Chapter 662
As expected, Este screamed and screamed about her own divinity, but my nerves were already at the point where I could hear her arguments on one side and let them flow on the other.
To be honest, it was a bit difficult to ignore the cries of the warriors who rushed in like a swarm and made a fuss asking to see it, but somehow I was able to look at the magical organ coated on the sword and contemplate.
I was a bit skeptical because I couldn’t see the magic organ with my eyes... but no matter how many times I checked, it was definitely a magic organ. It was a finished product that functioned so well that it was hard to believe it was made from just a piece of scale.
There were three possibilities: Ephaga gave her protection, Baazkal gave her blessing, or Niath-Ezelf gave her a gift. Naturally, the first possibility is naturally discarded by the law of elimination.
If that were the case, Este would have noticed it long ago.
“Why don’t you try harder and try the rest too?”
[···It’s not a matter of effort. Even the owner feels like ‘I can’t eat any more’ when he eats the food. That’s what it is.]
And based on Este’s claim and the fact that there were three Yongrin, the possibility that it was a gift from Niath Ezelf is also low. In the first place, no one knew that Este had this ability, and even if Niath Ezelf alone knew that fact thanks to living for thousands of years, how could he know which of the three he would use and do something like this?
“I don’t know the cause... It seems that Bazcal has favored me.”
Only after making that judgment did he shrug his shoulders and hand over the esthetics to the warriors, and then he brought up the last possibility as calmly as possible.
The warriors who had rushed towards Este at that moment looked at her with expressions of disbelief and gazes full of the meaning of ‘You really end the situation with just those words...?’ However, even if you think about it more, the fact that you can’t know is the same, so what does it matter if it’s like this or that?
As expected, even though the warriors held onto Este and wrestled with her for a long time, there was no answer.
“Ah, ah, I’m sorry for being rude. It’s not that I don’t have any regrets, but since you’re busy, I don’t think it’s polite to be greedy and waste your time any more.”
“Hahaha, I also received a lot of help, so this is okay.”
It must not be just my illusion that the beards of the brave generals who were waiting for me to say that it would be okay to look into it a little more seemed to have lost their energy. I feel sorry for them, but I was also in a position where I couldn’t just waste time since I was helping the church.
I don’t know if it was because I drew a clear line, but the warriors gave up quickly. Maybe it was because of the Jangseongjong’s unique belief that today was not the only day, but even while I was wearing pouches and belts made to my request in addition to armor, they no longer paid attention to Este.
“I will make sure to carry out what you have said as soon as possible. I hope that only blessings will come to you in the future.”
As I left the workshop, leaving behind the warriors who were politely bowing to me, led by General Miwood, as if nothing had happened, the captain of the guards, who had been stamping his feet without any room to get in, approached me cautiously and asked me a question.
“Don’t be sad. Thanks to General Miwood’s successful deal, you’ll be in a position to ask for help at any time.”
“It’s not that I don’t trust my brothers in the kingdom, but...”
“The size of the enemy is so big that you must be feeling anxious. There is no fool here who can misinterpret your intentions, so you don’t need to be so careful.”
The joke that King Dena made was a bit silly, but the vassals all agreed and burst into laughter. It was not an action that came from the idea of laughing even when sad because the king said it, but an action that came from the desire to lighten the serious atmosphere a little and come up with a solution.
The kingdom’s front was turning urgently.
If King Dena had not expressed negative opinions, no one would have tried to come forward and negotiate with the warriors of Mashin or the empire.
“It is true that the number of monsters like worms has increased, and it is also true that the situation is so urgent that we have to pull trains from all over the kingdom and turn them around for defense. However, Eldmia is a warrior of the Demon God.”
Even though he didn’t take off his helmet, his expression was unknown. However, King Dena’s voice was calm as he spoke about the reality of the kingdom. Thanks to this, his vassals were able to infer what King Dena would say next.
“We can endure even if the damage is severe, but the Masin Church cannot. We have a few more months left even if the kingdom is in danger of being overthrown, but they cannot. I think everyone knows that there is no use in trying to hold onto their hopes.”
King Dena’s words were correct. Everyone thought so. At the same time, they could not shake off their regret because of the anxiety brought about by the imminent threat. King Dena also understood the feelings of his vassals, so instead of saying more, he decided to return to the main topic.
“Have you even heard of it? The movements of those coming over from the border have changed in a planned manner?”
“Yes, the four-legged ones are not much different from the past... but the two-legged ones are the problem.”
Clearly conveying ‘orders’ and changing the movement of the troops. The report from the dwarf sitting in the general’s seat was enough to further depress the mood.
There are few who do not know that Niath-Ezelf is called the Lord of Winter and that he has declared the entire frozen mountain range as his territory and protects it. However, even fewer people know exactly ‘what’ he is protecting the mountain range from.
That was also the wish of Niath Ezelf. He thought that it would be no good if the fact spread widely that beyond the frozen mountain range there was a land that was so corrupted by evil spirits that there was no way to deal with it, and that unidentified monsters were being born there even at this very moment.
It is a threat that cannot be completely eradicated and a threat that can be blocked. He judged that if the whole world were to know about the problem that cannot be completely solved anyway, it would only result in people belittling the achievements of the past gods and increase the number of followers of evil gods.
Until now, that judgment seemed to be correct, but recently, something has started to go wrong.
“These days, the Demon King’s army uses the power of the evil gods and even creates followers of the evil gods to do so... It’s good that we don’t have to worry about why such deformed people suddenly start appearing.”
It was a joke that made everyone burst into laughter, but this time, no one could laugh easily.
For some reason, the evil spirit’s energy was being born and its followers were slowly regaining their former power.