49 Episode 48 Holy God Priest

The village of Merte, home to Lars and Iria, was a rural village located downstream of the Kale River.

Seven days by chariot from the city of Ishka. It is a remote village near the border with the Southern Holy Kingdom.

With the Merte village in sight, I remember what Lars had said before.

Tired of poor living, he fled his homeland-Lars said, but indeed, as far as he could see, the number of houses was small, the fences and gates were poor, and the villagers were poorly dressed. . He is not rich in compliments and is not very lively.

Let's say that the air is covering the whole village. This will make bloody youth want to jump out of the village.

――However, given that the plague is now struck, it is natural that it lacks vitality. The original Merte may be a slightly brighter village.

With that in mind, I approached the village gate.

Klau Solas has hid in a forest far away from here. This is a consideration not to surprise the villagers.

A large merchandise like a merchant on my back, a black sword of business on my waist, looking at me who came alone without riding a horse, the two men who were guarding the doors seemed openly alert Was.

A young man 20 years old and a mature man who seems to be about 40 years old. The first to speak was a young man.

"Stop there! The face you don't see, but what did you do here?"

"I heard that this village is suffering from a plague, and brought a nut that can detoxify it."

Respond to confused questions with an amiable face.

As mentioned above, it takes about seven days by chariot from Ishka to this village. Of course, Iria has not arrived yet.

On my way to this village, I thought about picking up Ilia, who was somewhere on the highway, but told Ilia, "I've got the detoxified fruit for your hometown! Come with me! "Let's go to help the mothers!" And he reached out with the freshness of Lars, and it was clear from the fire that he would not be taken care of.

No doubt Ilia will watch out for me and suspect that there is something soulful.

If you enter the village with Ilia, your suspicions will quickly spread to all the villagers.

Then it was very difficult.

So I decided to go into the village before Ilia and gain the trust of other villagers.

Once you've planted a positive sentiment, whatever Ilia comes later, you won't take it for granted.

In addition, there is an Ilia mother in this village. If you wanted to shoot a general, you should have shot a horse first.

The two gatekeepers, especially the younger one, still seemed to doubt me, but the next my word changed my face.

Hayabusa: I was commissioned by Luna Maria of the Sword of Noah. This village is home to Lars, the leader of the Sword of Hayabusa, and the family of Ilia, the priest warrior of the God of Law. I was told that I would like you to help me if I could, and I've done this. "

"'Falcon's sword" ... Do you know the Lars !? "

"Yes. I'm taking care of everything. Oh, I'm sorry, I'm Sora.

After claiming, quickly explore the expressions of the two in front of them.

Parasite If the two gatekeepers knew the name of "" and their recent duel with Lars, they would have shown a strong rejection.

Or if you knew the name of the Blood Sword or the name of the rumored Dragon Knight, it wouldn't be unresponsive.

However, there was no significant change in their expressions.

The village of Merte is far from the royal capital and Ishka and is also close to the main roads of the Kingdom of Canary.

Therefore, the speed at which information is transmitted is slow, and the quality of the transmitted information may be poor.

Perhaps Lars and Iria's family have been informed by letter or something-no, they wouldn't bother to tell their family about the trouble and shame of their party.

Well, if you do, you can do it. Anyway, when Ilia comes, everything will be clear.

By then, I will sell my favors to the villagers as much as possible.

After some exchanges, I was allowed to enter the village.

The black sword at the waist has to be left, but it's a natural precaution because it brings a first-time human to the village.

The guide is a church located in the center of the village.

It is said that the villagers affected by the plague are housed here.

"Is that nut really sick?"

The young man who has guided me so far asks doubtfully. By the way, this is the fourth time.

He told me that he was a play friend when Lars was in the village. When I saw the old gatekeeper shouting, "This guy will guide me to the church!", It was clear that he didn't trust me.

It's not clear whether it's personality or closed village temperament, but in any case, it doesn't make sense to say "ok" to such a person. It is proved by the number of inquiries four times.

To be honest, I want to ignore it, but that can be cumbersome. I concealed the disgusted expression and repeated the same answer as before.

"It's clear when you try it. If you're worried about poison or corruption, I'll poison first."

"That's natural. I'm asking if it works!"

"I guarantee that it works. If it doesn't work, punish it."

"Okay, don't forget your words. And Sarah is busy. If you get in the way of Sarah or do something rude, I'll hit you out right away!"

"Yes, I understand"

He smiles a little while recruiting a young man who is persistent.

If you make a fuss here, you will not be able to gain the trust of the villagers.

In addition, the name Sarah, which a young man often talks about earlier.

It is the name of the woman who is in charge of the church, and she is using recovery magic to take care of the villagers.

I have heard that Ilia's martial arts and recovery magic are her mother's. I don't think there's any magician in such a rural village, so it's likely that Sarah's head is Ilia's mother.

Some of the frustration must be swallowed in order to improve her first impression-when you bring in Klaus Solas later you may inadvertently intimidate a young man, but it's trivial. There will be.

Open the church door while making such a plan.

At that moment, an unpleasant odor sprayed on the face from inside and inadvertently frowned.

If you look, a considerable number of people are lying on the floor.

You can see old people and children, but you can also see men in their prime. The number is not five or ten, and I know that far more villagers are affected than expected.

Cause To be honest, I didn't care much about this plague. Because it is also clear.

In fact, it was almost resolved inside Ishka.

But once he leaves Ishka, the plague seems to be rampant.

The quality and quantity of the information flowing to the frontiers was just myself confirmed earlier. Obviously, the information about the plague has been stale, and the people in the village may still be terrified of anxiety and fear.

With that in mind, I look for a person named Sara.

The person of interest was quickly found.

What I hear is a singing prayer. The clear voice sounds like a hymn dedicated to God, soothing the listener.

Immediately after being exposed to the soft light emitted from the palm of a woman's palm, the patient's breath, which had been moaning before, became visibly calm.

Is it a miracle of detoxification or a recovery of physical strength? In any case, the use of miracles usually takes longer to take effect.

I knew it from a distance. That woman, a pretty user, a pretty high level.

Perhaps she is Sarah-the young man who guided me so far affirmed my guess.

"Sara!"

A woman in priesthood uniform turns around here according to her voice.

――At that moment, the eyes of the woman and me overlapped from the front.

He was over thirty years old. Gentle eyes with long black hair. Modest atmosphere on white skin.

It is astonishingly beautiful if I can give this “calmness” by removing “sharpness” from Ilia.

When I first met Ilia, I thought she looked like a married Ayaka, but her mother feels like her deceased mother.

The hair color and length are the same, but somehow the atmosphere is similar.

The place where long stretched black hair is tied together behind the head, giving priority to ease of movement, also reminded me of my mother's appearance when walking in the garden.

If you look closely, the woman's face is oozing with fatigue, reminiscent of hard work to date, with frayed hair stuck to the forehead. The eyes and the cheeks are not hidden.

But they can enhance, but not hurt, women's appeal. At least it seemed to me.