Chapter 375 – Solicitation

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After Cassius returned to the village of Yggdrasil, Cleon stayed in the forest for a few more minutes before returning.

There were so many things to sort through in his head.

Like the ‘ceremony of selection’ Cassius talked about, or a plan he came up with to prevent it – no, to minimize the damage.

Your head is full of such things and it becomes too complicated.

‘There are so many things to do when I go back. First of all, starting with catching the culprits who blew us into this world, and then finding Illenu. And delay the timing of the protocol as much as possible… Astarothe, who is still in full swing…’

A situation where there are so many things to do that you think how great it would be if your body increased to two or three.

Of course, Cleon had colleagues to help with the work, but the number of people was too small compared to what was about to happen.

Even compared to the enemy, Cleon and his comrades his, they easily outnumbered them by 10 times.

‘─Exile Church.’

And, what makes her mind dizzy again is her last fight her.

She talked

The Exiled Church was originally ‘Cleon’—a group formed by those who had a grudge against the Demonic Sword Emperor.

However, the Exiled Church existed even in the past when Wilhelmina and Alexios were alive.

Then, the Exiled Church’s grudge wasn’t just the evil sword emperor, the worst villain in history.

The ‘clan of the dark horse with the soul of the previous life’ that Cleon cut off.

It was only that the demonic sword emperor had done something on an exceptionally large scale, but there was a clan of dark demons that had gained notoriety before him.

The only previous life that Cleon could remember was the demonic sword emperor, but it would be correct to think that they were also his own.

Even if the intention is to free mankind from Adam’s rule.

They are fallen beings who break existing rules and seek power in the process.

Even if he bore a grudge against someone, there was nothing strange about it.

‘Then… Does that mean the Exiled Church will continue to target me?’

Thinking that something like this could happen again didn’t make my head hurt, but my heart felt stuffy.

In the process, if other colleagues get caught up in it, if you think.

“—Leon.”

‘If we return to the original world, let’s move our residence. With the money saved with Quon, you can get a mansion with better security than the one you’re staying in now. …Ah, come to think of it, there was also something about Albain.’

Cleon muttered something and tapped the table with his index finger.

His other hand her rested on his forehead her, tucking his head back, staring at the table with his elbows raised with his blank eyes.

“Cleon…”

‘The Duke of Setos… He knows about my relationship with Alvein, and the fact that he brought Alvein is, in effect, a declaration of war against us. I’m sorry for Aruru, but will I ever face the sword with the Duke of Setos…’

“Cleon!”

Slender fingers wrapped around Cleon’s wrist his, which was holding his forehead his.

Cleon suddenly lifted his head at the sudden sensation and met Amelia’s eyes her, who were looking at him.

“…Are you okay? Are you tired?”

Amelia looks at herself with such concern.

Looking around her, she could see that Amelia and her companions had stopped her hands from holding her drink and food while looking at her.

And as Cleon looks at the fruit wine on his table, he remembers that he was in the midst of a victory party.

The place is in front of Yggdrasil’s huge body his.

The party was huddled in front of wooden chairs and tables that hadn’t been there before.

In the distance, the laughter of other villagers could be heard.

“Ah, ah… No. It’s okay. There’s a lot to think about… I think that when I go back now, things that have been overdue will come back.”

“If that’s the case, don’t worry. His Highness Cassius said that if you adjust the portal well, you can go to a point not long after the party was taking place. It is said that there may be an error of several tens of minutes to a few hours. .”

At Amelia’s words her to ease her own worries, Cleon smiled and nodded.

And, when she looked at her face, she recalled the story she had heard from Cassius in her forest, and clenched her own fist so that it could not be seen by her.

“…Amelia.”

“Yes?”

When Cleon calls her name her, Amelia tilts her head and meets her face with Cleon.

“…If you go back to the original world, you will have to continue fighting the kingdom… But the enemy may not be the only devil. You must protect, including the people of the… There are many malicious humans. Are you?”

“Is it about Adam…?”

Cleon thought about whether to nod her head at her words her, then shook her head.

“Even if it’s not just Adam. Just the fact that Amelia is an imprisoned princess could hold a grudge against Amelia. In particular, the royal family and nobles.”

“…”

“But—don’t hate humans. Don’t hate the world. From that malice, I… Will protect Amelia.”

After hearing Cleon’s words, Amelia listened to him quietly and then nodded her head.

Somewhat embarrassed, with a slightly red face.

“Whew-“

When he hears Sif whistle, Cleon suddenly comes to his senses her and continues talking.

