Chapter 164 – Borders (4)
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‘Is Lina the hero of Elpis?’
The group just stared blankly at Lina. She thought there must be a reason, but she never imagined it to be like this.
It was as soon as Lina opened the door of her carriage and went out.
“Hero!”
One of the priests who came out of the commotion shouted.
You can see horsemen surrounding the wagon. The troopers competed with Lina with her swords nervously.
Sharp swords were aimed at her, but Lina did not retreat an inch and stood proudly.
“What are you doing! This is a warrior!”
A priest who seemed to know Lina came running.
Her priest her passed between her swords her and Lina knelt in front of her. Seeing this, the troopers began to panic.
The crowd that had gathered also began to stir.
The one who seemed to be the captain of the cavalry said. He was the guy Natasha had a fight with.
“Heroes? These people are spies who entered the country illegally. Something is wrong…”
The cavalryman hadn’t even finished speaking.
A high priest walks out of the temple.
“No. That’s Lina Knightley. Our Astrian warrior is right.
I swear by the name of Elpis.”
“!”
The cavalrymen and crowds began to stir.
The high priest’s words were heavy.
Even if it is only a high priest of a village temple, it has weight in religion.
Lina walked in front of her troopers, who she did n’t know what to do with her swords her pointed.
Straight eyes and elegance, as if drawn in a painting.
Lina’s natural aura is her overpowered her cavalry.
Lina walked leisurely between the blades of her horsemen.
The cavalrymen, overwhelmed by Lina’s aura of her, could do nothing.
Lina slipped through her cavalry and climbed the steps of the temple.
She and she shouted at the crowd.
“My name is Lina Knightley. I am the hero chosen by Elpis to protect Astria.
It’s been a year, but I’ve been here before. Does anyone remember me?”
A voice is heard through the roaring crowd.
“He’s a warrior! I’m sure he remembers! I’ve never forgotten that beautiful face, even in my dreams!”
“Is this really a warrior?”
“I saw it too! You must have bought flowers from our store!”
The High Priestess who came to Lina’s side took her by the hand. The high priest raised Lina’s hand her.
At that moment, people’s shouts broke out.
“”Waaaaa!!!””
“You are a true warrior!”
“” Long live the warrior! Long live Elpis!”
The troopers only then grasped the situation.
His face was hard to see because he was wearing a helmet, but anyone could see that he was embarrassed.
The troopers got down on one knee and showed respect.
As Lina had promised, the situation had been sorted out.
Kerry went outside and looked around.
“That’s great…”
It was the first time I had ever seen such a sight in my life. The people gathered were cheering as they saw Lina.
It would be hard to find someone who suits people better than Lina.
‘Now I feel like a real warrior.’
In the Empire, Lina’s name was not properly known, so it was difficult to feel her.
But coming to the base, I feel like I know for sure.
People cheer at Rina’s appearance on her, and make her look moved just by making eye contact with her. She was literally as popular as an idol.
The situation ended with that. Priests came and guided the party.
“Are you fellow warriors? Today, we hope you will give us the honor of preparing a place for the warriors to rest.”
The priests guided the party with an unbearably polite attitude.
The troopers who were chasing Lina’s party are still seen with her on one knee and her head bowed.
Natasha went over to the horseman who was arguing during the chase and said.
“So who’s the spy?”
“…”
Natasha stood tall with her chest open.
“Natasha. It was misunderstood. Please don’t do it too much.”
“Yes! Mr. Seo~”
She was when Natasha came snuggling up next to her Kerry her.
The cavalry commander told me if Kerry’s words gave him courage.
“Ugh… If you’re really brave, can you ask why you entered the country illegally?
I’m in a position where I have to report… Of course, I have no intention of stopping the hero’s cause with this incident.”
The cavalry commander’s words were taken by Lina instead.
“It was the frontline where a war could break out even with a small friction.
We didn’t know that our appearance could be the trigger for a war by itself.
We didn’t have time to convince each other of the circumstances.”
Lina knew.
That there is a group of those organizations that drive the two countries apart across the border.
Using evil sorcery and the undead, the two countries were instilling hatred for each other.
There was no way they wouldn’t take advantage of Lina appearing in her front line. I thought she was a hero of the empire, but she is actually a hero of Astria. There will be no confusion whatsoever.
‘Breaking through the dungeon was inevitable.’
That was the fastest way to reduce useless risks.
Of course, Lina had faith that her party could safely clear the dungeon.
At Lina’s words, the cavalryman nodded.
He looked like he had a lot to ask, but he couldn’t seem to ask properly because he was being caught.
Kerry stopped Natasha from jabbing at the cavalryman next to her.
“Natasha. Let’s stop teasing the troopers and quickly go see the goddess.”
Elena was a goddess like a dog chaban.
What kind of goddess is Elpis? Kerry was a little nervous but curious.
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Lina’s party was treated extremely well. It looks like a neat and luxurious room for guests.
It was such a room that each piece of furniture felt like a considerable work of art.
It was a room that even the saintess, who was the king of extravagance, evaluated as having spent quite a bit of money.
‘As expected, the religious business makes some money, doesn’t it?’
It is the number one religion in a country, but it is impossible not to earn money.
In that sense, the value of a saintess is indescribable.
Because of this, even if Elena brings her legendary grade items, she cannot return her saintess to her.
‘After the great war is over, should I use the saintess to get a bite?’
It wasn’t difficult to make money using the saintess. It was time for Kerry to envision a rosy future.
The High Priestess greeted the party and entered the room.
The High Priestess directly asked the warriors if there were any inconveniences and took good care of them.
It was after a few greetings were exchanged.
