Paladin in Dark Fantasy

Episode 41 .

Under the night sky with a full moon, Aiden was sitting on a high watchtower, feeling the cool sea breeze.

Yuriel’s chant softly resonated.

The beautiful melody healed the wounded body and touched the wounded heart. Numerous people sat around Yuriel and closed their eyes.

exactly four days. She worked tirelessly to reach out to people without a day off, and to convert even one more person.

By the time Aiden was quietly looking down at such a scene.

With a bang, the chain flew through the tone and got caught on the watchtower.

“D-Take a second… uh, uhh!”

Daryl and Euron came into sight in an instant. It soared high enough to cover the moon, then fell to the watchtower where Iden was sitting.

Daryl squatted and landed. He got up slowly and scratched the back of his head.

“Oh my goodness, I’m sorry. I tried to sit down like a wildcat, but it was heavier than I thought and I couldn’t control my strength.”

“Daryl! Again, using me as an excuse… Ugh, that’s it.”

Euron looked at Iden and lowered his head.

“I was interrupted. sorry.”

Having said that, Euron handed Aiden a wooden cup. Daryl interjected.

“Compared to the West, it’s not cool, but it’s not that bad.”

It was cold beer. It was a drink enjoyed by the inhabitants of this world, but it did not suit Aiden’s taste.

Even if it was just a mild beer, I would occasionally think of it. Now that it was, Iden was readily handed over.

“I have something to tell you, may I sit down for a moment?”

Iden nodded to Daryl.

The two of them sat side by side across from Iden and glanced at each other.

“Speak comfortably.”

Euron hesitated before opening his mouth.

“It’s about our skills. I thought I was too lacking to serve the sutra, so I came here abruptly after much thought.”

Daryl also nodded with a serious expression.

The two of them now were talented enough to serve one person no matter where they were sent.

Daryl was like that from the beginning, and Euron was in a state where he had quite a bit of skill as he practiced by reducing his sleep at night after meeting the swordsman.

However, the path Aiden walked was far from common sense, and it was a reality that they couldn’t handle.

It will be the same no matter what seed you attach it to.

Euron and Daryl clearly understood why Aiden didn’t take them to the depths.

Both may be dead.

Aiden said calmly.

“Do you want to quit?”

The two shook their heads vigorously.

“I want to serve you until the day I die.”

“Me too. Didn’t you keep my dagger?”

Aiden made a slightly puzzled expression.

“Say exactly what you want to say.”

Euron coughed and opened his mouth.

“If you allow me, I would like to stay in the North for a while.”

“If we see the old people rolling the blame, the day will come when we too will act as human beings.”

It was a message to be sent to Sword Saint Gielan.

I thought it was kind of unique.

Iden, lost in thought for a moment, smiled lightly and nodded.

“The old man will be lonely too. Don’t formally order it there. Get rid of it and come.”

Euron bent his back at a right angle. Daryl grinned.

“I will not disappoint you.”

“I’ll pull out the bone marrow and eat it. be better”

It was admirable to see him burning his spirit of improvement without being frustrated by his powerlessness.

I couldn’t understand the psychology of abandoning a comfortable life and following the thorny road, but I was also grateful for unconditional loyalty.

At some point, Aiden considered those whose names were not mentioned in the original work as colleagues.

I thought it would be nice to come back stronger. Enough to survive the coming future.

Daryl carefully raised his glass.

“Can I share a toast? As long as it doesn’t break the rules.”

Aiden smiled and tapped their glasses.

Daryl exclaimed vigorously.

“For the liberators—!”

The voice was also so loud that it roared through the night sea.

The moment Euron tried to follow suit, Iden stopped him with his hand.

He pointed at Uriel.

“You must not interfere.”

Daryl smiled shyly and slightly lowered his head towards Uriel. Of course, I couldn’t see the saintess because she was singing passionately.

After taking a sip of the cooled drink, Iden opened his mouth.

“When the sun rises, we go to land.”

I couldn’t stay on this sea forever. Most of them would have converted, and the food was almost gone.

There were, of course, tribesmen who kept their beliefs to the end, but they were the kind that could not be persuaded in any way.

I’d rather die

Daryl and Euron rose from their seats.

“I will tell the captain.”

Aiden nodded and scanned the crowd with his eyes.

The interrogators dispatched by the church must have already arrived and are waiting for them.

Even as Aiden, there was no reason to stop the Church’s punishment.

I just hoped that Yuriel’s hard work would save as many lives as possible.

Also, Aiden himself had guessed that it would be a nuisance for a while.

This case was purely dogmatic, so there was no room for excuses even if it was connected to discipline.

I’ll be on my feet for a while. Of course, it was something I did with the intention of handling it. So there was no blow.

Nearly 3 years. The results exceeded the plan, and all the necessary powers and relics were acquired.

The expedition would have been canceled, so the manpower would have been released. From now on, I didn’t have to worry about the periphery.

Aiden emptied the remaining beer in his glass, climbed down from the watchtower, and headed for the cabin.

