## Chapter 690 – Paladin Kim Kat

“So, back to the training, Saintess. Were you satisfied with yesterday? I was hoping you could watch for at least five minutes. You came all the way here, it would be a complete waste.”

I deliberately appealed for her to watch the training, trying to downplay yesterday’s commotion as just intense training, not some crazy shitshow.

The more you screw up, the more you have to act like you did a great job.

That way, the listener gets confused and just glosses over it.

“The trainees were excited that the Saintess came, but they must have been disappointed.”
“That… I’m sorry to hear that. It was my fault.”

Oh.

This seems to be working.

Saintess Kadia blushed slightly, as if embarrassed, and turned her head. She seemed genuinely sorry for leaving as soon as she arrived.

There couldn’t be a better situation than this.

“I didn’t get a proper look, so I can’t give a proper evaluation, but I definitely felt the atmosphere. During the morning training…”
“It’s physical conditioning and muscle training, and combat skill practice. We spend the whole morning like that. You came just as we were dividing into teams for a mock battle.”
“…Very impressive.”

It’s definitely an impressive schedule.

In the morning, they inhumanly train their bodies, then eat a meat-heavy lunch to build muscle, and in the afternoon, they drag their exhausted bodies indoors for harsh mental training.

Anyone who receives this Kim Kat comprehensive training gift set will be reborn as a strong warrior.

“Does the Paladin also do such grueling physical training every day?”
“Hehehe, yes. Didn’t you see my `body` yesterday?”
“…Body, huh.”

Saintess Kadia, who was about to put a cigarette in her mouth, put it down and stroked her lips with her finger.

Then she stared into my eyes.

“…”

Is she interested in training?

“Yes. My body is the result of inhuman training. When I don’t have anything else to do, I always train on my own all morning. Ah, that’s why I’m thinking of getting a place with a yard when I look for a house.”
“…”
“Anyway, the body is the most important thing when fighting. If you push your body hard, your mental strength naturally increases. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.”

I preached the truth of physical training to explain the efficiency of the training.

“…I see.”

Training is good, even for women.

The Saintess has a pretty good figure, but it’s the kind that’s good for childbirth… a soft, feminine kind of good, not a fitness-oriented physique.

“But… what caused those scars?”
“Ah, the scars?”

Was she worried about that?

The scars are pretty bad, so she might have been shocked to see them. The Saintess is an office worker, so she wouldn’t have had many chances to see something like that.

“Well, I have a lot of scars. They’re all from the old days, when I was inexperienced. If you get healed right after you’re injured, the scars don’t stay, but when I lived in the tribe, there wasn’t anything like that.”

Originally, my body was wrecked from repeated battles with shitty equipment right after I first came to this world, but I created the persona of Kim Kat the Barbarian.

These scars are all from when I lived in the tribe.

“So, well, I learned with my body. Survival skills, combat skills. But these days, my body is so strong because of mana that even if I get injured, it doesn’t scar easily.”
“…I see. You’ve lived a rough life, as expected of someone from Mirkesha.”
“Hehehe, yes. All those experiences made me who I am, didn’t they?”

I naturally linked this story to the training, like water flowing.

“I’m telling the trainees about my experiences. I’m confident. They will become the strongest Holy Knights. I’ve already passed on all the know-how.”
“That’s good news too.”

Saintess Kadia nodded as if she understood.

“I can only say that you’ve worked hard. You’ve really suffered, Paladin. You’ve worked very hard.”

Since she trusts me so much, just talking like this is very effective. If someone who does their job well is also good at talking, they can get away with anything. I learned that in the army.

“I’d like to reward you by showing you my sensual side, but I can’t because of these clothes. It breaks my heart to think of the Paladin being disappointed.”

She crossed her legs and said boastfully.

No, I don’t need that.

“Hehehe, please don’t do that. What would people think of the Saintess?”
“It’s a habit and a hobby, so I can’t help it.”

What the hell.

“The position of Saintess itself is a job that stimulates men’s fantasies. Isn’t that right? Paladin. It’s just ingrained in my behavior.”
“That’s true, but isn’t that too much? It’s good to think of the church, but it’s putting the cart before the horse if you overdo it.”
“…Heh, is that so.”

She took a drag on her cigarette and inhaled the smoke for a moment.

ㅡFwoo.

“Anyway… I’m pleased that you’re putting so much effort into the training camp. I’ve kept you for too long on your day off. Go back and rest now.”
“Hehehe, thank you. I should go sightseeing in the capital since it’s the weekend.”
“There are many things to see here.”
“By the way, what was that urgent business you mentioned yesterday?”
“…Business, you say?”
“Well, did something new come up?”
“New, new business… Hmm… Ah. This is it.”

ㅡClick.
ㅡRummage, rummage.

Saintess Kadia opened a drawer and rummaged through some documents, then pulled one out and handed it to me.

“Territory war?”

It contained information about a territory war.

“What, is there a territory war going on somewhere?”
“Yes. Both territories have branches of the Brass Celestial Society Church.”
“Oh? What happens in that case?”

Both territories have churches, but they’re fighting?
How does the church respond?

“We don’t do anything. The main church doesn’t recognize the authority of the nobles. In fact, they donate a huge amount of money, so it’s only natural.”

Ah.

They don’t interfere at all.

