So I'm a sheep.

"this....."

“It’s not that Zorn is unwilling to contribute to the church, but that I know my abilities are limited.”

“At that time, the church was in a critical moment of life and death, and I was really afraid that I would become a sinner.”

"Fortunately, the bishops have united because of your influence."

"Fortunately, your public healing of the Black Knight's wrist has brought our morale to its peak."

"Fortunately, you blocked the demon's curse, allowing the church to win a crucial battle."

Zorn rubbed his eyes: "Lady Sasha, I firmly believe that you can lead us to final victory. I entrust Golden Creek City to you!"

"..."

"Okay, leave it to me!"

The little girl grinned and made an 'OK' sign.

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After a night's rest, the rescue army advanced at full speed toward Jinxi City.

On the evening of the fifth day, they finally arrived at their destination.

"Great! The church's reinforcements have finally arrived!"

"Thank you for the help from the Dawn Church. Ah, true friendship is revealed in times of trouble."

"The neutral zone has frequently offered support when the church was in trouble. You're welcome; it's what we should do."

After the young girl said something polite, she saw that the man who seemed to be the city lord had a very surprised expression on his face.

"what happened?"

"Ah, my apologies, I just didn't expect the divine messenger to be so young."

It was a lame excuse, but the girl just grunted in response.

'The person in charge is actually a child!'

Fred was extremely surprised. He had expected a bishop to speak up, but instead, it was this little girl who answered.

'Although he is an angel shrouded in many miraculous rumors, do you think I don't know the Church's methods?'

'She's just a puppet put on by Leonard and Zorn. It's one thing for her to come along to boost morale, but how could she be in charge?'

"Lord City Lord, what is the current situation in Jinxi City?"

"Where are Simon and those other artifact users? We didn't see them when we came here."

Volume 1: Chapter 43: Patience

"The situation is terrible, Your Excellency."

“Those thugs come to harass us every few days, and everyone is too scared to leave the city.”

"They disappear as soon as the guards are deployed; it's really annoying."

The little girl and the bishops all looked strange, and as soon as they saw the guards, they 'disappeared without a trace'?

Was Lord Fred just bragging, or was the attacker not Simon and his magic weapon user at all?

Fred was still complaining: "Sigh, the Church of Dawn is the only reliable one when it matters. When those guys heard that 'Demon Simon' was coming to cause me trouble, they were so scared that they didn't dare to send a single reinforcement."

"Are you saying that Simon never confronted you directly?"

"Except for the first time"

Fred's expression turned slightly serious: "Truly worthy of being a team composed of artifact wielders, they actually managed to break through the encirclement of the guards!"

"The situation doesn't seem as serious as I had initially thought."

The little girl frowned: "The information I received is that Jinxi City is struggling to hold on, and it seems that if the church's reinforcements don't arrive soon, it will fall."

"..."

"Lord of the city, that's not what the messenger you sent said."

A bishop behind the little girl suddenly spoke up: "That day I was persuading you gentlemen to agree to the population relocation of Golden Creek City when your messenger rushed in in a panic."

"The demon Simon is leading ninety-nine artifact wielders in an attack, and the city's garrison is struggling to hold on."

"The situation is extremely critical. Please, sirs, send troops to provide support immediately!"

The bishop stared at Fred: "Lord of the city, did your messenger deliver false information on his own?"

Fred looked embarrassed: "No, it was indeed me who told him to say that."

"After confirming the news that Simon was leading the magic weapon wielders to attack my city, I immediately sent out an envoy."

"At that time, we hadn't even started fighting yet."

"But the devil Simon has a terrible reputation, and at first I was really, really a little bit scared."

"So, so they deliberately made it sound as serious as possible."

More than just frightened, Fred was terrified when he learned of Simon's attack.

Thinking of his disheveled appearance back then, the city lord's ears turned red.

"I didn't mean to lie, alas, it's just that..."

"Did Simon really come?"

The little girl interrupted him: "You even brought ninety-nine demon weapon wielders with you?"

"Simon did come, but there are not ninety-nine Magic Weapon Masters."

Fred lowered his voice: "Fifty-eight. He only has fifty-eight magic weapon users with him."

“Lord City Lord, your actions are entirely correct, and there is nothing to criticize.”

The little girl said seriously, "Even if only the demon Simon appears alone, Jinxi City should face him with the utmost caution."

Fred was clearly unconvinced. After several encounters, he felt that Simon did have some skill, but was by no means as terrifying as the rumors suggested.

A terrifying demon covered in scales, whose soul can be frozen with a single glance.

That's all nonsense!

'I've seen Simon from afar several times over the past few days; he's just an ordinary human.'

'Those damned bastards, to shirk responsibility for the fall of Brava, actually spread such rumors!'

Fred was furious. If he hadn't believed their rumors, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state at the beginning.

"Lord City Lord, when do those villains usually appear?"

"There's no set pattern; it could happen in the morning, at noon, or in the evening."

"However, they already showed up this morning, so it's unlikely they'll come again."

Fred said earnestly, "You have all come from afar and must be tired. I have prepared a banquet for you."

"Ah, the banquet is not urgent. Solving the predicament of Jinxi City is the most important thing."

The young girl asked, "Lord City Lord, please tell me your plans first."

"A fight? Are you planning to?"

"Yes, you are most familiar with the situation here, and you have clashed with those thugs many times."

"We'd like to hear your plans first before making any decisions."

"I plan to... oh, right, that's it."

"We outnumber them. If those thugs come, we'll fight our way out of the city!"

"..."

Okay, so you've been trapped for so long and haven't come up with any ideas at all.

Fred was extremely embarrassed. Just as the little girl was about to change the subject, a soldier came running towards them at high speed.

"Lord City Lord, something terrible has happened!"

"The Black Hand Brotherhood thugs, they've appeared outside the city!"

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"Simon, the Church's reinforcements have arrived. Your end has come!"

As soon as he reached the city wall, Fred started yelling at the top of his lungs.

The little girl looked down at the city and suddenly her eyes met those of a man with a gloomy face.

"..."

"Is that Simon?"

After receiving affirmation from the church members, the little girl said thoughtfully, "It seems he was quite resentful about losing last time."

(Simon deliberately lured us here; his real target was probably the church, or rather, me.)

"Ha ha ha ha"

The bishops looked grave, but Fred burst into laughter.

"Judging from his gritted teeth, he must be very upset about losing."

Fred yelled at Simon, "You stinking rat who's always running around! The divine messenger is in the heavens, you only deserve to stay in the stinking ditch for the rest of your life!"

"A despicable scoundrel, a shameful coward."

"Why aren't you running? Run now! Can't you see the guards have already been deployed?"

The little girl stared in disbelief, then stammered, "Lord City Lord, you... you scold him like this every single day?"

"That's right, we have to curse a bastard like Simon."

Sasha's lips twitched. No wonder Simon's face was so gloomy, as if he were about to drip water.

He endured Fred's daily insults and had to suppress his murderous intent while waiting for me to arrive; it was truly a difficult time.

"Stupid pigs"