Episode 244
Cartesia, the capital of the Karton domain.
In the center of this city, which is no less than any other large city, there is a huge temple.
Originally, a temple was a place where gods were worshipped and their teachings were preached.
Naturally, it should be more reverent than any other place.
“Ahh~ haa~”
“Ahahahaha! Today is a happy day! Ahaha, alcohol! Alcohol! Ahahahaha! Alcohol!”
A huge hall inside the temple.
In this place called the Chapel, people worshipped alcohol and drugs rather than gods.
The sound of groans filled the air.
Every time I exhale, a dizzying scent fills my nostrils.
Naked men and women mingled together and washed each other’s bodies with alcohol.
“Ah, this is grace…! The grace of God!” “Haaah~ Grace? What are you talking about?” “Isn’t this soft skin truly the grace of God!”
A place where you can’t find any piety no matter how hard you look for it.
This temple was located at the edge of pleasure.
How greedy can humans become?
Showing how ugly it can get.
At the end of such pleasure.
“Cardinal~ How are you enjoying the party today~?”
A platform located at the front of a hall overflowing with joy.
A balding middle-aged man with a protruding belly like a mountain said.
His name is Ketel Tolson.
He was the lord of the Karton estate.
“Of course. This old man is so young thanks to the great lord, so I think he will easily live another 50 years.”
An old man with half-open eyes smiled.
Cardinal Maurizio.
The lord and the cardinal were both lying naked, surrounded by women who pressed their bodies against each other and offered them food and drinks.
“Hahahaha! If your Majesty is happy, what can’t I do!? I will always trust only you, Cardinal!” “Of course. Who in this Doisman Kingdom would dare to disobey me? Just trust me and follow me as you have always done.”
In fact, the Karten estate where this temple is located was not a very large estate.
To begin with, the Kingdom of Doisman where they are is like that.
A small land east of the Holy Empire of Gatren.
It is a small country with a total population of less than 500,000.
The Karten Estate was just a small estate in a small country within the Doisman Kingdom.
“It’s all thanks to the Cardinal. I pledge my loyalty to him!”
It was all thanks to Cardinal Maurizio that the capital of such a small territory, Cartesia, was reborn as the largest city in the Kingdom of Doisman.
Cardinal Maurizio came to settle in this Cartesia twenty years ago.
The city, with the immense power of the cardinal at its back, grew rapidly in size.
Ten years after the Cardinal’s arrival, Cartesia had grown into the largest city in the Kingdom of Doisman.
Since then, it has continued to grow and now, after 20 years, it has absorbed half of the population of the Kingdom of Doisman.
“By the way, the King is also annoying. He doesn’t show his face on such a happy day.” “Leave him alone. He’s just a scarecrow anyway.”
It has been a long time since the majesty of the King was trampled and trampled on.
The power of Lord Ketel Tolson far surpassed that of the king.
As the most powerful person in the kingdom, he wields absolute power.
All of this is possible because there is a powerful supporter called the Cardinal.
Lord Ketel Tolson, who knew this fact well, always prostrated himself before Cardinal Maurizio.
“By the way, Cardinal. How is the engagement you mentioned last time…”
The lord spoke in a quiet voice.
The cardinal immediately understood what he meant.
“Of course, we must do it with our lord’s son! My granddaughter is still young and talks nonsense like she loves me, but she will soon realize the reality.” “Hahaha! As always, I will just trust in the cardinal and wait!”
The cardinal and the lord smiled gloomily, without a word being spoken first.
A deal to pass on an ugly bond to future generations.
By this our kingdom will last forever!
I thought so.
Until the chapel door suddenly opened.
Rattling-!
The person who entered was an ordinary security guard.
His forehead was glistening with sweat, as if he had been running at full speed.
The guard took a deep breath and shouted.
“This is a big deal!!!”
“Ahahahaha! Alcohol! Bring me alcohol!”
“Ahhh~”
The guard shouted with all his might, but it was no use.
None of those who were already addicted to drugs and alcohol paid any attention to the guard’s shouts.
