How a Former Pastor Lives in Another World

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How to seal the dungeon core

Outland, the western part of the continent.

A lawless land teeming with monsters and other races.

There is no particular industry, and the main source of income is hunting monsters and processing and delivering by-products.

Melpasa, a base city for adventurers, is the gateway to Outland.

But even in this harsh city, there was a path of faith.

Examples include Melpasa Cathedral and the Melpasa Ax Sisters.

As it is a city founded by adventurers fighting the monsters of Outland, there are many healers and battle priests.

The Ax Convent is a prestigious convent that produced the saint ‘Elizabeth of the Double Axe’.

This is the place where the legendary saint who awakened her stigmata and defeated a horde of orcs that invaded the city with two axes was canonized.

Devout women who follow strict rules and serve Soltera in their own way.

As they serve God, their humanity and kindness are revealed from their faces.

The director, Sister Maria, was a grandmother whose kindness and love were evident on her face.

The black eyepatch covering one eye does nothing to dilute her impression.

“Director! Director!”

“Sister Yuna. I told you not to run around outdoors. What are you going to do if you fall and hit a rock?”

“Hehe, the director can treat you.”

“It’s much better to be healthy and not hurt.”

“I’ll be careful~”

Looking at the brightly smiling young nun, Mother Superior Maria asked with a kind smile.

“So, what made you run over so quickly?”

“Jenny! Jenny is back!”

“Sister Jenny? Already?”

Although she is from the Ax Sisters, it was this winter that Jenny went to the Solarion Church to join the armed organization.

It’s only fall, so how can I go home already?

“That’s right. Wow! Did you get fired? You got angry at the nobleman with that temperament. Squeak!”

“Sister Yuna. That’s unfair!”

slap! When I tapped her shoulder, Yuna exaggeratedly pretended to be in pain.

“Hing~”

“You probably didn’t even send a letter. Did you talk about anything?”

“Uhm… you came without checking.”

“Anyway, it’s too hasty.”

Director Maria smiled at the thought of welcoming the child back to his hometown, no matter what happened.

“It’s been a while since I’ve had to show off my cooking skills. Now, let’s finish the work and go back.”

“Yes! Oh, should I ‘shoot’?”

“Of course.”

Director Maria took a step back and asked Gombangdae.

“Whoa~”

The moment the poisonous smoke from the cigarette leaves was exhaled along with the breath, Yuna lit the wick of the cannon.

Chijijijijiji!

The wick burns and the flame moves towards the ignition hole every moment.

Beyond the gun port, a green beast with its hands and feet bound struggled desperately, but it was meaningless.

bang!

An explosion erupted along with flashing fireworks. The cannon retreated with a tremendous roar, and the cannonball flew towards the green beast with a roar.

puck!

A nun waves a flag along with the bloody sound of meat exploding.

“Hit! It’s a hit!”

“Wow, your shooting angle is perfect as always, Director!”

“One eye is enough for this.”

A sinister look appeared in Director Maria’s remaining eye.

***

When Ray returned to the Church and reported the destruction of the dungeon core, the Church was turned upside down again.

Over the past thousands of years, numerous dungeon cores have been discovered, but none of them could be destroyed.

Therefore, it was best to bury it in the ground and seal it, but Ray burned the dungeon core with sacred fire.

This was a great feat and had a huge impact on the upper echelons of the armed forces after the disappearance of the great evil Capricorn.

“If you just look at it as an achievement, it’s a feat that wouldn’t be enough to merit canonization as a saint right away.”

“Since you already have stigmata, there will be no objections.”

“But… we must be more careful in times like these. If the enemies of the Church find out about Brother Ray’s power, it could definitely become dangerous.”

Ray was too young.

Even though I was young, I was too young.

Just because he is a candidate for sainthood, he is an important person who must be treated with utmost secrecy, but what about the power to annihilate demons and destroy dungeon cores?

It’s as if Solterra sent him for royalties.

The evil species should not notice such a noble person.

At least until Ray fully awakens from his stigmata and becomes an adult.

“Brother Ray told me about the dungeon core. What the core is and what’s inside it.”

“Hehe…is there really a devil’s soul sealed in the core?”

