episode_0098

“The building is really spacious.”

When I arrived with my luggage, following the directions given by Peria with Master and Enin, there was a two-story building made of wood.

When I opened the door and went in, Peria was in the middle of cleaning.

“Are you here? Pick each room you like. This building was once built by a mercenary group, so it has a lot of rooms. But a fight broke out and everyone died or dispersed, and a member of our organization who stopped by at that time took over what the survivors were selling for cheap.”

“It was an accident item.”

It is a building that is somewhat disturbing because of its somewhat horrific origins.

Of course, that didn’t mean we were in a position to hide our belongings, so we brought our luggage inside before it got dark.

Afterwards, I was looking at the huge hall on the first floor that Peria was cleaning, and even though all the candles were lit, it felt gloomy to see that the lights were not shining in all the places.

“You said someone here died, right? Isn’t there a ghost coming out?”

Peria snorted at my words.

“Ha! What will I do when it comes out? If a person who enters here is not just a passing pilgrim, but comes from a place where God, his apostles, and bishops are present, should it be said that it is suicide…?”

“You may attain Buddhahood.”

“That’s right, unless I want to become Buddha, I’ll just hold my breath and live.”

“That’s right.”

Even if there are real ghosts, they are at the level of a ghost in a building in the middle of the city.

The moment Deshade steps on him, he may become a Buddha without even realizing it.

When I thought about that, the gloomy energy that I felt suddenly disappeared, so I guess there is no such thing as a ghost and it all depends on the person’s decision.

After that, put down all the luggage you brought in the carriage on the first floor and go up to the second floor.

The first floor is a common space, with a kitchen and dining area for simple cooking, and a huge hall, probably because it was where mercenaries gathered. The second floor has 10 rooms, which are very well-insulated and have a shower room.

We looked around the room and settled into our favorite positions.

“Because it was a place used by mercenaries, personal space was thoroughly created.”

Enin knocks on the wall a little loudly, but since the door is closed, nothing is heard.

“I guess there are a lot of people like me who are sensitive to presence. I don’t know anything else, but I think this is definitely a good thing.”

The teacher must have liked it too.

When I see you sleeping all the time, I’m a bit wary of my surroundings in the form of a nap, but I’m glad that I can finally sleep well.

Peria supplemented Master’s words.

“Actually, I made it this sturdy not because many people are sensitive, but because I didn’t want to hear the bed creaking while I was sleeping. Since they are all mercenaries, they brought a lot of lovers with them, so they made it like this.”

‘So the soundproofing was extremely good.’

“Peria, are you there?”

At that time, Thistle’s voice was heard from the first floor.

“I guess Deshade came too. Let’s go down.”

Master and Enin went in to look at the room, and Feria and I went down the stairs and opened the door to see two people and a god carrying a light-looking bag on their back and a pocket in their hand.

“Is that all you have?”

“I’m embarrassed, but this is the only personal baggage I have. Still, this is the most expensive bag.”

Thistle said that, smiled, and opened the pocket he was holding in his hand to show me.

It contained a similar amount of gold coins as the amount we had received from the supply center earlier.

“For finally giving me the money I was supposed to receive for participating in the strike force. I brought all of that, so the total was 700 gold.”

“There are so many.”

It was only after seeing that money that I realized the reason for Thistle’s happy face.

With this much money, I think it’s worth opening the door with a smile even if the bag is light.

700 gold is definitely not money that can be easily obtained.

However, if you think about the operation of the denomination, it is not that much money, as anyone who did this would know.

“However, from now on, you should consider that money will continue to be spent here.”

“That’s true. It would be easier to buy a carriage and a horse rather than paying for the carriage every time, and you would also have to replace things like clothes when they get worn out.”

“Considering that there will be no fixed income in the future, it is a small amount of money.”

Now we really have to go around picking the pockets of the infidels, and since we have no choice but to raise money in that way, the only way is to pray that the infidels become very rich people.

If that doesn’t work, we might end up having to take on requests from the Adventurer’s Guild to raise money every time we go to deal with the heretics.

Peria intervened between us who were talking like that.

“Let’s discuss the details in the evening and then everyone get a room first. Where do you want to catch Astesia? Why don’t you catch the magazine next door to me?”

“Oh, is that so?”

Peria let the other people who had been standing in front of the door, who had been unable to come in because we were talking to them, come in, and then closed the door.

Finally, everyone gathered together and Deshade expressed his gratitude to Peria as a representative.

“Thank you so much for your great help to our denomination. Trickster.”

“Nothing to say, if you have the opportunity to help Deshade, who loves humans, wouldn’t it be a human repayment to help him? Of course, if you really want to reward us, we would be grateful if you could be the first to inform us of news related to apostates. Because it becomes the basis for our business.”

I gently stab Peria in the side.

“Is that why you decided to help?”

“Ah, that’s a bonus. In any case, it’s a favor. It’s a favor. Getting news is additional. What do you think of me?”

“Seller.”

I thought Peria was lending the accommodation as a favor, but it seems like she didn’t really make that decision out of pure goodwill, but rather to be the first to get news about the heretics.

