Episode 36 The Saint and the Saint (8)
Juseom Juseom As she was packing her small belongings, she said while looking at the puzzled detachment.
“Everyone, go back to Celia Kingdom. I will head to the Elven Village.”
Everyone was shocked by her declaration-like order.
To go to the elven village alone.
Doesn’t she think of her own comfort as a saint!
Opposition immediately erupted.
“No, saintess!”
“That’s right! You just saw it! That demonic elf…”
“It’s too dangerous to go alone!”
Despite their fierce reaction, Iriel shook his head.
“I think it would be safer for me to go alone than to drag this many people along. Besides, they will not attack blindly.”
Certainly, he would not attack the saintess endlessly and look at it, but what was dangerous was dangerous.
Even so, if she, as God’s agent, orders it, she will have no choice but to follow it.
Several priests of the Sanggyeondae were discussing their opinions, and one spoke as a representative.
“Then take some of us with you. It will definitely be better than going alone.”
It is an opinion to see a compromise at this level.
However, this time, Iriel shook his head.
‘You shouldn’t give the feeling that you’re going with someone and packing up a group of people.’
The saint he felt was a boy with that kind of feeling.
If he got the feeling that he had concocted a ruse, he could stimulate him more.
Stimulating him means stimulating the elf next to him as well, so it was difficult to gather a group of people hastily.
Besides, he had to think in case the elves didn’t accept him.
It is a story that there is no need to take someone and scratch it to make a boil.
There’s no room for that.
“I will go alone.”
The priest said something to her single-minded will.
“But…”
“…It is an order. Everyone returns to Celia Kingdom. Right Now.”
She interrupted the priest and spoke high-handedly.
Then, he raised his right hand to relieve everyone’s fatigue.
As the light of divine power embraced everyone and drove away the accumulated fatigue in an instant, they looked at the saintess.
“Saint Lady Seo…”
“Please… I wish you good luck.”
“May the gods be with you…”
Iriel’s blessing made them feel sad.
It was because they felt that the saintess thought of them and said that she would go alone.
In normal times, there were many people who didn’t like the saintess, and there were many people who didn’t like it because they felt similar to fanatics.
However, now everyone was looking at Iriel with good eyes.
It wasn’t her intention, but it was an unexpected benefit.
However, the saintess’ intention to go alone was completely different from what they thought.
It’s not that I don’t want to take them out of fear of hurting them.
Rather, it was bigger that they didn’t want to take them because they would catch their ankles.
Iriel hid his expression completely and smiled slightly.
“I will definitely bring good results.”
“Ah…”
“I’ll be waiting for news from the saintess!”
“Keuheuk…”
There were also those who shed tears of emotion.
It was because the saintess, who was normally so cool-headed and seemed to have no blood or tears, thought of them at important moments.
Those who thought badly of her reflected on themselves with tears of repentance, and the priests blessed the future of the kingdom, saying that God had chosen a proper saint.
It was a dangerous road to go to the elven village alone to the extent that they reacted like this.
To the point where you could really die.
Iriel lowered her head slightly as she carried a small bag.
“I will go first. Everyone, be careful of the monster attack. May God’s protection be on your path…”
Her blessing really poured divine power on them.
Looking down at their bodies filled with divine power, it seemed like they could beat any monster to death.
‘Is this the power of a saint?…’
‘It really has God’s blessing…’
I realized that I had that kind of strength as a saint with weight in words.
Iriel watched them and hurriedly ran to the direction where Ray and Aira disappeared.
The horse had run off, but it moved as if it had almost disappeared from sight.
The dispatch battalion, which had seen Iriel disappear completely, departed according to the guidance of the priests of Sanggyeondae.
They would gossip all the way.
“…As expected, that woman is a saint worthy of being recorded in history… In one word, God really blessed her…” ”
I… I don’t think I’ll ever forget today’s history… .”
“Starting today, I will serve the saint next to Gaia!”
Perhaps because the god they believed in gave them a blessing, their faith deepened even further.
Even the holy knights of the Sanggyeondae, who were deeply religious, were emitting their holy power with hazy eyes, so they said it all.
Hagyeondae couldn’t wake up to the divine power overflowing from his whole body.
Although he was the weakest of the contingent, he was not defeated by the monsters as he was directly blessed by God.
They ran into monsters and wanted to test their strength.
* * * Since
Iriel looked at the approximate location on a map and thoroughly memorized it, he knew where to go like someone who had already been there.
