Only the Party Members Returned, Not the Hero - Chapter 45



45. Mask of Healing (3)

45.

The Sanctuary of Errantera.

The sunlight penetrated through the colorfully translucent glass windows and lit up the elder’s office.

A golden engraving was engraved on the top of the window frame.

“The goddess is always watching over us, so act without shame.”

The man’s uplifted voice reads the imprint.

A man with his arms outstretched as if to embrace the sunlight. In his hand was a glass of lychee peach wine.

“I really like this phrase. How is the captain? Do you like it?”

Turn around and walk closer to the table he had his back against. An empty wine glass was placed in front of Flavor, who was sitting on the sofa.

“I like it. Elder Raihandro.”

Little.

Flavor’s glass is filled with peach wine.

“I don’t like it and every time I read it, something rises in my heart. It really feels like meeting the Goddess and her eyes, these words.”

Raihandro’s words may seem exaggerated depending on the person, but Flavor nodded his head without any sense of incongruity.

He was a man who really lived his life thinking that way.

“Now, let’s have a drink. It is the finest peach wine from Richie.”

“Thank you, Elder.”

Crackle.

After the light clinking of glasses.

Sweet alcohol goes down the throats of the two.

Just two glasses of alcohol filled the office with the smell of peaches.

Flevor headed to the temple to deliver the warrior’s words.

Apart from spreading the hero’s achievements to all continents.

He intended to take responsibility for the hero’s last words.

Repentance, or trivial revenge.

It was nice to be criticized like that.

Because Flevor thought the hero was going astray.

The words of the hero, suggesting that if you are wrong, you can stand on the side of the demon still lingered in my ears.

‘If you quit being a hero, what do you think you would hold up your sword for?’

When I conveyed these words to Raihandro, he put his hands together on his chest as if he was wounded and recited a prayer for the goddess.

Only the person himself would know whether he really recited the prayer or just pretended.

“You are very welcome, Captain.”

At least Raihandro’s expression was that of a faithful elder.

“These issues must be resolved wisely through discussion. It was also fate that the captain came to my office.”

It’s fate.

Flevor looked at Raihandro and recalled the journey up to this point in chronological order.

He revealed his identity and purpose to Eran Tel Knight Commander Dar Han who was guarding the temple.

Darhan led Flavor to Raihandro, saying that there was an elder in the office right now.

To say it was fate, it felt like a well-prepared meeting.

Flavor said with an expressionless smile.

“I heard that it is not easy to meet the other elders except for Elder Raihandro.”

Rayhandro answered without blinking an eye at Flavor’s words with low intention.

“That’s pretty much it. Most of them value going on pilgrimages or studying catechism with their own philosophies. But not me.”

He set the glass down on the table.

“I think it is more important to guide people to the right path. The goddess is always looking down on us, so why foolishly, stupidly…. Are you trying to deviate?”

Rayhandro let out a deep sigh.

As if he genuinely cares about his followers.

“Hero Ellen, especially with him.”

Flevor pretended to listen to the elder, but

He nodded his head a few times with a puzzled look on his face.

It was strange.

With Ellen’s skill, she could kill Darhan in one blow.

He’s a person who won’t be defeated even if he swords his sword against the entire army of the Knights of Erantel.

Rayhandro and Darhan were overestimating Ellen.

Even though the hero’s achievements in this subjugation must have been reported, he was sticking to that attitude.

Even now, Raijandro had a relaxed smile and acted as if he could bring a warrior to his knees whenever he wanted.

Flavor was curious.

How can Raihandro act like that?

Just in case, did you hear something from the goddess?

The half-empty Flavor glass is filled with fragrant peach wine again.

“Don’t worry too much, Commander Flavor Knights. Regarding the warrior’s remarks, we will forward them to the Pope so that he can get a clear stance.”

Rayhandro was happy to see Flavor.

Whether a person named Flavor will really become his ally will depend on how he cooks in the future.

At least it was worth it in that the number of enemies hostile to Ellen increased.

Besides, since the leader of the Knights of Flavor is also a person who relies heavily on religion, if it really goes well.

It could have been a bridgehead to hold the leadership of the Royal Knights and Erantel Knights.

It may be something in the future, but anyway, the fact that the first knot came directly to Raihandro was encouraging enough.

“As a thank you for coming all the way here, I will send you a present. Since they are items blessed by the goddess, I hope you will accept them without hesitation.”

“I wonder if I deserve that.”

“No. Taking a close look at the condition of the warriors is itself a work for the temple and for mankind, so it is also a work for the goddess.”

Rayhandro smiles kindly.

Really, that smile made him look like an innocent clergyman with no ulterior motives.

“In that case, I will be grateful.”

“For the record, please write only the contents of today’s interview.”

Pen and paper placed in front of Flavor.

Flavor was not the type to trust people.

I felt the need to keep the name Raihandro Lergen in my head.

Cleanly emptied remaining sake cups.

Flevor got up from his seat and bowed politely.

“Today’s conversation was enjoyable.”

Raihandro also bowed politely and politely led him to the exit door.

“Thank you for coming, Captain Flavor Knights. Erantel Knight Commander Darhan will guide you on the way.”

Kikki-

As I opened the door to the office and came out, Dar Han bowed his head towards the plalever.

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The office where Flavor left.

Raihandro, who was sitting across the table, lightly snapped his fingers.

A man who had been waiting outside the door approached silently like a shadow.

“Did you call?”

The man gets down on one knee and waits for Raihandro’s command.

“Tell me again. Slow down while drinking a glass of this.”

