The Swordsman Called the Countless Swords Sorcerer

Two months have passed since Laytin's defense.

When Aldis returned to the royal capital, it was often talked about here, but after two months, fewer people would speak. Immediately after returning, Aldis, who had been taking a nap at home slowly, had resumed work a month ago.

"No."

Aldis answers without a doubt.

The inn "Seseragi-tei" is located on the main street of the Royal Grand. Two people were sitting at a bar table on the ground floor. One is Aldis. The other is a man who acts as a mediator of mercenary requests.

"Don't say that."

Jean, a familiar face, shows a stunned expression.

"Well, I know Aldis hates the church.

"It's just listening and it's a waste of time."

Jean retreats with a disturbing face in response to Aldis's answer, which has no accessible island.

"It's bad to refuse a church request for no reason. I have a position. It's not a difficult job, and it's a nomination, so it seems like the rewards are pretty bouncy."

While saying so, Jean presents a piece of paper with the request. Rather, it is as if pressing.

"It's an escort job. The escort is about the same age as Aldis, and what a cute girl?"

"That's awkward."

Aldis showed a clear face, but Jean brilliantly passed through the words.

"And the target of escort is Sister Salte, a famous candidate for the future. If you get closer, will there be a benefit to Aldis later?

"Sorte?"

Aldis, who had been listening to Jean while chewing on his yawn, responded to the escort's name.

"What is Salte? Maybe a little girl with cherry-colored hair?"

"What do you know, I don't hate the church, but I'm just watching Sistersort?"

Teasing Jean's tone.

"No, I just met at work before."

Hearing the name Salte, Aldis remembered.

When I was still working in Tria, I was working with Ted. She was asked to search for and rescue students from Mariureth Academy in the Caucasus Forest. At that time, there was a girl named Salte among the students to be searched.

I heard that he was a genius who was admitted to school while being a church sister, or a genius who was young but healed. The most impressive of the five students were the aristocratic boy who had pride in a bad way, and Salte, the only one among the five students who had the best answer. Request from the church, and the name Salte. They happened to evoke Aldis's memory.

"Do you know the face? Then there is no reason to refuse even more. It's supposed to be a request from the church, but maybe this is your own hope?"

"Are you?"

"Hello, there is a small sign at the client."

Aldis looked at the request form reluctantly and looked down at the field of the client.

Certainly, the client himself was a church, but a small sign of Salte remained on the lower right. Normally you wouldn't bother to write a personal name.

"I'm asking a person to rely on someone I know and get money for work, but I'm wondering if it's a person who keeps on forever,"

Brewed out in an atmosphere that was hard to refuse, Jean said.

In the end, Aldis said, "I did not say I would accept it. I decided to listen to him directly before deciding."

Originally, it would absolutely reject requests for church involvement. But he wasn't really a stranger, and his impression wasn't bad either. That was the main factor that made Aldis decide to compromise.

The next day, Aldis turned to a church that would normally never approach. A corner close to the center of the royal city. The building is located one street away from the central square of the city. The church was built 200 years ago, with only selected white rocks stacked. The simple, undecorated exterior walls give a sense of simplicity, while their majestic appearance burns an overwhelming impression to the viewer.

The entrance gate was open and visitors could worship freely, but there was a gatekeeper to guard against unreachable people, like Aldis, for example. Aldis tells the gatekeeper what to do, and after a while a priest from the inside comes in as a guide.

"I'm waiting for you. He's been accepted. Sister Salte will be pleased."

"No, I haven't decided whether to accept the request yet. I'm just going to talk to you."

"Huh? ... I see."

Aldis's answer must have been unexpected. The impressive priest was taken away for a moment, then clogged and continued.

"Well, here you go, because the sister wants to explain the request directly."

Guided by the priest, Aldis steps into the church. The interior of the building was an atrium, opening up an open space.

Located in front of the entrance is a one-piece goddess statue carved out of pure white stone. Knees Along the way, Aldis found a hateful expression as many people came and prayed.

"What did you do?"

"... No, nothing."

Asking Father Fukumi with a suspicious face, Aldis takes a blank expression.

"How about praying later if you like? The reception hours for worship have already passed today, but I am a special person because I am a request from the church. Not so, but the forgiving goddess will surely forgive me. ''

(No, she lives in a world far from words such as tolerance.)

Aldis swallows the words that she was about to involve. What came out instead was more modest, but sufficiently profane, swallowing.

"Isn't that amazing? Goddess?"

Grace "Of course. It is the goddess who protected this world from the corps of evil gods and gave us the wisdom of magic in the War of the Gods. That's because of Goddess, and that is why every human being must give thanks and respect to Goddess, because it is our duty to fulfill our lives! "

A priest whose voice gradually increases as he speaks.

Aldis is embraced by chilling emotions, in inverse proportion to the priest's words being heated. At the same time, she was attacked by unspeakable anger and frustration.

"Please look at that mural."

Father Fukumi points to the wall without any notice of Aldis's feelings.

"It depicts the War of the Gods"

The place pointed to by the priest is a giant mural that covers the entire wall.

The scenery of the war is depicted there. But of course it is not a human war. What is depicted is the battle of the gods.

A battle between the goddess who protects the world and the evil god trying to destroy the world. It may be easy for children to understand right and wrong.

The goddess with the largest drawing is a white sword, dressed in pure white clothing and shining in his hand. Surrounding it were angels led by the goddess, and a description of the holy army composed of them. On the other hand, in the corner of the mural are the entities the church calls evil gods, and the corps' demons.

It is an act in which the goddess defeats the evil god. If the goddess did not defeat the evil god, we would have lived in a world surrounded by darkness. It may have been done. ''

Aldis turns his eyes to the evil god. Guru: Pictured here are the demons who have sharp tusks growing from the edge of the mouth that has been torn to the cheeks.

Eyes carrying evil light. Long and sharp claws. Hairy dark skin like a beast. Ten arms grew from the back, each holding a variety of weapons such as swords, spears, axes and clubs. All of them are wet with red blood. No, its terrible appearance stirs up the dislike of the viewer.

(I like to make it up)

Aldis struggles with the urge to shatter. Doing so does not change anything. It simply turns the church to the enemy.

But even if he knew it, the humiliation that clung to Aldis was unbearable.

"Oh? How are you?"

"... No, nothing."

"I see. Sister Salte will be waiting for you, so let's do it soon."

The priest walked back in front of him and noticed the anger in Aldis's eyes.