episode_0031

It was quite unexpected to meet Ariel, a person I had met at the Academy, here, but since she knew me as a priest, I was able to obtain information more easily than expected.

“But how come you are here, Ariel?”

“Ah… since the academy is on vacation, I need money…”

“Is the academy any good these days?”

“Ah, yes! All the professors have become good people, and the Evil God Church has provided me with various additional support as compensation, so my attendance has become better.”

I’m glad.

By the way, wasn’t it a noble family? They take a lot of money from the academy itself… No, even if they are nobles, they can still lack money.

Why, couldn’t it be a noble rank earned through wartime exploits?

“Then is it possible to hear about the Queen of Decaprium these days?”

I said as I placed the gold coin.

“This is too much…”

“No, shouldn’t I pay for the information I gave you before?”

After saying that and paying the money, I was able to hear the information naturally.

“First of all… Ah, you know that Decaprium was once destroyed, but has since been rebuilt. I don’t know why, but at that time, the queen was in office…”

Come to think of it, it seemed like the original protagonist died before he became famous, and the suddenly destroyed kingdom was rebuilt and the queen was crowned.

It went better than I expected.

“Of course, the queen worked for the people to the point of quelling their discontent, and perhaps that is why the people’s loyalty is extremely high. Aside from this, there is nothing particularly unusual about it…”

Probably not.

Well, it’s roughly similar to what I heard from Abel earlier.

He is highly loyal, governs well, and pays a lot of money to the evil religion.

He said he was doing well without a single flaw.

“Then can I hear what the view on the evil religion is here?”

“Hmm… I guess I definitely don’t have a good feeling about evil religions. I think having to donate money to evil religions is giving people a bad look.”

In fact, I wonder if there is any country other than the Empire that has a positive attitude toward evil religions.

Well, in a way, is this a natural result?

If you think about the things they have done so far, it is understandable that their views toward evil religions are full of hatred.

Hmm, okay. If you think about it, having good gaze is even weirder.

“I see. Thank you for the information, Ariel.”

I bowed my head and said hello.

If you came here with other children, how dare you bow down to the evil spirit. And then he would have been beaten to death.

I’m glad I came alone.

“Whew, if there’s nothing like this, it’s even more suspicious.”

I muttered to myself as I left the information store.

There really is no flaw.

And that fact made me feel like something was not quite right.

I walked around in everyday clothes, not in priest uniform.

Buy some food at the market, or check out some accessories.

That’s how I saw the atmosphere first.

‘It’s really good.’

After wandering around the streets at night, the atmosphere was quite good.

A place where people are quite lively, and even the hunters who survive day by day are not that broken.

Seeing them helping each other and living together in a proper way made me feel like I had come to a normal place for the first time in a long time.

Isn’t there something that somehow makes your heart flutter?

Of course, I’m not feeling it, but I think I probably wouldn’t have felt that way if my emotions were normal.

“Anyway, if there is something, it must be in the palace.”

First, I slowly looked around from the outskirts, but my intuition that there was something inside the palace was constantly ringing.

Certainly, seeing as there is nothing in the market, slums, or outskirts, it seems like there must be something in that royal castle.

Hmm…. As a priest, he will definitely be watching me and reporting right away the moment I disappear.

Let’s go a little more naturally.

I quietly disappeared and knocked out two patrolling knights.

At the same time, stunning it itself is not that difficult.

Immediately after that, it changed to the appearance of one of the knights.

“Hmm, and this article…”

Killing him isn’t a good idea, so let’s change his face.

Yes, he has become more handsome.

Live while being grateful to me.

I have no faith whatsoever, but I have been especially blessed, so I owe this article thanks.

Then, I looked into the article’s memories for a moment.

Roughly speaking, from the time I became a knight until now.

After going through it all in a short period of time, I put the article away.

After that, I woke up another knight.

“Byte, come to your senses! Byte!”

“Uh, uhm…Hanson? W-what. What’s wrong?”

“No, I was on patrol when I suddenly collapsed! Don’t you remember?”

