Raising Paladins

Episode 45. Golden Apple (2)

‘Is there such humiliation… … .’

old manor house.

There, Hanson gnashed his teeth in shame.

‘How many times have I been beaten by that priest already!’

After losing his subordinates to Carl one after another.

This time, he ordered Josephson to ambush the knife in the lawless zone.

However, as soon as Josephson went this time, all the men who went with him were taken away.

I can’t even fight.

That meant that everyone in the raiding party was intimidated by the force of the knife.

“Tongue, brother… … sorry… … .”

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Josephson knelt in front of Hanson, and his body trembled.

But even Hanson wasn’t as angry this time.

“no. I was wrong. I should have dealt with him myself. From scratch!”

What if you had taken care of him when he started causing trouble?

Then I wouldn’t have lost so many of my subordinates.

Now I really had to step in before it was too late.

“Joseph, go and tell the priest.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“I want to see some. If you want to meet me, tell me to come here. I mean tonight.”

“Yes, brother.”

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Josephson hesitantly got up and left.

Looking back, Hanson thought.

‘Today is the end!’

He took over half of his men.

There’s really not much left now, but it’s a different story if you go out on your own.

What if, after summoning the knife, he ordered his subordinates to take his strength away, and take his last breath?

No matter how great the priest was, it couldn’t be helped.

“Even if I have to use this… … .”

Hanson looked at the small wooden box on the table.

Inside was an item obtained from the mayor, Baron Astell.

The object that has been the source of Hanson’s power and has allowed him to keep his position as the head of the Meirium gang!

Hanson was planning to use that item in the fight against the priest today.

Because there was nowhere else to retreat.

***

“My older brother wants to invite the priest to dinner tonight.”

“Hoo.”

It was unexpected.

I thought you’d bring the arena, but dinner.

Clemens, Eric, and Tira, who were with Carl, also looked puzzled.

“Will you accept the invitation?”

“of course. What can I bring?”

“… … You didn’t say anything like that. Just come.”

“okay? Then I will bring you a bottle of wine.”

“… … As you like.”

If there is no request from the inviter, it is manners to bring a decent bottle of wine.

Tira asked when Josephsson quickly disappeared in case he was beaten again.

“knife! What were you thinking? It might be dangerous!”

“The old man thinks the same. Besides, to bring wine… … .”

Clemens also helped with a word.

Eric didn’t say anything, but his face looked very worried as if he had the same opinion as the two of them.

“Since you’ve been invited to dinner, it’s only natural to bring a present. And you don’t have to worry too much.”

“But Carl… … .”

Tira furrowed her white brow.

“are you okay. Because I know what you’re doing.”

It is a sword that has crossed countless fronts.

Among those many, many fights, there were large-scale all-out wars, and there were also battles that required resourcefulness.

Carl felt that this was the second case.

‘It must be to set a trap and lure it in.’

Invitation to dinner.

At first glance, it sounds like a request for reconciliation.

But danger always hides in such a sweet offer.

Perhaps it was a ploy to arm his subordinates, lure them into the depths, and then attack them all at once.

Carl knew it well because he had been through many such cases in many battles in his previous life.

Then Eric said.

“I think you better go.”

“What do you mean?”

Surprised, Clemens looked at Eric.

Eric responded with a calm face.

“They were superficially invited to dinner. Everyone in Mayrium knows now that Carl and Hanson are at odds. It means asking for reconciliation.”

“It’s only on the surface.”

“Of course it is. However, I think that superficial reason is also very important in the struggle between forces. I’ll call Carl a coward if he doesn’t accept Hanson’s invitation to reconciliation over dinner.”

oh.

A strange expression appeared on Carl’s face.

“Have you ever studied warfare or warfare, Eric?”

“Just come and go a little… … It’s not worth mentioning.”

Eric scratches the back of his head, perhaps feeling embarrassed.

But what he said was correct.

‘Because cause is very important.’

After Hanson invites Carl over for dinner, he might pull out the hidden dagger.

However, it is nominally an intimate invitation.

If Carl refuses such an invitation, they will make fun of him for being a coward, just like Eric said.

If that happens, the fight will be lost without even trying.

So, no matter what happened later, I had to accept the invitation.

‘Eric had a side like that.’

After restoring his divine power, he was thinking of changing his job to a healing priest.

However, since he seems to have read the military law quite a bit, it seems like it can be put on hold for the time being.

“It’s not long until evening.”

Clemens looked up at the open sky in the courtyard.

The immaculate yellow light of the setting sun was wrapping up the sky.

***

“Then I will go.”

A sword dressed in a neat priest’s uniform.

I was invited to a dinner, so I took off my wooden sword.

Instead, he had a bottle of wine in his hand.

After greeting the temple family, Josephson was waiting outside.

“I came because I thought it would be difficult to find the mansion. Please follow me.”

