Chapter 3: Trying Out Going to a New Town – Part 8

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Part 8

The one that galloped in on a horse, and got down from it was──
A Holy Knight.
He wasn’t one of those imposter-looking Holy Knight Unit members, but seemed to be a genuine Holy Knight. It was his recognizable armor.
And then, he possessed a spear tinged with enough magical power that it was overflowing with it.
He was a man at the prime of his life, and in terms of age, he was about the same as Faltra City’s Feudal Lord Galford. He possessed a beard abundant enough to cover his chest.
He seemed like a Dwarf, but he probably a Human.
The Royal Capital was strong with racial discrimination, and it seemed that only Humans were appointed to important positions. There probably weren’t any Dwarves among the Holy Knights.
The Holy Knight that had come along discovered Diablo──and his already grim-looking face became even more stern.
If Galford had an air of a “stern teacher”, then this man felt like a “pigheaded boss”.
That sort of Holy Knight opened his mouth.
「So it was you? The one that used the magic from before……?」
Before Diablo could respond, the gang of Holy Knight Unit members jumped up.
「Oyabun!」^[1]
Their arrogant attitude returned. The man that had been the first one that was blown away got cocky.
「Fu fu fu……Oi, Magician! This is where your self-important attitude ends! I’ll have you know, this person is the Head of the Holy Knights, Baduta-sama, got it! How about that!」
「As I thought, so it is him.」
Diablo was half disappointed. To think that the Holy Knight that they had gone through the trouble of coming here to meet was the boss of such a bandit-like group.
Baduta kept silent.
Come to think of it, he did ask a question, didn’t he.
Diablo shrugged his shoulders.
「If by magic from before, you mean the one that was launched at the 《Sand Whale》, then that certainly was my magic. Same to you, were you not the one that fired off some sort of Martial Art?」
「Affirmative. That was my 《Seven Star Blast》 -de aru.」
「Mu!?」
──A levle 130 Martial Art!?
There was a difference in their parameters but depending on the situation and the fight, there was the possibility that he could surpass the level 150 Diablo. It was that sort of level difference.
If they were to fight in the current situation where his MP has decreased, he predicted that it would be a considerably hard fight.
His hands were moist with sweat. It was nervousness that he felt for the first time in a long time.
The guys of the Holy Knight Unit made triumphant looks.
「Kneel down, Magician! Your head is too high! To use such unreserved speech with Head of the Holy Knights Baduta-sama, even if God forgives you, we will not!」
「Tsk……」
The guys of the Holy Knight Unit went into ecstasy, and became even more carried away.
In a world where something like level 50 was “the best in town”, Baduta was higher than level 130. The Holy Knight Unit misunderstood and thought “our boss is peerless”.
It didn’t look like they could avoid a fight.
As they were glaring at each other, Lumachina came up to Diablo’s side.
──Oi oi, that’s dangerous, you know?
「Is this person the Head of the Holy Knights, Baduta?」
The Holy Knight Unit man’s eyes became bloodshot, and he yelled.
「You need to prostrate yourself before him, woman!!」
She was yelled at but──Lumachina ignored him. She gazed only at Baduta.
「What is the meaning of this, Head of the Holy Knights? What is this Holy Knight “Unit” that these people claim to be? I do not remember allowing such a thing. Did the Cardinal Institution authorize this? Or could it be that you created it all on your own?」
Baduta made a puzzled face at her way of speaking.
He stared at her.
Beads of sweat then fell down from his forehead.
「Y……you are……」
The Holy Knight Unit man drew his sword.
「Oyabun, please leave her to us! We’ll teach these guys a bit on the attitude they should have towards the Head of the Holy Knights-sama!」
「………………Could it be…………you? Is your great self the High Chief Priest!?」
「I believe this should be my first time meeting you?」
「In the time of your childhood, I had seen you only once! An h-honorable person that possesses such divine light, there should not be two such people in this world!」
「Is that so, at the time of my childhood……Please pardon my discourtesy.」
Lumachina put both of her hands together.
A shining holy symbol floated in front of her chest.
The light, from which warmth could be felt from, spread to the surroundings.
The people of the town that had taken their distance from the situation going on here leaked out voices going 「Ooh……」, and put their hands together and knelt down.
「O God……」「That honorable person is, the High Chief Priest……」「How sacred……」
Whispering voices could be heard.
Baduta also got to his knees.
「I, I am terribly sorry! I have no ways of showing apologies for the many impolite actions done to you!」
「WHA!? EH!? EH!? EH!?」
Seeing their own Oyabun lower his head, the guys of the Holy Knight Unit were completely bewildered. They looked at Lumachina several times.
Baduta raised his voice at just how bad at making judgements they were.
「You insolent fellows! Be aware of just who this honorable person is, is that understood!? She is the saint that announces the honorable voice of the great God to the entire Church──The High Chief Priest Lumachina Weselia, understood!? Your heads are too high! You fools, would you just prostrate yourselves before her!!」
「Hiiii!?」
It seemed that they were more frightened from Baduta’s menacing look than the meaning of his words.
The guys of the Holy Knight Unit placed both hands on the ground and rubbed their foreheads in the sand.
Lumachina breathed a sigh.
「Kami-sama is watching……He would surely desire for you to extend your hands to the people seeking salvation instead of lowering your heads towards me.」
「Ugh!? Ha……Hahi……」
A man’s breathing was abnormally rough. He was dripping large drops of sweat, and his body was trembling.
It seemed that they finally realized who they were trying to do something to.

──This is one of those reap what you sow things. This will be good medicine for them.
Diablo sneered at them.
Rem and Shera got close to him on his left and right.
「……That was a bit, satisfying.」
「Ahaha, same hereー」
He couldn’t deny that.
Rem tilted her head.
「……Does this mean that our escorting, ends with this?」
「Doesn’t it look fine if it’s that person?」
Diablo left that question unanswered.

Translator’s Notes:
[1] A way of saying boss. Often used in crime syndicates, though not limited to that.

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