Chapter 420
“Look what happened.”
At Ladia’s question, Ellerith nodded.
Even though Ladia couldn’t attend the meeting, she sensed from Ellerith’s expression that something serious was happening.
“Yes, there is something important. And it is likely to be dangerous.”
She is living a quiet life in a secluded snowfield castle, but she belongs to the forces that are eventually driving the world into chaos. It was only natural for her to get involved in dangerous things. As she prepares to go out, Ladia watches Elleris quietly.
“I will have to leave for a few days. There is enough food, but will you be able to feed yourself well?”
“yes? ah… … . of course. Never mind me.”
Seeing Elleris worrying about being left behind, saying that she was going to do something dangerous, Ladia somehow felt a pity.
Saying she was going to do something dangerous, Elleris was just preparing to go for a walk somewhere. She said she was going to buy groceries, but she looked the same as when she left.
“Then I will go.”
“Ah yes… … .”
At Elerith’s short greeting, Ladia only nodded.
Elerith leaves the room.
I don’t know what she’s going to do, but Ladia looks at her back.
something.
I wanted to say something.
“… … Be safe.”
“… … ?”
Hearing those words from behind him, Ellerith looked back at Radia as if surprised.
I hope you are safe.
It was a simple word, but it wasn’t something that could be exchanged between Ladia and Elerith right now. To that extent, Ladia had opened her heart to Ellerith, and she could have said that much she was worried.
“Okay, I’ll come back safely.”
Ellerith smiled softly and greeted Ladia again.
Lydia Schmidt was quietly watching the door through which Elerith exited.
What would it be like to become a real family with Elleris?
blood-bound kin.
If that happens, will I be able to feel warmer and more at ease than now?
Lydia Schmidt was eager to ask Elleris seriously about being part of her family when she returned.
The fact that Elerith would reject it was something Ladia had guessed.
* * *
Sunday, early morning.
Harriet and I headed to the imperial palace.
I don’t know how the Council’s meeting is going, or what judgment the Black Order will make.
It would be best if our forces could capture the wizards of Cantus Magna, but if the Imperials succeed in capturing them, I will have to create a situation where I can interrogate them.
The worst situation, neither one nor the other, is that Kantus Magna is annihilated or they are lost.
Harriet was also wearing a scroll book, as if she had completed her preparations. It seemed like he had prepared a lot of his own.
Anyway, Harriet and I stop by, and the Imperial Army is actually in charge. Bertus accompanies me to give me one of his achievements, and Harriet is not much different.
If a situation arises in which we have to step in, it means that it has already become something that cannot be undone.
There is no congratulations or anything for the launch.
The empire summoned the best to the imperial palace as quickly as possible, and while we secured the tomb of the lich, we searched for Loro Dewyn, who was likely to have headed there.
From the point of view that a murder occurred inside the imperial palace and he escaped safely, Lothar Dewyn is a serious criminal who needs to be caught first.
It doesn’t matter if Rossor Dewyn isn’t there. It’s okay just to check if there really is an Acrich in the tomb of a rich rumored lich.
If you can’t find Lotwin in the lich’s tomb, there’s another way to track him down.
The empire seemed to be thinking about whether or not Lotwin was related to the demon king.
The garden in front of the Imperial Palace Tetra.
Naturally, neither Bertus nor the emperor were present.
As head of the field, there was Saviolin Tana, the head of Chanafell.
And about thirty of the knights of Chanafell. And there were about 30 wizards in the Imperial Wizards’ Order.
Scotra Kelton, whom I met last time at Lazierne, was also present.
These are all those who have reached the pinnacle of being superhuman.
Saviolin Tanna sees Harriet with me.
“Both of you, don’t overdo it.”
As if they had heard something beforehand, the wizards and knights started walking with Harriet and I at the center. After moving through the warp gate, use Mass Teleport in the Dark Land to immediately move to the site.
Saviolin Tana leads the unit from the front.
Things might go badly, though.
Everything will be fine.
everything should be fine
A nervous Harriet held my hand.
“you… … .”
However, Harriet, who held my hand because she was scared herself, looked up at me rather embarrassed.
It has to be.
Because the cold sweat was coming out more on my side.
Harriet was frightened and took my hand, but when she realized I was more nervous, she squeezed my hand even tighter.
It’s like he wants to help me in some way, even though he’s not okay.
* * *
that time.
“Are you ready?”
“huh.”
Ellen and Charlotte were out of the temple.
It was spring now, but the two were wearing very thick clothes.
Since the place I have to go from now on is the polar area, it is natural to dress like this.
The two were about to head to Epiax, Goseong today.
Charlotte was in the imperial palace, so she knew about what had been revealed yesterday and what the empire was about to do now. And the fact that Reinhardt is heading to the lich’s grave.
Nothing is certain yet about Reinhardt.
That suspicion is, after all, trivial. It’s just that Reinhardt visited Elena’s shop with a female student from Temple.
So Charlotte took no action.
Nothing is certain until something is certain.
“Something out of the ordinary is happening.”
“Is it because of that incident yesterday?”
“huh.”
