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I looked at Master Erickson carefully and asked.

“If… If there is someone protecting me… So, if you are trying to get revenge… Is revenge even a wrong choice?”

I remembered it for a moment.

The reason I want revenge.

Master Erickson opened his eyes wide and looked surprised.

“Have your memories returned?”

I shook my head.

I couldn’t remember anything, now or in the past. There’s still a fog in my head. I couldn’t even force myself to think of it.

but-.

“I can’t remember, but there is something that vaguely comes to mind.”

Very vaguely.

Such memories.

I remembered why I wanted revenge.

“Something vaguely comes to mind? What on earth is that?”

I took a deep breath.

I wasn’t nervous about speaking. I don’t know why. I just naturally took deep breaths.

“To protect someone, perhaps I want to destroy the church to save that person.”

I don’t even know who that someone is.

It just felt like I had someone precious to me.

Master Erickson was dumbfounded and asked a question.

“But I don’t remember that person, I don’t know?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

I had no memory of that person.

just-.

Really just-.

It was just a word that lingered in my head.

Revenge of the Church.

Perhaps the cult took everything away from me. It felt like an imprint, not a memory.

The engraving was speaking to me.

I think there may still be something left in me. No, I have to take revenge to protect what is left.

Even though I lost my memory like this, there was clearly something I had to protect. I added.

“It may already be too late.”

“It’s too late… Why do you think that?”

2 years.

I have been here for two years.

Because of that-.

“Hasn’t it already been almost two years since I came here? In these two years, the existence I was supposed to protect may have already been taken away by the church.”

“… It’s probably very likely.”

Because it is not a short time.

If my enemy is the church, the church will also see me as their enemy.

In that case, there was a high possibility that I would have dealt with my precious person somehow.

but-.

Even so-.

I wanted to believe, even if it was just a glimmer of hope. There are still things left to protect.

That’s why I have to take revenge.

“So I definitely… I want revenge. Maybe even for the precious people who may still be left.”

It may already be too late… .

I was desperate. That’s why I prayed to my teacher.

“Please allow me to become a rebel and take revenge on the church.”

Master Erickson was silent for a moment.

It also looked like he was thinking deeply about something.

And soon-.

“I understand. I will allow you to become a rebel. At least if you belong to the rebels, there will be no innocent victims.”

“Thank you.”

“Dan!”

Master Erickson shouted.

There is a “condition. As I said, I think of you like a child. You can’t just look at a being like that and push it to die.”

“Yes? So what?”

“This ogre is called the king of the mountain. Take him down. Otherwise, I cannot allow you to join the rebels.”

“If it’s an ogre… But that… !”

Ogre.

There is a reason why he is called the king of the mountains. He had to reach at least the highest level, but he was one of the monsters he could face.

A being that boasted the highest level of strength among monsters, that was the ogre.

It’s the best thing to say, but it was difficult unless you were at least a master.

That means.

“Are you telling me to reach the level of a master?”

“No. At least I’m telling you to take your time. If you act too quickly, your body will only be ruined.”

Master was concluding that I would not be able to defeat the ogre.

I was able to understand the teacher’s thoughts.

I was the one who devoted most of my time to training, excluding the time I spent sleeping and doing chores. That is why I was able to reach a superior level in this short period of time.

but-.

The level of master. No, from the highest level, things took a different direction.

A level that cannot be achieved through a short period of effort.

Enlightenment and time.

It was only possible to achieve this by accumulating such things.

“Well, don’t worry. Even if you couldn’t defeat the ogre, I plan to let you go when the time comes.”

“… I understand.”

“And… Save your life. Now there are people who care about you.”

Master Erikson’s words that he cares for me.

Master Erickson was embarrassed by what he said and turned his head away from me.

I knew very well that it was for me.

but-

I felt a little frustrated. Still, I decided to accept it for now.

“Okay.”

***

3 years.

Three years have passed since Renia joined the church. In the meantime, many things happened to Renia.

but-.

What happened recently was different.

2 years since the death of a loved one.

18-year-old Lenia heard the news of the death of her father, Count Ruber. In fact, Renia had heard about it in advance through a letter.

That my father was not in good health.

but-.

Naturally, it was impossible for Renia to go out for care, and it was also impossible for her to monitor her father’s condition.

Renia had guessed in advance that something like this might happen.

Was that why?

Renia was indifferent after hearing the news of her father’s death.

I didn’t cry or get frustrated like I did with Chris.

but-.

“Now I am truly alone.”

I understood my situation.

Alone now.

No one was there.

Even after the adventure with the hero ends.

He realized that there would be no one by his side. I became increasingly scared, but I didn’t show it on the outside.

After all, there is no one here who can comfort you.

