Chapter 294
My Villains Episode 294
54. paladin(2)
The confrontation between Heyla and the Paladins ended with Heyla blinking her eyes with a drowsy face as she was bathed in the holy light..
At the end of a laugh-out-loud skit, Theodora, who had scattered the ‘light of exorcism’, ‘eyes that reveal the truth’, and ‘armor of faith’, opened her mouth with a shocked face..
“That's blood magic. Blood management was thought to be just a practice or a simple trick.……
Theodora added a word to Hayla's silence..
“I have never seen a state like that before. I'm curious about your name.”
Heila said, 'Why are you speaking informally?' I was nervous about saying something like that, but fortunately she was polite enough to hear the other person's identity from me..
“It's called Hayla..”
“……Is that the end??”
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Hayla blinked and added, 'Ah.'.
“She is the fiancée of Lord Phoenix..”
“fiancee?”
Theodora glanced in my direction and nodded with a wry smile. The princess immediately expressed her doubts..
“Neither Lord Phoenix nor the women here are grown men and women. But they're not a couple, they're just engaged.?”
“Well, there's a little, minor problem..”
“problem?”
“yes. Well, I can't tell you because it's housework..”
“Ah, I see. I asked you something for no reason..”
Then Theodora clapped her hands softly as if something occurred to her..
“Yes, now that I think about it, I have heard rumors that among Lord Phoenix's group there are several people with mysterious talents..”
“……Are you talking about a mysterious feat??”
“I heard that one of them was a beautiful woman who wielded real blood magic, but now I know that she is actually an advanced blood magician..”
She shook her head, thinking, ‘Well, rumors are easily spread.’.
“The ‘Giant of Thunder’, which is called Lord and Pair, is over there..”
The princess's gaze fell on Wu Tequai, who was collecting the bodies with his youngest children..
‘'The Giant of Thunder'.
I heard before that his nicknames were 'Red Bear', 'Slugger', and 'The Giant Who Swallowed Thunder', but he seems to be known a little differently in the west..
“‘Where is the ‘Fire Witch’? I heard that he has a fairy-like appearance and a somewhat eccentric temperament, but he is a battle wizard with fearsome skills..”
“ah… … . The guy went back to his hometown.”
“Oh, I see.?”
Theodora, who was looking around, clicked her tongue in disappointment..
“There are few people in Mittergeland who can handle elemental magic, so I thought this would be an opportunity to expand my knowledge, but unfortunately, it ended up going astray..”
The princess, who felt regretful for a moment, suddenly raised her head. Then he asked me to guide him and headed to the cathedral..
Although it was nothing compared to the wall, there were many casualties in the cathedral as well..
Fifteen soldiers and nine monks were killed, and Bishop Hekavenko, head of the Seteniora monastery, also lost his life..
“It was an end worthy of him..”
Sir Kabar, the cathedral knight, spoke in a somber voice..
“Even though he was exhausted from maintaining the sacred barrier, he boosted the soldiers' morale. He cried out in prayer until the end.……
“The bishop sacrificed himself to protect the cathedral..”
‘Okan’, a middle-aged monk who was guarding the body of an old bishop, added his words..
“Even those believers.”
On one side of the cathedral he pointed to, residents of the monastery were coming up through a hidden staircase..
The residents, who must have been terrified by all the terrible sounds coming from the ground, prayed and were thankful that they had survived. Hicks and Loewen were also there..
“oh! Nari, lady-”
The servant couple spotted Heyla and me and tried to approach us quickly, but they stopped when they saw the heavy atmosphere that had settled down nearby. I secretly gestured to them, and the couple who noticed them disappeared out of the cathedral, leading Oltonie Je and Spotted One..
“What Brother Okan said is absolutely correct. “Many people, including His Excellency the Bishop, made sacrifices.” A priest named ‘Massel’, who was said to have made a sacred covenant with Bishop Hekabenko, came forward..
He was the highest-ranking priest in the monastery at the time of the bishop's death. He already had a very stubborn look, but because the area under his eyes was dark, he looked uncharacteristic of a priest and venomous..
“So, please, princess, please do not misunderstand..”
Theodora raised her eyebrows after hearing the unexpected words..
“……What do you mean by misunderstanding?
oh'?" “I hope you don’t misunderstand that the princess and her group saved the Holy Land..”
As the princess narrowed her eyes slightly, Priest Marcel continued speaking with an expressionless face..
“You were thinking that too..”
“Whatever my thoughts, it's true that it's a little unpleasant to hear that..”
“Why should you be offended? It was not the horsemen who showed up at the end of the battle and showed off their amazing horsemanship, but the saints who fought desperately against the Lord who bestowed His grace on them..”
“••••••What?”
This guy, why are you so rash??
When I noticed that Theodora's face was turning red, I struck her before she could get angry..
“Uh, priest. I'm sorry for saying this, but if it weren't for the princess and the holy knights here,-”
“Uh-huh, sir. A member of a foreign sect is called a Holy Knight. This is the hall of Orthodoxy. refrain from speaking.”
