Chapter 79: Zealots Sophia and Maria came back with Barack-san around 20 minutes later.
「Is it those?」
「Yes, they look like a.s.sa.s.sins or something, right?」
Barack-san checked the men dressed in black.
Those black clothed people were all human men.
「Tak.u.mi, this is turning out to be a bit troubling issue. We"ll contact the feudal lord immediately, is it alright to leave these guys for a bit?」
「It is fine by me, but a troubling issue?」
「Yeah, extraordinarily so.」
Barack-san went to Margrave Volton. We stood watch over the black clothed men and waited.
After around 2 hours pa.s.sed, a carriage with the crest of the Margrave Volton house etched into it and a carriage of knights guarding it, an escort carriage and infantry guarding it had arrived in front of our house.
The person who came out of the carriage with the crest of Margrave Volton, was Margrave Volton himself.
「Irumdono, it has been a while.」
「Thank you very much for coming personally, Feudal Lord-sama.
Dorn-sama as well, it has been a long time.」
「Umu, you have been quite active, haven"t you, Irumdono.」
「Fumu, isn"t that right, Barack-dono?」
「Yes, that was faster than I expected.」
It seems Margrave Volton and Barack-san had some idea as to who these men could be.
At this point, another carriage arrived, and Moulin-san and the Dark magic user who performed contract magic on the girls had stepped out of it.
「Irumdono, these men shall henceforth be interrogated by us, but may I have your time on another day?」
「Yes, given that they were aiming for us, I am anxious to know who these men are so I will visit.」
The next day, a messenger from Margrave Volton arrived and we went to the Feudal Lord"s estate.
We were shown to a conference room-like place in that estate.
Once I sat with Margrave Volton, Knight Leader Dorn-san, Superintendent Xervus-san, and Guild Master Barack-san, Dorn-san began talking.
「Their official name is the Kamui unit. They are a unit that works by eliminating those that do not obey the teachings of the Light G.o.d Church. The interrogation went smoothly.」
The result of the investigation was that, as expected, the aim of the intruders was related to the Purifier DMs. I hear that Purifier DM has reached not just the entirety of Valkyra Kingdom but even Lomaria Kingdom, Samandour Kingdom, and Gnomstoll Kingdom. By using Light attribute magic to clean filth, as the G.o.d unfearing enemy and developer of such a device, I am right at the top of their list.
Margrave Volton stated that he pays a considerable amount of money to have the filth that has acc.u.mulated in the sewers cleaned. The Genesis Faith operates on the widely gathered donations, so they do not charge a fee, but for the Light G.o.d Faith, despite not having a church in Volton, they expressly dispatch priests from the Royal Capital, and those expenses are included in the fee they charge.
These course of events aren"t happening only in Volton, but continues to the whole of Valkyra Kingdom, as well as Lomaria Kingdom and Samandour Kingdom. The loss of income has enraged the Light G.o.d Church.
「For the time being, would it be better to go into hiding?」
I want to escape to a place that doesn"t reach the eyes of the Light G.o.d Church.
「No, Valkyra Kingdom is a country with many believers of the Genesis Faith. With that in mind, I believe it is safest to stay in this country where the Genesis Faith flourishes in and is proactively supporting Irumdono.」
「The Knight Order and Town Garrison will increase patrol, as well as strictly monitor the town"s entries and departures.」
What Margrave Volton said was reasonable. Knight Leader Dorn said they will be more vigilant.
「I"m training you. It"s to build up your strength so you can repel the religious fanatics no matter how many times they attack.」
「Ooh, if that"s the case, then the Knight Order should be of help as well. We shall a.s.sist in training with the sword and spear.
Our Knight Order must express our grat.i.tude as well, after all.」
「No, wait, that isー」
Before I knew it, Barack-san and Knight Leader Dorn were already setting up a training schedule.
「Also, if your party has an attacker or tank, I"d say you can"t lose to the zealot/ religious fanatic units.」
「Haa.」
I"ll consult Sophia and the girls about this when I get back.
Sydnia really haunts me.