Night of the Soulless Heathens – 238



#238. And on a new mission 1

On the way back to Coxhall Azadin’s fever continued to rise and he eventually lost consciousness.

Fortunately there were no further raids.

Thanks to the Coxhal governor who was worried about the bishop and the pilgrims near Coxhal leading his private soldiers to welcome them the pilgrims and Bishop Akenar were able to return safely to the headquarters of the Coxhal Knights.

The headquarters of the Order of the Rescue located in Coxhall was also a large manor consisting of a diocese building and a church building for the Order of the Rescue.

Arriving at the manor Achenar assigned Azadin a servant and gave him the best room in the inn.

“Take care of him. Call a doctor.”

“Yes? Bishop. This is the messenger clan. But…..”

“No. He is a brother of our church now. I have appointed him so he is under my guarantee. Do you understand what I mean? To doubt him is an act of dishonor to me. If he makes such remarks again in the future I will not tolerate it.”

“However….”

There is now no doubt that Azadin has become a member of the Rescue Knights.

Bishop Acenar acknowledged his knighthood and she is officially credited with knighting Azadin.

But even considering that Azadin’s status is Hospitaler-Erant. Now he is only a trainee knight.

It is excessive favoritism for a bishop to personally assign his servants to a single novice and instruct him to nurse him.

“From now on I will not tolerate any rambling. Just follow my orders.”

As Akenar said this he hurried to the Bishop’s Office of the Order of the Salvation. There was an ancient relic a quartz mirror which was a device that allowed pairs of mirrors to be magically linked together so that they could converse.

This allowed the Knights Templar to operate a tight organization with dioceses all over the world. It was a mysterious treasure and even the king’s church coveted it.

“I will then inform the other bishops that those who attacked the pilgrims are agents of the Northern Emperor. This will be a long meeting so the pilgrims and other knights should rest. The pilgrims should not leave this diocese. There may still be attackers and assassins roaming outside.”

Akenar left those words and headed to the bishop’s office.

“Hmm.”

Camilla shrugged looking at his back.

“Your Highness is very kind. However I don’t think the Knights will believe that the Northern Emperor attacked. It’s as if the Herald Clan accused the Northern Emperor. Who would dare believe the testimony of the Herald Clan and doubt the Yaegasu God King?”

“Yes that’s right.”

Izmila said this and glanced at Azadin. The servants were carrying Azadin on a stretcher and carrying him to the bedroom.

“Ah. Now that I think about it I should take this opportunity to see this guy’s face. I was curious. This guy. What does he look like that he wears a mask all the time. Hehehe.”

Camilla followed Azadin excitedly but her brother Countach stopped her.

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“Ugh. Sister. I’m hungry.”

“Ask the priests over there for some food. I need to see his face.”

“Just a moment.”

Izmila stopped Camilla.

“Do we really need to bother a sick person?”

“If you want to take care of that sick person you’ll have to take off the mask anyway.”

“That’s true… but it’s not like you’re going to be taking care of her either?”

Izmila blushed.

“You miss me too don’t you?”

“I saw it for a moment when it was dark.”

“You saw it? How was it?”

“Well I’m not sure. I only saw it briefly when it was dark. But um.”

“Are you ugly? Or do you have a scar or something?”

“It’s dark so I can’t tell. But I think he’s handsome. But um that’s ridiculous. I must have seen it wrong.”

“What do you mean nonsense?”

“I thought it was so ridiculously handsome.”

Izmila said and twisted her body.

“What? Are you that handsome? How much? Isn’t your taste strange? Do you like someone like my younger brother?”

“no!”

“Anyway since you’re like that I can’t help but look at it. Well you’ll understand now that you see it.”

“Don’t do that. What would you do to a sick person….”

“But you want to check again right?”

“That’s true though.”

“Then let’s just watch. Follow me. Let’s watch together.”

Camilla ignored Ismilla’s reaction and followed the servants up the stairs.

The servants placed Azadin on the high priest’s couch on the second floor of the cathedral stripped him of his clothes and finally removed his mask.

“uh….”

Camilla was shocked when she finally saw Azadin’s face.

“….”

Izmila who saw Azadin’s face again was also surprised.

“You’re handsome. It’s not funny… If you were ugly I would’ve made fun of you.”

“Hmm. Hmm.”

Both Ismila and Camilla coughed and brought the lamp over to the table allowing more light to see Azadin’s face in better detail.

Then Azadin opened his eyes. He frowned because of the dazzling light but he was surprised to find himself dazzled.

“What? My eyes hurt… Why is everyone here?”

“Wow. Whose eyes are purple?”

“hmm?”

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Azadin touched his face and smiled bitterly.

The mask is taken off.

And what about purple eyes? Aren’t they the eyes of Harconia? The eyes of Arael the first leader of the herald clan who is considered auspicious have also appeared in Azadin.

