Chapter 313 – Ep.312 Goldias Kingdom
Count Filoria smiles softly.
“… “It looks like you’re both mentally and physically exhausted after riding the carriage for a long time.”
Marvius, who had already returned to his tent, shook the half-empty wine bottle and laughed. Normally, I could easily drink three bottles and not get drunk, but I ended up drinking half a bottle at most and feeling empty.
Even though he witnessed it with his own eyes, he couldn’t understand it, so what he ultimately chose was to fool himself into thinking he had seen something wrong because he was drunk.
“Stop, I need to sleep…” …”
It was as he was lying in bed thinking that he would go to bed early and see the count’s eldest daughter again, who had run away today.
“Prince.”
The tenth star of the Ten Demon Castles and the elf knight who warned Marvius. She came into the tent and spoke to the prince who was lying on the bed.
“They say they’re holding a general meeting. Would you like to attend?”
“… “At this hour?”
“Yes. At this time. The prince does not need to attend. “I will organize the contents of the meeting and report to you.”
“… No. No.”
He originally did not want to attend, but he became repulsed by Eusephine and changed his mind after she told him that he did not have to attend.
I got out of bed and tied my coat tightly.
“Let’s go.”
“Please follow me.”
Eusephine walked forward with great strides, without the slightest consideration for the prince following her. Her prince had no choice but to follow her, almost running as his anger filled her insides. Because the gathering place was still dark without a ray of light coming in. Marvius knew very well that if he lost her, he would be lost.
After walking for a while, Marvius was able to catch up with Eusephine, who was standing in front of a tent that was larger than the tent he was staying in.
‘When did it happen?’
He had clearly confirmed that the tent he was staying in was the largest until yesterday. But just at his entrance, something several times larger than his own tent suddenly appeared.
“Prince. “I warn you in advance, don’t open your mouth until you are given the right to speak.”
“… “I will keep that in mind.”
Although humiliated and angry, Marvius was not foolish. He was not stupid enough to act brave when he had already confirmed through Ardel that his status as a prince was only a facade.
“I’m going in.”
“…”
Eusephine raised her entrance, and Marvius followed behind her, stepping into the tent. And.
Ahhhhh!!
A tremendous pressure came upon Marvius, pressing down on his shoulders.
At most, one thin cloth. Just getting over it made the atmosphere and air completely different.
‘Breath, breath…’ …’
Marvius’s eyes began to shake violently as his breathing became heavier against his will.
Sigh-
“Huh oh!!”
“Don’t fall.”
Eusephine, who had been walking away, approached Marvius, and only then was Marvius able to breathe properly.
He didn’t even think about wiping away the cold sweat that was flowing down his face, and silently nodded at Eusephine’s warning, which was not a warning.
“Tsk… ?”
Marvius, who had been walking blankly looking at Eusephine’s back, saw her stop suddenly and buried his nose in her back.
“This is my place. “The prince will have to stand.”
“… All right.”
Eusephine sat down. The prince, who quietly stood behind her, finally had some time to look around.
It was just a large tent.
A round table placed in that spacious area. People were sitting around the table at regular intervals.
Marvius saw Eusephine sitting in the seat closest to her entrance and naturally figured out that she had the least say here.
‘Right next door… ‘Is it Adrian?’
Another ten demons that came with it. A knight who is the ninth star and a bear beast.
Marvius carefully rolled his eyes and began to check the faces of those sitting in their seats.
‘Are they all paladins over there?’
These people wear armor decorated with symbols of the gods they serve. Across from him sat priests and priests wearing pure white robes.
‘I don’t know any faces…’
I thought there would be at least one person. Since the task was to drive out a cult that had taken over a country, I thought that if something went wrong, there would be a few people in a position to take responsibility.
‘I can’t see any inquisitors, let alone famous priests.’
He looked around at the priests and moved his gaze to the side.
‘Those adventurers.’
Adventurers that the elf Eusephine showed interest in.
‘Is the author a representative of adventurers?’
A woman with sun-drenched hair and eyes sits alone on a chair with a red-haired and orange-haired adventurer behind her.
‘… ‘As an adventurer, you have a higher position than us.’
Marvius frowned slightly as he looked at the group of adventurers ahead of the priests.
‘Next to that… ‘Tsk.’
