I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 53

53. The protagonist and the saint (3)

A week has passed since the residents returned to Evernode. In the meantime, I have been resting in the most comfortable way possible. The Grand Duke of Quenore reopened the summer solstice festival, which had been suspended, and our party purely enjoyed the festival for three days without the pressure of war. And, the event on the last day of the festival is as if it had already been decided.

tell me what to do It’s a knight’s booze.

bang-!

A large wine glass was placed on the long wooden table. Ale dripped down the rim of the glass. Ask whose glass it was, what should I do? It was Georg’s. This guy had the tension as if he was drunk alone before a proper drinking party had already begun. I hadn’t even drank, but the smell of alcohol was already wafting from my body.

“hahahaha-! The seal is lifted today!!”

Calling for an alcohol-free day at the top of his voice, Georg raised his glass. The captain of the knights who led the mood with a glass that seemed to be counted in liters. What should I say? There was a lot of romance, but to be honest, it was very burdensome to sit next to me.

“What is it, Captain Georg? Are you showing me today?”

“Guys, what are you all doing without filling your glasses! Stop drinking alone and turn the barrel aside!”

“One shot! One shot!”

And the madmen who cry one-shot. Georg shrugged his shoulders and cheered up until everyone in the nose seat paid attention to him and told him to hit the one-shot.

“Okay, everyone seems to want me to empty this glass, so let’s demonstrate first. Everyone, follow me and have a drink!! If I empty it, you guys will drink too!!”

“Oohhhhh!!”

hey He’s a guy who knows how to enjoy a drink. I looked at Georg’s expression enjoying the knights’ response with half admiration and half bored eyes. Wow, the eyebrows were just dancing. Georg looked around the knights all around and started pouring ale into his mouth. No, it would be more accurate to say that he opened his throat, not his mouth, and poured it into his stomach.

“Georg! Georg!”

“Drink! drink!”

Within seconds, Georg showed an empty glass and spun around in place, and the knights cheered as if they were stimulated by the suction power of that crazy liquor, and they raised their glasses and started drinking in the same way. Looking at the half-baked drinking party, I smiled.

“It’s not bad to be this noisy.”

Daphne was also laughing, holding the glass with both hands. Rather than laughing because he was drunk, it was like a smile that came out naturally because he was in a good mood.

“It’s a much nicer noise than the noise of a battlefield.”

“That’s right. Well, looking at those northern knights who pretended to be solemn, it’s a bit broken that they’re drunkards like this.”

I looked down at my glass. I couldn’t tell what color the liquor poured into the wooden cup was. My face appeared on top of the glass, then it swayed away again.

“Shall we toast too?”

Daphne brought her a glass. I giggled and raised my glass and met them.

“By the way, isn’t Illroy not supposed to drink yet?”

“Yakju.”

Daphne frowned at the bandages I was still wearing. I shook my head and took a small sip of my drink. refreshing feeling. An unpleasant sweetness and a bitter aftertaste. The taste was nothing special, but it was delicious. Is it because you know the taste?

Marianne doesn’t drink, but she managed to get out and sit down. That wooden cup in your hand probably contains water. She was always the way she was, keeping her own pace even in this noisy atmosphere, closing her eyes and sipping water like a drink.

“what. You’ve already been drinking a lot.”

And, Grand Duke Quenore and Luke, who opened the door of the banquet hall and entered, looked at this scene and let out a laugh. The knights welcomed the Archduke and Luke even more warmly. On the subject of not eating it at all because it looked like that, the Grand Duke of Quenore smiled and enjoyed the welcome of the knights.

“Come on, let me say a toast. Is everyone’s glass full?”

Archduke Quenore naturally picked up a cup. The knights all started passing the barrels around again. The empty glass is filled with alcohol again, and the atmosphere heats up even more.

“How are you going to toast?!”

“Do it as a time of fulfillment. ‘Warrior’. Someone give me some luck.”

Archduke Quenore looked at me while doing so. Ahh. I freaked out and twisted the corners of my mouth grotesquely. please don’t do that Of course, when the Archduke saw my frightened expression, he was even more pleased and raised his glass. Oh, I’ll just stay expressionless.

“”dragon!!””

“Hero!”

please.

“”buy!!””

“I love you!!”

“”Love it!!””

f*ck.

I will not be able to lift my head in shame. How can you embarrass me so simply? I just put my head down on the table, and those evil bastards laughed and enjoyed themselves watching my reaction. Is it a characteristic of the people here that they like to turn around? I was just worried about Karin a few years later.

I looked up and drank, my face flushed red. Marianne’s eyes were still closed, and Georg was busy laughing and chatting with the knights. I looked at the scene and smiled faintly. The knights who offered me a toast, and excitedly poured alcohol into their mouths when we met our glasses. Knights telling stories of saga and calculating who would have defeated more monsters.

And.

“hehehehe. Illoi.”

Daphne gets drunk and dyes her face red and smiles like an idiot. Daphne came right next to me, her face resting on my arm. I could feel some of the knights noticing the sight, drank their liquor, and turned their heads slightly towards me.

“Drink water, water. you are drunk.”

“i know. lol.”

Then he put his chin on my arm, raised his eyebrows, and made eye contact with me.

“I love you too.”

Daphne’s purple eyes were shining in the banquet hall lights. Again, I thought that he was a very pretty person. I said yes, yes, and brought Daphne a glass of water, but Daphne ignored it, took her face away from my arms again, and drank.

“Tsk tsk.”

“Not fun.”

