Kami-sama’s room wasn’t that far from the terrace.
They were both located at the outskirts of the Shrine. It was nearer if we went there instead of heading towards the station of the shrine guards located at the center of the Shrine.
We couldn’t shake of the Filth, but it couldn’t catch up with us, either.
Its body frame was huge, so it got caught in the head wind or else stuck in the thickets beneath its feet, so that bought us some time.
It didn’t appear as if the wind was blowing, but — a hint of doubt crossed my mind, but I just shook my head.
Leave that for later.
I could see Kami-sama’s house from a distance when I raised my head.
‘Just a little bit more…!’
I infused strength to my feet that felt like lead while taking a rugged breath.
It hadn’t been chasing us for long, but it felt as if I ran a marathon the entire day.
‘But it’s just a little bit more. Just a little bit more…!’
I could finally see that black, jelly-like figure.
I wondered about what he would do when he saw us running for our lives.
He would probably be surprised and dumbfounded. He might even be troubled.
But if it was him — even if he was troubled, he would never forsake us.
‘Kami-sama!!!’
<b>“— I-w-om’t-let-you-g-ooooooooo”</b>
The howls coming from behind us drowned my feelings of hope.
My hair stood on its end as I turned around, and at that exact moment, I saw the Filth swing down its stretched out arm.
The headwind and the thickets could no longer stop the Filth.
The black arm directly struck the ground —
“SOFIE!!!!”
It engulfed Sofie’s body.
Sofie had collapsed before the arm reached her, and she stopped moving now that half of her body was covered in the black Filth.
“Stupid!!! What are you doing!!”
I had already ran towards her and grabbed her arm before I came to my senses. The other crony pulled her other arm and Lidianne grabbed her shoulders, but we couldn’t free her from the sticky filth.
Lufure-sama was trying to pull the Filth away from her with his bare hands, but they were turning black, too.
“Sofie, hey, Sofie!!!!”
The crony tried to call her, but she was unresponsive.
Sofie’s body was slumped and she remained motionless. The crony’s face collapsed.
“No! No way!! Sofie!!!”
“Calm down! Let’s pull her out for now!!”
Lidianne fiercely encouraged the shaken underling.
“Let’s pull her together! Ready, one…..”
She was interrupted midway.
Under the clear sky, a huge shadow was suddenly casted on us.
There was a faint stinky smell along with the cool wind.
And then —
<b>“Gotch you”</b>
The cold, snickering voice that sounded like mud bubbling gave me goosebumps.
I slowly raised my head. It looked like the Filth was peering at us with its mouth twisted in laughter.
I could no longer see that smile.
The Filth was stretching its other arm toward me, filling my entire view.
I couldn’t even take my eyes off that black hand as it slowly fell on me.
“Ah — “
It was just a little bit more.
It was already right before our eyes.
‘We already came so far.’
“Kami-sama…”
All I could think about was him even though the black hand would crush me any moment now —
even though he didn’t seem to be reliable, even though he was called the incompetent god.
Even though it might increase the filth he was carrying that we specially purified.
The words that I didn’t utter when I was on the verge of being swallowed in the explosion earlier were now spilling out of me.
“Help me, Kami-sama—!!!!!”
“— Yes.”
A soft voice unexpectedly resounded.
It was calm, mild and gentle and so out of place here. Somebody’s ‘arms’ —
“It’s alright now. You did your best.”
— wrapped me from behind.
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T/N: Sorry for always missing weekend chaps 🙁 I do hope things will settle down over here so I can return to my previous sched..Here’s the missed chap for Sat, thanks for your patience! XD
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