Chapter 279 – Entry
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Henri woke up in a shabby cabin.
His body ached from sleeping on a hard wooden bed.
Last night.
The gatekeeper…A man named Albert led him to a shabby cabin with nowhere to go.
Thanks to that, Henry barely escaped homelessness.
And while talking with Albert, he also found out that he, whom he had only known as a wizard, was a sword master.
If Albert’s story is true, it is a story that he is a surprisingly magical swordsman.
‘Did the lord know?’
He probably knew
That’s why I sent Flora to him in this form.
-Grumble…
Henry starved and slept all day, and his stomach rumbled.
It was an empty feeling I hadn’t felt in a long time.
– Kik.
The door opened and I saw Albert.
“Henri, you’re awake. The meal is ready. Come out if you want to eat.”
Henri was still hungry, so the sound was welcome.
When I went outside, a man named Charles, whom I had briefly greeted last night, was sitting at the table with a friendly smile.
Surprisingly, he was a disciple of a magic swordsman.
I didn’t know that he wouldn’t even let his disciples into the mansion because he said it was a forbidden district.
“Henri, did you sleep well?”
“Thanks to…”
Honestly, I can’t say I slept well, but out of courtesy, I answered in moderation so as not to offend Charles and sat down in the chair.
At each seat on the table, there was a wooden plate, and on top of it was something like peas.
“…?”
“Henri-nim, I’m sorry. Since I’m living with a hungry spirit, this is the only thing I can treat you.”
Albert said, placing large water glasses one by one at each person’s place.
The water in the cup was colored green.
Seeing the steam rising with the subtle scent, it seemed like warm tea.
“Then let’s eat.”
“…What?”
I hoped.
Henry thought they were playing a joke.
Perhaps sensing his gaze, Albert said with an idiotic smile.
“Haha… You may not be able to get used to it, but Liliana-sama has painstakingly made food substitute pills. You may not believe it, but she said that one of them is enough for a day’s meals. Other than that, it’s fine.”
What he meant was that these pills were made by a human named Liliana, and they use them for a day’s meals.
Albert was accustomed to taking pills and slurping tea.
“…”
Seeing this, Henri put a pill in his mouth and swallowed it, pretending to be deceived with a confused expression.
“…”
There was no feeling.
The hunger in my stomach didn’t go away either.
As expected.
Of course, a side of beans… No, there was no way I would be full after eating just one pill.
‘Are you really going to eat just one of these? Couldn’t these guys be making fun of me after arranging with that magic swordsman?
Henry’s doubts rose up.
“Since I became Master’s disciple, I’ve been living on these pills for several months, so you can trust me.”
Charles said to Henry as if to reassure him with an expression of understanding.
‘Crazy… How many months did you last eating only this?’
If what they said was true, it was an item that would have considerable value for military purposes.
Even so…
Knights who use their bodies are human beings who need to eat better than others, and eat well.
‘Eating only these things will keep my stamina…’
“Huruloop! It’s your first time, so it will be hard to adapt. Try the tea. It will calm you down a bit.”
Henry felt the fragrant scent of tea tickling his nostrils, which had become sensitive from hunger.
The large cup in front was filled with tea.
It’s a bit too much to call it tea.
It’s hard for them to endure taking only one pill, so maybe they came up with a self-rescue plan like this…
Henry followed them and drank a cup full of tea. I don’t know if it was because I was hungry, but the taste of the tea was amazing.
Like Albert said, it felt like my stomach was getting warmer and my hunger was sinking a little.
“Maybe we felt sorry for this tea, Aileen… No, my childhood friend brought it to me without Master’s knowledge. These days, I enjoy drinking this tea.”
“Albert, I’ll go first.”
After drinking the tea, Charles stood up and said.
“Yes, older brother, please do your best today as well. What will Henri do? Wouldn’t it be difficult to continue living here? Oh, please don’t misunderstand. .”
That was it.
To be honest, Henry wanted to escape right away.
But when he thought of Flora, he couldn’t.
“Are you going to work as a gatekeeper today?”
“Yes.”
“Can I follow you too?”
“…It doesn’t matter, but…It won’t be fun.”
Henry was going to talk to Albert and get some information about this place.
He and Albert left the cabin and went to the front gate of the mansion when they found Charles shoveling alone on a large hill.
“…What is that doing… Didn’t you say you were his disciple?”
“Ha… That’s… Because of me.”
“Is it because of you?”
It seemed that there was a situation.
“I was also once Master’s disciple… But I was excommunicated. Originally, it was an ordeal given by Master as my punishment. However, I was excommunicated and Brother Charles was forced to do it alone. I am sorry to Brother.”
Albert seemed to have a problem.