The Church of El Ganor views the Calandari as a sect of their own. Of course, that is the official position, and in reality, the majority of priests treat the Calandari Order as heretics..
That is why Priest Marcel is now showing a semi-hostile attitude towards Theodora..
“Whatever the name, if it weren't for the princess's help, the shrine would have collapsed..”
“That's not true. Don't belittle yourself..”
“……yes? What major do you mean??”
“Didn't you personally punish their leader, that mad man who called himself the King of Death?.”
“It wasn't me who did it, it was my colleague.-”
“History remembers the warrior who wielded the dagger rather than the warrior who wielded it, and the general who commanded him more than the soldier. As a knight and commander, Sir chased away enemy leaders and stopped the endless army of the dead. Even if there had been no late support, the Lord would have been able to protect the monastery..”
“No, it looks like you said that because you didn't see the situation earlier.,”
“The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light, and the harder the hammering, the harder the steel becomes. In this way, he maintained his faith by strengthening his perseverance and devotion amidst harsh trials. Thanks to your care.”
And Priest Marcel ended the conversation by making the sign of the cross..
……Is he crazy??
I was a little dazed by the way he drew his own conclusions, but at the same time, I felt like I understood his intentions..
They probably don't want to admit that Seteniora Monastery, the sacred site of the Gwangmyeong Church, was saved by a group of heretics..
As Prince Ulkar's knight, I may not be very envious of him, but he seems to be willing to let me be promoted rather than acknowledge the heretics' work. It is true that the performance of my group and I was outstanding..
And, this is just my guess, but there was a high possibility that the attitude that Priest Marcel was showing now would spread to the entire Elganor Church..
This is a good thing for me. Having a good reputation with the church can't be a bad thing.
But instead of pretending not to know and shutting up, I opened my mouth with a shit-chewing expression..
“Well, you're quite petty..”
“……What did you just say??”
“I said it was petty..”
“Who are you talking about??”
“Who would it be??”
Priest Marcel's face crumpled, and the monks, monks, and soldiers gathered around him also looked embarrassed. Sir Kabar, the cathedral knight, came out with a stern expression..
“Lord Phoenics, what kind of rude words are you talking to the priest? Be polite..”
He shouted slightly. Offended by the sarcasm of the pretentious gold lacquer that clearly showed the inside, I responded with sarcasm..
“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself??”
“ What?”
“You clearly know how messed up the defensive situation was. Aren't you embarrassed to pretend not to know? If it were me, I would be a little embarrassed..”
‘'What's wrong with this guy?' For some reason, I feel pleasant when I receive gazes all over my body..
“I have to go to Makbyeok to collect the body. I saw earlier that my pagan friend was having a hard time..”
In place of the silent Lord Kavar, an angry-looking Marcel grabbed me..
“Please wait, Lord Phoenics. The story isn't over yet.”
“I'm done. “Also, I feel like I’m going to vomit from listening to you twisting words to protect my pride, so I need to get some air right away.” After saying that, he neatly turned around, leaving behind the priests who were blushing with anger and shame..
I smiled at Theodora, whose eyes were wide open, and then left the cathedral with Hayla and the mercenaries who were waiting for me..
I may have messed with the clergy a bit, but nothing will change..
There are more than one person who witnessed the hardships I went through to protect the sacred site. You can't use a few words as an excuse to cover up something like lese majeste..
Also, if Theodora had expressed her dissatisfaction on the spot, a religious argument would have definitely broken out. Now that I've done the damn thing for her, she'll have cooled off a bit, and maybe we'll be able to have a normal conversation..
Although the church's reputation was slightly damaged, it left a good impression on the hero character Theodora, so it could be said to be a profitable business..
And, while the priests of Gwangmyeong Church were gathered at the cathedral, other things were confirmed..
Conwyer said.
“Just like you said, I picked up everything..”
“Has anyone seen it? The paladins?”
“The body that had fallen outside the castle was loaded onto a cart under the pretense of being recovered. I didn't pay much attention to it..”
“yes, good job.”
All kinds of rare equipment were piled up in the warehouse of the communal house we used as lodging..
All of them are unique or rare equipment, and at a rough count, there are already about 20 of them..
Weapons include 'Nakseong', a mace, 'Cheongroe', an axe, 'Geogwal', a one-handed sword, 'Destruction of the Saint', a one-handed and a half sword, 'Hand of Mammon', a mace, 'Blood Vanguard', a glaive, and 'Ecstatic Death', a three-pronged spear. ', the scythe 'Early Harvest', the longbow 'Boreakkum', the crossbow 'Dead Man's Crossbow', and the crossbow 'Slingbow of Power'. there was.
In addition to the armor 'Pure White', the set 'Emperor's Bestowment', and the shield 'Rock of Corinth', there were also two sets of complete plate armor..
Among them, there were some that were not intact, such as 'Geogeol', which was broken in half, and 'Early Harvest', which lost its power after being purified by divine power, but most of the rest were in good or usable condition..
It's a shame I don't have any accessories..
It can't be helped. The only things that can be equipped on a skeleton soldier are weapons and armor..
“……How do you do all this?.”
So I fell into happy troubles.
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