A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

The door to the Messiah's room was opened.

"Does it take so long to open a door...? Your face is so red, are you really okay?"

"N-nothing." Messiah fiddled with her hair, glancing to her left. Since receiving Afrena's assistance, Messiah's performance within the Knights had become increasingly prominent.

Especially with the Holy Dragon Knights frequently dealing with monsters and traitors, Messiah gets more and more opportunities to shine.

Now, in a large mountain not far from the capital, Barreka and Sen'aiwen are leading two apprentice knights on a mission.

However, the mission seems to be going a little wrong.

"Baphomet!" Messiah panicked when she saw Baphomet surrounded by several insect-like monsters.

“I’m fine! Take care of yourself!” Baphomet said with difficulty.

At this moment, neither Barreka nor Sen'aiven could spare a hand to help Baphomet.

"Don't talk nonsense, Baphomet." For once, Messiah spoke harshly.

"Lady Aphrena," Messiah prayed, placing her hands on her chest.

Then Messiah suddenly opened his eyes, and no one noticed that Messiah's eyes were filled with gold.

“Holy Light Bullet!” Messiah raised his left hand and said softly.

"Holy Light Ball" is a very common spell, and it is favored by followers of the "Children of Light".

Generally speaking, a normal person should release one shot at a time.

But the scene now is terrifying.

Countless light projectiles lined up behind Messiah, shooting out as Messiah pressed down with his left hand.

The dense barrage of bullets did not harm Baphomet in the slightest, but it tore the monsters to pieces.

Incidentally, Messiah's "Holy Light Bullet" pierced through the giant insect-like monster that Bareka and Sen'aiwen were fighting.

“This…” Baphomet was still in shock, staring at Messiah in disbelief.

"This power is far too great," Barreka sighed.

"..." Sen Aiwen frowned.

Despite this, Messiah has been making progress and its strength has been rapidly increasing.

But this attack was truly too powerful.

After pondering for a long time, Barreka walked to Messiah's side and patted him on the back.

"Well done."

Messiah himself hadn't recovered from the immense power when Bareka slapped him, which brought him back to his senses.

"Thank you for the compliment," Messiah said, straightening his back.

However, Baphomet was a little disappointed, as his fellow trainee knights were so much stronger than him.

"Baphomet, what's wrong?" Messiah asked curiously after seeing Baphomet's pale face.

"It's nothing, thank you for saving me." Baphomet waved his hand casually.

"Let's call it a day and head back to the capital," Sen Aiwen said sternly.

“Okay, once we gather the evidence of the extermination, we can head back.” Barreka nodded.

This mission was much simpler than expected, thanks to the Messiah.

“That’s a really powerful ‘Holy Light Bullet’,” Barreka said.

"Uh... thank you for the compliment," Messiah said somewhat guiltily.

The attack just now was so powerful that it clearly exceeded the level of a trainee knight; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a full-force strike from an A-rank adventurer.

Of course, although this is the case based on Barreka's experience, there is not enough evidence, so Barreka will not continue to speculate.

Overall, it's not a bad thing that the Knights have gained another reliable ally.

But the reality was almost exactly as Barreka had guessed.

The attack that Messiah just unleashed was no less powerful than Nisa's full-force attack.

How could the power lent by angels be weak?

In Aphrena's eyes, it was just a tiny bit of power, yet it had already reached the level of a current A-rank adventurer of the Black Iron race.

If Messiah were to lend out even a little more, she could unleash the power of an S-class adventurer.

Of course, Aphrena did not intend to lend too much power to Messiah.

For Afrena, this small reward was enough to satisfy the weak Black Iron race.

Especially for apprentice knights who have never experienced power, their resistance to the temptation of power is practically zero.

On the way back to the capital, Messiah was still reeling from the afterglow of that powerful force.

"Is this the power of angels? It's amazing," Messiah murmured, looking at his hands.

---

After returning to the Holy Dragon Knights, Barreka and Senaiwen truthfully reported the process of the campaign.

After listening, Nisa remained silent for a long time. In the end, she only instructed Barrekado to keep an eye on Messiah, without giving any further instructions.

Messiah had been worried that using the power of the angels would bring bad things, but when he learned that Nisa didn't care, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Messiah, lying in his room, picked up his necklace.

"Lady Aphrena, thank you so much." Messiah gently kissed the necklace.

However, Avrena did not respond.

