Chapter 258. The Saint’s Decision (3)
“Keuuk?!”
Suddenly, the soldier collapsed with black blood gushing out from all the holes in his body.
And that’s not all.
The soldiers who surrounded her all died with the same symptoms.
Lesren was frightened by the sudden change and stepped back.
“Hee-ik”?! How is this…?”
“… you always did. So my own interests come first? Does a person who mentions the name of God really not see under his own feet?”
She, the only one who remained calm, stepped over the corpses rolling at her feet and approached them.
noticed belatedly
Unidentified empty bottles rolling around on the floor.
Only then did a fact flash through the priests’ heads.
What caused the war in the kingdom of Ernesia?
What allegations did Arell Ernesia take issue with at the meeting?
“Seo… are you really a saintess?”
“I’m not obligated to answer that, but I think you were already convinced.”
The time to argue about right or wrong is over.
“Oh, what are you so afraid of?”
“Oh… you shameless witch!”
One of the priests, who had been silently supporting Lesren’s opinion, pointed at her with bloodshot eyes.
“okay! It was for four years! Wasn’t it because of your years that this war broke out after all!”
“…Maybe.”
She admitted in a forlorn tone.
“But how is that?”
However, she asked back with a straight face, as if nothing had happened.
“The Kingdom of Ernesia and the Merman Empire… and any other country are potential threats to the Holy Kingdom. Do you guys know too?
Unless we swallow them, there is no future for the kingdom.”
“Even so… will this method be forgiven… gagging?!”
The priest, who was about to argue, groaned in agony and then vomited blood and collapsed.
“Then what did you guys do?
To indulge in the luxury of collecting huge donations every day?”
Another priest died likewise.
“Selling drugs to tempt believers who don’t know anything? Are you doing a great job with that?”
For the first time, she laughed in blatant contempt.
“One day, the era of believing in God will end. Will we be able to live with a smile like we do now? That is why we must survive, even by destroying other countries and by kneeling down.”
“Hey hee hee hee profit!”
Blood spattered one after another, staining Nelvania’s clothes red.
But she didn’t care.
One by one, slowly engulfed in poison and dying, only the last one remained.
It was the priest Lesren who planned to hand over Nelvania to another country.
What he left behind was purely accidental.
“Yes… Nelvania… no, saintess! I never…
“I hate to hear it.”
“I will tell you! I’ll reveal who I’m holding hands with, so please!”
“I would have said I didn’t want to hear it.”
After those words, Lesren also struggled in pain and died.
In the middle of the conference room, where no one was left alive, she walked out with her back turned.
“The future does not come just by praying. Well… I agree with that.”
With a smile as if laughing at herself, she walked away.
“So I will do anything.”
Already outside the hallway, the corpses of the soldiers they had deployed had fallen in a row, their spilled blood soaking the floor red.
She continued to hold her contemptuous gaze.
[…I did it on purpose.]
As she entered the prayer room, the voice came as if she had been waiting.
It sounded like he knew what she was doing.
[Isn’t it too late for a purge?]
“I’ll admit that.”
she replied coldly.
Falling into the illusion that she could somehow lead the kingdom by leading as many incompetent priests as possible, she had let them go.
I regret it now.
Even considering the damage, I should have cleaned it up.
[With this, the political world of the Zelnian Kingdom has completely collapsed. In addition, the Ernesia Kingdom army is approaching from outside. Do you think you can hold on?]
“…It must be impossible.”
If it was now, because he had become cold-hearted because of his anger, he would have judged the situation more quickly.
There is no gap to fill the empty chain of command.
Even though they were ugly and incompetent, they were the main figures who commanded the kingdom.
If they disappear right away, chaos will inevitably arise until they are dealt with.
It is not yet known, but it was clear that it would affect the morale of allies in the defensive line facing the Ernesia Kingdom army in front of them.
[What do you mean? Did you give up?]
The voice still asks indifferently and firmly.
It seems that he is only curious about Nelvania’s thoughts and has no interest in what will happen to this place after that.
To just observe.
[You won’t have any means to get out of this situation.]
“…Yes, I admit it. Impossible.”
Rather, she admitted without hesitation.
[I see.]
“But I ask for your help in resolving this situation.”
[…Is that how it comes out?]
“You don’t even care about standing by like other people do. You are responsible for this situation in the first place.”
she protested angrily.
Never before had she shown such dislike for him.
[…It’s a responsibility. It must have been your wish and judgment that caused this war?]
“I admit my mistakes when it comes to epidemics. I never thought I’d come up with a means to recover so quickly.
but.”
She glared at the ceiling.
“Consul Jeong.”
[Um’?]
“I can’t see this as my responsibility, right?”
[Hmm… I don’t know what that means.]
“I already know it, so don’t pretend.”
Nelvenia shot as if she knew everything.
“Among the doctrines of the Holy Kingdom, the elemental spirits are influenced by you.”
[…hoho, do you think so?]
“Because I also had doubts about that.”
A long time ago, Nelvenia questioned the doctrine of the Holy Kingdom and had personally investigated and researched it.
And I was sure.
“The stigma regarding Elemental Suppression is your responsibility.”
That the suppression of the holy kingdom’s spiritists had someone’s intention.