Entering a forest of tall trees before sunset, she paused and looked around.
“Aren’t there any monsters around here?”
On the way to the village, she ran into a group of monsters several times, and as she got closer to the elven village, she felt that the number of monsters had decreased significantly.
Thanks to that, I was able to head to the village with ease.
After taking a break and looking around for a while, she picked up speed again and was approaching the entrance of the village before she knew it.
Then, I met the elves one by one, but they were wary of seeing the blood on Iriel’s armor.
Because the smell of blood was not human.
It was natural for them to react to the blood of their own people.
“Humans don’t come any closer.”
“Are you a slave? The number of people is too small for that.”
Two male elves stood in her way.
Not relaxing, one of them aimed his bow while the other drew his sword.
Seeing that, Iriel smiled and waved his hand.
“I am not here to fight. I came to see the saint who will be in your village.”
No one would believe me if I said that with a bloody face and armor on.
But she was sincere.
They wouldn’t know that what she said was true.
“…I’m serious. Are you saying that there is a saint in our village?”
“No matter what, we cannot send humans to the village.”
Even if she said the truth, they didn’t get out of the way.
No matter how much he had no intention of fighting, what was the blood of his own people on his armor?
I’m curious about the identity of him smiling with blood on his face.
They aimed their bows and swords at her, trying to ignore the questions that popped into their heads.
“Get out of the forest right now.”
“If it comes any closer than this, we won’t stand still either.”
She was already largely within elven territory.
They didn’t enter the village, but it was their front yard.
As a result, the natural elves also became sharper.
Because humans never came here.
Still, she didn’t erase her smile.
“I’m in trouble… Then why don’t you at least call him?”
Despite her request, the elves shook their heads.
“No.”
“Go back.”
At their unanimous reply, Iriel did not waver as if he knew that.
“Then… can you please just let me stay here?”
They looked at each other at her words, which seemed awkward.
He seemed to be thinking about what to do.
Iriel continued, as if he had noticed their feelings.
“I will never do you any harm. I promise you.”
Is it because you can feel the sincerity in those earnest words? The two elves nodded.
“Just stay away from me.”
“If you try to approach even a little from there, I will attack you right away.”
Iriel lowered his head slightly.
“thank you. Don’t worry, I won’t come near you.”
After a light greeting, she went to a corner and lightly put down her bag.
The elves didn’t stop the action, but they looked at him frowning.
A part of the tent brought in was used to shade the sunlight, and the floor was made soft by picking up fallen leaves.
That hand movement didn’t look like someone who had been homeless once or twice.
The sight of humans sleeping in the front yard of their village was so unfamiliar, but she did not show any will to harm the elves.
As the sun began to set, Iriel’s hands moved even busier.
Before it was completely dark, she made the tent safe and sound.
It’s not made with the right materials and it’s sloppy, but it didn’t seem to be a problem for homelessness.
The elves also had to keep an eye on what she was doing, so they watched her every move.
Iriel felt that gaze, but he didn’t care and took off his bloodstained armor.
Although it was an armor that covered only the part that would receive a fatal blow, it was quite heavy.
As I set it down on the ground, I heard a thud.
The sight of her picking up wet leaves and wiping the armor she was wearing was reverent.
Of course, the elves didn’t think so.
He just stared, frowning at the smell of blood.
I thought I knew roughly who the person she claimed to be a ‘saint’ was, so I left it for now, wondering if he was acquainted with him.
That’s because he is the benefactor of all the elves in their village.
He couldn’t do anything about someone who might be his acquaintance, and he couldn’t let him into the village.
All they could do was send a messenger to the village and be prepared to attack her immediately if she behaved strangely.
However, contrary to their expectations, the human girl in front of them didn’t do anything.
I just wiped off the armor, put it neatly on one side, got down on my knees, and put my hands together.
How can I not know that it is the posture of prayer?
There was a mysterious feeling in that posture that seemed familiar to the body.
A small but gentle divine power flowed out around Iriel.
The divine power slowly emanating from her body circulates around her as it is, then goes back into her.
that was repeated over and over again.
The surroundings were quite dark, so the figure was naturally reflected in her glowing form.
How long can you maintain that posture?
The two elves did not relax, but looked at the human in front of them with new eyes.
It seemed like he was muttering something, but I couldn’t hear it in detail.
They just stared at her and waited for their shift.
Another elf had already been sent to the village, so there was no problem.