He looked at the pure white silver hair and unconsciously bit his lip. Then, a scene suddenly passed by.
‘… Also. I guess I was wrong.’
There is no way a woman with such expressionless yet cool eyes could smile so softly. What is it about her that she clings to you in the first place?
‘I guess the shock back then was great.’
Marvius looked to his side, deciding to go to bed quickly after this meeting.
‘Is this a vacant position?’
The last empty digit.
From the looks of it, it seemed like this was the position with the highest level of speaking power. That means he is stronger than the fifth star, Count Filoria.
‘Tsk…’
He came to expand his network, but his relationship with Count Filoria had already become irreparable. However, she didn’t have any of the ten demons outside of herself.
‘I guess I’ll have to call that adventurer later.’
Marvius was well aware that the guild branch leaders were stronger than most imperial knights.
The problem is that each and every one of them was originally a criminal.
No matter how important personal connections are, he was a bit reluctant to get close to people who had committed crimes in the past.
Marvius, who had been sitting in the empty seat for a moment, turned his gaze to the end of the table. And.
‘That guy… ?’
The most senior position and the position of commander. There, sitting there, was the large man I had seen earlier.
‘No… I’m not alone…’
A priest wearing pure white robes and a girl with dull purple hair were standing next to her man.
‘No no… Why is that guy over there? Why?’
Even the prince himself is standing unable to sit down, so who is this guy that he is sitting at the head of the table?
Fluttering-
A sigh of cold wind passed by Marvius along with a sound coming from next to him.
“Ugh…”
A woman’s voice that is light but clearly pierces the ear.
Marvius’ eyes naturally followed the voice.
There, a blonde woman wearing a long robe usually worn by wizards was walking in, holding a bunch of rolled up parchment in her arms.
“Can I share this with you?”
“Yes.”
She was having a conversation with a woman wearing a pure white robe.
‘Huh… ?’
The blonde woman lightly waved her finger, and the parchments in her arms floated into the air. Then, it flew towards the people sitting at her round table and landed exactly on the table.
‘What is this…? …’
Marvius is not well versed in magic. However, he did see how amazing the technique the blonde wizard had just demonstrated was.
I heard that telekinesis is very difficult and consumes a lot of magical energy, as even the best court wizard can only move an object by floating it.
But that tricky thing was that the blond wizard carelessly moved dozens of pieces of parchment at the same time, each in a different direction, and placed them accurately.
‘If you’re a wizard like that, you’ve probably heard his name at least once…’
Marvius thought that he must meet that wizard in the future as well.
“Everyone, unfold the parchment.”
A clear voice as if you were talking right next to me even though you were far away.
Marvius swallowed his saliva and glanced at the parchment spread across the chair.
It was a map of the Kingdom of Goldias. A map with different colored dots.
“The white dots are the cities we will deal with tomorrow. The altar is located beneath each city’s closed temple. Heresy… Cultists are captured as much as possible. Avoid killing if possible. “With your skills, it won’t be that difficult if you pay a little attention.”
At that time, a paladin raised his hand.
“Let me speak.”
“Why were you captured alive? “All heretics deserve to die.”
“… It’s not wrong. However…”
The head of the commander wearing a pure white robe moved very subtly downward.
“Hmm. “There are circumstances for that.”
“A fear that should not be known-“
Hua Aak!
A large flame rose around the paladin. The flames flicker as if they will engulf the paladin at any moment.
“Hey. If you want to criticize her, just criticize her. What kind of bitch has such a long tongue? “Can you make it shorter?”
“… Sorry.”
The paladin lowered his head.
The fire that was fluttering around her died out like a lie.
‘… ?’
Marvius could not properly accept the situation that had just occurred.
‘The Holy Knight… For adventurers… Head… ?’
The meeting continued while those questions were repeated.
“Our temple association is in charge of the center. To the northeast is Ardel and Eusephine. To the northwest is Amela. “There are three cities each, and they start tomorrow morning as soon as the sun rises.”
“For a moment.”
The adventurer from before suddenly intervened.
“What.”
“Why tomorrow morning? “How long does it take for 3 cities?”
