Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 50: Can Reconciliation Be Reached?

A heavy punch landed on the headless knight's head. The sudden impact forced the knight's greatsword to change its trajectory, grazing Charlotte's side and creating a small crater.

Ignoring the fact that his pristine white priest's robes had become filthy, Charlotte rolled forward across the muddy plain, putting some distance between himself and the headless horseman.

The headless horseman's body did not continue the pursuit, but instead rolled back and forth on the ground, while clutching his head... or rather, the area where his head was, and shouting.

"My eyes...! My eyes!! I can't see, I can't see anything at all!"

This bizarre scene left people speechless. If his head wasn't on his neck, then why was he covering the part of his head?

However, Charlotte did know of a phenomenon called "phantom limb pain," which the Headless Horseman probably experienced as well.

Then again.

Isn't this light a bit too bright?

The adventurers at the town's main gate were all wiped out, covering their eyes and groaning softly. Even Charlotte, who had closed her eyes beforehand and was prepared, was so dizzy from the sting that she had to shake her head several times before she could barely see clearly.

This power is wrong!

He has tried before, but he is definitely not that strong!

Sensing something was wrong, Charlotte involuntarily looked at Aqua, who was grinning at her and giving her a thumbs-up, saying, "Go, Charlotte! Use Divine Light Fist on this wretched headless rider!"

It was you who did it!

Rubbing his eyes, Kazuma Sato sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, "Aqua, Aqua! What was that just now? Why was Charlotte's Divine Light Fist so powerful?"

"That's definitely due to the power of faith!"

"...What do you mean?"

"Kazuma, you're really dense. I'm a goddess, so of course my skills require divine power. Although I can use magic, the power is completely different, especially for moves like Divine Light Fist! That's why I always say that believers are very important to a goddess! How about that, isn't it amazing!?"

"is that so?"

Kazuma Sato looked at the boastful Aqua with suspicion, but even though he didn't want to believe it, he had to admit the facts.

Doesn't that mean...?

Just now, Aqua made these adventurers believe in Charlotte, and then used that faith to severely injure the Headless Horseman.

It turned out to be the case.

Charlotte, who had been keeping a close eye on things over there, finally understood why.

Simply put, it's the difference between adding 92 or 95.

Or is the difference between the two even greater?

Although he didn't care about believers or faith power, he had indeed received a favor. He just hoped that Aqua would give him a heads-up next time she did something like this, as he had almost fallen for it himself.

...Oh right, the headless horseman's head!

The headless knight, who was successfully blinded, has lost his head somewhere. Finding it in advance would significantly weaken his strength.

Thinking of this, Charlotte quickly shouted to everyone, "Quickly find the Headless Horseman's head! Don't let him take it back!!"

Adventurers began their search.

soon.

"It's here with me!"

"...Darkness! Quick, kick it over here!"

"Kick, kick it over there!?"

Darkness hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and kicked hard.

"It hurts!"

With a thud, he fell to the ground.

"—What are you doing!?" xN

The crowd shouted.

Even the headless knight couldn't hold back any longer. He thought his head would be kicked off, but the female knight in front of him was too clumsy and couldn't even hit a stationary target.

Darkness collapsed to the ground.

"Heh, heh... As expected of the Headless Horseman, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"...What?"

"You must have used some tricks to make me fall to the ground, right? Even with only my head left, you still have this ability... Just now, when I lifted my leg high, you must have seen under my skirt, and now you're covered in mud... I never thought there was such a way to play, did you want to see me fall into depravity? This kind of play... is great!"

"No, I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

The headless knight became agitated and quickly protested, "I can't even see anything properly yet, how could I possibly be peeping under your skirt! That's slander! Besides, I'm a noble knight, I've only ever peeped under one person's skirt!... No, that's not how it works! There's a reason for this!"

His sudden self-destruction caused the female adventurers present to back away, their gazes shifting from fear to disgust, completely regarding him as a pervert.

The Demon King's army officers were killed on the spot.

And the culprit who caused this to happen—Darkness—was trembling as if he intended to do it again in front of everyone.

Seeing her actions, the Headless Horseman became frightened. He turned slightly to exchange a glance with Charlotte, and then they both ran towards Darkness.

To be precise.

It's the head of the headless horseman over there.

The torrential rain drastically reduced Charlotte's speed, but the headless knight was in much worse shape. He had been in the rain for about an hour since the start of the battle and had been weakened considerably.

The two chased each other, occasionally clashing, struggling to run forward on the muddy road. Although it looked a bit comical, they were both giving it their all.

In the end, the Headless Horseman prevailed.

With his superior strength and height, he got closer to his head.

Just as he reached out to grab the head, a strange, pale blue shadow, like a long whip, struck his head away at an extremely tricky angle.

"...Gah!?"

The headless horseman's smile froze.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Charlotte tripped him to the ground, rolled forward again, and held the headless knight's head in her arms.

Suddenly, the headless knight's body froze in place, like a robot whose remote control had malfunctioned and disconnected.

"Hmph hmph hmph... Hahaha... Hahahahahaha————"

Like the other four Uchiha heroes, Charlotte laughed wildly, his eyes glowing with an eerie red light as he stared intently at the headless knight's head he held in his arms. The headless knight's head involuntarily twitched.

"Hey, is it possible to reconcile?"

"Are you joking at this moment?!"

"Wait, wait! I let you off the hook before, and I'll let you off the hook this time too... It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much! Stop hitting me! My face... my face is already disfigured—"

"Ora ora ora!"

The red light in Charlotte's eyes intensified.

What is physical exorcism? (Tactical lean back)

Then, Charlotte unleashed a barrage of "Divine Light Fist" attacks, and the headless horseman's head was completely shattered and vanished from the world.

Darkness also shattered the headless rider's armor with her greatsword, and her body was purified by Aqua.

The defeat of the Headless Horseman is now complete.

Won!

We finally won!

This victory is brought about by friendship, passion, and hard work; it is a victory achieved through the bonds between everyone!

Having resurrected the fallen adventurers, Aqua, ignoring Darkness's humiliated and indignant sobs, trotted over to Charlotte's side and cheerfully exclaimed, "As expected of Charlotte, you actually defeated the Headless Horseman!"

"...You think I can't win?"

"Without my help! Look, it's all thanks to me gathering the adventurers' faith that we were able to severely injure the Headless Horseman! So, I'm the MVP!"

She said that shamelessly.

Charlotte twitched the corner of her mouth.

What do you mean? Am I a freeloader who wins without lifting a finger?

"As agreed before, you have to give me all the payment this time! Also, you must have faith in me from now on, and sincerely pray for me three times a day, morning, noon, and night! And when the relief meals are distributed each day, give me a little extra!"

This guy...

I finally understood: Aqua was there to steal the credit and try to diminish Charlotte's role.

Never mind, the Lord doesn't care.

In a good mood, Charlotte didn't want to divide the spoils at this time, so she changed the subject, saying, "The Headless Horseman has been defeated, let's stop the rain."

"Leave it to me!"

After saying that, Aqua clasped her hands together again, making a praying gesture.

A minute passed...

Five minutes have passed...

Ten minutes have passed...

"Aqua?"

"No, no, no... Oh no, Charlotte! The rain isn't stopping!"

"...What did you say!?"

Charlotte was dumbfounded when she saw Aqua's panicked state.