The Paladin Owns the Relic

90 – Back story (2)

“Rosemary.”

Shasha shock.

“Is it Rosemary?”

Shasha shock.

“Rosemaryyyyyy?”

Shashashashashak!

It was late at night. While a party was being held in the middle of the city of Paramer with the remaining supplies, I diligently pursued the fleeing Rosemary.

How dare you run away!

“I heard everything from Dimona.”

“……”

“I heard you were really begging me to save you?”

“……”

“As expected, my pet cat. Great.”

“……”

“But why do you keep avoiding it? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?”

The chasing after chasing is over. I grabbed Rosemary’s wrist.

The cat’s ears, which had been standing upright, drooped. Looking back, there was no strange venom from before.

“What, what.”

The voice he spat out was trembling.

“Oh, I didn’t?”

“Really?”

“Is it true? Who are you saving?! Did you just say you had to come because you remembered something you left here?!”

“Really?”

“Oh, that’s right! Do you think I, what, what… I would have asked to save you?! No way! I’m here to put Paramer’s nightmare to rest!”

“Really?”

“Oh! Really! It’s real!”

Rosemary slammed my hand. Covered her face

“Don’t look this way.”

“Why?”

“Don’t look this way. Look elsewhere Annoying, really…Why…Why did it happen like that…”

“…No way.”

I poked my cheek.

“Is my face drunk?”

The cat ears reacted.

It moved with great speed.

“Ah! It’s annoying!!!”

Rosemary ran away. This time it was so fast that I couldn’t even keep up with it. Well, since I don’t want to waste my strength at all, should I stop teasing you?

I raised my head. I met eyes with Estelle, who was drinking.

Icontect as it is. Estelle glanced at her own glass. She sighed.

“Do you want to eat?”

“Bribes.”

“What kind of bribe?”

“I saw strength. Come into the Serpent Church.”

Estelle pretended and she pointed at herself.

“I will make you my direct subordinate.”

“I don’t like it.”

“Why?”

“Because he is the apostle of Ra.”

Something crawled out of the wooden ring-Mistiltein I was wearing on my middle finger. The white snake stuck out its tongue.

Estel was startled. She looked back and forth between me and the snake.

“…No way?”

“Eh, Estelle…It’s the first time I’ve seen it like this…”

The white snake, the naga, whispered.

“Ha ha… Ha… So cute…”

Estelle knelt down.

“My master. Why are you there…?”

“…Because it’s Zahard.”

“……?”

Not understanding her answer, Estelle blinked her eyes. He carefully wrapped his arms around Naga and quickly pulled her hand back.

But Naga was still clinging to my hand. It opened its small mouth as if a small animal were angry.

“Oh no! You’re trying to steal me away! I didn’t teach you that! Estelle!”

“…I was rude.”

Estelle wriggled her hand as if regretting it, and her eyes lit up.

“Zahad. Got one.”

“What?”

“I will take you out. Somehow Naga-sama is mine.”

“Don’t let me get involved in their love fight.”

I picked up a bottle of alcohol. I just inhaled it.

Write. But good. My body, which had been tense for a long time, relaxed.

Estel whispered like a snake.

“Coming to the Serpent Church brings many benefits.”

“What is there?”

“I’ll give you the holy relic.”

“I already have one.”

“Return it to me.”

“Don’t like it? Where are you going to touch what I got?”

“…I’ll give you the money.”

“Yes. I don’t sell.”

“Ugh.”

Estelle, who was worried, jumped up to her feet. It disappeared somewhere and reappeared again.

The one next to me was Isabella, who hardened after seeing my face.

“Secret weapon.”

“…Eh, Estelle?!”

“If you come to the Serpent Church, Isabella is free.”

“Ooh.”

I stroked his chin.

“That’s a bit tempting.”

“Isn’t it?”

“What are you two talking about…”

“A. Isabella.”

Estelle grabbed a bottle and slipped away. Before she completely disappeared, she strikes a fighting pose.

“Her sister’s support. Seduce him and bring him to the Serpent Church.”

