depart.
depart.
The man wearing a black robe was staring at the man in front of him with emotionless eyes.
“Sa, save me!!! Please save me!!! Please!!!”
He looked beyond the pitch-black cave, paying no attention to whether the man shrouded in shadows was screaming or not. The red robe standing next to him smiled.
“What are you doing? Let’s go get some food.”
The man in the black robe silently nodded and gestured lightly. Then, the shadows that rose from the floor stretched out into the cave, holding the man screaming. The bound man struggled and screamed.
“please please!!!”
The red robe laughed when he saw the screaming man.
“It’s not like I’m dying, so I don’t know why.”
Before that smile could be taken away, there was a crunching sound and the sound of something breaking into bones. The red robe closed its eyes and flicked its fingers, savoring the destructive sound coming from within the cave as if listening to sweet music.
After a while. As silence fell again, the red robe spoke in a slightly excited voice.
“To think that what was in there now was once ‘God’. Isn’t it really funny?
The man in the black robe looked at the red robe and said.
“It is blasphemy.”
The red robe shrugged and replied roughly.
“The real blasphemy is not my few light words, but our ‘falling’ of that lofty celestial god. But can ‘that’ still be called a god? To be honest, I think it’s more like a beast.”
The black robe glanced inside the cave where the darkness settled and answered.
“That’s still a ‘god’. Can’t you feel this intense divinity dwelling in that body?”
“I can feel it. Cancer. I can’t feel it. But honestly, if the power possessed by a god is said to be strong, I’m personally a bit disappointed. After all, if it’s a god, it should have ‘dignity’ like the person I serve. It’s not ‘God’.”
While the red robe giggled, the black robe slowly opened its mouth again.
“I heard that each church is gathering their warriors in one place. How is that going?”
“Ah, that? Well, you must have been locked up here and focused all your energy on managing ‘that’, so you didn’t hear the information. They seemed to be gathering and playing house games, such as the Extermination Sacred Fighters or something.”
“So how did you decide to deal with it?”
“What? I’m ignoring them. They don’t even know how to use the ‘relic’? We just have to do what we normally do. Find the relic. Crash the god…” Hee hee hee hee hee hee
! !!
A shrill cry erupted from the cave, and the man in the black robe lightly beckoned. Then a new struggling victim was dragged in, caught in the shadows. The man in the black robe mechanically pushed the victim into the cave.
The screams from inside the cave stopped.
The red robe slightly frowned.
“Your cycle is getting faster? Isn’t this your fault?”
The black robe nodded.
“It’s ‘growing’. It’s probably not long before. It’s almost finished. It won’t be perfect.”
“Hey. Then you need a test partner?”
“The testing area has already been decided. A little while ago.”
“Where is it? Where will this nasty beast run amok?”
The man in the black robe answered by dragging another victim using the shadow.
“The Northern Kingdom.”
***
Wings made of red flame spread wide.
The fourth star, with its wings spread, shouted out loud as it saw the crusaders of obliteration.
A mighty cry resounded deep in the human chest.
– It has been decided that I will lead you on the first expedition!
The fourth of the four stars that fell continued as it looked over the crusaders with eyes burning with bright red flames.
– Hey everyone!
A spearhead of flame extended out and pointed north.
– We are going to the Northern Kingdom! We annihilate the fallen god there! Got it ? Warriors of God ! The temple awaits us!
As soon as the fourth star finished speaking, cheers erupted.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
One thousand crusaders gathered at the Extermination Citadel began marching towards the Northern Kingdom.
to wage a holy war.
***
“Waah! Totally alive now! Thank you so much! Marnac! I really believed in it!”
“thank you.”
After I removed the remaining divinity with my mother’s hands, Carmen and Sagitta called the priest of the Restoration Church and received intensive treatment, then rose from the hospital bed.
Carmen told me with a kind smile.
“But wouldn’t it be nice to introduce the people behind you now?”
In the direction he pointed, Tergio and Jamel, who had followed me, were standing at a distance. I called them both with a hand gesture. At my call, the two quickly moved their feet and stood next to me.
Before I could say anything, Jamel opened his mouth vigorously.
“My name is Jamel! I cook a little bit! I do a little bit of chores! At first glance, it may seem ordinary, but I am confident that I will not be defeated by anyone when it comes to honesty! If you need anything, just leave it to me anytime!!! I will work like a dog!!! Wow!!!”
At the last bark, Carmen looked at me with a slightly puzzled look.
“That Jamel, did Marnac commit any crime against you? Or is he originally like that?”
“Sin, no sin!”
