Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"I'm so sorry, my friend might be in a bad mood, so he's talking nonsense, please don't mind..."

Bending slightly, Kato Megumi apologized to Dilock on behalf of Eriri.

"No, no, this is nothing. To be honest, I haven't been called that in a long time. Your Majesty's contracted beast is very lively. It actually made me look hundreds of years younger! You know, I thought I was too old to keep up with the times!"

"How could that be? The priest looks quite young..."

Regardless of whether this forgiveness was due to her status as a saint, as long as the other party was not angry, that was enough, so Kato Megumi felt relieved.

No matter what, she suddenly started to worry about Eriri again.

Eriri is really too impulsive. As a cat with no aggressive power, how can she just run around?

You have to know that this is a different world, it is no longer their hometown. What if they encounter danger along the way? You have to know that even in the peaceful times of modern times, there are many incidents of cat abuse, let alone the different world they are in now.

His heart was always beating with worry. As Eriri's partner, Kato Megumi naturally could not let her out of her sight and expose herself to an unfamiliar environment where she was unable to protect herself.

Suddenly, Kato Megumi remembered that there was a contract between the two of them; whether the other party was lost or in danger, she could find him through the contract; what's more, the other party was not just a simple cat, but existed as a real spirit.

Even if Eriri encounters danger, she can completely transform into a spirit to avoid it. Thinking of this, her worries gradually subsided.

Besides, even if I want to go find her, Ying Lili might run away because she is still angry. In this case, it is better to relax and wait until she calms down.

It’s better to wait a while before looking for the other party!

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Everything in the Inquisition was quickly dealt with, and then Kato Megumi and Dilock walked towards the temple hall, preparing to use the holy crystal to check the priests who had gathered there.

After leaving the courtroom, a cool breeze blew in and the gentle sunlight slowly sprinkled on her cheeks, making Kato Megumi finally feel the reality of the previous series of events; but soon, she restrained her emotions and walked towards the temple hall with Dilock.

As the temple of the Earth Mother, the entire hall is naturally huge and covers a very large area. Although Kato Megumi didn't have time to pay attention to it before, now she has enough energy to observe the situation around her.

There are white jade-like buildings that glow holy in the sun, and there are bluestone-paved paths dotted in the courtyard. Every corner is a garden, and every time you pass by, there are lush trees.

It seems that this place is not a temple, but a fairyland in the dense forest, which is amazing.

In addition to the sacredness and purity surrounding the key buildings, most of the interior of the temple is planted with various flowers, plants and trees, which allowed Kato Megumi to break the old-fashioned impression of the temple.

However, she was still a little confused as to why the condition of the temple this time was different from what she had seen before. You know, the temple was not like this before.

"Because this is the temple of the Earth Mother Goddess. Humans are just a part of the survival of the land created by the Earth Mother Goddess."

Seeing the confusion in Kato Megumi's eyes, Dilock explained considerately.

"The temple is not only a temple for humans, but also a temple for many living beings, so so many flowers and plants are planted here to show the kindness of the Earth Mother Goddess and her equality for all living beings. Moreover, there are also creatures such as forest people serving as priests, so the environment of the temple will not be a large number of buildings."

After hearing the other party's explanation, Kato Hui understood clearly, so that's how it is...

However, seeing how these people believe in the gods they worship, I wonder what their reaction would be if they knew that the gods regarded them as ants and therefore equal.

However, faith has been rooted in their hearts, so they probably won't believe it.

In Kato Megumi's view, the relationship between believers and God is like that between fans and stars. They don't care about the star's true inner character, they only care about the image of God that they imagine.

They say they believe in the gods themselves, but in fact they only believe in the gods of their own imagination.

On the other hand, it is not appropriate to compare the relationship between them to that between fans and stars. After all, stars will not give fans any substantial help, but gods help their believers. Even if the purpose behind this is to exploit them, it has in fact helped mankind a lot. Stars need the support of fans, but believers are dispensable to gods. These two points are different.

"Then... if you arrange it this way, don't you think the atmosphere of the temple will cause believers to have a big deviation? And thus misunderstand the image of the gods or something like that."

In response to Kato Megumi's question, Dilock just smiled.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that these plant scenes are shrouded in a hallucinogenic barrier. Only priests can see the real temple. At that time, their faith is firm and will not be affected by external objects. The pilgrims and believers outside will only see everything that the temple wants to show them."

After witnessing a different temple and seeing the cheerful and non-biased behavior of the temple, Kato Megumi fully felt what it was like to have a temple that truly possessed gods. This was in very sharp contrast to the religious history she had seen in her own world, and at the same time she couldn't help but develop a bit of affection for the Earth Mother.

But when I saw that the progress bar in my mind had reached 30%, the slightly rising favorability of mine couldn't help but drop.

Even if the temple is better than imagined, it does not mean that the opponent's calculations can be written off. The other party clearly said that as long as the people of the Chaos Camp are eliminated and the opponent is eliminated to a certain extent, it will be enough, but they did not say that they would let themselves become a saint and be tied to the temple.

Don't say that becoming a saint means exposing yourself. Just destroying a demon will increase the progress bar by 20%, and solving the holy crystal incident will increase the progress bar by 10%, which can show whether your participation in this matter is an accident or not.

The demon appears to be in the Chaos camp, but in reality, it is the enemy of the Chaos, Neutral, and Lawful camps, and cannot be equated with them at all. And eliminating the Holy Crystal does not count as destroying the Chaos camp. Could it be that strengthening one's own camp also counts as destroying the Chaos camp?

How is this possible? Moreover, the progress is as high as 10%. You should know that there are only a few fallen ones among them. How can it be possible to compare with the general progress of the evil demon who is equivalent to the devil king?

