Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

Ha... Miss Witch really has a bad taste. Even if Miss Witch doesn't use the token, according to Clina's personality and her own reaction, she will still bear the future of those victims, and the final result will not change.

But there is always a sense of discomfort...

Thinking of this, Kato Megumi glanced at Klina dimly again, which made her look confused. She was afraid that His Majesty thought she was unreliable, so she asked carefully.

"Your Majesty, did I do something wrong? Was I too indecisive? Should I have driven that Elena away harshly at that time?"

"No, you did the right thing. I don't feel dissatisfied with anything... The space is still in your hands..."

Kato Megumi shook her head gently and then asked her.

"Yes, Your Majesty, here it is."

Corinna took out the space from her arms and handed it to Kato Megumi.

At this time, the space has returned to its previous state of the pendant. From the outside, it looks like just an ordinary accessory, but Kato Megumi did not take it, but pushed it back.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 146 Chapter Magic and the Enemy

"Don't rush to give it to me. The temple should be very large, right? Can these people be accommodated inside the temple?"

"It's possible..." Facing Kato Hui's question, Krina hesitated, "It's just that there are not enough people to take care of them... Their psychological condition, food rations, rehabilitation training, and future placement are all problems."

"It doesn't matter. Release them first and place them in the temple. Let the priests of the temple work hard for a night. I will solve this matter tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Although she was somewhat curious about how the Saint could accommodate these girls and what would happen next, as a loyal guard, Klina could clearly see that the Saint seemed to have just made a breakthrough and her breath was a little unstable. In addition, the solution would take time, so His Majesty must make preparations.

So she didn't ask any more questions, nor did she disturb Kato Megumi. Instead, she responded and obediently left to go to the temple to release the victims.

Although the space is large, with light and food, staying in the space all the time, within a small area within the scope of cognition, will inevitably accelerate the symptoms of the victims. Now they should not be asked to continue staying in the space.

Thinking of this, Klina quickened her pace to leave again.

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Watching Klina leave, Kato Megumi closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, but her mental power was learning the magic transmitted by the witch lady in her mind. It must be said that this magic really solved the urgent problem...

Thinking of the necessity of this magic, Kato Megumi silently thanked the witch lady, and finally began to study it carefully.

After studying and learning, Kato Hui discovered that this spell was impossible for ordinary magicians to learn, but it was very suitable for her, especially after she merged with the divine nature.

Thinking of the intention behind this, Kato Megumi couldn't help but smile.

"Miss Witch, what a fool... Is it so difficult to ask someone to say thank you appropriately? You left in such a hurry..."

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On the other side, Patchouli, who was lying on the chair in the study, slowly opened her eyes.

His eyes were fixed on the girl standing nearby. The girl had red hair and was wearing a black Gothic skirt. There were black bat wings on her back and a pair of smaller bat-wing-like structures on both sides of her head.

This is the little devil she summoned from another world through a contract. It is responsible for organizing and cleaning the large library for her, and welcoming guests and fighting enemies when necessary.

"Little devil, what's going on...wake me up suddenly..."

"Lady Patchouli, it seems that someone from the Pope discovered the traces of the library's dimensional movement and tracked them here..."

The red-haired imp replied respectfully.

"Pope? Haven't they given up yet? I beat them to a pulp last time... Do you want to experience it again this time?"

Patchouli picked up a book on the table and started reading it.

"Those idiots who always talk about justice are nothing to worry about. The Great Library's defenses alone can stop them... I don't need to take action myself."

The rustling sound of flipping pages was peaceful and soothing in the study. Patchouli leaned gently on the recliner, elegant and calm, her purple eyes staring at the contents of the book all the time, and she seemed to pay no attention to the enemies outside the library.

The book in front of her contained the knowledge about technology that she had obtained from Kato Megumi, which was of great help to her magic research; although as a witch she had a photographic memory, Patchouli always liked to review the books over and over again, and then look for the flash of inspiration that would come to her mind, and then save or record it.

"Sir Patchouli, the Pope's men seem to be holding a divine relic from an unknown source, and it possesses a powerful divine power. Although the Great Library's defenses can withstand it, this unknown property will inevitably cause it to suffer some damage, causing unnecessary interference to the books in the library, especially some special books. That's why I wanted to ask Sir Patchouli to personally take action, so as to prevent your favorite books from being inevitably damaged."

