# 194
Helmut
Episode 194
‘It’s too late to take it out.’
Helmut decided to observe the situation for now.
The sound of footsteps was now quite close by. One by one they appeared.
The first thing that caught my eye was a blindingly bright white color. Pure white armor that looks as if it will quickly age. My heart beats rapidly from the sudden surge of divine power.
The buds of darkness stirred wildly. As if they were criticizing me by asking me what on earth I was doing and why I wasn’t running away.
Helmut frozely recognized who they were.
‘Paladin of Lumen.’
Why are they here? What do you know? My body stiffened. My hand naturally reaches for the sword.
An enemy you will have to fight someday. According to Helmut’s definition, it was.
But there are too many. There were close to twenty people.
Although the temple is said to have been corrupted, their appearance now was the temple itself that saved the world from the devil.
They narrowed the siege as if they knew exactly where we were, and when they noticed Helmut showing signs of caution, they turned to each other.
“boy…? “You’re young.”
“Sinister black hair and black eyes.”
“It is as the High Priest said.”
“How can you look at the people in the temple like that!”
One of the paladins shouted as if scolding. Helmut managed to relent.
‘Judging by your tone, you haven’t defined me as an enemy yet.’
There were a few things to know. The fact that the high priest ordered you to come means that the high priest is nearby.
The High Priest can track Helmut’s location. There was no use running away.
‘The sprout of darkness has become smaller and my level has risen, so even the highest priest may not be able to easily notice my condition.’
That was the only hope. Also, the sprout of darkness that had once shaken immediately after the Holy Knights appeared became strangely quiet. As if holding one’s breath in front of a natural enemy.
But Helmut soon ran into difficulties.
“You suddenly appeared in a place like this…”
The Holy Knights asked Helmut in a high-handed manner as he tried to stall for time by talking.
“Why are you in a place like this?”
“This is not a place where people should be. “It’s suspicious.”
“If you don’t give me a straight answer, I won’t let this go!”
Because the person they were dealing with was a young boy, they seemed to take it easy, but they questioned the person as if they were in charge of this forest. It was no different from raw rain.
However, the opponent was a temple, and a temple is still an entity.
Helmut decided to respond obediently for now.
“I’m a traveler.”
“Why travel to a place like this?”
“Someone is behind it.”
As expected, Area’s existence could not be hidden. I must have known it was two people from the beginning.
It was a problem. Considering that Area avoided the high priest, it is highly likely that his face was known to the temple in an unfavorable way.
Area would not have avoided the high priest just because she was one of the magicians at Greta Academy.
‘Should I fight after all?’
While Helmut was struggling, several Holy Knights slowly changed their angle and approached Area.
“Robe? Is he a wizard? “You’re not a warlock, right?”
“Why are you lying down? “Are you injured somewhere?”
At that time, the paladin who saw Area’s face gasped.
‘You got caught…?’
Helmut’s hand slowly moved towards the sword. There are a lot of them, so you have to quickly take them out one by one by surprise.
However, what came out of the paladin’s mouth was a completely unexpected sound.
“There are angels in a place like this!”
“It looks like the apostle of Lumen incarnate.”
“This one is young too. Are you friends or not?”
“It’s unclear whether it’s a woman or a man. “Is it a man?”
It seems that Area’s appearance is difficult for even the Paladins to calmly accept.
For some reason, Area, who fainted, became a spectacle among the paladins.
It was known that Area was a wizard. Now, how should we move on?
Helmut came up with an appropriate explanation in an instant.
“He is my client. “I’m sleeping because I’m tired.”
“I can hear you talking like this, but why don’t I wake up?”
“Maybe he was drugged…”
One of the Holy Knights looked suspicious.
Immediately after seeing Area’s appearance, the surface ship was focused solely on Helmut.
For now, I was relieved. I don’t know what the high priests are like, but I don’t think there’s anything I can tell by looking at Area in these lines.
Helmut quickly excused himself.
“They say that once you fall asleep, you sleep like the dead.”
“If you are a client, are you a mercenary?”
“yes.”
“Did this wizard hire you? “For some reason.”
The Paladins were somehow persistent and asked various questions.
Helmut gave them a rough answer, mixing facts and lies. What was significant was that the Paladins did not seem to have any intention of attacking at the moment.
‘I wish you would step back appropriately.’
But that wish did not come true. The paladins whispered among themselves and stopped talking. And he spoke in a forceful tone just like before.
“Okay, anyway, you guys should see the High Priest.”
“I’ll just give you a quick greeting and if there’s nothing suspicious, I’ll let you go right away. “If you’re lucky, you might be able to receive the priest’s blessing.”
Even if you give me something like a blessing, I decline it. There is a difficult problem that there must be nothing suspicious even after the minister sees it….
“There is nothing to worry about. “The High Priest does not persecute wizards.”
However, the problem was that even if the targets of the High Priest’s persecution were rare, both Helmut himself and Areaa would likely be subject to this.
“As you can see, the rest of the group is asleep, so that might be a bit difficult.”
I think I just need to avoid that high priest for now, but I don’t think that will be easy.
