295 – Gaiden 7
The pilgrims of the Order are not too fast, but not too slow.
Keeping a moderate speed, we continued eastward.
Things I would never have dared to dream of until a few years ago.
I had a hard time even riding a horse, let alone walking.
Of course, it was impossible to go on a pilgrimage to a distant place.
‘There was a time when I couldn’t go anywhere without a wagon, no, without a moving magic circle.’
‘I still feel astonished when I think of that time. God, please forgive me for being careless in the past.’
I’m still wondering why I’ve been like that.
At that time, I thought it was good and comfortable.
The truth is, they don’t even know that sloth continues to gnaw at their hearts.
The past that makes me feel so embarrassed just thinking about it.
I fell for the whispers of the devil and prayed to God with my body at ease.
No matter how much sincerity dwells in a body that has already become lazy.
I didn’t notice at all that it was a sand castle that was about to collapse.
Then one day, that man. Kyle John Nassen appeared at the church.
He said that he came to look around the church with the saintess for a while and shook his head as soon as he arrived at the church.
And after crossing his last name once, he said:
“Because it is full of indolence, how can you call this a sacred place to pray to God?”
Of course, Kyle never actually said that.
If you ask him, he’ll say, ‘I just want to teach you some sports?’
But no matter what Kyle says, in the end the results come first.
As he said, it is more important that the pope nodded and the archbishops agreed.
Once opinions were given, everyone realized their arrogance and sloth.
Unsurprisingly, at first, everyone was having a hard time with the sudden change.
Indulging in indolence for so long, you don’t even know there’s anything wrong with it.
The reason was because I was comfortable with my body, so I tried hard to ignore it.
“The pain of the body is temporary, but the mind dwelling in a healthy body regained after overcoming the pain will last forever. Why did the priests of the church in the past go on a pilgrimage? Did you go through that hard ordeal? For the firmness of the flesh is the faithfulness of the heart.”
Then archbishops, popes, and even saints.
Everyone took the lead and set an example, so even the priests gritted their teeth and worked hard.
Why did they come to the church? In the name of God, to do His benevolent will.
It is impossible to tarnish his name and meaning by standing on the other side.
If I can get even a little better because of myself, I will.
“Brothers and sisters. Calling out the glorious name, let’s do one more set.”
Ah. We’ve always been against God’s will.
They were so foolish to seek the name of that god!
How could he leave his body in hell and seek the bosom of a god!
Since then, priests. No, the entire church has completely changed.
Physical training is no longer simply the duty of paladins.
On the contrary, it became a job that a priest had to do even more than a paladin.
If you do anything that creates even the slightest amount of indolence, then the mace of a terrible god… Not
An infinite repetitive routine was waiting for him to completely erase that laziness.
An evil heart comes from an unfaithful heart.
An unfaithful heart comes from an unhealthy body.
An unhealthy body eventually comes out of indolence.
So all of us will not allow that indolence even for a day!
My God! Maybe when we fall into that wicked temptation and are in conflict.
As your rod and disc, give me the strength to overcome temptation!
“Stop! Stop all!”
A group of soldiers approaching from the front stop the priests.
Looking at their clothes and appearance, they seemed to be a scouting party in charge of the eastern border.
“Are you from the church?”
“Yes, brothers.”
“Where are you going?”
“I can’t tell you exactly where. Because we haven’t decided on a destination in the first place.”
It was a very religious answer, but the person who seemed to be the commander showed a puzzled look.
But soon after clearing my throat, I decided to do my duty.
“If you go beyond this, you are beyond the borders of the Empire.”
“I know.”
“Even though the nomadic tribes of the East have succumbed to our Empire, they are not completely safe. There are dozens of large and small tribes, rather than one unified nation.”
Some tribes want unconditional peace with the Empire very strongly.
Another tribe may have a mediocre mind and try to match the assortment in moderation.
The good news is that not all tribes are hostile to the Empire.
If that happens, the imperial army will attack… Not this problem.
It was said that Jon Nassen was coming from the north, expressing such regret that he could not obey the result.
