Chapter 194 – King of War (9)

A border area just a few hours away from Aldran, a small city in Farenzia.
It was a fierce battlefield where wizards bombed countless times a day and knights shed blood.
In particular, when the Wandering Evangelists, one of the units protecting Monarch’s four major parishes, invaded the battlefield with scimitars clad in blessings, the damage to the kingdom grew even greater.
If Erzsebet had not succeeded in mass producing iron soldiers, twice as many people would have lost their lives than now.

Nevertheless, the soldiers guarding the front line gradually gained victory.
If there were troops from the four major parishes over there, there was the Archduke over here.
Five-color ball, Oliver Scarlett.
The orthodox elemental wizards of Dube Magic Tower led by her unleashed tremendous firepower, and as Caroline continued her speech in the royal capital, the enemy’s momentum began to wane.
As the fierce high-altitude battle continued and the camps changed several times a day, the tide of battle was slowly beginning to turn.
Suddenly a man fell from the sky.

A black-haired man appeared, cutting through magic with a great sword.
At first I thought it was one of the knights who had been shot down.
In the sky, wizards were fighting to secure air superiority, and there was also a group of Hooksclaw knights nearby that were capable of flying in formation 〈〉.
They came down from the north and were increasing their results by attacking the main strongholds of the Holy Kingdom under the orders of White Knight Wivlett.

“Who are you! “Reveal your affiliation!!”
“Surround it first! Get into formation!”

However, he was surrounded by the kingdom’s soldiers regardless of direction.

Kwaaaaang———!!

With just one sword strike, the battlefield turned into hell.

***

There is a strict command structure on the battlefield, and my presence has never been reported to any higher-ups in the Penheim military.
Nevertheless, there were three main reasons why I, who arrived at the Western Front through Terra’s 〈 transfer message 〉, was not captured as an unidentified spy.

“The annihilation of Knight Commander Aven and the knights under him has been confirmed… !”
“There are not enough priests! “There are too many wounded soldiers!”
“What is that… ! Nonsense… !!”

The command system on the Western Front has already begun to collapse due to the advent of the warrior.

“Who are you… Oh! “Seo, saintess!?”

Everyone there recognized Caroline, who had followed her from the royal capital just in case.

“It’s been a while, Louis. “The situation is urgent, so come this way.”

Among the high-ranking people, there were already some who knew me well.

“What on earth is that monster?”

As soon as he saw me, the five-colored prince with an arrogant face must have thought of a warrior from the Holy Kingdom, so he asked a question before he even sat down.
It seemed like I already knew his identity.

“Warrior.”
“What is that?”
“There is. “Something like the ultimate weapon of the Holy Kingdom.”
“Lewis, where is Terra?”

Hublett, who also joined from the northern front, spoke much more comfortably than last time.

“I went to the lighthouse.”
“… “Can we win without Terra?”
“No, I don’t plan on winning. Now.”

I urged him, pointing to Caroline.

“While I fight, Terra will create a unique magic spell to deal with that guy. “Please protect him in the meantime.”
“The Holy Kingdom… “A saint?”
“Yes, ah, ah, hello, Se…”
“He is the most dangerous on this battlefield, so we must protect him. Understand?”
“… Wow, it’s not difficult.”

Unlike last time, Hublett’s expression is not very good.
Perhaps the reason is that Caroline is still wearing that outfit.
Because the moment you came to my room, something happened.

“…”

Caroline lowered her head as if she was quite embarrassed and kept pulling the hem of her dress to cover her bare legs.
She didn’t want to put her in danger, but she needed her saint’s support if she was going to fight her second hero without her other companions.

“Please.”
“Are you planning to go right away?”
“It’s over there now.”
“A hero?”
“No.”

If you made it this far, you should say hello.

“The Pope.”

***

It’s no different from what she’s done before.
When dealing with the four worst forces, we broke down and retreated several times, created unique magic to counter their power, and rejoined in the end to win.
Now the target has simply changed to a warrior.

— The invasion has begun from the south. The armies of the Bahran and Sakhel alliance are advancing across the border.
“What about Sandalphonia?”
— Ice and Snowball says the Baron is fighting against each other’s ankles. The moment one side withdraws its troops, they will be caught up and the damage will be great.
“Okay.”
– Louis.
“Huh?”
– No… Nothing. Come back and let’s talk.

Pop.

After communication with Terra was lost, I came out, leaving the three people looking only in this direction.
The second warrior standing in the empty plain.
And the troops of the Seongguk formed a considerable distance behind them.
It is difficult to confirm with the naked eye, but seeing as there is a Cheonakdae flag, Kassel must have also appeared.
You want to check how well your work moves.

“Ah… Ugh…”

I was also curious about the warrior.
Maybe we can communicate well, right?
For smooth communication, a friendly first greeting must be given.
I decided to carefully wrap and deliver the gift that Kassel wanted so badly.

A change that would be the first signal has come to the battlefield.
Eighth Holy Spirit, 〈 Proclamation of Sanctuary 〉.
When Caroline took out her angel wings and stretched out her hands to the sky, divine power gushed out like a fountain from the dead land.
Although the wounded soldiers regained their vitality, it had no effect on the Seongguk side.

