Chapter 694 – 694. Inside the Line (1)
The fight is over.
The terrible morale that hung over the city was completely purified by the holy power of the priests, and the temple devoted itself to the rescue of citizens.
It was only after the morning dawned that the atmosphere of the city, which had been gloomy and noisy, began to find stability little by little.
Unlike the temple personnel who move around the city busily, the conference room of the main school was very quiet.
There were several empty seats at the table where the meeting started.
Relief work in the city was in full swing, so there were some seats that could not be attended due to busy work, but there were also vacancies due to the fact that he died while dealing with the attack of the necromancer.
“… Damage?”
Agnes was the first to speak in the stagnant atmosphere.
To answer her question, a paladin opened his heavy mouth and started reporting.
“The number of civilian casualties…”
The number of people who died as a result of this incident is about 15,000 people.
Considering that the total population of Erenium is over 1 million, that percentage was a fairly small number, but that is no consolation in this situation.
“… Shit.”
“But… Still, I’m glad it ended with this level of damage. If it wasn’t for Eleanor and her companions… The damage must have been greater.”
Perhaps the damage easily exceeded at least 100,000 people.
The undead, unable to respond, gathers corpses and scatters and spreads their morale.
In addition, it was none other than Eunhyeon and Erin’s active efforts to clear up the Death Knights, who were unable to respond properly with only the paladins and priests.
In addition, because there was a miracle created by Eleanor’s spirit, this amount of damage was able to stop.
“That is that, and this is this. Even so… We can’t take comfort in the lives we didn’t save.”
“… Yes.”
The paladin nodded her head as if agreeing with Aies’ words.
This is because the fact that even one person has died is not an issue to be taken lightly.
The facts revealed are too heavy to dismiss as a catastrophe caused by an outside intruder.
The intruder was a necromancer, and the defense barrier, which had never been lifted in history, was lifted, and the shadow of death fell over the city, which was protected by divine power.
The invasion of disaster could not be completely blocked in advance, casualties occurred, and all citizens who requested help could not be helped.
Even with that alone, the honor and authority of the temple could be lost too easily.
“How much damage is the temple side?”
“The damage on our side…”
Many casualties were mostly young paladins and priests who had just taken off their apprenticeship.
One of the reasons was that his skills were still immature, but the important thing was that he had little experience of cutting people.
They hesitated when they saw the corpses of the undead citizens, and their hesitation served as a fatal mistake in battle.
Despite the fact that the power of the undead was greatly weakened due to Eleanor’s spirit, not being able to suppress the agitation in their psychology worked as a bigger defeat than expected.
In particular, since his opponent, Marius, was a necromancer full of psycho temperament who viciously mocked and enjoyed such feelings, he could only explain it as bad luck.
“… Okay. Great job. If there is anything out of the ordinary, let me know right away.”
“All right.”
After completing the report, the paladin bowed his head to the meeting attendees and left the conference room.
The expressions of the attendees who heard the seriousness of the situation were not good at all.
“The situation so far is like this, shall we talk about the situation in the future?”
The necromancer’s attack itself was somehow able to be blocked, but what they were worried about now was how to overcome the situation afterwards.
“Eww… Hmm…”
Agnes had the first rhyme, but not a single one of the high-ranking and high-ranking priests in the meeting opened their mouths.
To be honest, they were also in a difficult situation as to how to deal with a situation that they had never experienced since entering the main school of the temple.
As it is certain that this case will continue to be complicated by political issues, the meeting took place for a long time.
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Eleanor, who had been resting for a while in a light sleep with her eyes closed, opened her eyes slowly.
It was because she felt the fragrant aroma of black tea that stimulated her sense of smell.
Eleanor, who had carefully raised her body from her bed, looked around her with her own clothes as usual.
She checked her own appearance in a white negligee and her classy interior, and found Erin hugging her waist and rubbing her face.
“Hmm… Hi-Hi.”
Laughing as if she smelled her pleasant scent, Eleanor rubbed her face against Eleanor’s waist, and Eleanor smiled and ran her hair through Erin’s hair.
As soon as she changed her clothes and finished her shower, she belatedly recalled herself and her Erin lying in her bed, falling asleep.
It meant that the battle that lasted until morning was so intense that it accumulated her fatigue.
Erin ran around the city busily for several hours, dealing with her Death Knight, and Eleanor, after using her strong god, felt exhausted mentally.
Eunhyeon, Eleanor, and Erin were the three people who played the most in this fight, so Agies was able to receive a special room in the temple as a special measure.
‘… Who is that?’
I couldn’t see Eun-hyeon, who was supposed to sleep in the bed with me and take a break.
Eleanor turned her head toward the scent of fragrant black tea, which naturally stimulated her own sense of smell.
Eun-hyeon was already sitting at her table in a clean state, drinking her tea and reading a book.
Sensing Eleanor’s gaze, Eun-hyeon turned her head and looked toward her bed.
Looking at Eleanor, who was raising her body on her bed and looking at her, Eun-hyeon smiled.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yes… You are… Weren’t you sleeping?”
“No. Just woke up a little early My eyes just opened.”
In fact, if Erin had consumed her energy the most by moving as much as Erin last night, ironically, as usual, Eunhyun was the first to wake up.
“You should have woken me up.”
“He must have been very tired, so he was sleeping very soundly. Furthermore…”
Eunhyun hugged Eleanor by the waist and smiled as she looked at Erin, who was sleeping soundly.