However, they say that it is not just about profit and that all such information is useful.

When I asked what it was being used for, I was told that there are also scholars who buy information about even the smallest movements of these heretics and study their intentions.

So, he said that he did it because if he told his organization in the empire that he had rented the building to them in order to obtain information to sell to them, they would overlook the matter of arbitrarily renting the building.

“Thank you, Peria. Thanks to Feria, our denomination was able to save a significant amount of money.”

“Well, thank you so much for helping me too. Feria.”

Following Deshade, Thistle and Astesia come out and say hello to Peria.

“What. It’s not like I don’t know Thistle. And it’s okay for Astesia not to be so formal. Thanks to Astesia, I also obtained very important ingredients. At this level, you should do as much as you can.”

Peria actually expressed her gratitude to Astesia.

Actually, the Succubus Tears obtained by Peria are a really important material that saves time and money.

Materials will likely play a large part in Feria’s decision to rent out the building.

After realizing those thoughts, Peria looked a little strange.

“Do you also repay the favor?”

“Why is this happening? I tend to definitely return what I receive. My brother always does things that get me beat, so I just don’t know.”

“Now that I think about it, it was repayment.”

After that, the members of the church went up and found their own rooms, and in the evening, everyone gathered on the first floor.

“ character. Then we have to decide how to act starting tomorrow.”

Thistle spreads out a map on a circular table.

“The scope we are in charge of is from the Grace territory to the Shanian trading city to the west.”

The eastern part of the map is the territory of the demons across the plain, and if you go straight to the north of the territory, you will reach the end of the forest where the elves live.

The place Thistle pointed to was a city far to the west of the territory.

“Grace territory has an unusually large number of heretics. If you go up, it’s a capital, and if you go down, it’s an empire. If anything happens, it will run away to the empire.”

Peria briefly explains about the pagans.

It is said that they survive by actively taking advantage of the inviolable relationship between the kingdom and the empire.

“ Doesn’t the Empire catch heretics?”

“It’s not that I don’t catch it, but instead I’m passive. In the Empire, witch hunters are responsible for catching heretics, but they don’t touch them unless they commit murder within the territory of the Empire. They say they put more effort into catching witches than heretics.”

“Witch, it looks like she’s busier there.”

“That’s right. And I said before that the empire doesn’t have a separate state religion, so each person worships the god they want to worship, right? That plays a big role. In the Kingdom, pagans can be easily recognized at a glance, while in the Empire, there are quite a few people who go around impersonating the names of other gods, targeting the fact that there is a god with similar patterns to the pagans. The Empire also knows this, but as long as they don’t make a big deal out of it, let’s just ignore it. Be careful.”

“Is this because it is a good place for pagans to live?”

“You must speak clearly. What I’m saying is that it’s good to live in hiding. And honestly, I think the Empire is a much better place to live for anyone, even non-pagans. Since the Gaia Church is single here, people can’t make much difference, so they have to believe in whatever the Gaia Church says or not, but the empire recognizes the diversity of religions, so you don’t have to be restricted from believing in one god.”

“Well, people here don’t complain much even though they collect donations from time to time and still donate money. If you want to elevate your feat, you can’t not believe in God.”

I too have been thinking differently lately.

At first, the plan was to quietly increase power in the territory of the Kingdom Union, and later feel more comfortable with someone’s support or the backing of an appropriate power, but the power of the Church of Gaia, which can be said to be the foundation of the Kingdom Union, has become so serious. If it’s ramen, your thoughts will change.

In any case, I think it would be better to lead the people of the church and just run towards the empire.

However, it is currently impossible because there are too many restrictions.

Thistle continues with Peria’s explanation.

“So, from the pagans’ point of view, this area, near the Grace Estate, is the best place to be active for other reasons. There are a lot of refugees around here, where the 3rd Corps is located. Although there are some large-scale cultists, most of them are vicious people who attack people who are trying to make a living. Plus, almost all of the heretics around here serve Wen Grain. As soon as they gather even a little bit, they will immediately try to attack small villages.”

“Then, in order to minimize damage to people, we should go there as soon as the news comes. But what kind of heretic keeps popping up like that? Not even a cockroach.”

No matter how easy it is for heretics to operate, these numbers feel ridiculous.

In any case, the Kingdom Alliance is where the Gaia Church holds sway.

So even though the Gaia Church has clearly been requesting the extermination of heretics long before us, news of heretics continues.

In response to my words, Enin gave me a guess instead.

“I heard that all pagans were originally refugees. It is said that most people have a hard time living, so refugees who do not have feats to elevate and do not have money to donate on the Day of Remembrance mainly fall into the path of apostasy.”

“That’s right. The Gaia Church is receiving more and more donations. That is why, among those without money, those who are forced into extreme circumstances choose the path of apostasy.”

When I heard that, the results were not very good.

‘Then you’re saying that even if you catch and kill them all, you’re still a beggar.’

I don’t think there’s any money to be made by killing heretics. The means of obtaining operating funds are increasingly limited.