## Chapter 1116 – A Prison Visit Filled With Emotion and Tears

As if worrying about some princess wasn’t enough, now I have to fret over an Elven nation envoy. With trouble brewing from all sides, it seems my fortune is plagued by wandering star energy.

I need to ward off this bad luck.

But how?

Should I ask Kadia, overflowing with divine power, to do a nude dance for me? If a woman like a saint devoted her body and soul to dance for me, it would surely ward off evil.

“Anyway, the Elven Forest. I have a feeling those bastards will stab me in the back.”
“Hmm… Elves aren’t exactly trustworthy. They live by absurd values.”

Those Elven bastards believe in the World Tree-centric ideology. It’s utter nonsense. And there’s nothing more dangerous than people who sincerely believe in such ridiculous things.

Think about it.

Imagine the assholes in the neighboring country aren’t human but some other race, and they’re praying to a giant tree while believing they’re the center of the world.

Terrifying.

Unbearable.

A chilling fear.

My balls shriveling.

An overwhelming urge to collapse and weep.

A desire to scream madly in the night.

An impulse to tear my hair out in horror.

That’s probably how the ruling class of human kingdoms feels about the Elven Forest. That’s the emotion evoked by the Elven Forest, which is larger than all but the most powerful human kingdoms combined, excluding the Karga Kingdom.

“Still, they wouldn’t stab a specially invited envoy in the back. If that happened, the Elven Forest and the Karga Kingdom would be at war.”

Kadia said, smoking a cigarette.

“The Elven Forest shares borders with many human kingdoms. If war breaks out, the Merqudia Kingdom and the smaller kingdoms beyond it would likely join. The Elves wouldn’t risk that. You don’t need to worry.”

And apparently, those Dwarven bastards live on the westernmost edge of the continent.

“I guess so.”
“Then let’s revisit this discussion when the royal family sends an official letter, Paladin. The equipment you requested is ready.”
“Equipment?”

Ah.

Come to think of it, I haven’t been wearing armor lately.

Since the last one broke, I haven’t worn any metal armor. Honestly, I haven’t needed it much. My muscles are like armor.

I requested it, but I hadn’t given it much thought. I’ve just been dressing appropriately.

“Took a while, didn’t it? I requested it ages ago.”
“The materials took a long time to acquire. It was finished yesterday.”

A brand new item, still warm.

“Materials? What’s it made of?”
“Well, what do you think it’s made of?”

Kadia suddenly smiled at me.

“Hehehe, it’s not some Saintly Angel Armor made of good materials, is it? I can’t wear something like that. It looks cool, but someone as active as me can’t wear it.”

The Brass Saintly Angel Armor, the standard equipment of the Holy Knights of the Brass Saintly Angel Order, is excellent, but the brass finish attracts too much attention. It’s like they melted down a shiny trumpet to make it.

It’s blinding.

Not something I can wear.

“Don’t worry. It’s not Saintly Angel Armor.”

Kadia stood up and walked to the left. There, covered in cloth, was a rectangular object about the size of a person.

Kadia grabbed the cloth.

—Shhhhk.

And removed it.

Revealing something like a coffin.

“Open it.”
“What? You kept it in here? Wow. Even the container is fancy.”

So, they shipped the armor in this thing. What could be inside that requires such packaging? I opened the coffin with anticipation.

—Kreeeak.

I placed the lid on the floor and looked at the contents… Oh, you son of a bitch.

What is this?

“This is…?”

Inside was…

“What the hell is this?”

Black armor.

Not excessive. Extremely practical in design, but the patterns made it look quite luxurious, and it looked like it would fit my physique perfectly.

There was a breastplate, pauldrons, gauntlets, and greaves. Not a full suit of armor. I don’t particularly like full suits of armor. I don’t need them anyway.

But something was off.

—Shhhk.

I reached out and touched it, and the feeling was unusual. It didn’t feel like ordinary metal… Could it be?

