Chapter 28 – Why do you call the hero ‘our’ hero!?
Chapter 28
“Saint, are you going to the church right away?”
When I asked, the saintess answered with a light nod of her head. Chloe, however, had a different opinion.
“Shouldn’t I tell you first that the police have captured bandits?”
“You just need to go to the church branch and order someone. If we go directly to the Police Station, it will take that much time, so this is more efficient.”
As the saintess said, if it’s enough to inform the police, it’s enough to have someone who knows the geography of Lancaster City well. We also have to find our way to the police headquarters. Inefficient.
…It’s not that I’m too lazy to go there.
“Follow me.”
As she followed the saintess who asked her to follow her, she began to see a very large, pure white building.
“Is that a church branch?”
“Yes~♡ This is the Lancaster Shrine, the branch that manages the 7th Archdiocese of the Solaria Church.”
It’s f*cking big. It feels like seeing the world famous cathedrals. Like Notre Dame Cathedral.
Chloe was looking at the temple next to her, moving her head little by little, as if overwhelmed by its grandeur.
“Hero, you are looking at me curiously like a child~♡ Even though it’s not your first time at the temple.”
“…Yes?”
Why isn’t this the first time?…Ah, the holy sword.
I cleared my throat once and said.
“At that time, the temple was not this big.”
“Ah~♡ That’s because this is the branch that manages the Archdiocese. Including the city of Lancaster, it manages the Habsburg city I went to before.”
“So there was no branch in Habsburg City.”
“That’s right~♡”
At that time, Chloe muttered to herself next to her. I could hear it, but it was so low that the saintess couldn’t hear it.
“…As expected, it seems like the church with the most followers on the continent.”
…The Church of Solaria was the strongest church on the continent.
Well, you said you worship the sun goddess, right? Originally, in any religion, the sun god is considered the most important law. The sun has a great symbolism and is actually a star that humans cannot be without.
So it was only natural that the church dedicated to Solaria, the sun goddess, was the largest.
The saintess stepped into the grounds of the Lancaster Temple casually. I asked the look.
“But can we go in as we please?”
“Originally, the Temple of the Church of Solaria is open to any member of the Church to visit. As long as it’s not a monster, anyone can enter.”
“Uh, can I? Isn’t that a bit dangerous?”
Human trafficking is also common here. It means that the moral concept is relatively lacking compared to modern times. Is there a temple open to everyone in such an era?
What would the nuns and priests of the temple do if something happened to them?
The saintess answered my worrying question with a smile.
“I understand what you are worried about. But, hero, no one would do such a thing in our temple~♡”
“Why? Accidents happen because you don’t know how they will happen.”
“Whoa♡ If you do that, you will turn the whole church into an enemy. Even a warrior with less intelligence than a goldfish would know what I mean~?”
Hmm…Was that kind of confidence? Since the cult of the Solaria Church is said to be the largest on the continent, anyone would want to avoid turning the Solaria Church into an enemy.
“Saintess, don’t keep calling the hero an idiot. Why are you so stupid! You may not know.”
…Chloe?
I looked at Chloe, who was suddenly speeding up, with a puzzled look. But Chloe spoke like someone who had put up with something.
“Don’t keep talking bad about our hero!”
…Oh, my God.
I was impressed. Chloe was arguing against the saintess who was talking like sh*t instead. You must have felt sorry for me too, Chloe!
The saintess stood tall.
Judging from her reaction, it seems she has something pierced as well. She must have been stabbed by her conscience when a third party to her spoke like that.
Taking this opportunity to look back on her actions and correct them…
“Us~? Are you our warrior?”
…But why do you focus on strange places?
The saintess stopped her steps and strode towards Chloe and pointed out her words.
“Why do you call the hero ‘our’ hero!? With what qualifications!”
“Why! It’s only for a moment, but I’m definitely one of them!”
“Yeah, let’s say it is. By the way, what did you do for the hero, while adding the word we, are you talking to me as if the hero is yours!”
