I’m Not Coming Back to Earth With a Girl Like You

48 – #048 Why you must kill your ex

Shoot ah.

The ship moves forward, crossing the waves.

Breaking the waves, breaking through the current in the direction the sea breeze blows, we move forward vigorously.

Shoot ah.

The direction the boat goes is north.

I was the only one in the devastated eastern part of the ship heading north, I put on a robe and hid my identity, and if all was well, I succeeded in boarding the caravel ship safely.

And now, inside the deck, in the ship’s dining room, I’m having a meal with the crew.

Same space, but different tables.

Grilled sausages, some salad, and a pint of beer.

It is a perfect meal to eat while listening to the story.

“You know what? The emperor is dead!”

“When was that news? Only the emperor died? The witches also died together!”

“The world is going crazy. Do you believe what the Goddess Church says?”

“If you don’t believe it? If you don’t believe it, the Goddess Church will accuse you of heresy and think of you as a remnant of the demon king’s army and try to stab them with a sword. Can you truly believe in the Goddess Church?”

“That’s it, I don’t know!”

People were still confused.

The death of an emperor, not anyone else, had no choice but to affect the situation of the entire continent, and the rise of a new emperor was a matter of raising awareness among the common people.

Even though it was relatively difficult for the people of the eastern region to obtain information, even in the eastern region, there was a lot of interest in the central and southwestern regions—that is, the areas that were less damaged by the demon king’s army.

“Still, isn’t the Goddess Church the safest place? Refugees near the Vatican are living in the safest place in the world as long as they find a house.”

“Damn it. I was going to move to the church later with my family, but it was all over.”

After the war with the demon king’s army.

Perhaps the biggest change has been the freedom of relocation.

Residents of the territory cannot move where they live, but will the residence restrictions be properly observed in a situation where the world has become such a mess?

Not at all.

Until now, mankind has been moving in search of a safe place.

The same goes for sailors.

Now that the Demon King has disappeared, they say that they have safely pulled the boat out, and that this boat has only made it to its destination twice.

That’s how much the battle with the demon king brought great damage to this world.

“I mean, the knights who came to catch me because I left my hometown were more terrifying than the demon king’s army.”

“What happened to all of them?”

“It’s all gone. That’s why I can’t be alive here.”

“Damn it. Anyway, the aristocrats. They want to start a war as soon as they feel safe.”

“Did you know that? It was over there in the north, but there was a territory war in the world.”

“What? It’s been a while since the demon king died. They say it’s Yeongjijeon. Aren’t you crazy?”

My ears perk up.

“Haa. You’re not going to start a war again saying you’re going to wipe out the remnants of the Demon King’s army, or you’re not going to make a fuss by saying you’re going to become independent against the Goddess Church, right?”

“This person. No matter how much it is, how long has it been since the war is going to start another war? How much more so is it not fighting the demon king’s army, but a great war between humans? Oh, I can’t see anything like that.”

People were worried.

At best, I wondered if the demon king would fall and peace would come, but I wondered if humans were going to war with each other again.

“Anyway, the higher ups fight each other, and we all end up dying. sh*t.”

Everything in the human world is like that.

After the public enemy disappears, the flow of the world situation is to be reorganized according to the composition of power.

It was the same in this world.

“The demon lord is dead, but there are still those who try to act like the demon lord… sh*t, long live the Undertaker. Please smash the heads of the witches with a shovel, warrior.”

“Do you believe in The Undertaker?”

“At least more trustworthy than the Goddess Church or other witches, right? Look at what the femme fatale did. She seduced the emperor with her skirt and slaughtered people.”

“Did you say that was The Undertaker?”

“Is that all a conspiracy plotted by a femme fatale? The proof has been completed in the Goddess Order, but you still believe in it!”

Thanks to Minsena, it was the Empire that most fully preserved its power among the countries, but as Minsena and the emperor collapsed, the empire fell into chaos.

“Since the Emperor of the Empire is dead, the hungry demons will soon begin to infest the area.”

“A hungry ghost? No, no. It’s an action to regain the rightful rights deprived by the Empire.”

“What? Aren’t you from the Empire?”

“He is a former principality that was forcibly annexed by the Empire.”

