Episode 291 Connection with the Holy Kingdom (1)
The Holy Knight has become a mush.
Only my hands trembled, but I couldn’t find human warmth in my body.
As he overdosed recovery magic until he became a paladin with a good physique, the priest also ran out of holy power.
He expressed his condolences to the paladin who had been beaten instead of his share, and now he sighed in relief.
Ray turned around with a clear expression.
“Now it is your turn.”
The Hedra priest’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear.
“What do you mean by that?”
The tone of the question was naturally polite.
“Did you think you wouldn’t get along with each other after the two of you got along well?”
He asks with an eye as if he really has a conscience.
Hedra priest felt unfair.
Including the divine power of the whole body, even the divine power stored in the staff just in case, he cast recovery magic by shaking off all of it.
But now it’s your turn?
If so, what will you become!
He spat out words that reached the bottom of his throat.
“Hey, you promised!”
Instead of the answers he wanted, clicks and accusations came back.
“Tsk tsk, no matter how much you want to live, how can you sell your colleagues? 네가 제일 나쁜 새끼야. I will mend that spirit today.”
“You filthy bastard!”
“Heh heh. I really like that rebellious attitude.”
As he punched with enough mana, Ray’s mana permeated the priest’s bones.
The mana passed between the bones and was converted into cold energy.
Every time he was hit, his bones froze, so the pain doubled.
I want to scream, but every time I open my mouth, a loud bang comes from somewhere else.
Before one pain went away, the other started hurting, so I was sure to die.
Hedra’s priest was beaten until dawn like that.
* * *
Ray dragged the priest and paladin like corpses with a leather backpack full of things.
Following his words, the villagers who had been gathering in the center of the village were surprised to see him and ran to him.
“No, priest!”
“What is the priest? These two guys are the ones who have been poisoning the village.”
“yes? What is that…”
“To put it simply, they intentionally sprayed poison here and there to sell holy water. In addition, they poured poison into the well and sold the water as holy water. So, using holy water didn’t get better, but rather got worse.”
At Ray’s words, the expressions on the villagers’ faces gradually changed to stern.
I don’t know if it’s the first time, but they’ve been thinking it’s strange.
I use holy water every day, but I don’t think that my condition will improve.
In addition, within a few hours after the poison was released, a priest appeared in such a mountain village.
I couldn’t bear to doubt the priest, so I left it alone for a while, but now that the situation was revealed, their anger was great.
Firmly gripping the implements, they shouted.
“Like these rotten bastards!”
“Did you do this just to fill your stomach! Beasts!”
Some of the men couldn’t hold back their anger and swung their fists.
Then Ray took it lightly.
The men were quite surprised to see that the fist that had been hit hard had lost its strength, as if it had been hit with cotton.
To those who were slightly frightened, Ray spoke earnestly.
“I understand the feeling of not being able to forgive. However, even though they committed infidelity, they are now priests. You never know what kind of retaliation you’ll get if you mess with it. I’m sorry, but I’ll take care of these.”
The men withdrew while gritting their teeth at the thought of them until the end.
From start to finish, he thought of the village.
He was the one who punished the clergy and paladins for their unhuman behavior, from helping them with the difficult farming work without paying.
The men had a crush on him from the beginning.
Because of this incident, the favor was further amplified.
“If you say so…”
“It seems that I am indebted. Thank you.”
“Thanks for understanding.”
As he spoke, he put down the large leather pouch he was holding.
It was so heavy that when I lowered it to the ground, a thick cloud of dust rose.
When Ray lightly tapped his pocket, silver coins poured out.
Even if you count lightly, it seems well over a hundred.
“This one?”
When the village chief asks, Ray smiles and says,
“I don’t think I lost anything in the meantime. I’m not saying to make this a thing that didn’t exist, but everyone should make use of it, even if it’s a lack of livelihood.”
“You can’t get this much.”
Not only the village headman, but everyone in the village knows it.
The silver coins they gave to the priest to buy the holy water couldn’t exceed forty.
However, in the leather pouch in front of him was a silver coin that seemed to exceed his stomach.
Despite giving away such a large amount of money, he did not seem to care.
No, in the first place, of course, they seemed to think it belonged to the residents.
“This is your money. Think of it as a reward for all your hard work and accept it. Better than going back to these guys. isn’t it?”
Who would be willing to give such a large amount of money?
It’s not even the money you use for yourself.
Tears welled up in the eyes of the poisoned village chief.
“…Thank you. All this money will be used for the village.”
“Right now, call the proper priest to get treatment and buy food. In front of this, there is an upward road used by merchants who deliver to the village. If you put a little extra money on it, you can buy it easily.”
“Ugh. The stream has swelled, so it seems impossible right now…”
“If that’s the case, don’t worry. It should be back to normal by now.”
