Chapter 46 – The Saint Rescue Operation (2)

Episode 46: Operation to Rescue the Saint (2)

Next day.
I went to the cathedral with all ten bodyguards and a light wagon.
Today I am with my father figure, James Abubakr.

“The father said he came to see his son, what kind of permission do you need?!”

As the Count roared, the cathedral courtyard reverberated.
Dozens of armed soldiers standing behind the Count are also escorting the Count with hardened faces.
Half of them wore shiny metal armor and carried spears, and half wore leather armor and carried swords around their waists.

My bodyguards are blocked at the entrance for safety reasons.
Only two people were allowed to accompany them, so they were able to pass Jacques and Ludwig as store clerks.
I didn’t put the Abubakr family on the line, so that was my limit, but the Count is different.

“Bae, Count!
According to the regulations, so many soldiers entering the cathedral…”

“If you want to stop it, stop it!
Who made those rules and when?
Didn’t you think the rules for confining my son were made just yesterday?”

The excitement of entering the cathedral while pushing the obstructing priest to the chest.
Wow, I think you will fall for this man.
It’s all cold inside.

With Count Abu Bakr at the fore, I managed to pass through the courtyard and come to the building where the last terrorist incident took place.

However, the Paladins, who were dispatched in an emergency, were blocking them, so they were unable to advance further and were arguing.

“Bring my son, Thomas Abubakr!
Son, come out! Can you hear me?!”

“Calm down, Count!
Aren’t you ashamed to be shouting in the holy cathedral!”

An elderly paladin runs from the side of an old building with a yellow handkerchief hanging on the third floor, and shouts out loud.
Then Count James Abu Bakr, who was making a fuss, opened his eyes and glared at him.

“I’m embarrassed?
How many years has my son served as a paladin, and is he detained inside the cathedral?
Is detention real?
If it is true, on what charges?!”

Count Abu Bakr screamed as he approached the paladin almost nose to nose with his eyes bloodshot.
Huhu, how does the truthful civil petitioner taste?
Even if you don’t have a good attitude, since you say everything right, it must be harder to answer?

“That, that is, Sir Thomas is not in custody right now.”

“Then I will go see you right now.
Thomas!
Come out!
Shouldn’t we see Abbie’s face after a long time?!”

“That’s not right.”

“What?! What did you say?”

Now it’s almost time to hit one.
However, the opponent is also a seasoned paladin.

The young priests and paladins who had been blocking the front just now did not know much about Thomas’ detention,
Even if I knew it, I was secretly pushed because I thought it was strange.

This elderly paladin certainly rode the line of the High Priest Philip, and even knowing the situation, he came out shamelessly.

“Sir Thomas is under investigation for the Demon King’s Cathedral terrorism.
You cannot leave this place until the investigation is over.
The Count will also wait outside.”

At the words of the confident paladin, the count seemed to be angry at the end of his head.

“Inspection?
No, it’s been a few days since that happened!
Are you still doing research?!
Your rank and name!”

“I am Mateo, the 1st Commander of the Holy Knights, belonging to the Sun God Church.”

The Count spattered his spittle on purpose and spoke as if it would touch the paladin’s face.

“Hey, hey, Mateo.
Don’t talk nonsense.
My son Thomas is also a captain.
I’ve been working here for twenty years.
But what investigation do you have?
Ok? Go and catch the demons.”

“The details of the investigation cannot be disclosed.
Just wait outside…”

“Wait?
How long can I wait?”

Came out
Horse cutting newcomer.
It’s a skill that can make an opponent angry without swearing.

“…
That’s something I can’t confirm…”

“Then who should I listen to?”

“…
It’s a matter to be decided at the high priest’s meeting…”

“Then I will stand here, so you can go and ask me right now.
I won’t move a single step until I hear the answer!”

After the Count had finished his words, he suddenly stood with his arms crossed and his legs firmly propped up.
Now, even the experienced Mateoran paladin can see veins forming on his forehead.

“There are no plans to hold a meeting at the High Commissioner’s Office today.
If you wait outside first, I will make a plan…”

“Look, paladin man.
At least if you’re going to tell me to wait,
Let me know how long to wait
Or do I have to explain why I’m doing his investigation every few days to my son, who has been with him for nearly 20 years, no?
And if it’s a simple investigation, you’ll have to go back to the investigation after seeing your son come to see your father after a few years.
Would you say that’s hard too?”

“…
I am not authorized to answer him.”

“If not, why are you standing here?”

