Chapter 322 – Episode 322 ― Best Defense (1)
Episode 322 – Best Defense (1)
“Church headquarters? Then what about Grünent?!”
Aina, who was standing nearby, screamed like a scream.
However, it is unlikely that the forest fairy, who only delivered the news, would know the detailed circumstances.
There was no answer. Instead, only a small sound of teeth grinding was heard.
“I think I need to go back quickly.”
A spark seemed to fly in Roan’s eyes as he looked back at Amilie. It’s urgent because we don’t know for sure what the situation is at the orphanage.
The elders and other forest fairies who followed Amilie did not know the exact situation, but they could tell that something very urgent had happened.
Also, the fact that Aina has affection for the human Grünent.
“I will guide you.”
Just as Iris was about to lead the way to the sky bridge leading outside the conference hall building.
Amilie grabbed Roan’s arm.
It was a light and quick movement.
“I asked for advice about the sword.”
She had already written a letter to Amilie about her concerns about putting her divine power into her sword.
I thought that the Forest Fairy Duke, who has more experience than any wizard currently in the world, could give some advice on fixing forces that have different properties from those of objects.
However, Amilie gave a slightly odd answer.
“The goddess’s power is defensive. Although it is possible to put that power into a sword, it is not appropriate considering efficiency. There is a reason why the power of water or wind is not used in swordsmanship.”
“Is that so?”
Amily also knows that Roan is impatient. At the same time, her speech also became faster. Although it was only a short time, she somehow tried to give him her advice.
“No matter what the source, it is natural that if you can focus on one point, you can generate powerful power, but if you ignore that nature, it is also natural that you cannot generate maximum power.”
Roan had seen news in his original world about cutting metal with a stream of water concentrated at one point. Such force can also be generated by wind, so to speak, by air. It’s not for nothing that air guns or compressed air pumps were used.
But, to put it conversely,
This also means that a lot of technology and equipment is needed to bring together things that have different original properties.
The magic of this world creates amazing things. Nevertheless, it was not possible to change all the impossible.
“Your specialty is swordsmanship, so changing your weapon will take a long time. Wouldn’t it be better to provide additional means?”
“If it’s an additional means…”
“For example…, A shield or something.”
Roan smiled bitterly. Although I understood the meaning, it was difficult to put into practice.
Roan’s swordsmanship focuses on two-handed swords and Fiora. It’s difficult for him to use a shield.
If you tell Fiora she will probably be angry, but that’s because she is heavier than the other swords.
“In the end, the power of the goddess is the power to block something, like staying in this forest. In the end, it has the same power as a scabbard rather than a sword. The basis is protection and defense, so the larger the area of the tool and the blunter it is, the more helpful it will be.”
“Power like a sword sheath…”
For an instant, Roan’s eyes lit up.
However, as if Amilie had concluded her sentence, she looked at his expression.
“This is the advice I will give.”
“Yes. Please understand that we must hurry.”
Amily also has more tasks to worry about. No matter what decision you make, it will now be difficult for the forest fairies to lead a peaceful life in the forest like before.
She didn’t hold on to Roan any longer.
The last thing was to give the blessing of wind to Roan and his companions so that they could quickly escape the forest.
**
The magic effect was amazing.
It was only an hour after parting ways with Amilie that Roan arrived at the edge of the forest, near the ruins, from the northeast residence, where he had to run for three or four hours.
While Iris, who had led the way, was keeping a slight distance behind her demons as if they were a little uncomfortable, a knight who looked like the leader of the soldiers stationed in the ruins knelt in front of Roan and held out his hand politely. 〉
“This is a message to Your Majesty.”
The magic sphere was turned off to save magic power.
Aina and Roan’s eyes met.
After confirming that Iris was heading into the forest, the two entered the huge tent set up in the forest.
A space to hide the location of the waypoint. Here, you can block the eyes and ears of other soldiers.
As soon as she entered the tent, Aina hurriedly poured her magic into her magic sphere.
“Is there anyone who can use magic now?”
As soon as Aina’s words came through the magic sphere, her familiar voice came out.
“… This voice is Lauca. That means… “Is Your Majesty also present?”
It was the voice of a former corrections officer, Schickwiena.
“What is the status? How are you there?”
Although I couldn’t see the scene beyond the magic sphere, it was good to see Shkviena silently smiling at Roan’s words, as was her habit.
She announced the situation after a few seconds of silence, as if she was gathering her words.
“The Church of Laurecia has sent knights.”
“… “The denomination?”
Roan, who was questioning my words with narrowed eyes, understood the situation.
“I guess they told me to give up Helen.”
“That’s right.”
Detention of the saint(?).
It is a good cause for the denomination.
Regardless of whether it is rotten on the inside, the Church of Laurecia is large and its influence is strong even now that it has collapsed.
The power of that organization cannot be ignored.
No matter how much Saint Helen was lost, the knights and priests of the Order still remain in the Order of Laurecia.
