72 - 73. Empire, Knights of the Holy Knights, and the Royal Army Heads to subdue the Brave

Julius, the reincarnated hero, is studying for a test.

Meanwhile, other countries were showing disturbing developments.

First, in the Maducasian Empire next to the kingdom.

The imperial capital.

José the Sword Demon was kneeling before the emperor.

"I see... ...... that my runaway daughter is with a nobleman of the kingdom."

"Ha!　It is as you say, Your Majesty the Emperor."

The Emperor, touching his long beard, looks down at the swordsman and murmurs, "Hmmm... ......

"And José, you say that the other boy was very strong?"

"Yes, I'm sure of it. The kingdom ...... had such a [non-human biological weapon] hidden away ......!"

José kneels before the emperor and advises him.

"Your Majesty, permission to lead the army. If we are to save the princess from that monster, we must be outnumbered.

"Hmmm... ...... rejected."

But!

"José, be calm. The Empire and the Kingdom are currently at truce. Leading an army on a matter of this magnitude could spark a war.

"But!　The kingdom took advantage of the truce to create such a monster!　Prepare for war with us!"

"Be calm. What proof do you have that the boy is a weapon?　Is that not your own judgment?"

"Overwhelming a serious sword demon!　Such a person should not exist!"

José is ooohing and ahhhing with excitement.

On the other hand, the emperor says calmly

I have used it for 40 years and you have defeated many enemies. You have defeated many enemies. ...... But your arrogance is getting in the way of good judgment."

"...... you think I'm losing my cool?"

Yes, that's right. Now you have a personal grudge against him, because he beat you.

Ugh ......!　José stumbles over his words.

The emperor was right.

"I will not allow you to move your army on this basis. José, I'm going to give you some time off. Go home and relax."

"What!　Heh, Your Majesty!　But!"

That's all I have to say. Back off."

José grits his teeth and walks away from the emperor.

With a bang......!

"d*mn!　Your Majesty does not understand the gravity of the situation!"

José leaves the audience chamber and walks down the corridor with an irritated look on his face.

"Swordsman! What's wrong?

"Oh!　Lord Andrew!"

Before José was a fat, powerful man.

His name was Andrew.

He was a distant relative of the emperor.

"I see that you have not been able to lend me your army. If you'd like to ......, I'd be happy to lend you a hand."

"What?　What do you mean?"

It's simple. I will move my troops on my authority. I have been entrusted by His Majesty with part of the military command.

"Oh!　I'm counting on you!　But is it all right?"

"Yes, to bring back my fiancee. I will do everything in my power to help you. And if you destroy the kingdom's most powerful weapon, then ...... d*mn it!"

Thus, José and the imperial army headed for Julius to recover Princess Knight Henrietta.

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Next is the Tendo Church in King's Landing.

The highest officials had gathered to formulate a plan for the future.

"To be driven to destroy the thirteen apostles, ...... the great demon Julius, I must be afraid."

The four top leaders of this church are looking at each other with difficulty.

"What are we going to do!　Although we are controlling the information now, the rumor of the 13th Apostle's annihilation will eventually spread to the world!"

"Resignations of holy knights continue unabated. If this continues, the Order will be destroyed and lose the support of its followers!

The Church of Heavenly Guidance is an independent organization.

It is run by the offerings of those who pray to the Church and donations from the nobility.

If the Church loses its followers, it will lose its funding and go out of business.

If that happens, the four most senior members of the church will lose their jobs. We do not want that to happen.

There is not a moment to lose. All the holy knights must carry out a campaign to defeat the great devil!

The top brass nods in agreement.

"But will the Holy Knights make a move?

"Yes, there are many holy knights who have a strong sense of justice. If you make a light speech about how the world will eventually be destroyed if we let the great demons go unchecked, they will be very eager to take action. They will gladly participate in the operation to defeat the Great Demon.

The executives laugh wickedly.

To them, the Holy Knights are nothing but a device to make their followers pay.

"But the devil who destroyed the 13 apostles?　Can the Holy Knights alone take them on?"

"No matter how evil he is, he's only one man. If all the holy knights of the church headquarters arm themselves with sacred weapons, they will be outnumbered. There's no way we can lose. Absolutely."

Thus, the Church of Heavenly Guidance dispatched its holy knights to defeat the great demon Julius.

The Church of Heavenly Guidance dispatched the Holy Knights to defeat the great demon Julius.

Meanwhile, Princess Historia is .......

"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, ......!　What the hell is going on!　Julius is alive!"

Private room in the castle.

He was on the bed, plucking his hair.

"What are you knight dunces doing!　Get on with it, you piece of garbage!"

Concon: .......

"Excuse me. Your Highness."

A guard entered the room.

"You finally did it!　Julius is dead!"

"No, no, ...... no such news has been received."

"d*mn!　You're really useless!"

Historia kicks the guards away.

"Oh no, we're seriously running out of time. If we don't do something about Julius, your father's going to run out of patience. ......We have to do something. ......But how can we do it?"

Then Historia looks at the guard and smiles.

"You, lend me your face for a minute.

"What?　So, Your Highness ...... what the ...... hell are you doing?"

The princess grabs the guard by the chest and brings her face close to his.

"Look me in the eye!"

C'mon ......!

Her eyes light up, and she activates her enchantment charm.

At that moment, the guard's face loses its animation, and he becomes a doll that listens to Historia.

"Gather all the guards in the castle and bring them to me. Quickly!"

The guard, now a puppet, wanders out of the room.

"I don't care what happens now. I'm going to use my magic eye to make them attack us. What do you care? We just need to kill Julius.

Historia was smiling so wickedly that it was hard to believe that she was the princess of a country.

"Luckily, there are plenty of guards in the castle. You can make all the dolls you want. If we push them by sheer force of numbers, no matter how strong Julius is, we won't win. ......!"

...... This princess has made only one mistake.

How strong a man Julius is.

If she had known how strong he is, she would not have made such a stupid decision and carried out such a stupid maneuver.

Thus, without the king's permission, Historia manipulated the soldiers of the kingdom with her enchanted magical eye and made them attack Julius.