Chapter 139 – Confusion
Of course, food and drink were completely eliminated. It was a car that had been kneeling in the same position for days without sleeping.
If you force yourself to do something tantamount to torture for such a long time, even a knight with superhuman physical abilities will not have a body left.
“Ah, ah…!”
Long black hair, purple eyes, and straight ears. Its appearance is so mysterious that it is hard to believe that it belongs to Inse.
The sight of Agnes staring up at the high elf, who undoubtedly showed off her appearance as a transcendental being, was truly pitiful.
Lips that were dry from cracking and eyes that were wide open. Her usual sharp and well-groomed beauty is nowhere to be found.
Even her voice didn’t come out properly, so it was Agnes, who only groaned incomprehensibly.
So, I had to move my tongue barely and earnestly to create proper language.
—Kooung!
“I’m sorry, but I have one request. Please…”
Agnes begged, bowing his head deeply towards the distant superior and living legend.
Blood flowed from his forehead as he hit the ground, but he didn’t seem to care about his wounds at all.
His unique cool-headed reason has long since melted away.
Right now, her mind was filled with regret, loyalty, and endless care and affection for only one person.
Wolfgang’s disappearance had nothing to do with Agnes’ involvement. Rather, she deserves praise.
She showed combat power that surpassed that of most knight commanders, and she did her best without being vigilant until the end. She used her abilities in the right place to block variables, as well as take on the de facto command.
Excluding the non-standard characters such as Wolfgang and the saint, Agnes could be said to have made the most significant contribution to this mission.
However, she blamed herself endlessly.
‘If only I had been a little more competent. No, at least I hadn’t unnecessarily drained the captain’s power.’
Is it because the person who can praise me has disappeared? Or is it for some other reason?
One thing is for sure, along with her innate talent, her zeal and grit, the source that enabled Agnes to reach the realm of imagery at an early age.
‘Somehow, somehow, we have to get the captain back. By any means. If you can’t do it on your own, even with the help of others… ‘
This time, she was poking her heart inward and eating some remorselessly.
The conclusion thus reached was like that of a mortal seeking divine help.
Agnes’s wandering steps have led her to pursue her teeth, the most omnipotent of figures she knows and can reach.
Grand General of the Empire, Arien de Lauriel Alfheim.
“Please help me to recover Sir Wolfgang, Captain, and the West.
Arien, who was looking down at the female knight in front of her with deep eyes, slowly stretched out her right hand and gently touched his bleeding forehead.
“Tsuttuk, pitiful thing. The general of the empire orders you to get up from your seat. It is not a good thing for a knight to kneel recklessly.”
“Yes…?”
Before long, a warm aura began to flow from the high elf’s body.
The vitality flowing through the transcendentalist’s fingers quickly healed Agnes’ wounds and rapidly returned her depleted vigor.
At first glance, it looks similar to the healing magic cast by the clergy, but it is a completely different kind of miracle.
The source of the world tree held by the last high elf. The power of the beginning, which embraces all things and makes life sprout, is enough to revitalize weary humans.
“This…”
Agnes, who had regained her appearance as if she had been rolling on the dirt floor exhausted at some point, stood up from her seat with a bewildered expression.
Thus, the appearance of the two women facing each other was quite contrasting.
Arien, who is tall enough to not be inferior to the average man, and Agnes, who is on the petite side among women.
Despite the height difference of only one head between them, Agnes stood out even more when it came to the curvature of her body.
For an instant, Arien’s gaze quickly moved back and forth between Agnes’s chest and her own ribcage.
It’s also a very slight frown, revealing a feeling of displeasure.
However, Arien, a high elf who has lived for a thousand years, did not reveal her true feelings in front of humans.
Arien, who regained her transcendent dignity at a speed that even her trained knight couldn’t recognize, declared with her characteristic cold expressionless expression.
“Follow me.”
“Four?!”
“Ah, did she not understand what she said? She opens up and she hates to say it twice.”
“Ah, I see! Then shamelessly…”
Unexpectedly, Agnes, who was invited to the general’s home, went inside, thinking that the master and the apprentice were very similar.
Despite being located in the middle of the archipelago, the garden, considered one of the unexplored places in the empire, was breathtakingly beautiful.
Agnes’ mental state, which had been unstable, improved to the point where she could appreciate the garden, thanks to her recovery of energy, but…
A more decisive reason is that he caught some positive signs in Arien’s sullen attitude.
It was Agnes who was quick-witted and quick-witted, so she could tell.
The captain is unharmed. At least, you seem to be alive somewhere.
