Finally, the day of departure comes.
The pilgrimage was just the two of us, the teacher and I, and our luggage was minimal.
There is a mechanism in place to make the pilgrimage more convenient.
I greeted the family and servants who had come out to see us off in a serious manner.
“I’m off, then.”
My father kept his serious demeanor.
“Sir, please take care of Alfred.”
As expected of the cliche.
My mother, who seemed to be asking to help her troubled child, also bowed to the teacher.
“If he finds something he’s interested in, he might just wander off and go somewhere else. Please take care of him, Sir.”
A steady lack of trust.
And then there was Brother Amilcarre, who seemed to be enjoying himself.
“When you return from your pilgrimage, you’ll be one of us. Our friends in political hell will increase. Welcome to hell!”
A bounded spirit that needs to increase its friends, huh?
It’s not a good thing to have more friends in hell, though.
Brother Baldassarre is feeling high.
“Our friends will increase! Yay, brother!”
Please don’t say, “Yay! Tae-chan, where’s the joke material?”.
It’s not funny.
No, seriously.
Kiara came running up to me and whispered in my ear.
“If you don’t come back properly, I’m going to tell everyone that you slept with me last night and stole my innocence.”
Buho!
I erupted with all my might.
There’s no truth to it.
And are you trying to kill your brother socially! Her eyes were serious…
“For God’s sake, stop the suicide terrorism ……”
She reminded me with an angelic smile.
“Then please come back properly.”
Does she think that I will not come back ……?
The teacher’s voice sounded dumbfounded.
“Hey, what kind of weird stuff are you talking about. Let’s go now. The Order of the Apostles is here.”
Waving to everyone, I climbed into the carriage that the Knights had arranged for me.
It seems to be an organization similar to the Knights Templar.
Normally, we would board the pilgrim carriage at a designated waiting area, but as expected, the grand aristocrats would be picked up for their pilgrimage.
The Order of the Apostles is in charge of guarding the pilgrimage carriages.
The Order of the Apostles is the only organization in the world that undertakes banking and even courier services (though only to the branches of the Order).
This is the reason why the luggage is minimal.
You can drop off money at each inn town, so you don’t have to carry unnecessary things, which reduces the risk of being targeted.
You can withdraw money from your bank account at an Order-run inn or store, so you don’t have to pay cash on the spot.
The branch is the size of a fortress, made of stone and protected by the highest level of security, and the vault of the Order is even said to be the best place to store it.
In addition, nobles and kings from all over the country have donated land on the base route.
For normal travel, various tolls and bridge taxes are collected.
On the pilgrimage route, there is no toll tax, so even small vendors pay a toll to use the route.
The tolls are much cheaper than regular tolls, because you can pay once and not have to pay again.
Although there are no guards, the pilgrimage route is regularly patrolled, making it safer than taking the normal road.
Large merchants transport large amounts of goods by courier for the Order.
In the past, there was a nobleman who wanted to keep the pilgrimage route for himself and make money from the tolls.
But the nobleman was punished by the descending apostles and willingly donated it.
Since then, all the routes that were competitively donated have been connected.
As a result, the pilgrimage route has become a major economic artery.
The knight captain is more powerful than any king, but he is bound by the knight’s oath and cannot act as he pleases.
When there is an apostle, he takes orders from the apostle, and when there is no apostle, he only takes orders from the pope (the head of the church).
The pilgrimage is built on a system based on pilgrim card.
On a pilgrimage, pilgrim card are purchased from the Order.
The flow of magic is different from person to person, and there is no same flow.
It’s like DNA.
Here, it’s called a magic wave.
It is reflected in the card.
Then the pattern appears on the card.
" "
The pattern of the original card is also changed every month, so the pattern of the original card is combined with the design of the magic wave to ensure unity.
What does this mean?
Every time you arrive at a lodging town, you are instructed to register your card at a branch of the Order.
