24 – Smell

These past few days, the nun’s face couldn’t brighten even if it had to be bright.

Some shocking information from trusted eyes and ears.

Ever since she heard the savage rumors that people presumed to be members of the hero’s party were wandering from monastery to monastery all over the island, searching for priests and nuns with a certain impression, the dark clouds hanging over her thoughts were not frequent for even a single moment. couldn’t lift

Moreover, the nun’s appearance that they were looking for with lights on in their eyes could only be seen as modifying herself no matter how hard she looked.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that, with that day as the boundary, the nun had always lived with a sense of pressure as if natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis were targeting only her.

To the point where you can really sympathize with the feeling of a half-penny priest running away from them.

A so-called transcendent hero, strong enough to fight against hundreds of demon beasts single-bloodedly, and great enough to cut down even the dragon that ruled the sky with a single sword.

When he considered himself an ally of mankind, he was a very reassuring and trustworthy being, but the anxiety that such a being might be following him with a firm sense of purpose was enough to turn all the longing he had harbored into fear.

However, fortunately, a hole that will survive. It wasn’t that there was no breakthrough at all.

No matter how much the other person is an existence outside the scope of common sense, as long as they are afraid of being human, as long as they have a social position such as status or position.

There will be ideas based on ideology, there will be responsibilities that must be followed, and there will be laws that must be followed.

If it’s just one or two people.

He could have had a mere hope, a glimmer of hope, that he might be able to conciliate him.

Yes, if it was just one or two people.

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”Thank you very much for handing over the list!”

”Bye, don’t say anything…”

The plan has already gone awry.

However, it was too harsh to criticize the current situation simply because of the nun’s hasty judgment.

Those who would consider fighting on the forefront of humanity their duty and pride.

Who could have dared to predict an unprecedented situation in which they went down a different path with one mind and one will, ignoring their responsibilities?

It is a well-known myth that superhumans look at the world from a different perspective than criminals, but there is a certain upper limit to that.

It was no wonder that the nun secretly pinched her thighs and dreamed of escaping from reality, wondering if the momentary scene unfolding before her eyes was a vivid nightmare.

”As expected, people can understand each other if they appeal with a sincere heart! A new technology that I honed in the hope that this moment would come! The ‘Great Temple of the Warrior’ shines like this! How thrilled!”

”Okay. From my point of view, banging your head on the floor was useless, and it seems that things worked out smoothly because of the name value of being a hero.”

Apis’ cynical reaction was the only thing that dissuaded the hero’s condescending behavior, which seemed to be unable to control the emotions that burst from within.

Because Dauna was busy reading the handed list quickly, and when she reached the big team, she was just dozing off.

In the end, the nun had to let go of the vain hope that someone else would mediate in this embarrassing situation.

”The identity of the unknown knight was the hero. It’s really amazing. If you had notified in advance and specified the date and time of your visit before visiting, we would have treated you appropriately. It’s just too bad.”

”sorry! It may be cowardly to move while hiding one’s true identity and avoiding the eyes of others! This time, because there was a good reason to do so! Out of necessity, I had no choice but to take this method! I sincerely apologize for the sudden rudeness!”

”No, even to the point of being rude…”

”I apologize!”

The warrior’s words and actions, which gnawed at the thorns hidden in the horse, further disturbed the nun’s thoughts, which were already in a confused state.

So calm and distracted. In the middle of a dizzying question and answer that seems to be mixing fire and water.

Apis, who had been watching the scene, let out a few words as she rested her legs on the edge of the broken table.

”Oh sorry. Just skip about 90% of what the hero is saying right now. There are some unavoidable circumstances, and this guy is in an unprecedented state of excitement right now.”

”What are you talking about! apis! I always keep a cool and calm mental state! I’m a warrior!”

”Yes, yes. I’m sorry.”

Apis’ tired attitude in dealing with the hero reminded me of the eldest sister of a Dain family who was good at calming down her immature younger sister.

From that appearance, the nun, who intuitively sensed that it was she, not the hero, who was holding the reins of the party right now, corrected the subject of the conversation.

