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After that, the demon's resistance was quite fierce, and instead there was an incident where the outer wall of Temple Hall was damaged, but this side's power was so overwhelming that it was quickly suppressed. The demon died after being pierced by the spear of Oryx, my exclusive escort knight, whose skills had grown dramatically.
But I didn't feel refreshed inside. It was because of the words the demon left before he died.
"Even if I disappear, the darkness does not disappear. No matter how many black wizards you catch and kill, revenge will only lead to revenge."
Priest Maurice, who gave himself up to a mid-level demon, turned out to be a priest who saved his life once thanks to Miya Binoche in the past. He denied the fact that his benefactor, Miya, was a vessel for the descent of the great demon, he dabbled in the black magic to prove that she was right, and the others misunderstood.
'Maybe it was because of the blood of a high-ranking priest, so a middle-level demon was summoned.'
Maybe it's because when Miya showed off her demonic power disguised as healing power, that power was transferred to the priest.
'The latter has more weight.'
As the investigation into the Maurice case came to an end, Isidore asked me.
"...The divine power returned before the thought form disappeared, right?"
He watched from the side as I poured out the divine power to catch the thought form that was about to disappear.
"Yes."
"What exactly was the cause of the divine power leak?"
"Rather than being leaky, I think it's more accurate to say that my unconscious mind was reluctant to use divine power and interfered with it."
"......"
"Honestly, being a saint, I'm sick of it."
When the thought form reminded me of the existence of darkness, I realized the need for divine power and was able to use it immediately.
However... It's never been easy to confront the cruel and evil demons.
"Deborah."
"Huh?"
"In the meantime, you have lit numerous candles."
"....."
"So there is no need to burn yourself alone to light up the darkness. I am there too, and there are a lot of people around you like that."
Ah. I see
Looking back at my people who had put off all their busy schedules for me and followed me all the way to Helleia, I suddenly felt something hot hitting in my heart.
No one forced me to be a hero, but I was the only one holding the burden. That's why the divine power didn't come back.
It was similar to the fact that only blue elephants would come to mind day and night if we made a resolution not to think of blue elephants.
"I'm a fool."
"The real fool is over there."
Isidore chuckled like a villain, jawing at the Pope.
Isidore replaced all the healing stones I received from the Pope with healing stones that were empty of divine power. It will probably look like it has been used up because of the purification ritual.
