I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 16

16. hearing (3)

“I knew it would. I noticed from the words that a guy who didn’t have anything special from the beginning was chosen by the holy sword. Why the hell did a god choose such a guy?”

The council before the hero enters. An elderly court aristocrat said in an awkward tone. His tone was not aristocratic at all, and his demeanor was far from dignified, but as if he had a fairly high rank or title, no one disputed his words.

“you’re right. Just because you drew a sword, you don’t become arrogant as if you put the world under your feet.”

Rather, the rattles stuck next to it, fawning over it. The biggest problem, should I say, is that they are not that incompetent. As far as their fields were concerned, they were quite capable. Bishop Andre Zavin sat upright and listened to the farce-like conversation of the ministers.

“Who did you say you kicked out of the party? Was it that mercenary?”

“Man, that mercenary is not important. It was said that he expelled the saintess with his own hands. What a saintess! do you believe The saintess, the great envoy of the Holy Land, whom even we cannot dare to treat carelessly.”

It was quite fun to listen to that story for a while at first, but as it went on for 5 or 10 minutes, I was about to get tired of it. It would be interesting to watch the people’s expressions change moment by moment during the hearing, so the bishop decided to listen out of boredom.

“Does the hero really know that he is more important than the saintess? That would be blasphemy even to the Puritan Church.”

The old court nobleman, who had been eloquent, suddenly turned to Bishop Andrew and smiled crookedly.

“Isn’t it? Bishop. Really, in our country, all kinds of embarrassing things are being shown because of one person.”

“Perfect innocence is the exclusive property of God. Everyone makes mistakes. And he’s human to make mistakes. There’s no law saying you shouldn’t make mistakes just because you’re a hero.”

Bishop Andrew said roundly. At the Bishop’s answer, which was quite passable, the court nobles licked their lips and rolled their heads in search of a topic.

“You can make mistakes. But if mistakes are repeated, in the end, isn’t that called skill? I really don’t even know if the current hero deserves the choice of the holy sword.”

“… Are you doubting the spirituality of the Puritan Church?”

Bishop Andrew’s voice suddenly grew cold. Between those thin eyes, gray eyes flashed, staring at the court aristocrat. The court aristocrat felt a cold for no reason and broke out in a cold sweat.

“Oh, no. I just doubted the quality of a hero… . Look there. Aren’t there knights with more qualities of a hero? Even the gods will change their owners when they see them.”

The court noble nodded towards the knights sitting in the back seat of the council. Bishop Andre followed the court noble’s gaze and raised his head. While Georg, a colleague of the warriors’ party, was sitting, other knights were sitting next to him. It seemed that they were probably knight commanders of the same position.

“As one of the ministers of this country, I cannot see more of the wrong man wearing the coat of arms of a hero. I will hold you accountable for the fact that I almost caused friction with the Holy Kingdom this time.”

Hatred is firmly embedded in you, warrior. This hearing won’t end so easily.

Bishop Andrew thought so and gently closed his eyes. The hero never chose the easy path. He could have held the hands of those in power and followed their control, but the warrior refused to become their sword and chose to act on his own and save the world.

Indeed, how will the hero deal with it this time?

Bishop Andrew opened his eyes again and saw the door leading to the council. A lower noble opened the door and was conversing with the warrior beyond.

“He’s coming in.”

With someone’s muttering, the door opened and a warrior dressed in a white uniform walked in. Everyone gathered in the council turned their attention to the hero. As if the hero was not at all intimidated by the numerous gazes, he looked around and returned those gazes.

“… Doesn’t it seem that the hero’s mood has changed a bit?”

“I know. Were you always that calm? The atmosphere seems to have become heavy.”

The substitutes whispered. The murmur of the whole space gradually died down and changed to sporadic whispers, then faded very slowly, as if the sun was setting. The atmosphere of the space was gradually taken over by the presence of one hero. One by one the ministers locked their mouths, not realizing that they had no reason to stop talking.