”This is Apis from the warrior party. I was familiar with the story. It is truly an honor to meet you…”

”ah! done! Because you can’t do that! Just stay still! Do not worry about it. Even if you don’t say anything, I’ll leave this place as soon as I finish the necessary business.”

The tone of voice that seemed to have been blown away by these questions and answers.

It was a sight that clearly portrayed their journey so far, where the hero broke up the conversation and she cleaned up the mess.

Paralac. Paralac.

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Just then, as if possessed by something, the nun glanced over at Downa, who was going through the list at incredible speed.

In a monastery boasting a thousand-year-old history, the enormous bundle of papers with the names of all the priests who have served so far, the nuns even deliberately mixed up the order, making it inappropriate to serve as a material. it was a thing

”It’s bullshit. It seems that this time I was in vain. Sleep by the way! Isn’t the monastery here quite lacking in data management compared to other places? It’s crazy because it was me. For an ordinary person, it would have been an impossible feat to obtain information from such bogus data. I rearranged it in chronological order by hand while reading it, so from now on, you should pay more attention to organizing the data.”

”Go, thank you.”

Indifferently, as if he had read the menu of a restaurant. The unbelievable actions of her who completed the list in just a few dozen minutes and even organized it separately.

The nun let out a sigh of relief in her heart, thinking that she had done well to leave his name off the list beforehand, just in case.

The priest himself has been hidden in the safest place in the world, and the silence within the church has been ensured, and the only written clue is rather functioning as evidence proving the absence of the priest.

It seemed clear that if this hurdle was safely passed, everything would go smoothly.

‘sorry. Everyone. However, the current saintess desperately needs Rage’s priest!’

It was around the time that the nun was chewing an apology she couldn’t bear to utter as she tightly closed her eyes behind the mask.

”okay! It’s bullshit again! What a pity! I sincerely apologize for the sudden rudeness! Sister! This is a small reward for stealing the nun’s precious time, so please accept it!”

”Oh no! It’s rude! It doesn’t matter! Moreover, if I take this much reward lightly, God will surely punish me for being blinded by greed!”

The nun desperately stopped the hero’s behavior as she reluctantly tried to hand over the heavy sack of gold coins while maintaining an L-shaped posture with her upper body bowed down.

Even though I was still uncomfortable with the feeling of guilt, it was an action that stemmed from a sincere heart that if I went as far as receiving donations from the hero here, I would never be able to walk confidently under the sun again.

”this! If you say that much, it’s nothing special! Then, since we’ve come this far, would it be all right if we say hello to the saintess and go!’

”That’s not right!”

The nun, who heard the hero’s sudden proposal, raised her voice in amazement.

”Didn’t anyone tell you that the saintess and the warrior must never face each other until the blessing ceremony is held!? Of course, there is less than half a year left until the blessing ceremony, but until the saintess returns to adulthood and the divine protection takes shape in its entirety! There is no way that the hero, not anyone else, would not know that the meeting between the two should never happen!”

The hero defeats the demon king thanks to the protection of the saintess.

In this system, it is a time-honored tradition that even a child who has just taken his toes would know.

There is a legend that says that a hero who was blinded by the saintess’ outstanding appearance in the past took a saintess whose divine protection had not yet been completed as an ally and challenged the demon king, but suffered a great defeat. It was one of the blemishes of history that was allowed to be handed down by word of mouth.

From there, there was a strict law stating that the hero and the saintess should never meet until they became adults, and this was information that even the soon-to-be-adult hero had heard beforehand.

”Oh! It was! I forgot!”

”Warrior. I mean you…

”Whoa, whoa…”

Right after the storm passed.

”Then finally! Would it be all right if I asked you a question, Sister!”

”Yes Yes! Of course!”

”Why does the nun smell like a priest I know so well!”

”····Yeah?”

Another great storm came majestically between them.

”That mask. Can you take it off?”

It was in stark contrast to the atmosphere so far, reminiscent of fiercely rising steam.

It seemed so self-evident that the voice that crawled across the floor like thick fog was imbued with soggy emotions whose value could not even be guessed.