Chapter 188 – King of War (3)

“How is it? “His condition.”

Luvier, the capital of the Holy Kingdom Monarch.
A woman wearing platinum robes answered Cassel’s question.

“The stability of the body inhabited by the oracle is over. “The rest is up to the Blood Gate Brigade Commander, Fagaras.”
“Good.”
“However, if you sustain too much injury, recovery will be difficult.”
“I haven’t held the holy sword yet. “This is a problem that will be solved when the bowl is ripe.”

Aksum Maraca, head of the Hylaronian Hymn Orchestra and Archbishop of the Eastern Diocese of Solcrudite.
She said, looking at the huge amount of blood pooled on the floor.

“Then, can the hymn band join the North?”
“No, go to the border with Farencia. We will join La Ruelle there.”
“Are you okay? “If the Holy Light Knights are excluded, the northern part is Muju Gongsan.”

Cassel only smiled at her, who was aware of her secret pact with her demons but was also wary of her other followers.
Even within the church, there were many voices of concern at the sight of troops being drawn from the northern front while neglecting Helzeb.
But he had an alternative that could allay their concerns.
Cassel’s finger pointed to a city in central Fenheim.

“It’s okay. “The demons won’t be interested in us either.”
“Why?”
“Because the devil’s head is in Parencia.”
“Yes… ?”

Where the holy sword and shield are buried, the corpse of the demon king will also be there.
Therefore, Cassel hoped that the newly summoned warrior could move as soon as possible.

“This is a race against time. “We must retrieve the holy relic first before they attack Parenzia.”

The reason why Antiope of Joak accepted the offer was probably because she was confident.
When Lewis died, the warrior prepared by the Holy Kingdom took his holy sword and completed the Three Gods.
The resurrection of the new Demon King will be faster.

After lengthy preparations, we succeeded in erasing him from this world.
Now all that remained was who would get what they wanted first.
If a warrior obtains the holy sword, he will pierce the last remaining evil in this world.
If the Demon King is resurrected, a hero with only two divine energy will not be able to survive.

“Does Reincarnation still remain in Parenzia?”
“That is the last time the brigade checked. “It would make things easier if she was out, so maybe she could shake up the borders a little more?”
“No, split the troops in two.”

However, looking at the dark-haired warrior lying on the foundation, Cassel was convinced.

“The main force is heading to Sandalphonia.”

The one who laughs last will be himself.

***

After finishing my work in the North, Terra informed me of my next destination.

— There are currently two locations where the kingdom’s troops are concentrated.

The border with Helzeb, the northern front, encompassing the Ravier Mountains and Lake Senrir.
The western border near Aldran, bordering the Holy Kingdom.

— There is a brief lull in the North, and Lewis, it is dangerous for you to head to Aldran right now. Not even half of the troops of the four major parishes have moved yet.

The troops on both sides fighting on the border were close to ordinary soldiers.
The Holy Kingdom’s forces that we really needed to pay attention to were the Holy Light Knights, Blood Gate Brigade, Hymn Orchestra, and Wandering Evangelism Troupe.
In order to fight the second summoned warrior, they had to be put away in advance.

— So get down from there and go west. This is the path you once walked, remember?

Know.
When defeating the Demon King in Helzeb and coming down to Parenzia.
We passed a huge desert area located between the two areas and a narrow canyon spread out in front of it.
It was the same place I visited again with Lehel to find out the whereabouts of the demon statue.

— Sandalphonia Sand Canyon. Normally, it is impossible to cross the desert, but if the blessed troops of the Holy Kingdom or demons use demon statues, there is a possibility of breaking through.

Of course, the latter was a case where the Holy Kingdom gave way to Antiope.
Sandalphonia’s desert spreads widely across Fenheim and Monarch territory.
A swampy area in the sand where two-way traffic is impossible.
Even if you pass through the desert in a hellish heatwave and use some method, it is not easy to enter the narrow canyon.
If it succeeds to that extent, it will be a surprise move.

