The Paladin Owns the Relic

193 – Back story (3)

I opened my eyes.

A gloomy tent. Outside, it was crowded with people pretending to be.

Are you completely stunned? I scratched my head. The physical condition…

It wasn’t very good.

-I was overdoing it. Zahard.

Beatrice let out a sigh.

-The result was good, but…The bowl had some cracks. Still, I somehow managed to fix it. The body of the half body is really amazing. To endure that death ordeal?

I stared into the air.

[Zahard Barton] [Discipline: 5]

[Half God Unique Skill]

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[Divinity: Twilight (SSS)] [Empowerment that encompasses everything]

-Incomplete Deity (SSS): The one on the left. Will he be able to bear the weight?

-Miracle (SSS): Performs miracles with the gathered divinities.

-Divinity (SSS): Strength is determined by the number of followers.

[Common skill]

-Meat Recipe (A): You can imitate the finest meat dishes.

-Seafood Recipe (A): You can imitate the finest seafood dishes.

– How to make beverages (A): You can imitate the taste of the finest beverages.

…No. For a moment.

What is the status window like?

I blinked. The description of twilight is poor. All-encompassing? What is it?

Isn’t it only a miracle to have a proper skill in the first place?

And then…

“My…Weapon skills…Are all gone?!”

-I don’t think so.

Beatrice peered through the status window.

-Visualization of information…It’s amazing to see it again. It looks organized like this. However, as expected from the visualization of information, it seems that there is no explanation at all for things that cannot be explained properly.

“What are you talking about?”

-Zahard will still know how to wield a greatsword. I… Status window? Even if it’s not written on it, the body remembers it. However, the root of it is Ra’s weapon technology. It’s natural that other demigods don’t get it.

Muttered Beatrice.

-I need to readjust my weapon skills whenever I have a chance. I’ll teach you when everything is over.

“Can you… Do that inside your body?”

-I don’t know if it’s a half-body vessel, but the imaginary space inside Zahard is very wide. I… Never imagined that someone’s image could be so warm and wide. If the inside of Brunak was a 20-pyeong space, here it is dozens of times that. No… Maybe a few hundred… More…

Beatrice’s voice caught fire.

-I’ll do what I can for now. See you later. Zahard.

Beatrice’s voice disappeared. Only Surtur remained and groaned.

– I… I’m dying…

“It was hard.”

-You…You…You…Use me…As a vessel…And that’s not enough…Make me suffer…?

Surt murmured.

-You are… A devil… A devil that doesn’t even look like a paladin…!

“Isn’t it you who didn’t reject it?”

-…Shut up. Because you’ll be fine. Don’t talk to me.

Surt’s voice quietly faded. I sighed. I shrugged his shoulders.

The tent I was lying in was so dazzling that I couldn’t even imagine that I was inside the battlefield that had just ended. Looking at the moonlight seeping through the cracks, it seemed that the current time zone was night.

I walked slowly through the tent. The guard whose eyes met was startled.

“Seo, Holy Son…?!”

“Shh.”

I am hungry. For some reason, it seems that people will come rushing in, so let’s start with a meal.

“Don’t tell me I’m awake.”

“Yes, yes?! But…?!”

“I’m going to die of hunger, so I’ll tell you after I eat. You know you won’t be able to eat properly if people flock to you.”

The guards exchanged glances. I know what to look out for.

“I will tell the superiors separately. Okay?”

“……”

“……”

The guards sighed.

“That…It’s not a problem. I can do anything for you, but…”

“So what?”

“So…currently Garnet is not normal…it’s a bit dangerous to send the saint outside…”

“Danger? What?”

“It’s a bit difficult to explain in front of you… His Excellency will tell you in person, so keep quiet until then…”

My stomach rumbled. If Garnet is dangerous, how dangerous is it? It’s over.

“Because dying from hunger is a bigger risk?”

“……”

“Oh, and please lend me some clothes. Inconspicuous.”

