The Paladin Owns the Relic

2 – Demon Sword Surt (2)

How do you become stronger in a roguelike RPG game?

The first is the level.

The second is equipment.

The third was a skill.

And oops.

Surprisingly, there was a means to satisfy all three of these things here.

“…Hmm.”

As night fell, I wandered alone in the quiet prayer room. Leaning on a single candle, it moved sluggishly.

[Zahard Barton] [Level: 1]

[Race: Human] [Occupation: Apostle of the Sun God]

[Job Unique Skills]

-Love of the Sun God: Skills related to the Sun God grow rapidly.

– The Sun God’s Grace: The possessed holy power is quickly restored.

-Sun God’s Blessing: You can handle the sun god’s relics without risk.

– Prayer of the Sun God: Mental pollution does not work.

[Possessed Skills]

-Stigma (F): Has very little resistance to all demons.

-Divinity (F): You can bring in the divinity of the sun god slightly.

-Heal (F): It can remove scratches at a slow speed.

-Blessing (F): Your mood slightly improves.

-Crown of Ashes (EX): Offer tribute to bring out the efficiency of skills related to the sun god.

Looking at it again, it’s a terrible status window. Oh my. What is this

Isn’t it the same as being told to roll over on the ground?

But it’s okay. Who am I? He is a person who has broken the Gloria fantasy that only a few have broken. Every time I restart, the detailed settings and story often change, but among them, there was a big frame that didn’t change.

For example, yes.

This is it.

I searched the prayer room. It looked everywhere like a cockroach. Come out come out

It’s somewhere here. Come out when I’m honest

He tapped the wall lightly. I watched several times to see if the sound was leaking out.

There was no response. It doesn’t seem to be the wall, so maybe it’s the other side?

I glanced at the stone statue of Ra, the sun god. A woman’s face covered with a veil. I wonder if the historical research went well, and her body was good…

Her breasts were particularly large.

Um. At this level, it can be called the sun god.

I glanced around. No one broke That means, no one can see what I do.

Excuse me.

I lightly reached an agreement with the person concerned and reached out. I kneaded my breasts and checked what was inside.

Um.

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Not here either.

If you don’t even have a second option…

Is there only one thing left?

I checked under the desk. I even tried shaking it slightly.

It must be somewhere. Without the previous two, there is almost one pattern left…

Click.

“…Found it.”

I carefully disassembled the legs of the desk. What’s inside is the key. I approached the stone statue of the sun god again and checked to see if there was a hole I could put it in.

…Found.

Keyhole.

I didn’t do anything stupid to put it in right away. There will be a roar, and everyone who is sleeping will wake up. I slipped the key into my bosom.

You can live here for a week and open the entrance to the secret place during times when people are completely empty.

When that time comes, you won’t have to worry about dying from a blind fist.

That bastard who does Hector or something is also death.

You fell behind. Cub

I am a person who doubles what I receive.

. . .

The priest named Meerkant, who I looked at for several days, was literally a stereotypical priest himself.

The church was full of reaped orphans, some of whom strayed into poverty. Some even joined the Order, but only a small number of them.

“Damn the old bastard.”

That’s what the children called Meerkant. Even though he clothed her and bought her something to eat, she cursed at them in unison.

It was not enough to say that I had less iron. His attitude towards the priest was so poor that he wondered why he was taking care of such children.

The cause is the image of the Church of Ra.

“…My father died because of the Sun God.”

The Church of Ra branch in Benelda was originally not this small. Rather, he boasted a slightly larger position than other denominations.

But alas.

As the church’s headquarters became blinded by money and power and became corrupt, the branch was also affected by it. The Church of Ra branch in Benelda was corrupted by a chain reaction of corruption, and it is said that they joined a now-defunct criminal organization and ate part of Benelda’s business district.

And when they found out about it, they were dragged by the lord here and killed. Until heretics were persecuted for a while.

That was only a few years ago. Most of the orphans had parents who died in a battle between the Church of Ra branch and the lord’s army.

