I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

3 – A very small helping hand 2

“what? Did you fail?”

Archbishop Maxim with an angry expression.

Seeing her like this, Nune and Tine said in trembling voices with a sense of shrinking.

“crime… sorry..”

“Ha.. But I couldn’t help it. Since that b*tch mentioned the authority of the Holy Father…”

“No, that is… under… No.. I was a fool for believing in things like you even a little bit and proceeding with something..”

The two mumbled, unable to refute the archbishop’s words.

Seeing their pitiful appearance, the Archbishop leaned back in his chair, feeling a slight tingle in his head.

‘Still, I entrusted those foolish guys with the idea that they might be of some use, but it ended up like this. Now that this is the case, I have no choice but to give up cash.’

At that time, looking at the Archbishop’s appearance, the two spoke in a cautious tone.

“I… Archbishop. Then what should I do now?”

“Now that this has happened, not only the cash, but also the house documents and land documents inside..”

“No, no need to worry about that.”

“yes?”

“That… what is that…”

Two people who show bewilderment at unexpected words.

Seeing them like that, the archbishop said with a sly smile on his lips.

“No need to worry. Aside from cash, he will never be able to dispose of buildings and land.”

“… ?”

The two look like they don’t understand the archbishop’s words.

In response, she decided to wait for the next week to pass while maintaining a relaxed attitude, leaving her regrets about the cash behind.

‘The best thing would be to completely block his movements until the official excommunication is decided, but even if that fails, there’s nothing he can do anyway. The enormous wealth he accumulated will inevitably become mine… no, the Lord’s!’

*

I was able to enter the inn thanks to Cazeros’ consideration, and before starting work, she was treating my injuries.

Treatment using the aura, the divine power.

Although the power Cazeros possessed was not that strong, at least it reached a level where he could recover from these minor injuries.

“It is over.”

After confirming that the blood had stopped and the wound had healed, Cazeros spoke in a bright voice.

Regarding this, I expressed my sincere gratitude to her with a smile on my lips.

“Thank you very much. I almost ended up being kicked out penniless. Then, even treat the wound like this…”

“no. No matter how much he was excommunicated, as a person who benefited from Santana, it was a natural thing to do.”

Cazeros speaks with a sad smile.

I automatically began to put a bitter smile on my lips at her sincere and caring attitude.

“But… are you really okay? Cazeros Don’t you know? That there is an archbishop behind what happened just now. If that person even takes issue with this…”

“Yes, but it’s okay. At least as a paladin, I didn’t want to do anything embarrassing to the Lord, and… ”

“and..?”

With those words, Cazeros looked a bit flushed for some reason.

However, soon after she erased the slightly reddened face, she continued to speak in a calm voice.

“..no. Anyway, I’m really sorry for not being able to help you just this much. In the meantime, Santana has helped me a lot…”

“Cazeros…”

Her expression was genuinely sad.

Even though nothing changed by doing this, at least I started to feel a deep impression in a corner of my heart that there was someone who recognized the efforts I had made in the meantime.

at that time..

“Me…and this…”

“?”

The next moment, she hands me a small pouch.

So I carefully received it and checked its contents.

And what’s in it…

“This..?”

“sorry. But this is all I can give you right now.. You will have to travel a long way, so please use it for travel expenses.”

“Ha.. But how can I…”

“If it wasn’t for Santa, this is money we wouldn’t have been able to raise. Please bring it. Compared to what you’ve done for our Holy Knights, this is nothing, but it’s definitely…”

A sack full of silver coins.

Although, this wasn’t such a large amount by my standards, having accumulated quite a lot of money through resourcefulness.

However… from the point of view of Kezeros, who is struggling with a small salary as an ordinary paladin, this amount of money would be practically all of his wealth.

I started to feel a little bit teary-eyed when I saw her such a beautiful heart.

‘Still, there are still decent people left among the Paladins.’

Foolish beings who are obsessed with desire and do not even know the approaching disaster, and cut off with their own hands even the helping hand to save them from it.

But.. I started to feel deep pity along with being moved by the fact that there were still such good people among them.

‘But in the end, if she stays like this, she’ll die soon, right?’

The moment those guys excommunicated me with absurd reasons, it could be said that the fate of the Holy Knights and the Church had already been decided.

The ending of struggling in the approaching destruction, facing death in pain or living miserably licking the ground.

For that, I, who had already been excommunicated and exiled, did not have to feel responsible.

After seeing this, it was because I was able to realize that the time of their downfall was actually their own fault.

‘You can’t change the flow of the world with your individual power.. is that so? I thought it would work out, but I never thought things would end up like this…’

However, apart from the future of destruction that was so decided.

I only want this person in front of my eyes at this moment.

Cazeros I thought I wanted to save her no matter what.

At this moment when everyone is ignoring me and trampling on my efforts, the only person who acknowledges me and is working hard to help even a little bit.

The fact that she added money to the house she had no money for.

In particular, the second case was simple in a way, but I knew that the weight contained in it was by no means light.

‘Although it was an act of talking about principles, her life will surely not go smoothly because of this.’

In fact, as he acted against the archbishop’s orders, it was clear that he would not look good from the point of view of serving as a paladin here.

Above all, since she has been discriminated against from time to time due to the fact that she is from a foreign country, that level must be even more severe.

Also, even if I had to endure it somehow, considering the road to hell that would come after that, I couldn’t possibly leave her alone and leave like this.

‘But what should I do… In the current situation, even if I tip her off about the future, it won’t be of much use…’

Even at this point, there are occasional dangers, but even so, it is an unbelievable fact that even if you tell the story from a position who does not know the future, that these signs will later become a disaster that will wipe out this city… and this country. it was

And from this point of view, there is only one way I can save her at this moment.

Depending on the situation, it could be rejected… No, to be honest, it was a method with a very high possibility of doing so, but nevertheless, I couldn’t come up with a story other than this.

“Cazeros. It may be abrupt to say this, but for the first and last time, I want to ask you a favor.”

“Please..? Say anything. Whatever I can do, I will do it.”

In my words, she speaks with a willing attitude.

However, even after seeing Cazeros like this, I cautiously told her, thinking that there was a high possibility that she would reject my offer again.

“Cazeros…if it’s okay. Would you like to leave with me?”

“..yes?”

At my words, Cazeros showed a puzzled expression as I expected.

So, I reached out to her in what seemed to be the best way I could.

If the other person refuses… Even if I’m treated as a crazy person, I’m worried about whether I should talk about the future together.