I Became a Fake Priest the Saintess Is Obsessed With

66 – Because I love you so much, I had to turn my back

There were interruptions, but thanks to going straight to the festival site, I was able to arrive before the sun set.

“Where is Priest Tina?”

“If that’s the customer, he’s probably going to be at a bar. Let’s research and find a famous bar nearby.”

When I was trying to move while guessing where my companions would be, Silly grabbed my sleeve and shook me.

“Master, buy me juice.”

Oh my, what can he say while he’s in such a hurry?

“Sili, we are not going to have fun, we are going to find someone. We will buy you juice later, so just follow us.”

After hearing what I said, Silly tilted her head as if asking what I meant.

“There are people the owner is looking for at the juice shop over there?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Look over there.”

Where Silly pointed with her hand, there was a small juice shop.

And then I see the companions who seem to be just leaving.

“Oh, it’s true.”

After taking out Silly snacks from her bag and giving them to her, she hurriedly ran to her companions.

“Everyone!”

“Huh? Ivan is here!”

At that moment, Tina’s eyes met hers and she waved her arms affectionately to greet her.

Behind her, her companions and an unusual person were observed.

The person she had met before was Agar, the guardian of the volcano, a dwarf with a very rich red beard.

“Tina, why is she here?”

“Agal has decided to serve as a guide during the festival!”

Hmm… why?

I made eye contact with Agar.

He shrugs his shoulders as if to say, ‘What are you looking at?’

Okay, I guess it’s not something I really need to worry about.

“Then who is the kid behind you? He looks very cute…”

Tina, who, unlike me, is a clear pedophile, shows interest in Silly.

“That person smells strongly of alcohol…”

However, when Silly smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Tina’s body, she hid behind me and covered her nose.

Tina listened to Seeley’s words and backed away, pretending to be heartbroken.

I should have drank quite a bit.

“This child is mine…”

When I tried to explain to Tina my relationship with her Seelie, she was speechless.

So… Of course, if you introduce it as a pet, it will be misunderstood, right?

“…I’m a friend.”

“I see! You have a cute friend!”

Yes, I and Silly are friends.

These days, everyone treats their pets like friends.

“Master, what do you mean? I am your pet…”

I covered Silly’s mouth as she tried to talk nonsense.

I quietly whispered in her ear.

“Sili, the title ‘master’ can cause misunderstanding when others hear it, right? Can you just call me Ivan?”

“Why? The master is the master…”

“Please… If I do this, I will be buried by society…”

Silly nods her head, looking a little sullen.

Isn’t he still a dragon in his own way?

Why is he so obsessed with the master-slave relationship?

“Oh, and Ivan! I have a friend who joined besides Agal!”

“Huh? Someone?”

“I am Lord Aira.”

The person I had been looking for walked leisurely out of the juice shop.

Tama, a handsome man with attractive long black hair, glanced at Silly and then turned her gaze to me.

“It looks like my child is quite indebted to me.”

“No, Tama-sama. Rather, it was an honor to be able to serve Tama-sama’s children.”

“…There is no need to treat me with such respect. I am also nothing more than a creature created by your god, so formality between you and me is meaningless.”

“I understand.”

He was treated with a lot of formality as the head of the dragons, but Tama seems to be the type that doesn’t like that.

I relaxed my shoulders slightly.

Tina, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation between me and Tama, poked me on the shoulder.

“What, did you two know each other?”

“Yes, I remember chatting in the bathhouse a few days ago.”

“Then I shouldn’t have told you! I tried to show off and introduce who I was.”

“I have no particular intention of being introduced.”

Tama looked at me and Tina, covered her mouth, chuckled, and pointed to the back of her store with her finger.

“It seemed like you were looking for me. If you have anything to ask, why don’t we talk in a quiet place with no people around?”

“Did you know?”

“After going around the village like that, how could I not know?”

Well, if you’re the leader of the dragons, you probably want to use surveillance magic on the village at all times.

“Good. I had a lot of questions about Tama.”

“It’s the same.”

I asked for understanding from her companions and went to the back of the store with Tama.

“I can’t keep you waiting for long, so let’s talk quickly.”

“Good. You ask a question first.”

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Tama looks very relaxed.

It just feels that way, but it’s as if he’s anxious about what kind of questions I’m going to ask.

