The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 19
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#19. Warrior, Izumi (2)
“I will follow.”
Cedric responded immediately to the statement that he was leaving for the branch office.
“Please take good care of me.”
I didn’t necessarily leave it out.
Anyway, Cedric was hired as my escort, and unlike the protagonist who can save the world even if he just sits still, if he just sits still he’ll become a villain who’ll detonate a nuclear bomb.
I can’t take my eyes off you even for a second.
‘It was earlier than I thought that we would meet.’
Originally, Cedric appeared upon receiving a request from the temple to join the warrior party. The date was about a month after Izumi settled in the temple?
The reason his appearance came so quickly is because a “saint” who did not appear in the original work appeared.
I glanced at Cedric.
He was carrying a lot of stuff on his back.
“I… Cedric?”
“yes.”
What’s all that on your back?
Are you going to hike Everest?
– I can’t say that.
Now I am blind.
I can’t see that.
Instead, I pretended to trip and reached out with one hand, pretending to notice Cedric’s luggage.
Take my attack!
“Be careful.”
has failed miserably.
Cedric grabbed my body without a trace of surprise. He handled it with careful hands, as if he was handling a precious treasure.
“……thank you.”
“no.”
Why am I so angry?
When he was little, he was cute and round, but when he grew up, Cedric was no fun at all. On top of that, he was a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment.
‘It turned out well though.’
The only people who go to pick up the warrior are me, Cedric, Mars, and a few others, including Amy.
In the meantime, I’ll ride in the same carriage as Cedric and stimulate you hard.
I need confidence.
The certainty that he would never betray the protagonist, that he would save the world for me even if I died.
Why do you worry about what happens after I die?
‘You never know.’
Will my quest continue even if Justinas dies?
Cedric is the one I ‘saved’, so if he saves the world, it would be enough to complete the quest.
Or I could play dead again, like I’ve been doing for the past ten years (not really on purpose).
Anyway, it is the aesthetics of a graduate student to be prepared for all situations. If you want to be a professor’s foot cleaner, this is a must.
“Sister! Come here quickly.”
But my grand plans were in danger of being ruined by Amy.
“…huh?”
“Did you really think I was going to ride in the same carriage as that dark-skinned man?”
Amy, who was holding my arm, looked at Cedric with a wary gaze.
Cedric didn’t seem particularly impressed by the open hostility. He blinked and said,
“I am the saint’s escort. Of course, we should ride in the same carriage.”
“Ugh.”
“Or are you planning to escort the saintess yourself?”
With that arm?
Amy’s face turned bright red at the addition of ‘laughable’.
“what?”
“joy.”
“Wow, sis! Look at that guy! I told you he’s really unlucky!”
“Your Majesty, please go.”
Cedric grabbed my hand as Amy continued to run wild. Then Amy exploded.
“hey!”
Cedric didn’t answer.
I was the only one who felt uncomfortable with her daughter’s lack of response, as if she was wearing earplugs. Fortunately, Mars, who had joined the ranks of the knights, stopped her.
“Calm down, Amy.”
“But father.”
“The author is right. Isn’t the carriage already narrow?”
Amy still looked dissatisfied, but her father’s firm dissuasion calmed her down a bit. I looked back at Amy and smiled.
“Don’t worry too much. Cedric is a good person.”
“That’s because you see the world too positively.”
Amy, who had been grumbling, entered the carriage following me. Mars, who had remained next to me, spoke to Cedric.
“Then I ask you to take good care of the saint.”
“Okay.”
Cedric nodded.
… Hmm. Certainly, judging by his attitude towards others besides me, he is unlucky. If he continues like this, when I disappear again, he might start developing a bomb, saying, “I’m going to blow up the world.”
I gently tugged on Cedric’s sleeve, and he immediately turned his head towards me.
“Saint?”
It’s a blunt but affectionate gaze.
“Cedric, please be kind to others too.”
“…that is…….”
“Then other people will like you too, Cedric. Right?”
Mars, who was suddenly asked a question, was taken aback for a moment, but soon nodded in agreement.
“Yes.”
“see.”
Cedric seemed lost in thought after hearing what I said.
… doesn’t it work?
This is difficult.
I was planning to correct Cedric’s behavior little by little like this.
“Would it be of any help to you, Saint, if I curry favor with another person?”
“yes?”
“Then I will do it.”
This time it was my turn to blink (special: invisible).
‘Is this right?’
