episode_0604

With the dungeon door in front of me, I moved around with ease.

Unlike his original body, which was unable to exert its full power due to the reaction of several miracles, the body in the spiritual world was perfectly fine.

After forcing myself to move my body outside, I feel completely light after entering the mental world! This is your body!

I was jumping up and down with excitement and opened the door with a humming sound.

The first thing that greeted us was a prison-like castle made of stone.

Just looking up at the castle, which seemed to contain a history that no one escaped inside, took my breath away.

“Is this your family, Ruel?”

“…I’m going out of my mind. Are you saying it wasn’t simply showing the doll’s memories?”

“Wait a minute. Old man grandpa. This gloomy place is a mansion? Your grandfather was not a nobleman, but a prisoner? It suits the way it looks, though.”

“All mansions of the past looked like this. At that time, the concept of nation was loose. There is no way to know when a war will break out, so who can afford to worry about appearance?”

At a loss for words for an extremely realistic reason, I walked after the grandfather, who had a somewhat confused expression on his face.

“I say this, but when I was young, I didn’t like this place. Doesn’t it look as barren as you said?”

“That’s why this guy decided to become a Holy Knight. Compared to this dark place, the church is white and nice.”

“Don’t take away what I have to say.”

“I deliberately did it for you because I was afraid you would be embarrassed to say it yourself.”

This story is a little surprising. My grandfather, who was strict with himself and others, must have been a devout believer since he was young.

“For reference, back in those days, it was common to think like Ruel. How difficult it is to have faith in a time when God and humans were close.”

Was it a time when gods and humans were close, a time when the God of Heojeop did not look at me from the sky like he does now, but instead clung to me and did something pedo?

…It’s absolutely impossible. As of now, it’s the same as having feelings for a stupid fox! Would that work!

“At that time, not many people wanted to keep their faith for noble reasons like they do now. It was a little simpler. Because it’s pretty and cool. Because it’s fun. Because I like the power it gives.”

“ Among the dogs, there was one who ran a business saying he would give them special privileges if they trusted him.”

“You mean the god of the covenant? It was fun to see him from afar. If you look closely, it was just a scammer.”

As I was listening to the backstory that Grandpa and Garad were telling as if it was no big deal, a man appeared on the street.

Although he was a man with youthful looks here and there, his physique was different. His large body, which could overwhelm most adult men, was as imposing as if he had been born with the statue of a general.

“As expected, the first time was when I was young.”

“In those days, wasn’t it a time when people would recklessly challenge strongmen who visited their territory to fight?”

“Haaa. Lucy. Get that thing out of the way quickly. I don’t want to see that.”

I tilted my head at the expression on my grandfather’s face full of disgust, as if he had seen a cockroach.

Isn’t that enough of a dark story? It’s normal for any kid with power to become arrogant at least once.

what. I think I’ll be able to pass by once I defeat it, so I’ll fight.

“Ha. What is this little guy?”

uh.

“If you came here to skip work, go home and ask for milk. I think it will become interesting in about ten years.”

Huh?

“Ugh. What can I do? It’s my fault that I’m handsome.”

There was no part of his body, voice, or facial expression that was not annoying.

“It would be great if there was a girl who looked like me.”

When I was young, my grandfather was an extreme narcissist who seemed like a painting.

“Khak! Hahaha!”

“What on earth was I thinking at that time?”

“Keep. Pfft. Haha!”

I let out a long sigh as I barely came to my senses from the self-deprecating tone of the grandfather and Garrad’s endless laughter that seemed to make me run out of breath.

“Fuha♡ Don’t you like the mirror at home?♡ To say that you’re handsome with a face like that♡”

“Unfounded slander is ugly. Kid. If you got dumped, just go home quietly.”

“What do you say?♡ I’m not even remotely interested in eunuchs like you?♡”

“…eunuch? Me?”

“Who else but a eunuch wouldn’t react to seeing a beautiful woman like me?♡”

“Huh. Your self-consciousness is a bit exaggerated. I think you really need a mirror.”

“Hey~♡”

As I narrowed my eyes and took off the cloak that covered my armor, I saw my opponent stiffen for a moment.

“Huh?♡ Weren’t you not reacting at all to a kid like me?♡”

“Nothing. What kind of armor is that?”

“Your movements have become very suspicious?♡ Where do you think you are so angry?♡ Puhahahaha♡ Jim~Seung♡”

As I was about to openly sneer, I saw a red-faced man tightly grasping his weapon.

“Why?♡ Are you trying to attack me?♡ Are you okay?♡ If you hit me, it’ll get really ugly, right?♡”

“You damn kid! OK! I’ll let your bitch know it’s a topic!”

