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“Damn, that’s X… .”
Gunther gritted his teeth and muttered.
There must have been someone in the forest who could affect not only the Red Forest Village but also the entire territory. Hyeon-jun was only focused on the article, but Gunther paid attention to the time they arrived.
Gathering information, it’s been less than a week since they requested help from the Red Forest Village. If it took three days to go, it means that the army was formed in just one day, or that it departed immediately on the day the call was received. No matter how well prepared you are, you have to spend a lot of influence to be able to do that. This is because he had to hold a meeting with the nobles and come to an agreement. Even if you are a lord, if you move the army carelessly, you will inevitably cause discord with the nobles.
To come there so early in the morning means that they started moving at dawn, before the sun even rises. That’s how urgent the situation is, and a huge crisis is reaching out to the Taxis estate.
“carriage?”
Gunther just closed his eyes at the muttering of Hyeonjun, who recognized it from afar because of his good eyesight.
“It is a wizard. Are there any priests?”
“It is the flag of Behbine.”
White light on a green background, and wheat with its head down. can’t find out Gunther lowered his head, as if in desperation, and let out a helpless sigh.
“Does it look familiar?”
“Well, I was a war mercenary.”
There may be complex circumstances, but it is not a situation to talk about leisurely.
“What should I do?”
“It’s all late. If the article comes, you can’t get out. Knights have the right to conscript soldiers and supplies.”
The regular soldiers approaching suddenly stopped at the knight’s gesture, and the village was enveloped in silence. It’s a terrifyingly perfect recipe.
“Come out, the person in charge!”
At the cry of the knight, the captain of the guard who had come down earlier jumped out and stood in front of him, lowering his head and opening his mouth.
“yes! Knight! I am the captain of the guards in Red Forest Village… .”
“Where is the village chief?”
“I’ll call you right away!”
Even though the knight stopped introducing himself, the captain of the guard didn’t even care.
The chief of the guard beckoned the guards, and the two guards ran frantically to call the village chief.
“Explain the situation.”
“yes. A few days ago, the three-eyed gnolls attacked the village twice, and they were all stopped. And we attacked again this morning, and the battle just ended.”
“hmm… .”
After the knight paused for a moment as if thinking about the guard commander’s neat summary, people walked out from behind the soldiers. Priestly clothes and priests with the pattern of Behbine engraved on them.
“I need to treat the injured.”
When the priests came forward, the knight got off his horse and spoke politely.
“You do that. Bring the wounded.”
“no. We should go.”
“yes.”
The knight nodded at the words of the priests and chinned to the chief of the guard. The helmet’s visor is down, so you can’t see his face at all. As the guards captain beckoned, the guards led the priests and moved to one side.
Among the priests, Hyeon-jun found a fully armed combat priest. Unlike the battle priests of Karios, who wore plate armor and carried large shields, they were armed with round shields and spears of appropriate size. Hyeon-jun, who was examining his armament, noticed something a little unusual about the shield. There is a circular groove dug in one place on the shield. The battle priest raises his shield, looking at it from the front, it’s to the left. It is probably for hanging a window there.
“Is the village chief still there?”
“It’s not far. It will come soon.”
At the words of the knight, the captain of the guard said with a nervous expression on his face. The captain of the guard trembled in fear to keep the knight waiting.
The knight stood silently and looked around. Hyeon-jun lowered his head to avoid looking at him. Fortunately, the knight glanced around, put his hand on the longsword’s furmal hanging from his waist, and just stood still.
“Knight!”
“The village chief is here.”
“I have eyes and ears too.”
The chief of the guards said a word to the village headman, who came running while calling the knight, but bowed his head in embarrassment at the knight’s words.
The village chief came running in a hurry and knelt down in front of the knight.
“Oh, knight!”
“Is it the village chief?”
Hyeon-jun felt deep contempt for the short sentence in the article. However, the village chief nodded with a bright face as if he hadn’t noticed it at all. Tears are welling up in your eyes.
“you’re right. I am the village chief!”
“Ask me again. Is it the village chief Aun?”
“yes… ?”
The knight’s momentum sharpened. It feels like being stabbed in the chest with a sharp spear.
The knight corrected his posture and spoke without hiding his irritation.
“I asked if it was Awoon.”
“Ah, Awun is my father.”
Now the knight expressed his anger so clearly that even the chief could tell.
It was to the point where the chief of the guards quietly retreated.
“Who allowed you to become the village chief?”
“That, that… .”
“Are you saying that His Excellency allowed it?”
“…….”
The village chief didn’t say anything and just kept his mouth shut. It’s because I know that if I dare to open my mouth here, I can really die with a single knife.
The village head is appointed by the lord, and inheriting the position at will is against the authority of the lord. If the previous village chief died and reported, it could be inherited depending on the situation, but if not, the administrative village chief would be the previous village chief who died. Claiming to be the village chief is to disregard the authority of the lord, and depending on the interpretation, it could be seen as putting oneself on the same level as the lord because he appointed himself as the village chief.
In other words, impersonation of aristocrats, and the death penalty.
It’s funny, but the law is up to the nobles to interpret. It was created by nobles, and it was to protect the authority of nobles. Even if you seek help from the temple of Karios, you can avoid the death penalty by reducing the impersonation of aristocrats at best. Because it clearly broke the law.
“Captain of the guard. put that guy in jail I’ll take you with me when I get back.”
“yes!”
Because he was in front of the priests, he was barely able to save his life. Without hesitation, the guards dragged the self-styled old man away. The old man looks up at the sky and laughs, as if he has completely lost his mind. Did he really think that a knight would increase the authority of the village chief for himself?
