Epilogue Lisa-sama's Adventure (as always, two chapters in one)
In the early morning, a small figure walked on the potholed corridor in the Dark Moon Temple.
The short man, the originally loose robe was propped up by the thick cotton clothes, with an obvious baby fat face, and his hands and feet looked short and thick under the cotton clothes, making the little guy look as cute as a meat ball.
This is, of course, our new Archbishop of the Darkmoon Temple, the great Lisa.
The childishness on Lisa's face, who had just passed eight years old, had not yet faded, and there was a bit of melancholy and sadness between her eyebrows.
This road, which has been walked thousands of times, is so familiar that you can walk through it with your eyes closed, even if it is not yet dawn, it does not have any effect on the girl.
"Squeak", pushing open a dilapidated wooden door, a modest bedroom appeared in front of him, a table, two chairs, and a bed, but there was nothing in the bedroom.
"Good morning, Grandpa Bishop. Bowing to the empty bedroom at the door, the girl smiled forcefully, "Lisa has come to see you again." β
Of course, no one would answer in the empty room, only the cold air responded to her.
However, the girl had long been accustomed to this, and after saying hello, she began to tidy up the room skillfully.
Wipe the dust off the table and chair, dust off the bedding, this work has been done countless times by Lord Lisa in the past six months, and it is not difficult at all.
Since the death of the elderly and frail Archbishop Summerer half a year ago, Mistress Lisa has taken over the task of tidying up the vacant bedroom, and for half a year, she has been persistently completing the task every day, rain or shine.
This house, and its owner, has brought indescribable warmth and joy to the girl for the past six years, and since she was brought back when she was two years old, it is only in this room that the warmth of home can be found.
In the past, the old bishop was like a real relative, and he cared for the girl meticulously, and in this room, the girl went to class, studied, and played every day, and spent six years.
The girl will never forget that whenever it rains, she sat on the bishop's grandfather's lap and listened to him tell the story of the outside world, and the sound of the rain and the old voice of the bishop's grandfather were mixed together, which was the best melody she had ever heard.
Uh, it would be better if the house didn't leak.
Now, the bishop's grandfather finally can't live with the girl, even if half a year has passed, the girl still can't bear to accept this fact, and cleans the old bishop's room every day, hoping that the bishop's grandfather will be able to come back one day.
Of course it can't come back.
Mistress Lisa is not stupid, how could she not understand that this is all for those stupid people.
The great Lord Lisa insisted on cleaning the room, just to remind herself not to forget the hope of the bishop's grandfather that the Temple of the Dark Moon could continue in his own hands.
"Ha, ha", he took a few breaths of hot air on his hands, and the little guy's two little hands were red from the cold, but sweat was already oozing from his forehead. After all, she is still a child, even if she has awakened her energy perception and become a real professional, her young body still limits her physical strength, and she is a little tired to do such a little work.
"Grandpa Bishop, I'm done cleaning, how is it, clean, Lisa is really the best. The little guy said in a crunchy voice, pretending to be happy, "However, I shouldn't be able to come over for the next few days, don't worry, I'll be back in two days to help you clean your room." β
The great Lord Lisa has a small plan in mind, and this plan has been hovering in Lisa-sama's mind since half a month ago.
The day before yesterday, Lisa-sama had finally made up her mind and started implementing this plan.
Because, it is no longer possible to do it.
Exiting the old bishop's bedroom, he walked out slowly and silently, and the church was dark, with only one room and a faint light.
That's where Tarina and Meria usually pray, but now they're certainly not praying, they're in a meeting, a very important meeting.
Temple, there is no money again.
In the past, when the old bishop was around, although the temple's finances were in a precarious situation, he was at least able to make a normal life, and even occasionally bought Lisa a few new clothes.
However, since the death of the old bishop and the two nuns have taken over the temple's finances, it has been discovered that the financial situation is nothing short of a nightmare. For half a year, the income was beyond the means, and even if it was often possible to make credit accounts, the deposits were decreasing in days, and by now, the temple was completely out of money.
In the past two days, the two nuns have been discussing what to do, and there are only five gold coins left in the inventory, just for three people to live, which can support a few months or even half a year, but if you add the maintenance costs of some areas of the temple, it is estimated that it will not last for half a month.
That was the biggest question for the two poor nuns.
Tiptoe to the door, peeked in through the crack in the door, sure enough, the two nuns were sighing sadly, and their expressions of grief could not be hidden, I was really worried that if this continued, the hair of the two nuns and aunts would turn gray early.
