Raising Paladins

Episode 37. I’m getting to know (3)

“Ahem.”

On top of an ornate four-wheeled carriage with open sides.

De Baldo, the head of the Merchant Guild, was there.

The rich body wrapped in a red silk robe stood out today.

Devaldo was waiting for someone.

‘When are you coming?!’

Quick!

A deep wrinkle formed on Devaldo’s forehead.

After becoming an aristocrat, I never had to wait for others.

Just then, a woman approached.

“Hello, Devaldo.”

A woman who looks politely with her hands together and nods her head.

She was wearing a long black dress with a wide flared bottom for ease of movement.

On top of that, the neck was decorated with an abundance of pure white lace.

Dressed as a typical aristocratic attendant, she was ‘Alain’ and was the chief attendant of Mayrium City Hall.

So, he is the closest aide to the current mayor of Mayrium, ‘Baron Astell’.

It was thanks to such a background that he was able to dare to make Devaldo, a nobleman, wait as the chief chamberlain.

“Forgive me for being late.”

“what… … It’s okay. But why did the mayor send the chamberlain here because he was so curious about it?”

DeValdo asked Alain, who nodded once again saying he was sorry.

Then Alain replied with a small smile.

“The owner said that Debaldo-nim is a precious friend, so I will help you with various things in the temple.”

“greatness… … Convenience… … .”

Alain with a polite and friendly attitude.

However, Devaldo was not feeling well.

Having been under the direction of Baron Astell for over ten years, he was well aware of his disposition.

‘I thought I didn’t know the ulterior motive!’

In the meantime, Baron Astell ignored the fall of the only temple in the city, the Temple of Dawn.

He did so even though he knew that many sick people stayed in the temple.

Devaldo, who is well versed in human greed, read the market’s intentions.

He too has his eyes on the temple!

However, that opportunity came to Devaldo first.

With the stupid apprentice priest’s gambling that I’ve never seen before.

‘Even if I took a step through notarization, it would be difficult to take mine away!’

Carlos suggested a gamble and thankfully even wrote a contract.

At that time, Carlos presented the high priest Clemens as his notary public, and Devaldo presented the mayor, Baron Astel, the most trusted person he knew.

So the contract contained the names of all four people, including Carlos and Devaldo, as well as Clemens and Baron Astell.

Notaries publics must be held responsible for the damage if a transaction goes wrong or if the person they notarized makes a mistake.

Likewise, if you get a benefit, you get a part of that benefit too.

So, if the temple came into Debaldo’s hands today, he had to pay the appropriate price to the mayor.

It was for this reason that the chief chamberlain, Alain, who had to keep his eyes open for city hall work, accompanied Devaldo to the temple.

I don’t know if I had predicted the current situation when writing the contract, but the problem is that I became impatient with Carl’s hot proposal and spit out the market as a notary.

I was referring to the market so that Carl wouldn’t back down on the deal… … .

‘Kuh… … !’

But the more I think about it, the more I get frustrated.

If he set the table and even invited me, he would have to eat it finely.

However, the suspicious mayor sent a person who could have been the chief of staff.

‘I’ll take care of it in moderation, but I don’t have to!’

Baron Astell, whom no one trusts except for Marlon, the butler who is an amputee, and Allain, the chamberlain.

Thinking of him, Devaldo gnashed his teeth inwardly.

However, I couldn’t tease it.

Because Devaldo is a minion of the mayor.

What if he gets mad and takes away all the power he gave to Devaldo?

Devaldo will lose all status.

Therefore, he had to smile even to the chamberlain, who was of a much lower status.

“hehehe, you’ve worked hard to get there. Come on up.”

Devaldo opened the door with a benevolent smile and held it out to Alain.

Hana Alain shook her head lightly.

“It is unacceptable for me, a lowly person, to climb into the carriage with Devaldo.”

“What’s between us? just go up Let’s go in peace.”

“it’s okay. When I get into the carriage, people will call me arrogant.”

“Heh heh, it’s okay, so that’s it.”

“I will walk.”

“… … .”

wink.

