## Chapter 686 – Paladin Kim Kat

And so, those inhuman days flowed by.

Time passed, and we entered the second week of training. The paladin trainees were improving day by day under my guidance. They were no longer frenzied trainees. They had become individuals who knew the virtue of controlled rage.

“Good! Very satisfactory, trainees!”
“Thank you!”
“Thank you!”

Whenever I said anything, they would line up in neat rows and stand at attention. They were very well-trained. Even the instructors and assistant instructors showed me the same respect.

“Are you ready for today’s training!!!”
“Yes, we are!”
“We’re so happy!!!”

These guys would become my supporters in the future.

In Isvant, I built up my paladin network by engaging in combat, but here, I was building it up in this way.

The capital church needed some paladins on my side, right? They were treating me like a Paladin-nim.

And from what I heard, these young people who graduated from the training center would soon be commissioned as paladins and work in the capital before being dispatched to church branches throughout the kingdom.

If that happened, these friends who went there would spread rumors about me.

And if positive rumors spread?

When I went to work later and needed the church’s help, I would be able to receive help with a better feeling. In other words, teaching the trainees here was also helpful to me.

Anyway, today was the day I was going to show the trainees the Secretary Jang Kwonbeop.

ㅡPapat!
ㅡBoongtzz Boongtzz!

Exclamations erupted every time a deadly punch or kick was unleashed.

“Ooh!”
“That’s the martial art honed while fighting demons!”

The trainees were focused, as if trying to capture everything I did.

“ㅡKuikuikui.”

When I finished the demonstration, which was like a series of poses, the trainees started crying and applauding.

ㅡClap clap clap clap clap clap!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap clap!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap clap!

“That’s a truly amazing fist!!!”
“Indeed!!! Paladin-nim, who tears demons apart with his bare hands!!”
“I want to do that tooooo!!!”

The more I kept acting like this, the more fun it became as the tension rose. The trainees just cheered and followed me whenever I did anything.

Training was training, but it was quite fun to play around like this.

“Take a stance, Dejaaaaaat!!!”
“Dejaaaaaat!!”
“Dejaaaaaat!!”

Even seeing the young guys collectively taking the deadly stance of the Secretary Jang Kwonbeop following my commands brought peace to my heart.

I could even open a dojo later.

Anyway, in the morning, we practiced combat techniques based on the Secretary Jang Kwonbeop.

Dividing the group into teams and conducting mock battles assuming enemies was quite efficient. Even though they were trainees, they knew how to use divine power and had trained for a long time, so their physical abilities were excellent.

I wondered if my senses had dulled because I hadn’t fought recently, but I felt a little better after doing the mock battle.

After lunch, indoor education began.

“Currently, there are a total of five groups of heretics that the Order is professionally pursuing and exterminating! Of course, it is obvious that other guys should also be exterminated, but those five forces are even more heinous than them! That’s why we’re trying to annihilate them! Of course, there’s also the reason that their identities have been clearly revealed!”

The instructor, who had shed his madness, stood on the platform and shouted energetically.

“Anderson! Tell me the first achievement!”
“Yes!”

Anderson stood up from his seat and answered.

“The official name of the Order’s first achievement is the Descendants of Kabalstro!”
“Well said! Then what is the name of the demon king whose resurrection was prevented most recently!!”
“That heinous name is Zetamono!!!!”

I felt like I only knew names I was hearing for the first time.

According to Anderson’s explanation, the guys called the Descendants of Kabalstro were the most dangerous of the identified heretics, and their wickedness surpassed that of the Ezaths.

They enjoyed summoning monsters living in a hell called ‘Abaddon,’ performing human sacrifices and massacres.

Of course, they had succeeded in greatly reducing their numbers through continuous subjugation over several decades, but his explanation was that they were still struggling because they had not been completely exterminated.

The demon king Zetamono seemed to be the one Eliza had told me about last time. The Holy Allied Forces, who were already chasing after these crazy bastards, stopped them right before they resurrected this demon king.

“Very well, Anderson!”
“Thank you!”

During this mental education time, they learned and reviewed the Order’s history, doctrines, types of heretics, demons, demon kings, and evil gods.

As a church with a long history, the amount of such data was quite vast.

But you could say there wasn’t much depth. It was mostly about how they suddenly appeared, so they chased them down and killed them.

There wasn’t much information about their origins or true purpose. But it was definitely a beneficial time.

I listened attentively to the instructor’s lecture and accumulated knowledge.

Even after the Idol War, when humans took the land and drove out the evil beings, the world was still under considerable threat. In the first place, humans hadn’t taken over the entire continent. Right next to Krasheim was an undeveloped area.

Those days passed.

* * *

Today, before going to work at the training center, I visited the Saintess for the first time in a while. Even though I was receiving training, I couldn’t just not visit her since it was a commute-style job.

“I received a report, Paladin.”

But as soon as I entered, I heard those words.
What report?

…This felt a little uneasy.

“At the training center…”

ㅡTss.

Saintess Kadia lit a cigarette and muttered indifferently.

“Hoo, are you talking about the training center?”
“Yes, the training center.”

ㅡHoo.

After taking a puff of smoke, she exhaled it very coolly and looked at me.

“Paladin.”
“…Yes.”

Could it be that… she found out about the crazy things I did there?

Instructor, that ajusshi, I thought he liked me, but was he just pretending to like me and leaking information behind my back? If that was true, I would be deeply hurt…!

“What on earth are you doing?”

Oh, shit.

“…”

It seemed she had heard about the crazy things I had done.