— Sandalphonia is a place with no population other than the nomads who live there. These are the worst conditions for stationing troops. But Lewis, if you go yourself…
“The three Moirai sisters help us, I understand.”

The reason I had to go there was because I was the only person on the continent who could meet them and ask them for favors.

— They will be able to find out in advance when the enemy will enter Sandalphonia.
“And then?”
— We should send reinforcements accordingly and wipe them out all at once. They might have to cross the desert, but we won’t. And Lewis.
“Huh?”
— You may not know about the demons, but there is no benefit to you directly dealing with the Holy Kingdom’s troops.

If they find out I’m alive, it will be difficult to grab the second warrior’s back.
At the same time, the moment they see this holy sword, their eyes will light up and they will rush in, at best disrupting the flow of the battlefield that Terra has begun to coordinate.

— Although you used unique magic in the north, the movements of the Holy Kingdom were no different. Since we each have different wants, we probably won’t be directly linking up with the demons.
“…”
— But keep in mind. You can only use two unique magic powers at a time, and they are all specialized for dealing with demons.

Yes.

〈The end of magic〉 is Antiope’s new and haunting ability.
〈 Yonginhwa〉 is the thick Yongin of Carbias.
〈 Bonfire to the Black Sun 〉 is the corpse army of Izareth.
〈 Heart Sword 〉 is a unique magic sword designed to block Hecaten’s ghost sword.

There are also things that are completely unhelpful in fighting against Holy Kingdom, such as 〈 evil transfer 〉 or 〈 chains of intoxication 〉.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

With the words Terra added engraved in my heart, I headed toward Sandal Ponia.

***

Despite the heavy snow that fell on the continent last night, Sandalphonia, with its hot sand storms, was an unpleasant place no matter when I came.
However, this time the situation was much better than when I came with Lehel.
It was not for any other reason, but because Adela was singing a strange song next to her.

“You and the teacher are going on a date~! “It’s a honeymoon~!”

Originally, I had planned to send him back to Parencia first after scolding him appropriately.
However, currently Sandalphonia is not a dangerous place where frequent battles occur.
Above all, her skills as an ice and snow worker showed their true value there.

“Come here, Adela.”

An overwhelming coolness that cools the entire store.
This summer, its power was not yet strong enough to freeze ice cream in the freezer, but now it is different.
The ice ducks she carries around alone will sell like hot cakes next year.
And if I was hugged tightly like this, I wasn’t afraid at all even if it was the heat of the desert.

“Okay Miss… Happy Ocean…”

Adela also seemed quite satisfied.
Even her Liv, who sometimes fights over me, even glanced enviously at me a few times as I was being held by her on a hot day.
I wasn’t stupid enough to cross the desert alone in these circumstances.

When we arrived at Sandalphonia, we stopped at the nomads’ village and bought some goods, just like last time.
It was a kind of offering to the three Moirai sisters—food, clothes, etc.
Of course, we overcame the heat, but in other ways, it was not a smooth process.

“Oh my god…”
“Oh God…”

A floating island suddenly appeared on dry sand and a flock of ducks made of ice.
The nomads, who had been riding camels and other beasts all their lives, let alone chariots, were busy running away in despair.
Some bad-tempered ice ducks even took advantage of that moment to rob the grocery store.
It looked no different from a swarm of locusts.

“It’s the end, the end… !!”
“The prophecy came true! “Disaster has arrived!!”
“Kyaahiah ———— !!”

It was obvious that if this continued, the rumor about the neighborhood would spread everywhere we headed, so I hurriedly told Adela to clean up the floating island.
Then, contrary to her expectations, she smiled happily and nodded her head.

“Yes I will!”

It was only after I confirmed that the sun was setting when the floating island that had left for Parenzia became a dot in the south and disappeared from sight that I realized her intention.
The town’s old inn didn’t have a magic stone-powered air conditioner, and Adela, who had left without any of her ice ducks, grinned and jumped into bed.

