Chapter 36 – Hero! Walk around town with me!
Chapter 36
“Hero~! Arrived! Get up now!”
“Eh…Yes?…”
“It has arrived! Seriously, how deep did you sleep?”
Chloe was waking me up. She stood up at her urging, the saintess told me.
“You called my name like that in your sleep. Did you like me to the point where you dreamed of me?”
“…Me?”
“Holy Lady! When did the hero do that!”
“I’m kidding~♡”
…You thought it was real.
“Have you arrived?”
“Athena soon. Are you going to get off the wagon and see the mess? I’m a warrior♡”
“…I’ll sort it out.”
After helping rebuild the village in the Neutral Zone, we took a carriage as soon as we arrived at the border. As the saintess had said, the roads in the Kingdom of Minerva were well developed, so it was possible to move very quickly in a wagon.
To arrive less than a day after riding the carriage. I wanted to sleep more.
As she ran her hand through her hair, Chloe suddenly reached out her hand. She instinctively flinched behind her, and Chloe opened her eyes slightly, she said.
“Stay still. I’ll sort it out. It’s still a mess.”
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“…Yes.”
It’s kind of burdensome to be in contact with Chloe. There are things like that because I openly appealed to her, and whenever Chloe does that, the saintess stares at me bitterly.
…Don’t stare at me like that and tell me if you have any complaints.
Chloe patted her hair with her gentle hands. As his soft fingers touch his scalp, something subtle feels.
“It’s done, hero!”
“Oh, thank you.”
Shortly after tidying up, the carriage stopped at the post office. It meant arriving in Athens. When I got off the carriage, the saintess spoke to me.
“I will go straight to the temple of Athena. I will go inside the temple alone, so please wait near the hero and Chloe.”
You don’t have to ask anymore. Navigation performance improved.
“I’ll go into a nearby restaurant or something.”
“Yes, please. I’ll give you money here, so eat what you want to eat.”
“Oh.”
It’s cheating day, it’s cheating day! You should order and eat all the delicious things.
The saintess handed me a heavy pouch. Aren’t you giving too much?
“Hold it up because you never know what might happen. That doesn’t mean you have to use them all, you know?”
“I’m not a kid…Of course you know that.”
“Hero is always like a child, so I’m worried~♡”
…When I.
Chloe, who was next to her, said to the saintess.
“Don’t worry, saintess. I will take good care of the hero.”
“Yes, please. Please be careful not to go to strange places, hero.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Chloe was speaking as if she sympathized with the saintess’ words.
…That’s absurd.
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“Wow.”
“Be careful not to get lost, hero~♡”
“I will.”
“Hero, would you like to hold my hand?”
…Not quite like that, Chloe.
The city of Athens was much larger than the cities of Thrace or Lancaster I had visited before. There were a lot more people and a lot more buildings. But why is the capital of the kingdom bigger than the capital of the empire?
“I think Athens is more advanced than Thrace.”
After hearing my words, Chloe explained.
“Right. The Minerva Kingdom is stronger than the Mars Empire. Since the power of the country is strong, the capital, the central city, naturally developed that much.”
“Uh, is that so?”
Then why is the Mars Empire called an empire?
“But why is this a kingdom? It’s stronger than the empire, so can’t you call yourself an empire?”
“Still, it is weaker than the neighboring kingdom of Vesta. And the national power of the Minerva kingdom is not enough to be called an empire.”
“Really? Then how did the Mars Empire become an empire? The national power is also weak.”
“It is said that the national power of the Mars Empire has declined now, but in the past, the Mars Empire was the most powerful country on this continent. It is overwhelming.”
Ah… It must have been a country past its heyday. It’s a bit sad that my home country is a degenerate country.
“Then the capital of Vesta Kingdom must be bigger than here?”
“Oh, that’s not it. The capitals of the two kingdoms are similar in size. The Kingdom of Vesta has one more base city besides the capital.”
“Ah.”
The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., But the largest city is New York, so it seems that the Kingdom of Vesta is also like that.
I continued to ask Chloe about the kingdom of Minerva and Athens while walking to the Temple of Solaria. Chloe seemed quite amused as she explained to me about Athens and the kingdom of Minerva.
It feels like coming back to my hometown. Because he turned into a monster for a while, he probably couldn’t even set foot in his homeland.
“How about you come back, Chloe?”
“…Hmm, to be honest, I have to say that I don’t realize it… I can’t really feel the fact that I turned into a monster.”
“Uh, is that so?”
“When I was a monster, I lived without my memory. So it feels like I just came back from a short trip.”
I see. Well, since I lost my memories of my human days when I was a monster, I guess I didn’t even have a longing for my homeland back then.
“It’s just the two of us talking happily, and I don’t care.”
The voice of the saintess who said that was subtly cold.
…Are you mad?
“It’s not like that, Chloe is from here. So….”
“Yes, I understand.”
…I’m pissed off. But if you talk to him, he’ll say sh*t again.
Still, thinking that it would be better to comfort her, she spoke to the saintess.
“Have you often visited Minerva Kingdom?”
“I have been to the kingdom itself many times, but this is my third visit to Athens.”
“Really? Even though the church branch is here, she doesn’t seem to have frequent visits.”
“I stayed mostly at the Vatican.”
The Holy See? Do you mean the headquarters of the Solaria Church?
“Where is the Holy See?”
“The kingdom of Apollo.”
Where is that again? When I showed an unfamiliar expression, Chloe next to me explained.
