What Do You Mean There Are Other Transmigrators In My Harem Fantasy? - Chapter 1300: Erednay Purists
Chapter 1300: Erednay Purists
The Trasif guided me through the underground temple to what looked like a confessional at the side.
The only difference is that it only had one booth and the Trasif basically pulled me in after her so that we were seated side by side, the door closing shut after me.
Err… This is awkward… Especially since the seat was pretty narrow so I was basically touching her when I sat down.
At least there was enough space in front to stretch my legs I guess… But what the heck are we doing inside here?
She gestured around her, “Don’t worry, anything we say here will only be heard between us and the Goddess that watches over us.”
“Err… Ok? I mean… What is this about?”
She tilted her head at me, “Hmm? Did you come here without knowing what we are?”
“Aren’t you guys the Erednay Purists?”
“Yes we are.”
“Then I do know about it. But why are we in this small room?”
“Ah, that’s because this is where you can pledge yourself to our cause.”
I raised up my hands, “Wait, wait, wait… Hold on a moment… I never said that I will join yet. I only came here today to see what the group is about before I decide if I would be joining or not. I thought that it would be better if I heard things from them members of the group instead of from a report.”
“Ah, how admirable. As expected of someone of your stature. In that case, ask away, Lady Nilm, I will hide nothing from you.”
Oh, that was unexpected. But since she’s offering…
“What is this group about?”
“Hmm… I suppose I should have expected a question like that to start with. I believe for Lady Nilm, you are already aware of the existence of Off-Worlders, are you not?”
I thought about faking ignorance for a brief moment before deciding that it would be better to just be honest about this instead.
“Yes, I am aware of them.”
“Then you might know what they have been doing in our World, right?”
“Hmm… I have heard some things but from what I know, there are good and bad Off-Worlders, are there not?”
She nodded, “We know that as well. Our group does not seek the indiscriminate removal of all Off-Worlders but rather, the Off-Worlders who are trying to change this World to fit themselves and also the ones who refuse to integrate into our World and believe us to be inferior.”
“Oh? That’s a surprise. I was so sure that you would be advocating for the removal of all Off-Worlders instead.”
“I cannot deny that there are some members who would prefer the more extreme measures like that, but our core principles is to remove the most problematic ones instead. Those who are a net positive for our World should not be persecuted. But those who use their status to bring detriment to our World, they are not welcome here.”
“That’s… Quite nice of you.”
She shook her head, “I do not see it that way, Lady Nilm. It is that these people came to our World and started making a mess out of it. This is just a normal response to that.”
“And what do you do to such Off-Worlders?”
She clasped her hands together in prayer, “Of course we would offer them to our Goddess! Only then would they be absolved of their sins and maybe they might even find solace in her realm!”
“Hmm… Just curious… Which Goddess do you worship?”
She turned to me, “Oh? I thought that with everything that I’ve shown you so far, it would be quite obvious? Did Lady Nilm not hear about us before this?”
“I did not look for that particular piece of information specifically.”
“Fufu~ In that case, allow me to enlighten you. We worship the Goddess that is fair, the Goddess that is the ultimate truth of life, the Goddess that loves everyone and everything equally with no discrimination. She is none other than Goddess Srii~”
…
I really want to call her up right now and ask her if she even knows about this little cult of hers…
I’m going to bet on no…
Suddenly, the Trasif’s face turned dark and I had a feeling she was glaring at me.
“You… Aren’t one of those people who hate the great Goddess Srii, are you? Even if you are the young lady of the Nilm family… I will fight for my Goddess even if I have to sacrifice myself to protect her honour.”
Girl… I don’t know how to tell you this but I not only do not hate your goddess, I’m practically in bed with her.
Then again, I haven’t actually done her yet since she’s only used her mouth so far but that’s beside the point.
“No, I do not have any discrimination against any of the gods. In fact, I would go as far to say that I do like Sr– Ahem… I do like goddess Srii.”
I almost slipped up there…
If I had just called Srii by just her name, I bet this Trasif might just go ahead and try to kill me. Not that she would succeed of course.
“That’s wonderful!” She gasped, trusting my words completely. “As expected of Lady Nilm to be so open minded!”
Sure… Whatever you say…
Though now I have a question.
“I’m surprised you worship her instead of goddess Drebann.”
She giggled, “Fufu~ I do have respect for Goddess Drebann, but it is Goddess Srii that I worship. No matter if you are a king or a lowly peasant, all of them are equal in the eyes of Goddess Srii. One day, no matter how you try to avoid it, she will come for you and you will stand before her in death. And in that death, you will be led to the afterlife~”
Can’t say I didn’t expect an answer like that.
“Hmm… Now I understand what your group is aiming for but… What do you actually do? Like if I were to agree to join your group, what do we do?”
“We do have an information network that we use to search for Off-Worlders who are plotting against our World. When we receive such information, we will mobilise to deal with them, most of the time resulting in their incarceration or death~”
“Hmm… How did you even come to know about Off-Worlders anyway?”
Her smile turned a little menacing, “I believe Lady Nilm is also aware that the Off-Worlders have also made a group of their own, haven’t you? A group specifically dedicated in the plotting of our Gods’ downfall.”
Ah… So she’s also aware of Ira’s group then…
In that case, time for the ultimate question.
“What if I told you that I was an Off-Worlder myself?”
She didn’t even blink at me before she answered, “Oh, that would not be surprising if you allow me to be honest, Lady Nilm~ For a long time, everyone knew that the Matriarch of the Nilm Family could not bear children, but in the same time frame that Off-Worlders have appeared, you were born. Perhaps it is really just a miracle of the Gods as she had claimed, or you might just be an Off-Worlder that she picked up~”
I was about to tell her that I was only just asking a question before she giggled, “You do not need to explain, Lady Nilm~ Like I had said, we do not discriminate against Off-Worlders who do not harm our World. We already know that you are not such a person and to be honest, we do have a few Off-Worlders in our group as well. I do have to warn you about the extremists however, since they might still target you– Ah? What am I talking about? You are the young mistress of the Nilm Family. If anyone were to even try to do that to you, they would be dead.”
I can’t even deny that…
She then smiled at me, “So what would it be, Lady Nilm? Will you join us in saving this World from the invaders that seek to destroy our World?”
Honestly, I don’t see any reason for me to join them at this moment.
Sure, I would not want Off-Worlders to mess up this World while I’m still exploring it, but I don’t think aligning myself to a cult was a wise choice either.
Just as I was about to thank her for the opportunity and turn down the offer, the door was suddenly ripped open and tossed aside.
Both of us turned to see a woman in black hair and red eyes standing there with clear fury on her face, a woman who I was most definitely not expecting to see here.
What the heck is Ira doing here?!
But when she saw us, she looked confused instead as her eyes darted between the Trasif and me before she tilted her head in confusion.
She then pointed at me, “Aster?”
Come on!! Why did you have to expose me?!
