Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 146 I want to dye this thing blue.

Chapter 146 I want to dye this thing blue.

"Ugh—my head—"

When Darkness swayed and climbed out of the carriage, he found they had arrived in a strange town. Nestled near a clear lake and mountains with hot springs, the town was filled with canals. The buildings were uniformly blue, the streetscape was beautiful, and the pedestrians all seemed full of vitality.

"Yo Darkness, you're awake?"

"Congratulations, you are now a girl."

"What!? How could I—wait, wait, I'm a girl, right? And Kazuma, you're not allowed to say my abs are rock hard!"

Darkness, realizing she'd been tricked, angrily berated her companion. Sato Kazuma, understanding he hadn't fooled her, clicked his tongue in surprise.

Charlotte shook her head and said, "But I didn't expect Darkness to be afraid of heights. I'm sorry, I didn't think it through."

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"No, it's okay! This is a novel experience! The feeling of blood rushing, making my head spin and my nerves tense is amazing!! I, I'd like to do it a few more times!" Darkness was getting a little addicted. Come to think of it, does she not understand the difference between punishment and the pursuit of thrills?

"Indeed, flying has always been a human pursuit—I say, Charlotte, if I were to ask you for a favor—well, it seems you won't agree."

Just as Sato Kazuma was about to ask Charlotte to try it out, he noticed that the cloak was tightly wrapped around Charlotte and she wouldn't let go. That silent rejection made him decide not to make a fool of himself.

"Alright, alright, we'll talk about that later! We've arrived in Alcanredia, let's be happier!" Aqua said excitedly.

This surprised Darkness slightly, and she blinked, saying, "We...have we arrived?"

"yes."

"Darkness, you've been unconscious for a whole day."

"Be glad you were unconscious for so long. We suffered terribly last night. To be honest, I'm a little envious of you."

Several people said the same thing.

"Damn, were you all together last night—so, so enviable! Why didn't you let me join? Is it because I was unconscious? It doesn't matter! Even if you sleep with me, it's fine."

"I didn't do anything like that! We were just attacked by the undead!"

Charlotte almost lost her composure.

In reality, it was only because Aqua's special physique attracted a large number of undead to attack, causing the caravan to fall into chaos for a time. At that time, Darkness was fast asleep and had no sense of danger at all, which is why people felt envious.

In addition, because the group had purified the undead and killed the flock of birds, and because they hadn't asked for money, the caravan owner gave them free tickets to the largest hotel in Alcanredia, the hot spring city.

"By the way, Charlotte, you're quite the trickster! You actually changed into the priest's robes of the Axis Church."

"There's no other way; this is, for the time being, the headquarters of the Axis Cult, and I'm just a part-time priest."

Charlotte turned her clothes inside out.

Even though they really didn't want to be disturbed, the Axis cultists still surrounded the crowd.

"By the way, don't let Aqua cause any trouble. I know she came to this town because of the respect she received, but if she gets entangled with us, even she won't have a good outcome—wait, where's Aqua?"

"You're too late, she's over there."

Following the direction of Kazuma Sato's finger, they saw Aqua being warmly welcomed by a female follower.

"What beautiful, shimmering light blue hair! Is it natural? I'm so envious! It's truly enviable! That feathered robe also looks very much like Aqua's style; it suits you so well!"

"To celebrate your blue hair! Here, this edible soap is a gift for you!"

"And this bottle of holy water!"

"Don't be shy about trying the hot spring steamed buns here!"

Before long, Aqua's arms were stuffed with a huge pile of gifts, all sorts of random things, all because of her blue hair. Even Charlotte said with a hint of envy, "I want to dye this thing blue," and then tossed her hair.

—But then again, isn't this a bit of a bad idea?

If she said something like "Actually, I'm a goddess!" as usual, she would probably be mistaken for an imposter and beaten up by a bunch of people, just like before.

Huihui and Darkness were also intimidated by their imposing presence and seemed somewhat overwhelmed.

Kazuma Sato looked resistant, while Wiz was carried on Charlotte's back and escaped death. Only Aqua in the team seemed to be enjoying herself.

Charlotte walked to her side.

"Aqua, you should understand, right? Don't casually reveal that you're a goddess. The Axis followers aren't very bright, and if you accidentally provoke them—you know what happens, right?"

"I understand, I understand!"

Aqua was extremely perfunctory, and it was unclear whether she truly knew or was pretending to.

Kazuma Sato squeezed through the crowd to get close to Charlotte. He looked somewhat disheveled and complained to the unharmed Charlotte, "Why weren't you bothered? Is it because you joined the Axis Cult and were wearing priest's robes?"

"It's obvious that Kazuki has no experience. It's like a couple in love. Once they've won each other over, their passion immediately fades or transfers to someone else."

"Isn't that just scum?"

"But in reality, that's how the order is."

Joining the Axis cult makes one a believer. Once you've become a believer, there's no need to be so enthusiastic anymore. It's normal to turn your attention to the next stranger.

In the end, it was Kazuma Sato.

"Enough!" He couldn't help but clench his fist, but could only speak gently to the Axis cultists surrounding him, saying, "Excuse me, we already have an Axis priest in our group. We're just here for sightseeing, so we'll take our leave now—"

At the same time, he nudged Charlotte, who was dressed in the robes of an Axis priest, and told him to move forward a bit.

This trick worked very well.

The Axis cultist immediately understood. Seeing the Axis priest's robes, he nodded encouragingly, waved, and said enthusiastically, "I see! Well then, have a wonderful day! Farewell, comrade!"

The Aksis followers saw them off.

"What's wrong, Charlotte?"

He called me comrade.

"—Are you out of your mind?"

Kazuma Sato couldn't help but complain.

However----

"Welcome to Alcanreti! Followers of the Axis religion will share their personal experiences of recovering from illnesses, winning the lottery, and becoming even more talented. How about joining us?"

Another group of people gathered around.

Kazuma Sato's expression twisted for a moment, and in the end he hid behind Charlotte. Megumin and Darkness, who were annoyed to no end, followed suit, seemingly using Charlotte as a shield.

However, it must be said that Charlotte's shield was indeed effective. When the Axis cultists saw him wearing his priestly robes, they all greeted him with smiles, raised their hands in greeting, and shouted, "Comrade, you've worked hard!"

—Oh no, this feeling isn't so bad?

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