Episode 115 〈 Small Destiny 〉
Nemesis’ headquarters in the Forest of Demonic Beasts.
One necromancer was so anxious that he bit his nails and ended up pulling them out.
The necromancers, with blood on their foreheads and red faces, were angry.
“why? “Why are you failing?”
They have been dreaming of it for the past 50 years.
The world of death that the King of Death desired.
For that purpose, they have been preparing by hiding their traces without even the knowledge of the Prosperous Dharma Kingdom.
But decades of effort collapsed in an instant.
Queen of the first Letman.
It is a monster created with great care as a biochemical weapon to spread poison and pestilence.
They secretly released the creature into the underground waterway and waited for three months.
Due to their strong reproductive capacity, it was expected that the number of Ratmen, which would number hundreds and thousands, would spread a plague throughout the city.
However, instead of causing a plague, the area was purified and the queen was murdered.
The second Lizardman.
The plan was to attack travelers around the territory and kidnap them.
When I controlled the Lizardmen who were possessed by a spell using the swamp as their base, a holy knight appeared and interfered.
Thanks to this, even the mutant Hydra that was preparing to destroy Elusha territory died.
Third two-headed ogres and orcs.
The brainwashed Orcs and the forcibly created mutant Two-Headed Ogre also fell into the trap and were killed with a single cut torn off their backskin.
The monsters that had been created over decades of countless sacrifices and huge investments had been destroyed in just a few days.
“This is all because of the silver paladin!”
“That crazy guy did it. “You have to kill him!”
The old necromancers shouted to each other.
But there was no way to kill it.
The opponent is a monster that killed the monsters they prepared.
I couldn’t find any way to stop him anymore.
“Is that paladin really a fallen noble of the Rom Kingdom?”
The necromancers’ eyes gathered together.
A necromancer who is said to be the first disciple of the old Demon King.
A wizard named Rudis.
He is an old man, bent like a hunchback, holding a crude bone staff.
“That can’t be possible. As a result of the investigation, there was no Lupus family in the Rom Kingdom. “It’s a false identity.”
“That means…”
“It would mean that the Holy Emperor sent a dog. “They smelled us.”
The necromancers faced each other.
I came to the magical kingdom of Airans to escape their pursuit, but does that mean they came all the way here?
“But it doesn’t stop our plans.”
Rudis glanced at the necromancers while holding his staff.
“We are believers who serve the Four Spirits King. He will spread death according to His will.”
“…”
“Open the warp gate connected to Purgatory in Elusha.”
“In Elusha?”
“There is no way. “Every time I make a plan, that paladin…”
As the necromancers looked at each other and spoke, Rudis smiled.
“There is a way.”
He reached to the side and peeled off the hem of the rag.
There, a man in his early to mid 40s was staring blankly at the ceiling, drooling.
There are traces of the head opening and closing.
“This is Viscount Atonth, Lord of Elusha. “I gently touched its head and it listened to us obediently.”
“If monsters don’t work, we can mobilize people. Even if we can’t defeat that paladin, we can temporarily banish him from the territory.”
Rudis looked around at the necromancers and said,
“We’re putting everything on the line for this. If we don’t succeed, there’s only death!”
Rudis stretched out his staff and said,
“We will have the grace of Amon, the Demon King!”
**
After the Two-Headed Ogre incident, I met with Edolph and talked to him.
The story I heard from him was quite shocking.
– Is it about a year after I was saved by the saint? From then on, I was suddenly able to use my holy powers. Of course, other paladins Compared to you, you are at the level of a young chick.
He said that he was able to use holy power just because he was healed.
That is not just one or two people.
– It was a bit confusing, but the people who received holy water from the saint at that time…
I put my chin on my chin and said, “Elusha.” They walked around the streets of.
According to what Edolph said, those who received holy water in the north and were healed.
It was said that most of them had holy powers, although faint.
Of course, compared to the Holy Knights of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom, they were at a poor level, and among them, they still had no holy powers. It is said that there are people who could not be awakened.
“Ah! Paladin!”
Now that I think about it, there was a part that struck me.
It reminded me of Charlotte Aslan’s princess, Tinya, who was a guard knight.
They were also given sexual power.
The two, who could not use sexual power when they were alive, were able to use it and also showed an abnormal growth rate.