"Is there anything else I can do?" Meria asked weakly, "I've never thought about making money." β
"I'm wondering, why don't you ask Lisa-sama to pay for treatment a few times?" Tarina also looked very confused, "Anyway, my lord, she usually has to contact the healing technique, and the paid treatment should increase the amount of practice for her." β
Bad idea, definitely bad idea, even Merial knows it.
"Absolutely not. Merial shook her head vigorously, "If it were an ordinary priest, it would be fine to do this, but Lord Lisa is the archbishop of the true god, and if she does this kind of thing as a god agent, her reputation and the reputation of the temple will definitely be damaged, and we will both be sinners of the Darkmoon Temple at that time." β
"I know it's not right, but it's better than staying at home and waiting to starve. Tarina covered her face and let out a sigh from between her palms, "Then it's just the two of us going out and looking for work." β
"What can we do?" Meria said with a wry smile, "Do you want to help with other temples?"
"Governess, I'm afraid there is only one way, the governess of the children of the nobility is definitely not good, they need too much knowledge, but the governess of ordinary wealthy families is still okay, their requirements for their children's education, that is, being able to read and count, we still have no problem. β
"This kind of tutor will not be paid too much. β
"The two of us take turns to go out to work, at least to support the three of us, and we can smoothly support Lord Lisa until adulthood, and when the time comes, our burden will be lifted. β
Huhu, the two nuns and aunts are also very troubled, but you can rest assured that you can wait at home, as the archbishop of the Moonless Moon, the great Lord Lisa will help you solve all your problems.
Hmph, this is just a trial for the goddess, and it won't be difficult for Lisa-sama.
Careful not to make a sound, Lisa quietly passed the nun's room and walked all the way out of the Darkmoon Temple. Of course, the girl will not say goodbye, she has already left a note in the room to inform the two nuns that she has the opportunity to use the priest's status as a priest to make a large amount of money in partnership with others, and she can come back in more than half a month, so that the two of them can take care of their home and do not have to worry about expenses.
It was still early, and there was no one outside the temple, except for a few early freight wagons, which drove alone through the streets in the early morning frost.
"Uncle Harry, I'm going into town. The maiden had already calculated the time, and sure enough, after waiting for a few minutes on the side of the road, the miller outside the city drove the wagons and carried bags of flour to the city.
"Yo, it's Miss Lisa. "The gray-haired but sturdy old miller stopped his car, and the people of the Darkmoon Temple often rode his car into the city, and everyone was already familiar with each other, especially this girl, who was cute and sweet-mouthed, and it was hard for anyone not to like her.
Although it is relatively rare for the little guy to enter the city alone, this is not the first time, there is nothing to be surprised about, the old man naturally carried her into the car, an old man and a young man, the two of them talked and laughed and drove the carriage towards the inner city of the rose capital.
Lisa-sama's big adventure, the first step, success.
In the center of the inner city, bidding farewell to the familiar old miller, little Lisa stared blankly at the big world. Isn't Lord Lisa afraid, what is there to be afraid of a powerful warrior like Lord Lisa? It's just, just, well, just a little worried, is this world really as beautiful as Grandpa Bishop said?
Most people are friendly and will lend a hand when they see someone in need, and there are bad people in the world, but every bad person will be punished in the end, and justice will eventually triumph over evil.
I guess that's really the case.
Looking up at the tall adults passing by, everyone was in a hurry, running around with their heads down, even if it was strange for a little girl walking alone on the street, but looking at the robe on her body, which symbolized the status of the priesthood, no one would ask anything.
"East Street, East Street, this should be East Street. Lisa took a note and searched for a long time on the street, and finally found the target by following the sign, "Dungeons & Dragons, ha, that's right, it's this tavern, I finally found it, and Lisa-sama is really the best." β
Lisa-sama's big adventure, the second step, success.
Cautiously pushing open the door to the tavern, Lisa tried not to let herself be discovered by anyone else. The bishop's grandfather said that children are not allowed to drink, and if a child is seen entering the tavern, he will be arrested and spanked.
Hey, do you think Lord Lisa will be fooled, if she is discovered, the most she will be blasted out is, how can there be a punishment of spanking to scare children, but even if you are bombed out, it will be a shame, so try to avoid it.
Fortunately, it was already morning, and the tavern was empty, except for a few lone drinkers lying on the table, drunk and asleep. Awake, there was only one table of guests except for the waiter at the bar.
