Chapter 37 – 37 – Participation in the War
I don’t know how I could have stretched myself against Beurdin. As the bishop of Mithras, he is quite a high-ranking person.
Making fun of the rumor that you are the illegitimate child of the royal family is only suitable for a commoner like me who is helplessly swayed by the wind.
However, if the opponent is a ‘dragon’s nest’, the story is different. Because···.
···Actually, I don’t even know what a dragon’s nest is. All I can think about is seeing Grandpa Bishop flinching. Nidroga was actually a great person.
When Villena was drunk and slurping, whether she was taking her virginity in a flashy way or not, she never looked like that.
After the situation calmed down, Florica secretly invited us to a dark alley. The party members squinted their eyes as if they were displeased.
“What is Ji?”
But after much deliberation, I took Florica’s side.
“There’s nothing to lose. I think there’s something I want to say, so let’s hear at least one word.”
“What do you want to hear from that bitch? You were part of the gang that was threatening us just now, weren’t you?”
“He had the worst expression in that group. Think about it. Among the paladins we saw in the last mission, didn’t he seem to have the most common sense?”
“He was also the most likable person. I think it’s worth listening to.”
Even Sister Monica, who had a bad relationship with Mithraism, nodded.
“What kind of attraction do you have for Mitra Paladin?”
Eshen was babbling about being a ‘likable paladin’ or something like that. Even if it’s not because of the sister’s work, it looks like there’s a lot accumulated from the last mission.
But it seemed to be the same for Florica. There will inevitably be resentment left between them. As a result, Florica was not promoted, but she was promoted to Eshen.
But Florica knew how to control her emotions.
“You can’t help it if you are hostile towards me. Because I have committed mistakes.”
“That’s shameful. Why did you call me?”
“I called to warn my comrades who fought with me at Vysserk, Eshen Taiga, and the extermination party members.”
Florica bowed, pressing her fist to her chest.
“…I don’t know if I can say this, but the ‘Bishop of Waldenhardt’ is making moves.”
“If you say it moves, how?”
“He is strangely obsessed with you. He is deliberately trying to recruit paladins and include them in your party’s joint operation mission, and he is even suggesting to the Patriarch that he send a spy to investigate you.”
This is serious.
‘Waldenhard Parish Bishop’ whose name also came up in the last mission.
Mithraism is a religion on a global scale, and being the head of a diocese is no different from the king of a small country.
And Florica, she is none other than his daughter. Now we are hearing about the king’s plot from the princess.
It is a difficult burden for a poor porter to bear. My anus is starting to feel tight.
If such a being is secretly targeting her sister, will she be safe with only the goddess’s protection and the party’s protection?
“···And I think his obsession is because of what happened last time in Visserk, Healer Monica.”
“Are you talking about the ritual performed to defeat the succubus?”
“That’s right. I think that’s how you came to the attention of our church.”
Eshen shook his head.
“If you defeated the succubus, you did well. Are you losing your temper because I took away your achievements?”
“No. They sensed the ‘divine power that defeated the succubus’ and are sharply alert within the church. As if they had met again an enemy they had been secretly guarding against, or… As if they had rediscovered the traces of a prey they had missed. “
The sister’s shoulders flinch. Florica bit her lip as if she thought she had made a mistake.
“I’m sorry for inciting fear. There is probably a reason why you are afraid of the sun symbol on my armor. It may be one of the many mistakes we have committed as servants of Mithras.”
Florica’s voice was filled with pain. The guilt of ordinary people who were fooled by the perpetrators.
“So, I will not ask you again who the god you serve is. However, as a petty person, I am powerless to prevent such sinful oppression from being committed. However, I decided to muster the courage to tell you before it happens. Please. Be careful.”
“···Thank you for the warning.”
Sister Monica took a deep breath and smiled.
“You showed great courage. For us, strangers. Thank you for that, one who follows the will of the great sun god.”
“No, I-“
“You are a brave man.”
We told her to leave the place and return to the party accommodation if she felt uncomfortable, but she steadfastly stayed by our side. He said he would listen to Florica.
Perhaps, it was to return that smile. If Florica had the courage to come and say something, she would affirm it and reciprocate.
Florica’s face distorted.
“I… I am a coward. Last time, thanks to the healer, I overcame the crisis of my life, but I left many people, including the healer, in danger. I never deserve to hear such words-“
“There is.”
“No. I have failed countless times. Even the qualifications to be a hero-“
“That’s enough. It’s clear you just showed up your courage for us.”
Florica looked genuinely embarrassed. And soon she embarrassed us.
He backed away little by little and started crying loudly.
“I, I mean- damn it. I didn’t come here to show that I was weak.”
But Sister Monica smiled, walked towards her, and hugged Florica before we could say anything.
Eshen twitched the corners of her eyes at the incomprehensible emotion. Villena rolled her eyes as if she didn’t understand.
But I just quietly bit my lip.
Actually, it was difficult for me to understand. But even when I was younger, my sister was like that.
A person who loves people without discrimination, who sensitively reads the pain of others even without words. A person who truly has the aptitude for being a [Healer].
“It was hard, wasn’t it?”
A warm word from a sister who lost her old family members to the Mithraic cult, putting aside her trauma for a moment.
It’s like a scene from a sacred painting. Even Villena, who was far from religious, looked as if she was slowly being influenced.
After holding her for a moment to control her crying, Florica lifted her head, wiping away the remaining tears from her eyelids.