From the murder case in the imperial family to the elite troops heading to the Lich’s grave. And to the accompaniment of Reinhardt and Heriot de Saintoine.
Charlotte did not tell Ellen about it.
“Let’s do our job. In some cases, what we do may be more important than what we do.”
“… … .”
What Ellen and Charlotte do together could decide the fate of the empire.
Both of you, I hope this doesn’t matter at all.
“I’ll have to check if the stone statue you mentioned is in Epiax. We’ll think about it later.”
“huh.”
All the wizards at the level of being able to use teleport now have been recruited. And Charlotte had no intention of bringing anyone other than Ellen to the job.
Charlotte handed Ellen a scrollbook. She was like the scroll book Charlotte was carrying.
“I’ll take the gate and head to the northernmost part of the continent. And from there, use the teleport scroll to enter. I will move the same way when I come back.”
“okay.”
It wasn’t about escaping the castle, and super-high-level magic like teleport could be used with a scroll.
No matter how much she loses in the competition, the first princess is the first princess.
“let’s go.”
The two hope that what they are doing is pointless and useless.
With such despair mixed with hope, Ellen and Charlotte headed for the warp gate.
* * *
It wasn’t long before the two reached the northernmost tip of the continent very quickly.
After all, both Ellen and Charlotte were free passes to the Warp Gate.
The area where the warp gate was not installed, Goseong Epiax, was moved using the teleport scroll.
-Wheeyeeee
“Ugh… … . With the weather.”
Snow piled up to the knees at the entrance of the castle, where a snowstorm raged. The snow that had already piled up was condensed to the point where it became ice.
During the last group mission, Ellen and Reinhardt walked around Epiax at Harriet’s suggestion to visit the castle.
I knew that it was a place where miscellaneous spirits roamed, and among the buildings, there were seven stone statues in a space that looked like the Pantheon.
– Ppu-deuk, ppu-deuk
The two walked through the snowy clearing.
“By the way, what did you mean by that woman being a dragon?”
“He said he was a dragon. He was also hiding his skills.”
“… … Did you believe that?”
Charlotte glanced at Ellen through the deep snow, as if asking if she believed such bullshit.
“I didn’t believe it at the time, but when I saw the stone statue here, I thought this might be the place where dragons used to gather. It was a coincidence.”
“Anyway, if the wizard you said you accompanied in the Dark Land was Elena… … .”
Charlotte couldn’t say more and bit her lip.
If Elena and Lelia are the same person, Reinhardt is too suspicious.
The Empire does not know what kind of castle Epiax is. It was just managed as if it were a historic site that had existed for a very long time.
However, if the stone statue that exists here resembles Elena, and it really is.
What the hell is this Goseong doing?
It was clear that the place was related to the demon king, but I couldn’t figure out how it was related. So, Charlotte came to Epiax to see with her own eyes.
“Whoa.”
– tuk tuk
After entering the castle, Ellen and Charlotte brushed off their snow-covered clothes. It was the same as the cold air swirling inside the castle, just like the wind was blowing in from outside.
Ellen asked, looking at Charlotte as if she had just remembered.
“Are you afraid of ghosts?”
“Ghost?”
Charlotte tilted her head as if to say something.
“If there is a ghost, here it is.”
“… … uh?”
Charlotte narrowed her brows at the endless talk.
“It’s not strong enough to do any harm, but it’s a ghost. you know… … .”
– Flash!
Ellen was about to finish talking when the two of them saw a flash of light on the far side of the hallway in the old castle.
It was not a natural phenomenon.
Ellen and Charlotte’s expressions hardened.
It wasn’t the end of that once.
– Flash! Flash!
Something, a white light that felt like a holy light, flashed here and there in the hallway.
-Whoa, as soon as Elerith goes, it gets twisted again… … .
someone’s voice.
Ellen and Charlotte soon saw a man appearing at the end of the hallway.
Of course, he also made eye contact with them.
“… … ?”
An unidentified black-haired woman was there.
A place with a stone statue resembling Elena.
Reinhardt took the dark-haired woman to Elena’s shop.
And then, a black-haired woman appeared in front of me.
Charlotte doesn’t remember her.
But Ellen has a good memory. Because she’s a combat major, so she watched the tournament a little more carefully.
Clearly, I was able to find a face in my memory from that impression.
Ellen was able to recall from memory what had appeared as an unrestricted tournament player.
Year 6, Radia Schmidt.
Olivia Ranze withdrew from the tournament final.
Reinhardt stopped by Elena’s shop with the dark-haired woman.
Paladin series.
A nameless monastery.
Olivia Ranze.
Adriana.
Demon King’s Attack.
no wonder.
Reinhardt on that night seemed to know everything.
and.
and… … .
someday.
who called himself the devil.
Reinhardt’s joke-like confession.
Numerous puzzle pieces begin to come together in Ellen’s head.
“… … how? you guys?”
Ladia Schmidt didn’t know Ellen, but she knew the face of the first princess, Charlotte.
Two people who shouldn’t have appeared in the Council.
“Senior, let’s talk.”
Ellen slowly began to approach Lydia Schmidt.
Lydia Schmidt slowly backed away with a firm expression on her face.
