Overpowered Sword Chapter 94

Level up with swords (94)

The 8th saint, Ellahan.

Like previous saints, she was found in an orphanage with no blood relatives, and was raised without any shortcomings at the headquarters of the Holy Church from the time she was an infant before she could be weaned.

Silver hair and golden eyes.

Due to the overflowing holy power from birth, all saintly women share these characteristics regardless of genetic traits.

Although only those within the church knew what his appearance meant, ordinary people tended to fear a child who was different from others. Therefore, saints were rarely raised by their own parents, and most of them were protected by religious orders in orphanages or near slums.

Unlike cardinals, whose status is determined by effort, only one saint is born.

The goddess’s staff.

The responsibility and power attached to that title was enormous. The authority to command the Holy Iron Chain Knights, a group symbolizing the power of the Holy Order, was also under the jurisdiction of the saint.

If we lean in the wrong direction, it is bound to cause a catastrophe.

Perhaps that’s why the goddess used her power to limit the saint’s fate.

-My staff will not come from the blood of those who hold themselves up as noble.

First, saints are not born into noble or royal families.

-My staff will not remain in the shadow of the wicked.

Second, saints do not grow up under the influence of wicked people.

-My staff will not be tilted in the wrong direction.

Third, the saint does not favor a particular force or act based on personal feelings.

The only exception was a warrior whose rank was higher than that of a saint. A warrior who was also an agent of the goddess could not be classified as a ‘specific force.’

The 8th Ellahan’s runaway was exquisitely keeping the line.

Other than punishing the wicked, he does his best to follow the hero, and does his best to shake off his own immaturity by looking back on the places he has passed and his actions.

Even the power of the goddess could not suppress its pure meaning.

Quang!

One of the bandits who had been hit by the Seongcheolsae was stuck on the ground, hanging limply with only his head exposed. Thanks to the method of maximum recovery, the shock of being brought back to life after dying once is great even though the body is fine.

It will take at least another week to move my body properly.

Ellahan looked down at his face with a very pitiful expression and withdrew the mace that planted 54 human cabbages again today.

“A group of strong men may not be able to plow the fields, but they are equally capable of lifting the burdens of starving people… . “Shame on you!”

They weren’t evil people involved in human trafficking or drug cultivation, but even ordinary bandits couldn’t be left alone. If you leave a small evil alone, it will grow into a big evil. Cutting it out in the bud is the best solution.

Ellahan, who had destroyed a living vegetable since dawn without the sun rising, said with a grumpy expression.

“Khan, are we still far away?”

“… “It’s all over!”

Khan hurriedly rushed out at those words and shook his heavy bag.

“There were several boxes buried in the basement of the hideout, so it took some time to get them all out. Forgive me for being late.”

“Well, if that was the case, there was nothing we could do. great job.”

Ellahan took a look inside the pocket and expressed his impressions of the contents.

“There are not many valuable items. Since they did not have the power to target wealthy people, they would have concentrated on robbing people who had nothing.”

“I think so too.”

“Ha, I heard you eat the liver of a flea.”

In the end, the diet of the fittest was unable to break away from the vicious cycle.

The food chain continues infinitely, with the strong exploiting the weak, and the exploited exploiting the weaker.

Who is responsible for the fact that farmers who cannot withstand the harsh taxation run away to the mountains, turn into bandits, and enrich themselves by robbing farmers like themselves of the ssamjit money?

“―Apostates who took advantage of the goddess’s mercy.”

Ellahan muttered softly at a volume that even Khan, who was standing next to him, could not hear. The voice was as sharp as a well-made sword, even colder than usual.

The Holy Church did not forget.

The class system that is prevalent in this world and the sins committed by humans who started it.

The goddess mercifully punished some of the instigators and took away her anger, but the world that was ruined by sinners has not yet been restored to its original form.

“Hey, saint?”

Khan, who spoke cautiously as if sensing her unusual mood, took a few steps back.

He is a former gangster who has become an expert.

His innate intuition was more than that of a wild beast.

“sorry. “I ended up thinking of something rather unpleasant.”