Bishop Andre was looking at the series of processes with eyes full of interest. The warrior looked different from the last time I saw him. What else happened in those few days? When the hero, who was looking away, met Bishop Andre’s eyes, he slightly frowned. The bishop gave a slight smile and turned his head to the hearing chairman.

“We will begin the hearing now.”

What kind of surprise will he show this time? Can you prove that you are the person the Puritan Church was looking for? Bishop Andre rubbed his hands under the desk, anticipating the questions that would be poured out on the hero.

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Upon entering the council, I saw a few familiar faces.

First of all, Georg sitting in the far back seat with the people who seemed to be the knight commanders. I couldn’t afford to wave my hand to greet you, so I replaced it with a nod of my head. Turning his head further from there, he saw Earl Wallace with only a full beard. The Count made eye contact with me and then slightly averted his eyes. He said he would be my enemy, let’s see how scary it is.

ugh

And, while looking around to see if there was anyone worth recognizing, I met Bishop Andre. It seemed that he participated in this hearing as a member of the Seongguk side. I frowned involuntarily, and the bishop smiled slightly when he saw my expression.

“We will begin the hearing now.”

The chairman’s solemn voice was heard.

“This hearing was held to inquire into the context and reasons for self-righteous behavior, oppressive words and actions, and arbitrary selection of members of the expedition team in the expedition team formed to attack the ‘seven plagues’ of the warrior Illroy. Hero Illoi, please speak first.”

what do i have to say I stood on the podium with the statement I had written last night. For the sake of politeness, read the greeting roughly, and only say the part that needs to be said with emphasis.

“… As the warrior chosen by the holy sword, and as the expedition leader of this expedition, I have been entrusted with the party’s recruitment authority. The exercise of that authority was all done for public reasons and backgrounds, and it is not the self-righteousness of those who do not have public authority.”

The meat was tossed. Now they will come and bite this meat. You’ll know if it’s spoiled meat or if it’s normal meat when you eat it.

“Now, does that mean that the actions you showed during the last ‘third plague’ attack and the subsequent dismissal of the expedition members were all actions that came from a public background?”

Earl Wallace was the first to run. I rolled my eyes, looked at him, and replied.

“Yes. you’re right.”

“Then you must first present the reason. What is an abuse of authority to commit an act without any explanation and say it was for public reasons?”

What is it?

“As you said, I am a warrior, but I am also the leader of the ‘Seven Plagues’ expedition. If the members of the expedition do not obey the words and orders of the expedition leader, wouldn’t it be right to punish them for disobeying orders?”

“Isn’t it the role of a hero to coordinate well with the expedition members? It’s not like you just cut and watch just because you don’t listen.”

I wanted to snort and laugh. Who is going to bring me to Congress and lynch me as a group because I can’t control it, because I can raise my voice?

“If you had just been kicked out of the party for not obeying my words, it would have been when you attacked the ‘Third Calamity’. I think I’ve already given enough chances and watched.”

“Then self-righteous use of that power itself… .”

“Now, to self-righteously demean my authority, may we consider demeaning ‘the one who gave me this authority’? It’s the authority you’ve been given to use it, so why not use it that way?”

I asked with a smile. Driving is not your exclusive property. outright nonsense. Realizing this, Count Wallace’s face turned to contemplation. I let one shut up. At that time, the other denture, who had been looking at Earl Wallace with a pitiful look, opened his mouth.

“Good. Let’s assume that the mercenary was cut. So who is the saintess? Did the saintess get kicked out of the party because she didn’t listen to you? Not only is the saintess not from our kingdom, she is a special envoy sent by the kingdom to help the hero. Are you counting her as part of your authority?”

What a clever question. Of course, I shook my head, having an answer ready.

“no. It wasn’t because I didn’t obey my words that I expelled Isis.”

“Then why did you banish her?”

Smoke is important here. I changed my face to a very serious and heavy expression and started talking.

“It’s because she’s a member of the warrior’s party, and it’s a hindrance to the warrior’s party, and it’s a loss to the world.”

