Pope Drevigo, who had his eyes closed and was enjoying the attention, slowly opened them as he sensed someone entering. Originally, the temple was supposed to be heavily guarded, but since Drevigo refused to pay the paladins, they soon left. Only the corrupt ones remained, indulging in pleasures alongside the women, leading to a complete lack of security. As a result, Blade and Valentine were able to walk in without any resistance.
"Has he really fallen this far?" Blade muttered. He didn't care about the corruption of religion, but he spoke because of the quest that suddenly appeared before him.
[ Class Quest ]
[ A pope of the benevolent Goddess has strayed from her path. He was meant to be kind and just, yet he shamelessly indulges in worldly desires. ]
[ As a Saint, you cannot allow this. ]
[ Quest Task: Drevigo's Death ]
[ Quest Reward: Goddess blessing ]
[ Quest Acceptance Reward : Decree of the Saint ]
"What do you want?" Pope Drevigo sneered, his eyes not on Blade but on Valentine. His gaze lingered on her beauty, filled with greed and lust.
Valentine, however, didn't like the look in his eyes. Her expression turned cold. "You scum are not worthy of the title of Saint," she declared. As a follower of goddess of the moon, Valentine did not acknowledge the corrupted pope.
Swoosh!
Drevigo's smile faltered, and he immediately shouted an order. "Kill them!"
The remaining paladins rose from their seats, drawing their swords and charging toward them.
[ Pope's Decision ]
Difficulty Level: SS
The dark side of the Pope of the Rebecca Church has been accidentally exposed to an outsider. Worried that this revelation could destroy the church's image, the Pope has made his decision:
Eliminate them and declare them as heretics.
Quest Clear Conditions: Defeat Player Blade and Kill Valentine.
Clear Reward: Abilities Awakening
You can unleash the true abilities of a Paladin of the Rebecca Church.
Quest Failure:
Level -4
Divine Power will decrease by 10,000
[ Would you like to accept the quest? ]
There were three types of paladins in Satisfy.
The most popular type of paladins were those belonging to the Judar Church.
They specialized in a wide range of buff skills and had excellent defense. They were in charge of the party buffs, and were active in party hunting and raised because they were able to serve as the main tanker. They were considered as the most popular class after the Rebecca priests.
Then there were the paladins of the Dominion Church.
They specialized in personal buff skills and had high attack power. They weren't popular with large scale parties and raids, but they were popular in small party hunting. In addition, their single combat ability was the best among the paladins.
The last were paladins of the Rebecca Church.
They were the only paladins who could use Heal. But they didn't have buff skills. However, their amount of healing wasn't high, so they weren't popular in party hunting or raids. It was a class that was only grudgingly accepted when a priest couldn't be found. They had no buff skills and their combat ability was the weakest among the paladins.
They were much harder to find than paladins of other churches, and weren't popular. It was rare to find a user who was a paladin of the Rebecca Church.
But wasn't it strange? Rebecca's Daughters were paladins, and not only that, they were the strongest among all NPC paladins. Thanks to their presence, Damian speculated that a Rebecca paladin would become stronger if they broke through a certain point.
If he reached his second advancement, wouldn't he become stronger than paladins of other churches? He thought for a bit before choosing to become a paladin of the Rebecca Church. However, he reached level 200 after much difficulty and didn't find anything special. The paladins of the other churches were still better than paladins of the Rebecca Church.
Damian felt extreme disappointment and skepticism. But right now.
'Abilities awakening...!'
It was the reward of his first SS-grade quest after playing Satisfy for over a year. If this quest was cleared and his abilities awakened, Damian was obviously going to become stronger as he originally anticipated. Damian had been waiting for this moment since he became a paladin of the Rebecca Church.
He made a decision.
"...I Reject"
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While The Rebecca Daughters, the strongest Paladins on the continent, were all watching this, there are a total of three of them in Church. Each one wields a Goddess Artifact: the Sword, Shield, and Spear. They are the strongest weapons of the Church.
However, only one of them is here now, while the others are not. Isabel, the spear-wielding one, is out hunting Yatan's Chosen. The one who is here, wielding the Sword, is named Rin.
Rin looked at Dave as she sensed the Holy power within him. "Who is he?" she whispered, confused, as she recalled the Pope's order to kill him.
"But… he's not evil," she mumbled.
Oddly, she didn't want to kill him. "Goddess, help me," she prayed as she heard the divine voice.
"I understand. I will stay away from this," she said, leaving the Church, having made her own guided decision.
"From now on, whatever happens, it's the Goddess's decision," she mumbled as Pope Drevigo unknowingly lost his strongest weapon even before the battle started.
****
He made his decision.
"…I reject."
[ If you refuse the quest, the Pope will view you as a traitor. Do you still want to reject? ]
"…"
Damian was a pro gamer. Like any other professional player, he understood the mechanics of Satisfy.
An SS-level quest can't be this straightforward.
He thought carefully before rejecting the quest once again.
If the quest was straightforward, it wouldn't be ranked SS.
The idea that Player Blade and this stunning woman—who had ignited his otaku desires—could be considered enough to justify an SS-ranked quest didn't cross his mind.
They are in the heart of the Rebecca Church. The remaining priests, Paladins, and Rebecca's Daughters are here. How can Player Blade and Valentine face them together?
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