NOVEL SIMPLE v1c7
Solid determination was not enough to overcome the fear of a sudden explosion in the middle of nowhere in front of them, and one by one...... and one by one, the guards fled away.
The head of the guard could only watch in silence.
If the Irma Reaper just smiled, his body would blow up.
--How the hell are we supposed to deal with such a situation?
Moreover, the Irma Reaper did nothing to it.
In other words, this phenomenon does not end when the Irma Reaper is defeated.
--Come to think of it, I've heard of it. I've been hearing about a secret technique that kills the opponent just by looking at him. ......
"As I recall, evil gods use such tricks ......."
In other words, the opponent is a god!?
It seems that Lord Kurt made a contract with an evil god to deal with them.
How much of a sacrifice he had made, the head of the guard could not even imagine.
In reality, it was only a promise to allow them to live in the territory, and the head guard did not realise until the end that he was dealing not with an evil god but with a saint, and the moment he stepped back in fear, the evil goddess Irma smiled.
'Hiiii!!!'
The head guard involuntarily screams, but in the next instant he too is caught up in the explosion and blown away.
◇ ◇◇
-Is this the end of the matter?
Irma smiled happily after checking that there were no more guards to attack her.
'Now Kurt won't be able to give up on me, right?"
In the end, he won't trust her without demonstrating her strength.
In this regard, Irma's ability was quite valued in the current Antoner territory, where there are no decent troops.
'As long as I have a place to stay, I don't have to go back to the church anymore, right?
The church, with its strict rules and regulations, was a very cramped place for Irma, who was carefree person.
How many times had she been told to "be a saint"?
If she even tried to learn the art of alchemy, she would be scolded.
There were no textbooks or anything, so everything was self-taught.
Of course, she never neglected her work as an apprentice saint.
When it comes to soup kitchens, she mixes up medicines that make the food tastier and adds them to the food, or if someone needs medical treatment, she mixes up a cure. ......
She was trying to prove that alchemy could also be used for saint-like actions.
The results were ...... exploding the food at the soup kitchen, or exploding people who needed treatment.
The worst possible outcome was achieved.
Naturally, she was scolded and banned from using alchemy in the church completely.
Moreover, they even put up wards for Irma that made it impossible to use alchemy.
It is true that Irma has exceptional talent for holy magic, and if she trained hard enough, she would be as good as, or perhaps even better than, the saints of the past.
But what Irma really wants to do is study alchemy.
That is why she left the church under the pretence of making a provincial tour of pilgrimage, looking for a place that would hire her wounded self.
That's where she found the Antoner territory.
Despite being the child of a lord who had just taken over, he was outstanding enough to evade the Grand Duke's schemes.
Not being at the Grand Duke's mercy is a major factor from Irma's perspective.
Not losing power means that he will not give Irma away, even if pressure comes from the Church.
'Now that I'm here, maybe I should show off a bit more of my power. If I do well, maybe he'll build me a research lab or something.'
Irma's bad habit is to show a strange motivation, even though she should have stopped at this point.
The guards had already run away or been blown away, but she made a security potion in the empty place and buried it in the ground.
Then, in the next moment, it causes a huge explosion that is incomparably bigger than the previous one.
Hearing the explosion, Kurt rushed to the scene and saw Irma, who had created a huge crater in the road.
'...... what were you doing?'
'Well, I was driving away the people who attacked us, you know?"
As expected, it wouldn't have been a good thing if she made a big hole in the ground every time someone attacked her.
However, Irma's blasts seemed to be more powerful than expected.
--I never thought that the guards would be overwhelmed by Irma alone.
Kurt gasps as he looks at the big hole.
'Can't you at least think of a few more ways to defeat them?'
'...... you trust me?'
'What are you talking about, I'm the one who left you to deal with the attacking soldiers, remember? You just did your job. Am I wrong?"
'That's ...... true, but...'
Irma looked at Kurt incredulously.
'Just what to do with this hole in the ......"
'Leave it to me. How about if I do this ...... this way!'
After putting up a wooden sign with 'Beware of big hole' on the side of the big hole, the maid said with satisfaction.
'No, indeed, you'll know it when you see it, right?'
'Then with my alchemy--'
'Irma, please stop trying to cause more explosions and widen the hole."
'No, there's definitely not going to be any more explosions!"
In the end, he had to accept the maid's idea in the end, for the time being, because of the shortage of manpower.
'The explosion will probably reduce the number of people living in this area, so it might be a good idea to build a laboratory for Irma here.'
'What?!
Irma's eyes widen in shock.
It'd be good to hire you as a personal alchemist, yes? Then wouldn't you need it?'
'Of course I need it!
'As expected, I can't afford to make it right away, so it'll take some time."
"Don't worry. Until then, I'll do it in my room.'
Irma now lives in Kurt's mansion.
'Well, as expected, you should do it outside, not in your room for now.'
Kurt inadvertently imagined the mansion blowing up, and he had to hurriedly warn Irma