Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 108 WDNMD

Chapter 108 WDNMD

"Charlotte! Please!"

"I don't want to! Let go, let go now!"

In the Church of Eris, Aqua clung to Charlotte's leg, crying and pleading with him.

Honestly, if it were about borrowing money or something, Charlotte would have kicked her out long ago. However, this guy said that as a follower of the Axis, he had not fulfilled his obligations and asked him to go to the streets to help recruit believers.

That idiot goddess!

Isn't this just asking the impossible?

Charlotte initially thought Aqua was deliberately after money and intended to use this to get rid of her, but it seemed to make Aqua realize that believers were more important than money, so she refused to leave.

"Hey Aqua, let go! I have work to do!"

"I don't want to! — That's right, Charlotte! Let's have a showdown! How about chess? If I win, you come with me to recruit followers; if I lose, turn around and leave immediately!"

"I won't do it. Why should I?"

"If you don't agree, I'll flood right here! I'm going to cry, and I'm going to cry now!"

"Okay, let's play!"

Charlotte readily agreed.

There was nothing he could do; he knew Aqua's stubbornness meant she might actually do it.

So the two of them went to a corner of the church, where a chessboard was placed in the middle. It was a chessboard from before the reincarnation, not the chessboard from another world where the king could leave the chessboard and teleport.

Hey Aqua, are you really suited for games that require intelligence?

"—What's wrong, Charlotte? You look like you want to say something?"

"It's nothing, I just want to lament how pathetic it is for people who can't understand themselves properly."

"Why are you suddenly introducing yourself?"

Charlotte really wanted to punch her, but considering that his intelligence was about the same as the stupid goddess, he resigned himself to his fate.

"Come on, come on, hurry up!"

"Yes, yes—"

Unable to resist Aqua's insistence, Charlotte had no choice but to play chess with her, and then—Charlotte achieved a thirty-game winning streak.

Aqua burst into tears.

"Why?!"

"Hmph, this is my 30-game winning streak. Listen up, Aqua, you might think my intelligence is the same as yours, but there are differences between people! That's right, the difference between you and me!"

Charlotte held her head high with a smug look on her face.

Aqua stared intently at him and said, "You cheated, didn't you!"

"How could that be, you idiot!" Charlotte couldn't help but tap her on the head. "How could you cheat in a game like this, where you use your hands and they're moving the pieces right in front of you?"

"Waaaaah—One more time! One more time to decide the winner!"

"You show no remorse, you—"

Charlotte sighed.

This silly goddess went from a single-game match to a best-of-three, then a best-of-five—and now she's demanding just one win. Is it shamelessness, or her insatiable hunger for victory?

Charlotte made a move on a random piece of chess.

Aqua screamed.

"Wait, wait a minute, what's that step?!"

"We can't stop again next time."

"Perhaps this will work—whoosh, I've won this time! Come on, kneel before me!"

"So, what about this next step?"

"----ah?"

The once confident, foolish goddess suddenly broke down and picked up the chess piece that Charlotte had just put down.

"Wait a moment!"

"I've already said there's no chance to stop anymore. How many times do you think this is before you take back your move?!"

"It's only been a dozen times, right?"

"That happened in this game! He's had to take back moves hundreds of times!"

Oh no, I already regret playing chess with her.

But Aqua was completely oblivious. She struck a pose like a thinker and clicked her tongue, "Tch, please be quiet, I'm thinking right now—"

"Listen to me properly! And don't touch other people's pieces! Have you gone so far as to steal pieces?!"

"Um, move this here, and that there, that way—"

that's it.

Another half hour passed.

"Yawn—" Charlotte stretched. "I still have work to do. It's about time I made my move. Have you decided yet?"

"Ugh, stop talking to me! It'll just turn the pieces in my head into scattered pieces!" Aqua huffed and complained back.

And then you see this silly goddess.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with considering it," Charlotte, sitting opposite her, said, pointing at Aqua. "Anyway, let's not sit cross-legged like an old man for now."

"It's nothing, no one saw it anyway."

"I'm right in front of you—"

"Oh dear, Charlotte, are you looking at me like that?"

Aqua covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with obvious mockery, as if she were teasing Charlotte.

Charlotte blushed slightly, but quickly regained her composure, feigning helplessness as she said, "What are you talking about? You don't think it's that good at all!"

"Don't be so shy, just tell me honestly, come on, come on."

Aqua actually lifted her skirt on her own initiative.

However, the extent of his adjustment was quite subtle, giving the impression that he could see clearly yet not quite understand it. His middle-aged man-like approach completely destroyed the originally enchanting atmosphere.

Charlotte paused for a moment.

"—No, really, I didn't. I'm sorry—I'm so sorry—"

"Wait a minute, Charlotte, don't take this apology seriously! A woman's pride, a goddess's self-esteem, will get all messed up!"

"Aqua————"

"W-what?"

"Tch—I'm sorry."

"Charlotte, ahhh!"

Just as he couldn't help but sneer, Aqua pounced on him, and the two began to wrestle.

Meanwhile, a [Destroyer Alert! Destroyer Alert! The Mobile Fortress Destroyer is approaching this town! All adventurers, please immediately arm yourselves and proceed to the Adventurers' Guild! Also, all residents of the town, please seek refuge immediately! Repeat, repeat!!]

The broadcast that made headlines throughout the town ruined this beautiful moment.

After a brief silence, the church immediately descended into chaos. Everyone's faces paled as they fled in panic. Although the church's clergy repeatedly tried to calm the panicked believers, the reputation of the Mobile Fortress Destroyer was too outrageous and had no effect whatsoever.

In the end, Sister Teresa decisively called all the believers and church members to the refuge.

Charlotte should have gone too.

But then, "Charlotte, Charlotte!!" Kazuma Sato rushed in from outside and saw Anemiai sweeping the church with a broom. He asked, "Animii, where's Charlotte?"

The cloak pointed to a corner of the church.

Seeing Charlotte and Aqua riding on his back, Kazuma Sato didn't even suspect anything. Instead, he shouted, "What are you all playing around here for? The Mobile Fortress Destroyer is here! Hurry up, Charlotte, everyone's waiting for you!"

"wait for me?"

"Because everyone trusts you! Hurry up and lead everyone to defeat the Mobile Fortress Destroyer!"

"————WDNMD!"

"What do you mean?"

"I'll lead you guys in the fight!"