I helped a knight named Byte.

“I think this is enough for patrol, and you’re not feeling well. Shall we go back early?”

“Ugh… I’m on surveillance early this morning…”

“Hey, who am I? My brother will do it for you, so call me brother from now on.”

Hanson loved to inflate himself, brag, and show off.

Among the things Hanson would say, I chose something that suited me and said it.

As a result, I naturally took on the early morning patrol mission, helped Byte home, and entered the castle.

The royal castle he entered as a knight was harsher than he expected.

Hanson This guy is a bully.

‘I don’t know if I chose it right or wrong.’

First of all, I’m glad that he’s not interested and doesn’t talk to me, but it’s kind of sad.

Hanson, I’ve fixed your ugly appearance, so maybe you can live a different life now.

I walked down the street with such sad thoughts.

Eventually, we arrived at the place in front of the queen’s bedroom.

Yeah, yeah, I never thought I’d be working with someone who was the only one at the same time as me, and who hated Hanson so damn much.

Hanson, I won’t get your revenge.

Well, you’re living a new life, and I’m borrowing your identity for a while, so isn’t this a good deal for both of us?

Of course, I didn’t agree with you.

“Hanson. Today’s shift is bytes, so why are you…”

“We don’t have any good feelings between us, so let’s just quietly move on. Why should we even say anything?”

It was a very Hanson-like tone of voice.

Okay, this kind of third-rate wrangler-like tone of voice is comfortable and good.

“I came in on a shift today because my bite hurt. Is this a problem?”

“You, hehe…yeah, no problem. Like you said, we don’t have any good feelings between us, so let’s just move on.”

So I quietly started working.

Actually, there wasn’t much to do other than just stand.

Since we didn’t look good on each other, we couldn’t chat, and it would have been nice to have the thrill of being alerted to something, but unfortunately, there wasn’t anything like that.

All I had to do was just be bored and work for three hours, then switch to other drivers and that would be the end.

Well, I didn’t expect anything to happen for three hours.

Are there any events like assassinations, rebellions, or anything like that?

Thanks to this, just as I was getting bored, work hours ended.

“There was nothing wrong during my shift.”

“Okay, okay. Thank you for your hard work. Let’s just go in and rest.”

After changing shifts with a man who looked tall to anyone, I changed into casual clothes without making eye contact with him and ran to the bathroom.

Hmm, okay. After all, magic is great.

With just one magic trick, anyone can use a bathroom that is more advanced and more comfortable than today’s.

I think this magic is really an expedient and all-purpose deus ex machina.

“Why should I really say this, Hanson, you’ve had a difficult life.”

Although he was arrogant and self-aggrandizing, he also followed the rules and never went near places where he was told not to go.

In that case, I should go in.

I eliminated any signs of presence, held my breath, and quietly moved into the off-limits area.

In front of it were two knights with quite fierce looks, guarding them fiercely, but in my case, as I had completely disappeared, they didn’t even notice me even when I walked out in the open.

[Something unknown is looking at you.]

[The shackles of the story weigh down [Damian].]

As I went inside, I suddenly lost consciousness along with a message.

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Oh, what was I doing?

‘Oh, that’s right. ‘I was bored so I went to the kingdom where the original protagonist lived.’

Something is missing.

I feel like something is missing and something doesn’t quite fit.

A dirty feeling enveloped my entire body, but there was no need to worry.

Hmm, okay. First, I disguised myself as a driver, and today I was on duty for the first time.

Hmm, it felt quite fresh and new.

“Okay then, where should we go now?”

Fortunately, I didn’t have to sleep, and since Decaprium treats its drivers well, people didn’t really bother me.

On the contrary, he was treated well enough to treat even the arrogant and unpopular Hanson well.

Hmm, this really seems like a normal and sane country.

Yes, it is natural to treat a knight who works hard to protect the country this much.

Okay, okay.

“First…shall we take a walk around the streets at night?”

It was a chance to have fun and eat at Decaprium.

…and get some information at a tavern along the way.