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The Temple of Pars in the middle of Velium.
A large crowd had already gathered there.
It was because of the news that the treatment was free.
“Everyone, please keep order.”
“Everyone, please stand in line. If you don’t follow your turn, we won’t be able to treat you.”
The apprentice priests were frantic in controlling their patients.
“Priest, when is our turn? It’s not like I can’t get treatment like this, right?”
“Don’t worry. You should get it today.”
“Aww! Aww!”
“It hurts a lot. Let’s be patient. Soon the priest will heal you.”
There were patients urging the priest, and parents comforting their crying babies.
There was a lot of noise in front of the temple because all kinds of people had gathered.
At the scene, Nicks was treating each patient one by one.
Sweat formed on Nick’s forehead.
The apprentice priest who was by his side asked, wiping his sweat with a towel.
“How about taking a break?”
“it’s okay.”
Then the old man who was being treated bowed his head as if he was sorry.
“Oh, the priest can’t even rest because of me, so what should I do? sorry.”
“Don’t say that. Compared to what the patient suffered from the disease, it is not difficult for me.”
It seemed as if pure white wings were spreading behind Nyx’s bright smile.
The old man put his hands together in excitement.
I thought this boy was the miracle boy I had only heard of.
“I will definitely trust Pars-sama from now on. Are you the priest of the rumor?”
“yes? no. I’m not that great of a person. Priest Ethan is now… … .”
Nick raised his eyes and looked around.
He soon noticed Ethan approaching this way and pointed it.
“yes. It’s over there.”
The old man looked at where Nyx was pointing.
‘Is that the angelic priest?’
The old man rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
There stood a boy who looked like he had nothing to say.
The boy’s expression was very ugly.
To a certain extent, it was enough to wear demonic black wings.
Not knowing the embarrassment of the old man, Nyx smiled.
“yes. Were you surprised that you were much younger than you thought? But as far as skills are concerned, it’s amazing.”
“… Ah yes. okay.”
The old man suddenly nodded his head.
After a while, after completing the old man’s treatment, Nyx decided to take a break.
Fortress Ethan was very busy, so the donations that came to the church and the treatment business using Ethan’s gifts were being supervised by Nyx.
So when I met Ethan, I had to tell him about the sequence of processes that made that decision.
Nyx smiled happily while looking at Ethan’s ugly face.
‘You must be happy inside. It’s because you’re not used to expressing emotions.’
Nyx approached Ethan with a confident face.
“I thought Ethan would be delighted, too. It seemed that you too were looking for an opportunity to do good to the people of the Empire.”
Otherwise, there would be no way to desperately save the commoners who were accused of being the culprits of the aristocratic raid.
Since that was not enough, there was no way that the imperial people could have been given free treatment.
But Ethan sighed and wiped his face.
“… Ethan?”
“Who the hell is happy with this?”
Ethan’s reaction wasn’t what he expected, so the Knicks tilted his head.
“Ugh.”
His face was covered, but the sound of swallowing tears was clearly audible.
Knicks was relieved at that time.
‘ah. You’re just talking like that because you’re shy this time too!’
I was glad that Ethan seemed to be happy too.
Nick chuckled.
That was then.
“Priest Nyx!”
A priest hastily found Nyx.
“what happened?”
“An urgent patient has arrived. Priest, please take a look.”
Ethan went there too.
In the hospital bed lay a man with severe trauma.
He had already lost his mind.
Checking the patient’s condition, Nick frowned.
‘The monster bit me badly in the shoulder area.’
The wounds were very disastrous.
Nyx quickly unleashed holy magic to stop the bleeding.
And there was a problem trying to spray holy water.
Nyx asked the apprentice priest next to him.
“When did this holy water bless you?”
“It was a blessing yesterday.”
“It must have been too old to be effective. Please prepare the newly blessed holy water.”
The apprentice priest was perplexed.
“I, I don’t know how to make holy water yet.”
“Is this the time to say that? The patient is dying!”
Nick exclaimed angrily.
Then Ethan sighed and said to the apprentice priest.
“I’ll do it, take the lead.”
The apprentice priest, who was not in a hurry, recognized Ethan at that time and was startled.
“Hey, Priest Ethan!”
Ethan nodded without saying a word.
Then the apprentice priest led Ethan into the temple.
After a while, holy water arrived at Nyx, who was continuing his treatment with divine magic.
The apprentice priest cringed and offered holy water.
“Priest Nyx, this is holy water.”
“It was hard.”
Nix was given a bottle of holy water.
He had a reason to seek holy water.
Wounds from monsters could have magical powers.
Therefore, it was essential to sprinkle holy water at the beginning.
In addition, there were traces of the old empire near Velium, and many monsters were lurking there.
Therefore, there was always a shortage of quality holy water.
Nyx sprinkled the holy water blessed by Ethan on the affected area.
That was then.
“… … ?!”
An unusually bright light came out from the affected area where the holy water touched, and the magic power was erased in an instant.
‘This?’
Nick swallowed dry saliva.
“Is this holy water, Ethan blessed?”
“yes!”
The apprentice priest just nodded his head blankly.
This was not a new phenomenon for Nix, who had been living in New York City.
But it wasn’t common.
It was natural.
Because it was the effect of holy water that only high-ranking priests could produce.
Nyx’s eyes fluttered in surprise.
* * *
Seeing the crowd in front of the temple, Ethan salivated inwardly.
‘This is all happening with my money… … .’
An unexpected visitor, the Mason Priest gave Ethan a bad news.