And the determined eyes that pass between her fingers. The moment I saw it, I was convinced.
They say we have a spy. A clear spy who is deeply planted within the Mithraic Church and who operates for a cause, not money.
———–
Villena, who followed us to the hotel, looked dazed.
Encounter with God, first experience, incomprehensible conflict and acceptance.
This is understandable, as events that are difficult to understand rationally hit like a storm.
So even as she announced that she was ‘rejoining the party’, Villena had no focus in her eyes.
The elf Nenya and the knight Leni opened their eyes and each shouted.
“Rejoining?”
“Where’s your self-absorbed bullshit, Villena?”
Lennie’s fatal comment that seems to fly into the solar plexus. You have that cute face and you have the personality to say whatever you want to say.
Until yesterday, Villena, who had been fixated on the genius concept of speaking, flinched for a moment, probably because of her embarrassment.
“… I’m moving all the equipment I have, and I’m going to rejoin the party camp. I’m a party member in name, but I’m collecting research funds from the party leader, Tena…”
“I took it like crazy.”
“I received a lot.”
“···I’m just talking about it. Anyway, I feel like I’ve been too negligent about the party. I need to make potions, fix equipment, and do things I’ve been neglecting.”
“Oh.”
Nenya muttered as if she was truly amazed.
“At the time, we had to bring in all kinds of potions from outside, which put a strain on our budget. It’s a welcome event, but why is this happening? It looks like Villena has completely reformed herself.”
“A new world? It was similar. Being beaten with a meat club made me come to my senses. It was an opportunity to look back on my life.”
“···What?”
Nenya said, scratching the inside of her ear. As if she must have heard something wrong.
On the other hand, Sister Eshen and I became reflective. However, the dazed Villena seemed to have no intention of clearing things up.
Instead of me, she laughed loudly and joked. She said that to bring the reclusive loner to her senses, she gave her a few slaps on the buttocks.
When Nenya came to understand that the term ‘meat club’ was referring to the palm, not the genitals, her twisted expression showed her relief and she laughed along.
Meanwhile, her sister quietly pinched Villena’s side.
“Nenya, what did you mean-“
“Shut up, Villena. Do you want to have another interview with the Goddess?”
Villena shut up.
However, for some reason, Nidroga glared fiercely at the ceiling. Curling her lips as if she couldn’t hold back a smile.
And then she tapped my ankle with the tip of her toe.
···What. Shit.
“Go Nidro?”
“Why.”
“You weren’t sleeping, were you?”
“Draconians are physically superior to you in many ways. They live long, they are strong, they can fly… And they have bright ears. They could pretend not to hear, but they couldn’t hear. They were that loud. “I’m crying.”
Unlike Villena, who was mentally shaken, Nidroga was sane, although he still had a slight hangover.
It wasn’t until Nya left the building with Eshen arm in arm that she noticed that she was whispering inaudibly.
So now Nidrogar is approaching me in his right mind.
The dragon’s horn, which was close to her face, playfully tapped the top of my head. And when he saw me shrinking timidly, he barely suppressed laughter again.
“For a bold guy who created a harem at a women-only party, he seems quite naive.”
“So, you weren’t sleeping?”
“A huge, nameless goddess appeared majestically, but no matter how drunk she was, how could she have stayed asleep until the end? In fact, I was scared at that time. She was something that even the power of a dragon could not do anything about.”
“Are you not going to tell anyone? About you and what happened between me and Villena?”
“I won’t spread the word that you are a man. I don’t benefit from doing so. It’s fun to watch. But.”
Nidrogar, who made me more scared than Eshen on the first day of the party, grabbed a strand of red-brown hair that resembled her true scales.
And he tickled my cheek with it like a brush.
“There’s no law saying I can’t have fun too, right?”
“I don’t know if it’s okay for me to tell you this, but would you mind?”
“What? Do you think you’ll get into trouble with the goddess like Villena? But it seems like the goddess was secretly hoping that you would touch several women. If anything, I guess I’m helping you.”
··· She must have heard it all from the beginning while pretending to sleep. She does it all, even cumming 5 times in a row.
Her vision becomes dark. What kind of abyss is my sex life going into? First of all, it seems like we are far from normal.
“No, I mean… You told me last time. A party you attended a long time ago was broken up by a porter’s rampage.”
“The porter was a woman, right? I just don’t have any interest in that kind of thing.”
Nidroga shrugged his shoulders.
“If it’s a guy, it’s okay to sleep with him. If he’s a pretty nice guy like you.”
“Am I okay?”
“He tries to focus on his work, but things got messy and he ended up with several women. It’s because people around him wouldn’t leave him alone.”
“That’s correct. Thank you for noticing.”
“Even that wary and stubborn Eschen fell in love with you. Even the seemingly devout Sister Monica didn’t mind sleeping with you. Even that picky Villena fell in love with you in one night, even if it wasn’t her will. Even the goddess fell for you. It seems like he’s protecting me…”
Nidroga traced her long snake-like tongue across her lips. She then nudged me against the wall, slamming her arms against the wall and trapping me.
Looking at her like this, I can see that she is quite tall, even if she is Nidro. Maybe it looks like that because I was pushed by the force and flinched.
I closed my eyes, realizing my fate had been sealed.
“How delicious is it?”
“Can I get permission from you and Eshen first?”
“I’m also a friend of Eshen and Monica, but I don’t know. Can those two stop me?”
“···Please eat gently.”
