episode_0014

There was one nun walking on the devastated land.

The nun, who concealed her face, still exuded elegance despite merely walking.

She slowly walked this land, then shook her head.

“As expected, it’s been tainted by evil energy. I suppose it can’t be helped since a large number of undead appeared…”

This place, until just a few weeks ago, was where a large army of undead had gathered.

The undead themselves were successfully exterminated, but the evil energy generated while the undead stayed there had seeped into the land, transforming it into a land of death.

If this were left unattended, one couldn’t know what effects the surrounding monsters might experience by absorbing the evil energy.

If that happened, the surroundings would become a difficult place for people to live.

The evil energy must be eliminated as soon as possible by purifying it.

However, the reason the nun came to this place was not to eliminate the evil energy of this land.

‘There are only traces of battle from about two people at most… among them, one who led the battle and one to assist him.’

The method of dealing with the undead is extremely brutal.

It wasn’t done using a priest’s purification magic; instead, judging from the remaining traces of evil energy, it seems a strong divine power was used to forcibly eliminate the undead army.

‘In addition, the methods of the East are also visible.’

The nun carefully picked up a piece of yellow paper that had been burned.

A talisman that uses magic to engrave letters on paper mainly used in the East, to exert power.

It seems that what the Prin Kingdom said, ‘An eastern swordsman helped them,’ is indeed true.

“It seems that the Prin Kingdom is definitely hiding something.”

-….

The nun reports the results of her investigation through a communication device.

The nun, ordered to wait for a while, sighed and stretched out her hand towards the surrounding land.

“I’ll purify it while I wait.”

Pure white divine power, like snow without a single foreign substance, gathered in the nun’s hand.

How much light had gathered?

When a cluster of light about the size of a child’s fist gathered, the nun threw the sphere of light high into the sky.

The slightly floating sphere of light soon scattered in all directions and permeated the ground, beginning to draw out something black from the land.

Pazijijik!!

The black something shot up like lightning and disappeared.

After that continued for about 3 minutes, nothing rose from the ground.

-….

“It’s nothing much. I just purified the evil energy of the land.”

-….

“On-site judgment?… Hmm… That’s right. In my opinion, it seems certain that something big has happened to the hero Leon, as the Holy Woman said.”

Because of what the nun said, various stories seemed to be exchanged beyond the communication device.

Then, as if the story had been sorted out, a voice came from beyond the communication device.

-….

“Hmm… For now, it seems to be true that the hero Leon has an eastern swordsman with him. However, since the Prin Kingdom doesn’t seem to know the hero’s next destination either…, let’s head to Jo.”

-…..

“Don’t worry. Even if the flow of magic is rough in the eastern part of the continent, it’s still within the range of the communication device. Unless we go beyond the eastern sea, all the way to the Tayo country, contact will not be lost.”

Having said that, the nun cut off the communication device and moved her steps.

The nun headed to the inn where the hero Abel, whom she was accompanying, was staying.

She glanced at the innkeeper, who was uneasy with no one around, and then headed upstairs.

Going upstairs, she heard the irritating moans of a woman and the excited voice of a man.

Entering Abel’s room, the first thing she felt was the musty smell that pierced her nose.

Next, she saw women exhausted and collapsed, unable to withstand Abel’s vigor.

“Ugo Go Go Hot♥♥♥♥”

“….”

The sight of a woman, the same priest as herself, but giving in to lust and wearing the lewd expression of a harlot that a clergyman should not have.

And Leon, the hero’s friend from the same hometown, and a pitiful woman who made the wrong choice under the guise of protecting him, yet not realizing her mistake, or simply ignoring it.

She glanced at them and headed to Abel, who was diligently thrusting his hips.

“Abel.”

“Huh? Can’t you see I’m busy right….”

“Look into my eyes.”

Slightly lifting the thick veil that covered her face revealed white skin and distinct, beautiful features underneath.

And, wickedly shining red eyes.

“Uh…uh…..”

At that moment, everyone in that place stared blankly at the nun, as if possessed by something.

“Suggestion release.”

After saying those words, the nun quietly came outside.

“Well then…, shall we go meet the new hero~”

* * *

“Are you alright?”

“What can I do even if I’m not alright.”

The audience chamber of the Prin Kingdom’s royal castle.

There are currently 3 people here.

