A white rock building near the center of the royal capital. The church, built to avoid the bustle of the central square, is surrounded by quietness. Religious, except for occasional worshipers visiting worship, with little traffic, giving the illusion of being separated from the hustle and bustle of the city.
But anyone who knows the church usually knows that the atmosphere is different. There is a sense of rush in the church, despite the serenity.
"Sister Salte, are you ready?"
A priest stops a woman moving in the hallway.
"Yes, Father"
It was a strange-aged sister who returned words. She was a beautiful woman with pale red eyes and pale cherry hair. The height of the captives will be slightly lower, but the appearance appropriate for expressing it as pretty will make a man of the world.
When Sister, called Sorte, stops, she smiles modestly at the priest she calls.
"We're ready for the festival. All we have is personal belongings."
"That's right. If you have enough time, can you help Sister Giulia? It seems that they are taking too much time."
When the Father, who has a distinctive fortune, hears Solte's reply and nods as reassured, she calls out the name of Sister, who is still busy and preparing for help.
"I see. I'll go after the errand I'm talking about is over."
"It's a burden, but please."
Purification prayer "No. There is no example of such a large" ". There is no way to take time to prepare."
Dirty purification prayer is a festival to purify and purify the soul by going to the land related to the goddess and praying. Originally, devout followers began to voluntarily seek blessings from the goddess. However, it also gradually becomes a form as the prayer service spreads between nobles and the general public.
It is now regarded as a means of raising the "case" of an individual's soul, and it is thought that those who performed the prayer would gain a royal soul more than others. For this reason, unmarried aristocratic daughters who do not get a good connection for various reasons often perform a prayer as an effective means of increasing their value.
"It's certainly not on record in recent decades."
This time, the daughter of the Duke of Nilesteria, who has a great reputation as a blood line to the royal family, will perform the prayer service. The daughter, who is 15 years old, has been sick for about a year now, and some say that she is cursed. Until then, despite being nominated as a candidate for the prince, he now seems to have been shunned by the sons of higher nobles.
The Duke wants to improve his daughter's reputation. In the past few decades, he has commissioned churches to purify churches on an unprecedented scale.
As a result, the church was accompanied by five priests, eighteen monks, and sixteen nuns from the church. It has become a large number of 200 people. Of course, one preparation is very difficult. The royal capital's church alone was not enough, and nearby towns and villages were calling for support.
"It's like the Duke of Nilesteria. The number of escorts alone is close to a hundred for private and mercenaries, so I can only say it's easy. It seems a little overkill."
That said, the Father of the Fortune Ear did not seem to have any negative emotions. After all, he is among the five priests who accompany the church. Kind This was such a fortune, and a reputation that even made him known for his calm and calm sex.
"I'm really looking forward to working with Aldis for the first time in a while."
Her face shatters and Salte speaks Aldis's name.
It's been six years since I met as a student. There was little opportunity for the piece, the mercenary, and the piece and the church sister, to meet each other, but they still had some sort of personal escort for Salte a few times a year, so they had a long relationship. The goddess' teachings make Aldis unhappy, but otherwise maintain good relationships with each other.
"Are you a 'Swordsman?"
However, Father Fukumi heard Aldis's name and clouded his expression.
"How did you do, Father?"
"No ... no, nothing. There are some places where dangerous monsters appear on the way of the purification worship, and I just wanted to do nothing."
Father Fukumi distracted her, and Solte replied as confidently as I was.
"That's okay. Aldis is a thousand sword magician who defeated the three great devils alone. I heard that he won the other day at the Fuyo Cup without using magic. Aldis will do something for you. ''
"I agree"
Father Fukumi showed such a smile as if he made a forcible attempt at Solte's words.
At that time, at the house of Aldis in the Forest of Caucasus, the "Swordsman of the Thousand Swords" was looking for help to Nere with a distressed face.
"No, I'll follow you!"
"Please take me too!"
Philia and Liana grab Aldis's arm and approach from both sides.
"Nere ..."
"It wouldn't be my mouth."
Amairo The distressed Aldis calls out to Nere, but his servant with no eyes declares himself uninterrupted.
Why is this happening? It was due to the nature of the work Aldis is now undertaking.
This time, it was decided that Minerva, the daughter of the Duke of Niles Terriers, would go to three places in the kingdom of Nagras to purify herself, and to accompany her as an escort. This is a job that Aldis does not want to receive much, since many people involved in the church, including priests, monks, and nuns, are among the accompanying people.
