Another World Warrior Who Uses a Shop

F-class adventurer of suspicious rumors

“Hello, priest. My name is Anton, a knight from Bentinga.”

He ignored the guards, raised his visor, and greeted the priest politely. The guard’s lips trembled, but he kept his mouth shut and took a step back. Since priests exist in a separate class, it is impossible to discuss superiority, but in front of knights, one cannot carelessly say a word. The priest looked at him, greeted him face to face, and spoke calmly.

“You have a lot of guests today. What did you come for?”

“Here is Kang Hee-Jun… Hee-Jun. Um… I heard that there was an adventurer named Jun, so I came here.”

The knight tried to say Hyeon-jun’s name, but gave up and spoke politely. He is raising Hyeon-jun, who is only an F-class adventurer. Hyeon-joon killed the presence in an unusual situation and hid himself.

“What are you looking for him for?”

“The Benting family has come to invite adventurer Jun to serve you like this.”

“what···!”

The startled guard shouted, and the knight looked at him. As if a knife had been inserted into his throat, the guard took a startled step backwards at the chilling force. But it is truly a shocking situation. It’s just inviting an F-class adventurer, but sending an article for him! It is impossible. It’s no different than bringing a limousine with a tram as an escort to bring a beggar.

“Brother June needs a break from yesterday’s battle. How about coming next time?”

“All right. I’ll come back tomorrow. Please tell Jun.”

The knight bowed politely and withdrew neatly. If invited by an aristocratic family, he would have taken him for the sake of prestige, but he gave up politely to the point of being suspicious. The guard stood silent for a moment, then bowed to the priest and left the temple. Even though the article came, I couldn’t even meet him. If you bite down here more, you won’t be alone in Bentinga. I would not forgive a mere guard to put their head on the back of Bentinga’s chivalry. The guard who came out of the temple muttered with a distorted face.

“The bastard of a prostitute…”

He spat at the dazzling wagon pulling away and the knight beside it, and turned around, leading the other guards buzzing around. Of course, if he got into the knight’s ear, his throat would fall off, so he kept his head down.

“Priest.”

“Ah, brother.”

The priest answered Hyeon-jun’s call with a clear smile. The spirit that never backed down even in front of the knight until just now is gone, and it is a good-natured smile.

“What happened?”

The priest inspected Hyeon-jun’s clothes and said as he dragged him inside.

“Let’s talk for a while.”

“yes.”

The priest who dragged Hyeon-jun into the room sat facing Hyeon-jun and said.

“Have you heard?”

“yes. He said he was a knight of the Guard and Bentinga.”

“yes. I made them back for now, but…”

“Are there any problems?”

“Hmm…”

The priest seemed to be organizing his thoughts for a moment, then brought up a heavy story with a sigh.

“Brother June’s situation is not very good.”

“Why?”

He helped the temple rescue the children and killed the ringleader. Are you saying there is a problem with it?

“It was only one night, but we had full control over all of Scanden. It is not something to be taken lightly.”

At those words, Hyunjun realized the seriousness of the situation. The temple’s work paralyzed the entire city. In addition, Scanden is a port city where a lot of money comes and goes. An astronomical amount would have been blown just by stopping overnight.

“Probably Sister Deliana drew the knife, but she hasn’t returned yet, so I don’t know what she did specifically.”

The priest sighed heavily as he brushed his hair as if his head was in trouble.

“Even if it was a small thing, it would be a problem, but the matter is the matter. The fire has fallen on the feet of the nobles.”

It would be a problem that the temple exerted influence over trivial matters, but the situation became serious when it was revealed that there was a monster who hid in the sewer and kidnapped humans to create monsters. In addition, the monster was aiming for the temple, and two combat priests almost lost their lives. Actually, Idelia is not a combat priest, but the story spread like that.

“So, in fact, the city was controlled yesterday, and even knights and wizards from noble families poured in to prevent anyone from leaving the city and searched inside.”

This would happen only when the city is besieged by enemies. A drop of cold sweat ran down Hyunjoon’s face.

“However, everything was in vain, and it turns out that two combat priests, a platoon of guards, and an F-class adventurer solved the case, and the situation of the Southern Kingdom is going to be difficult.”

“The southern kingdom? Not in Scanden?”

“Scanden is a royal domain. Sister Deliana must have moved the royal family.”

Hyunjoon grabbed his messy head and bowed his head. Things… Things go crazy!

“It could be seen as making room for the temple to intervene in politics in the future. Other countries will not welcome you either. Not only Karios-sama’s temple, but also the temples that serve other people will not go quietly if they know that Scanden rejected the temple’s request. Soon international condemnation will pour down on the southern kingdoms, and a storm will rage on Scanden.”

Hyunjoon buried his face in his hands. damn goddess! You dragged me into something like this!

“In such a situation, the story of an F-class adventurer who appeared out of nowhere in Scanden and solved a week-long incident in one day, ignored by the nobles, is spreading.”

“oh my god···.”

Hyunjoon muttered helplessly. It is a situation to be excited about.

“The guards are somewhat passive because they wear one foot even if they are small, but they are not nobles. I will try my hand to make some connection with Brother June. The guards who came today must have been lobbied by nobles. If I had been taken away, I would have gone to the aristocrats, not the guards.

“…”

“I’m sorry for getting you involved in the temple business.”

The priest bowed politely with a gloomy face and apologized. Hyunjoon calmed down for a moment before speaking.

“It has already happened, so there is nothing we can do about it. Keep your head up.”

The priest barely raises his head, but his eyes are lowered and he sees only the table between them.

“Isn’t there something better?”

Hyeonjun asked with hope. Unlike priests like Zilenai, this priest seems to have political insight. Might give you some good advice.

