Chapter 146 – Another Conspiracy (2)
Episode 146 Another Conspiracy (2)
“The high priest sent a letter.”
After the two archangels ascended to heaven.
An invitation was placed in front of Ikarut, who was spending a peaceful time.
An envelope with nothing written on it.
Ikarut nodded his head and nodded silently to Mamon.
“It is enchanted so that only Ikarut-sama knows what is written in the letter.”
“It’s been a few days since the hero went to the imperial castle, but did you contact him now?”
“He’s a cunning man, so he must have plans.”
How did you shamelessly send the letter?
It didn’t seem like an official letter from the church.
Ikarut turned the back of the letter, remembering the high priest who had a unique savage impression.
Again, the name and seal of the High Priestess were not stamped.
These words are proof that he wrote a letter to the emperor and the hero secretly.
Chi profit…
Black smoke billowed from the frame of the letter as I followed my glance.
Like an invisible fire burning, the envelope gradually disappeared with a crack and a sound.
Soon, a small piece of paper was in my hand.
The tightly folded paper was smaller than the palm of my hand.
「The warrior who came to the imperial castle has disappeared without a trace.」
Ikarut’s eyes narrowed.
At that moment, a fire broke out in the scribbled letters and soon turned to ashes.
The high priest’s spell on the letter was activated.
‘Seeing that Leviathan hasn’t reported it, he probably didn’t go outside…
Is there a gate dungeon inside the library?’
The Albiag Imperial Library where the Holy Sword appeared at random.
There was a crack in the gate, so the dungeon conversion progressed.
At first, a strange phenomenon occurred, and there were rumors that ghosts had appeared.
By the time the holy sword was created, the holy power and rift were fused, and it boasted a difficult level of difficulty even in the dungeon.
Ikarut opened his hard lips as he looked at his palm, which was left with nothing but ashes.
“… I will go to the Alviag Empire right away.”
“I will prepare quickly.”
Aide Mamon, noticing the serious situation, said hello and quickly moved.
“Master, don’t push yourself too hard…”
At that time, Lesilia, who was neatly on her knees, lifted her head and looked at her.
The eyes resembling the clear and calm sky were causing sleep as if they were anxious somewhere.
“A letter came from the high priest. They say the hero who fled to the imperial castle suddenly disappeared.”
“The hero… Suddenly?”
“If I had fled outside, I would have been caught in Leviathan’s tracking network due to the shadows, but there was no report. It’s obvious what happened inside the imperial castle.”
Library.
There will be a warrior there.
It was the only place where Archangel Gabriel and Leviathan, a high-ranking demon, could not enter.
It was blocked by the power of the mighty holy object, and I managed to find the hero’s whereabouts with trepidation.
“If there was a holy sword, the dungeon conversion would be in progress…”
Ikarut muttered to himself.
Unbeknownst to her, Lesilia, who had overheard it, became contemplative.
Her white complexion made the neat saintess even more fragile. Noticing the subdued atmosphere, Ikarut looked down at the platinum crown.
“Master, are you taking me too?”
“Is that what you want?”
“I am Master’s… I am a slave.”
The slightly longer bangs had a slanting shadow.
I couldn’t see her expression properly because her head was lowered.
She knew what the saintess wanted.
“I’m thinking of entering the imperial castle together.”
“Even if you don’t allow it, I will go with my master.”
“The High Priestess who drove you to death and branded you a traitor is there. Are you still going?”
He hesitated when he heard that there was a high priest.
In the past, Lesilia was swayed by the high priest of the church.
Her words and actions were violent because she was forced to do so because she was a saint.
She even built her confinement chamber to tame her young Lesilia to the strict discipline of the temple.
And now.
The High Priestess stabbed her saintess in the back and fled to the imperial castle to live alone.
The person who spread the rumor that the surrendered saintess betrayed the human world, used Princess Elise, who was once a candidate for a saintess, in preparation for the church’s real power to be ruined.
‘After killing the hero, I’ll have to cut the high priest’s head to finish it off.’
Because of the hero who ran away, the high priest’s death was put on hold.
The situation in the human world was on the verge of collapse.
In the middle, the Albiag Empire was barely holding on.
It was the church that was able to force a straw through the back of the Empire, which was barely holding on, and continue its power.
Even this seems to be intermittent.
“… Are you worried?”
Lesilia’s gaze went up.
The bright blue eyes seemed to be excited somewhere. Her hands, which were held over her, rested on her thighs and leaned against her chin.
“I am really fine. No matter what happens, I will be by your side.”
Lesilia’s round eyes curved into half moons before she knew it.
Her blind mind overflowed, showing off her face.
For some reason, the inside of her heart tickled. Ikarut silently turns her head and touches the teacup.
“Just don’t get in the way.”
“Surely I will be of help.”
Seruk, Lesilia removed her chin and stared at her quietly as if she had made a big decision.
“Please take me to the imperial castle, master.”
Why do you want to go to the imperial castle like this?
Even if she felt a bit uncomfortable, Lesilia was full of will to go anyway.
In the end, Ikarut nodded his head in affirmation without saying a word.
***
Ugh.
A crack in the hidden gate opened her mouth, making it somewhere in the imperial castle.
“Long time no see. Mr. Ikarut. How have you been?”
