## Chapter 493 – Killing a Demon
The paladins continued their march in silence, despite their injuries. It was truly superhuman willpower. They replenished their stamina by receiving healing whenever they rested.
Fortunately, there were no engagements that would strain their bodies during the return journey, so everyone made it back to the city without any major issues.
“The search party is back!!!!!!!!!”
As we passed through the city gates and headed towards the Church of the Brass Celestial Angel, a priest standing at the entrance saw us and shouted loud enough to shatter the sky.
I was already going crazy with anticipation of what kind of reward I would receive. Just how much would the reward money be? If Barkerel could sweet-talk them well, we might get around 1 gold.
“A Demon Gate has appeared! And a powerful demon as well!”
As soon as we entered the church, Barkerel shouted loudly, drawing everyone’s attention. His voice was booming. He had recovered from some of his internal injuries by continuously receiving healing.
“Brother! Show it to them quickly!”
He turned to me and signaled.
“This is it!!!!”
I nodded and raised Andromalius’ arm high, shouting.
“The remains of the evil archdemon Andromalius! The search party has successfully subjugated the demon! The Demon Gate has also been successfully destroyed!”
Look, this is our achievement!
“Th, that arm is…!!!!”
“What the!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“The search party has returned after subjugating a powerful demon!!!”
“Oh my god!!!! I can’t believe it!!!!!!!!!!”
“Verdeeeeeee!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaak!!!”
The church members who were wandering around the church looked up at Andromalius’ arm in shock. They tore at their already sparse hair or sat down, screaming.
It was truly a scene of pandemonium.
“We, the twelve warriors, joined forces to subjugate the demon Andromalius! Brother Barkerel!”
“Quickly, summon the Senior Pastor! It’s a demon invasion!!!”
At the commotion, everyone remaining in the church rushed towards us.
“Uwaaaaaaaa!!!!!”
“How!!! Verde!!! How could this happen!!!!”
“It’s too terrible!!!!!”
“You’ve done so well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
They also shouted the name of God while praising our achievements. After all, we had succeeded in demon subjugation, the church’s greatest value.
And the proof was clearly present.
“What’s all this commotion… No! That is… Aaaaaaak!!!!”
“Senior Pastor!!!”
Just then, the Senior Pastor, running from the other side, screamed and fainted. Are these people all crazy? Anyway, such a commotion occurred for a while.
I, Cloudy, and Winia were treated as the best guests and entered the inner part of the church building with Barkerel.
“Brothers and sisters. Please wait a moment. It will take some time to go through various procedures and reports. I, Barkerel, promise you the reward in my name, so please bear with it.”
“Of course, we have to wait. I’m fine, so please take your time.”
“Hahaha! Indeed. Thank you so much!”
After finishing the guidance, Barkerel went out to call someone.
This room seemed to be the church’s chapel.
It was quite spacious, and there was an idol made of brass at the front.
ㅡThe Brass Celestial Angel.
It was a statue of a goddess wearing a mask.
The detailed triple wings were brilliant, and the sword she held was deadly. Above all, the scales raised above her head were impressive.
Is this Verde, the god they worship?
Because the wicked kill the good indiscriminately, the scales of God tilt. This is an act that destroys the most important value, balance, and the warriors of the Order always try to balance the scales by slaughtering the wicked.
Because they believe that if the balance is broken, the world will perish.
I don’t know exactly, but I know that’s roughly the doctrine. I don’t know more details. Learning the doctrines of religion takes years. There’s no way I would know in depth about the religions of this other world.
“Is that the God of the Scales?”
Cloudy showed interest.
“I think so.”
“Hmph… Katt. Can I ask for a scripture? I don’t intend to convert, but I’m interested in things about God.”
“Then I’ll ask for one.”
If Cloudy is curious, I should definitely ask for one.
“Ugh… I’m tired. Darkie. Wake me up if anything happens.”
“Okay. Sleep. I’ll wake you up.”
Then Winia leaned on my shoulder and closed her eyes. It’s not particularly difficult, but I’m tired from sleeping outside. I want to go in and sleep soon.