“Why did the dragons trap themselves in a barrier?”

“There’s nothing special, but would you like to hear the story?”

“Yes.”

In response to my answer, he stared blankly at the sky for a moment.

“We tied our two wings together to protect this world.”

“… Can you tell me what that means?”

“The explanation wasn’t enough. It’s been a long time since I brought this up to someone.”

Tama ponders deeply on how to explain and then opens his mouth.

“Do you think you can put oak on a ceramic bowl for soup?”

“…? That would be impossible. If the orc’s heavy body steps on the bowl, it will probably break.”

“It’s just as you said. A vessel that couldn’t withstand the weight of the orc would be shattered. And, the example just now is the reason we locked ourselves up.”

As he stares blankly at the sky, the sun is setting quickly, as if running away in fear of his gaze.

“We really love this world. The sun and moon that greet us warmly in the morning and at night, green forests, fragrant flowers blooming, animals enjoying nature, and humans developing civilization. We give it all without hesitation. “I love you.”

Loneliness was reflected in Tama’s eyes as he looked at the setting sun.

“But this world was too small a vessel to contain us.”

Thud.

The sound of something being crushed in Tama’s hands was heard.

Before I could confirm what it was, Tama opened her mouth and continued her explanation.

“The pitiful yet fragile world was shattered every time we flapped our wings. Mother nature burned to the ground with the flames spouting from our mouths, and the flaps of our wings that created a storm instantly pulverized the civilization that humans had worked so hard to build. Yes.”

The wind passed between me and Tama.

A very sharp wind tangles my hair and leisurely leaves.

“So, we made a promise to protect this world. To prevent any more senseless destruction, we would break our wings and be trapped in a barrier.”

“… Did you really have to do that?”

“Of course. We were beings that exceeded the standards of this world just by existing. In other words, we may have lived in a time when we coexisted with gods, but we are no longer allowed to exist.”

They had so much power that they brought about disaster just by living and breathing, and the dragons who loved this world were saddened as they saw the world falling apart.

That is how they bound themselves.

By tying their wings and being deprived of their freedom, they were able to protect the world they loved.

Because their very existence was literally not allowed, the dragons had to live with their backs on the world.

[Main Quest: Revealing the Dragons’ Secrets has been completed. ]

[Reward: Receive Dragon’s Sorrow, 50,000 PP, and increased possibility of appointing a high priest]

Seeing as the quest has been completed, it appears that Tama was telling the truth.

“Can I ask you a question now?”

“Yes, it’s okay.”

I still have a lot of questions to ask Tama, but what comes comes must also go.

Since he answered my questions honestly, I should answer them as well.

“No, correct me. In my case, it’s not a question, it’s a request.”

“… It didn’t matter as long as it wasn’t an unreasonable request.”

“Thank you.”

Tama cleared his throat.

“On the last day of Bongryong Day, a disaster will descend on the volcano. Perhaps you and your companions can join us and help prevent it?”

Huh? What kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden?

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? A disaster on the volcano…”

When I asked in confusion, Tama looked behind him and explained.

“As you can see, we chose a volcano as the place to tie our wings. That’s because this volcano, where the living flame sleeps, is the only one that matches our rampaging power.”

“Yes…”

“However, we stayed in the volcano for a long time and our energy touched the living flame sleeping deep below, which awakened him from his sleep and the by-products of the flame are coming out.”

‘Living Flame’ is an assumed name for the god that dwarves serve.

It is said that there was a very evil god, and it seems that he settled in a volcano and slept for thousands of years.

According to what Tama said, it seems like we have to kill the earthworms we saw on the way.

“Hey, I’m about to leave, but are you done with the conversation yet?”

As the conversation continued, Tina poked her head out from her corner and asked.

“We’ll stop talking about the rest later. In the meantime, I’d like you to think about my request.”

Tama said that and left first.

Well, I plan to accept Tama’s request anyway.

[Main Quest (link): Cooperate with your companions to prevent the approaching volcanic disaster]

Remaining period: 3 days

Reward: ???, 500,000 PP, greatly increases the possibility of appointing a high-ranking priest.

※In case of failure, the volcano will be destroyed.

A whopping 500,000.

My heart is burning because the quest reward is a different amount than before.