"Whoosh—"
When Riezel walked out of the church, before he could even take in the view outside, a tremendous uproar startled him first.
"The Savior!"
"It's the Savior!"
"The Savior has come out!"
Outside the church, a sea of people stretched before Riezel's eyes.
The dense crowds were kept outside by the church's clergy and the Empire's knights, yet their enthusiasm remained undiminished as they pressed tightly together.
"Savior—Savior—Savior—"
The moment Riezel appeared before their eyes, he was met with frenzied cheers from everyone.
The people shouted and roared in unison, their voices deafening.
Many screamed with such force that it could only be called hysterical, their faces flushed red with overwhelming excitement.
Some were even so moved that they fainted on the spot, causing another commotion.
Seeing this, Riezel was stunned as well. He stopped walking and did not continue forward.
"Sir." Naisha brought Riezel back to himself. "Do you find them noisy?"
If Riezel said yes, Naisha would probably immediately order the knights and clergy to forcibly disperse everyone.
"...They still haven't left?"
Riezel was not displeased. He simply found it rather unbelievable.
Several days had already passed since his arrival. Had these people been gathered here all this time, without leaving even for a single day?
They were far too enthusiastic.
"It can't be helped." Naisha seemed able to guess Riezel's thoughts, but she was not surprised at all. "We have waited far, far too long for the arrival of a Savior."
At the side, Merlot and the others nodded solemnly.
Yes, it had been too long—so long that the existence of the Savior had become little more than a legend, one people were on the verge of no longer believing in.
Eleven thousand years. In Riezel's previous life, let alone nations, even civilizations would have changed