The Paladin Owns the Relic

100 – Execution Center (3)

“Kill all…”

“Sleep aaan!!”

I immediately rolled over with Rosemary. Suddenly, Rosemary, caught in a blanket, struggled.

“Now, for a moment…”

“Ugh. Don’t struggle. I’m sick. Patient. Really die.”

“……”

Rebellion soon fell asleep. Okay. Have to be quiet

I tried my best to pretend to be sick, but if you poke me, it’s just a sandfish. Now I have to pretend to be weak and catch the enemy off guard, but what,

The cat ears peeking out from above the blanket wiggled. His chest immediately became damp.

“Uh… Uh… Uh…”

Mistress.

Should I tell you?

No. Let’s not talk After saying this one by one, everyone gets caught. I didn’t even tell Austin, who runs errands, how does he talk to the kid?

“Rosemary.”

“It’s so… Black…”

“Because I’m fine. I don’t really die.”

“…Ha, but… I heard…”

My ears drooped.

“Serious injuries that even healing priests can’t use their hands on… Plus, an unknown poison is eating away at the body…”

“Yeah, that’s true… but it doesn’t hurt that much.”

“Don’t lie!”

I really don’t feel sick.

“Why…Why…”

Rosemary grabbed my bandage.

“Why does it keep hurting… I’m trying to endure it alone…”

“…Rosemary?”

“I, I am strong too… I am working harder every day…”

For the first time she raised her head. Her tear-soaked eyes were different from her usual ones.

It wasn’t sharp. It was so fragile that it seemed like it would break at any moment.

“Please… Lean on me… As well…”

Wassi.

Strong

This counted. Whoa! f*ck! I almost said everything in a moment!

I almost fell for her face. Her ferocious eyes were trembling like that, so the ripple effect was no joke. I almost said that I was really okay without even realizing it.

Whew…Calm down…Calm down…

I reached out. Rosemary put her hand on her head.

Rub as it is.

“Oh. Are you worried, Master?”

“…I’m not kidding.”

“Good. Our cat. The child is pretty.”

It’s a look that can’t be passed over without joking around. I wiped the tears hanging from her eyes.

“I’m really fine. If you recuperate for about two months, you will be fine. You know. Who am I? The immortality that endured for six months in that terrible Paramer! Besides, you’re a warrior who directly eliminated the root cause, right?”

“…….”

“Ra said it too. I’m not going to die.”

-I wasn’t even hurt in the first place, but what?

Rosemary’s ears slowly opened. Her completely dead ears perked up.

“…Really?”

“Really. So stop crying.”

“……”

Rosemary wiped her tears and stood up. She still whimpered, but somehow she turned her head around.

From fixing the disheveled blanket to putting it back on me.

“…I will come every day.”

“I can’t come. I heard that the poison could spread, so I was told to be alone as much as possible.”

”…Then I’ll be back in at least two months.”

“That’s nice.”

Rosemary took a deep breath. She sighed slowly, then looked down at me.

Even stroking her hair.

“…I have to get up. Got it?”

I felt remorse at the distinctly different voice.

“Of course. Who am I?”

“…Owner…”

“Yes?”

“No. I’m talking to myself.”

Come to think of it, the leash was still hanging around Rosemary’s neck. The thing I put on her neck the first time I beat her.

“Wake up quickly…”

She turned her head to her poof. He pulled her hair and covered her face.

A voice crawled out.

“As long as you get up… The leash… I’ll let you pull as much as you want.”

…It was a bit heavy.

How strong…Rosemary…

. . .

There was not only one visitor. There were times when Tiella and Grimoire would sneak past the room.

“Hmm…Slander…”

“I don’t think he was that weak…”

“The thing in front of the guy’s room was definitely blood. It was a terrible mark. There were traces of it that I tried to erase, but there was enough left for me to recognize.”

“These are the Serpent Cultists. But even so, why…”

“That’s the Heretic Inquisition’s job, not ours.”

“But…”

The grimoire murmured weakly beyond the door.

“Because I can see that my pretty junior is powerless all day because of that guy… Why don’t I just die and not see him?”

That b*tch?

I’ll trample you properly next time. I need to fix that habit once in a while.

“Have you told Irene? That it was the work of the Serpent Church.”

“You don’t have to make things disturbing. It’s hard enough even now… If you tell me the culprit, I’m sure he’ll try to find out who’s behind it.”

“Hmm.”

Tiella and Grimoire are back. The visitors did not end with them.

Cardinal Alpina also stopped by the room. I instructed Radatoq to open the door urgently.

She couldn’t keep it a secret from her.

Aside from worrying about Arpina’s chatter, if she mistakenly thought that her barely visible hope was extinguished, she might actually commit suicide!

“I see… I see… pretending to be a patient… to fool Archbishop Dwayne…”

Arpina brushed her chest. He gently squeezed my hand. Tears welled up in her eyes.

“I thought you were hurt because you met me.”

“A. That’s not it. Gone too far Anyway, it’s a secret. You know?”

“What are you preparing while lying on the bed?”

“Isn’t Archbishop Dwayne trying to bring down His Highness?”

“No way…!”

“I can’t imagine any other cardinal other than Your Highness. If that person rises to that position, you don’t know how the church will change.”

I grinned at Arpina.

“I have a different idea. Her Highness just needs to be quiet as she has been doing. I’ll pick you up when the time comes. It will only take about two months.”

“Come on, Zahard…”

Looking at the welling tears, it was completely captured.

Good! Success in raising favorability!

“…I’ll be waiting for you. But… please don’t overdo it…”

Arpina also returned. The problem was Irene.

She came every day. But she, like Rosemary, didn’t open the door and come in.

