Vol 3 - Chapter 17

Volume 3 Chapter 17

‘…A hint of filth…from me?’

This so-called filth sprang from people’s evil thoughts.

Grudges, envy and hate would all give birth to filth that could bring calamity to the world.

In that case —

“I’m carrying negative emotions…is that it?”

‘…I can’t refute that.’

I still resent Eric even now.

I was also mad at Amalda, and I wanted to kick my own father’s butt.

Honestly, he hit the bull’s eye.

“No, it’s not coming from you, Eleanor-san.”

But Kami-sama shook his body and negated that.

He was probably shaking his head, in human terms.

“Eleanor-san is also human, so I am sure you have all sorts of emotions. However, if you could still keep those emotions in check within yourself, then there’s no problem with that. Otherwise, the world would be covered in filth.”

…I see?

Yeah, no matter how good a person was, to say that he never experienced negative emotions was totally impossible.

If all the people in the world released filth, then the deities wouldn’t be able to accept them all.

Oh well, if their bodies couldn no longer take it in, then their appearance would turn to this.

“Filth is stronger, and made from pure malice…Hatred and grudges that have been taken too far.

Violence without hesitation. Evil thoughts that will eat up their souls — such will give birth to filth.”

“Taken too far…”

“Did you remember something?”

I reflexively recalled the incident yesterday when I heard Kami-sama’s quiet voice.

The one that happened behind the dining hall, when I deflected the trash away.

That strange shadow that swayed underneath her feat…

“…If you happen to know something about this, then please refrain from going near it. If it’s just a little bit of filth, then it shouldn’t be able to inflict too much damage, but it wouldn’t hurt to take precautions.”

Kami-sama glanced at me, then let out a small sigh. I remained quiet.

He then shook his body again apologetically, after that.

“Normally, I can draw the filth towards me, but…I don’t know why, but I don’t feel that well recently….Sorry, I can’t do anything else.”

“Ah, can’t do anything else isn’t —”

“But”

I tried to refute that, but he already cut me off.

His voice was still calm and quiet… but it was strong and unwavering.

“I can also do something if it’s about the filth. If this bothers Eleanor-san, then please come to me.”

Kami-sama tried to reassure me while I wordlessly stared at him.

He was saying all those things, but there had been no change in his body.

His surface was still smooth. He didn’t have any face, hands, or feet.

The words spilled out of his mouth, and his body undulated with the rhythm.

He wasn’t a human, no matter how much I stared at him.

“Be it monsters or calamities, I will definitely take them all in. I will never let you face anything dangerous.”

He stretched his oscillating body towards me, as if he was peering into my face.

Yes, he didn’t have a body, but why… why do I feel like he was gently smiling at me?

“I will definitely protect you, Eleanor-san.”

His voice resounded in the entire room. Only the two of us were here.

Kami-sama’s glossy surface was turned straight towards me.

I was reflected on it — I looked so stiff from surprise.

My cheeks seemed to be dyed in red — I hastily averted my gaze from myself.

“…Eleanor-san?”

Kami-sama seemed perplexed because of my suspicious behavior, so he called my name.

He stretched his body again, as if trying to follow my movement to peer into my face. I was already biting my lips hard before I noticed it.

‘You don’t even know how I feel!’

….Ugh, and why on earth did I say that!? I was already screaming inwardly, but there was no way Kami-sama would know about it.

He just seemed bewildered as he twisted his body.

“What happened?…Did I say something weird?”

“Nothing!!!”

I was already yelling before I knew it, but it couldn’t be helped.

In an attempt to gloss over it, I righted myself again, then pinched his body.

“K-Kami-sama, I won’t rely on you! If I do that, then the filth that we have especially purified will increase again!!”

You’re getting all your priorities backwards!! I stretched him out as I yelled that, and Kami-sama looked bothered as he wriggled as usual.

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