She said, “I heard that the warrior is gone.”
The Emperor’s bowing and bowing greeting was quickly ignored.
Without a formal greeting, Ikarut immediately drew conclusions.
The chin of the High Priest, who had been lowering his head slightly, lifted.
The flow of air between the two was terrifying.
“A, that… We arrested the runaway warrior, but…”
“If you continue to tell lies like you did back then, I will cut your throat.”
“Suck!!”
A black aura instantly gripped the old emperor’s throat.
My throat was compressed by the thick flesh, and I made a choking sound as if it was difficult to breathe.
The high priest’s gaze hardened even more.
As if attacking at any time, an aura was lurking around the high priest.
“I am a busy body.”
“Oh, ugh… Mr. Ikarut… Be merciful and save your humble life… Ugh!”
“After having fun scheming with the returning hero, he seemed to be taken aback when he suddenly disappeared.”
The emperor, whose complexion had gone bloody, scratched the area around his neck and exhaled heavily.
The lower priest took a step closer and knelt down on his forehead.
It was an infinitely shameful attitude for the High Priest, who always had a high nose.
“I will tell you everything. So please take your anger away.”
“… Master.”
Hearing a faint voice, the high priest, who was momentarily taken aback, hurriedly raised his head.
I didn’t know that the demon king would even bring the saintess.
“Hey, Hak! Coke, Coke! Saint Lesilia… Why are you… ?!”
“Because I am the most suitable to find the missing hero.”
The emperor could not hide his bewilderment even though he was frantically coughing.
Standing side by side with the Demon King, Lesilia put her hands together.
To say that she was corrupted, the saintess was sober, and she was still noble and holy.
“If you say you will find a hero… All right… Cancer…”
The secretly leaked holy power calmed the emperor’s mind.
The emperor smiled kindly as he looked at his high priest.
“Since I came all the way here from far away, I would like to treat you to something… Are you okay?”
Ikarut naturally looked around and nodded.
There were many eyes on her hiding.
“Let’s meet separately in the reception room.”
“… All right.”
The high priest and the emperor secretly exchanged eyes.
Noticing this, Lesilia’s eyes shone sharply.
***
There was no grand welcome ceremony like before.
A tea table placed in the center of the waiting room. Various refreshment sets and tea were placed on top of it.
“…”
“Looking at the princess sitting in place of that stupid emperor, it must have been a mock party with the hero, right?”
“… The princess came because she wanted to see the saintess in person.”
The high priest sighed sparingly.
He then glances at her side and puts his lips to the teacup.
A princess and a saint face each other in a war of nerves without knowing or knowing.
The only point of contact was when they were young, and once came up together as saintess candidates.
The two were busy keeping in check as if they knew each other well.
“The hero was making a foolish plan.
Do you know how embarrassed I was when I heard the words of a hero who came to this place without hesitation and said he would destroy the world himself?”
“That’s why I didn’t tell the high priest. Retina would be very confused, she wouldn’t know what to make.”
“… Mrs. If that was the reason, wouldn’t it be the first thing to say right away? The situation now… !”
“That’s why I couldn’t say more.”
Interrupting her high priest, Lesilia widened her eyes.
Her gentle impression became cold and chilly like ice, and her momentum was sharp enough to make the atmosphere feel pressured.
“If it were you, you would definitely placate and then threaten. If it doesn’t work out, they’ll try to control the warrior forcibly. Do you think that method will work for the hero of this generation?”
Seeing the saintess for the first time, the high priest was embarrassed.
Elise, who put the teacup down with a clatter and loud noise, stared at her demon king for a moment, then looked at Lesilia opposite her.
‘Looking at it this way, they look a little alike.’
They both have similar blonde hair.
Game users were sometimes confused by the commonality of being a heroine.
In addition, the fact that he had a crush on the hero Rex was the same.
Of course, the main heroine, Elise, has a relationship with Rex.
Although Lesilia Arnelle, who was only a helper in the game scenario, always supported her love behind them, it was different.
“The saintess knew something we didn’t know.”
The end of the voice rose and became a little shrill.
“Even knowing that, did the saintess just stare? She was in such a dangerous situation that the warrior who was supposed to protect the human world said she would destroy it without hesitation, but she just watched!”
The anger that he had been suppressing and enduring erupted like an active volcano.
Elise’s fingertips trembled as she spoke at the end as if screaming.
Lesilia stared at her with an incomprehensible expression, then moved her lips and seemed to organize her thoughts.
“Elise, a new holy sword has been created.”
“… What did I mean by saying that?”
“You were guessing why the hero suddenly disappeared. Didn’t you knowingly avoid it on purpose?”
Lesilia moved her eyes slowly.
“The library has become a monster nest due to a crack in the gate.”
“… !!”
“I haven’t heard from the warrior who went there for a while. Those of you who are anxious must have called Ikarut-sama, the demon lord that the monsters follow.”
“Wait, how do you know that?! External regulations and crackdowns were thorough!”
Embarrassed, Elise’s expression collapsed.
As if giving her princess a shot, Saint Lesilia smiled softly.
“I am the one and only saintess who has been chosen by the Goddess and delivers her oracle.”
She calmly proved that she could not replace a saintess just by having her weak holy powers.