A faint smile crept across Alain’s lips as he lowered his head, refusing the offer.

It wasn’t the shyness of Devaldo’s favor, it was Alain’s ridicule that knew his true nature.

‘On the subject of false nobility… … .’

Debaldo was actually a commoner.

He bought a surname with money from a fallen nobleman.

The plausible name ‘Devaldo’ also belonged to that fallen aristocrat.

When Baron Astell first started trading with Devaldo, he thoroughly investigated his background, so he knew all about his past.

furthermore… … .

‘If you don’t want to show off, why don’t you study?’

Allaine’s gaze scans the splendid four-wheeled carriage de Valdo is riding.

It was a look of clear contempt.

Allaine has been in contact with the upper class since childhood, receiving education from servant to servant.

To her, Devaldo’s behavior was ridiculous.

‘To see a man riding in a four-wheeled carriage ridden by women, arrogantly.’

An elegant four-wheeled carriage, a symbol of nobility.

However, the four-wheeled wagon was for a lady or young lady to show off their family and wealth, not for male aristocrats.

All male nobles put their wives and daughters in the carriage and lead their horses.

Also, even if you don’t have a lady with you, it’s a rule of thumb for a man to ride a horse.

That was the basic attitude and manners of an aristocrat.

But this fat fake nobleman doesn’t know that, and he doesn’t know what to do if he just likes a four-wheeled carriage.

Without knowing that people who know the truth laugh inwardly… … .

So, to Alain, it was just ridiculous.

But ride there together?

It’s literally like dropping your level to the ground.

“Kuhm… … What if… … Let’s go.”

Devaldo said with a slightly embarrassed face.

“This is it.”

The driver gave a light whip and the carriage started, and Allaine followed with a smile still on her lips.

With sufficient distance between them, of course.

***

“Is this the Temple of Dawning?”

hee hee hee!

A horse gurgling proudly after arriving at its destination.

It was Alain’s question, standing next to him with a blank face.

Devaldo, who got off the carriage, answered with a puzzled expression.

“It is. A little lately… … The atmosphere has changed.”

“It doesn’t seem like a little… … .”

The first thing they saw when they entered the main gate of the temple.

It was a clean and tidy interior.

‘Where did all the spider webs and dust go?’

The Temple of Dawn in Meirium seemed about to collapse soon.

It was certainly the case when Alain visited a few months ago.

Cobwebs hung down everywhere and it was so full of dust that it was difficult to breathe.

But now?

It is clean enough to make you wonder if a wizard specializing in cleaning has visited it.

Cobwebs, dust?

There is no such thing even if you wash your eyes.

furthermore.

‘I wiped that shiny window with a damp cloth and then with a dry cloth over and over again until it became transparent!’

Although the stained glass, the symbol of the temple, was taken off and sold.

A very transparent glass window takes its place.

I could feel it because it was Allaine, the chief chamberlain of Mayrium, who was in charge of the town hall and baron Astel’s mansion, and all the chores there.

How great is the labor force that went into that window!

The man who collapsed under the window holding a rag also represented that.

‘Wait a minute, you clean enough to knock over?’

How on earth is that enough to serve an obsessive master… … ?

It is Alain who pursues extreme cleanliness and does not allow even a speck of dust.

But even she doesn’t treat the attendants below so harshly.

But such super-intense labor in a temple that is synonymous with generosity?

Something is strange.

It was then that a girl in a priest’s uniform appeared.

“Wake up, Peter.”

The girl went up to the man who had fallen by the window and said.

“Carl said that cleaning is also the duty of a good priest. It is said that other things will go well if you keep the place you are staying clean. He also said that if you clean properly, you can practice. So please get up and complete the practice of ‘wiping window frames three thousand times.’”

“Ahh… … Can’t we just rest for 5 minutes, just 5 more minutes, Tira… … ?”

“Come on.”

“Keugh… … .”

A man named Peter who struggled to get up.

He raised his trembling arms and started washing the windows.

“Two thousand eight hundred ninety-eight… … Two thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine… … .”

“cheer up. Now you only have to wipe one hundred more times.”

“Nine hundred… … One hundred… … .”

