Chapter 20-22<blockquote>This continues from where the previous trantion stopped even though the chapter numbers do not match.


    Cheers!</blockquote>Heros Hunt (1)


    Walpurgis whispered as she bowed her head and stopped moving her hand before removing her helmet.


    Valler, what I am about to show you is a secret that no one other than the nuns and order know.


    In that case, will it be alright for me to know it?


    The rtionship with her in the past.


    The rtionship with her now.


    What caused the difference in the situation? Even in the past, Walpurgis was a close friend. We shared a friendship as firm as a stone statue.


    We have been in the battlefield for so many years, that I trust her. However, even during that time Walpurgis had never taken off her helmet.


    Right now, our rtionship has only been a few days. And I cant figure out what exactly moved her to this.


    Honestly, Im not so sure about telling this secret. But this is what my heart says. Valler, please look.


    And there was no reason to decline those words. Even I was curious about her secret. Walpurgis nodded her head and finally took off her helmet.


    Ah!


    Words of admiration came out from mymouth because her blonde hair was shining in the sun. I remembered the Fairy Queen that I saw once.


    And her face. She bit down on her lip as if trying to hide her shyness, and I felt like I was going to get an adrenaline rush if the girl was going to look at me like that.


    Being this beautiful. I wonder if such a beauty even existedin a royal family.


    Walpurgis is the goddess


    I remembered Goddess Walpurgis who is famous for being unintentionally beautiful. I even thought that she might definitely be the Goddess. In thest hundred years that Ive been here, I saw numerous beautiful people. But the most beautiful one is rightin front of my eyes.


    But.


    But, words to praise her beauty didnte out from my mouth.


    .. its a curse.


    I see.


    Half of Walpurgis left cheek, till a part of her jaw was distorted because of the curse. About 1/3^rdof the entire face was messedup.


    This is an alternate.. what curse could this be. This was why she was covering her face like that. Besides, the aura of the curse was not an illusion. It seemed like it was something that was difficult to be exined.


    I was intuitively able to identify that this curse was something that was put down by some higher beings. Human beings wouldnteven dare to do such a thing.


    .. do the congregation of the sisters also know?


    Of course. This is why Abbess and the others protect me. it was because of this curse that Walpur had a connection with the Sisterhood in the first ce. And my uncle put me in this congregation.


    What curse is this?


    These were things that I havent seen before. Walpurgis just lowered her head.


    Im sorry. I cant talk about that. I dont want to talk about this curse.


    If thats so, then why did you show it to me?


    Walpurgis hesitated at my question for a while. Then with a lot of effort she opened her lips.


    .. that, because you received the curse.


    Did you by any chance, show me that tofort me?


    Nod nod.


    Walpurgis nodded her shy face in agreement. This was something she did tofort me. This was why she looked at me with worry in her eyes.


    I guess, I smiled at her child-like idea without even realizing. Still being a girl, Walpurgis was this cute.


    However, the words that followed were pretty astonishing.


    Valler. Even if it gets tough, endure it. My sisters and the congregation will definitely try and find a way to solve your curse. Know this as well. There aremany more beside you who live in the arms of the curse.


    Lady Walpurgis.


    A sixteen year old girl has also ovee it. Youre not much olderpared to the others. Be strong to ovee it. Ill surely protect you.


    No, if she was going to be this cute, I mighteback.


    And that isnt the only reason I showed you my face. Valler, You saved my life. And you saved the life of Abbess whom I follow like a mother. Because of that I want to be honest with you. And you


    Walpurgis words faded and after a while she whispered with a face that seemed to indicate that she lost some of her courage.


    I was hopingthat you would understand my ugly side.


    The face of Walpurgis went still as I stretched out my hand. She had transparent white skin without any specks.


    Walpurgis flinched for a second but a whileter she epted my hand.


    Ugly? Hasnt mydy epted the curse willingly, I wonder? And could you give me a reason for calling you ugly?


    I noticed a change in appearance of Walpurgis towards me and that impressed me a little.


    Valler I guess Im grateful.


    She looked at me and smiled happily. She is the prettiest person in this world when she smiles. I had no other choice but to look at Walpurgis, who went nk for a moment.


    But at that moment.


    [It is possible to recruit your colleague Walpurgis whenever it is needed.]


    [You can receive help with her power and strength!]


    A message ofpanion recruitmentpopped up. Even then I wasnt much surprised or ted because of it. Maybe because it was quite frequent in the past. However, now this felt a little special.


    No, this wasnt special just because Walpurgis expressed her gratefulness towards me.


    Valler.


    Yes.


    There is one more thing that you need to know


    After I listened to that, she nodded her head,came close to my face,stood close to me, and said in a voice that only Icould hear.


    Walpurgis is my Religious name. The goddess Walpurgas festivals name is Walpurgis. My Name day was the first day for celebrating the feast of Walpurgis. To celebrate that day, the nuns gave me that name.


    She probably had a real name. However, I hadnt heard of such a thing.


