Chapter 53 – Another One (2)
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While the Restoration was coming, Ileina heard about it from Ardena.
She voluntarily left the country of elves.
She tutors her sister at Valencia Castle, and her current goal is to pass her academy’s graduation exam.
Ardena, who was talking about Yushin, looked very happy. She only had a faint smile. However, compared to Ardena’s cold expressionless expression, it was a very big emotional change.
“Should I use my strength as the head priest? Conventionally, it’s impossible for a high elf and a human to get along. I have a good way….”
“I don’t know what misunderstanding you have, but it’s okay. It’s not even like that.”
Ardena erected a wall at Ilayna’s words.
I don’t know what to say
So, Ardena took a step back and prepared for the foolish priest’s antics.
However, Ileina shrugged her shoulders, wondering if she really meant it, and said, “You’ll regret not hearing it now?” Ardena was concerned about that, but she didn’t care, thinking it was just the same prank as ever.
“But why is it so late… ? The fuss would have been over. Have you come to the royal castle and been stopped?”
While enjoying an elegant snack time with strawberry cake and coffee, she asked her lady-in-waiting if Reina could not stand her sudden impatience.
Then she went out the door, saying that the maid would check it out.
“Ah.”
Ardena seemed to remember something she had forgotten, and suddenly she had a surprised look on her face.
She said to Ileina.
“I will come and check it out. There are things that bother me.”
“Yes, Ardena Warrior Chief personally bring another one from the Kingdom of Valois in front of me.”
“Yes.”
Ardena opened the door and stepped out.
Then, outside the door, Bariteon and Liana were waiting. The faces of other warriors were also seen.
They are warriors who gathered to respond to Another One. All of them were among the strongest in the Elf country, and the Helenwood Knights under Ardena, as well as the Knights under the command of other warrior commanders, were waiting nearby.
“Dae-senpai, are you going to pick up Yushin Gilead? Then, is it okay if I accompany you….”
“I do not care.”
“Thank you!”
Ardena was wary of Liana’s change, who began to call her Yushin by name.
Do you think she suddenly changed?
Since she watched the fight with Bari Theon, Liana began to react kindly to Yushin.
It was because of the instinct of the elven race. She impregnates the offspring of strong males and leaves strong offspring. Thrown into a fierce environment for hundreds of years, elves have been encouraged to give birth to strong offspring for self-reliance and survival. Even Liana was an elf, so she couldn’t escape that instinct.
“Never neglect your vigilance. Our role is to protect the priest. If Yushin Gilead targets the priest, he is our enemy.”
“Yep!”
Of course, that won’t happen.
Ardena and Riana were well aware of that.
* * *
The reason why Yusin, who rushed out from the entrance of the palace to the city, was late was the restraint of the guards.
A human slave wearing a choker.
He is a suspicious figure to anyone.
Yoo-shin was calmly waiting while being caught by the guards, like a lost child waiting for her parents. Even though she was restrained and waiting, she was treated well and even served refreshments in the guard’s office.
“Come soon.”
“Sorry, I’m a little late.”
The guards looked surprised at the conversation between Yushin and Ardena.
Humans and High Elves,
This is because the conversation between the two felt as if they were on an equal footing.
1st class High Elves. And a fourth-class human. It is impossible for the races where the heavenly and earthly levels exist to be on an equal footing. It was natural for the guards to be surprised.
“I’m sorry, Lady Ardena. I know it’s another one called by the priest, but I’ve been waiting because I can’t let humans into the castle.”
“I will take care of it from now on.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Thanks to Ardena being in charge of monitoring Yushin, Yushin was able to leave the guard station.
Together they headed for the kingdom.
While moving inside, I was able to move only after going through numerous inspections and procedures.
Yushin, who was examining the structure of the royal castle of Maherit, felt that it was made of a very crude structure compared to the royal castle of the Valois kingdom. The scenery of Maherit surrounded by forests and plants was very good, but the royal castle of Maherit was so bad that it felt like a copy of the royal palace of the Kingdom of Valois at a fake level.
“Now you will see the priest. So be careful with your words and actions.”
“Okay, you can use honorifics. I’m not the kind of person who’s outrageous enough to spit out bad words at a country’s ruler.”
“I hope you understand.”
Priest.