Alain and Devaldo can’t understand what the situation is and why they have to clean the windows so much.

The sight was so absurd that the two of them forgot the purpose of coming here and stared blankly at Tira and Peter.

hold on to that

Finally, the sweet smell came out of Peter’s mouth and said.

“Three thousand… … !”

dump!

After the last mopping, Peter’s legs gave way and he collapsed to the floor just like before.

The muscles of his whole body trembled as if he were screaming, but his face was full of joy.

The same was true of Tira next to him.

“You did it! Come on this!”

“Oh oh!”

Squeeze.

Tira poured something fragrant water into her glass and handed it to her.

It was Tira’s specialty, lemon tea.

“I intentionally cooled it down, so keep drinking it. It will give you strength!”

“Oh oh… … Tira’s Lemon Tea… … .”

Peter receives the lemon tea and brings it to his lips with ecstatic eyes as if it were holy water.

Tira, who looked at him happily, said.

“Thank you very much for your hard work. Now you can go straight to the backyard and join the morning training.”

“Puff-!”

Peter opened his eyes wide as he sprayed the lemon tea he was drinking in all directions.

“Oh, morning training? I participated in the dawn training! Besides, you just completed the practice of ‘wiping window frames 3,000 times’?”

“Have you forgotten the rule that you must participate in two training sessions each day, morning, morning and afternoon? Peter has to stand guard at the front gate tonight, so you have to join the morning and early morning training. These are the rules Carl made, are you going to break them?”

“Well, it’s not… … How about taking a break for a while? I really feel like dying… … .”

Squeeze.

Tira quietly poured out another cup of lemon tea and smiled.

“hurry.”

Then, the despair from earlier came back to Peter’s face.

‘I didn’t know it would be this painful!’

A cool guy’s iconic job, a battle fuse!

When I said that I would do it, I quickly said that I would know.

Before that, I heard the words ‘If you overcome the intense training’ too lightly.

that was the problem

Not only Peter, but also Daryl’s laundry crew, Grom’s kitchen crew, and even the members of the farming crew, which were temporarily organized because there were no knives.

No one was left out, and they had to do intense training and fulfill their assigned duties.

It also starts as soon as you open your eyes, right before you fall asleep, no, even while you are sleeping, and wakes you up to do night watch.

For the gangsters who lived freely, it was literally hell.

In the middle, I had to digest hidden training such as ‘wiping the window frame 3,000 times’.

Peter barely suppressed the desire to run away and stood up on trembling legs.

‘If you run away, you will surely be caught again… … .’

Then, after being beaten up again, I will repeat the same thing.

It’s better to just do it than get it right.

After quickly emptying the lemon tea, Peter whimpered and disappeared toward the backyard.

“hmm? Devaldo?”

Tira tidying up the rag Peter dropped.

She faced Devaldo, who was staring blankly this way.

Then I met eyes with Aileen next to me.

“Who are you with?”

“This is that… … I’m Aileen, the head of the city hall… … .”

“I see! Nice to meet you!”

Tira hurried over and greeted me in a lively voice.

Seeing a completely different look from when he had been urging Peter earlier, Irene jumped back and said.

“… … Bar, nice to meet you. This is Eileen.”

“yes. But why did you come to the temple? Have you come to become a believer? If so, please go to the courtyard first, greet the saplings, and put 1 cron in the collection box in front. It is put to good use.”

“One cron? You want me to put money in?”

“yes. Since you visited the temple, you should make a donation.”

“… … Were there any rules like that?”

“I made a new one.”

“Who is it?”

“It’s Carl.”

“knife… … ?”

Aileen looked at Devaldo with a puzzled face.

Then Devaldo hid his right hand behind his back and nodded roughly.

At the gesture of telling him to take care of it roughly, Aileen smiled shyly and spoke to Tira again.

“… … once it is But could you guide me to other places besides the courtyard?”

“of course. Come this way.”

Tira smiled brightly and took the lead.

Aileen and Devaldo, who had been following him for some time.

When they arrived at the backyard of the temple, an amazing sight came into their eyes.