## Chapter 713 – Paladin Kim Kat

“Saintess, could you send a letter to the Krasheim branch of the Order of the Radiant Cross?”

Divine Friend…!

How could I have forgotten about that…!

“I can send it, but wouldn’t it be better for the Paladin to go directly to the Order of the Radiant Cross headquarters and ask? That would be faster.”
“Ah, I suppose so.”
“Come to think of it, you were planning to send a letter to… Sister Elise, was it? The one I saw last time.”
“Yes. She’s a friend, but I haven’t been in touch for a while.”

The Saintess and Elise had met before, before we went to the Misty Plains.

“If you introduce yourself as the Saintess’s direct Paladin and say you’re friends with her, they won’t ignore you. The headquarters in the capital communicate with the local churches regularly, so if you give them the letter, they’ll send it.”
“I guess that’s true.”

It’s not just anyone, it’s me, the Paladin, and Elise is my friend. If I go and explain the situation, they’ll at least accept the letter.

Ah, damn it, Elise, I’m sorry…!

How could I have forgotten to write a letter to the Divine Friend through the Divine Friend!

“Could I borrow a pen…?”
“Take whatever you need.”

I sat down and started writing a letter to Elise.

“Hi Elise. How are you doing? I, Kim Kat, the one and only Divine Friend in this world, am doing well as the Saintess’s direct Paladin of the Brass Celestial Church. That’s why I’m sending you this letter.”

“Since you left, I’ve caught a monster called a Deathworm, and I’ve also caught several heretics and demons. Especially crushing the heretics hiding in the city was very meaningful. I also trained with the Holy Knight trainees, and they all loved hearing the story of how I caught Andromalius.”

“I should have sent it sooner, but I’ve been so busy that I didn’t have time, sorry. But I’m sending you this letter now. I don’t know when this letter will arrive, but I believe you are living righteously as well, Elise.”

“I miss you, my Divine Friend Elise.”

“Divine.”

Ah, damn it, I miss Elise.

I swallowed my tears as I wrote the letter.

ㅡShivers.

My shoulders started to tremble.

Elise told me at the end… to look at women like stones. She was worried that I might get into trouble because of a woman someday, and gave me sincere advice.

But instead of looking at them like stones, I’ve added two more since then. One is even an Alraune, and the other is a Succubus… I’ll have to keep this a secret from Elise forever.

Even close friends have secrets.

Anyway, it’s done.

“Saintess, can I borrow that thing to seal the letter?”
“You mean this?”

The Saintess took out the red thing for sealing letters, created a divine flame with her fingers, and melted it in an instant, dropping it on the letter envelope.

ㅡSizzle.

I immediately used the Paladin’s seal to seal the letter.

“Anyone would think it’s an official document from the Brass Celestial Church.”
“It does look like that.”

Just having the Paladin’s seal on it makes it feel like an official document.

“Well then, Saintess, I’ll see you next time. I’m going to head over to the Order of the Radiant Cross today, do you happen to know where it is?”
“It’s quite far from the Grand Temple. It’s straight ahead from here, but it’s hard to explain the exact location.”
“That’s enough.”

There will be a sign along the way.

Ah, but the headquarters of the God of Order.

I remember their ferocity very well.
I hope they don’t say anything unnecessary when I go there?

“But is it really okay there?”
“Problem?”

The Saintess naturally took out a cigarette and said.

“Hmm, I know that the warriors of the Order of the Radiant Cross are quite fierce, but they are also our good neighbors and comrades. They wouldn’t treat a Paladin coldly. What are you worried about?”
“Well, I saw their might during the last Holy War.”
“Ah, the Ascetic Crusaders. Quite an impressive group of warriors.”
“You know about them?”
“It’s common sense for a Saintess. They say they are more difficult to handle than our Holy Knights.”
“That’s probably true.”

Compared to those Ascetic Crusaders, Captain Barkerel’s madness is just the cute prank of a kind-hearted neighborhood rascal.