End of just leaning against the door and praying a little. If Rosemary couldn’t control her simmering emotions, Irene seemed cold and completely in control of her own.

“…A scary woman.”

Radatorque trembled as he spoke.

“I have never seen such cold eyes. Brother You can’t leave it alone.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“That is how I feel. At least the feeling of preparing something…If you don’t dry it, something will explode. Certainly.”

The next day, I urgently called Irene. Irene stared at me as she wrapped her bandages, then she sat quietly in her chair.

There was no conversation. Her silence was so heavy, I coughed deliberately and brought her words to her.

“…Senior. I’m fine.”

“…….”

“You are not thinking the wrong way, are you?”

Irene stroked me silently. I changed the towel that was placed on her head.

“…Does it hurt a lot?”

I nodded at the first voice. Ah. It’s heartbreaking.

But I can’t tell you. Let’s be patient.

“It’s okay. I think it will be better in about two months. You know? Seniors. That strong one.”

“……”

“Aren’t you… planning something strange?”

“I heard the story.”

Irene muttered.

“I thought she was poisoned with a very terrible poison. I thought hundreds of times what such a deadly poison could be. The Church of Ra is also famous for its healing powers. Most poisons can be treated on the spot. Even so, if it can’t be cured, it must be a deadly poison caused by various poisons, or a poison made by a special method.”

“Yes, yes?”

“I heard that some of the Serpent Cult stopped by this place recently. If you think of a high-level assassin, I think that one has the highest probability.”

“Ah, Irene… Senior…?”

“But I don’t understand why the Serpent Church sent an assassin to you. I tried to understand, but I still don’t understand.”

Irene raised her ghastly eyes.

“There is no reason for the Snake Church to target juniors. Most of the balls that saved Paramer belonged to Ashwal Haltz. It is said that the Sunsin Church was active, but what was known to the outside world was the role of a maid.”

“Ah, Senior Irene?”

“Sado Estelle was kind to the junior. It was the same with Isabella, the commander of the Holy Knights. I won’t bother mentioning your name in the Serpent Cult. Even if you mentioned it, it’s too far to come right away. Then… I can make a hypothesis. The culprits were the Paladins of the Serpent Order, but they were non-moving beings according to the Serpent Order’s will. That you are acting for the benefit of others.”

Muttering speed has increased.

“On the day you were attacked, it was determined that there was no sign of the sacred barrier being destroyed from the outside. If so, it would mean that there were Paladins of the Serpent Order within the Order from the beginning. It must have been mixed in with the last delegation. Since I was always inside the Sun God Church, I couldn’t be seen. Plus…While you weren’t there, a few mysterious deaths were discovered. It was all an accident or a natural death.”

“What are you talking about…”

”Now that I think about it, my hypothesis that the Paladins of the Serpent Order were involved in that also has a little more strength. Seniors told me that they are specialists in assassination. The Serpent Cult is known for leaving no traces of the sword they wield in the dark. Considering that the murder was disguised as a natural or accidental death, they are the most likely candidates.”

The process by which hypotheses become truth.

“Those who died just in time also have a few things in common. That it was rarely righteous. The fact that I heard someone rebel. That I didn’t hold back from speaking out.”

“……”

“What they all have in common is that they were all enemies of Dwayne. And it’s also something in common with my juniors. Considering that Dimona, Inquisitor did not investigate even though you were injured…And that the Serpent Church Paladins need helpers to remain inside…”

Irene’s eyes shone eerily.

“It is Archbishop Dwayne who sends and manages the Paladins of the Serpent Order. If you’re not that kind of person, you can’t hide the Paladins of the Serpent Order inside the Order. The targeting of you must have been a kind of warning to Dimona and the Inquisitor. The risk is too great to directly touch the Heretic Judge, and the possibility that what you have committed will be revealed is high.”

I got goosebumps.

Isn’t your head spinning too well?! Take a poison and hit it right there?!

“…I am.”

Irene held my hand tightly.

Her eyes were dead.

“We are gathering strength. Zahard.”

“I don’t think it is necessary to collect them.”

“My goal is to become the head of the daytime shaman. I will surpass even Tiella-nim.”

“I think it can be done slowly…”

“Don’t worry. I’m not excited. I can control my emotions. I can tell what to do and what not to do.”

Irene stroked my hair slowly.

“I will make sure no one can hurt you. I will create an environment where you will never go through something like this again.”

“……”

“I will… Stand at the top.”

The whispering voice was very dark.

“Only for you.”

Something…

I feel like I’ve awakened something that shouldn’t be awakened?

. . .

“Here is the pass.”

Dimona handed over some documents. A small ID was also handed over.

“I sent a letter to the chief of the 1st Penal Execution Center. But… Keep in mind that there’s a chance it won’t work.”

“Are you that picky?”

“It’s kind of cheesy. Just looking at what they do, they are no different from being bullies. He likes to gamble, gets drunk with violence…But at the root of it, he’s a principled person. You know that outsiders are not allowed to enter the penal execution center, right?”

Dimona patted her shoulder.

“I don’t know what she’s going to do. So be careful. If she thinks it’s weird, she just walks out and calls me.”

“Then there is no point in sneaking in.”

“It’s not a problem to sneak in. The 1st Penal Execution Center is the famous Veronica Warden.”

I know that much. But I’m going to introduce an acquaintance, so I’m not going to throw it all out.

Unless something is going on there.

“Take note. You can’t go against Warden Veronica’s wishes. Because it is very dangerous.”

“Don’t worry.”

I wrapped Maya. Tantalus is where the First Penalty Execution Center is located. It is a city that is cold even in the middle of summer.

“Because I have an excellent employee!”

“Ahem.”

Maya put a hand on her shoulder. Dimona slumped.

”Then I’m worried twice as much…”