Ohanabatake No Maousama Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Night had fallen on Hamplet Village.

And in one corner where a crude shack stood, the sound of someone banging on the door echoed.

"Mister Qudels. Please come out."

"Group leader! Don't you know that nothing good will come out of you staying locked up in there?"

The people who said these things while knocking on the door were nearly all of the villagers and restoration support group members.

At a glance, the scene seemed calm. Almost like adults watching over their children who were starting to get rebellious.

However, the reality for those inside of the shack, was total fear.

To Qudels and Darten, they might as well have been the protagonists in a zombie film.

But unlike zombies, the people that surrounded the building were talking to them with calm, gentle and loving words… They were good people.

Even if there was a devil behind them that was waiting to capture Qudels and Darten and suck the life out of them.

"So, what should we do, brother Qudels?"

"Don't call me that. I would never have such a pathetic brother."

Qudels said coldly as he created glowing flowers within the dark and dusty shed.

Once the room was bathed in a pale, soft glow, they saw that there was a rough straw mad on the floor for a bed. The farmer who lived here must have been very poor.

There wasn't even a place to cook. Perhaps this person worked under a more prosperous farmer.

"…It's so cold. Well, we can't stay cooped up in here forever, right? That being said, the humans may all die if we aren't careful when retaliating."

Darten muttered to himself as he sat down on the straw mat. Then he noticed the odor of the previous owner and he scowled.

"Exactly. Well, I could disarm them without hurting them if I wanted to, but I think that it may result in hurting their hearts instead of their bodies. And so, our only option is to strike at Moral, who is controlling them."

"Yes, that's true. So, do you have an actual plan?"

"That is a secret."

As they talked, Qudels made more flowers grow all over the floor.

The shabby place was filled with colorful flowers. And after a while, it started to look like a botanical garden that was rather warm.

However…as the residents were a filthy old man in gla.s.ses and a near-naked muscle boy, the overall effect wasn't too pretty.

"Huh. A vision and sound block barrier. And it also blocks spirits from entering. You're very good at this stuff, brother."

He realized that he could no longer hear the voices of the villagers and group members coming from the outside.

The flowers blocked all of the cracks in the walls and now no one could look inside.

"I'm impressed that you were able to understand that in a glance, but I feel an eerie chill whenever you call me that. …But nevermind. First, we must consider our opponent's abilities."

After finis.h.i.+ng his work, Qudels started to talk about his plan.

He had avoided saying anything about it before, because it was possible that Moral was using magic to spy on them.

"Oh, I got you, brother. Let me tell you what I know first. She used to be a G.o.ddess of purification and good harvests."

—I told you to stop calling me that.

Qudels became very annoyed at this, but he merely covered his eyes with his hand and continued to listen to Darten.

"Her attribute is water and her symbol is the lotus flower. She was originally supposed to suck in the wicked thoughts of the people and return it to the world as a power that improved productivity."

In general, G.o.ds were supposed to help people.

After all, they were the embodiment of their hopes and wishes.

After being born in the heavens, they were able to choose a wish in a certain direction, and by acc.u.mulating them, they decide the direction of their own power.

And by making people's wishes come true, they received feelings of grat.i.tude that helped them grow.

In other words, Moral, G.o.ddess of l.u.s.t, was supposed to be a being that worked for the benefit of humans.

"So, how did she end up like that?"

"I don't really know myself. But I heard that she can taste the evil thoughts that she sucks from people. And the salacious ones were her favorite. I think she became addicted to them… In other words, she is like an alcoholic who is out of control?"

And so she didn't know how to restrain herself, and sucked in too much of it. That resulted in the destruction of a country. This story was worse than Qudels had antic.i.p.ated, and he covered his face in both hands.

"So, she was supposed to purify people of greed, but was unable to control her own. These G.o.ds…including the one in front of me, do not take things seriously. Yes, this has really ruined my impression of the G.o.ds."

"Ah. I'm totally sorry about that."

Darten looked away awkwardly and scratched his head.

That being said, when it came to the inability to control oneself, Qudels was not much different. Of course, Darten was wise enough to not point this out.