## Chapter 241 – The Holy Crusade
I held Winia in a princess carry and surveyed the village. No, the village could no longer be called a village. It was just ruins. All sorts of buildings were smashed, and the flagstone pavement was overturned.
Even the broken fountain was a sight to behold.
“Winia. I’m getting tired.”
“Huh?”
“Can I put you down now?”
“No.”
Anyway, soldiers and adventurers were rummaging around, picking up anything worth money. There were no signs of life… and not even the Six Towers, which I had been worried about. The village was empty.
I decided not to think about what had happened to the people who had been here until now.
Nevertheless, the paladins were looking for survivors.
I applaud their efforts.
“Winia, I’m reaching my limit.”
“You moron. Just put me down already.”
“Hoo.”
Eventually, my strength gave out.
More than anything, Winia’s two mounds of breasts were too heavy. As I lowered her with trembling arms, Winia hit my side with her head and said,
“Am I heavy? Huh? Am I heavy?”
“No, it’s not that. It’s just that my body is a bit dirty right now. I don’t want to get it on your clothes. It’s a pretty dress.”
“You sure know how to talk.”
But the black people were all naked except for their weapons, so where did all their clothes go? Even the cash they had and the valuables they had looted from the village must be somewhere.
Unless that apostle guy ran off with it all.
“Fou, found it!”
“No! Where did you find it!”
“Damn it!”
The adventurers rummaging through the collapsed buildings shouted with joy, as if they had found something valuable. Judging by their reaction, there must be something there.
ㅡWhack!
Cloudy kicked the fallen pile of lumber, and the large pieces collapsed and were cleared away. Amazing leg strength and durability. I cleared away things like burnt pillars with my hands and examined the ruins.
“Hmm…”
I could find broken household goods or small amounts of cash.
Not of great value.
“Tch. If we look around more, we might find something.”
And so we walked through the ruins. If there was a good spot, we cleared away the debris and searched inside. With Cloudy around, the work was very easy. Soon we were able to find cash and jewelry.
ㅡSwarm.
In the meantime, we arrived near the center of the village, and for some reason, people were gathered there. Wondering what it was, I looked up and saw Elise.
…What is she doing?
“The evil heretics who worship the blasphemous Ezath have been defeated! This is the victory of light and justice! Long live the God of Order! Long live justice!”
“Long live!”
“Long live!”
Elise was standing on top of a black monument and shouting as if giving a speech. The monument was engraved with the symbol of Ezath that I had seen before.
As usual, you can’t leave out licorice in a herbal medicine.
When it comes to heretics, you can’t leave out such an evil monument.
Elise, holding up her iron mace, looked like the Statue of Liberty.
This was because the spiky head of the iron mace was burning with holy light due to Holy Enchant.
ㅡKwaang!
The iron mace struck down and smashed the top of the monument. The monument cracked and powder fell down… Elise shouted again loudly.
“We must share this glory! Destroy this monument now!”
Elise jumped down from the monument. Then, the humans swarmed the monument like hungry maggots craving food, and beat and scratched it with their blades. Elise stared at the scene for a moment.
She seemed a little pleased.
She really has an amazing sensibility.
“You’re safe, Elise.”
“Ah, Saint. You are safe as well.”
A look of joy appeared on Elise’s face.
She’s so expressionless that even small changes are noticeable.
“You’ve worked hard. But I couldn’t catch the apostle.”
“…That’s right. I also dealt with the demonic creatures of the heretics and the fanatics who received abnormal blessings, but I could not find the apostle.”
“I think he probably trashed the village and ran away a long time ago. He knew he would die if the subjugation force came, so there’s no way he would have stayed.”
If he had a brain, he would have known that he couldn’t beat the subjugation force that had come in a group. They had prepared quite a few monsters, but in the end, the paladins had slaughtered them.
The black people couldn’t beat the determined soldiers either. The fact that Baron Dodence’s army was defeated in the first place was a bit of an error. If the army hadn’t been careless and had taken appropriate measures, this would not have happened.
“It is not good. If the apostle has escaped, the heretics will rise again someday. Villains who simply enjoy stealing and killing are everywhere.”
“A dark future. But we will overcome it as we always have.”
“That is correct.”
“Then Elise. I’m going to search the ruins, what about you?”
“I’m going to look for any possible survivors.”
“Well, I hope you can find them. Good luck.”
“I hope you can recover as well, Saint.”
Elise joined the nuns nearby and disappeared somewhere.
“Katt, what’s wrong?”
“Ah, it seems they couldn’t find Ezath’s apostle after all. I thought he might be on the other side, but he must have escaped.”
“Apostle?”
“Yeah. Apostle.”
“Hmph… Could it be that he was the apostle?”
That guy?
“The swordsman I fought.”
“Ah.”
I recalled the heretical swordsman who had been cut down by Cloudy.
He was the apostle?
“No way.”
“Well, he was a little less impressive for an apostle.”
“Well, whatever. It’s not our problem anymore anyway. Cloudy, please clear away that pillar.”
“Okay.”
By the time the sun was almost down, we had managed to make a decent profit from the search. Various trinkets, cash, and some kind of luxurious ornaments of unknown meaning. And things like clothes and weapons.
If you add it all up, I estimate that we earned close to 1 gold in total during this trip. The weight of the trinkets filling my bag made my heart happy.
“Ah, it’s so annoying. Do we have to sleep like this again?”
“What can we do?”
Since most of the infrastructure had been destroyed, we used a camping set to set up a small, cramped tent in a corner of the ruined village.
The others were the same. The soldiers and paladins set up large tents, and the adventurers just lay down and slept or made makeshift tents using burnt wood and cloaks.
“We have to sleep if we want to move tomorrow.”