Their They may have talent, but it seems that my influence was also there.
However, Edolph’s growth rate was lower compared to them.
There must be a difference in knowledge and talent.
In the case of Charlotte, she gained a superhuman body by going back and forth between life and death, and Tinya, a dark elf, was killed by the Hashashins from birth. Because I have grown up through training.
Now that I think about it, there are older brothers Luan and Rupel.
What happens to those two?
“Hey, Paladin!”
-Thanks to this, even those who did not believe in religion are now praising Gaia and the saint. I have become one of those believers. I was
unintentionally increasing the number of believers in Gaia.
There is no need to pay special attention to that, but so far. How many people have I saved?
Hundreds? Thousands? I don’t know.
There are quite a lot.
The Holy Emperor’s Kingdom of Aslan, the Kingdom of Rom, etc.
I treated many people and distributed holy water.
If what Edolph said is true, all of them
… There was a girl.
She had long black hair and eyes.
I tilted my head to look at the girl.
The girl paused for a moment due to nervousness and made an awkward expression.
“Oh, hello.”
It’s a familiar girl.
Where have I seen it before?
I thought about it carefully and only realized it when I looked at the status window.
She’s an orphan from Benikin Church. She’s the girl we were asked to search for after she went missing about a month ago.
“Are you Yuria?”
The girl was startled by my words, but had a happy expression on her face.
“You remembered me!”
I’m sorry.
I forgot. I looked at her hands without saying what I was thinking.
There is a shopping cart in Yuria’s hands.
It looks like she’s going to run an errand or something.
“I was going to meet and greet you, but every time I go to the adventurer’s guild, she seems busy. “He wasn’t there.”
Yuria smiled brightly and looked to my left and right.
“But aren’t the priest and the merchant there?”
I think you’re talking about Ellis and Hans.
In Ellis’s case, it appears that his paths diverged.
It was right after he left to volunteer and worship at Benikin Church where Yuria was.
Hans is interpreting the warprunes left behind by the vampires.
He even told me to prepare well because he said he would fully analyze it soon.
“I have something to see you both.”
Yuria looked up at me at those words.
“So are you taking the day off today?”
“I guess so.”
Yuria’s eyes widened and she closed her mouth.
She thought deeply and then opened her mouth.
“If you don’t have plans for dinner, would you like to come to our church?”
“…?”
“You’re my benefactor, but I can’t even treat you to a meal… Of course, it’s not food that a noble family like a Holy Knight can eat.” It
was an invitation to a meal.
I thought about it quietly and thought of Edolf.
A healed person can use his holy power. You can.
That’s the point.
“Okay. I have plenty of time anyway.”
“Then in the evening…”
I looked up at the sky.
The sun was still up. It would be about 4 or 5 hours until evening.
There was nothing else to do.
“Are you running errands?”
Yuria paused in surprise at my question and nodded,
“That’s good. Then, let’s go together.”
“With me?”
Yuria’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s.
“I have to buy travel gear anyway. As a bonus, I have something I want to ask you.”
Yuria nodded with a confused face.
Yuria seemed to be excited and ran with light steps.
I followed Yuria and looked behind her. I
felt a strange presence.
I wasn’t sure if someone was following me or if it was just my mood
. You’ll see.
I passed by the street and looked around.
The market street was quite lively.
Vendors were selling all kinds of goods. Among them, there were fun entertainment and plays.
I stopped and looked at the street play.
Yuria I also watched the play for myself.
“What’s the story?”
“It’s a story about a saint from the Holy Kingdom. The most famous 7th prince these days.”
I was surprised by those words and watched the play.
The actor recited the lines.
He made all kinds of unfamiliar noises and swung the spear to cut down the person who appeared to be a vampire.
“…Spear?”
“The saint used a spear and a magic staff to kill the vampires. “I hunted.”
I burst into laughter out of frustration.
They mainly use shovels and muskets.
Since they are far from the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom, the rumors must have changed.
To them, muskets are just decorations, and shovels are nothing more than digging tools, so it was natural.
Especially since it is a magical kingdom. It must have been judged that it was impossible to hunt vampires with muskets due to their structure.
The only convincing thing is that they used spears and canes, which are most similar to shovel muskets.