“Guide to the guards. I would like to hear more details.”
“All right.”
The guards and the captain of the guards lead the knights and soldiers and leave, leaving only the adventurers to mumble over what to do.
“Whoa… . Get rid of the body first.”
“There are no guards, so do we have to do it?”
“Anyway, if the knights came, they would all be conscripted. Better to do it now than later.”
As Gunther sighed, the adventurers grumbled and moved the corpse. Most have not yet noticed the seriousness of the situation. Hyeon-Jun and Gunther’s party, and only a few of them are putting on a troubled face realizing that things are going very badly.
“What else can we do?”
When Hyeon-jun spoke, Gunther sighed again and said.
“I’m just praying to God so I don’t die.”
Hyeon-jun brushed off his complicated hair and moved to organize the body.
Does the knight really know him? Now that the situation has come to this, they will definitely call Hyun-joon. If you want to talk about the battle against the Three-Eyed Nol, you cannot talk about it without mentioning Hyeon-jun. During the two battles of the Red Forest Village, he single-handedly blocked and killed the enemy, and annihilated the enemy by striking them from behind. It was a one-man anvil and one-man hammer. Hyeon-jun was an asymmetric force that overturned tactical common sense, and without Hyeon-jun, the Red Forest Village would have perished long ago.
If so, the knight will definitely call him, and the key is how the knight will react.
It was Hyun-joon’s mistake, who was immersed in karma to buy Mana Affinity 1 and ran amok. Of course, Hyeon-joon only noticed the seriousness after watching the leader of the three-eyed play. By then, it had already shown great strength, and it was too late to hide it. I never thought that the military would arrive there so quickly.
‘I must hope that the lord of Taxis is not related to the nobles of Scanden.’
As Hyeon-jun moved the corpses, he secretly turned his eyes to the priests. They knelt beside them to heal the wounded, spreading divine power. Hyeon-joon sneakily turned around and passed the area. And by barely adjusting the distance, it passed within the reach of the divine power.
“uh?”
One of the priests looked up puzzled and met Hyun-jun’s eyes. Hyeon-jun greeted him politely and passed by quietly.
“Brother, can you wait a moment?”
“Yes, priest.”
After the treatment, the priest got up and approached Hyeon-jun, spreading his divine power weakly. Hyeonjun smiled inwardly, feeling the warm and gentle divine power. This is what I learned in Scanden. Commoners feel comfortable with priests, but nobles and knights cannot. And in this situation, the favor of the priest will be of great help.
“This is Karios-sama’s divine power… .”
The priest tilted his head and fell into trouble. Hyeonjun is well armed, but he is definitely not a combat priest, and he has no holy power. However, I feel the divine power of Karios from him. The priest, who once again spread his divine power, looked at Hyeon-jun’s arm. He noticed that it was coming out of the armor.
“Brother, if you don’t mind rudeness, may I ask you something?”
“of course.”
Hyeon-jun smiled softly and said to the priest who innocently tilted his head and asked.
“Did you get the armor from Karios’ temple?”
“yes. Got a pair of vambraces. I don’t want to stand out, but I hope you keep it a secret.”
When the priest opened his eyes wide and made a surprised face, Hyeonjun smiled. He is a person whose thoughts are expressed in his facial expression. He seems to be in his mid-twenties, but his reaction is like that of a child.
“Brother, what is the matter?”
Then the combat priest walked over and asked. It was a waste to heal people, but the priest kept spreading divine power, so he thought that there was a problem.
“This one, no, that… .”
The priest was about to talk about Hyeon-jun, but he remembered what Hyeon-jun said to keep it a secret and was confused.
In the end, Hyunjoon couldn’t hold back and said with a small smile.
“hahahaha, you don’t have to hide it from the priests. You can find out right away anyway, right?”
“Oh, I see. brother It is said that this person received the armor from Karios’ temple.”
“Oh, really?”
The battle priest approached with a welcomed stride. Then he spread his divine power. And when he felt the divine power of Karios, he said with a warm smile.
“You are a nobleman from the temple of Karios.”
“No, what are you going to do if you steal it?”
When he learned that he had received the armor at the temple, Hyun-jun was rather embarrassed to see him speak with great joy. Do you know that you are an adventurer who solved the case in Scanden?
“Did you steal it?”
“no.”
“Then there is no problem?”
“… Yes.”
Doesn’t this conversation sound odd?
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“Since treating the injured is first, can we talk a little later?”
“of course. Please take it slow.”
“You can’t be slow to treat the injured.”
After saying that, he strode away again and started treating the wounded. Hyeonjun stood at a distance and looked at the scene quietly. After the priest’s hand passes, those who have fallen and groan stand up a moment later and express their gratitude to the priest with tears in their eyes. The priest smiles softly, holds their lowly hands, and whispers a blessing for their safety.
‘I feel like I’m doing something very bad.’
Hyunjoon smiled bitterly. It is pathetic and funny that he uses priests to make a living. But you should use what is available right now. Because literally lives are at stake.
‘Looking at the priests makes me feel shabby.’
Because they are so good, their ugliness is extremely highlighted. I know it’s natural to reach out to use others for my own survival, but it seems like I’m doing something bad.
True goodness allows the offender to repent for himself.
How would the priests react if they found out that they put the lives of the Red Forest villagers on the scales in anger and pushed the adventurers into the forest to earn karma? will you be disappointed?
‘You’re afraid of disappointing others, you’re like a child.’
Hyunjoon helped himself. It means that the temple occupies a large part in Hyeon-jun. It also means that the time spent in the temple of Karios was truly precious without falsehood.
It’s not even been 10 days yet, but I miss the short time I spent there.