“Teacher… “Please come in without turning on the light.”

As you live life, there are embarrassing moments you inevitably encounter. I woke up in the morning, quickly got on the bus, and when I felt like pooping, I left my daughter’s toilet paper in front of the computer desk and went out, and while my mother was cleaning the room, I was suddenly reincarnated in another world, and she gave me only a sword and a shield, and became a demon king for humanity. When asked to cut off one’s head, etc.

“Please come this way…”

But even I, who had overcome so much adversity, was indescribably afraid when this same situation happened again.
This was because the horrible glow-in-the-dark condom I encountered during the student council president election came back to life in my mind.
Even at that time, Adela said she really wanted to try it, and she pestered me several times.

“Hurry…”

If I face the same situation this time, how can I get out of it?
A situation where two choices, dignity as a human being and affection with a lover, stand in the way.
It was the very moment when the devil’s creature, which I did not even want to see, was about to appear.

“Let’s eat this together.”
“Huh?”

What Adela took out from under her blanket was a dull-colored cookie.
She said to me, who was wondering why she suddenly brought up something like that.

“When we destroyed your store in the past, we couldn’t eat it.”
“Ah…”

Sandalphonia mud cookies she had planned to get when she returned to the academy.
When I arrived, the store was completely destroyed, and the snacks I had bought fell on the dirt floor and were forgotten.
Adela remembered that, and now that she was here with me, she brought back that memory.

“I was really sorry back then. “It was the most precious thing to you, but you destroyed it arbitrarily.”
“…”

Even now she doesn’t know what was so important to me.
At most, I only saw the faces of her colleagues.
Unlike Darling and Liv, we only met for the first time at the Academy and had no past contacts.
But Adela, who knew less about Luis than anyone else, didn’t care about that at all and just loved me unconditionally.

“Are you okay.”

I accepted her apology and shook her head.

“I’m sorry I got angry too.”

Cookies made from clay had a bitter earthy smell, but there was also a distinct sweetness in them.

***

Next day.
After packing our bags, we immediately entered the desert.
Just like before, or even faster than that, a strangely rising rock appeared at the edge of the horizon.

Sandalphonia Observatory.
It was the residence of the three Moirai sisters, who controlled fate and the future.
Nova, a shaman, can do similar things in terms of simply seeing the future, but the scope is different.
In Nova’s words, she said that the staff she was holding was the observatory itself, an unexplored part of the empire.
It was roughly interpreted to mean that there was an overwhelming difference in the performance of telescopes for observing celestial bodies.

“You have arrived, a stranger from outside the world.”
“Have you come, mortal swallowed by the fateful cloud?”
— Come, boy, who did not forget his oath.

We unpacked our luggage in front of the three Moirai sisters who welcomed us as usual.

“How is everyone?”

Unlike when Lehel came, those who saw Adela did not show any signs of reluctance.
She didn’t know if it was because she was using her gift, Saguaro, and her unique magic spell to erect cool pillars of ice throughout the cave.
After giving them food and clothes, I explained my purpose for coming here.

“The embers of war are spreading in Penheim. And beyond this desert is the territory of the Holy Kingdom.”
“…”
“…”
— …
“Can you tell me who might come across the desert and come here? “If you tell us the approximate time, it will help us win the war.”

Silence.
I said one more thing to convince them.

“I’m trying to break the chain. “Because this world doesn’t need any more heroes.”

Then the three Moirai sisters looked back at each other, then all focused their attention on me.

“A unit led by two of the four major diocese, the Knights of the Holy Light, La Ruel, and the Hymn Orchestra, Hylaronian, will set foot in the desert and attack the kingdom.”

It was nice to see them opening their mouths one by one, perhaps remembering that she had said they were noisy before.

“Okay? When is that?”
“5.”

Oh?
Are you saying it’s five days later?
As I tilted my head, the last of the three sisters raised her slender hand to shoulder level.
She was a woman who had no tongue and communicated with her thoughts.
And–

– 4.