## Chapter 235 – Holy War Troops
The village was roughly cleaned up.
The paladins and holy warriors, numbering in the hundreds, were, in the truest sense of the word, human butchers and specialists in killing. Before the soldiers and adventurers could even do anything, they had swept away the bandit gangs occupying the village in one fell swoop.
The soldiers, who had little to do, rescued the imprisoned residents. Of course, there were few rescued residents other than women.
No, the only people rescued were women.
“…Th-This! How can this be! This can’t be happening!”
Elise exploded with anger.
Horrific meat towers made of the corpses of men, old people, and children were scattered throughout the village.
The heretical bandit gangs, who worshipped a false god, had occupied the village and indiscriminately massacred all the residents except for the women.
And they had diligently created such structures to commemorate the massacre and please their god. They even forced the women, who were undoubtedly the families of the massacre victims, to do it!
The bandits had cackled as they watched the women wail while building towers with the corpses of their husbands and children…!
“T-This can’t be real!!!”
I clutched my head and knelt in front of the meat tower.
How far can humans… how far can humans become cruel?
Is this the true face of humanity?
Do the bandits have no empathy whatsoever?
This was the tragedy of war!
I cannot accept this kind of war!
“Hell, it’s hell. This place is hell…! Hell! HEEEELL!!!”
“Saint, Saint! I can’t bear the anger either! Why this! Why does such evil exist in this world! Order God, please give me an answer!”
“This isn’t real! Aaaargh!!!”
“It’s an unbelievable atrocity!!!”
I hugged Elise and we both wailed.
“I feel their pain! Terrible pain!”
“I feel it too! Sadness, pain, despair! Emotions that should never exist!”
The sight of the brutal meat tower was truly beyond imagination. It was a tragic result of creativity and malice that had transcended all limits. I had to tremble at the horror.
Even Hitler and Stalin hadn’t done anything like this. Winia also expressed displeasure, and Claudia… well, she said it was terrible… but, well, I don’t know. Our sensibilities are a little different.
Anyway, the nuns gathered the rescued women in one place, and the paladins arrested all the captured bandits and those suspected of being bandits and escorted them to the plaza.
“Kkeueuk!”
Bandits without tattoos could be confused with adventurers, so accurate interrogation seemed necessary, but those with tattoos were 100% confirmed, so there was no need for interrogation.
“Kuak!”
A large-scale execution ceremony was held in the plaza.
The lined-up paladins and holy warriors broke the arms and legs of the tattooed bandits, then unfolded some documents and fanatically shouted.
“Death! Death! All that evil heretics need is death!”
“We will set justice right! We will eradicate evil! The sin of tilting the scales is too great, so atone with death!”
“Punishment! Retribution! Judgment! We will show the authority of God!”
A paladin from the Brass Celestial Angel Order, wearing heavy armor, dragged a brass-plated hammer. It was a huge hammer befitting his enormous size. He raised the hammer high and shouted the name of Verde, the God of the Scales, and struck down like lightning.
ㅡKwaang!
The bandit’s head instantly turned into okonomiyaki. The bandit, whose arms and legs were broken, couldn’t even twitch.
ㅡSeogeok!
The paladins of the Salvation Heaven Order also beheaded the kneeling bandits while reciting prayers. There was no one here who had not seen the evil meat tower. No one showed mercy.
They were truly enraged by the unbelievable atrocities.
The paladins who saw the meat tower all screamed and knelt down, calling out to God.
“Saint! Give me guidance! Give me guidance to punish their atrocities!”
Elise also went crazy and shouted as if wailing. She was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes… How dare they make Elise cry!
Those fucking bastards are all dead!
Of all people, they made our Elise cry!!!!!!!!!!
Uncontrollable rage!
“Alright, Elise.”
I could feel Elise trembling in my arms. Simple execution was almost forgiveness for A-class war criminals.
The sin of making Elise shed tears is great!
“I. I… will become the savior…!”