*

The port was filled with countless people without even a chance to set foot.

There were residents of Iriyasu. They prayed that there were no humans aboard the ships that could be seen at the far end of the horizon. It was because he wanted to somehow deny the fact that he ate his own people.

There were also many imperial citizens from other territories. They wanted to hold hands with the great hero recorded in the Bible. It was because of the superstition that he would go to heaven.

Priests from the nearby parish office arrived and waited. He was deeply contemplating whether to arrest Aiden. Because no orders were issued from the church.

The lord of Iriyasu led a private army and controlled the port. His misery was evident through his expression. The best specialty of Yeongji was human. While taking a deep breath, someone called out.

“Sah, it’s a person! People are riding!”

The voice of a man with good eyesight stirred the crowd.

Soon after, dozens of ships gradually revealed their shapes. As a result, people’s eyes widened.

It’s because I saw the things that filled each belly.

Cheers erupted everywhere. Heat began to engulf the harbor.

There were also people who cried and cried out one after another. Their despair struck like a chord.

Emotions that couldn’t be mixed were whipped together and stretched out into the ocean.

Aiden watched them from the bow. After confirming the steeply rising levels of nobility and divinity, he turned his attention to the tribe.

They were looking at the world with blank eyes.

A world where the ceiling and all sides are open.

The boundary line where the sea meets the sky has disappeared, but beyond that, the land and the sky are stuck together again.

Even if I turned my head in all directions, the world did not end. There was nothing to block the view.

The chest was pierced. The subtle stuffiness I always felt sublimated into a sense of liberation and disappeared like snow melting.

Some sat down and cried, while others burst into exclamation.

Uriel quietly approached me. Aiden looked down at her legs.

“Receive treatment as soon as you return.”

she smiled lightly.

“Can I afford that? You will receive an investigation first.”

“It’s enough if you catch me for hearing a revelation from God.”

Uriel looked at Aiden with a mischievous expression.

“That is disrespectful.”

Aiden turned his head to the front without answering. A ship entering the harbor. Sailors began to build bridges on land.

It will take quite a while for all the tribesmen on board to disembark. Aiden supported Uriel and took the first step.

Cheers erupted as if the city was about to leave.

Since the Bible narrates history from the perspective of a hero, the Empire was as if it had stood still for 200 years.

However, history began to flow again.

People were overwhelmed by the fact that they were together on the scene.

If I shout louder and cheer more enthusiastically than anyone else, I won’t leave a line in my name. It was mixed with those thoughts.

A voice calling out to Aiden shook the heavens and the earth.

At that time, the clergy of the church squeezed through the crowd and crashed into the dock.

Three paladins and dozens of priests. And they were new recruits, including some priests.

The man in holy armor took a step closer to Aiden.

“Paladin, this is Leoric. It is an honor to meet you.”

“This is Iden. Me too.”

The two joined hands. And the moment he took it off, Leoric looked at Iden with a solemn face.

“I will respect you. I won’t arrest you, so please cooperate.”

The expressions of Yuriel and Aiden calmed down. Because it was expected.

Aiden nodded.

“I will cooperate. However, please also respect the human rights of the Sayrun tribe. There should be no unnecessary harsh treatment between convoys.”

He frowned slightly.

“They are heretics.”

“God-centeredness has forgiven sins.”

“Of course I know, but there are no human rights until a trial confirms conversion.”

“It is a statement that is beyond your jurisdiction.”

The atmosphere cooled down a bit. The crowd around him also felt him and gradually began to quiet down.

Leoric said in a tone that suppressed his anger.

“I don’t think that will come out of your mouth.”

“So we are cooperating. But, are you moving under a separate order?”

It was common for the Aspect to handle such matters directly.

“I am just doing my duty.”

“All right.”

There was no need to wrestle. Because it meant being handed over to someone else.

“let’s go.”

Aiden took Uriel and moved on. Leoric was very upset.

As soon as I was about to step out, the people who were agitated became calm as if cold water had been poured on them.

Whoops! The sound of metal hitting the floor soon followed. Fear spread on their faces, and the crowd began to disperse.

As the door opened, a group could be seen approaching.

Church executioners in black uniforms.

An assailant with a visor covering his face approached, dragging a mace. A small woman with two halberds on her back drew an arc. The strange man, whose body was wrapped in bandages, lowered his head. A tall man was walking with an open large Bible.

In addition, about a hundred troops poured into the port.

Chiron innocently waved at Aiden. She was a woman with a hobby of crushing bone pain.

In the middle of them, there was a man dressed in a pure white robe.

He was an executioner who raised more stakes than anyone else, and a judge who made laws from the skins of renegades.

People were terrified by the sudden visit of Hwama. In the past, it was because the smell of burning people never ceased wherever he went.

Xerath, on the other hand, smiled contentedly and walked slowly towards the disciple.

Someone intervened between them. Paladin Leoric showed his respect.

“Meet the Inquisitor. Just in time, I was about to pressurize him.”