Where you are now and how far you have gone will be recorded, and those who are missing will be searched for by the Knights as missing persons.
As a result, it is a safety measure and guarantees the security of the pilgrims.
Even if someone steals a card, it will be considered stolen if it does not match the person’s magic wave when it is checked by the branch.
When an apostle descends, there will be more contacts, and therefore, more talented people will gather to seek profit and honor. (There are also female knights who want to marry apostles.)
It is rumored that one Apostle knight is equal to two ordinary knights.
They take care of bank commissions, revenue from lodging towns, loans to countries and aristocrats, and asset management, making them the richest organization in the world.
No matter how you look at it, it is the most modern organization in this world.
The other organizations are too primitive and there is too much difference.
It works with the Adventurer’s Guild to deal with incidents off of the pilgrimage route.
It sounds good to say that they live separately, but the power of the Order of the Apostles is overwhelmingly strong.
The Adventurer’s Guild is sometimes referred to as a subordinate organization of the Order.
Only those who cannot pass the knights’ examinations or fail the examinations become adventurers, and adventurers are of lower rank.
However, for some reason, apostles want to become adventurers, so there are many cases where women become adventurers in an attempt to get ahead.
Moreover, even if a female knight is chosen, she is the only one, so the competition is high.
The apostles, strangely enough, don’t take more than one female knight as a girlfriend.
For some reason, there is no limit to the number of adventurers.
Therefore, I heard that many talented women choose to become adventurers.
Thanks to this, the quality of human resources is guaranteed at the very least.
The social structure is maintained for reasons I don’t like ……
I’ve been reminiscing about the Order, and as I’m checking it out, we’ve arrived at the assembly place, and decided to transfer to a large carriage.
We could have made the pilgrimage individually, but we chose to go in a group.
That way, the security wouldn’t have to spread out and I could get a different perspective on the world from the other pilgrims.
And I was in awe.
The first passenger in the carriage I boarded …… was a lewd woman…
The world is a big place ……
Finally, the day of departure comes.
The pilgrimage was just the two of us, the teacher and I, and our luggage was minimal.
There is a mechanism in place to make the pilgrimage more convenient.
I greeted the family and servants who had come out to see us off in a serious manner.
“I’m off, then.”
My father kept his serious demeanor.
“Sir, please take care of Alfred.”
As expected of the cliche.
My mother, who seemed to be asking to help her troubled child, also bowed to the teacher.
“If he finds something he’s interested in, he might just wander off and go somewhere else. Please take care of him, Sir.”
A steady lack of trust.
And then there was Brother Amilcarre, who seemed to be enjoying himself.
“When you return from your pilgrimage, you’ll be one of us. Our friends in political hell will increase. Welcome to hell!”
A bounded spirit that needs to increase its friends, huh?
It’s not a good thing to have more friends in hell, though.
Brother Baldassarre is feeling high.
“Our friends will increase! Yay, brother!”
Please don’t say, “Yay! Tae-chan, where’s the joke material?”.
It’s not funny.
No, seriously.
Kiara came running up to me and whispered in my ear.
“If you don’t come back properly, I’m going to tell everyone that you slept with me last night and stole my innocence.”
Buho!
I erupted with all my might.
There’s no truth to it.
And are you trying to kill your brother socially! Her eyes were serious…
“For God’s sake, stop the suicide terrorism ……”
She reminded me with an angelic smile.
“Then please come back properly.”
Does she think that I will not come back ……?
The teacher’s voice sounded dumbfounded.
“Hey, what kind of weird stuff are you talking about. Let’s go now. The Order of the Apostles is here.”
Waving to everyone, I climbed into the carriage that the Knights had arranged for me.
It seems to be an organization similar to the Knights Templar.
Normally, we would board the pilgrim carriage at a designated waiting area, but as expected, the grand aristocrats would be picked up for their pilgrimage.
The Order of the Apostles is in charge of guarding the pilgrimage carriages.
