111 episodes
Chloe and Charlotte were momentarily stunned by Ethan’s laugh.
The two whispered a little.
“What, what? Why are you here all of a sudden?”
“What did you eat wrong?”
“Are you overdoing it and using magic?”
“There is no other answer than that.”
I was prepared for Finzan, but I didn’t, so I felt weird.
Meanwhile, Ethan decided to be generous with the twins’ fuss this time.
Because he was proud of himself.
‘but. It’s amazing to use divine magic like this at my age now.’
He said it wasn’t difficult, but it wasn’t easy for Ethan.
‘My original major is dark magic and ancient magic, not divine magic.’
So, divine magic was self-educated solely through Ethan’s efforts and senses.
Even though he wasn’t taught it from a young age, he was able to use Judgment of Brightness properly thanks to Ethan’s amazing understanding and talent.
However, Ethan’s soft smile was quickly shattered by the twins’ words.
Chloe and Charlotte looked at Ethan with pity.
“Hey, it’s not difficult! I know how difficult holy magic can be even if it’s not our specialty.”
“The reason for using such a difficult magic ‘excessively’ was to reduce the damage of the expedition, right?”
“What?”
Ethan was stunned.
No, how the heck do you mean to see yourself as if you were overworked and used that magic?
“Priest is really warm-hearted. You write for us the most difficult level 5 holy magic.”
“How about taking a little break today because you are overworked? We’re fine, so you can ride in Fenrir!”
“You know that you can’t be ‘overworked’ like this tomorrow, right?”
The twins chatted non-stop.
Ethan corrected their misjudgment.
“no. Were you not overworked at all?”
But to no avail.
Perhaps the mercenaries and nobles had already misunderstood that way, so the gaze on Ethan was uncomfortably warm.
‘Isn’t this?’
For Ethan, he was going crazy and jumping around.
He was going to show his power that he could use the Judgment of Brilliance without hesitation.
However, whether or not they were hypnotized as a group, the humans were treating Ethan as a noble priest who ‘gathered up the powerless power that he had for the expedition’.
At that moment, Robert’s words crossed Ethan’s mind.
– After all, it was your kiddo. You didn’t have to go out of your way.
Ethan grinded his teeth.
‘Damn it. Everyone is playing with the snout of the narrow guy in there.’
It was a moment when Ethan’s evaluation of Robert fell.
* * *
After a long journey, the expedition arrived in the depths of the swamp.
As late night approached, the expedition set up a tent and prepared a bed.
The sons of noble families gathered separately from the mercenaries and pitched a tent.
Because they also knew that their position in the expedition was narrow.
The mercenaries murmured when they saw the tents set up by the nobles.
“No matter how many times I see it, it’s so gorgeous that I can’t get used to it.”
“I heard that one is the price of three or four houses, it’s money.”
“It’s not money. How many spells are there? If not, there would be more than five.”
“What? Are you siding with those nobles now?”
The mercenaries glanced at the magic tent with envy and curiosity.
They were something that could last a lifetime.
Meanwhile, Easton set up the tent and looked around.
He didn’t see anyone he was looking for.
“Eastern ball, what do you do without getting inside?”
“I have some business to see. You go in first.”
After pardoning, Easton explored the area.
At that moment, the twins of the Romon family came into his eyes.
Curiously, Chloe and Charlotte were sleeping peacefully in Fenrir’s arms.
They didn’t even pitch a tent.
‘I heard that you can’t feel the heat in the bosom of the gods, and you said that poisonous insects or harmful things can’t come near you.’
It is also strange that a divine beast follows a priest, but that the divine beast protects other people.
‘Aren’t we supposed to protect Priest Ethan instead?’
Everyone expressed that question.
But the reason was simple.
It was because Ethan was strong enough that Fenrir did not feel the need to protect him.
After passing the twins and Shinsu, Easton soon found someone.
“Miss Harper, you are here. I have a question for you.”
“What?”
Matilda’s voice was sharp.
It was only natural that I was interrupted before entering the comfortable tent.
“Miss Harper, had you ever been to New York City before?”
“yes. I went as a delegation.”
“Have Ms. Harper ever met Priest Ethan in New York?”
“I have a face. But we never had long conversations.”
Matilda hid what was to be hidden and slept around.
There was nothing good about being caught in Ethan’s grasp.
“That’s fine. What I’m curious about is that you’re from Priest Ethan. If you had gone to the delegation, wouldn’t you have investigated him as well?”
“Why are you curious about that?”
Easton hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.
“I heard that there are priests who are secretly nurtured in the Pars Church. It is said that such priests receive divine power from their ancestors. I wonder if Priest Ethan is like that too.”
Matilda recalled a conversation she had with Ethan the other day.
-Priest of the papal organization secretly organized to deal with the Dark Followers. What is my guess?
What was Ethan’s expression on that question?
I even felt a sense of humiliation in the eyes, as if seeing something pathetic.
Even thinking about it now, it was embarrassing.
