The World After Leaving the Hero Party

27 – Where you can’t enter – 2

When the next morning came, I finished preparing to leave and came out of the barracks. Thanks to registering the weapons brought to Moonlight all night, the luggage was fairly simple, about one bag.

“Is that all there is to it?”

“Because I can procure most of them locally.”

And if you need to, you can take it with teleportation.

Perhaps she didn’t like my answer, Veronica looked at me with a slight eyebrow furrow.

“why?”

“Every time I see your luggage being small… you always feel like you’re about to walk away.”

“You’re sharp, right? I just go away when I’m done with my business.”

“…..”

“But I’ll say hello when I go.”

“…Haa. But what about the hero?”

“I will come.”

He can’t be a nobleman either. Claire, Leventia, and Evangeline were walking behind the paladins gathered to return.

uh? But are they all going?

If everything falls out, there will be a big power leak on the battlefield, right?

“I’ve already talked to General Leoden, but he said he’s taking an overdue vacation.”

“Oh yeah?”

Then it has nothing to do with me. I said something to General Leoden and then looked away from the three who had received the vacation permits.

What we need to think about now is the achievement acquisition according to the linked event, not them.

There are two events that can only be done in the church after going through the Pale Moon event.

The first is the church’s collaborator event. After meeting with the Pope and some cardinals, you will be able to progress the ‘Saint’ event, a linked event, while achieving the church’s collaborator achievement as a reward for an event that has a cooperative relationship with them.

Of course, there is a burden to increase intimacy with the church for the saint event.

I still have to do it, what should I do?

“…why are you staring at me like that?”

“No. Just. Ah. That’s right. Do you have any plans to entrust the work to the church?”

“I have a lot of work to do, but…”

If you become a collaborator of the church, you can clear the quests issued by the church. After clearing a certain number of quests, you have to clear the final event at the end to get the saint achievement, so you have to get as many quests as possible…

Here, let’s try to crave only the things that can be eaten raw as much as possible through networking.

I saw Veronica, the closest, high-ranking person on the church side.

“…What do you want? They ask those who cooperate with the Church to do the Church’s work. But there are many competitors for quests that can obtain things like holy relics.”

“It doesn’t matter if there are no competitors.”

I am as close to other cardinals and high priests as I am to Veronica.

In other words, there are quite a few guys like me who take quests for networking.

You can compete with them, of course, but you will only get in the way of useless work demands.

Because the count is more important to me than the reward.

“No matter how… the reward is bad, and it’s going to be hard, right?

“Do I look like someone who would care about that?”

Veronica stared at me with her mouth shut for a moment. I only shrugged my shoulders at that gaze, and eventually she let out a heavy sigh.

“I’m also a cardinal, so I can turn a good request to you as much as possible.”

“Don’t do that. You’re not on good terms with the high-ranking people. Don’t get hurt because of me.”

Occupying such commissions also belongs to the conflict within the church after all. I didn’t want to burden Veronica with useless things, so I told her strongly.

“Anyway, I don’t care if other people avoid it.”

“…why?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Why do you want to do all those things? Why do you always lose money… Ha ha. Seriously.”

Why is he like this again?

I noticed the annoyance in Veronica’s voice and tried to comfort her when Claire came over.

“Then let’s begin.”

The moment you lift the warrior’s sword, a dimensional door opens. When the huge church was visible through the shaky space, Veronica stopped talking to me and looked at the paladins.

“Return.”

Having said that, she walks ahead. Claire tilted her head while I wondered at the rough steps that still seemed angry.

“Did you fight with Cardinal Veronica?”

“Am I fighting someone?”

I didn’t fight with you either?

“It’s… not really.”

I watched Leventia and Evangeline glancing at me for a while before entering the portal.

When they arrived at the church, where the Gothic spiers seemed to pierce the sky like spears, the priests were welcoming the return of the Paladins. We were able to enter the interior of the church only after their blessings and the chants of the choir purged the uncleanness caused by fighting cults.

Old thoughts came to my mind as I entered the interior of a gothic church with many tapestries and statues of gods.

It was time to proceed with the main story. When Baek finished his work in the village and was about Chapter 5, there were undead among the Demon King’s subordinates.

When dealing with the undead, holy relics were essential, so Claire and other warrior party members had no choice but to find a church, and then they had to pass several tests.

And, I’ve been waiting here

As I was looking around the familiar hallway, Claire approached me.

“Coming here reminds me of the past.”

Claire seems to be similar to me. She looked around with a bitter expression on her face.

I am not an official member of the warrior party. As such, I couldn’t participate in this kind of event, and there was nothing I could do except watch them from behind like this.

And then…

I glanced at Leventia. Did you notice my gaze? Reventia didn’t know what to do, but lowered her head.

Come to think of it, Leventia said that at the time.

Don’t wait in a place like this with nothing to do, go out and do something else.

Of course, it was a good story. There were plenty of things to do around here.

“I-over there…”

Did he recall the past like me? Reventia, who was dripping with cold sweat, looked like she would burst into tears at any moment.

“From here, only authorized personnel can enter.”

“I-I’m also a collaborator of the church, right?”

“This time, the report and congratulations on the defeat of the Pale Moon are important.”

Veronica snapped at Claire in an icy tone, and she couldn’t say more.

