Troy was the one who called , but why was Zain smirking with his lips curled up? To be precise, along with his mouth, one of his eyebrows was also raised.
"I don't know what kind of place Kyros Church is. But I still want to follow you."
Troy said to
with a serious look in his eyes.
"I'll do anything."
His eyes seed to beg
to ask him anything.
"Okay. If that's what you want."
I answered with a pleased smile. I was already thinking it would be nice to have him, and he ca to
voluntarily. How lucky.
"Thank you!"
Troy smiled brightly. It was a pure smile like a child's.
"Hey, I told you to be polite."
Zain spoke again, as if he was displeased with Troy.
"It doesn't matter if the Leader is okay with it."
But Troy didn't back down. Eventually, Zain stepped back and looked at .
"I'm asking you again, can I speak informally to you too?"
"Are you crazy?"
"Tsk! So then, are we done here?"
He asked with a sharp look in his eyes. Why are you glaring at ?
"We still have sothing to do."
I said that and left the High Priest's room. Zain and Troy followed behind .
"What do we have to do?"
"We're going to the underground prison. There are still people trapped there."
"Oh..."
As we left the High Priest's room and entered the corridor, we saw Rizes Church priests scattered everywhere.
'How should I deal with Hal's corpse and the priests?'
Before, in Rovel, Terdius had killed them all, so I could clean up using the Purification Light. But the priests here were still alive.
"Leader, can I take care of them?"
Troy, who was also looking at the priests, asked . His eyes sparkled. Sohow it felt ominous.
'Um...'
I nodded after a mont of hesitation and said.
"Sure. Just don't kill them."
"I'll just erase their mories and throw them out."
He said that with a bright smile. His expression felt like pure evil sohow. But the thod itself wasn't bad, so I agreed. As soon as I did, Troy started to move hastily.
Zain and I passed by Troy and moved along the path. The path leading to the underground prison. Only our footsteps broke the silence. Zain broke it further.
"I heard that the successor of the Mont tribe knows many spells, but it seems that guy is the successor."
"That's right."
---Oh, really? Spells.
Kyros exclaid in wonder.
"So that's why he's so rude."
Zain added another insult to Troy, which I ignored as best as I could. He continued talking.
"But if this place becos Kyros Church's Temple from now on, how will you manage it?"
"I won't do it right away. I have to deal with Bahano first, and then think about it later."
"Hmm. Alphius or Chester can go back and forth here, so why don't you ask the kids?"
Zain asked
with a curious look in his eyes. This world didn't have child protection laws developed, so he might think that way.
"That would be hard for the kids. The Aldone Branch should be dealt with after Bahano's matter is over."
"I understand."
We chatted as we walked and soon arrived at the underground prison.
We pushed open an iron door that was not locked and entered inside.
A corridor lit by torches appeared. We couldn't see anything yet, but we could clearly feel a stale aura from inside.
"Be careful."
I warned Zain and walked quietly, killing my presence. It didn't take long for the path to end. What appeared at the end of the path was a wide space.
And inside it,
"Kieek!"
There were dozens of soldiers who had turned into monsters.
"Wow! You scared !"
Whiik! Puk! Puk!
I swung my mace at three monsters that rushed at . And at the sa ti, I released holy power from my other hand that wasn't holding the mace.
"Kraaak!"
The monsters vanished with a strange scream.
Pwing- Puk! Puk!
Zain was also engrossed in battle as much as I was. The arrows he shot with holy power pierced through the monsters' heads and they turned into dust and disappeared.
---Good job, my kids!
Puk! Puk!
We killed and killed the monsters that ran at us until we finished cleaning up. Seeing their combat skills improve day by day, I wondered if they had so talent for .
---Aweso! My kids!
"Hoo."
I wiped off the sweat on my forehead and put the holy mace into my inventory. Zain was behind , collecting the arrows that had fallen to the ground. Beyond him, I saw the iron bars of the underground prison.
There were quite a lot of people locked up in the iron bars, similar to Rovel. But their condition was worse than the people in Rovel.
The people of Aldone had most of their bodies dyed blue, and they made weird noises at
and Zain.
"Krrr."
They were no different from having lost their minds. But they hadn't completely turned blue yet, so there was a way to save them.
"Ugh. They're scary."
"Don't be afraid. They're still closer to humans."
---That's right. Yes. They're not fully monsters yet, so they can be saved.
'Of course.'
I passed by Zain, who was reluctant, and approached the iron bars. Then I opened my inventory and used the Purification Light.
Paaah-!
A bright white light spread out in an instant and filled the underground prison. And that wasn't all. This bright and warm light spread throughout Aldone.
Seeing that, I closed my eyes.
'Why is this always so flashy.'
Damn, I didn't want to attract attention here.
I didn't know if the priests of the Diego Church who were heading to Bahano would be in Aldone.
But I couldn't help using the Purification Light.
'I can't just watch them die.'
When I opened my eyes again, the people in the cell had returned to their original appearance. Their blue skin had turned back to human, and their cloudy eyes had regained their focus.
'The effect is good.'
"What on earth, how did you do this?"
