CH 24

“Are you serious about……. having him joining temporarily, Commander?”

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“We're pulling out!”

Yohan began to return to the temple, leading the tired knights. Disarming traps that minimized physical exhaustion through quick exploration and efficient mana distribution using multiple Holy Knights. This neat work was extremely satisfactory.

In the first place, it was not something that the outcome could be swayed by the absence of a single magician. Of course, the speed would have slowed down as much as the power of that one person, but the damage would be much worse for the mercenary corps.

‘Heh, he left as if he was going to build up his pride. It's obvious that he hasn't even explored all the areas he’s been assigned to yet. I'll have to report to His Grace the Bishop first and then take care of the rest. Tsk, I’m going to work twice for no reason.’

He didn't know what kind of skill the two of them managed to subdue the demon. In life, sometimes there were battles that followed luck. Believing that luck was his skill and extending it was where the disaster began. Yohan kept a smile on his face as he recalled Cadel's imposing gaze.

God is fair. To reach out a hand of luck and to reap it. It was difficult to mistakenly believe that sweet luck would stay by his side forever.

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During the two days of waiting for Lumen's answer, Cadel had quite a few harvests.

First, the first ‘artifact’ was given to Van as a reward from the bishop. It was a [Bracelet of Rest] that stabilized the wearer's mental power.

As a berserker, Van's destructive power increased as the battle lengthened, but his mental strength plummeted when the awakening state lasted for a long time. Simply put, he lost his reason. For that reason, it could be seen that an artifact to prevent his rampage was almost essential.

‘I'll take this precious gift from Commander to the grave! Definitely!’

Well, it wasn't bad to see him happy at all.

And second. It was the [Witch's Bone Powder] obtained by completing the second quest. This item was one of the ‘Demon Bone Powder’ series, and it was also a kind of ‘exchange item’ that he collected when he died in the game.

Unfortunately, it wasn't for nurturing knights, it was an item for Cadel's own growth. If he could find a ‘specific person’ who needed this item, it was clear that Cadel's magical achievement would greatly increase.

Finally third. While waiting for Lumen, Cadel received and processed various miscellaneous requests centered on the temple, and in return, he obtained an old magic book. It was given to him by a young man he met during the quest.

‘I don't know if this is real or counterfeit, and since no one takes care of it, it just collects dust…… I hope Mr. Cadel will use it. Aren't you the benefactor of our believers?’