But even so, the East is still far from safe compared to the Empire.
The reason is that tribes aren’t everything, and there are people who don’t belong to tribes.
And it is because they live without any laws or rules.
“First of all, the security there is not good. You shouldn’t go thinking about the empire. There may be thieves, and those thieves won’t treat you well just because they’re members of the Order.”
“Priests. Wouldn’t it be better to travel around the empire and meet other people?”
The soldiers from the reconnaissance team say that with a worried expression.
The reputation of the church’s priests is very good.
What if those people went to a dangerous place and suffered some kind of disaster?
From the point of view of the soldiers, even if it wasn’t my fault, it would be very embarrassing.
“It’s okay, brothers. We have already made that commitment.”
But I don’t know if the priests know the feelings of those soldiers.
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Just meeting and experiencing more people in a wider world.
In the meantime, I just need to know God’s will and be able to convey God’s words.
With that said, he declared that he would go further.
With the priests stepping out, the soldiers can no longer block their path.
So they informed the Empire of the location of tribes with a very finite atmosphere.
Informing you that if there is any problem, you can avoid it.
“Priests. I hope you return safely and without any accidents on your pilgrimage.”
“Thank you, brothers. May the blessings of God be upon you brothers.”
After saying goodbye to the scouts, the priests finally crossed the borders of the empire.
What soon appeared in front of them was a vast field that was difficult to see in the Empire.
It wasn’t a granary where crops grew, it was literally just a meadow.
Even if you go a little further, it was completely different from the empire that you could see as a private house.
Even if you walk out for an hour, two hours, or several hours, there are no houses, let alone people.
The priests are about to take a break, realizing that it is a new world.
Doo-doo-doo!-
A group of nomadic tribesmen appeared in the distance with the sound of horses’ hooves.
The priests were nervous about their appearance, but they didn’t show an overly stiff appearance.
Since we have already signed a peace treaty with the Empire, there shouldn’t be any major problems.
The only thing I was worried about was the language part.
“Are you from the Empire?”
However, the nomadic tribesmen immediately removed the priests’ worries.
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Very fluent imperial language. Thanks to this, the priests were slightly surprised.
“Uh, yes. That’s right. To be precise, they are those who want to spread the will of God.”
“Ah. It seems that they are members of that church in the empire.”
“Yes. He is very fluent in the imperial language.”
“Ha ha ha! Is that so? In fact, this has become a necessity in our tribe. It is inevitable in order to understand even one more of the dragon’s teachings.”
Teachings of dragons? What do you mean? Priests tilting their heads.
The other tribe members who looked at it for a while suddenly started talking.
Then the one who spoke the imperial language nodded and said, ‘Ah!’
“Well, if you’ll excuse me, priests. I would like to invite you to our tribe.”
“Invitation to your village?”
“Yes. I want to know more about the Order of the Empire. I have been a little curious about what the word of that existence called God is like from before.”
If it is to convey the word of God, it is always welcome.
Didn’t they come all this way just for him?
However, even so, if there is something you can’t help but worry about.
Their destination was not here in the eastern plains, but beyond.
There were many regrettable parts to delay too much time here.
“Also, our warriors say, they sense something familiar about you.”
“… Are you familiar with it?”
“Yes, guests of the Empire.”
“When you say familiar, what exactly do you mean?”
At the priests’ question, the man relays the question in his own language to his colleagues behind him.
What kind of familiarity did you feel in it?
Then the warriors laughed heartily and pointed at the priests and then at themselves.
To be precise, it could be called arms, shoulders, calves, and thighs.
“In your well-balanced body, those people. They say it has a strong dragon feel.”
“If you were to say dragon, what would it be….”
“The people of the empire. Did you say John Nassen? Our tribe calls them dragons.”
“Uh, ah. Ahhh!”
At the words of the warriors, the priests nodded as if they finally understood.
At the same time, they also saw it.
I’m sure they’re the first people I’ve seen, but they’re not even imperial people.
Their bodies strangely felt like they had undergone similar training.