As he struggled to drag a "borrowed" stone brick from its original position, Ed Singal wanted to bite his tongue off because of the phrase "we'll help you."

He is now the younger brother of Philip Zeri - Philip used Eric's older brother when he found Eric, the paladin who had lost his memory, and he also made up several other brothers for himself in order to find the other paladins and priests. Ed became one of them, "who had stayed at home waiting for news, but received a letter from Filly and came to thank the god who had saved Eric and helped his followers build the temple", and at the same time, "I wanted to know more about Nesses, the great god of creation."

Ed didn't know how this crappy excuse had managed to get him in. He suspected that the Anktans had lost not only their memories, but probably a considerable part of their brains. He had only been with those people for two days, and the happiness and contentment on their faces he hadn't seen in a long time - maybe there was nothing wrong with living a simple life.

Not all of them have lost their memories, and not all of them have been healed of their injuries and have thrown themselves into the arms of new gods. The priests of Nesses have been quietly preaching for several years in many remote villages scattered through the forests on the border between Anktann and the northern ice fields.

The war did not affect those villages, but poverty and disease did not spare them. They had also worshipped Anduhe, but the deity had apparently forgotten about them, the priests of Anduhe had never set foot in their forests, their prayers had never been answered, and the rudimentary temples were deserted, and it was easy for people who had nothing to rely on prostrate themselves at the feet of any god who would look after them.

The priests of Nesses taught them how to improve their hunting weapons, build stronger houses, and help them resist the barbarians from raiding from time to time, and demanded nothing more than devout faith - Anktan, like Lutgar, many worshipped several gods at once, prayed to the water god Nior by the Viinz River, prayed to the forest goddess Naciada for more prey, and chanted the name of Anduch at the foot of the mountains......

But Nesses demanded to be wholeheartedly believed. You can acknowledge the existence of other gods, but your soul will henceforth belong to Nessher.

That's usually what the gods ask of priests and paladins. It was this that made both Filly and Ed a little uneasy. Faith has power, but it can also be easily exploited. As Norway feared, it was most likely some sort of necromancer's conspiracy

But in the hunters who had converted to Nessus for years, Ed saw a determination he had never seen before. Not to ask for anything else, not to fear some powerful power, but to genuinely believe that the god could create a new and better world for them.

"The pastor will tell you more. "Haryart, a hunter told Ed. The hunter has curly blond hair and bright, greenish blue eyes, and enviably strong muscles. He was one of the first Anktans to convert to Nessas, and a middle-aged priest often visited his village to teach them to read and fight.

"Fighting?" Ed asked, confused.

"Every believer is a knight of Nesses, and one day we will fight for him. Khaliat replied.

"But who are you going to fight?" Ed asked uneasily. The world has been at peace for many years, and the only wars are fought by humans themselves for power, and even if it is said that several gods intervened in the civil strife in Ruttgar, it is only a legend, and in Stonebuch, many suspect that it was only the knights of the water god who borrowed the name of the god for their own benefit.

"Anyone who is an enemy of Nesses. But you don't need to be afraid. Haryat thought Ed was afraid, "Nesses will be with you, and you will be born again in his world." ”

"Necromancer...... Or the ice dragons, and the goblins, are they also Nethers' enemies?" Ed asked tentatively.

"Of course. Khaliart frowned, "That's all evil. ”

Ed smirked and ended the disturbing conversation.

Later that day, he found an opportunity to be alone with Filly.

"I don't know if the gods teach their knights that, but it doesn't always sound good. Ed asked Fili, "Will Nio also make you ready to fight for her?"

"Of course. Fili replied, "Otherwise, what do you think a paladin does?" but Niro doesn't think every one of her followers is a knight. ”

Anyone who receives revelation has the potential to become a priest or paladin of Nyo, but there are many trials to go through before they can be recognized by the goddess. She will give them strength, but the opposite of power is responsibility.

"But how are you going to tell who is Neor's enemy and who is evil?" Will Nior tell you?" Ed regretted that he didn't know more about the gods and their followers. River's business was mainly shipped, so the Singers were barely believers in the god of water, but Ni'o probably wouldn't admit that those of them couldn't even pronounce prayers. If you don't want to end up in the hell of the unbelievers after death, it's a good idea to ask a pastor to pray for the end of your life.

And the crystal ball on his chest...... Even if there is any power, in his hands without faith, it is probably really just a ball. He had almost forgotten that he was carrying the gadget.

Fei used his strength to scratch his head, he was not a priest, and answering people's doubts was definitely not his specialty, and the Paladin's code was as thick as a book, and most of it was not even remembered by him - but the young man in front of him obviously would not let him go easily.

Finally he remembered what someone had told him: "Maybe we believe in ourselves, we listen to our inner voice, and then we find a name for that voice so that we don't be too proud or too lonely." ”

He said it as it was, and was satisfied to see that Ed had been thinking about it for a long time before he asked blankly, "So, does God actually not exist?"

"No, of course they exist, in our faith. Filly replied smugly. He had asked the same question, "If you have not strayed from your own path, you will not stray from the guidance of the Goddess." ”

As Ed bowed his head again in contemplation, Fili quietly fled. The only words he can take out to fool people are these few words. But when he was alone, it dawned on him that those few words had a deeper impact on him than any pastor or code of conduct.

And at this moment, his inner voice told him that it was time for lunch.