Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1010

Episode 1010. So, shall we tell our story now?

The northernmost tip of the Rodina continent.

Campodenev (aka Snowfield).

Hirhera region.

around dusk.

Yeon Jeok-ha, who was running through the snowy field with light-gongsul, hesitated.

Soldiers were blocking the road to the north.

Suddenly, Illyana’s words came to mind.

―If you keep going in this direction, you will come to Hirhera. Soldiers are blocking the road, so it should be easy to find.

Did she really arrive at Hirhera as she said?

He approached the soldiers with a friendly face.

“Stop! This place is off-limits to the public! If you do not return immediately, you will be arrested and charged!”

“Ah, I am the one who came to meet Marquis Bernardo.”

When Yeonjeokha mentioned the name of the Marquis, the soldiers’ attitude changed.

Emil, the chief of the decree, came forward to represent the soldiers.

“Who are you from? I am Emil, the decree of the guard.”

“My name is Elio from Enarche.”

“It was Elio. Do you have an appointment to meet with Marquis Bernardo?”

Emil thought of Elio as a commoner like himself. It was because he was dressed modestly and did not reveal his last name.

“Similar. I told you to come back as soon as you feel better.”

“I see. Marquis Bernardo is in the barracks in the inner camp. I will guide you to the barracks.”

“thank you.”

When Yeonjeokha bowed his head, Emil responded with a big smile.

Emil, who had been walking on the snowy field for a long time, asked as if passing by.

“I guess the Marquis’ trust is great?”

“why?”

“I am saying this because He called a sick person to a place like this.”

Emil misunderstood that the Marquis had called Elio while he was still ill.

“I don’t know about his trust, but he said he would give me a title.”

“ah! title? envious.”

Emil looked at Elio with surprised eyes.

You look younger than yourself, but you’re already getting a title!

“Excuse me, but how old is Elio?”

“Twenty-seven.”

“and! I am thirty. But embarrassingly, I haven’t awakened mana yet… I can’t get out of the decathlon.”

“If you are the leader of the tens, do you have ten subordinates?”

“Yes, if you command ten soldiers, you are called a decathlon. If you command a hundred soldiers, you are called a centurion. Even experienced soldiers can do tens seals, but hundreds of seals must be selected from trainee knights.”

Thinking that Elio did not know the military organization, Emil kindly explained.

He intended to make friends with the other person while he was still a commoner.

“Then what about the knights?”

It’s a fairly comprehensive question, but Emil managed to get it right.

“Knights who have not yet received a title are called second lieutenants. The most outstanding among the second lieutenants is in charge of the flag of the company and is sometimes called the flag bearer.”

“A flag?”

It reminded me of the flag of the green forest.

I don’t know why the greatest knight would carry such a trivial thing.

“The flag is the symbol and honor of the company. Losing a flag in battle is a felony. Conversely, capturing the enemy’s flag is a great achievement.”

“aha!”

I didn’t have much inspiration from dating, but I matched the rhythm out of courtesy.

It would be enough to make a flag again, but these people have nothing to do.

“If you are given the title of baron, you will be appointed lieutenant.”

“Lieutenant?”

“Yes, each territory usually has three to four lieutenants. There are three lieutenants in the Marquis Bernardo’s territory, and there may be four soon?”

At Emil’s excitement, the younger brother waved his hand.

“Ah, don’t get too ahead of yourself. I didn’t mean to give you a title right away.”

In addition, it is questionable whether he will treat himself as a savage the same as the ‘mana users’.

Emil, who didn’t know that yet, thought Elio was humble.

“haha! It’s not a futile dream at all, is it? In any case, there is a captain above the lieutenant, and above that, the order of deputy generals, generals, and marshals.”

“Are there many lieutenants and above?”

“Because there are many high-ranking nobles. A captain is a viscount, a vice general is an earl, a general is a marquise, and a marshal is a duke. By the way, the commander-in-chief is His Majesty Escatos IV. I haven’t seen it from a distance because he doesn’t participate in battles in the north.”

“By any chance, the higher the title, the higher the level of swordsmanship?”

“That is half and half. Usually, a sword master is a count, a sword expert (expert) is a viscount sword beginner (beginner), and a baron. If you inherit the title here, there will be a slight error. Even if the heir’s swordsmanship level is not high, he can inherit his father’s title.”

“aha!”

“When you see a commander like that in battle, it gets very tiring. That’s why we assign missions to each territory. It’s like putting the life and death of his lord in the hands of the lord? Whether you live or die is your problem. There is a reason why high-ranking nobles are so eager to train. Of course, only sane nobles. Oh, I said something useless. Anyway, just remember that each territory will be put into battle.”

Emil hastily covered up his critical views on the nobility.

Upon entering Hirhera, I saw countless pits.

The enemy who saw the pit recalled a memory from about ten days ago.

The pits that were belching smoke were covered with pure white snow, as if they had never been there.

said Emil, pointing to the pit.

“I don’t know what that is. There is nothing like that in other northern regions, so why is it only in Hirhera? There is even a saying that it is a wyvern’s nest… After all, the area around the crater is so clean. Are you missing a piece of bone, let alone scales?”

“I see.”

“Besides, as you will soon find out, the whole of Hirhera looks like this. No matter how wide a wyvern’s nest is, it’s not that big. It must have been the work of a Witchbeast unknown until now.”

I knew it was a trace of a meteor shower, but I didn’t say it.

He hid it even from the soldiers because he thought there was a reason.

After going north along the road for about half an hour (about 30 minutes), an ice wall finally came out.

Behind the ice wall, splendid barracks were seen in the rear.

While following Emile, who was dating, he continued to look at the ice wall.

