Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 42 Chapter Faith and Spiritual Power

The inside of the palace was empty, and the door creaked as it turned.

Looking over, Kato Megumi immediately noticed the large murals on the wall and the statues below the murals, one big and one wide, which immediately occupied her sight.

The murals cover the entire room, with delicate lines outlining exquisite pictures, either creating the world or bestowing power. The entire content expresses people's respect for the gods.

The statue under the mural is hazy, and you can't make out its specific appearance if you look closely. It is sacred and solemn, with some divine beauty. However, this statue is different from the gentle incarnation of the god that Kato Megumi had just seen. Compared with the gentleness just now... the statue carved here has a more intimidating feeling.

One glance at it forces one to slow down carefully, and even feel a sense of awe in one's heart.

Retracting her gaze, Kato Megumi fixed her eyes on the half-man-high pillar in the center, on which was placed a football-sized crystal ball, smooth as a mirror and translucent. When the sunlight streamed in through the hollow windows above her head, making the hall translucent, the light of the crystal ball also echoed it, emitting a gentle glow.

“Is this what is called God’s blessing?”

As Kato Megumi muttered to herself, the palace door behind her began to slowly close, making a clicking sound.

Plop—the palace door slowly closed, and the entire space dimmed a little. Only the light from the sky enveloped the crystal ball in front of him, presenting a hazy beauty.

She walked slowly forward, her light footsteps echoing in the hall; and in her ears was the sound of her own soft breathing. With each breath, Kato Megumi's mood inexplicably relaxed and calmed down.

"Huh...ha..."

She sighed softly, with a hint of regret in her tone.

“If only life could be like this, peaceful and comfortable…beauty within reach.”

As if she felt that her thoughts were inexplicable, Kato Megumi smiled with her hands covering her mouth, then poked Eriri, who had been forced to sleep since just now.

"It seems like Eriri-san is not bad."

Speaking jokingly, Kato Megumi would gently place her hand on the crystal ball. The smooth touch with a cool feeling immediately stimulated the nerves and went straight to the brain.

Then, as if he sensed something, a golden ball of light suddenly appeared in his mind, like a person who had left home and was about to return home, and it immediately entered the crystal ball.

All of a sudden, it was like water dropping into a boiling oil pan. The entire crystal suddenly trembled. Then the crystal itself began to tremble for no reason, emitting rays of light that shot straight into the sky.

At the same time, a beam of light shot straight into Kato Megumi's forehead.

She was stunned, and then her mind felt slightly dizzy as if she had drunk alcohol. The next moment, her vision went dark, and her entire consciousness entered the black spiritual ocean.

"This is?"

Before she could figure out why, inexplicably, as if she was born with the knowledge, Kato Megumi suddenly understood how to use her mental power to perform magic, and the kind of magic that could be performed without believing in gods.

At the same time, she also understood the so-called method of increasing mental strength.

"Hmm? Looks like you got a good harvest..."

Patchouli's voice came from her mind. Because of Kato Megumi's actions, she also sensed the fluctuation of divine power on the other side.

"Hmm... I didn't expect it to be this way."

Then Kato Megumi told the other party the so-called method of improving mental power.

According to Miss Witch, meditation is usually done by carving arrays in the ocean of souls, using magic power to nourish the mental strength, so one needs to have enough mental strength to support the carving of the array; however, divine arts are somewhat different, as divine arts enhance mental strength by gaining the faith of others.

The priests believe in the gods, and are then given the method of using power by the gods; and the priests use this power to heal mortals and gain their faith. The priests are like a transfer device, a transfer device that supplies the faith power of the gods. The faith power can breed the spirit. Even if this power is dedicated to the gods, the priests themselves will benefit. This is the way to improve spiritual power.

What the other party gave him was not ordinary divine magic, but the method of how to collect and use faith.

"So that's really the case... Although I once guessed that the improvement of spiritual power is related to faith, I didn't expect that faith itself can nourish spiritual power... But then again... faith is born from the soul, so it's naturally very suitable to nourish spiritual power."

