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The priest nodded a few large times, looked around at the people who had been watching us breathlessly, and said.

'Well then, now that we have the approval of the ...... Thousands of Changes , let's get ready to begin the ritual. Anthem.'

'...... Mm.'

Ansem nodded, his voice more grave than usual.

I think I'll just watch from a safe distance, just in case.















Seeing the ceremony steadily progressing, the leader of the Holy Thunder of the Stars , Lapidus Fulgur, exhaled as if to let out his frustration and said.


'Hmm ......, that was a trivial event. I didn't think it would be that easy to find, huh?

'But it's quite interesting. You would never use a firearm like that in the forest to fight a curse, sir.

'It's too tactless. A physical method like that can purify sealed curses, but it can't deal with sudden situations.

The existence of the Church of Light is widely known among the Nobles. Although the magic that the spirit people deal with differs in its theories, it is clear that the light spirits that they worship have enormous power. In some cases, they may be more effective than the techniques used by the spirits.

The techniques they are using are unfamiliar, but there is no doubt about their effectiveness. It is too mechanical a response to the uncertainty of a curse, but there are no particular points of concern.
It is unclear how strong the spell contained in "Lamentations of Marine" is, but the Church's estimate is also reasonable. If this is the case, no matter how violent the curse becomes, the prepared forces will be able to deal with it.

If Lapidus and the others were to oppose the curse, they would have to deal with it a little more individually, but that should be called a cultural difference.


However, they struck out at their main goal.


'It's not in the village after all, is it?

I'm sure it's not in the human village,' said Crus, who had come with him, blinking his eyes and looking at the ritual that was going on, with a serious expression.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea. It's seeking human life.

'That was thousands of years ago, sir. And there has been no recent damage.

The legend of the cursed spirit stone is an anecdote that is well known among humans.
However, not many people know that it is not a legend but a fact. Spirit people do not like to talk about it, and for better or worse, people have too short a life span.

Once, when there was no friendship between spirits and humans, there was a great war between humans and spirits. The forest ruled by a certain spirit man was burned, the queen of the spirit man was killed, and the crimson jewel, the proof of the queen, was stolen.

The resentment against humans was so strong that it made the jewel a curse. The jewel, cursed by a spirit man of noble blood, has passed through human hands, killing hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times as many people as the spirit man who was killed, and is still circulating somewhere in the world.

A spirit man would not kill a spirit man and steal his treasure. Because they know how powerful the thoughts of the dying can be. That's just the tragedy of dealing with greedy people.

It is the longing of all the spirits to retrieve the jewel and return it to the forest of the spirits.
Times have changed and wars rarely happen anymore. The existence of resources that are far more efficient than fighting has become apparent.
People stopped feuding and turned their attention to mana materials. The war between spirits and humans is over, and although they are not yet on friendly terms, some spirits have begun to descend on human settlements.

However, the treasure that was once stolen from them has yet to be returned.

Lapidus sniffed at Krus's naive thinking.

'Will it disappear naturally? Our long-lived grudges are not something that can be lost so easily. The spell is a fixed craving, so to speak.

A dryness that can never be quenched. Even if you take in thousands and thousands of people and curse them to death, the burning resentment will never go away.
The only way to purify it is through destruction, negotiation, or outside interference.

As the Church is trying to do this time with Marin's lament--

I'm not sure what to make of that. They know the dangers.

The reason why there has been no damage recently is probably because it is sealed. I'm sure you'll be able to find something that will work for you.

But it's something that all the spirit people have been searching for for years and haven't been able to find, so it can't be that easy to find. ---- Ah, Yowaningen! I'm not sure what you're doing up there.

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it.
He was sitting on the top of the tall gate, dangling his legs. He looked down at the protesting Crus with both arms raised, and said with a carefree expression.

'............ high and mighty?'

'Don't be silly, sir! I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to say it. That's why Franz--'


The man is ...... probably doesn't know anything about this.

I'm not sure if you've heard of it or not. Apparently, even level 8 hunters have their strengths and weaknesses.
What in the world is that wandering Eliza doing with that man?


A number of Church hands are bringing in a box that is tightly sealed with chains. It must be the treasure chest containing the Lamentations of Marin.


Right in front of Lapis and the others, the treasure chest is placed in the center of the magic circle. Seeing the nervousness of the humans, Lapis uncrossed her arms.


He didn't hit the target, but let's see what he's got, shall we?