Raising Paladins

Episode 18. I didn’t know the priest (1)

‘Sword of Thunder’ Angel, who was Carlos’ right-hand man.

Along with that, one of the factors that made Meirium a famous tourist destination.

It was ‘Meirium’s Golden Apple’.

A tree that bears golden apples blessed by the gods in ancient times.

Naturally, the golden apples growing from that tree had considerable divine power.

The source of divine power planted in nature!

In addition, the divine power it embraces is very pure, and it bears fruit regardless of the season.

Thanks to this, the highest-ranking priests on pilgrimages throughout the empire visited Meirium without forgetting it.

‘The jam made from that apple was really good.’

Carl also enjoyed eating golden apples.

If you make jam from golden apples and spread it on rye bread, there is nothing quite like it.

Her best friend, St. Andrea the 9th, also liked the apple jam Carl made.

The two of them would spend time together, such as the saintess preparing drinks while Carl spread butter on rye bread and baked it and spread jam on it.

‘That’s me… … .’

The supreme paladin who enjoyed golden apple jam and fine wine with the saintess!

However, now he has become a trainee priest of a temple that is in ruins.

The golden apples I had to make into jam because there were so many of them, I didn’t even know they existed.

‘Even just one egg can greatly increase the silver heart!’

A golden apple that was treated as a snack in a previous life!

Now, having just one pill is enough to ask for nothing more.

If I had known it would be like this, I would have eaten a lot then.

Carl looked at Daryl while thinking about that.

“Seed.”

“yes?”

“Do you know about Meirium’s golden apples?”

“Isn’t that a famous legend? I heard that there used to be such a tree in Meirium in the past. But it’s such an old legend that even kids don’t talk about it now.”

Was it too

Well, 200 years have passed, and even the divine tree has withered, so there’s no way the golden apple tree will be fine.

So, what is the shiny yellow thing that Hanson says he is getting from the mayor?

‘Even if I think about it now, there is no answer.’

If you have any questions, you can meet the person in question and ask!

You’ll definitely see Hanson sooner or later, so you can ask him then.

Of course, after you’ve beaten it up first.

“Okay, go ahead and close your eyes.”

“I… … .”

Daryl hangs around even when told to leave.

“Looks like you have something to say,” Carl asked.

“Something?”

“I heard from Senior Hierophant Tira. You say you’re personally delivering the fruit convoy tomorrow?”

“Yes.”

The meeting of the three priests that took place in the office earlier.

After the meeting, I told Tira this and that, but Tira seems to have told Daryl.

The fact that Carl is in charge of the fruit convoy that Hanson’s gang was in charge of is a very sensitive matter to Daryl.

Judging from how she conveyed it without adding or subtracting, it seemed that Tira already regarded Daryl as members of the temple.

‘Anyway, he really likes people.’

Tira is kind to everyone and plays well with delusional people.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m still young or if I’m born good, but that kind of personality is quite inconvenient in my life.

There are far more bad guys out there who want to take advantage of good guys than good guys.

However, even in the midst of the ruins of the temple, the appearance of Tira, who kept that good heart and brought the sick, was quite impressive.

It was the same for Carl, who had been through all sorts of things in his previous life.

‘I’ll need strength to keep that kind heart.’

People with a lot of money and power can easily be kind to others.

because?

Because no one can ignore them even if they treat them kindly.

Therefore, good deeds must be supported by strength.

If you don’t, it’s the world’s reason to be bitten by vicious guys and take away everything you have.

‘Sooner or later, I’ll have to teach Tira swordsmanship.’

It’s a delicate body, but it should be able to learn enough swordsmanship for self-defense.

I thought about rolling hard like the Daryls, but Tira still has too many things to do.

In addition, if you do swordsmanship training at dawn, your body won’t be left behind.

“Why are you asking that?”

Carl thought about Tyra for a moment before looking at Daryl.

“in fact… … .”

Daryl hesitated to speak out.

he said with a serious face.

“Swordsmanship training, Knight-nim.”

“hmm.”

“In fact, the training is so hard and painful. But both me and the other kids are happy inside.”

“… … ?”

I thought I would express my complaint, but something unexpected came out.

Daryl continued as Carl listened.

“As you know, most of us are orphans. No parents, no siblings. It is true that I was born like this, I thought that I should live and die. Because there was no hope. But the knight is teaching us swordsmanship. He also said that if you do well, you can become a battle fuse.”

“… … .”

“The driver is the first person to tell me and the children such a story. Everyone laughed in front of me, but spit in the back. Of course, we know very well that it was because we did bad things. but.”

“… … .”

“If you can become a battle priest like the knight said… … We want to repent of the bad things we have done to merchants. I want to live as a proper member of Mayrium.”

“Looks like you’ve changed your mind.”

I saw it right too.

They are not bad guys to the root.

If so, he would have tried to escape somehow when he was first caught by Carl.

Whether it was setting the temple on fire or scaring the fragile Tyra, he would have tried to run away.

However, the Daryls all voluntarily remained in the temple.

I participated in the hellish training that started every morning.