“You should be able to separate them.”
Even though it was afternoon with the sun in the middle of the sky, Erin showed no signs of waking up.
“So I waited until Erin woke up. Now… It seems that you are still very busy outside.”
“The meeting… Aren’t you done yet?”
“Huh.”
Eleanor recalled that she had been told by Agnes that her meeting had been scheduled before she was ushered into the suite.
She speculated that it was probably a meeting to receive a report on the current damage to the city and the temple and to discuss future work.
Since the situation was a situation, it was not so impossible that the meeting would still be going on.
Glancing at the clock hanging from the ceiling, I checked the time, and it was already 3:00 PM.
Considering that she fell asleep early in the morning when the dawn broke, Eleanor, who has a fairly diligent personality, slept for quite a long time.
“… What kind of meeting is going on?”
Even so, it bothered Eleanor that the meeting was going on for so long.
“… Hmm.”
To be honest, I had a rough idea of what would happen next, but Eunhyeon didn’t bother to say it out loud.
“Yes…”
Growl
Erin, frowning at the signal from her stomach, turned her body little by little.
“I’m hungry…”
It was a very honest response.
When the time came, Eleanor asked, gently stroking Erin’s hair, who had been plainly complaining about her hunger.
“Erin. Shouldn’t we eat?”
“Báb… Yes…”
As if Eleanor’s proposal was quite tempting, Erin gently raised her body.
Rubbing the corners of her eyes, she awakened her drowsy spirit little by little and opened her eyes wide to see Eun-hyeon, who had already woken up and was in a clean state.
“… Hyun didn’t sleep?”
“I just woke up early.”
“Wow… I really don’t think that would ever happen…”
She had a lot of sleep in the morning, and as Erin, who usually has a tendency to be lazy, she was sincere that she could never imitate.
“Wash up and get ready. It’s late, but I need to eat something.”
“Huh.”
Erin stretched her arms, stretching her arms upward.
While Eun-hyeon checked her situation and went to get food to eat, Eleanor just got up and put on the drowsy Erin’s clothes.
“Erin, change her clothes.”
“… Can’t we just be there? You’re going to eat here too.”
“No. Someone might come in. You should always keep her grooming tidy.”
“… Tooth.”
Erin grunted in a small voice Eleanor couldn’t hear, but she heard it right in Eleanor’s ears.
Eleanor, who felt like her older sister caring for her little sister who listened to her without saying anything, just thought Erin was cute.
“Come on. I will comb her hair.”
“Yes.”
Eleanor began her grooming, combing Erin’s messy hair carefully.
If it was normal, she would have wanted to take her to the bathhouse and bathe her, but that was not possible because this was the main school of the Temple of Vesta, not a house.
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“Is the meeting over?”
Eunhyeon muttered as she walked alone in the main school of the temple.
Normally, there would have been an apprentice priest who would have to be on standby at all times to wait on the next saintess, Eleanor, and her family, Eunhyeon and Erin.
Eleanor said that such treatment was rather burdensome and she readily accepted the understanding.
While walking towards the cafeteria, I moved towards the conference room, speculating that the temple priests’ meeting that had been going on for a long time might not have ended.
Eventually, Eun-hyeon noticed that many high-ranking and high-ranking priests and paladins had come out and scattered from the meeting room, and Eun-hyeon had a hunch that the meeting was over.
But Agies was nowhere to be seen among those who came out of the conference room.
“… Hmm.”
Eun-hyeon walked past the scattered priests and entered the meeting room.
A few paladins noticed Eunhyeon’s appearance and glanced at her, but they didn’t pay much attention.
Being close friends with Anies and being Eleanor’s husband, he personally experienced how great Eun-hyeon’s ability was in this situation, so even if he wasn’t a member of the temple, no one stopped him. There was no
On the contrary, there were those who showed interest in seeing him step towards Agnes.
Eventually, Eunhyeon found Agnes sitting at a large conference table and having a conversation with someone.
“… Is it too?”
“I guess so. It seems that we need to pay attention to something, but…”
“Anies.”
“Oh. Did you wake up How are you feeling?”
“Not bad. Eleanor and Erin are fine too. Thank you for taking care of me so that I can get a good rest right away.”
“Okay. Good luck then.”
“More than that…”
Even though the meeting was over, I looked at the complexion of Agies, who was making a slightly complicated expression.
It looks like he has taken on a troublesome problem that is too much of a hassle to think about.
“Do you think the meeting didn’t end properly?”
“No. The meeting itself went well. I just have something to worry about.”
“Does it bother you?”
“That is…”
“… Wait a minute. Anies.”
When she tried to explain something, the man sitting next to her stopped her.
The man, who appears to be in his mid-thirties, is wearing a priestly uniform and has a very blunt impression.
Aniès, who held back his words and understood his gesture of slightly shaking his head, spoke to the male priest.
“He is fine. On the contrary, he is a perfect partner to seek advice from. You can trust me.”
“… If Agies says so, I understand.”
The male priest got up from his seat and approached Eunhyeon and bowed respectfully to him, who was Agnes’s friend.
“Forgive me for the sudden rudeness. Because the matter was the matter…”
“It’s okay. It must have been such an important story.”
Eunhyeon accepted the male priest’s polite apology.
Soon after, he introduced himself to Eunhyun.
“I am… My name is Darian, who is in charge of the Heretic Inquisition in the main school of the temple.”