“Oh, I haven’t done anything yet, but I will in many ways in the future!”
What can I do… No, more than that, why fight?
“Ha! What can you do with that flat body?”
“Put it out, it’s not flat!!”
“It’s flat! You flat chest!”
“Ugh, still growing! And even if it’s small, I can fully satisfy you!”
“You’re 16 and still growing? Even if that were true, how much bigger would you grow from there~?”
…Why is the story suddenly going that way!?
I could feel their gaze, so I glanced around and saw that civilians who had visited the temple were passing by, glancing at us.
…Yes, suddenly two women are fighting in a temple. It’s worth watching. If this was the real world, it would have already been filmed. Wouldn’t it have been stuffed into the book as ‘nuisance women fighting loudly in the cathedral’?
The quarrel between the two was intensifying. There was no sign of the end, and I stepped forward, wanting to rectify the situation.
“Hey, you two? Do you know that this is a temple? Don’t be like this, let’s go to work.”
“… ….”
“…Sorry.”
The saintess let out a deep sigh and nodded her head, and Chloe apologized. She doesn’t have to apologize to me.
“Let’s go.”
The saintess and Chloe walked apart for a while, and I walked in between them. I mean, from some point on, you keep fighting. That is….
…I think it was after Chloe suddenly threw a bombshell. That’s why I couldn’t understand the saintess’ behavior even more.
It’s not something I like anyway, so why are you like that?
“Hero, Chloe.”
The saintess called out to the two of us who were following her.
“From now on, I will meet the parish priest. He is a very high-ranking person in the church, so please be polite.”
“Are you the bishop?”
“It’s the cardinal.”
…He’s a very tall man. The saintess took us into the temple. As she entered the temple, her priests and nuns inside her bowed their heads respectfully towards us.
At first, I thought they were greeting the worshipers who had visited the temple, but the direction they were greeting was exactly facing the saintess.
The saintess received their greetings very naturally. Come to think of it, this place is no different from the saintess’ headquarters.
Since Chloe and I didn’t know the internal structure, we only chased after the saintess. I feel like a chick chasing after a mother hen.
The saintess suddenly stopped her steps in her hallway. Then she spoke to the middle-aged man in front of her.
“Cardinal Antonio.”
Cardinal? Then this person…
Cardinal Antonio greeted the saintess respectfully, holding the cross hanging around her neck.
“Antonio, faithful believer of the Goddess, see you now.”
A figure called a cardinal was bowing down to a saintess who was much smaller and younger than himself.
…Looking at this, I was hanging out with a great person.
“When did you come to the temple?”
“A little while ago. I have a favor to ask of you.”
“Is that so? Those behind you…”
The cardinal turned his gaze to me and to Chloe. It’s time to say goodbye.
“It is an honor to meet you, Your Excellency Cardinal. My name is Abel.”
“You are the hero of Abel. It’s an honor to meet you, champion. By the way, who is the woman next to you?”
The saintess glanced at Chloe and said.
“He is the one who became a monster with a metamorphic stone. I saved it.”
“My name is Chloe, Cardinal.”
The cardinal seemed a bit surprised when he heard the word change stone of the saintess.
“Byeonmaseok? Holy Maiden, did you use your power?”
“I couldn’t help it.”
Can’t help it? Talk like there’s something wrong with your use of power.
…Is there anything the saintess didn’t tell me?
The cardinal heard what the saintess had to say and asked.
“…You said please. What does the saintess need?”
“First of all… As you can see, the priest’s uniform was damaged and thrown away. Can you get me one?”
“It’s not difficult, but are you saying that the saintess’s priestly clothes are damaged?”
Cardinal Antonio seemed a bit incomprehensible. Considering the strength of the saintess, it was understandable, but there was something unavoidable.
I answered that part instead of the saintess.
“The priest’s uniform melted in the digestive juices of the slime and became unusable.”
“…Slime? Did you say that the saintess was captured by the slime?”
“Yes. Is there any problem?”
