Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 114 Repeated Whipping

Chapter 114 Repeated Whipping

Several days have passed since the battle to intercept the mobile fortress destroyer.

this day.

The atmosphere inside the Adventurers' Guild was exceptionally lively.

Needless to say, just by looking at the enthusiastic atmosphere, you can tell what the reason is. Everyone is looking at the guild staff with expectant eyes, waiting for their rewards.

Charlotte was also at the event, but this time he wasn't the main character. It wasn't that the MVP had been corrupted or anything like that; rather, it was Huihui and Wiz who performed more impressively.

Even with Wiz, many people knew she was strong, but didn't have a clear understanding of her abilities. Especially the seemingly weak-willed woman who ran the magic item shop, which easily led to underestimation, but this time everyone understood.

Wiz is terrifyingly strong!

That's to be expected. After all, it's one thing to unleash two burst spells in quick succession, but to do it with a teleportation spell that consumes a lot of magic power is something that ordinary people simply can't do, okay?

besides-

"Charlotte, I have to thank you for this."

"—Darkness, if you didn't have this sincere face, I really would like to punch you."

"Then please don't hold back and beat me up!"

"Get away from me!"

Charlotte pushed Darkness's panting face away, annoyed, and said, "Why are you saying that? I feel like you're mocking me."

"No, I'm serious! Because if it weren't for your speech, the adventurers wouldn't have united as one—I'm saying, Charlotte, would you be interested in changing jobs? Like, on the battlefield?"

"Shut up, you bastard!"

"Ugh!!"

Darkness shuddered.

Upon seeing her, Kazuma Sato chimed in, "Speaking of which, Darkness looked especially dashing this time. But he was also the one who didn't perform the best."

"Yeah, all he does is show off his good looks, but he doesn't accomplish anything."

"Standing in front of the city wall like a speed bump, spouting nonsensical nonsense, does she think she's brave? Or have you caught the 'chuunibyou' syndrome too?"

"No, I just think she wanted to experience what it felt like to be crushed by a mobile fortress destroyer."

Charlotte's words also carried obvious malice.

"No, no, don't do this!" Darkness squirmed, her face flushed with excitement. "What? Are you trying to make me look foolish? This feeling of being repeatedly whipped—it's so good!!"

She suppressed a scream and lay face down on the table.

Charlotte and Kazuma Sato exchanged a glance, then clapped their hands in mid-air.

Seemingly sensing their teasing of Darkness, Aqua ran over and said, "So, Darkness only stood in front of the town this time? You know, I really tried my best! I broke the barrier and even healed the adventurers! — It's just strange, though, why hasn't anyone joined the Axis Cult? Did I invite them wrong?"

It didn't sound like it had any malicious intent, but Darkness shuddered.

Of course, Charlotte also turned her head away awkwardly.

Meanwhile, Megumin, who had also appeared there at some unknown time, spoke up: "As for me, of course I unleashed my strongest explosion magic and destroyed the mobile fortress destroyer's leg! — Although it wasn't as flashy as Wiz's. Damn it, I won't lose next time!!"

These words made Darkness shudder again.

"No, no, no, Miss Megumin is already amazing. When I was your age, I hadn't even learned any advanced magic. Truly worthy of the Crimson Demon race, a born Archmage. And Mr. Charlotte, not only is his speech powerful and effective, but he can also command efficiently. I've never seen anyone as outstanding as him when I was an adventurer. And his magic power is also... abundant?"

Wiz also joined in. When she praised Huihui, she was sincere, but when she praised Charlotte later, her tone became hesitant, and her expression was a little strange.

Darkness seemed to be unable to bear it, and she covered her face with her hands.

Charlotte shook her head, passing the praise to the person who contributed the most this time, saying, "Kazuma also rushed in with the other adventurers, and in the end even took the initiative to take responsibility and stuff—"

"What? I just did something insignificant." Kazuma Sato waved his hand casually. It might really seem insignificant to him, but it was very important to others.

Then, everyone looked at Darkness.

"—So, you said you'd protect the town, and after all that acting up, what have you actually done?"

"W-This is! What kind of new feeling is this?! — Waaaaaaahh ...

Darkness blushed deeply and immediately covered her face and squatted down.

It was at this moment that the noise in the union abruptly ceased, just as the previously bustling study room had suddenly fallen silent. Charlotte naturally looked towards the union's entrance, where her homeroom teacher—or rather, the prosecutor—stood.

The union's doors were opened.

What came into view was the older woman at the counter, whose face seemed vaguely worried for some reason, and a black-haired woman standing beside her with two knights following behind.

She wore the sharp uniform of a royal prosecutor, which might not be common in Axel, but Charlotte saw her almost every day at the palace.

With her long black hair and glasses, she was undeniably beautiful, but her aloofness and rigidity made her somewhat frightening, which overshadowed her otherwise voluptuous figure and black stockings.

The prosecutor walked straight to Charlotte and the others' seats and stood down, or more precisely, in front of Kazuma Sato.

Kazuma Sato was slightly pleased.

He probably thought the kingdom was personally awarding him the prize, because you could clearly feel him suppressing the corners of his mouth from turning up and forcing himself to remain calm.

However-

"Adventurer, Kazuma Sato! We now suspect you of committing the crime of subverting the kingdom! Please come with us!"

"May I ask who you are? Or rather, what is the crime of subverting the kingdom? I'm just here to collect my prize money."

Kazuma Sato raised his hand tremblingly.

The once noisy and lively guild fell silent after a single sentence from the woman who was flanked by two knights.

"I am Serena, the Kingdom's Prosecutor. The so-called crime of subverting the Kingdom, as the name suggests, is a crime committed by someone who does something that could shake the Kingdom. We now suspect you of being a terrorist or a henchman of the Demon King's army."

The black-haired woman gave a brief self-introduction.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Kazuma Sato panicked. He had been inexplicably accused of overthrowing the kingdom, so how could he possibly remain calm?

He quickly looked at his companions beside him.

Charlotte————

"I warned you, Kazuma." Charlotte slowly stood up. "Back then, I explicitly advised you not to teleport randomly. You said you would take full responsibility, right?"

"I----!"

Kazuma Sato opened his mouth wide; he clearly understood what Charlotte had said.

"So, Miss Prosecutor, there's nothing else for me here. May I take my leave?"

"sure."

'

"Hey, Charlotte! Are you abandoning your companions?!"

Kazuma Sato was extremely anxious.

Charlotte patted her slightly wrinkled clothes and adopted the posture of a priest, saying, "To correct you, I'm not in a team with you; we're just staying together temporarily. That's all. May the goddess bless you."

"This silly goddess is the best!"

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that! I was just about to speak up for you, Kazuma, but now I've changed my mind!"

"You'd better be helpful; you always end up making things worse!"

"What did you say?!"

Charlotte ignored the two men wrestling in front of the Kingdom's prosecutor and left the guild with an air of nonchalance.