To the extent that a master doesn’t worry too much about his one and only disciple.
“Yes. It’s the first time meeting just the two of us. It’s a small but big child.”
“Captain…”
“Are you coming to your senses now? She’s very devoted to her disciple. It seems that the soft princess Aga wasn’t the only woman who fell for the guy’s witchcraft. She’s like a playboy.”
“Yes, yes…”
However, even so, from Agnes’ point of view, the meeting with the general was terribly burdensome.
It’s a dark laugh. Moreover, he is so strong and elegant that he cannot be compared to himself. The guardian of her empire was giving her inexhaustible mental pressure just by her presence.
Besides, wasn’t he the teacher that Wolfgang cared so much for? He felt strangely strange, as if he was facing his mother-in-law.
Of course, the truth was a little different.
Eventually, Agnes was able to sit back and enjoy the honor of having tea time with the general.
“Drink.”
“Go, thank you. Hmm… It smells good.”
“What? It’s a good tea for health and contraception, so drink it to your heart’s content.”
“Pu-Hup! Cough, Cough!”
However, Agnes did not know in her dreams that Arien was accepting her as something other than her disciple’s lover.
It was because the suspicious relationship between Wolfgang and Arien, beyond apprentice and teacher, was the kind of thing that could never be noticed just by being quick-witted.
“When she is away from leisure, what is she waiting for in such an ignorant way? In that respect, she is very much like her pupil. If you love, you resemble her, but you don’t have to resemble her flaws.”
After a light reprimand for Agnes’ actions that were so somewhat helpless.
“I have nothing to say. I’m sorry.”
“Tsk, this is why humans… Well, that’s fine. Let me tell you about the student’s whereabouts. Even if no one else knows, you and Alicia deserve to know.”
“…Yes!”
Before long, Arien’s self-awareness flashed, and each one began to casually pour out remarks that could shake Agnes’ mind.
“First of all, the disciple of Yeo is alive and well. It’s the result of grabbing the emperor’s collar and shaking it, so you can trust it. It’s outside the territory of the empire, so I couldn’t figure out the exact location, but anyway.”
“That, His Majesty’s collar. Yes…”
“It’s just a pity that I can’t rip off a bad face. If I do that, I’ll die. Anyway, does this put your mind at ease?”
“Go, thank you, General.”
“Oh, by the way, the saintess’ survival has also been confirmed. Since it’s a message from the pope, it’s probably certain. The Celestial Church seems to be noisy in many ways, but… Well, that’s someone else’s business.”
It was a little surprising, but for Agnes, this was enough and more than expected. She clenched her fists and did not hide her joy.
Wolfgang is definitely alive.
The survival of the saintess, who suddenly became an afterthought, was also welcome news. She had no reason not to be delighted as a citizen and a member of the Tenshin religion.
However, imagining that Wolfgang and the saintess might be alone just hurts my heart a little.
The saintess was a cute and lovely girl even for a woman like her. Besides, she seemed to have a crush on Wolfgang. If Wolfgang, who enjoys her sex, tries to take her saintess, she will become his too.
Arien, who glanced at the contemplative Agnes for a moment, stared into the air for a moment, then opened her mouth with a meaningful smile.
“You, blue-haired child. Are you satisfied now?”
“Yes. Thank you again, General.
The dazzling smile of an elf that would surely captivate even a woman like her.
However, at the following words, a blasphemous thought suddenly passed through Agnes’ mind, who had inadvertently admired Arien’s beauty.
“Is that so? Then call me sister.”
“…Didn’t you hear that?”
“Uh huh. Try calling her sister. She personally likes the nickname Lien sister.”
This elf. How old are you doing this?
A single word, ‘You are the master’, rose to her throat, but she couldn’t do it because it was clear that if she spit it out, it would happen.
Instead, Agnes forcibly raised the corners of her mouth and tried to say the embarrassing title as naturally as possible.
“Uh, sister… Lien sister…”
“Yeah. That’s nice to hear. Brother Agnes.”
The guardian deity of the empire and the transcendence of the sword. The embodiment of absolute powerlessness.
Was the great general who was the object of admiration of countless knights actually like this?
Agnes was confused.
* * *
Confusing.
“Oppa, oppa…! Me, here and here are so itchy. Kyaheuk… It’s strange, I feel weird clothes…! The divine power doesn’t work… Help me, oppa…!”
It was because when I got closer, I couldn’t easily distinguish whether Ophelia was trying to seduce me or if there was something serious going on.
Is it okay to commit it like this, or should I do something different?
Reason and instinct collide violently.
What should I do?