‘I can see why you’re asking this.’
Ethan’s performance in the battle during the day stood out more than anyone else.
Why not?
It was a really great thing for the young priest to use the 4th and 5th grade holy magic.
Because even the Pope had only 7th level divine power.
In fact, the views of mercenaries and nobles looking at Edan have changed a lot.
Easton was stimulated by that.
‘but. You’ve been the focus of attention so far, so you’ll feel like you’ve lost your place.’
Matilda snorted.
“no. According to the information, Priest Ethan is definitely from a small monastery.”
“… okay.”
Easton’s face contorted.
However, he was conscious of Matilda and soon returned to normal.
“Well then. Have a good rest.”
Matilda disappeared into the tent.
Easton, who was left alone, looked at Ethan in the distance.
In today’s battle, Ethan showed an astonishing ability.
‘I couldn’t believe it was my age.’
It wasn’t just that.
The appearance of wearing the equipment was not clumsy and skillful.
He was caught in the eyes of the white wolf, Robert, and was called to the lead.
From the moment he was born until now, he has never been the protagonist.
But today Easton was completely removed from the stage.
‘Is that priest really from an orphan in a rural monastery?’
Easton was confused by the emotions he had felt for the first time in his life.
‘Nope. This idea is not right. A priest from a rural orphan might be good. What the hell am I thinking!’
Easton suppressed a strange feeling boiling in his chest.
And returned to his tent.
* * *
next day.
The Red Fang mercenaries set up a base camp in a swampy area.
It would take a long time to find the dark follower lurking in the swamps.
So, it was essential to build a systematic base camp just in case.
“Set up measures to protect the base camp.”
At the command of their leader, Robert, the mercenaries moved quickly.
It usually takes quite a while to install the fence.
However, the mercenaries were used to this kind of life.
A simple railing could be installed in half a day.
Robert’s leadership did not end there.
He called the sons of the noble family to one place.
“I will divide the search party into three teams. Except for the minimum number of people who will be guarding the base camp, everyone will be assigned to the search squad.”
It’s finally here.
The nobles thought so.
‘Until now, I just couldn’t show my skills because I had to adapt to the unfamiliar environment.’
‘Now is the time to show my strength!’
‘It’s my first time in practice, can I do it well?’
People’s thoughts were mixed here and there.
But their expectations were wrong.
“It is the old mercenaries and the dawn members of Graben who are protecting the base camp.”
“… … ?!”
“Of the three search teams, both teams will be made up of mercenaries, and the remaining team will have Ethan, two wizards from Romonga, and a divine beast to act with the mercenaries.”
The older mercenaries lacked physical strength instead of many years of experience, so it was natural.
However, the reaction of the sons of noble families was divided in two.
Some were relieved, and some turned red.
‘thank god. If you die in a place like this, you’ll die of a dog at best.’
‘You have to live here to get your honor when you return.’
‘Are you ignoring us now? It’s not like a watchdog.’
‘If that’s the case, why did you call me?’
Meanwhile, while listening to Robert’s instructions, Ethan had a tingling in the back of his head.
The owner of that gaze was Easton.
‘You’ve been staring at me with concern since yesterday. What did he eat wrong?’
Still, Ethan nodded at Robert’s decision.
‘Well, those guys are still not good enough to use.’
However, there was one shortcoming.
Ethan raised his hand.
“Just one more, please.”
Robert raised his eyebrows in surprise.
“Who do you want to take?”
“This is Miss Matilda of the Harper.”
At Ethan’s words, the eyes of the children of the noble family focused on Matilda.
Read at n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Questions appeared on people’s faces.‘Why?’
‘I heard that they met on a mission trip, but they didn’t seem very friendly, did they?’
Even though they belonged to the same expedition, Ethan and Matilda never had a friendly conversation.
But it was only natural that Ethan suddenly said that Matilda was going to join the search team.
Even though he received the attention of people, Ethan didn’t care.
‘Maybe there is some information, so you should use it.’
Although the superiors are not giving orders to Matilda, since she has been a dark follower for so long, she didn’t know if she could get something out of Matilda.
“I can’t help but need my help. Let me help you.”
But Matilda smiled arrogantly for what she thought.
‘Why is he like that again?’
Ethan frowned in displeasure.
But it wasn’t just Matilda that was strange.
Easton looked at Ethan with scorching eyes.
It was a more blatant look than before.
‘Are you crazy? Dare you stare at me?’
I didn’t like her sluggish attitude, but I didn’t like it even more when she even stared at me without saying anything.
That was then.
Matilda grazed Ethan’s side.
“If you stand still, you are a bad person too.”
“What?”
“Even a bunch of shichimi is useless. Aren’t you provoking Easton?”
“What… … .”
It was the moment Ethan was about to refute at the absurd remark.
match!
The white wolf, Robert, clapped his hand, and everyone looked at him in unison.
“Now that the staffing is complete, we can’t procrastinate any longer. Everyone move!”
Ethan clicked his tongue low.