Raising Paladins

Episode 120. Tyra and the Temple of Demons (5)

Hanson’s curved sword cut the ghost exactly in half.

The specter scattered with an unknown sigh.

Hanson was in the process of subduing the approaching ghosts one by one with slow but precise movements.

But the number was too many.

“… … I’ll need some other way.”

Should I bring Carlos back?

The number of ghosts emerging from every corner of the first floor is far greater than the number of ghosts killed by Hanson.

At this rate, it was obvious that one of the two would fall off, either divine power or physical strength.

Tira stuck to Hanson’s back.

She tilted her head and took a step forward.

It was towards the approaching specter.

“Tira!”

Hanson exclaimed in bewilderment.

A terrible specter whose neck was half off and his limbs were more than half rotten!

It stretched out its hand toward Tira.

Hanson hurriedly flew towards it.

No, I was going to.

“I think it’s fine, Hanson.”

“… … ?!”

Swoop-

The fingertips dripping with the rotten ooze of the specter.

It swept across Tira’s body.

Besides, it was a gesture too soft to be an attack.

“These guys… … I don’t think he’s trying to hurt me.”

“… … What do you mean?”

Hanson, who had just cut the ghosts with a curved sword imbued with divine power.

Tira said to him.

“Look at this.”

This time, Tira boldly enters the crowd of specters.

Then the ghosts reach out their hands.

But it didn’t hurt Tyra’s body.

just caress gently

While Hanson was dazed at the absurd sight, a specter approached Hanson as well.

“Leave it. I won’t hurt you.”

“… … .”

Should I believe this or not.

Hanson watched with great nervousness as the terrifying specters approached.

Soon after, the ghosts began to caress Hanson’s body.

It was a warm touch that was different from the frightening appearance.

“… … what?”

“I think we got it wrong. The spirits of these monks. I don’t feel any demonic energy.”

“hmm… … .”

Hanson agreed with Tira.

It was Hanson who attacked without hesitation because he approached with a terrible look and even a strange sound.

The monk’s ghosts had no intention of harming the two from the beginning.

“What? It looks like you want something… … .”

I wish I could say something, but that’s too much for the spirits.

Tira, who had been touched by the spirits for a moment, turned to Hanson.

To be precise, it was a song imbued with Hanson’s divine power.

“Hanson.”

“… … ?”

“Can you give me a minute?”

“what?”

“A sword.”

“… … .”

Hanson handed me a curved sword.

Hanson’s holy power is still weak, and the blade shimmers in pure white.

Tira held it aloft, and the ghosts’ heads followed.

Soon after, the divine power in the curved sword was scattered, and the eyes of the ghosts returned to the two of them again.

“They seem to be responding to divine power.”

“I guess so.”

“I’ll try it this time.”

Tira gathered her small palms together and manifested Holy Light on them.

Pure white light shimmering like fireworks!

Then, surprisingly, dozens of ghosts began to do the same thing at once.

Everyone extended their fingers and pointed in one direction.

“… … stairs?”

“Does that mean go up?”

They pointed to the stairs leading to the second floor.

Soon after, the ghosts opened the way to the stairs.

The two slowly moved their feet.

If you frighten the spirits, bad things might happen.

The old stone steps were cracked and cracked in places, but fortunately they held the weight of the two.

The two of them went upstairs and stared at each other.

“… … There are more here.”

“Iknow, right.”

Spirits that seem to be twice as many as those of the monks on the first floor.

They were wandering around the hallways on the second floor.

“Anyone who doesn’t know that they have no intention of attacking will do well to freak out.”

“Perhaps the pirates were frightened and ran away. To think that this amount of spirits are in the same place… … .”

It is the mission of the battle priests to maintain the sacred security of the region.

Of course, this is not Meirium or Derdrang.

Tira and Hanson didn’t come to this island for the purpose of maintaining sacred peace.

However, it was impossible to ignore the enormous number of dead people in front of them because of their different goals.

Besides, if we don’t solve the underlying problem here, there will be more and more victims.

Among the victims were children before reaching adulthood, such as the innkeeper’s boy.

“By the way, Hanson, if we were pirates, would the monk spirit attack us?”

“I don’t know. The pirates who visited this place might have done something that the spirits would hate. Or you brought in something bad.”

“Hmm… … I don’t think so.”

“What do you mean?”

“Neither the spirits on the first or second floor show any signs of harming us.”

Even as Tira spoke, several spirits passed around her.

It slumbers as if it doesn’t pay much attention to visitors.

Tira looked at them and continued.

“Rather, it seems that everyone is tired of something… … It feels like that. Isn’t that Hanson?”

Ghosts roaming around.

Like Tira said, they looked like they were terrified.

Also, as if noticing something, he glances around from time to time.

Hanson nodded at the suspicious look.

It was then.

“Hee-ik-!”

A voice heard from somewhere.

It was clearly a human voice, not the cry of a specter.

It’s also quite young.

The two met eyes and quickly headed to the place where the voice was heard.

One corner of the wide hallway on the second floor.

It was a place where broken chairs and old furniture were stacked on top of each other.

A voice came from within.

“Is there anyone inside? If you are a human, please answer me!”

said Tyra.

