The World After Leaving the Hero Party

18 – third condition – 1

If it’s cold, you can light a fire, and some skills increase the ambient temperature.

During the journey to defeat the demon lord, this skill was quite useful. It was the same when I went to the cold regions.

Perhaps remembering that, Claire opened her eyes wide and looked at me, then nodded in bewilderment.

“Ah, ah, yes. It was, it was.”

“So that’s it for today. Stop going.”

Eventually, Claire nodded slightly and left the barracks. When she left, I lay down on the prepared bed. It’s quite soft, probably because it’s a bed for high-ranking officers.

– Rustle.

I was about to fall asleep, so I lay down on the bed, but I heard people from outside.

enemy?

Or the warrior party kids?

I held the dagger lightly at my waist and waited for the crowd outside to get closer.

“Sage. Are you okay for a second?”

It was a familiar voice, an adjutant. Won’t you come at this hour?

“You may come in.”

My permission was given, and after a while the barracks door opened. The Werewolf Inquisitor, dressed in a light suit, politely entered the room, bowed slightly to greet me, and opened her mouth.

“You worked hard today. And…”

“I’m going to go to the battlefield tomorrow too, and I hope that the knights and soldiers will be familiar with today’s tactics.”

“Huh? Are you okay?”

The reason why the adjutant came was that he wanted me to join the training again tomorrow. Strained by my words, she smiled broadly.

Well. Even if you’re a werewolf, it’s good to laugh.

“Because that’s what I came here for.”

“I’m glad. I was worried that the wise man might feel burdened… Ah. And if there’s something uncomfortable…”

it’s inconvenient If I had to ask, the warrior party kids would approach me…

She hesitated, embarrassed as if she knew that too.

“Hey. The warriors’ party…”

“I know the circumstances. I know that the adjutant is in a position where he cannot instruct them.”

Claire, Leventia, and Evangeline somehow defeated the demon lord. As such, it is true that an aide-de-camp is in a position where he cannot give instructions.

So even if the adjutant tells them not to approach me, it won’t do any good.

I have no intention of forcing her to do something beyond her ability, and I can do that on my own, so don’t burden her.

“Ha ha. Thank you.”

“Not much to say. Unless even General Leoden doesn’t come, there’s nothing we can do about it.”

“Yes…”

“You can just leave it alone.”

“I’ll say it again, but I’m really sorry. That… General Leoden will be back within a week…”

At that time, the adjutant who had said that he would suggest placing them elsewhere when Leoden came, shook his shoulders.

Well, it would be difficult to place them elsewhere now. Right now, the most dangerous place on the battlefield is around here, and their strength will be needed the most.

He must have thought that if he proposed to Leoden, he would be rejected.

“You don’t have to worry about their work. I need to rest soon, so please leave.”

“Yes. Then have a good night.”

When the adjutant said goodbye and left, the barracks became quiet again. I continued to think, looking at the ceiling while lying on the bed.

The Pale Moon event has quite a few branches, but the overall flow is similar.

First. A land where many lives have died.

Considering those who have already died on the battlefield, it seems that the condition has been met.

The second attempt to assassinate the queen.

Now that this is over…

Now, what is the third?

It will start soon, so don’t worry and go to sleep.

Or an attack coming in at night. Or a new monster appears. A week passed when nothing particularly special happened, such as a knight or soldier who failed to manage their stress and ran amok.

Today, when I returned from participating in the training to defeat the beast of white sand with my soldiers and knights, the garrison looked quite noisy.

“It seems that General Leoden has returned.”

A knight who had been applying for the past few days said with a happy expression.

I’m sure you’ll be glad that General Leoden has decided to come back and bring reinforcements. No matter how well you know how to attack, catching the white beast is not a joke.

After entering the garrison like that, I definitely saw new faces here and there.

“Sage. You were here.”

General Leoden, who was talking with a knight, greeted me. Then, glancing at Claire and Leventia, who crouched from a distance and entered the garrison, he lightly grabbed my shoulder and asked,

“Have you found anything?”

“It’s not a big deal, but I know the place where new monsters appear and the remnants of Baegwolgyo, the culprit of this, are located. And they know the place to summon the Pale Moon.”

Of course, this is also one of the strategies of the game. I didn’t really want to hide it, and I didn’t mean to do anything with it, so I told General Leoden openly.

Of course, his reaction was not much different from what I expected.

“…I really don’t know anything.”

“I only know what I know.”

“I see. It’s definitely great. Anyway, it’s a good thing. The kingdom officially designated Baekwolgyo as an xie jiao and decided to provide all support to punish him.”

It seems that they brought a lot of support and troops to do that. When General Leoden beckoned, Claire, who had been far away, happily ran towards it.

“What, what are you doing?”

Did you think you could carry out the operation with me?

Glancing at me, Claire asked.

When she asked, slightly refreshed, General Leoden let out a small sigh.

“I believe you already know what happened at Baekam Palace.”

“Yes…”

“Hero Claire. By order of Her Majesty the Queen, I will give you the mission to search for Baegwol Bridge and punish them. Will you accept it?”

“If it’s with the sage… I’ll definitely do it!”

Claire shouted with joy, and I spoke calmly.

“I don’t have to go with you.”

“…yes?”