At my remarks, the council began to stir. Most of the people looked at me, then looked at Bishop Andre, who was representing the Seongguk, and giggled among themselves. Of course, Bishop Andre just sat upright and looked at me with that narrow-eyed smile.

“No, what are you talking about now, hero!”

“Disruption, how can you say such nonsense in front of the people of the Holy Kingdom!”

“Does the hearing look ridiculous now?”

The buzz was a brief meeting. After exchanging opinions among themselves, the ministers started pouring criticism on me at random. The worse chairperson hit the hammer and silenced the ministers.

“quiet! Listen to Hero Illroy’s explanation first, then ask questions.”

It’s already such a mess, deep wrinkles are engraved on the chairman’s forehead. The chairman, who seemed to be holding his breath, turned his head as if to ask me to speak. At least this guy looks normal.

“Saint, Isis can certainly do miracles. It heals wounds that seem impossible to heal and relieves pain.”

However, there are also problems that arise because of her presence. That’s also true, because the saintess lacks the power to properly protect her body on the battlefield where all kinds of supernatural powers run rampant. To put it a little more bluntly, on the battlefield, the saintess is the target to be protected. Not a combatant who leaves his back.

“But many of those wounds were sustained to protect Isis. On that battlefield, the saintess cannot take care of herself without a proper escort.”

In the original work, the representative victim was Georg. Of course, Isis healed that much, but there must have been a lot of scars that would have been okay if I hadn’t worn them in the first place. At my words, Dae-Jin’s face contorted as he was asking me a question. Those eyes were glancing at Bishop Andre, not me.

“What nonsense… . Then, are you saying that you will give up the sincerity of the Holy Kingdom, no, all the benefits that the saintess provides to the hero’s party simply for that one thing!”

“It’s not because of the safety of the warrior party.”

“What?”

As I clearly emphasize here, I hardened my expression.

“The last expedition was fortunate, but there is no guarantee that the saintess will continue to survive in this tough expedition in the future. Disasters will only get stronger over time, and the support our party can receive will decrease over time.”

Then, I carefully look around at the ministers who were seated.

“The saintess should not be a martyr. It is her job to be someone who travels the world and heals the wounds of catastrophe, not on the battlefield.”

Silence fell for a moment. In an instant, with my words, those ministers became the people who drove the saintess into the battlefield where her life came and went.

“Arch… Sophistry! It’s arrogance to act based on your judgment, not just the opinion of the Holy Kingdom!”

If you shout that it is sophistry without any grounds, do normal words become sophistry? I looked at Daeshin with squinted eyes.

“Bishop Andrew! Instead, I apologize. What do you say to that ignorant person?”

Bishop Andrew smiled and looked back at the minister.

“Well, there is nothing particularly wrong with what the hero said. I would even like to say thank you for making a decision that I couldn’t make in the Holy Land. However, there is one thing I am concerned about. I mean, can a party of warriors without a saint really fight well?”

Good help, Bishop. Although I feel a little embarrassed because he defended me so well.

The substitute’s face turned white. He looked around like someone looking for an excuse, then came out with a strong tone. It seemed that he had decided to jump into this judge’s board.

“No, there’s no way a self-righteous, arrogant, self-willed person like you could hold that holy sword as a hero. If you are a warrior, isn’t it right to embrace everything and advance together?”

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Not having a back stomach was really annoying. Those guys don’t have much to lose if they lose to me here, but I lose everything if I lose here.

“I ask you to prove your qualifications as a warrior again here. I have called from all corners of the kingdom more worthy of a champion than you. If simply using the holy sword is the qualification of a hero, then these people can do it too.”

Saying that, the minister pointed to the knights lined up behind him. Georg was making a puzzled expression. Was that what you brought them to? by the way…

Did you hear the Holy Sword?

“[Ignorance is such a terrible thing. You can’t admit it until the end and have seizures with a glimmer of hope.]”

The noble voice of the holy sword came.

“[Tell me to do whatever you want once.]”

I’ll do it according to the unit.

I touched the hilt of the holy sword with a smile.