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After all the laundry is washed, he quietly leaves the place.

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Already the church guy?　were no longer there, but there were endless similar stories about how many of the women who came to the laundry room thought so.

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'Father. How can the church be so disliked?"

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Dad tilted his head and thought about my words.

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After a while, he looked like he remembered something.

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He said, "Back when I was a kid, I heard that a town near the royal capital rejected the existence of the church and kicked it out. Which town was that?"

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They drove the church out of the town?

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'I thought churches were a stronghold for people in towns and villages.

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In the village where I was born, everyone went to pray every time something happened.

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I also remember going to pray until I was five years old.

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So it was a bit of a shock for me to learn about the inner workings of the church.

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'Normally, the church moves to be a stronghold.

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I see.

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'Oh, it is decided that the money needed to maintain the church comes from donations from the people of the village or town where the church is located. So the residents are very important to the church.

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If they were valued, words like that wouldn't come out.

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If they hated us that much, would they be able to get donations?"

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You don't usually do that in a place where there is garbage, do you?

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Or is it a village rule that you have to donate?

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I doubt they would collect." Oh, that looks like a church up ahead.

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I followed my father's gaze and saw a white building.

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It was more beautiful than the churches I had seen before.

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It looks like it has a lot of money.

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The designs on the walls and windows don't look as if they are strapped for cash.

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I agree. That one looks like it cost a lot of money.

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As I looked at the white building, I saw adventurers coming out from inside.

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The townspeople glanced at the adventurers coming out, but quickly looked away as if they had lost interest.

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Oh, no.

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There are women glaring at them.

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Let's go."

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Yes."

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Come to think of it, it was the women who were angry in the laundry room.

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And the woman who glared at the adventurers coming out of the church was also a woman.

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And the men?

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Well, there were ...... in the laundry room, but what did they do?

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Dad.

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What's wrong?"

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'Seems like a lot of women don't like the church.

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Oh. The men were looking away uncomfortably.

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That's right.

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You're a good father, you know what you're doing.

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They probably attacked them.

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"Attacked them?"

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Oh, I hate to tell Ivy this, but ......

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Hmm?

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You don't want to tell me?

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"The churchmen probably attacked some women or children in the village. That's why the women in the village don't like them. Either the men were blinded by the fact that it was the church, or some force was at work.

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I see.

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Well, I don't know if I'm right. But I'm sure there was something that seriously offended the women.

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They seemed to dislike people who came in on their own.

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"Maybe it was the aristocrats who snuck in?"

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If they are aristocrats, then maybe some kind of power is their power, right?

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Well, from the atmosphere, I'd say so.

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If it really was like your father said, .......

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Nobility sucks."

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I think people like Lord Foronda are rare, but a snooty aristocrat is garbage.

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Well, I don't really know.

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Ah, I know why I feel uncomfortable.

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What?　Discomfort?

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Maybe I'm right.

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What are you talking about?

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I think it might have been a kid who was attacked.

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Why?

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You don't know?

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Don't you notice?

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The father is looking around as he walks, so I look around too.

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Perhaps it is because it will soon be noon, but the place is livelier than in the morning.

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There are more people, and here and there people have stopped to chat.

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The people at the stalls are smiling and talking to each other.

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The scenery is the same as in other villages....... Huh?

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No ...... children?"

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I look around again.

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There are young children being carried by their parents.

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But there is not a single child around 10 years old.

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They were there yesterday when I was on my way to the inn.

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And yet, today, I haven't seen them since ...... this morning.

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Why?

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I thought it might be because they were having a sleepover.　I told them not to go out because I didn't want anything to happen to them, didn't I?"

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I see."

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Huh?

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What is ......?

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I feel like I'm being watched. Is it my imagination?

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Oh, there he is!

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Huh?

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I thought I heard a voice, and then Vice Captain Lear, whom I met yesterday, came running to us.

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Thank God you're okay. You're safe.

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Safe?

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Go back to the inn now.

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Leah looked impatient.

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I understand. Ivy, you want to go back?

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Yes.

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I walked back to the inn with Mr. Leah, the vice captain.

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The people in the village who had been watching us are looking somewhat relieved.

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What is it?

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I'm home.

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Hmm?　Leah?　What's up?"

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Oh, my God!　Dad!　There's garbage in the church, you'd better explain that to Mr. Druid!"

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Oh, Leah, the vice captain said it's garbage, too.

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I knew it.

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Dad?

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Did you make sure the children weren't taken away by the druids?"

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At the father's question, a startled-looking Mr. Leah, the second-in-command, nodded.

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I'm sorry. It's been about a year ......2 since I've been here.　We haven't had any snooping around, so I've been distracted."

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What happened?"

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'That's .......'

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Vice Captain Leah's gaze wanders with a puzzled expression on her face.

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'Vice Captain Leah.'

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When his father called his name, he let out a big sigh and looked straight at his father.

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Ivy's father sighed heavily and looked him straight in the eye.

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Please."

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When I entered the dining room, the owner offered me a cup of tea.

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I guess my body had been a little cold during the laundry, and drinking it made me feel warm and fuzzy.

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Well, first of all, please listen to me. Mr. Druid, you have that ...... trust in the church--"

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'No, none at all. None at all."

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The father's words made the vice-captain and the shopkeeper look blankly.

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Is it really that unusual?

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Most of the people I've met have been close to their fathers.

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But I think there were a lot of people who asked me to pray at church for their safe journey.

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I was like, "Oh, really? Good."

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Vice Captain Lear relaxed from his body, relieved.

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'We don't have any proof. But some scum from the church sold the children of this village to the nobility."

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That sucks."

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Vice Captain Lear nodded at my words.

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'But I didn't have the authority to look into it. At that time, Gilmas was useless because he had been bought off by the nobility.

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That must have been ...... hard."

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At his father's words, "Yes, it was! And then, Vice-Captain Lear tapped on the desk.

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'Originally it was a bishop and a priest with a bad attitude, but about twenty years ago their attitude got worse and worse. They don't care at all if they can't get donations. Because the aristocrats would come in and donate large sums of money. But if that was all there was to it, I should have just ignored it. And yet, when the nobles started coming, 21 children disappeared. When the children disappeared, I immediately tried to look into the church, but they said, "We don't have proof, we don't have authority."

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Evidence?

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The church would be useless no matter how many evidences or testimonies they have.

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The men in this village say they can't disobey Gilmas's orders."

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The shopkeeper chuckled at the words of the vice-captain.

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''Is Gilmas still being paid off by someone who's been bought off?

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'No, a different person. The previous Gilmouth has already fallen into slavery.

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I am a little afraid that Mr. Leah, the vice captain, says this happily.

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Well, I guess he deserved it.

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The current Gilmouth is fine. He is trustworthy."

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