Anyway, I left the Grand Temple. I can go back and visit after I finish my business. Let’s try to leave tomorrow or the day after.

I walked around the walls of the Grand Temple and headed to the opposite neighborhood.

The capital was very large. It’s a really huge place, so you have to walk for a long time. I crossed the bridge in the middle and crossed the street at a fast pace.

Wherever I go, there are only luxurious streets.

The neighborhood is also very clean.

How long have I been walking? Signs are starting to appear. The signs all indicate buildings with meaning.

I moved to the place where the Order of the Radiant Cross headquarters was located.

“What? Is it here?”

The place I arrived at was a slightly shabby building compared to the Grand Temple of the Brass Celestial Church. But it turns out that this is the Order of the Radiant Cross headquarters.

Of course, it’s not that small of a building, but it’s much smaller in scale compared to the magnificent Grand Temple. I guess they don’t have that much money.

“Do you have business here?”

A gatekeeper with a stern impression approached and said.

“Hello. I am Kim Kat, the Saintess’s direct Paladin of the Brass Celestial Church. I came here because I wanted to send a letter to a member of the Order of the Radiant Cross in another city, would that be okay?”
“A Paladin sending a letter?”
“Yes. I have a friend in the Order of the Radiant Cross.”
“A friend… Come in for now.”

Fortunately, he’s letting me in.

“I think you’ll have to go inside that building and ask. I’ll guide you, so follow me.”
“Thank you.”

I followed the gatekeeper into the site. Anyway, the site is small. It seemed to be about two or three tenths of the Grand Temple.

The atmosphere inside was quite quiet.

But surprisingly… it feels normal.
Everyone was dressed properly.

The nuns were wearing clothes that were similar to Elise’s equipment, except for the light armor, and the men were also wearing ordinary clothes. There was no madness of the Ascetic Crusaders anywhere.

“Is there something bothering you? You’re looking around a lot.”

The gatekeeper said as I was looking around.

“Ah. No. I met the Ascetic Crusaders during the last Holy War, and I was wondering if there were any here.”
“Those people.”
“Those people?”

The gatekeeper pointed to the people walking around over there. They were all men wearing ordinary priestly robes.

Those people?

“The clothes?”
“The equipment that the Paladin saw is combat equipment. They don’t usually wear that.”
“Oh. Thank you for letting me know.”

A long-standing question has been resolved.

I guess they don’t wear that black leather fashion everywhere. They only wear it when they fight.

As we walked, a large bronze statue appeared.

“Oh.”

It was holding a huge book in its arms, and its other arm was raised high, tightly gripping a murderous mace. Its identity was the Great Demon God of Muscle. The upper body, surrounded by bulging muscles, looked so powerful that I was overwhelmed for a moment.

It was wearing a ruthless helmet with no eye holes on its head.

The main character of this statue is.

“This is a statue of the God of Order, Ijzermart.”

That scary god.

“It looks stern.”
“Yes. Ijzermart is more stern than anyone else. Now, go inside.”
“Thank you.”

I went inside the building with the gatekeeper.

There was something like an information desk inside, and the gatekeeper went to the nun sitting there and briefly informed her about me.

After finishing that task, the gatekeeper greeted us and went back outside.

“A Paladin from the Brass Celestial Church? Come this way.”
“To be exact, I’m the Saintess’s direct Paladin. Nice to meet you.”

The nun gestured and I went over and greeted her.
I immediately took out my ID and letter from my pocket.

“I came here because I wanted to send this letter to a mid-level nun named Elise in the Krasheim branch, would that be okay?”
“Mid-level nun Elise… What’s your relationship?”
“She’s my friend. I became friends with her while fighting heretics and demons.”
“Oh, is that so? You’ve been through a lot.”

The nun smiled brightly and bowed her head.