A look of accusation directed at me. and a whisper. When I looked back at the knights, sharpening my eyes, they looked away and looked for their glasses as usual. I looked at Daphne and the knights alternately with an absurd look, then smiled dejectedly and filled my glass again.

Drinks and stories floated around. I watched the drunken knights and got drunk together. Archduke, Luke, Reese, Hemil, Serene, Hans, Adrian… . I closed my eyes, holding each of the smiling faces of the knights.

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“I have to say thank you again, Illroy. No matter how many times you do this, it won’t be enough.”

The Grand Duke squeezed my hand tightly and said. In mid-August, we decided to return to the capital. The northern winds are now starting to cool, and the nights are getting longer. It was the result of not being able to overcome the words of saying, “I have to go, I have to go,” but I had to stay for one more day.

“You became part of the Evernode family from the day you defeated the giant, no, from the day you went on patrol with our knights. Forever and ever, it will remain that way.”

Archduke Quenore, who held me like that and looked sad, patted me on the shoulder. Behind the Archduke, the leaders of Evernode came out to see us off. Others who didn’t have to come were looking down on our party from the top of the castle walls.

“Now remember that Evernode is always behind you.”

I looked over the Archduke’s shoulder. The atmosphere was completely different from when I first entered the castle.

“As Evernode remembers me, I will always remember Evernode.”

“Come anytime. I will always leave places for you, Georg, Daphne and Marianne.”

I nodded. In front of me as I was about to turn around, a hesitant Karin walked out. As I tilted my head slightly, Karin raised her head and made eye contact with me.

“Can I meet the hero again?”

I smiled and nodded my head. This will never be the last time with Evernode. There will be many opportunities to meet again in the future.

“… Can you promise me again?”

Karin cautiously held out her hand, and I gladly held out my hand, pinching my little finger. And, Karin smiled brighter than ever.

“depart!!”

I mounted the horse and looked ahead. The wind was blowing on the road to the royal road.

—

The hero defeated the fourth plague.

The news quickly spread to all continents as if on wings. A few months after the third cataclysm fell, the whole continent was engulfed in joy at the good news. It was a warriors party that was not without controversy due to the saintess’ expulsion, so the surprise was doubled. In particular, Evernode and other cities in the north waited anxiously for the war to end, and became completely festive after hearing the news of victory.

And, it wasn’t long before the news flew to Baktins, which was quite far from Evernode.

“Thanks to the saintess, many critical patients have improved. How can I thank you for this… .”

The provincial governor of Bakhtins thanked him as if he did not know what to do. It was a car that had just cleaned the leg of a patient with a fractured bone and sent it out of the tent. Saying that she had improved a lot did not comfort the saintess. Isis nodded heavily as if a weight had been attached to her head.

“No. If anyone needs treatment, please call more. I can stay longer no matter how long it takes.”

The more she took care of her patients, the more Isis’ healing magic grew and her mana increased. On the first day, I could only care for five people, but after a few weeks, I could easily treat fifteen people. However, Isis could never be happy with that growth. The fact that her healing magic has grown means that many people have been injured.

“… That’s what it is, saintess.”

The governor hesitated and spoke out. It wasn’t that he was worried about being a nuisance to Isis, it was hesitation engulfed in anguish.

“There is nothing more the saintess can do here.”

Isis’ face hardened.

“The inhabitants of Bakhtins will now be scattered and going to other cities. We can’t let so many people live in this makeshift village forever. The condition of patients who can be treated will worsen, and those who can work will waste manpower.”

The governor let out a very long sigh.

“We will develop a new city over the ruins, but as you can see from the state, it is not at the level that can be used as an administrative district right now. When the city is rebuilt to some extent, then it will bring people together again.”

The governor’s words stabbed Isis heavily.

“then… I am… .”

Isis stammered with a blank look on her face like a lost person. A priest approached behind Isis and opened her mouth.

“Even if you don’t, I’ve been told to leave Bakhtins now.”

Isis looked at the priest with a distorted expression.

“So, are you saying that we have to return to the Holy Land without seeing any harvest or progress in restoration? ?”

The priest shook his head. Those eyes were looking at Isis with pity.

“Nope. The news came in a while ago.”

“What’s new?”

The priest slightly narrowed his brows, then carefully brought up the story.

“The news that the warrior party has succeeded in defeating the fourth plague.”

Isis’s pupils dilated and trembled. that I fell the fourth plague. Without yourself and your mercenaries? When I heard the news that the fourth catastrophe attack had really begun, I just thought it was reckless, and I thought it would be defeated, but how on earth? By what means… ?

“The fourth plague… Did you really knock it down? A warrior?”

Isis was confused and made a confused expression. The priest nodded quietly.

“Yes. With the message that there is nothing we can do here anymore, pack up your things and leave for Evernode.”

Isis shook her head involuntarily. There are still many people who need to be treated. There were many people who needed a helping hand. I can’t leave like this… .

“Isis, now the patients here can survive and receive treatment without your help. You treated all the critically ill patients a long time ago.”

A mercenary, Arjen, who was watching this scene from behind, spoke in a low voice. Then, as if he was confused, he looked at the priest and asked.

“Really, the fourth plague fell?”

“Yes. The news that the hero defeated the fourth plague is now spreading throughout the continent.”

Arjen frowned and shut his mouth. The priest looked at Isis, who was still sitting blankly, and let out a small sigh.

“Let’s go, saintess. Evernode will also be waiting for people who desperately need help.”

Isis bit her lip and nodded.

The words Illroy had left were floating in her mind one by one.