Forsaken Priest of the Hero's Party-Chapter 50: A Notarized Promise

I used to be a coward when I was young.

Even the sound of lighting was enough to frighten me.

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But...after seeing so much...It seems my courage has grown a lot.

The wailing cries, the swirling blood mist, and the roar that pierced the world.

I could calmly observe and assist Her Highness the Princess despite everything that was happening.

Back then, when the Hero’s party confronted Grozam the 3rd-Ranking Demon King, the Demon King of Water, he had prepared a trap for us, summoning a huge wave that swept us all away.

Grimudo could also drown the light of the world, covering everything in darkness just by releasing his power.

The Blood God Atorije infested the land with his blood lotus flowers making the dirt crimson.

And what about the army of death summoned by the Elder Lich we faced?

There are truly many powerful beings on the continent. That’s why the adventure with Yurinel was a great experience for me.

I have seen too much to be surprised by the Duchess’ prowess.

“Will...? No, nothing has ended yet.”

Even when Duchess Shmira recited while looking directly at us, no, at me,

Even when the fallen demonic spear on the ground stood up on its own and charged towards me,

“Don’t look down on me as if you’ve won everything. You can’t kill me. Never.”

“Shit! Saint! You must dodge that...!”

Even when Princess Ardein shouted, I wasn’t surprised.

Even if I get stabbed and die by this spear, I’ll be resurrected anyway, but in the first place, that won’t happen.

The spear, swimming through the air as if alive, stopped right in front of me and trembled.

This place, where the candles of the sanctuary are lit, is a sacred place, and the Lord is watching my back.

“Checkmate, you slut! How are you going to fight me without your priest now...Eh?!”

I spread my palm, place it on the tip of the spear, and slowly push it away.

The spearhead split like a beak, and hideous teeth chattered. However, it couldn’t bite my hand and only kept being pushed back. No matter how vicious a weapon you are, this is the hand blessed by the Lord.

If the Princess and I had attacked the Duchess first, the Lord would have taken his protection off me for the moment.

But this case is different.

We came as guests and did not engage in any hostile acts, but it was Duchess Shmira who first used cowardly means. At times like this, the Lord’s hand stays behind me.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and subdue that bastard! Do you think I fed you blood until now to see you like this? Hurry, quickly!”

The spear flashed with a bloody light and charged towards me with all its might. However, it couldn’t even pierce my palm and only wriggled, no matter what power that spear possessed, it couldn’t touch me.

Soon, with a cracking sound, a golden line appeared on the spear’s body, and a few teeth broke off and bounced away. Any attempt to rebel against the Lord’s power only results in a greater backlash, and eventually, the spear begins to reach a point where it couldn’t endure.

“No matter how great a spear is, without its owner, it’s just a lump of metal.”

The spear finally closed its tip and quickly escaped from me, but it was already too late.

Because Her Highness the Princess’s sword, imbued with radiant Aura struck directly at the center of the spear.

With the bursting sound of iron clashing against iron, the demonic spear shattered into pieces and wriggled into crimson fragments. The already shattered fragments crawled on the ground, but soon even that movement ceased and disappeared.

“I’m glad you are safe, Saint...”

“I’m fine. More importantly, the Duchess...”

“Duchess Shmira. You were once a Duchess of the Empire, so I’ll give you two choices.”

Princess Ardein, who walked up to the Duchess, stepped on her head, pressing it to the floor, and muttered while pointing her sword at her neck.

“Choose whether to die here with your head cut off or to be escorted and executed for your crimes against Humanity.”

“Execution... bullshit... who can execute me... that old Emperor...? Haha...”

But it seemed like it wasn’t over yet.

“Let’s make a deal. If you let me go, I’ll release the other one.”

“The other on...No...You have Roka don’t you?”

“My daughter Kamira said she wanted to put a collar on her and make her a pet, so I told her to do so. She’s probably caught and can’t move by now? You’re not thinking of leaving that wolf as is, are you?”

I should have known from the moment Roka didn’t return, so Duchess Shmira was aiming for all of us from the beginning.

Instead of the Princess who fell into silent contemplation, I opened my mouth.

“Alright.”

“Alri....? Good. Untie me then. I’ll instruct my daughter to release that wolf bitch.”

