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 5: The Ring of Reversal

Keryneia’s back felt very comfortable, just like her tail fur, and the ride was pleasant.

Or rather, it might be because she was walking carefully for my sake.

In terms of size, I wondered if riding an elephant would feel like this.

“Are you… perhaps related to the priestess?”

“Huh? Priestess?”

While heading somewhere, Keryneia asked me that.

“Yes, I mean the necklace of Mileister.”

“Uh… what?”

Why did she know my family name since I came here?

Well, if she knew about Iasis’s village, it might be natural.

The necklace—she meant this rosary, right?

“Who gave you that necklace?”

“My gra— I mean, Mizette Mileister, who’s been like a parent to me…”

“Oh, so she’s the priestess. She raised an interesting person.”

“Uh… do you know Mizette? What’s this priestess thing?”

I asked Keryneia about the unfamiliar term that came up.

“Don’t you know? Mizette, who serves as the priestess, is connected to me. A few times a year, she offers prayers as a priestess, and through that, I renew the pact to protect Iasis.”

“Huh, really?”

I didn’t understand at all!

Priestess, Iasis, pact? And is a pact different from a contract?

“That necklace has been passed down through the Mileister family for generations. You got it from Mizette, right?”

“Yes, but… Mizette had one too.”

“Yes, I prepared and gave several of them to pass down to the next priestess.”

“What… so, does that mean I’m going to be a priestess?”

The conversation was moving forward on its own, but I hadn’t heard a single word about this from that old hag!

Does that mean I can never leave this place?

“Calm down. There’s another priestess candidate. That necklace has my blessing, so it also repels monsters. You probably didn’t encounter any other monsters on your way to me.”

“Y-Yeah… I walked for an hour, but… wait, when that old hag told me not to go to the East Forest, was it because you were there!?”

“You call me ‘you’… hmph, I’m being underestimated.”

“Ah, no… my mouth just… ugh, shut up, mouth!”

“You’re a strange one…”

Somehow, I felt like the deer was being considerate of me.

But it was good that she wasn’t angry. Also, touching Keryneia gave me an odd sense of calm.

I wondered why. Maybe holy beasts had mysterious powers I couldn’t understand.

“By the way, about this fur you were curious about—it’s brushed by the priestess and the priestess candidate.”

“I knew it!”

That explained why her fur was so well-maintained.

“We’ve arrived—this is the place called the Healing Spring.”

“Huh?”

In front of me was a spring about fifty meters wide.

It wasn’t huge, but the spring glowed blue-white and had a mystical vibe, just like Keryneia.

“Wait here a bit.”

Keryneia set me down and stepped into the spring.

Gradually, her whole body sank, and she disappeared.

…Uh, how long do I wait?

Ten minutes passed since Keryneia vanished.

She wouldn’t just leave me here, right?

That’s what I was thinking when—

Finally, Keryneia reappeared.

“This must be the guidance of Goddess Artemisia—I’ll give this to you.”

“Huh?”

Then, something small floated up near Keryneia’s face.

When it landed in my hand, it was a ring with a blue gem.

“It’s the Ring of Reversal—it will be useful to you.”

“What does it do? What’s its effect?”

“Well… I’ll tell you one thing. When you consciously use magic or a skill with that ring, it gives the opposite effect of the original. Hence, the Ring of Reversal.”

“Reverse the effect… huh.”

I might miraculously learn to use magic or gain other skills later.

But right now, I can only use the <Perfect Clear> skill.

If danger came to me or those around me, I’d probably be useless.

But what would happen if I reversed the <Perfect Clear> skill with this Ring of Reversal?

<Perfect Clear> is a skill that can heal any status condition.

The opposite… no way, that couldn’t be, right?

One possible use crossed my mind, but I wasn’t sure if it could be done.

If it could, it would be a big deal.

I couldn’t tell anyone about it…

“Thanks. I’ll take it for now.”

The ring fit perfectly on my right middle finger, so I put it there.

“By the way, I didn’t tell you my name. I’m Shu Mileister.”

“Shu, huh. I’ll remember that. May the Goddess’s blessing—oh, never mind. Be careful on your way back.”

With that, Keryneia dove back into the Healing Spring with a splash.

“…Huh?”

There was no one around. And I had no idea where this place was.

“How am I supposed to get back?!”

I shouted my sadness and despair to the sky.

“Hahaha! I’ll take you back near Iasis.”

“You jerk!!”

Keryneia reappeared from the spring, laughing.

Even I got pissed off, holy beast or not.

“You stroked my precious rear, so this is payback.”

“Even a holy beast pulls lame gags like that… I only did that because of a skill, and you really freaked me out!”

“I’m a maiden, you know.”

“How old of a maiden?”

“Asking a lady’s age? You’re no gentleman—”

“Such a pain!!”

Keryneia kept laughing as I climbed onto her back. Thanks to her wind magic, we reached Iasis village in just a few minutes.

After parting with Keryneia, I told the old hag at the church what happened, but she yelled, “I told you not to go, you idiot!” and hit me with a barrage of body blows.

This violent sister—there’s no way she fits the image of a priestess.