The movements of the man whose reason had been lost were extremely simple.

It made me wonder if this was truly the paladin Ruel I knew. At this level, it’s almost a waste to even pick up a weapon.

I sighed inwardly and easily dodged the straight attack and dug into my body.

Rasha used to swing her fist in a certain way.

Thinking back to the punches I had received to the point of disgust when we faced each other in the arena, I gathered divinity into the tip of my fists.

And when he punched it with the intention of exploding it as soon as it touched his body, the man’s body flew through the air with a cheerful sound.

As if in a movie with crude CG, the man flew away and landed against the wall. Then, it crashed here and there and was thrown away like trash on the road.

what? Is this the end? Of course I thought he would get up and attack me, right?

“You did a good job dealing with me when I was stupid.”

In “? Is this the end? Grandpa was really sloppy back in the day.”

“Well, back then, I thought I could suppress it with power like technology. After joining the Holy Knights and getting crushed, I realized that I was arrogant.”

The grandfather looked pitifully at his past self lying on the floor and then wiped his face.

“Lucy. I know you’re excited to be able to move properly for the first time in a while, but from now on, leave it to me. If I keep going like this, I think I’ll collapse sooner than see the end.”

“Mmm. I hate making fun of my sloppy old man because it’s fun.”

It’s a bit sloppy because it’s my first time, but I’m sure the grandfather I meet in the future won’t be sloppy either.

At some point, you will be a difficult opponent to beat even if you are sincere. When I think about that, I don’t want to step back.

While I was thinking about how to persuade my troubled grandfather, Garad placed a cape on my shoulders.

“Listen to this guy this time. It’s only fun when you’re moderately distressed, but now I’m starting to feel sorry for you.”

“Isn’t that just as fun?”

“And then. If it takes too long, the kids outside will worry.”

…ah. right. I’m collapsed right now without any explanation. If you delay for no reason, the nagging will increase.

Fabi’s nagging is really long! How shocked I was to see sermons that continued for hours, freestyled on the spot!

Recalling the nagging I once received when I broke my arm while using too much strength, I shrugged my shoulders and decided to accept my grandfather’s offer.

“Then let’s go quickly.”

After that, it was literally a breeze.

No matter how strong the grandfather of the past was, it would only be a trace of the grandfather of the present. He could not become anything in front of his grandfather, who was perfected after going through all those trials.

“Just now, Ruel deliberately allowed the attack. There is no problem if you take that much with your body. If you show an opening like that, you can catch the other person off guard.”

As the grandfathers of the past fell one after the other, Garad clung to my side and explained to me the way my grandfather fought.

Since the body handles and uses different martial arts, that may not be the perfect answer, but there is still enough to learn.

His explanation was easy to understand because he reached the rank of hero after honing his basic skills to the limit.

“You’re such a playboy that you keep wagging your tail, so your tongue rolls easily?”

“Is it much better than Ruel?”

“What nonsense! I’m used to explanations now! I’m not the same person I used to be!”

“It’s very persuasive to say that while dealing with the person you used to be.”

As we continued to advance through the dungeon, we reached a white room filled with silence.

Ruel and Garrard had doubts about whether they had ever been here, but I did not.

This place was a familiar place to me. Because this is where you come out when you reach the end of the dungeon I was in just a moment ago.

The doll, which had sharp eyes that seemed to emit red light from its eyes, just stared at us and then headed out of the room without saying a word.

I’ll show you what happened, so follow me.

The moment I left the room following the doll’s heavy feet, what greeted me was Ruel’s chained doll, Cardinal Cesare, whom I had seen during the day, and two named inquisitors who I remember as being under the direct control of the Pope.

And it was the Pope himself.

“Your Holiness. Is it okay for us to do something like this?”

“Of course.”

In response to Cardinal Cesare’s hesitant question, the Pope nodded as if it was obvious.

“A doll like this is nothing short of an insult to Paladin Ruel himself. For a toy like this, the role of a hunting dog that bites the corrupt is appropriate.”

It’s different from what I know. Even if the Pope on the other side of the monitor was fake, he was someone who would pay enough respect to it. No one would ever show that kind of contempt.

“Ah. Please leave me like this for a moment. Because urgent business came up.”

The Pope, who was giving instructions to others, suddenly turns his head towards me.

Probably not?

It must be a simple illusion, right?

“I’m glad to finally see you. Lady of the Aln family.”

…what?

“I believed that if you were chosen by the Lord, you would definitely reach this place.”

The Pope bowed his head with a bright smile, like a child receiving a Christmas gift.