“Mu, of course. It’s not just me. Rubera- Aurelia-sama. And… Aruru too—”

“That’s right~”

Amelia also smiled shyly and fanned her face her.

“…So? Are you finished with your thoughts? Cleon.”

The one who approached while saying that was Illenu.

After reclaiming her own body, her clothes her had been burned and she was now wearing the clothes she had received from her Frost Queen.

With a glass of wine in her hand, seeing her slightly reddened face of her, she wondered if she was drunk.

“Okay.”

“Then will you answer my question?”

“…Questions?”

With a hand on Cleon’s shoulder, when Ilenu asked such a question, Cleon was taken aback by her sudden action on her, but nodded her head as calmly as possible.

“Cleon. How many of you… How many do you have?”

At Illenu’s question, the small party venue where the party had gathered froze in an instant.

Including Illenu who smiled and asked a question, Layla and Beatrix looked this way with her eyes narrowed.

Amelia and Gray look no less tense than Cleon, and Peruluca becomes dead eyes with wide open eyes and trembling.

Freyja looked at her as if she was pitiful, and Sif laughed as if the situation was amusing.

Moose was the only one who knew nothing.

“What. Are you talking about?”

When Cleon stiffened a little and answered, Illenu answered while drinking the cup he was holding in his hand her.

“Yes, of course. Being together—”

Should Cleon shut her mouth, if the calculations run fast in the blink of an eye—

“They are colleagues.”

At her next words, Ting, the thread of tension that was connected tautly broke.

“Ah, ah. Is that so…”

Cleon lets out a sigh of relief, and her party turn their heads back to each other.

“There are three human companions traveling together right now. In addition, Galatea and Caliburn… A holy sword and a magic sword each. So, basically, it’s a party of four.”

“Is the me of your world in there?”

When Lila raises her hand to ask, Cleon nods her head.

Then, for some reason, Layla smiled as if she was in a good mood, saying ‘Heung-heung’.

“Sir, senpai? What about me? Isn’t it strange that Lila is here and I’m not there?”

“My world’s Beatrix continues to be the head of the Enforcement Department at the academy. Since the Council of Elders disappeared in the academy, the Enforcement Department has been officially recognized as a department.”

Hearing Cleon’s answer, Beatrix looked a bit surprised, then nodded as if she understood.

“Compared to the scale of the work we are doing, it is surprisingly small.”

“Well, that’s right. I don’t think it’s lacking, but I mean.”

Railado, Quondo, and Sasha too. This and that happened, but now they are colleagues like her family her.

“—But, from now on, more power is needed, right?”

“…”

At Illenu’s words, Cleon looked at her face her.

“Does the power of the goddess of death remain? To read people’s minds.”

“Whoops. You were just making that face.”

Saying that, Illenu looked away from Cleon and looked at the others.

“What Cleon has to do from now on is to fight ‘Adam’, the man who fucked us this much. For him – to protect the comrades he is with right now. More strength is needed. It’s a ‘people’s wall’.”

“…”

Illenu accepts Cleon’s silence, raises her arm and continues her speech.

“And of course. The ones gathered here are the exiled beings from the world. They are the last survivors of heretic sons who were judged by Adam to be ‘dangerous if left as is.'”

“Wait, Illenu. That’s—”

And Cleon understands her intentions and tries to say something about her, but-

Within. He paused and looked at her and her colleagues at her party and her with her.

When they made eye contact with each other, only Cassius received Cleon’s gaze and turned her head away.

He, too, must have known what Illenu was talking about.

Something he once objected to.

But——fighting with Adam was like that after all.

If the laws of the world were created by him and now form the human system.

What is needed to destroy it are beings who are not bound by the rules.

It may be heteromorphic, or it may be heterogeneous.

Calling them ‘different’ is also a value system created by Adam.

Is this really a good choice, or does it bring bigger problems to your world?

Cleon wasn’t sure.

But-

“—Sif, Utgart, Peruluca…And Moose.”

Cleon calls the four names.

When they look at him- Cleon takes a deep breath for a moment before speaking.

“Come with me to our world.”

“…”

Both Amelia and Gray opened their eyes wide in surprise.

Except for Sif, the other three people whose names were called were the same.

[Are you okay? …If I can continue serving Cleon-sama, it would be an honor beyond measure, and I hoped for it…]

Utgart is uncharacteristically modest and cautious.

He seemed to think that his existence would be a nuisance to Cleon, thinking that he was a man-eating insect and that he might not be able to suppress his cannibal urges in the presence of humans.

