After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"Yes, farewell. The Empire is currently planning an expedition to reclaim the territory lost in the previous invasion, and has requested support from the Church. It has been decided that I will lead a group of Crusade Knights to provide support."

After thinking for a while, she added:

"In the name of the Goddess Blade Team."

With Aize running away and Heidi absent from work indefinitely, the so-called Goddess Blade Brave Team has become a dead end in name only.

Even Leah herself had to admit this deep down.

So when Rosalyn brought up the name, her heart trembled.

After taking a few deep breaths, she sat back down with a gradually serious expression.

"Are you alone?"

"Correct."

"Why!? Why did they lock me up here and let you do this kind of thing alone!? What on earth are those bastards in the church thinking!? Could it be that they are trying to make things difficult for you because of the previous trial... I——"

Rosalyn waved her hand, daring to interrupt Leah before she could completely erupt.

"No, I volunteered to go."

After the trial, Rosaline, with her remaining power, almost immediately made this request to the Pope, who had not yet recovered from his shock.

Considering that Rosaline herself has no direct combat ability and no experience in commanding operations, this request is indeed very unreasonable.

But at this time, the church was indeed not qualified to negotiate terms with Rosaline.

Moreover, the frightened church leaders were eager for her to disappear from their sight as soon as possible.

So there was no rejection at all, it was approved almost immediately, and the subsequent work efficiency was also surprisingly high.

In just one day, as we speak, all the personnel and supplies have been prepared.

But Leah didn't have these church considerations.

She asked simple, basic questions:

"…Why? Why do you do this?"

Rosalyn smiled slightly:

"Why? Is that even necessary? I can hear the cries of those believers enslaved by the demons, so I want to save them myself. Isn't that the duty of a hero?"

"Also, I want the church to understand that even though we've lost two members, the Goddess' Blade is still the Goddess' Blade. Our team hasn't perished and can still shoulder its responsibilities. Don't you think this is a good opportunity?"

"Rosalyn..."

After saying these two sentences, Leah's voice began to tremble.

moved.

I felt like crying.

what is this?

This is what is called piety!

Look at some people again.

One person just did a little more insignificant work and then he complained about being tired and ran away.

The other one actually gave up for such worldly things as the throne.

Alas, when comparing people, why is the gap so big?

Seeing that the blond hero was almost about to cry, Rosaline slowly stood up and stretched out her free hand to him.

"I have to get ready, too. I have to leave early tomorrow morning. While I'm away, you stay in the Holy City. Don't get into any more trouble."

"sure!"

Leia didn't care about that anymore. After holding the other person's hand, she nodded desperately.

Then, with a look of mixed gratitude and admiration, he watched the other person leave the room.

"Lady Rosalyn."

Just as she left the room and before she left the building, a holy war knight belonging to the church rushed in front of her with a panicked expression.

"What happened? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly."

"Yes, it's like this. The members of that sect, the Pure...Pure White Saint, suddenly gathered in the square in front of the church, armed and clamoring to see you!"

"Oh? To see me? What do they want?"

The knight shook his head vigorously, wiping away the cold sweat that was pouring down like a waterfall.

"I don't know either, but they're all very excited. If this continues, something terrible might happen. You should go and take a look!"

"Okay, you lead the way, let's go."

Led by the knight, Rosaline came to the square in front of the cathedral, which was surrounded by pure white marble columns.

"We want to see Lady Rosalyn! Why are you stopping us?!"

"We have something important to do, please let us pass!"

"Someone's fighting! The Knights are fighting!"

"Brothers and sisters, these heretics won't let us see Lady Rosalyn. Let's charge in!"

Just as the knight said, hundreds of people had gathered here, all wearing monastic robes, holding various crude weapons, pushing and shoving, trying to rush into the Vatican.

The holy war knights and guards formed a wall with shields in hand, and relying on their strength and equipment, they tried their best to keep them out.

The situation was in chaos, with sticks, stones, machetes, etc. raining down on the armor and shields of the knights and guards.

As time went on, more and more people dressed similarly gathered and joined in the riots, the scale of which even far exceeded the total number of members of the Pure White Saint Sect.

It's funny.

A small sect with no decent source of funds, its so-called weapons are nothing more than farm tools, wooden sticks, and at most some simple machetes.

Compared with the fully armed Crusade Knights and the Church Guards, there is only a slight gap.

Such behavior should be regarded as riots under normal circumstances and would be met with ruthless and bloody suppression.

