#295
Helmut
Episode 295
It was not long before the incident that shook the temple was delivered. The two men and women who had publicly proclaimed in the temple were standing in one place.
They were a pair that did not fit together as ‘two men and women’.
One was a gorgeous beauty with silver hair, and the other was an old man with a full beard.
Archmage Antiol, and Heike.
It was a rare sight to see two archmages publicly declared by the temple in one place.
The woman, Heike, spoke first.
“It seems like things are going well. “If such a change occurs in the barrier, the temple would not be able to notice it.”
“We succeeded in activating adamantium in at least three areas of the barrier. “It looks like we found him sooner than expected.”
Heike shrugged.
“I guess so. “Whose granddaughter is this?”
Antiol clicked his tongue.
“I guess I was lucky. Do you think Pahe’s Forest is such an easy place? “It’s been a few days since we entered.”
“It’s definitely fast. Looks like you found a good helper. Then we move slowly. “We must prevent the temple from restoring the barrier.”
As Heike took a step toward Antiol, Antiol took a step back.
It was an attitude of blatant avoidance.
“Didn’t I tell you not to come near me? “Where are you secretly tying us together?”
Antiol showed a look in his eyes that said, ‘I’m on guard.’ Unlike the person who was always relaxed and empty-handed, he even showed a hint of hostility.
Heike snorted as if he was shocked.
“I’m so dumbfounded. I also have tastes. Hoho, I’m not interested in Grandpa, so there’s no need to do that. Antiol. “It’s unfair and unpleasant to act like that.”
Antiol’s brow twitched at Heike’s harsh words.
Antiol, who didn’t care about appearances, looked good when he was with Heike, so they seemed like father and daughter.
Antiol was a few years older than her, but the older she got, the less meaningful the age difference became.
The status of the two was basically equal. They are both archmages who have established a strong presence in different fields.
However, there was a reason for Antiol’s attitude toward Heike.
“Does a woman like you have anything to hide? “No wonder I showed bad behavior towards the temple and even drove my own child to death!”
Antiol shouted as if he were yelling. His expression revealed blatant criticism.
Antiol was a wizard known as an eccentric, but on the other hand, he was also stubborn and strict.
He thought that Heike had tarnished the Archmage’s honor. That honor was the pride of Antiol, who went against the temple and pursued his own path and magic.
Although they were both archmages who had contributed to the temple, Heike and Antiol’s reasons were completely different.
Heike’s eyes suddenly became harsh. Antiol showed that attitude throughout the entire encounter.
The reason Heike has avoided conflict with Antiol so far is because he can help Area, not because it is difficult or fearful.
There was no reason to tolerate his attitude any longer.
“I regret that too. “I was the one who had to pay the price for that, so it’s not something you should say carelessly when you have lost nothing.”
“I’m glad you’re doing something called regret. “At least we won’t repeat the same thing.”
Antiol’s tone subsided.
Heike’s eyes twisted as if in pain. Afterimages of the past that I thought had now become dull passed through my mind.
“You are mistaken…” … .”
Heike opened his mouth. From her mouth flowed the truth of what had happened in her past.
That was twenty years ago. Heike, who, as a wizard, coveted the sacred relics of the temple that possessed special abilities, made a dangerous attempt to steal them.
At that time, since she became an archmage at a relatively young age, she had never experienced a failure, so she was confident and not afraid of defeating the temple.
If you fail, shouldn’t you just take a step back? It’s a long shot to track her down at her temple, since she’s an archmage anyway.
As an archmage, she was able to hide her identity from most temple people.
She easily seduced one Holy Knight who was a candidate for the leadership of the Holy Knights, and when he did not easily give her information about the Holy Relic, she immediately seduced another Holy Knight. It was something she was used to doing.
And when the paladin whom Heike first seduced found out about this, he fell into a rage, thinking that she had been taken away.
The two candidates for the leadership of the Holy Knights dueled over her, resulting in a disastrous situation.
Two paladins of equal skill met death after a duel. It was a truly unexpected accident.
Heike, embarrassed, suddenly erased his traces and disappeared.
The two Holy Knights were both loved by the leader of the Holy Knights of the time. The leader of the Holy Knights immediately found out that there was a woman involved in their deaths and investigated her identity.
And he finally found out. Archmage Heike, this vicious witch drove two paladins to death.
It didn’t matter whether it was true or not. Since Heike disappeared, there was no way to know.
What Heike was coveting was only a holy object, and no one other than Heike himself knew that he did not want the two paladins to die fighting.
The vengeful leader of the Holy Knights mobilized the temple’s information network to find out where her son lived.
