Chapter 728 – Paladin Kimkat

“So let’s choose.”

Saint Cadia took out the documents from her drawer and lined them up on her desk her. Quite numerous. By Church standards, she had accumulated so much trouble.

I went through them one by one.

From what can be done quickly, to be able to handle it quickly… But when I look at it, there are all kinds of things.

ㅡIn general terms, evil things.

So, besides the reports that paganism is suspected and the appearance of demons, all sorts of things are reported to the Great Temple.

All the churches scattered in various places grasp the surrounding trends and report everything.

The saintess sorts them out, assigns her duties to her paladins, organizes her personnel her, and sends them out. Of course, the emphasis is on work related to the devil or paganism.

Miscellaneous matters are just known, and unless they are serious, the church does not solve them. That’s because it’s all the lord’s job to do.

The work of paladins and the work of the lord are separated.

“That’s quite a lot.”

All of the things on this desk were obscure or impossible to ask the paladin to do.

Looking at it roughly, miscellaneous things are lined up like I just thought.

Well… It’s not something you should do in a church. But the reason the saintess hired me in the first place was because she hired me to do this kind of work. Partly because she was a quasi-priest.

“Are these really troublesome things?”
“First, check everything first. I’ll explain later.”
“Yes.”

Subjugation of monsters or bandits, etc., Were taken care of by the lord near the area. In fact, even with the adventurer’s guild, all the small things can be solved.

Even if the lord doesn’t bother to touch it, if you spend a little money, you can make it cost-effective.

But the important thing is that they couldn’t solve it, and the adventurer’s guild quests were more than level C in terms of difficulty.

—-To move the army.

This is a rather obscure issue.

If it was on the outskirts like Krasheim or Isvant, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. However, it can be a problem when it is deeply penetrated into the interior.

There are many cases where the nobles of another world get along well with each other, but on the contrary, it is common for them to fight with each other.

That’s why, if you recklessly move the army to solve something, there are cases where the army is absent from work and pressure comes in, or the movement of the troops unintentionally provokes other nobles.

So, it sometimes happens that it becomes ambiguous to move the army. If you live your life as a lord, wouldn’t that happen once in a while?

Anyway.

What was written in the document I grabbed was about something that happened near a certain territory.

“This…”

Looking at this, it was written that some kind of fucking monster had appeared and that the lord was in fucking trouble.

Helpless even for adventurers. And he had requested the mercenaries, but the board was broken and the subjugation failed. Because of that, other mercenaries are not accepting requests.

It is said that these things have to be solved by raising soldiers, but it is said that there is a recent disagreement with the neighboring territory, so it is impossible to withdraw the troops at will.

It just fits the situation I was just thinking about.

Just a chore.
It’s not the church, but the people there should take care of it.

“I understand what it is… Saintess. Isn’t this something we should be doing?”

Although I was recruited to do something the Paladins couldn’t do, this seemed a bit out of line with my mission.

Still, haven’t I solved my own religious problems?

It’s not like that.

“That’s true. No matter how much the saintess I saw hired a paladin to deal with the troublesome task, she said that the work that the paladin chose was a bit different in nature from those ‘troublesome tasks’.”

Even the saintess recognizes it.

“Is this still included in my order options?”
“Let’s check the location.”
“You mean location?”

I checked the location by looking at the map enclosed with the document.

But look at this map.
I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere… Uh.

“Is this… That one?”
“Can’t you feel it?”

What was drawn on the map was a familiar mountain range. So, it was the territory beyond the mountain range where the inhuman village that had been mortgaged by the Manticore was located.

—-It was marked on the map.

“The lord over there wrote a letter and sent an inquiry to the Great Temple.”

The saintess began to explain.

“It’s not like it’s a pagan or a devil thing. So, whatever the circumstances, the lord has to deal with it himself.”
“Yes.”
“But he said that it seemed impossible to solve it on his own and asked if he could help. Of course it’s not free. The lord offered a price first.”

What price?

“There are no established religious facilities in that territory.”

ㅡ Whoops.

After lighting a cigarette, the saintess took a deep breath in and exhaled her smoke before continuing.

“So, I first made the condition that I would directly build the Brass Holy Angel Society Church in the territory and pay the regular offering. Since I will show sincerity like this, I have asked if I can help. This is it.”

He said that if the church solves this problem, he will cover the cost of building a church on his territory. A church cannot just be built anywhere. Everything has to be negotiated with the lord.

“If there is a church, it is of great help to the manor. On the contrary, the church also benefits.”
“Are there any other benefits besides offerings?”
“There is nothing wrong with maintaining a good relationship with the church. Above all, it is to plant our power in the aristocratic society. It can be said to be an expansion of power.”

Certainly it is.
Because it’s to make a pro-church aristocracy.

Although the Brass Holy Angel Society is a group of believers who worship God, they are not free from this secular world. In order to establish the order and norms they want, power and strength are needed.

