CH 419

“I’ve never heard that name before …… Is this Sherida also One of the Ten Chief Priests?”

He nodded slowly before continuing.

“Yes, she is called Sherida, the [Rejected], and she’s a quiet woman. I’ve never fought her directly, but she uses some strange techniques.”

“Strange?”

“Even though you’re supposed to be getting close, you’d find yourself far away, or your attacks wouldn’t hit.”

“I wonder if she quick.”

“Maybe it’s a skill, like her black haze.”

When Fath-san said that while glancing at Aiatsubus, who was wrapped up in a bamboo mat, Aiatsubus opened her mouth, wondering when she woke up. 

“Kukuku …… Akzeryus and Sherida, huh …… if those two were serious, they could destroy the whole town and only take a few minutes. I don’t want you to underestimate the power of us Ten Chief Priests. It’s your mistake to bring me here! If I can get rid of the king of Reflexion here, then Lord Founder can! …… Lord Founder! Ugghhhhhhh …… I can’t move! [Unstable] won’t come out!?”

“I think it’s useless because Basleigh-sensei has wrapped you carefully. There’s won’t be a single gap. She’s not wrapped up so many times for nothing.”

“I-Impossible …….”

I’m going to hit him in the head pretty hard in front of the king, even though he looks blue. 

Aiatsubus face is pale, but even though I was in front of the King, I hit Aiatsubus’s head quite seriously.

“Gyah!?”

“…… You, how many people do you think you killed in Sandiola? Normally, it’s irritating to even let you live, so shut up.”

“U-Ugh ……”

“Calm down, Lars. Someday, let’s make sure she make amends in some way, okay?”

“Yes, you will. I apologize, your Majesty.”

When Makina stopped me and turned to face the King and the Prince,  tight-faced Prince Orden opened his mouth.

“You guys are one scary couple, aren’t you …… W-Well, in any case, if those ten chief priests are going to attack us again, we need to deploy knights in the town of Gust. Father, that’s what Roen-dono wrote in his letter, right? “

“Orden, be careful with your words. You’ll embarrass yourself in public, you know? Now, Lars’ father, Roen, has asked for help in that way. If the Gospel’s Descent shows itself in full manifestation, we cannot overlook it, and we do not know when it will strike, so we are already prepared.”

It seems that in two weeks, they have made a rough plan of attack and defense.

I heard that they’re considering collaborating with Luitzar, but they’re not sure if they’ll be able to mobilize in time, so they’re not thinking about it as much as possible.

The reason why they haven’t come out yet after two weeks is because it took a long time to prepare. There is a guy who can create countless goblins from pictures with his weird skill, so it took a long time to prepare manpower, food, and strategy.

“In the event that the ten chief priests attacks alone, it would not be limited to that, but the other side would need manpower to occupy the town, so they would send out troops. They won’t attack us right away.”

“However, Your Majesty, if we continue like this, there is a possibility that we will be fighting as soon as we arrive. It is fortuitous that Lars-dono has returned. I think it would be better to give the order and go to war immediately.”

Frederick-san advises, and the king nodded. So I told him the plan that I had been thinking about when I heard about Retzel, and that Dibit-san had taught me how to do before we left, and that I had been practicing on our way home.

“I have an idea, but may I tell you?”

“Yes, of course, go ahead and tell us.”

“Yes, sir. Thank you very much. I’ve actually learned transfer magic at Sandiola and I’m thinking about using it to our advantage.”

When I said that, there was a buzz of commotion. Transfer magic is rare in itself, and since it’s so easy to use in crimes, there’s no one to teach it to. 

“You want to take them by surprise?”

The king says, but my idea is rather grandiose. I took a deep breath and continued.

“No, …… transfer magic allows you to connect one point to another in a ‘ritual’ kind of way, like a magic circle. For example–“

“……!?!?”

I put the paper with the magic circle on the floor, threw the other one like a boomerang, and then stepped on the paper under my feet. Immediately after, my body appears in the air and the castle is in an uproar.

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“–I can move like this. And as for the strategy, I’ll use this to connect the town of Gust to Illuminate and draw all the people in the town here. Of course, it would be suspicious if they were completely gone, so we’ll send our well-trained and knights over there to stand by. The idea is to surround them when the Gospel’s Descent attacks.”

” “All the people in the town!?” “

The king and Prince Orden were surprised, but Fath-san raised her hand and spoke up.

“As you can see, movement is instantaneous. It only takes a moment to mobilize from here. However, it is obvious that civilians will be taken hostage, which is why we are all here. “

“There aren’t many people that live in the town, but I …… I don’t mind using my assets. As for a place to live, I was wondering if I could use the place that opened up near the Monsters’ Garden …….”

To be honest, there are quite a lot of people in the town, so I’m sure that there will be panic if we call them here. I said, “If it’s the place that’s the most deserted, then.”. But the king seemed to be troubled …… is it difficult? I was just thinking that, when Helena spoke up.

“I’m Helena, and I’m an idol at the theater. I can ask the owner to rent the theater with my money, or I can ask him to let me rent out the inn, is that not okay?”

“No, I’m not saying it’s not–“

“Then I’ll use my assets too! Your Majesty, let’s go with Lars-kun’s idea! The less sacrifices, the better! Right, Big brother?”

“Well, good timing, Basleigh-chan.”

“Fueh?”

The king lowered his shoulders with a trouble look as Himmel-san erupted at the sight of Basleigh-sensei’s sudden entrance.

“No, I didn’t really say that you can’t, you know? I was just thinking about the number of people in the town of Gust and the scale of the Illuminate.”

“What ……!? Then you should say that sooner! You’re embarrassing me ……”

“Ha-ha-ha! I’m sure you’ll be happy to hear that. …… Well, I can understand your motivation, but don’t be hasty, okay? Then, Lars, quickly head to Gust and create a magic circle for the transfer magic! Frederick, arrange for the construction of temporary housing to begin.”

“Can I help you with that? I’m sure if we ask Daihachi for help, it’ll be done quickly.”

“Oh, I see …… Wait, now that I think about it, I’ve never seen you before, don’t I?”

“What do you mean, I’m Fath. Fath the Thunderbolt.”

“Ehhhhhhh ……!?”

When Fath-san said that with a grim face, the castle was buzzing more than during the transfer magic …… Well, she’s beautiful, so I can’t blame them.

The report ends like that, and I feel impatient with the situation that two weeks have passed since the attack. I left the audience hall, thinking that I should call Sarge and go at once.

Reflexion side is full of motivation!

Now, will the migration succeed?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Almost the end!”

I’m not going to finish it yet!?