“Even though it was a strong guess, I didn’t want to believe it. Truly, ancient wizards did many terrible things.”

They soon confirmed Ray’s request.

I’m willing to listen to anything.

From the church’s perspective, Ray Anderson was nothing short of a blessing in disguise.

What such a young brother of faith achieved in less than a year can be considered a feat.

Now, it is not a waste to lend him a holy relic to help him join the institution.

“Hmm… this is…”

“This is… embarrassing.”

But even so, the heads of the organizations looked perplexed when they saw what Ray had requested.

Request to destroy the dungeon core.

What Ray requested was the location of the dungeon core sealed by the Church and that he wanted to destroy it.

“The dungeon core….”

“Do you mind if I come and strain your core now?”

Occasionally, empires or other countries would claim ownership of the dungeon core and study it to utilize its infinite energy source, but the Church did not do so.

This is because it is an item created by an evil wizard and everything is subject to purification.

However, there was no way to deal with it, so it was sealed.

Bringing it out again was not an easy decision.

“According to Brother Ray’s testimony, there are many religious brothers in this dungeon core who sacrificed themselves to seal the devil. Brother Ray says he wants to send them to Solterra.”

“Hehe… How can you be so heartbroken?”

“Brother Ray has a kind heart. It’s just that he’s a little quirky.”

cancer. Disinfecting people by burning them or making them walk through burning straw to identify witches are somewhat creative ideas.

But boys and girls around that age are naturally a bit weird.

There is no particular benefit to him, but the reason he wants to find and destroy the dungeon core is probably because he is such a faithful and kind child.

“I’ll have to give permission to the Pope as well.”

“If His Holiness allows, this will be an opportunity to eulogize the souls of my brothers and sisters.”

The dungeon core request went to the Cardinals’ Council and was passed unanimously.

therefore.

“Is this Melpasa? It’s Jenny’s hometown.”

“Well… to be exact, it’s north of here. I’ve lived here since I was young.”

Melpasa is the base city of Western Outland.

Ray and his party arrived at the city where the first core was located.

It was fall.

***

“Welcome, everyone.”

The nuns of the Ax Sisters welcomed Ray and his group.

“Jenny, it’s been a while.”

“It’s been a while, sisters.”

Jenny and the nuns of the Dokse Sisters greeting each other after a long time.

This is the convent where Jenny grew up as a nun. Everyone knew Jenny.

“The convent is an exclusive area, so please understand that we will greet you outside.”

Ray and Aaron shook their heads at Director Maria’s words.

“No. It’s a blessing to have a separate building for guests.”

In this world, priests of the Church of the Sun were allowed to marry, but they still maintained a minimum of separation.

The convent was originally a strictly male-free area, but on the hillside of Melpasa City, where the Dok Dok Nunnery is located, there is a separate building where men can also enter.

Perhaps it was so fascinating that Henry, from the monastery, chimed in.

“By the way, it’s surprising that there is a separate building like this. Our monastery… Ah! I trained at the Granville Priory. There was no separate site like this there.”

“Hehe, Granville Monastery is a place that spreads great teachings. But we were lucky.”

According to Mother Superior Maria, when a saint was produced from a convent, she was given all the surrounding land.

Since this is a place where adults have been produced, this level of support is only natural.

Considering that monasteries and convents usually make a living by making wine or cheese, the more land the better.

“We have jam and honey made at our convent for dinner. It tastes great with bread.”

“I’m looking forward to that! I don’t know if it will suit my noble tastes, but since you’re giving it to me, I’ll enjoy it… yay!”

Ray gently pulled Ophelia’s bun hair to stop her.

Ophelia had a pouty expression on her face, but she’s gotten used to it these days.

“Anyway, this is a dungeon core… It’s a story from a really long time ago. It was before Elizabeth was even canonized.”

“I heard that the dungeon core was sealed here in the Ax Sisters. We also received permission from the Vatican.”

“Oh, it’s not that I can’t give you the dungeon core. However, there are some circumstances.”

When Director Maria stood up from her seat, Ray and the others followed suit.

“Follow me. It might be easier to show you in person.”

Mother Superior Maria walked through the grounds outside the convent with Ray and his companions.