King Adomos Prin of the Prin Kingdom, Allas Kendel, and Marang Adel, the head of the Adel family, are gathered.

“Rather than that…, I would like to ask you. Are you alright?”

Adomos asked, shifting his gaze to Allas.

Then Allas slightly lowered his head and answered.

“I’m fine.”

“…Even so, an child who was once a daughter…”

“That child is not my daughter. She is only causing the family’s reputation to decline and destroying trust between people.”

“Is that so… If that’s what you think, then I understand.”

Adomos briefly thought of a woman in a corner of the royal castle’s underground prison.

Someone who can no longer be called a person.

A woman who betrayed the hero Leon, incurred his wrath, had her qualifications as a human being revoked, and could only live as a beast.

“Rather, if that can repay his anger, it’s a bargain.”

“Hmm….”

What the hero Leon, who saved the kingdom from destruction, demanded from them was as follows.

1) Do not reveal that I did this.

2) Give me the authority to decide the fate of Tiris Kendel, who betrayed and deceived me.

He drew the line as if he only wanted these two things and nothing more.

“The hero Leon’s power is overwhelming. As Your Majesty has seen…, I have never heard of someone who can wield such divine power. Perhaps even the other heroes living in this era would not have that much power.”

“Hmm.., I know.”

“Of course, from a human perspective, the hero’s power is something to be happy about, but from the perspective of a country, it is an extremely dangerous power. Unless there is a way to control that power, it is necessary to avoid unnecessary friction with the hero Leon, at least for now.”

The overwhelming divine power that cuts down countless undead with one blow.

If that is directed at the enemy, there is nothing more reliable and trustworthy than that, but if that power is directed at them….

It was too terrible to even think about.

….But at least the king thought that power would not be directed at the Prin Kingdom right now.

“You don’t have to worry about that for now.”

“Do you have a reason for thinking so?”

“Before leaving, I had a brief one-on-one conversation with him.”

He didn’t have a long conversation with him, but he thought it was quite an interesting story.

“I’ll be direct. Your power is… too great for humans to handle. It’s a huge power that can’t help but be wary of, even if you don’t want to be wary. If you wanted to, you could destroy the kingdom and establish your own country. I’m afraid of that.”

“….You’re being very honest.”

The hero Leon, who said that, seemed to think for a moment, then nodded.

“My sword was passed down from the Sword King.”

“…The Sword King?… You don’t mean that legendary figure from 300 years ago?”

“Yes. He’s alive. Well, that’s not really important…, but the Sword King said that too. He said that I would become too strong to accept me as a disciple. If I wielded that power freely and plunged the world into chaos, even he wouldn’t be able to handle it, so he wouldn’t accept me as a disciple.”

Hearing those words, Adomos thought that the Sword King was a man with considerable insight.

No, if he had lived for 300 years, he would automatically have that much insight.

And the words of the hero Leon that followed touched Adomos’ heart.

“I said, I’m a hero, I’m the goddess’s sword and the one who cuts off the Demon King’s head. What’s important isn’t power, but the power to cut off the Demon King’s head. I’m not interested in anything else. That fact is still valid now. I am a hero. The goddess’s sword that cuts off the Demon King’s head. Therefore, I will continue to train endlessly until I can cut off the Demon King’s head. So…, I can’t be a king and I’m not interested in it.”

“….Is that so.”

Of course, he could be lying.

Because people are those who smile and stab you in the back.

But Adomos felt sincerity in the hero Leon’s eyes.

A pure, unadulterated will.

“More than anything, if I were going to be king in the first place, wouldn’t it be easier to just let the undead trample the royal castle, let some people, including the king, die, then storm in and deal with them, win the hearts of the people, and become king as it is?”

“….Haha, you’re very honest.”

“Honesty is all I have left.”

“….You had such a conversation?”

“That’s right. So you don’t have to worry about the hero Leon for now.”

“If so.., I understand. Then, did you hear anything about the hero Leon’s next destination?”

Even so, if they couldn’t even grasp the hero’s location, that would be a problem in its own right.

So Marang Adel asked Adomos, but Adomos shook his head.

“He said he was going to get something he absolutely needed…, but I didn’t hear exactly where he was going.”

“Something absolutely necessary…, that must also be something necessary to defeat the Demon King.”

“That would be the case.”

It wasn’t at all, but they misunderstood.