Chapter 19 – Preparation (5)
6. Preparation (5)
“Ugh, oh-go-go, it’s the waist…”
After whispering to Kaya as affectionately as possible and taking her maiden, he remembered sparsely, like a fast-skimming video. She said that she was considerate of her as much as possible, but from the middle of her journey, it seemed that she was overwhelmed by the ecstatic sense she had tasted for the first time in her life. I’m sure the current low back pain is to blame…
“… And. Seeing this, it’s really no joke.”
Right next to her was Kaya, sleeping beside her, with one of her hands on her belly. She looked quite tired, her eyes looked a little swollen, and she was pretty without makeup or anything.
Even though it was Salem, not Earth, I still couldn’t believe I slept with a woman like this, so I was still bewildered.
– As the captain said, I mean, I was completely wrong.
As she continued to look at Kaya’s sleeping face, she remembered what she had said as she hugged me just before falling asleep.
– Those who called me dirty or vulgar did not even look at me for a single day, no, even for a minute. You may have known it in your head. However, I took it for granted. I don’t think I’m dirty, but people say I’m dirty, so I guess I’m dirty…
‘It’s crazy stuff. No matter how similar this place is to the Middle Ages, Kaya was just born as a mixed race.’
Haha Even on the modern Earth, racial discrimination happens frequently because of a slightly different skin color, but racial discrimination could have been more severe. I’m so glad I didn’t go through a witch hunt. Well, anyway, it didn’t change that the guys who made Kaya’s heart sick were rotten guys.
She didn’t fully confide in it, but she could get a general idea of it from her monologue.
– Just as I was nothing more than a dirty mongrel to them, to me they are also people from a bad hometown in the past… That’s all. That all the insults and verbal abuse they gave me didn’t define the real me. And that justice is that I can shine more when I am proud of myself. The captain proved it.
– With the captain who is my destiny, yes. Always.
At the end, my body trembled a little at the whispered words as I hugged my upper body tightly, but I thought it was because of the feel of my chest touching my body.
[Relationship diagram]
Kaya: 4
When did the relationship chart rise again?
I don’t think Kaya is an easy woman, but I wonder if she’s the first hero, but she doesn’t have a sample to compare with, so she couldn’t tell. Well, she won’t be bad. She-she had already scored 4 out of 5 to 5, so I didn’t know where and how this would work, but I had a sneaky expectation that it wouldn’t explode in a positive direction.
‘Okay. Kaya. Let’s go all the way. We’re the first soldiers, we are now.’
Involuntarily, he reached out and touched Kaya’s cheek. Then she opened her eyelids and her gray eyes stared at me. Focus came into focus in an instant, and her face turned into a tomato in three seconds.
“Various, versus, versus, versus, versus.”
“Uh, um. Did you sleep well?”
“Hehe.”
“Puhahaha!”
Kaya let out a strange noise and pulled the blanket over her. She laughed heartily, heartily for the first time in a long time.
**
“I’m sorry.”
“There is nothing to be sorry for, Captain. Isn’t it nice to laugh?”
Taking care of Kaya, who sat down clutching her lower abdomen while getting out of bed to wash herself, she brought a meal into the room. He had a slightly pouty expression on his face as he ate the soup, perhaps because he was hungry, but compared to last night before, his expression was surprisingly rich.
Of course, if a third person sees that? You may ask, but at least it seemed that way to my eyes. It seemed like a good change in my eyes. First of all, I was relieved that I didn’t have to worry about being stuck with negative traits like self-loathing.
“Haha. Listen while eating I have something to discuss.”
“Yes, chief.”
When a public story is brought up, Kaya immediately responds seriously. I told her all about her story with the owner of the request, her work at the hero’s training center, and the direction of her hero’s squad I thought.
As Kaya nodded her head, she responded to my words, but stopped at her last words, “Recruiting her new colleague.”
“New, colleague… ?”
“Uh. I wish I had a strong tank if possible. To be honest, heresy, where we went before, was dangerous. Right? Besides, even thinking about going to the dungeon, these two are honestly dangerous. There are at least three tolerable warriors, and at most eight.”
Up to District 1, even two people might be able to break it if they do well. I can’t guarantee it because the difficulty level has risen like a dog, but it was possible at least on the previous difficulty level.
That’s why I entered the dungeon with Kaya in the first place, and that’s why I thought about recruiting the third hero. To be honest, if I hadn’t gone to the dungeon and had enough money, I might have reorganized and went back with Kaya.
However, since he was going through the death climax in an indungeon, not a dungeon, he had no choice but to be much more careful.
“Of course, we are not discussing joining right now. In the first place, it’s unclear whether there’s a tanker we want, and even if there is, it’s unclear whether or not that person will join the corps of warriors.”
“… Is that so.”
Kaya’s expression hardened slightly. She seemed to be aware of her seriousness too.
“I want you to know too. For now, the first thing to decide is whether or not to carry out the heretical request again.”
“I want to hear the captain’s opinion first.”
“Me? I think it’s good to practice at least one or two more times to gain experience and save some money. At the same time, he also recruited a third warrior. Kaya, what about you?”
Kaya nodded as she lowered her spoon into the bowl.
“I will follow the captain’s will.”
“Okay. Then get some rest.”
“Where are you going?”
“To the client’s uncle. Say you’ll go one more time and get what you’re going to receive.”
“Then me too.”
As I gazed at her belly, she blushed as she covered it with her hands.
“If it’s your divine power, you’ll get better soon, but… There is no need to overdo it right now.”
