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“Why are you here so late? I was waiting.”
Ethan’s face turned to contemplation at the enchanting voice of a woman.
‘what? Have I heard any nonsense now?’
Ethan couldn’t help but look back and looked at Blake.
Blake then shook his head.
It means it’s already gone.
Crick Crick.
Ethan turned his head stiffly, as if a clockwork toy was spinning.
‘You crazy?!’
Ethan’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.
There stood the red-haired witch, Scarlett.
Scarlett smiled and walked over to Ethan.
“Ahaha, nice to see you again. How sad I was to go without saying anything.”
It was a beauty that attracted people.
The two were so close that a normal man would have lost his mind.
But this was the only thought in Ethan’s mind.
‘Why the hell is this gang here?’
Ethan was well aware of the truth about the witch hidden behind this siren-like appearance.
He was a geek who couldn’t communicate, and he was like an unpredictable storm.
Even 100 years ago, all those who knew the reality of Scarlet would take off their cranes and run away.
It was because he was such a strange human being that he couldn’t hide it even with his looks.
‘But now it would seem strange to express it.’
Ethan swallowed dry saliva.
Meanwhile, Scarlett urged Ethan to answer.
“Hey, people ask you, but you don’t answer? You caught the fox, but why didn’t you come to me? I’m sure he would have given me a reward commensurate with it.”
Ethan shook his head.
‘You must give a trivial answer so as not to attract this witch’s interest as much as possible.’
He knew Scarlett’s character very well.
Scarlett was a human being who lived according to her interests.
So, in order not to get involved, it was better not to say anything that could interest Scarlett.
“Initially, I went there to solve the Black Mountain anomalies. There was no need for me to do your personal favors, as long as the odds were resolved in some way.”
“Is that really the reason?”
Scarlett gave a questionable look.
“I never lie. Pars-sama is always watching over you.”
Ethan smiled kindly like a real priest.
As soon as he saw that smile, Scarlett’s eyes went cold.
‘Why are all the priests so boring?’
If there is anyone who is opposite to Scarlett who seeks fun, it is the priest.
Ethan sighed inwardly.
‘Sometimes that Nix guy is helpful.’
All I had to do was chirp like a parrot of the words that Nyx had been chirping with up until now.
Scarlett spoke to Ethan as if provoking one last time.
“Actually, you didn’t have the courage to come to me because you were reluctant, did you?”
Ethan just smiled without saying a word.
“It’s the worst that he’s a coward and has no fun at all.”
Despite Scarlett’s sarcasm, Ethan didn’t even move.
‘It’s almost over.’
Ethan secretly clenched his fist.
But then, something happened that Ethan didn’t expect.
“I’ll see you, let’s see, you’re too harsh! Ethan, why are you just listening to such insults?!”
Blake hurried out.
Ethan frowned and turned his head to Blake.
But Blake spoke faster.
“My friend is more just and brave than anyone I know! Don’t judge people just by looking at them twice!”
Ethan’s eyes widened.
‘What’s wrong with this guy?’
The guy who only interrupted me almost every day was helpful for some reason.
Because there was no way Scarlett could react to the obvious fact that the priest was just and brave.
Among the Seven Heroes, it was only natural that it was Scarlett, who extremely hated Saint Eileen and Paladin Radeon, who always had a tongue-in-cheek.
Not surprisingly, Scarlett’s face slowly rotted away.
‘great. Go, Blake!’
The moment I thought so.
Blake’s words bounced in the wrong direction.
“More than anything else, my best friend even cured people with magical powers, just like Saint Eileen did! Do you know how courageous this is? As a small boy, you can’t even imagine it!”
Daeeng.
Ethan gave a blank expression as if he had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.
It was something Ethan didn’t want at all.
* * *
“It’s the worst that he’s a coward and has no fun at all.”
Ethan didn’t even move at the red-haired wizard’s sarcasm.
‘What a shock!’
Blake clenched his fists.
‘I can’t stand still watching my close friend being insulted!’
The wizard insulted his friend as a coward.
But as far as Blake knew, it was absurd.
After becoming friends with Ethan, Blake had found out more about Ethan.
As a result, Blake took pride in his own eyes for recognizing Ethan.
‘After all, Ethan has a lot to learn and he’s a reliable friend!’
One of the most surprising anecdotes was one of them.
It was Ethan who healed those with magical powers.
Just like Saint Eileen healed those with magical powers a hundred years ago in the Anti-Magic War.
‘What a great friend. He protected and even treated commoners who were accused of attacking nobles. If I had only wanted to see my body as a saint candidate, I wouldn’t have been able to do this!’
Of course, it was more surprising that a priest using divine power healed a person with magical powers.
However, Blake admired Ethan’s strength more than his ability.
As he knew, the Pars Church had a prejudice against people with magical powers.
This is because, over a hundred years ago, he suffered great damage from the Demon King.
Ethan could have been hated by those of his denomination because of his long-standing resentment.
With that in mind, he cured those with magical powers.
So Blake couldn’t stand to see Ethan insulting him as a coward.
“I’ll see you, let’s see, you’re too harsh! Ethan, why are you just listening to such insults?!”