An unlimited fighting tournament is the norm, and leaving no one alive is not impossible.

But this time, no one dared to take action.

Because these people are pure white saints.

She was a pure white saint who almost overturned the entire church with just a few testimonies and was very likely to have really received the goddess's revelation!

Take action against them?

If you spank them, what's the difference between that and spanking a goddess in the face?

So we can only waste time like this.

The knight leading the way also looked troubled:

"Lady Rosalyn, look at this..."

"Let me do it, everyone get out of the way!"

Rosalyn slammed the ground hard with her holy staff, and golden holy light immediately surged out from her whole body, enveloping her.

With such astonishing momentum, she walked towards the line built by the Knights.

The knights, after a brief hesitation, consciously gave way.

Rosaline's figure suddenly appeared in front of the rioting sect members.

This caused the originally chaotic scene to fall into an eerie silence in an instant.

Then, hundreds of people, as if they had received some kind of call, threw down their weapons in unison, knelt on the ground, and put their hands together as if praying.

"Lady Rosalyn, you are finally here!"

The person who spoke was the little girl who had directly participated in testifying before.

She squeezed out from the silent crowd kneeling on the ground and walked in front of the Pure White Saint herself.

Just as he was about to kneel down, he was stopped by Rosalyn.

Then, with a kind smile, he asked:

"It's not good to have so many people gathered in front of the church. It will cause trouble for the Knights."

"Well, we know, and we don't want to, but there's no other way to see Lady Rosalyn."

Rosalyn sighed softly and asked again:

"So, what do you want from me?"

The little girl was not polite either. She raised her head and said firmly:

"We heard that Lady Rosalin will be participating in an expedition to defeat the demons and rescue her compatriots. The Pure White Saint Sect has volunteered to form a crusade army and go on the expedition with Lady Rosalin!"

Chapter 11 Why Heroes?

After bidding farewell to the local lord and leaving all the valuable items given by the other party in the house without touching them, Aize and Villian rushed back to Tafia as quickly as possible.

This journey took two days.

Soon, after more than a month, the tall walls of Tafia appeared before their eyes again.

Compared to the time of departure, the follow-up repair work has been completely completed during the time of departure, and the wounds left by the previous siege have been completely eliminated.

According to the plan left by Aize before he set off for the royal capital, the reconstruction work is also progressing steadily.

Thicker walls and more city defense weapons are also being built bit by bit. As far as the eye can see, there are scaffoldings and craftsmen busy working inside.

The road into the city was a little quieter than when I left.

This was not due to Tafia's own fault, but rather that the capital city, which was in need of reconstruction, was obviously more attractive to merchants than the fortress city on the border.

A large amount of supplies have been attracted there, so it is normal that the flow of people here has decreased.

"Welcome back, Master Aize!"

After arriving at the city gate and confirming the identity of the person in the carriage, the more than ten guards on duty at the city gate immediately stood at attention and saluted in unison.

Due to the great victory in the previous city defense battle, Aize has been regarded as a hero in Tafia and the surrounding areas.

So at this moment, even many civilians inside and outside the city gate cast eager and respectful glances at him.

Aize didn't like this atmosphere, but there was nothing he could do.

He jumped off the carriage, walked up to the guards, and waved his hand to signal them to do what they should do.

Then he spoke to the captain:

"Did anything happen here in Tafia during the days I was away?"

The captain, flattered by the sudden question, saluted with exaggerated, flustered gestures before hurriedly answering:

"Report! Nothing worth mentioning... Oh, about a week ago, a group of bandits consisting of a defeated orc army were discovered near the town. They looted many villages and caravans."

"now what?"

"Three days ago, they were completely wiped out by the Knights led by Lady Chris."

After any major war, these chaotic public security issues are almost inevitable.

It may not be a big deal, but if it is not handled properly, it may lead to serious consequences, so there must be a trustworthy and capable person to stay behind.

This was another reason why Aize did not bring Chris with him when he went to the royal capital.

He has always had high confidence in the ability of this subordinate and apprentice.

But in other respects, it may not be so trustworthy.

So, after looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, Aize waved to the captain of the guards, motioning him to come over.

Then he lowered his voice and asked:

"Chris, how's she doing?"

"That's great! Lady Chris comes to inspect the city defenses in person every day! I heard she personally oversees the training of new recruits and knights, too."

The guard answered almost without thinking.