Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 126 Confessing to Wiz under the Moonlight

Chapter 126 Confessing to Wiz under the Moonlight

That evening.

Charlotte arrived at Wiz's magic item shop.

"suck"

As Wiz absorbed the magic quite forcefully, Charlotte's magic was rapidly draining away, but he didn't feel any pain or fatigue. Instead, Wiz's body went limp and he collapsed onto the bed.

The two were in Wiz's bedroom. Although it was small, it was not dirty or messy and gave people a warm feeling. Most importantly, the room was filled with the fragrance of a girl, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

Charlotte helped the limp Wiz back to bed.

"Are you alright, Wiz?"

"Yes, I feel much better! Thank you, Mr. Charlotte. I'll have more energy for the night patrol later."

Wiz seems to have spent a lot of energy on the shop lately, which has left her somewhat depleted. Therefore, she asked Charlotte to help her absorb some magic, and Charlotte readily agreed.

"Night patrols? Is that necessary? — Right, Wiz has cleansed the graveyard before, is it the same thing this time?"

"Yes, it is also my duty to guide wandering souls."

The lich girl had a holy look on her face.

Honestly, sometimes it's really hard to tell who the goddess is. The traditional goddess stays home, lazy and doesn't do any work, while the lich girl comes out on night patrol every night or something —

"As expected of a lich," Charlotte couldn't help but admire, while also asking with some doubt, "But are there really souls wandering around this world? I remember that the ones in the mansion are mostly earthbound spirits; rather, they're more like they're crawling into other people's homes—"

"Yes, there are already many such spirits."

"There are many!"

Charlotte was startled.

Hearing Wiz say that, he felt a strange sense of guilt. He was, after all, a priest, a clergyman of the church, and yet he had done nothing about the various evil spirits that plagued the town—he just felt guilty.

"Hey Wiz, let's go together later."

"May I?"

"Ah, let's just consider it a learning experience. Wiz is so strong, even a lich should be able to learn something from you. Besides, priests need to exorcise evil spirits to level up, so isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

"That's great! It will definitely be much easier if Mr. Charlotte joins us!"

Wiz laughed happily.

She wasn't asked to do this kind of work; it was purely the lich girl's own initiative, which is why Charlotte joined in.

Wiz stood up.

"Then let's set off now!"

"—Is it okay if I rest a little longer?"

"It's okay, I've rested enough!"

Wiz raised her slender arm.

Although I can't sense any power from her, she definitely seems to have recovered a lot. Come to think of it, the fact that she can recover by absorbing Charlotte's magic is a bit of a mixed bag.

After all, a lich girl would be injured if she absorbed the goddess's magic, and as a priest, he himself—

Never mind, it's not important.

Wiz didn't turn off the lights, but simply locked the door of the magic item shop. The two walked along the somewhat quiet streets. Axel was just a beginner town, and there were very few activities at night.

"Let's get back to our previous topic." Charlotte asked, somewhat puzzled, "You just said that there are many spirits in this world, is that true?"

"Yes! This world is full of life, and souls exist too. What's so incredible about that?" Wiz tilted her head, looking puzzled. Although she was cute, Charlotte just felt that she was implying that she had a low level of knowledge.

"That makes sense in theory, but it's precisely because it's invisible that it feels a bit unsettling."

Charlotte can see spirits.

However, only powerful spirits can perceive the spiritual energy they emit, such as the doll in the suburban mansion. Ordinary spirits are invisible to Charlotte unless they control an object to give her a concept of them.

"This is because most of them are spirits that simply exist, but are harmless."

Wiz offered an explanation.

Because these spirits are harmless and do not emit strong malice, they naturally go unnoticed. In fact, ordinary priests would not detect them either, which is why no exorcism is performed. She told Charlotte not to worry.

"However, occasionally mischievous spirits will possess humans."

"It's a standard routine—"

Charlotte said this subconsciously.

Such things happen frequently in both anime and novels, leading to the somewhat strange question: "Speaking of which, what would happen if you got entangled by it? Would you turn into a crazed monster?"

"No, it won't." Wiz shook his head and explained, "Although there aren't any evil spirits that powerful, if someone were to be possessed, it would be necessary to cleanse them of their regrets, remorse, and obsessions."

"The goal is to help them attain Buddhahood."

Charlotte nodded thoughtfully.

This is a common trope. It's similar to the lich Kil in the dungeons, or rather, they share some similarities.

"But I'm a priest, I shouldn't be possessed by evil spirits—huh?"

The voice just fell.

Charlotte's body stiffened; he realized he couldn't control his body anymore.

Wiz then added, "That's not the case. Because spirits aren't evil spirits, divine power isn't their nemesis. Besides, Mr. Charlotte's faith is very weak, no different from an ordinary person. And they can possess people when their minds are relaxed, so Mr. Charlotte should be careful when going to dangerous places."

How should I put it?

Wiz's explanation was very thoughtful, and I can definitely learn a lot from her, but I hope she can speak a little faster next time.

Brain————

He could think, hear Wiz's groans, and know what it felt like to be on the ground—but he couldn't control his body freely!

Is this what they call possession?

Charlotte, being a priest, had become somewhat complacent and never expected to be possessed. A priest possessed by a spirit—wouldn't that be a laughingstock?

Fortunately, it was just him and Wiz here. Even if it was just a matter of moving his mouth, he had to tell Wiz.

Seeing Charlotte standing still, Wiz asked curiously, "Mr. Charlotte, what's wrong?"

"My body—suddenly, I can't move—even speaking is very difficult—" Charlotte said with increasing difficulty, as he could feel his control over his body being taken away.

"You can't be kidding me!!" Wiz exclaimed, covering his mouth in surprise. "I was just saying, how did you get possessed? Mr. Charlotte, you're a priest, aren't you!?"

"This is so embarrassing—" Charlotte was incredibly embarrassed, but unfortunately, because he had lost control of his body, he couldn't use magic. At the same time, a strange feeling made him uneasy. "What's that weird feeling... in my head—"

In his mind, it wasn't his personal thoughts, no, it was something like memories that flooded in!

This is----

Does this spirit leave behind any regrets?

Like a revolving lantern, images flashed through my mind all at once.

Wiz was somewhat worried.

"Mr. Charlotte, are you alright?!"

She wanted to touch it, but was afraid of some strange reaction, so she seemed a little flustered.

"I'm... I'm alright," Charlotte replied with difficulty. "More than that, right now in my head... it seems like someone's memory keeps surfacing..."

"This is most likely the possessing spirit's regret," Wiz quickly explained. "If this regret can be removed, control of the body can be regained."

"Ah, ahhhhh—even though that's what I say—hmm, ah? This time, my body acted on its own!"

Charlotte was somewhat anxious.

Regardless of his will, his hands and feet moved completely out of his control, and then he grabbed Wiz, who was standing next to him.