I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

25 – choice of remaining years 3

Permission to pursue Santana eventually fell away from the Archbishop.

Although there was no special crime, there was no particular problem with this part as the act of dragging and killing the excommunicated person without reason was implicitly allowed in the church in the first place.

“Then let’s go. Needless to say, you must bring Santa or his son.”

“Yes, Archbishop.”

“I will definitely do that.”

After greeting the archbishop in such a polite voice, the two left the office.

Looking at them, Archbishop Maxim began to feel a heavy sense of relief, thinking that with this he had driven away the nuisance.

‘The cost requested for security is higher than expected… well, but it’s within the acceptable range, so it probably doesn’t matter too much. It’s good to catch Santana with this, and even if they don’t, just having them disappear from this city will ease the burden on me.’

If the two strongest Paladins of Milan leave, the vicious momentum of the other Paladins will also be slightly dampened.

Now, all that was left was to appease the paladins through a slight pay rise and put an end to this dreaded Cathedral Occupation, and then, as Archbishop Maxim wanted, the current situation would be resolved gently and at a low cost.

‘To find Santana without knowing this situation… As expected, those two guys are strong and their minds are empty. So let’s work hard until we do something.’

Feeling so relieved, Archbishop Maxim leaned back comfortably in his chair and began to show a deep smile on his lips.

Feeling proud of his ability to finish the job without any major damage this time…

*

“Huh..Huh!”

“Puhahahahaha!”

Two paladins, Nune and Tine, rode on horseback in the direction of Benessa, far from Milan.

Shortly after arriving in the woods, he finally burst out laughing.

“Ahahahahaha! I was expecting this, but I never thought it would actually work!”

“Who are you really great? How did you come up with all these thoughts? Honestly, I never really thought that b*tch archbishop could spit up money so easily!”

“This is all thanks to the knowledge that comes from experience. In the past, the bishops went on a pilgrimage to Daeseongdo Rome as a group, and then they came back to have fun in Benessa, didn’t they? That’s how I came up with it by mimicking it.”

“It’s really great. No matter how, I will not be fooled like that.”

Nune and Tine talk among themselves in voices full of joy.

At this moment, in their hands, they were holding a heavy bag of money that the archbishop had taken care of as ‘travel expenses’.

but this moment. The two had no intention of taking it and taking it to Milan to find Santana in Benessa.

Even though they were resourceful, it wasn’t that they were ignorant and couldn’t grasp the situation at all.

At this point, they both knew very well that taking Santana with them would only be a way to vent their anger, and that nothing would change their lives in a positive way again.

That said, it was a situation where the two did not have a big grudge against Santana to the extent that they had to take out their resentment even while going through hardships.

After all, it was all because of Archbishop Maxim’s conspiracy. They knew it wasn’t Santana’s fault.

Nevertheless, there is only one reason why the two of them decided to take Santana with them.

It was to create an excuse to extort as much money as possible from Archbishop Maxim in the name of subsidy, which actually put a considerable amount of cash in their hands.

“As expected, people have to use their heads. Didn’t that archbishop just blindly trust us and willingly give us 8 talents like this?”

“hahahaha, that’s right. For this amount of money, I can live on my own for a while.”

Although it wasn’t such a huge amount, it was not small enough.

Although they didn’t know it, the two thought that this would be a much more realistic advantage than staying virtually homeless on the floor of the cathedral and enduring without a promise.

In addition, as they left for a ‘legitimate’ cause after receiving an order to track down Santana, which was not even known how long it would take, they were treated as paladins in other regions and were able to enjoy various benefits normally.

A far better situation than a clumsily running away.

Like that, Nune and Tine, who successfully achieved ‘eating and running’, took the road to the north, not Santana’s Benessa, and started climbing.

“So… you said your relatives had a house in the Holy Empire, right?”

“Yes, to be precise, the Bohemia region of the Holy Empire. My uncle runs a pretty big business there. If you go there, at least you won’t have to suffer as a dog while being treated like a dog like before. In addition, since I brought so much money with me, I wouldn’t say anything.”

Although he came out in the name of a pursuer, the only thing he can trust in this situation where he is practically a fugitive is only his blood. So, the two of them started to drive their horses towards the Bohemia region of the Holy Empire.

Even if you go straight there, thinking that you need to move diligently as the distance will take a long time.

*

The point at which the fatigue of the mind and body was washed clean at Benetsa.

Cazeros and I drove the wagon again in the early morning hours, when there was little snow, and went on a journey.

“Then, let’s go.”

“Yes, please take care of yourself. I have contacted those who have connections along the way, so if you give me their names, I will be able to help them.”

“Yes, thank you very much Shylock.”

“I owe you. Thank you very much.”

We say our last goodbyes before leaving.

Although we couldn’t arrange the ship we wanted, we were still able to get a lot of help from Shylock regarding our future journey.

As a colossus, he was able to receive help from his connections spread all over the continent, and also received an enormous sum of 200 talents in the name of using it for travel expenses.

Of course, this was given in the name of security, but in fact, it was a part that we all tacitly recognized as a reward for saving one’s life.

‘As expected, the boss is big. Because you help in this way, the money that comes in is no joke. After all, networking is the most important thing in the world.’

Feeling the joy of being killed that I could enjoy this kind of luck on this filthy floor, I drove the wagon and started to leave Benessa.

*

Santana and his colleague Cazeros leave before his eyes

Watching the two of them, Shylock wore a worried expression on his face.

‘I’ve done the best I can, but… it’s definitely not going to be an easy road. The road to the Dragona Empire after passing through the Holy Empire.’

As Shylock, a merchant of Bennett and a man with connections throughout the empire, he had a fairly bright eye for the international situation.

And… in his eyes, the situation on the continent was getting more and more serious.

Religious conflicts that grew more serious with each passing year, and the consequent splitting of the empire.

In the meantime, public sentiment was boiling to the point of seriousness as the successive bad years due to floods overlapped, and in addition, the person with the highest possibility of becoming the next emperor in this situation was a dangerous person with excessive greed and a radical personality, in many ways unsuitable to the current situation. was a figure

‘If Matisse, the current emperor, dies, then the entire Holy Empire will start to boil… I hope that this doesn’t happen until they reach Dragona…’

It was at that time when Shylock was hoping that the possible Emperor’s lifeline would last even a little longer while thinking about that.

“I am better! Look at this!”

“What is it?”

The butler rushes in with a chimney at dawn.

As a result, Shylock checked the contents of the letter he brought while feeling a little ominous along with doubts.

“ah… ”

Without realizing it, he let out a heavy sigh.

content contained in it.

It was… the news that the current emperor Matisse had died three days ago.