I resolved in the name of King David, the Chakravarti, the ultra-macho Buddha, Confucius, my father, and me, Kim Kat, to strictly punish these evil bandits.
I immediately stood up and shouted.
“Stop! Stop the execution!”
The intense shout, filled with the maximum amount of volume, silenced the area for a moment, and all eyes were on me.
Only for a moment.
“…What are you saying!”
“Who are you!”
The paladins were about to jeer at why they should stop.
I shouted again.
“Executing such evil bastards in one go is actually saving them! We need to make them repent for their sins and then kill them! Look at the heretics who have been executed now! Have they repented for their sins! Have they paid the price for their sins!”
I pointed with both hands to the brass paladin of the Brass Celestial Angel Order. The very paladin who made handmade okonomiyaki with the Great Hammer.
ㅡ…Shakes head.
The one I pointed at shook his head.
“Paladin! Then did the one you beheaded suffer enough!”
ㅡ…Shakes head.
The paladin of the Salvation Heaven Order was the same.
He also hesitated and slowly shook his head.
Confirming that, I burst out with overflowing passion!
“That’s right! They died too comfortably compared to the sins they committed! Simple execution is not enough! Sin! They must pay the price for their sins and die! Evil atrocities! Towers made of human corpses! And murder and cannibalism! Even looting! Simple execution alone cannot appease the souls of the victims!”
The sin of making Elise cry is great.
Filled with anger about it, I preached as if spewing fire!
Bursting hatred!
Exaggerated gestures!
And accented intonation!
I captivated the entire audience!
All of them were silent and looking at me!
“Bring firewood! Bring a pot! And boil water! We must boil the heretics in boiling water and execute them! We need to purify their sins with hot water!”
That’s right.
These are the guys who committed massacres and even made towers with corpses.
Simple execution is not enough. There should be no easy death for the bandit gangs who trampled on justice, insulted God, and violated the foundation of humanity!
After finishing the speech, I stretched out both arms to create an authoritative atmosphere.
Then.
“O, O…! Oooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!! Verde forever!”
“Ooooooo!!!!!!! That’s it!!! That’s the answer!!!”
“That’s a very good method!!!!”
“Serto forever!!!!”
“Izer Mart forever!!!!”
A thunderous roar erupted.
At the same time.
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!!!
Everyone in the area started clapping for me. Paladins, holy warriors, nuns, adventurers, mercenaries, soldiers! They sent me the utmost respect!!
I stood solemnly and quietly accepted the praise.
It worked.
Elise’s tears and my “sincerity.”
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
People are going crazy, shouting and clapping.
I quietly felt their hearts.
After a while, I raised both hands again.
ㅡHwaak!
And.
ㅡSilence.
The applause stopped.
The shouts stopped.
The movement stopped, and it became as quiet as if the world had stopped.
And.
I declare.
“Now begin the judgment!!!!”
ㅡWaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
ㅡWooooooo!!!!
ㅡKuaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
The shouts erupted again! All the holy warriors and paladins became one and began to bring pots and firewood! If there aren’t enough pots, we’ll have to make an execution pyre too!
“N-No! Stop it!!!!”
“Mom, Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Iyaaaaaaaaak!!!!”
“You son of a bitch! You fucking bastard!!!!”
“What the hell are you talking about, you fucking bastard!!!”
“Don’t do this! Don’t do this! You bastard!”
“Kkeuaaaa!! Let me go!!!”
At the same time, the bandits began to wail and jeer at me. With a few words from me, they were going to be boiled like bossam instead of a comfortable execution. Now they will truly pay the price for their sins.
Of course, they couldn’t resist.
All those with the Ezaatz tattoo on their faces had their arms and legs broken.
I approached them and said heavily.
“From now on, you will have to pay the price for your sins. Being boiled will be a difficult and painful time, and you will finally meet death. But that is lighter than a speck of dust compared to the evil you have committed.”