Despite this, Messiah was still very happy, without the slightest bit unhappy.

If your prayers are answered, it proves that the angels are still alive.

The Messiah was extremely grateful to the angels for lending him power, which transformed his weakness and made him a true knight.

Rather than the one that needs to be protected frequently.

"This must be the church, no, it's an opportunity and a blessing from God."

Aphrena in the necklace had no reaction to Messiah's words; for her, the sooner she got rid of that damned voice of corruption, the better.

If she hadn't been forced into it, Afrena would never have chosen to reside in such an artifact and lend her power to this foolish black iron species.

However, we still need this black iron type.

"Go and pray to the Lord, and the gospel will continue to be upon you."

"Lady Aphrena!" Messiah jumped out of bed, overjoyed.

"I'll go pray right away!" Messiah said, his face flushed.

"Go, devout believer." Baphomet hesitated in front of a small chapel.

This is the church of the "Guiding Elder".

Although Baphomet does not believe in any god, most of the Knights are actually believers in the "Children of Light," and it would be inappropriate for Baphomet, as a member, to go to churches of other churches.

But Baphomet really wants to talk about his troubles.

As for why Baphomet didn't choose other churches, the reason is simple: the priests in those churches would always try to persuade the person seeking help to convert in the end.

This is a real problem for Baphomet.

"Hmm, you want to go in?" A dejected voice came from behind Baphomet.

"Hey!" Baphomet, who was deep in thought, jumped up in surprise.

"It's you!" Baphomet exclaimed in surprise when he recognized the speaker.

It's that adventurer from Skane Village last time.

"Your name is... um... what was it again?" Baphomet hadn't really remembered Bray's name.

This resulted in Baphomet forgetting Bray's name after a week or two.

“His name is Bray, have you forgotten my name too?” Naruko leaned closer.

“Miss Naruko…” Baphomet did remember this female adventurer.

"Yo, good morning," Naruko replied.

"Early my foot, it's already afternoon," Bray said helplessly.

Levy remained silent as always, simply staying behind Bray.

However, facing the knight who had once beaten her up so badly, Levy couldn't wag her tail at all.

Speaking of which, although both of them beat up Levy, Levy's attitude towards Naruko was noticeably better.

Bray glanced at Levy behind him and reached out to pat her head.

“It’s all over now,” Bray said softly.

Levy paused for a moment, then hummed in agreement.

"Sorry, I forgot your name," Baphomet said somewhat embarrassedly.

The man in front of him was quite strong, at least that's what Baphomet thought.

Despite being knocked unconscious many times, he never witnessed Bray's full strength.

"It's nothing," Bray said, seemingly unconcerned.

"But you've been loitering here for so long, aren't you going in?"

“Come in with me, I’d like to see the priest inside too,” Bray said casually, holding up his fruit basket.

"Hahaha, what a serious guy!" Naruko laughed.

Naruko knew why Bray had come to the church; it was to express her gratitude for the previous treatment.

Bray glanced at Naruko and said honestly, Bray really wanted to come with his sister, not with this bastard.

Unfortunately, his younger sister has to attend classes, unlike him, an adventurer who can take time off whenever he wants.

The same applies to that princess.

“Going out with you is the worst thing ever,” Bray complained.

"What did you say?!" Naruko exclaimed angrily.

However, he chickened out after being glared at by Bray's deadpan eyes.

What a terrifying look.

"Go in, little knight." Bray waved and went into the church first.

"Wait, I'm going in too, wait for me, Mr. Bray!" Baphomet immediately snapped out of his daze and hurriedly followed Bray.

---

“You’re too kind, Mr. Bray,” Father Thun sighed.

During this time, Father Thun made a lasting impression on this unique adventurer.

However, I didn't expect Bray to thank me so formally.

"I already said that the initial treatment fee was enough, and I don't need anything additional."

“No, it’s fruit for the children,” Bray said.

Father Thun suddenly burst out laughing.

"Thank you." This time, Father Thun did not refuse.

"I'll take it. You've accepted the things. I'm leaving now." Officer Bray was decisive, and really didn't even intend to exchange pleasantries.

“Thank you.” Father Thun bowed in a religious gesture.

“I don’t understand, no need to bother.” Bray shrugged and walked away without looking back.

"This little knight is also looking for you. Farewell."

"Hey, that was fast! I didn't even have time to react!" Naruko exclaimed in surprise.

Why is the plot so short?