“It is a country in the north of Vesta Kingdom. It is famous as the country closest to the sun.”
“Yes?”
The sun doesn’t rise first, so what country is closest to the sun?
She was thinking about the meaning for a long time, and then the saintess smiled at her and said.
“Puch♡, warrior, you are like a monkey thinking about when to eat bananas now♡”
A monkey…But it looks more like a human than a goblin. Developed
I don’t understand the meaning of that word even after thinking about it for a long time. So I asked Chloe.
“What do you mean closest to the sun?”
“The highest mountain on the Gaia continent, where we are now, is located in the kingdom of Apollo. Most of the territory of the empire is also in the highlands.”
“Ah, that was the sound.”
It’s like a literary expression. It seems that there is something in it because it is said to be the country closest to the sun. Awesome.
“That’s why the Holy See of the Church of Solaria exists.”
“Right. In the first place, the state religion of the Apollo kingdom is also the Solarian religion.”
“Aha.”
The name Apollo seems to have been taken from Apollo, which symbolizes the sun, and it is a country that is related to the sun in many ways.
“I have arrived.”
“…This is the Temple of Athens, right?”
It is very big. It feels bigger than the Lancaster Temple I saw last time.
“That’s huge.”
“The Athens branch is one of the largest among the religious branches. Apparently, it is also a branch in the royal capital, and this is also where the Archdiocese is managed.”
“I see.”
“I’ll be back right away, so please wait near the hero and Chloe. It may take two or three hours.”
“Yes.”
The saintess looked back at Chloe and said.
“Don’t cut in line while I’m gone.”
“Oh no!”
…Suddenly cut in line?
“Then I’ll be back. You can’t be lost without me, hero ♡”
“…That’s not going to happen.”
After the saintess left, I glanced at Chloe. To think that these days, she would be left alone with her, who was pushing her aggressively. Maybe I’m stepping into the scene of a crime like this.
I have to do something right now. With that in mind, I tried to propose first.
“Chloe, I’m hungry, so let’s go to the restaurant…”
“Hero! I want to look around the city.”
But Chloe cut me off and came in. After suddenly walking around the city, I was a little embarrassed and asked back.
“…City?”
“Yes. As the hero said, I’m back after a long time. So, I was curious about how the streets have changed these days, how the fashion has changed…”
…I can’t say no to that.
“…What do you want to eat?”
“I go around and buy street food!”
“…So be it.”
Yes, because he turned into a monster, he couldn’t play like a human. I just have to be careful.
“Then excuse me!”
“Yes?”
Chloe sneaked up to me, and she jumped up and crossed her arms.
“What are you doing!?”
“Why, are you dating me? Can you please forgive me for this?”
Don’t make me a criminal!
“No.”
“It’s mean.”
“What is meaner…”
Chloe puffed out her cheeks and let go of her arms. Still, I didn’t give up on standing next to me, and I walked with a distance that was almost attached.
…Anything like this would make me angry.
“What do you want to do first?”
“For now, just walk around! We eat snacks while looking around the streets!”
“…Yes.”
Not bad.
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At the point where Abel and Chloe decided to walk around the city, Estelle entered the temple and headed to the office of the Cardinal in charge of the 4th Archdiocese, which included Athens.
As her Estelle entered her office, a man who looked younger than her Antonio stood up from her seat as soon as he saw her.
“Long time no see, Cardinal John.”
“John, faithful believer of the Goddess, see you now.”
He lifted the cross from around his neck and bowed his head respectfully. This man was Cardinal John, the man in charge of the 4th Archdiocese of the Solaria Church.
Estel asked him what Antonio had asked him to do in advance.
“Did you find out anything?”
“That’s what Cardinal Antonio asked for. As you said, we investigated the distribution channels of the metamorphic stone.”
John rummaged through the drawer of his desk and pulled out a cleanly sealed filing envelope. And he handed it over to Estelle, he said.
“This is information that grasps the flow of funds within Athens, the royal capital. Looking at it, it is strangely more money than the distribution of grain, especially barley. It seems that the funds from the metamorphic stones flowed there.”
“Thank you. I wouldn’t have had that much time, but this kind of information…”
“If you look at the barley distribution channels, you will probably be able to meet people who distribute metamorphic stones.”
“Thanks to you, I will be able to solve it soon. Thank you.”
John said with a grin.
“This is a request from the saintess, so of course we have to do our best.”
“Ah, Cardinal John. Maybe it’s a word Could we get into the Royal Magic Academy?”
“Are you talking about the Royal Academy of Magic? There’s nothing wrong with it. We just need to tell the school that the saintess is visiting for the purpose of field trip.”
“Um, can the warrior come with me?”
“Yes, of course.”
Estelle nodded her head. That way, she seemed to be able to fully finish Chloe’s work.
“Then would you do that?”
“Okay. What about the date?”
“I will tell you the date after exploring the distribution channels. I think you can ask the school at that time.”
“I understand, saintess.”
John was still looking at Estelle with a smile on his face. Estelle asked the question in his eyes first.
“So what do you want me to do for you, Cardinal?”
“We have Mass this weekend. I think it will be a better time if the saintess attends.”
The saintess said that with an expression of yes.
“There has to be something that comes and goes. All right.”
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“Thank you, saintess. Believers will be delighted.”
It seemed like it would take a little longer to get back to Abel.
‘Isn’t that female cat doing something to our hero?’
It was Estelle who felt insecure for some reason.