“Give it to me. I’ll send it.”
“Don’t you need anything in return?”
“We’re going to have a regular contact anyway. There’s no need to receive anything. Besides, you said she’s your friend.”
“Hehehe, thank you so much.”

She received the letter and wrote something on the document.

“So, the sender is Kim Kat, the Saintess’s direct Paladin of the Brass Celestial Church, and the recipient is… mid-level nun Elise of the Krasheim branch. Is that correct?”
“That’s correct.”
“Hmm, if it’s the Krasheim branch, that’s where the Old Paladin Sera is.”
“Ah, Ms. Blaret.”
“Do you know her?”
“I’ve seen her a few times. She also participated in the Holy War.”
“If it’s the Holy War… Ejatz?”
“Yes. She led the Ascetic Crusaders.”

She was a very strong person.
I didn’t see her fighting directly, though.

“Anyway, yes. I’ll send this letter when we have our next regular contact. But it will take at least two months to get a reply, and if the Paladin gets a reply, I’ll have it delivered to the Brass Celestial Church.”
“I can’t thank you enough! Thank you so much!”

I bowed 90 degrees to express my gratitude!
Religious people are all good people after all!

“It’s nothing. We all help each other like this. Then goodbye.”
“Have a good day, Sister!”

I left the Order of the Radiant Cross headquarters.

“Is your business finished?”
“Thanks to you, it went well. Thank you.”
“It’s nothing.”

I greeted the gatekeeper and headed home.

I have a bit of a prejudice, but if there are no heretics nearby, they are all simple and kind people. Religious people only unleash their madness in front of evil beings.

I sometimes look at tall buildings and imagine Holy Knights and Crusaders clinging to the outer walls like cockroaches.

They are busily crawling, and according to the frenzied cry, they crawl into a window together… What happens to the person inside…!

* * *

Anyway, I came home and studied the directive.

To summarize, a Holy Knight who was dispatched to deal with an unknown evil being went missing while chasing it. He used to send reports regularly, but at some point, contact was lost.

There were no signs, and the last report he sent only stated that he was chasing smoothly.

So, was he counterattacked by the unknown evil being?

That’s likely, but the exact truth is unknown. When performing a mission, there may be other threats besides the target.

Maybe he had an accident.

The unknown being is literally an unknown being. It is an unspecified being, and several incidents have occurred in several places, and it is considered impossible for local cities or churches alone to solve the unknown incident, so they sent a relatively capable Holy Knight.

But there were so few clues that I couldn’t figure out what was going on.

The area is a bit far from here.

I’ll go there first, and start tracking from the city where the Holy Knight last went. But there are so few clues that I may not be able to achieve it.

“I can’t help it.”

I went out to the backyard.

“Ah. Father.”
“Oh, Aria. Were you feeding the kids?”
“Yes.”

Aria was growing weeds in the backyard and feeding them to the two bastards. The ability to control these plants is amazing no matter how many times I see it.

“If you come, you have to hug me.”
“Okay, okay.”

As I approached, Aria, blushing shyly, smiled brightly and hugged me. After rubbing her body against mine for a while, Aria said.

“That’s right, Father. Please look at this.”
“At what?”

When Aria closed her eyes and reached out her hand, some kind of magical energy began to swirl. The energy soon shone with a light green light and instantly grew the weeds.

ㅡWhirr, whirr.

The speed is considerable.

“…Amazing? Isn’t it faster than before?”
“I’m getting used to it these days… More than anything, I feel strength in my body. More and more clearly.”

Is she awakening the power of the Alraune?

If I can use it properly someday… let’s think about it then.

“It’s all thanks to Father pouring love into my womb.”
“That sounds a bit lewd.”
“Isn’t it actually lewd?”

Tsk.

“That’s true. Anyway, Aria. I think I’ll be going far away again soon.”
“Ah… Yes. I understand. I’ll prepare.”
“Hehehe, okay.”

Let’s go tomorrow or the day after.