Episode 11.14
Three priests are standing on top of the stone steps.
An elderly priest standing in the middle is wearing luxurious garnts.
To the right is priest Pajill. He's got a necklace and a cane with him.
Lecan knows the small priestess standing to the left. She's the orphanage's director. Still wearing the sa modest outfits as before.
"Priest Casis. Just what are you trying to accomplish by deploying temple knights and soldiers without giving a notice to the temple head?"
"Vice temple head. I am fulfilling my duty to god by my own judgnt."
"And what would that duty be."
"You're a third rank priest, the sa as . I am under no obligation to answer you."
"Oh but I'm asking as a proxy for temple head, you see. Isn't that right, temple head?"
"Umu."
"Could we have your answer, priest Casis."
That old woman was a vice temple head huh. Her kind and calm deanor is the sa as ever, but Lecan could feel so sort of solemn dignity coming off her today.
Priest Casis changed his expression from hateful to a smiling face of a kind plump man. Splendid performance.
"Temple head, you will be overjoyed to hear this. A new user blessed by our great god Ceres has been born. And yet, this huge man kidnapped that user girl, and attempted to leave the town with her. Hence I gave the order for temple knights and soldiers to save the girl."
Eda, seemingly thought up of sothing, hugged Lecan from behind.
"The girl looks quite attached to that large man, doesn't she."
"She's being threatened of course! Can't you tell what kind of man this giant man is just by looking! He's a ruffian! An outlaw! Ignorant of reverence to gods, a man lacking human compassions! He's garbage unworthy of living!"
Priest Casis exploded out emotionally. Lecan might have bullied him a bit much.
The clamor from worshipers watching from behind stopped all at once at the sudden outburst.
"That's wrong."
Soone muttered that. That man put his hand on his mouth in panic when he realized all eyes had gathered on him.
"Doni-san. What do you an by wrong?"
Gently encouraged by the vice temple head, Doni the tar began speaking in murmur.
"Le-Lecan-san, is a kind man. I had tried to let Parade go in the forest, but Lecan-san instead prompted to think what would truly make Parade happy. He even trained Parade. Parade was only able to win thanks to that. Lecan-san had gone out of his way to help and Parade even though he really didn't have to. H-he may look like an overlord outwardly, but Lecan-san is truly a wonderful man with a warm heart inside."
"He is, isn't he. Thank you for telling us that. Zakar-san. You look like you've got sothing to say as well."
"Eh? ? No, err. That big black adventurer is the guy who tidied up old man Fobea's house. I, saw it m'self. Lotsa huge rocks no one could remove, he cleaned it all up in just four days. By a service quest with cheap reward. The neighborhood was all in awe. We had no idea that there was soone like that among adventurers. H-his face's scary tho'."
"Is that so. We heard you loud and clear."
"T-they're being deceived! He's threatened them! Either way, testimonies from these foolish rabble worth absolutely nothing! Lecan is a barbarian! Soone ignorant of decorum toward clergyn!"
"Oh co off it already."
Vice temple head spoke in a dignified voice.
"Priest Casis. Are you aware of Article 3 of Ceres Temple Law?"
"Who do you think I am! I have morized all temple articles without missing a word!"
"Then please recite that."
"! How's that! Satisfied now!"
"The first interpretation of that text is the avoidance of scuffles between temples. This is fine now. The second interpretation is to not infringe upon town lords' authority. After all, going against town lords instated by the royalty mandated by great god Erekus won't bring joy to god Ceres."
"I don't need you lecturing on that stuff now!"
"Then, by what authority do you attempt to banish the adventurer who was promoted to gold rank by the Adventurer Association through town lord's comndations after saving this town twice."
"...Wha?"
"Adventurer Lecan and Adventurer Eda have ford a party together with the gold rank Nike-san. Were Lecan-san and Eda-san forced to leave the town, Nike-san would as well. The act of banishing the sole gold rank adventurer this town has without the town lord's consent or anything is clearly in violation of the second interpretation of article 3 of the temple law."
"H-hold on."
"The third interpretation is to avoid quarrellings with adventurers. Adventurers who explore dungeons full of gods' grace-laden items and bring those to the ground are an existence that has received the blessings of gods, they live in a domain outside the law of surface. Do you have any idea the enormity of sacrifices us temples have paid in order to reach this third interpretation."
"Wrong! That's wrong! The third interpretation only gets adopted to a very small fraction of adventurers with real strength! It's only valid to truly powerful adventurers that have delved the depths of dungeons!"
""
The gigantic magic beast statue to the left of stone steps was blown away, leaving only its pedestal behind.
Lecan did it.
"I-I-I...impossible."
"Oh my my, what amazing destructive force. The defensive magic on it didn't even activate. And without preliminary casting at that. Simply outstanding. It looks like even this whole temple would have been turned to rubbles if Lecan-san was serious."
"Yeah."
"But, that was unnecessary really."
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