Chapter 226 – Crusaders

“Bastard, stop fucking around. Sister, won’t you stop that?”
“Why? It’s good to see you energetic?”
“Your sister isn’t normal either.”

Does my dance reach the sky?

Beads of sweat ran down his forehead. I don’t know, but anyway, this would have honored the souls of the victims. It’s been a long time since I’ve done a good deed, and I feel very good… Is there salvation?

Clearly there is.

“Elise. Let’s rest after that. I’ll do the rest.”
“Ha… Ha… No. I can do more.”
“It’s okay. You worked so hard, hey. Go sit down.”
“…Okay. Then let’s take a break.”

Elise, holding the mace soaked in her blood and breathing heavily, had a refreshing expression unlike her tired expression. She had a look that could only be made by someone who firmly believed that what she was doing was absolutely right.

It’s a bit violent, but it’s actually a good thing.

These brigands are evil bastards who kill and loot, and even eat human flesh. Violence against them was just enough to be equivalent to a medical pilgrimage by Doctors Without Borders.

The act of torturing the wicked is a good enough thing to be proud of. Elise sat next to Winia, opened her canteen, and drank.

I sat down next to the half-raged bandit and looked down at him.

“Hey. Fuck this bastard? Do you think that’s what people do? Huh?”
“…I was hungry, I ate because I was hungry…Now, stop. Please stop…”

He had almost no teeth and was pale because he had lost so much blood.
He struggled to open his mouth.

“Damn it.”

Humans can never withstand torture. Even if you are a Sappmacho agent who has undergone extreme training throughout your life, if you are tortured properly, you will cry like a child.

This is not a matter of mental strength.

It’s just a human limitation.

“You’re the type of person who would eat human flesh as a hobby even when you’re not hungry. Seeing you still make excuses, the torture must have been a little lukewarm. I’m going again.”
“Uh, uhhhhh!!! Don’t do it! Please!!!”
“Noisy bastard. It’s a joke.Hehe… Isn’t it funny?”
“…”
“Aren’t you going to answer me?”
“Jae, it’s fun!”
“Is it not?”

In this situation, no matter what you ask, you will answer honestly.
I thought for a bit before opening his mouth his.

“Why did you have a tattoo on your face?”
“Hee, hee… That, so…”
“Why did you get a tattoo!”
“Chu, blessing! To receive Ezatsu-sama’s blessing…”
“So did you get it?”
“Oh, no. I didn’t get it…”
“Yes? Then how many people have received it?”
“I don’t know the exact number… It’s just a small number…”
“That’s right…”

Like a person who has become more honest, he answered all the questions obediently. At his death, he became an honest man. If he had lived like that from the beginning, he wouldn’t have gone back like this.

Stupid asshole

This is all up

I invested a little time and violence like that and asked all the questions I was curious about.
Before long, the bandit, completely exhausted, begged in tears.

“Now… Stop… Kill me…”

In conclusion, there was no particular income from interrogating him.

There were a few things I really didn’t know. All we could know was the terrible stories. Things like unpleasant information about the brutal massacre in the occupied town and the inhumane menu they ate from lunch yesterday.

It seemed that they had deserted halfway and attacked the rest of the starving people.

No matter how hard I tried, the blessings didn’t come down, so I became a dick, so I deserted, or something. In the first place, consuming human flesh is said to be one of the ways to receive blessings.

Crazy guys

It is not for nothing that religious people like Elise are teaching pagans. Wrong beliefs and evil practices drive humanity into fear and despair.

Kill them all and get rid of them.

“Come on. Live happily even if you go to hell.”
“Oh, Kat. Kill me now?”

As I was about to kill him, Cloudy approached me.

“Uh. Why?”
“Can’t I?”
“Hehe, come here.”
“Thank you.”

Anyway, I really like this.

“Huh… Mom…”
“Cluck cluck. My mother is Sea Pearl. Does a guy like you have a mother?”
“Huh, black…!”

When it was finally time to die, the bandit became weak.

I felt no sympathy. It’s just ridiculous and unpleasant, so I just want to be sarcastic. I mocked him with the utmost contempt. And he wagged his tongue in infinite sincerity for ridicule.

“Ahhh…”

Those were the last words he heard.
If you know that your life is precious, then others should know that too.

ㅡDengggung!

Claudy pulled out the curved sword, smiled provocatively, and cut off the bandit’s head with a single knife. Like a guillotine, when the blade fell, the head popped up with unexpected momentum.

ㅡPeruk!

Cloudy, who held the head high in the sky, caught it as it fell again. “Hell-Khan.” After muttering so quietly, he set his head neatly in the place where he had collected it.

“Five heads are 5 silver? Umm, would it be better to just take them to Isvan? Don’t submit them right away, I think we should collect them and act in a more profitable way.”

Claudy looked at the heads on display with satisfaction. Although it’s a little cumbersome, it’s probably better to take it to the city.

“Umm… I see. Then let’s do that, and let’s take care of the loot. They seem to have more than we thought.”
“All right.”

Even though they look like monsters, they are human in essence. As much as a person. And they seemed to have a lot of things as they were the ones who killed others and stole their property.

Together with Elise, she searched through the corpses and pulled out all the items inside the tent.

In the corpses, ornaments and equipment. And quite a lot of cash came out. These thieves don’t hide all their wealth anywhere, they only carry it in their arms.

Because there is nothing you can trust in this world, you manage it yourself.

As evidence of that, from their corpses came out things that could be worth a fortune, but nothing but garbage came out inside the tent or anywhere else.

Hehe, as expected hunting pagans is money.”

Even if you only sell weapons and trinkets, how much is all this?