So Blake went out.
“My friend is more just and brave than anyone I know! Don’t judge people just by looking at them twice!”
Having said that, Blake looked at Ethan’s face.
Fortunately, Ethan was reluctant.
‘You trust me completely. okay. Trust only me, my friend!’
Nodding his head inwardly, Blake pressed a wedge.
“More than anything else, my best friend even cured people with magical powers, just like Saint Eileen did! Do you know how courageous this is? As a small boy, you can’t even imagine it!”
“What?”
As Blake had expected, the red-haired wizard was greatly astonished.
‘Also! Even a small person would have no choice but to admit this.’
Blake smiled contentedly and folded his arms.
The wizard suddenly regained his vitality and asked Blake.
“Is that real? Eileen Did you succeed in healing a person with magical powers like that woman did?”
“Heh, yes. Do you know that I’m babbling needlessly?”
“but. A simple bastard like you can’t even lie.”
“Well? Is that a compliment?”
“Think good.”
It would be a compliment if you thought it was good, but something was amiss.
Blake looked at Ethan for advice.
But for some reason, Ethan was frozen like ice.
Blake patted Ethan on the shoulder, encouraging him.
“I know you hate public death, but there is no reason for you to be treated unfairly like this. I wanted to protect your honor as a close friend.”
The red-haired wizard was looking at Ethan with twinkling eyes.
It was clear that the misunderstanding about Ethan had been cleared up.
Blake smiled proudly.
* * *
Tack Tack!
The fire was extinguished from the dry firewood.
Olivia Allen’s mansion had only been around for half a day, but it was looking for the way it was before the raid.
The workers, who had been busy moving under the direction of the butler, now fell to the floor and fell asleep.
The morning was coming.
It wasn’t long before the workers’ sleep was over, so Ethan moved quietly.
“I got the reward, so is that the only thing left?”
Ethan tucked the leather pocket into his bosom.
The leather pocket was full of gold coins.
It was an existence that filled with a sense of exaltation just by having a heavy seat on his chest.
“You’re a woman with a strong pulpit.”
Ethan thought of Olivia Allen in his head.
It was immediately after the attack, so he may have been engulfed in fear in confusion.
However, Allen paid the day’s pay to encourage the mercenaries who protected him.
It wasn’t just that.
He said he would bear all the costs for follow-up treatment.
He also promised an additional reward, thanking him for successfully stopping the raid.
Ethan was one of those who benefited from it.
Ethan exulted and headed to the back of the mansion.
Wii ing.
The back of the mansion was infested with flies.
Insects were entangled in the place where the carcasses of dead animals were collected.
“uh?”
Then a soldier found Ethan and was surprised.
After joining Blake, Ethan also helped heal the wounded at the mansion.
That’s why the soldiers knew Ethan.
“Priest, are you not back yet? Now all that’s left is to clean up.”
“I am okay. It is more comfortable here to comfort the living beings who have died at the hands of the wicked.”
“Priest… … .”
The soldier was in tears and his tail was clouded.
He was impressed by Ethan’s heart for not only humans but also animals that lost their lives.
Of course, Ethan had other plans.
There was no way Ethan could have said such a sarcastic thing from the bottom of his heart.
‘I’ll be in charge of this, so go somewhere else.’
Ethan waved his hand inwardly as if chasing a fly.
And the soldier responded to that command.
“I wish you well. You’ll be more comfortable being alone, so I’ll just leave.”
Anyway, there was still a lot of work to be done.
The soldier left to dispose of them.
‘It’s pretty eye-catching.’
And Ethan, who was alone in the back of the mansion, checked the body of the animal.
The war horses that the mercenaries and knights rode on were dead.
“It will be worth absorbing it.”
Ethan smiled contentedly at the corpses of the animals.
pitch black eyes.
It was intended to absorb the vitality of a dead animal through it.
Previously, only small animals had to absorb it.
It was also difficult to afford, so the large animals could not afford it.
But now it was different.
In the aftermath of the raid, the carcasses of expensive livestock raised by high-quality horses and wealthy healers were in front of them.
If they absorbed their life force, they would have the power to reshape their bodies with jet-black eyes.
whoops.
Ethan placed his hand on the top of his eyelid, waking his jet-black eyes.
The awakened jet-black eyes absorbed life force from the animal’s corpse.
‘Did you not train your arms enough to practice Gugeukdo?’
Ethan traced his memory.
From an early age, he lived in a monastery, absorbing the vitality of dead animals from time to time.
And the body was remodeled for each part.
Thanks to that, he was able to get a strong body, unlike the image of a weak priest that spread around the world.
When I was young, I thought that I had done my best to renovate it even during the suffocating monastic life.
However, after practicing Gugeukdo, I realized that it was absurdly lacking.
Because of this, Ethan felt the need to absorb additional life force.
Originally, I was thinking of buying a carcass of an animal with money.
Unlike when I was imprisoned in a monastery, now I am free.
However, he did not intend to overlook the free prey given to him.
“It’s been a while, so let’s focus.”
Poor Ethan surrounded by idiots…