23 – back up
The mana of the magic circle covered with geometric patterns enveloped me.
By the time the light subsided, I arrived at the capital of the Holy Kingdom.
Breathing in air different from that of the Empire, he moved according to the guidance of the wizards.
When I came out of the magic tower that manages the teleport magic circle, I heard a buzzing sound.
The sounds of children running around laughing, the voices of merchants shouting loudly and soliciting customers, and the voices of those praising the goddess were mixed to form a harmony.
“Welcome, Robert.”
A group of paladins who were waiting for me approached.
Thanks to the escort of those wearing pure white armor engraved with the seal of the Holy See, I was able to pass comfortably among the people.
“Mom, that horse has horns over there!”
“Wow, the horse and the sword shine.”
“Knight! Can’t you give me some pretty horse hair? I’m going to give it to my younger brother as a present.”
Innocent children chattered after the paladins and me.
Ever since I got the unicorn and the holy sword, I couldn’t walk around the streets comfortably.
I saw the children anew on the uni.
The shining eyes of the children were full of longing.
The clear sound of the bell announcing 12 o’clock spread like a wave.
After moving for about 30 minutes, we arrived at the Vatican, the epicenter of the bell and where the Pope is staying.
When I entered the Vatican, the saint who had been waiting for me sitting on the white sofa stood up and said,
“Have you eaten?”
Since the pope went to repair the barrier where the demons were sealed, the saint greeted me.
I sat face to face with the saint at a long table.
The nuns came to prepare the food in advance.
Various dishes were served, starting with the soft-roasted meat with butter and a thick soup with plenty of meat.
Unlike the food in other places, the lively and fresh taste lingered in my mouth.
I was satisfied with the tender meat that melts in my mouth, the warm and filling soup, and the well-balanced pasta with noodles and oil.
After the meal, the table was moved, and the nuns served tea.
“Are you satisfied with your meal?”
“Yes. It was one of the best meals I’ve had recently.”
“I’m glad.”
It was difficult to deal with a saint with white hair like Yuni’s fur.
She couldn’t read the emotions in the deep eyes of a saint who was 15 years older than me.
He was a saint with a good-natured smile, but the overwhelming divine power leaking from his body and heavy eyes made it difficult to deal with him.
The saint who was looking at the holy sword slowly opened his mouth.
“You say you’re talking to Seonggeom-nim?”
“Yes. We talk often.”
The saint looked at the holy sword vibrating beside Robert with a strange expression.
“To be honest, I was very surprised when I first received the letter about Robert. Talking to the Holy Sword, who had been silent for hundreds of years. It was a big issue in our Vatican.”
“How did you find out?”
“I found out through a letter from the priest who was on the battlefield with me. A man who is known for being strict praised Robert a lot.”
“Are you the priest?”
“They said he had the same faith as a devout priest.”
“Ah…”
I was embarrassed because I didn’t know what to say to the blatant praise. And since I’m not very religious, I felt burdened by that perception.
In order to clear up the misunderstanding, I said after thinking about it.
“I am grateful that they look upon me favorably, but my religious beliefs are never even compared to those of the priests. My religious beliefs are shallow.”
At my answer, the saint looked me straight in the eyes and asked a question.
“Can you rank the religious beliefs between priests and ordinary people? Can we say that the prayers of priests are worth more than the prayers of ordinary people?”
“I don’t know.”
Miracles do not happen no matter how much ordinary people pray. However, when a devout priest prays, a miracle of healing people with divine power takes place.
Of course, I thought the priest’s prayer was more valuable, but I couldn’t bear to say it because of the atmosphere, so I replied that I didn’t know.
“Prayer is valuable in itself.”
“I see.”
“The prayers of those who live begging on the streets, and the prayers of those who have denied the Goddess all their lives are worthwhile in themselves. I believe that prayer is the basis of faith.”
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Heat rose from the eyes of the saint, who had been deep and calm.
He said with eyes that looked like madness.
