Chapter 276

Chapter 276. The end of the saintess (5) + The war is over... (1)

“...If I were in Dragon's position, I don't think I'd ever appear in front of my sister again...? I still care, so I'll order an investigation.”

When Asha and Seina heard us having this conversation, they laughed bitterly as if they couldn't stop it.

“Ahahahaha... For us, just surviving is pretty cool.”

“I agree with Asha. Both of you think on a different scale than we do.”

They had ordinary sensibilities, and they didn't want to meet the dragon again.

Is once in a lifetime enough?

In the meantime, I wondered if I could feel the presence of a teleport outside, and then Dia returned.

“great job.”

“....sorry.”

Apologize as soon as you see it.

Probably because I missed the saintess.

I said it was okay to come back right away, but Diajam said he would search a little more and went out quite far.

I was wondering what to do if I noticed the place where I and that girl fought, but it seems that I didn't notice because the space isolation magic was still in effect.

She was still far away.

Dia, who didn't know what I was thinking, just lowered her head as if she had no face.

“We have not been able to find the whereabouts of the saintess.”

“are you okay. After all, at the point of escaping from there, the saintess ends there.

No matter where you fled, you will never be able to exert your influence within the Holy Kingdom again.”

In fact, since he died there, there is no further back-and-forth.

Even more troubling things have been confirmed, but that's none of her business.

“Everybody did a good job. Thanks to you, the battle ended safely.”

When I praised them like this, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

“Arel? I am? I am?”

Like Pena approached, she waited for me to say something, as if demanding a compliment.

“???? Dia.”

” yes.”

Upon command, Dia approached Pena holding a new magic crystal for recharging magic power.

“huh? Arel? sleep!”

Her words did not follow through.

Dia teleported to take Pena to the Empire.

First of all, I have an appointment with the Empire, so when the business is over, I have to return home as soon as possible.

It is disrespectful to hold a young lady in such a shabby place for a long time.

“...I feel sympathy for Her Highness, the princess, at least this time.”

“Arel. Are there any problems now? It's going to be a headache later.”

“huh? why? are you okay? No problem.”

let me tell you

Isn't everyone here looking at someone with pity?

“How are you? Wouldn't it be nice to keep Pena in a place like this for a long time anyway?”

I shrugged my shoulders and evaded it moderately.

“Anyway, everyone did well. The same goes for Asha Seina, including her sister. So now everyone go back to rest.”

“It is still far. We haven’t even formally entered the end-of-war process yet.”

Pretending to surrender while being stabbed in the back is a common tactic, so you can't be relieved until the end.

Asha insisted, but I shook my head.

This time, it can't be any more.

“No, it’s over.”

Okay.

Anyway, now the war is practically over.

Seongguk won't have the strength to fight anymore.

The war is over... (1) The next day after the flag of surrender is raised at Fort Caylan.

A letter was sent from the commander of the fortress announcing formal surrender.

I decided to accept it.

In fact, it is our side's freedom to accept surrender or not.

However, there is no reason to hesitate to surrender.

There's no reason to bully even the little ones.

As we headed towards the fortress, the gates were already open.

Even if it was a surrender, the possibility that it was false could not be discarded, so the advance party went into the fortress and went through the preliminary procedures.

From what I heard, there was no sign of rebellion.

“She must have been insane.”

“I agree with that too.”

Originally, Kellius should have gone into hiding with enough money from me.

But, of course, the situation now.

A situation occurred where all other high-ranking priests were purged and there was no leader of the Holy Kingdom left.

I was also embarrassed.

If you want to end the war, you need to get a formal surrender document from anyone, but who do you want to get it from?

When I heard the story from the commander there at Fort Kaylon, I was dumbfounded.

But if you leave it to the local nobility, which local nobility will be good?

All you have to do is surrender and prostrate yourself.

In the end, Kelius had to return instead.

To be exact, I forcibly found it and brought it.

He was hiding in a hiding place and how funny he was when I showed up with Dia.

At first, he thought he was trying to get rid of him, so he cried and begged.

However, after hearing the circumstances, he put on a serious expression on his face and obediently asked me to take him to the Chengdu.

So I secretly teleported them before officially entering the city.

Now, he is working as a temporary representative after undergoing a training session.

“For now, keep the fact that you ran away a secret. I'll keep it a secret too.”

“...I don’t think it has to be.”

“Well, no one will raise an issue now.”

Those high priests are all dead.

How dumbfounded I was at first to hear from the Commander of Fort Caylan that there wouldn't be any High Priests left alive.

Apparently, the saintess didn't even doubt that she would be defeated.

Since it was like this, Kelius was also aware of the seriousness of the situation.

There is no one to fix it.

No, there is no one who can properly control the Holy Kingdom in the first place.

If left unattended, there will be no turning back.

Realizing its importance, Kellius chose to return at the risk of shame.

Even though he was blinded by money and ate it, he must have had at least a conscience.

The reason he betrayed the saintess originally was because he didn't like her war intentions.

....well, it must be a very small rat tail.

“First is the surrender document.”

“Yes, I got it.”

He carefully held out the document on the table.

I declared that I had received it without fail.

“The Zelnian Holy Kingdom will admit all its sins and surrender to Ernesia Kingdom.”

“I will take responsibility and give it to His Majesty. Clearly received.”

hmm.... I got it, but something is more futile than I thought.

I didn't like war from the beginning, but it still lacks something.

Well, that would be war.

Afterwards, the detailed agreement will be handled by Jeil Hyung-nim, not by me.

However, since the cause of the war is the cause, we will not hold excessive responsibility like in the previous war.

If the Holy Kingdom is completely ruined, I will be in trouble too.

Because the purpose was to end only the saintess in the first place.

“But after all, aren’t you going to be in charge of politics?”

Well, come to think of it, then will the author eventually become the next successor?

Politics cannot be done alone, so even if talented people are brought in from the provinces, in the end, he must lead the country.

“Can I say congratulations in advance?”

When I asked him, he had a very complex expression on his face.

I guess I'm not happy at all.

I guess so.

I am not happy either.

“Well, I'll tell His Majesty well so that the Holy Kingdom doesn't collapse, so cheer up.”

“Please, please.”

He bowed his head as if in sincere request.

It's kind of pitiful.

Shit was cheap for another year, but didn't it end up like a traitor having to clean it up?

His sales are also really good.