CH 457

After parting ways with Urka, Makina and I were heading straight for the mansion. We were going to ask Prince Ryde and Lime to persuade the soldiers who had scattered around the square and the town.

“Is Jack going to be okay?”

“I’m sure he’ll be fine, he’s not much of a fighter, but he survived the battle with Sarge.”

“Haha, that brings back memories …… I’m off then!”

In the garden, my dad and the others waved at us and welcomed us. The gates are closed so the goblins can’t get in, but it’s not safe, I think with a wry smile as we land.

“Brother, Nora!”

“Welcome back! How’s the Gospel’s Descent?”

“The plan to disperse the ten chief priests failed a bit, but we managed to defeat two of them.”

“That’s Lars and Makina-chan for you. Then you’re here for the prince and the others?”

When my brother turned to Prince Ryde, the armed prince and Lime nodded and stepped forward. That’s when Dad called out to him.

“Don’t be reckless, Lars. There are quite a lot of goblins out there, aren’t there?”

“Yes. But Urka’s skeletons are keeping them at bay, so we can get to the soldiers at once. Okay, Prince Ryde.”

“Yes. Thank you, Lars-kun! I’ll make sure I convince them!”

“Let’s go. Lars and the others must be rewarded.”

“Be careful! I’ll stay here to protect Dad and the others.”

Lime urged me to go, and with his brother’s help, we opened the gate and went out. Then we noticed that the area was quiet.

“The goblins is gone ……?”

“Then this is our chance! Run! We have to finish the fight between the knights and the soldiers!”

I was curious, but Makina was right, we ran down the slope to the square, and soon arrived at the square where papers were scattered on the ground and injured soldiers were standing around.

“Are you okay!!”

“Ahhh, it’s you …… We’re fine somehow …… Rather than that, the goblins suddenly disappeared, so I’m fine. There are a lot of injured people, though.”

The uncle soldier who saw me through that time comes up to me with blood streaming from his forehead. I was relieved to see that there were no casualties, and Prince Ryde stepped in front of the soldiers.

“To the brave Everlide soldiers gathered here, please listen!”

“Hm …… Y-Yeah …… who are you!?”

“I’m sorry, but I need you to be quiet right now!”

“You’re Lime, aren’t you ……!?”

The soldiers looked at Prince Ryde and Lime as if they knew them, some surprised, others interested.

“I am Ryde. The last survivor of the Everlide Royal Family from your homeland.”

Immediately after that, there was a groan from the soldiers.

“A-As expected …… you look just like him and her ……”

“Are you sure ……?”

“You were still very small when you were born, and you look like his majesty, your eyes is the same as the queen’s.”

The uncle soldiers seemed to recognize Ryde as a prince. After a few moments, Prince Ryde raised his hand to silence them.

“I couldn’t stand the thought of you being taken by the Gospel’s Descent as abandoned stones, so I accompanied the troops and went ahead of them on the way. So, with the help of Lars-dono here, we put this plan into action. As a result, the Gospel’s Descent was scattered and the soldiers were left alone, so I came to persuade you.”

“I’ve just heard about it. …… No, I heard about it. Are you saying that you are seeking asylum to the Reflexion?”

One of the soldiers opened his mouth and asked about it, and Ryde kept nodding. 　

“That’s the direction we’re going for now. However, as for the people left behind in Everlide that everyone is concerned about, after discussing it with the king of the Reflexion Kingdom, he has agreed to help us reclaim the country after this battle.”

“Oh ……! T-Then, I’ll volunteer!”

Hearing that the country was to be reclaimed, there was an uproar of joyous voices.

It’s a reaction that shows that they were used, even if it was for a short time. Ryde stopped them with his hand and said.

“I’ll accept your application, of course. But first, we need to clear up the mess here. I’ve heard that Lars-dono and his friends have already defeated two of them. So, now that our safety is almost perfect, we will go and stop the scattered soldiers. It’s not a good idea for all of us to go together, can a few of you come with me?”

“Please leave it to me!!”

With that, Prince Ryde started walking away, and Uncle Soldier and a few others followed him. The rest put their weapons on the ground and stand by.

“Phew, I’m glad you managed to get them to believe you right away ……”

“It’s good to see that some of the older people knew the King of Everlide. Well, I guess I’m sorry that everyone in town had to go to the Royal Capital for this one day.”

“There are so many houses in the Royal Capital now, after all.”

Makina shrugs her shoulders and says that, but I think she’s right. But I’m glad I did, because without it, they might have been attacked by those goblins.

The knights and the soldiers who were fighting against the knights were persuaded by Prince Ryde and Lime, and then the knights and soldiers scattered and converged.

“…… Alright, I’m going to go to Tigre-sensei and Ryuuze now that the fighting is over. I’m sure they’ll be fine.”

“Yes, I will protect Prince Ryde, so don’t worry–“

Before Makina could finish, we saw an unbelievable sight.

“S-Sarge has fallen ……!?”

“……!? I have a bad feeling about this! Makina, stay where you are!”

“O-Okay!”

If Sarge fell from the black flames, it means that Fath-san and Eagle-san also fell. What the hell was that ……!

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“Kuh …… Sarge, are you okay!?”

Saj stood up on one knee and replied to Fass while emitting smoke from his body and replied to Fath. They should have been watching the battle from above, but they were hit by a sudden attack.

“The Ten Chief Priests!”

“They’re lying over there …… but, it looks like they’re still willing to fight, huh?”

When Fath said this, Sherida and Kemuda’s bodies twitched, and a black mist spat out of their mouths shortly afterwards.

“Fufufu, I was going to catch you off guard from behind, but, what a shame ……”

“You guys have gotten too carried away, I’m going to kill you right here!”

“It seems that the fallen man was possessed by one of these things, whoever they are, I’m going to–“

The moment Fath opens her mouth, she is slammed into the wall, leaving a hole in the house.

Gradually, the black haze takes on a human form, with Kemuda’s haze transforming into a man with peacock feathers, and Sherida’s into a woman with silver hair and bat-like wings.

“Tch, for me not to see it coming, you’re good.”

“I’ll give you credit for not being dismembered by my [Reject]. Then I’ll have you die in earnest.”

“Unintelligible, huh? Looks like I’ll have to give it my all too!!”

As Fath stepped close into Sherida, Sarge and Eagle were attacking Kemuda next to her.

“Leave it to me! So this your true form!”

“Yes. I never thought that I’d have to expose this to the world like this! That’s why I’ll kill you!”

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“Hyahahaha ……! Where did your bravado from earlier go!”

“S-So strong …… He’s too strong …… Kudelica, take Ryuuze and the others and run. This guy is bad.”

“The Ten Chief Priests …… I didn’t know you were monsters, this is my chance to tell his majesty about the true nature of the Gospel’s Descent.”

“Idiot! Don’t think you can beat me in this form, okay? The only thing I can tell the King of Berias is that there was a traitor!”

“T-Teacher, don’t die, okay!?”

“Don’t worry, leave it to us.”

Tigre was relieved to find that Ryuuze and the others had captured Akzeryus when he met up with them, but he immediately exhaled a black mist and took on the appearance of the dark-skinned ogre in front of him.

It knocked Ryuuze unconscious with a single blow as he confronted it, and blasted the knights and teachers with a shockwave, laying waste to them.

The remaining Tigre, Hitzrite, Libre, and–

“…… I guess this starts the third round …… Yes, that’s his true form. I’ve finally managed to pull you out.”

Spitting mixed with blood, Basleigh surrounded the transformed Akzeryus.