If you think about it carefully, you will know that the other party has already calculated the result. Thinking of this, Kato Megumi suddenly felt creepy and her face turned a little bad.

She had never thought about this question seriously before so she didn't have any practical feeling, but now when she thought about it carefully, she felt a chill in her heart. She suddenly understood why the gods were so powerful, because to some extent they were omniscient and omnipotent, and nothing could escape their eyes.

Thinking about how part of her memory was read when they first met, and that her previous experiences were also calculated into it, Kato Megumi felt her hands and feet go cold.

If even the direction you take is within the track predetermined by others, then what is the point of your efforts?

In an instant, the calm black ocean in the spiritual sea began to surge like a violent storm. Countless thoughts were churning in the mind, becoming more and more intense. At the same time, the mental power in the body began to riot, like a wire wrapped around a violent roller, constantly whipping everything around it.

The little ball of light in the consciousness couldn't help but curl up and hide in the corner to avoid suffering innocent disaster.

However, Kato Megumi was unaware of all this. She was like a paranoid child. The more she tried to stop thinking, the more she couldn't control herself and kept walking in one direction.

It's like being controlled...

No...no, Kato Megumi tried her best to control her thoughts and get them back on track.

However, no matter how hard she tried, her own initiative was inevitably squeezed out bit by bit.

don't want……

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can not be like this……

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absolute…………

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...Absolutely not—

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However, Kato Megumi's struggle seemed to be of no avail, and the battle was like a rope-pulling game.

The other person is a powerful adult, while this person is an immature child.

There is simply no comparison between the two, and it is unfair from the beginning.

No matter how enslaved Kato Megumi is, her will can never be stronger than the distortion of the other party's will.

When Kato Megumi looked desperate, the paranoid thoughts, like a superior winner, took away her initiative little by little.

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what to do……

It seems like there's nothing I can do.

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At that moment, Kato Megumi seemed to be thinking a lot, but also seemed to be thinking nothing.

At this moment, her will was entangled by this mutated paranoid thought, and she had no strength to sympathize with the witch lady on the other side of the contract and ask for a solution.

Things seem to have come to an end.

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However, things seem to be so unexpected, perhaps Kato Megumi herself is a serious heroine.

Finally, when she was in despair, when she was powerless.

A slight sound broke the desperate situation.

"Crunch."

Just as Kato Megumi was trying her best to resist, there was a slight creaking sound, and the door of truth hidden deep in the sea of ​​​​spirituality suddenly opened a crack.

At the same time, with the appearance of a crack in the door, an unparalleled pressure instantly emanated from the gap, instantly calming the turbulent spiritual sea and also shocking the stubborn thoughts.

How is this going?

The fight stopped in an instant, and although Kato Megumi didn't know what was happening, she was not a stupid person. Seeing that the initiative had returned to her, she quickly took the opportunity to snatch it back.

However, just when the fight was halfway through, the suppressed thoughts seemed to begin to stir again and revealed a familiar breath.

This feeling--

It turned out to be a ghost demon!

Kato Hui suddenly realized that she seemed to see the other party's smug smile, as if saying,

You are dead—

"Crunch."

There was another sound of a door opening.

A wave once again swept out from the hidden sage's door with unstoppable force. Along with a powerful wave, the pride in the evil demon's heart was completely shattered before it could be restrained. At the same time, a strong suction force came from the depths of the spiritual sea, and the scattered fragments disappeared completely in an instant.

And Kato Megumi also inadvertently saw a corner of the door to truth.

belch--

Although there was no sound, for some reason, Kato Megumi seemed to "hear" the door burp slightly.

The ball of divine power in the sea of ​​consciousness trembled even more after hearing the hiccups in this life, and moved to the edge.

???

Kato Megumi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly suspected that she was having an illusion.

She didn't seem to feel anything wrong...this...door of truth was a little abnormal from the beginning.

seem……

Hiccuping?

PS: Is 2000 better or 4000 better?

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 69 Chapter Goodbye Priestess

Kato Megumi believed that she was not mistaken, she did hear the sound of hiccups.

However, even though she heard it, she could not run to the depths of the spiritual sea to observe the door of truth up close, and she could not even get close to it.

Ever since I first stepped into the magical world and opened the door of truth, that door has always existed in the depths of the spiritual sea, like a gate that calms the sea, hidden in the depths of the spiritual sea.

However, when Kato Megumi wanted to get closer to it, the door seemed like a mirage. No matter how close she got, she could not touch it. It even slowly disappeared as she got closer. Kato Megumi was helpless about this.

So over time, she also tacitly accepted that there was such a permanent guest in her spiritual sea.

However, she did not expect that at this critical moment, this door of truth actually saved her and showed unprecedented spirituality. Thinking about it carefully, this situation was surprising and made Kato Megumi extremely curious.

But this is not the point. The point is that she can't get rid of the other party at all.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt lost. Since she couldn't explore it, she should regain consciousness as soon as possible! After all, she couldn't get close to the door at all, so no matter how curious she was, it would be useless.

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"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? I see you don't look well..."

The countless fierce battles in the consciousness were only a few seconds in reality. In Dilock's opinion, the saint suddenly stopped and her face turned pale, but he himself did not feel the thrill at all.

So there was this question.

"Ah...it's just that the sunlight is a little too strong, so I feel a little dizzy."

Kato Megumi did not explain what had just happened, nor did she mention the fact that the demon still had residual consciousness. Instead, she made a casual remark and passed the topic over.

Is the sunlight very strong? Dilock looked at the gentle sunlight in the sky. This was the season when everything was revived, and the sunlight was not as hot as in the harvest season. It shouldn't be that intense, right?

After thinking about it casually in his mind, Dilock put the matter behind him. Maybe Her Majesty the Saint was a little weak, he thought so as an explanation.