Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 33 Patience means being open-minded and able to endure!

Aqua's desire for Charlotte to join the Axis Cult caused everyone present to adopt strange expressions.

Wiz also looked at Charlotte cautiously, afraid that she might agree.

however--

"No way!" Charlotte resolutely refused, shouting, "Even if I die, even if I die outside the city, even if I jump off this cliff, I will never join the Axis Cult!"

The timid lich girl breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems she is genuinely afraid of the Axis Cult, and afraid that Charlotte will become a mentally unstable fanatic like them.

But Aqua didn't give up. Persistence was her forte, and she immediately coaxed, "Don't say that! Joining the Axis Cult will make you more talented!"

"What use is that kind of ability if I'm not going to be an entertainer?"

"Here's some edible soap for you!"

"I do not want."

"Here's some holy water made by the goddess herself! Just apply a layer to your doorknob, and any lich will be purified!"

"Don't do anything reckless!"

Aqua stared intently at Wiz, causing the timid lich girl to tremble behind Charlotte, realizing that all she knew how to do was bully the undead.

"How stubborn! Fine, I'll teach you the ultimate move only the goddess knows: 'Divine Light Fist.'"

"I don't... wait, 'Divine Light Fist'?"

"Yeah, don't underestimate this move! It's a technique only a goddess would use. I even managed to defeat the beginner killer!"

Charlotte wanted to mock the goddess for bragging about defeating a beginner monster, but when she recalled the oppressive feeling the monster brought when she first met the beginner and the obvious dent in its chest, she fell into a brief silence.

half an hour.

Charlotte hesitated before speaking, "If...if I join the Axis Cult...if I join the cult...you...you really will teach me that move?"

"Hehe, of course! I'm a goddess who keeps her word, so consider this a favor for joining the church... Come on, quickly sign this membership application form!"

As if by magic, Aqua pulled something resembling a flyer from her bosom and shoved it into Charlotte's hand without a word, seemingly certain that he would join the church.

"—But I refuse!"

"What!?"

"One of my favorite things to do is to say NO to self-righteous goddesses!" His face suddenly turned into Araki's lines as he tore the cult membership application to shreds.

Aqua immediately started screaming.

Kazuma Sato scoffed. He could see, of course, that Charlotte had never intended to join the Axis Cult; she was just playing Aqua for a fool.

Although she was a little annoyed that her companion had been tricked, if she put herself in his shoes, she probably would have done something even worse than Charlotte if someone had tried to persuade her to join such a bizarre church.

"Enough, Aqua! What were you thinking? Why did you invite Charlotte to join the church?"

"Because he has such strong magic and spiritual power, he is a born high priest. As a goddess, I must invite him."

"Tell the truth."

"...In this way, Charlotte will become a devotee of me and will not join the team to take my place."

"I knew it."

Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes in annoyance.

It's impossible to expect the silly goddess to do anything befitting her status; she's only resorting to these tricks because she doesn't want anyone competing with her.

With Aqua's interference, he lost all interest in joking around.

Charlotte wanted to try out the new weapon.

Sato Kazuma and the others had nothing else to do, so they went out of the city together.

……

We arrived near the plains.

Instead of recklessly going straight to fight the monster, they first used trees as practice subjects.

Wiz said that these gauntlets have many uses, and that the power and range of the attack can be controlled according to the amount of magic power output. Charlotte was eager to try them out.

"Ora! Ora! Ora!"

Despite his thin appearance, Charlotte's punches were rhythmic, landing one after another on the tree trunk, and he kept increasing the speed of his blows.

Aqua added, "Look, that furrowed brow and prayer-like fist-raising gesture is a manifestation of the High Priest's love for humanity."

"...Are you sure it's not in pain?" Kazuma Sato could tell at a glance.

hiss--

That fucking hurts!

When Wiz mentioned the boxing gloves' side effect, "It hurts me as much as you hurt yourself," Charlotte didn't care. But after actually using them, she found that the pain was so intense that she almost couldn't bear it.

The more you throw a punch, the more you'll ask yourself these questions.

Can I still swing? Do I dare to swing? How do I plan to swing? Patience means being open-minded and able to hold on!

This seemed to ignite Charlotte's competitive spirit, and he threw punches faster and faster, even creating afterimages.

Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!!!

How should I put it?

That felt great!

Gradually, Charlotte stopped feeling pain. He didn't know if it was due to adrenaline or something else, and he even became somewhat addicted... He didn't know that he could be so fast.

A barrage of fists rained down on the tree trunk, and soon it was broken in two.

"Oh oh oh————"

Kazuma Sato clapped his hands.

He had never seen anyone smash a tree in half with their bare fists. Although Charlotte's fist was bleeding, it was healed in a flash of white light, just as Wiz had said.

As for whether it hurts or not.

He can't empathize.

Aqua covered her mouth and scoffed, "Oh dear, Kazuma-san, why the sudden change of heart? You were just scoffing at it."

"Ha, it's basic for me to laugh at a boxer for having a weak left and a poor right punch, but if those impenetrable fists were to land on me, Charlotte would immediately kneel down... begging me not to die!"

"...Why do you say that so confidently, you NEET?"

"So verbose!"

Kazuma Sato understood perfectly well that this was just like the keyboard warriors on the internet; anyone could talk the talk, but when it came to real combat, almost 90% of them would back down.

Darkness came running over excitedly, shouting, "Charlotte, do you need someone to test your power? I can help! Come on, don't be shy, throw a punch at me with all your might!"

"I don't want to."

"Hmm!"

How could I possibly let this perverted female knight have any pleasure?

Seeing that Charlotte seemed a little unsatisfied, Kazuma Sato asked, "What's wrong? Why the expression?"

"I was just thinking about whether it could be faster."

"Go even faster? To outsiders it's already fast enough, why? Is there a reason?"

"Because it's slow to unplug."

"...Stop joking."

Charlotte shrugged; he was serious.

First of all, Charlotte's strength is very weak. Even if the power of the gauntlets can be enhanced with magic, they are still magical items and have a limit, as has already been tested.

In this situation, speed is the only option.

A naval admiral once said, "Speed ​​is power." As long as you are fast, you can bring great power, provided that your physical condition can support it.

Of course, Charlotte's physical condition is very poor; being a fragile college student is no joke.

But coincidentally, his profession is that of a high priest, so even if he is injured, he can heal himself and continue fighting, thus forming a closed loop.