Chapter 62 – Holy Maiden, what are you doing!?
Chapter 62
“Let’s find out soon.”
I came to find information about the opening of the holy sword at the cafe. At my suggestion, Celine and the saintess nodded.
“But where should I look?”
When I asked, the saintess smiled at her and said.
“I should look for places where a lot of people go~♡ I can’t even think of that, I’m an idiot♡”
“…I guess so.”
…You’re back. First year.
“Then, shall the three of us move separately and look for them?”
“That’s efficient.”
Celine affirmed my suggestion, and the saintess seemed to have the same idea.
“Then don’t go far, let’s find out within the city.”
“Yes, yes~♡”
“Okay.”
The three of us scattered like that and gathered information for a while. But it was around evening when Celine returned, so she didn’t look around too much.
As night fell, we gathered in the plaza.
“Did you find out anything?”
“Hero Heocheop, did you find out anything~♡”
“I’m not sure… what about the saintess?”
What did you find out?
I asked her with high expectations, but the saintess shook her head.
“Celine is…”
“Me too. When I asked about the Holy Sword of Order, many people didn’t even know what it was. I also went to the adventurer’s guild…But there was no result.”
“…Well.”
Should we go to the next place Elfriede told us about? She said it was the hometown of a hero who used the holy sword of order in the past, so she had some expectations.
“Once I wake up, I look around one more time, and if it doesn’t seem to be there, I head to the next place.”
“That might be better.”
“Yes~♡”
We headed to the inn. I entered the nearest inn, but the shop was not small.
“Welcome, three of you?”
“Hello.”
I asked the innkeeper who greeted us for two rooms and asked if a meal would be ready.
“Of course.”
“Then, three of us, please.”
After handing the money to the innkeeper, I also asked the innkeeper about the holy sword.
Inns are places where a lot of people go, so what kind of information is there?
“That, boss. May I ask you something?”
“Yes?”
“Do you know that it is the ‘Holy Sword of Order’?”
“Oh, I know. It’s one of those holy swords that the warriors carry.”
Oh?
“The reason we came to this city was that it was the hometown of a hero who used the holy sword of order. Do you have any related information or knowledge?”
The innkeeper took a quick glance at me, then looked at the holy sword on his back and ignored it.
“…Are you a warrior?”
“I am Abel, the hero of the Mars Empire.”
“Oh, I didn’t know a precious person. I heard the news. He said he defeated the monster that appeared in our kingdom this time.”
“Ha ha…”
Suddenly, when I heard the compliment, I burst out laughing.
“Information related to the Holy Sword of Order… I don’t know that information, but the people involved do.”
“A person?”
“Yes. The grandson of the old warrior you spoke of lives near this city.”
I got a lot of information from a really unexpected place. I thanked him and said.
“Thank you for letting me know. Could you tell me where you live?”
“Of course I have to tell you. Where do you live…”
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The next day, we headed to the place the innkeeper told us about. At the foot of the mountain to the east of Cafe City was a simple house with smoke billowing out of its chimney.
“An old man living alone in a place like this…”
Is that usually possible? Birds are a problem at the foot of a mountain like this, but I think the monsters that appear will be a big problem.
“…That’s amazing.”
Celine seemed a bit surprised to see if she had the same thoughts as me. The saintess looked around her and said briefly.
“The grandfather who lives here seems to be quite talented.”
“Yes?”
“Isn’t your field of view too narrow~♡ Look over there~.”
The saintess pointed somewhere with a cheeky smile. Where she pointed was a sword with all its teeth missing. Judging from the few traces of blood remaining, it looked like a sword that was actually still in use.
“…This is the first time I’ve seen such an old sword.”
“That means that his skills are certain. It’s because they subdue monsters with a sword like that.”
That’s right.
At that time, the old wooden door burst open.
“Who is talking like this in front of someone else’s house!!”
That grandfather is the grandson of the hero who handled the holy sword of order? He was an older man, older than expected. At first glance, he looks older than his 70s.
I bowed 90 degrees and said hello.
“Hello, old man.”
“What, who are you?”
“I am Abel from the Mars Empire. I am the hero chosen by the Holy Sword of Order this time.”
“…The holy sword of order?”
The old man looked a little surprised. It’s no surprise that he came to me abruptly and introduced himself as a warrior. I took out the Holy Sword from my back and showed it.
“I came to awaken the ego of the holy sword.”
“…What does that have to do with me?”
“I heard that you are the grandson of an old warrior. I wondered if you could tell me if there was anything you knew, so I came here despite the rudeness.”
After politely explaining his purpose, the old man gazed intently at the holy sword of order. Then the old man waved at us and said.
“…Come in first.”
“Thank you, old man.”
As we followed the old man into the house, he told us.
“Sit anywhere. I don’t have anything to give you, I’ll give you at least a glass of cool water.”
“Oh, thank you for the water.”
The old man brought three glasses of really cool water and gave it to each of them. The saintess, who was burning a lot of heat, must have been really happy with a glass of cool water, and her expression suddenly came to life.
Cute…What am I thinking.
As he shook his head, the old man asked in a puzzled way.
“Why?”
“Oh, no.”
The old man looked intently at the holy sword I was holding, and then he casually threw a word.
“…You, that holy sword. It looks like the color of the handle has changed.”
“How did you know?”
“I remember it because my grandfather showed it to me in the past. It was gray then, but now it is golden.”
…You have a great memory.
“This is also a part that has changed as the Holy Sword has been partially opened. Did your grandfather ever have a holy sword change like this?”