It’s strange that it’s not crooked.

I started class. Even if it was a dying church branch, there was a mountain of things to learn. I heard that the few remaining apprentice priests are on pilgrimage and are earning money on behalf of the church headquarters, which has lost contact.

“Do you understand the teachings?”

“It’s easy.”

This means that it has been in Seoul since then. What is this about?

I just shrugged it off and remembered it right away. In the first place, there was no difficult content, so it wasn’t that difficult.

Meerkant was amazed. He often stroked my hair as if he was proud of it. It was the attitude of an adult toward a child, but it didn’t matter.

What I want the most is a special ability that priests can have in the form of ‘sacred law’.

If it’s for that, I can accept it as many times as I’ve been stroking this much!

“These things cannot be learned overnight. Even if you do not achieve anything, remember that you can only realize it if you keep working hard.”

“Of course.”

I looked at the books that Meerkand handed me with a sly look. Others might be able to use holy power somehow, pray meticulously, and use it with firm faith, but…

What can I do?

I don’t care.

[You have acquired ‘Ember’.]

[You have acquired ‘Prayer of Fire’.]

[Zahard Barton] [Level: 1]

[Race: Human] [Occupation: Apostle of the Sun God]

[Job Unique Skills]

-Love of the Sun God: Skills related to the Sun God grow rapidly.

– The Sun God’s Grace: The possessed holy power is quickly restored.

-Sun God’s Blessing: You can handle the sun god’s relics without risk.

– Prayer of the Sun God: Mental pollution does not work.

[Possessed Skills]

-Stigma (F): Has very little resistance to all demons.

-Divinity (F): You can bring in the divinity of the sun god slightly.

-Heal (F): It can remove scratches at a slow speed.

-Blessing (F): Your mood slightly improves.

-Ashes (F): Creates warm flames when touched.

-Fire Prayer (F): When you pray, your body warms up slightly.

-Crown of Ashes (EX): Offer tribute to bring out the efficiency of skills related to the sun god.

“…hehehe.”

Still a poor explanation, but it doesn’t matter. I know how to get stronger quickly, so when I start training in earnest, my skill level will go up quickly.

There is an F, but it is at the level of one mana. However, from E grade, it can be used in practice to some extent. In terms of an ash-like skill, ‘Oops.’ About. If you go up further from there, you will be able to grill animals as well.

The skill you possess is the character’s strength itself!

I’ll shake off everything in moderation and run to the church headquarters! Now that it’s like this, I’ll live happily here!

Something to know, whether it’s a corrupt church or something! All I can do is live alone!

As I was laughing in the corner, the children passed by frowning as if they had seen an insect. Because Hector or whatever was still in the punishment room, there were practically no kids aiming at me.

A child is a child even if they are united with evil intentions. I’m still living with the priest, so I can’t approach him.

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No matter how much he was part of the enemy, Meerkandt was nothing short of a savior to the children here. He is the one who embraced the lost. He provided food and a place to sleep, so it was strange not to comply.

“Let’s see.”

The timing when Hector comes out is exactly the time when I get out of the prayer room. Are there two days left for true education? In the few days left, I organized the information I had gathered so far.

Um. It’s like this. If you do that…

The time when ‘everyone’ in the church gets away from the church is between 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM.

“…Good.”

I headed to the prayer room alone in the church where everyone had left. He did not forget to carry the bread he had saved while starving.

As I inserted the key into the empty keyhole under the statue, the building jerked and moved briefly. It started idling in place as if the stone statue itself was spinning.

It’s the same as the setting in the game. I nodded in satisfaction. I stepped onto the underground stairs that appeared in front of my eyes by the moving stone statue.

The white marble with the mural painted on it sparkled in the candle he was holding. Each of these must be a historical record.

But I wasn’t interested. Reading doesn’t make you a skill. I didn’t want to know too much about the historical value, so I just went down the stairs.

Tak.