The village chief was momentarily puzzled by Ray’s confident words, but nodded.
“Okay. Do as you say.”
“Then I have work to do, so I’ll go. Don’t forget to get proper treatment.”
Ray connected the priest and the paladin with a rope like a girdle.
As I pull the tightly tied rope, they come dragging along on the ground.
Saliva leaked out of his mouth as the affected area, stained black, rubbed against the ground.
If someone who doesn’t know it sees it, it’s a slave statue without fail.
The villagers who watched him go away said.
“…how on earth did they subdue the priest and the paladin?”
“…we don’t know. But I think he is a true saint.”
“Well, I feel more like a saint than a saint far away. ha ha ha.”
“It’s not like this, but at least a statue should be erected in the village. do you know I wonder if he will visit our village again later.”
“At that time, if you build even one nice statue, I will save face.”
“That is what I mean.”
Smiles bloomed on the faces of the villagers, who had been buried only with hardships.
* * *
The village of Bilo is large, but there is no temple.
It was a town famous for adventurers, but since it was a small town in the early days, the temple hadn’t been placed yet.
Then, Ray headed for Glienne, which is at the bottom of Billo Village.
There is a fairly sizable Gaia Temple there.
There was probably at least one Heresy Judge.
Gleen is a region famous for its tea.
Unlike other regions, it is known to produce a lot of distinctive tea leaves.
After crushing the fruits and using them as tea leaves, the streets were filled with fragrant fruit scent.
It is always a place full of fragrance, so the buildings are also beautiful.
In other words, it is a place where art is more developed than other places.
In such a clean place, Ray walked around dragging a pile of luggage (?) with a rope.
Even at a glance, the clothes of the two being dragged around were those of a priest.
So it wasn’t long before word of him reached the temple.
The priest shouted.
“What kind of foolish man is persecuting the servant of God! Catch me right now!”
“All right.”
The expressions of the paladins who answered were also hardened.
Here, Glienne is the place where the temple of the sacred Goddess Gaia is located.
Who would dare to touch the priest in this place called the sacred ground of the kingdom of Celia!
Even if the liver is swollen, it cannot be anything other than a strongly swollen tooth.
The priests who were listening to the story were also enraged.
“This shouldn’t happen! Punish by example and correct the discipline!”
“I agree! Please give a lesson to the fearless rogue boat!”
* * *
Ray wandered around town, looking for temples.
Since this is my first trip, the road is difficult.
I don’t know where the temple is.
It is a difficult situation because if you try to approach people to ask for their location, they will run away.
“I’m going to buy a map in advance.”
It was too late to regret it now.
Ray was about to enter the tavern to take a break, but several paladins blocked his way.
It is clear that he was crazy to openly walk across the street, dragging a priest like a dog.
Their faces often turned red with anger.
“Yeah man! How dare you persecute a priest in front of a temple! How are you doing this to pay for that sin!”
Unlike them, Ray’s complexion brightened.
It was difficult because I did not know the location of the temple, but it saved me a lot of trouble when I found it on my own.
“I just caught the priest who committed the crime. If you don’t believe me, I have nothing to say, but I’ll tell you all about it at the temple, so please take me with you.”
He speaks quietly and holds out his hands.
Why don’t they know that it means to arrest them?
From their point of view, doubts arose when the opponent came out so confidently.
Contrary to what I imagined, the young man wearing the mask doesn’t seem that evil.
However, it is certain that he acted resolutely in front of the temple where the god resided, ignoring etiquette.
The paladins cleared their throats as they seemed stupid for being angry just now.
“Hmm. Being caught quietly does not make the guilt go away. I’ll listen to the story when I go back to the temple, but be prepared that depending on your answer, you may be punished.”
“You must be very suspicious.”
After he was tied up, some priests hurriedly freed the Hedra priest and paladin.
“Are you okay? The wound is serious. Heal!”
Uhhhhh—
the paladin was embraced by the warm divine power, and he had a seizure.
“Huh! Stop that! Stop recovering!”
The priests tilted their heads at the insane action.
“…Anyway, it seems that once is not enough. Heal.”
“Aagh!”
Now it responds almost at the level of a conditioned reflex.
The paladin took half a day. It was also very deliberate and right.
Just before dying, recovering with recovery magic and repeating dozens of times to start again from the beginning, trauma was created.
So, just feeling the divine power caused a seizure.
It was the same with the priest.
I still can’t forget the chill that seeped into my bones.
When the divine power tried to restore the bones, it gave me goosebumps as I felt the coolness of that time.
The Hedra priest even pushed the priest who was beside him.
“Aaaagh!”
The paladins shouted as the two of them were mad like madmen.
“Could it be the dark magic!”
If the mind alteration implanted by fists is also black magic, then it can be called black magic.
