I’m Playing as a Nun.

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Patch Notes for advanced readers

Chapter title changed from ‘Shock to the cat’ to ‘Shocking the cat.’

Patch Notes

Magician is now Mage.

– Clank

“…That was close.”

One greatsword stubbornly pierced Levinia’s back.

Anyone could see it was a fatal wound, but it didn’t have much effect in the face of Levinia’s regenerative abilities that far surpassed ordinary demons.

However, the name of the greatsword stuck in her back was Severance.

Although it couldn’t inflict a proper fatal wound, it could stop her movement for a moment.

“Ugh… With this… I guess we can say we caught her…?”

“No, the resistance is fiercer than I thought. I don’t think I can maintain this state for long.”

The effect of Severance could barely be activated thanks to forcibly intervening in Levinia’s dream space and diverting her gaze.

But even that was temporary, and physical damage was not easily inflicted.

“Tsk… Just… Just because of a mere vampire… What is this…”

While Bel Ros held Levinia down, the man who first regenerated his neck and regained his voice.

“I definitely told you she’s not an opponent to be taken lightly, didn’t I?”

“Sh-Shut up… How dare a mere lesser being like you speak to me, an intermediate-tier…”

The man thoroughly monitored Levinia together with Bel Ros for quite a long time.

Unlike Bel Ros, who had no discrimination between races, the man harbored extreme discrimination. He looked down on Levinia, a weaker race than himself, until the end.

“Even after observing for so long, you still haven’t realized it?”

“Wh-What are you saying…”

“She’s not a mere vampire. She’s too strong for us to handle.”

At Bel Ros’s blunt remark, the man immediately frowned and reacted.

“That’s… That’s absurd… In the end, she’s just… a vampire…”

“Your mighty command didn’t work on her in the end, did it?”

“She must have… been hiding something…”

Even though the man’s body was already in tatters, badly mangled by Levinia, he kept denying reality until the end, spouting all sorts of unsightly excuses.

It seemed he absolutely didn’t want to acknowledge the fact that he, an intermediate-tier, ended up like this because of a mere vampire.

“……”

“Anyway… I’ll be nearby… recovering for a bit… In the meantime, you keep holding that vampire down…”

“What are you going to do after recovering?”

“For now… I’ll go back to the church… and take all those inside as hostages…”

“…Hostages?”

“Since the opponent made a cowardly move first… we should also use a method befitting that…”

Bel Ros, who can’t take his eyes off the man walking away weakly.

A strange atmosphere filled the forest, and an unpleasant silence slowly spread.

“The order I received was only to deal with this vampire.”

At Bel Ros’s quiet remark, which reverberated through the quiet forest, the man immediately stopped walking and sighed heavily.

“So what… In the end, that vampire will be dealt with… so there’s no problem…”

“There’s nothing to gain from touching the children there. It’ll only create unnecessary trouble.”

“How do you know without even trying…”

“That’s the result of observing until now. I don’t know why, but this vampire cherishes those children very dearly.”

“Then all the more reason… to take them hostage, no?”

Bel Ros fell silent for a moment.

Although it was relatively short, he had entered Levinia’s dream and seen and confirmed quite a lot.

He could intuitively sense that such a choice by the man would never bring favorable results to the demons.

Moreover-.

“…If you’re going to go as far as that, I’ll sit out this mission.”

“…?!”

Unlike the man who, being a demon, felt no guilt for anything he did,

Bel Ros definitely felt responsibility for whatever he did.

Laying hands on the children here meant completely shattering his own principles that he had somehow managed to keep until now.

Especially if the targets were innocent children, it was something he absolutely couldn’t do.

“……”

“What is it, Bel Ros… Are you saying you won’t follow my orders at this point…?”

“Sorry, but I don’t consider you my superior.”

With those words, Bel Ros immediately cruelly pierced through the center of the man’s chest with his bare fist.

“Ugh, ugh…”

Bel Ros was ranked low only because he selectively received orders, not because he was weak.

“I always wondered. Why can you do such things without hesitation?”

“Wh-What is this… right now…”

“It was the same when you barged into the church. You tried to kill even innocent children for no reason.”

“H-How dare you…”

“The order I received didn’t include the children.”

Bel Ros, who had lived a long time as a demon.

To him, Levinia’s existence was very unique and quite refreshing.

Unlike himself, who had no choice but to reluctantly follow all sorts of unreasonable orders, trapped in the frame of being a demon.

Levinia, who despite being a demon, lived peacefully with human children without any sense of incongruity.

Just that allowed him to vaguely realize how foolish and contradictory his life was.

“Therefore, the one who disobeyed orders is not me but you.”

But even if he realized that now.

It had no meaning to Bel Ros, who had already secured a position within the demons.

– Clank…

“What a strange feeling─.”