“There’s no reason or justification to interfere in a fight between nobles. It’s their business. Unless it’s done for an evil reason, we just leave it alone.”
“Evil reason?”
“For example, if a noble suddenly massacres the villagers for no reason other than feeling bad, that would be an evil thing, wouldn’t it?”
“Yes, it is. That’s a damn evil thing.”

Even a noble can’t just get away with that.

“You know it well. But that won’t happen. If they did that, the Holy Knights would be dispatched.”

That’s obvious.

If the Holy Knights heard about that, they would jump 3 meters in the air on the spot, then start spinning like crazy, spitting everywhere and screaming.

“However, a dispute between nobles, or a conflict over businesses or interests. Is fighting to exercise their rights in such a case evil?”
“No, it’s not.”

ㅡFwoo.

She took another drag and exhaled, continuing.

“As the Paladin knows, we don’t interfere in such matters. This case is the same. It’s a military dispute over the ownership of a mine discovered near the border of the territories.”
“I understand.”

But a question arises here.

“But what about illegal or evil things that happen in the process of such a legitimate struggle?”
“We can’t know about those things. The Brass Celestial Society doesn’t exist to monitor the morality and deviations of the nobles. We can’t deal with what we don’t know.”

Well, they’re not Big Brother, they can’t know everything.

They can’t respond to what they don’t know.

The church may seem like it’s full of crazy justice zealots, but they are also part of the kingdom, and they know reason, rationality, and order. The Pope or the Saintess must be the ones who coordinate that.

“Ah, so you forgot about this territory war report that suddenly came in, and then suddenly remembered it and went back?”
“You could say that. Issuing a cease-and-desist order to the church branch is… important.”

I see.
I roughly understand.

“Then I’ll be going back now. Don’t overdo it. What would I do if the Saintess collapsed?”
“I’m glad you’re so worried about me. But don’t worry about me. There aren’t many women as mentally strong as I am.”
“Hehehe, that’s reassuring.”

I immediately said goodbye and left the Great Temple.

It didn’t take that long. If I go back now, everyone will be getting up and washing up. Let’s have breakfast together and go look at houses.

* * *

That’s when I went out to look at houses with my women.

“Wait, Liz? This is the house?”

The house in front of me was a damn mansion that looked expensive as hell.

It was located in the outskirts of the capital, which was relatively quiet, so it felt good, but at the same time, the house was so big that it seemed quite difficult to clean.

No, but it would be great to live in a place like this… Is the money okay? It’s not super huge, but a mansion like this would be quite expensive.

The capital is expensive.

“Yes. This is it. I’ve looked at a few other places, but I like this one the best. The inside is spacious, and the facilities are great.”

Liz smiled as she casually wrapped her arm around my waist.

“Don’t worry about the money. I’m a rich woman.”

The arm wrapped around my waist.

ㅡStroke, stroke.

The hand at the end of it gradually moved towards my lower body, and soon gently stroked my crotch.

“Didn’t the church say they would give us `a little` support? That, plus my money, plus the money you earned, Kat. And Karin’s. And Risha’s. If we combine them appropriately, it’ll be enough.”

Liz whispered in my ear seductively while showing off such hand movements.

“I’d like to give it to you as a gift, Kat… But we’re all going to live together, so I can’t do that. Please decide quickly. Let’s get this house. I’ve always wanted to live in a house like this when I come to the capital.”

This woman is too rich.

“Well, I think it’s good too, Liz. I like the house.”
“This one doesn’t really care about money. And… the house is quite nice. It seems like I could set up a workshop inside.”

Karin and Risha seemed to like it, as they kept saying.

“Kat. Mama doesn’t care. I’ll follow Kat’s choice.”
“…Well, Liz said that. I agree with Liz.”

Claudia and Winia were just going to follow Liz’s decision. They were both looking at the mansion with expectant eyes.

“Kat. This place is really nice. Everyone else seems to really like it too. And it’s in a quiet place, so I like it too!”
“I think it would be nice to have a garden too…”

Anyway, if everyone likes it, it would be good to go with this place.

“Okay, everyone likes it, so let’s go with this one. But have you all been inside?”
“Of course, we’ve checked everything. It seems like a house without any particular problems.”
“I see. Then Liz, how much is it?”
“It’s about 90 gold.”

Damn.

It’s really damn expensive.
But it’s not something our family can’t afford.

“It’s not something we can’t afford. Then I should take a look too, so shall we go inside?”

I haven’t seen it yet, so I decided to go inside. The women have already checked everything thoroughly, but I haven’t seen it yet. It’s the house we’re going to live in soon, so let’s take a look.

The mansion was more luxurious than the house in Isbante.

First, when you open the main gate, there’s a small garden, and the mansion is in front of it. Of course, there’s also a space behind the mansion that can be used as a yard. I can make a house for our bastards and park them there.

The mansion was 3 stories high and wide.

There were quite a few rooms inside, and everything was there. Above all, the bathroom was damn big. It was like a luxurious medieval bathhouse, and it seemed like ten people could swim in it.

The kitchen, the basement, the bedrooms, everything was so good that there was nothing missing.

It was literally a luxury mansion.

But since it’s on the outskirts of the capital, it will take some time to get to the center, but it’s not far from the gate, so it will be easy to get in and out.

“This is a damn mansion.”

Let’s go with this one.