The guards let out a sigh. I glanced around and whispered.

“Why do we bring meals separately…?”

“I want to secretly check the situation of Garnet, so I won’t do it.”

“……”

. . .

I walked slowly through the streets. Damaged buildings and broken streets were being restored in real time.

A sight you would never have imagined seeing just a few months ago.

The spirits of the forest moved. As they stretched out their hands, wooden structures were rapidly generated on the dry land.

“……”

“……”

Nothing was said. Humans and spirits. It was still between the two. Rather, it is strange that it is not violent.

No matter what the result was, they were once killing each other. The spirit’s gaze on humans was also the same as before.

Low-level spirits who do not harbor trivial emotions, just following orders from above.

It looks like Duran or Lunaris, the queen of the forest, used their strength…

It would be nice to see a little more.

“Let’s go! Don’t push!”

“Enough is enough! They are airlifted directly from the forest!”

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“There! Don’t line up! Even if you don’t cut in line, you can eat your fill!”

Once upon a time, the alleys of the free market were full of people. The housewives busy cooking and the smell of sweet flesh and meat brushing the tip of the nose made the entire garnet vibrate.

I got stuck on one of the lines. It didn’t take long to receive the cooked dish.

“Come on! Eat well!”

The quantity is excessive. I gulped. I asked sneakily.

“Where did this amount of food come from?”

“Where is it? Of course, it is an ancient forest. The place that once drove us is helping what the wind blew. Ugh. Wicked things…It got to this point because of that…What the hell is your intention?”

The grumbling cook winked at me.

“If you get everything, get out of the way. Because there are a lot of people to share with. Come again if you are hungry! There is plenty of food!”

I sat anywhere. After sitting down on the ruined stairs, he took a piece of food in his hand.

Roasted whole deer with just a little bit of seasoning.

I don’t know what kind of fruit it is, but it’s a cooked baked fruit that fills the nose with sweetness.

I lightly swallowed the meat.

“……!”

I don’t know if it’s because it’s the food I put in my tired body, but the chewy taste killed me.

The taste that kills people twice!

Fruit was also eaten in a hurry. The taste of the fruit spread in the subtle warmth was very good.

One more refill…!

“Eat slowly. Then die.”

It was cloudy and a water bottle was placed next to it. I glanced around.

As if he had been working for a while, the man wiped his sweat and stared blankly at the street.

“Wouldn’t it be a bit unfair to die twice even though you survived at most? Ghosts who died after eating are said to have a good appearance, but it is best not to look after them.”

“……?”

What is it?

It looks like I’ve seen it somewhere.

“What…So much alive…”

The rain-soaked eyes murmured.

“It’s all thanks to the Holy Son.”

“……?”

His unrecognizable appearance covered by his shaggy beard instantly overlaps with the past.

Listen to it.

No. A villain that was a bit more than that.

“…Grave Mercenary Commander Ed?”

“Oh? Do you know me?”

The villain who once gave me a big smile smiled.

“Still, I guess my reputation hasn’t died yet. Thank god. Didn’t you live so badly…”

“……”

“…No. After all, I lived a very miserable life.”

I chewed on my food because of the sudden complaint.

Ed didn’t even pretend to listen, but Ed started talking proudly.

“This is enough, so I set my limits. A-class mercenaries… Honestly, isn’t it kind of cool? Even if it was just putting my feet on, I was satisfied with that alone.”

“Mum-mum.”

“It was okay up to that point…I started to look down on the guys below me. In hindsight, there wasn’t much of a difference, but… I guess only the bridge of the nose was raised.”

Listen with one ear and let it out with the other. I stuffed my cheeks full of meat and munched.

Um. Baking is just right.

“…So I died once. At some point, he came back with a body again. I heard that it was all thanks to the Holy Son. After all, I wonder if it was his intention to put me to the test himself. After dropping it into the abyss, it showed me where to go.”