However, the target of escort was Minerva, a student, and she was asked to escort by the Duke of Niles Terrier himself, and in addition to being asked by Moore, the person himself said, `` Please, please '' I can't help but refuse Aldis. The fact that the name of Solte was included as a member of the accompanying nun may have had some influence.
As a result, between leaving the royal city in the prayer service and returning, Aldis decided to be commissioned as a personal escort for Minerva. The problem is that period.
The three places of worship are not far from the royal capital. But if you go around everything, you need some time. In particular, it was said that this time it would be a large household with more than 200 people.
If only a small number of mercenaries, the same route will take about 10 days, but as the number increases, the group will slow down and accommodation will be limited naturally. For this reason, this time he had an escort contract for about a month with plenty of time.
It was Philia and Liana who heard that and changed their complexion.
This is the first long absence since Aldis returned to this world. Until now, there was no problem in the absence of a few days, but after hearing that he would not return for a month, he began to insist on taking them away.
"I can fight myself!"
"Because it will not be able to be mixed!"
Certainly, twins have the ability to make such a statement.
During the year without Aldis, the twins were growing phenomenally. With the introduction of the twin sword beast Nere, he learned the use of magic that does not require chanting, and he seems to have repeated actual battles in the woods. It's still not as powerful as Cyrillic, but few magicians can fight so far at the same age.
By the way, Kirill has been strong enough to beat three Lactors in the past year. Cyrill, who is in his third year of school life, which is a turning point just before graduation, may be already enemies within the school. Speaking of actual battles, if you do poorly, your ability may be higher than the instructors.
Pulling back his thoughts, Aldis turns to Philia and Liana, who continue to appeal on the left and right.
"I know it ...
Aldis appreciates their growth. But no matter how much the twins are age-matched, they cannot be accompanied by this escort.
If you look at them normally, they are still pre-adult children. Aldis who should work as an escort will be outrageous, such as increasing the number of escort targets.
Even though the twins have the ability to not actually be protected, only Aldis understands it. Of course, other escorting mercenaries should not look good.
"The first accompaniment is ..."
Armis was pulled from the left and right, and Aldis muttered a little while shaking his body.
The main problem is that many church priests and monks accompany them, and that those who worship the goddess should have twins. Even though we have to pay attention to the safety of our twins, there is no reason to take them into the midst of a human who hates them.
No matter how much Philia and Liana desperately appeal, no matter how much their adorable cheeks are inflated, they cannot be taken this time. But they wouldn't be convinced to just say no.
"Well, I think it's about time for you to go out to the outside world."
"I did it!"
"Really?"
So Aldis offers a compromise.
Obi: "But if they can defeat them,"
"Yeah! That's impossible!"
"Lactor is a bit ... if it's a double sword beast ..."
"No, we can't kill one Lactor. This is the condition for taking you out of the forest. Even Cyrill took care of the round trip between the royal city and the forest until we were able to defeat Lactor. I'm allowed to defeat Lactor, so Cyril is allowed to go through the forest alone. "
Now, Cyrill's ability is even higher than at that time. Unless you step into the depths, walking alone in the Caucasus forest will not be dangerous.
"Cirrill let me fight alone, but you guys should just defeat the one Lactor. I'm still giving up a lot, but are you still dissatisfied?"
"Uh ..."
"House……"
The memories of the old days seem to have faded, and now they are twins who are more willing to talk about selfishness and selfishness with Aldis and Nere. However, he seemed to be well aware of the match. Unlike ordinary children, they never whine. If Aldis understands that he can't afford it, he seems to have learned to be honest.
"Please be patient this time. I'll take you together when I can beat Lactor."
"Yup"
"understood"
The two nodded reluctantly.
"Not so depressed"
It was Nere who was watching the consequences of the matter comforting such twins.
"The double-sword beast is no longer your enemy. You'll soon be able to defeat Lactor. Well ... if you keep fighting for another month-my Lord will return By the time you come, you will be able to win. ''
"Really, Nere?"
"Can we win?"
"Hmm. I'll do it a bit strictly, but that's fine."
Immediately motivated Philia and Liana declare their nose breathing rough.
"I'll do my best!"
"I will definitely defeat Lactor before Aldis returns!"
"Um. That enthusiasm."
Aldis feels relieved to see the situation.
The appearance of twins, who are about to reach the age of an adult, can no longer be described as being young. Her height has grown to the height of Aldis's shoulders, and she has become softer and more feminine.
I'm afraid that I'm a little restless for my age, but thanks to Cyrill, I'm also familiar with common sense and language. It is about time that we have to think about our own.
Aldis was happy to grow up, but closed his eyes gently, feeling somewhat lonely in his heart.