“Nenenenenet?!”

Estelle disappeared. I smiled and picked up the bottle.

“Should I salt it? Isabella’s sister?”

“… Uh… Uhh…”

It’s the same as rosemary. For some reason I can’t meet her eyes. Before, though, her eyes met just fine.

I moved her seat slightly. She sat down next to her.

“Have I changed a lot?”

“Uh…? Uh…?”

“The inside is the same. Weird. It’s hard to deal with everyone.”

I grabbed Isabella’s hand. I looked down at her obliquely.

“I used to look up, but now it’s different.”

“Ah… Ah…”

“Is the old one better? Or is it better now?”

Isabella is broken. Her pronunciation slurred.

“Joe…Johayo…”

“Yes?”

“Ah, no… Jo… Jo Ha… So… Don’t look this way…”

Isabella covered her flustered face. Her ears, which were about to explode, pressed again and again, then ran away as if rolling.

…All of them are masters of escape. Whew. Done. You should drink alone.

But contrary to expectations, since she was alone, many people passed by.

The 1st Heretic Questioners bumped into bottles.

“Brother! I thought she would be alive too!”

“Have a drink! Now that you’ve grown up, you should learn to drink!”

“With this, you don’t owe anything anymore?”

“What next? Of course, let’s help each other next time! Wouldn’t the brother come the same way!”

The raucous people quickly passed by. He hung out with the Paladins of the Church of the Snake, whom he had become close with, and left.

I didn’t follow. This is because when the first group left, the second group came.

Heretic Questioner Austin shed tears in silence.

“Bo, I thought that if it was the boss… He would definitely be alive… But to see him change so drastically… Tears of emotion…”

“If anyone sees it, they will know that I rang.”

The Heretic Questioner Isabelle secretly avoided my gaze.

“Did you take growth drugs? However, I think that this reverse change in six months is a bit excessive.”

“Doesn’t it suit you?”

“Ah, rather than not matching…So…It’s strange that he’s changed so much…Don’t look at this side…!”

Heretic Questioner Nord grinned.

“You have become a warrior. Boss.”

“Are your muscles swollen enough to talk about the ax?”

“Jeonjeon was great, but now I don’t think I can keep up with him. Let’s make friends with weapons later.”

“Good.”

Not only the captains of each group, but also the other Heretic Questioners from the 2nd Army left after chatting to their heart’s content.

The night was getting deeper and deeper. At the moment when the story was about to end, the glasses collided and the bonfire lit by the moonlight burned endlessly.

Someone sat next to me. I glanced back.

“Hey. Leader.”

An outstretched fist. I lightly ran my hand over it.

“Hector.”

“Is it popular?”

“I am not a person who gets lost anywhere.”

“…The bridge of the nose is still high.”

Hector shrugged. Pavel and Linden, Marie and Natasha also quietly sat around.

“I didn’t expect everyone to come.”

“Where the captain is is where we go.”

“What is it? Did you really think we were people who didn’t know grace?”

“…Disappointed.”

“A bad relationship is also a fate. If there is no captain, we are also dog hair. Well, you have to come.”

“Are you proud? Is it unique? Are we special?”

It was quite funny how he poked his head so hard. I pressed the guys’ heads hard.

“Next time, I will guide you. How is it?”

“Really?!”

“Of course not. I am lenient with my subordinates. And…”

I glanced at the guys.

“Practice diligently. Because I think I will make it soon.”

“What are you making?”

“My true strength. You said Have you forgotten the passionate oath we shared back then? Hector.”

I pointed up.

“If you make up your mind, you should aim for the sky…! Do you think it was harvested just to leave you guys in a back alley?! We stand on top!”

Hector trembled.

“Yeah, the captain! It’s worth coming to save it!”

“Of course! Who am I! Drink up! Eat today and die!”

Hector’s party drank all the way through the bottle.

It’s fun.

Yes. Really.

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But the amount of alcohol is a little weaker than I thought. These guys. Did you say you ate that?