The strongest power on this battlefield is the warrior party including Claire. So General Leoden, who was about to attach them to me, tilted his head, and Claire openly became sullen.

but really don’t need it

In the first place, you don’t need a strong person to easily clear this event.

“Does it require troops? If so…”

“We don’t even need troops.”

“…Ton, Hyeonu! You, are you going alone again? But… but it’s dangerous…”

“alone?”

I shook my head.

Now it’s time to start the third one.

“You’re not alone.”

It was when Claire bit her lip after hearing my answer.

“General Leoden!”

As soon as the adjutant, who had rushed from afar, came this way, he shouted urgently.

“The Church’s Inquisitors have arrived!”

At the adjutant’s report, Claire’s face stiffened even more, and I smiled.

third of the event.

Because the Heretic Questioner, Cardinal Veronica’s participation in the war was fulfilled.

Religious groups exist in this world. The religious group called ‘Church’ consists of those who worship the light like other religious groups and wish for peace and well-being in the world.

Among other games, this religious group is often a problem, but at least in this game, the church is rarely a problem.

Of course, there are events and quests for achievements.

That’s why I had to maintain a certain level of trust with the church, and that’s why there were quite a few priests I knew.

And Veronica, the main character of this event, also belonged to it.

As those armed with silver heavy armor, divine marks, and large spears and shields entered the garrison, some of the knights and soldiers knelt down and made the sign of the cross, while others openly made displeased faces.

But nonetheless, the silver paladins didn’t care about them. Other priests who followed them sprinkled holy water and blessed the surroundings.

Among the group of Paladins and Priests who could number in the hundreds even if you roughly count them, the one who led them in front was wearing a different outfit than the others.

Not a silver and white outfit, but a pitch-black robe covering his head.

It was a woman wearing black priestly clothes that emphasized her slender figure, and wearing a mace with a vicious shape that was not suitable for a priest.

Upon seeing her, Claire chewed her lips, and Leventia clenched her fists.

Evangeline was nowhere to be seen, but even if there was, it wouldn’t be a good expression.

A woman who does not have a very good relationship with the warrior party.

The most famous of the heretic inquisitors in the church, she came up to General Leoden with a complicated expression, made the sign of the cross, and took off her robe.

Facing the woman with long silver hair flowing down, looking blunt and cold but with delicate beauty, General Leoden sighed deeply.

“What is Cardinal Veronica, the Inquisitor, up to this point?”

“May the light bless your future path. I heard that a group of cults who were tracking in Silver Village in the past have settled here.”

After replying briefly, she glanced towards Claire. As Claire avoided her gaze, Veronica calmly continued.

“At that time, I received help from the sage, but I couldn’t track them down. It was a pity that I missed the group of cults who were trying to destroy a village and perform an evil ritual, so I continued to track them.”

General Leoden was puzzled.

It was definitely worth it. Because Veronica was famous among the Heretic Questioners as the one who, if she found a group of cults, would somehow exterminate them.

“To miss them even though the sage was with them. I guess they were pretty strong?

“Yes. What.”

After saying that, she glanced at Claire’s face again and the moment she was about to say something, I spoke first.

“Long time no see. Veronica.”

“…Oh. Sage. Long time no see.”

Veronica came to me with a strange smile.

That distance was clearly closer than Claire, Leventia, or Evangeline, and I had no particular reason to block it, so I didn’t block it.

Anyway, I’m kind of friendly, and I’m one of the few normal people in this world.

“May the light bless your future. How have you been?”

“I’m the same as always.”

“I heard the news. You became the princess’s teacher? …I’ve told you several times that there was a place for the sage under me.”

It’s true.

After completing several church-related quests and events to achieve achievements, Veronica offered the position of Heretic Questioner.

“Hey. Rather than working for a friend, it’s better to be alone.”

If you were a priest under the direct control of a cardinal, you could become a priest in charge of a city, and the income coming in was considerable.

Also, the honor was great, so there were quite a few priests who wanted to become a priest directly under Cardinal Veronica.

However, there is only one reason why I refused.

“It’s the same. You.”

Glancing at the warrior party again, she was about to smile in satisfaction.

“Wow! It’s the wise man! The wise man! It’s been a while! How have you been?!”

“Ohhhhh! A performance on the battlefield! If I can put on my destructive performance here, I’ll kill it!”

I see faces that give me trouble just by looking at them amidst the buzzing crowd.

Among the adventurers, those who had nothing to do and had eccentric personalities, but whose skills were recognized, were entering the garrison.

“Adventurers?!”

General Leoden was also taken aback as he had not predicted this situation, and Veronica was also puzzled that he had not brought it, and I was also taken aback.

No, why are they warm?

“Hey. Why are you here?”

Fighting monsters on the battlefield is something adventurers avoid, right?

In response to my direct question, Lark, a Lizardman musician with a different set of musical values, brushed his long hair and spoke leisurely.

“The princess of the royal family gave me a request. The wise man. He told me to protect you.”

Well…

I’ve had a good disciple.

What an unexpected support.

“Reward?”

“Heh. They said they’d arrange a seat for the main event of the princess’s birthday party celebration. Ha. Does this Rark’s musical value prove here?”

I thought, looking at him who was quite satisfied and proud.

On that day, I have to go somewhere else at all costs.