## Chapter 754 – Paladin Kim Kat
I spent my days leisurely poking around the dungeon, doing odd jobs.
For others, the dungeon was a hell of cutthroat competition, but for me, it was just a picnic spot.
A kind of picnic.
The fact that criminal scum were killing each other was, from a fusion-Confucian perspective, so righteous that it was even quite enjoyable.
After doing those odd jobs, I would return to the lodgings, grab Bugeal, and refine my ki. This task seemed like it would take quite a while. As I saw in my dream last time… devouring Berial’s soul was a pretty big deal.
“Should I help you, dear?”
As I was sweating while holding Bugeal, Karin placed a wet towel on my head and asked. I was grateful, but I couldn’t ask her to help.
“It’s okay. It’s my sword, so I have to do it myself.”
“Oh, such a good assassin’s attitude.”
“No, sis. An assassin? I’m a savior.”
“Kehehe, more nonsense.”
Tsk.
“Well, anyway. Thanks for the towel.”
“Yeah, sure.”
Karin showed quite a bit of interest in Bugeal, which had absorbed Berial’s soul.
“But a magic sword that devoured a Great Demon’s soul…”
She originally liked sharp objects, so she couldn’t help but be interested.
“Honestly, even I’m fascinated, dear. What happens? If it does that?”
Karin reached out her hand.
She seemed to want to see it for a moment, so I immediately put the sword in her hand. She held Bugeal and soon checked the blade and balance, examining it from various angles.
“Indeed.”
Did she feel something?
“It certainly has an eerie feel. So this is what a real magic sword is like.”
“Eerie? What kind of feeling?”
“I don’t know exactly, but it feels like there’s a strange energy? Anyway, it’s unique. I can’t put my finger on it, but it feels like an ordinary person couldn’t use it. There’s talk about magic swords devouring people, right? It’s exactly that kind of feeling?”
This Bugeal bastard dares to give Karin this kind of feeling?
You’re dead.
“You mean it’s bewitching?”
“Yeah. It feels exactly like that. It would be harmful unless you’re someone who has reached a certain level. Did it become like this because it swallowed a Great Demon?”
“Oh, dear.”
If so, I should take more time to suppress its energy.
“But it’s not going to revive just because it devoured a Great Demon’s soul, is it?”
There’s no way that punk can revive.
Bugeal, you son of a bitch, are dead.
You can’t come back to life anymore.
“Risha did a good job, so I don’t think that will happen… Ah, but I don’t know since it swallowed Berial’s soul.”
If my friends are defeated, this sword might turn into Berial. Well, that’s nonsense. There’s no way that could happen. That’s why I’m putting my heart and soul into the sword now.
“Anyway, don’t worry. Who am I? As if I can’t tame a sword like this.”
“Of course, you have to do that if you’re my husband. Anyway.”
Karin returned the sword to me.
“I was a little disappointed this time. I was expecting it to be a Great Demon, but it was too anticlimactic to catch. It looked like that, though.”
It couldn’t be helped.
“I want to fight real Great Demons properly sometime… I have that desire too. Huh? A desire to slice the necks of some really strong guys. I haven’t had any opportunities like that in the last few years.”
She stretched for a moment and sat down next to me.
“Because you’ve become too strong.”
“Yeah. There’s no one who can match you.”
“There really isn’t.”
Indeed, Karin is too strong.
That’s why she had been loafing around in the guild, unable to fight properly. Teaching swordsmanship to guild members who couldn’t use mana.
Could it be that she can’t fight strong opponents, so she can’t reach a higher level? Is she feeling that kind of wall?
“It’s really rare to find someone as strong as you.”
“It’s really rare. If you lined them up, there wouldn’t be ten.”
“Ten? Who would there be?”
“Well? There’s that Sword Master bitch, and there might be some guys from other kingdoms.”
Karin tilted her head.
“And Claudie would be there.”
“Definitely.”
Claudie.
I still can’t gauge the exact level of Karin or Claudie. Because the difference in skill is too great. Claudie is a half-elf, so she inherently has an extremely small mana pool.
Well.
“Honestly, what’s scary about Claudie is.”
Karin said calmly.
“Even though she only has that much mana.”
A small amount of mana.
“I can’t guarantee victory. Even if I burst with aura and fight with all my might, well? I don’t know if I can win.”
“…”
“Of course, I don’t rely on aura, but, um. Yeah. It’s difficult.”
Strangely, Claudie seems to have clear weaknesses, but she can do almost anything. It seems like that’s all because she has too little mana… but I still don’t know.
Just how much can our Mama do?
Anyway, strength.
“Well, so if you get a chance, take on some tough jobs. I’m going to be active again, so I should do something like that, right?”
“Hehehe, why? Aren’t you satisfied with just nighttime activities?”
“Oh, you impudent brat.”
“Ack.”
Karin gently pulled on my cheek.
“Who said I wasn’t satisfied? Just because I satisfy my sexual desires doesn’t mean I don’t satisfy my appetite.”
“That’s true.”
Yeah. Karin is saying this, so I should do that. She was also hoping for a strong opponent.
“Okay. I’ll look into it when I get back this time.”
“Okay.”
Then I should stay a little longer and go to the capital. I’ve already finished the report anyway, so it’s over as long as I fill the appropriate period.
* * *
So I loafed around for a few days and then set off. The dungeon was still hell, but our pockets were full. We made a good fortune coming here.
Traveling the shortest distance to the longed-for capital, we were able to arrive earlier than expected. After returning, I immediately went home, unpacked, and relieved my fatigue.
After all, there’s no place like home.
