Chapter 84 – Conscience

Ed’s response had made the fighting investigators come to their senses. They had forgotten who they were dealing with.

If it had been night, Ed wouldn’t have reacted like this. He just needed to check if they had demon powers. Because now, without Jerry, he can’t recognize their powers. So, he blocked them to check.

The knights who were running from the opposite side also slowed down their horses. The battle investigators were drawing their weapons nervously after hearing Ed’s words.

After confirming that they had stopped completely, Ed went up to Aron and asked.

“Can you see it?”

Aron nodded and looked at the woman and the knight. And looking at those standing behind him, he shook his head.

“No one has the power associated with the devil.”

“Even if they don’t have the powers associated with the devil, I don’t believe them. So let’s just turn around,”

Malcolm and Alon nodded at Ed’s words.

Now, the priority is to take Aron safely to the temple. There is nothing good about being entangled in other’s businesses for nothing.

The woman who was startled by the arrow had stepped back and proceeded to speak.

“May the glory of Astron be with you. My name is Sarah, the daughter of Prince Melt. As a faithful servant of Astron, I ask for your help.”

Malcolm was slightly impressed with those words. The place he had to go now was the Shrine of Meltsi, and it was impossible not to help the daughter of Prince Melt, the lord of that place, in trouble.

Then Aron got off his horse, walked over to her, and said with a smile.

“How can I be called a priest if Astron’s servant asks for help and I refuse?”

Ed didn’t ask for that, but the knight seemed to be thinking of healing.

“Can you heal without hands?”

Aron paused for a moment to think about it, then nodded his head. In the past, it would have been impossible, but now it seemed possible enough.

“I think I can.”

“Then do it.”

Saying so Ed looked at the woman who identified herself as Sarah. Then he said,

“Just unplug the bolt from the back and you’ll be healed. So take off the Guardian Knight’s armor and remove the bolt.”

“Yeah?”

She hadn’t done anything like that before. Ed threw his dagger at the terrified woman. Then he said, pointing to the dagger at her feet.

“If you don’t cut the wound where the bolt is, the flesh will come out. So you just have to cut the wound and pull it out,”

“Ha, but….”

“Are you asking for help without even putting an effort?”

Sarah bit her lips and picked up the dagger. And looking back at the article, the knight shook his head.

“It’s fine. If only the young lady is safe, that’s enough.”

“No way. Take off the armor.”

The guardian knight looked into Sarah’s eyes and finally took off the armor. And when she turned her back, she shed some tears. She slashed the arrow from his back and pulled out the bolt. That moment blood spattered on her face and she fainted.

Watching that, Ed cast his doubts.

If she had wielded her dagger properly, there wouldn’t be any doubt. So, it was easy to guess that the fainting was an act.

While Ed was watching Sarah fainting by her guardian knight, Ed approached him behind his back and swung his dagger.

“Ugh!”

Before the Guardian Knight could respond, Ed pulled out all the bolts from his back and looked back at Aron.

Aron nodded his head at Ed’s gaze, then stood from a distance and held out his hand.

As the blue wave from his hand touched the guardian knight, the wound on his back healed. If a healer can only heal by touching with his hand in battle, that’s of no use to any mate.

However, if you can cast a recovery spell from this distance, its value will rise even more.

Even if it’s not right now, Ed was thinking to hire Aron sometime later. Having made up his mind, Ed saw the Guardian Knight’s wounds heal quickly.

Now Ed’s gaze looked at the knights and light cavalry standing at the distance. They were impressed to see Sarah getting help. Since there are paladines and battle friars together, they can’t dare to be reckless.

Ed retrieved the dagger and looked at them.

“Is there more to say?”

The knight finally opened his mouth, knowing that he couldn’t just walk away.

“My name is Bronn, the knight of Korun. She married Lord Soyoung but fled without spending a night together. This is about Lord Soyoung’s honor, so even the Astron Church cannot interfere.”

Ed looked at the guardian knight and the woman named Sarah. Her gaze toward the guardian knight was unusual.

Did she just run away without spending a night there?

They don’t care about other people’s love stories, but they shouldn’t hold their ankles with such a problem.

When Ed was thinking about such things, Aron intervened without noticing.

“Under any circumstances, I will not ignore helping Astron’s faithful servants. But we are on our way to the city of Melt. So if you want to dispute the matter, please speak directly to Prince Melt.”

Bronn’s impression hardened.