Patchouli said thoughtfully.

"What if I believe in myself..."

Kato Megumi suddenly asked. She suddenly became curious. Since faith can increase other people's spiritual power, then her own can do the same.

"Theoretically, it should be possible... But I think that would require a very strong willpower to support a significant increase in your mental strength... So, you should just follow the way those priests do and help the world... Don't think too much, humankind."

“Hey…”

Kato Megumi blinked, and remained silent in response to the witch lady's dissatisfaction.

"Don't play dumb, just complete the other party's request as soon as possible! I always feel that the other party seems to have bad intentions..."

"OK"

Kato Megumi replied, and then looked at the system that the Earth Mother Goddess had made for him.

Name: Kato Megumi

Number of kills: 0

Mission progress: 0.00%

This is a very simple statistical system, and its emergence is related to Kato Megumi.

After all, the request made by Mother Earth before was too general. What did it mean to help defeat the Chaos Camp? There was an uncertainty that was difficult to determine.

How long will it take? What is considered a chaotic camp? How many people should be killed? Should they be exterminated or just killed to a sufficient number? These vague uncertainties made Kato Hui dare not agree easily.

So when she asked for a specific number, the Earth Mother Goddess thought about it and quickly made a system for her to count the so-called number of kills and show the progress of the task.

That's why this thing came into her mind.

"I wonder how much it will take..."

"You'll know after trying..."

……

……

I thought that the next part would be free time. I would go to the Adventurer's Guild to accept a mission, and then look for some races from the Chaos Camp all over this continent. My mission would be to weaken their manpower.

Unexpectedly, when she walked out of the palace, there was a big pit waiting for her.

Because she was caught as soon as she walked out of the palace.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 43 Chapter The Sudden Stage

"Merciful Mother Earth, please use your divine majesty to make the evil pagans repent! Imprisonment!"

Accompanied by a chant, a ray of light descended from the sky, instantly covering Kato Megumi and restricting her movements.

Kato Megumi tried to move her hands and feet, but she was unable to move at all. She was now locked in a transparent golden cover, and her hands and feet were tied with a thin golden thread, and the other end was connected to the transparent cover.

So no matter how she moved it was useless.

Kato Megumi didn't expect to be attacked as soon as she came out. She didn't even have time to react. At this time, she also found that the situation in front of her seemed something was wrong.

The temple gate that seemed somewhat empty before was now surrounded by a group of priests in priest uniforms. There were men, women, young and old, and the priest uniforms they wore were different. But the only thing in common was that they all looked at him with the same look, which was suspicion.

The high priest who had brought him in before was standing outside the door, looking at him with a complicated look.

Kato Megumi didn't know what was going on, so she gave up struggling and waited and saw what was going on.

At this moment, a male priest suddenly stood out from the crowd and shouted in a hurry.

"It's her! She was the one that was secretly brought in by High Priest Kerman! She bribed Kerman, blasphemed the gift of God, and wanted to obtain it."

He was looking at himself and pointing at the high priest who brought him here, his face full of anger, as if the two of them had done something that angered God and man.

At this time, the priests who were watching around began to whisper to each other, and the looks they gave him became even more unfriendly.

"Oh my god, there are people who blaspheme against God and want to obtain God's gift privately."

"I didn't expect that High Priest Kerman would do this. That was a gift from God. How could he fall into such depravity..."

"Could it be that this girl is a member of High Priest Kerman's group, so he broke the rules and secretly gave her the divine gift."

The man's words immediately ignited the crowd's discussion, and the spearhead was directed at Kato Megumi herself, and Kato Megumi was also confused. What do you mean privately? Isn't this allowed by the Earth Mother Goddess? Wasn't this priest ordered by the Earth Mother Goddess to bring him here?

Looking at the priest named Kerman, Kato Megumi hoped that he could explain to these people that she did not come in privately.