Some falter, but not all. More than half of them would have joined the Laurecia Church because of its resources and power, so it would be difficult for them to give up easily.
So they came to a conclusion.
All we have to do is crush them and take the saint back before the Life Church grows bigger.
“Are they the only ones? It wouldn’t have been like that. No matter how religious an organization is, moving a knight in the middle of the capital is a dangerous task. It must have been approved by the royal family.”
“… Yes, it is.”
Szykviena’s surprised voice was heard.
“Grunent said that some of the capital knights are mixed in.”
Both the royal family and nobility of Merde know that Count Hilpe’s superiors are sponsoring the new religion.
However, there was no reason for any of the nobles to stop this act. This was because the Church of Life had not had the power to guard against it until now. There are few nobles who would dare to influence Count Hilpe.
There was a possibility that the royal family could stop the count from siding with religion, but it was impossible to do so openly.
Upon seeing the saint’s return, Count Hilpe suspected that she might be hiding Grünent, and searched for him, but since no evidence was found, there was no excuse.
Hilpe’s top group is just doing charity work.
There is no reason to stop this.
In addition, the royal family was in a situation where Count Hilpe, their boss, was concerned about the ongoing war.
Moreover, the relationship between the remaining members of the royal family and the existing Lauretian Church was still not good.
This was because their leader, the king, was holding a grudge against the Pope’s actions when he tried to interfere with every policy while Grunent was there.
Therefore, the king did not side with the Lauretian Church.
At least openly.
“It’s unpleasant to see a count gain the support of the people, the royal family of Merde.”
The Knights Templar cannot be moved due to conflicts between religions.
The Church of Laurecia would also like to reject the idea of setting a precedent of politics interfering with religion.
Moreover, the royal family cannot hastily touch the Church of Life, which is protected by the Count.
No matter how much the nobles who supported the princes, including Grünent, lost their power and the pro-royal nobles gained power due to the war, directly touching the power of the nobles is a different matter.
It is true that they have relatively less power compared to the king, but nobles are people who have a stronger collective consciousness than anyone else when it comes to protecting their rights and interests.
Even if you have no particular desire to protect the count, you will stand up in anger if you see him being directly attacked by the king without justifiable cause.
Because you might be next.
“Then what about now?”
“About 300 knights are surrounding the orphanage on all sides. They arrived at sunset and lasted about four hours. They are under siege, but they are not climbing over the wall or breaking down the door.”
“Hmm. It’s fortunate, but strange. “Who are you looking at?”
It would be difficult for the king to hastily touch an orphanage built by a count and a religious facility. So he must have hidden monks in the Holy Knights.
However, from the perspective of the Lauretian Church, he has ample reason to attack. He thought he had kidnapped Helen. If it comes out like that, anyone can’t help but be convinced.
If you succeed in dragging Helen along, you will benefit, and if you fail, you can just say, ‘It was a misunderstanding.’
But leaving the facility as is?
It could have been a little more drastic, to the extent of mobilizing the knights. Like burning it down or making a surprise attack.
Are you afraid of being out of Count Hilpe’s eyes?
If that were the case, we wouldn’t have started the siege in the first place.
Roan’s doubts were answered by Szykviena’s next words.
“Helen is guarding the door with members of the church.”
There is no way other people would turn a blind eye to the chaos surrounding the orphanage with hundreds of people mobilized.
He may be hiding inside the house due to the sinister atmosphere, but he is probably spying on the orphanage.
It seems that Helen took advantage of that and came to her defense.
They may have captured Helen inside her building under cover of darkness and secretly taken her away, but they can’t kidnap Helen in front of people when she is guarding the gate with unarmed people.
Moreover, the moment she touches Helen, the commotion becomes even more uncontrollable.
Helen, there is no way to stay still with her personality and her skills.
“At the direction of Mr. Grünent, we used torches and magic to brighten up all areas of the orphanage. There has been no collision yet.”
Fortunately, the people inside are still safe.
“How are you there?”
“I received news from a family that created an information network for the Laurecia Church. As soon as she heard the story, she came to the orphanage.”
“Good job.”
“I apologize.”
Helen is biding her time, and there are also plainclothes soldiers stationed at her orphanage by Count Hilpe.
There is a fairly high level wizard, Shykhviena, so if you resist, I think it will be possible.
It’s not an attack, it’s a defense.
But she can’t hold on forever.
The human knights will want to solve this problem before the night is over.
We must hurry before they take further action. For example, turning off all the lights.
Count Hilpe also finds it difficult to mobilize more private troops for the same reasons as his royal family. If he moves, he will be mobilizing the interests of the nobility in the conflict between religions.
Perhaps the royal family is watching his mansion.
“Have you conveyed this news to Basel?”
“I have conveyed this to the Prime Minister.”
Then Aranya would have prepared it.
“Don’t rush. “Hold on just a little longer.”
I thought a time like this could come at any time.
The time has come to use the moves we had prepared for that time.
