Chapter 432 – 432. The End of the Clearance Operation (2)
The cleanup of Nosferard’s corpse in the Lindewald Territory went smoothly without a hitch.
Magus’ Court Mages are Simon.
The Artia Knights are Riot.
Vesta’s priests, who came together to support, were under Eleanor’s control, and the people performed their roles without too much difficulty.
The purification work was not undertaken by Eleanor herself, but by the priests under her direction.
The remnants of the remaining vampires were wiped out regularly by knights, wizards, and priests organized in proportion, and those not included in the formation were on alert at the base camp where the troops were gathered, and the Nosferad corpse was kept frozen. , Purification work, etc., Various tasks took place at the same time.
The mission of clearing up the remnants of vampires was concluded with the priests purifying all the aura of plague that existed in Nosferard’s corpse, and Riod, who had the highest command authority for the operation, declared the end.
“With that being said, I will conclude the report on this vampire eradication operation.”
“…”
The atmosphere inside the court meeting hall of the Kingdom of Pernias was dark after hearing a series of reports about the vampire eradication operation that had been conducted in the Lindewald Territory for the past month.
All the court nobles, including the queen, were unable to speak and were either lost in thought or were busy paying attention to other nobles around them.
“Vampire…”
In the case of beastmen, they are active on the land of the continent, mixing among humans.
Although it is an extremely rare case, the power of beastmen who have innately superior physical abilities than humans is the best condition for adventurer activities, so there were many beastmen among the adventurers of the silver ranks who belong to the axis of the strong.
The Dwarf race has a strong closedness and has the characteristic of never coming out of their own home, but the weapons produced by that race have very good quality, so they continue to interact with humans to some extent.
Elves are truly locked in the forest, protected by barriers, and due to their disconnected interactions with humans, they have established themselves as a mysterious race that only appears in legends.
Beasts are common compared to these two races.
However, if you dare to compare the race of vampires in the consciousness of the court aristocrats, they were similar to elves.
A race that has accumulated power by hunting humans in the shadows while thoroughly hiding their identities.
Their way of thinking, actions, and abilities gave me goosebumps, and most of all, it was about the ancient beast called Nosferad, which is the origin of vampires.
“Spreading the disease all over the world…”
How on earth can I fight against a disease that parasitizes my body in an instant and starts to eat away at the whole body?
As nobles, it was impossible to think of how to deal with the situation.
If you assume that you were there.
Helplessly, he couldn’t do anything, his organs were destroyed, he coughed up blood, and in the end, he would have met a miserable death.
Therefore, Riod’s achievement of returning to Pernin by completing this clearing mission without suffering a single casualty was an area that no one dared to fault.
“You worked hard. You are wonderful! Marquis of Olivion!”
A young court aristocrat looked at Leod with admiration and praised him for his hard work.
He is one of the followers of Riod who is proud of the figure of Riod and the Knights of Artia in his kingdom as if he were the achievements of his own family.
The former court aristocrats who feared Riod’s rise and influence and kept him and the Knights of Artia in check no longer existed.
Everyone was blinded by power and profit, planning corruption and scheming unsuitable as a leader leading the country, but everyone was purged due to a bomb exploded by Eun-hyeon.
The embers thrown by Eun-hyeon did not commit corruption at this time, but it was also a great deterrent to nobles who harbored bad thoughts.
“… No.”
However, Riod shook his head calmly in this official seat and did not receive the admiration of the young court aristocrat.
“It was not something that I and the Knights could solve alone.”
The cooperation of the court magicians, including Simon, existed, and most of all, if it were not for the wings of the angel, Eleanor’s spirit, the ancient beast called Nosferad would not have been caught.
“If it weren’t for the divine power of Eleanor Armitas… We would have been stranded and annihilated.”
Instead of catching them, the Lindewald’s knights and wizards would have been exposed to the disease and annihilated.
And if you imagine that the deadly plague that started to spread there gradually spread and spread throughout the kingdom, including Pernin, it is natural to frown.
“Yeah, that’s right…”
Perhaps because his admiration was immediately denied, the young court aristocrat nodded with an embarrassed look on his face.
However, several other court nobles could not hide their slight bewilderment.
“…”
For some nobles, including Queen Diane, ‘Armitas Duke’s family’ was a very uncomfortable word.
The current situation is such that it is ridiculous to even call it a faction fight.
Most of these people belonged to Queen Diane’s faction and kept the Armitas family in check in order to appoint Damian, her 1st prince, as the crown prince.
It wasn’t enough to continue to rise day by day, and he was exercising his influence while accumulating feats that no one could achieve, and there was no way he was happy.
However, if you dare to touch the current Duke of Armitas family, you must be prepared to face the headwind.
Having already lost a lot, they had to make a choice to save themselves to protect what they had now, rather than trying to keep the ducal family in check.
If now, if the ducal family started moving to avenge their past atrocities, the remaining nobles of Queen Diane’s faction were not even sure if they would be able to properly block the attack.
However, the reason why he bothered to mention Eleanor’s name here was simple, even though he knew the inconvenient truth of the factional aristocrats.
