Raising Paladins

Episode 7. Tira’s Homemade Lemon Tea (2)

“Clements, I have brought the sick man.”

The office of the high priest of the Meirium branch of the Temple of Dawn.

An old man bathed in sunlight by the window nodded.

It was Clemens, the high-ranking priest who was the supreme decision maker of the Meirium branch.

“Come see me.”

Clemens was pouring herbal tea for a customer.

He greeted Carlos warmly.

“Would you like to sit over here?”

“I see.”

Old desk and chair.

Office tools that have been polished and polished so much… … .

The old priest’s uniform he was wearing was patched up in places with a cloth.

Carlos guessed at once what kind of person this priest named Clemens was.

‘At least I’m not a person who would rob believers of their money.’

Of course, sitting in the seat of a high-ranking priest when he can’t even control his divine power?

I don’t like it.

But what… … All other priests are the same, so let’s move on.

The important thing is that a priest should be like a priest!

A heart that knows how to feel recognition from those who are worse off than you and how to share what you have with those who lack!

That was the basis of what Carlos thought of as a priest.

The basics start from ‘frugality’.

‘Once I pass.’

What if the strange guy was sitting as a high-ranking priest and thinking about getting money or something?

I immediately tried to beat him up and kick him out.

But this old man, Clemens, doesn’t seem to be in that danger.

“Would you like a cup of tea first?”

“Thank you.”

“Eric, you can sit here too.”

“yes.”

Squeeze.

Clemence pours tea leaves into their glasses.

he asked.

“I don’t think I can continue to be called sick, what should I call you?”

“Call me Carl.”

“knife… … All right.”

As Clemens poured the tea, he examined Carl with a coy glance.

as old as old.

Now, just by looking at it, most people can be identified.

however.

‘… … what?’

I can’t get a hold of it at all.

The man called this knife in front of me.

It’s hard to guess what type of person you are.

‘I thought I had eyes to see people… … .’

Golden eyes that radiate powerful energy.

In addition, a confident momentum that reminds me of the longevity of the battlefield!

The subdued atmosphere also makes you feel like the boss of the back alley world.

What is the serious attitude of drinking tea and savoring it?

Just like the cardinals of the temple of the sun in the capital, they are solemn.

‘What the hell is this guy!?’

It is impossible to tell by appearance.

All that remains is to draw out the inner thoughts through conversation.

Clemens was quite confident in that part.

“Then Carl.”

“Please speak.”

“I heard that a lot happened in one day. one before… … I couldn’t help but ask this. Where the hell did Carl come from?”

“I am… … .”

Carl paused for a moment.

I killed the Lich King 200 years ago, and when I woke up, it was here.

can’t talk like that

Then it’s obvious that you’ll be treated like a lunatic or a delusionist.

In order to fix this temple and the Dawning Bridge in the future, we need to leave a proper perception.

‘What can I say?’

A f*cking homeless snooping around this city and that city?

Or is it a wandering gal who wanders aimlessly in search of something to eat?

‘I can’t tolerate that.’

More than anything, Carlos’s pride wouldn’t allow it.

The Paladin of the Supreme Dawn is ‘homeless’?

Besides, what homeless guy wins a five-on-one fight with nothing more than a stick?

We need a plausible explanation to stay safe in the future.

A knife that has accumulated a lot of experience in its previous life.

He had a few words that were perfect for this situation.

“If you find it difficult to answer, you may not.”

He must be reluctant to reveal his origins because he has a corner that he is suspicious of.

Clemens smiled, saying that he knew roughly what kind of person he was.

Carl said to him.

“God brought me here.”

“yes?”

What the hell is this all about?

Suddenly a god pops out?

Clemens and Eric exchanged puzzled glances.

“God sent it.”

“Is it God?”

“yes.”

“A knife?”

“Because it is.”

“Among the many, many branches of the Sun God Church, do you mean the Mayrium branch?”

I was too dumbfounded to ask.

Carl still maintained a calm demeanor.

“Are you doubting God’s actions? Who worships God?”

“Is that possible? but… … .”

“Sometimes God brings misfortunes and blessings that humans cannot understand. Shouldn’t those who dare to claim to be God’s seed doubt God’s actions? Because that’s blasphemy. god. castle. what. poison!”

“omg!”

The most feared word by priests, blasphemy!

Just as the high officials of the imperial palace are frightened at the word ‘traitor’, the priests urinate at the word blasphemy.

It was the same for the two naive rural priests facing the knife.

“Poetry, blasphemy… … .”

Clemens in white.

His hand holding the teapot trembled.

Eric, who was drinking tea next to him, was dripping hot tea from his lips.

Looking at the two innocent priests, Carl laughed lightly inwardly.

‘As expected, invincible logic!’

– God did.

-Aren’t you a person who worships God?

– But do you doubt God?

– Watch your mouth!

A priest who cannot understand these four words?

I’ve never seen such a person.

Of course, if you are a person who is astute and has studied theology deeply, like your best friend Saint Andrew the 9th, you will be just right for a backlash.

But how common are such people?

They were just members of a ruined religious tribe.

‘Rather, these honest rural priests are vulnerable to unknowing attacks.’

Clemence’s lips trembled in bewilderment.

Carl smiled contemptuously.

he threw the bait

“God came to me while I was asleep and told me to go to the temple at the eastern end of the empire. I will go there and revive the god’s sapling with the last leaf.”

“Is that so? God?”

“Seeing that you keep asking me, do you think you lack confidence?”

“never! There is no other person in Meirium as devout as I am! but… … .”

Clemens glances at Carl.

There was still a hint of doubt in his old eyes.