The Order of the Apostles is the only organization in the world that undertakes banking and even courier services (though only to the branches of the Order).
This is the reason why the luggage is minimal.
You can drop off money at each inn town, so you don’t have to carry unnecessary things, which reduces the risk of being targeted.
You can withdraw money from your bank account at an Order-run inn or store, so you don’t have to pay cash on the spot.
The branch is the size of a fortress, made of stone and protected by the highest level of security, and the vault of the Order is even said to be the best place to store it.
In addition, nobles and kings from all over the country have donated land on the base route.
For normal travel, various tolls and bridge taxes are collected.
On the pilgrimage route, there is no toll tax, so even small vendors pay a toll to use the route.
The tolls are much cheaper than regular tolls, because you can pay once and not have to pay again.
Although there are no guards, the pilgrimage route is regularly patrolled, making it safer than taking the normal road.
Large merchants transport large amounts of goods by courier for the Order.
In the past, there was a nobleman who wanted to keep the pilgrimage route for himself and make money from the tolls.
But the nobleman was punished by the descending apostles and willingly donated it.
Since then, all the routes that were competitively donated have been connected.
As a result, the pilgrimage route has become a major economic artery.
The knight captain is more powerful than any king, but he is bound by the knight’s oath and cannot act as he pleases.
When there is an apostle, he takes orders from the apostle, and when there is no apostle, he only takes orders from the pope (the head of the church).
The pilgrimage is built on a system based on pilgrim card.
On a pilgrimage, pilgrim card are purchased from the Order.
The flow of magic is different from person to person, and there is no same flow.
It’s like DNA.
Here, it’s called a magic wave.
It is reflected in the card.
Then the pattern appears on the card.
" "
The pattern of the original card is also changed every month, so the pattern of the original card is combined with the design of the magic wave to ensure unity.
What does this mean?
Every time you arrive at a lodging town, you are instructed to register your card at a branch of the Order.
Where you are now and how far you have gone will be recorded, and those who are missing will be searched for by the Knights as missing persons.
As a result, it is a safety measure and guarantees the security of the pilgrims.
Even if someone steals a card, it will be considered stolen if it does not match the person’s magic wave when it is checked by the branch.
When an apostle descends, there will be more contacts, and therefore, more talented people will gather to seek profit and honor. (There are also female knights who want to marry apostles.)
It is rumored that one Apostle knight is equal to two ordinary knights.
They take care of bank commissions, revenue from lodging towns, loans to countries and aristocrats, and asset management, making them the richest organization in the world.
No matter how you look at it, it is the most modern organization in this world.
The other organizations are too primitive and there is too much difference.
It works with the Adventurer’s Guild to deal with incidents off of the pilgrimage route.
It sounds good to say that they live separately, but the power of the Order of the Apostles is overwhelmingly strong.
The Adventurer’s Guild is sometimes referred to as a subordinate organization of the Order.
Only those who cannot pass the knights’ examinations or fail the examinations become adventurers, and adventurers are of lower rank.
However, for some reason, apostles want to become adventurers, so there are many cases where women become adventurers in an attempt to get ahead.
Moreover, even if a female knight is chosen, she is the only one, so the competition is high.
The apostles, strangely enough, don’t take more than one female knight as a girlfriend.
For some reason, there is no limit to the number of adventurers.
Therefore, I heard that many talented women choose to become adventurers.
Thanks to this, the quality of human resources is guaranteed at the very least.
The social structure is maintained for reasons I don’t like ……
I’ve been reminiscing about the Order, and as I’m checking it out, we’ve arrived at the assembly place, and decided to transfer to a large carriage.
We could have made the pilgrimage individually, but we chose to go in a group.
That way, the security wouldn’t have to spread out and I could get a different perspective on the world from the other pilgrims.
And I was in awe.
The first passenger in the carriage I boarded …… was a lewd woman…
The world is a big place ……