“I see. Well, well.”

“That’s why I decided. I will believe in the Holy Son who made me realize my ignorance…For the rest of my life!”

“A great decision. Chump chump.”

“And it’s not just me.”

“……?”

Edgar pointed to the street.

“Some of the revived citizens of Garnet deny it, but not a few believe in the saint. And a group is being formed accordingly.”

“…….?”

“We still have no foundation for our faith. However, the more the system is established, the more it will be built up step by step. People say that the age of God has already passed, but…”

Ed clenched his fists.

“Saints are different. The age of the saint is coming. We will serve him and sing of his mercy.”

Ed glanced back at me.

The tone of voice has changed.

“So brother! Won’t you join me!”

This bastard.

So the purpose was propagation!

– Poetry, believers are overflowing?!

Beatrice interrupted abruptly.

– Zahard! Maybe this is your chance! If you increase the number of followers, you can gain strength! And the biggest increase in the number of followers is…

“…Created a religion.”

What was joked about became reality. I tasted it.

Isn’t it that I can’t even go back to the Church of Ra anymore?

If you look closely, you’re right.

Now is the time to take the route!

“I see. Grave’s Transformation Leader Ed. What a great faith.”

“Suddenly what…?”

I took off the hood I was wearing.

Ed’s eyes widened.

“Standing, standing, standing, standing, standing, standing, standing, standing?!”

“Please give me special permission.”

I laughed evilly.

“To be my believer!”

. . .

After healing their wounds, the group returned to Garnet by following a shortcut and were helping Garnet rebuild.

Eve wore shabby clothes and wiped off her sweat. Workers passing by snorted.

“Haa…Haa…Beauties say even the smell of sweat is sweet…”

“Look at the back…It’s cool…”

“Crazy… is that a human body…”

At the glance, Eve suppressed her expression. When I glared at the workers passing by, they quickly disappeared.

It’s pitiful.

Eve finished what she was doing. The ancient water spirit that was helping by his side turned into a small bird and landed on his shoulder.

A small ancient spirit abandoned from the herd.

Eve raised her hand and stroked the ancient spirit. He deliberately flirted with her for power, but not without affection.

Just…

The problem was that the object of greater affection was still unable to arise.

“It’s already been 2 weeks…”

I heard that you need extreme stability. The door to the hospital was almost blocked.

The Moon Paladin says it’s a process of redefining the source of existence…

If you just listened to it, it felt like a new god was being born. Eve was uneasy.

He was afraid that he would drift away to a place where he could not reach the one he had sworn to be with.

“…It would be better to finish and go back to the tent, right?”

“Beep beep.”

“Good. Let’s go together.”

After organizing the tools, Eve stood up with the equipment. He walked slowly to where his own pet would be.

But he hadn’t walked a few steps before he heard a huge roar. A rare roar from Garnet, who was slowly recovering but still slightly subdued.

At the sound of applause, Eve turned around.

What the hell is going on so far…

“Where you follow me, let there be faith!”

“Waaa!!!”

“Saint! Holy saint!!”

“Who am I?!”

“Zahard!”

“Zahard Barton!”

“The minute to open the door to a new era!”

“Take me! Please!”

“Nooooo. It’s so cool.”

“If I could hold you in my arms just once, my wish would be…”

Eve’s steps quickened.

No way.

Maybe not.

Walking through the crowd of dancing humans. As I barely managed to break through the road and look ahead, I saw someone standing on the hastily made stage.

“Do you believe it?!”

A person who raises his voice as if he is a cult leader.

“I believe it!!!!!”

Crazy fanatics.

Eve rubbed her eyes. I checked again to see if I was wrong.

…That’s right.

A patient who had been lying dead until yesterday is being headbanged!

“Everyone believe me hey hey hey…!!!”

“Ji, did it really turn?!”

Eve screamed.

“What is the patient who needs to be rested doing?!”