Chapter 124
Chapter 124
Episode 124
Because Nise had changed so suddenly, I had no choice but to see his naked body.
'Oh, quite impressive...'
So this is what it means to be one of the characters the production team poured their effort into.
In contrast to his pale skin, his body was quite well-built and firm.
He had delicate features, almost like a pretty boy entertainer, so I thought his body would be the same...
'This is enough to make me feel sorry for mistaking him for the Female Lead.'
Was it because I was staring so fixedly at his body, which surpassed my expectations, that I forgot to look away?
"Ngh! D-don't look...!"
Nise suddenly wrapped his arms around his body and cried out pitifully.
His face, as well as the tips of his ears, was flushed bright red like a ripe strawberry.
The One Who Hears God's Voice feels intense shame at your actions.
Just then, a system window stealthily popped up.
'His title changed.'
From [The One Forsaken by God] to [The One Who Hears God's Voice].
My surprise at noticing that lasted only a moment.
Seeing the man, who had turned his head away sharply and curled up coyly, I was instantly overcome by a strange feeling.
'Is this... right?'
I definitely didn't lift a finger.
Doesn't it look exactly like I'm harassing a defenseless person?!
Finding my own thought absurd, I let out a dry laugh, then looked around and asked.
"Is there anything to cover up with?"
"..."
Nise kept his mouth firmly shut, his face still red and his head bowed low.
No matter how I looked, I couldn't find any cloth to cover up or wear.
"Hah..."
With no other choice, I let out a short sigh and raised the dagger in my hand.
And, Riiiiip!
Without hesitation, I cut off nearly half of my long skirt.
I then handed the entire cut-off bottom half of the skirt to Nise.
"Cover yourself with this, at least."
"I-is this okay?"
He asked, his eyes wide.
His speech pattern had also returned to the Nise I knew.
"Why wouldn't it be?"
"B-but I was told ladies shouldn't carelessly reveal their skin..."
His gaze fell on my clearly exposed knees.
The long, flowing skirt that once reached my instep was now suddenly short, ending high above my knees.
"Then you can go around showing a lot of skin instead of me."
I replied indifferently and started to pull back the piece of skirt.
"N-no!"
At that, Nise quickly shook his head and snatched it away.
He turned his back and wrapped it around his body.
"I-I'm covered."
Perhaps because his vital parts were covered, Nise turned back to me with a rather relieved expression.
I had to face him, once again overcome with a strange feeling.
I had given it to him to cover his lower half, at least.
Since the skirt was quite long, he ended up looking like he was wearing a rather plausible strapless dress.
Of course, it wasn't that it didn't suit him, thanks to his long silver hair, but...
Perhaps because of the knot tied firmly above his chest, his well-built, broad shoulders and forearms stood out even more.
'Is this... really right?'
Just as I was thinking that.
As if conscious of my gaze, Nise asked with wavering eyes.
"Wh-what? I-is something showing?"
"N-no... nothing's showing."
I forced my gaze away from his appearance and spoke.
"If you're covered, let's go quickly."
At those words, Nise's expression instantly darkened.
He hesitated and stepped back from me, his lips trembling.
"...I-I'm scared."
"Of what?"
"That I'll ruin everything again."
It was a natural feeling for someone who had grown up with long-term abuse, piling lethargy on top of self-loathing.
I nodded and said nonchalantly.
"It's fine. Even if you mess up, it won't be your fault."
"Wh-why? If we go like this, I'll be disobeying the Pope's words."
"You can just say you were kidnapped by me."
"What? K-kidnapped...?"
Nise stared at me blankly, as if he'd heard a foreign word.
"It's actually true. I was hired to come kidnap you. Why else would I have come all this way?"
"Th-that's..."
This was a question Nise would have for me later anyway.
I spoke, both to put that question to rest ahead of time and to fully convince him.
"Of course, the client is your sister."
"Liv...?"
"She asked me to stop you from doing whatever crazy thing you were planning, and to kidnap you."
I've already told so many lies anyway.
