Chapter 403
It was only two days in time that I had emptied the temple. And the return time was at night. The bedtime has already passed.
So, I know where I went, but no one knows yet that I returned after encountering the Death Knight in Lazierne. Of course, since the incident is an incident, rumors will soon start to circulate in the ecliptic as well.
“… … .”
After breaking up with Olivia, when I returned to my sophomore dorm, I saw Ellen sitting in the lobby, blankly.
I thought it might be like this.
Ellen looks at me.
“… … .”
A lot of emotions were read in those eyes. I was worried about me, wondering when I’d be back, but when I saw me, I didn’t know how to start talking.
Rather, he averted his gaze and lowered his head.
I felt stuffy, like my chest was clogged up.
Am I going to become like a stranger like this?
If that’s the case, isn’t that a good thing?
Shouldn’t we rather be willing to be in this situation where we are trying to relieve each other’s feelings a little bit?
So that.
It will be less difficult for each other later.
However, I just couldn’t be comfortable. No matter what you say, you will be deceived. I can’t choose everything, because I chose something.
Because I chose Charlotte.
You need to get away from Ellen Artorius.
like that.
I want to pass
-Kwook
Ellen grabbed the hem of my clothes that I was about to pass by.
“… … .”
“… … .”
I couldn’t say let go.
I didn’t hold onto it strongly, and I didn’t even know it.
I don’t know what to say, but I can’t let it go like this.
He was holding on very weakly, as if he would let go at the slightest twist of his arm.
Until recently, I used to hold her tightly as if I would never let go.
At the word engagement, our relationship was destroyed.
That’s why it’s not the hands, but the hem of the clothes, and that’s very weak.
Ellen seemed to think it was wrong to even do that to me.
“A dangerous place. I have been.”
Ellen lowered her head and spoke quietly.
“… … .”
“The smell of burning… … . then.”
Since I went to a place that became a sea of fire, did I get a burnt smell on my clothes?
Not knowing what to say, Ellen seemed to have no choice but to guess where I had been or what I had been through.
This is Ellen, who hates me terribly when I’m in danger.
I hate it terribly, but I can’t stop doing what I’ve decided to do. But this time, a place that wasn’t dangerous became dangerous.
I couldn’t resist Ellen, and Ellen couldn’t pull me back.
“Continue like this… … . Dangerous place… … . you have to go… … ?”
Ellen, with tears in her eyes, looks up at me.
Ellen would know what I had to do.
“maybe.”
“… … .”
“are you okay. I won’t go to really dangerous places, and even if I want to go, people won’t let me go.”
It’s a lie.
Even in a less dangerous place, a sudden incident like this one could explode. Not even this ecliptic, let alone everywhere I go, is necessarily safe, unless I know that my followers are springing up in places beyond my control.
Ellen’s eyes looking at me, I could feel that she didn’t believe me at all.
Rumors that demonists attacked Leviathan and Lazierne, the capital, will soon spread to the ecliptic. Rumors will spread that Olivia and I were there, so they will know that I encountered the Death Knight.
Ellen opened her mouth as if to say something, but eventually lowered her head again.
The hand that held my sleeve was finally released.
* * *
I returned to my room in the dorm.
Complex thoughts could not be relieved.
Just before I lay down on the bed after washing, there was movement in the air.
-Slowly
A white mist gathers from one side of the room and assumes the shape of a human.
“So how was it?”
“Ah, my lord.”
It was the silver-haired girl, Lucinil.
Could Lucinil come secretly, in a different way from Sarkegar? Lucinil took on the role of my bodyguard, but in the end it had some limitations, so he couldn’t keep up with Lazierne.
“I heard it’s not very dangerous… … .”
Perhaps it was delivered by Epinhauser, but Lucinyl didn’t seem to be very concerned.
“Your expression isn’t like that at all.”
Of course, the reason why my expression is bad right now is not because of what happened in Lazierne, but because of what I just ran into with Ellen.
“Magicists attacked Lazierne.”
“… … what?”
At my words, Lucinil’s expression hardened.
Lucinil must know why I went to Lazierne, so I only explained what happened after that.
The fact that the crowd of Lazierne went crazy with the fear of the demon king and started chasing and executing pagans, and that the real magicians suddenly attacked Lazierne.
And the story of the encounter with the Death Knight, and the story of getting out of Lazierne once the situation seemed to be getting more serious.
That’s the big question.
“I think the demonists are following me.”
“… … What do you mean?”
okay. The situation is so bizarre that it will be difficult to understand. I’m dumbfounded and I’m on the verge of bursting into heat.