It was clear that he liked me, but there was something uneasy about his declaration that he would be kind to others if it helped me.
‘But isn’t it better than doing it to everyone except me?’
Is this better?
***
Izumi was troubled.
“Save the world?”
The reason is none other than the quest.
The blue spear that appeared from the moment I took hold of the sword that fell from the air would blink and appear before my eyes whenever I wanted.
He relied on his memories of the animation he had seen in his previous life and shouted out things like “Status!” and “Shop Window!” in a loud voice, but nothing changed. All he was given was that simple quest window.
“What the hell do you want me to do with this!”
All of a sudden, they told me to save the world. And there were no milestones whatsoever.
All there is is a meteorite.
He touched the sword that was shining with a sacred white light. Every time he did, the name he had in his previous life kept coming to mind.
Yuushi (勇士). A warrior.
‘In this fantasy world, saving the world ultimately comes down to defeating the Demon King.’
Become a warrior and defeat the Demon King.
It’s such a classic cliché that it’s not used much these days, but it was still a setting that often appeared in traditional games.
An ordinary boy who usually farms in the countryside is suddenly chosen by God to go on an adventure. His place next to him is filled with companions such as a silver-haired saint, an elf archer, a prickly assassin, a cold-blooded magician, and a big, loyal older brother.
… Wait. A saint?
“If she’s a saint, then she’s there.”
No matter how much of a vulgar person you are, if you live as a noble, there are rumors you will hear.
He remembered what his father had said to him a while ago.
“His Majesty the King has ordered all citizens who wish to become naturalized to Aegis to be sent away. It is a difficult decision to understand. It is in the national interest to join forces with Aqua to prevent population outflow.”
“Why do you want to immigrate?”
“It’s because of the saint. Those who witnessed the miracle directly can never become unbelievers.”
“Saint!”
He jumped up.
‘Where there is a saint, there is also a warrior.’
That’s a given.
The warrior and the saint.
A combination that appears as a set as a matter of course in numerous RPG games.
There are games with only warriors, but no games with only saints. The presence of a saint meant that a warrior would also appear at some point.
Up until now, he had thought it was all someone else’s business and had no feelings, but when he received this quest and even got his hands on a sword that looked like a holy sword, he couldn’t help but feel excited. He swallowed his impatience inside.
[Main Quest]
Save the world.
Progress: 0%
Reward: Return
He is now in the Polly Baron mansion where he was born and raised.
If so, then this return must mean a return to Earth.
I don’t know if I can return to my dead body, but even if I can’t become Yuushi Izumi, it doesn’t matter.
I’m fine with this body.
If I could go back to Earth.
“…I decided.”
He said with a determined face.
“I have to go to Aegis.”
If it were as the cliché goes, then something like a prophecy would have come down to the Holy Land. Then, he just had to prove to the Pope and the Saint that he was the warrior of that prophecy.
The means of proof is simple.
Holy Comet
This sword glows softly the moment he holds it in his hand.
‘Anyone can tell it’s a holy sword.’
Although I was not usually very religious, it was difficult to not recognize this level of divine power.
‘Let’s tell father and mother.’
It’s about going on an adventure.
Izumi’s heart, which had been living a life of freedom since her reincarnation, began to beat for the first time. It was thanks to the joy of finding a purpose in life and the hope that she could return.
He ran out of the room and into the hall where his parents were.
“Father, mother!”
I’m leaving home to become a little warrior!
– Izumi, who was about to shout, became blank as she looked at the priests standing in front of the mansion. Her father, who was facing them, looked at Izumi and spoke hurriedly.
“That child is my son!”
“Father?”
What is the situation?
As Izumi stood there blankly, his brain overloaded, the woman who had been turning her back on him turned around.
“That’s him.”
“…!”
Izumi froze stiffly as she faced her.
Dazzling silver hair.
Rosary around the neck.
An ascetic garment that covers the entire body.
But what caught my eye the most was the caring smile on her face and her shocking beauty.
He knew it as soon as he saw it.
“Saint…?”
“Yes, I am a saint.”
Even the smiling face is sacred.
Izumi’s eyes shook as if they were fluttering. Her once bright face had become dazed and ecstatic.
The saint approached him like that.
“Izumi Polly.”
An outstretched hand.
Even the white cloth covering the back of the hand is noble.
A voice like the mercy of God came down to his ears.
“I need your help. Please come with me.”
There was no need to worry.
Izumi immediately lowered her head.
“I will do so.”
It was the moment a warrior was born.