Adding one more won't even be noticeable.
I smiled and held out my hand to him.
"So, let's go back. Liv is waiting outside."
Nise stood rooted to the spot, staring at my outstretched hand with endlessly wavering eyes.
And finally, Smack!
He was still afraid, but he gripped my hand with a more resolute expression than before.
I was extremely relieved.
Because I wouldn't have to knock him out and drag him away by force.
Gripping his hand tightly, I stood at the door, looked back at Nise, and asked.
"Sorry... do you know the way out?"
It was quite embarrassing, seeing as I was the one who had so confidently suggested we leave.
But it couldn't be helped.
I couldn't memorize all the narrow, winding alleys I'd taken while following the evil spirits.
Fortunately, Nise didn't laugh at me, though his expression was close to tears.
"I-I don't know for sure... b-but Samsaek will guide us. This is i-inside Samsaek's memory."
"Mrow."
The cat-shaped monster sitting on the floor leaped up and stood majestically before us.
'What a good boy.'
So, the way out was solved.
The only thing left was the horde that was surrounding the house in a black mass.
I thought I'd killed quite a few, but looking out the window, they had already completely occupied the narrow alley again.
"If I kill all of them, will it be really bad for Liv?"
"N-no, you can't!"
As I re-gripped my dagger and asked, Nise's face instantly went pale.
"I-I'll try to handle it."
He let go of my hand and hurried to take the lead.
Then, Fling!
He opened the door without hesitation.
"W-wait! If you open it so suddenly...!"
I was extremely flustered, not expecting him to act so boldly.
"Food...!"
"Finally... came out...!"
Just as I'd expected, the black figures that had been randomly pounding on the door and walls swarmed inside.
But unlike me, who was horrified, Nise skillfully raised one hand and chanted softly.
"In the name of the Lord God, I command you: abandon your false beliefs and atone."
Fwhoooosh!
At that moment, a brilliant light exploded from his raised hand.
The light swept over not only the black figures at the door but also extended through the entire alley packed with them.
The light, which had flashed once like a bright beam, gradually subsided.
I just stared blankly at the scene unfolding before my eyes.
"What in the..."
The wailing evil spirits, after being hit by the light that burst from Nise's hand, crumbled like dust and disappeared.
The things that had appeared endlessly no matter how much I cut them with the dagger, disappeared with a single gesture.
In an instant.
"L-let's go now. Th-they won't come out for a while."
Nise soon lowered his hand and looked back at me with an awkward expression.
I, who had been frozen blankly with my mouth agape, finally regained my senses.
"Huh. What on earth... did you just do?"
"P-purification."
"Purification?"
"Yes. B-but they weren't annihilated, so they'll appear again."
So we had to get out quickly before they reappeared.
The words, "Why on earth did you live like such a pushover when you have this kind of power?" rose to my throat.
But given the situation, I barely held it back and nodded.
At that, Nise opened his mouth and called the cat-shaped monster.
"S-Samsaek-ah, please."
"Meow!"
Samsaek shot out into the empty alley like an arrow.
"L-let's go!"
Nise quickly started to chase after it.
I also awkwardly followed, when his backlit figure, running against the sunset, suddenly caught my eye.
Eliminating the evil spirits with holy light, his silver hair flying as he ran forward without hesitation, he no longer looked weak.
So much so that it was absurd I'd mistaken him for a delicate Female Lead.
His appearance just a moment ago, dealing with the evil spirits, was like a holy and noble priest.
Of course, he was wearing what looked like a white tank-top dress, but...
'A perverted but rather sexy priest...'
As I ran through the alley after Nise, imagining the kinds of comments that would fly around the community if users saw this sight.
"Groooowl... Food... Smell...!"
Suddenly, black figures poured out from a side street to the left.
As I faltered, startled by the sudden situation.
Grab!
"Th-this way...!"
Nise, who had already rounded the corner, quickly came back and grabbed my hand tightly.
"Prey... Food...!"
"Hungry..."
With that as a trigger, evil spirits began to pour out from all directions.
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