Chapter 9 - 10 : sA Man That Keeps His Words (1/2)

Arthur continued to read books all night and stopped early in the morning, he didn't get much information than he already had, he finished reading all the books he bought yesterday, some of them were about great battles that occurred in the past, others described the continents and certain events but the books weren't as detailed as the books he got from the tomb, he didn't know why but he just shrugged it off as it didn't matter anyway.

The girl stayed on the bed but didn't sleep she just sat obediently and didn't do anything special, she seemed lost in thought and kept staring in front of her.

Arthur didn't know why she hasn't slept, he had read that demons had inborn magic but their physical body was more or less like Humans, they needed a sufficient amount of food and rest to live albeit having a slightly better constitution thanks to the magic. He also noticed that she didn't even move from her spot, despite that, he didn't say anything as he let her do whatever she wanted, after all, even if he was 'supposedly' her master, he didn't dare think like that or have any strange thoughts about her, because such desires were gone since a long time ago. He just wanted to live his new life as he wished, unobstructed by 'desires'.

He stood up from the chair after a long night of reading then looked towards the girl sitting at the bad and asked:

”I'm preparing to go out, do you want to come with me or stay here”

The girl who was lost in thought looked at Arthur before nodding her head and getting up from the bed.

Arthur didn't understand what she meant by her nod but when he saw her getting up he knew she was going to come with him.

Soon, both of them left the room and headed downstairs, Arthur didn't go outside right away, instead, he sat at a table in the restaurant and waited for the landlady to come take his orders, he was going to order food for the girl who was sitting at the table with him as fruits aren't enough to satisfy the hunger of anyone, and he couldn't bear let her eat just that. Yesterday, after thoroughly checking the fruits, she wolved them pretty fast and it was as apparent as the sun itself that she had been starving, he thought about this matter and finally decided that even if there were people gazing at them when they were at the restaurant, it doesn't matter, he wasn't going to let a girl starve because of such trivial matter.

After a couple of minutes, the landlady came into Arthur's table with a smile on her face and said ”So you finally decided to eat in my restaurant huh? Breakfast will be served in 5 minutes and it costs 1 silver coin per person.”

Arthur just nodded toward the landlady and passed her 3 silver coins replied

”Bring me 3 servings.”

The women accepted the money from Arthur and nodded her head back at him, she didn't seem bothered by his way of speaking as she knew he rarely talked.

Just as the landlady said, 5 minutes later, the food came and soon, all the table was filled with various kinds of delicacies. Lucy, the girl beside Arthur, although she was covered from head to toe with a cloth, he could sense she was intensely looking at the food, so he just casually said

”Feel free to eat all the food, it's for you, after all.”

As though she was waiting for him to say this, the girl began eating like a hungry wolf, but after finishing a couple of dishes, she looked at Arthur and then at the food in front of him, so he just pushed the dishes to her and shook his head as if meaning he was not eating it.

The girl just grabbed the remaining dishes and gulped them down.

Seeing the girl eat that much and remembering her petite frame, Arthur guessed that she didn't eat much before he 'bought' her because even though she was insanely beautiful she seemed a little skinny, seeing her like that and remembering the terrible thing that happened to the women and little girls in the camp of the bandits, Arthur's loathe towards this lawless increased.

'For young girls like this to be sold as slaves just because they are from a different race, even calling those nobles and slave traders inhuman is still a compliment... tch!'

After noticing that she finished all the dishes and seemed full, Arthur got up from the chair and headed outside, the girl noticed his actions and followed him quickly after.

Arthur was thinking about heading to the Holy Church as the books about it mentioned that the only way to break the seal restricting the power of a demon is by visiting the Holy Church and asking the help of a Holy Priest or seeking the aid of an extremely skilled water mage as the [Water Attribute] had good purification effect, albeit lesser than the Holy/Light Attribute. Arthur himself could be considered a powerful mage, however, he was new to this world and he didn't know how to break the seal, so the only way left was to take her to a Holy Priest.

