Lize was holding onto Stella's wrist tightly with her eyes wide open. Stella's hand holding me and Lize's hand holding Stella were trembling.
In fact, looking back at all the things Stella had done so far, it was natural for Lize to react that way.
Claudia is addicted and in a desperate situation, and then she shows up out of nowhere, declares us heretics, and blocks our path.
They surrounded us with the battle nuns, and not only did they launch a preemptive attack with a sacred spell, but they also taunted Lize during the attack and defense.
Later, in order to determine whether they were heretics, they took off all of our clothes in front of me and even made me rub their chests with my hands.
From Lize's perspective, it was just an action that was enough to make her angry.
'To be honest, it was surprising, but... ... .'
Ever since I was possessed by the world of Blizzard 4, the word common sense has only resulted in defeat. It was all because of the mods applied here.
Every woman walking down the street is a flawless beauty, and it is taken for granted that she walks around half naked, and the interiors are filled with all sorts of modern items.
Based on my experience alone, it wasn't all that strange to judge heresy in that way. In the one-eyed village, people with two eyes were considered monsters.
What would happen in a world where women called the Inquisitors and their direct combat nuns wear clothes like that?
"Can't you hear me? I'm asking you what you're doing."
When Stella didn't respond, Lize frowned and roughly grabbed Stella's wrist. I felt like the force with which I was pushing my hand against my chest had gotten a little lighter.
The squishy feeling on her palm gradually faded away, and the back of her hand hidden under her chest cover began to show little by little. Soon, Lize completely shook off Stella's hand.
My arms were free. I could still feel the warmth of my chest lingering in my palms. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel any regret, but I didn't want to show it.
Erica also came to her senses, and drew her weapon, guarding against Stella and the combat nuns. Her face was slightly red.
On the other hand, Stella looked even more absent-minded than before. She muttered something absent-mindedly and then fixed her gaze on me as if she had no interest in Lize.
"What are you looking at? Aren't you looking away?"
Of course, I was immediately stopped by Lize. Lize forcibly released my wrist from Stella's grasp and then pushed Stella back. Stella staggered and took a few steps back.
I gently rubbed my wrist with my other hand. Fortunately, it didn't look like it was bruised or anything. My wrist was completely numb because I had been holding it so tightly.
That's not what's important right now. I looked at Lize, who was clinging to me as if guarding Stella.
"Are you coming to your senses now? You were absentmindedly absentminded just a moment ago."
"You're on the verge of being in big trouble, and you don't look like you're coming to your senses?"
Lize held a dagger in each hand. A cold chill swept over the area. I wondered where Erica had gone, but she was wiping the sweat from Claudia's face and neck.
"What the hell is going on here, Delta? Why are they taking off their robes in front of you?"
"I don't know either. They said they would judge heresy among themselves, but that's what they're doing."
"You don't know? Really?"
There was a hint of suspicion in Lize's eyes. Thinking back on the things I had solved so far, it seemed natural that I would have a feeling of hope this time too.
But this was something I really didn't know.
This is the first time that the heretic judge has come here, so who would have imagined that the method used to determine heresy would be to touch the breasts in public exposure?
"Hmm… Okay. I'll believe you. You wouldn't lie to us about something like this."
Lize stared at me for a moment, then accepted my statement that she didn't know anything and turned her head back to Stella.
Stella was still frozen in place, mumbling something incomprehensible, and the combat nuns were sitting on their knees, their buttocks pressed against the ground, dumbfounded.
It was a slightly creepy sight.
"So, you don't know why they do that?"
"I know that. I think he's acting like that because he feels divine power coming from me."
"...Divine power?"
Lize tilted her head as if wondering what on earth she was talking about.
"Delta, all your abilities have degenerated. But why do I feel divine power from you?"
'Oh, now that I think about it, I forgot to tell you this.'
I kept saying I had to say it, but I just forgot. So Lize, who still thinks I have all stats set to 1, had no choice but to react like that.
"My stats have gone up a bit now. They're no longer 1."
"Huh? Really?! But why didn't you tell me until now?!"
"I forgot to tell you."
"...."
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The blue eyes that had turned sharp glared at me. I didn't have the confidence to meet those eyes, so I slightly avoided them.
Yeah, I know it sounds like an excuse, but it really was because the incident kept happening that I forgot to say it.
After I finished my work as a lord and met with the emperor, shortly after I returned, the Knights of the Golden Twilight came to see me, saying they were watching me, and then Inerma showed up.
Then, after hearing news that a rune had been discovered, I went to catch a rock raccoon, and after obtaining the rune, Aurora and the knight commanders conspired to get me to drink and get my secrets out, which was an absurd thing to happen.
