The front of the mine was in chaos. The miners managed to get out of the mine and were busy telling the drivers what they had seen. Some miners were stunned by the monster's mental magic. The miners' families, who were still trapped in the mine, waited around the mine.
Chession guessed what had happened in the mines by combining what he had heard from the miners.
"It looks like it was the Black Mole monster who stormed the mines. It is a high-level monster that sometimes comes to play pranks on humans without any purpose, but it seems that it was unlucky to appear in our mine. If you are enchanted by a mole's mental system, you will see and hear nothing."
Several of the knights stood beside Chession, their swords raised.
"Shall we go in right now? 15 miners are still stranded, and I'm worried."
"The inside of the mine is too small for swinging a sword. Only I who can use magic will enter."
"That... Would you be okay? Your Highness may also be subjected to mental magic. If that is the case, who will save His Highness?"
"I have to endure it by myself."
Then. The sound of horses' hooves came closer to the mine. Gremory, who had caught a black horse from the stable, jumped under it. Then, as if entering her own house, she naturally began to go into the mine.
Chession panicked and chased after her.
"Huh? Mori? There are high-level mental monsters in...!"
"I know. I'm simple in my mind and immune to psychic magic, but you're not."
"Uh, simple thoughts... But it's dangerous to do it alone."
Gremory pondered. She knows how to use psychic magic, or rather, curses, but should him curse it and make it impossible for him to enter the mines?
'I want to hurry up and eat the horror of the terrified miners.'
Just then. The mine began to shake as if there had been an earthquake. The mole monster seemed to have moved. At the same time, a stone fell and blocked the path between Gremory and Chession.
"Oh no, Mori! Wait a bit! I'm... Yes? Don't go in alone!"
Whether Chession shouted through the cracks in the stone or not, Gremory just followed the smell of pain. If she followed the smell of pain, she would find the miners at the end.
Finally, she arrived at the miners' rest area. There, three miners were trembling and half out of their minds.
"I'm going to be eaten...!"
"This is hell! You have to run! But where is the road?"
Gremory chuckled.
'It looks delicious.'
And she ate their fear and pain.
Then she did.
"Oh my God! Are you the wizard who came to save us?"
"Courage soars!"
"I'm not afraid of anything anymore!"
"Yes, everyone should go out over there, even though the entrance is blocked, your lord must be working hard to clear it for you."
"Yes, I understand! Hahaha!"
The humans, whose fear and pain had disappeared, rushed to the exit with their courage.
Iris, who followed her, scratched her temples as she saw it.
"This is what you meant by the pain and fear of the miners. I was frightened to think that you were going to torture and eat humans again."
"I only eat very bad humans. Even among bad people, they are so bad that they can not be regenerated."
"Is there a reason?"
"Shut up. Don't ask."
"Hmm."
Gremory's brow furrowed as she remembered the bad memories.
Lenia lived alone in the mountains. It was because she remembered the gang of robbers who tried to attack her. They were a group of bad people who robbed other people's houses every day.
'Even if I was five minutes late, Lenia would have been that day...'
Anyway, from that day on, Gremory grew to hate bad people who hurt others. The greater the damage, the more.
Gremory continued into the depths of the mines. Then she spotted some miners squatting in a corner in a frenzy, and sent them to the exit.
The knight said there were 15 stranded miners. Saved them all.
After confirming that there were no more survivors, Gremory was about to make her way out. She could feel the presence of a giant mole monster behind her.
When she turned around, she made eye contact with a huge, dark mole monster. The mole monster threatened Gremory with its sharp claws.
"Kyaaaa..."
Gremory looked at the mole with pity, then her pupils turned red and narrowed vertically.
"Kyaaa..."
She bared her fangs and long nails, and shouted fiercely like a cat mewling. The mole monster flinched and avoided Gremory's eyes.
The mole monster lowered its head, judging that the witch in front of it was an unbeatable opponent. Moreover, the mole monster was black. If he attacked a witch who controlled black animals and even monsters, he wouldn't be able to do anything good.
The mole monster moved around and went back. And when Gremory, who solved all the cases, turned around.
"...Mori?"
After removing all the rocks, she made eye contact with Chession, who had chased after her.
Chession's heart thumped. What the hell am I seeing?
Her pupils, cat-like eyes, her long fangs, and her fingernails that could tear anything apart.
Isn't that what a witch looks like?
...I don't think so. No way.
He had just been psychically attacked by a monster that uses psychic magic. That's why he saw nothing. Why does it feel like his head hurts for nothing?
"Ugh...."
Chession pressed his forehead and tried to slump down. Gremory approached and helped him.
"Are you okay?"
Chession looked at Mori's face again. Mori's face was cute as usual. Ah, he was also caught up in the magic of the mole monster's mental world for a while.
'Yes, there is no way a witch exists in the world. It can't be. I banned witch hunts with my own hands, but what if there are witches in the world? That's another problem.'
Chession was supported by Gremory and thought constantly as he walked out of the mine.
'But what if what I saw wasn't in vain? I don't think the Grand Duchy will be safe. If it is known to the outside world, we will be ripped off by political opponents."
A bright light filled his vision. When he stepped out of the mine, he heard the cheers of the people.
'I'll have to keep an eye on Mori for now. Mori is never a real witch, but just in case...'
While Chession was groaning at nothing, people flocked to Gremory. Gremory waved her hands and shook her nerves.
"Everything. I've kicked out the mole monsters, so now everyone can go see what you do."
She told them to turn it off, but people approached her. The miners, their faces covered in grime, smiled and approached Gremory.
"Thank you, Holy Woman. Thanks to you, I was able to get out safely."
"Holy... Woman?"
The witch blinked her eyes to see what this was about.
"Haha, you don't have to hide in the yard that has already been burned. Miss Mori is a Saint who is on a pilgrimage while hiding her identity, right? I heard that there are many Saints like that these days."
"You have purified us of the magic of the mental world once and for all. How can we not know that you are so openly like a Saint?"
"You made a potion that could cure all diseases, and you even drove away the mole monsters that belong to the higher mental realm at once. I heard that you also purified the dark energy of the Grand Duke, right?"
"If there is a reason why you are hiding your identity, I will keep it a secret."
The witch puffed her mouth. And the ghost who was restrained by the witch laughed heartily.
"Ahahaha! A Saint! A witch is a Saint! Ha ha!"
Gremory's face turned red as if it were going to explode. They dare to call a witch a Saint. This is equivalent to insulting humans for being a witch-like woman. Anyway, from the witch's point of view, it was a very severe double bath!
"Shut up! I'm not a Saint! I'm a witch!"
"Yes, yes, you are."
"Anyway, thank you so much for saving my husband's life today, Saint."
"Oh no... I don't know why you claim to be a witch, but I will keep the secret of being a Saint."
"You damn bastards! I'm a real witch!"
"Yes, Saint. Would you like to give a blessing to this coal mine? I don't want the monsters to come in again."
"Oh, damn it. Look at it! I'm a real witch!"
Gremory drew a dark red magic circle in the air. It was an ominous circle, but ordinary humans who didn't know much about it reacted positively.
"The Holy Woman has blessed this land!"
"Oh... I heard that the stronger the Saints, the darker their holy power, but Mori seems to be a very strong Saint."
"Anyway, all you have to do is consecrate it, well, what's the important color?"
In this way. Gremory became the official Saint of Grand Duke Ethel.
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