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【Aizen】- Messiah

[Race] Human

[Job] Knight

[Level] 1

[Passive Skill] Valor

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【Ellie】- Messiah

[Race] Human

[Job] Priest

[Level] 1

[Active Skill] Heal

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【Iris】- Messiah

[Race] Human

[Job] Mage

[Level] 1

[Active Skill] Fireball

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“W-We did it…!!”

No matter how much of a demon Bel Ros was, with a body that was just an empty shell left weakly, he couldn’t easily deal with even level 1 children.

“We defeated the demon…!!”

Moreover, the children each unconsciously manifested one skill in the fierce battle with Bel Ros.

Aizen’s Valor, I presume, is a skill that increases his physical abilities.

Ellie’s Heal slightly recovers the target’s health.

Iris’s Fireball creates and shoots a small fireball.

At a glance, they look like very basic skills that others would find ridiculous.

But for me, who had been with the children, there was no more moving moment than this.

“Sister…!! We did it!!”

“I used magic!”

As soon as they confirmed Bel Ros’s movement had stopped, the children immediately ran to me and started bouncing around with joy.

I proudly looked at the children and patted each of their heads.

“Looks like your efforts have paid off. You all fought really well.”

“How about it, Levinia?! Do you still think we’re weak?!”

I slowly shook my head at Aizen’s confident question.

“No. You’re so reliable that I’m extremely proud.”

“As the leader of this party from now on, I’ll definitely protect Levinia, Ellie, and Iris! Just trust me!”

Aizen’s shoulders rose high as if piercing the sky.

He must feel very proud and boastful even to himself that he is the official leader of this party.

But I’m not sure why I’m naturally included in that party.

“…I see.”

While I was in the middle of praising the children and speaking proudly.

Bel Ros’s weak voice was heard faintly from a distance.

“What…?! He’s still alive?!”

“H-How…!!”

“I thought we had taken care of him…”

Bel Ros, who was barely hanging on with his two arms, now stood alone in the desolate spot with an even more wretched appearance as his arms fell weakly to the ground.

Then he creakily and laboriously made eye contact with me.

“I want to talk for a moment. I’ll tell you a useful piece of information as promised.”

As soon as Bel Ros finished speaking, the children hurriedly straightened their posture.

But having roughly sensed the atmosphere, I calmly settled the children down and slowly sorted out the situation.

“Priscilla, could you watch the children for a bit?”

“Huh, yes…?”

“I have something to discuss with him.”

The children, of course, and even Priscilla made puzzled expressions.

Nevertheless, I resolutely stepped forward and approached Bel Ros closely.

Soon, I came right in front of Bel Ros and indifferently looked at his badly crumpled face.

“The sun will rise soon. So I’ll keep the main point brief.”

“Okay.”

Bel Ros took a moment to catch his breath, then calmly resumed speaking with a much calmer demeanor.

“From today onward, demons will invade not to reclaim the forest but solely to deal with you.”

“…What?”

“The Demon King already knows of your existence. Even if not right away, as long as you stay in that forest, there will be more and more things you can’t handle alone.”

A very shocking story that naturally makes me frown.

It’s not that I didn’t expect this to happen, but it still seemed too early.

“But don’t worry. With your level of power, you should be able to endure to some extent.”

“If they rush in all at once, no matter how strong I am…”

“You have the children.”

I was momentarily at a loss for words at Bel Ros’s sudden remark.

“I could see quite clearly from the earlier battle. There was a reason you cherished those children.”

“What do you…”

“I have never seen children who manifested magic at that age.”

The more I listened to Bel Ros, the more I felt a growing sense of doubt.

I couldn’t understand at all what he was talking about.

“You must have recognized those children’s potential early on.”

“……”

“Excellent. And I respect that.”

With those words, Bel Ros slowly begins to lower his head as if he has reached his limit.

“It seems I don’t have enough time to fully understand you. But it was quite a meaningful time.”

“…Are you reaching your limit?”

“I can feel the magic stone gradually cracking.”

The magic stone that acts as Bel Ros’s heart.

If it breaks, it means Bel Ros’s death.

“…Now that I think about it, you were quite a pleasant fellow for a demon. I suddenly feel bittersweet.”

“Hmph, how mundane. I’m getting tired of even talking now. I’m done saying everything I needed to, so hurry back to where the children are.”

To be honest, I still don’t trust this Bel Ros very much.

We didn’t have enough time to perfectly understand each other.

I might have felt that way even more because his actions towards me during that short time were so duplicitous.

“Alright. Rest in peace.”

“Yeah.”

With those final words, Bel Ros weakly collapses to the ground with the sound of something breaking.

After confirming Bel Ros’s last moments with my own eyes.

Then, with an inexplicably complex heart, I slowly turned around to go back to where the children were.

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【Active Skill】New!

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A notification window announcing a new skill suddenly popped up.