“…There was.”
“…!”
…Was there? The saintess and Celine, including myself, were surprised by the old man’s words. The old man continued what he had been saying.
“My grandfather’s holy sword was different from what it is now.”
“Do you remember which part has changed?”
“Well, I couldn’t forget that. Should I call the blade a sawtooth or a feather? Anyway, the upper part of the blade has been changed into a very unusual shape. Very sharp.”
The upper part of the blade has been changed? No matter who heard it, it was a change that occurred when the Holy Sword was opened.
It was a godsend to ask the real innkeeper.
“Do you know what conditions were met to change?”
“I don’t know. I’m not even a warrior.”
“Ah…”
…That’s right.
“However, there is a diary left by my grandfather. Do you want to read it?
“A diary?”
“Yes.”
“Have you never read it before?”
If the diary remained as a memento, I would have seen it at least once out of curiosity.
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But the old man’s reaction was unexpected.
“I couldn’t read it at all. It was written in unknown letters.”
“Unknown letters?”
“Seeing is quicker to understand.”
The old man went into the back room and heard the sound of rummaging through his drawers.
“Why is there so much clutter! I’ll have to throw it all away…”
…Heh heh.
After wrestling with the drawer for a while, the old man brought back an old, dusty book.
“Is this your grandfather’s diary?”
“Yes.”
I politely and carefully received the diary and opened it.
…What kind of letters are these?
It was different from the language of this world that the saint usually used. It wasn’t even a word I knew.
…What the hell is this?
“Saintess, can you read this?”
“I’ll see.”
I couldn’t read it, so I handed the diary to the saintess. The saintess, who received her diary and opened it, was stunned.
Why are you so surprised?
“Can you read it?”
“…Yes. Of course I can read it.”
“Of course?”
What else is natural? You’re pretending right now
Celine peeked out her head and looked at the diary the saintess was reading. And she, Celine, reacted in surprise, like a saint.
Do you know both?
“This is Newspeak.”
“Are you wearing them?”
Suddenly talking about some fish…Ah, you’re talking a language.
…If I had just spoken out about what I was thinking, I’d have sounded like an asshole.
“It is a letter that only saints who are usually chosen as God’s representatives and theologians who have studied in detail in this area know, but I don’t know how the old warrior knew it.”
The old man gave a simple answer to the saintess who expressed her doubts.
“My grandfather was originally a theologian.”
“Really?”
“My grandfather was smart. He was a promising person, but he was suddenly chosen by the holy sword and became a hero.”
“I see.”
The saintess nodded as if she understood.
Earlier, she said that the saint chosen by the gods she can read… She can read the saint?
“Saint, can you decipher it?”
“I don’t have anything to write, so it’s not easy to read. I need some time to decipher.”
“Then do it here. I also wonder what kind of diary my grandfather kept.”
“Can I?”
“Yes.”
If you do that, we’ll be fine. I thanked the old man for being considerate and said to the saintess.
“Please decipher it.”
“Okay~♡”
So while the saintess was sitting at her table and deciphering her diary, I asked the old man.
“Senior, do you have any reason to live in a place like this by yourself? It seems like a very dangerous place.”
“It’s not something to worry about when the blood isn’t dry on your head. I live because I can live enough.”
“But…”
“I was born and raised here. It wasn’t just me, my dad was too. My grandfather, who retired as a warrior, settled down and lived here.”
“…Ah.”
…But what do you mean by retiring a warrior? What kind of warrior isn’t even a job, is it something like that?
“Don’t monsters appear often?”
She asked the old man if Celine was also curious. The old man answered Celine’s question simply.
“It often comes out. Still, the monsters that appear around are not dangerous. No matter how strong he is, he’s at the level of Chieftain Nol.”
“…You are strong, old man.”
It took a lot of skill to catch the Nol Chieftain without a blessing. Let alone a normal person, you should be at the level of a B-class adventurer.
So you’re saying it’s the bloodline of a hero?
“I used to be an adventurer. Growing up listening to my grandfather’s stories, I had fantasies of adventure.”
“Oh, you are an adventurer?”
“It has been more than ten years since I quit. Anyway, so it’s not dangerous, so don’t worry.”
“…If you say so, I won’t get involved any more.”
I understand why you don’t want to leave the place where you grew up all your life.
It was then. I heard a bang and a bang from behind. Me, Celine, and the old man looked back at the same time.
“…Saint?”
The saintess was struggling with her face blushing. And her earlier noise was the sound of her throwing her diary against the wall.
The old man opened her mouth, and I screamed at her saintess in amazement.
“Saintess, what are you doing!?”
“What, what are the conditions for opening the Holy Sword!? I think this is wrong!!!”
“Yes?”
What did you see?
I could see that the saintess was extremely flustered. Was there anything strange about it?
Celine held up the diary that her saintess had thrown and looked at it. As she slowly read the diary, Celine’s eyes widened and her cheeks slowly turned red.
Uh…That’s kind of cute. No, but why are all the reactions like that?
“Celine? What is it?”
“…I can’t read all of them, so I’ll just recite the essentials.”
“Yes.”
Celine talked about her in a low voice with her face blushing uncharacteristically.
“‘I opened some of the holy swords today. The smooth upper part of the blade has changed to a sharp saw blade, in a way it resembles a feather. I’ve been speculating why this has changed, but it’s probably because of what happened yesterday.'”
What happened yesterday?
“… It says ‘I had intercourse with her beloved saint last night.'”
…Yes?