“Ahhhhh…”

“I think I will vomit…”

I left the playful guys alone and went to get the remaining alcohol. I don’t want to have anything left…

“…Sleeping.”

Something hit my cheek. Cold drink. Now that it’s all cooled down, in a place where most of the drinks are lukewarm, the alcohol stuck to the cheek was not cooling down alone.

“Judge.”

Our eyes met and Dimona jingled her bottle.

“It’s not silk, but this drink isn’t bad either. It’s a bit bitter, but the bitter the drink, the easier it is to get drunk, right?”

“Dimona-sama doesn’t get drunk even after drinking ten bottles of this.”

“It’s a matter of mood. Mood problems.”

Demona snapped and sat down next to me. After she opened the bottle, she emptied the bottle in one gulp.

“Kiya!”

It’s exciting. ‘Cause you’re a real drunk I chuckled. Of course, I was also not drunk. Three bottles passed just by emptying it, but I was still sober.

“Would you mind?”

“…Hmm.”

Dimona paused. Glancing at me, she slipped the bottle over to me.

Jinglang.

The glass made a light sound. I tipped the bottle.

Written.

But it was sweet.

“…I thought you would be alive? But I didn’t think it would change like this. What were you doing inside?”

“Because it’s a period of growth.”

“Do you want to talk nonsense?”

“How are you?”

I picked up a piece of meat and ate it.

“You say nonsense in front of Dimona-sama, you say you can’t say nonsense in front of other guys?”

They are the ones who believe in what I jokingly say. Especially the Heretic Questioners. Even if some don’t…

Dimona is the only one who jokes like this.

But something was strange. Dimona hiccupped. The eyes that had been weeping were gently released.

“…Am I the only one?”

“Is it…Isn’t it?”

What is it?

Dimona sneaked up on me. She reached out her hand to me.

“Right? Are you saying I’m the only one?”

“Hey, in case you were drunk…”

“I am fine. I am very fine. So answer me. Right Now.”

“What, what?”

“What does it mean to be alone? And above all…”

Dimona covered my cheek.

“Why so cool…”

Pair!

The sound of skin clashing was loud. Dimona screamed at the back of her swollen hand.

“What, what did you do…?!”

“Isn’t that me?”

“Dimona Heretic Judge. You took a lot.”

Wherever I turned around, there was a tooth with a cold expression.

The daytime priestess Irene glared at Dimona terrifyingly.

“You don’t even know if there are mosquitoes on the back of her hand, so I think you’d better go in and rest.”

“…Who is this? Isn’t Irene an ‘apprentice priest’?”

“No. Now a full paladin. To be more precise, she is a ‘candidate for a shaman during the day’.”

Irene sat next to me. She snatches the bottle from my hand.

“Ah.”

“I drank a lot. Junior.”

His voice softened. Is this a dere mode limited to me?

In contrast, this…

“Please stop taking a break now, judge. As for Zahard’s junior, Irene, who has been with me since the church branch, will take responsibility.”

“…Zahard is my subordinate. She belongs to the 5th Inquisition. You don’t think it’s a problem that can’t be discussed by a third party?”

“If you look at the side you have a deep connection with, I think my side is better.”

“Isn’t this too easy?”

I feel like I’m on a battlefield even though I haven’t drawn my sword. I moved slowly. The two of them continued their fight without looking back at me.

“Are you that good?”

“What?! Let’s do this right now?!”

“…To be vulgar.”

“Chunbaaa?! A young chick who couldn’t even look straight into my eyes until recently!”

“Noisy. Judge. Please keep an example. I’m a candidate for a daytime shrine maiden. It is not a position that the judge can ignore.”

“Then you are ignoring me! This new chick!”

Let’s run away.

At the conclusion I reached neatly, I got out of the camp in a hurry. I thought it would be better to take a light walk to break the alcohol.

-What is your age, did you forcibly create an incarnation of a holy relic as a bowl? I hope you… The real Zahard…

“Uh, unnie…that’s…”

-Catch me today.

“Kyaaah

Alone but not alone. What is this really like? It’s noisy.

