Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 46 The situation really took a sharp turn for the worse!

To become someone on whom high hopes are placed for someone for no apparent reason.

The saleswoman at the counter probably saw through this all along, which is why she emphasized on the loudspeaker that he should come along too.

It seems there's no escaping this situation; if I back down here, people will probably look down on me.

That won't do!

Unlike Kazuma Sato, who doesn't care about his reputation, as a priest of the Church of Eris, he can't afford to tarnish the goddess's image!

Charlotte sighed and walked forward.

As he moved, the adventurers made way for the headless horseman, and Charlotte stepped out of the crowd and stood about 10 meters away from him.

"It's...it's you!"

The headless knight's tone turned strange upon seeing Charlotte, as if he were pouring out his grievances: "I spared your life back then, why do you still bother me?! Fine, I'll just tell that guy to stop bothering me—"

"it's me."

"...What?"

"I'm the one who harasses you every day!"

"You're kidding me! Your profession is High Priest, and you bombard me with explosive magic every day! Don't try to make excuses; I have two colleagues who are skilled in this kind of magic!"

two?

I remember now, besides the lich girl Wiz, there was also the evil god Vobak who taught Megumin the Burst Magic. Both of them were officers in the Demon King's army, so naturally they were colleagues of the Headless Horseman.

"In short, I will be staying in that castle for the time being, and I have no interest in torturing the weak. Of course, if you come here seeking your own death, that's a different story."

The headless horseman exudes a dangerous aura.

"This won't do!" Charlotte stepped forward instead, shouting, "You've seriously disrupted the lives of ordinary people! According to the contract signed with the Demon King's army, you've crossed the line!"

"Oh?"

The headless horseman was astonished. He stretched his head forward as if to see Charlotte's face clearly, and then burst into laughter.

"I don't know where you heard that from, but I haven't broken the contract! The Demon King's army isn't allowed to harm ordinary civilians, but there's no rule against driving monsters to harm ordinary people!"

How despicable!

This inevitably raises suspicions.

Was this guy truly a noble knight in life?

Unexpectedly, this remark also enraged the adventurers of Axel, who began to loudly condemn the Headless Horseman.

"hateful!"

"To do something like this is outrageous!"

"Despicable! Despicable! Despicable!!"

It seems to have aroused public anger.

"Charlotte, please!" a female mage who was on good terms with him shouted, "Purify him completely!"

These words immediately gave him courage.

Charlotte raised her hand, then clenched her fist.

The sound was immediately silenced.

He then declared loudly, "There are always pitiful creatures (adventures) who fall into despair and suffering, but not us, and certainly not now! Everyone! If we all charge forward, surely the Headless Horseman won't kill us all!"

Human wave tactics are inefficient, but effective!

Axel has many hidden level 30 powerhouses. They can team up to hold off the Headless Knight, and then Aqua can use her skills to weaken him. Maybe they can defeat the Demon King's army officers as planned.

Charlotte thought it was more and more likely.

However, after waiting for quite a while, no one responded to him.

The headless knight pointed behind him, and Charlotte turned to look. None of the adventurers came up; even Sato Kazuma and Dust were hiding behind the crowd like turtles!

The situation has really taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Most people in the world are like this: they shout slogans loudly before doing anything, but when it comes to actually doing it, they don't know where they are.

I suddenly remembered that saying.

Before the fight, they all yelled fiercely, but when the fight actually started, not a single one of them charged in!

Although Charlotte didn't look in a mirror, he was certain that his expression was definitely not good.

He lowered his head slightly.

No one could see his expression.

Just from the way he slowly separated his feet and adopted an offensive stance, it was clear that he had already come to his senses.

The headless knight stretched out his head with both hands and said, "Although you are a high priest, your rank is too low. After all, I am one of the officers of the Demon King's army. I am not so lowly as to be purified by a low-level high priest in a newbie town like this. I also have ways to deal with high priests... Give up, you can't beat me."

Even now, he is still trying to persuade them.

They just said they could chase monsters to kill ordinary people, but now they're saying this. It seems their previous remarks were more like a scare tactic.

"I refuse."

Charlotte raised her head slightly and said solemnly, "Destruction is a magnificent moment; if one seeks survival through despicable means, life would be far too long!"

"……Varied!?"

The headless knight was completely taken aback by his words and stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

It was as if I was lost in memories.

half an hour.

"Is that so? I see your resolve." The headless knight drew his greatsword from his horse and pointed it at Charlotte, saying, "I am Beldia, one of the Demon King's army's officers, the headless knight!"

"High Priest, Charlotte."

"Judging from your attire, are you a follower of the Eris Church?"

"...What if I said it was the Axis religion?"

Charlotte intentionally caused a misunderstanding.

"hiss----"

The headless knight gasped, and even his headless horse neighed and paced back and forth restlessly.

Wait a moment.

What does a headless horse sound like?

Also, isn't the reputation of the Axis Cult a bit too bad? Is it something indescribable that even the Demon King's army officers are so afraid of it?

"No, don't try to fool me! I know the clothing of the Axis and Eris cults; what you're wearing is the robes of an Eris priest!"

"……hehe."

"That's right, isn't it?"

"……hehe."

Charlotte remained silent, only responding with a smile, which frightened the headless knight. However, he quickly raised his hands and shook his head from side to side as if trying to shake the thought out of his mind, while the headless horse beneath him imitated its master by shaking its neck.

"No matter what, I will not lose to a low-ranking priest! Come, let's fight! Let me bring you fear!... Ah, when!?"

The headless knight had just finished uttering his threats when he discovered that Charlotte had appeared in front of him without him even noticing.

We were quite a distance apart just a moment ago!

Without a word, Charlotte jumped up and punched the headless horseman, since the headless horseman was sitting on a warhorse, and thankfully there was no rule that "you must attack the follower (horse) with the taunt skill first".

But in that brief moment of airborne movement, the headless knight leaned back slightly to dodge the attack, and at the same time, his greatsword slammed down from above, sending Charlotte flying back.

"Yamcha!!" x2

"...Hey Kazuma and Aqua, what nonsense are you two spouting?!"

"because……"

"It really does look alike."

Sato Kazuma and Aqua, glared at by Megumin's red eyes, quickly waved their hands to defend themselves, only to find that Charlotte was now lying on her side in a slightly sunken pit, almost exactly like the world-famous painting "Yamcha Laying Down".

Darkness looked worried.

"Oh no, he's injured!"

"Don't worry, I'll go heal him! This is the time for me!" Aqua ran briskly towards Charlotte lying in the ditch, then quickly added with a puzzled look, "Charlotte isn't hurt."

Tsk.

Damn Aqua!

My dream of lying down and doing nothing has been shattered once again!