“This Saintess put in some effort. It’s custom-made armor made of rare metal. I heard it’s light and strong, and it looks great on you, Paladin.”
“Rare metal?”
“I heard it’s Orichalcum alloy. But I don’t know much about war equipment… Do you know its value, Paladin?”

Kadia said with a provocative smile, her tone triumphant.

“Hmph, speechless.”
“…”
“I always make you do dangerous things, so as a woman who supports you, this is the least I can do. It’s quite expensive, but don’t worry about the price. This is my love.”
“Unstoppable.”
“What?”
“Impulse-Dejaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

I grabbed Kadia under her armpits and spun her around on the spot…! Kadia gave me this!!! An unstoppable impulse struck my brain!!!

“Wha—!”
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!”
“Stop!”

Kadia screamed for me to stop, but she couldn’t beat me in strength. I spun her around for a long time before letting her go, her hair disheveled.

“I’ve never been so happy…! This demigod Kim Kat is moved, Kadia!!!”
“Haa… Be quiet. Well, you seem quite happy… I’m glad.”
“Then!!!”

I immediately hugged Kadia and grabbed her ample buttocks hidden under her saintess robes.

—Squeeze!

“Aaaah…! S-stop! Not here!”
“Okay!”

I immediately let go of Kadia.

So, this is what a Saintess is like!!!

“Orichalcum armor!!!”

With this, my defense will increase dramatically! I didn’t need armor lately, but it’s different if it’s made of rare metal.

The advantage of rare metal.

It’s stronger than ordinary metal. And it has high mana conductivity. So, if a rare metal sword and a regular shitty sword clash, the shitty sword will be destroyed nine times out of ten.

That’s the difference in equipment.

Orichalcum?

If I made armor out of this, I have nothing to fear. I’m a man who has reached the point where I can increase my physical defense by surrounding my body with Aura. If I wear this armor and surround my body with Aura…

I won’t feel any pain, no matter what I get hit with.

“Thank you, Kadia!!!”
“Ugh… It’s nothing. It’s only natural.”
“Hehehe, I’m going to wear it right away?”
“Of course, you should.”

I immediately equipped the armor piece by piece.

The breastplate properly protected my large chest, and it didn’t hinder my movement at all. The pauldrons were the same. The greaves would definitely enhance my kicking power, and the gauntlets were self-explanatory.

“It suits you very well.”

A fair assessment.

“You look like a warrior who can’t be defeated by anyone.”
“I will be.”
“I hope you use that momentum to eliminate all the Great Demons of Pandemonium.”
“I’ll kill them all if they invade.”

Andromalius fell to me, so how could the other Great Demons be my match…! They’ll all be executed as soon as they set foot on this blue earth!!

—Fwoosh!

I clad my fist in Aura while wearing the gauntlets.
The same level of Sword Flame, but with my fist.

Looking at my fist burning with blue light, I could feel that the efficiency had definitely improved.

“Aura emitted externally…”
“Indeed. Improved efficiency. Increased combat power.”

Very good.

The best equipment.

“You may not have seen it properly, but I use both swords and fists when I fight.”
“I already saw it at the martial arts tournament…”
“That was just a demo.”
“Oh?”

What I showed then was dancing, not my real combat power.

“Speaking of which, it’s almost winter. The martial arts tournament will be held again.”
“Hehehe, of course, the previous winner can’t participate.”
“That was shocking.”

Time flies.

“Anyway, that’s all I have to say. Think carefully and make a decision.”
“Just trust me.”

I just need to receive the reward from the royal family.
I need to think carefully about the Elven envoy.

Ah.

That’s right.

“Oh, Kadia.”

As I was about to leave, I remembered what Hilde said.

“What is it?”
“My women want to see you.”
“What?”
“They can’t not see you at all. I feel the same way.”

I think we should all meet at least once. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but I haven’t done it yet. As Hilde said, it might be okay if I hide Hilde and Ari somehow.

“Hmm… Paladin’s other wives. I’ve already met Claudia and Karin. You said there are five more.”
“Yeah.”
“…”

Kadia’s smile disappeared for a moment.

