Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Hāremu ken

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Chapter 261 – The Meaning of Existence

After I was left alone, I took my hand out of the pot.

Although it's almost healed with Melissa's 777x recovery speed, the light continued to cling to my hand.

That light was trying to erode my hand, then my hand would heal with Melissa's recovery speedーーthen repeats.

『Are you alright?』

「No problem. It's gradually disappearing」

『I see. Even so, you really didn't show it in your expression. It was painful right?』

「I wouldn't have done it if it would」

『Umu. If you showed it on your expression, it would be ridiculous』

I stared at my hand for a while.

Because I took my hand out of the pot, the light gradually disappeared.

『It's the same with that white snake』

「Yeah, it's the same type of power」

『What do you think?』

「That's my line」

『Umu?』

「The world's largest religion and the infamous demon sword. Is there a possibility that something happened in the past, so there was a ceremony to wipe you and those involved with you out?」

『The Solon Church, or just Solon. I don't have memories of being involved with someone with that name』

「Even now?」

『Even now......Tanya』

Eleanor summoned the ghost maid.

『Kakeru-sama!』

Soon after she was summoned, Tanya clung to me.

Since we returned to the past, she started to show this way of expressing her love even more.

Although I didn't hear much about it after we returned, it looks like she was supported by Eleanor quite a lot before she died and turned into a bounded ghost in my mansion.

After I kissed Tanya for a moment, Eleanor asked.

『Do you remember anything?』

『About the Solon Church? Nope. I don't remember anything about getting involved with religion』

『You heard her』

「I should ask Althea too, and Olivia」

『You should do that』

Eleanor nodded and after I kissed with Tanya once more, I stroked her head and returned her back to the sword.

My hand was eaten once, so I checked my camouflage aura to see whether there's anything wrong with it.

And while I was doing that, Melissa entered.

The Saintess Melissa entered surrounded by common believers.

After she had a conversation with those believers, she reached out her hand towards one.

Her hand released a light and the believer stood up with a face as if he had seen something unbelievable.

「My stomach! My stomach that has always been painful!」

It looks like she did that "miracle".

Melissa who shoulders tribulationsーーmore specifically, pain from others.

Her title as a Saintess was not for show. The believers that surrounded her showed even more adoration, they kneeled towards Melissa and started praying.