“I will.”

Carl snorted inwardly.

‘You said you came because you thought it would be hard to find? He must have come to see who’s following!’

Surely it will.

It’s clear that another gang other than Carl came to check if they were coming along.

For example, Daryl or Peter, who have now completely become people of the sword.

Hana Carl, as always, was alone.

‘Finally, you’re finished too!’

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Josephson saw before coming.

That the boss, Hanson, is very determined today.

There are more than ten people in the gang armed with sharp daggers.

The plan is that when Carl steps in, they will attack at once, and when the power goes out, Hanson will step out.

It was clear that no matter how talented Carl was, he would never return alive today.

after so long

Carl and Josephson arrived in front of the old mansion.

“Please wait here. I will tell Hanson and come back.”

“Do it.”

A knife examining the wine bottle he was carrying.

Leaving him behind, Josephsson hurriedly ran through the garden and into the mansion.

Then, Hanson, who had been waiting with various dishes set on the table in the drawing room, said.

“Are you here?”

“Yes, brother! came!”

“Coming on my own feet, you must be a big-headed guy. How many troops do you have? Did you bring Daryl or Peter?”

“that is… … .”

“what?”

“I came alone. No one brought them.”

“alone? Did the priest really come alone?”

“yes… … .”

Something was strange.

I heard that priest not only fights, but also his head is extraordinary.

I invited her over for dinner, but of course she knew that nothing good would come of it.

But did you come alone?

It was as if he was about to commit suicide.

It was to the point where I felt rather suspicious that I had come alone.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. They said I would hasten my life.”

“Shall I?”

“okay. Bring him here.”

“Yes, brother!”

It’s really over now.

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Josephson, like Hanson, was hoping for an end to the knife.

It’s because he’s the one who’s been humiliated the most in Hanson’s gang!

Even just being hit by a knife would be hundreds of them.

Hard!

Grinding his teeth with resentment and revenge for the knife, Josephson went out of the garden again.

Carl was still standing, examining the wine or enjoying the night air.

‘I’ll send you to hell!’

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Josephson, who corrected his expression, said to Carl.

“Come in. Brother Hanson is waiting for you.”

“Guide me.”

Although it is a fairly large mansion, there is only one building with lights on.

On the way there, Carl thought.

‘It’s full of living in the mansion.’

A sword that expanded the five senses with divine power.

Moreover, since he was a man who had been through a fight, he could sense the murderous spirit and tension emanating from every corner of the mansion.

Something will definitely happen tonight.

Awesome!

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Josephson, who was leading, opened the entrance to the largest building in the garden and entered.

Then, I saw various dishes prepared in the drawing room and Hanson sitting at the top of the table.

“Since it’s old, you don’t need a full name, right?”

chuck!

Hanson haughtily puts both legs on the table.

Carl looked at him and said.

“It is true. But even if you don’t need a full name, it’s better to be polite. Does Meirium treat guests like that? I even brought wine.”

Two people who are clearly spherical.

Hanson was the first person Carl met after his reincarnation.

Of course, at that time, Hanson had beaten him unseemly.

‘He was the one who was beaten by me… … !’

Hanson recalled that time.

A skinny man who trembles like a rat in a gutter and his eyes are full of fear.

But looking at it now, it was completely different then.

The muscles that gradually started to rise in the body were keeping the clothes well, especially the eyes were completely different.

I wonder if that is the same person.

“You know that we’re not in a relationship where we can laugh and eat together. In the meantime, what manners?”

“That makes sense too. Can I sit over here?”

“As convenient as possible.”

Swoop.

Carl pulled out a chair and sat down, wrapping a white napkin prepared on the table around his neck.

And I started choosing what I liked from the dishes placed around me.

“… … ?”

Carl’s attitude was too unconcerned.

Fifteen men with daggers are hiding in the corridor of the mansion leading from the drawing room.

But Carl seemed at ease, as if he had been invited to a close friend’s house.

“Oh, a pigeon dish.”

The first thing Carl decided after thinking about was pigeon meat and pear dishes.

Carl, who brought the meat and pears together with the fork, immediately put the dish into his mouth and savored it.

“It’s okay. But the flavor is lacking. Would you recommend the chef use a little more olive oil next time?”

“… … crazy guy Did you know that this is where you will die?”

“You have to know who will die.”

“The guy who will die soon is only alive. In that case, please send it quickly.”

chuck!

Hanson straightened up and sat down, raising his right hand.

Then, the crowd waiting in advance rushed in from the hallway.

In an instant, they surrounded the knife and radiated ferocious momentum.

“Strike!”

“Dead!”

As Hanson’s life went down, the gang attacked Carl.

At the same time, daggers flew in and stabbed the swords from all sides.

That moment.

The kitchen knife of the knife that was cutting the pigeon meat flashed.