Episode 107. You’ve got a lot of money
Aaron gave up the horn on Azazel’s head and the branch of the water of life.
I checked it several times to see if it was a lie, but I couldn’t find any trace of forgery.
His grandson, Aaron Oddhaken, purged the Shadow Forest and liberated Death Landing.
And that in just one month.
This was a major event that would go beyond the Kingdom of Delor and be recorded in the history of the empire as well.
‘I am a bastard, I am a bastard. It’s not something I can do anything about.’
Death Landing was a troublesome land that even the imperial family and the Church of Light gave up on purifying.
Seeing that such a place was purified by taking only one knight and a saintess, awe and fear welled up in the depths of his heart.
Maybe this guy wasn’t just a human being, but a messenger sent down by the Sephiroth.
“If you have good news like this, you should tell your family first. Why did you come to me? And that too secretly.”
Bares asked, putting down the horn and branch.
Aaron pointed at Gaos with his chin.
“Ask him.”
“… … Because of Celves.”
Gaos said with a puzzled expression at the gesture that was almost like an order.
He explained why he brought Celves and why he needed the Polymorph Potion.
“Huh, no matter how close you are to bringing a monster like this all the way here? It may be a pet dog to you, but to continental people, it is a monster to be killed.”
“Don’t be so downhearted. Celves is not just a pet dog, but a contributor to the subjugation of Azazel.”
At Bares’ words, Gaos countered without losing.
That was right.
Without Celves, the invasion of Hadman Castle would have failed, and Nesti and Raast would have been sucked in and used as nutrients for Azazel’s recovery.
“It can be used as electricity in case of emergency, so don’t think too badly of it.”
Aaron added a word.
Cerves is infinitely generous to his allies, but shows no mercy to his enemies.
Aaron and Gaos’s control was well followed, so if they were used well, they would become a tolerable force of knights.
“… … What about the cost of materials?”
Barres sighed as if he couldn’t help it.
Polymorph potion is a high-end potion that requires expensive and rare ingredients as well as several perfect processes.
It would cost an astronomical amount of money to make one to change the size of Cerberus.
Aaron’s answer was short and concise.
“You have a lot of money in your pocket.”
“… … what?”
Barres asked, startled.
“You mean money? I don’t have a mana stone mine like your family, and I don’t have a high tax yield… … .”
“The money I stole from my father in the name of Zeke’s education cost would be 10,000 gold?”
“… … .”
Bares’ eyebrows trembled.
The contents of Zeke’s education expenses are a secret that only he and Kane know.
There was no way that proud Kane would have told his son, but it was questionable how he knew that.
“You were going to use that money to build a villa on the lake over there sooner or later. Treat it as a present for your grandson and make a little potion.”
Aaron went one step further and recited the plan that Bares had only been thinking about.
It’s like opening your skull wide and peering into your head.
I had forgotten about it while not seeing it.
That this guy had a grotesque ability to see through the tomb of his ancestors, which he had never seen in his entire life.
Hiding and bragging in front of this monster could really tear your stomach apart.
Bares, who had been chewing on his lips, unconsciously touched the top of his head and nodded.
“I get it. I will make it.”
* * *
“Is everything written here true?”
same time. The office of Baron Odd Haken.
Kane asked as he set down the parchment with dense writing on the desk.
The knight who brought the parchment nodded confidently.
“yes. It is true.”
“You risk your honor?”
“yes.”
“Did you risk your loyalty to me, even your family roots?”
“… … yes.”
The knight lowered his voice, feeling that his master’s mood was unusual.
However, he did not give up his will.
The baron read the contents of the parchment a few more times before finally opening his mouth.
“The Blade Gorge is turning into a forest and the skies of Death Landing are clearing? Do you think this makes sense?”
“I didn’t believe it at first either, but everyone who scouted the area reported the same.”
The knight spoke cautiously.
He was the commander of a reconnaissance party secretly dispatched by the Baron after Aaron left.
The scouting party that spread out and tracked and observed Aaron’s party recorded details of the villages he stopped by and the route he traveled, and reported them to the baron.
Ever since Aaron entered Blade Gorge, he had been unable to track him down, and only his feet were throbbing, but a few days ago, an amazing thing happened.
I wondered if there was a bright light coming from the depths of Blade Canyon, and the strangely shaped rocks that looked like awl began to change into green trees.
And that wasn’t all.
After passing through the forested Blade Gorge, Death Landing welcomed them with a clear sky.
Traces of demons disappeared, and monsters and undead were nowhere to be seen.
A few of them had made it as far as Hadman Castle, but no one stopped them when they reached the gates.
“… … It’s a month. Just one month.”
Kane laughed and muttered.
It’s been a month since Aaron left after promising to purify Death Landing.
I was worried that I might get hurt or die, so I even attached a scouting party to hear such shocking news.
It hasn’t been proven that Aaron did it yet, but if he did all of this, the continent’s history would be rewritten.
smart!
I was looking down at the parchment in a daze when someone knocked on the door of the office.
“Come in.”
“Meet Your Excellency, Baron!”
As soon as the permission was given, a tall, tall man rushed in.
He was a member of Kane’s own scouting party.
“What is it? It’s okay, so calm down and talk to me.”
“Yes, thank you. dismissal.”
The man was out of breath at how quickly he ran.