But at his call, Ellahan smiled brightly and turned around.

The air, which was once ugly and distorted, becomes soft as if it were a lie.

‘No, what the hell is this monster bitch…? !’

But Khan was not fooled by that smile.

It wasn’t an illusion or anything.

The goosebumps running down my spine and the chills gripping the back of my neck prove that. Just a ray of murderousness leaked out, freezing Khan, who had experienced it all before.

What he has seen so far has only been one aspect of his role in reforming evil and judging sin.

However, the saint is the actual leader of the Holy Knights and the pinnacle of power to annihilate heresy. That ruthless side was not something that a back alley gangster could possibly encounter.

“Now, let’s start again. “I think we can get there before the sun sets.”

“… “I will take the lead.”

There are no servants who are as faithful to the logic of power as gangsters.

Following Khan’s guidance, which became more polite, Ellahan was able to pass through the two territories and reach Blaine in four days.

Until then, the number of human cabbages planted in the ground was 958.

Unfortunately, twelve criminal organizations and nearly a thousand evildoers were suppressed because they were on Ellahan’s path.

Of course, all of the property and bounties were returned to the people proven to be victims through the church branches. It was a bonus that the reputation of the Holy Order was raised once again.

* * *

“and! “It’s arrived!”

Ellahan, who entered Blaine’s gate, raised his voice. The two people’s moving speed was faster than expected.

I thought the sun would have set by the time they arrived, but the sun was still high in the sky, looking down on them. It was only natural that Khan and Ellahan could run faster than a horse and that they did not get tired even after running like that for half a day.

“It doesn’t seem much different from a year ago.”

Looking around the city, which was still bustling with people, Khan spoke while feeling a subtle emotion.

There was a time when everyone had to keep an eye on him.

At that moment, Ellahan spoke.

“If <Swallowing the City> had been successful, this bustling street would have collapsed tragically. If that had happened, Khan, you and your men would never have been safe.”

“Well, I’m fortunate in many ways.”

“Do not miss the times when evil flourished, but be thankful for the good deeds that saved you.”

Khan, who flinched at those words, looked back at Ellahan, but she was not looking at him.

Is it insight from a saint, or is it a coincidence?

It was as if he had looked into Khan’s inner thoughts.

Ellahan’s advice ended there.

“Let’s go to the slums first.”

“Slum… “Do you mean that?”

“yes. “There is no problem whenever we meet Cesare, so I would like to first look around the places where Leon was active.”

“All right.”

The two people’s steps overlapped in the same direction again.

We pass through streets crowded with peddlers and through alleys filled with street stalls and restaurants filled with all kinds of smells.

As the nickname “Free City” suggests, the scenery was truly diverse.

‘Hey.’

Not wanting to miss even a single glimpse, Ellahan moved her eyes to see a world she had never seen before. It wasn’t that she didn’t like life at the cult headquarters, but she had seen the same scenery for nearly 20 years, so it was natural for her to get bored.

and.

“Okay… .”

Khan arrived at his destination and grabbed the back of my neck. Ella Han, who soon followed behind him, tilted her head.

“huh? “Did I take a wrong turn?”

“no.”

Khan’s memory was not so bad that he forgot the route to his home base after less than a year.

So this scene could only mean one thing.

“It looks like the slums have disappeared.”

Khan confessed honestly and let out a long sigh.

I thought about it, but I never thought it would really happen like this. While trying to figure out how to make an excuse to Ellahan, he looked around at the area, which was completely different from before.

There are no roads stained with dirt or buildings that are collapsing.

People laughing and chatting inside a well-built building. And even the street trees lined up around the well-maintained roads.

‘I knew they would build a new one since everything was destroyed during the subjugation war, but I didn’t know they would spend this much money… .’

He also predicted the collapse of the slums.

The slum was doomed to collapse at the point when he and the ‘Guardian’ left. The ‘Guardian’ was a special assassin feared even by high-ranking nobles, and the khan himself was a pressure stone that prevented large-scale conflicts from occurring by rallying gangsters by force.

