How the Cult Saves the World-Chapter 162

Fortunately, Zain and Troy accepted my proposal. Especially Zain who knitted like crazy and completed works at an incredible speed with amazing skill. Whereas Troy and I.

"This is an insult to yarn and torture of yarn."

We showed such terrible skills that we heard this from Zain. As expected, knitting doesn't suit me.

"Troy, you and I should just do this instead. Knitting doesn't suit us."

"What is this, Church Leader."

I wove yarn on both hands and held them out toward Troy. And I said to Troy.

"Cat's cradle."

It was a nostalgic game retrieved from memories of childhood from the distant past.

"How do you do it?"

"With your thumb and ring finger……."

I taught Troy cat's cradle and spent time chatting. Meanwhile, before long, the sun could be seen setting outside the carriage window.

'Thanks to the magic on the carriage, it takes roughly four days to get to the Imperial Palace.'

We would probably camp along the way or find lodgings for the night.

"By the way, I don't like that we have to spend the night with those bastards."

As darkness gradually descended upon the sky. Zain pouted and said. Now that the knitting and cat's cradle time was over. Now the topic of interest for us was how to spend tonight.

"What can we do. Whether we sleep outside or inside, even if we don't want to sleep with those bastards, we have no choice but to follow the set schedule."

Just as I was thinking that. The carriage stopped. And Baron Spent approached through the open window.

"We'll camp here tonight. Dinner will also be simple. If you're uncomfortable……."

"It's fine."

I answered with a business smile. Camping was no big deal, and there was no need to worry about insufficient dinner. We had brought food for our portions anyway.

'I also put delicious food that Jacob made in my inventory.'

Although the amount wasn't that much so we'd eat it all during the trip to the Imperial Palace. I could replenish it anytime by opening a portal once.

"We brought our own food, so you don't need to prepare our portions of meals."

"Your own food? Then eating together……."

"It's food filled with Lord Kyros's love, so I'm not sure if it would be alright. Would you like to try it?"

Of course, it was a ridiculous reason. But I didn't particularly want to share a seat. Right now, even if I was fine, Zain had already wrinkled his face.

When I said that to Baron Spent, he looked at me with displeased eyes and then smiled.

"If that's the reason, it can't be helped. Then I'll inform you again when the camping preparations are finished."

"Yes, thank you."

Baron Spent moved away, and I opened my inventory. And I distributed food to Zain and Troy. I was going to just eat jerky simply, but I couldn't waste the food Jacob prepared.

Just as we finished eating simple but nutritious food. The carriage door opened, and the knights informed us that the camping preparations were complete.

Following them, we stopped in front of one large camping tent.

"You can sleep here."

"Don't tell me all three of us are using one?"

At the knight's words, Zain narrowed his brow and asked. Then the knight didn't know what to do.

"Ah…… Yes. That's……."

When the knight couldn't continue his words.

"It seems our knights made a mistake. Several camping tents became unusable."

Baron Spent approached and said. At the words that sounded like he was openly going to bother us, Zain and Troy's expressions hardened.

I patted the two guys' shoulders and said to Baron Spent.

"I see… Well, it's fine."

"Master!"

"Church Leader!"

Zain and Troy looked at me with surprised eyes. I said to the two guys.

"It's okay. The size is also quite large, and this is enough for three people to sleep comfortably."

"Thank you for understanding, Church Leader. Then have a good night."

Baron Spent and the knights moved away like that. I dragged the indignant Zain and Troy into the tent.

'Still, this isn't bad.'

The tent itself was large, so the space was quite spacious, and it looked like it could accommodate up to five people sleeping together.

"That bastard, I don't like him. Acting that way just because he has a measly baron title. Master, how about using the Holden family's power at a time like this to teach that bastard a lesson?"

Zain's eyes sparkled as he asked me. I shook my head.

"Why would I stoop to the same level as that bastard. Let's just ignore him. We only have to endure for a few days anyway."

"But Church Leader, I also agree with Zain. I don't care that he's ignoring us. But I'm angry that he seems to be ignoring the Church Leader."

It didn't look like either of the two guys would easily calm down. I sighed softly.

"I don't care about that. They're Diego Church believers in the first place, so I didn't expect good treatment."

"Still, this is unfair. In the first place, this is work ordered by Her Majesty the Emperor, yet they treat us like this when we're invited guests."

Zain's two eyes were clearly glaring. I tried my best to smile at Zain and Troy and said.

"If that's the reason, I'm really fine, guys. If you're really uncomfortable, I'll open a portal for you so you can go sleep at the temple."

"It's not because I'm uncomfortable."

"You should know how to ignore this level of disrespect."

