I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

28 – There is a way…

“please. Santana.. please.. please stop them..”

Cazeros spoke earnestly while holding my hand.

At this moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and her face was filled with emotions of deep sadness enough to feel desperate.

“I know it’s a reckless request.. But.. but I just can’t… I just can’t stand watching a scene like that. How.. how could they do such a thing in the name of the church… they are obviously human too… they are all the same precious children of the Lord…”

In the end, Cazeros can no longer speak while feeling the backflow of emotions.

Then, thick tears began to flow from her eyes.

It’s not just tears of sadness…

It was a tear that was so painful and filled with a heart that was so complicated.

The shock and fear of the terrible situation just before.

The purest compassion for the dead.

And… even deep anger at those who perpetrated such a terrible thing in the name of God.

While expressing all her emotions without filtering through the act of tears, she was earnestly asking me.

He wants to put an end to this terrible situation that is being committed right in front of his eyes… and will certainly be committed in the future.

however..

“… .”

“Sa.. Santana?”

Regarding her request, I slowly shook my head as it was.

“sorry. But no matter how much you ask, this is not something I… we can get involved with.”

“Ha.. but..”

“In the first place, the reason we are here now is to reach our destination as travelers. We, who are not originally residents of this place, have no room to get involved in the affairs of this city.”

“That… that…”

“Cazeros, I understand your feelings, but there are things we can solve and there are things we can’t. Unfortunately, I have no choice but to move on for now.”

“… Kuu.. Heuk.. Uh-uh-uh… ”

Cazeros bit his lip at my words and dripped tears like chicken droppings.

However, although she was in a position to ask, it was clear that she already knew.

In the first place, no matter how much I do, it is impossible to get involved in this work.

As outsiders who had nothing to do with it, our ability to exert ourselves was limited, and right away we had to leave this place as excommunicated status and move on to the Dragona Empire.

Most of all, in the face of the death of Emperor Matisse, if you procrastinately procrastinate by offering to help those who have no connection, you will be caught up in an irreversible situation.

nevertheless.

The reason why Cazeros asked me in such a difficult situation must have been because, as a paladin, I couldn’t tolerate what had happened before my eyes, as well as what had happened several times in the past and was sure to continue to happen in the future.

And… even though she rejected it in a realistic way, seeing her like this…

In my heart, I was able to recognize once again how kind this person Cazeros was.

‘A person who knows that the surrounding situation is difficult, but tries to do good no matter what the profit or loss.

In all of my previous life and my current life, I have never seen a person so innocently committed to serving others.

Although, on the surface, there were countless people who could have done more good deeds than her, but in terms of the essential intention contained within them, there was no one who could follow Cazeros.

To be honest, it would be the right thing for a priest to do this, but there were few people who could actually practice it wholeheartedly.

‘If someone like Cazeros had risen to a slightly higher position, this series of tragedies would not have happened. Enough… to prevent that disaster.’

While thinking about that, at the same time lamenting once again the incompetence and corruption of the church that made even such Cazeros feel sick of it and abandon their paladin status, I held the hand of the grieving Cazeros with the will of comfort as it is. .

“..sorry. I can only give you this answer.”

“Huh..Ah..No..Sho..Honestly..I knew it to some extent..No matter how unacceptable and terrible it is..As expected, there is no room for us, as outsiders, to get involved..”

Cazeros struggled to answer while wiping away tears.

at that time..

“Hey.. those words just now. Can I hear more closely?”

“..yes?”

The next moment, a voice suddenly came from right next to me.

In response to this, Cazeros and I looked to the side with slightly surprised expressions.

There… the girl we had forgotten about for a while…

Polena was still looking at us with an expression of curiosity and anticipation, not leaving our side.

“I’m sorry. Is there really a way to prevent such a terrible thing?”

“… .”

“ha..”

Seeing her as if she had been listening to all of our conversation just now, Cazeros’ face began to show embarrassment, and at the same time I let out a deep sigh.

“It’s the second way… If you’ve heard the story, you’ll know, we’re only here as travelers. An outsider who stays for a day or two at most cannot be deeply involved in the affairs of this city…”

“That means… there is a way. Can I accept that?”

“ah… No.. Apart from the fact that there is a way, this is something we can do in the first place..”

“There is no way. Just say that. Is it really possible? Ending that crazy hell that happens several times a day?”

Polena spoke with silent pressure while her red eyes flashed.

Seeing her like this, I started to feel as if I couldn’t get out of there without telling her the truth.

and..

“… Ha ha.. yes.. there is. But it’s a really hard way. Crucially, in order to do this, as a resident of this city, you must have quite a network of people and connections, and you must also know the internal affairs very accurately. Without it, it would be impossible to start in the first place.”

There is a way, but even if we want to do it, we, as outsiders, cannot do it, and there is no justification for it.

however..

Immediately after hearing my explanation, Polena started to talk with her eyes twinkling and rather half-heartedly.

“If there are conditions like that, it’s really… possible, right? Being able to prevent something like that from happening again.”

“…Yes.. well.. that’s true.. but.”

To be honest, if I were given the above conditions… connections within the city and the information I wanted immediately, from my point of view, there were a few ways to fully steam this situation.

However.. as I keep saying, regardless of that, I couldn’t get involved in this work, and I had no intention of getting involved.

Although Cazeros’ eyes brightened slightly at Polena’s words, it was not good to delay the time here, and unlike Cazeros, who has a character full of benevolence, I have a style that prefers to move without profit. It wasn’t.

That’s how I was thinking about how I could get this woman off her feet.

“Then good. I will make a contract with you.”

“..yes?”

I answered questioningly at the words of Polena, who suddenly brought up a story out of the blue.

Looking at me like that, Polena said with a smile on her lips.

“My only requirement is that the ruthless oppression of the so-called ‘heretics’ that is taking place here in Munich at this moment cease.”

She speaks in a confident voice.

About this, I asked her out of curiosity.

“..then.. what will you give us in return?”

As much as I used the expression transaction, if there is something going, there must be something coming.

To be honest, I didn’t intend to move with a few bucks in the current situation, but I still asked the question.

and..

In response to my question, the woman named Polena in front of me, with a smile on her lips, put her hand on her voluptuous chest and spoke in a bright voice.

“I will give you.”