

She said that being blind, she could distinguish people by their aura thanks to the Eternal God’s blessing.

“Have you ever seen someone with black stains that writhe like insects?”

“Hmm. I’m sorry, but I’ve never seen black stains.”

Contrary to my expectations, Nashas shook her head.

So only I can see them?

“However, I have seen someone similar to Lady Ordel.”

“Huh? Me?”

“Yes. There was one person with a golden aura so brilliant and beautiful it was blinding.”

Golden aura?

Ah, could it be.

“Duke Rute Siery.”

At Nashas’s words, my eyes widened.

“I saw the exact same light from him as from Lady Ordel.”

Rute had strange golden light along with the black stains.

This was the first person other than me to see this aura from Rute.

“Do you happen to know what that light means?”

“I’m sorry. I don’t know that either…”

So Nashas doesn’t know either.

“But it’s definitely not an ordinary aura.”

Nashas said with a serious expression.

“It’s a sacred aura. But it’s not simple divine power. It’s something higher, a power that only the chosen ones can possess.”

“…”

“It’s close to divine power.”

Divine power…? Divine power?

If that’s the case, then it makes sense that he has the same golden aura as me.

But how on earth does he have divine power?

He’s not even a priest, and he doesn’t know about it himself.

What exactly is Rute’s true identity?

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