Episode. 34 Holy Nation (1)
A month passed by like an arrow.
In the meantime, Rio Castle has fought several fierce battles, and has kept its place by winning.
And on the day the garden was built in Rio Castle, a missionary corps moved in the royal capital.
Finally, the pan-national missionary activity began.
I was aware of their plans, but I was surprised when I checked the situation in the kingdom with Shinan a few days later.
Twenty missions moved much faster and more effectively than I thought.
The territories outside the capital readily accepted religion as if to satisfy a long-standing hunger.
Except for the territory near Rio Castle, most of them had already passed through the hands of the missionary group.
The number of believers and followers who are increasing day by day is so overwhelming that it is difficult to count at a glance.
It was even still growing rapidly.
“You have a good partner.”
I thought of King Barentis and the Marquis of Trantis.
The king made an unprecedented decision in this world to designate Hoor religion as the state religion.
The Marquis of Trantis led the evangelist of the royal capital and at the same time established a evangelism plan, and furthermore, he wanted to boost the spirit of Baren with Horgyo.
Truly a revolution.
In order to rebuild the country that had been collapsing, Baren made Horgyo a supporter of the revolution.
None of their decisions could harm me.
“What are you thinking?”
As I was bruised and beaten on the wall, one of the Union Knights came and teased me.
“I just thought you cowards have grown up quite a bit.”
“her! They are cowards. Where else are real men like us?”
The knight gave a bolmen sound when he gave it a little help.
He asked how long he was going to bring up the story of the Undead War, and his mouth even popped out.
Swoop-
Then the knight raised his sword.
“Look. Isn’t this the mark of a real man? hahahaha!”
A halo of light that clung to the well-forged blade.
The knight’s sword was a low-grade holy sword.
“Hor’s blessing that shines brighter than the stars in the night sky! This means that I am a paladin recognized by Hor.”
I was the one who put faith into that sword, but the knight was busy boasting about his weapon.
It was so ridiculous that it looked cute.
“Slashing hundreds of undead, then hundreds of plague monsters… … .”
“Ah, okay, okay.”
I waved my hand at the saga that started out of nowhere.
This guy, even among the other knights, is famous for being a chatterbox.
It was obvious that if I continued to listen, there would be no end.
The knight, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment, smirked.
“Well, if it’s a holy sword, other paladins have it too.”
“You know what?”
Thirty Least Paladins and five Least Paladins.
I paid them the compensation they had been deferring.
The reward was the Holy Spear, including the Holy Sword, or the Holy Father.
The lowest rank for the lowest rank paladin, the lowest rank for the lowest rank paladin. They gave their faith according to their positions.
Thanks to Wang Do’s activity, his faith increased exponentially, so there was no special reason.
“I am going.”
“insect! Rest in peace!”
After getting a glimpse of the talkative knight, he descended from the castle wall.
He raised his head and saw the world tree wrapped around the fortress.
Even compared to a month ago, it looked much bigger and fresher.
Rio Castle has changed a lot.
All kinds of war materials were filled with holy energy, and the faith of the soldiers grew day by day.
However, this change alone was not enough.
Plague monsters have already been reborn as the second generation, so even those who have invaded Rio Castle for about a month have built a mountain.
‘They will continue to grow stronger.’
The difference between the 1st generation and the 2nd generation is as low as a low-ranking knight and an intermediate-level knight.
Then there was nothing else to say.
Until now, the Rio Castle alone had been blocking it well, but even if the enemies were only 3 generations old, they would suffer.
that wasn’t what i wanted
Raising the spirit of Baren, which had been crumbling, while at the same time strengthening the foundation of Horgyo.
For him, the obvious drudgery had to be avoided.
“I’ll have to call the tax in advance.”
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“Chwiik… … .”
The red orc drooped his shoulders.
The occasional snort sounded like a sigh.
“Mister Hor, I sent Cupid to comfort you, but how can you say goodbye to life at all! This really isn’t too much!”
Rapture ran amok by himself.
Even though some orcs were making a fuss in the middle of the castle, the people around them were just calm.
It has already become a daily routine.
“Mary Sojour! How are you doing?”
Rapture, who had been running around, collapsed.
His head was raised high, pointing toward the sky.
“I go through sleepless nights every single day. Mary Sozer… … !”
Was Mary’s decision to remain in the royal capital and solidify her faith a heartbreaking farewell to Rapture?
The heartbreaking cries of rapture rang through the castle.
“I am Aren’t you tired?”
Then someone came to him.
“Chwiik! First-class maid… … ? What is it?”
Rapture, who had been crying for a long time, stole his nose.
Aaron’s gaze stung as if he was looking at something pathetic.
“The saint called me. Stop crying and go.”
“A great human warrior? Ho, by any chance the news of Mary Sojour… … !”
“no. I don’t think so. It was serious.”
Rapture’s shoulders drooped once again.
“I’m waiting for you, so go ahead. Don’t leak the other way.”
In response to Aaron’s flame, which would have killed Richard, he took the first step.
It was when I walked for such a long time.
“Sir Rapture! Did you even cry? I thought all the windows were broken.”
Abalt appeared. It was also accompanied by a reprimand not to cry inside the castle.
At that, Rapture pouted his lips.
“You will know when you fall in love. Since you haven’t done it, you’re acting like someone else!”
