The Priest of Complete Dispel ~ Every Time I Save a Cursed Beautiful Girl with My Status Abnormal Cure Skill, For Some Reason Her Dependence on Me Maxes Out ~ - Chapter 14: The Trigger

Chapter 14: The Trigger

“—Guhehe! Shake those hips more!”

“Ugh!? Ugh!? ♡”

The scene I saw through the gap in the door.

It was a world I didn’t know.

“Ora! Ora!!”

“Noo! ♡ It’s too much! ♡”

In a large room filled with a sweet scent, multiple men and women gathered. Everyone was naked, passionately entwining their bodies.

The sounds of hips and butts slamming together and lewd wet noises… was this heaven or hell?

All the men were adults, but the women ranged from small children to grown women.

And there was something they all had in common.

—A lewd tattoo on their lower abdomen.

Not every lewd tattoo was the same, but I had heard from Haramaria about their effects.

In that moment, I realized the women were forced into arousal and made to serve the men.

“—That’s awful…!”

I clenched my fists and thought about opening the door to stop it.

But then, my body trembled, reacting to a dark, sinister aura.

I felt it not from the room I was looking at, but from another door.

I moved closer and peeked through a small gap.

Two people were inside.

“—Lord Samuel, thanks to you, we’ve finally made it this far.”

“No. I only gave simple advice… it’s all thanks to your power, Lord Bulldog.”

Archbishop Undir Bulldog!?

Why was he here…!

Archbishop Undir Bulldog was one of the few archbishop-level priests in the Einfilia Kingdom.

Below the Pope were four cardinals, and below them, the archbishops.

So, he should have had great power in the kingdom…

I kept listening to their conversation.

“Haha, you’re quite the talker. Your knowledge of sex trafficking in the empire and your introduction to Lady Dorotheia have been invaluable.”

“Sex work is the most efficient way to use slaves, orphans, or those who can’t pay their debts.”

The empire!?

The man named Samuel, wearing a dark hood—was he a spy from the Miledia Empire!?

The Miledia Empire worshipped a different god than our Einfilia Kingdom. I’d heard they focused heavily on the sex industry, and their god, Erois, was called the goddess of pleasure, open about sex…

“—Well, I don’t care as long as there’s a place to efficiently collect essence…”

Then, a seductive woman appeared.

“Oh, Lady Dorotheia… thanks to you, the merchandise can’t escape, which helps us greatly.”

“It’s easy work—those with low resistance fall easily.”

“Lady Dorotheia’s <Lewd Curse> has three stages. By using them, we can control the merchandise as we please… truly remarkable.”

—A demon…!

White hair, pale purple skin, and two horns on her head.

Why was the archbishop dealing with a demon…?

The sinister aura came from that demon, Dorotheia.

I had stumbled upon something unthinkable…

That’s when it happened.

Dorotheia looked toward the door where I was—

“—So, why is someone else here besides us?”

“What!? Who’s there!!”

I was noticed—!?

I had to escape right away.

I’d heard demons were incredibly strong.

I probably didn’t have the power to defeat her now. So, I—

“—<Lewd Curse>”

In that moment, a menacing magical energy hit my body through the door.

“—!”

But I ignored it and focused on getting away.

“Chase her!!”

Archbishop Bulldog’s voice echoed behind me, and several subordinates appeared from nowhere, pursuing me.

They looked like thieves, not temple knights from the church. They were probably gathered by Samuel.

I used every magic spell I could while escaping.

But I couldn’t use attack magic in the city.

So, I used defensive magic and spells to disrupt their perception, managing to shake off my pursuers.

“Horse, owner, I’m sorry!”

In my desperate situation, I stole a carriage without knowing whose it was and fled the city.

I escaped and escaped and escaped.

I passed through villages, and before I knew it, nearly a week had gone by…

I took food from the carriage.

It was unbecoming of a saint candidate, but I couldn’t die now, so I forced the food down.

Because I fled so frantically, I ended up in an unfamiliar land.

“This forest… the Magou Forest at the eastern edge. If the books are right, there’s supposed to be a small village—”

The Magou Forest was said to have many powerful monsters.

So, I’d heard almost no one went near it.

But if I went back, I might be surrounded by pursuers.

I steeled myself and entered the forest, but… my body started feeling strange, and then—

◇◇◇

I heard the whole story from Iris.

But there were too many words I didn’t know, so I couldn’t fully understand just from her story.

What’s with demons? Like those obvious enemy types from light novels?

And that Archbishop Bulldog guy—Bulldog’s such a name… does he look like a bulldog?

Also—

“Old hag, the <Lewd Curse> spreads through mucous membrane contact, right?”

“<Appraisal> said so… but from Iris’s story, it seems to have more effects. I think the one used on Iris was the most dangerous third stage…”

I agreed.

If Iris was in that aroused state serving customers, they wouldn’t stay sane either.

They probably used the strongest one to keep her from escaping, but what would they have done if Iris had contacted people in the city?

Then again, they’re demons. They might not care about humans.

“You held out for a week? That’s impressive.”

“My blessing from the Goddess is still weak, so I eventually succumbed to the curse… If it was Haramaria, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“There are different levels of blessings…? Didn’t know that.”

I looked at the old man and old hag.

They looked away.

Looks like there’s still stuff they haven’t told me.

“Um…! I’m sorry for asking suddenly, but… may I use <Appraisal> on Shu?”

“Huh, you can use it too? Go ahead.”

It’s like a cheat skill for stealing people’s info.

I thought only the old hag could use it, but Iris could too.

“Then, excuse me—<Appraisal>”

Iris activated <Appraisal> on me.

After checking my info, Iris—

“N-No…! That’s… that’s impossible…!”

Iris covered her trembling mouth and collapsed from her chair.

“Hey, you okay?”

“Y-Yes. I’m fine. But…”

I held out my hand and helped Iris back to her chair.

“Mizette… this is…”

Iris appealed to the old hag.

The old hag just nodded lightly…

“—Shu. My judgment was right. With the Goddess’s blessing and the ability to break any curse, you will surely become this kingdom’s savior.”

This was getting big.

I didn’t want that, and I wasn’t interested in being a savior.

“So, as the start of your heroic saga, will you leave this village with me and save the women from the archbishop’s unforgivable crimes?”

—Those were the words from Iris that triggered my reason to leave this village.