It seems that what made that possible was the inner thoughts that Daryl had just talked about.

‘I want to live as a decent member… … .’

Growing up as orphans, the Daryls who roam the market and entrust themselves to Hanson’s gang.

It’s probably been a lot of heartache until now.

If I didn’t extort the money from the merchants right away, I would have been beaten by Hanson.

So, he must have threatened the merchants unwillingly and robbed them of their money.

“Of course, your sins will not disappear.”

Carl, who had collected his thoughts, said.

“You have committed a great sin against the merchants. But if I repent and try, I might be able to repay my debt to them.”

“That’s why I’m telling you… … .”

“… … ?”

“You must come back.”

“hmm?”

Carl tilted his head.

“Tomorrow’s fruit convoy. It’s obvious that Josephson must have done something wrong. I was beaten up by the driver last time, so I will never be alone.”

“Then you just have to hit me again.”

“That’s right, but… … .”

Of course, if it’s a knife, of course it will be.

But, instead of being unable to fight, Josephson’s cunning was staggering.

Daryl was worried about that.

“Take this.”

Daryl pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket.

It was a poorly drawn schematic.

“A map showing the location of the guard post on the road to Tournoble. It was made by Hanson-nim to prevent surprise attacks by gangs from other villages. follow that path If you have the skills of a knight, you should be able to easily subdue a couple of guard posts.”

“It wasn’t a map to avoid.”

“yes. It’s much safer to follow the main road where there are guard posts. It’s quicker if you go down the side road, but there are gangs of bandits. They won’t want to fight Hanson’s gang, so it’s safer to go the way the guard post is.”

“is it.”

Daryl even drew a clumsy map in hopes of Carl’s safe return.

Carl could fully feel his heart.

After living a life of wandering, he now has the goal of becoming a combat priest.

However, if the teacher who will lead them to that goal dies, they will have to return to the life of an aimless gangster.

Daryl was afraid of that.

“I’ll use it in a useful way, servant.”

“yes.”

Daryl’s face blushed slightly in embarrassment.

“It helped in many ways. Please go and rest.”

“yes.”

Daryl nodded and left the room.

Carl spoke in a low voice as he tried to close the door.

“Don’t be late for training tomorrow. If even one person is late, I’ll give you a scolding.”

“Yes, knight!”

Daryl’s face turned black whenever he talked about training.

But today, somehow, I was smiling brightly.

After Daryl left, Carl thought.

‘It was quite unexpected that the first trainees were gangsters.’

Strengthen your teammates and prepare them for the night ahead.

That’s Carl’s plan.

To do so, you need to find a paladin candidate.

Also, to do that, you have to raise several trainees and check their qualifications.

If I had thought like that in my previous life, I would never have taken a gangster as my trainee.

It must have been aimed at children of nobles who had learned manners and swordsmanship from a young age.

Paladin Carlos recruits disciples?

The aristocrats must have been clamoring for their children.

but.

‘Authenticity has nothing to do with status.’

Just looking at Daryl’s appearance today, that’s the case.

Daryl is an orphan, but he has a strong desire to become a battle priest.

Besides, he wants to pay off the debts he owes to the merchants.

What attitude would be more suitable for the job of a priest than that?

‘As expected, training the body also corrects the mind!’

Carl smiled contentedly, confirming Daryl’s new mindset.

They have done something in the meantime, so I tried to teach them in moderation, and if it didn’t work, I would only use them as seeds.

But today, it seems that they are not rotten to the root.

It’s difficult to change one’s mind on one’s own first, then it’s a breeze.

Not just reluctant training to succumb to the violence of the sword, but sincere training!

Only then can you become a useful combat fuse.

Even when there is no sword, he will train himself.

‘It’s extraordinary. I’ll have to train a little tighter tomorrow.’

Anyway, I’ll be away for a few days due to the fruit convoy and the priest’s exam.

Tomorrow morning training should be intense.

With that thought, Carl rose from his seat.

back.

The handle of a wooden sword that was already familiar to me.

Carl swung his wooden sword around the room and warmed up.

‘As expected, it’s made from saplings of sacred trees, so the sensitivity to divine power is very good.’

I tested it when I was punishing Josephson and his gang who had invaded.

Transferring the sacred power produced from the heart to the wooden sword.

When the wooden sword is full of holy power, the holy power is sent to the tip of the wooden sword again.

If it touches the other person’s body, boom! If it explodes, it will do a huge blow.

To put it simply, a holy power bomb in the shape of a sword!

It was the ‘explosive swordsmanship’ that allowed the sword to survive in the fight against the endless undead army in the previous life.

chuck!

“Whoop.”

With the wooden sword at his waist, Carl took a deep breath.

Then, he dropped to the floor and started doing push-ups.

“Today, let’s do just 3,000.”

3,000 push-ups.

3,000 sit-ups.

A brisk run for an hour before dawn.

Carl was born with an incredible sensitivity to divine power.

There is even a rich battlefield experience from a previous life.

But in the end, all of that only shines when the body is basic!

It was the knife that started the basic training that he did not miss even a day after his reincarnation.