-Thanks to Priest Ethan, we have been operating a free treatment center temporarily using the donations and gifts delivered to the priest. I had something to discuss with him, so I went to see him.
-What? treatment business? who?
-yes? Priest Nyx, a saint candidate. Wasn’t he close with him and entrusted him with work?
Hearing this, Ethan went straight to the temple.
Then, in front of me was a huge crowd of people.
Much of the money he could have kept as his emergency fund was evaporating.
‘It would have been better not to know.’
Ethan grinded his teeth.
‘That bastard named Mason, next time we meet, I’ll show you what hell is.’
Meanwhile, Knicks approached Ethan without knowing his speed.
“I thought Ethan would be delighted, too. It seemed that you too were looking for an opportunity to do good to the people of the Empire.”
At those words, Ethan’s fever exploded.
Ethan sighed and washed his face.
“… Ethan?”
“Who the hell is happy with this?”
Ethan, who had lived a life of poverty until now, revealed his true nature without realizing it.
“Ugh.”
I was so angry that my heart ached.
At first, Knicks had a puzzled face.
But later on, the threads began to split.
If it used to be, ‘Did that guy take any medicine?’ would have done
But Ethan knew now.
‘okay. Interpret it as you like.’
Ethan is now liberated.
That was then.
“Priest Nyx!”
A priest hastily found Nyx.
“An urgent patient has arrived. Priest, please take a look.”
It was an unusual word.
‘A patient in an emergency?’
Those who came for treatment were those with chronic diseases.
Some of them were seriously ill, but they were not urgent.
‘I didn’t come here for treatment, but what accident did I bring?’
Ethan, who was intrigued, also headed there.
Ethan’s eyes narrowed as he saw the patient lying on the bed.
‘I was beaten by a monster.’
Traces of magical power were evident on the affected part of the shoulder bitten by the monster.
And for the wounds caused by monsters, holy water was needed.
But there is a problem.
“It must have been too old to be effective. Please prepare the newly blessed holy water.”
“I, I don’t know how to make holy water yet.”
“Is this the time to say that? The patient is dying!”
Ethan looked at Nyx with a slightly startled look.
I thought he was a guy with no speed for splitting threads to meet.
But now with the patient in front of him, he was pretty sharp.
Ethan said to the apprentice priest.
“I’ll do it, take the lead.”
Ethan had a plan of his own.
Following the apprentice priest, there was a large cup made of gold.
And in the golden goblet was clear water.
It was holy water.
‘A lot of divine power has been lost.’
You could tell at a glance.
The apprentice priest cringed and looked at Ethan.
“Can I help too?”
When making holy water, the more priests are put in, the more holy power is put in, the greater the effect.
So that’s what the apprentice priest asked.
But Ethan shook his head and placed his hand on the golden cup.
Divine power erupted from his hand.
It was unbelievable that he was making holy water for the first time.
‘Would you like to try it?’
Ethan chuckled.
The apprentice priest would not even be able to sense the energy of divine magic.
Ethan injected not only divine power into the holy water, but also divine magic.
Then something amazing happened.
“… … !”
The apprentice priest opened his mouth in astonishment.
This is because a soft light emanated from the holy water in the golden cup.
* * *
late night.
The horses running across the road at night stopped in front of the Pars Temple in Velium.
The vigilant soldiers confirmed his identity and saluted him.
“Captain.”
It was none other than Jacob who got off the horse.
His whole body was covered in seven packs of blood.
It was because of the monster’s blood.
“woah! woah!”
Following Jacob, the other paladins also arrived in front of the temple one after another.
Their bodies, like Jacob, were stained with blood.
Jacob and the Paladins were on their way home from a mission near Velium.
Upon receiving the call from the soldiers, the priests ran out.
It was a dark night, so he seemed to have misunderstood that he had been seriously injured by the appearance of being dirty with the blood of a monster.
“Chief, I heard you were seriously injured, are you okay?”
“Oh, it’s fine. Because it’s just covered in monster blood.”
“But even a small injury cannot be overlooked. Please let me know if there is any inconvenience.”
The priest led Jacob into the temple.
Nix was where Jacob and his men arrived.
Jacob frowned as he watched Nyx slept crouched on the sofa.
“Why are you sleeping here, Priest Nyx?”
“You seem tired of treating the poor. He slept here because he did not have the energy to return home.”
“Such.”
Jacob clicked his tongue low.
While Jacob took off his armor, the priest approached Nyx.
Seeing this, Jacob frowned.
“Why are you trying to wake up a sleeper who is tired?”
“Ah, that’s… Isn’t Priest Nyx’s skill so outstanding?”
The priest was pricked and made excuses.
He became a priest using a connection line, and he was not confident in his treatment.
“It’s not even that bad of a wound. If you are not confident, shouldn’t you use holy water together?”
“Yes, yes!”
The priest quickly took the holy water and sprinkled it on the wounds on Jacob’s arm and back of his hand.
When the holy water touched the wound, the magical power disappeared without a trace.
In addition, the healing effect of the divine magic that followed was greatly increased.
Jacob looked at the priest in surprise.
“It’s not a big wound, so why did you bring such a high-quality holy water?”
The priest was also surprised by the effect of holy water.
He shook his head with a puzzled look.
“It’s not top-notch. I just brought the common holy water used to treat the poor… … . ah!”
“Why but?”
“Hey, this holy water! Priest Ethan blessed him!”
“what?”
Surprised, Jacob smirked.
Was this holy water used sparingly to treat the poor?
“Not the usual holy water, this is at least… … .”
Jacob swallowed.
It seemed that Velium would become noisy again.