“Because it is forbidden to make a fuss in the cathedral…”

“You should make no fuss.
Then I’ll quietly go in alone, so don’t stop me.”

As Count Abubakr tried to pass by the Paladin Mateoran,

Fuck!

Fault!

The paladin grabbed the count with his arm to stop him, and the count threw him away roughly.

“What are you doing!”

“You are the one who carelessly put your hands on my body?!
Hello!”

As the Count beckoned, the soldiers stepped forward in Ururu.
Mateoran Paladin clenched his teeth.

“Stop!
Count Abu Bakr!
Do you want to be excommunicated?!
What dare you do in the Holy Cathedral…”

Cut off Mateo’s words, the Count shouts in a louder voice.

“Do all the paladins here agree to detain Thomas Abubakr, who escorted the saint of the sun?!
Hey Samuel!
Were you my son’s friend?
You agree to this detention!
Daniel, do you agree?!”

The paladins, who made eye contact with the count and heard his screams, flinched and stood still.

Also, not all paladins and priests would agree to this detention without cause.
Imprisoning a colleague who ate a pot of rice for an absurd cause.
I can’t easily agree with my conscience.

“Go in!
Mateo, I need to make sure my son is all right before I leave.
Hopefully on the day something happens to my son…”

The soldiers split in half, half protecting the count and surrounding the paladins, and half entering the building with the yellow handkerchief hanging on it.
I blend in with the soldiers and enter the building together.

“Stop!”

“…”

Despite Mateo’s shouts to stop them, less than half of the paladins moved.
All together, they are fewer than the count’s soldiers.
More than half of them didn’t move, so there was no way they could stop them.

“What, what?”

“Stop!”

Some paladins try to block it, but it is at the level of fighting with their weapons in place, and they are outnumbered.
The count’s soldiers cannot be stopped.

Bang!

The soldiers kick the door of the building open with their foot.
I take the bundle with the leather armored soldiers and go straight to the third floor.

“Who are you?!”

Two paladins stood at the entrance to stop Marianne, but

“I got permission from Captain Matteo!
What crime did Sir Thomas and the saintess commit?!”

“That… That… !”

The sergeant shouted and entered as he had decided to enter by shouting the rank and name of the person in charge in advance.
The Paladins struggle with the count’s soldiers while they are buoyant.
In the meantime, I quickly entered the room.

“Number of animals!”

“Camyu-nim!”

Marianne sits quietly on the bed.
I was delighted and ran to him and hugged him.

“Camus, I’m sorry. Jeon…”

“Are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?
Didn’t everything happen!?”

I ask a storm of questions out of concern.
Marianne gazes intently.

“Fortunately, I am not hungry.
On the first floor, my escort paladins,
Sir Thomas is locked up on the second floor.”

In the meantime, take care of others.
Are you a saint or a fairy?

“Someone has already gone there.
Come on, take off your clothes.”

“Yes?! Uh, here? Now?”

Alas, my mind went ahead.
Marianne makes her face blush and she covers her front lip in an X shape.

“It’s not like that, hurry up and change into these clothes.
Let’s mix up and go out.”

Marianne, who grasped the situation at my whisper, quickly changed into the count’s soldier’s armor while I turned around.
Before putting on her helmet, she also puts on her cloth hat to hide her ash gray hair as well.
Her helm is pressed down deeply, and a thin muffler covers her chin and mouth.

I put Marianne’s clothes on her pillow and put the blanket over it.
It’s clumsy, but please take your time.

“I found it!
Sir Thomas is on the second floor!”

“Okay! I’ll go!”

Me and Marianne, disguised as soldiers, got out of her cabinet and ran to the second floor.
The Count’s soldiers were struggling with the Paladins for a while.

“Thomas! My son!”

“Father!”

Coming out of the building, I could see the beautiful father-son reunion of the Count and Sir Thomas.

“You have to go. Keep your head down and walk.”

Coming out of the building, she pretends to join the Count’s soldiers after they stood outside.
Me and Marianne, Jacques, Ludvik, and two of the Count’s soldiers walk together to the cathedral exit.

“Now, wait a minute.
What about Sir Thomas and the escort knights?”

Oops…
Marianne is not one to take care of them.

“The Count will bring you out.
We’ve worked on it, so let’s get out of here.”

“No.
I will see you come out and go with you.”

Marianne stops.
I grabbed her arm and walked out.

“Do you think the count won’t take care of his own son?
And when Sir Thomas comes out, the rest of the Paladins are automatically released.
But you are not
Protecting you is the hardest right now, so let’s get out without making others suffer.
Please. Huh?”

