This is not right, this is not right!

"Shut up, Marin!

　Suddenly, Marin, who had been watching me and Goldova fight, exclaims.
　As if he couldn't take it anymore, Marin, who fell to his knees and had tears in his eyes, stared at me, Goldova, and the Archbishop.

''To St. Muller-sama, a guardian is a protector of the people, the children of St. Muller-sama!　I'm told that's when we will awaken to protect the people from threats, from demons, and from the people!

Marin...!

St. Muller gives free protection to the people through the Patron, and free blessings to the people through the mystery!　St. Muller's will is to give the people free love!　It's wrong to summon a guardian to harm those who stand in your way like this!

You stay out of it!

　The Archbishop stands up and strikes Marin's cheek.
　His gaze is filled with anger, so much so that you feel that he is really a clergyman.
　If you listen to the words, even I, a mere outsider, can tell which one is more suitable for the clergy.
　Marin is a sincere believer in Müllerianism, and the Archbishop is clearly using it.

'You are only a priest, after all!　It has been decided that the next High Priestess will be Hemmel!

Father, sir!

"You should not call me Father when it is your business.

'No!　This is not official business!

　I desperately defend myself from Goldova's attack, thinking in my mind to Marin to work super hard.
　I'm already at the limit of my fatigue, but Goldova's attack doesn't seem to be fatigued at all from the start. I wonder if the guardian doesn't have any fatigue or anything like that.
　A force that can fight at full strength forever or something like that, it's too ideal.

''Father is only using St. Muller-sama!　You say that is your duty as Archbishop!

Shut up!

I love St. Muller with all my heart.

There's no such thing in there!

'Eh....'

　Marin's eyes widen at the Archbishop's words.
　Oh come on, you should never say that. As a clergyman.
　Marin believes in St. Muller with all his heart, but the Archbishop would say that he doesn't exist.

''Zee, eh...!

'Ooooh!

　I look at Marin, fed up with Goldova's unstoppable hands.
　Marin's eyes widen in disbelief, and then he looks at me as if seeking relief.
　Normally, looking away like this would be an act that would shorten my life.
　But still.

　I wanted to - I wanted to save Marin.

Marin!

Yes, yes....

Don't worry!　St. Muller is here!

Eh....

If not, who's going to give us our calling?　Who the hell is that voice?

　Twice in a row I have heard that voice.
　I will give you your profession from heaven - everyone has heard of the "vocation ceremony" at least once.
　I don't believe in God, but if so, who is the owner of that voice?
　So rather than God, I know that there is something beyond human knowledge.
　In Mullerianism, it's Saint Muller, and in other religions, it's a god with some other name.

'Shut up, boy!

Well....St. Muller is always with me...

'Goldbird!　Kill that demonslayer!

'Oooh!　Koloskoloskolosuuuu!

Heh...!

　I don't think just calling out to him like this is going to save Marin, though.
　Still, it would be better to be told that there is a God than to be told that there is no God by me, who knows nothing about it.
　At least she has faith in St. Muller with all her heart.
　If that's the case, St. Muller can smile at Marin a little bit.

''Ooooh!

Guffaw!

　Goldova's blow snatched my side. Even though it's through my armor, it's enough of a shock to make me feel nauseous.
　I don't have much time left. My exhaustion is almost at its limit. It's all I can do to manage the barrage of blows.
　If only this thing would stop, at least for a moment.

"Noah!

What?

　From next to him, a sword is swung down at Goldova.
　In the next moment, a thin film stretched across Goldova's body. He activated the skill 'Iron Wall'.
　Godova stopped moving and a momentary lull occurred.
　The one who wielded that sword towards Godova--.

''Ray, brother........''

I can't watch this shit!　I will fight you, Noah!

My brother, he's a Mullerian...

This is not the same Pope who told us that our God does not exist.

　Apparently, Marin wasn't the only one who was shocked by the Grand Pontiff's words.
　With anger in his eyes, Brother Ray held a sword. I thought he was a pawn of the Mullerian religion, but it's not so easy, and he's helping me at the right time.
　But Brother Lei is a 'Knight' level 28.
　I want to continue to fight with him - I think so, but Goldova is level 99.
　Brother Lei gave me a momentary window of opportunity.
　So, please pray that I will succeed.
　With that hope in mind, I take a gamble.

"Jessicaah!

Yes, sir!　Master Noah!

I need you to listen to me!

Yes!

　The thin membrane covering Goldova's body faded away. With that, Goldova bellowed again.
　We don't have much time left. If this plan doesn't work, I might die. So, please--.

Play!

'Eh....'

"The Pope, the Pope, the Pope, the Pope, the Pope!　Act it out!

That's not...

Gordova obeys the Pope.

　Giiiiiii, my sword clashes with Goldova's fist, violently.
　I've only gotten to the point. But the intelligent Jessica should understand that much.
　While I'm still able to somehow stop Goldova - while I'm still able to.

Gordova, stop!

　Snap.
　The moment Jessica shouted that from behind me, Goldova stopped.
　He was about to release his right fist towards me, and then stopped with his right fist drawn back in the same position.

''Hehe........''

What...!　A demon hunter!　What are you doing?

I knew it...

　Whew, I took a breath and smiled in relief.
　I can't let my guard down yet, but I'm relieved for now. If I could be sure that Goldova would not move, I was so exhausted that I wanted to sit down.
　As I thought, my thoughts were correct.
　This guy - the guardian is just following the 'High Pope'.

''N-Noah-sama.......Is this the right thing to do......''

'Oh...'

　Jessica's occupation is "Con Man".
　The skill she can possess is 'performer' - a tremendous skill that allows her to play any other profession and become that profession itself.
　If she plays 'Strategist', she can command as 'Strategist'. She can use tremendous military strategy.
　So the story is simple.
　If Jessica plays 'The Archbishop', every word she says will be the words of the Archbishop.
　And the guardians will follow the orders of the High Pope.

'Well, Archbishop........'

　I couldn't even raise my hand to hold the sword anymore.
　I won the bet, almost to the breaking point.

You are ready for this, right?

　The Archbishop is wandering and trembling.
　Goldova was one of the five strongest opponents in my life. Not since Hydra had I felt that I couldn't win very much in a proper one-on-one match? If you go back before that, it was already before I hid in the ruins of Rilkara - when I was level 30 or 40.
　However, it feels like I used a tremendous arrester, but somehow I managed to contain Godova.

''Goldbird!　Kill the demon hunter!

Gordova!　Stop!

　The Archbishop orders, and Goldova moves slightly. But Jessica piles on the orders and is silent again. The process repeats itself.
　Even when the King invaded my country, if Jessica had ordered him like this, he might have stopped. Then I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.
　Well, that's a consequence.
　It's only today that I learned that 'guardians obey the orders of the High Priestess'.

"I'm sorry, Jessica. Hold it right there.

Yes, Master Noah.

'Goldbird!　Move it!　Hurry up and kill that witchcatcher!

Gordova!　Stay where you are!

　Gordova moves as if in a daze and confusion.
　For Godova, it's like having two top-level opponents who are giving orders to him. It seems that he doesn't know which order to give priority to, and for the time being, he is following what he is ordered to do afterwards.
　However, I'm not just sitting on the sidelines, either.
　If you miss this opportunity, you won't have any more opportunities to defeat Godova.

''I have nothing against you, but...''

....

You're going to die.

　He swings his sword in a horizontal flash at the neck of the silent Goldova.
　Although I don't have much strength left, I'm still not an expert in 'swordplay' level 99. With optimal body movement and speed, my body automatically swings the sword.

　With a sound of wind cutting, Goldova's head falls off.
　And then it stopped moving.