“Brother, the Senior Pastor has arrived.”
After waiting for a while, the Senior Pastor came in with the search party. Seeing that he was a little late, it seemed like it was because he had fainted earlier.
I immediately woke Winia and greeted him.
“Oh, hello. Pastor.”
“Oh, Oooo!!! The report was true! You’ve really worked hard! It’s an achievement that cannot be exchanged for anything! Verde’s blessing!”
He was quite excited.
I immediately handed him Andromalius’ arm, which I had placed next to the chair.
“Th, this is the demon’s arm!!!! Verde!!! Hooo…! Hooo…! Ah, I can’t calm down! Barkerel! Now, explain in detail what happened! I don’t think I can come to my senses…!”
“I understand, Senior Pastor.”
Then we gathered in the chapel and gave a long report on what had happened.
First of all, there were twelve people.
Without omitting or distorting anything, we all gave our opinions and informed them about the Demon Gate and Andromalius while comparing the facts.
And Priest Lamelin asked if he was writing a comprehensive report, repeatedly writing and erasing something on the paper.
“Such a thing happened…!”
The Senior Pastor trembled, sweating profusely.
“Senior Pastor! All of this is nothing less than the achievement of Brother Katt, Cloudy, and Sister Winia! Without their help, the search party would have been annihilated!”
“That’s right, Senior Pastor! If it weren’t for the brothers and sisters, we would have become food for the demons, let alone subjugating them!”
Barkerel and Paladin Dodalkan praised us, spitting as they spoke. I felt embarrassed. Winia also blushed a little and hesitated, and Cloudy also smiled.
“Even so, it’s great that we all fought with our lives. In particular, Brother Barkerel’s heroic act of blocking Andromalius alone was truly heroic.”
And this is my intention.
“Indeed…! My eyes were not wrong! I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the Brass Celestial Angel Church! Lamelin, are you writing the report well!”
“Yes! I’m writing it well!”
“Good. Record the achievements of these brothers and sisters without omission!”
“I understand!”
Wow. I’m going to get a really big reward.
Looking at their attitude, it seemed like they would give me their liver and gallbladder.
“But Senior Pastor. Do you know what Andromalius does?”
I asked that for a moment.
I’m a little curious.
I need to know what kind of bastard he is so that I can deal with him easily if I meet him again later.
“Unfortunately… I don’t know the details. I’m going to communicate with the headquarters of the Order right away. The headquarters will know his identity. I will let you know as soon as I receive a reply.”
“Thank you.”
I don’t know if he’s a named demon.
After some time, the report was over.
I took a moment to review the report written by Priest Lamelin for final confirmation, and there was nothing wrong with it. Our achievements were also specifically recorded.
“Senior Pastor! Then I think it would be good to give the brother a reward soon!”
“Barkerel, calm down. I’m going to do that anyway.”
Oh, am I going to receive it now?
The pastor, who had been thinking deeply while touching his chin for a moment, stared into my eyes and opened his mouth in a serious tone.
“…This is a very big matter. The procedures will be long in many ways, and it will take time to review the report.”
“Well, that’s a natural story.”
“We also have to have a meeting within the Order…”
It seems that the matter is too serious and they can’t figure out how to reward me. Well, let’s relax. These people are not the kind of people who would cheat on rewards.
“Please come back in 3 days. We will prepare the reward by then. Ah, and I will give you the reward money given by Lord Isbant at that time. Andromalius’ arm… I’m going to show this directly to the lord. Maybe he’ll give you additional reward money.”
That was the Senior Pastor’s answer.
“H, hehehe… Hehehehe!! Hehehehehe!!! I understand! I’ll be waiting!”
I couldn’t hold back the laughter that burst out and laughed loudly. When I laughed, everyone in the chapel burst into happy laughter.
It is judged that they will give me something better as much as they postponed the reward. And since they say they will show the achievement directly to the lord, I may be able to receive additional rewards if I am lucky.
Am I going to get a set of paladin armor? If not, I would definitely get at least a good holy sword.
Then we celebrated the victory again.