And the next day.
I immediately packed my equipment and headed to the Great Temple. Of course, I didn’t take Bugeal. Karin said it had become quite an eerie sword. I can’t bring this kind of shitty sword to see the Saintess.
It’s not polite.
And she might say something.
The Saintess values efficiency above all else, but, well. I don’t think she would like a magic sword. Above all, Hilde can’t find out either. I will keep that a secret no matter what.
“Oh, it’s been a while!”
“Nice to see you!”
I greeted the passing paladins and priests simply and went to find the Saintess. Nothing special seemed to have happened while I was gone.
ㅡCreak.
I opened the huge door to the audience chamber and entered.
“Saintess! I’m here!”
“It took you a long time this time.”
The Saintess, who had put down her pen, gently swept her hair back and looked at me.
“It was far away, so I couldn’t help it. Anyway, Saintess. Have you been well?”
I immediately approached her.
“Well, I can’t say I’ve been well. I’ve always been buried in work.”
“Didn’t you say you had become a little more relaxed last time?”
“Hmm… well, work suddenly pops up sometimes. It can’t be helped. So, how was the dungeon? Did you find any special clues?”
“That’s the thing.”
ㅡSwish.
I immediately handed over the report.
It wasn’t much different from what I had organized last time. I decided to hide Berial’s existence. If I’m going to hide it, it’s better to hide it thoroughly.
And well, everyone was dead and the dungeon had stopped, so there was nothing dangerous. If there was something, Risha would have noticed. I’m not a man who neglects dangerous things. All the threats in that dungeon had disappeared, so I made this decision.
“To be honest, I didn’t find out much. You could say this was a failure. I’m sorry.”
“Oh? A failure?”
ㅡRustle.
The Saintess, who immediately received the report, quickly read it. This woman reads really fast. She read it all in an instant, stamped the report, and looked at me.
“Well, I wouldn’t say it’s a failure. In the first place, it was a task with no clues at all. The dungeon has stopped operating, so you could say the purpose itself has been achieved.”
Then she nods. I didn’t feel like she was disappointed or blaming me at all.
“The Saintess herself was well aware of the special nature of this matter.”
“…”
“I was just vaguely speculating that an evil being might be sealed there. Rather, isn’t it fortunate that it turned out that way? The biggest gain is confirming that it’s not dangerous.”
The Saintess looked into my eyes and rather praised me.
Oh shit, I feel a little guilty.
“So you can’t call this a failure. Above all, the Saintess trusts the Paladin. Even if you fail a few times, that will never be broken.”
“Saintess…! What is this benevolence!! The light that only a true Saintess emits!!! Thank you so much for comforting me instead of scolding me!”
A feeling of emotion welled up.
“Still, I feel so uncomfortable because this is something I chose to do. You said it was okay, but I’m deeply reflecting.”
“Hmph. Then there’s no problem. Don’t worry too much. In the first place, the Saintess just wanted to check it out.”
I raised my head.
I’m glad there’s no problem. That’s what it was in the first place. Still, seeing the Saintess say this, I did kill Berial well.
“Ah, but Saintess. As I wrote in the report, I stopped exploring halfway. I couldn’t go all the way, so I couldn’t properly judge whether it was dangerous. In fact, I gave up because I thought it would take a really long time to do all that.”
“I know. It’s not good to be stuck on one thing for too long. It would be better to do something else.”
The Saintess said that and touched her lips.
“Hmm, but the Royal Knights are also exploring, so if there’s a problem, the Saintess will know. It seems like we can just skip this matter.”
“Thank you.”
Anyway, I’m glad I can skip this.
“Saintess. But can I borrow some of the Order’s books?”
“Books? Of course, there’s no reason why not. Did you find a book you want to borrow?”
“Almost. That’s right. I was thinking about it while I was working, but aren’t there any books about demons?”
“Of course there are, but… they’re not detailed because research on demons is slow. I’ll get them for you if you need them. You can pick them up next time.”
“Hehehe! Thank you so much!”
I greeted her and came outside. The Saintess told me to rest well, saying I had worked hard. Yeah, I should rest for a while without doing anything else.
While resting, I need to deal with Bugeal.
* * *
After that, it was just everyday life.
I also read the books I received from the Saintess, but as expected, there was almost no information about Great Demons. The only things that existed were about the beings who were most famous during the Idol War. There was no information about Berial either.
“These bastards.”
Due to the great war, many technologies, records, and treasures were lost. The world of humans was rebuilt on the ruins of the Idol War.
It can’t be helped that there’s almost no data.
Anyway, since I couldn’t find out anything about Berial, I just kept repeating the training to calm Bugeal. In the meantime, I didn’t forget to take my wives out or visit the library.
I spent about two weeks leisurely in the capital like that.
Today, Winia and I came to the library together in the morning. I was looking for books about magic swords, but as expected, I couldn’t find them easily.
No adult novels.
“Darkie, don’t think of the old me. I didn’t have a chance to show you, but my magic skills have improved considerably these days.”
“Hehehe, oh my, Winia. I’d have to have a chance to see it. I can’t just shoot it off in the backyard.”
“That’s true.”
“But honestly, I haven’t been able to show off my skills properly either.”
The things I’ve done recently have all been like that.
Anyway, that’s when we came out after borrowing the books.
“…”
That’s when we came outside the library.
ㅡTap.
A calm-looking blonde maid with a composed expression came and stood in front of us.
I was wondering who it was, but she spoke first.
“I knew it.”
“…”
Winia narrowed her eyes when she saw the maid.
“So it was you, Lady.”
Oh shit.