It didn't take them long to arrive in the front of the church, after all, Arthur remembered every single thing he saw and when he was touring the town on the first day he came here, he saw a building which was very similar to the church in his previous world, so he just assumed it is the Holy Church .

The Holy Church was not that big, but it seemed majestic, it was a white building with some beautiful gold lines painted on it. While he was proceeding toward the entrance of the church, he noticed that the girl who was following stopped walking and stood there.

Arthur frowned for a split second but quickly remembered that demons were hunted by the Holy Church on this continent, so logically, they wouldn't let her live if they discovered she was a demon which led him into saying

”We came here only to lift your seal, do not worry about them as they can do nothing to you”.

The girl lifted her covered head to look at Arthur but she still didn't budge. She seemed to not trust Arthur's word at all, so he didn't know what to do, after all, he can't force her to come with him, nevertheless, he still wanted to help her but it seems she was distrustful of him and there was no way she would come with him to the Holy Church on her own free will. Seeing her stubbornness, he let out a helpless sigh and gave up on that idea.

'I would never force her to come, if she's unwilling then I guess I'll try finding another solution.'

Just as he was going to leave with the girl, some guard who was wearing white armor shouted toward the girl

”It's a demon, that person is surely a demon, quickly call over the lord!”

Just as he finished speaking, everyone who was nearby heard his shout and looked where he was pointing with his hand. It ended up with every person who was present looking fearfully at the girl who was covered with gray cloth. Their eyes held disdain, fear, disgust and extreme hate, some even contained bloodlust.

Not even a minute has passed and the Holy Church soldiers were coming out of the building armed with all kinds of weapons, they were looking to the girl as if she was a monster, they glanced at the black-robed figure standing beside the 'demon' but they didn't pay him much importance as they could tell he wasn't a demon, in fact, any Holy Church soldier could distinguish a demon even with sealed powers as they emanated some kind of dark aura. Furthermore, they got the Holy blessing, so, the dark aura related to demon could easily be sensed by whoever got the blessing.

To begin with, Holy Attribute and Darkness Attribute were opposed, just like Yin and Yang. To make matters worse, Holy Attribute is usually able to purify darkness, but the opposite could not be said to be totally true. Plus, all demons were born with a good affinity to Darkness attribute, which made them naturally vulnerable to Holy Magic.

Soon, an old man came out of the building, he was wearing a white, long sleeved robe, which seemed like an expensive magical item. He was also holding a golden cane which had some flickering light around it.

The old man observed the crowd calm, unperturbed eyes. He didn't utter a single word, neither did his expression change until his pupils shifted to the girl's figure. The old man knew that she was not a threat but he deeply frowned as he glanced at the black robbed person next to the girl, he lived for a fairly long time and could distinguish between weak and strong. Just one look was able to make him ascertain that this person is not to be messed with.

Even though he seemed to notice that Arthur was particularly strong, he believed that he could finish him easily so he ordered his men

”Faithful warriors of the Holy Church, hear my commands and erase this filthy existence! Demons have no right to live amongst us, purified and blessed Humans!”

Just as he finished speaking, all the soldiers who were looking at him with admiration roared and charged toward the enemy.

Even in a situation like this, Arthur was very calm, when he appraised the LVLS of soldiers he saw that they were strong in comparison to normal people but they were a weakling in front of him.

their LVLS ranged from LVL16 to the maximum being LVL19, indeed the Holy Church lived up to its name when it was said they were the true ruler of the Human continent. He also appraised the old man who seemed to be their commander and got ”ting”

Theodor (Old priest) : LVL41

Arthur was a little surprised too that this old man had a high Lv so he was a little excited, as this was the first strong opponent that he encountered in a while.

The old man didn't say anything and ordered his soldiers to attack. There was about 50 of them running toward him but he noticed that they were aiming for the girl near him, there were also some mages who started chanting to execute their attacks.

Arthur didn't move, he just waved his hand and a dark spheric barrier surrounded him, protecting him and the girl.