I Quit Saving the Academy Heroes

Esther’s Vacation

“Are you here, Madame?”

Priests and nuns encountered from all over the hallway greet Esther.

Esther smiles softly and gives back to them.

She didn’t have the kindness she usually shows toward Leo.

In a way, a reaction without a soul just like a doll.

Depending on the viewer, it may be creepy.

Among the people of the temple, no one cared about that.

After passing through the huge and splendid hallway of the temple, she reached a certain room.

Esther opens the door and enters.

“Oh, my lord!”

In the room, there were several children.

Being educated in God’s Word and doctrine in the manner of a temple.

Children who would later become priests, nuns, or paladins.

They were children receiving special education at the temple.

All such children stand up and greet the saintess.

It may be a bit of an exaggerated analogy, but the children’s eyes sparkled like those of a fanatic.

The saintess also greets such children.

Of course, there was no sincerity.

Eventually, when she turned her head, there was a nun who had been taking care of the children until just now.

“Are you here, saintess!”

“I missed you, Sister Anne!”

Esther greets her.

It was a greeting filled with genuine pleasure, different from the previous mechanical greeting.

After leaving the children for a while, the two went to a quiet place and started talking.

“Then I flashed my powers!”

Esther’s face was full of joy as she told the nun about the academy.

“I am glad that you enjoyed it.”

An expression of sincere relief appeared on the face of the nun, Anne.

When she was in the temple, Esther was always with an expressionless face, except when she was with herself.

I am really glad that you seem to be having a good time at the academy.

the nun says

“If you listen to the story, it seems that Louis is a really nice person, right?”

However, Esther shakes her head.

“It’s not.”

“Yes? He said he was grateful to Louie… ”

“By the way, the hero hates that man.”

The nun was at a loss for words.

“Then the saint… ”

“So, I hate him too. If you curse the man, the hero will like it.”

“uh… ”

“Especially, not long ago, I even insulted the denomination. It’s really bad.”

Because the hero hates him, he hates him too.

Anne was very sad to say that.

“Then, how about that hero?”

She asked Esther cautiously.

For Esther, that was the most important thing.

If the hero is not a good person…

However, Sister’s worries were to no avail.

“It doesn’t matter what I think. Because you are a warrior.”

“ha… ”

Anne let out a small sigh, not letting Esther hear.

Is this something you should rather like?

To Anne, who has a bad expression on her face, Esther speaks as if trying to reassure her.

“It’s okay, Sister. Because I exist for the sake of the warrior. I’m really glad that the warrior likes me too.”

—

“The saint has arrived.”

“Okay, what are you doing now?”

“I went to see Sister Anne.”

At the report of the young priest, the old man pondered for a moment.

“Well… If Anne… ”

“She is a nun who was in charge of her childhood. Why, that… ”

A leash, says the priest.

“Really, it was. As I get older, I keep blinking. Heh heh heh… ”

The true identity of the old man who smiles kindly is just below the boom.

He was a cardinal of the Order.

He was just a gentle-looking old man, but the priest did not relax.

“Take good care of it. Although they listen to us now, just in case you don’t know.”

Subsequently, the priest reports on her academy life.

“… Therefore, the relationship with the hero candidate also looks more than expected. If this is the case, there will be no disruption to the plan.”

The cardinal nodded slowly.

He thought of the saint, Esther Kalt.

The denomination ‘educates’ young children in a special way.

The children raised like that are far superior to the priests, nuns, and paladins from outside.

You will have a much more fanatical belief.

It was truly fortunate that this generation of saints appeared among the children who were ‘educated’ in the church.

But unfortunately, unlike Saints, this hero candidate was not born among the people of the denomination.

If a hero candidate is born from among commoners.

There was always a struggle between the country where the candidate was born and the denomination.

But this time it was a little different.

Apparently, the place where the hero candidate was born was one of the three great dukes of the empire.

As a denomination, we had to find another way.

That was Saint Esther Kalt.

