I Became the Youngest Disciple of the Martial God Chapter 229

Episode 229

“What does it say?”

Lorcan approached calmly and tried to look at my paper. I responded by reflexively hiding the paper.

“Uh huh. “Where are you taking a peek?”

“… … .”

Of course, there is no guarantee that the content written on all notes is the same.

This guy knows that too, so he tried to get information by looking at mine.

Unless you know exactly what the promotion battle will be like, you cannot let your guard down.

What does this mean?

This means that the guys in this room may not be colleagues with whom you can perform tasks, but competitors who need to be eliminated along the way.

“Are you peeking? You’re being rude. “The idea is to exchange information.”

“exchange. Well said. “Show me that one and I’ll think about it.”

Lorcan frowned, but said nothing more.

‘Anyway, these mercenary bastards… … .’

These mercenaries get very angry when they think that their rights are being infringed even slightly, but when they take away someone else’s benefit, they apply double standards, saying, ‘You took it away because you were stupid.’

Of course, this reaction is only shown to the weak, and they immediately wag their tails at the strong who can kill them, acting as if they will take out everything, including their liver and gallbladder.

However, when an opportunity arises to stab someone in the back, they do not hesitate to hit them with a hammer. This is the identity of mercenaries.

Of course, Rokhan of the Chain Scythe is a mercenary with a different name.

Unlike heroes, only a few mercenaries can obtain this name… … .

The only conditions that come to mind are Grade A or higher, 5 years of experience, industry reputation, etc.

Since he is the one who satisfied all the conditions and obtained the title, he will not commit such a heinous act like other mercenaries.

Do you have the minimum level of pride?

‘no. ‘Are you saying you’re a hero now, not a mercenary?’

I shook my head inwardly and erased my prejudice. As I was having a silent snowball fight with Rokan, someone spoke.

“They say there’s a church member hiding somewhere in this room. Finding that is probably the first task in this promotion match.”

It was a man who appeared to be a knight who told me without hesitation what was written on my paper.

Age is around 30.

Probably not a member of the imperial family.

Looking at his unkempt hair, beard, and worn-out equipment, I thought he might be a free knight.

“Should I just say that? “It’s not fun.”

A woman who appeared to be a scholar spoke with a somber expression on her face. She was probably having fun guessing.

“The time limit is only one hour. If we keep each other in check longer than necessary, everyone here will fall. “Do you want that from a scholar?”

“There’s no guarantee that everything written on paper is real, right?”

I was the one who got in the way.

I was the youngest among them, but I didn’t really want to use formal language, so I just spoke informally.

Surprisingly, no one commented on my way of speaking, and the man who spoke first looked at me and asked.

“lie?”

“I don’t think there will be any church members at Heros headquarters.”

To be honest, the moment I saw what was written on the paper, all kinds of thoughts came to mind.

Of course, my first thought was that someone had discovered my identity… … .

If you think about it even a little, you will come to the conclusion that this cannot be possible.

In the first place, I volunteered for this promotion match, and if the timing had been even a little off, I would not have been able to participate.

For example, even if the heavy rain had continued for one more day, I would have missed the promotion match held at midnight, so it couldn’t have been a trap set in advance.

In other words, this is one of the tests that takes place on a regular basis in Heros… … .

What was the situation that made me, who had become a priest against my will, fail this exam assignment?

What is the situation?

It’s just unlucky.

“By the way, is this your first meeting with all of you?”

“however.”

“hmm.”

It’s a promotion battle.

Excluding special cases like me, these people are people who have been active as heroes from the beginning… … .

Still, it seems like not everyone knows each other.

It’s not strange.

This promotion battle is only conducted at headquarters, which means that even heroes who normally work in other branches must rush to headquarters to raise their ranks.

And there are about a thousand branches of Heros.

This means that people with different activity areas will never encounter each other.

In other words, it’s a relief for now because it means there’s no reason to be accused of being a church member just because there’s someone you don’t see before.