“If that’s a request… I can’t refuse. If you make an appointment, I’ll make time.”
“Okay. Anyway, Kadia, thanks for the armor.”
“Rather than receiving thanks, I should apologize for not doing this sooner. There must have been many dangerous situations…”
“It’s okay. Why are you apologizing to me? I’m grateful.”
“…Then I’ll accept it that way.”

I touched Kadia’s blushing face.

“I’m going now.”
“Take care of the prison.”
“Yeah, yeah.”

And so, I returned wearing the Orichalcum alloy armor.

This is something.

I’ve awakened the True Heavenly Demon Advent, obtained the Coltrahen’s Heart, and now I’ve even gotten this armor.

It’s like Yuan Shu getting honey water.

Now, whatever comes, it’s all over.

* * *

“Oh, Kat, that armor…”
“I got it from the Great Temple! They want me to wear it and fight well!”

Claudia, who approached, stroked my armor.

“Hehe, you got something good?”

Then she smiled.

I couldn’t stop smiling either, as if I had eaten a mushroom of laughter.

“Right! It’s very good! It’s Orichalcum alloy armor! Ah, really!”
“It’s proof that the Saintess cherishes you.”
“Ah! My charm! How can it be so fatal!”

Anyway, I immediately told them the story I heard today. I skipped the princess story because it was too absurd, and the main point was that the Elven Forest requested me as an envoy.

“Elven Forest… It’s dangerous, Father. We have a grudge against them.”
“No. Would they endanger an envoy?”

Ari’s worry was met with a reasonable opinion from Winnia.

I think so too.

“Still. Elves are untrustworthy.”
“Is this an Alraune and human conversation?”

Karin said.

“I agree that Elves are untrustworthy!!! Kat, this is dangerous!”
“Even a succubus is joining in.”
“Karin, say something!”
“Well, I’m a little taken aback that you’re going as an envoy. But unless they’re going to war, they wouldn’t attack an envoy. If something happens, all the Brass Saintly Angel Order warriors in the Karga Kingdom will rush to the Elven Forest, right?”

Probably.

I still have a lot of fame and reputation. There are many people in this world who respect me. Of course, the Holy Knights also respect me. They wouldn’t tolerate such behavior.

“Wow, now even an envoy? You’re getting more and more successful.”
“Hehehe, I guess so.”

Being an envoy representing a country is a huge success.

“Is there anything else besides that? If not, you’ll be staying home for a while.”
“Pretty much. But I’m going to visit the prison while writing my book. Want to go together sometime?”

There’s still a lot to manage there.

“Hehe, you’re talking about going to prison like it’s a fun outing.”

Liztina laughed at those words.

“Of course, it’s a fun outing. I’m going to turn it into paradise. Ah, really. I’m looking forward to it, even though I’m the one doing it.”
“Hmm… I’m a little uneasy seeing the darkie so confident.”

Winnia said with her arms crossed.

“Aren’t you going to say it’s paradise, then spread your arms wide and roar, ‘The hell of the wicked is my paradise!!!’?”
“No, Winnia.”
“Why.”
“I should write that down.”
“What?”
“I’ll do it when I go. It sounds pretty cool. I have to do something cool like that.”
“See, he’s doing this. He’s really acting up. Sisters. He’s not normal.”

Winnia shook her head, and everyone burst out laughing.

“Why? It sounds fun.”
“Hehehe, well. It’s not that I’m not looking forward to it.”
“Kat. It sounds fun.”

Guaranteed fun.

“Right? So, let’s go soon. Ah. But not yet. There’s still a lot to organize.”
“Okay. Then let’s go together when you’ve organized everything properly.”
“Let’s do that. I’ll tell you again then.”

There’s a lot to do for that.

Should I introduce a laughter bell system?

I’ll grind the minds of the wicked into powder with the power of forcibly injected laughter.

“Then Kat, go write your book quickly!”
“Ah! I want to educate the wicked with my textbook quickly!”
“Hooray for rehabilitation!”