“If you fall asleep, shouldn’t you just wake me up? “What kind of nonsense is that?”
“I passed out from exhaustion, so I won’t wake up until two days later.”
Helmut spoke roughly based on the time when Area would wake up. Then the paladin snorted.
“Two days. Don’t talk nonsense. “We have to leave soon.”
“Hurry up and carry your client.”
Helmut’s eyebrows raised at the urging voice. If you say you don’t want to go, they’ll drag you away. A cold voice came out of my mouth.
“You guys did it?”
“what? dare!”
“I don’t want to touch my client. “Before I go to bed, I cast a defense spell and told you not to touch me as I will sleep.”
Helmut lightly shrugged his shoulders.
Fortunately, the form in which Area lay down was quite natural. That’s because Helmut still took care and settled down and laid her down.
Helmut’s sparse consideration. It was Area’s privilege not to be treated like a burden.
“A paladin can block magic. “You carry it.”
Helmut showed his courage with a mercenary attitude.
Of course, if he really wanted to carry Alea, he planned to carry Alea himself. Because I can’t give them hostages.
Helmut was just feeling skeptical.
‘Is there any meaning in taking time like this?’
I’m pushing myself because I don’t want to be dragged along as obediently as I’m told, but wouldn’t a word from the High Priest mean that I’ll have to fight in the end? If so, it would be better.
“This is absurd.”
The paladins snorted. One of them, a low-ranking one, approached.
“Okay, I’ll carry you.”
It was when he was about to extend his hand towards Area. Helmut felt someone approaching from beyond. It looked like a large lump was coming this way. A bright and large mass of divine power.
A feeling of threat strangled me. I felt the dark buds in my heart shrinking nervously. The presence of two forces was evident inside and outside of me.
‘Whoever that is, I’m sure it’s stronger than him.’
The high priest named Dolos I met the other day was definitely at the lowest level of combat ability among the high priests.
He became a high priest because he was recognized for his research achievements and knowledge, but he did not have outstanding military power or divine power.
In other words, other high priests were significantly stronger than him.
Also, when you have paladins like this, the combat ability of the high priest is doubled. The priest’s fighting style is similar to that of the wizard, and the paladins will assist him.
It was disadvantageous in many ways. Even more so than fighting the entire Knights of Palma.
The Paladins, who noticed someone approaching, stopped moving. Soon he appeared.
He was a middle-aged man with intense eyes, wearing a white robe with a gorgeous gold thread pattern.
As he leisurely looked over, he exuded the authority of someone who had reigned over others for a long time.
“Why are you taking so much time?”
A solemn voice rang out. The paladins all turned to him and bowed.
“Prime Minister Gascal.”
Helmut was the only one who greeted the high priest with his head held high. He suddenly realized one thing.
‘Gascal is one of the names Dolos called me.’
Darian’s enemy. An enemy that must be killed someday. I can’t believe we met so soon.
There were too many Paladins assisting him to call this an opportunity. Moreover, several priests followed behind him.
If this place wasn’t that far from Baden, the high priest’s party might have found them while passing by.
It was a bad fate rather than a coincidence. I thought the day would come when I would encounter the temple, but it was too soon.
Unprepared face-to-face. For now, we can only hope that this typhoon passes by.
“I apologize for making you take such a noble step.”
“Stop because this guy isn’t cooperating.”
One paladin pointed a finger toward Helmut. Gaskal’s gaze shifted to Helmut. It was an interested look.
He caught Helmut and Area in turn. For some reason, the emotion that flashed through his eyes felt uncomfortable. He was a person with a bad feeling.
“What are these young boys doing in a place like this? “I told you to feel my magic and search the forest.”
It seemed as if the entrance to this place from Lampione’s dungeon opened and the magic spread out.
Gascal, who was passing by, sensitively captured the magic power and used search magic.
“The boy behind him is said to be a wizard and a client of the black-haired boy. “They said the two were passing through this place on a trip.”
“Why is the wizard down?”
“It is said that he was asleep, but due to his constitution, he does not wake up easily when he falls asleep.”
“Oh yeah. “Let me take a look.”
“They say he fell asleep with a protective spell on him, so be careful.”
“How about using just a magician’s defensive magic?”
Gascal stepped forward confidently despite the Holy Knight’s dissuasion. No one stopped him.
Gascal stopped at close range and openly admired Area’s face. Helmut, worried that he might recognize Area, twitched his fingertips.
However, what came out of Gascal’s mouth was a blatant bullet.
“It’s a great off-white color.”
“He’s a man.”
“Yes, I see it that way too.”
Although Area was in trouble due to Heike’s pranks, the bracelet’s magic became closer to perfection.
Although it wasn’t as powerful as when it temporarily became powerful, there was definitely less evidence of magic being used than before the festival.
That’s why Gascal, who was standing a little away, seems not to have seen it through.
“I like that too. That pure silver hair. “He is the most beautiful boy I have ever seen.”
Desire appeared in the high priest’s eyes. Faced with him slowly stroking his clean-shaven chin, Helmut felt an ominous feeling.
It was an unpleasant feeling, as if I had been caught in a sticky trap.
