The Death Knight Became an Escort Knight for the Saintess

79. Trader’s Time

79.

“So, you are the leader of the Holy Knights of Purity?”

I Event looked at the woman in front of him with serious, unwavering eyes. Contrary to his eyes, the woman in front was taking a very light attitude, but Aevent’s attitude was still heavy.

“Yes. I am Aevent, the leader of the Holy Knights of Purity, belonging to the General Church of Purity located in the ‘capital’ Rivera-Torfa.”

Hearing those words, the woman glanced left and right and caught her eyes on the two knights standing like wooden stones behind her seated child. They also had a heavy attitude like Aevent.

And likewise, the entire body was covered in pure white plate armor. This was the second time I had seen a knight with a woman wrapped around her body so thoroughly. The woman turned her gaze back to I-event and said.

“He is a very tall man. But what does such a high-ranking person do here?”

“I’ll start with the main point.”

Ah Event raised his hand, which he had set down under his table. In his hand was a rolled scroll. When he opened the scroll, a picture was revealed. The woman noticed that the scroll on which the picture was drawn was of considerable quality. In addition, various treatments were also applied to prevent damage to the scroll.

Befitting that, the picture drawn was also very detailed.

“Have you ever seen this guy?”

The woman opened her eyes mischievously. When the woman did not immediately answer, Aevent continued.

“This is Esilia, the saintess of innocence.”

At those words, the woman’s eyes twitched. It was a subtle movement, but Aevent did not miss it. He asked again.

“Have you seen it? I don’t think it’s an impression that will be easily forgotten.”

“Yes, it sure is as pretty as that.”

Despite the woman’s jokes, the atmosphere of the leader of the Holy Knights of Innocence was still heavy. Not even a single corner of her mouth twitched, and she could even feel her frustration at the sight of her leader of knights watching her. The woman waved her hand and said.

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“Well, as the knight commander said, it would not be easy to forget the woman whose eyes are red and blue. But, why are you looking for the holy maiden of innocence here? If you’re a saint of innocence, your general church would know better than here. In the first place, the saintess of innocence received severe fatigue from healing those who were deeply ill and was recuperating.

“The saintess is not recuperating.”

Aside from talking, the leader of the Holy Knights of Innocence, who was as hard as wood and stone, finally showed a humane attitude. He put his right hand on the wooden table and started tapping it with his index finger. It was the attitude of a typical troubled person. I-event, which continued to worry a bit, returned to its wooden posture.

“This is top secret. The saintess has been missing since March of this year.”

The woman’s softly curved eyes stopped. Now, it seemed that even the woman had become a wooden stone. It was not for any other reason that she became a woman. This is because bringing out the top secret involves so much weight. It seemed that things had changed for a moment. Anyway, Aevent was still talking, and the woman was listening to his story without moving.

“The fact that the whereabouts of the saintess, who represents our clergy, and no one else, is unknown causes concern to all people, and it violates the fundamental principle of preaching the gospel to the world, so we kept quiet about it. However, the longer that period of time, the more serious it would be if there were any scratches on the saintess’ ears. So, she decided that she couldn’t keep silent any longer.”

The woman could barely get her words out. According to Lee Ja, she thinks she can’t hide it anymore, but this fact is still…….

“Still, top secret? I don’t know why you tell me something so valuable. I’m not a zealous believer either. You see, people like us don’t follow the doctrine of the Holy Ghost very well.”

“This time, I heard that you have been chosen as the person in charge of El Carnidel. Miss Serna.”

Serna bit the inside of her lip lightly. Her expression hardened slightly because of that, but soon she raised the corners of her mouth.

“I know that you had a lot of trouble dealing with the chaos after the magic tower collapsed. Travagos, the former ruler of the city, has also disappeared, so he must be in a lot of pain. In particular, I heard that criminals take advantage of the collapse of the mage tower, which served as a deterrent. Even the magic tower can’t be left to collapse. We were not taught to leave those in trouble alone.”

