The World After Leaving the Hero Party

28 – return – 1

“Well… if you really want to go in…”

“No. You don’t need access to personal privacy.”

Let’s get to know each other later. I don’t like it for nothing, but I’m trying to force myself into it, and it’s troublesome if I cause trouble and disrupt my future plans.

“…….”

Veronica stared at me with an expressionless face. In an instant, a gust of wind blew the silver hair flying over the black priest’s uniform.

Originally, he had a cold impression, so he looked cold in the illustrations and in-game, but looking at him like this, he looks more like that.

“Ah. Yeah? Then let’s go and clean things up.”

Turning around, she walks with a rough gait. I looked at her back and tilted my head.

why are you like that

“Hey! Go with me!”

It’s true that there are reasons why others don’t do it, but I never thought it would be such a piece of sh*t.

I saw Veronica standing at the entrance to the warehouse and she averted my eyes.

“Why are you here?”

“That, among the items brought by the Heretic Questioner, I left out items unrelated to the cult…”

“I don’t think it’s possible to put important and dangerous things like this, right?”

“No way! Those things are properly stored!”

“I see. Anyway, I just need to organize it, right?”

“If you separate the items to be discarded, the priests will take care of them. Now, let’s do it.”

Veronica rolled up the sleeves of her black priestly robe. Are you going to do that too? I grabbed her hood trying to get inside.

“why?”

“Isn’t the Cardinal resting in the back? I can do this alone.”

“Cleaning out such a large warehouse by yourself?”

“It’s nothing like this.”

In-game, this warehouse cleanup required at least three people. And one of those three required a mage and a warrior.

It was because they needed the skills they had.

However, since I can use all job skills, I can just do it alone.

“Can I bring you a lantern?”

“No. Light.”

I used one of the beginner magics to create a sphere of light, so I could clearly see every corner of the dark warehouse. Anyway, there are a lot of real junk.

“Oh. There’s quite a bit of equipment.”

“If you need anything, you can bring it.”

“Then don’t hesitate and take it.”

Since the names were those of cultists, it was rare that there were low-level items sold in stores. I grabbed the sword that lay neatly on top of the large cupboard and pulled it out.

It’s a pretty good sword, although the blade is a bit damaged because it hasn’t been touched for quite some time.

“I’ll take some weapons.”

I still needed weapons to register with Moonlight, but it went well.

As I put the sword aside, Veronica came to my side, checked the label on the sword, and nodded.

“Okay.”

“But where did you get this? It looks pretty good.”

“It was a long time ago, but it’s the sword that the archbishop used when he subdued the cult dragon’s heart, which the Heretic Questioners participated in. I checked it just in case, but it turned out to be just a normal sword, so I’m keeping it here. See this sentence?”

“Oh. I see.”

“I thought you would understand just by looking at this sentence.”

I don’t know if this is part of the game. I gave a rough nod and grabbed the ax next to me.

“This?”

“I got it when I caught Lokart, a berserker who eats flesh. It was said that his madness was because of that axe.”

“Not really?”

“Yes. It turned out to be the work of the demon occupying his body.”

In addition to these things, quite a lot of objects were sleeping here, each with its own story.

After listening to Veronica’s explanation, I checked everything and got all the weapons I needed.

“If you do other quests, you’ll be able to use better equipment…”

“This is enough. Alright, let’s begin.”

After registering the wand, which was said to have been used by a cultist who worshiped snakes in the past, to the moonlight, I heard the moonlight. In an instant, the moonlight turned into a staff emitting green moonlight, and I immediately activated the skill.

“Wind.”

Moonlight itself was a good piece of equipment, so the power of magic became stronger.

The wind that quickly swept through the warehouse collected the nasty smell and dust and carried it outside, and I moved after checking the list Veronica was holding.

“Is it really okay if I don’t help?”

“Yes, of course. I’m out. If anything, buy me a cup of tea or something when it’s over.”

“Uh… yes. I’ll prepare the best tea.”

They said they didn’t need help, but Veronica had sent them, and some priests came to the warehouse. However, I didn’t need any real help, so I sent them back, and when the arrangement was finished, a nun looked around the warehouse to check.

“Wow. That’s amazing! I never thought it would be cleaned up this far…”

“I put the items to be discarded there, and put them in the cupboard in the order of this list. And there was a broken part on the shelf, so I fixed it.”

“How about repairs?”

“Yes. Also, the corner of the warehouse was a little torn down. I can do that part if you give me the materials. I can do stone processing and construction as well…”

“Oh my… you’ve worked so hard. We’ll take care of that. This is great!”

So will it be a great success? Looking at the nun’s satisfied face, it’s clear that…

“Oh. And as a mission reward, I’ll give you three bottles of holy water.”

“Thank you.”

“If you are finished, Cardinal Veronica has asked you to come.”

“All right.”

After hearing the location of Veronica, I closed the warehouse door. And I moved right away and arrived at the small garden behind the building.

There, Veronica was waiting for her with tea ready.

“Are you done? Good job.”

“Not much to say. Is there anything else you can do? Something like this sort of warehouse.”

“Well… I don’t think there’s anything like this right now.”

Among the quests entrusted to adventurers, there were many that people didn’t do, but there was nothing special about the church’s request.