Ever since Heike’s son, a sorceress, came of age, he had barely had any contact with her because he was tired of her self-indulgence.
He married his wife, who was a classmate at the Academy and was a magician, and had one daughter named Area, and lived from day to night.
It was like a lightning strike that he became the target of the temple. The leader of the Holy Knights led the temple’s troops and stormed into the place where he lived.
There was no time to escape from the layered siege.
Her son, who was not as good as Heike but was an excellent wizard, resisted with all his might.
His residence, where the temple’s troops invaded, was located in a forest far from the village.
In a place filled with magic circles and traps, the son of Heike, a wizard, fought fiercely with his wife.
Heike’s son and wife died together, annihilating the temple’s troops, including the leader of the Holy Knights.
Just as the two paladins died during a duel, so did they.
When Heike, who heard the news late, arrived there, everything was over.
All I could see was a damaged forest and a corpse. The only thing that survived was Area, hidden inside a dug-out tree stump.
“you… … “It’s Heikero.”
Heike had never seen such cold eyes in a child. The heart of a girl who lost her parents at such a young age was frozen cold.
Revenge begets revenge.
Everyone fighting died on the spot, and she lost the will to do anything toward the temple. She had already lost her son and his wife, and that fact remained painfully painful.
Although she was not a mother who loved and cared for her children, her son was the only and most precious being to Heike.
Heike wanted to repay his sins by taking care of Area.
Area doesn’t know it, but if Heike has to risk his life for Area, he is willing to do so.
From that day on, Heike’s life was decided to be lived for Area.
Heike first told the story to Antiol. There was sadness on her face.
“… … So I wasn’t playing with fire like you think. I didn’t know it would happen like that either. “I was just complacent, and that’s why I lost.”
Antiol, who only knew that Heike had seduced the two Holy Knights and had an accident while playing with them, his expression hardened. He couldn’t find anything to say, so he chose his words.
“… … Fortunately, your granddaughter grew up fine.”
“Fortunately, that child is a wizard with greater talent than me. “Why don’t he move on now?”
She caused the death of two Holy Knights, and the leader of the Holy Knights died along with her son.
Although I had bad feelings about the temple, I had no desire to clash with them again.
But now is the time for the conflict we have been avoiding.
Antiol nodded.
“egg plant.”
*
“I’m glad everyone is safe.”
Susan, who had been waiting anxiously in the central area with Sarah, showed a smile.
The first to return was, of course, Charlotte. No matter how fast Elaga is, he can’t be faster than the flying Ygrel.
“It’s my first time.”
“Yes, what happened to the others?”
Igrel opened his mouth to Susan, who had a worried look on her face.
[I felt the barrier shaking four times. The other guys also succeeded safely. Well, whether we can return safely is a different matter.]
Charlotte bowed her head towards Igrel.
“Thank you for bringing me here.”
[Well, that’s all I have to be thankful for.]
Ygrel just grumbled and responded. Monsters do not exchange greetings with each other.
Because of that, these expressions of human intention tickled me for some reason.
Charlotte asked.
“There is Senior Xian in the east. Shouldn’t we go get him?”
However, Ygrel sat down on the floor and muttered.
[I’ve been running around too much lately, so my wings are sore? I need to get some rest. You guys want to make me trim my feathers.]
Once these humans leave, getting their feathers trimmed is a long way off. It’s difficult to tame and use monsters.
Ygrel decided to enjoy what he could until the very end.
A sigh escaped Charlotte’s mouth.
“yes.”
The next thing to come back was Asuka, clinging to Elaga’s back.
“Wow!”
Greeting with a burdensome noise, he rolled off Elaga’s back.
[huh? Ygrel, were you fooling around here?]
[If you went to the south and came back, I helped you enough! You should take care of that on your own.]
[Lazy guy.]
Immediately after letting out a sigh, Elaga ran towards Xian in the east.
Asuka groaned.
“Oh my gosh, I almost died.”
Charlotte stretched out her hand toward him.
“Thank you for your hard work, Asuka-senpai. “It must not have been easy for Ella to hang on to your back for a long time.”
Asuka looked down at her hands for a moment and then quickly turned her head away.
“Yeah, yeah. Of course it wasn’t easy. I mean, I didn’t fly away comfortably like you did. But this body is indestructible.”
Charlotte asked in her characteristic calm tone.
“Then you don’t need any hands? Would you like to sit a little longer?”
“No, that’s not it… … .”
For some reason, he grabbed Charlotte’s hand and straightened up. Asuka blurted out as she passed by Charlotte.
“You did a good job too.”
‘Oh my, these two… … .’
Susan looked at them both suspiciously. But she didn’t bother to open her mouth to show her doubts.
