Chapter 1: The Shame of the Paladin
"Heavenly Spirit, Earth Spirit! The goddess of light will appear soon! ”
In the manor house of Earl Lawrence, a strange exorcism ritual is taking place.
Wright was dressed in heavy paladin armor of light, holding the priest's scepter in one hand and a water bladder filled with so-called holy water in the other.
He danced the witch blessing dance like a barbarian tribe, and at the same time chanted words in his mouth. Coupled with the faint and flickering shadows under the campfire, the whole scene exudes an indescribable sense of distortion!
Such a strange way of exorcism naturally attracted a lot of discussion among the onlookers, and even the guards who maintained order cast suspicious glances.
But even so, Wright still carried out the so-called exorcism ritual without changing his face and heartbeat.
Today, he's been eating and drinking at Lawrence Manor for fifteen days under the pretext of exorcism.
With the passage of time, everyone's attitude has also changed from enthusiastic at the beginning, to questioning first and then questioning.
If it weren't for the identity of a paladin, he would have been swept away a long time ago.
After all, the Church of Light is the largest cult of God on the continent of Adrim, and it is also the state religion of the Principality of St. Grant.
The clergy enjoy a transcendent status here, and the paladins who represent holiness and justice are highly respected.
But it's been so many days, and it's really time to come up with some decent feats.
Fortunately, he had been prepared for a long time, after all, he had done such a thing more than once.
"Father, give the order to stop this stupid farce."
The earl's daughter, Emily, the eldest lady of the Lawrence family, was looking at Wright with disgust on her face.
As an apprentice magician with excellent grades, she knew very well that this was the so-called Paladin, and that she had not done anything serious in the past fifteen days, except for wandering around and laughing at the maids.
"It's not an exorcism at all, it's just a funny and clumsy show. He's a liar! Please order this person to be arrested! ”
Count Lawrence's face was full of embarrassment: "But the holy light he summoned is incomparably holy, and his interpretation of the holy religious texts is also very profound.
Especially since he also has the Paladin Silver Medal, he doesn't look like an imposter no matter how you look at it. ”
"Father, your so-called paladin was arrested on the spot on the first day of your arrival here for being drunk and causing trouble in the tavern.
After taking him to live in the manor, this man said that he could see a person's future fortune from his palm prints, and then used this as an excuse to ridicule and harass the maid in the house!
Every day, you either wander around or run to the town to eat, drink, fight, and fight!
I often shout something, today's consumption is paid for by Earl Lawrence! And then owe a lot of money for drinks!
Eating lazy, greedy for women, drinking and hurting people, does it have a little bit to do with the paladins who symbolize love and justice? ”
Earl Lawrence was full of embarrassment: "What if I catch it wrong?" We cannot afford the wrath of the Holy See. ”
The staff mage standing next to the earl also took the opportunity to speak: "Emily, you don't need to worry about it first.
A few days ago, I asked the Knight Chief to lead a team to the Holy Light Cathedral in the national capital to verify his identity.
Calculate the time, there should be a reply soon.
He wanted to mess around, so he let him make trouble. If the ritual doesn't work in the end, we don't have to wait for a reply, and we can directly punish him.
Wouldn't that be better?? ”
"But! Mr. Moslian! He ......"
"The Light is above! Haste as a law! ”
Before Emily could finish speaking, Wright suddenly jumped in front of them and shouted, and suddenly sprinkled the holy water in his hand in the direction of the city lord.
Caught off guard, the holy water slapped directly on the faces of the three people, and the originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
Except for the crackling of the campfire, all that was left of the square was the ticking of water droplets sliding down the faces of the trio.
The people all looked at the three city lords in shock, and they couldn't help but wonder if the demon was one of the three of them.
After a while, however, nothing happened.
Miss Emily, who had always been disgruntled, clenched her silver teeth and suppressed her anger: "Venerable Paladin, is this what you call an exorcism?"
What about demons? ”
Seeing that there was no reaction, Wright couldn't help but feel dissatisfied, but he still pretended to be unfathomable.
"Don't worry, let the holy water fly for a while."
