Chapter 358 – #96. Father and Daughter (3).

#96. Father and daughter.

“Follow.”

After accepting the silver coin, Odo also moved on.
The little boy ran after him.

“That bastard, you’re talking softly. Crazy bastard.”

In a way, I am the employer and the kid is the worker.
Since I gave money, I have the right to receive corresponding service.

“…”
“Look at me pretending not to hear. Do you want to lose?”
“That’s because it’s in a hurry… !”

He slapped Claim in the ear of the flinching little boy.
The little boy who reacts only then.
Even if you say silver, it’s not much to me.
Now I am the customer, the customer is the king.
As a consumer, you can exercise your legitimate rights.

“Sorry. I-I need money…”
“Then let me guide you quickly. Don’t even think about going to see the dragon.”

The reason this guy wanted to meet the dragon was simple.
I was wondering if I could get some scales or dead skin.
The reason was that he would pick up and sell things that the dragon had spilled.

“It’s a much more valuable act than pickpocketing or begging. The problem is that the odds are so damn slim.”

It’s more realistic to hit the lottery.
The probability of encountering a dragon, the probability of a dragon leaving a trail, the probability of not encountering other people gathered around you, the probability of not encountering and dying.
By checking and calculating various conditions, an almost impossible probability is derived.

In contrast, a sure silver coin.
Since he is a priest whose spending is too great, he might be able to get more.
The little boy is serving as my guide after such calculations.

“Here. Church of Light.”

The place where the little boy arrived was a temple built in a remote place.
It was a shabby temple that didn’t even seem like a manager.

“Is the god of light a surprisingly poor church?”
“… You are the priest of light. You’re a priest of light, don’t you know that?”
“Does a priest have to know everything about the church? Do you want to die?”
“Ouch… !”

The little boy came in with a hook.
I gently pressed his neck as if subduing a cock-cat, and it cut at once.
I dragged the struggling little boy to the Temple of Light.

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a guest.”

Just before trespassing into the Temple of Light, an old man walked out from inside.
His gait faltered unsteadily, as if his legs were unsteady.
The pace was also very slow.

Looking at the outfit, it seemed like a priest of light.

“Are you the priest of light?”
“I have given up the priesthood for a long time. Now, I am a believer who only believes in and serves the god of light.”
“Yes? Do priests have a retirement age?”

I don’t know much about this world, but in the world I live in, priests don’t have a retirement age.
I know that.

The old man nodded slowly.
It seems to be very difficult to hold on to.

“There is. If I can no longer perform miracles, I cannot serve as a priest, so I must retire and hand over my position.”
“Ah…”
“I am an old man who cannot use divine power. I don’t deserve to be called a priest.”
“What…”

An old man in the back room spends his old age managing the Temple of Light.
It was not an unfamiliar story.

“Is it the Temple of Light?”

I asked full of questions.
A look of remorse settled on the old man’s face.

“Yes, that’s right. It is the Temple of Light.”
“Are the times different? What?”

In the ‘Tower of Struggle’, the god of light belongs to the relatively strong church.
So I thought the god of light was the best so far.

‘But isn’t it?’

It was an unexpected twist.

Even the guards seemed to know the God of Light.
The old man continued as if he understood my reaction.

“The light-sealing sword was stolen from the crusade against the Demon King’s army. Because of this, the church has weakened, and compared to the past, there is no one looking for it, and it has become shabby.”
“Ah.”

I don’t know what the Sealing Sword of Light is.
I understood that it was something like a holy object.

“I’m sorry for not being able to see the Priest of Light walking the pilgrim’s path. All the Priests of Light staying in Roberg were recruited to the temple, and I was left alone for minimal management… Management beyond this is beyond my strength…”

This old priest was not even eligible for conscription.
At Roberque’s temple, he naturally aged and lost his divine power, and was in the middle of taking on the responsibility as a manager.

“Well, the god of light is so…”
“As the light is reaping the miracle, it must be proof that a fierce holy war is taking place.”
“I don’t think so.”

The god of light was having a hard time, so he reaped his strength.
That power will be used in the crusade.
This is a positive thought from the grandfather’s point of view.

“Grandfather. Can I tell you something nice?”
“If the priest of light says anything, I will listen carefully.”

Whispered to his grandfather, who prepared to listen.
I wonder if the captain who whispered Hail Hydra felt like this.
The thought of stabbing the back of the head gives me chills.

“God doesn’t exist. Real.”
“…”

As if speechless, the old man pointed at me with a trembling finger.

“For the priest of rain and light to say such blasphemous words… !”
“But it’s true. There is ‘God’, but there is no God.”

Because it is a novel, there is a ‘God’.
But there is no true God.

In the first place, in this fucking world, God is an idiot who was beaten by himself.

‘It’s a problem even if God exists, a problem even if he doesn’t exist. Mother.’

If God really exists, it’s a problem because this world is a gist.
It would taste like living only if it was moderately unfair.
He entered hell mode to the point where there would be no answer even if he killed Shin’s mother as well as Shin’s grandmother.

