I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

26 – Let’s worry about tomorrow

Munich, the city of the Holy Empire

With a population of 200,000, it is a transportation hub located between Bohemia and Benessa, and also the hometown of Emperor Matisse. It was a place with a size and power comparable to any other city in the Holy Empire.

A place with a bone that literally has history and tradition.

There was a famous tavern in the main street of this great city.

This place, named Kasheite, was one of the best beers in the empire, and there was a superstition, not a superstition, that anyone who had tasted beer here would never forget the taste.

Literally a place with a great reputation and great taste of alcohol to back it up.

As such, this place was always crowded with people, and inside the bar, there was no fuss as people were drinking and shaking off their hard day’s troubles.

A place full of energy apart from the chaotic situation of the continent.

And in the center, as always, there was a woman carrying a beer mug with a deft movement.

A woman in a maid’s uniform walks lightly between tables with three or four heavy beer glasses in each hand.

She has red hair that is voluminous and slightly ponytailed at the ends, and ruby-like red eyes, and has a strikingly beautiful off-white color. was putting

“Here! The beer you ordered is here!”

She speaks with a voice that seems to brighten up the atmosphere around her with high tension.

As a result, the customer who received the beer happily accepted the beer glass, feeling that the stress he had received today was significantly reduced.

“Thank you. Drink well.”

“Yes, if you need anything, call me anytime.”

After that, she quickly passes the rest of the beer glasses on to the other customers.

Listening to her lively voice, which made it possible to temporarily forget the hardships of the day and the unusual situation around them, the guests were able to simply enjoy the situation while putting down their complicated thoughts for a while.

Literally, the woman who is the mood maker of this bar.

Then, immediately after all the beer glasses were gone, she went back to the counter and started carrying the drinks and side dishes from her next order.

“Mr. Polena, please take this to table 5.”

“yes! All right.”

She responds with a lively voice to the chef’s words..

The woman by the name of Polena again began serving drinks and dishes with brisk steps.

After a while. Polena arrives at table 5.

In front of her were a pair of male and female guests, the male dressed as a traveler and the female dressed as a paladin.

“Now, young guests! Here is the drink and food you ordered.”

As always, Polena speaks to them in a voice full of energy.

however..

“… .”

“thank you.”

A man who responds silently to her words, and a woman who responds in a quiet tone, to her words that will make even the person who will die tomorrow laugh.

In response, Polena tilted her head slightly and spoke to them with a smile still on her lips.

“Oh my… I guess you’re worried about something? How can you look so gloomy while drinking in a nice place?”

“..ha..”

“..yes.. there are some.. circumstances.”

A man responds to Polena’s words with a heavy sigh, and a woman speaks bitterly.

Regarding this, Polena looked at them with a bright smile on her lips and said,

“is it so? What happened to such a pretty lady and a dignified knight like this? If you don’t mind, this Polena sister could give you some advice.”

As a clerk, she has been serving the food as well as enhancing the atmosphere.

In the process, Polena has taken pleasure in listening to countless people’s concerns and bringing back a ray of smile on their lips, at least when drinking here.

For her, a pair of men and women who are the only ones maintaining a gloomy atmosphere among those smiling and smiling even in difficult times could be said to be a kind of ‘good target’.

“Come on, tell me. As the old saying goes, sorrow is halved when shared, right? If you have any concerns, please feel free to talk about them.”

Polena speaks with a smile on her face.

No matter how you look at it, the two of them felt that they couldn’t help it…

At the same time, as she said, I started to open my mouth according to the feeling that I had to tell anyone about this stuffy feeling.

And, what is contained in it… is quite different from what Polena had thought…

It contained elements that were heavier than expected.

*

The stories we told roughly with our frustrating feelings.

Listening to this, the clerk named Polena, who had been confident until just now, began to look a bit embarrassed… but at the same time, quite serious compared to the light-hearted time before.

“I see.. After all, Emperor Matisse.”

“Yes, because of that, travelers like us have a lot of insecurities in many ways.”

“..I guess so. Considering the person who has been nominated as the next emperor, obviously…”

Polena nodded slowly at Cazeros’ words and expressed her sympathy.

The news of the death of the emperor was a fact that we had just heard through an acquaintance Shylock had introduced.

Since the death of the emperor was officially announced and the funeral was to take place, it still needed a bit more time, so from the point of view of the general public, this information was literally one step ahead of the latest information.

However, even taking this into account, her reaction to this was more serious than we thought.

In this world where there is no internet or newspaper yet, there is a clear limit to grasping information simply with bulletins published by government offices.

As for what effect the death of Emperor Matisse would have, and what the next person would do, there was literally no way to know except for very well-informed merchants and aristocrats.

However, the woman in front of me, named Polena, seemed to be aware of the aftermath despite working at the bar, and I began to feel quite surprised about this.

Frankly speaking, I was thinking that the woman at the bar would not understand what I was saying or would let it go lightly, but unexpectedly, she was showing such a sincere reaction.

It’s like.. that kind of reaction as if it was finally coming.

Looking at it, I felt a sense of wonder, but when I thought about it, I began to recognize that it was not so.

‘No… To be honest, since I work at a bar, I might be familiar with the international situation. It will be relatively easy to get information…’

Based on such a possibility, I first convinced myself.

at that time..

“Well, but honestly, isn’t it useless if we spend 100 days and 1000 worrying about it here?”

“What.. is that..”

“That’s right… but…”

Unexpectedly, we automatically agreed to her words that struck a chord.

Seeing our reaction, the woman named Polena continued with a deep smile.

“Isn’t it? So, let’s have a good drink! It’s useless to worry about things that can’t be solved right away in the first place, right? If there really is a problem, that’s for later. For now, just laugh and enjoy the moment!”

“… ha ha ha..”

“..well, that’s not right… isn’t it?”

Polena seems lighthearted, but unexpectedly picks out the right words and says them.

At this, while recognizing that we couldn’t win her words, at the same time, feeling slightly relaxed from the previous conversation, we raised our glasses with a slight smile on our lips.

however..

-bang!

“?”

“What.. what is it?”

The next moment, a sudden loud noise came from outside.

At this, our eyes turned straight to the sound, and at the same time, a cold expression began to appear on Polena’s face, which had been making a pleasant expression just before.