But if you whine about something you don’t have, there’s no way it will happen.

That’s why I decided to use my inmaek.

You should use what you have.

“But can’t your request be treated as a request?”

“Well… First of all, I’m also the high priest of the church. If it’s something I can take care of in my line…”

“If you have any difficulties, feel free to call me at any time. I will leave everything behind and run to you.”

“…Oh, oh, really? If it’s enough to call you, the reward is…”

“Don’t misunderstand people’s pure good will and goodwill. Do you think I’m trying to help you because of that reward?”

Count is important. count.

To be honest, I’m not interested in holy relics, potions, or holy water.

“…that… what, what does it mean… whoa… no, that’s it. Have some tea.”

As red tea was poured into the cup, I grabbed it and took a sip. Perhaps because his name is Cardinal, his tea and cookies are quite good.

“So? Where are you going now?”

“I have to go back to the palace.”

For now, my base is the royal palace. From there, you have to continue teaching Lucille, solve requests from the adventurer’s guild, and continue your achievements.

I answered roughly while checking the remaining achievements, and Veronica stared at me.

“Are you thinking of settling down?”

“None.”

“Why? I must have made quite a lot of money.”

“If you shake your pockets, only dust comes out.”

“Where did you spend all the money you earned?”

Wherever it was written, it was used to create achievements.

Whether it was an achievement to save a village from starvation, or a cure for a sick old woman.

Or saving a different race that was captured as a slave.

Besides those things, money is essential when raising life skills such as cooking, metallurgy, carpentry, leatherworking, and jewelery.

So I spent a lot of money doing it.

“Then the things I receive are not good requests to make money.”

“Haa… Sometimes I see you more like a priest than I do. In that case, why don’t you come to church instead?”

“It’s okay. Anyway, I drank tea well and ate cookies well. I’ll have to go soon.”

“…A warrior’s party… Claire, Leventia, and Evangeline won’t meet… Are we just going?”

“They? Why?”

There is no meeting, and there is no reason either. I responded lightly to her and raised my hand.

“Then see you next time. If anything happens, call the palace right away.”

“…anything?”

“Whatever.”

As long as it counts as a request from the church, you can come as many times as you like.

I held out my hand to Veronica, and she hesitated for a moment before catching it lightly.

“See you again.”

“…Yes. Goodbye.”

Veronica, who put strength into the hand that held my hand, smiled lightly. Then slowly let go of my hand and I smiled at her.

“Then hello!

****

When he left like the wind, Veronica sighed deeply.

He’s always thinking, but he’s a very greedy man.

It was the same when the warrior party defeated the demon king in the past.

After meeting him for the first time in Baekeun Village, I received a lot of help from him and did some research on him.

sage.

A completely different person from the people who called themselves wise on the continent until now.

Affiliation, status, and place of origin.

The one who was rather suspicious because none of them were revealed.

However, that behavior was a true sage and close to that of a sage.

The more she investigated him, the more Veronica couldn’t help but become interested in Hyeonu.

And that interest, instead of being erased as time went on, settled more and more in Veronica.

Like a fire in a field.

It was only getting bigger and bigger.

“You worked hard today too.”

The female priest greeted Veronica politely as she sent Hyeonu away and went back to her room. Veronica, who was staring at her like that, scratched her cheek and asked.

“Sister Lorvenia.”

“Yes?”

“Come to think of it, you said you were married and had a child.”

“Yes? Ah. Yes.”

Church policy allows priests to marry and have children. Of course, not many devout priests got married, but even the pope had a wife.

Continuing her thoughts, Veronica smiled bitterly at Sister Rorvenia.

“Isn’t it difficult? Taking care of church work and family…”

“My husband is a family man and kind, but he does a good job of helping me, so I don’t have a lot of pressure.”

“…I see. It’s family-like… Okay. Let’s go.”

Veronica sighed heavily as she nodded and watched her go.

Homely, domestic, kind.

Reciting the words she just heard, she arrives in front of her room.

Veronica released the seal created by her holy power and opened the door.

It wasn’t until she entered the room that no one else could come in except herself, and she felt at ease.

“You are the light.”

The light from her hand reached the ceiling, and at that moment I could see the entire room.

From walls to desks, beds, and various other places.

This is where all the materials about the wise man and his paintings are placed.

Things I’ve collected while taking charge of the investigation since I became interested in him.

The place where the data collected by checking his every move are located.

The room filled with numerous materials and pictures about the sage Hyeonu, who was the main figure of his love and interest, was a room he could never see.

No matter how good-hearted he is, he might get tired of this.

So you have to hide it.

no one should know

Your own treasures that are healed just by looking at them whenever you are having a hard time.

“Ahh…”

But even these pictures.

And dolls imitating him.

Compared to the real person, Hyeonu, who had been living, breathing and laughing and chatting next to me just a moment ago, it was vastly lacking.

Veronica sat down on the bed. Then, I slowly put the cup of tea Hyunwoo was drinking earlier on the table next to the bed.

With this, another treasure has been added.

Touching it with her long fingers, she grinned and muttered as she hugged a large pillow with Hyeonu’s picture on it.

“Definitely. I’ll protect you…”