“Well, that’s…”

But there were plenty of excuses. Did they really think that Kim Kat wouldn’t prepare countermeasures while giving the trainees inhuman training? There were quite a few things I could talk about.

Everything was for learning and development.

“First of all, as a senior, I was just doing what the trainees asked me to do when they asked for guidance. It’s a bit tough training, but I couldn’t ignore the paladin hopefuls who voluntarily asked me to teach them.”
“Is that so.”

After I said that, Saintess Kadia put out her cigarette in the ashtray and nodded.

Then she said this.

“You did very well.”
“Yes?”

What?

She said I did well?

“I heard that you are giving very exemplary guidance to the paladin trainees at the training center. I sent you to receive training, but you’re training them instead. The executives of the Order are generally satisfied. After all, the seminary students are like their juniors.”
“…?”

Ah.

This wasn’t about getting caught doing crazy things… but rather, it seemed like she was praising me.

“Are you, are you saying I did well after seeing it directly?”
“Hmm? No. I just received a report from that instructor. He was praising the Paladin very enthusiastically. He said that receiving the Paladin’s experiences, practical advice, and training was a hundred times better than teaching and checking it himself.”

She smiled.

“Hoo, even the Pope seemed satisfied after receiving it.”
“…”
“The Paladin’s practical experience is very valuable. The fact that you are voluntarily and generously sharing it makes this Saintess feel pleased as well. Rumors have already spread to the active paladins, and there are so many guys who want to receive training from you.”

The rumors had already spread that far…!
Anyway, the Saintess seemed to be in a very good mood.

“If you are recognized in this way, no one will care that you are a person recruited from outside the Order. You did very well, Paladin. You always handle things beyond expectations.”

This was a bit of a misunderstanding, but it seemed okay since she liked it.

“Hehehe, it’s a natural thing. It’s what I should do. I’m now a member of the Bronze Celestial Angel Society. Helping the growing sprouts grow a little better is my duty.”
“The Paladin always seems to be very good at talking.”

ㅡEueut.

Saintess Kadia naturally stretched, creating a sensual pose. Perhaps because it was summer attire, her pure white armpits were exposed, and she said to me without releasing her pose, as if it were something to be proud of.

“Anyway, you even had a talent for teaching children, so you’re very versatile. There are so many places to use you.”
“I’m originally good at many things. More than that, please do something about your armpits. Saintess-nim, I’m really troubled.”
“Hmm? Ah. I was too insensitive.”

Even as she said that, she slowly released her pose. It seemed she just wanted to show me her armpits.

An abnormal outburst of frustration…!

“Anyway. If possible, I would like to go directly to that training center and observe…”
“…”

ㅡGulp.

For some reason, I felt like I was swallowing saliva.

Observation.

That seemed very difficult.

ㅡKieeeeeeeeeeek!!
ㅡDejaaaaaaaaaat!!
ㅡIyaooooooo!!!!!

After thinking about it for a moment, it wasn’t good for her to come. If she came, she would vividly witness the crazy phenomenon. That couldn’t happen!

“…I don’t think I’ll be able to because I’m busy. I’m very sorry.”
“…”

Thank goodness, shit.
To be honest, the fact that I was too caught up in the atmosphere was a fact.

The instructor was writing very well about me now, but the scene of that frenzy couldn’t be called normal even with empty words.

From tomorrow, should I just use the stairs to go eat? I had to control the act of tearing my hair out. I could just give them that time before I left work.

“Still.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll try to make time. It’s the first thing our Paladin is doing in the capital, so I can’t stand not observing.”
“…”

This.

“Prepare for it.”
“…I understand.”
“The trainees will be very happy if this Saintess comes.”

I was going crazy.

From today, I had to return the kids to a normal state.

I immediately left the temple and headed to the training center.

“Did you come, Paladin-nim!”
“Good morning!”
“Thank you again today!!”

As soon as I entered, the lined-up trainees, instructor, and assistant instructor greeted me. I also greeted them and immediately stated my purpose.

“From today, we will train with a system!”
“A system, you say?”

I thought I should consult with the instructor separately, so I called him aside.

“Paladin-nim? Did you say you were going to have a system?”

The instructor asked me with a puzzled face.

“Yes. I thought about it well last night, and no matter how good you learn, it doesn’t seem like it will stay in your head if you learn it in this haphazard way, right? So I’m thinking of creating a system myself.”
“Ooh, oooooh!!!! Indeed!!! Indeedeedeeed!!! Even after finishing the training and returning, you were thinking about the trainees!!!! If you even create a new system, it can be used even after graduating this class!! You’re even considering the future of the Order…!”

The instructor was excessively impressed.

First, I had to do something about this crazy attitude.

“I really can’t know the end of that righteous heart…!!! Although I’m a retired frontline paladin, my heart seems to swell when I look at Paladin-nim!!! I, Multima, a retired paladin and instructor at the seminary!! I swear to help you in every way!!”
“Hehehe, calm down. Anyway, wouldn’t you like to create a proper system together? First of all, I think we need to redo the schedule.”
“I understand!!!”

I immediately shared my opinions with the instructor and created the New: Kim Kat Schedule.

First, let’s edit out the madness and do normal training.

“And from today, we will use the stairs. No more wall climbing.”
“Why is that?”
“Well, if we’ve done all the wall climbing training, we should also do the stair climbing training. You know, infiltrating through the stairs. That kind of training. That’s it.”
“Oooooh…!!! I see!! Then I’ll convey that!!”

I felt like I had to do something about the excessive admiration.

First, let’s clean up the crazy things I’ve done. This training was really efficient, but there were some parts that were a bit much for others to see.