Except for the convent at the top of the hill, the land owned by the convent, where male employees also came and went, was used for various businesses.

There is an apiary and processing facility halfway up the hill, and a treatment center relatively close to the city to welcome patients.

Perhaps because the site was quite large, there was a road paved for carriages to come and go from time to time, and Ray and his group also headed somewhere in the prepared carriage.

“But if there was a dungeon core in the convent, why didn’t you tell me in advance?”

“No, Master… Is this the first time I’ve heard that there is a dungeon core in our convent?”

“This is your first time? Weren’t you born and raised here?”

“But…”

Jenny glanced at Director Maria, who was holding the reins as if she really didn’t know.

Perhaps aware of those gazes, Director Maria smiled and said.

“The story that the dungeon core was sealed in our convent is now only told to the director and vice-priests. It was a long time ago.”

Well, there are many people who know that such an item exists, so it is no good.

“Still, there was a separate place where you could secretly hide that large dungeon core for a long time. You really kept it sealed.”

“Well, it’s a secret… It might be a little different than you think.”

“???”

“The dungeon core is an indestructible item. I thought there was only one way to do it if it was not going to be exposed to the world anyway.”

The carriage stops.

It was a building quite close to the Dokse Convent, and had the name ‘Extraction Center’.

“Extractor?”

“The director at the time came up with a good way to keep the core from being exposed to the world forever.”

It means burying it in the ground.

“uh···.”

“therefore······.”

Director Maria smiled and agreed.

“Yes, that’s right. We built the building on the land where the core was buried.”

That was the perfect sealing method.

***

The inside of the building called the extraction facility was a place with a strange smell.

The dungeon core is buried beneath this building.

“I think we have no choice but to dig all the way underground to find the core. I guess it will take some time.”

“We understand. If there’s anything we can do to help, we’re happy to help.”

“Hmm~ It’s fall these days again, so it’s the peak of the season… so I think it would be good if the brothers and sisters could help with the ‘extraction work.’”

“Extraction work?”

“It’s about extracting oil.”

Director Maria smiled and said nothing more.

As his voice became quiet, Aaron brought up an appropriate topic. After all, he is an aristocratic young-sik, so he never misses out on even trivial small talk.

“Anyway, it’s a base city connected to Outland, so I think you’ll come into contact with monsters often.”

“Ah, that’s right. Goblins and orcs are especially popular.”

“Ah, those two are difficult to deal with no matter where you go. Even in our territory, they often gather in groups and invade the village.”

“Even in that barren wilderness, they are a tribe that gives birth and quickly increases in number.”

Is it okay for a priest to use such an expression?

I think Ray must have had bad thoughts about goblins.

Damage from goblins often occurred in Obello Village, where Ray lived.

“It seems like goblins are the same no matter where you go. Even in the village where I lived, goblins kidnapped children and ate them, or terrorized old virgins… It’s not something you would say in front of ladies.”

“What do you think? Everyone on the continent knows that goblins are the converts of the world. Even without them, the world would be as peaceful as if there were no devils.”

Jenny also did not hide her disgust for goblins.

Well, the goblins of this world were no different from the trash mobs that were common in my past life.

“Still, the goblins that live in our area are quite useful. In many ways, they are a specialty product.”

“yes?”

Specialties?

When Ray tilted his head, a foul smell assaulted his nose.

“Ugh… What is this smell? Does it smell like a pig slaughterhouse?”

“Miss Ophelia, please excuse me.”

“but······.”

“Hehe, it’s a slaughterhouse… so that’s not entirely wrong.”

It was then. An ear-piercing scream came from beyond the room where Director Maria arrived.

kk!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Krgeeeek!

“Well then, shall we go in?”

Director Maria knocked on the door and entered the building without waiting for an answer.

“Huh? Director?”

“Are you here to help?”

When the door opened, there were nuns inside. With a kind and warm smile, just like nuns usually do.

the problem is······.

“Welcome! To the specialty of our Melpasa Ax Sisters, the ‘site of purification’!”

kk!

A scene where screams and screams erupt behind the nuns who welcome us with kind smiles.

Goblins were being poured alive into a huge ‘mortar’.