The spiritual leader of the Liberia elves.
It is a symbol representing the Elf nation, and the leader who has been sworn to be loyal by the 12 warrior commanders.
Because of the closed environment, he was close to ignorant of the political system of the Elves in Liberia, but he knew that the priestly chief was the spiritual leader of the elves, and that the elf who was currently serving as the priestly chief was the third generation.
“Nice to meet you, another one. You are more handsome than you think I heard that most humans are pale. Ardena deserves it because she likes her. I’m trying to gradually become interested in you, who I’ve never met.”
An elf woman wearing a black training top and bottom with dolphin pants said.
Ileina, the head priest of the Liberia Elves, was a very unconventional person. Even her Yushin, which had been immune to most things, made her mouth wide open.
She was completely smashing Yushin’s expectations of her sacred image just because she was the director of Shin. Is this elven woman dressed like an unemployed person in the corner of the room to whom the 12 warrior chiefs are loyal? She couldn’t help but scratch her head.
“Keep your head bowed to the priest, Human.”
The commander, who opened his mouth while exuding a sense of intimidation, was an elven knight whom he had never seen before.
Yushin lowered her head.
Then Ileina nodded her head.
She had nothing to feel particularly ashamed of when she lowered her head. Besides, Yushin wasn’t the type to care about her pride, and she wasn’t so stupid as to make a fuss at a gathering of many warrior commanders.
“Sit down for now. Because I prepared refreshments.”
Yushin met the head priest at a table.
The head of the Elf country seemed to have a personality that didn’t respect formality too much. In the kingdom of Valois, Yushin was the seven swords of the kingdom, but this is because she had never been with the royal family.
Soon after, skilled maids brought refreshments. An empty table was filled with refreshments. Cakes and cookies, and fruit and cheese for dessert. Desserts were so diverse that they filled the table. There were enough warriors standing behind Ileina to rush at them.
“I heard a lot of news. I heard you beat the Ardena warrior chief and the Bariteon warrior chief? I didn’t know that the strong men who had held the position of commander for hundreds of years would lose one after another. That must be proof of how strong you are.”
Ilayna praised his strength as she acknowledged the Restoration.
Regardless of race, strength deserves respect. He must have put in a lot of effort to acquire that strength.
Ardena and Bariteon nodded.
They had no intention of overturning or denying their defeat. It was because he fought fair and square in the duel, and was defeated after fighting without regret.
“I have a question.”
“Yes, ask.”
Ileina moved his finger.
Touching the back of her hand on the other side of hers, she opened her mouth again.
“I haven’t lived long, but I’ve never seen another one as strong as you. It has appeared a few times in history, but it’s just stories that are so old that it’s hard to tell if they’re true or fiction. Even if it’s another one that has been endowed with the power of a god, it’s inexplicable that it’s so strong. He must have received excellent instruction from an excellent teacher. So, can you guess who the teacher taught you is?”
Ilayna asked.
To that question, Yushin answered indifferently.
“I am Heinkel, the first sword in the kingdom.”
“I was expecting it. I don’t know how great your power, Sword Focus, is, but you can’t become strong without a teacher.”
A stupid lie won’t work.
So Yushin confessed the truth.
Ileina nodded her head. Heinkel Nvidia. I’ve heard the name of the 1st stone of the seven swords of the kingdom. If he was a master who fostered a swordsman with the skills to defeat top warrior commanders, he would of course be expected to be a famous figure.
“I’ll tell you straight up. I think you are another one that comes closest to the demon lord slayer who subdued the tyrannical demon lord. The other Another Ones also called it King Castle, but that’s just a trick.”
Another one with the power of a god.
And a strong man with enough power to kill the tyrannical demon lord, Agares.
Right now, Yushin Gilead was the closest thing to a demon king slayer in the elven country of Liberia. Of course, it was more likely not. The number of other Ones existing on the continent could not be accurately specified, and very little information was known about them.
“A demon lord slayer who subdued the tyrannical demon lord. Could that be you?”
Ilaina asked directly.
There was no reason.
There was a high possibility that the Another One in front of him was not the Demon King Slayer of the Holy Empire.
But Ilayna asked the question as if there was some reason to believe it. In response to her question, Yushin tapped her table with her finger and paused for a moment.