“Because I’m more of a recipient than a lover.”
Abalt smirked.
“As you can see, I am rather handsome.”
“How handsome! Chwiik! At least Comrade Moritz is a hundred times more handsome!”
After that, a childish war of words ensued.
Who is more manly, who is more attractive… … .
Then the Rapture shouted out loud.
“This won’t work. Would you like to have a drink with us?”
“Why are you drinking all of a sudden?”
“The one who drinks better is the handsome one! Chwiik!”
The stupid orc had already forgotten about Richard’s call.
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I waited for the rapture.
I sat quietly in my chair and waited and waited.
Even so, there was no sign of him coming, so I erased the news of Mary I was trying to convey to him one by one.
“… … this child.”
Then the day came to an end.
There was nothing more to erase from Mary’s news.
Only then did I go outside.
“hey.”
“ancient!”
They caught those walking through the hallways of the castle and inquired about the rapture.
Rapture is having a drinking party with Abalt.
He pressed the veins on his forehead and moved on.
“Chwiiik!”
how long did it take
From the other side came the snort of a pig that was excited.
okay.
Enjoy now.
It will soon turn into a pig-picking sound.
“Abalt! A weapon is just a weapon after all!”
While I was grinding my teeth, I stopped walking at the sound of words that I heard.
Then, I peeked at the drinking table.
I saw two backs sitting side by side in the barracks, tilting their glasses.
“Sometimes there are people who attach meaning to my weapon, such as fate or something! After all, the essence of a weapon is just a tool!”
The owner of the red back gripped his axe.
What kind of conversation were you having?
I was quite interested, so I lowered my presence and eavesdropped.
“This ax moves by itself and does no harm to others. I must wield it to cut the flesh and bones of my enemies. I don’t know what meaning you put on your axe, but I hope it’s used for its essence.”
The voice of rapture giving a speech was quite sincere.
“but… … This is the ax that the traitor encouraged to betray.”
On the other hand, Abalt’s back was small, and his voice was also unattractive.
It was unknown whether it was because he was drunk or because Abalt was revealing what he had been hiding.
One thing was clear, he was no longer the trustworthy knight of Helga.
“Of course it is a good axe. It’s Polend Helga, the coachman who fascinated him. But I’m scared. If even I get drunk with this mean and easy power… … .”
I closed my eyes at Abalt’s voice.
In his closed eyes, he could see Abalt defending Polend.
And the face of the knight who finally knew the truth shimmered.
I thought the Abalt would be able to shake it off quickly.
The coachman was a very good weapon and artifact, and if it was used, I thought it would be in the hands of Abalt.
However, I never imagined that Abalt would be afraid of the coachman’s power itself.
The man I’ve seen isn’t a great man to be swayed by that kind of power.
It was time to frown in frustration.
“Then give me Chwik.”
Rapture casually spat out bullsh*t.
It was so unreserved that I wondered if I had heard it wrong.
“Yes, yes?”
“If you’re not going to use it, I’ll use it. Good weapons are always welcome.”
“… … .”
It was not unreasonable that Abalt’s eyes became bitterly cold.
“Don’t Orcs value bravery by nature? I’ve never heard of an orc dealing with artifacts.”
“If rotting a good weapon is bravery, then I will fight with the best stone. Chwiik!”
Rapture reached out.
Abalt blocked it with his body as he looked like he was really going to take the coachman away.
“Now, wait. That doesn’t mean I won’t use it!”
“what. It’s a waste to give it to someone else, and it’s scary to use it yourself?”
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“… … I’m just not sure yet. Will I really be able to wield this ax without being swayed by its power?”
The muttering Abalt looked exceptionally small.
I decided to slowly reveal myself.
“Large!”
I deliberately cleared my throat to draw attention.
Then, Abalt’s expression became really spectacle.
It was like someone caught doing something wrong.
“What a human warrior! You smell like alcohol and come here!”
Rapture welcomed me as if he had even forgotten to ignore my call.
I’m not even angry anymore.
I sat down on the seat next to Rapture.
Suddenly, I had a glass of wine in my hand.
Gulp, after taking a sip of alcohol, he opened his mouth.
“Abalt.”
“yes. saint.”
“If I thought you would get drunk with power, I wouldn’t have given it to you in the first place.”
It was like overhearing and then confessing, but I really wanted to say this.
Abalt did not answer for a long time.
“I will be at the forefront of the next battle.”
Then, he uttered a word and left his seat.
As I watched the scene, Rapture chanted.
“Abalt is just shy.”
“… … Is it like that?”
I tilted my glass while watching Abalt’s backing away.
Rapture came to me like that.
“Chwiik! Have another drink!”
He shook his head as he tried to fill his empty glass.
Somehow I ended up overhearing the drunken talk, but I only came all the way here because I had something to tell you.
“Rapture.”
“Chwik?”
Orcs hate talking in circles.
So I decided to speak directly.
“Don’t you want to try King?”
The red orc’s eyes slowly opened wide.
It was a surprising reaction that is rarely seen in Rapture.
king.
Or overlord.
To the orcs, they had a very special meaning.
“… … .”
Rapture’s eyes, which had been wide open, sank again.
Instead, the corner of his mouth was torn apart.
The face glistening with excitement and joy belonged to an orc.
“If it is a revelation from God, I am willing to do it.”
thump thump!
He patted my chest and said.