It’s only natural since I inherited it from her.

“Hey. You’re handsome. Haha. Why are you hiding such a nice sight with a mask? Show more of yourself to the world. Are you afraid of getting hurt? If that’s the case then I admit it.”

“….”

Azadin had never heard anything good about his appearance. Of course many people wanted to see his strange appearance without eyes. During the messenger selection training his juniors and seniors would come to see Azadin’s face as if it were a showpiece.

Even though he was treated like that by his seniors he was treated as a spectacle by his juniors who were lower in rank than him and the fact that he was humiliated was so hurtful to Azadin that he still has nightmares about it. Seeing these two people watching Azadin made him recall the pain from that time.

But unlike then there is goodwill in their eyes.

“Ah. Are you talking about my face right now?”

“Yeah. Hey. The bishop seems to be really fond of you. Did you show your face to him?”

“I showed you. As a knight and my guardian I thought it would be rude not to show my face.”

“Ahaha. So the bishop has a crush on you?”

Izmila who had been listening was so surprised that she slapped Camilla on the back.

“Watch your words. How could you be so rude!”

“No. I’m not saying that it’s completely nonsense. And I’m telling you to be careful. Be careful. In the first place the mask that the bishop is wearing is a mask that female priests wear to keep men from harboring other people’s feelings. Why would such a mask be made? It’s because there was some kind of incident between priests and other men in the past.”

“So just saying something like that is disrespectful. If someone hears it they will be offended so please refrain from saying it.”

“Everything is good.”

Azadin took out the wet towel his servants had prepared to lower his fever and covered his eyes.

“I want to rest so why don’t you go out for a bit?”

“Okay. But why are you covering your eyes?”

“I don’t like this face.”

“What? Why?”

“Because I took my sister’s life and made her feel alive. And I hate it even more that people look at my face like a spectacle. Okay? Get out.”

Azadin sent the two men away and lay down on the bed. Fever took over him and he soon fell asleep feeling as if he was falling into an endless bottom.

“I’m not going out.”

Camilla said so but Izmilla grabbed her by the hem of her clothes and dragged her out.

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The bishops’ meeting lasted three days.

Meanwhile prisoners including Izmilla Camilla her half-orc brother Kuntachi and the blood mage Bernard were forced to continue to undergo rigorous interrogation.

The bishops’ meeting finally ended when I was so bored that I felt like my mind was going to burst and I was about to go crazy.

“Thank you for waiting for a long time. How are you feeling?”

Bishop Acenar welcomed Azadin who had recovered from his fever.

“It’s just a cold. I feel better now.”

Azadin smiled bitterly.

Originally he had never suffered from colds or minor illnesses. This was the case for all of the messenger clan members but the magic book of the Flower Bird and Moon did not forgive the invasion of minor illnesses.

However Azadin’s body is currently in a state of illness almost on the verge of death. Thanks to the magic books he received from Arael and his ability to adapt to magic his strength has grown stronger but that strength coexists with a vulnerability that could break at any time.

It is a dangerous situation as if a burning liquor is placed inside a thin glass cup and the glass itself could break at any moment due to the firepower.

furthermore.

‘The magic power is getting stronger.’

Funny enough Azadin felt the magic of the New King’s Book reappear within him.

The two magical books Shinwangjinseo and Hwajopungwol were growing quickly inside his body like aquatic plants on a summer day becoming stronger and stronger.

But what if you could wield that power?

The body that has already entered the brink of death cannot endure it. That is why blood flows from the nose and eyes and the fever rises.

‘A life that should have died anyway is alive thanks to Arael. It’s something to be thankful for.’

Azadin did not care about such wounds and pain and expressed his gratitude to Bishop Achenar.

“Thanks to the bishop I was able to rest safely.”

Originally the Rescue Knights planned to put Azadin in the interrogation room and dungeon.

However Bishop Acenar had Azadin stay in the best bedroom in the diocese and had his servants look after him.

She became a shield and protected Azadin from violence.

“You should be the one who should be rewarded. Not only did you help the Knights in the pilgrimage crisis but you also saved the village from being attacked and you also laid Sir Planck of Wisdom to rest. The governor of Coxhall has promised a reward to the one who can lay Sir Planck to rest. However the other bishops are suspicious of you. In particular….”

Akenar sighed.

“The Northern Knight Cohen Lionaire has a strong influence on all of the Knights of Salvation. As you know he is a king from the Knights of Salvation. It is safe to say that the Knights of Salvation produced a king. There are so many people who support him within the Knights of Salvation….”

“Then the other bishops would rather eliminate me regardless of the truth. The messenger clan that slanders the Northern Qi.”

“Yes Azadin. The Knights do not welcome you.”