【Zahard. Excuse me.】

Beatrice’s spirit body protruded and whispered. I looked all over where she pointed.

The child who went to the tent to sleep first. She saw a girl walking alone.

One step. One step.

As she slowly moved away from the light, she suddenly looked behind her.

“…Zahard.”

“Call me boss.”

Mayada.

I walked over to her. I matched my stride.

“What are you doing?”

“It’s just…Something…It’s unfamiliar…”

Maya glanced behind her.

“A sight that Maya has never seen before. Is that free?”

“Well. It depends on how you call freedom.”

“……”

“Do you want to wear it together?”

“…I don’t know.”

A girl who looked at parts when she was supposed to be with people.

…What. Service today. I’m in a good mood, so will you comfort me?

“Cutcha.”

“What’s wrong?”

I put Maya on my back. It rested on her shoulders and walked slowly.

“How is it?”

“High.”

“How do you feel?”

“Hmm.”

Maya messed with my hair.

“…Good.”

“I’m glad.”

Ra, who had been frying the incarnation of the naga for a long time with the holy power of fire, spoke urgently.

– Zahard! Ask her! Where are the other fallen ones! What are you up to!

Ah. There was that

I followed her words and asked. Maya’s answer was one.

“I don’t know. There is only one request from Maya.”

“Please kill me?”

“Yes. And I couldn’t keep my promise Maya is bad.”

“Are you nice to me?”

“…Really?”

“Of course not. What am I lying about?”

Ra sighed.

-Well…You can’t teach a lot of information to a child who isn’t ripe yet…It’s okay…

What. How is it.

You defeated one of those called the Fallen. It’s like a monumental thing.

Maya muttered.

“Maya. Hey.”

“Huh?”

“Hundreds of thousands of people died with one word from Maya.”

“So?”

“…Are you okay?”

“Well…”

I shrugged.

“Am I okay?”

“…Why?”

“Because the city of Paramer was not that clean.”

It is a city where people were used like parts, as well as human sacrifices. It sucked up resources well, but humanity was a city of bastards down there.

You can tell just by looking at the level of civic awareness. I knew most of the slaves who worked in the Clock Tower, but no one was willing to rescue them.

Paramer, a corrupt city blinded by money.

Because it was called that.

“They put you there to live well, right? Is not it?”

“……”

“It’s a relationship of eating and being eaten. It’s a structure where the strong eat everything. Because Maya was strong, she ate it instead.”

“Isn’t Maya bad?”

“It’s not a matter of bad or bad…”

I am selfish.

I know that very well. It means that you are never a hero who will sacrifice your body for others.

What I take care of is limited to ‘my person’.

“It’s all ‘Aris’, so it’s his fault.”

The karma accumulated in Paramer only exploded at once. It’s none of my business.

“Because Maya belongs to me, it’s okay. That’s what it means to be given a new name.”

“…Difficult.”

“Just live for me.”

“Yes.”

Maya messed with my hair.

“I still want to see Maya… Pierre…”

“Should I show you?”

“… Huh?”

To Maya, Pierre is something like an attachment doll. Should we call it a secret friend? Even if he was unconscious, he was satisfied with just that shell.

I had been in a shell for ten years in the first place.

I handed over Pierre’s empty shell from Estelle. He had already been beaten once, so there was no further consciousness. It just became a tool that swallowed human souls according to the wearer’s will and used them as weapons.

[Clock Tower Monster (SSS)]

As if to prove that, Pierre had already been materialized. Judging from the status window also appearing, it seems that it has become something like a legendary weapon.

“Come on.”

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“Uh…Uh…”

The clock tower’s monster has crept into the shadow of Maya. Maya blinked her eyes. A multitude of eyes rose in her shadow and looked down at her.

“Maya…Can I have this…?”

“This is a gift for joining the company. How is it. Do you kill company welfare?”

“…Maya will betray you…”

Yes. Will you I have a double contract.

“No.”

“……”

Maya hugged my head.

Tears fell.

“…Thank you. CEO…”

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