In exchange for not being able to level up and having no offensive power, they have defensive strength that is equal to the outer wall of a shelter and have the power of immortality .
But the image of Miremia-san in front of us was very far apart from that of an immortal Homunculus .
As she was the first Homunculus, I was certain that her appearance did not match her age but I was curious if either the power of immortality was not perfect or she had the appearance of an old woman since birth so I asked her .
“You truly know a lot . But that is only if the creator Goddess is perfect . Metias-sama became a Demon God and was sealed by the other Goddesses so my body gradually decayed . Although it took a long and daunting length of time if seen from the eyes of a human . I descended from the Goddess-sama world to the surface, searched for Metias-sama, and what I finally found was the Holy Beast kept by the church . Apparently, it was kept as a favorite pet of a deceased priest . Then, one day, something happened –”
She said something happened .
Perhaps her identity was revealed?
Metias-sama may be a former goddess but after becoming a Demon God, she became an enemy of the other Goddess-samas and the church . And Metias-sama’s homunculus would be treated the same .
Perhaps Centaur’s true identity was revealed that day and she used the last of her strength to escape?
“That day was a bright day like today . It was a good harvest that year and a lot of fresh vegetables were donated to the church . After the vegetables were carried into the church for some time, the Holy Beast snuck into the church and started eating the vegetables . Fourteen monks were injured in their attempt to stop it . Then, after the Holy Beast finished eating the vegetables, it went to the good harvest festival in a town at the foot of the mountain and consumed everything before escaping . It went missing after that . I was imprisoned in the church to take responsibility for the incident . ”
The imprisonment had nothing to do with Metias-sama!
More importantly, that Centaur was so absurd since then .
Miremia-san smiled .
“I’m sure that the Holy Beast realized that this day was approaching and had to eat a lot to devote energy to Metias-sama . ”
She spoke as though she realized the truth but I felt that she was completely wrong .
Even though Metias-sama had been released, Centaur’s appetite had increased .
Gluttony was that donkey’s characteristic .
“Why is Miremia-san here? Metias-sama’s seal has already been undone . ”
“I know the situation . I also heard from the Hero that they are hostile to you . But why do you still attach sama to Metias-sama’s name?”
Miremia-san asked with a look of confusion .
“Well … even if she became an enemy, she was originally a Goddess . ”
The My World I use belongs to her and Metias-sama apparently prepared the Jobless skills too .
She may be an enemy but I owe her a large debt of gratitude .
Moreover, I heard from the other Goddesses and Miri that Metias-sama protected this world from disaster many times .
Without her, this Otherworld would have been swallowed by disaster and be inhabitable for humans .
I tried asking if she knew where Metias-sama was but, as expected, she did not know the current location of Metias-sama . She could only tell that Metias-sama was alive .
I had asked all the questions I had so Miri followed up with her questions .
“Hey, could you tell me? To my knowledge, Metias was a Goddess with strong patience . She would watch the future to crush the buds of disaster day by day for the sake of the people of this world . What changed her? At the very least, I don’t believe she would become a Demon God to escape from disaster or that she would grow sick of the tremendous task . ”
Miremia stared at Miri’s eyes .
Then, she sighed softly .
“Yes, as you said, crushing the buds of every single disaster is an outrageous task . A task that has no end in sight would not be an easy matter for ordinary humans or even Goddess-samas . I believe Tet-sama also had a lot of trouble . ”
Miremia-san said with a look of nostalgia .
She probably watched Metias at her side all the time .
“I do not know the details . However, as you mentioned, Metias-sama is strong . I am certain she is acting according to her own unique thoughts . ”
Miremia-san commented that she was a little tired and wanted to rest .
I thought that she was tired from speaking but it seemed that she wished to continue her bending and stretching exercise from before, now moving on to her knee .
Even if she boasts absolute defense, I smiled wryly seeing that she could not win against advancing age .
In the end, we didn’t gain any information .
We thanked Miremia-san and returned .
“Onii-san, there’s been trouble!”
Norn-san anxiously called us when she saw me .
We rushed over to Norn-san with a terrible premonition .
“Norn-san, did something happen!?”
“Um, Centaur-chan jumped over the fence and went somewhere – -”
A few Devil race were shouting ‘Holy Beast-sama, please wait!’ as they chased after her but she superbly ran away .
Well, there was no helping it .
Since I did not have the confidence to be able to catch her if she really tried to escape .