"Enough! You shameless liar, you dare to fool the Lawrence family, come on! Give him to me......"
Before she could finish her sentence, a girl's wail suddenly came from beside her.
"Yikes! It's holy water! Damn holy water! ”
I saw a little girl struggling to emerge from the shadow of Count Lawrence, and flew into the air with smoke all over her body.
She has the horns of a sheep, the wings of a bat, and a long tail. Although he is petite, he exudes a deadly temptation all over his body.
"Demons! It's really a demon! Everyone, run!! ”
The onlookers exclaimed, and the guards suddenly became nervous. The Count's face turned pale with fright, and Emily was even more shocked.
"There really is...... Demon? ”
At this moment of crisis, Wright stepped forward.
"Everyone, hold on! The little devil can't make any waves! The holy light is above, see that Uncle Ben has accepted her! ”
The demon flapped its petite wings and roared with teeth and claws: "Disgusting tin can! If you dare to ruin my good deeds, I want your life! ”
"I don't know how thick the sky is, and I'm still shouting here! Didn't take me seriously at all! ”
Wright suddenly put on a handsome posture, and an extremely pure holy light appeared on his body, which suddenly illuminated the night. The gentle light soothed people's hearts and kept demons at bay.
"Bright Holy Dragon! Holy Light Spell! World-honored Holy Spirit! Give me the Dharma! ”
The surging light formed the phantom of a divine dragon in midair, and the demon was slapped back to the ground with a breath of dragon breath.
Wright held up the water bladder that had just been filled with holy water and shouted, "Close! ”
"Ah~Don't~ I'm so unwilling~~"
The little devil let out an unwilling cry, and turned into a puff of purple smoke and was put into the bottle. The whole process went smoothly, as if it had been rehearsed.
"Praise the Light! Praise the Light! ”
The onlookers no longer dared to doubt Wright's identity, and fell to their knees one after another, constantly singing the praises of the greatness of the Goddess of Light.
"Paladin-sama! You are truly a great warrior, thank you for saving us from demonic poison. ”
Wright waved his hand when he heard this: "Don't take it lightly, although this demon has been expelled, it has not been completely expelled.
The demonic poison still lingers on this land, and if it is not completely exorcized, it will cause disease! Pestilence! Doom! Curse!
In short, the harm is endless! ”
"Huh? What about that, that, that? Paladin, save us! ”
On the surface, Wright looked compassionate: "The Holy Light is above, how can I, as a glorious paladin, not save you from death?"
For now, only a large amount of holy water can save everyone! ”
Speaking of this, Wright suddenly stepped back: "So! Where else can holy water be bought? ”
Then he stood back in his original position: "Good question! You're here, everybody!
Today I'm going to make holy water for everyone!
Afraid of being infested by demons? Afraid of being cursed? Afraid of being plagued by illness?
A bottle of holy water! Solve three major problems at once!
Holy water in hand, exorcism worry-free!
Walk by and don't miss out! A bottle costs only ninety-eight copper pesos! Value for money like never before!
What are you waiting for! Hurry home and get water!
Only ninety-eight! Paladin's handmade holy water! Bring! Return! Family! ”
There was silence again, but soon someone got up and ran home, and then the crowd of onlookers turned to go home to fetch water, even the guards who were responsible for maintaining order.
Looking at the crowd of people who were going in a panic, Wright quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a subtle arc.
Looking at the back of this enigmatic man, Emily was a little distracted for a moment.
In her impression, the paladin was so majestic and tall. But this man, and what he did, was nothing short of blasphemy against the paladin!
But the bright and pure holy light, and the delicate badge, did not look like a fake.
At that moment, a crow descended from the sky and landed on the shoulder of the black-robed mage, spitting out a copper pipe.
The old mage took it and took out a small scroll of letters from it, and after looking at it twice, he was shocked.
"Teacher, what's wrong?"
"See for yourself......"
Emily took the letter and looked at it, and immediately covered her mouth in surprise: "A wanted warrant issued by the trial court!" Catastrophe? ”
The old mage's eyes flashed: "No matter what, you can't let him run away." ”