Volume 17 Chapter 8, Rampage (3)

Puzzled, anxious, doubt, etc.

The emotions that emerged after the people of Sajival received the notice from the Messenger were not good ones.

The shock was just that great.

Although the people had begun to move after the Messenger had left, they could not immediately ascertain what had brought the Messenger to them after all, or what the three fools had done.

In the meantime, a rumor soon began to circulate among the moving populace.

That the Messenger who had just appeared was fake.

Naturally, that rumor was a rumor being spread by Zizarion’s people.

People tended to turn their eyes away from things they would rather not believe.

Within a day, as the rumor began to spread among the people, there was a major movement.

The Temple in the city of Sajival announced that it was their unanimous opinion that the Messenger was real.

Moreover, they even had the endorsement of the three Mixen Temples.

No one doubted this.

A Messenger was a divine representative.

Naturally, the prevailing rumor among the people was that it was unthinkable that the Temple that worshipped that god would announce something false at this point in time.

Some were even saying that the first lie was a rumor spread by the fools who the Messenger was referring to.

At that point, the anger of the town’s inhabitants was completely focused on the culprits who had incurred the wrath of the Messenger.

“I didn’t expect the Temple to move.”

Zizarion muttered to himself in his office with a panicked expression.

“Hey, what are you talking about! The rumors you’ve been spreading have backfired, haven’t they!?”

“Mister Pat, calm down a little. There is no point in panicking here and now.”

“But, Kiki-dono!”

The man called Pat now turned to Kiki, who admonished him.

“It is not good to be hasty now. Besides, the Temple can’t do much more than this.”

Indeed, the rumors that Zizarion and his group had spread were denied by the Temple.

But they also thought the Temple had no influence either.

“Even if the people get a hold of us, what can they do?”

At Zizarion’s ensuing words, Pat sat back down, a little calmer.

The three of them held prominent positions in Sajival.

“However, I am concerned that the Temple has identified that message as the real one. And they moved really quickly this time. It’s as if they knew from the beginning that a Messenger really got involved.”

At Kiki’s words, Zizarion appeared pondering.

“It’s the usual Divine Authority thing anyway, isn’t it? They want to strengthen the Temple’s authority here and there, don’t they?”

“I, I see.”

“I guess so.”

They both looked convinced by Zizarion’s words.

They came to this conclusion because they believed only what they wanted to believe.

It had not even been a full day since that intimidation, and yet this was the way it was.

“…How can you think so much to suit yourselves?”

It was then that a woman’s voice echoed through the relaxed air.

“Who the…!”

The three of them are now gathered in Zizarion’s office.

No one should have been able to enter this room without permission.

When the three of them turned their heads in the direction of the voice, they saw a woman.

The three of them, without exception, gasped when they saw her.

She was the most beautiful woman they had ever seen.

Incidentally, if they had clearly seen the face of the Messenger yesterday, they would have thought she was a beauty to be reckoned with, but unfortunately, they could not clearly see the face of the Messenger who was in the sky.

Zizarion was distracted by the face for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and raised his voice.

“What are you doing! Intruder!!!!”

Zizarion raised his voice to that effect, calling out to the guards who were always outside the door, but none of them responded to his voice.

Zizarion turned pale with anger, but the woman in front of him laughed at him mockingly.

“No matter how much you scream, it’s useless. I’ve put up a barrier so that your voice won’t get through.”

“What…? What…?

Kiki changed her expression when she saw something she rummaged from her bag and took out.

She knew the woman was telling the truth.

“Do you understand? Hey, we can take your lives anytime we want, you know?”

Zizarion, finally understanding the situation, glared hard at the smiling woman.

“… What do you want?”

“Oh, my. She already told you what we want, didn’t she?”

“… What?

At Zizarion and the others’ reaction, the woman let out a sigh of exasperation.

“You know what? At this point in time, a woman comes alone to a place where she is not supposed to be? You should have known better.”

The three of them gathered were not so stupid as to be unable to understand what they were being told.

Zizarion glared at the woman again, then gritted his teeth.

“… You’re a proxy or something.”

“Oh no. Of course not.”

“What?”

“I’m not her errand runner. I’m simply here to see how you all will end up. It’s on behalf of a girl who couldn’t be here for some reason.”

The mutterings of ‘I’ll have to write out a report of the results, too’ didn’t reach the three of them.

“If you’re not a Messenger, then you are… What are you?”

“Why should I tell you my name?”

The woman in front of him tilted her head, looking truly puzzled.

Zizarion’s eyes turned red with anger at the humiliation he had never felt before, but he suppressed it and asked the woman in front of him.

He already knew that if the woman in front of him wanted to, she could easily take their lives.

But at the same time, he also knew that there was a reason why she would not do so.

“I don’t care what your name is. I’m asking who you are.”

“Oh dear. Can’t you really not tell? You silly fool… It’s just like what she said, you really are a fool.”

The conversation was not going to go well.

Zizarion could not determine if the woman was deliberately deflecting the conversation.

“Then let me change the question. What are you doing here?”

“Just visiting?”

“… What?

“I told you before. I’m here to see what happens to you. You know what? Do you realize that no matter what the people of this town do to you, it won’t change the outcome?”

“… What are you trying to say?”

“Oh. Oh, you really don’t get it, do you? How can you not know what happens to a city abandoned by its representatives? After all, it’s even been passed down as stories to children.”

At the woman’s words, Zizarion snorted with a hum.

“I don’t see how that’s possible…”

“You don’t think it’s possible to do that, huh? That’s why she called you a fool. Well, it’s possible to do it physically. Though, that won’t be necessary this time.”

The woman’s amused expression gave Zizarion a chill for a moment.

He understood, or rather, he was made to understand.

The woman in front of him was truly capable of destroying this city in an instant.

“Me… Messenger!”

Kiki’s voice came from behind Zizarion.

At the same time, Pat’s short ‘hiccup’ scream was heard.

“Ba… That’s ridiculous. Why are there two Messengers?

Finally, Zizarion remembered what they had done.

“Oh no… It can’t be true, right? That Amamiya Tower’s ruler is an actual God…?”

“That’s why I called you a fool. The Temple has officially announced it, but you only believe what you want to believe, and that’s why you’re stupid.”

After all this time, Zizarion and the other three finally understood what they had done.

“Oh my. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still grateful to you fools. I’m sure you’ll make a great example so no one does anything this stupid ever again.”

After saying that, the woman suddenly inclined her head and chuckled.

“Well. Now that there’s been a previous example, maybe some of them will not do something so braindead again. Oh well. Well, then, the three of you enjoy your remaining days of glory.”

The woman said this and disappeared abruptly.

At the same time the woman disappeared, there was a knock at the door.

“Master! Master! What’s wrong?”

At the sound, the three finally moved as if they had grasped the current situation.

Listening to their subordinate who opened the door and entered, they realized that more than half a day had already passed.

It was clear that the woman had done something, but they had no idea what she had done and when.