“The boy doesn’t seem to know anything about Heros.”

The middle-aged and elderly people who were silent at that time… Anyway, the man standing in between looked at me and said.

No matter how rude I was, I couldn’t speak informally to a man who seemed to be the same age as Keian.

“What do you mean?”

“There is no way there are church members at Heros headquarters? Not like that. At best, the number of church members captured by the headquarters reaches several dozen. And some of them even bloom.”

“If it’s flowering… Are you saying that the church members are betraying the church?”

The old man nodded.

It was hard to believe at first, but somehow the old man’s grave atmosphere gave strength to what he said.

In fact, since all the other heroes around him were also shutting up, there was a high probability that what the old man said was true.

“The church members who have been enlightened in this way are often used as mock battle opponents or used in The Origin or promotion battles. So it wouldn’t be a lie to say that there is at least one member of the church among us.”

“Still, I find it quite disturbing that a former church member is so cooperative in coming to Heros.”

“hmm.”

The driver, who was rubbing his chin for a moment at my words, glanced in one direction and opened his mouth.

“… “What do you think of this, Sister?”

There was politeness in the languid tone, and in fact, everyone in the room looked in that direction immediately after checking the paper.

A young nun in the farthest corner made the sign of the cross and opened her mouth.

“I listened carefully to the brothers’ opinions. If you ask me what I think, I will tell you. Heros knows how to handle church members skillfully. Its capabilities are not far behind those of the Imperial Special Task Force or even the heresy inquisitors of our school. So what’s written on paper must be the truth.”

When I glanced at the pattern on the pendant hanging around my neck, I saw that it was not Taeyang Bridge, but 72 Bridge.

This meant that there was no possibility of him being a church member, but… First of all, it is true that the overwhelming majority of us are innocent.

“So that means the right task is to find church members within an hour.”

“Of course.”

“Could you please give me some instructions?”

The nun paused for a moment at the knight’s words. A look of embarrassment flashed across her beautiful face.

However, after checking the surroundings once, he lowered his eyes and muttered.

“… “I am lacking in many ways, but if my brothers and sisters want me to, I will do it.”

The nun who spoke in a calm tone stood up and walked to the back of the room.

I just realized, there was a small door there.

The nun opened the door and showed me the inside.

I saw a narrow room big enough for two people to sit side by side.

Seeing that there were even chairs provided, I could tell that this was a place intentionally prepared by Heros.

“The exam lasts one hour, and there are a total of ten people in the room. “I don’t have much time, so I will have a brief conversation with one person for three minutes.”

“Can you figure it out in just 3 minutes? “Who is a church member?”

The scholar, who probably had a pessimistic view of the world, spoke in a sarcastic tone.

The nun spoke without any sign of offense.

“I just do my best and leave the rest to God’s will.”

“… Sheesh.”

The scholar clicked his tongue, as if the reaction was not amusing.

“After about 30 minutes, let’s exchange opinions and find church members. Of course, if you have a better opinion, I will listen.”

However, there were no talented people who dared to express their opinions in front of the nuns of the 72nd Order, and after a while, as the nuns said, they decided to have a face-to-face meeting with each of them.

The order is the first article.

Coincidentally, I was the last one.

“… hmm.”

I can’t set boundaries.

This was because, apart from the church member who was currently infiltrated, my identity could be discovered.

Should I say that I am fortunate to be a believer of the 72 religions and not the Sun Church?

Anyway, I wonder what kind of questions and answers will be exchanged in that room… … .

‘Shall I eavesdrop a little?’

“You were already a hero too.”

Just before activating Hwa-an Geumjeong, Rokhan, who was sitting next to me, spoke up.

I responded, calming down my inner strength.

“For now, yes. Although it is D grade. “What about that one?”

“It’s grade C.”

“Oh yeah? And yet, you are competing in the promotion match with me.”

“… Heros’ promotion battle is harsh. If I don’t pass the first test, I’ll be demoted. “It doesn’t matter because you are at the lowest level.”

