The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire

179 – Runaway (4)

The thing that awakened my consciousness, which had been momentarily dimmed by the swirling flash of light, was someone’s voice as clear as the sound of an alarm clock.

”Oh my, are you awake?”

”This is…”

I lifted my eyelids that were stuck to my retina with great difficulty and looked around for a moment.

An old and shabby stone building with hardly any traces of life.

The beautiful woman standing alone in the middle, looking seductively in this direction, was showing off to the world a nobility that was unbefitting of this shabby stage.

”I only swung the sword twice. I never thought she would faint so ugly. They are truly a soft and weak race. The underworld people. I thought I would lose my head while waiting.”

”You…”

Someone who has the face of a warrior, but is by no means a warrior.

Every time she thoughtlessly moved her mouth and defiled the body of her hero, a feeling of anger arose as if her internal organs were being scraped with sandpaper.

It wasn’t enough to steal the warrior’s body his, and he even tried to slaughter innocent civilians with his own hands.

I’ve seen a lot of evil people so far, but this was definitely the first time I felt this level of disgust towards a being who spoke human language.

”Well, who would be scared by looking at me so scary!? If you think I am what I used to be, you would be sorely mistaken! Why threaten me with such an ugly face in the first place! It’s not that scary!”

Just by looking at her for a moment, she started and took a step back, and suddenly she threatened me.

It was from that moment that I realized that my body was rolling around on the floor with all my limbs tied tightly.

Rope. No, a restraint wrapped in layers of something similar to human hair.

It was not enough to solve it with my clumsy strength.

”What happened to the other people…”

”Hmm~”

When I asked a question, composition returned to her face, which had been confused.

Just before she lost consciousness, I vaguely remembered the sight of her swinging her holy sword and her saintess blocking it.

However, the memory of how the situation unfolded and was resolved after that was covered with a black curtain that made it impossible to see even an inch in front.

”Hehe, hold on to your worries. Surprisingly, there were no deaths. I was just trying to get rid of the annoying underworlders, but unfortunately, I only ended up injuring dozens of people because my bowl reacted violently every time.”

”······”

She was deeply relieved to hear that everyone present, including the saint, was safe, but she did not try to show it.

Not only did I not have the means to determine whether the statement in question was false or true, but I also did not want to allow any loopholes through which she could sneak into me.

”Hehe. Now, look.”

”······!”

In the middle of her speech, she suddenly raised her hand.

Those pure white hands were making strange movements, like a puppet with tangled strings.

”It seems like the body is unconsciously resisting the act of killing something. Well, it’s probably just a matter of time.”

With those words, she drew her hand.

It was from that moment.

A clear form of confidence began to dwell in my mind, which was filled with only vague confusion.

Although the control of the body may have been transferred to that unknown author, the warrior’s consciousness still remains intact within him. It was clear that it would remain.

The most disparate reaction, as if the body and consciousness are not in contact, is the clearest evidence of all.

Therefore, all I have to worry about from now on is how to return the warrior’s spirit to its original state.

”How can you bring me back to my original state now? You thought so, right?”

”─!?”

However, my hopeful wishes were pierced through with just one scathing word.

Kwaang!

A heavy sword strike struck my corner, and the thought circuit that was moving smoothly became blurred for a moment due to the heavy drinking and tinnitus that came without warning.

”That’s ridiculous. How can this be so foolish? Hagyein is…”

She rested her chin on the hilt of her sword, which was planted on the floor, and smiled bitterly as she looked down at me arrogantly.

”It would be better to put aside unnecessary thoughts. No matter how powerful you are, it is virtually impossible to separate me from this vessel.”

”What…!”

I looked at her expression for a moment beyond the reflection of the blade.

Her expression, which did not show the slightest anxiety, was too energetic to say that she was telling a lie.

If nothing else, it seemed clear that she had something to believe in.

”She is a saint who simply borrowed her power. All you had to do was absorb her with your holy power and she would be done. However, I used this holy sword as a medium to put the noble being that I am into this vessel. Those stupid methods don’t work for me.”

Originally, I didn’t want to pay any attention to anything the author said through the mouth of the hero.

Now, I had to gather information about her to get her away from her her hero her.

I pretended to be moderately shocked and let her fuss for a while.

Such a policy went unexpectedly smoothly.

She said She said that she devoted herself to the hero’s body using the holy sword as a medium.

In that case, wouldn’t it be possible to return the hero to his her original state her if he just took her her her her her holy sword her her her away from her her?

”Oh. I can’t believe you already realized that fact. It appears that his intelligence, which was thought to be at that of a monkey, was actually that of an ape. I thought you needed a little more hints. Hehe.”

”─!”

At that moment, a sarcastic laugh, as if it had been tickled directly in my head, cooled my thoughts for a moment.

Let alone saying it out loud, I put a lot of effort into not letting it show through my facial expressions, but reading it as easily as if I was flipping through a diary in my hand.

I couldn’t easily calm my thoughts, which were constantly fluctuating due to intense embarrassment.

”Yes, that’s right. If I can just take this holy sword away from me, my vessel self will be able to regain control. Of course, if you can do that. Hehe.”

The sound of evil laughter mocking the foolish man’s depravity continued to press down on my head.

Take her holy sword away from her.

It was simple to say in words, but if the opponent was a warrior praised as the strongest of mankind, and even more so if he was equipped with a holy sword, said to be mankind’s best weapon.

The odds of success for that plan were hopeless.

It’s like asking a little mouse to put a bell around the neck of a flying dragon.

I could also guess why she personally revealed her weaknesses to me.

If you want to try it, give it a try.

The triumphant expression on his face that looked down on me as I was lying on the ground like a bug seemed like he was going to say something like that at any moment.

”Now we’re at the right level. Underworld people.”

For a moment, I had the urge to lash out at her as she arrogantly stepped on my back.

Since she couldn’t say or do something like that to the warrior’s face, she tried to suppress her impulses.

”Then now is the time for severe punishment. I’m sure you haven’t forgotten, right? The shameful atrocity you committed against me.”

”······”

”Hehe. I wonder how long you can be so cold-hearted. You may not be able to kill it right now because of its body’s rejection reaction, but soon, we will make it come out of its mouth begging to be killed.”

”······”

From that sad hand caressing my cheek, the cozy warmth that was like the gracious morning sunlight was nowhere to be found.

My vision, which had become clear for a long time, was about to become blurry again.

Disappointment and discouragement weighing down one’s thoughts.

The fear that the warrior might disappear from this world forever was pulling my mind and body to the bottom of the bottomless pit with no end in sight.

”Then let’s start with a hug! Let’s start with a kiss! Haha! There’s no use crying! No matter how much I pray for you, my cruel torture continues… Now, wait a minute, what am I saying…?”

”······!”

Suddenly, my consciousness began to wane.

It was because that frivolous declaration, which let loose the tension that had been pulled tautly, reawakened my unsightly and disorganized consciousness.

”What are you saying…!”

”Everyone, shut up! I was just speechless for a moment! Is it so! First of all, I will block that sinful mouth with my lips… Not this! I want to bury my nose in that dastardly ass… Not even this-!!!”

Out of nowhere, she started grabbing her head and twisting her body this way and that.

”Well, something! This bowl! If you carry the sacred name of a warrior, shouldn’t you have a noble mindset worthy of such a title? How can you spend all day and night thinking about being naturally intimate with the man you love? It’s not some kind of horny animal!”

I was convinced at that moment.

The warrior is still there.

And then it occurred to me.

A secret plan to drive out that ruthless b*stard who took over the warrior’s body.