“If it had been an incident involving only Petmira, it might have been okay if we had given it a little more time. However, this time, we confirmed that Nuitism had seeped into the cracks of Petrumira. Even if it’s just one thing…”
The pure white commander spoke openly this time, looking at the man sitting at the head of the table.
“We must absolutely prevent the existence of Nuitism from becoming known. “Those guys are really dangerous.”
“… “Fuck.”
-Hehe, hehe.
The girl with dull purple hair suddenly got scared and hid behind her chair.
“I will continue. “If possible, let me finish speaking before asking questions.”
Erase one colored dot per day. At the same time, the location of the gathering point will be moved to the restored city.
So, step by step, we advance towards the capital.
Capture the leader of the Petrmira cult who is hiding in the basement of the royal palace.
It was only one week to recover over thirty cities and arrive at the capital.
The commander told us over and over again to only take minimal rest and move without stopping.
“Let those who want to ask questions do so.”
Then, Ardel raised his hand.
She opened her mouth before the commander gave permission.
“Who will be the escort for the assembly point?”
“Adrian.”
Following the commander’s gaze, everyone looked at the bear beast sitting next to Yusefin.
“It is the ninth star. “It may not be enough for you, but it has more than enough power to simply guard the base.”
“… “It would be okay to finish your quota and join the staging area.”
“Two hours. Anything more than that is not permitted.”
Grrrr!!
Kagagagak-!!
Flames and ice flowers bloomed in an instant.
Then, divine light began to flow softly from the commander’s body.
“Amela. Ardel. I know that you applied to fulfill your selfish desires. But as I said before, things have changed. We need to organize it as quickly as possible and check for the presence or absence of Nuit Bridge. And… I’ve experienced it. Two hours is honestly not enough, I… ?”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“…”
‘What, what…? … ?’
Marvius blinked at the goosebumps that appeared all over his body.
An unknown silence fell on the tent. And some eyes glared at the commander as if they were going to kill him.
“Ah, anyway. “If you refuse, pack your bags and go back immediately.”
The sacred light seeped into the commander’s body again and disappeared, and the ice flowers and flames gradually decreased in size and disappeared completely.
“… “It looks like there are no more people to ask any more questions, so we will end the meeting here.”
End of meeting.
But no one got up from their seats. Instead.
“But you are the lamp of Lafitera.”
“What.”
One of the priests cautiously raised his hand.
“Well, would it be okay to ask the person sitting at the head of the table who he is?”
Marvius, who had been looking for an opportunity to approach the adventurer and wizard, turned his gaze towards them.
“I can’t tell you yet. But remember the face well. And be careful not to do anything rude.”
“… Yes.”
All the priests nodded.
‘What on earth is that guy?’ … ?’
Marvius’ doubts grew bigger.
“Stop dispersing.”
The pure white commander announced the end of the meeting again, and only then did the priests stand up one by one and begin to leave the tent.
“Now… Is it okay if I move?”
“Yes. “The meeting is over.”
Eusephine stood up from her seat, and Adrian, who was sitting next to her, also stood up.
“Please go.”
“No. Wait for a sec… “Let’s talk a little bit with the adventurers over there”
Marvius could not finish his sentence.
This is because an adventurer named Amela got up from her seat and ran towards her head of the table at breakneck speed. Then she grabbed the big man by the collar.
“You bastard. Do you dare hesitate to answer? You fucking shit “Follow me right away.”
“Kek, keek!! Well, that’s not it… “What?!”
She snatched up her man and ran out of the tent as if running away.
It happened really quickly. Next.
“That crazy sister?!”
“Mr. Smith’s monopoly is unacceptable.”
“Never stop it.”
Then the women gathered around rushed out of the tent.
‘… ?’
Marvius blinked blankly, looking at the tent that was suddenly empty.
The only people left now were Count Ardel Filoria and the two Ten Demon Saints who had threatened him. And there was only a pure white commander.
By the time Marvius finally came to his senses in an incomprehensible situation.
“Nemea.”
“W-what is it?”
“I’ll show you how two hours is not enough, so follow me.”
“No, I-I’m okay…” … !!”
The count dragged the commander and left the tent.
Now the only people left in the tent are Eusephine and Adrian. And there were only three Marvius.
Adrian, the bear beast, left the tent first, and Eusephine followed behind and spoke briefly.
“Let’s go.”
“… Yes.”
