Volume 7 Chapter 8 Four Organizations
Goddess Holy Church Headquarters.
In the center was a statue of Goddess Pipina, surrounded by 4 people: a young woman, an old man, a beautiful woman, and a boy.
The statue slowly rotated, and a round table was set up around it.
Both the table and chairs were made to match the elegance of Goddess Pipina. The materials and decorations were perfect.
The people sitting there were a young woman, an old man, a beautiful woman, and a boy.
The first to speak was the young woman, High Priest Piasola of the Goddess Holy Church.
"Okay, everyone! Let's have a welcome party for the '3 organizations' that joined the Goddess Holy Church!"
Piasola clapped her hands.
Only the boy, who looked about 16, clapped back.
The old man didn't move at all, and the beautiful woman took out a pipe and started smoking.
Piasola frowned and said,
"Come on, everyone, lighten up! Compared to you all, Azazel is so nice!"
"Well, I just want to get along with everyone."
The boy scratched his cheek with an innocent smile.
He was Azazel, the leader of the S-rank dangerous organization 'Demon King Azazel.'
He had straight, silky hair and looked like an ordinary boy who seemed harmless.
Then, the old man with a wrinkled face, thick eyebrows, and a long white beard spoke. He was Barocco, the leader of the S-rank dangerous organization 'Premiere Knights.'
"Enough of the small talk. Let's discuss our goals moving forward."
"...Yeah, that sounds good."
The beautiful woman, who was smoking from her pipe, exhaled white smoke.
She wore a 'kimono' that was loosely styled, exposing her shoulders and chest. Her hair was neatly arranged, with several golden hairpins stuck in it.
S-class dangerous organization 'Night Festival Courtesan' leader, Tokieda Hinagiku, also known as Hinagiku Tokieda, says.
"Piasola, you remember you said you would show us a new world, right?"
"Of course. If we bring the goddess Pipina to this world, I will create the world you all desire."
"Ahaha, our desired world, huh... I wonder if that's really possible."
"It is! Come on, doubting is just mean. You saw the priests of the Goddess Holy Church, right? They are all new humans with miraculous powers!"
Yes, the leader of this S-class dangerous organization has seen it.
The powers of Piasola, Takeru, Lily, Rapucel, Lolofaldo, and Elena.
Just 6 people, and they could destroy the world.
Not followers, but comrades.
Reviving the goddess Pipina. By helping with that, they would be given what they desire.
"Hehe. I'm so happy to see so many new believers~♪."
Piasola used just a little bit of brainwashing on these 3.
Even though it's called brainwashing, it doesn't completely control their minds. Just a little bit of goodwill towards the Goddess Holy Church... that was enough for the 3 organizations to easily become allies.
The 3 organizations were also struggling.
Should they join the Goddess Holy Church or oppose it? So... just a little nudge on the scale.
With that, the Goddess Holy Church quickly gained a powerful subordinate organization.
Piasola says.
"The Goddess Holy Church has several goals, but the top 2 are! One is to gather believers. The other is... to deal with traitors."
"Traitors?"
"Yeah. You see, there are some kids who were given power by Goddess Pipina but still oppose us. At first, I thought we could persuade them to change their minds, but... it seems impossible. We lost one member, and another one got defeated."
"Hmm... that's tough."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm thinking of various ways to handle it..."
Piasola sighed.
Then, the church door opened, and Elena and Lily walked in.
"Piasola, is it okay?"
"Elena, we're in a meeting... what's up?"
"Well, I thought I should talk about the next plan. Can I borrow a few holy apostles and give them new skills?"
"Sure, go ahead."
At that moment, Azazel raised his hand.
With a smile, he said to Piasola.
"I can send a few of our forces. Also, can we get some from the knight order and the courtesans?"
"Wait, Azazel, why?"
"You're planning to raid the academy, right? After 2 attacks, the security must be tight. It's better to send soldiers specialized in combat than just believers. Plus... it will spread the word that an S-rank dangerous organization is backing the Goddess Holy Church. Hehe, what do you think?"
"Accepted!! Elena, Lily, is that okay with you?"
"Sounds interesting... hehe, I'm fine with it."
"I'm okay either way."
With that, Azazel's plan was accepted.
It was the moment when the world's worst S-rank dangerous organization formed an alliance of 4 groups.
* * *
Galatinne Kingdom.
In the Elk students' dorm living room, Emma was working alone.
As bedtime approached, all the dorm residents returned to their rooms.
Among them, only Emma was sewing in the living room.
At that moment, Elk came down the stairs to get a drink of water.
"Hey, Emma?"
"Oh, Mr. Elk."
"What are you doing? ───...ah."
What Emma was mending was Elk's combat uniform.
"Um, hehehe... I was fixing the fraying."
"Sorry. But, the fraying can wait. The presentation is tomorrow, right?"
"Well, I couldn't sleep because I was nervous..."
Looking closely, Emma had also polished the gauntlets, and there were oil and tools around, suggesting she had taken apart and cleaned the blade. Surprisingly, there was even a whetstone... Emma must have sharpened it.
By the way, Emma was very skilled; she learned how to disassemble and clean things just by hearing it from Nickes once.
When she put on the gauntlet and flexed her hand, the blade popped out.
"Looks good... thanks, Emma."
"No problem. Um... Mr. Elk, here."
"Huh?"
Emma handed Elk a small black pouch.
The pouch had a crow embroidered on it.
"Um, it's not very good, but..."
"Oh... thanks, Emma! I'm really happy."
"Y-yes. Hehehe."
Emma smiled happily.
After finishing the repairs on the combat uniform and cleaning the dirt off the eye mask, she handed it to Elk.
"Mr. Elk, thank you."
"No, I should be the one thanking you."
"No, it's because... I got to enroll in this academy, and you support my dream."
"...Emma."
"I thought I would quit being a maid for the Duke Kinesis family, go back home, have an arranged marriage, have kids, raise them, and become a grandmother... I thought that was the life I would lead. But then Mr. Elk woke up and did so much for me... I can go to this school, make friends, and work hard towards my dream... It's all thanks to Mr. Elk."
"Hey, I've said this many times, but... I'm the one who was saved. Because of Emma, I can live here."
"That's..."
"Your dream will definitely come true. I'll support you."
"...Okay."
"Now, tomorrow is the big presentation. Let's get some sleep."
After saying goodbye to Emma, Elk returned to his room.
He hung his battle clothes on the wall and opened the window.
The cold night wind blew into the room, making Elk shiver.
"Goddess Holy Church..."
There were 2 attacks.
The first was a one-on-one battle, and the second was a dungeon invasion. If you count the Nest of Insect Poison, that makes 3 attacks in total.
Tomorrow, there's a high chance they will try something again. The priests, Lolo and Elena, who attended the school, must know all about the event.
Elk slapped his cheek.
"If they come, let them come. This time, I won't let them escape."
Elk murmured this and focused his determination once more.
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