If there is no God, religion itself is meaningless, so those who sell God become scammers.
Wouldn’t the latter be a happy world for everyone?

‘Even though there is a God, this shit? There is no answer.’

Oh, a world like a game where the odds suck even though the operator is alive and well.
Just imagining it is terrifying.

Because the opponent is a god, he can’t even ask.
Uh, Tona.

“The Warrior of Light will punish you. Priest, take your words.”
“A warrior of light?”
“An angel. An immortal being created by the god of light by removing part of his body. A warrior who was directly gifted with power…”
“Uriel?”
“I am disrespectful! To put the name of a warrior in the mouth of a human… !”

It’s awkward to say he’s a warrior.

“A pussy warrior would understand.”
“Bo, the warrior of the pussy… ? Hey hey hey hey!”
“Grandfather?”

The old man began to inhale heavily.
As if he was shocked by my words, he walked to the ferry parked in front of the Nether Road.

“Don’t follow Mom. I mean don’t die. There are still many questions about the setting, Speedwagon… !”

It radiated divine power with divinity.
Brilliant light reached the old man and was absorbed.

Forcibly saved the old man.
He walked like a drunk and dragged the old man on the ferry.
The boatman looks at me with an absurd face.
So what.

“Huh, huh…”

The old man who woke up looked at me like a ghost.

“God, are you God? Even the Pope, this level of divine power is impossible… !”
“It’s not a god, but it’s an existence equivalent to that.”
“Ah…”

An old man knelt down in front of me.
I fell face down with my forehead on the dirt floor.
To think that they all received doggeza from an old man.
I feel bad even though I’m not naked.

“Thank you. Please explain quickly. Why did the Church of Light become an asshole?”

Raised the old man
It’s not a woman’s naked dog, and there’s no reason to look at it for a long time.

The old man who had tasted the miracle said what he knew without hesitation.

“Because the Sealing Sword of Light was taken away, church power has been weakened… The holy relic is the symbol of the church. The power of a denomination that has lost its symbol is bound to weaken.”
“I don’t understand.”

Something is missing in the middle.
Does the church stumble over the loss of one holy relic?

As if sensing my doubts, the old man salivated.

“… The demon king used the holy relic.”
“Um, that’s right.”
“Why does the priest of light not know anything? He has power closer to a miracle than anyone else…”
“I was just born.”
“… Yes?”

I don’t know anything.
There’s a reason you can’t help but know.

“Two hours have passed.”
“Ah… Are you a warrior of light?”
“Uh?”

It seems that you have decided to think of me as a warrior born of light.

“Not bad. I have to go eat Uriel noona.”
“…”

An old man pretending not to hear.
That expression was fucking funny.

“You don’t know Cristina? She is a saint.”
“I do not know. The current saintess is Saint Victoria…”
“Is it pretty?”

The hesitant old man opened his mouth with difficulty.

“… You are beautiful.”
“The warrior of light commands. There is no lie before the light, so tell the truth.”
“… The saintess is beautiful on the inside.”
“Understood…”

Looking at the old man who couldn’t bear to say he was ugly, I was able to confirm his faith again.
Since everyone gave an answer that satisfies him, he deserves my recognition.

“I don’t think you can bestow divine power.”
“Thanks to the warrior’s miracle, my body has been fine. It’s much lighter. I think I can manage the temple for about 10 more years.”
“Nohu is managing the temple. It’s kind of sad.”
“The best service for me… Ohhhhh!”

He grabbed the old man’s head and breathed his divine power into it.
Then the old man started to go crazy.

His eyes were gently closed and his divine power was fixed.
To put it in vulgar terms, it should be called an automatic divine power generator.
Just as cells regenerate, the divine power can also be regenerated and used.
Efficiency will be worse than cell regeneration, but there are advantages.

‘Because it’s infinite.’

I will be able to use it until the old man dies.

“How are you feeling?”

The old man’s face lit up.
Divine power had the power to energize like mana.

The old priest opened his eyes.
A drop of tear fell through the wrinkles.

“Miracle… It’s a miracle…”
“A gift for the speedwagon.”
“Ah… !”

The old man, who became a priest again, was moved by his holy power.
He was happy because he regained his lost divine power.

However, I am not the one to leave it alone.
I urged the old man hard.

“I still have to do my part. Speedwagon, where do I go to get to the front lines where the crusade is happening?”
“North. You can go north.”
“Where exactly?”

The old man raised his arm and pointed in the direction.
His arms no longer trembled.

Confirmed.
Now that we’ve got all the information we need, there’s no reason to stay here.

“OK. Well then.”
“Hey, warrior! I want to remember the honor. Can you tell me?”

The old priest asked me.
My name, my name…
Does it mean

“Done.”
“Warrior… !”

Ignore the lamentable old priest.
I left the Temple of Light with Isilia.
The little boy naturally went his own way.

“Iri, let’s go north.”
“What are you going to do?”
“I have to catch the demon king.”

I wish the demon king was a woman too.

“Let’s go and have fun.”