Although the words had a soft content in contrast to her hard demeanor, Serna couldn’t bear positive emotions for those words. It was because the knights behind the event moved slightly. At first glance, she seemed to be moving, feeling uncomfortable with the continued static posture, but she could tell. The fact that the sword on their waist stood out when they moved.

Serna had to be careful not to spill her saliva unintentionally. Again, it was a threat. That’s a very ‘polite’ threat. For the person called Aevent who was sitting in front of her, it was an ideal time.

As long as the chaos has been rectified and the wizards’ influence has weakened due to the collapse of the mage tower, the chance of suppressing the Holy Knights when they use force is lower than at other times.

However, if you accept their ‘deal’, the General Church will be able to intervene in El Car Nydel in the process of helping to sort out the chaos and have a stronger influence than before, which was virtually unaffected. At least in terms of ‘healing’, there are no people who can follow the priests.

It would be a development that was not hoped for in the current situation where each city is struggling to somehow increase its influence.

If you refuse the offer, the knights may have an excuse to find her saint, and they may go around here and there using this as an excuse. She said she was looking for her saintess, not anyone else, but Sernagai could not be stopped.

If you block it, you will immediately enter into a massive confrontation. I haven’t been able to repair the damage yet, but I’m going to get hurt again, and above all, the opportunity to get help from the clergy when another great danger comes later is completely blown away.

But

Serna didn’t want to betray Gemini and Hooch. She grinned.

“I’m sorry, but like you said, we’re too busy solving our own problems. I don’t think I can afford to help. I think it would be more efficient to go somewhere else as that would also teach us the teachings of coexistence.

It’s a big deal if the saintess’s ears are scratched, but you can’t help us, can you? If it were me, I don’t think I would spend my time anywhere else, leaving a saintess who doesn’t even know where she is with someone.”

Serna expressed her refusal to the ‘polite’ threat in a very ‘polite’ way. It was literally ‘politeness’. The witch’s polite refusal even included rationality. At such politeness, Aevent could not say anything. He nodded his head firmly and slowly rose from his seat.

“I listened to Miss Serna’s opinion. Please, I hope that the reconstruction of El Carnidel will be completed as soon as possible.”

“Same thing. I pray that the saintess is well.”

“Please keep quiet about matters related to the saintess. As I said, it’s something that could cause concern to many people……. Enough then.”

“Don’t worry. Anyway, we magicians are immersed in research, so we don’t have time to gossip about things like that.”

Ievent bowed his head, turned around, opened the door, and went out. The two knights standing in the rear followed him. After he left and the door closed completely, Serna let out a deep sigh and slumped onto the table. She squeezed and opened her palm. Her palms were already stained with sweat.

“Damn… …. It feels like I’m going to get cut even if I’m just breathing in the same space……. No matter how much he is the leader of the Holy Knights of Innocence, what is he capable of? .”

Originally, I had no intention of letting them in here. I would have had a conversation in a suitable place outside the city. However, after Aevent visited the city, I had to guide him to this place after seeing the first ‘polite’ threat, the Holy Knights of Innocence, who followed him, holding swords in rows and appearing as if they were one body.

On the outside, it was so self-evident that he needed a place for this many people to stay, and on the inside, he meant that he would use force if he didn’t guide them deep inside the city.

Because this is –

The place where I Event opened the door was a building that was temporarily installed to supervise the reconstruction next to the site of the collapsed Mage Tower.

The bottom of the half-destroyed magic tower conveyed the shock of the collapse. The stump, buried in the rubble of huge rocks, only vaguely reveals that the building once boasted a considerable height. It was like a tomb made up of his own corpse.

I-event, who briefly gazed at that magnificent yet shabby appearance, moved on without hesitation.

As he walked, he was lost in thought. He succeeded in confirming the current situation of El Carnaidel, including the Holy Knights of Purity. The Mage Tower is currently unable to function properly. If this fact is revealed, other cities who want to expand their influence will undoubtedly have their mouths watering.