“I have a higher worldly position than others. I am undeservedly called a saint. However, my faith is not different from Robert’s. In the eyes of the Goddess, we are the same servant. According to Bible 17:8, this Words come out.”
Suddenly, the excited saint started preaching.
The saint, who had been arguing for a long time even after the moon stuck out his head, ended with the announcement that I was the official contractor for the holy sword.
I took the doctrine book I received as a gift from the saint and moved to my inn.
In the accommodation provided by the Holy See, I washed up and sat down on the bed.
Unlike Holy Sword and Yuni, who were excited to come to a space filled with divine power, I was exhausted by the saint’s sermon.
Since I couldn’t practice today, I simply moved my qi according to the qi training method.
‘Really restored a lot.’
It is wonderful to feel the growth day by day. Still, once I reached the advanced level, I knew how to train, so that was a big help.
The difference between knowing how to study and not knowing is really huge. As for the growth rate, it was unbelievably fast even to me.
‘If we just keep growing like this…’
To be honest, when I first came back, I was grateful for that alone and my goal was to become a sword master. However, after gaining talent through the popularity ranking and becoming stronger than expected, I became greedy.
Although the time given to me until destruction is not leisurely, I thought that if I continued to work hard and survive, I might be able to become a Grand Sword Master.
From now on, I want to quickly collect talents. Becoming a sword master has been my long-cherished dream since my previous life. I want to become stronger soon.
Late evening, when everyone is asleep.
On a quiet night with almost all the lights off in the building, the holy sword whimpered and begged me.
“Stop it. It feels weird.”
– No, I won’t stop until you play the violin.
Because the holy sword didn’t play the violin, he used his holy power to grope me.
“No, if you play on a night like this, people around you will wake up.”
– You played at night when you were at the mansion.
“My room had a soundproofing magic, and it doesn’t work here.”
– Can’t I use the scroll?
“I didn’t bring the scroll containing the Silence magic.”
– Then, let’s buy a new one here!
“The Mage’s Tower is not open at this time.”
– Then there’s nothing you can do about it. I have no choice but to keep groping.
“I’ll play it tomorrow. Let’s go to bed.”
– Then tomorrow I have to add an hour to brushing myself.
“What does it have to do with playing and polishing yourself?”
– It doesn’t matter. Then I’ll figure it out as an extra hour.
Said the holy sword calmly and floated up in the air at her.
“Where are you going?”
– Yes. There are people at the Vatican to come and say hello after a long time.
“Have a good trip.”
– I’ll come before you wake up. Good night.
The holy sword that was hovering around me went out the window.
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The Holy Sword can quickly recover its power just by being in the Vatican.
It has no choice but to be. This is because the Vatican is the place where the most people with divine power are gathered in the middle world.
The Vatican is the place where the divine power that accumulates every time they pray is united.
You could go around during the day to replenish divine power, but in that case, you had to stay away from Robert.
When Robert was awake, he wanted to be with him, so the holy sword moved to replenish his holy power when Robert fell asleep.
Young priests and nuns were surprised to see the holy sword flying alone, but the older ones were relatively calm, as if they had heard of it.
– Was it around here?
Searching for old memories, the Holy Sword wandered around the dim Vatican.
To Holy Sword, the Vatican was a kind of charging station. It was because there were a few people who could infuse the holy sword with divine power.
The power of the holy sword was barely filled with the prayers of the priest.
The holy sword knocked on the door densely engraved with prayers.
“Who are you?”
The saint opened the door with a calm voice from inside.
It would be surprising if the sword suddenly knocked alone, but the saint calmly welcomed the holy sword.
“You must be Holy Sword. Please come in.”
Entering the room, the holy sword wrote on the paper on the table, “Use divine power to replenish divine power.”
“Of course it should be done. Let’s start.”
As the saint began to pray, his immense divine power raged.
After receiving the condensed divine power until the saint was tired, he wrote a letter of thanks to him.
And after he left the room, he moved into another room.
The holy sword’s visit to receive divine power was just the beginning.