“As soon as you’re released, promise that you won’t harm Roka in any way and return her to us. If you swear in the name of the Lord, I’ll untie you right away.”

“Of course. What can’t I do if you just let me go?”

In a situation like this, it’s meaningless to worry about whether she will keep her promise or not.

Because the Lord has notarized this promise.

“Is it really okay to let her go? I don’t know what other schemes Duchess Shmira will plot. I can’t be sure she’ll return Roka either.”

The Princess asked with a dubious expression, looking at the Duchess who couldn’t hide her thick smile.

I don’t trust the Duchess either.

“I’m not trusting her. I’m trusting the One behind me.”

Whether she takes this promise seriously, or it’s just a lie to save her life,

As long as the Lord has notarized the promise, Roka will return to our side. The Lord will guide that child to me.

“The only portion for all liars is the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. If the Duchess breaks this promise, then we won’t need to do anything, and He will directly push the Duchess into the darkness.”

I muttered softly while watching the Duchess run away to the end of the corridor. The Princess didn’t question further. Then, a sneer was heard from the end of the corridor.

“So naive. You expected me to keep my promise after you humiliated me like this? I’ll torment that little one as well as my pet. I’ll have fun playing with her whenever I think of you.”

“And Ardein. You foolish bitch. The Empire is already over! Look forward to it, I’ll return as Vampire Queen under Her Majesty the Empress! Then, you’ll beg me to spare your life in front of me!”

“And you, Priest. Know that the next time we meet, I’ll make you my eternal blood bag. I will never forget this humiliation today.”

“When I return, there will be nothing like humans left in what you call the southeastern part of the Empire! Only vampires and livestock walking on two legs will remain!”

All those threats and intimidation were empty, hollow delusions. Not important at all.

Duchess Shmira is just venting her resentment, driven by evil, and she probably doesn’t believe her dreams will come true. If she really believes it, there’s nothing more to say.

Whether she keeps her promise or not, Roka will be safe.

Still, it would be best to go and find her for now.

“Roka will return safely, but if we find her, she’ll return faster. Let’s find that child as quickly as possible. Together.”

I believe in the Lord, but that doesn’t mean I can just sit still and pray.

Let’s try to find Roka as soon as possible.

“For now, let’s quickly go to the bathhouse first.”

“Was Viscount Layton involved in this? If so, then...”

“That, I don’t know. I try not to affirm things I’m unsure about.”

It’s true that Mr. Layton became Duchess Shmira’s pawn and brought us here, but it’s not certain if he’s truly an accomplice. I can’t prematurely assume and consider him an enemy based on uncertain facts.

So I’ll also try to keep my promise to him. The promised day hasn’t fully passed yet, but I still had some ideas I thought of from time to time...

Let me think about it. The universal law that antagonizes vampires is already a dead law.

That law doesn’t work on non-vampires. It also means that if you make a vampire into a non-vampire, you can avoid the curse of the sun.

If we reconstruct the body and remove the targeted parts, could we evade the curse?

If we disassemble ourselves and then exclude only the vulnerabilities to the sun’s curse during the reconstruction process, we could definitely solve the problem. But how?

The image of the Angel of Light suddenly appeared in my mind. The vivid image of the Lord’s messenger disassembling himself into possibilities and then reassembling himself was clearly depicted.

The power to disassemble oneself into waves and then reassemble.

Even as I followed the Princess to the bathroom, my mind was complicated with thoughts. Still, I seemed to have roughly found the answer.

If I have the direction and the ability to carry it out, creating the power is only a matter of moments.

I tried to make it before but failed. This time, I don’t even need to go that far. Just reconstructing the body and removing weaknesses would be enough.

I spread my hands, extend divinity, and select one of the countless possibilities to differentiate it.

The divinity took the form of cold light, condensing into a fruit-shaped droplet in my hand.

A fruit that emits a soft light like a firefly, beautiful like a glass craft. My new power, the Firefly Crystal Fruit, shimmered softly.

Pasasak!

The light droplet collapsed into possibilities and disappeared right after it was manifested, but it was important that I grasped the form. Anyway, if I did it once, I could do better the second time.

By the time I meet Mr. Layton again, the power will be polished enough to be usable.