Anyway, mages have a lot of value. He himself came here for the same purpose, but like Serna said, he couldn’t waste his time fighting against the mages. The important thing is to secure the saintess. Although it was not enough to secure influence through the transaction of aid, it could not be seen as a loss as they traded in silence about the current situation of the Mage Tower and about the whereabouts of the saintess, respectively.

It’s enough that I didn’t turn wizards into obstacles. And most importantly, it was confirmed that the saintess had passed this place. As he gathered his thoughts, he heard a voice behind him.

“Captain. Is it okay if I just go? At this rate, aren’t you leaving without earning any income?”

It was a knight who assisted him in the rear. Ah Event turned his head and looked right at him as he answered.

“It doesn’t matter. After all, we have secured the information that the saintess passed by here.”

“Yes? But that witch didn’t even say anything about it?”

Surprised and questioned by his answer came from the other side of the article. Aevent looked straight at him.

“Rampade said that there is a high possibility that the saintess has an assistant attached to her. She said that the witch did not know who the saint was with. If she didn’t know anything about the saint, it would be more natural for her to say that she just didn’t know the material. But when she subconsciously mentioned that she was with ‘who she was’, she saw it. She’s with the saintess proud of her help.”

After hearing the captain’s answer, the arms holding the swords of the two knights tensed up. Ah event shook his head.

“Don’t do it. Opponent is a wizard. No matter how weakened you are, you have to be prepared for some losses. Moreover, that witch is right. She has no time to be wasting. What happened to the ‘shadows’?”

A knight bowed his head and pointed to a barracks a little further to the left.

“We are gathering. Currently, about 80% have gathered. Have you decided on the next leader? Shall I give you an order?”

I Event looked at the barracks. His intense gaze pierced the barracks without a slight movement.

“No, I direct it myself.”

Perhaps that time is the time that is implicitly set as the trader’s time. While Aevent was making a deal with Serna, Patriarch of Innocence Lepina was also making a deal. However, Lepina’s opponent was an insider, unlike the somewhat unique A-event dealing with an outsider. She stared at the insider.

“What do you want to say? Rufax Archbishop of Courage.”

A middle-aged demonic man slowly drank the tea. He sighed slowly and spoke calmly.

“It has already been well over half a year since the saintess left the door. Winter will be coming soon. However, since he has not yet recovered, the believers are not alone in their worries.”

“Don’t worry. The saintess will soon recover her health.”

“That’s easier said than done. So, I wonder if the saintess would put her work down for a while and give her a break. Isn’t the Patriarch also having a lot of trouble doing the duties of her saintess? Coincidentally, one of our sisters is suitable.”

Le Pina looked at the middle-aged demon with a benevolent expression with her sharp eyes. Contrary to her benevolent expression, she looked at herself and was suggesting that she step down from the position of the Patriarch. In addition to that, she did not hide that she intended to place a figure from the Order of Courage in her place. Lefina set the teacup she was drinking down on the table until it made a rough sound.

“The saintess will restore her health. I too am accelerating his recovery. As spring comes after winter, so he will be.”

“Is that so, when winter passes and spring comes… …. When that time comes, I hope she can see the saintess as healthy as before. You are busy, but there have been many instances.”

“No. How can you blame her for worrying about her saintess?”

Archbishop Rufax opened the door with a benevolent smile and went out. At the same time, Lefina barely held back the desire to throw the teacup and break it. How many times had she already heard the words of the Archbishop? The last time it was glory, the last time it was truth. And this time it’s courage.

‘When winter passes and spring comes… ….’

She thought of the Archbishop of Courage’s words as she ran her hair through her hair. I didn’t have much time. If the saintess does not appear until after winter passes and spring arrives, each denomination will try to oust herself from her position as the patriarch and appoint another to be her saintess. Repina bit her lip wildly. She was bleeding but she didn’t care.

It was a thousand years. It was a thousand years. So now, Goddess Renaire must descend. She absolutely had to.