“It was as if I ordered them to attack Lazierne. They were calling me a prophet or something.”
“… … In the first place, you didn’t do Rajieren’s work.”
“I see.”
I clicked my tongue briefly.
“I think there must have been a reason why I had to collapse Lazierne. So it seems that they attacked Lazierne, saying that they would complete what I failed to do… … .”
I wasn’t the one who actually did the Raziern raid, so what the demonists are doing is just nonsense. A lot of people are just dying, and it has nothing to do with my will.
“A city turned into a sea of fire due to the excessive loyalty of strangers… … .”
Lucinil sighs with his arms crossed.
“What are you really doing?”
Lucinil was dubious about world peace and all, but the attack on the Demonic Church, which was part of Bertus’ conspiracy, also drove me into a corner.
I expected to some extent that the demonic religion, which should have died out due to the return of the demon king, was expanding its power somewhere, but it was terrifying when it touched my skin like this.
“First of all, we have to find the Demonic Cultists and put them under us or get rid of them.”
Once you’ve confirmed that they’re loyal to me, you have to either find them and turn them into real subordinates, or get rid of them if they’re overly dangerous.
We must find the demonists.
At my words, Lucinil tilted his head.
“But how are you going to find it?”
“You have to think about it.”
They wouldn’t be openly active in the first place, so if it weren’t for now when they showed up, I couldn’t come up with a way to catch them.
“Then, I’ll share it with the council for now.”
“yes. And let’s try contacting the imperial family. I think you’ll know, but I think we need to let them know that this isn’t what we did.”
“Um, that’s right. It would be better to keep the word clear.”
It would be possible to contact them through Sarkegar, but it would be better to share opinions with the imperial family.
In this situation, while trying to create a link with the revolutionary forces, a link was formed with the imperial family, which is in fact the greatest enemy.
The Imperial Family expects us to become enemies someday, but we will use them until we can. like i am now
It was Lucinil’s responsibility to convey his opinion to Sarkegar.
“I couldn’t help it in this case, but don’t do anything too dangerous. Is this what it feels like to leave a child at the water’s edge?”
You treat me like a child who put me on the water’s edge. Of course, I’m thankful that you’re worried in the end. When I imagined Lucinil biting her nails and trembling at the news that I had gone to Lazierne, I wondered if that was also a little cute.
“I might secretly follow you later, so don’t be too surprised if I suddenly appear.”
“Then that’s good for me. But if anyone sees that, you know that me or the head of the family have to leave the temple, right?”
“I’ll take care of that, you bastard. Anyway, let’s go back… … .”
“Oh right.”
As Lucinel seemed about to leave, I remembered one last thing I had to say.
“that… … . Although this is not a more important issue than the Demonic Church.”
“What?”
“I think a new religion is emerging.”
I’m trying to say, so it’s absurd.
“A new religion? What bullshit is that?”
“A religion that believes in the resurrection of Lagan Artorius is spreading among the people.”
“uh… … . what?”
like i was crazy Lucinil’s reaction was no different. Some are mad with terror, suspecting their neighbors of infidels, while others are mad with terror, searching for ridiculous hopes.
The cause of fear is the same, but the result is completely different.
“and… … . I’ve seen a lot of bizarre things humans do, but this is a bit shocking… … .”
Lucinil seemed dumbfounded at the current situation where the false belief that the dead warrior would be resurrected was spreading since there was no opponent for the demon king.
“I think that belief will disappear when the owner of the holy object is actually revealed to the public. It’s because there’s no corner to believe right now… … .”
In the end, by believing in the resurrection of the hero, you believe that the demon king will be defeated. If so, I wonder if the belief in the cult of heroes will naturally disappear if it is known that the enemy of the devil, not the hero, has appeared in the world.
At my words, Lucinil stares at me.
“that… … . Are you Reinhardt? I don’t think it’s that kind of painting, is it?”
“yes?”
“Didn’t you decide to let the princess know that you are the owner of Alsbringer in order to get engaged?”
“yes.”
What did that mean?
“And Alsbringer is the sword of Lagann Artorius, right?”
“Yeah what… … .”
“Then I wonder if people will believe you are the reincarnation of Lagann Artorius?”
“?”
no what do you mean
“No, even if Lagann Artorius really reincarnated, he would be less than a year old now. He is a nobleman who has been dead for a little over a year. Believing I’m the reincarnation of Lagann Artorius isn’t the right timeline, is it? I can’t think that way because it makes no sense… … .”
“Does it make sense to believe in the resurrection of Lagann Artorius in the first place?”
“ah.”
At those words, my head seemed to stop.
That’s right.