In fact, it was also because of the question Arel threw at the meeting that made me more certain.
What on earth do you oppose the spirits for?
She thought the reason was here.
If it was the one who interfered with the successive saints since the founding of the Holy Kingdom.
“I know at least that you created this doctrine by interfering with the saints after the founding of the Holy Kingdom.”
God does not invent doctrines.
It is only human beings who make trivial rules like dogma.
That’s the reality.
[…That’s right, because that was the condition for me to teach them.]
For the first time, the intonation of a wry smile came into his voice.
[The spirit was a troublesome existence. That’s why I wanted to drive him out.]
The man admitted it meekly.
[Thanks to that, elementals are rarely seen in this era.]
“And thanks to that, the Seongguk has had problems with the empire now.”
If it wasn’t for this doctrine, it wouldn’t have been a problem whether or not the princess was a spirit case.
And Arel wouldn’t have tried to contact Princess Pena.
“If it weren’t for you, this doctrine should have been abandoned sooner or later.”
[Yes… So, saintess, are you blaming me for this?]
“Yes, so you must be responsible to some extent. Isn’t it?”
Speaking firmly, Nelvenia clenched her fists.
In fact, it was half forced.
It is boundless speculation that doctrine was influenced by him.
If he pretends not to know until the end and withdraws his foot, she has no room to push any further.
You have to somehow get him to cooperate.
The voice was silent.
Are you unwilling to admit it?
She waited calmly, trying to hide as much nervousness as possible.
[Okay admit it.]
Finally he conceded.
[The thing about the spirits was undoubtedly the embers I sowed. It was just a means to get rid of something irritating, but if that was the cause… Yes, I’ll have to fix things up.]
“What are you going to do to fix it?”
[What is it… Huhuhuhu. Well, what can I do for you?]
He let out a laugh as if he were joking, but then stopped.
[Anything.]
An assertion that sounds arrogant.
[Anything is possible. Even if it is impossible even for God, it is possible for me. yes, lady give you a choice What kind of help do you want?]
“…the means to win this war.
step. Just give me the means to the end.”
[Oh, is that enough?]
“Yes.”
Nelvenia nodded.
Actually, I had the urge to want something more diverse.
The knowledge he has and that certainty.
It may not be a joke to assert that he is undoubtedly more almighty than a god.
However, you cannot rely too much on it.
That is Nelvenia’s judgment.
In any case, we only hope for a means to overcome the current war.
After that, I will go through myself with my own ability, not with the help of the author.
she thought so
“All we have to do is win this war. After that, I’ll take care of it.”
[Yes, then I won’t say any more.]
“Then what means will you give me?”
I was also curious.
The current situation is not very good.
As usual, you won’t be able to get through it by giving only useful knowledge.
[I’ll send you a more accurate method. In other words, you want the power to overwhelm your enemies in war, right?]
“Yes, I do.”
[I just sent a messenger. Listen to him for details. I will definitely give you something useful.]
What are you going to give me?
Nelvenia held back the urge to ask about it and waited.
Then, after a while, there was a knocking on the window from outside.
The prayer room is located on the upper floor of the castle.
There can be no calling from outside.
“no way?”
Nervous, she opened the window.
The moment she opened the door, she caught eyes with a brown-skinned girl standing outside.
He is obviously a foreigner.
” you are?”
“Saint. what you want here. delivery.”
The nameless girl pointed at her feet, speaking sparsely as if she was unfamiliar with the language here.
what the heck did you bring?
“…Do you really want to check it yourself?”
The girl nodded.
Nelvenia reluctantly stuck her head out cautiously.
And he smiled, saying he couldn’t hold back the joy.
Yes.
He certainly kept his promise.
What he gave was undoubtedly the power to overwhelm the enemy.
“I can win!”
She could not hide her pure joy and reached out for the power he bestowed upon her.
The last line of defense of the Holy Kingdom, Kaylan Fortress.
With that huge fortress in front of us, we set up a base in the nearby plains and tried to find a way to attack that fortress.
While various opinions were exchanged, I suddenly muttered.
ah? Tired of meeting
“Since it’s annoying, shall we just try it out?”
“Yes… Arel-sama’s words…. Yes eh eh eh?!”
As I muttered inadvertently, Asha, who was listening next to me, was startled.
More than that, didn’t he just try to flow naturally?
“Arel-nim, the strength of their fortress has not been confirmed yet. After some more reconnaissance…
she is restless and tries to convince me.
But I shook my head.
“Ah, that’s annoying.”
I just cut it off.
“Wouldn’t that be dangerous anyway?”
“are you okay. just one foot. Fuck! It only takes one shot!”
To Asha, who advised me to start with careful reconnaissance, I made an argument with a completely sloppy tone.
There is a fort there.
I can’t bear not to shoot.
“Try to load just one round of the pillar of steel. First of all, look at the defense state of those guys.”
“wait a minute!”
“Yes! I will prepare it right away.”
“Seina must stop Arell-sama too!”
Asha tried to dissuade me, but I didn’t listen and ordered it casually.
Hehe, I am the commander-in-chief of this battle after all.
So I’ll do it my way!
A loaded steel pillar aimed towards Fort Caylan.
For now, let’s aim only at the part where the first step will be humanely the hardest.
