I Became a Fake Priest the Saintess Is Obsessed With

46 – The shadow disappears

“Young woman! Open your eyes quickly!”

“……”

Lesia opened her eyes to the old woman’s harsh voice ringing in her ears.

Cold sweat was forming on Lesia’s back and neck.

It’s because I had a dream of the past that I don’t want to remember, and now I’m filled with hatred just thinking about it.

The anger that she was betrayed by Riley that day and the fear of her identity still haunt Lecia to this day.

But I can bear it now.

Although disgust and disgust seem to turn her stomach, she can calm her emotions by gritting her teeth and clenching her hands.

It is a method of controlling emotions that I learned from my benefactor.

“…What happened, President?”

Resia suppressed her emotions and demanded an explanation of her situation from Temiel next to her.

“Rekooks showed us a nightmare, and soon the wise man and I woke up.”

“…What about Priest Ivan?”

“Well, that…”

The president pointed somewhere with his finger with a puzzled expression.

When Lesia turned her head in that direction, an amazing sight unfolded.

Ivan was there.

He has Lee Cooks bound and is talking to him while stomping on his head.

***

Even though I saw a nightmare that I didn’t want to remember, I was able to remain calm.

No, rather, after the nightmare, I was able to recall my goal and make up my mind.

“hehehehe! What on earth are you!”

As soon as I wake up, the snarky clown demands an explanation.

“…I guess you were looking at my dream? How far did you see? Tell me at what point in time you saw what event and what ending you saw.”

“Everything… Everything! I looked at your ideals, your dreams, your past, your sadness, your love! What on earth are you…?”

It may not be an interesting past to show off to others, but watching it from beginning to end shows that this guy also has a lot of grit.

I lowered my gaze and looked at the clown.

After trapping the guy, the shadows cleared to reveal Recooks’ face covered in heavy makeup.

Recooks is scared.

I can’t close my mouth, and the corners of my eyes are trembling slightly.

It’s funny that a guy with a smile on his face makes an expression like that.

“It’s quite a philosophical question. What is ‘I’? It’s a question that a lion with a human head who lived in ancient times would ask.”

“Don’t laugh it off!”

“I was planning on telling you? I have a very impatient personality…”

The guy lifted his foot from his head, looking at his eyes shaking with fear.

“What is me? The answer is simpler than you think.”

I felt the clown’s gaze and slowly walked around him.

“I don’t know the answer.”

I gave a very simple answer and kicked the guy in the stomach.

The guy, who briefly chuckled at the pain in his abdomen, lost consciousness within a few seconds.

Wow, you are so weak.

Ivan, who only has strength 2, faints after being kicked once…

I shook my head, feeling sorry for the fallen clown.

“Priest Ivan. How did this happen?”

Scherer, who had just woken up, pointed to Lee Cooks and asked on behalf of his companions.

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“Ah, you’re awake. You looked bad when you fell asleep, so I guess you had a bad nightmare.”

“…I guess I’m worried. What happened to this clown?”

“It’s no big deal. My dream ended sooner than I thought, so I woke up sooner than you did. Recooks was also asleep, perhaps as a side effect of his abilities, so I trapped him like this.”

As always, I put on a smiling mask and lied.

Luckily, the person called the wise man did not notice my lies and seemed to be convinced by my story.

“Rekux’s shadow had such a drawback… I understand. I will use magic to drag this person away.”

“Now that the shadow has cleared, you can use magic. That’s good.”

Schuler used his magic power to drag Rekux away.

Thank you Recooks.

Thanks to you, I was reminded of the path I should take in the future.

I briefly prayed to the clown as he was being dragged away.

“Alright, guys, we’ve defeated the tricky enemy, so let’s move forward.”

He pointed to the end of the hallway, where a bright light was coming from.

“Ugh… I’m losing energy as I get older…”

“What will become of me when you grow old?”

“…Let’s stop chatting and go.”

The companions also chatted trivially to see how much of their energy they had gained.

Well, there are still some people with dark complexions.

It would be best to quickly catch the clowns and take a break.

I took the lead and went forward.

My companions follow me closely.

As I moved quickly and crossed the end of the hallway, a dazzling light hit my eyes.

It is the gorgeous light of a spotlight rather than the warm and comfortable light of sunlight or electric light.

Maybe because I came from a dark place, I can hardly see anything in front of me.