Then a scream was heard from inside.

“Hey! go away! Go away!”

A boy’s voice is heard from inside the room surrounded by old furniture.

Tira nodded, and Hanson began to remove the piled up furniture one by one.

Soon I saw the boy crouching inside.

“go! I mean go!”

“hello?”

“huh… … ?”

The boy who waved his hand without looking in Tira’s direction.

The boy was dressed as a pirate not to match his youthful face and physique.

“A person… … ?”

“Yes, a living human.”

“Ahh… … !”

The boy jumped up.

Then, when he saw the spirits of the monks still wandering around, he shook his head again, frightened.

“Ahhh… … .”

“It’s okay, they won’t hurt you.”

“Well, how do you know that?!”

“You are alive.”

“… … ?”

“Are you alive now? If they had tried to harm me, they would have done it already.”

“ah… … !”

So simple and obvious realization!

Little by little the boy regained his composure.

Tira asked him.

“But who are you? What are you doing here alone?”

“I, I… … It’s the Harpy Pirates!”

“Is the Harpy Pirates also recruiting boys?”

“A cow, a boy! I’m a proud man! A man!”

“Pu-huh.”

Tira covered her mouth and gave a small laugh.

Tira is only 17 years old.

But the boy looked several years younger than Tira.

Hanson asked the boy.

“You must be a resident of the Pinas Islands. It’s dangerous here, so go home, boy.”

“Because I am not a boy! I’m a pirate of the Harpy Pirates! Look at this!”

visor!

The boy pulled out a curved sword from his waist.

But Hanson’s movements were much faster than aiming them at two people.

widely!

“oh!”

A boy whose weapon was taken away in an instant.

Hanson said with a slightly pitiful look.

“Do not draw your sword unless you are prepared to kill the person in front of you. If you draw your weapon out of clumsy courage or pride, it will pierce your throat.”

“Huh… … !”

Hanson has experienced many battlefields.

The boy gulped at the energy of the actual battle felt from him.

“Answer me, why are you here?”

“That, that… … .”

After a moment of hesitation, the boy continued.

“… … Actually, I recently joined the Harpy Pirates, and they asked me to prove my courage, and they gave me the role of transporting goods to this ruined island. so… … .”

“Were you originally a resident of the Pinas Islands?”

“… … Yes, it is a small island village where Chief Mediel lives.”

“But why did you become a pirate?”

“… … If I don’t do this, I have no way to feed my younger siblings. Since all trade in the Pinas Islands is controlled by harpies, I have to do something like this to avoid starving to death.”

“I see.”

Hanson nodded with a hint of understanding.

Tira asked this time.

“So you came here and were left alone?”

“… … yes. I was surprised to see the spirit and ran away like crazy, but when I came to my senses, it was here.”

growl-.

A sound from the boy’s stomach.

The boy blushed and covered his stomach, perhaps ashamed.

Then, Tira held out some food she had obtained from pirate chests on the shore earlier.

“Wow, thank you!”

“Listen slowly.”

A boy whose cheeks are drawn from starvation for several days.

He gobbled up the dried food.

After filling her stomach and calming down, Tira asked again cautiously.

“Actually, we are priests from the Temple of Dawn in Meirium. I’m on my way to stop by Derdrang to do some work and then go back to my hometown.”

“Ahh… … ! I heard you! Rumors of a war in Derdrang were circulating in the Pinas Islands not too long ago! Are you the priests?!”

“I don’t know exactly how it was transmitted, but since we’re the only priests at the Temple of Dawn in Meirium who are on an adventure, it’s probably right.”

“Oh oh! I heard the pirates who left the trafficking talk. They say they are mighty warriors and have defeated the terrifying monsters that have crawled out of the depths of the sea! You were them!”

Hope flashed in the boy’s eyes.

Despite the situation the Pinas Islands were facing, it was a small hope that they would be able to get out of this scary place alive.

“What is your name?”

“My name is Pereira.”

“Pereira… … That’s a cool name. Then Pereira.”

Tyra asked Ferreira in a kind manner.

“Did you find out anything while you were hiding here? They say there is a scary evil spirit here, and we have to get rid of it.”

“… … Ever since I was locked up here, I’ve been crouched down so I haven’t been able to see anything. but.”

“… … but?”

“I heard the ghosts come and whisper at night. ‘Go to the moonlit room,’ he said.”

“Go to the moonlit room?”

“yes! I definitely remember. Night after night, ghosts wandered around here muttering. As if you want to hear me… … So I remember!”

Tira and Hanson nodded.

“A clue. After all, the ghosts of monks were not evil spirits.”

“I think so. The demons seem to be separate. It must have been that demon that frightened them, right?”

“It will be in the ‘moonlit room’.”

The two stood up, stretching their legs.

“Pereira, go to the first floor and get out of here. Rest assured that the monk ghosts will not harm Ferreira.”

“Two, what are you two going to do? Come out with me!”

“We have work to do. hurry.”

“ah… … .”

Pereira stood up, nodded, and went down the stairs.

“If it’s a room with moonlight, it’s probably a high place, right?”

“It must be the third floor.”

Tira and Hanson headed to the third floor, the highest point of this ruined temple.