Two days later. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info I and my team hurried to the agreed meeting place, the village of Braksh.

There were twenty people in the team, several of whom were old friends from the previous team, and the shooter Beckway, who had taken my place during my absence, now jokingly said that I was welcome back, but the captaincy would not be relinquished.

So I'm just a vice-captain who wields the powers of captain - a boring joke.

The few teammates behind me were all the elite of my previous detachment.

The heavy warriors Sinka and Adam, though not as perverted as Balkuff's, were a defensive force they could rely on when they lifted the giant tower shield, and we once jokingly rammed them with heavy warhorses—much better than the bunch of trash in the arena. These two are the same honest and often the object of our teasing.

The twin scouts from the Thieves' Guild, Akers and Siris, seem to be more like twins than them, the same heavy warriors, the honest and slightly less talkative Xinka and Adam. Ax is good at communicating, Siris ...... Has anyone in our Windriders ever heard him speak? One of these two is good at gathering intelligence, he is very proficient in various Chinese, the other is good at finding and disarming traps, and of course lockpicking is also his forte - but the two of them are a thief - did the twins do it on purpose? Although the ability is one of the best in the regiment...... But I always felt that the prize money allocated to them was a bit of a loss.

Marksman Zamka, from the desert country of Kambi, is better than Beckway in riding and archery, but is his melee combat skills after dismounting...... Negligible. The character has a fight with Asa.,It's a tough person in the group who dares to openly pursue and forcibly embrace Sister Cana - but every time he is beaten badly by Sister Cana.。

The heavy swordsman Osin, who challenged me for disobedience when I was first appointed as the leader of the detachment, became one of his most trusted companions after being defeated - but I suspect that his defeat was deliberate, because since he was defeated by the strongest of the detachment, no one has looked down on me because of my young age.

As for the last team doctor and chef - Lao Bai, although his medical skills and cooking skills are very good, and he has saved us all many times, but everyone really wants to kick him away if they can, Lao Bai likes to dissect corpses after the war, can you imagine the scene where he has just cut the half-decomposed corpse into pieces and then come back to make delicious broth for everyone? He even grabbed the foie gras with one hand and stuffed it into his mouth, looking for stinky guts in the stomach of the corpse with the other!! -- really wanted to send him directly to the church as a heretic, and Sinka and Adam especially wanted to, because they were the ones who were responsible for carrying the corpse of Lao Bai every time. However, due to the lack of cooks and doctors in the team, and the fact that he had enough physical strength and ability, no matter how hard and dangerous the task, he had enough physical strength and ability...... Oh, and guts, so I can only settle for it. Combat skills...... Self-preservation is fine, and he can even be said to be a great guy - because we've never seen him hurt.

As for the eleven knights who were at the front of the ranks, they were the elite of Uncle Leaf's second squadron to compensate for the lack of cavalry in our ranks. All I know is that the lead captain is called Elzac. And Elzak gave me the impression of a standard knight, although he had a lot of respect for me, but it was a respect for the commander - too meticulous, it seemed that there was only rank and task in his eyes, and it was more interesting to talk to him anyway than to watch Lao Bai dissect the corpse.

We dismounted at the entrance of the village to rest—this was what Elzak meant, and he felt that the knights should not disturb the civilians unless necessary.

This was a bit of a clash with the sloppy (mostly because the bastards never respected me in anything but fighting) who were anxious to go to the village to buy a drink.

But fortunately, Elzak was only self-disciplined, and only ordered his knights to rest in place, and did not interfere with us too much.

As a result, the players who were originally around them dispersed, leaving me, a lonely "vice-captain", to accompany this group of disciplined knights.

"Captain Threstin, please take care of yourself, don't worry about us." Elzak said to me politely.

- After all, I'm the person in charge, so I can't leave them here and go to the bar by myself?

Alas, I sighed helplessly, thanked Elzac, and then turned to look back at the road.

Digital Priests......

――I don't know what the number of priests sent by the Pope is?

The strength to be able to crusade against the superior demon clan alone - it should be with Balkuf, the strength of that level of Bar, right?

It is said that the last time the ranking of the digital priests was announced was five years ago, and it has not changed since.

It was that kind of strength five years ago......

Now I don't know how strong it is.

I can't help but feel a little excited when I think about it.

- Of course, I'm not stupid enough to challenge the digital priest.

However, if you can get his advice.

It is one step closer to obtaining the qualifications recognized by Nabal.

Looking forward to it.

"Captain!" Just as I was in a daze when I was facing the main road at the entrance of the village, the heavy swordsman Osin shouted behind me, "Come here." ”

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

"There's a little girl in the tavern who wants us to pay the bills—as if she knew you and gave your name," Osin scratched his head and looked at me with a smirk, "It's pretty cute, could it be you, Captain—"

Little girl?

…… Not that coincidental, right?

I followed Osin towards the tavern, "I only know one little girl who would be considered a cheat - she can't be a priest with a spear, right?" I asked in confirmation.

"Yes, dressed in a priest's uniform and carrying a spear, and claiming to be a priest - where is there such a small priest? I didn't have the money to order a table there! ”

"Sure enough!"

