episode_0042

Colleagues ahead.

No, they are already seemingly fellow warriors, saints, and wizards.

The second meeting with them was at the training hall.

If the previous meeting was for the purpose of friendly exchange through simple conversation, the current meeting was to check each other’s skills.

what… In short, it was a time to test one’s skills.

Since we are going to be colleagues, it would be good to get to know each other’s skills in advance.

First of all-.

It started with a sparring between me and the hero in the center of the training hall.

Since there were two people in charge, it was probably a natural result.

“… Please take care of me.”

Before sparring-.

I tried talking to the hero first.

“Heung!”

What on earth do you not like about me?

A tough warrior from the first meeting.

Even now, it was still rough.

The warrior raised his wooden sword, and I raised my long baton. A sparring between fake swords, not real swords. Of course, what I was holding was not a sword, but a baton.

A brief standoff followed.

however-.

I sensed something strange.

The hero who confronted me.

He was full of loopholes. It looked so sloppy that I doubted whether it was even true that he had learned how to use a sword.

‘I don’t think I’m showing any loopholes on purpose… ?’

However, it doesn’t look like they are going about sparring half-heartedly.

They say this sound is your natural ability.

‘That’s strange.’

It was definitely strange.

Is it true that you studied the sword for 5 years?

To test it out, I found a clear loophole.

The hero was caught in a trap that was too easy to see. A hero rushing toward me toward that trap. It was still full of gaps.

It may only be on the outside, so I didn’t let go of my tension until the end.

He responded calmly to the warrior’s attack. I let go of the sword being swung at me. Counterattack immediately.

I stabbed the tip of the stick with my solar plexus.

The hero fell to the ground under my attack.

A warrior who suffered from pain for a while.

“Che!”

The warrior fell down and hit the floor hard, and at the same time, dust rose up.

It was definitely strange.

As far as I know, 5 years.

The warrior must have learned the sword for about 5 years. It seemed so strange that he only had this level of skill.

The warrior lying down grabbed the sand on the floor and muttered softly.

“There are so many guys stronger than me, so why bother making me…? !”

anger.

A sharp voice.

At first glance, it may seem unfair.

Soon, the warrior got up with an expression as if nothing had happened and returned to his seat. Looking at such a hero, I felt a strange sense of interest.

‘… hmm. ‘Is that so?’

I was able to roughly understand the warrior’s thoughts.

And next.

The next person to test skills was Wizard Rose. Of course, as he was a wizard, it was not a sparring format.

“Wizards are rare, so this will be your first time seeing magic.”

rose.

She held a red bead between her fingers. It was an item called a compression bead, and it was an indispensable magical tool for wizards.

As Rose chanted the spell, she threw a red orb forward.

As the red bead broke, flames rose.

At the same time, Rose’s fingertips turned toward the flames.

Then the flames moved according to Rose’s fingertips and hit the target.

“After… . Well, this is it.”

Rose had sweat on her forehead.

It looks like they put in a lot of effort to show us.

My head nodded spontaneously.

Magic was definitely a miraculous power.

Although creation was God’s domain, it had the disadvantage of having to carry around tools to use as materials, but it was clear that this would be a great help in practice.

‘Is fire magic your main force?’

If the battle took place in a burning place, it seemed like it would be of great help.

And the last order -.

She was a saint.

A saintess moving precariously, tapping the floor with her cane.

“… My only ability is to pray to God and strengthen your physical abilities.”

In a word, strengthening your body.

Although it was dull, it was the optimal ability for a vanguard like me or a warrior.

I approached the saint.

“Can you give me a call?”

I wanted to find out how much the increase in strengthening was.

“Yes.”

The saint knelt down, carefully placed her hands together, and began to pray.

at the same time-.

An unidentified vitality began to well up in my body.

“Oh… .”

As a rough estimate, 1.5 times.

It seemed like his physical abilities had increased to that extent.

An ability that is more useful than you think.

It was unexpected.

However, this ability of a saint seems to be unnecessary for Rose, a wizard.

The hero once summoned the rest, including me.

Was it because he was defeated by me?

An expression that still looks disapproving.

“… I will decide my role.”

Before the warrior knew it, he had four chess pieces spread out on the desk.

“I am the vanguard. And you, the wizard, and the saint are the rearguard. You, warrior, guard these two.”

It was a neat explanation, but

There were a few shortcomings.

The thing that is most lacking among them is-.

“Can you do it alone?”

The point was that the warrior was the vanguard alone.

No matter how you look at it, your skills are insufficient to deal with the enemy alone.

“It is possible.”

“I think it would be impossible.”

“… I heard it’s possible!!”

Could this be the stubbornness of a hero?

I was needlessly strong.

I had no choice but to lower my tail.

“I understand.”

The one who suffers anyway will be the hero himself.

however-.

The wizard who had been listening quietly raised his hand, drawing attention.

“Oh, wait a minute!”

Naturally, attention focused on the wizard.

“I am a wizard. I need a lot of tools, so I have a lot of baggage. But I’m too weak to carry that burden myself. So we need a porter.”

The warrior sharply drew a line against the wizard’s suggestion.

“No more colleagues can be added. Even if it’s just a porter’s job. This is a rule.”

“What do you say? I know it too. So, you!”

The wizard pointed at me.