It was impossible for the ‘Golden Pig’, who had nothing but money, to rebuild the collapsed slums and dominate the entire area.

‘Even that wealth was lost when mercenaries were mobilized against the evil guys.’

The power of money and wealth are ultimately indirect powers.

Without actual force, you cannot survive in the underworld where the law does not protect you.

Until then, Khan and the ‘Guardian’ had prevented external forces from interfering, but since both disappeared after the subjugation war, they must have been able to hold out for not long before collapsing in front of Count Blaine.

After hearing his explanation, Ellahan was convinced that it was indeed true.

“If a loan shark who already had many enemies was left without the power to protect himself… .”

“It’s no different from being thrown naked in front of a hungry beast.”

“I guess it’s a cause and effect.”

If you don’t have money, you sell things, and if you don’t have things, you even sell your relatives. This is the usury of the underworld.

There must have been more than one or two people shedding bloody tears and sharpening their swords.

Perhaps ‘The Golden Pig’ did not die a happy death.

It was then.

“omg! Tongue, bro?!”

A person passing by made eye contact with Khan and dropped the luggage he was carrying in his arms.

Khan, who was facing the man, immediately remembered the other person.

“Roy? “Are you alive?”

When he reigned as <Fang>, he was one of the action leaders of <Bastard>. I remember him being good at throwing daggers and hatchets. His skills were quite good, but he didn’t have the talent of an Auror, so he couldn’t get past the second-rate level.

The man, Roy, also nodded and answered those words.

“Ah, yep! Somehow, I survived. “The bishop offered a compromise.”

“Bishop, are you sure you mean the Knight of Seongcheolsae?”

“Yep, that’s right. “After he cut all of us down, he told us that if we didn’t want to die on the guillotine, we should actively participate in the restoration of ruins and relief work for the poor.”

In a word, they paid for their lives with labor.

The entire area that had been devastated was rebuilt in less than a year, so the hardships must not have been significant.

Nevertheless, Roy didn’t seem to have any major complaints.

“Well, I want to play and eat like I used to. However, living as a volunteer belonging to a religious denomination is also quite good… .”

“done. “I don’t plan on being active anymore.”

By the time he encountered the saint, his coal road had long since burned up and disappeared without a trace.

“So, where is that Mr. Joohyeong?”

When Khan asked that, Roy’s voice suddenly trembled.

“Brother, come on, really?”

“This bastard, am I really crazy? Are you going to start a fight with Seong Cheol-soe? “It’s because there was one guest who brought us all the way here.”

“If you say you are a guest… .”

Only then did Roy’s eyes catch Ellahan, who was standing behind Khan.

“Ah, ah… .”

Although she had a hood over her head, her beauty shining underneath it did not fade at all.

Roy, who had been entranced by one look, froze.

During his days as a leader in action, he boasted that he had met quite a few pretty women in the red-light district. But when he made eye contact with Ellahan, he realized that that idea was absurd arrogance.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

“ah! Oh, I’m sorry! “I will guide you right away!”

In the end, he moved only after Khan gave him a warning, and only after looking back several times was he able to reach his destination.

Blaine branch of the Holy Order.

A gray-white brick building, larger and neater than a year ago, greeted them. I could hear children talking from the back of the building, as if they were taking care of the children in the slums.

Khan, with a confused expression, knocked on the front door.

smart.

Immediately after that, the front door opened, and an elf wearing the same outfit as before walked out.

Of course he was Cesare.

“Hoo.”

Cesare, seeing Khan’s appearance, spoke with a dry expression.

“I never thought I’d see that face again.”

“Me too, damn it.”

“Then why did you come to see me?”

He asked a question to the unexpected visitor, but before Khan could answer, Ellahan came out from behind him.

“Cesare! long time no see!”

Ellahan smiled broadly as he pulled back the hood covering his head.

“… “Oh, goddess.”

Cesare saw her and grabbed the back of her neck. After seeing that reaction, an inexplicable sense of kinship rose in Khan’s heart.

Saint Ellahan.

It was the moment when her righteous tyranny made the former slum boss realize the love of comrades.