Raihandro smiled kindly and held out a half-glass of peach wine to the man.

“It is an honor.”

The man got up and emptied his glass, carefully placed the empty glass on the table and knelt down again.

“Since the Caulcasus were summoned by surprise, no one actually witnessed the battle with the first two summoned.”

“I guess so.”

“I, too, sneaked behind the Royal Knights when they were moving in a hurry, and was only present when the last one was killed.”

“Yes, so?”

“When the hero killed the Caucasus with an unbelievable blow, everyone else was distracted by the inaction, but I saw it clearly.”

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The man raised his head and met eyes with Raihandro, who was looking down at him.

“There was definitely a hemp tower lord, Nia Rishkarte, in one sky.”

Raihandro crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows to wrinkle his forehead.

“Are you sure about that?”

“Yes, I can say that with my life. It was clearly the owner of the hemp tower.”

Right after the report on the hero’s achievements came in.

I heard that the hero killed all three Caulcasus single-handedly.

Raihandro tried to put a stop to all his plans.

If the hero is really that strong, then he’s expanding his power, he’s a nabal, and he had to invest all his time in rectifying the things he’d done so far.

Expanding the power is something I only do when my hair is hanging.

Before that, I had to use my hands, either to appease the hero, to bribe him, or to get down on my knees and pray.

No, why am I on my knees?

It’s just a matter of giving Darhan away.

Thinking that it was fortunate that he hadn’t directly clashed with the hero, Raihandro let out a deep sigh.

He should have been more careful.

If you had seized all the power of the palace and the temple, you might be able to kill the warrior, but it wasn’t that far yet.

“What the hell is going on, you f*cking….”

But as time passes, he comes up with a very rational question.

Can a person become that strong in such a short amount of time?

A warrior who didn’t even pray to the goddess.

Ellen’s dances, which she had only heard about, were astonishing, as if a god had embodied them.

To say that the black spirit resembling a blue rose opened heaven and earth,

The mana has changed,

Severing the heart without inflicting a single wound on the body….

The absurd words that even a five-year-old wouldn’t believe.

A fairy tale is just a fairy tale.

It is said that Ellen’s majesty surpassed fairy tales at that moment.

However, if there is Nia Rishkarte, the teacher of the expedition members, behind Ellen.

If you received the help of the saintess in the previous battle and the help of Nia in this subjugation.

If the old archmage, like a mysterious monster, was assisting Ellen’s attack, it might be possible again.

“Keep an eye on the hero. Still, just in case, refrain from directly provoking Ellen herself, and go for thorough information.”

“Okay.”

“Let’s go.”

The man disappeared just as quickly as he entered.

Raihandro sat down on the soft sofa.

***

I woke up after a full day’s sleep, and woke up from the booth’s seat as the morning sun warmed my face.

From outside the window, a leisurely bird chirping was heard.

When I turned my head and looked out the window, the ruined pasture reminded me that the subjugation of the past day was not a dream.

It was fortunate that it was an abandoned pasture.

I almost paid for the land.

“Ugh, ugh.”

I was about to step out of bed, but I felt muscle pain tearing through my whole body, so I sat down on the bed again.

Arms, legs, waist, shoulders, back neck, thighs, etc.

There was no place that didn’t hurt.

“Oh, my waist….”

Yesterday, no, before I fell asleep.

I remember having a conversation with Nia.

At that time, Nia also gave her a bucket of water.

I’ll have to take the time to say thank you sometime.

Even if I try, I won’t take it seriously with my unique playful tone, but that’s what human duty is anyway.

Kikki-

Perhaps because of my presence, the door opened slightly.

Through the crack in the slightly open door, six eyes were looking at me from three layers.

Magenta eyes, black eyes, blue eyes.

In order of height, Tania, Elish, and EL.

Elish and EL are almost the same height, so I looked closely and saw that Elish was holding her tiptoe.

“… ….”

It goes up and down.

It goes up and down.

You’ll get cramps in your legs if you look at that.

In fact, I felt more and more difficulty in the black eyes.

Perhaps he won’t come in unless I tell him to, his eyes are round and round.

Should I ask him to come in or not?

Thinking of the past, I wanted to keep it that way, but when I think of the fact that the three of us joined forces to stand in front of me, albeit belatedly, in the subjugation.

Wouldn’t we have gotten better?

Than before.

“…… What are you doing?”

Huddled together like children, leaning against the door.

It was funny and he looked pitiful, so he said that.

“Ellen, are you okay?”

“Are you okay?”

“Gwa, it’s okay…” . All, legs….”

With two women rushing in before I can stop talking.

Elish is seen awkwardly on her knees, her hands on the floor.

“Even though EL gave me a blessing, he slept all day. How is her body?”

“I must have been able to wake Ellen because I prayed so hard.”

“It is impossible to walk….”

“No, I think I just woke up from a good night’s sleep.”

“Oh, I left my new clothes at the door. You will have to wash.”

“I prepared rice with things Ellen likes, so come out and eat.”

“My leg, my leg is cramped…. Help me, I want to see Ellen too….”

“Elish, are you okay?”

“If someone doesn’t airlift the cat, I won’t be able to get up….”

“That rat wouldn’t be that rat.”

It’s a mess.

As I looked at the three women, who each started a collective monologue, I quickly asked in a moment of silence.

“So why are you here?”

The silence grows longer.

The three women exchanged glances among themselves.

Rush.

Everyone rushed out of the room.

“…… ?”

I looked at the room, which was empty in an instant, with a puzzled look on my face.

This sense of alienation.

It’s been a while.