“The temple cannot move much at this point when Sister Deliana is not around.”

“Why? Aren’t there ranks in the temple?”

“Actually, Sister Deliana is a bit special, and the temple in Scanden cannot be moved without her decision.”

“this···.”

“Staying in the temple is also a way, but you can’t stay long. The temple must remain neutral. This incident has already tipped the scales.”

“Is there really no way?”

“hmm······.”

The priest glanced at Hyeon-jun and was contemplating whether to speak up or not.

“It’s okay, please tell me.”

“That’s why… formally entrusting yourself to Karios-sama on this occasion…”

“Kuhmm, hmm, that’s…”

An awkward silence passed between the two. It’s a surefire way, but… From the priest’s point of view, he felt uncomfortable because he seemed to be taking advantage of a difficult situation to propagate, and from Hyun-jun’s point of view, he wants to avoid being tied to the temple. In the end, Hyunjoon let out a deep sigh and said.

“sorry. I am very grateful to Karios-sama’s temple, but I am not enough to live as a believer.”

“no. Don’t humble yourself like that.”

An awkward air flowed for a moment, and the priest spoke disapprovingly.

“Do you remember the article we just came across?”

“yes. Are you sure it was Anton from Bentinga?”

“yes. It might not be a bad idea to follow the driver to Bentinga tomorrow.”

“Wasn’t it not okay to get involved with the aristocratic family?”

“Going to Benting…”

The priest hesitated for a moment before choosing his words. In the end, as if he couldn’t find the right words, he spoke with a confused expression.

“This family is shunned by other nobles.”

“yes?”

“That’s… it’s a bit complicated. Do you know what the right of succession to the throne is?”

“No, I have no idea. Does it matter?”

“Important. Originally, the southern kingdom’s succession structure was a picture in which Prince I’s orthodox faction and Prince II’s aristocratic faction clashed greatly. It happened because the king did not clearly designate a successor.”

Unexpectedly, the priest spoke without exalting the king and the prince at all.

“So, everyone thought that one of them would be the next king, but suddenly the princess, who was an illegitimate child, led the innovative faction and participated in the search for succession. The innovative faction was made up mainly of lower-ranking nobles and knights from commoners, but as they became knights or nobles from commoners, they are in charge of practical work, and there are many talented people, so they are quickly gaining ground. Even among some commoners, a song was circulating that the princess would become a monarch for the common people, and she rose to become a rising power, and the succession structure became a situation where the three of them kept each other in check.”

“Did the king leave it alone?”

“no. Rather, it encouraged it. She acknowledged the legitimacy of the princess with a big smile, saying that if she had that much ability, she could become a queen. That’s why even though she was sent to the periphery as an illegitimate child, she is called a princess. Coming back to the story of Bentinga, but Bentinga is a marquess and the only great aristocrat of the innovative group.”

“mmm…”

Hyeon-joon actually doesn’t know how the ranks of noble families work. I just know that there are dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, barons and barons, and knights. When Hyeon-jun showed an ambiguous attitude, the priest added a detailed story.

“Duke is the title of a duke of royalty or an independent principality. A Marquis is a title given to a Marquis and assumes the command of an army. Counts are bestowed with fiefdoms by the king and are in charge of administrative affairs as the real power of the court. A viscount is a prime minister who assists an earl, and a baron is the lowest rank, but it is a title given to aristocrats who rule relatively small territories as free lords. And the barony is mainly given to vassals of high-ranking nobles.”

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“thank you. Please continue.”

“yes. Since Bentinga is the only great noble of the Renovators, there are no Earls in the Renovators, only one Marquess and Viscount. All others are barons, barons and knights. As a result, other nobles avoided the Marquis Benting, who had great power as a margrave and was the leader of the innovative faction.”

“Isn’t it dangerous to go to Bentinga?”

At that, the priest shook his head.

“Bentinga has a mansion in Scanden, but is not an aristocrat active in Scanden. It has nothing to do with this case. It’s just a guess, but I think he tried his hand to protect Brother Jun and entice him into the innovative group depending on the situation.”

“Are you trying to attract adventurers to the innovative group?”

“A person with ability seizes a chance to succeed anywhere. You have already solved a case that is too big for you to be a mere adventurer.”

“Whoa…”

Hyeonjun sighed and buried himself in the chair at the words of the priest who exalted himself. My head is spinning and I crave sweets, but in this world, sweets are a luxury. Hyunjoon closed his eyes and began to think.

‘Looking at the current situation, there are three paths given to me.’

First of all, you should avoid going to the nobles of Scanden. Still, there is a reason there are three paths.

‘Just to open a scanden. There is a clean way out of this troublesome situation. It’s possible, but they won’t send it nicely.’

Surely the guards will lead them. Of course, he has the confidence to escape unnoticed. However, if Hyeon-joon suddenly disappears from the city, the fact that he escaped without going through legal procedures will spread. Then you’re still a criminal.

‘Hidden in the temple. I could turn off the time, but Deliana’s priest might come back sometime. And the temple can’t keep me alive. I have to leave someday.’

It’s good to hide right now, but eventually you have to get out of the temple. and Deliana. Even after the situation has calmed down, she has not returned to the temple. Wouldn’t it be too optimistic to wait and believe that she would return soon?

‘It’s good to go to Bentinga to avoid trouble right now. However, in the long run, there is a high possibility that you will be tied to the innovators.’

If you go to Bentinga now, the other nobles won’t be able to reach out. You can’t ask Bentinga, the head of the innovative group and the successor, to give up Hyeon-joon, and if you use your hands behind you, you will secretly add fuel to the succession plan that has been burning. However, if you get involved with the innovators, you don’t know what will happen if the innovators are pushed and collapsed.