Lina finally started to get to the point.
“How did the goddess work?”
The high priest shook his head. What. Wasn’t she meeting Elpis now?
As Lina had already guessed, her attitude her was complicated.
‘What’s up? Let’s get to know each other.’
When the party made a curious expression, the high priest said.
“The goddess cannot see the warriors due to circumstances…”
It was before the high priest’s words were finished. Lina raised her hand.
“You can be honest with these people. They are all trustworthy people.”
“…I see. Excuse me. To tell you the truth, Elpis is currently absent.”
“Are you out of office?”
“Elpis disappeared without a word, so I don’t know the exact cause, even the high priest. I’m sorry.”
Did the goddess go on a picnic? It can’t be.
Everyone else in the party looked puzzled, but Kerry began to guess.
It was thanks to knowing that Lina was a regressor.
Just because she is a goddess, she is not an omnipotent god. Kerry was well aware of that.
‘An omnipotent god wouldn’t do things like that.’
She was straightforward when she thought of Elena in light of it.
‘Because of certain restrictions, Elena can’t even save her saintess from my hands.’
However, Elpis brought Lina back to her reality her.
If she saw the two goddesses as equals, it was out of balance.
‘Lina’s return was an almost foul-smelling interference, and maybe that’s why Elpis is paying her dearly.’
The disappearance of the goddess feels a bit grandiose, but it’s not a negligible possibility either.
She must be in such a serious condition that she can’t at least welcome her own champion.
Nothing is certain, but I decided to draw a tentative conclusion like this.
The high priest asked Lina.
“Did you come here to break the black tombstone?”
Lina nodded her head.
The group has already heard of it.
There is a second black tombstone here.
She said that only by destroying the three black tombstones could they stop their plans and prevent a great war.
The high priest looked at the party slowly.
“As expected, all of them are very spirited, as befits a warrior’s companions.
All of them look great even to me who is insignificant.
From my point of view, this person is like the famous saint of the empire.”
As the saintess pretended that her high priest knew her, she became more energetic.
“Heh. It seems that my fame has reached Astria as well.”
“I am born with a unique constitution, so I can feel the divine power sensitively.
I can feel the powerful divine power that can be called a saint. You’re really great.”
“No big deal.”
No big deal. Because all the saintess did was frown at Elena.
For a moment. But didn’t you just do something special?
“And you…Are you a priest too? There are two priests in the party. No surprise.”
The high priest was clearly pointing at Kerry.
The party’s gaze focused on Kerry at once.
‘No. Why are you leaking personal information at will? It’s over the line!’
Kerry began to come up with an excuse she had thought of beforehand, just in case this happened.
*
It was when Lina and the others crossed the border. There was a force other than that organization that closely observed the warriors.
It was the imperial family. Exactly the emperor.
The emperor was still a blond man with a youthful appearance.
He is playing chess with the emperor and an old knight exuding the spirit of an old man.
It is the moment when the emperor moves his long-term words while contemplating.
Then the old knight said.
“They say the hero crossed the border and went to Astria.”
The emperor’s eyebrows twitched slightly as he moved the chess pieces.
“You really went to Astria without saying hello to me?”
“…That’s right.”
“It’s just cheeky. Cheeky pierces the sky.”
“…”
“What are you doing without leaving it soon?”
“Even if you pretend to be angry and move the chess piece, I won’t be able to see it. The moment you let go of the word, it’s over.”
The old knight returned the horse the emperor had just moved to its original place.
“I don’t have a car.”
The emperor also giggled at the old knight’s attitude of his.
“It seems that the hero is not an easygoing woman like the saintess.”
“His subordinates his report that he has a painted appearance and personality.”
“I heard you. She is a peerless beauty.”
“You don’t remember anything else, but you remember that part accurately.”
“Remember the other. She could not believe her ears when she heard that the saintess had entered the warrior’s party.”
“That is me too.”
Nogisa moved her chess piece without hesitation. As soon as the emperor let go of the words, he wrote arrogance.
It was an exquisite move that made them feel defeated.
“There are men in the hero’s party, right?”
“That’s right. Her name is Kerry. She used to be an ordinary adventurer, but now she has a lot of influence in the warrior party. I have already told you several times.”
“Know. The man was also impressed. I don’t know how he managed to score a blue day alone at an all-female party.
It’s also a party for the warriors of unparalleled beauty. Did you even save a country in your previous life?”
“…”
“Honestly, I feel sick to my stomach because I think the life of that man would be much more interesting than the life of a boring emperor.”
“…Emperor’s position is never short.”
“Know. I know, but…”
The emperor sighed. When he talked about it at length, he didn’t feel good.
A dark cloud that has hung over the imperial family since long ago.
It was the emperor’s goal to remove it, but that goal only felt higher than Mount Tai.
‘The pissed-off shadow guy. I’ll have to do something with him to make him the real emperor of the empire.’
The old knight also put on a slightly bitter expression, as if he understood the emperor’s heart his.
I said something different with my mouth.
“It’s check mate. Your majesty.”
“No? Wait a minute, why is this like this? Really relentless.”
“It’s a win.”
He was a sincere no-knight in the game. Despite his age, the imperial first sword’s fighting spirit did not go anywhere.
The emperor frowned as he glered at his chessboard.
No matter where I looked, I couldn’t see a hole through which I could escape.
The king on the chessboard was in the same position as himself. He is talking to himself whose hands and feet are tied so that he cannot move.
He had unbridled power, but he did nothing with his own hands.
The emperor didn’t like that.
“…That’s annoying. Are we going to just start a war?”
“You lost at chess… A war?”
The old knight looked at the emperor with a puzzled expression.
