100. not just a mob
It wasn’t too difficult to get into the capital, Ben Myer.
It was thanks to Rosestar and Aphelia.
Of course, even if we came by ourselves, we wouldn’t have been particularly caught up and the time dragged on.
With Rosesta and Aphelia together, the gates of the capital city literally turned into automatic gates.
The two were already celebrities recognized by everyone from the entrance of the city.
“Sir Rosestar! Welcome back!”
“Priest Aphelia, I heard you’ve come a long way? You’ve worked hard!”
From soldiers guarding the gates to citizens on the streets.
No one looked at them with a dark face.
All the people you meet are greeted with a bright smile.
‘There are no celebrities.’
It was a part where you could get a glimpse of how good their behavior was.
Besides, as I felt before, both of them were quite beautiful.
It looked like a scene where an idol with a more popular appearance appeared.
Andrew also licked his tongue at the sight.
“Wow. Hospitality is no joke, right?
In the meantime, Rosesta and Aphelia were greeting the approaching people one by one.
“thank you.”
“How have you been? Ma’am?”
I was amazed at how strong they were.
After confirming Father Tom’s death.
Their faces were cut in half in just a few days with a great sense of loss.
Even so, to show such a bright face to everyone without showing any signs of hardship.
‘They say that a person’s true nature comes out only when he’s in trouble…’
Perhaps that is the true nature of Rosesta and Aphelia.
I don’t know what kind of person Father Tom is, but seeing Rosesta and Aphelia, I wondered if he must have been a great person.
Didn’t you raise the two of them so wonderfully?
So we headed straight to the Archdiocese of Ben Myer.
As if they had already heard that we were coming, several priests came out to meet us.
“Come on, guys.”
and in the middle of it.
There was an old man who greeted us with benevolence.
He was the head of the Archdiocese of Ben Myer, the Archbishop of Traben.
* * *
“I’m sorry for asking for an interview without having time to relax after a long expedition.”
“No, Archbishop. It’s all right.”
“Yes. No problem.”
Surprisingly, it was a family-like atmosphere, completely different from other parishes.
Archbishop Traben continued with a slightly stiff face.
“It’s none other than Father Tom. I was wondering if he found it…”
Archbishop Traven takes care of people first than anything else.
However, despite his good question, no one gave an easy answer.
The only one who finally spoke was Rosestar.
“You’re back… you’re gone.”
“…Really? Huh……That’s how it happened. That’s how it happened.”
Archbishop Traben closed his eyes and turned his head.
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Judging by the reaction, it seems that I expected it to some extent.
“That friend. Did you even get a body?”
Fighting demons was like that.
It’s hard to even properly retrieve the body… such a thing.
In fact, Father Tom, who was about to die, was also not perfect.
It was something of a grotesque shape that failed after becoming a monster.
But Rosestar told a white lie.
“Yes. Fortunately, the body was collected and a grave was built.”
“A grave?
“Yes. Thanks to the help of Lord Rohan here.”
“I’m really glad that it’s just that much…”
Archbishop Traven nodded and finally turned his gaze to me.
“I’m late to say hello to my benefactor. Did you say Sir Rohan? Thank you for taking care of Father Tom’s final journey.”
“It’s just a fair reward for the paladin who risked his life to fight.”
“Haha. Everyone says they respect the paladins… but few people truly know the hard work of the paladins. I’m grateful for that.”
Archbishop Traven, who bowed lightly to me, turned his head to Rosesta and asked.
“By the way… Who are the guests here? Could you introduce them in detail?”
In response to that question, Rosestar formally introduced each member one by one from the left.
“Grendel-sama. He is a disciple of Lord Creighton of the Kingdom of Hesete.”
“Oh! A disciple of Lord Creighton. It’s an honor to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you.”
And go over to the side.
“This is Sir Andrew. A member of the Order of the Seven Knights.”
“Sir Andrew. Are we old enough?”
“Yes. Long time no see!”
“Welcome.”
Rosesta pointed at Orhel, who was lying on a chair in a corner over there.
“That person is… that…”
To Rosesta, which is steamed differently than before.
Archbishop Traven tilted his head.
“Why do you stop talking?”
“That……Vampire Lord.”
“Aha. Vampire Ro… Huh? Bae, why is the Vampire Lord? Why?”
“He said he had something to see with Lord Rohan…”
Archbishop Traven nodded while making a face that was hard to understand.
Even if you ask a question, shouldn’t the introduction be over?
“Also, this is Sir Diaz. He is a paladin and at the same time serves as the lieutenant of the seven knights.”
“Nice to meet you, Sir. Is Sir Diaz an adjutant to Sir Andrew?”
Diaz shook his head at that.
“No. I’m acting as Rohan-nim’s lieutenant here.”
