Chapter 567
It’s a matter of making up your mind, going back to Edina is actually pretty soon.
Going in and out of the temple itself was possible in the form of a beast.
It wasn’t because I was a beast, but when I passed the gate in the first place, it was as if it had been discussed among the guards beforehand that I was Ellen’s cat.
Should I say it felt like receiving an intangible temple pass?
After exiting the temple, Harriet could use the self-made teleport scroll to return directly to Edina.
It’s a waste of the scroll, but I can’t call Harriet here because I don’t know that I was taken to the temple in the first place.
After leaving Charlotte as the regent, it was common for me to suddenly disappear and return, so everyone was not taken aback.
Naturally, the first to find was Harriet.
Even though everyone was fine, Harriet was looking at something in the lab, not in her bedroom.
It’s the same as if someone doesn’t talk, he doesn’t know how to rest either.
Seeing the day I showed up after leaving the bed for a while, Harriet explained the general situation, saying that nothing special had happened to Edina.
“… … You were taken to the temple?”
“… … uh.”
Harriet burst out laughing as if it was absurd when I told her what I had experienced in the Allied camp and the current status of Cat Mode.
“Being locked in a cage?”
“uh… … .”
“Your pet is done… … .”
Harriet said that, sounding distraught, and I couldn’t really argue.
“Then shouldn’t you stay in cat form longer?”
“I already do… … .”
“ah.”
“Actually, even now, something is a little awkward.”
“… … Is that enough?”
“uh. Why are humans so tall?”
“… … and.”
After spending almost a week in low visibility conditions, the ground seemed to shake when he returned to his human form.
The human condition is awkward!
I told as much as I had found out about what had happened in Harriet’s lab.
I thought it was simply reviving with black magic, but Christina, an alchemist, is participating in the research project.
“I thought it was related to alchemy… … .”
“You have no idea what the hell is? What does an alchemist have to do with sobriety that raises corpses?”
“In the first place, alchemy is a field where there is a lot of prohibition to the extent that it is equivalent to black magic… … . In fact, the frequency of lunatics is higher among alchemists than warlocks.”
“… … okay?”
“Yeah, you remember Aaron Mede.”
“… … It did.”
Well, Aaron Mede, who was actually a low-ranking member of the Black Order, was also an alchemist rather than a warlock.
“There are quite a lot of alchemy related to black magic… … . So it’s not necessarily a magic system that doesn’t go well with each other. Rather, if it is relevant, it is relevant.”
Is it the concept of a fertility species?
It’s ridiculous to do banned research and touch alchemy’s sobriety but not black magic, and vice versa.
In any case, if you conduct research outside of the morals of the world, it is a concept that commits all taboos.
That’s why there is alchemy based on black magic, and there is also black magic based on alchemy.
This case may also have something to do with it.
“So, what do you think the Empire is doing?”
Harriet’s eyes widened at my nonchalant question.
“How do I know?”
“… … That, is it?”
I have such trust that you would know all the answers if the topic of magic was raised… … .
Well, it doesn’t make sense that Harriet had been a vending machine for answers until now.
“There are too few clues. Even if alchemy and black magic are related, the subject is too broad.”
They seem to be doing something bad with their magic. What kind of magic is it?
I mean, it was almost like a question.
“Reviving the dead and alchemy… … .”
Harriet thought about it, but in the end no sharp idea seemed to come to her mind.
“I don’t know if it’s separately, but it’s difficult to think about it together.”
“Do you understand if it’s different?”
“If it is black magic, prohibition related to the undead will be used. With alchemy, you made things like moonshine and enhancement potions.”
Harriet is also worried, saying she doesn’t know the connection.
“I will think about it myself. If it’s the head of the family, you might get a sense of something.”
Come to think of it, I’m not a night goblin, it’s true that I did something a bit absurd when I came back late at night and asked me to give an answer.
“Are you going back to the ecliptic right away? You’re not Reinhardt, you’re Ellen’s cat. Aren’t Ellen worried about her cat missing?”
Harriet said with her mouth covered as if she was laughing for some reason.
“… … Are you doing this on purpose?”
“of course.”
Harriet giggled as if she was having fun at my appearance as a pet.
“Or, I’ll send you off early tomorrow, so why don’t you stay with me today?”
“… … uh?”
“In the form of a cat instead.”
“Oh no why!”
stop!
It’s my fault!
“hurry. huh? I will hug you.”
Harriet comes here and opens her arms wide as if to hug her.
you!
You seem to think that I, a cat, am a separate creature from me.
Why am I doing the doublethink and not you?
“… … Oh please…”
“Why, don’t you like it? I do not like it? You don’t like it?”
“no… … . It’s not like that… … . You know it’s not… … .”
“Then quickly! Quickly!”
At some point, there is such a thing.
Whatever our paktong says, we will listen to everything.
Originally, our human nature wasn’t like this, but at some point, it completely reversed, and I can’t do anything!
Where the heck did you go wrong?
at last.
that… … .
well, like that… … .
I got a lot of cuteness.
* * *
midnight.
Allied garrison.
Kernstadt Army Headquarters Barracks.
Louise von Schwarz was going through a lot of papers with one light on.
Louise von Schwarz’s reality was that she was busy with fighting and commanding during battles, and was busy observing the overall situation of the army during non-combat situations.
It is the reality of the entire Allied Forces that it is difficult to have a proper rest time as you go up in both brain and body work.
Busy with their bodies are Ellen Artorius and Saviolin Tana.
The one busy with brain work must be Imperial Emperor Bertus de Gradias.
However, Louise von Schwarz is also an unmanned person who has personally reached the master class, and must even carry out the post of commander.