It's too young to doubt the identity of the priest, and she likes to eat and drink, and she wears a priest's uniform and carries a spear.

No matter how you think about it, it's that little priest Luca.

Who else but her?

Pushing open the door of the tavern, Luca was busy tearing the roast chicken in his hand.

"You little one! I really want to eat poor your brother! I stepped forward quickly, reached out and grabbed Luca's little head, rubbing it vigorously.

"Huh? Brother Reis? How are you there? Yikes! Hurt! Hurt! ”

"You know it hurts? How much did you eat today? I turned to pound her little head harder, "Every time you have to pay your brother - how much do you get paid as a brother?" ”

"Woo~ Luca, I didn't expect you to come, brother-"

"I didn't expect to tell them that you know me? Want them to pay? ――What do you see? My sister-in-law! "Suddenly I noticed that the bastards around me were smiling evilly, so I yelled at them.

"Yes, yes—it turned out to be the captain's sister-in-law," Beckway continued to beckon to everyone with a wicked smile, "nothing unusual, everyone drinks, drinks. ”

"Oh~Righteous sister~" The thief Akers echoed, "It's really nothing unusual, eat, eat!" ”

"It's still my brother's sister-in-law!" Oxin followed, "Old Bai, don't look at it, come, let's drink!" ――Don't forget to go back and report to Miss Sakura~"

"Righteous sister~ definitely!" Lao Bai smiled and raised his glass.

"Righteous sister...... Lori ...... Priest ...... Hey! Hey! Zamka also smiled evilly as he drank the wine from his glass, then turned around, "Leave them alone, Sinka, Adam, come!" Drink! ”

…… It's infuriating.

- Are these bastards genuinely teasing me?

"Luca, I only know that someone from the Windsriders is here - isn't the Windsriders Brother Lacey, your Knights? So I'm going to put it on my brother's account~ hehe-" Little Luca didn't care much about the bastards' coaxing, (maybe it was that her simple little head like Rusya couldn't think so much) and asked me while rubbing her head that was hurt by me, "Brother Lacey, shouldn't you be in Kecyr now?" Why are you here? ”

"I'm back early, but what are you doing here? - Isn't that a digital priest sent by the Pope? ”

"Ha~ No! - Luca, I'm here with Minia's sister~"

"Minia, sister?! The digital priest who came was a woman? Where is she? ”

"I was left behind by the little one!" With a grumbling voice, a goddess officer rushed in, snatched little Luca beside me, and rubbed her head vigorously, "Just run, don't you know to take me with Elise?" ”

"Elise can't take two of them—ah! Hurt! Hurt! Brother help! ”

“……”

- She's a digital priest sent by the Pope?!

Wearing the same standard red cross official uniform embroidered on a white background as little Luca, with a straight sword twice as long as an ordinary sword, he is estimated to be about the same age as Sister Cana, with short green hair and a very pretty face. The arm that was rubbing Luca's head was very slender and looked weak.

I thought it would be a muscular man like Balkuf, but I didn't expect it to be such a girl - the contrast is so great.

However, looking at her posture of bullying little Luca,

――How do you feel like me?

"Uh......" I cautiously worded my words as I looked at Minia, the digital priest we met for the first time, "You must be the digital priest we are in charge of assisting on this mission, right?" I'm the captain of this team, Celestine, hello! ”

However, to her surprise, Minia looked at me vigilantly with her glowing green eyes: "Well, I'm the seventh 'Purple Light Sword' Minia. Just now little Luca called you Brother Reis - are you the maggot named Thresten that little Luca used to say?! ”

"Probably no one else will be called that by Luca, right?" I was uncomfortable with her fierce eyes, and I rubbed my nose involuntarily, "Also, why am I a maggot?" ”

Minia jerked Luca into her arms, "Little Luca is mine!" ”

“……？？”

"Huh? Defy? Let's duel! Whoever is alive can have little Luca! ”

“……”

"Don't want to? Then you go straight to death! Maggot! ”

――Is that really true?

Is she really a digital priest?

No matter how you look at it, it's just a crazy woman who likes Luca.

…… Can't the Pope send a normal person?

But-

I looked at poor little Luca with pity—

In Minia's arms, little Luca, who was strangled by the neck, was speechless and was now struggling.

"Uh......" I scratched my head, meeting that wary gaze, "you let go of Luca first-"

"Little Luca, I will never give it to you!" Hearing me mention little Luca, Minia's arms tightened again.

Poor little Luca was already rolling her eyes.

"Hmm...... Well, I know, but if you don't let go, Luca will be strangled to death by you. I reminded her, "I'm not going to rob you!" ”

"Ahh Minia hurriedly let go of her hand, "Luca, I'm sorry! ”

Little Luca took a long breath -

Oh, I should say a poor half-mouthful - because I saw Luca gasping for breath as she approached me, (maybe Luca also felt more dangerous around Minia right now?) The green-haired madwoman in front of her hugged Luca hard again, and then continued to look at me vigilantly: "Really don't rob me?" ”

Poor Luca was strangled again.

"......" I reluctantly raised my hands and took a few steps back, sitting far across from her.