“…”
“Die and atone.”
ㅡKkeueuaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
A desperate cry erupted.
I turned my back on them and went back up to the platform and stretched out both arms in the pose of a cross. Ah, Lord Jesus Christ. Personally, I wanted to take the Buddhist swastika pose, but that pose was too difficult, so I agreed to the cross pose.
Finally, the preparation for the “heretic stew” was completed.
The water in the pot rose, and the firewood was lit. Although there were no ingredients to put in the stew, the pain and screams of those bandits would be excellent ingredients.
“S-Saint! As expected, you are…! You are our pride!”
The moved Elise approached me, sobbing.
Yes.
With this, the souls of the victims who became meat towers will also be saved.
ㅡBoil boil!
ㅡBoil boil!
The paladins began to throw the heretics into the pot. ㅡSplash! ㅡSplash! The water began to boil, and the bandits who became stew ingredients began to scream.
The imprisoned village women also helped the paladins make the heretic stew. They had lost their husbands and children to the bandits, so it was natural that they wanted revenge.
“Thank you, brother. Thanks to you, we were able to establish a more correct justice.”
“Blessings on your righteousness.”
“Seeing someone with such a pure heart like you is the second most touching thing in my life.”
The paladins and nuns of each denomination came to shake my hand. At the same time, they gave me a word of blessing. They spoke of the miracle of God while watching the bandits being boiled, and the imprisoned village women healed their hearts while listening to the sound of boiling water and screams.
“Take this.”
“Please accept it.”
And I received necklaces with religious symbols engraved on them.
It was a rosary.
“Th-This is…?”
I accepted it blankly.
“If you ever have trouble, come to the church and show it to them, and they will definitely help you.”
“Please visit our Salvation Heaven Order anytime.”
“This is too much…! I just told you the right way! It’s too much to receive this!”
I refused because I was honestly burdened.
When I came to my senses, I realized that what I had done was simply cruel incitement. I had completely lost my mind after seeing Elise’s tears.
I did something fucking crazy.
What… what did I do!
This is not something a person should do!
“No. You deserve it.”
However, the paladin with a dignified impression gave me the rosary in my hand with an unwavering expression.
“You are worthy to be called a saint.”
And then he said with shining eyes.
…A saint?
“…A saint, you say.”
“That’s right. Your achievements will be praised forever. Ah, the black-haired preacher who spewed flames from his mouth to judge the heretics! You are the saint!”
The paladin raised his arm and said.
ㅡSaint!
ㅡSaint!
ㅡAh, Saint!
Then, in an instant, the paladins, nuns, and village women knelt before me.
“Saint, hooray!”
“Black-haired Saint, hooray!”
“Wh-What is this…”
Me.
A saint…?
“I am.”
Too confused.
“Saint.”
Words.
“Kim Kat.”
Don’t come out.
“I am Saint Kim Kat!”
ㅡSaint Kim Kat, hooray!
ㅡSaint Kim Kat, hooray!
ㅡSaint Kim Kat, hooray!
“I! I am Saint Kim Katㅡ!!!!!! Wooooooooo!!!!!!!”
When I shouted fiercely, everyone started praising me while cheering!
Lost in joy, I raised both arms and shook them as if dancing!
That’s right!
I was a saint!
“Black-haired Saint, hooray!”
Saint Kim Kat! That is my name!
In the chaos of the praise that lasted for a long time, the screams of the heretics who had been transformed into stew ingredients, and the laughter and tears that intertwined, a new saint was born to command this era!
I came down from the platform, receiving flowers brought by the village women.
Claudia came up to me, bursting into laughter, and Winia came up to me, complaining.
“Again, again. The darkie is acting up again. Again.”
“Hey! I’m Saint Kim Kat! Watch your mouth when you call me a darkie!”
“Idiot, really.”
ㅡWaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Anyway, the heretic stew was an extremely terrible sight.
Still.
Because I’m a saint.
It’ll be okay.