“Haa…”
And so I went into the tent and lay down. It was incredibly stuffy with three people in the small space. Just getting back to Isbanth from here will take forever. It’s terrible.
How many days do we have to move?
I’m going crazy, really.
Anyway, the journey of the Holy Crusade seemed to be over. The period was long, but we made a lot of money. Well, we gained a lot besides money. In many ways, it was a journey that helped the man Kim Katt a lot.
In particular, Cloudy’s words set my heart on fire.
Kim Katt will become even stronger.
“Cloudy. Don’t put your hand in there.”
As I was about to go to sleep, Cloudy subtly put her hand inside my pants. Her gently groping hand grabbed my thing.
It felt like coming home!
“Ah, sorry. It’s become a habit.”
It’s a habit that doesn’t need to be fixed, but I hope she refrains from doing it outside.
“…Sister, restrain yourself.”
Slap, Winia hit Cloudy’s wrist. Cloudy took her hand away, but the thing that had already become erect didn’t know how to die.
…A tough day has passed.
I was so tired that I fell asleep.
***
The day after the battle.
People were busy moving around from morning, but in the end, they couldn’t find any survivors or gain any new harvests. They had already looted everything worth looting the day before.
Still, everyone looked satisfied, so it seemed like they had made a good profit like us.
The atmosphere was ambiguous because they couldn’t catch the apostle, but in the end, the Holy Crusade was concluded as a victory for the righteous.
Long live the God of Order.
“Elise. When are you going back?”
“I think we will be leaving soon. The heretics have been wiped out, and since this is originally Baron Dodence’s territory, his army is stationed here now. There is no need for further assistance.”
“Well, let’s go together when you leave. You’re going to Isbanth together, right?”
“…That’s right. I understand. I think I can go with you until then.”
It’s better to go in a group anyway since it’s a long way.
Let’s move along with the paladins. When we pass through villages in the middle, we can get a carriage and ride it.
Everyone started preparing to return.
The soldiers will remain here, but everyone else will return. As Elise said, when the paladins started to move, the adventurers flocked to them.
The time it takes to walk to the previous village is about 3 days.
We’ll go there and rest for a day, then move for another two days to the previous village and rest for another day, then take a carriage and move for another 3 days, and finally arrive in Isbanth.
Is the travel distance 10 days real?
We made a lot of money, but it took a lot of time. In the first place, if Cloudy, Winia and I split it, it would be about 30 silver each.
Anyway, the terrible return journey has begun.
Where are the cars and subways, seriously.
“Katt, are you tired?”
We left as soon as we had lunch.
The procession was very long.
As I was walking blankly along with it, Cloudy put her hand on my shoulder.
“No. I’m not tired at all. How can a man who will become a great warrior be tired at this level?”
As Cloudy said, I decided to become a warrior who would surpass her from today. When I put strength in my fists and face and said that, Cloudy blushed and avoided my gaze.
“Yeah… It was good when I said it back then, but now that I see Katt doing this, I’m a little embarrassed. Did I give you too much confidence?”
I shouted convulsively.
“Cloudyㅡ!!! I love youㅡ!!!”
“Kyaa! Be quiet!”
A hand blocking my mouth.
Cloudy is cute in this way too.
“That black guy is really going crazy.”
“Winiaaaaaaaㅡ!!!! I love you!!!!!!!”
“Sh, shut up!”
That’s what you get for messing with me!
There was a brief commotion.
Winia, who was shaking my neck, sighed and said,
“Sigh, Sister. I’m more tired than that black guy right now. Sister, give me a piggyback ride.”
“Hmm… Do you want a piggyback ride?”
“No. I just said it.”
“Come here.”
“I said it’s okay.”
Cloudy grabbed Winia, who was trying to resist slightly. As a result, the bizarre phenomenon of Cloudy giving Winia a piggyback ride unfolded. I can’t believe it. The two of them have become too close.
Anyway, we walked like this for 3 days.
I thought I was going to die from exhaustion.
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!
ㅡClap clap clap clap clap!
When we returned to the village of madness, which had been distorted by the Six Towers and heretical stew, the residents and soldiers applauded and cheered as if they were welcoming a triumphant general.
Well, let’s say something nice as a saint.
“The heretical forces have been completely annihilated!”
“Waaaaaaa!!”
“Saint! Saint!”
The residents were ecstatic when I waved my hand.
“Hahaha! It’s all thanks to your faith!”
All I did was urge them to make stew with the heretics, but it seemed to have relieved the anger of many people.
In other words, they were saved.
It was a valuable experience that I realized that sometimes violence and madness can stabilize people’s minds. Anyway, we arrived at the village in 3 days, so let’s rest for a day.
It seemed that not only us, but everyone in the procession had decided to take a break.
“Aah, it’s refreshing. Black guy, come here and give me a pillow.”
It seemed that Winia was in a good mood after taking a shower for the first time in a while. As requested, I stretched out my arm, and she immediately put her head on my arm and closed her eyes.
She must have been tired, because she fell asleep right away.
“…She fell asleep right away?”
“Yeah.”
Cloudy, with her hair wet, lay down next to me and said. I was secretly expecting it, but Winia couldn’t overcome her fatigue and passed out.
“…”
…If I move, Winia will wake up, so I decided not to do it.
As soon as I made that decision, Cloudy snuggled up to me and whispered.
“Katt.”
“Hmm?”
“Shall I touch your dick?”
“Cl, Cloudy Mama…!”
The bed was soft.
Cloudy naturally grabbed my thing and started stroking it up and down slowly.
ㅡThump thump thump thump thump.
It was a hand movement that seemed to relieve all the fatigue of the past few days.
The thumping sound was like a lullaby.
I closed my eyes too.
Today is over too.