‘Compensation and treatment appropriate for meritorious deeds.’
While maintaining a neutral stance, Riod was the type who did not care at all about politics or power struggles between nobles within the kingdom.
So, she wanted proper compensation and treatment for Eleanor, who played a more important role than herself in this mission.
“…”
Queen Diane narrowed her eyes and met Leo de’s gaze.
And she finally figured out what he was aiming for.
‘I’m sure he’s trying to empower that man.’
The man behind the Duke Armitas family.
Queen Diane knew that it meant Eunhyeon, an unknown man who was Eleanor’s husband and had some sort of relationship with the continent’s six heroes, Riod and Iliana.
Riod seemed to be trying to empower the Duke of Armitas, including Eleanor, but his intention was to further increase Eunhyun’s influence behind him.
Queen Diane let out a small sigh.
Now, in this kingdom, there is not a single person who looks down on the Armitas Duke family, and moreover, on Eunhyun.
If he wields greater influence in this situation, perhaps he will become a more influential figure than the royal family in this country.
“… Great.”
Queen Diane had no choice but to agree.
She knew perfectly well that now, even if she suppressed and restrained him, it was her side who would be further cornered by her backlash.
Rather, as long as Eun-hyeon doesn’t go against her words, he doesn’t even threaten her.
The judgment he made was really reasonable and cool, and it was only the necessary measures to overcome the kingdom’s crisis.
It would be a foolish choice not to accept Riod’s suggestion here.
“Two weeks later. We will hold a banquet to commend everyone who participated in this mission.”
“Thank you.”
The court meeting was concluded by bowing her head and bowing politely to the queen.
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“Ahh!”
Hearing Cha Han-sung’s pitiful scream from beyond the window, Theresia smiled.
It was very refreshing to see Erin, Eira, and Cha Hanseong taking turns practicing mock sparring at the gymnasium outside.
“It’s the first time Ayra has brought a man home.”
“Okay?”
Her mother, Theresia, found her daughter’s behavior rather funny, which she had never shown, but she had a happy expression on her face.
Following Theresia, Eleanor turned her head and looked at the three people beyond her window.
“It seems that Lady Theresia didn’t mind Eira at all if she had a special relationship with that person.”
“Is something going wrong?”
“… Not really.”
Eleanor replied with a wry smile.
Come to think of it, in the eyes of those around you, you wouldn’t have been any different.
The marriage of Eunhyeon and Eleanor, who were said to have been the witch’s lover, but had no status and were not citizens of the kingdom, was shocking news that none of the many nobles of Pernias expected.
She just needs to know that she is satisfied with herself and that she has a big heart for her Eun-hyeon.
She was very proud and happy that her own efforts were helping Eunhyeon.
Her family was also blessing her, and Eleanor was very fulfilled and happy with her current life.
Seeing Eleanor’s small wry smile on her face, Theresia laughed and said,
“For me, as long as Eira is happy, that’s enough. Isn’t the important thing what each other thinks of each other?”
At least Theresia married Lyod that way.
The marriage between Leod, a small noble family of a small title, and Theresia, a daughter of a count’s family, was nothing more than the marriage of her son-in-law Daryl, who brought only one-sided loss without bringing any benefit to her count’s family.
However, he has now been promoted to the family of a marquis and has grown into a man who is praised as the best knight in the kingdom.
Theresia, who supported his growth and supported him so that he could attach wings to her, was still receiving plenty of love from her husband, Leo de.
“Whoops.”
Theresia gently caressed her own stomach, which had been born as the fruit of that love.
Having her late child at the age of forty soon was a gift that Theresia never could have imagined.
“Huh. What month is it?”
“It must be about seven months now.”
“… I envy you.”
Illyana, who had returned after dealing with the ancient demon beast in the elven forest and completing the restoration work, visited the mansion of the marquis of Rio de with her Eunhyeon after a long time.
She had heard from Eleanor that she had something very important to discuss with Eun-hyeon, so she accompanied Eleanor and Erin on a scheduled visit to her mansion.
Personally, one of the reasons was that I was interested in Theresia’s appearance as a pregnant woman.
“Isn’t your sister working hard because she wants to have a child with her?”
“It’s me, but according to Hyun, it seems that witches are naturally difficult to have children.”
Illyana shrugged her shoulders with a wistful expression and placed her hand on the black tea on her table.
She then lifted her cup and tried to drink her tea, but she and Illyana couldn’t.
“Woo-wook!?”
She suddenly felt the strong scent of black tea wafting through her nostrils.
Illyana was startled by this repulsive smell that she hadn’t even thought of, and she roughly put her cup down.
Embarrassed by this disgusting sensation she had never felt before, Illyana was at a loss for words as she put on her dumbfounded expression.
“What, what… Why is my stomach feeling so nauseous all of a sudden… ?”
“… Oh?”
However, it was Theresia and Eleanor who looked more surprised than Illyana, who was at a loss for what to say.
Theresia, in particular, considered the possibility that her Iliana would react the same as herself in the early stages of her pregnancy.
“No way… ?”