It was an easy job.

She had been raised in the church since she was born.

All the common sense and knowledge she possessed were taught by the church.

It was Esther who was newly ‘educated’ that it was natural for a saint to devote herself to the warriors.

The church was planning to use her to recruit candidates for the hero.

“Our church must somehow obtain this hero.”

Recently, dissatisfaction with the church within the continent has been popping up frequently.

The fact that it is difficult to trample on all of them.

It was the best way for a warrior to join the Order.

Originally, a hero is an existence that defeats the demon king and brings peace to the continent.

But what happens in real life is a little different.

Heroes are born periodically.

However, the demon king does not appear every time a hero is born.

Even the goddess does not know when the Demon King will appear.

So, to prepare for the demon king who might appear when he will appear, he periodically selects a hero.

It is too late to select a hero only after the demon king appears.

The process of being a warrior was complicated.

First, the holy sword, which is said to have been brought down by the goddess herself, selects only one hero candidate.

For those selected as the hero candidates, the ‘power of the hero’ appears.

One day, the hero candidate becomes strong enough to wield the Holy Sword.

When a hero candidate can finally wield a holy sword, he will become a true hero.

Since he was a hero born so hard, it meant a lot to the entire continent.

But, what if there was no Demon King even though such a hero appeared?

Those in power from all over the continent are trying to attract the warrior to their side.

The two representative groups were the Church and the Imperial Family.

The hero is used as a signboard.

Or in war, it was good to use either cause or force.

Saints also mean a lot to the denomination, but they are less than warriors.

At the same time, this saint is a human who has grown up according to the taste of the denomination.

She was a thing to secure a hero.

While the cardinal was in thought for a moment.

The priest carefully opens his mouth.

“I, Your Highness the Cardinal… ”

“Well? What is it?”

The priest ponders for a moment and then speaks.

“By any chance, if the Demon King appears this time… ”

The cardinal smiles generously.

“You’re all nice, but there are too many unnecessary worries.”

“sorry.”

The priest immediately bowed his head.

The tone was calm, but I knew it was a warning.

“Hasn’t it been over a hundred years since the last demon king appeared? I assure you, there is no demon king anymore. Heh heh heh… ”

the cardinal says

And his words were also the perception of most people on the continent.

After the last invasion hundreds of years ago, the Demon King disappeared.

After that, when will the first hundred years appear again?

People were terrified of the demon king who did not come.

Another hundred years pass, and another.

As time went on, people began to think.

Now the demon king has really disappeared.

There is no way the Demon King who has not appeared for hundreds of years will suddenly appear now.

And in a world without a demon king, a hero is just a convenient appearance.

No matter how much people insult the church’s decision, if the hero supports the church’s decision, people will follow it.

No matter how absurd the denomination is trying to raise the crusade.

As long as the hero stands in front of him, it will be an excuse in itself.

Therefore, the hero is a treasure not to be missed.

—

“synthesis!”

Veronica made a small cheer and jumped off the carriage.

Carrying a bag that was much larger than her body size, she headed for the horse tower.

Of course, there were loads of experimental tools dedicated to her.

“Who are you… ah!”

The wizards guarding the entrance to the tower, seeing only Veronica’s face, opened the door immediately.

There was no confirmation procedure, but Veronica entered the tower as if it was natural.

The red mage tower, which hadn’t come in a while, was still noisy.

Explosions can be heard everywhere, and fires are spewing out here and there.

It was a longed-for home, a home.

And in the middle of the Mage Tower lobby.

There was Sally, who was supposed to be dispatched to the Black Mage Tower.

“Veronica!”

Sally waves from across the lobby, calling for Veronica.

“Sally!”

Veronica, too, screamed and ran to her.

“Sally… ”

Veronica falls into Sally’s arms.

“How have you been?”

At Sally’s words, she seemed to be in tears.

She had a lot of hard work lately, so her arms were so cozy.

Veronica made up her mind.

He said he should seek advice from his master and Sally.