As the absurdity subsided, the thought of progressing through the main story came to mind first, rather than thinking about revealing that my stats had increased.
"No matter how you look at it, it's suspicious, Delta. Did you know they were going to do this in advance?"
"...Really not."
I tried to make excuses, and Lize looked at me with an expression that seemed even more suspicious, before finally looking away. Phew, I let out a sigh of relief.
"So, what should we do about that?"
Lize pointed her dagger at Stella. She seemed to have recovered from the shock, but the way she looked at me had completely changed.
Until now, her gaze had been innocent on the outside but also full of confidence, but now it was a gaze filled with all kinds of agony and worry.
"Well, I guess we can just leave it alone."
"Because I confirmed that I am not a heretic by touching your chest?"
"...It was an act of God. Seriously. How could I possibly beat that guy's strength? You and I are on equal footing."
"No matter what, it would have been nice to touch your chest, right?"
"...."
When I shut my mouth because I had nothing to say, Lize smiled and brought her lips to my ear.
"I don't intend to blame you for that, Delta. It's a man's instinct, and I can fully understand it. So...."
- Touch mine later too.
With those words, his lips moved away from my ear. I stood there blankly for a moment, then looked at Lize with eyes that said, "What did I just hear?" What do you want me to do later?
My gaze involuntarily turned downward. There was a voluptuous symbol of motherhood swaying inside the white sleeveless dress to match Lize's movements.
The clothes were already thin, and since she wasn't even wearing underwear, the shaking was tremendous. Stella was a size that could be said to be large, but in terms of actual size, Lize was probably a little bigger.
"Are you interested?"
Lize noticed my gaze right away and smiled meaningfully, slightly crushing her chest with her right arm. I tried to look away. The smile on Lize's lips grew even deeper.
"...You there."
Then, we both turned our heads in surprise at the sudden sound of Stella's voice. Unlike Lize, I didn't draw my weapon, but I didn't let my guard down either.
"As for you, it is no longer my place to judge."
The combat nuns behind Stella stood up hesitantly. Their faces were still dazed, but their movements were not. They were picking up their hammers and shields with measured movements.
"If it's not something you can judge, then what? How are you going to solve it? Should we fight again?"
"So, come to the Raphael Castle later. I will arrange for you to see His Holiness the Pope."
Stella's words startled not only me but also Lize, who was growling next to me.
It was truly a great decision, considering the stature of the Pope in the Holy Land, to be able to see the Pope of the Sun.
Even in the game, meeting the Pope requires completing a huge number of quests in advance, and even if you use tricks to significantly reduce the mid-game progress, it is by no means easy.
I was wondering how to meet the Pope because I needed to get a spell from him, and this is what happens.
"Go to the largest gate in the Holy Land. Tell the Paladin in front of it that Inquisitor Stella has granted you permission to see His Holiness the Pope. He will guide you."
"...Why did you do that to us? Now that you look back, do you feel sorry or something?"
"Maybe you are the person the Pope was talking about."
"What is that-"
Before I could ask what the Pope had said, Stella raised her right hand. White light gathered on her palm. Lize, who had been struck by white light and had been influenced by it, flinched.
On the contrary, I was calm. It wasn't the form of a divine spell that casts an influence. From what I remember, it was probably a divine spell that healed people.
-May the hand of God touch you.
With Stella's spell, a soft white light spread out and enveloped Claudia's body.
Then, Claudia, who had been coughing so hard that her lungs felt like they were going to burst just a moment ago, returned with a normal face. Erica, who was next to her, widened her eyes.
As Claudia recovered, Lize also seemed to let her guard down a bit and slowly lowered her dagger. Judging from her expression, it seemed that she still wasn't happy with Stella.
"I am very sorry for calling you a heretic so arbitrarily. I apologize."
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Stella bowed her head to me. It was a complete change from when we first met. The knight commanders were looking at me with a strange look, as if they couldn't get used to Stella's attitude that had changed so drastically.
Honestly, I did the same thing.
"I'll be waiting for you in the Holy Land. Please come visit us as soon as possible."
And with those words, Stella led the combat nuns away and quietly turned her back. We just blankly watched her departing figure.
"Your Excellency, Inquisitor Stella, that man..."
"I know, Iris."
On the way back to the Holy Land. Stella and her fellow warrior nuns were still trudging along, seemingly in a daze.
I thought he was definitely a heretic, but it turns out he wasn't, and he even revealed that he had divine powers despite not even having faith.
The shock Stella and the battle nuns received was beyond imagination.
"...I have to go back to His Holiness and tell him about this."
Yes. This matter had to be known by the Pope, first and foremost. Stella hurried her steps.
Thinking that perhaps that man was the 'prophet' the Pope of the Sun had spoken of.