"Divinity? That's interesting... At a time when the gods are in hiding, we can still find the gods' treasures. I have to sigh that they are quite lucky."

Patchouli smiled faintly and blinked her dreamy and beautiful purple eyes gently.

"However, if they meet me... their luck doesn't seem to be very good..." Patchouli brushed the pages of the book with her slender hand, and her tone was quite pitiful. "You know... I just got half a godhead recently, and the divine power inside has just been analyzed. It is perfect to use it to fill the missing divine power attribute of the Great Library..."

Having said this, Patchouli tilted her head slightly and gently closed the book.

"If they knew that the divine relic they had finally found came to us excitedly, only to find that the Great Library could also keep up with the times and analyze their attacks, they would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood..."

“Just thinking about it… makes me feel very interesting…”

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It was already the next morning for Kato Megumi, and she was practicing the magic that Patchouli had given her.

"Huh... I'm finally almost proficient at it..."

Seeing that she was gradually becoming more proficient in the magic, Kato Megumi smiled happily.

"I don't know if the actual effect is what I expected... But time is running out, so I'll know after some experiments."

I looked at the faint light coming in from the window. I didn’t expect that I had been practicing for a whole night. However, I didn’t feel anything. Could it be because of my divine nature?

A flash of thought passed through her mind, and Kato Megumi didn't think much about it. Instead, she changed her clothes, used magic to gather pure water and floated in the air to wash her face. Then she blew it dry with the breeze, tidied up her appearance, and opened the bedroom door.

dong dong——

Just at this moment... there was a knock on the door.

As the door opened, Kato Hui saw Alyssa standing at her door.

"Good morning, Alyssa."

Kato Megumi was the first to greet.

"Good morning, Hui... I was just about to call you to eat, but I didn't expect you to be awake already."

Alyssa said.

"Ah... Sorry, Alyssa, I have something to do in the temple, so you guys should eat first."

Alyssa didn't look surprised when she heard this, but asked, "Is it about the victims? I heard that you planned to resettle them and refused the funding from the Water Temple?"

"Hey, does news spread so quickly here? You already know everything..."

"This is a rare piece of gossip, how could anyone not know about it? Besides, this place is not far from the temple, so news spreads quickly... Are you sure about the placement of those girls? If you need money... I can lend you some."

Alyssa hesitated.

“Ah…Alyssa, you still owe me a large sum of money, why are you lending it to me…” Kato Hui chuckled, “Don’t worry, I know all this, you don’t have to worry.”

"Ah That's good……"

As if thinking of Kato Megumi's reliability, Alyssa did not say anything extra, but nodded.

"Well, you guys eat first! I'm going to the temple first. Can you please talk to Eriri?"

"Yeah, no problem, be careful along the way."

After saying something to Alyssa, Kato Hui did not hesitate and walked out of the door and headed towards the temple.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 147 Chapter The Situation and Current Status of the Temple

The distance between the temple and the villa was not far, and after a while, Kato Megumi arrived at the door of the temple.

Looking from afar on the street outside the temple gate, the large-scale building complex stands in the sight facing the sun, stretching and sacred, exuding a faint awe that makes people feel sincere from the bottom of their hearts. People passing by know at a glance that this is a temple.

Then, as Kato Megumi gradually approached, the details of the temple were exposed before her eyes: the slightly dim stone pillars and gates, the weeds between the stones that could be seen if one looked closely, the slightly withered flower gardens on both sides of the gate, and the deserted atmosphere. All these small details clearly showed the "poverty" and "ruin" of the temple.

“No wonder Krina said that there is no way to accommodate so many victims and it is difficult to take on such a big responsibility…”

Kato Megumi complained. She hadn't seen a single priest or knight since she entered the gate and walked a short distance. Although she knew that all the priests had gone to take care of the victimized women because of the instructions given last night, this could not offset the fact that she didn't see a single person when she entered the gate from outside the temple.

Wouldn't they have kept a few people behind? Aren't they afraid of enemies coming from outside, or worshippers arriving?

Or is it that there is no need for this because it does not exist at all?

Kato Megumi was pondering in her heart.