What else do people who believe in nonsensical things in the first place not believe in even more nonsensical things?
If it became known that I was the owner of Alsbringer, it was certain that the Braves would treat me as a reincarnation of Artorius or a prophet just because I possessed Alsbringer.
“wow! Great for our Bali! You are the prophet of the cult of magic and at the same time the prophet of the cult of warriors!”
Lucinil gave me a malevolent laugh and hugged me.
– Wow!
“This, this shit… … .”
“My baby is the best!”
“Why am I your child!”
As I roughly separated Lucinil, Lucynil grinned with an evil smile and agonized over it.
“Wow, but I’m not joking, you really have a lot of titles?”
“The last rightful heir to the Dark Lands.”
“The king of all demons.”
“Allies of the Vampire Council.”
“A collaborator of the Black Order.”
“The master of Tiamata and the disciple of Tuan.”
“The master of Alsbringer and an apostle of Als.”
“The Prophet of all the Demonists.”
“There is a prophet of the Cult of the Brave… … .”
Lucille grins.
“And, even being the daughter of the imperial family of the Gradium Empire?”
I’m dizzy even when I hear it.
“Isn’t existence itself a contradiction at this level?”
I know… … .
what the hell am i… … .
What is it?
* * *
As Lucinil said, it is a matter of course that if the followers of the Cult of Braves knew of my existence, they would regard me as a prophet and worship me.
And, the demonists claim to be the devil’s subordinates.
Two groups of prophets with completely different attributes.
It was decided to leave the task of finding the demonists to the Council. Demonic cults will also want to contact the demon lord, so it’s a known fact that if you just contact them, you’ll have them in your hands. The problem was that I didn’t know which direction to contact.
next day.
Olivia and I were called by Saviolin Tana.
“The ones who appeared in Lazierne turned out to be demonists.”
“… … .”
“also… … .”
“At this point, it is assumed that the powers of Kier and Tallard were used.”
Kier, the god of corruption, and Tallard, the god of cowardice.
Could it be that the priests of the Demonic Church, who are opposite of Tuan and the opposite of the sun god, were put in? That would have meant that the Demonic Protestants were cooperating like the Five Great Priests.
I thought the people who started the fire were using something similar to magic, but it was divine magic that was used with the divine power of demons.
“How was the situation?”
Tana’s expression darkened at Olivia’s question.
“It was all about coping with the resurrecting corpse. A few Demonic Christians were captured, but all of them committed suicide, and the key is… … . I guess I missed it all We’re tracking it, but we don’t know what the outcome will be.”
Saviolin Tana said so, but seemed to think that the chase would fail.
And, Tana’s expression as she conveyed those words was filled with deep guilt.
Chanafell and the imperial family would know that the demon cultists have no direct contact with the demon king.
It doesn’t make sense for the demonists to come to finish the Raziern incident, which was not an attack by the demon king in the first place.
The Empire’s self-made play attracted a lot of strange attention. Because of the empire’s self-made play and the misunderstandings of the demonists that led to it, Lazierne suffered enormous damage, so he couldn’t help but look good.
Saviolin Tana must be feeling a heavy responsibility right now.
An attack by demonists has taken place, and the dead cannot be returned.
So, it is clear that even the demonists responsible for this incident must be found and eradicated.
Saviolin Tana looks at Olivia this time.
Scotra Kelton had clearly seen Olivia holding Tiamata, which must have belonged to her.
“Me and Olivia-senpai are sharing Tiamata.”
It was I who answered, not Olivia.
“share… … Called?”
Of course, there was no way to know that such a concept was possible, so it was natural to be embarrassed.
“Didn’t I tell you last time? Tiamata was in a corrupted state, and the senior purified the sword… … .”
“Yes, it was.”
While fighting Charlotte, who had been engulfed by the demon king’s soul, she took out Tiamata. And I told Olivia’s story while explaining how I obtained the Tiamata. Olivia purified the corrupted Tiamata and I became the owner of that Tiamata.
He didn’t mention that he was sharing Tiamata with Olivia.
“Since then, my senior and I have been able to use Tiamata together.”
“Something like that… … . Is it possible… … .”
But even if it was impossible, it did happen in the end.
“Yes, I fully understand that you wanted to hide that fact. If you wish to keep this a secret, you are free to do so. However, you know that I can’t do anything about spreading rumors because of the people who saw you two in Lazierne.”
“no.”
At Tana’s suggestion, Olivia shook her head.
“I intend to return to the church.”
Knowing that fame might kill me, Olivia decided to become even more famous.
Saviolin Tana widened her eyes when she heard Olivia’s decision.
