Soul Monarch: The Eclipse Feast Online

Pioneer Village, Temple

I felt the gaze that the priest gave me get sharper when I heard what Oku said.

Temporary ...

"Mika wants to throw all responsibility at me?!"

"Because that's what you said and this was your idea, wasn't it? I'm not involved in it at all."

... Well, the two of them fought each other over what Oku said.

"Don't tell me that mika wasn't involved. Didn't mika also attack him, let alone fiercely."

"Un. It's because you started it, right?"

"... Even though mika is right. Doesn't mean I'm wrong. Mika just never felt what I felt."

"Un. As usual, you run away from reality."

Am I the only one who feels like they're acting like cats and mice to each other? Yes, although it cannot be said with certainty whether their relationship is actually good or bad.

"I'm a little angry at Mika now."

For that, shouldn't I be the one to feel angry in this situation?

"I don't care."

"As I expected mika's nature is quite cruel." Arkemi said gloomily before opening her mouth.

"I'll tell Re—"

Until his words were interrupted when he saw the head of a bull being removed from the storage bag ...

Drips.

... Well, complete with blood still dripping from him.

"I-I-I-it .... Ja-get that away from me!"

"alright. You're quite there for now" the priest interrupted the two of them.

Ah, I almost forgot that he was even still here.

Faking his cough, he looked at me once more and asked, "So, who are you?"

"I'm Dirae, just Dirae."

"That's it, 'is ...?" the priest said as his eyes narrowed, watching me once more. "Armie, Oku. Can you leave us alone for a moment?"

"Okay, Pastor," answered Oku, capturing Arkemi and leaving, leaving me and the priest with four eyes in this room.

"It wasn't very polite before, but I'd say. Dirae, you're not a Vampire, are you?"

"Y-yes, that's right." I replied with a slight nervousness due to the pressure he released on me. As expected of the Temple. "So, I don't think I'm the person you saw in your prophecy" I said.

"So so ...."

I saw the priest sigh before looking up, not knowing what he was looking at now.

And yes, one after another magic circle immediately sprang up, starting to glow with magic sparkles overlapping each other composing a certain pattern. However, as if that was not enough, the structure of the magic circle continued and continued to expand to include me in it, no, covering this one room.

Eight, nine, ten ... Twelve ....

Again, and again. The number of magic circles is growing.

I don't know what he's going to do now but I guess it's better to start casting some of the defensive spells I have.

Yes, all this in order to guard against the worst possible of the worst. Even if I feel like there's no chance for me to survive if that really happens.

But—

Pranks!

Immediately the magic circles were smashed into pieces. Only the beads of magic light were released from it. And ...

"Ohuk!"

... Blood began to flow from the priest's mouth as he fell. I tried to get closer to help him but the priest immediately signaled my hand to remain standing where I am now.

"Yes, are you okay?"

"No, it's not at all that big of a thing that I need help from someone else." The pastor said so while trying to sit down but—

Drips.

Should I call those two?

"No, you don't need to call Arkemi and Oku for this."

Eh? Can he read my mind?

"Hahaha, maybe now you're thinking 'what I can read your mind'. Butno. I can't. It's just a matter of experience." The priest cross-leggedly rubbed his chest which might still hurt. "But I seem to have to praise your vigilance. You're soon prepared to cast a spell at any time."

"I think that's a natural thing especially if someone is taken by force by people they don't know and locked in a strange room with people they don't know."

Yeah, especially a girl like me.

"Maybe it's like that. But you are quite interesting. You're just 'going', not really releasing a spell on that situation."

"That's because in the end it doesn't do any harm. Well, maybe, it's possible the situation would be different if it made me feel threatened."

"Excellent vigilance. And for Living Items there, you can get out."

Eh? How did he know Megaera's whereabouts?

I'm a little confused how to deal with this but ...

"It seems there's really no point in this self hiding from it."

... I heard Megaera's voice along with her changing to her original form.

"It looks like I received an interesting guest for this time. Who're you?"

"This self doesn't feel like it knows. But Reverend Abholotz, isn't it courtesy to introduce yourself first before demanding that you introduce yourself?"

"You're right about that. Also sorry for the Dirae because I haven't introduced who I am. I'm Souten Ouya."

"It is only fitting that you can use it, it turns out that you are from the Souten Family. It's better for you to hide it" Megaera murmured. "Then this self will introduce itself, Deira. In this life, that's the name that this self has."

"Well, that doesn't matter to me, Mr. Deira."

Wait, why is Megaera called Mr?

"Aren't you going to purify Deira?"

I asked and was answered by the head of the priest, Ouya.

"From the beginning I had no intention of doing that. Though perhaps some extremists who consider our teachings to be the truest might actually do so. But I'm not."

"I feel like I've met a priest of a believer who's not even like a believer."

"Maybe it is like that, but in this world it is better not to overdo something."

"What do you say that you took from what happened to the Soutens?"

The silence lasted, well long enough after Megaera said it until ...

"Maybe that's how it is, Mr. Deira."

... The priest nodded weakly.

Well, it seems better that I shut up and sit sweetly listening to the two of them. I don't know what context they're talking about. Moreover, it looks quite sensitive.

"This self is not interested in what has happened in the past.” Megaera said so even though I think you should reflect first before being able to say that out loud, Meggie-Chan.

“So, you better tell me what you mean by using that on us, Ouya,” he continued ignoring what I said through Spirit Link.

"I didn't mean anything, Mr. Deira."

"Don't lie. This self does not like something like that,” press Megaera more.

Oohs! The arrogant version of Megaera has appeared!

"I'm just checking the truth, Sir,” Ouya replied as he lowered his head slightly to Megaera. Is it possible to show sincerity in his words?

And ...

"That does sound like what the Soutens are going to do. Although this self is still in doubt whether it is necessary to get that far."

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