“The person I am seeing for the first time today speaks of God’s actions… … In fact, wouldn’t it be more strange to believe it as it is? Please don’t be offended.”

“That’s natural.”

“yes?”

“It’s more strange to believe right away.”

When Carlos immediately accepted his suspicions, Clemens was even more flustered.

What if Carlos had foamed at the mouth and retorted?

Then he would have been considered suspicious.

But because I nodded my head too easily.

Carlos, who lived much longer than Clemens now, and even died once and was awakened!

To him, Clemens’ suspicion was a charm.

“But think about it.”

“What?”

“I am a homeless person who wandered around the city and begged until just yesterday… … was sleeping That me!”

“… … ?”

“As soon as I came to my senses, I defeated five of Market’s gang with one stick. Can the high priest do that? What about Eric?”

“Mom, I can’t. Ah yes.”

A positive light was seen in the eyes of both of them.

“Exactly! If the force I showed is not the exercise of God, what is it? In addition, the five members of the gang were immediately reformed in the pole with devotion and claimed to be the servants of the temple. This is a miracle from God! Isn’t it?”

It didn’t seem like it was ‘self-inflicted’… … .

Eric tilted his head.

But there is nothing wrong with what Carlos said.

It was true that Carlos defeated all the thugs and that they became servants and washed poopy diapers.

People saw it with their own two eyes.

“Clemens, from what I hear Carl is right. Who can do that? And the Hanson gang?”

“indeed… … .”

Clemens and Eric facing each other

The two nodded.

Carl’s words made sense even to them.

In fact, Clemens and Eric wondered if they would be able to stand up to the tyrannical Hanson gang even if they were born again.

‘Okay.’

Carlos finally noticed that the suspicion had disappeared.

He drove in the final wedge.

“So, you two must help me.”

“Are we us?”

“Because God commanded me to first make this Meirium branch the largest temple in the eastern part of the Empire. ‘If the three of you join forces, you will be prosperous!’ The word of promise was also together.”

“Ohhhhh! Does the sun god know us who are insignificant?!”

“Cha, Changsung… … ! I will create… … !”

snap!

Clemens and Eric held each other’s hands tightly.

Then, when I saw the sun rising in the sky outside the window, I even had tears in my eyes.

“Eric… … The light of God has finally come to our Mayrium branch!”

“Ughhh… … priest… … .”

Carlos gave the two priests a moment to get drunk with joy (?).

Then something caught his eye.

“Hey, Clemens.”

“yes?”

“Isn’t that the one you’re wearing around your neck, a pendant handed down from generation to generation by the high priests of the branch?”

“Oh, you recognize this stuff.”

Clemens proudly handed over the pendant he was wearing, saying that God’s messengers were different.

“Would you like to take a look?”

“Thank you.”

An old, stained pendant.

The sun of dawn expressed with amber on the line drawn with a date was worth seeing.

The large, yellow amber stone looks very valuable.

However, Carlos had something more important than that.

‘This can’t be… … ?’

The knife carefully rubbed the surface of the bright yellow amber stone.

And at that moment!

oh oh oh-!

The pendant began to emit a brilliant white light.

Carlos was so happy and ecstatic with the light that he couldn’t come to his senses.

“Heh… … hehehehe… … .”

“… … ?”

Laughter that seems to be real.

Clemens and Eric gave a puzzled look.

Because the overflowing divine power was invisible to the two of them.

But now, the eyes of the priests were not important.

‘I never thought the source of divine power was hidden in a place like this!’

This kind of treasure is doing ‘catch me and eat it’, but no one touched it!

Thanks to the disappearance of the divine energy sensor, the concentrated divine power remained in the pendant for at least hundreds of years and seemed to have been passed down from generation to generation.

‘Well, if it’s the symbol of the high priest of the Mayrium branch, that’s enough! It used to be the most prestigious temple in the eastern part of the Empire!’

Temple of Dawning Meirium Branch.

Two things made this place famous.

The first is thanks to an apple tree blessed by God called ‘Meirium’s Golden Apple’.

The second was because it was the hometown of Angel, the sword of thunder, who was Carlos’ right-hand man.

Thanks to that, it was the Mayrium branch that was screaming with happiness from the flock of believers.

Among them, what if this pendant, handed down from generation to generation by the high-ranking priests in charge of the temple, does not have divine power?

That would be even weirder.

“Are there any other items left by the high-ranking priests?”

“Unfortunately, the amber pendant is the only one.”

“hmm… … .”

it’s a shame.

It would have been much more convenient if there were other items imbued with divine power.

Still, I felt good about the unexpected harvest.

“There must be a reason why God brought me here.”

Carl’s palm hugged the pendant.

Then, ecstatic divine power seeped into the sword’s body through the palm of his hand.

“Um… … thrilling… … .”

“… … ?”

“It’s new… … .”

“… … ???”

Carl let out a strange groan, and Clemens and Eric slipped away from him.

But soon their eyes changed.

‘As expected, you are a messenger of God! It’s an old pendant, but I’m so religious, so I’m sure you’re so moved!’

A considerable amount of divine power in the amber pendant!

It was the two priests who arbitrarily misunderstood the image of the sword sucking it all up.

What if Clemens was able to respond to divine power?

Rejuvenation would have been possible with the divine power contained in the pendant.

It was such an enormous amount of divine power.

However, that enormous divine power had already been sucked into the sword’s body.

“ha… … Now-I ate eggs.”

“yes?”

“It’s very reassuring.”

“What do you mean?”

“… … no.”

The tradition of the Mayrium branch has been carefully preserved for hundreds of years inside the pendant!

It was the moment when the tradition disappeared in seconds.