"It shouldn't develop to this extent... After all, it's still a temple."

However, she didn't know that she had actually figured out the truth. The fact was so incredible that this temple had not been well managed since its inception.

When the Pope issued the decree, he not only built temples within the jurisdiction of the Water Temple, but also built many temples in the areas where other temples were located. Was it because he wanted to gain more faith and the favor of the gods?

Fortunately, there can be no major wars between temples. Although the Pope's behavior caused complaints from many other temples, the temples gave other temples a lot of compensation afterwards, so they have tacitly agreed to the Pope building churches within their areas.

The Pope's starting point was good, and it was right for him to appease people afterwards. The many branch temples he built took root in other temples, gained a steady stream of faith, and the number of believers in the Temple of Mother Earth increased.

But when manpower was limited, the Pope took too big steps and built so many temples at the same time. The funds and clergy needed for their maintenance were enormous, which led to different distributions of personnel between temples. Some places attached great importance to it, so the more clergy they had, the more power they had; but some places were the opposite, with fewer people and less configuration.

It stands to reason that only priests can become the head of a branch temple, but in the case of a shortage of personnel, many priests have also become the heads of branch temples; they call it experience, and if they can achieve results, they can naturally become priests from priests. If they cannot, they can only work in this place for the rest of their lives.

This branch temple was also built during that period. There were not many clergymen at the beginning, and the chief of the branch temple was just a priest. He was completely unable to resist the local water temple.

Although other temples have tacitly agreed to the Temple of Mother Earth to build temples within their territories, this does not mean that they will give in. After all, no one will complain about having too many believers, and the more believers they have, the more clergy they will have.

Other temples with strong basic reserve power can still compete with local temples. Temples like this one, where the priest is the head of the local branch temple, can only barely maintain itself and are simply unable to recruit more believers than the Temple of Mother Earth.

However, Kato Megumi knew nothing about all this. When it comes to understanding the temple system, she is just a rookie.

She used the communication tool in her hand to contact Klina and informed her of her arrival, and the other party soon came to her.

"Your Majesty, you are here..."

"Um……"

Looking at Krina and a few others coming to greet her, Kato Megumi asked.

"Are they?"

Krina immediately introduced them.

"This is a female priest, the head of the local branch temple, Aina."

She pointed at the woman wearing a priest's uniform and said.

Aina, the priestess, first looked at Kato Megumi curiously and then bowed to her respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I am Aina, welcome to your presence..."

Then, Clina introduced the other priests.

"This is High Priest Jeremy, this is Priest Nick, and this is..."

Krina introduced these people to Kato Megumi one by one, and Kato Megumi nodded in response. She paused until she introduced the last person, who was also the only ordinary person who was not wearing a priest's uniform.

"This is Lois... one of the victims you rescued... She is the one in the best condition among them. She helped us a lot yesterday. She heard that Your Majesty was coming, so... that's why she couldn't wait to come with us to see you."

Hearing Clina say that she couldn't wait, Lois's face inevitably turned red, and she pursed her lips, seeming a little embarrassed.

However, her gratitude and admiration for the saint soon outweighed her own embarrassment. Facing the saint who saved her and pulled her out of the abyss, Lois was inevitably a little excited.

She suddenly burst into tears, and one tear after another fell uncontrollably to the ground.

"Hello, Your Majesty, I am... Royce."

Seeing the woman crying in front of her, Kato Megumi was surprised at first, but then she reacted and walked over gently, took out a tissue and wiped her tears.

"What? You were scared and cried when you saw me..."

Kato Megumi asked the girl puzzledly.

"No, no, it's just that I finally met you, the Saint, and I want to thank you very much... If it weren't for Your Majesty, I, I might have..." Royce argued in a crying voice, "I, I just wanted to thank you, but, but I did this unconsciously, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't hate me..."

"I know...so don't cry, I received your thanks."

Kato Megumi naturally knew why the girl was crying, so she didn't say anything. Instead, she took a tissue and wiped the girl's tears while patting her back. It was not until a long time that the girl calmed down.

"I'm sorry, Saint... I lost my composure..."

"No, no, I don't care, and I don't hate you, don't worry."

Lois breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Kato Megumi was still so gentle and didn't seem to hate her.