However, he did not expect that the other party looked angry as if he did not recognize him.

"I don't remember bringing her into God's Gift. I don't know her at all."

"You don't know him? I personally saw you, High Priest, lead him into the Temple of God's Blessing. Several of my companions also saw it. Are you saying that what we saw was an illusion?"

The male priest looked at him mockingly.

"I don't! I have no memory of this at all. Maybe I was confused and you wronged me."

Kerman argued with a frown.

"You were wrongly accused? High Priest Nachman, please tell us why you were at the entrance of the God-Granted Temple and why someone else entered the Temple."

"And confused? High Priest, are you really just making up nonsense to defend yourself? This girl looks like an ordinary person, how could she bewitch you? You should know that you are the High Priest, and you are also considered a high-end force in the temple, and you are also capable. Who can bewitch someone like you? Even if a pagan has bewitched you, why doesn't she enter the God's Gift herself, but let an ordinary person in instead?"

The male priest's words were so sharp that Kman was speechless.

"This... there must be a reason for this. Someone is framing me. I need the Knight of Discipline to clear my name!"

"Oh, don't worry! The Knight of Discipline is on the way, you will see him."

As if in response to the other party's answer, four knights in armor, with serious and solemn expressions, soon emerged from the crowd.

They seemed to be of unusual status. When they came out, the surrounding priests immediately dispersed far away.

When the male priest saw this, he did not step back, but took a step forward, pointing at Kato Megumi and Kerman and spoke excitedly.

"My lord, it's them. I saw Kman bringing this girl into the God-Given Temple. This girl just came out of the God-Given Temple. I have imprisoned her and am waiting for you, my lord, to come."

"Well, I see"

The four knights didn't seem to say much, just nodded and split into two teams, one team walked in front of Priest Kman.

"Let's go! High Priest Kerman, everything will be judged fairly."

"But I'm innocent. I don't know why I'm here!"

High Priest Kman said dissatisfiedly.

"I've said before, everything will be judged in the Tribunal. If you are a victim, the Tribunal will also give you justice."

This sentence seemed to give Kman assurance. He nodded hesitantly, then followed the knights obediently.

The other team came to Kato Megumi.

The tall knight in bright white armor stood before her, his eyes looking extremely serious.

Kato Megumi thought that the other party would force her to leave and would not say anything to her, but she saw the other party draw the rapier at his waist, and the hilt of the sword hit the transparent cover, and then the whole cover turned into pieces, and her body became free again.

"Let's go... Please follow me to the Trial Department. Everything will be judged fairly."

Hearing the words that were exactly the same as those spoken by Priest Kman, Kato Megumi blinked inexplicably.

"Don't you need to tie me up... to prevent me from running away?"

However, the other party did not answer her question, but repeated it.

"Everything will be judged fairly, please..."

Kato Megumi had a clear conscience. Since the other party did not treat her as a prisoner, she naturally would not have such a hobby. So she did not resist and obediently followed the other party to the God's Judgment Office. Anyway, she had a clear conscience.

But before leaving, she pointed to the cat in her arms and suddenly asked.

"Is my companion going too?"

The knight paused.

"This is natural. As a member entering the God-given Temple, even pets need to be checked."

As Kman and Kato Megumi were taken away by the Knight of Judgment, the crowd around them gradually dispersed.

After all, the Inquisition does not allow ordinary priests like them to enter, which also means that the fun of watching the show ends here and they just have to wait for the follow-up.

As the male priest who discovered it, he naturally had to go to the Trial Chamber to make an identification.

"Kend, that's the Inquisition. Are you sure you want to identify High Priest Kerman? Even if his faction declines, wouldn't you be offending him by doing this?"

Facing his companions' concerns, the male priest laughed mockingly.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a very good token of loyalty. So what if I offend him? Am I afraid of him?"

The male priest's face was full of pride; his chance had come.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 44 Chapter The Court of Inquisition