Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 151 The destructive power of the white moonlight is such that even the person in question is

Chapter 151 The destructive power of the white moonlight is such that even the person in question is useless.

That person was clearly the one who sold the dragon egg to Charlotte; I never expected that he would also frame Yūken Hibiki!

But it's so strange.

As far as Charlotte knew, the only common enemy he and Mikami Hibiki shared was the Demon King's daughter. However, at that time, the Demon King's daughter was in the capital, the Dragon Nest riots occurred before that, and she only came to sell the dragon eggs after the capital incident. There was no connection between them at all.

Could it be that—

Is it really just baseless malice?

"By the way, Lady Aqua!" Cecily chimed in, "I heard you mention investigating the hot springs earlier, could it be...?"

"That's right! It's because—"

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"My secret about pouring agar-agar slime powder has been exposed!?" "I've discovered the quality of the hot spring has suddenly deteriorated!"

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What? So it wasn't my fault after all." Cecily quickly laughed without a care in the world.

Aqua waved her hand and said, "That's not how it is. That little bit of agar slime powder would have been purified by my body the moment you fell in. However, it took quite a while for that moment to happen, which proves that the hot spring was seriously polluted—besides, the quality of the hot spring had already deteriorated before last night, hadn't it?"

"How could this be!?"

"Why are you so surprised?" Charlotte asked curiously.

"Because agar slime powder is a contraband, and I spent a lot of money to get my hands on it, I didn't expect it to be purified so easily—as expected of Lady Aqua!"

"Hey, that's enough!"

Charlotte couldn't help herself. On one hand, she felt bad that her money was going down the drain, and on the other hand, she admired Aqua's amazing physique. Most importantly, Aqua was proudly accepting the praise with her head held high.

"No, this is not the time to be complacent! Listen to me, this must be the Demon King's army that sees our Axis Order as a threat. They believe they can't win even in a direct confrontation, so they're trying to seize the Axis Order's most important source of wealth—the hot springs!"

"What?! How could this be! They dare to covet such an important source of income for the cult! I absolutely cannot stand idly by!!"

Cecily got excited too.

Normally, the deterioration of the hot spring's quality wouldn't be related to the Demon King's army. It's true that many people find the Axis Order quite unbearable and keep their distance, but is it possible that they would do something so roundabout because of this?

—I guess everyone would think that way.

In reality, the Demon King's army was indeed there to cause trouble for the Axis Cult, intending to destroy the hot springs of Alcanredia. That's why Charlotte followed their reckless actions.

"Lady Aqua, what are your plans? I will cooperate with you as much as possible!"

"Yes—anyway, let's tell everyone about this first! Oh, and I need a microphone!"

"----microphone?"

It's actually a loudspeaker.

With Cecily's help, she brought a wooden box from the church. Aqua stood on it and raised the megaphone, which Cecily had also brought, and shouted at the passersby on the street.

"Dear followers of Axis! This town is currently under attack by the Demon King's army! As for what they have done—they have poisoned the town's hot springs! I have confirmed that many hot springs have already been damaged!"

She just blurted it out so openly.

Honestly.

Charlotte thought it was stupid.

After all, this could easily alert the enemy. If the poisoned Demon King's army officer, the Poison Slime, were to stop and choose to escape, the quality of the hot spring would immediately recover. With the hot spring only undergoing intermittent adjustments, Aqua's words would become meaningless. If this happened a few more times, Aqua would lose credibility and be driven out of town. In this way, without the threat, she could destroy the hot spring with impunity.

Of course, Charlotte wasn't part of the Demon King's army, so she couldn't possibly tell the enemy about this method.

but-

He turned to Cecily, who was staring at Aqua with adoration, and whispered, "I mean, you should know Aqua's true identity, right?"

"Of course! The goddess's radiance is almost blinding me!"

"Then why are you still going along with her doing such reckless things?"

"The goddess is absolutely certain! If she says this method works, then it must work! If Lady Aqua tells us to make sacrifices, then we will sacrifice ourselves!"

"You might as well just go blind!"

Cecily was truly a fanatic.

Charlotte finally understood why the Axis followers were so stubborn and strange: their faith was almost the same as Cecily's, the only difference being that one knew Aqua was the true goddess, while the other did not.

Those who are unaware are naturally—

"I haven't heard anything about that. I just soaked in the nearby hot springs and didn't feel anything! Besides, you're telling us not to soak in the hot springs—this is a hot spring town, Priestess. Wouldn't it be a waste of our trip if we didn't soak in them?"

"That's right, that's right. Hot springs are our most important tool for attracting customers. If you tell everyone not to soak in hot springs now, then we're doomed."

"Besides, what reason would the Demon King's army have to poison the hot springs in this town?"

The other onlookers also started whispering among themselves, including many town vendors. If they weren't allowed to do business, what would they eat?

"Of course there's a reason! It's because..."

Just as Aqua was about to repeat the reasons for persuading Cecilia, a man stood far away from the onlookers, glaring fiercely at Aqua.

"In a place like this! Hey, you! What have you done to our inn's hot spring?! How did it turn into ordinary hot water?!"

Besides him, there were several other men standing with him, all looking fierce.

"Seriously, in a place like this! Hey everyone, help catch that guy! That woman's here to cause trouble; she's turned all the town's hot springs into hot water!"

"That's right, she's very likely a henchman of the Demon King's army, sent to destroy this hot spring town, the base of the Axis Order!"

"Grab her, don't let her get away!!"

Several people suddenly shouted loudly.

The crowd suddenly became restless. At times like this, people without judgment would be unable to make accurate decisions. However, the owners of these hot spring resorts were clearly more trustworthy, and their gazes toward Aqua became dangerous.

"This is bad, if this continues, we're doomed."

Charlotte sensed something was wrong and quickly gestured to the beautiful priestess beside him, saying, "Cecily, say something!"

"No problem, leave it to me! I still have some influence in this town!"

Cecily patted her chest to assure them, then stood tall and shielded the somewhat flustered Aqua, shouting loudly, "Followers of the Axis Cult, please listen! The one behind me is actually our goddess!"

That's right, it's Lady Aqua, the goddess of water! She came specifically to save us!

The audience, who had been watching quietly and intending to observe the situation, immediately fell silent upon hearing these words.

Ruined!

Charlotte sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, the next second, the pedestrians who had originally intended to watch started picking up pebbles and trash and throwing them at Cecily and Aqua.

"Stop talking nonsense, you rude jerk!"

"Just because you have blue hair and blue eyes doesn't mean you can impersonate the goddess Aqua. Be careful, you might incur divine retribution!"

"Cecilia, have you been bewitched too?! No worries, I'll exorcise you right now! Using physical methods!!"

Wait, wait, everyone! Don't do that!

Cecily probably couldn't understand why Aqua, who was clearly a true goddess and had her, a beautiful priestess, as a witness, was still being pelted with stones.

But in reality, Aqua is no longer just an object of worship; she has become a symbol, a sign, the unattainable ideal in everyone's heart. And the power of this unattainable ideal is such that even the goddess herself is powerless against her!

Aqua was hit and ran away with her head in her hands, hiding behind Charlotte and trembling. Charlotte saw that if this continued, it would cause a bigger commotion, so she grabbed Aqua's hand and ran away.

Seeing Aqua fleeing in a disheveled state, Cecily also clasped her hands together in a gesture of piety, seemingly moved. "As expected of Lady Aqua, even her escape is so sacred!"

Honestly, she must be blind!