Volume 5 Chapter 7 The Cry Of The Insect
Goddess Holy Church Headquarters.
The 7 priests were offering their prayers in the 'Goddess Room' of the Goddess Holy Church.
The god they prayed to was, of course, the great goddess Pipina.
One of the priests, a boy named Lolofaldo who governs 'Void,' quietly shed tears. Prayers must be silent. Normally, Lolofaldo would be shouting his love for goddess Pipina.
The girl Elena, who governs 'Holy Mother,' also quietly offered her prayers.
To her, Pipina is the 'beloved goddess.' However, as 'Holy Mother,' Elena has some conflicting feelings about this. Her heart is always complicated.
Lily Mathers, who governs the 'Holy Scripture of the Celestial Star,' is the youngest among the priests.
But her 'love' for the goddess is genuine.
Balthazar, who governs 'Ugly'──is he a boy or a young man?──was also praying with a loving smile that was unexpected given his appearance. Goddess Pipina is the great god to whom Balthazar has dedicated his love and loyalty.
Takeru Kusanagi, who governs 'Aerial Emperor Warrior,' was frowning as he prayed. He is quiet and unfriendly, not letting his guard down even with fellow priests.
Rapucel Dreadnought, who governs 'Order of Love,' was shedding tears just like Lolofaldo... She, being the one with the deepest 'love' among the priests, found this prayer time to be a moment of bliss.
And then, the priest who governs 'Eternity.' The girl Piasola, the leader of the 7, quietly raised her face.
"Thank you───..."
Words of gratitude.
This prayer time ends with these words.
* * *
The 'priest meeting' was held every 3 days.
In the main conference room, a statue of the goddess Pipina was placed in the center, and 7 priests sat around it.
The statue of Pipina was quietly rotating, as if to show her face to the priests.
Piasola clapped her hands.
"Now, today's topic is... how do we welcome the 'eighth' him?"
"──Rejected!!"
"...Lolofaldo, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Piasola was smiling wryly.
Lolofaldo had a blue vein popping on his forehead that didn't match his cute face.
"That bastard... called the goddess 'friend.' That jerk, that jerk... I'll chop him up and feed him to the pigs!! I'll smash his skull and scatter it in the toilet!!"
"...We are in front of the goddess. Watch your filthy words."
"!? Ahhhhh!? I'm so sorry, Goddess Pipinaaaaaaa!?"
At Takeru's words, Lolofaldo slammed his forehead onto the table. The table cracked, and Lolofaldo started bleeding heavily from his forehead, but no one cared.
Then, Elena raised her hand.
"Hey, Piasola. Not to be like Lolofaldo, but... I think Elk isn't suitable for the Goddess Holy Church."
"Huh? Why's that?"
"Even though we absorbed the memories of Lily's doll... that kid doesn't seem to be grateful to Lady Pipina at all as I remember."
Doll.
Lolofaldo and Elena had infiltrated the Galatine Royal Academy, and they were 'dolls' created by Mathers.
The doll is exactly the same as the human it was based on. If Mathers cancels the magic or destroys it, the memories stored will return to the original human. In other words, the current Elena is the same Elena who attends school and talks to Elk.
"By the way, he's dangerous, right? If he hurts that girl he cares about, he gets really mad... Hmm, even if Lolofaldo can only use less than half of his original power, he easily defeated Lolofaldo's doll."
"...It was supposed to be my masterpiece."
Lily pouts.
Then, Takeru, holding a black sheathed sword, grins.
"Such a strong person, I definitely want to have a match."
"Okay, okay, that's enough. Hmm... I want to welcome the eighth member, but does everyone disagree? Oh, then let's vote. Raise your hand if you support joining!"
...The ones who raised their hands were Piasola and Rapucel.
The other 5 didn't raise their hands.
Piasola chuckled and said casually.
"Then, let's just erase him. It's annoying if he gets in our way."
* * *
Elena raised her hand again.
"Hey, Elk is a new student, so the dungeon practice is starting soon."
"Is that so? But what does that have to do with anything?"
Piasola tilted her head at the sudden topic. Elena shook her index finger.
"I'll be clear. We can't win head-on. So... let's use some tricks."
"Tricks?"
"Yes. The dungeon practice... we can use that. No matter how strong Elk is, there will be openings inside the dungeon. Especially if he's alone, but with teammates, it's different."
"Hmm? A dungeon, huh... then it might be Rapucel's turn?"
"......"
'Order of Love' Rapucel quietly closed her eyes with her hands together.
Then, she spoke one word.
"Even if they are a traitor, I cannot kill the child that Goddess Pipina has given love to."
"No, no, no! The one who betrayed Goddess Pipina is that kid Elk, right?"
"Still, I can't do it."
"Ah... then, it's fine to just modify the dungeon. I'll leave the cleanup to someone else."
"...If it's just modifying the dungeon, then that's okay."
This is so annoying.
Piasola thought that but didn't show it on her face.
Then, she looked at Balthazar, who was rolling a pill bug in his palm.
"Balthazar. Use your 'bugs' and go play in the dungeon."
"Eh, really? Can I let my bugs play?"
"Sure. Make sure they eat a lot."
"Hehe, thank you, thank you!"
Squish... Balthazar grinned an ugly smile.
Then, he put the pill bug in his mouth and crunched it loudly.
"Hey, Elena. Can you tell me that kid's name again?"
"Elk. The 'Scarecrow' Elk... Don't let your guard down."
"Okay. I'll eat a lot. Hehe..."
Balthazar slowly stood up and left the room.
As she watched him go, Piasola said,
"Should we at least have a backup... Who's going?"
After a little bit of arguing, the meeting ended safely.
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