Just like yesterday, he stood in front of the iron window attached to the fence and started to work as a gatekeeper.
Henry, who had been watching Albert for a while, opened his mouth.
“Haven’t you awakened your aura?”
“That’s right. Thanks to Master’s grace, I received a good Auror vision and awakened.”
I wondered what kind of vision it was, but… It was rude to ask.
“You mean you were excommunicated?”
Usually, knights do not excommunicate disciples who have awakened their Aurors.
“Yes…”
Albert replied sullenly.
Even so, being excommunicated seems to have committed a rather big mistake.
-Grumble…
Henry said he had filled his stomach with tea, but his stomach still fluctuated.
‘Eating one pill a day and continuing this life?’
I can sleep anyway, but…
Just take one pill a day.
Henry might not know in a day or two, but he was honestly not confident if he continued.
He had to come up with measures.
“What about Albert…If I go out to eat, will you let me in?”
“…That’s… You have to ask Marie…”
If it’s Marie… She’s probably the maid who kept her mansion out.
She considers herself undesirable.
She didn’t talk much, but she could tell.
She didn’t think the maid would let her in.
The time when Henri was struggling.
The clamor of many horses’ hooves echoed through the streets.
– All right! All right!
Many men and horses were running fast from below.
Henri, who was closely examining them from Albert’s side, was stunned.
“Stand, Paladin!!”
“Are you talking about a paladin…The flag they are holding is definitely the symbol of the Church of Terra. This is the first time I’ve seen a paladin. Where are they going in such a hurry?”
Albert said curiously.
Of course, he didn’t think the mansion was the goal and thought it would be a passing road, but contrary to his expectations, the paladins stopped in front of the mansion.
“Um, what’s going on?”
Albert, like a gatekeeper, asked the paladins about their business.
Among the holy knights, a blonde female knight wearing white armor led her warhorse and stepped forward. Her bag had beautiful patterns engraved in gold.
“Is this where the impious man lives?”
“Yes? A blasphemous one…”
Albert asked with a puzzled expression.
“Isn’t this the place where Unho exists?”
“No, that’s right, but…”
“You’ve come to the right place. Get out of the way. I’m going in.”
“No. Please wait until I get permission.”
“Heh… Are you saying you’re going to block the ceremony of the Holy Knights of Terracism?”
“I’m not saying to stop it. I’ll accept it. Please wait a moment.”
“It’s an order from the goddess!! There’s no time for that!!”
The paladin’s golden eyes became grim.
Henri, who was listening to the conversation between Albert and the paladin, sat down in his heart.
There was no way the paladin came here for nothing.
‘Could it be… That the magic swordsman…Was a black magician?
Well, it doesn’t make sense to be a sword master and a high-ranking wizard.
‘I’m in trouble…Miss Flora is in the mansion…What should I do?’
Paladins are ruthless towards those who are related to warlocks.
Henry decided to wait a little longer.
“Wait a moment, and I’ll get permission from the owner of the mansion and let you through.”
It’s an emergency situation.
Henri pretended to be allowed to go into the mansion to find Flora and make her escape.
“Huh! It’s really suspicious that these guys are doing this even though they know that we are the Holy Knights of the Church of Terra! That’s it! We’ll break through!”
“I am the gatekeeper protecting this place! I also have my own mission! Even if you are the Holy Knights of the Church of Terra, I cannot just let you through!!”
Albert did not flinch at the oppressive paladin and shouted out enthusiastically.
“Ohhh… It’s good to have the courage to not be intimidated even in front of a paladin. Let’s see if your skills support you as well as your mouth.”
The female knight got off the white horse she was riding and drew her sword.
“Where do you stop?”
“Come!!”
Albert raised his sword with a look of determination.
Her sword cut Albert.
It was an ordinary horizontal cut.
Albert raised his sword to block her attack.
-Bang!
“Gagging!!”
With the shock, Albert shattered the iron window and flew into the garden.
Then he rolled on the floor and fell face down and didn’t budge.
“You were just a mouthful. Are you next?!”
The female knight’s gaze turned to Henri.
Henry said she was a paladin, but her knightly pride would not allow her to turn her back and run away.
‘Damn… I didn’t mean to…’
“Huh… It won’t be easy for me.”
A blue haze bloomed on Henri’s sword.
“Huh…You’re a little better than that guy. I’ll show you something good.”
However, a golden aura blade in the form of a distinct sword formed on her sword.
Henri’s eyes widened when he saw it.
“So, Sword Mars…”
-Bang!!
Henri blocked her sword with all her might, but in vain, her sword was smashed and she was blown away just like Albert, and fell unconscious on the floor.
“Enter.”
Without even looking at the two fallen people who lived here, she entered the garden of her mansion in moderation with her paladins.