So, in a way, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that she was the busiest person in the entire Allied Forces.
Heinrich von Schwarz continued to watch Louise’s busy appearance even after the occupation of Serandia was over.
The situation at the Royal Class Garrison had already been seen, and Heinrich had already seen what this war had taken away.
It was devastating, but in the end, those who survived had to do something because they survived.
now.
Heinrich von Schwarz was by Louise’s side, peering into her eyes enough to bleed.
Even though it was already past the time to fall asleep.
In the headquarters barracks where the two of them were alone, only the sound of papers being handed over echoed quietly.
In fact, just because Heinrich looked through the paperwork didn’t speed things up.
However, the documents themselves look at the situation of the entire Kernstadt county.
Troop situation, material situation, supply plan, minimum winter material requirement, etc.
Those documents are meaningful just by grasping them.
Louise peers through the papers and then stares blankly to the side.
I strain my eyes, but there is no focus.
Louise knows now.
That my son is weak at using his head.
Just because you’re looking at numbers doesn’t mean you have to memorize them.
It is about deciding what is necessary, what is lacking, what is sufficient, and how to operate limited supplies and forces. It is also important to find out whether the reports of each echelon commander are really true.
Reading between the lines between numbers is what this job is for.
However, Heinrich’s behavior, as if he was just trying to memorize numbers, was too intuitive.
The look is so clumsy.
Also, because it’s cute.
Louise felt like she would burst into laughter from time to time.
Of course, she is not disappointed.
There is at least one outstanding thing, so isn’t that what it is?
There are a lot of people who don’t even have that.
Heinrich did not act like this because he knew that he was the true heir to the Schwarz family.
I don’t act like that because I have something ambitious and ambitious, and I have to know this.
I just want to help.
Louise knew that she was doing this with only that thought.
That’s why it’s rather commendable to force yourself to do something you don’t even know how to do.
“How about going in and resting? You must be tired.”
“… … It’s still fine.”
It is still the same that there is no personal conversation between the two.
But little by little something is changing.
If things change little by little until this war is over.
Could it be a normal parent-child relationship in the future?
Louise found it funny.
These two can never be called normal, but what they both want is normal in the end.
And Louise had yet to tell her son the truth.
“… … I am the youngest.”
“yes?”
“My friends work… … . Too bad.”
Louise also heard about the situation at the Royal Class Garrison.
It wasn’t something she had to worry about, but Louise heard the news because she knew that Heinrich cared about his business.
Death and injury are commonplace on the battlefield, but how can you feel comfortable that your friends have gone through such things?
Heinrich seemed a bit dazed at Louise’s words, then smiled wryly.
“What can I do… … .”
It was a mixture of self-reliance and resignation.
Even if you do everything you can, the inevitable happens.
It’s sad, but it seemed that he didn’t want to think deeply.
It hurts just thinking about it, so you turn away as if you were running away.
“Thank you, sister.”
Heinrich looks at the documents with a lonely smile.
In conclusion.
Louise feels proud inside when she sees her son like this.
As a result, it’s a sobering fact that it doesn’t help at all.
Just as he had not been able to rest for a long time, his son had not been able to rest for a long time.
This winter will probably be the last break.
“Not everyone is allowed, but you know that there are some who are allowed to return to the ecliptic or hometown during the winter.”
“… … yes.”
If the hometown is safe, there should be such a premise.
During this long break, the allied forces were unusually giving long leave to those who wanted to return to rest.
“Return to the Temple for the time being.”
“… … yes?”
As if hearing a sudden story, Heinrich looked at Louise with a bewildered expression.
“It means to take a break and come back. The big fight is over and you haven’t been able to rest for long, so you deserve it.”
Heinrich was a bit bewildered by the sudden vacation order.
“I’m fine, sister. I don’t know if there is an emergency… … .”
The son’s willingness to stay here in preparation for an emergency is admirable.
Louise is not saying this because she just wants her son to rest.
“The King will be inspecting us soon.”
“!”
I knew him as my father, but he was actually my grandfather.
Konstantin von Schwarz will soon be inspecting the battlefield as the situation stabilizes.
Louise von Schwarz is the commander of the Kernstadt army, not the king.
“I have things I need to explain to Your Highness. Heinrich, it will be a very uncomfortable and dangerous position for you.”
The moment is approaching when the sister who murdered the two brothers under the guise of disappearance must explain them to her father.
It is unknown whether or not the truth of the disappearance will be identified.
However, there was nothing good about having Heinrich there. Whether the truth is revealed or not.
“So, it means there is damage.”
It is a temporary escape under the guise of vacation.
Whether for a vacation or for a getaway.
In the end, it was Louise’s consideration to order her to return to the temple.
“sister… … . Are you okay?”
“… … It will be fine.”
Even though it would be terrible for Louise to remain ignorant after killing her younger siblings and to tell the truth, Louise only spoke briefly.
However, Heinrich was convinced that forcibly sticking by Louise’s side would not be of any help to Louise during the upcoming inspection.
“Again, inspection is not the problem. It means rest.”
The same goes for Heinrich, who has been moving non-stop for a long time.
Even Heinrich was not in the ranks of superhumans who could enhance magical power.
However, the amount of activity was more than others, so it was clear that the fatigue from the past was piled up beyond words.
Louise thinks vaguely.
Temple.
It would be nice if I could see it with my own eyes.
My heart was like a chimney, wanting to see with my own eyes what kind of place my son had spent his whole life.
But wind is wind, and she had an awful lot of work to do.
this winter.
Heinrich will return to a distant place to rest.
However, Louise von Schwarz’s seat is here.
I don’t know.
After this war is over, the day might come when I can set foot in the temple myself.