The truth of the food chain came to mind when we thought we were taking what the bandits looted from innocent people.

It seemed that by killing five people, you could expect to earn about 10 silver, excluding the heads.

You bastards like these treasure goblins.

“That’s right. It’s a fair price for service, and it’s a holy spoil.”
“Yes. It is the most sacred spoil.”

Even if four people share it, the balance is right. I gathered all the things I could take with me, put them in my backpack, and put my head in the sack I had already brought.

As for the clothes, I selected those that could be sold and rolled them up as much as possible. However, the shoes were in poor condition overall, so I couldn’t bring them. As for the weapon, I put it on top of my backpack and tied it up. Two axes and three swords.

With the war at its peak, these items should be easy to sell.

“Are you done bastards?”
“Uh. Oh, Winia. Do you want this necklace?”
“Fuck the design. I don’t need it. Just sell it.”

They look like cheap trinkets, but if I take them to the city and sell them, I still want to get at least the price of metal. Anyway, I put on my backpack and grabbed the sack. Let’s go back slowly.

That’s enough for today.

“Kat. Heavy? Give me the sack.”
“No. I’ll carry it. Well, how heavy is it?”
“Huh, he’s like a man after all.”
“That’s a bittersweet man, too.”

Sapmacho never makes his woman carry a burden.

“Saints. No matter how much you share, I will wear the backpack.”
“That’s because it’s okay.”

It felt like he was wearing military gear, but due to his strengthened body his, this was a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of I went uphill leaving behind the bandits’ camp, which had completely turned into a slaughterhouse.

If we move from now on, will we be able to arrive at night?

If you don’t open the door, it’s a waste, but since the guards are still standing guard, it looks like they’ll open it.

“Winia. Let’s go straight route.”
“It will happen even if you don’t say anything.”

Unlike when I came, I will go straight route without searching, so it won’t take too long. Winia pointed her direction without even taking out a map, as if she had memorized the route.

Isn’t the magician’s intelligence stat too high?

I also remember sparsely, but even though it was around autumn, the forest was so dense that I couldn’t recall it properly. Also a wizard.

“Did you remember the road?”
“So bastard didn’t remember?”
“How can you remember all of this?”
“Bastards are sick and can’t remember them.”
“No, you’re smart.”
“Compared to a bastard, they’re all smart.”
“Shit.”

Winia smiled brightly and started to walk vigorously, as if she felt better because she had said a few curse words to me. She’s a sensibility I can’t quite understand.

“Saints. It doesn’t suit my temper to have someone carry it alone. Rather, I’m uncomfortable with it, so I think it’s okay to hand over the sack.”
“No, it’s fine. This is also part of the training leading to the path of macho.”
“Still…”
“Yes, well, Elise thinks of me, but I can’t help it. Thank you.”

Elise took her sack.

In fact, Elise must be stronger than me. I haven’t tried it yet, but if I were to arm wrestle, I would definitely lose. The same goes for Winia. Since I use strength magic freely, I am pushed by my strength.

As for Cloudy, yes.
Even if I use my whole body, I won’t be able to win.

But maybe I’ll lose with a smile.

“Heh, hee hee. Heh.”

Maybe in a good mood, Cloudy hummed to him.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen blood, so my tension seems to have risen.

“Cloudy. Are you okay?”
“Yeah. It’s good. It’s refreshing. I think I’ve been very comfortable lately. If you’re a warrior, you have to live with blood on your sword.”
“It’s also Hel-Khan.”
“Hehe. Yes, do you want to do Katt or Hell-Khan?”
“I’ll be your god too.”
“Oh, shame on you.”

After walking for about two hours, they encountered a scouting party. Are they the ones who went out this morning? Their commander came out to greet them.

“You must be adventurers. Have you had any harvest?”
“Yes. Well. I came after destroying a cultist camp.”

Elise untied her sack, revealing the heads of the bandits.

“Oh, oh oh! You’ve done a great job! Bring this to the hall and I’ll change it for money! Thank you so much! Are you on your way back to town? If so, let’s go with you! We’re on our way back too!”
“Is it okay if I follow you?”
“Of course!”

That’s how I stuck to the back of the scouting party and headed towards the city. He said he was returning anyway, so it wouldn’t leak anywhere else. We were going the same way, but even if he refused, we decided to go together.

“Bastard. The pay was good today. Are you going to stay here or somewhere else?”
“Um… Which is better? What do you think?”
“I think I’ll be fine here.”
“Then let’s do it.”

We returned to the village around sunset. The commander of the reconnaissance team gave thanks and gave directions to the hall. Well, I already know, and I have no intention of taking it now. If you take it to Isvan, aren’t five of these heads worth ten silver?

For now, I plan to collect them and dispose of them here if it’s cumbersome, and then go to the city to dispose of them if it’s okay.

I’ll spend a few days here, take some money from the cultists, and if I’m satisfied, I’ll just go to the city.

When the subjugation forces advance in earnest, it wouldn’t be bad to join them.
So let’s go to bed early today for tomorrow’s sake.

“Go in first. I’ll exchange the lot for money.”
“Can a bastard do it alone?”
“What do you see me as?”
“Okay. Then sister. Let’s go wash up. The nun over there is here too.”

Winia called out to Elise while pushing Cloudy’s waist.
Elise shook her head.

“I don’t feel comfortable burdening only the saints. I’ll go with you.”
“…So? Yes.”
“Kat. Good job.”
“Draw it.”

Claudy, who received the bag containing the heads of the cultists, shook his hand. So the two of us went in first, and only me and Elise remained.

“It won’t take long. Just go in.”
“It can’t be.”
“Then, let’s go sell it together.”

Shall we go to sell the item?