Minia breathed a sigh of relief and slowly let go of Luca.

However, her expression was like a female cat who took her kitten out to bask in the sun, but she was always vigilant, ready to "take" Luca back at any time.

"Woo~~ almost died!" Luca wiped the tears that had just been "embraced" with her hand and complained to Minia, "Sister Minia, you want to kill Luca!" It's so uncomfortable - Luca, I'm angry! After saying that, he wanted to shake off Minia, who had been holding her.

"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm just excited-come~ This" Minia took Luca's hand and took out the other hand from her pocket-honey candy?! "Eat?" She asked.

"Ahh Good good! Luca I want it! Little Luca's mood immediately improved, and she snatched the candy and ate it happily.

This woman! The means of domestication are all the same as mine!

To be honest, watching little Luca happily eating honey candy that I didn't give me, it was indeed a little unpleasant in my heart.

"Hey, hey, hey~ finally a rival in love," the thief Akers on the side said out of place.

"It's still a female rival~~ It's so exciting!" Zamka, and then the group of bastards around him were heckling again.

"Hmm......" Minia ignored them, just continued to look at her hostilely as she combed Luca's freshly messed hair, "Aren't you maggots in Kecyr?" How did you get here? Chasing? It's disgusting - I wouldn't have allowed little Luca to come if I had known - forget it, maggots, do you know your mission? ”

"Probably clear...... I'm curious as to why the Pope sent the seventh digital priest over - it feels a bit too solemn. Is the enemy strong? ”

"Well, you maggots know about the extermination of Duke Norval's private army a while ago, right?"

"Hmm—can you leave that word out? It's hard to hear. I finally couldn't help but complain.

Minia ignored it and continued to herself, "When they were attacked, the chaplain gave out a distress signal, and the first rank priest Cain was nearby. ”

"First Class Priest?"

"Priest's job~" Seeing that Minia still ignored me, little Luca, who was concentrating on eating candy on the side, replied for her, "The first-level priest is the candidate for the digital priest - Luca, I just became a priest, and I am a third-level priest." ”

"In other words, the strength of the first-level divine officer is second only to the digital divine official......"

"Well," Minia nodded, "Kain's strength is also very good among the first-class priests, and he happened to be on a tour with two midshipmen, and when he saw the distress signal, he left the trainees and ran over - but when the trainees arrived, they saw Kain's body-"

"Wait! Something is not right! I interrupted her in confusion, "Why don't we know about Kain?" Cain's body wasn't with Noval? ”

"Well, it seems that Kain was attacked on his way to the rescue."

"So, the two apprentices...... Did they set off at the same time or did they wait a long time to find Cain? ”

"They set off at the same time, and they left them because they couldn't keep up with Cain - what are you doing asking this?"

"That means that the time between Cain's encounter with the enemy and his death was very short," I analyzed, "there is no reason why he was killed so quickly—was it a sneak attack?" ”

"It's not. Judging from his corpse, it was a head-on battle. He had at least four non-fatal wounds on the front - and he died from the force of the crushing of his sternum. ”

"That's right......," I muttered, "no wonder the Pope is so serious, and from the current clues, I can only conclude that the enemy is very strong, and a head-to-head battle can kill a first-class priest in a short time......" I turned to the team members who were listening intently at the next table, "It seems that this time is not an ordinary difficulty-how do you feel?" ”

"It's hard to say, the first-level priest is quite scary when he hears the name, who knows what happened to him?" "If it's really as strong as Priest Minia says, the enemy is tricky. ”

"We only knew that the enemy was capable of defeating twice as many people as they had been sent to fight them, and now we knew that we could defeat a potentially strong first-class priest in a short period of time - it seems necessary to revisit tactics on the fly." Osin analyzed.

"Do you maggots look down on the priests?" Minia was a little annoyed.

"We maggots don't have the guts to look down on digital priests, but even a girl that little can be a priest—" Axes said, "I'm really skeptical of the abilities of ordinary priests." ”

They seem to be upset that Minia sees them as maggots, and they take the opportunity to complain.

Zamka grabbed Ax: "Hey, hey! Stop it! That little priest is the captain's sister-in-law! He also specially accentuated the word righteous sister.

"Be quiet, don't make a fuss!" I finally spoke. Although Minia was excessive, it was better to refrain as much as possible if we were ordered to assist them.

Little Luca angrily grabbed the spear next to her, and Elise was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Minia.

I saw Minia holding down Luca's gun and suppressing her anger: "Let's try!" I also want to know how much you can trust me - Threstine, get out! She turned to me.

I was stunned, "Hey, can't I apologize for those outrageous bastards?" - And why did you ask me to duel?

"I'm not interested in learning about that group of maggots, as long as I know your strength as the maggot captain - you are the captain, and you know the best about the abilities of the team members." Minia explained, "Could it be that as Luca's brother-in-law, is he weaker than the team? ”

"That's ......"

- But is it anger?

I always felt that the focus of her anger was on the word "righteous brother" and not on my teammates' contempt for the priest.

Because, when she spit out the word "righteous brother" in her mouth just now, she unabashedly revealed it to me-

Strong killing intent.