As expected, the rumors cannot be believed.
The play was thrilling.
The vampires were hunted and the prince was saved. A story about rescuing an enemy princess, etc.
It is a truly righteous and hopeful hero.
“As expected, it’s cool.”
I looked at Yuria.
She clapped her hands.
“He must be a benevolent person who loves countless people.”
“Probably not.”
I denied it. I
guess there are no more rumors about me being an idiot.
Yuria looked up at me and smiled awkwardly.
Her face looked like she didn’t know she would refute me at once.
It seems she didn’t hear about me from Director Evelyn.
She walked away.
” “Miss, why don’t you try the prize game? The second time is free.”
On the market street, Yuria turned her head.
It looks like there is a claw machine in this world as well.
It involves throwing a toy dagger and hitting the doll and
knocking it down. Yuria glanced at me and I nodded.
There was no need to get permission. Despite this, Yuria headed to the place where the doll claw machine was located.
“Children like dolls.”
Yuria held a toy dagger.
“Zenice likes teddy bears and Verin likes wooden dolls.”
Yuria said that and released her wrist. Then, she took a stance with flexible movements and threw the dagger.
The toy dagger hit the doll accurately.
But the doll did not fall, possibly due to lack of strength.
Yuria showed a regretful expression.
“I wonder if I will use my holy power.” “Do you know how to use it?”
Yuria looked at me in shock at my question.
“Sacred power?”
I crossed my arms and nodded.
Yuria received treatment from me. So I wondered if it would happen, but she shook her head.
“no. “I don’t know how to write.”
Isn’t that true?
Rather, this is normal.
It has only been a little over a month since I received treatment.
It doesn’t make sense that he could realize and use his holy power during that time.
Edolf also said it took a year, so he was asking for an answer too quickly.
“But I’m studying. Benikin Church has a textbook that can help you become an apprentice priest. The director loved it because it was very expensive. “I’ve been watching it and learning hard for the past two years.”
Yuria grabbed the second dagger.
“I don’t know either. Uhm…. So….”
She held the dagger with both hands and closed her eyes.
“It was said that the prayer must be offered with a sincere heart.”
I looked at Yuria.
She said a prayer.
“Gaia, the god of love and mercy.”
Wiggle.
Although it was faint, a white aura flowed from her body.
As I looked at that figure, my eyes widened inside my helmet.
I rested my chin and observed the sight.
A pure white aura flowed out, but soon dissipated and disappeared.
It was such a weak energy that even Yuria herself seemed to not be aware of it and made a bitter expression.
“The book says, ‘You will feel a very sacred energy. It said, ‘Praise Gaia!’ But it doesn’t work.”
“…Who is the author of that book?”
Yuria said, tilting her head.
“It says Raphael Astoria.”
It certainly seems that the nobleman is at the peak of magic in the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom.
“Try again.”
Yuria tilted her head.
She nodded, held the dagger, and put her hands together in prayer.
I put my hand on her shoulder.
Yuria flinched but concentrated.
I adjusted Yuria’s holy power with my hands.
It balances the weak and shaky sexual power.
The same sacred power resonated and responded.
Beads of sweat formed on Yuria’s forehead. She was also having a hard time.
It’s still not enough.
The amount of sexual power in this girl’s body is very small.
I infused holy power through my hands.
Yuria’s eyes widened.
The aura of holy power flows from her body and spreads throughout her body.
Some of them were wrapped around toy daggers.
She took a deep breath as she looked at the dagger she was holding.
He looked surprised and looked at me and the toy dagger in turn.
“What about this over there?”
I said something.
“Throw it.”
“This one?”
Yuria looked curiously at the dagger containing sacred power.
Then, he released his wrist, took a stance, and threw it at the doll in front of him.
thud-!
The wind explodes.
pop-!
The doll was pierced and shattered into pieces.
The doll’s fluff fell everywhere and the shelf collapsed.
The doll store owner was astonished, and Yuria stiffened with wide eyes.
On the contrary, I couldn’t help but smile.
This made it clear.
I can increase the number of ‘clerics’ by spreading my holy power to ‘others’.
Like the undead increasing the number of dead.
Yuria looked up at me with a blank expression, and I placed my hand on her head and said something.
“Congratulations on becoming a priest.”