On the other hand, Zain, who was startled by the dazzling light, ca up to
and asked.
"It's the power of Kyros."
"Wow..."
Zain exclaid again. He was not the only one who couldn't help admiring.
"This, this can't be. Finally... finally we're back."
"My mind is clear!"
"Sniff, we're not monsters anymore."
"Wah, mom."
The people each exclaid, shed tears, and hugged each other. I smiled weakly at the sight.
'If I had known this, I wouldn't have suffered for the past few days.'
For the past few days, I stayed at the inn not only to rest, but also to make a potion out of mandrake root, which was the antidote for Happy.
The potion combined with mandrake root and healing skill was more effective than just eating the herb. I thought it would be good to use it on those who were almost transford into monsters.
'...Well. Good is good.'
As I thought that, the people's eyes were already focused on . The system appeared at the sa ti.
[The citizens of Aldone witnessed an amazing sight!]
[Now they will focus on you!]
[For 10 minutes, the probability of everyone here becoming a follower of Kyros Church increases by 50%.]
Huh, the event buff is similar to Rovel's. It's a great deal.
"Did you save us?"
"That white light... It felt like it washed us away. You did it, right? I think I saw it."
So of them must have been sane enough when I used the Purification Light. That's good. As I was about to answer their questions, Zain stepped forward before .
"That's right. This is Leviathan, the Leader of the Kyros Church. It was Kyros's power that dwelled in him that saved you."
"Kyros Church? Leviathan?"
"He also defeated the Rizes Church that tornted you."
He's getting better at playing along. I couldn't help smiling and opened my inventory. And I changed into my leader's outfit. Then not only did the people's eyes gather on , but Zain also looked at
in surprise. Haven't you seen it before?
Ahem, ahem. First of all, I cleared my throat.
Actually, I wanted to appeal to them as hard as before, but today I didn't feel like it.
The system ssage said that they would focus on , not on my 'speech'. So this ti I'm going to use a different thod.
I smiled at them with a sales pitch.
"I am Leviathan, the leader of the Kyros Church. Kyros is always with you. And he will always take care of you. All he wants is your faith."
That's it for today's sermon. What will steal their hearts is sothing else.
I checked that their attention was only on
and took a deep breath.
I decided to be as devout as possible.
Then I closed my right eye and winked.
Please, please let this work this ti. Please! I have the system buff and the leader's outfit buff, so please!
[You have successfully activated the title option 'Fan Service'!]
[52 citizens of Aldone have beco followers of Kyros Church!]
Finally, it worked. This damn Fan Service.
Actually, I was hesitant to use this option, but I was tired of explaining everything to people every ti. Of course, I didn't preach that many tis. But for so reason, I felt pressured to co up with new repertoire every ti.
How easy and nice it is to charm people with just a wink. I don't even have to think about sermon sentences!
"Ah, Kyros."
"So that's it. Kyros saved us."
I smiled proudly as I listened to their stories. And I turned my eyes to the side.
I t Zain's eyes, who had a face like he had eaten shit.
...Damn.
"Thank you, Leader!"
"Thank you so much!"
I opened the door of the underground prison, freed the people who were trapped, and bid farewell to the followers. They greeted
and Zain earnestly as they left.
"Soday we will open a temple here, so please visit us."
I didn't forget to promote with a sales smile. It was still a long way to open a branch of Kyros Church in Aldone, but you never know.
As I watched the people go away, I opened my inventory and changed my clothes. I put away the leader's outfit, put on the clothes I was wearing before, and turned my robe over. Then I felt a sharp look.
"What? What?"
"No, no."
It was Zain.
He had been smiling brightly with
as we bid farewell to the followers until a mont ago, but now he was looking at
with a strange look.
"If you have sothing to say, just say it."
"Well, if you say so... Leader... What was that just now? Did you get dust in your eye or sothing?"
He narrowed his eyes and frowned as if he didn't like my wink. I felt a bit defiant at his expression.
"What do you an? It's my secret weapon."
"Huh?"
He seed more confused.
"I'm handso, right? Everyone falls for
with one wink."
Instead of being embarrassed, I went out with confidence. Zain's face beca more sour. Why are you picking a fight?
---My son, you did well. You make
proud.
'Haha. Thank you. I'm proud of myself too.'
Actually, I didn't intend to increase the followers in Aldone... but since it turned out this way, I had no choice. I had to leave for Bahano as soon as possible.
"Leader, everything is ready."
Thud.
I was startled and speechless. Troy suddenly appeared from above. This guy has a knack for surprising people like a black panther beastman.
"You scared ! Why did you pop out without a sound?"
Zain was as surprised as .
"Good job, Troy."
"No problem. By the way, I threw Hal's corpse to the monsters."
He spoke casually as if he was saying 'I'm back from school'. Troy made
a little scared. And I wasn't the only one.
Zain's face twisted even more, and he looked back and forth between
and Troy. He shook his head miserably. I could see him lanting in his mind.
I left Zain behind and moved on.
"Let's go to Bahano."
The dawn was breaking slowly. It was ti to go to Bahano for real.
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