I Received The Holy Sword By Dawn Delivery (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 89

– Then that means someone must have intercepted it.

“But you said that place was somewhere no one ever went.”

– Hmm, there did happen to be a guest that day.

“Then it’s highly likely someone else took it. Still, don’t worry, High Priest. Even if it fell into another’s hands, it won’t function. I placed a curse on it as a precaution and shattered it beforehand. To restore it, someone would need to absorb the entire curse embedded within—but before that could happen, their body would twist like a key and they’d die. It’s impossible unless the Holy Sword simply drops from the sky.”

– That’s a relief, though it’s a pity—we’d need a sacrifice of equivalent power to verify the future again. Sacrificing more of my life force is such a hassle. It’d be perfect if a massacre happened somewhere.

“How about using the Golden Plains, then?”

– But we already ruined that place.

“Wouldn’t it work if monsters carried out the massacre? Gnomes, priests, and even the Imperial Knights are all gathered there—it’d make a splendid offering.”

– Not bad. I’ll look forward to it, Bishop.

With those words, the blood-filled tray fell silent once more.

The Bishop, who had been kneeling, slowly rose to her feet. She changed into a girls’ school uniform beside her and smoothed her face with both hands.

Black smoke then seeped from her palms, and her features transformed into those of a young girl.

“To summon monsters, I’ll need quite a bit of power… Maybe I should find a proper sacrifice this time?”

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That night.

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