The guard muttered with a face ashen with mud.
“No… they’re coming…!” “Oh, sorry. They’re already here.”
I turned around in surprise at the voice I heard behind me.
A large man who appears to be at least a span taller than him.
He chuckled and grabbed the guard’s head.
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“ah…”
The world turns upside down in an instant.
A guard flying quickly across the air.
At the end of it all, there was a cardinal and a lord drinking together.
***
“Sister. Is this the grand plan?”
“Why? Are you picking on me?”
“no.”
“Everything is done with thought. Just stop talking and go inside.”
“yep.”
Immediately after safely entering Cartesia.
Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah headed straight to the shrine.
Finding the temple wasn’t difficult.
All the carriages coming in from outside were heading towards the temple.
It was impossible not to notice it because it was shining so brightly all around.
“who….”
“go away!”
Blow away the knight guarding the temple entrance in one breath.
The two warriors entered the building and headed towards the chapel where they could hear music.
The knights and guards who blocked the way here and there were knocked out after not lasting even a few seconds.
As the music got louder, I could feel the unpleasant smell tickling my nose getting stronger.
“We have to run away!”
When we arrived at the chapel, we saw guards diligently performing their duties.
“This talent is too good to be in a trash can like this.”
Choi Hyun-seok grabbed the guard’s head and threw him away.
The target is an old man with a potbelly and a bald head who appears to be the owner of this forest.
Kkudangtang-!
“Gyaaaaah-!”
The flying soldier collides with the Cardinal and the Lord, causing them to tumble together.
Women nearby screamed.
The banquet continues.
“Ahahaha! This is the best! This is the best!” “Look here, look here too~ Ahhh!”
Choi Hyun-seok swallowed a laugh as he watched the banquet that didn’t stop even after the cardinal and the lord left.
“Haa… This is really a party.”
How crazy does a human have to be to get to that point?
Some people even giggle at the sight of the rolling cardinal.
“no!”
At that moment, Rachel suddenly stabbed Choi Hyun-seok in the eye with her small hand.
“Eww! Shit!”
“Hero! Close your eyes!” “What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden!?” “I, I, naked! No! Absolutely not! This is rated R!”
“go away!”
Choi Hyun-seok pulled Rachel away and threw her with all his might.
The target is the cardinal and lord who are still struggling and not coming to their senses.
Rachel flew in and dove between them in an instant.
“Gyah! It’s dirty! It’s dirty! It’s dirty!”
Rachel screamed, buried between her sweaty body and her alcohol.
It was then that Park Hyun-ah arrived.
She had just arrived after dealing with the paladin, frowning and covering her nose.
“f*ck… what is this?”
“It’s a party.”
“Tch, you dirty little bastards.” “Ugh! The warrior! The warrior made me dirty!” “What’s wrong with him again?”
“Leave it alone.”
Rachel, who was walking towards him with a heavy heart, was lightly ignored.
I felt like I needed to hurry up and finish the work, because I was going to go crazy if I stayed here any longer.
“What should I do?”
“This can’t be rehabilitated. We’ll just have to burn it all down.”
Park Hyun-ah extends her hand.
Hwaruk-!
The chapel was instantly engulfed in blazing flames.
Only then did people realize something was wrong and scream.
“Gyaaaahhhh!”
“It’s hot! It’s hot! Save me-!” “Heh heh heh heh, it’s hell! Geoh!”
The end of pleasure was hell.
People running around while burning.
Meanwhile, a strong divine power emanated from a corner of the chapel.
“I guess you’re still conscious.”
In terms of the amount of divine power, it easily surpasses that of a hero.
It’s probably a defensive magic used by the Cardinal.
“I’ll take care of it and come back.”
“okay.”
Choi Hyun-seok lightly kicked the ground.
Fighting!
Choi Hyun-seok crossed the chapel in an instant and arrived in front of the shield, extending his fist.
The protective shield is destroyed in an instant.
The lord and cardinal were seen trembling.
“Yes, you! Do you know who this person is and do this…!”