The seemingly endless spiral staircase has disappeared. The moment my feet touched the basement, lights came on around me.

An empty place with nothing but one. There was only one altar.

【Is the dog of Ra here?】

Something was floating on the altar. Red sphere. I could see it scattering light like a little sun. A hymn that I didn’t know was coming from somewhere tickled my ears. As if a recorded song was playing, the same line was repeated over and over again.

A sullen voice whispered.

【Catch me. I will remove the majesty of the god and inject power into it. If you help me, I’ll give you anything you want. Even the lofty emperor will make a dog noise and cry under your feet.]

The gears come out smoothly. Even though I’m surrounded by a wall of divinity, that thought reached me.

It’s still the same.

One of the nine weapons that have been judged out of grade even in the game.

A miracle that cannot be used or accessed at the current level.

Surt, the Demon Sword of Destruction.

I impulsively lowered my outstretched hand. After all, it is a piece of cake. Because that wasn’t what I wanted in the first place.

The delicious magi that this guy is spilling over is enough!

“Ughhhhh.”

【……?】

I touched the barrier surrounding the red sphere.

[Warning]

[Warning]

[Warning]

[The stigma refuses the invasion of ‘evil’.]

[Erosion begins.]

[The body is becoming contaminated.]

It is a newborn stigma. Its power is very weak. Skill level F.

It is a natural procedure to be eroded by EX grade equipment.

The demonic energy from the demonic sword flowed through my fingertips. The skin dyed dark red and the skin starting to fall off.

The pain eats into my head. It’s like tearing the skin all over your body. But be patient.

With the stigma level, this is the best way to get stronger quickly!

The level and skill proficiency increase significantly the more you face strong enemies!

“Keugh!”

But it hurts more than I thought?!

I immediately removed my hand. The erosion stopped, but my right hand was completely ruined.

The magic sword laughed at me.

【Was it a weak thing that couldn’t even become a vessel? Just die.]

Shut up! Demon sword!

I have a trump card left!

I hurriedly put down the things I had brought with me. Instead of eating the bread that came out of the ration, I took it off little by little and kept it separately. A shriveled, poor offering, but better than nothing.

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No.

As a result of preliminary experiments, this was enough!

“God! I will pay tribute!”

[The Crown of Ashes is activated.]

[You can decide which skills to enhance.]

I don’t have to say anything.

All stigmata!

[The stigma is temporarily strengthened.]

[‘Stigma’ skill level (F) -＞ (E)]

[‘La’ sighs.]

[He caresses the tribute as if he is not worthy.]

[‘Stigma’ skill level (E) -＞ (D)

[The divine laws related to the stigma are gradually strengthened.]

[Your divinity will be strengthened, and you will be able to sing small miracles.]

[The stigma pushes away the ‘demon’ penetrating into the body.]

Fight. I could feel the demonic power and holy power clashing and fighting in my veins.

“Keep it off!!”

A nosebleed came out. Chewed the ball and endured. I squeezed my thighs and somehow continued to breathe.

Hold on. You just have to hold on for now.

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No sh*t! It hurts so much?!

“Go, tribute…More tribute…”

-Calm down.

Who else are you…

-Close your mind. Resist with all your might. I brought you here at best, but you’re gambling with your life… You’ve seen people wrong for a long time. The patience that even I admired is being used for trickery…

Down!

The light went out. The sound of the stone statue turning was heard.

A situation that can only be described as a miracle. The sunlight coming down the spiral staircase completely disappeared. The entrance to the secret basement was sealed, and I was completely trapped in the dungeon.

Took.

Someone put a hand on my shoulder. I tried to turn around, but a voice interrupted me.

-Do not look. I am blind. If you want to live on your own, don’t stop me. This one time is the end for me to help. After this, you will have to get through yourself until your strength reaches the sky.

“Who, who…”

-The one who sent you here. The manager of the timeline to perish.

The voice sighed.

– I am your master. Damn it Stay focused. If you don’t want to die