It’s a lie.
Sir Thomas could be brought out somehow, but the rest of the escort knights had no justification for the Count to bring them out.
And it’s to my advantage that they remain here and remain as a device that makes the other paladins feel embarrassed.

So, I didn’t plan on taking him in the first place.
He also instructed the Count to come out unaccompanied if it were necessary to confirm the safety of Sir Thomas.

“Really?”

“Then. Let’s go.”

Marianne soon walked again.
Phew, good luck

Coming out of the cathedral, I see the count’s soldiers and my bodyguards waiting outside in the plaza.

“Quietly get behind the wagon.”

Marianne rode behind the wagon with the Count’s soldiers, who took the boxes inside her one by one and unloaded them again.
If that’s the case, you’ll think I’m on the way to get the box.
Marianne hides in the wagon.

“Quietly. Let us go first.”

I turned the wagon and set off with my companions.

* * *

“Phew, chief.
You have suffered.”

“Wow, you guys have been through a lot too.
How sleepy you were.”

“That’s right, chief.
Because my heart just raced.
Anyway, I’m glad it was resolved amicably.”

The way out of the square in front of the cathedral and out of the capital.
Jacques and Ludvik, sitting in the driver’s seat, chatter with excitement.

“The yellow handkerchief that Kamyu gave me, you put it to good use.”

Rumbling.

Caravans also roll merrily.
Marianne, still in her soldier’s attire, held her handkerchief cherished with both her hands.

“I know.
Did you bring it?”

“Sure.
It’s proof that Kamyu-nim saved me.
Of course you have to take care of it.”

Marianne looks down at her handkerchief.

“Sir Thomas and the escort knights got out of the way, right?”

…

“Then. Did you see the character of the count?
If you don’t let him out, he’ll grab High Priest Philip by the collar.
Don’t worry.
I’ll get along well by staying with the count.”

“What a relief.
If only I was getting out
I couldn’t stand it.”

The reason why Marianne, with her mighty divine power and her saintly authority, was voluntarily placed under confinement was because of the escort knights.
If Marianne had tried her best not to be caught, she would already have infighting and destroyed everything in the cathedral.

“Thank you again, Kamyu.
And Mr. Jacques, Mr. Ludwig too.
Thank you.”

Marianne gave her navel salute to her driver’s seat.

“Oh my, since I live, I would have jumped in to save you.
It’s something to live for a really long time.”

“That’s right.
I only lived 50 years of my life, but there are so many twists and turns in my short life.
Since the captain or corps commander bought 4 times more, I will have to fold one, no, a few more in the future.
Haha!”

Ludwig shrugs and Jacques laughs heartily.
You wouldn’t have known that you could rescue an enemy like this just by seeing it on the battlefield.
Life has a lot of great things.

“So Kamyu-nim, where are we going now?”

“Um, I’m thinking of leaving you at Princess Anne’s villa…”

Closely.

Before I knew it, Marianne, who was sitting across from her, grabbed my arm.

“No.”

“Why?”

“I decided to protect Kamyu-nim.
Uh, of course… I got some help this time…
From now on!
As promised, I will protect Kamyu.”

Marianne, shy but never letting go of my arm.

“Okay.
Promise instead.
No matter what happens in the future, even if there are hostages, do not be captured by the enemy.
Because saving you makes us more dangerous.”

Marianne’s eyes flicker for a moment, but her eyes quickly clear again.

“Yes. I promise.”

“Good. Then let’s go together.”

“Hey, the captain is so mean.
It wasn’t even the way to the villa in the first place.”

“No it’s not?!
You were going to turn around in the middle?!”

Jack this kid.
You’re blind

“It doesn’t matter, Mr. Zach.
Because Kamyu-nim wanted to be promised.
I was wrong this time, so I really wanted to make a promise.
To prevent this from happening in the future.”

Fierce determination pouring through Marianne’s long eyelashes.
I nod her head.

“Hey, Sister.
But the captain is right.
This rescue operation would never have ended like this without Count Abu Bakr.
It was fortunate that Count Abu Bakr came to the capital at this timing in the first place.
Going in without any means of contacting the outside world is really reckless.
Please discuss with us next time.

Ludwig looked back slightly from the driver’s seat and cautioned,

“Okay. I was very careless.
I apologize once again.
I’m so sorry everyone.
Next time, I’ll be sure to discuss it before going alone.”

“Good posture, Marie.
Well then let’s go!
To meet the berserkers and the moon knight!”