    Valler, remember. My real name is Charlotte.


    Charlotte. Such a lovelyname.


    .. I, I like it anyway. If you would remember it.


    I wont forget it.


    Walpurgis took something off from aroundher neck. It was her ne. I understood the temperature of the girl.


    This is a treasured item from Bavaria. I got this from my uncle. It is asouvenir from my mother.


    Why are you giving this to me?


    A sign of our promise that we will meet again in the future.


    Can I return it then?


    At that Walpurgis showed a sign of dissatisfaction.


    There is no need to return it. Just take responsibility forit.


    No matter what happens it seemed like I could notloseit.


    I understand. Ill cherish this very dearly.


    I put the ne around my neck and looking at this Walpurgisughed slightly, whileputting her helmet back on.


    Then Ill look forward to the time when youe to find me! Lets meet again!


    With that,Walpurgis calledher unicorn and it came running. In a sh, her appearance drifted away. I was out there alone when a system message appeared.


    [Hidden story Bavarias treasure was unlocked!]


    [Charlottes love route sprouted.]


    What? There was nothing I could do other than sit there in shock.


    It was clear before that there was no love route forWalpurgis. This wasnt a character that could love in the first ce. Im not proud of being familiar with this game either.


    Even then, Walpurgislove route?


    No, the system message said that it was Charlotteslove route. If that is so, then her real name Charlotte hasunlockedthelove route.


    No matter how deep the bond with Walpurgis is, there was no way for her to develop love. However, the moment I met Charlotte, it seems like the g for her love route wasraised.


    To know more information I looked into the system message once again.


    [You have received the mark of Charlotte. Afterpleting Bavarias initialstory, if you cure Charlottes curse, you will get herpletely.]


    I expect that I would have to suffer a lot in order to see the ending of Walpurgiss love route. However, if you can have a woman around you, it was worth thechallenge.


    Hehe! This is getting interesting.


    I pretended to have enough, but I wasnt able to hide the fact that my heart inside mychest was going kung! Kung!


    I am grateful that no one sawme atthis moment.


    * * * *


    With a steel heart,I gained a reason to catch Philip and attract the Demon Lord. Since I have received the reward, from here on out I have three possible ns to advance.


    First, it was simply topletethe sidequests and receive their rewards, thenfind a way to leave. Although this was safe, of course this was thpanion route. It is a great thing that cannot be bought easily.


    Then whats the middle route?


    Simple.


    Fight with the Demon Lord who went to hunt Philip and get experience points. If he was unlucky, Philipsmen will be torn to shreds.


    It wasnt a bad n in its own way. But this wasnt too goodeither.


    In that case, what aboutthe upper route?


    I defeat Philips armyand forgive him for his crimes. Afterward Philip will seek help from the Demon Lord, who will then attack me with his magic, which will in turn draw out the Demon Lord.


    That seems likea good idea.


    Originally, using this method would be quitedifficult, but there was a change in the circumstances. This was because I finallygainedthe ss of No Blood or Tear.


    With the skill to summon Undead, I can call out soldiers to fight for me. Even though it is still in its first level, it is not enough to break down the Philips henchmen, the best result would be to utilize it to strike against the army.


    Because of the war, there were a lot of corpsesthat can be used to summon a lot of the Undead in the field. The crows and dogs eating the corpses of the humans and the Orcs will also be full.


    Wah, Wah.


    I stopped Fillyand pulled out a magic wand frommy waist. This wand was carved fromthe bones of evil beings, taken along with the armor from the underground storehouse that I visited with Walpurgis and the nuns.


    Although these items were cursed, the curse wouldnt be able to effect this great body. It was a good thing that my body is Without Blood Or Tear, sinceI can use cursed items without much drawbacks.


    -


    [The Magic wand that was made from Garga.]


    A ss magic article.


    Darkness +70


    Strength +50


    Charisma +13


    For summoning the undead + 20% more will be summoned.


    This magic wand is a thing only for themanders and with it,Ill be able to summon more Undead.


    Nice.


    I was really excited at the moment. In the 100 years that Ive been travelling, this was the first time that I was a hero of justice. Ive always watched the Undead being summoned, but this was the first time that it was this interesting.


    While summoning the Undead until now, Ive only been able to call out skeletons because my summoning skill is still atthe firstlevel. However, this wasnt something to be worried about,because I had lots of darkness and strength.


    And the body in front myeyes was the heaven and earth. During the half day it would take to reach the Demon Lord, I will keep summoningthe Undead and train this ability.


    Rise up! My army! Raise your bones!


    Huaaaong!


    Dark smoke came out as I wriggled my arms. Suddenly the dead bodies seemed toe out as if they were in a turmoil.


    YourMaster is right here!


    I shouted at the corpses of dark energy.


    The warriors of Death,e and stand before your Master!


    That moment was the start of the rise of the Undead.


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    Re-edited by wFinder, May 1st 2020, 2 changes made.