“Ah, that’s right. So…Lord Rohan?…”
Rosestar nodded.
“Yes. Lord Rohan, too, is a member of the Seven Knights.”
“Oh? Yes? It’s the first time I’ve seen you. Being in the Seven Knights, congratulations bio.”
“Well.”
We greeted each other with a handshake.
Rosestar added an explanation.
“And, he is the Heretic Inquisitor again.”
“Aha, there must have been a Heretic Inquisitor. Who is the Heretic Inquisitor?”
“Sir Rohan.”
“……?”
“Lord Rohan is the Inquisitor.”
“Seven Knights?”
“Yes. And he is the Heretic Inquisitor.”
“……?”
Looking at the very confused Archbishop Traven.
Rosestar laughed lightly.
“It’s okay. I was like that at first too.”
* * *
“So, then, Lord Rohan… did you kill Arachne?”
To Archbishop Traben, who stuttered, Aphelia answered.
She had a pretty good visual representation of what she saw.
Thanks to that, Archbishop Traven swallowed dryly and focused on Aphelia’s words, as if the scene was unfolding right in front of his eyes.
“That’s right! After cutting off the last arm, he said, ‘You talk too much, it hurts my ears.’ Deng Gang!”
“Ohhh!”
Archbishop Traben was almost halfway up from his seat, listening.
Aphelia’s explanation was unnecessarily detailed, and Archbishop Traven was almost immersed in it.
Listening to what I accomplished in front of me like a heroic story in a myth.
I felt embarrassed about something.
As Aphelia’s story came to an end, I cut off Aphelia’s words to change the topic and looked at Archbishop Traven.
“By the way, I have a question for you.”
“Oh, tell me!”
“……”
I think your attitude has changed a lot before and after hearing about my performance?…
It was Archbishop Traven who became very active with me.
Well…Thanks to you, I think it would be easier to ask.
“That ring.”
I looked at Archbishop Traven’s fingers and continued.
Surprisingly, Archbishop Traven was also wearing the same black ring of thunder as Rosesta.
“Ah. You mean this? Your eyes are not normal. Ha ha ha!”
“Rojesta has the same thing, and handles lightning.”
“Have you heard of the ring of black thunder!”
I don’t know why.
How many demons have I already killed with it?
“Actually, this Black Thunder Ring is a fake.”
“A fake?”
“The real one is different. It is said that the first Archbishop of Benmair made this fake product himself after looking at the real one… It is said that the first Archbishop was from Baltras, the kingdom of alchemy.”
“Alchemy……made it? Is that possible?”
“Surprisingly, yes. They say that the real Black Thunder Ring was, in fact, a god’s weapon. So only a god could wear it.”
“God’s weapon…”
‘Only God can use it… Then is mine fake?’
“However, records say that the real one was used to seal an ancient, high-ranking demon who escaped from the abyss, Prince Archviton, but no one knows the exact location.”
Andrew, who heard this, opened his eyes wide in surprise.
“Sir Rohan! At that time, I heard that there was a huge battle in Siphoreo.”
“Siphoreo?”
It was a familiar name.
The place where I found the black thunder ring I had worn was the underground ruins of Siphoreo.
Then, I took it out, and the memory of defeating a strange junk mob with Krause, the seven knights of the fog, came to mind.
‘I had a hard time with my body, so I thought I should focus on growing up…’
“That was Archduke Akbyton, right?”
“……?”
huh? what is this sound?
“Eh, you didn’t know? I thought I knew, of course?… I was following him to meet Lord Rohan, and I heard from Mr. Krause. The Archdiocese of Shiporeo found it out. What did they say? Ancient species witch beast, title An ancient demon aristocrat who had been robbed, a fugitive from the twisted abyss… there were a lot of titles like that.”
I had no idea.
That it was such a monster?
Isn’t it just a mob?
‘If you don’t know, you’re not afraid. I really didn’t have any fear…’
I felt a sudden chill run down my spine.
Even if he told me to fight a large-supply demon right now, it would feel like it would not be easy.
But at that time, it was the demon archduke who fought…
‘This, first of all, according to the story of the original, he would have been on the verge of starvation. so i guess i won No, but wait. So what I have is a weapon that only a god can wield, a god’s weapon…?’
I pretended to be calm and looked back at the situation.
But others who heard the story could not keep their composure.
Orhel, who I thought was sleeping in the distance, woke up.
“What? Did you kill the demon archduke Akbyton? Brother? Directly? Really?”
Rosesta and Aphelia also widened their eyes.
“Lord Rohan seems to have a knack for surprising people endlessly…Akviton…!”
“Wow, wow…! This is really… unbelievable…”
Grendel was no different.
“That… was it?”
Actually, I’m the one who surprised me the most.