“Ah, Pastor. And can I get a scripture?”
“S, scripture! Scriptureeee!! Have you finally decided to convert to our religion! That’s great!”
When I brought up the story of the scripture, the pastor shouted almost convulsively.
No, I didn’t mean to make him expect this much.
“Ah, no… that’s not it. My wife said she’s interested in the church.”
As soon as I said that, putting my arm around Cloudy’s waist, the pastor’s face immediately became depressed. Seeing the uncle depressed made my heart ache.
“Is that so… That’s a pity… Of course, I will give it to you. There, is Zelmeia there!”
ㅡYes!
A reply was heard from outside the door.
“Bring me a scripture!”
It seems that he is used to being ordered. After waiting for a while, the door opened and a priest came in. The one I had seen a few times handed the scripture to the pastor.
“Here is the scripture.”
“Oh, thank you.”
“If you ever think about converting, please come anytime.”
“Hehehe, thank you so much for your words.”
Anyway, everything is done now. All that’s left is to laze around and come back to receive the reward. I immediately grabbed Cloudy and Winia’s hands and stood up.
“Farewell! May Verde’s blessing be with the brothers and sisters in the future!”
“Goodbye!”
“I hope you have a good day!”
Then I left the church, receiving farewell greetings from my comrades. Now, I hope everyone rests well and gets some treatment.
“Take care, everyone! Thank you for your hard work! Brother Barkerel, please get treatment!”
“Hahaha! Thank you for your concern!”
When I went outside and looked up at the sky, it was not even noon yet.
“Ugh… It’s finally over. Darkie, carry me on your back.”
“Okay. Get on quickly.”
“Hehehe, Katt. What will we get? Will we get the armor of the paladins?”
Cloudy said with a smile.
“Maybe we will.”
“Katt wearing the armor of the paladins will be really cool… Hehe, I’m looking forward to it. You have to wear good equipment to fight better.”
“That’s right!”
I went straight home. As soon as I went in, I went straight to the bathroom to wash my body, and then I lay down on the bed without even having time for sex.
I closed my eyes for a while with Cloudy and Winia on either side of me, and it was evening, and soon Karin and Risha came back. After giving them some affection to express my strong welcome, I got up from the bed.
“Ah, I caught a really big demon!”
Then, as usual, we gathered in the living room on the first floor and had dinner, and I told Karin and Risha about our achievements.
“Kyahehe, this bastard told everything that Cloudy caught and then says he caught it, he’s crazy. Ah, yes, my husband did a great job. To be honest, I’ve never seen a really big demon, so I can’t imagine it well… If you caught such prey, there’s nothing more to ask for. Well done.”
Karin listened to the story about Andromalius and praised me with a smile.
“But you used sword energy? It’s a relief that the result was good, but don’t get too caught up in it. You’ll really go to hell.”
“I thought about it before I used it, sister. Don’t you trust me?”
“You bastard. No matter how much I trust you, this sister is worried.”
“Hehehe. Of course, I’m aware of the precautions my sister told me. Don’t worry.”
“That’s a relief.”
Karin praised me, and Risha showed interest.
“Andromalius, that’s an interesting story. Recently, the beings of hell are emerging… Maybe it’s a sign of something.”
That’s definitely true.
If demons appear like this, something really bad might happen later.
“Still, I’m glad you came back without getting hurt like this. Hehehe, my partner is a really commendable man.”
“Thanks, Risha!”
“What, don’t you want anything from me? I want to give you a reward.”
“A reward?!”
Risha is rewarding me!
Personally, I was tormented by the urge to gently slap Risha’s buttocks while she was squirting breast milk.
Will she let me if I ask?
And I haven’t been able to drink it recently.
“Hmph… Come to think of it, I should give Katt a reward?”
“Um, Darkie did a good job. Darkie, is there anything you want me to do for you?”
Cloudy and Winia also smiled and said that.
“What? Suddenly this atmosphere? Then I’ll give you a reward too, sister. Is there anything you want to ask for?”
“Wow.”
Getting rewarded at home and getting rewarded at church.
I’m so lucky.
