Volume 3 Chapter 14.3 (1/2)

Volume 3 Chapter 14.3

Translator: Reflet

Editor: Weasalopes

「Basically the same thing. But I can’t say that they’re identical right now. Even if I know what the overall quality is, I can’t really know until I take the parts home and separate ‘em with a machine.」

The priestess went into thought.

「Okay. I’ll give you permission using my authority as priestess to take some grass in this area, so can you investigate？」

「Alright, I’ll do what I can.」

「Thank you.」

Nodding at the priestess’s proposal, Hiroshi dug out whatever stood out.

「You still haven’t heard my name, right？」

「Nope. Ya ain’t even introduced yerself.」

「How rude of me. I am Nazaria. On paper I am the priestess of Igreos temple.」

「On paper？」

「Embarrassing as it is, I have hardly any talent compared to the other priestesses throughout history. I don’t even have the ability to communicate with Igreos the way that the Farlane priestess and the Elf priestess do.」

No one was sure how to respond to Nazarina’s self-deprication. In actuality, there were cases of priestesses just like her, but when two priestesses of her generation showed up with unusually high talent it was only natural.

「Well it ain’t much of a problem is it？」

「Right. Elle-chan talks about silly things with Alfemina-sama and Artiem hardly even communicates with her side, I hear.」

「That’s cause Aranwen-sama is a weirdo. Even if you reach him, he just leaves vague answers and disappears because he’s lazy.」

「So as long as ya stay in the temple to talk to Igreos and he answers every time then there ain’t no problem.」

Everyone knew the two other priestesses, so they stopped trying to comfort her and just dismissed the issue. Aranwen was still fine even if he was lazy. Usually gods and goddesses were like that. Alfemina talked to Aearis frequently but never answered the crucial information due to being busy.

It was only reasonable from a human perspective that a god like Aranwen at least give a short answer when asked even if he was truly busy.

Also, Alfemina had still yet to respond to Zanafel’s leaving home. She had tried to ask in Aearis’s body but apparently a problem had occurred among the gods.

「What kind of timing is this……」

She had spit out, saying she would go to Igreos Temple and speak to them there. Her peeved facial expression didn’t look faked, so there apparently was some sort of divine problem going on that couldn’t be ignored.

「Well, changin’ the subject.」

「What is it？」

「Yer a priestess, so ya know about the founding of this temple, yeah？」

「Not as much as the elders. I’m just a little girl after all. Those who have rich experiences, knowledge, and wisdom will always be above me.」

「But you can summarize it at least？」

Nazarina nodded. If she didn’t at least know the gist of it then she couldn’t call herself a priestess.

「So is there anything bout somethin’ sinkin’ under the water of this oasis？」

「Not from what I know. But there is holy water in this lake, so maybe some holy relic fell in.」

「So I gotta dive right down.」

「Or you could go ask Igreos-sama.」

Hiroshi tried changing the subject and Haruna steered him right back. Diving into the equivalent of a holy land would cause more than a ruckus. Haruna generally gave him free rein, but if it risked going against public policy and pissing local residents off then it was best to pull on the brakes.

「Well I personally think you can dive down whenever you want if you need to.」

「We don’t know if we need to though. Wouldn’t that be bad？」

「I don’t even think we’ll get permission.」

Hiroshi grimaced, unable to find a retort to Tatsuya and Haruna. He assumed something was down there, but was unable to find a legit reason and didn’t feel a huge impulse to go down, unlike back at the ruins.

「Well, we can return later. We might even come back here or to that island in the distance……」

「Tell me when that time comes. I’ll give you permission for small things like that.」

「Okay. I’ll report some sort of investigation result at tomorrow’s meeting.」

「I’m looking forward to it.」

Hiroshi’s group waved at Nazarina and returned to the inn. Nazarina turned to the other people bathing and decided to talk to them too while she was at it. At this moment she could have gone straight back to the temple to avoid getting caught up in the commotion to follow, but unable to communicate with her god unless she were in the temple, the poor priestess had no way of telling the fate in store for her.

「We finally got back！」