The crack in the ice wall was twice as wide as when I first saw it.

Emil blurted out as he showed interest in the ice wall.

“Isn’t it surprising that there is a crack in the Creator God’s scutum (shield)? But don’t worry too much. It is said that the kingdom requested assistance from the empire. When the wizard of the empire comes, he will somehow make up for it.”

Suddenly, he remembered the court mage Mage Kalos and asked.

“Isn’t there a kingdom wizard too?”

“ah! Mage Carlos is from the 5th circle. I tried to block it with the ‘Ice Wall’ of the 5th circle, but it broke right away. In order for Carlos-sama’s words to have the same strength as an ice wall, you need to use the 6th circle magic, ‘Mega Ice Wall’.”

“So you’re saying you’re waiting for an imperial mage?”

“That’s right. With Circle 5’s ‘Ice Wall’, it will break through again in three to three days. Now, Mage Carlos is blocking it with an ‘Ice Wall’ once every three or three days. It is our duty to protect Mage Kalos until the Imperial Wizard arrives.”

“Still, you’re quieter than I thought?”

Considering the bloody battle 10 days ago, it was suspiciously quiet in front of the ice wall.

“It has to be. The Phoenix Knights of Marquis Bernardo and the Gryphon Knights of Count Putocoa are enough, but the Phantom Knights of the royal family are also there. In particular, isn’t the sword master Duke Escatos the supreme commander of the Hirhera garrison?”

“…”

I thought it was because of the relationship, and didn’t ask more.

After a while, the two arrived in front of Marquis Bernardo’s barracks.

Representing the Marquis’ guards guarding the barracks, the highest senior, Trainee Knight Marcus, stepped forward.

“What happened?”

Then Emile answered.

“I am Emil, the decree of the Guard. This is a man named Elio from Enarche, and he said he had an appointment with the Marquis, so I brought him.”

Marcus said, chinning Emil and Elio.

“You go back and you wait a while.”

At Marcus’s direction, Emil went back the way he came without saying a word.

Mikus left Elio’s watch over the other members of the bodyguard and entered the tent.

After a while, Marcus came back and approached Elio.

“Do you have a title?”

“doesn’t exist.”

When he replied that he had no title, Marcus’ words went back to normal.

“Since you are a commoner, let me warn you. You must not look directly at the Marquis’ face during a conversation. And answer the Marquis’ questions in a short and simple way. If you understand, please go in.”

After greeting the man with whom he was dating, he entered the tent.

Marquis Bernardo, who was lost in thought as he looked down at the status board on the table, glanced away.

It was called Enarche, so I thought about it, but as expected, it was a savage.

“Howdy! I heard the injury was pretty bad, is it already better?”

“The therapist was good. It’s all thanks to the Marquis. Thank you again.”

Marquis Bernardo looked at the savage with strange eyes.

For a savage who lived a closed life to the extent that he didn’t even know the common language of the continent, wasn’t that a pretty formal act?

“Illyana’s skills are so well-known that even Kluton is known. The reason I took you to Enarche was because Illyana was there, even though it was close.”

“I didn’t know you were such a famous healer.”

“Do you know that she, like you, is of savage origin?”

“Yes, he told me before he left.”

“It was too. I thought I would teach you the past.”

“You must be familiar with the therapist?”

“’Orisha’ is the guardian of the forest and the god of herbal medicine. But the god Illyana believes in isn’t ‘Orisha’. Rather, they believe in ‘Shastra Parakti’, the guardian deity of war. Aren’t healers and war guardians pretty interesting?”

I didn’t know about the guardian deity of war, so I just listened in silence.

“Originally, she was a war healer for the royal ‘Optimus Knights’. But about a year ago, I suddenly resigned and came down to Enarche. These are the things I found out while trying to get her to be my ‘Order of the Phoenix’ field therapist.”

“ah!”

Marquis Bernardo laughed at Elio’s reaction.

Seeing how he can’t hide his emotions, he’s definitely a child.

“Ego! So, shall we tell our story now? Seeing that you came to see me, the title seems to have a meaning, is that true?”

“yes.”

The relationship has been openly acknowledged.

It was because there were too many restrictions on the status of a savage on the continent of Rodina.

Even just taking revenge on Count Putokoa right now.

A commoner cannot kill a noble no matter how justified it may be.

However, if you were a noble, you could apply for a duel in the name of ‘Goddess Justia’.

“I want to see your aura before that.”

Along with the horse, Marquis Bernardo flung his sword.

After accepting the sword of the Marquis, the enemy immediately released the sword.

Tsuuuu-.

A hazy mist rose around the sword.

It was a sword technique called “Force” in this world.

“Isn’t that all there is to it?”

At the words of Marquis Bernardo, I pushed the aura of the match even more strongly.

Ugh-.

Along with the heavy sword, the sword body shone white.

In terms of appearance, it was the same as ‘Mana Aura’ in ‘Sword Expert’.

The eyes of Marquis Bernardo, who was examining Elio’s face, were young.

It is because his expression is not very different from when he showed ‘Force’ a while ago.

At that moment, the words ‘Is that all?’ came up to my throat, but I tried to suppress it.

It may not be the case, but if Elio shows off the ‘mana (or aura) blade’, which is the exclusive property of sword masters, it is because he will become similar to himself, who is still a ‘sword expert’.

A marquis of a state similar to that of a savage!

What a shame.

Even while Marquis Bernardo was lost in thought, ‘Aura’ did not weaken.

Marquis Bernardo, who came to his senses belatedly, opened his mouth.

“Okay. Stop collecting ‘Aura’ now.”

In an instant, the brilliance on the sword disappeared like a lie.