Living as an Unemployed in Another World

116 – 4. Silences in Helms (32)

32.

Thanks to the rare experience of carrying someone else’s back faster than I can sprint, we arrived at the Monastery of Rumors fairly quickly. Mira didn’t look too tired even with me on her back. Damn, I guess I’ll have to exercise or something.

We stood side by side in front of a building that had faded and turned white. Monastery, place of monks. There is a cathedral in the capital, which is the headquarters of doctrine, so there is no need for other facilities that claim to be a church. There is also one on the East Side. It’s where the nuns are, even though they love worldly wine too much.

When I arrived, I was pushed back by the Heretic Questioner and stepped forward in the ranks. I saw a nun who was managing the flower beds while adjusting her coat, so I headed towards her. I don’t know if this will really work. Will the nuns at the monastery, who live without ties with the world, easily open up to a man outside of the world?

“Excuse me.”

“Yes? Who…… Ah.”

“By any chance, Father Daniel is inside? I came because I had something to do.”

“Oh, no… ….”

At the white-faced nun who stuttered her words slightly, I deliberately stroked her arm while taking off her overcoat and exhaled her breath. It’s called Operation Sympathy.

“Ah…… I was supposed to meet you, but it’s really cold.”

“Come inside, come inside!”

What is it? The operation has only just begun. The nun grabbed her watering can and was about to take me straight into the monastery. While she was gone, she wanted to take off her coat and put it on me. When she nodded, I gestured to bring those who were hanging out near the wall, and frowned at the grinning Heretic Inquisitor. Just by looking at his expression, you’d know he’s here to do something bad.

“Here, hot tea. Your companions are here too.”

We sat in a row in a space that looked like a restaurant. The chair I sit on creaks every time I move my body. It was the same when I looked outside, but the inside was as old as I thought, so even being treated like this felt a bit embarrassing.

“You said you were going to see Father Daniel?”

“Yes. I came to tell you the news about your daughter, but you’re not there?”

I lied without spitting. Unlike the priest, I have no hesitation in telling lies. The nun asked in a cautious tone.

“Ah, then these guys… ….”

“We are priests who were acquainted with Father Daniel. I dared to visit him in this way to prove his innocence.”

The Heretic Inquisitor skillfully takes over the baton. As soon as she hears the word innocence, her expression hardens. She got up from her seat, threatened the nuns who had been whispering near the entrance to the restaurant from earlier, and forced them outside, then went back to her seat and opened her mouth.

“How do I trust you? You are the ones who suddenly rushed in, accused the priest, and arrested him.”

“I have already been taken away, but there is no reason to come back and talk about this, right? Even within the church, there are forces that doubt the charges against the priest. We are here to represent them.”

The Heretic Inquisitor spoke without interruption. There was no lie in his words. Except for the fact that the force is all about the people he leads. He glanced in my direction as he spoke, and he suddenly turned to me and spoke brazenly.

“And, I’m sure you know, but things like this require a lot of support. Didn’t you bring Young master from the Count’s family, who is close to the priest, here?”

“Ah…… ! No wonder!”

The nun was moved by those words and bowed her head deeply. Please forgive my rude attitude or something. She’s in a pre-written script, but it’s outrageous. She didn’t mention the family name, but she felt sorry for Alicia. I should have been bold enough to go out like this, I smiled benevolently as I held her blanched hand.

“Don’t worry. You are precious to me too.”

The nun’s eyes are red. I took the opportunity to ask her if I could show her the room he was using, and we easily penetrated her monks’ quarters.

“As expected, I was good at it.”

“Find that material.”

“That’s how it should be. Time for you guys to work.”

Soon, with one gesture of his hand, the priests were running around busily with their hands shining. It’s a small room that’s only about three or four pyeong, a room the size of my inn room, and it’s extremely dizzy when it’s full of people. I watched them work together with Mira, and when the Heretic Questioner beckoned, we headed towards him together.

“What is this?”

“I found it in the middle of the Bible. It must be a letter.”

“To whom… ….”

“The person who will come to this room and open this book. Maybe it’s my daughter.”

He said it insignificantly and spread the letter on the desk for all to see. And when I wrote a miracle, the blurry letters began to appear clearly. We all read it with bated breath.

『To my one and only daughter, Grace.』

The Heretic Questioner frowned. First time hearing the name.

“By the time you are reading this letter, I may not be here. You may have already gone to God’s side. But don’t be sad, everything is obedience and just passing by.”

『I am too old, and I am just an old man who cannot resist great power. Forgive me for being ugly who can only express it this way. However, I want you to know that this decision was made because I did not want to hold you back.”

『Grace, my daughter. I don’t know if you remember, but I still vividly remember the moment I first met you. You, who was brought to you by fate and brought to you by an adventurer, suffered from a serious illness even though you were just a baby.”

『At the time, I really thought that my four-year-old was just around the corner. Far from receiving treatment, it was impossible for me to ask the high-ranking priests there after I left the cathedral, so I raised you in the attic, worried that others would find out about your spots and bruises.”

I furrowed my brow the same way Carl did. She agrees almost perfectly with the story she has been told. Then this priest, this monastery.

『I didn’t do my duty. I was a mediocre human being, and I didn’t put your life first. If it was for you, I had to get down on my humblest knee and somehow get to them. However, it was impossible for me at the time when I felt skeptical there. Please forgive my poor father.”

