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93 - Religious solicitation is on time... (in the sense that it’s after the shitty god)

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“I am very sorry for this sudden visit. However, this is an undeniable fact.”

Even Ekaterina couldn't hide her bewilderment, letting out a “Haa.”
What can I say, these guys in front of us are truly making sane claims, but from our point of view, it cannot possibly be sane.
When I finished taking control of the stampede, Ekaterina summoned me to the principal's office, where I found a group of men and women wearing eccentric vivid pink mantle.

These guys are... messengers from P Country.

I never thought that I would be affected――no, I never thought that I would ever be involved with P Country.

P Country is one of the troublesome religious nations.
Until several hundred years ago, they were the Divine P Empire, and at that time they had considerable wealth and authority, but it is now a past glory. As they repeatedly invaded other countries to spread their fanatical ideology, they suffered internal divisions, were ganged up on by all four countries, and were dispersed.
The country shrunk to the size of a sparrow's tears on the map.* (T/N: metaphor for 'drop in the bucket’, it's too strange to use on a size, so I left it literal.)

It is still a lawless country where old men clinging to past glory are still prevalent and other countries have decided to moderately feign ignorance of them in international exchanges... Well, who cares about their history.
The question is why did these guys come here?――

“I saw the battle earlier and was convinced. Yes, the way you are using magic is just as my grandfather told me! Like one of the messengers of light... [Yorana]-sama. There is no doubt that this gentleman, Josiah-sama, is the incarnation of [Yorana]-sama.”

“Haa”

Finally, Ekaterina let out a sigh while still maintaining her elf-like fierce look.
I know what these guys call [Yorana].

One of the few users of light magic who has learned [Holy].
Just, Yorana was completely exhausted from healing, in a desperate situation, she acquired [Holy] and used it to annihilate a horde of monsters, using up all her strength.
She is worshiped as a legendary saintess, but looking at it realistically and objectively, she died from overwork in a black workplace.
Her death should never be praised as an honorable death.

Because I have learned [Holy], these guys seem to want to set me up as the incarnation of [Yolana], who became a messenger of God.
After death, a user of light magic would be given divinity and reincarnated? No, were they incarnated as God's servant? Maybe as a God’s alter ego? ...Religious knowledge is not my thing at all.
Anyway.

“He has a duty! The incarnation of God is a beacon in this world filled with dark clouds!!”

I'll omit unnecessary information and say it simply.

“In short, you want me to come to P Country, right?”

“Yes! That’s right. As expected, you understand quickly!!”

The other side's eyes light up thinking I’ve taken to the story, but I tell them.

“Um. I know about a light magic user called [Yorana]... but she was a [Healer], wasn’t she? Even though she was called a [Saintess] in public, but in terms of Job, I know she was a [Healer]. ...I am a [Magician] though.”

“...He?”

The atmosphere on the other side feels as if the heat has gone down all at once.
One of them hurriedly countered.

“B, but, even [Magicians] can use light element healing magic right?”

“I'm sorry to say this, but I don't think it's possible to promote me as an incarnation of [Yorana]. My recovery ability is far inferior to that of an average [Healer] after all, no commoner in this era would be fooled.”

When I pointed out their plots loaded with sarcasm and irony, they got angry and threw objects inside the principal’s office at me, and rampaged while hurling abusive language at me.
“Don't mess with me,” like that, or “Did you deceive us?” like that.
Even though it’s their blunder for not properly investigating whether I was a [Healer] or not.
The objects were caught by Ekaterina's magic and the P Country bunch were instantly transferred.

Ekaterina's element is [Earth].
It’s mainly used for hardening of minerals, ores and metals――especially for maintaining things like swords and shields.
It is mostly defensive magic, but will eventually develop into space magic.

What that woman used was advanced earth magic [Teleportation].
It is backward compatible with the [Courier]’s transfer. It can transfer not only living beings, but also the microscopic particles around them... though not anywhere they want.
Since it uses the ferrying properties of earth, they can’t send them from here to places like remote islands, the sky, or the sea.
Most likely, they were sent outside the academy... or perhaps even to the border of I Confederacy.

That aside.

“Um, why did you bring them here? It could become a problem again, you know.”

Ekaterina calmly answers my question.

“They have a tendency to selfishly treat light magic users as [incarnations] or [apostles], so if Josiah-sensei denies it like that, they probably won't try to use Josiah-sensei again in the future. All of these decisions are based on the consideration that Josiah-sensei can deal with it like that.”

It sounds like I was being used for a hate speech though...
The one who threw my anxiety aside and violently opened the door without knocking or greeting was Basili.
She must have noticed him, but as expected, even toward that attitude, Ekaterina asked, “What’s the matter?” with a stern expression on her face. Ignoring that, Basili punched her in a fit of rage.

“Ha? What the hell are you doing!?”

It was so extreme that I forgot my manners and spoke out.
No matter how arrogant this guy was, he didn't dare to brazenly use violence. Even Ekaterina, who had collapsed due to the recoil from the punch, opened her eyes wide at this.
Is he disregarding my presence, or is he letting his emotions get the better of him?
Basili slams something while letting out a trembling angry voice.

“Your magic circle was broken by that wannabe chivalrous thief...! How are you going to take responsibility!!”

“――What did you say?”

That Ekaterina could not hide her astonishment.
As expected of an elf. She is upset that her own magic circle has been broken through.
But, that’d be the same with me.

(Randy invaded...? When did that happen??)

Because even I didn't notice.

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