[Ki hee hee! You’ve come this far, everyone!]

When you can’t see clearly, you hear a vulgar voice coming from above.

After rubbing my eyes a few times and looking towards where the voice came from, I was able to figure out who was there.

“Pierre…”

Our final target, the Chaos Cult’s first clown, Vlady Pierre, is looking at us from above.

[Yes! You’re right! Your friends! Nia’s adorable clown! It’s Vlady Pierre!]

Temiel covered his ears as Pierre’s voice echoed from afar.

“Oh! This is so loud! Who on earth created the loudspeaker magic!”

“… I’m sorry.”

“… Was it the wise man?”

… Thank god.

I agreed with Temiel’s opinion and was just about to say, “I guess the person who created the loudspeaker magic is an old man with thick eardrums.”

I almost turned the wise man into an old man with thick eardrums.

…

…

Uh… Isn’t that wrong?

“Hmm, anyway, you damn clown! If an adult comes to visit, you should come down and treat them politely! What are you looking at so arrogantly from up there!”

[I’m sorry, President Temiel. I would like to welcome you all, but the friend who prepared this show cannot do it alone. Please understand that I am sitting here at the broadcaster’s table in order to proceed on my behalf!]

“What? Broadcast seat? Then this is…”

After crossing the hallway, we came to a very large arena.

The audience seats, which could accommodate at least tens of thousands of people, are empty, but that gives a sense of discomfort and makes you nervous.

[This theme is Anger! The 7th clown, Perichen, will be on stage with you in person!]

Clap! With a sound, the iron bars of the doorway on the other side opened, and a large man came trotting out.

I was scared because it felt strange to wear a clown suit and make up despite being so huge.

Oh my. If you don’t even give me a chance to understand the situation…

When I turned around to leave, the entrance I came through was already closed by an iron bar.

[This theme is simple! If you fight Perichen and win, I will get you out of here!]

“Kaaagh!!!!”

Perichen, who came in front of us, roared.

You want me to fight that person and win?

Is he really a person in the first place?

We don’t call a giant who drools and looks like he’s 4 meters tall, a human…

However, I am not that worried.

“It’ll be fun. It’s been a while since I fought a giant.”

“It’s the same. Please understand that I can’t control my output because I haven’t been able to warm up, Mr. Perichen.”

“……”

Our group may look like humans on the outside, but in fact, they have the fighting power of a monster.

Especially our fighter Lesia!

Lecia has already drawn her sword and is preparing to cut you down!

[Wow! Calm down, everyone! One-to-many is too harsh on Perichen! This event is a one-on-one tag match!]

What?

I already had a bad feeling when I heard the words “One-on-one.”

Are you sure you’re not singling out me first?

[hahahahaha! Rest assured, priest! The order of tag matches is decided by a fair drawing!]

“Phew… I’m glad. I was worried that you might be cowardly and make me fight first.”

[It can’t be! We strive for a very fair show! Okay, then put the piece of paper with your name on it here and… Let’s pick it!]

Pierre showed us pieces of paper with the names of each of our group members written on them and placed them in a box.

After shaking the box sufficiently, he reached into the box and took out a piece of paper.

hahahaha, really, there are four people and I will be chosen?

The probability of me being selected is at most 25%.

In other words, there is a 75% chance that someone else will be selected.

There is absolutely no way you will be chosen~

Oh, wait a minute, this is a flag…

[The first person to have the honor of fighting Perichen is… ! Unbelievable! This is Ivan, a mid-priest of the Church of the Earth Mother!!!]

I was frustrated and put my head down on the ground.

There was a momentary miscalculation.

Ivan… This guy’s luck was so f*cking low… ?

“Don’t worry, priest. I will fight on your behalf.”

Lesia patted me while I was frustrated.

[Sorry, I don’t think that will work! Those who are not in their turn to fight have to wait in the stands!]

After Pierre finished speaking, I couldn’t feel Lesia’s hand patting me.

When I looked at the audience in surprise, I saw people in the audience looking at me with puzzled expressions.

“Krrruk…!”

As the companions disappear, all that can be heard is Perichen’s harsh cries.

[Then let’s start the show! Act 1! The fight between Perichen and Ivan…! Start!!!]

After Pierre’s words, Perichen started running like crazy.

[I encourage the goddess to be strong]

Ah, goddess…

Don’t just cheer, give us strength. Strength.