Ketel, the balding, pot-bellied lord who still hasn’t come to his senses.
He died from his head exploding before he could finish his sentence.
“you…”
Cardinal Maurizio stared at Choi Hyun-seok with eyes that seemed as if they would pop out.
He seemed to know who Choi Hyun-seok was.
Choi Hyun-seok asked with a blank expression.
“Don’t you transform?” “Transform? What do you mean?” “The other cardinals turned into muscle monsters.” “… I didn’t receive His Holiness’ grace.”
“That’s good.”
The good news was that he didn’t become a muscle monster.
If you can’t transform, you’re just an old man with strong divine powers.
If we capture him and drag him away like this, we will be able to extract various information.
“Just take a nap for now.”
They say that even a rotten tooth is a good tooth.
Because the cardinal had such great divine power, he couldn’t just be taken around.
It’s best to drag them away after safely stunning them.
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok stopped.
‘Is it okay?’
It is very dangerous to knock out an opponent by striking him.
We cannot ignore the possibility that we may never wake up or become disabled.
A dangerous task even for physically fit young people.
I was worried whether this miserable old man could endure it.
“Well, I don’t know! Pray to God.”
Since he is a devout believer, perhaps God will help him.
If something goes wrong, there’s nothing we can do about it.
Choi Hyun-seok, who had roughly finished rationalizing, struck the cardinal’s neck with the blade of his hand.
Phew-!
Cardinal Maurizio’s head snaps into an L shape and he falls down.
“Okay! Success… No.”
I checked and my heart wasn’t beating.
I tried my best to control my strength, but he died.
“uh…”
It was clear that this man had been abandoned by God.
“Hey! There’s no time! Come quickly!”
I can hear Park Hyun-ah urging me from behind.
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes began to roll around.
“What are you doing!? It’s annoying to be surrounded!”
“Sister!”
“why!?”
“This old lady is dead! I just hit her once and this…” “No problem, just come! Anyway, all the cardinals are under lockdown so I can’t get any information!” “Oh, you should have told me that in advance.”
I thought I had blown away my important source of information, but it was impossible to get information from him in the first place.
Choi Hyun-seok let out a sigh of relief and joined Park Hyun-ah.
“let’s go!”
“yes!”
Just before leaving, Choi Hyun-seok turned his head and glanced at the burning chapel.
Knock, knock…!
The hot flames instantly reduced the interior of the chapel to ashes.
The body was completely burned and its shape was unrecognizable.
Only the small sparks left here and there burned lonely, emitting acrid smoke.
“What are you doing?”
“Is this enough to achieve mission success?”
Choi Hyun-seok raised his thumb.
Park Hyun-ah laughed as if she couldn’t believe it.
“Stop being a jerk and come.”
“yep.”
Choi Hyun-seok thinks as he follows Park Hyun-ah who is running ahead.
Since when did I become able to laugh in the face of death?
Since when did I become able to kill people without any qualms?
Am I really a warrior?
‘Well, fairy tales are just fairy tales. It’s different from reality.’
The warriors in the fairy tales I saw as a child weren’t like this.
They were always righteous and cool.
Of course, I know that comparing fairy tales and reality is ridiculous.
‘No matter what, it’s like that. Isn’t this disparity too extreme?’
The gap between reality and fairy tale.
Even if the evil demon king is defeated, world peace will not come.
Because real people aren’t as good as people in fairy tales.
When the Demon King dies, humans more evil than the Demon King become active.
A cliche love story where you rescue the princess, fall in love, and get married?
There’s no way that could happen.
There are only princesses who are desperate not to lose anymore, and princesses who have already lost everything and gone mad.
A world where everyone is happy?
The nature of human beings does not allow that.
After much thought, Choi Hyun-seok came to the following conclusion.
‘What’s wrong with this world is this.’
This is an era where textbook warriors cannot survive.
Ugly and dirty reality.
As you struggle to survive in a field of shit, your body will soon become covered in shit.
so…
‘There are no bad warriors in the world.’
There are just crazy warriors who have adapted to survive in a crazy world.