“Anyway, I will be free since I am the escort for the saint and I, so please carry my luggage. Since you are a warrior anyway, what you have left is strength.”

It was a one-sided notification.

Just as I was about to answer…

An unexpected person came forward before me.

“… I think that is too one-sided notice.”

She was a saint.

“What?”

“There is a possibility that the warrior will stand in the vanguard on your behalf. If you add unnecessary fatigue, you might actually end up in Germany. How about reducing your load instead?”

The strange current of the two suddenly flowing.

In order to defuse the situation, I quickly decided to pretend to be a porter.

“I understand. I’ll take care of the luggage.”

anyway-.

‘Because I was planning on taking charge of the supplies.’

If it’s as I expected -.

No, if everything goes according to the scenario the rebels came up with based on their investigation, it was important to take charge of the supplies.

‘Anyway, why did the saint come forward?’

She was a quiet saint until just now.

It was an incomprehensible behavior to me.

***

Renia took a moment…

I began to worry about the incomprehensible behavior I had done.

‘… ‘Do I want to grasp at straws?’

Warrior Eren.

I felt a scent like longing from him.

Was that why?

When Wizard Rose unilaterally ignored Eren, I became angry without realizing it. Without even intending to, I ended up standing in front of everyone.

Immediately after action-.

Renia immediately regretted it.

At the same time, I felt a little scared. Because attention must have been focused on you.

That was so scary. You can’t see yourself, but your eyes are focused.

Fortunately-.

Renia was relieved that Eren solved this problem right away.

And after a moment of silence.

There was a call from the Pope.

The Pope searches for all warriors, saints, and companions.

Renia intuitively realized this.

It’s the beginning-.

Now is the beginning of the journey to defeat the Demon King.

First, before dealing with the Demon King.

Three ordeals are handed down to the warrior.

Perhaps the purpose of the call now is to announce the beginning of the ordeal.

and-.

Just as Renia expected.

“Now I will give the warrior his first ordeal.”

The Pope gave the warrior a trial.

The Pope said that details would be provided at the location of arrival.

Lenia looked up at the Pope calmly.

Although I couldn’t see it.

I could guess what kind of stance he would take.

Because I’ve seen it before.

Is he trying to show his authority? The Pope is clearly sitting on the throne and speaking with an arrogant expression.

Lenia recalled the Pope she remembered.

White hair, wrinkles on the face. I remembered that he looked like just an ordinary old man.

‘… ha. ‘Who on earth should I blame?’

Since Renia was resentful of her current life, she wanted to find someone she wanted to resent.

That’s why Lenia tried to blame the Pope.

If the prophecy hadn’t come down to the Pope, then by now… .

Renia shook her head.

‘Let’s not think about unnecessary things.’

No matter what you do-.

First of all, the Demon King came first.

And after this, two days later-.

The hero’s party, including Renia, completed all preparations and set off on their journey.

***

The destination is the northern part of the empire.

It was a place quite far from the city of Islet in the center.

I was walking down a relatively gentle mountain path.

“… It was slow.”

I heard the warrior muttering.

It’s probably something to say to a saint.

surely-.

It was just as the warrior said. The movement speed was slow due to the saint. The reason was simple. Because the saint is blind.

I had no choice but to walk cautiously.

The road was returning to a place that was as gentle as possible.

Of course, I had no intention of blaming the saint.

“I’m sorry.”

The saintess also seemed to have heard the hero’s mutterings, and quietly apologized.

Strange atmosphere.

Two days already.

Two days had passed since we left, and there was no sign of the party atmosphere improving.

‘First of all, Archbishop Porsipia asked me to do something.’

I stayed next to the saint as much as possible and watched her.

And then I found out.

To be precise, I became convinced of something I had slightly doubted. It was certain that the saint was blind. Because he kept bumping into me and apologizing.

Looking at the saintess’s expression, she seemed to be very tired.

I said.

“It would be better to take a break here first.”

It wasn’t just the saint.

A warrior and a wizard.

Everyone had a tired look on their faces. To be honest, I was a little tired too.

Although I was carrying a heavy burden on my shoulders, I was mentally tired from watching the saint.

That’s why I said it.

“Do you think it would be a good idea to take a break? It looks like you have a lot of free time.”

A warrior who catches my words. I was a little angry about this too.

theretofore-.

The saint, who was already walking precariously, was about to fall.

He quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed the saint’s arm.

At the same time, the saintess pursed her lips as if embarrassed.

“Uh… . hmm… .”

I apologized for tampering with the saint’s body.

“Ah… , I’m sorry. I felt like I was going to fall, so I caught myself without realizing it. It shouldn’t touch the body carelessly.”

“Oh, no. Thank you.”

do-.

I’m trying to walk again.

“In the past and now, you try hard to impress men.”

I heard the warrior’s sarcasm from ahead.

When the saintess heard this, her eyebrows furrowed.

“Hero… .”

He didn’t raise his voice, but his voice was cold.

It was a moment when a fight was about to break out.

however-.

Strangely, the wizard exploded first, not the saint and the warrior.

“Ugh… ! I can’t take it anymore!!! My legs hurt, my back hurts! When we get to the next village, let’s rent a carriage!!! Please!!!”

A wizard suddenly shouts as if screaming.

The hero, who was about to start a cold war with the saint, was embarrassed and nodded.