Pawahara Seijo no Osananajimi to Zetsuen Shitara, Nanimokamo ga Umaku Iku Yō ni Natte Saikyō no Bōken-sha ni Natta ~ Tsuideni Yasashikute Kawaii Yome mo Takusan Dekita ~ (WN)

[The Heretic and the Orthodox]

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“So this is the Hallowed Sacred Treasure of the ‘Bow’… That’s the combination of the Goddess of Creation’s powers for you.
It’s so powerful.”

In the hand of Zana, who was making a surprised expression, was a bow that gave off a divine glow.

Needless to say, it was the purified Sacred Treasure—‘Hallowed Sacred Treasure’.

“With this, we’ve already got three Hallowed Sacred Treasures in our hands.
Four left to go, eh,” I said.

“Yeah.
They’re the ‘Spear’, the ‘Axe’, the ‘Shield’, and the ‘Sword’.”

“The Sword…”

Hearing what Zana had said reminded me of the ‘Sword’ Saint Elysium.

How was he doing?

I didn’t think he’d go down that easily, but considering that he was stabbed in the chest by Phinis-sama, he must have gotten cursed, just like Shiva-san.

In her case, I was able to save her by purifying the curse from the inside of her with the power of the Five Goddesses—or in other words, the power of Olgou-sama, plus the Phoenix Seal which then engraved on her made her be recognized as mine.
Without access to such a treatment, Elysium should still be afflicted with the curse.

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That being the case, he shouldn’t be able to last long; and in worst case, there was a chance he’d been turned into Blackdoll by Phinis-sama already.

Well, I guess I should try asking Shiva-san to look into it with her Clairvoyance later.

The main problem was, if Elysium had really been turned into Blackdoll and we had to face him as an opponent, then I’d inevitably have to consider about forming《Superior Arms》with Elma…

Should I just try kabedon her and see how things turn out…? As I was worrying by myself inwardly, Canaan seemed to have regained consciousness.
While trying to climb to his feet, he asked.

Yep, we’d succeeded in saving his life.

“…Why didn’t you finish me off…?”

“Oh, did you want to die? Sorry, we didn’t notice.
You were desperately resisting Phinis-sama’s curse, so we figured you absolutely wanted to live,” said Zana.

“Gh…” Canaan looked down, biting his lips.

Then, led by the woman I’d saved before, the elves approached us while holding up their bows.

So I stood in their way and said, “What are you going to do with him?”

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“We will of course punish him in accordance to the rules of the elves.
Although he was manipulated by Phinis-sama, that doesn’t change the fact that he, a heretic, has indeed drawn his bow against us the orthodox elves, and that is a serious crime worthy of the heaviest punishment.

“I see.
Then, can I ask you something?”

The woman nodded to my question, “Go ahead.”

“Why are dark elves called ‘heretics’?”

“Naturally, that’s because of their skin color and abilities that surpasses the orthodox elves.
We elves are called ‘The Pure Ones’, those who are farthest from the ‘filth’.
It stems from the fair complexion of our skin, and it’s been believed since a long time ago that that is the proof that we are pure.”

“Pure, eh.
So, do you mean to say that dark elves, who have dark skin, are ‘impure’?” Shiva-san asked.

The woman nodded, “Yes,” and said, “they are impure; hence why they are born with excessive power, which is a seed of disaster.
That’s simply the nature of dark elves.
In fact, he turned into a harbinger of disaster and attacked us.
You’ve witnessed it with your very own eyes.”

“Right.
This guy certainly turned into Blackdoll and attacked you.
Even if he was controlled by Phinis-sama, that fact doesn’t change.”

“……”

As Canaan was clenching his fists, I said, “But,” and continued, “if everyone around you keep telling you that you’re a ‘heretic’ or ‘abomination’ from the moment you were born, you’d definitely come to hate them.
No one’s an exception to that.
If you had been born as a dark elf, and everyone in the village had been shunning you as long as you could remember, what would you do? Can you declare with confidence that you wouldn’t hold a grudge against them?”

“I-I…”

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“I’m not trying to defend this guy, and I don’t mean to criticize the rules of the elves either, but I think dark elves weren’t born with a seed of disaster, rather, their surroundings planted the seed of disaster within them.”

“……”

“I’m sorry, I sounded so arrogant just now, didn’t I? That’s all from me.
I’ll leave you to decide how to handle him.
Now, we’ll take our leave.”

After saying that, we turned around, about to leave, but—suddenly,“P-please wait!” the elf woman stopped us.

“Yes?”

“Ah, uh, I… I just want to say thank you so much for your help.
I know this is a bit late, but my name is Elaine, and I’m the village chief’s daughter.
My father is currently ill, so please let me express our gratitude on his behalf as well.”

“No, please don’t mind it.
I’m just glad you are all safe.”

As I smiled, Elaine said, “You have our most sincere gratitude,” with a relieved look on her face, and then she continued, looking a little hesitant, “…Um, I’m sure your words will touch everyone’s hearts, so please don’t worry about Canaan.
I’ll make sure everyone discusses about his treatment properly.”

“Yes, we’d be very happy if you could do that.
Alright, we’ll get going, then.”

“Yes.
Please be safe.”

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After another exchange of smiles, we left the elven village.

By the way, her father might have recovered because I’d cast area heal before we set off.

Well, I hoped it didn’t cause some sort of trouble in the village, but even if it did, I was sure Elaine-san would handle it just fine.

With that in my mind, we flew back to Estona.

◇ ◇

Meanwhile.

An unbelievable event was happening in Estona.

“—Fufu, good evening…”

“““““……”””””

Yes, Phinis, whose head should have been cut off by Elysium, appeared in perfect shape before the saintesses.