Jamel, who jumped out quickly, opened his mouth quickly.
“I just applied for the golden round called Priest Marnak… No. I was inspired by Priest Marnak’s gentle personality and generous mercy, so I applied because I wanted to help you guys!!! Just give me a tip, and I’ll work harder than anyone else to help!”
It was a fact that I learned during the few days I had come this far, but Jamel was very fond of money. To the point where I don’t know why I became a worshiper of evil spirits instead of a merchant.
Carmen still looked at Jamel with a slightly bewildered look and held out her hand.
“Please take good care of me, Miss Jamel. My name is Carmen Baltas.”
“It’s okay to talk comfortably! Carmen Baltas!!!”
“Uh, yeah…”
After Jamel finished greeting Sagitta, Tergio, who had been waiting silently, took off his robe hat and let out a mechanical sound.
– Nice to meet you. Heir’s colleagues. My name is Tergio, the third knight who assists the Heir.
With a short and bold greeting, Carmen asked me.
“Are you a gold person?”
I laughed bitterly and shook my head. The fact that Tergio was not a gold man would soon be exposed anyway, so there was no need to lie to Carmen.
“You’re not a gold person. To put it simply, the princess and I attacked a ruin of an ancient empire, and you can think of it as an artifact of an ancient empire obtained there.”
“aha.”
Carmen smiled and held out her hand to Tergio.
“Nice to meet you. Tergio. I look forward to seeing you in the future.”
– You can let me go, just like you did with Miss Jamel. Carmen Baltas-sama is a colleague of the Heir.
“Uh, um. I will.”
While Sagitta and Terzio exchanged greetings afterwards, Sagitta’s eyes twinkled as she looked at Terzio. He asked cautiously, shaking Terzio’s hand.
“If you have time later, why don’t you try a match?”
At that question, Terzio glanced at me.
– That would only be possible with the permission of the successor. And Sajita-sama, it’s a little more comfortable for you to speak plainly to me.
I nodded and said.
“The two of you are going to fight each other, but I don’t have any reason to stop you. You can do as you feel comfortable.”
Terzio bowed his head at me and pressed the robe down again. He was very diligent in following my orders to stay out of sight.
– The heir also gave permission, so I think it’s okay to compete as soon as time permits.
Sajita smiled in satisfaction and nodded slowly. Tergio, who had no expression, didn’t seem to hate it too much, so it seemed like they were having a good time together.
After the introduction of the new colleague, Carmen, who was standing next to me, asked Dacia.
“Then, when should we start again for Beatus, the territory of Irmelga?”
Dakia looked at Carmen and Sagittarius alternately and replied with a smile.
“I’d like to leave as soon as you two feel better, but if you have something else to do, let me know.”
Carmen shrugged and replied.
“While I was lying in bed, I took care of all the big things, so I didn’t leave anything behind. I don’t mind if you leave in a day or two. Sagitta. How are you?”
“I don’t mind anytime. Princess.”
Dacia shook her head and opened her mouth slowly while looking at me.
“Then, I’m thinking of leaving the capital the day after tomorrow. How are you, Priest Marnak?”
I smiled and nodded.
“Let’s do that.”
So, two days later, we left Pruina, the capital of the Northern Kingdom.
***
One week after leaving the capital.
Sitting on a chair at the inn waiting for food, Dakia slightly frowned.
“It’s really suspicious. Doesn’t Priest Marnak think so too?”
I nodded slowly and answered.
“It sure seems like something is there.”
As we left the capital and headed south from the capital to Beatus, we heard strange rumors. not once or twice. dozens of times.
Dakia said while touching the cup of water.
“To think that people are simultaneously disappearing from the surrounding territories of Beatus. I don’t know what the hell my brother is doing.”
“I guess I’ll have to look into that later. There’s still a little bit of distance left to Beatus.”
To get to Beatus, at least two weeks at the earliest, and three weeks at the latest, they had to walk further. Even by our standards, who walk much faster than normal people.
I smiled quietly and said to Dakia.
“Even if it’s not the princess’s brother, isn’t there a little princess, Carlto Irmel, in Beatus?
“Father…?”
Dakia looked around at the party with slightly depressed eyes and cautiously opened her mouth.
“Everyone, since it’s a fact that you’ll find out if you go to Beatus with me anyway, I’ll tell you in advance. It’s a very sensitive matter, and I haven’t had a chance to say it properly, so I haven’t said it yet…
” said.
“My father, Duke Calto Irmel… is now in a state of senility… So he’s locked himself in his room, distraught…”