I spoke to the two guys and opened my inventory. I took out the pillow and blanket I had put in just in case, and arranged the guys' sleeping places.

"Let's sleep for now. It's late at night."

Zain and Troy still seemed to be seething with anger, but when I went to bed, the two guys also lay down following me.

***

Seluwan Spent looked with distasteful eyes at the tent of the Kyros Church senior members in the distance.

'I didn't like those bastards from the start.'

The Church Leader fellow wore only an inscrutable smile, and the two guys beside him clearly showed hostility toward him.

So even though there were many camping tents, he only took out one. To mess with them once. But the Kyros Church Leader said it was okay even though he was openly ignored.

'I don't like that attitude either.'

The only God in this world was Diego, and other religious orders were no different from cults. Baron Spent believed that.

Without even dreaming that what he knew wasn't everything.

"You must be tired, but please do well."

"Ah, yes. Baron. Don't worry."

Baron Spent encouraged the knights on night watch, then turned around to go to bed. But that was the moment.

"Baron!"

One knight who had gone on patrol nearby came running hurriedly. Sweat was dripping from his forehead, and his hasty running appearance and surprised eyes.

Baron Spent realized something must have happened.

"G-Goblins, a horde!"

"What? What do you……!"

"A goblin horde has appeared! They're running this way from 500 meters ahead!"

At the sudden news of monster appearance, Baron Spent felt dizzy. However, he soon calmly asked the knight.

"Calm down and speak properly. Tell me the number and size of the monsters."

"I couldn't count exactly, but approximately there are about a hundred."

At the knight's words, Baron Spent felt his stomach churn.

'Currently, the number of knights on our side is five in total, including me.'

Baron Spent didn't lose hope. If they were low-level monster level, it was a number they could sufficiently handle. However, at the knight's next words, Baron Spent's hope was extinguished.

"Moreover, among the goblin horde, there were also Three-Headed Goblins."

Three-Headed Goblins. As the name suggests, a goblin with three heads, and due to its size and ferocity, it was as strong as a mid-level monster despite being a goblin.

"H-how many Three-Headed Goblins?"

"Easily over ten."

At those words, Baron Spent thought.

'We're all dead.'

When despair appeared on Baron Spent's expression. The knight said.

"It-it seems difficult with just us. So I think we should request help from the Kyros Church people……."

"What? Are you saying to ask for help from those cult bastards now?"

But that touched Baron Spent's pride. The fact that the Kyros Church had protected Holden Estate was, to him, merely an absurd rumor.

All the credit was established by the head of the Holden family and the Young Lord, his direct descendant. He couldn't understand why even Imperial knights believed that nonsensical rumor and placed hope in them.

"This time, just among ourselves-"

"Gasp! H-harpies!"

At that moment, the knight discovered Harpies flying in flocks from the sky. Not only the goblin horde including Three-Headed Goblins but also Harpies were rushing toward this place.

'……It's really the end.'

Baron Spent closed his eyes. A deep sense of despair came over him. To think he would meet his end in such a place, with such people.

It was a miserable end he had never once thought of in his life.

'Oh, Lord Diego.'

Please save us.

He could hear the knights shouting something, but Baron Spent only offered prayers to Diego.

Because he thought the only remaining hope was prayer to the god.

But at that moment.

"It seems you need help."

A gentle man's voice was heard from behind Baron Spent's back. The Baron who had his eyes closed immediately opened them. And three people entered his field of vision.

The Kyros Church Leader wearing a robe and two men standing on either side of him. Looking closely, the men were glaring at Baron Spent.

They clearly had expressions showing they didn't like him, but they must have been dragged out by the Church Leader's hand.

"He-help, you say……."

Baron Spent asked blankly. In a life-or-death crisis, he couldn't easily believe they would save him. But couldn't he at least use them as bait and escape.

"Right now, a considerable number of monsters seem to be running toward this way."

The Kyros Church Leader, Leviathan, said monotonously. That tone and voice were so plain that it felt like falling into another world.

"It seems you'll need our help for everyone to survive."

"Y-yes, yes."

Baron Spent answered the Kyros Church Leader's words. With the intention of using these guys as bait and escaping.

"Oh my, one came first."

At that moment, along with the sound of cutting through the wind, one Harpy appeared in the night sky above. It was an appearance at an unimaginably fast speed.

Baron Spent, seized with fear, looked at the Harpy with surprised eyes. Then.

Flash-

A flash of light that appeared from somewhere immediately annihilated the Harpy. When Baron Spent turned his gaze, he saw the Kyros Church Leader smiling faintly.

"Don't tell me you did that……."

At Baron Spent's words, the Kyros Church Leader nodded. And he added with indifferent eyes.

"So if you want to live, apologize. To these two people, and to Lord Kyros."