All they say is that God will comfort them.

Lenia was tired of such words now.

At this time-.

Archbishop Porsipia, who heard the news of the death, came to visit Renia.

With an expression full of worry.

Lenia looked at Archbishop Porsipia with an expressionless expression. And asked.

“Master… What should I do?”

Saint.

A being who seeks to defeat the witch along with the hero in order to protect the continent.

That responsibility seemed so ridiculous to Renia.

There was no one on the continent I wanted to protect anymore, and no one to be with me when the mission was over.

Such a continent.

Honestly, I thought it wouldn’t matter if it perished.

“Why… , why… Are things like this only happening to me?”

Renia’s weak, drooping voice.

Everyone who was connected to him died.

It feels like the traces of the Renia louver are disappearing. Renia felt like she was disappearing.

“I… I don’t want to be a saint. It doesn’t matter if the continent collapses.”

It was something a saint should never say.

Archbishop Porsipia, who heard those words, looked confused. A saint’s duty. It was something that should not be easily abandoned.

Although it was created by a religious order, it played a major role in exorcising the Demon King.

Archbishop Porsipia opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Probably… I guess what I’m going to say from now on can only be called hypocrisy.”

“Hypocrisy… .”

“The person who was important to the saint may have already passed away… You can’t even lose the memories that remain in that land.”

“Land… ?”

“The saint’s favorite place, the place she spent with that person. You can’t lose even that. We should at least protect that.”

Archbishop Porsipia tries to impress upon Rhenia that she must protect the continent. I didn’t feel very good because I felt like I was deceiving Renia.

Archbishop Porsipia’s words reminded Lenia of the events in the Luber Territory.

The mansion where I stayed with my father, the streets I walked with Chris, and the hill with the big tree.

Really happy moments.

If you think about the future, these are the only moments of happiness for Renia. As she recalled those moments, tears began to form in Renia’s eyes.

And the tears rolled down Renia’s cheeks.

“… I want to protect it. At least… I want to at least leave a message that we were there.”

Renia’s expression has improved significantly.

Of course, Renia’s expression did not brighten.

His expression changed from expressionless to dark, but Archbishop Porsipia decided that the expression on his face had improved.

“Hey… Saint… ”

Archbishop Porsipia thought for a while.

Is it right to convey this fact?

Or is it right to hide it from the saint?

It’s true, I thought about it several times.

but-.

There was no answer.

Therefore, I decided to just give a simple warning for now.

“Archbishop Albert… Don’t trust him too much.”

This is the death of Count Ruber.

There were more than one or two suspicious things. It was no ordinary death.

Although my body was weakened, the medicinal energy was strangely strong.

Rather, drugs with strong energy that make a weakened body worse. Such medicines were used on Count Ruber, who was weakened.

‘clearly… This is close to assassination.’

And Archbishop Porsipia recalled an incident from two years ago. Tragic events that happened to the Fletcher family.

It was just like back then.

There was no evidence, but only suspicion. At that time, it just ended with a warning.

But – Archbishop Porsipia gave a clear warning to Archbishop Albert.

If something like this happens again around the saint, she will end up holding Albert in question and answering questions.

Archbishop Porsipia.

That was the moment when she decided to get involved in politics within the denomination.

Everything is a saint.

To protect the saint.

“Because he hid a lot of his true intentions.”

That is why a warning about Archbishop Albert was delivered to Lenia.

“… .”

Lenia listened to Archbishop Porsipia’s words. Renia was silent for a long time.

Renia’s current appearance seemed far from shocked. Rather, he seemed calm.

“Is that a sure story?”

A warning about the current situation.

Isn’t it the same as saying it out loud? Lenia also understood what Archbishop Porsipia was saying.

My own father.

A statement with the nuance that Count Ruber did not die from illness.

And the culprit is Archbishop Albert.

So I asked again.

“The warning you just gave… Are you sure?”

It was a side of Renia that had never been seen before, no, never seen before. Cold, frosty eyes. A sinking voice.

At first glance, it seemed like he was rebuking Archbishop Porsipia.

Archbishop Porsipia spoke carefully.

“… There is no evidence. It’s just a heartache.”

“Is that so… . all right… .”

Renia was a little disappointed when she heard that she had a heart attack. After hearing that it was just a matter of curiosity, I decided to first stop doubting Albert.

‘… First of all, there is no evidence that Archbishop Porsipia is on my side.’

I wanted to believe in Archbishop Porsipia, but I just couldn’t.

This was because the current Renia could not trust anyone in the church.

A denomination that only looks shiny on the outside, but is clearly festering on the inside.

It was Renia who kept being disappointed by the church.

Archbishop Porsipia was also a member of the church before becoming a teacher.