The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Ruth, who went straight from the butcher to the church, knocks on the door of the person with the residence as he enters the church. After a while, the priest came out. At this hour, I guess I'm free because my study group and prayers are over.

"Father, it's the prey we've earned from today's hunt."

"Thank you, Ruth. I really appreciate the courtesy of the Blau family."

"No, and it's a promise to Alec."

The church is made up of basic donations, but the church in this village also acts as an orphanage, so maintenance costs a lot of money. There, donations other than money were also received from the village.

And Ruth was gone, and the hunting prey was going to be paid to the church where the food problem was supposed to be.

(It's the church Alec grew up in, I trusted the priest like his father, and I have to protect him instead)

I don't want things to go wrong without a church when Alec comes home. Ruth was going to work harder than ever.

Ruth goes inside when she tells him to have some tea. And as I waited in the reception room, the painting in front of me caught my eye. There were four men and women depicted divinely, especially the woman in the center, who was beautiful.

"Can you say the names of all the gods depicted here? Ruth."

A priest who brought tea looks like a teacher and asks Ruth a question.

"Absolutely. Mercy goddess Fance, divine goddess Zenobia, harsh (Shingen) masculine goddess Citstiadis, and - Aristotle, the loving goddess that this continent especially adores, including the King's Capital, right?"

"Yes, they are our Sestious God."

Sestias is the most prevalent religion in the world. However, because there are not one God but four, there is a difference between the different subjects that are worshipped and served by different continents. Aristotle Theresia, the goddess of affection, was of the utmost importance around here where Ruth lived. And their names are the names of the season as they are for easy remembrance.

It's just that Ruth wasn't very keen on praying because he was Japanese in his previous life who was either non-religious or multi-religious.

(But Maxim used to talk about the goddess Zenobia...)

Zenobia, the goddess of divinity, is a woman with a sword painted on the left side of the painting. They say she is a goddess of excellence in battle among the four gods, combining overwhelming power with integrity. Her hair is a beauty wrapped around clothes that seem short and easy to move, but her breasts are drawn in the form of a woman with big breasts and good style, so I have no idea why she was looking at Ruth and mouthing her name.

As we were talking about the painting over tea, the priest eventually sighed.

"… does Ruth know why Alec went to King's Capital?

"... supposedly a brave man, from himself..."

In this village, the village chief's next priest of power still seemed to know the circumstances of Alec, and he nodded slowly as Ruth responded small.

"Alec left after telling you... It appears that a priest in the capital of Wang has been entrusted by the goddess Aristotle Theresia. When there was a brave man on the edge of the mountain who could save the world, he gave his life to drive him on a journey."

"There really is a trust..."

Ruth could not believe that it was the matter of obtaining a divine commission, but it seemed like common sense in the world to see how the priest was doing. Then I felt like I understood a little about the village chiefs who tried to get Alec to head to the Wang capital. I would have to move if instructed to do so by a subject I worship with God.

But his face, which is supposed to be a church priest, was cloudy for some reason.

"... uh, is divine life not much of a thing by nature?

"Right...... it is enforceable when it comes to divine life, so she, the goddess of affection, shouldn't have. That's why it's so unnatural………"

"…… unnatural"

Ruth looked up with the priest. I don't know about the unnaturalness of Ruth, who has a faint faith, but I felt a little uneasy about what the priest thought was dismal.

(Still, priests are really familiar with the church thing. And Aristotle. "She” sounds like someone I know.)

Ruth didn't know that a priest in the king's capital would be entrusted with a divine order or that God might give him divine life. I have a sense of neglect because I have never originally come out of the village and common sense can only be gained from my parents and priests, but even if I subtract it, I think that priests who are good and brave know things well. He's a welcome priest in the village as a gentle and serene personage, but on the contrary, he wonders why so many people do small church priests in such a despicable village.

(Speaking of which, the priest was a different person before I was born...)

Father raised his face as Ruth was trying to remember his conversation with Rossa.

"Ruth than that. Looks like Bird took care of you during the day."

"Huh…… ah"

Bird, who helped during the day, is an orphan who is being looked after in church just like Alec. And I admire the priest like my father. I thought he would be angry with me, and Ruth didn't want to tell me anything about the day - but there was no way Father Sage wouldn't ask me what Bird had done with his clothes. Seems to have already told the story.

"Instead of him, who can't be honest, thank you from me. Thank you for saving Bird's life."

"And, Father, please stop bowing your head. Does Bird look any better than that?

"Yeah, I was depressed after he scolded me. Now I'm well enough to help you with dinner."

"I see. I'm glad."

The priest looked a little sad as he grabbed his chest and said it was good that there were no injuries that hurt later.

"I probably won't imitate climbing mountains on my own anymore, but if I do, can you scold me and bring me back?

"I don't mind that... but why would Bird imitate climbing a mountain? We haven't been taught to hunt yet, have we?

Sometimes a kid who remembers to hunt climbs the mountain on his own because he wants to test his arm. Most of them will either come back for a terrible run or a search party will be sent out to make a fuss, but Bird should still be eight years old and have not taught him anything.

"... to see Alec, he tried to go to the king's capital."

"To Alec?

"Byrd couldn't face each other when he broke up... he admired Alec like his brother, and he missed you."

"…… Are you sure?"

Ruth was able to say goodbye to Alec, so his mind was organized, but Bird was told that he was gone when he woke up in the morning and that he would not be home for a while.

"Brother Alec went to the king's capital because you didn't stop him! Poor Ruth idiot!

I guess that word, which sounded like just a bad word to Ruth, was also a manifestation of Bird's feelings, which were filled with sadness that Alec, whom he admired, had suddenly disappeared. Something like that made Bird feel pathetic.

When Ruth thought of Byrd and shut up a little, there was a ring of gorn and church bells.

"Father, then it's time for me to excuse you. Thank you for your tea."

"No, go home with care"

Declining to drop off the priest, Ruth headed to the square to return to his house.

A red sunset peeks through the mountains and dyes the villages red. A farewell greeting is heard all over the place, and everyone returns to their respective homes. The same view, the same routine...

(-But after all, it's different that Alec isn't here.)

I felt that the hole where Alec disappeared was affecting the village more than I thought. Since it is a small village, each and every one of them is originally large, but I guess Alec was still something else.

"You're big...... Alec"

I can't believe I had to stay away from Alec and make friends a few hours ago, but I immediately laugh at the looseness of my will to think of something that would overshadow that determination.

(I wonder how long it will take for a brave man to travel...)

The sky I looked up to had already seen the darkness reaching out, and in the far sky I could see a shining planet. That planet, which resembled the moon of the previous life, was closer to gold, and I thought it looked kind of like Alec's hair color.

When I think about Alec, I feel like my chest hurts for some reason.