"Huh? Where's Father Pervert?"
The Sister who attended the priest walked into the room.
"That priest is always so prompt, I thought he'd be finished by now... The smell of incense is still lingering, though. Was it Alisa? Do you happen to know where the priest went?"
With Divine Eye, he had around three hundred prior offenses on record, so he's probably gone straight to hell.
But I can't exactly say that, so—
"He told me, 'I don't have enough materials for the secret technique—wait here while I go procure them from a merchant I know,' so I've been waiting here ever since."
The Sister made a "here we go again" face.
"He probably ran out of lotion or something. I wonder when divine punishment will finally come crashing down on him."
Don't worry—I already hit him with Purification Flames.
Here's hoping his next life turns out clean and righteous.
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Since the priest never came back, I was told I could go home for the day.
He's never coming back, of course.
The next day, a Church appraiser would be examining my skills and aptitudes to determine whether I was suited to be a Saint candidate.
"Um, do we not need the paperwork from that priest yesterday?"
"That was just him doing stuff on his own."
A jaw-dropping statement from the appraiser.
Wait—so that whole thing wasn't even necessary to begin with?
Actually, more to the point—someone put a damn leash on that guy.
Is this church even safe?
Putting that aside for now, now that I've confirmed I can use Holy Magic here, I should be on the fastest track in history to be certified as a holy maiden!
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"Code Red! It's a loser-skill holder! Surround them! Banish them—!"
The appraiser shouted at the top of their lungs.
That's strange. I'm using Divine Eye to disguise my skills.
It must be some kind of mistake.
"I just came here because I want to become a holy maiden."
"How brazen! No matter how much you try to disguise it, my Loser Skill Search cannot be deceived! Enemy of God, prepare yourself!"
What the—why is there a skill that absolutely finds loser skills?
When I examined Loser Skill Search more closely with Divine Eye, it read: "A skill passed down through generations within the church for the sole purpose of finding loser skills. With that level of obsession, there is no loser skill that cannot be found."
Obsession... is there some kind of grudge involved?
At the appraiser's shout, holy knights poured into the room in the blink of an eye.
Fine, I guess. I was planning to take it slow in a drawn-out fight, but I'll just switch to a quick battle instead.
"So you pretended to want to become a holy maiden and infiltrated our headquarters! And you've already awakened! We will banish you from this world!"
In the rather cramped room, a holy knight charged at me with a drawn sword.
I dodged the blade and activated Dark Magic — Death Scythe.
A Grim Reaper materialized before the holy knight, swung its scythe downward, and reaped their life.
Then, as the other holy knights rushed at me one after another, I reaped their lives in the same manner.
Watching this, the appraiser—
"So the Failure Skill holder is truly—"
"one"
"who"
"brings calamity to us!"
"Finish them off here, no matter what!"
The appraiser was shouting up a storm.
Perfect — this one seems important around here. I'll use them as a shield.
I used Teleport to slip behind them and take them hostage.
"Don't move. Take one step, and I'll slit this one's throat."
I pulled a dagger from my spatial storage and pressed it against the appraiser's neck.
The holy knights froze.
"When did you—?! Damn it, stop!"
"Yeah, yeah. Tell me where the Pope is."
I asked, secretly activating the Slave Choker as I did.
"Pope McCain should be... in the Hall of Supreme Heaven."
"Reaching the heavens" — the arrogance of mortals never ceases to amaze.
Well then, I'd better pay a visit and ask about this Failure Skill business.
"Take me to the Hall of Supreme Heaven. And just so we're clear — I won't show mercy to anyone who tries to interfere."
So much for that warning — I ended up nearly wiping out every holy knight who attacked me along the long road to the Hall of Supreme Heaven.
Their faith sure was something.
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Skills: [Reverse][Divine Eye][Sword God][Fist God][Spear God][Blazing Heat Magic][Frozen Ice Magic][Clear Storm Magic][Rock-Iron Magic][Holy Magic][Dark Magic][Space-Time Magic][Thunder God Sword][Phantom Thief Gentleman][Ninja Master][Seeker of Truth][Monstrous Strength and Supernatural Power][Pain Mitigation][Complete Status Abnormality Resistance][Dark Spirit's Protection][Super Intuition][Heaven's Gate][Contractee of the Abyss][Magic Hand][Treasure Search][Seduction][Eloquence][Fortune][Growth Speed ×10]
Rank: Orichalcum
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