They had lived their whole lives in prayer, but they were very embarrassed to see a shimmering divine power slipping through their fingers and not healing any of their injuries.
At that timing, I presented them with the ‘sacredness’ I had prepared.

〈 Unique Magic: Sword of Judgment ⌜Judgement Sword⌟〉

Kwahiah ah ———— !!!!!

Even those who did not receive healing from Sanctuary would have benefited greatly this time.
Because the sword has no eyes.
When he stepped forward with only a shield in his hand, it was only then that he responded.
I smiled warmly and greeted him.

“Hi.”
“…”
“You look Korean. Where are you from?”
“…”
“Isn’t it time for the Yaghurt Empire to collapse? “At school, milk was replaced with yogurt, so I felt nauseous every morning.”
“…”
“Oh right. Has John Wick Part 5 been released? “When I saw the trailer, it was about coming to Korea and picking on all kinds of business owners, so I really wanted to see it at least once.”
“…”

Are you from a different Earth than me?
Or maybe it was because my head was crushed by a sidewalk block when I was hit by a truck.
Facial muscles twitching with bloodshot eyes.
The great sword in my hand is trembling.

“Name is… Remember?”
“Ahhhhh——!!”

I vividly remember such a happy past, but why have I forgotten the name?
It may be because, as Terra said, there is power in names.
I don’t know what district he came from, but when I asked his name, he immediately rushed at me and swung his sword.
As soon as I blocked it with my shield, the clock flipped over.

Huh!!!

Ah, this is how Everett felt.
As the blank expression of the female swordsman who was teaching her sword skills at the academy overlapped, I realized that I was flying through the air.
As soon as he urgently raised his shield and scraped the ground, a follow-up attack followed.
If I pushed too far back, it would be dangerous for others, so I turned around and stretched out my hand in the direction where the holy sword flew.

Kaang!!!

When I hit him with the Holy Sword, which came back as if it had its own will, I lost a little bit of my strength.
It seemed that the dusty Seongguk camp had not yet recovered enough to launch a counterattack against me, who had shown his back.
If the Pope had died, the cost of using one precious unique magic sword in this battle would have been well worth it.
Looking at the warriors who keep rushing, it looks like there is no luck.

Bang! Kwaang!!

Even though I just blocked the knife, ripples appear from the ground along with the sound of the bunker buster exploding.
Every time I blocked a sword strike, my bones would break and my hands would no longer feel.
I focused on being as defensive as possible and wasting time.
Terra should be analyzing him through the Lighthouse of Horus right now.

“Uh, ah, uh… !!”

I also concentrated as much as I could so as not to miss his detailed movements.
He pushes with force, but lacks sharpness.
This means that I have never learned how to use a sword from anyone.

There would not have been anyone next to you to advise you on what kind of world this continent is and what you should live for in the future.
Every time you get hurt, there will be no coworkers who will come running to you crying and heal your wounds.
Every time I lost my way, there would have been no one to guide me to walk toward the milestone without wavering.

Has he just become an adult?
Looking at his long hair, it looks like he was there before he went to the military.
He must have been an ordinary young man before coming here.
Maybe he was having a good time with his family.

Kwaang——!!!

The shoulder holding the shield was dislocated and he rolled on the ground several times.
He raised his head and looked at where he had been standing a moment ago, and saw that the entire floor was covered in blood.
However, I felt a strong sense of kinship with the man in front of me, to the point where I didn’t feel the pain at all.
The injustice, pain, and sadness that I had suppressed all my life at that time.
Because he was fully expressing himself now.

I was able to live like this because I had colleagues.
If it weren’t for them, I might have vented my anger like that and cut my ties to escape this painful life.
If I were in that situation.
The only salvation would be if the heart stops quickly, even for a second.

“You went to hell for a moment.”
“…”
“For a very short time.”
“…”

I raised my sword.
Maybe it is possible.
In order to defeat the Four Worst, we fought against them again and again and perfected our unique magic.
I couldn’t use that method against the Demon King.

“Go for it.”

The dust clears and you can see a bunch of idiots from Seongguk lying down.
Cassel, who noticed my presence, was covered in her blood and shaking like crazy.
There is no time.
I raised my sword and thought about that day.

When I entered the pitch-black master’s hall.
There were no surprises like those found in other novels.
The Demon King was not a woman with big breasts, her throne was empty, and she was not prepared for the twist of her traitorous comrade revealing her true identity.

Then, as now, I held the sword with trembling hands and thought about the red eyes in front of me.
Ah, that is evil.
From the beginning, humans and demons were incapable of coexistence, and even if nothing else was known, one thing was certain.

[Destroy evil.]

The Pope of the Holy Kingdom can be seen behind the neck where the tip of the sword points.
Perhaps you think that all of this is the will of the goddess, or justice.
I won’t deny it.
In a world where such evil exists, what does it matter whether it is a warrior from another dimension or a Yagurt Segway that is needed to protect humanity?
In the face of the great feat of annihilation of evil and peace on the continent, our lives are nothing more than an excuse to be endlessly misled and swept away.

I won’t say that the effort was wrong.
But I can say this much.

〈 Inherent Madness: Evil Attack ⌜惡擊⌟〉

Even if you are not evil, you will die by my hand.