“Speaking of which, it is necessary to make a lord one of our allies. But… It is a bit too much for a paladin to do.
“It certainly seems a little like that.”

Almost anything mercenaries do.

It’s because it’s a job to protect a noble in exchange for a price.

Should I say it’s a little out of the doctrine? Of course, Paladins also include saving monsters in their work, but they also acknowledge the power of nobles.

To put this into perspective, the aristocrats think that the aristocrats have to deal with them themselves. Trouble with monsters in the territory? So why are people dying? Of course, the paladin doesn’t like that.

But helping is a different matter.

That is something the lord has to solve on his own. Paladins strictly adhere to such things, unless it is a pagan or demon problem. This is the rule

And this number has room for violating it. That’s why the Holy Knight can’t. So that’s what I’m trying to do.

“Well, you can think of it as a combination of both sides.”

Compassionate.

“Just looking at the location, it’s close to the area where, unfortunately, the Paladin who died in the line was tracking an unknown monster, and it is said that the incident itself was caused by a monster appearing. It must also mean investigating it .”

The unknown monster that the sacrificial paladin was chasing. Coincidentally, the location is similar, so I’m a little suspicious, but it’s not confirmed yet. As an extension of that work, you can think of me as going to investigate.

“As a bonus, this is an opportunity to accept the conditions offered by the lord and raise the church tax. This saintess is very prudent, so this was included in the paladin’s order.”
Hehe, I think you’ll do well with this business.”
“Aren’t you actually doing well? Being a saint is similar to business.”

It is.

“Then, isn’t this just a matter of resolving what happened in your territory?
“Okay. I can’t wait to see how quickly it will be processed.”
“Just believe.”

I read the received order carefully.

There isn’t much information about the fucking monster that terrorizes the estate. The only thing is that it wasn’t more than medium, and there were a lot of casualties.

In other words, it is a situation where an unknown monster-serial killer has appeared.

Several adventurers died, and even a small mercenary was destroyed. There are also many other civilian casualties, but I don’t think I can’t do it.

Of course, if my women did anything, they would throw away the sap meat like killing a manticore, but it would be possible even if I did it myself without my wives.

“As expected, you’re trustworthy.
Hehe, I think it’s comforting just for the saintess to think that way. Don’t worry. Even though I’m sad, I’m a person who knows how to control my emotions.”

A true warrior is free to control his emotions. My anger piggy bank was also a skill that I was able to learn in a similar vein.

Yesterday, she burst into tears and expressed her sad feelings.

“It’s fortunate that that’s the case. But if you have any concerns, you can always consult with this saintess. If it’s for Paladin, I can give you some time at any time.”

I’m grateful, but I can’t take away the time of the saintess who is already struggling.

“You’re busy, how could I take time for the saintess? But I’m really grateful for that feeling.”
“Hmm…”

Upon hearing my answer, the saintess looked at me in the eyes while tilting her head for the moment.

“Saint?”
“It’s nothing. Because this saintess worked hard, she hasn’t been that busy lately, so don’t feel pressured.”
“If that’s the case. Then I’ll go home and review the order.”

That’s how I went to war instead.

*           *

“Did the bastard get another job?”
“Uh. I went and asked and they gave it to me right away.”

When I got home, Winia greeted me.

“Tell me to take it easy. Why are they giving me so much work? Aren’t they putting me through a lot of hardship?”
Hehe, is that so? Still, it’s good to work a lot.”
“What’s good?
“That’s right. Then let’s just do this job and take a break.”

Can’t rest for a long time Of course, it’s not that Winia is worried, but isn’t it time to work now? You have to build the foundation now so that it becomes easier later. More than anything, my body won’t get hurt.

The body of the Heavenly Demon is absolute.
Virtually invulnerable.

“So what?”
“This time, they say you just have to go and kill some monsters, but it’s simpler than you think.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been hunting. But what’s the catch?”
“That’s unknown.”

I don’t know, but if you’re lucky, it could be the mysterious monster that the Paladin who died in the line of duty was tracking. Because the area is similar and the facts of damage are similar.

Of course, it’s more likely than not.

“I guess you don’t know too. I asked the church to catch it because it’s exploding because I gave it to an unknown bastard.”
“Huh… Is that okay?”
“I’m fine with anything.”

I know my strength well.

Now I am strong enough to not be ashamed of the title of Paladin. The amount of mana has obviously increased compared to before, and the ability to deal with it has also become sharper.

The body, guts, and mental strength are all in a state of up.

Quite a few bastards can’t even give me a business card.

Wasn’t Baron Salverin, a veteran knight, also robbed by me? But does that friend not appear in your dreams? For some reason, I thought it would be nice to come out as a set with Bugal and Mersin.

Anyway, there are Gao, the bastards I’ve killed.

“It’s a bit simple, so I think I can come and go quickly. Would you like to rest at home this time? To be honest, it’s hard to travel long distances by carriage. It’s boring.”