“The chance that the saintess will get caught by the slime… Kuh hmm.”
The Cardinal was suddenly taken aback and cleared his throat once.
“I see… I understand.”
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“?”
What made you so surprised? Leaving me questioning behind, the cardinal asked the saintess.
“Is there anything else you need?”
“Please contact the Holy See to bring me my certificate. I have something to write about.”
“We will prepare as soon as possible. In the meantime, rest in the temple and get rid of travel poison.”
“I will.”
The saintess looked back at me and Chloe and said.
“Think of it as home and rest in peace. The nuns will guide you to the room.”
“…Yes.”
“Cardinal, could you give me some time?”
“Yes.”
The saintess was heading somewhere with the cardinal, and a nun came to Chloe and me, who were left alone.
“We will guide you, VIPs.”
I couldn’t help but clear my throat when I saw the nun in charge of our room. Because her chest, which even the baggy nun’s uniform couldn’t hide, caught her eye.
To be guided by such a wonderful person…As expected, power is the best!
“…What the saintess said was true.”
…What are you talking about all of a sudden? Chloe, who spat meaningful words from the side, was looking at me with his eyes narrowed.
“Chloe? What’s wrong?”
“…No.”
Chloe followed her nun in her quick steps.
…Why are you like that?
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Entering his office, Antonio glanced behind him.
A woman with the beauty of the goddess Solaria looked around her office.
“Nothing has changed.”
“Because familiarity is a good age.”
Antonio asked Estelle first.
“Does the saintess have anything to say to me?”
“About the metamorphic stone.”
Antonio narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing Estelle’s meaningful remark.
“You said that Chloe was the one who ate the metamorphosis stone and became a monster. Is he related to him?”
“I heard how Chloe swallowed the metamorphic stone, but she was the same person.”
“…Such a terrible thing.”
“So, I would like you to investigate the distribution channels of Byun Maseok. Contact the Athens branch.”
“You mean Athens? He was not from the Empire.”
“I am from the Kingdom of Minerva. He is a cadet at the Royal Magic Academy.”
Antonio nodded his head in understanding.
“So Athens. All right, I will contact Cardinal Florence. Then, is the saintess trying to cross the border?”
“That’s why I need my proof. Currently, Chloe is a smuggler. It was unavoidable.”
“Okay, I will send someone to the Vatican right away to get it as quickly as possible.”
“Yes, please.”
Antonio studied Estelle’s face.
His impression may have changed a little from before, but he was still the noble saint he knew. And the noble saint seemed to have something more to say.
“I see you have something else to say.”
Estel hesitated a little. Then she looked at Antonio and said.
“…You’re not blunt. She said she used her powers as a surrogate.”
“I will not speak to His Holiness. I’m sure His Holiness would be very worried.”
“…Thanks, Antonio.”
“Isn’t the saintess using it for private matters? Saving people who have turned into monsters is what she should do as a saint.”
As Antonio said that, he looked at Estelle with a worried look. Her eyes were overlapping Estelle, who had been raised in the Vatican since her childhood.
With eyes as if looking at something precious, Antonio cautiously asked Estelle.
“…How much did you lose?”
“…A little bit. Because I didn’t use that much power.”
“Seeing that the saintess used her power, her holy sword of order has not yet awakened.”
“You know how tricky it is. Still, there was progress. Because the part of her handle has changed.”
Antonio slightly widened his eyes. I know that it has only been a few months since Abel was selected as a hero of the empire and started her journey, but she has already taken a step forward.
Antonio faintly smiled at the unexpected good news.
“I see potential. Fortunately, the.”
“…Sure.”
Estelle smiled.
“No matter what anyone says, our hero is working hard. Maybe one day I will be stronger than anyone else.”
Seeing that expression, Antonio smiled brightly and benevolently. He asked Estelle, who had become a noble saint from the little girl he cared for.
“It looks like you enjoyed your trip.”
Estelle was silent for a moment at Antonio’s question, but then she answered with a bright smile.
“Yes, it was so much fun!”