Chapter 181 - Renewal Plan 2 (1/2)

Chapter 181 - Renewal Plan (2)

When the next morning came, Maetel found Etna holding onto Artpe’s shoulder as she slept.She became incredible angry, but she didn’t wake up Etna.Did she remember Regina’s words?

As soon as Artpe opened his eyes, he saw Maetel glaring at him.His heart was beating faster, but not in a good way.

“When everything ends, I’ll settle this matter once and for all.”

“You shouldn’t kill her.It is also questionable as to whether you’ll be able to kill Etna.She won’t die easily.”

“Oooh-mmmmm.”

Artpe and Etna got up.And finally, the rest of the hero’s party woke up.The Steel Horse had stopped in mid air.The roof of the temple could be seen far down below.

“We’ve already arrived at Paladia.”

“Artpe, are you really going to do it?”

“I have to.”

“Paladia······.”

Etna had been a Demon.It seemed she was having a moment of retrospection.

“I can’t believe the heroes will get help from the holy nation of Paladia.”

“It is a crucial milestone in a hero’s story.”

“The hero’s story······ Pffft.Hoo-hooht.”

“Don’t laugh, you dork.”

In their past lives, the hero’s party hadn’t been able to do this.The Chef’s recipe had mapped out everything.The hero couldn’t receive help from the temples.In fact, all nations had refused to help the hero.The recipe had been amazing, so pace of the hero’s growth had been exceptional.However, everything else had become a mess.

“Yes, thisis a method that befits Artpe. I like it.”

“You know me well.Since this will minimize the death of Demons, you should give me your full cooperation”

“I have no objections, my hero.I’ll do ask you like.I’ll do whatever you ask me to do”

“Oohk······.”

“I’m also the hero!You should also follow my words!”

“Oh my.I guess the tiny Miss is also a hero.”

“Tiny!?”

“You are a bit larger than before, but…..Pfft.”

“Did you just laugh at me!?You just laughed at me!”

After regaining her memories, each words that had exited Etna’s mouth had been unnecessarily toxic.It put Artpe in a bind.The most troubling fact was that Etna meant every word she said.

Instead of focusing on Artpe’s words, Maetel growled towards Etna.He let Etna deal with Maetel.He immediately took control of the Steel Horse.It seemed the most troublesome one in his party was occupied by the one he considered to be the most difficult one to deal with.It was like killing two birds with one stone.Maybe, it wasn’t such a bad thing that Etna had recovered her memories from her past life.

“That is very rude.”

“Did I speak that out loud!?”

“I’m sure of it now after I saw your reaction.”

Regina was slowly becoming very good at dealing with people.If she could somehow be managed, it would be great for him.Artpe didn’t show any sign of contrition as he had rude thoughts about Regina.

“Paladia…..”

On the other hand, they were approaching the capital of Paladia.Elrick’s expression didn’t look too bright when he saw the city of Lihazeta.

Since he hadn’t fought recently, he had taken off his armor.His armor was infused with a Guardian Spirit, so it followed behind Elrick.If someone saw the armor walking behind him, Elrick would probably be mistaken for a necromancer.

“This place made me realize that the world isn’t as pure as I thought it would be.”

“You said they shut the door in your face when you asked them to dispel your curse.”

“That’s right.They didn’t even bother talking to me.If it wasn’t for Artpe, I would still be trapped within my armor.”

“Lihazeta…No, the entire nation of Paladia had become stagnant.”

Vadinet threw in a helping word.It had been a while since she had visited her homeland.This was why she wore a clean outfit.She dressed up for the occasion.She had put on accessories she had worn during her life within the holy nation of Paladia.It had been a while, but she looked like a holy figure.

“We were too obsessed with the past teachings that had been passed down to us.We didn’t accept anything new.We didn’t send anyone outside, and we didn’t let anyone inside.We started to rot from the inside.It was like that until Artpe-nim broke us.”

The words coming out of her mouth sounded very acerbic.

“At a fundamental level, I don’t think they’ve changed.At the very least, they’ll listen to Artpe-nim’s words.If Artpe-nim hadn’t existed, our future descendants would have laughed at Paladia.We owe a lot to Artpe-nim.”

“You do as you are told according to Artpe’s will, but you haven’t changed at a fundamental level.You are quite similar to them in that aspect.”

“Shut up, Maetel-nim.Of course, I don’t expect Maetael-nim to understand my love towards hero-nim!”

Before another war started between the holy priestess and the hero, the Steel Horse landed on the ground.Of course, they hadn’t hidden their presence.This was why the priests and holy knights residing with the heart of Lihazeta came running out.Most of the priests had been enlisted in the continental alliance, so they were out fighting the Demons in the battlefield.This was why there weren’t that many priests and holy knights present within Lihazeta.

Maybe, this was a blessing in disguise.

“H...hero-him!”

“The two hero-nim and…..Holy Priestess Vadinet is here too!?”

After Aria made her official appearance, the number of holy priestesses had increased to two.Therefore, the priests had to make a distinction between Vadinet and Aria.It felt a bit odd hearing that title, but she didn’t say anything.

“What’s going on!?We were told that the hero’s party had entered the Demon realm!”

“We’ll be going back soon.However, I need you guys to do something for us before we do that.”

“Ohhhhhhhhhhh!”

“Finally!The hero-nim has a task for us!”

The holy nation of Paladia considered their ultimate duty was to help the hero defeat the Demon King!When the priests heard the request coming from Artpe, they became extremely happy.

“We’ll help you in any way we can!Just tell us what you need!”

“Thank you.Let’s······.”

Artpe smacked his lips as he rubbed his hands together.

“Let’s go raid your vault first.”

“······what?”

Artpe had activated Iron Face.It was an essential skillfor merchants and swindlers.Afterwards, he searched every corner of Lihazeta.He collected every holy Artifact that contained an ounce of Mana.He extracted every Magic stone he could find.No one could stop Artpe, who was moving at full steam.

He was so straight forward in his plunder that the priests were having a hard time expressing their grievances.The priests watched with their mouth agape.They watched as the important infrastructure of their nation became dismantled by him.