Useless Goddess Interlude 4
“This really was a surprise, Aqua-sama. To think that we would end up running into each other.”
The group lead by the warrior with the magic sword easily sent the ogres packing.
Everything happened so suddenly, so I still don’t quite understand exactly what happened.
“It’s been some time, Magic Sword Man. It really is a coincidence, running into you here–”
“Yunyun-san! Yunyun-san! Thank you for saving me, Yunyun-san! Let onee-chan give you a big hug as thanks!”
“Isn’t that what you always do, Cecily-san!?”
Next to the Magic Sword Man, Cecily wrapped Yunyun into a tight hug.
“To think we’d happen to run into each other just as Aqua-sama got into a crisis. This must be what they call fate–”
“Yunyun-san, help yourself to the crabs. Thanks to Aqua-sama, we got a lot of them today. We’ll have a crab feast!”
“You shouldn’t do that, Cecily-san. Mitsurugi-san is being serious… Feast… A feast with everyone… Everyone… ”
The Magic Sword Man seemed to shy back a little upon hearing Yunyun constantly mutter “everyone” under her breath.
“N-No, we can’t hold a feast here. Plus, we defeated the ogres. Ogres have a very strong bond of kinship towards each other. Others will definitely come around here to investigate their lost companions before too long. In the first place, we came out to aid Aqua-sama in her efforts to take out the Demon King. Now that we have met up, we should make haste towards the Demon King’s castle…”
“Y-Yeah, that’s right! A feast… isn’t something that we should be doing now… ”
Despite what Yunyun said, she seemed notably sullen after hearing Mitsurugi’s words.
“How can we not have a feast!? Aqua-sama wants to eat crab meat, you know!? Even if you are handsome, there’s no way I can’t go along with that request!”
“You are… Cecily-san, right? We met at the church in Alcanretia, haven’t we?”
It seems like Cecily knows the Magic Sword Man.
“Have we met before? … Oh, yeah, you were the guy who hit on me back at Alcanretia when you were looking for a priest, right!?”
“I didn’t hit on you! Moreover, all I wanted was a priest of the Axis Cult, not you in particular…”
As the Magic Sword Man said that, he gasped like he just remembered something.
“Aqua-sama, my apologies for not explaining things earlier… We came after you in order to offer our aid in your quest to defeat the Demon King. When I had my fortune told by the foremost fortune teller amongst the Crimson Demons, she told me ‘you will run into a priest of the Axis Cult in the near future. She will be a key figure in deciding the fate of this world. No matter what happens, you must protect her.’ … In other words, this is…!”
“Aqua-sama, a younger, handsome man just proposed to me!”
“That isn’t about you, Cecily-san! Ah, wait, Aqua-sama–”
Cecily and the Magic Sword Man seemed to have some stuff to catch up on, so I helped myself to the crabs instead–
— After spending the night with the crab feast.
“Aqua-sama, Aqua-sama, your humble servant Cecily has something to confess.”
While on the carriage heading towards Alcanretia, Cecily said with a serious look.
“Cecily, where did this come from? I don’t know exactly what you did, but I’m sure it’s not a big deal. If you want, I can come with you to apologize.”
“Really, Aqua-sama? You see, I’ve angered quite a few people… Ah, no, that’s not what I want to say.”
Cecily seemed a little regretful as she said.
“Aqua-sama, the truth is, I’ve been delaying our journey in order to allow Megumin-san and the others to catch up, but it seems like this is as far as that will go. I’ve actually brought a few games to attract your attention, but at this rate, we’ll be at Alcanretia within an hour.”
“I’m a little curious as to why exactly you delayed us, but I’m sure you had a good reason for doing that. First that ghost girl, and now you. Why does everyone want to delay me? … But very well, I forgive you.”
Cecily smiled upon hearing my words.
“With this party, it might be possible to take down the Demon King, but personally, I hope–”
She trailed off.
“Ah, it’d be boorish of me to say anything more. As a low-leveled priest, I would only hold you back going forward. When you reach Alcanretia, you must pay the headquarters a visit. When you do, you should give Zesta-sama and the others this order…”
Cecily leaned over to my ear.
“Now then, your humble servant Cecily prays for your success! This is but a small offering, but it’s the best a lowly priest like me can do… May the protection of Aqua-sama be on you! Blessing!”
With a smile, she casted a buff upon us.
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