“Yes, thank you. Leader.”
“Hmm. Then I will come.”
Kaya sat down, bowing her head. At her tickled heart, she quickly opened her door and ran out like a runaway.
Squeak- click-
Hendrick leaves, and Kaya sets her soup bowl on the table and gets up. Every time she moved, she squinted slightly, but it didn’t interfere with her movement.
“Another colleague…”
Kaya muttered as she put on her nun’s uniform.
“If it wasn’t someone who interfered with the fate I found so far.”
She left a note on her table saying, ‘I’ll be back at the monastery for a while’ and left her inn.
Same route as the one we took last time.
However, the old Kaya walking down that path and the current Kaya were completely different.
What? If you ask her, she won’t be able to put it into words, but at least Kaya herself will nod her head and confirm it.
“Welcome, Sister Kaya.”
Sestia, a guide on the path of tolerance of the Salem branch of the Church of Raella, welcomed Kaya. The two of them hugged each other lightly as a greeting and talked about this and that before moving on to the topic of going to the dungeon.
“Evidence of heretical worship… I don’t doubt Sister Kaya, but I’m asking again because it’s such a serious matter. Are you sure?”
“Yes. I’m sure.”
Cestia’s expression became serious.
“Actually, a request that Sister Kaya took on. It was well known in this branch, including me. It wasn’t even the first time I got caught.”
“Then… !”
“But most of it was bullshit. There were also false requests. So I thought the request was like that this time…”
Kaya couldn’t understand. Although she decided to go to the dungeon, she was not in a position to say it herself, but was it okay for the church to deal with matters related to heresy?
Did you read her expression? Cestia let out a weak sigh and shook her head.
“This is the Salem branch. Like Sister Kaya, there are many sisters who have decided to go to the dungeon. We are focused on supporting such sisters behind the scenes and doing research on dungeons. It’s embarrassing to say in a place where the goddess is, but… In short, it is a matter of manpower.”
“Is that so.”
“Yes. So, you don’t know how much help Sister Kaya said. I don’t know if it’s empty, but there’s clear evidence, but there’s no reason not to put in effort.”
Sestia said while holding Kaya’s hand.
“But right now our branch has no power. At least two sisters will be back in three days, but… Sister Kaya. If it’s a request to investigate and eradicate the site of that wicked heretical cult, I think other denominations will gladly cooperate. How about this?”
“A different denomination, you mean?”
“Yes. There are many other denominations in Salem besides ours. There is a church of Justitia, the goddess of light and justice, nearby.”
“Then.”
“Yes. The Church of Justitia and the Church of Raella are close to each other. To the extent that we can do this kind of request to each other without burden. How is it, Sister Kaya?”
“By any chance, if we get cooperation, who will come?”
“Um, that’s a decision for the Church of Justitia, but if it’s a job that requires ‘force’ like this, wouldn’t you come from among the Crusaders who usually walk the path of justice?”
“… Mmm.”
Kaya wondered if there was such a coincidence. If Hendrick had been in this position, he would have bowed his head. Even so, he could not do things on his own without consulting him.
“I think we should discuss it first.”
“Ah, Hendrick-sama, are you talking about that?”
“Yes.”
“But, for now, I’ll ask the Church of Justitia as well. Now that you know, you can’t stay still, can you? It’s not like you can prepare right away just by asking.”
“All right. Warm kindness and cold generosity.”
“Warm kindness and cool generosity.”
Kaya was confused whether her report to the church was good or not. So on her way back she closed her eyes in front of the statue of Goddess Raella and raised her prayers.
‘Goddess. Did I do well? Could she have harmed the captain? Or did it help?’
Woo woo-
A green light briefly flashed on both of Kaya’s hands, but she didn’t see it as she had her eyes closed. She said nothing about the goddess.
**
“If you do a little more research, it’s me. It would be better if there was a little more direct evidence.”
The client was sipping beer this time as well. But unlike the last time, he wasn’t slaughtering beer in a militant way. Because it was only two drinks.
“Well, by the way, this may be a bit presumptuous, but I’ll ask from the point of view of making a request once.”
“Hmm?”
“A member of the Salem Blacksmith Guild, someone with this level of skill… I wonder why you ordered this request while robbing yourself of your own money.”
“Hey, you didn’t seem like the kind of person to ask that?”
“That’s why I didn’t ask last time. But having been there myself, I can’t help but ask. There were some really crazy cults out there.”
He leaned forward and lowered his voice.
“The client is looking for documentary and direct evidence of such heresies. And with direct action, we are my warriors. If you continue the request without knowing why, and get it wrong, isn’t it completely hell?”
“Joy. Are you pretending to be scared now? It’s a natural thing in the world that rewards are good for dangerous things.”
“Didn’t you tell me you were going to back off and run away? I am also aware that I have received a lot. But wasn’t that a mutually agreed upon transaction? Now that I know the danger is greater than I knew in advance, I thought it was not crossing the line to ask this much.”
It was a request that was filtered for 3 days at the request office where countless people come and go. Even though Kaya and I received a lot of things, from the point of view of this client, it is still a pity. It would be quite annoying to save another warrior, as well as the cost that has already been buried by us.
“Whoa… Of course, this is a secret. If you think you heard this story somewhere else, you can be said to be the speaker.”
“Your mouth is heavy.”
“If you hear this story, you should at least stay with me until you find more direct evidence, not the heads of heretics… Can you afford it?”
Uhh… That much?
I don’t want to hear you get involved like that… ?