『However, on that night when you cried exceptionally sadly, at dawn when the nuns and I all thought it was a critical moment, you survived. Did my prayer reach you? No, no. I thought that loud moan was your prayer. You resisted your destiny, and you survived and thrived. It is all thanks to you that I, who no longer believed in God, was able to walk the path of a monk again.”

“I couldn’t solve the chest of your face, and I couldn’t grow it surrounded, but I was a shameful father, but I can’t be my daughter. Grace, you have been a blessing to me. My foolish life, my life after being a little far from God, was extremely fulfilling thanks to you.”

『However, I am too old to watch your future. You may not envision such a future after making an oath to God, but any father who has a daughter he never knew would imagine his future son-in-law.”

“I don’t know if you know how I feel when I hear that you became a cathedral knight. Wearing that thick armor, wearing a helmet, and fighting demons, I’m sure you’re proud of me, but on the contrary, you’ll keep your distance from normal life even more. When you lose your voice due to a fight with the devil…… 』

Fast. The Heretic Questioner suddenly bent the corner of the desk. The priests flinched and shuddered. At this point, was he as sure as I was of the identity of the daughter the letter pointed to? He read the letter quickly with a nervous expression on his face. The last line after all.

『Do not hold grudge against those who follow God. Everything is my karma, and I’m just paying off what’s left. My only request

You don’t have to be a knight. You don’t have to follow God.

Just be happy. No, please be at peace.

To my precious daughter, my blessing, Grace.』

“What a f*ck!!”

Karl immediately threw the letter on the desk. Something is strange. Was there anything that would cause such a violent reaction? He hurriedly looked around and was about to leave the room. I told him before it was too late.

“What is it? What is this letter about?”

“It’s a cardinal.”

“Yes?”

“That guy, the full body armor you know. Before coming here, he ran into me and said he was going to an audience with someone. Now that the pope isn’t around, if he’s going to have a separate audience, maybe…….”

What? I remembered the conversation she had with her before we parted ways. She made up her mind and said she wouldn’t hesitate. He also said that it would be difficult to meet again. Now that the one and only father is in custody, speaking of imprisoning him…….

“I feel bad. Once back…….”

“Wait a minute.”

I grabbed the Heretic Questioner who was about to leave. He asks me

“What? Let go of this.”

Mira also asks me.

“Jin, what are you going to do?”

“I feel bad too. It may not be on a scale that we can do something on our own.”

“Then what are you going to do?”

“Elena.”

I unconsciously said that name first.

“I have to talk with Princess Elena, even briefly. Certainly.”

I need a hand. It was also incredibly strong, the hands of adventurers.

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“Catch it!!”

A cracked cry escaped the cardinal’s mouth. The middle-aged man, who was respected by everyone and always maintained his dignity, shouted at all the priests in sight as he ran along the rusty bridge.

“──Chu, Your Majesty the Cardinal. What happened…… “

“Gather all the remaining knights in the cathedral! Right now!”

Even though he ordered, the priests hesitated at once, unable to catch their way. In frustration, the cardinal slapped one of the priests on the cheek. The priest rather bowed his head at the difference in hierarchy that he did not even dare to raise his head.

“As a cardinal, I give orders, knights of the cathedral, knights under my command! Gather all those with combat power and surround Byeoldong!”

“Yes, yes!”

“That apostate must be stopped!”

The cardinal’s mandate is absolute. Now, without the pope, his words are law in this cathedral. As the priests hurriedly ran, he caught his busy breath

‘That b*tch said it was definitely a daughter! I must stop meeting Daniel and telling my secret! No matter what!’

Run. The knight ran. However, it is not power. It’s enough to get the Cardinal out of the way, and it took a close look at the landscape to find where his father was imprisoned.

After descending the bell tower where the cardinal’s office was located, she quickly ran through the hallway, dispersing her vision to her left and right. The cathedral does not have a basement. Not suitable for trapping people. So, if someone is to be imprisoned, it should be on the other side, as far away from the chapel as possible.

However, she suddenly stopped running. It was because armed knights appeared from around the corner.

“Stop!”

Even though they each appeared with spears or swords, they looked at each other in bewilderment as if they did not fully understand the situation. Fighting with the same paladin in the holy cathedral is absolutely unacceptable. But even though she knew that, she couldn’t have disobeyed the cardinal’s orders.

“Cathedral Knight, Sir Grace! Stop! It is the name of Your Excellency!”

“…… Get out of the way.”

“Sir Grace!”

She gritted her teeth. Know in the first place In this noble space with thousands of priests, there was no one on her side.

Soon, as she slowly closed the distance between her, a bunch of young eyes of the enemy turned to her, darker than before.

I don’t want to hurt you. Opponents are those who worship the same god. However, there is no time to be disturbed.

The knight, Grace, trampled the floor with her forefoot and tried to jump over their ranks using the structure of the building with the high ceiling, but…….

Duong!

He crashed to the ground in an instant from the powerful blow that struck his helmet. It was not a power that a single paladin could produce. As I raised my head with a moan, two men appeared through the cracks in the crowd.

There was a knight with a spear and a knight with a two-handed sword.

One-tenth of the total power of the church.

She barely managed to keep her body together, and she gritted her teeth at the presence of a presence equal to her. The voice of the cardinal who belatedly caught up echoed in the distance.

“Sir Baptiste! Lord Pasquale! Punish that person!”

Shortly after, the air burst out.