“aha.”

Rokhan looked around and spoke in a slightly lowered tone.

“… And please be more polite to elders. “The fact that he continues to perform hero duties at that age is a reason for respect in itself.”

“You didn’t speak informally.”

“It wasn’t even a respectful word.”

That’s right.

I roughly nodded at Lorcan’s advice, but this guy suddenly said something like this.

“Who are you most suspicious of?”

“huh?”

“I think there is a possibility that the nun is a member of the church.”

“… … .”

I felt the atmosphere becoming slightly colder.

Anyhow, the skilled people here would have heard these whispers.

“You’re a nun?”

“It’s not the Sun Bridge, it’s the 72nd Bridge. You can’t claim complete innocence. Rather, they may be trying to deceive us with such a veil.”

“Why are you telling me this?”

“Because I can trust you the most in this room, kid.”

“aha.”

Now that I think about it, we happened to meet at a bar today.

This guy must have just gotten off the carriage and saw me leaving the inn with my group… … .

It cannot be said that he was an actor prepared by Heros in advance.

On the contrary, I also knew that this man would become an A-level hero in the future, so I could somehow believe it.

“Hmm.”

I looked around again.

A male knight, a male merchant, an old man who appears to be a swordsman, and a nobleman. A scholar woman, a wizard, and finally a nun.

Looking at them again, they were full of individuality… Of course, you can’t tell who is a church member just by looking at the outside.

“so? who?”

Instead of responding, I wrote it down on paper.

[old man. Or an article.]

Lorcan, who saw it, wrote it down himself and responded.

[The reason is?]

[Both of them took control of the atmosphere too openly. Especially among the elderly, there was a prejudice that there was one church member among us.]

[Prejudice?]

[There is no guarantee that there will be just one hidden church member.]

“ah.”

Rokhan involuntarily let out an exclamation.

“Next part.”

At that time, the wizard who was inside came out, and this time it was Rokhan.

While Rokhan entered the room, I secretly used the Hwaan Geumjeong to look inside.

I couldn’t even overhear the conversation… … .

We were able to observe some of Lorcan’s vital signs.

There was nothing particularly wrong, and the atmosphere itself seemed peaceful.

And after 3 minutes, Lorcan came out.

I asked.

“What did you say?”

“You asked a few questions about my identity. And do you have any intention of joining the church? … .”

“Is that the end?”

“okay.”

“hmm.”

The moment I nodded and looked around the room again… … .

‘what?’

I realized something strange.

“Next person, please come in.”

But without any further observation, it was my turn.

I got up from my seat and entered the small room. The nun’s voice reached my ears.

“Please sit comfortably. “There is no need to be nervous.”

“Oh, yes.”

Since the other person was polite, I couldn’t help but be respectful.

When I sit down, my knees almost feel like they’re barely touching. I once again felt that it was a small room.

“Hehehe.”

The nun has a happy face for some reason. She laughed softly to herself, and then suddenly she said something surprising.

“The church members have already been identified. “Now all that remains is the announcement.”

“is it so?”

“… … .”

Already found it?

I asked with a slightly surprised face, but the nun did not answer but smiled brightly.

Then, the moment our eyes met, the nun opened her mouth.

“Heros headquarters. “You have come to a very dangerous place, but there is no need to worry.”

“yes?”

“If the worst happens, I will step in and get their attention. Even if it means exchanging my life. “No one, not even an S-class hero, will be able to touch a single hair on the priest.”

“… … .”

There was a heavy silence.

I couldn’t even make a dumb voice.

Controlling the wild energy that raged in response to emotions, she glared at the nun while maintaining an expressionless expression.

The nun was surprised for a moment and then smiled.

“The introduction is late. My name is Verita and I am a colorless believer. Currently, I am using the name Razbet as an alias… … .”

Sister Verita smiled.

It was a smile that was torn from ear to ear.

“… “Even though it may be inconvenient, please keep this in mind as a priest.”

fantasy,