“Don’t worry. Come to think of it, since Anansi is there, I can do anything about that part.”

However, if he is a descendant of Anansi, that Anansi is still active in Cleon’s world.

With her power her, it would be possible to suppress Utgart’s impulses—no, even to seal them.

“Hey wait a minute. Why is it me too?”

As if he couldn’t understand, Moose raised a disgruntled voice towards Cleon.

“To be honest, I’m more anxious about leaving you here…But that’s also the reason.”

“What!?”

When the moose, hearing Cleon’s words her, tried to burn her fire, her hair her, Amelia quickly approached and grabbed her hand her.

Then, as if water had been splashed on her, the light in her hair her went out.

“—I’m sure you’ll be able to fight a huge enemy that you can’t get while you’re in this world. I guarantee it.”

After hearing Cleon’s words, Moose seemed to think for a moment, then she exhaled her breath and sat back in her chair.

“…Well, is that so? There won’t be a fight even here. Every day I lose the spark of life and die in peace. I hate that kind of thing to the point of vomiting.”

Crossing her arms her, she answers to Cleon.

“Okay. I’ll go too. Of course, you’ll have to be my opponent, too.”

Cleon nodded her head at her words her, then turned to Sif.

“Ah. I’m going. I’ve been helped with this and that. I was thinking that I had to pay it back. Of course, Utgart needs someone to look after it, right?”

“…Thank you. Please.”

Sif replied, ‘Nothing’, and turned to Peruluca.

“It’s good. Peruluca.”

“…”

Peru Luca looked at Cleon as if she couldn’t believe it yet, and had a puzzled expression.

“…I, I… Because I have the master inside me… I think it will definitely cause trouble to many people.”

As she answered, clutching her book of the law, she seemed to think that, similar to Utgart, her own existence her would be a nuisance.

“You’re already holding him down. And- maybe you can introduce him to a master who can learn how.”

“…!”

At Cleon’s words, Peru Luca raised her head.

“Obviously, I need your strength. But Peruluca, you also have the right to live a normal life. It’s different from the days when I was a slave in the Mage Tower and wandering in the wilderness. Living in a proper house, with other children my age. .”

As Cleon said that, he realized to himself why he was paying her attention to her.

She resembled Sasha. It’s not your appearance of her, it’s the past you grew up with.

“…I’m sure you can become good friends with Sasha.”

“…Friend…”

Peru Luca hears that and shuts her mouth for a moment, then she meets Cleon’s eyes once again.

“…Uh, even with Mr. Cleon. Can we be friends?”

“With me? … I thought you and I were already friends.”

Peruluca’s eyes widened at Cleon’s answer to her.

“Ah, Amelia and Gray…”

“Of course.”

“…Come with me. Peruluca.”

Luca, Peru, felt something running down her cheeks her.

She was always there when she cried, when someone else was in pain.

Whether it was herself or someone close to her.

However, now no one has suffered.

“—Yes…!”

A girl learned the meaning of new tears.

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The other side of the table where Cassius is sitting.

Cleon trudged over and sat down.

The colleagues who left this space with Cleon were focused on hearing about it from Amelia and Gray.

“—Your Highness Cassius.”

“It’s done, Mr. Cleon. The Dark Elf, the big stag beetle… The Dhampir girl, the flame spirit gladiator. I’m sure there will be a big uproar in the kingdom as well as the academy. Their appearance. “

“I heard from Amelia that His Highness Cassius objected to taking them back… I think it’s a matter of course.”

At Cleon’s words, Cassius looked at Cleon with a smile on his face.

“But I’m taking them, not out of sympathy like Amelia’s. Because I trust them. Together, as comrades who go beyond the struggle.”

“—Ah. I can feel relieved when I hear that voice. I believe in Cleon-san. Rather than my prophecies. After all, this world seems to be strongly influenced by Cleon-san’s will.”

Cleon shuts up for a while at Cassius’ words, then looks at him and talks.

“I will continue to treat His Highness Cassius as before.”

“…That’s something I’m grateful for. There are only a handful of people I can openly talk about.”

Cleon raised the cup he was holding at Cassius’ words.

“Your ‘will to protect the kingdom, the world, and Amelia’ is genuine. I agree with that.”

Cassius saw the cup Cleon had lifted and grabbed his own.

“But please don’t forget that Amelia also wants to protect you. …That’s what makes me angry.”

“—I see… Haha. It hurts… “

The two glasses collided quietly.

It is clear that sweet fruit wine tastes bitter.

Cassius thought it was his fault for being distorted.