Seeing these three guests, Lisa's eyes lit up, and she ran over with a smile on her face, and said briskly: "Hello, look, I'm here, I said I wouldn't be late." β
"Ha, the little guy is really amazing, he really came on time, so according to the agreement, I invite you to join this mission." β
All three were not natives, but were typical itinerant mercenaries, and it is said that they were originally a team of four, and that they had traveled a quarter of Pavatiga.
At the head of the group was an old mage with a white beard, who loved to laugh and laughed very kindly, and every time she saw him, Lisa would think of the bishop grandfather who had left.
The other two, like a young couple, a thief and a swordsman, the handsome man and the beautiful woman, the two seemed to be newly married, and often regardless of the occasion, they were tired of being together, so that Lord Lisa blushed for them when they saw it.
However, apart from this, the two do not have any other shortcomings, the man is tall and burly and can speak well, and often a few casual words can make the atmosphere on the field harmonious.
The woman is beautiful but not kitsch, she is very gentle with everyone, and she has a unique delicacy of women, Lisa, who saw the red face of the frozen little face, did not know ridicule like the two stupid men, but was very considerate and handed over a cup of hot water, so that the girl escaped the torture of the cold.
The three men were met by Lisa a dozen days ago, when she was endorsing at the temple gate when she saw three people passing by outside the square with injuries. Lisa stopped them, and with a few simple healing techniques, she healed their wounds, and thus reaped a series of gratitude from them, well, and a reward of three gold coins.
Therefore, the two nuns and aunts are just brainless, and such things as healing are used for use, so how can there be any shame and not shame, otherwise how do you think the bishop grandpa makes money?
The three of them are very talkative personalities, and after healing their injuries, they chatted together for a long time, and it happened that the three of them talked about a big business, but unfortunately another pastor in the team left the team because of personal matters, and there was no healer, so the big business had to be abandoned.
Such a good opportunity, how could Lisa-sama let it go, these three guys didn't look like bad people, so the girl immediately proposed that she could temporarily join their team and act as a substitute healer.
The three of them were surprised, couldn't decide for a while, said that they wanted to discuss, and left with only one address. It wasn't until five days ago that Lisa came to the door, and finally the trio and the girl agreed to let her join if they could arrive before they left this morning.
Although the girl is naΓ―ve, she is not brainless, in the past few days, she has inquired about the past of these three people through several channels left by the bishop's grandfather, and they are basically telling the truth, and the reputation is not bad, it should not be a dangerous person.
Because of this, the girl will make up her mind to take a risk, and the bishop's grandfather once said that every time you make a new relationship is a risk, just like an investment, you can succeed or fail.
If I succeed in this investment, I can not only earn a lot of gold coins, but also have a way to make money in the future, and I don't have to make the two nuns and aunts worry about making money every day. And even if she fails, Lord Lisa is not easy to bully, hmph, when the time comes, it will make the fool who underestimated the great Lord Lisa regret it for the rest of his life.
"Of course, great...... Ahem, I mean, my Lisa does what she says. Well, now that I'm in the party, can you tell me the details of the mission? β
"Have you ever heard of the Otherworldly Projection?" said the kind mage, smiling, "that's a very dangerous place." β
"Otherworldly projection?" Lisa's thin eyebrows furrowed, the name had indeed been heard, but at her age, she couldn't quite understand its exact meaning, but, danger, the great Lisa-sa would not be afraid of danger, "With a professional healer like me, there is no need to worry about any danger." β
"I advise you to think again, it's not for fun. The beautiful and gentle female assassin also persuaded, "Although it is true that you can have a high income, but it is all exchanged for blood and life, once you really join us and enter with us, there is no chance to regret it." β
Well, if it were someone else, someone who was in urgent need of healing, I would have liked to be able to trick the powerful Lisa into the team, so that there would be no danger, and they would be different, I know that for the sake of Lisa, they should be some good teammates, but the problem is, don't underestimate Lisa-sama, it's dangerous or something, I don't care about it.
Snorted heavily, the girl pouted dissatisfiedly: "The more you say that, the more I have to go together, I want to see how dangerous it can be." β
"Well, since the little guy is so resolute, then we're welcome. The three of them looked at each other, looking at each other a little strangely, "The specific task, wait until the road to talk about it, now act and prepare to go, little guy, I also have to prepare supplies for you, I hope we will cooperate happily in the future." β
"Okay. Lisa replied loudly and angrily, and seemed to be in a state of flux.
Lisa-sama's big adventure, the third step, success.
Finally being able to contribute to the church made Lisa look forward to the trip.
Grandpa Bishop, look at it, I will definitely work hard, try to bring back the most precious treasures, so that the church can be reborn.
I won't let you down.