* * *
Yushin’s subordinates were hired by the Santander family as instructors and oversaw the training of the estate soldiers.
He had a lot of experience in fighting against demons.
Unlike ordinary knights who are mobilized to suppress invasions and rebellions, his subordinates had limited talent and experience in subjugation of demons and monsters.
The first time he met Yushin was during a battle with the Demon King’s Army, which was engaged in a local war with the Holy Empire. Yushin summoned elite soldiers specialized in subjugating demons and monsters for the operation, and those were his current subordinates.
“How is the training situation?”
Isana asked.
Hecardi answered that question.
“It’s not bad, it’s rather smooth. Sooner or later, I will be able to lead the manor soldiers and subdue the monsters living around the manor.”
“Fortunately, the.”
His men had full support from the Santander family.
All of his subordinates, including Isana, had considerable favor with the Santander family. It was because they helped them to live a second life while treating them humanely as slaves of the Elf country.
“Ugh, I’m out of alcohol.”
Tacker murmured.
He had been drinking beer since broad daylight, and when he saw the empty glass, he put on a sad expression.
“What is the captain doing right now?”
“Last time I heard that they blew up to 3 seats for the commander. You seem to be doing much better than we are. His condescending personality is still there. This is why I like the boss. Leaving behind us who went to the Demon Realm together, we entered the Demon Castle with confidence….”
“Taker!!”
Isana shouted.
Thacker, who was drunk to the point of getting drunk, hurriedly shut his mouth after realizing that he had accidentally said something because he was drunk.
Since Yushin had been absent for a long time, Isana, the lieutenant, was in command. At Isana’s cry, Thacker apologized, saying he had made a mistake. Isana sighed at Thacker’s apology.
“You should never open your mouth about it. Didn’t the captain also ask for trust from us last time?”
“Sorry, I was wrong. This is the first time I’ve made a mistake. I could swear by two of my bells. I didn’t even tell the half-elf maid I held in bed.”
“… Sorry for yelling all of a sudden.”
Isana brushed her hair.
I ended up showing emotion.
However, what the captain asked to keep secret was a story that should not be revealed.
I couldn’t tell anyone until I got permission from the captain to reveal it myself. He must remain silent even under torture, even when he sees his comrades being tortured.
“The atmosphere has become bleak, shall we open the door for a moment?”
Hecardi approached the door.
He put his hand on the doorknob.
At the same time, the door burst open outward, and Hecardi’s body collapsed helplessly.
Black shadows flew in. He intruded into the place where Yushin’s subordinates were. First of all, after overpowering Hecardi, who collapsed while opening the door, he began to defeat Yushin’s men one by one.
“Gagging!”
“Damn it, what the hell!”
Yushin’s subordinates hired by the Santander family are non-combatants. There is only skilled combat knowledge and experience. The combatants who fought directly with Yushin remained in the kingdom of Valois.
I was overpowered so easily.
Isana, who had been placed under someone, let out a rough breath. He was very determined and pressed his upper body hard with his knees.
“You guys are Gilead’s subordinates. Human slaves who were said to have been captured by the army of Ardena warriors along with Gilead.”
There were a total of 20 intruders who raided the space where Yushin’s subordinates were located.
They were elves, but not elves.
Unlike the elves with beautiful skin shining like white jade, the elves who were subduing Yushin’s subordinates had dark skin.
Dark Elf.
A shadow clan that has been protected by successive priests. The Dark Elves, who only acted on the orders of the priest, appeared in Santander Castle. The Dark Elf’s purpose was to obtain information from Yushin Gilead’s subordinates, to be precise, Yushin’s subordinates.
“From now on, I will read the memories in your heads. Do not rebel It may be painful for a moment, but it is harmless to the body.”
A dark elf woman wearing a bodysuit that showed off her slender body said.
She was overpowering Isana.
With her knees pressed against him, she reached out. She put it on Isana’s forehead. It was to deploy Anti Amnesia, the Dark Elf’s magic that forcibly reads the other person’s memories.
Unlike elves who are proficient in magic, dark elves were good at magic that could incapacitate or cause death.
“The Demon King Slayer of the Holy Empire. What we want is his identity.”
A woman performed witchcraft.
At the same time Isana, who was the target of the sorcery, lost her mind and collapsed.