It should not be known to the outside that the lord’s bride ran away without spending the first night. They have to kill the guardian knight who caused this incident and take away Sarah. But if they go to Prince Melt, they cannot do as they wish. It’s really a face-lift.

“As long as you are married, you are a member of the Korun family, so the Astron Church cannot intervene in the affairs of the family.”

Ed sighed and stood in front of Aron, knowing that the story would not end soon.

“Don’t say the same thing twice, step back.”

If Prince Melt finds out, he might rather listen to a man named Bronn. A marriage between nobles would have been allowed by both families. A daughter returning from such a marriage would not be something that even Prince Melt, a nobleman, would welcome.

Seeing Bronn frowning, Ed said with a smirk.

“Or are you going to attack us?”

Bronn looked at Ed at those words, but the moment he saw him, he swallowed dry saliva. It was as if he wanted to pull out a weapon and attack. After all, the party with the paladine of the Astron Church cannot fight with force, no matter how good the cause. If that happens, the city of Korun could be shattered.

“I’m going to ask the denomination about this!”

The nobility and the denomination do not interfere with each other, so this could definitely be a problem.

When he turned his head to check, Aron wasn’t concerned about that at all. Seeing Bronn backing away with his men, Ed looked at the Guardian Knight.

Seeing him holding Sarah, who was fainting, and carefully wiping the blood from his face, he said.

“I’ll give you a word, so take the young lady and lead the way. I haven’t completely dispelled my doubts about you yet, so if I’m foolish, I’ll have to hope that my arrow will go astray.”

The guardian knight nodded at Ed’s words. He spared his life in a situation he thought was unavoidable, so that was it. He had done all that he had to do for surviving Korun’s servants.

The guardian knight took the horse delivered by Ed and drove Sarah, who had passed away in front of him.

Ed said, riding after Diego on horseback.

“Aron. Don’t trust people recklessly. It was a very dangerous act.”

“It didn’t look like a lie,”

Ed sneered at that.

“Aron. They say that those eyes can see the power of the devil and let them know the truth, but they can’t see the heart of a person. So, just trust those eyes and don’t help people believing they tell the truth.”

Malcolm and Alon said. He nodded his head as he rode the horse.

When he heard a woman running with her wounded guardian knight asking for help, he did not doubt himself and tried to help.

It was a deep thought that no one dared to defraud the Paladine of the Astron Church, but he knew that he should not believe only that. Thanks to Ed’s awakening, they decided to be more vigilant.

Diego, who was riding in front of Ed, asked.

“How can you not raise an eyebrow even when a woman asks for help?”

“Because Aron is here. Guys with demonic powers wouldn’t have approached us with such carefree deception, but don’t just think about that. They may have bought and sent assassins from Crossel.”

Diego, overconfident in his abilities, took out the commander Jerry and increased the detection range. But even if that wasn’t the case, the demon’s power could be sensed to some extent.

“Ever since ancient times, women and children have been told to be especially careful. They are perfect figures to arouse people’s vigilance. That’s why assassins often do that too. So be careful.”

Diego heard that and nodded.

“I’ll be careful,”

Ed said, stroking Diego’s head.

“Just looking at you. Who would see you as a necromancer who can defeat even intermediate demons?”

Diego smiled at that. Ed touched Diego’s head and looked at the back of the guardian knight walking in front of him. He just wanted this to end here.

The city of Melt could not be reached in one day. By nightfall, they tied up their horses and everyone got ready to camp. After waking up, Sarah approached the party and greeted them.

“Thank you for your help.”

Aron smiled and offered her a seat.

“You don’t have to say that. Helping those in need is Astron’s teaching.”

“I heard from Bronn that now we’re on our way to the city of Melt.”

“Yes. This is the way to the Shrine of Meltsi.”

“I see.”

Sarah hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

“So, can I make a request if it’s not too difficult?”

“Tell me.”

“We can’t go to the city of Melt, can’t you just let us leave like this?”

Ed covered his mouth as Aron was about to open his. Malcolm and Alon also sent a thank-you look to Ed as if he knew Aron by now.

Bringing Sarah to Prince Melt is a problem they can solve on their own, but if they don’t take her to him, the Astron Church will have to bear all the responsibility.

Ed covered Aron’s mouth and looked at Sarah. He didn’t want to say bad things about an aristocratic woman, but the truth is that he doesn’t care about this woman.

“Hey there,”

Ed said, staring at her.

“Where did you sell your conscience?”