“let’s go.”

“Yes. Ah. You guys came to buy holy relics and stuff like that, right?”

“…Yes…”

“Isn’t that the location?”

I did most of those things during the main story. As such, there was a high possibility that Claire did not know the location of the facilities inside the church.

The church is large, and there are many restricted areas. So it might be better to guide them properly than to make them misunderstand.

If I make an accident at church, the events I need to do may be delayed.

“…I don’t know. Hey, Hyeonu. You’ll guide me…”

“Sister Opersia.”

“Yes?”

“Please guide the warrior party to the church.”

“All right!”

Grabbing a passing nun, Veronica said coldly.

Claire, who looked at me and the nun who approached me with a dismayed expression, nodded slightly.

As the girls glanced back at me and left, Veronica clicked her tongue briefly.

“You were trying to guide them?”

“uh.”

“…You’re really. You’re really fast. It’s to the point where I wonder if there are any good men like this.”

No, it’s just for me. But I just kept my mouth shut because it seemed like saying more would only make Veronica feel bad.

“How are you trying to live in the world because you’re so kind?”

“It’s not really like that… But isn’t that what a priest would say?”

I don’t think it’s true what a priest who always has to do good, and a cardinal who is in a pretty high position among those priests.

Veronica looked at me without blinking and smiled.

“There is a difference between doing good and being taken advantage of.”

“Hmm… I don’t really think I’m being used.”

“From my point of view, you are only being used.

what does he see me as

“Come on. Let’s go in.”

[Achievement: Accomplished a church collaborator.]

[You can accept church requests as achievement rewards.]

The meeting with the pope was frankly nothing special. It was an event that I saw many times in the game.

It was just a report on what happened during the Pale Moon event, and verification that it did not go against the church’s teachings after showing the moonlight.

“But sage. How can you use so many skills?”

“Iknow, right.”

“Sage. Where are you from?”

“Is that important?”

“Why do you help people in need?”

“Someone just does what he has to do.”

“What do you think of the teachings of the light?”

“If you can follow me, you better follow me.”

etc.

After the insignificant questions and answers were completed, the interview with the pope was over. It was only after the Pope and several cardinals and high priests had left that I was able to leave the audience room with Veronica.

“Aren’t you nervous anywhere?”

“Is there any reason for me to be nervous?”

Even so, aren’t they just popes, cardinals, and high-ranking priests?

It’s not like they can catch me and kill me, so there’s no need to be afraid.

“Anyway, let’s go get a request.”

Let’s try accepting the quests that we can receive while we’re here.

I headed to the church’s request window with Veronica, and I was able to run into some adventurers there.

“Hey~ who is this? Isn’t it wise man?”

One of the S-class adventurers I’m targeting smiled and waved. Eh… It must have been Baltine of the West Wind, right?

A lion man wielding a single spear approached with his mane waving and held out his hand, and I grabbed his hand.

Soft meatballs feel good.

“Did you come to ask for a request from the church?”

“Hmm. I think I’ll have to get it soon.”

“Kuh. You’re not even S-class yet. How about taking an adventurer’s request?”

“I’ll do that too. But is there anything good?”

“I’m going to the dark dungeon. Shall we go together?”

“I’m not going.”

There are no achievements to break there. Of course, you can get nice items, but it’s not really necessary for me.

“Are you trying to do such useless requests again?”

“It’s a desperate thing for someone.”

Adventurer Baltin, a lion beast, grinned. Veronica, who was staring at him, crossed her arms and asked seriously.

“Sages receive requests that others don’t, even in the adventurer’s guild. Is that true?”

Baltin, who glanced at Veronica, nodded calmly.

“It’s famous for being a geek.”

“I see… Then how about using this?”

Veronica reached out to the request window. What she took out was a request that looked quite old.

“What is this?”

“Cleaning the warehouse. It’s a mixture of holy relics and cultists’ stuff…”

“Ah. That’s nice.”

Because it can be done in one day. I must do this and return to the palace.

“The client… huh?”

I checked the client’s name and stared at Veronica. She averted my gaze and pursed her lips in a grunt.

“…any complaints?”

“Was it you?!”

“Yes, yes! Why! If you help me, I think it will be over quickly. You don’t like it?”

“I didn’t say no. Then let’s go. Ah. Baltin. See you later.”

After saying hello to Baltin, I headed to the back of the church. A fairly large building passing between buildings with impressive spires.

Arriving at the Heretic Inquisition, I looked at the large stone warehouse behind the building and said,

“But while we’re here, let’s take a look at your room.”

I asked Veronica, recalling an area in the game that I couldn’t enter. Considering my friendship with her now, I might be able to see her…

“no!”

“uh?”

“Bar, going to the room is a bit.”

“What do you think is in the room?”

“That… you don’t need to know that! You’re about to enter a woman’s room!”

“Ah. You just entered the barracks, didn’t you?”

“That’s it! That’s…!”

Unlike usual, with a rather chilly and flustered face, Veronica responded with gibberish and entered the building.

Hmm.

Is there anything dirty in the room?

Even the clergy can see some naughty things.

I’m not the kind of person who’s so hard-headed that I can’t understand that, but…

I thought we were close, but somehow I think I need to get closer to Veronica.