Naturally, the surrounding kingdoms began to claim their rights.

“What terrible things has the empire done in the meantime? While the generals escaped from the war against the demon king’s army, they ate the principality just as they said they were providing troops.”

“It was to protect the principality…”

“Even though the princess was forcibly taken by the imperial nobles after the death of the prince, and the duchy passed over to the empire as it was after that?”

“Grunt… I don’t have words to say that. Yes, all empires must be torn apart. I wish there were more than one. Draw!”

Whether they want to recover the territory lost to the empire, restore the right to develop mines taken by the empire, or the people of the fallen kingdom, many of whom have been enslaved by the empire, gather together and try to become independent.

“Look there, young fellow. What do you think?”

Sailors approach me while drinking beer quietly.

I didn’t want to talk much, but they just approached me without any malice.

“Are you talking about the Empire or the demon army?”‘

“That’s the story of the world. Do you know anything about it?”

“Hmm…”

Shall we secretly spill information?

At the same time, if I can get information that can help me understand what I’m doing, no matter what they think about me, it’s fine.

“You know that two witches died, right?”

“A femme fatale and a commander?”

“Yes. When I burned the commander as a witch, she was in the Holy See.”

“Oh…”

“Would you like to come over and talk in detail?”

I was invited by the crew, and I chatted with them over beer mugs.

“At that time, the witch…”

After the story is over.

“How can a person talk after his throat is cut?”

“That’s the official description of the Goddess Church? Even if there are witnesses here, they won’t believe it!”

“Aren’t you just a member of the Goddess Church?”

“Not even a believer, just like an informant.”

Those who listened to the story focused on my story even though they were worried about each other.

“Oh, the end of the world. The end of the world. The demon king is really tenacious. How can you put a curse on a warrior’s body?”

Fortunately, people took my story seriously.

“Do you know any stories about witches?”

“A witch? A witch.

“It’s okay. Please tell me. I swear to the goddess that there will be no harm or anything like that.”

“If that’s the case. Great.”

One of the sailors lowered his voice.

“After arriving in the North, tell yourself that you are a member of the Order of the Goddess. Right now, a ‘witch hunt’ is in full swing in the North. Do you know?”

“A witch hunt…?”

“Yes. I don’t know. Right now, in the northern part, there is a burning ceremony in villages, and it’s a mess. A village is burned down, or people are burned to death.”

“…….”

No way.

“Did a fire witch appear by any chance?”

“I haven’t heard that rumor? Rather, I’ve heard rumors from the other side.”

“What is it?”

“The Goddess Church is burning women at the stake, starting from the north. So, if there are people burned to death, it proves that they are not the devil’s helpers or witches.”

“……!”

No way.

The thing we burned to prove Huang Lian was a witch works this way?

“Is that what the church is doing?”

“Ugh, why is this? Don’t look at me so fiercely. I’m just talking rumors.”

The sailor withdrew from me.

“If you want to know, go to the church as soon as you arrive in the north. The northern church might know something.”

“If it’s the Northern Church…”

“Why?”

The sailor covered one eye.

“The Grand Duke of the North.”

* * *

The ship arrived at the port.

My name is Orlsho.

It was a very cold place, and I thought that the area around the port would freeze when winter came.

“I had a hard time riding the boat far. May the guidance of the goddess be with you.”

“May the goddess look upon you.”

After parting with the crew, I immediately investigated the situation in the north.

“What? Burning Ceremony? Be careful what you say. It’s not being held by the church, it’s being conducted with the Grand Duke of North Korea at the center!”

“Are you a priest of the Central Church? Be careful. The Northern Church has now fallen into the hands of the Grand Duke of the North. He is now committing an arbitrary massacre in the name of the goddess’ will.”

“It looks like the Grand Duke of the North has made a big decision. It looks like he’s breaking up with the Church and even the Kingdom.”

Survey results.

I found out something shocking.

“It seems that Lord Harald, the Grand Duke of the North, is determined to establish a kingdom. He is burning to death all those who rebel against him. Even the wizards he burns to death…”

Red Wizard.

Yuri Chae.

“One of the warriors has been attached to the Grand Duke of the North. Be careful, Priest.”