After catching his breath for a moment, he greeted the knight standing in front of him and moved closer to Kane.
“what?”
Drooling!
Hearing the report that followed, Kane jumped out of his chair and jumped up.
The man quickly stepped back to the side of the knight, as if he had expected such a violent reaction.
Kane stared at the knight’s report on the desk for a while, then looked up.
“The Heretic Questioner came to my territory?”
* * *
“Why are you so late?”
Outskirts of Oddhaken Manor.
Teredal looked around impatiently.
Two days have already passed since Aaron left.
He said he would definitely come before reaching Oddhaken, but he showed no signs of returning yet.
Raast and Nesti were present, but it was a bit uneasy to be in the human territory without Aaron.
“He is a man who keeps his promises. Don’t worry too much.”
Nesty comforted him as if it was nothing.
Although they entered Oddhaken’s territory, there was no conspicuous Cerberus and the Dark Elves were wearing hoods, so if they paid attention, they could go without difficulty.
“Something is coming.”
Raast, who was leading, raised his hand.
In the distance, a group of unidentified groups was approaching, raising a cloud of dust.
Rhaast stopped the procession and watched them holding the hilt.
“… … A paladin?”
As the distance got closer, I saw knights with the shining sun engraved on their chests.
“A paladin?”
Teredal asked nervously.
Rhaast raised his hand and pushed the Dark Elves back and stepped forward.
The knights, who had narrowed the distance in an instant, noticed Raast in front of the procession and slowed down.
“Please state your name and affiliation. Knight.”
The paladin in the lead asked in an overbearing tone.
Rhaast replied crookedly with his hand on the hilt.
“My name is Raast. He is affiliated with the first son of Baron Odd Haken. What about that one?”
“The Church of Light, Paladin Pantor of the Diocese of Delor.”
Even after the introduction, Panthor did not get off his horse.
He probably didn’t intend to get off in the first place.
“… … .”
Raast and Panthor.
The two of them openly speculated because they knew that this meeting would not end well.
“What is the Sharp Servant of Light up to here?”
Nesty, who was one step behind me, took off her hood and came forward.
“Meet the Saint Empress.”
Panthor and the knights quickly put an end to their speculation and saluted her.
Nesty looked up at them for a moment, then narrowed her brows.
“My neck hurts from looking up. Could you please come down from your horse?”
“I’m willing to… … .”
“You don’t have to. Sir Panthor.”
Just as Pantor and the Paladins were about to get off their horses, a pure white horse came out between them.
A handsome man with droopy eyes was riding on the horse.
“Sorry for the late greeting. Saint Yeha. My name is Barus, the Heretic Questioner from Zeroth.”
“… … The Heretic Questioner?”
Nesty trembled.
Heretic Questioners are ruthless fanatics who hunt out traitors and put them on trial or, in some cases, directly execute them.
Even the priests who served the light were reluctant to get involved because even innocent people would be burned regardless of rank if they were branded as traitors.
Barusu nodded with a benevolent smile as if he liked the saintess’ reaction.
“yes. I am… … .”
“If you are the Heretic Questioner, can you look down on the saintess?”
“… … yes?”
Varus tilted his head at the sharp words he heard unexpectedly.
Nesty glared at him with narrow eyes.
“I am the body chosen by the light. Looking down at me is like looking down at a goddess. Haven’t you heard of the words the Pope himself said every year at the Great Prayer Meeting?”
“… … .”
The corners of Varus’ lips trembled slightly.
Before leaving the church, the saintess escaped from the temple because she did not want to pray and was scolded by the old priest.
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However, the girl in front of her was like a warrior who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
The lighthearted attitude I had seen before had completely disappeared, and speculation filled my eyes.
“When you return to the Order, you will have to ask the Divine Guard about your qualifications. Is the unscrupulous man who puts the daughter of a goddess under his feet really qualified to be a Heretic Questioner?”
Nesty rallied and continued.
The Divine Guard is a type of golem that moves only according to the text of the Bible.
They are not interested in power struggles within the church, and they keep the scriptures throughout the year and exterminate believers who go against the will of the Sephiroth.
The one who suffered the most from the Divine Guard was, of course, the Heretic Questioner.
He is a fanatic who believes in and follows the light more than anyone else, but there are many cases where he has died because of his madness.
“… … I have committed rudeness. Please have mercy.”
In the end, it was Barus who raised the white flag first.
He gestured to the paladins behind him and dismounted first.
Then, as if the Paladins had waited, they got off their horses and lined up again.
“Everyone makes a mistake at least once.”
Nesty held her head upright and looked at the paladins.
It was less than when they were on horseback, but the sight of twenty knights standing motionless was still daunting.
“It will take a day or so to get here from the Diocese of Dellore. Did you come to meet me after knowing that I was returning?”
Nesty looked around the knights and asked again.
Even in the presence of tall men one head taller, she showed no signs of being intimidated at all.
Barus paused for a while, choosing his words, then spoke in a low voice.
“yes. While chasing the traces of the saintess Empress, who said she left on a pilgrimage without an escort, I came to confirm that she recently returned.”
“It was like that. We can go there with our own strength. It took a lot of hard work to come a long way.”
Nesty laughed softly and waved her hand at the paladins.
A bright light scattered like powder over the heads of the knights.
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