My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 131
#131
Interlude (3)
Immediately after the noon service.
Heinrich waited quietly until the saintess finished cleaning up.
Since we couldn’t completely let go of work just because it was over, we needed time to share our opinions.
So he joined her and on the way to the office together….
She expressed her gratitude to him with a humble smile.
“Ah—Heinrich, I thanked you earlier! “Today, I left early because I had something to prepare, but as I passed by the flower beds, without realizing it… Ah ha.”
They said they came out in the morning, considering the delay, but in the end, they couldn’t leave the flower bed until it got too close.
“But you have never been late, have you? “You must have somehow arrived on time this time too.”
Even if she hadn’t told her, if the time was really tight, she wouldn’t have been late for the service, either because she realized it herself or because another priest came to visit.
There was no one in this main shrine who did not know that she had been busy in the flower beds recently.
“Uhm… yes…”
However, despite his comfort, she only frowned slightly and pursed her lips, as if she suddenly became dissatisfied with something.
He was wondering if he had made a mistake with his words.
“…Last time, I asked you to call me by my first name when I wasn’t in a public place.”
She muttered quietly in a timid tone first.
Heinrich, who could sense even the slightest vibration in the air, could not have missed the voice from this close range.
‘Come to think of it, I said that last time. Was it because it wasn’t long ago that he became a saint?’
However, it was something I said so casually in passing, and it was a fact that was naturally forgotten as I got caught up in my busy daily life.
As both of them have been focusing on their work recently, all related meetings had no choice but to become public.
‘Now there is no one who can call her by her name…’
As the saint was the highest-ranking leader of the main church, there were naturally not many who could call her by her name.
Even so, most people just call her ‘Saint.’
In fact, it was only natural that she, the only one in this world, existed solely by that title.
The name she introduces herself as ‘Riesta Saint Hatianus’ has become nothing more than a brief use when introducing herself to the outside world.
Still, the Pope, who had previously been the only one on equal footing with the saint, called her by name… but
‘that has become difficult now that she has been lying on her sick bed.’
In the midst of all this, a new saint, ‘Heinrich St. Landgard’, appeared.
“Hahaha—I’m having a hard time getting used to the title ‘saint’ because it’s been around for a while. We will pay more attention in the future. Mr. Riesta.”
Of course, it wasn’t enough to immediately omit the honorific title just because she was called by name, but she seemed to be satisfied with just that, her face brightening and a soft smile on her lips.
At the same time, that smile, which was always accompanied by a self-luminous halo, combined with her sparkling appearance, began to radiate brightness to those around her.
‘I always feel this way, but it feels like I’m the only one receiving the spotlight. I don’t have a halo like that.’
Heinrich expressed his admiration and complaints internally, but in fact, to others, his appearance was not much different from hers.
“Huh? Be polite! “Over there, the saint and the saint are going.”
“Hmm, it seems like the saint has become stronger than before. It doesn’t even radiate directly, but it has this much presence. Plus, that aura…”
The Holy Knights of Bright Guard, who were in charge of guarding the Great Temple, whispered softly as they showed respect to those passing by from afar.
Two men and women with wavy, shiny silver hair and golden eyes that shine like the sun.
Their appearance was also admirable, and they blended in so well that no one could be said to be superior.
Of course, there was a difference in the halo they gave off, perhaps because the ‘great blessing’ they received was different.
Unlike Riesta, whose head glowed like a light bulb, Heinrich had a transparent flame-like aura burning all over his body.
It was transparent and blurred to the point that it was not visible unless observed closely, but the aura that naturally radiated even without the use of separate divine power clearly imprinted his presence everywhere.
It was like a torch illuminating the darkness or a lighthouse illuminating the path, so it could serve as a guidepost without fading even in spaces where it was impossible to see even an inch ahead.
No amount of deep abyss can bury his existence.
Because it was a ‘hero’.
“So, we have to do it before the summit opens…”
“Oh, I already asked that from the Heretic Questioner…”
Heinrich heads to the office together while talking with the saint.
The warrior and saint who carried everyone’s hopes was still working hard for the continent today.
***
And while the warrior works hard.
The Demon King and Immortal King, who carried everyone’s resentment, did not sit idle.
[I pledge my loyalty! Immortal King!]
[I will offer my soul to you—.]
As the abyss opened and the boundaries weakened, numerous undead appeared across the continent.
Among them, there were many mid-level executives who were not necessarily commanders of the immortal army, but who commanded low-level undead with outstanding intelligence.
Death Knight, Death Knight, Immortal Wizard, Lich, Headless Executioner, Dullahan Knight, etc…. They
were all talents of a similar level to ‘Death Wizard Malcolm’, the undead with an ego that he created for the first time.
Most of them, immediately after escaping from the border, made arbitrary decisions to ensure safety and monitor the situation.
It was natural that they came under Hans’ command one by one, and the size of the army gradually increased.
‘I’m satisfied. As expected, it is rewarding to have this body travel around in person.’
Since it was the Immortal King himself who had the best detection and mobility, the most efficient way was for him to move it himself.
Although it has lost its shape a bit.
As a result, after working so hard, he had finally taken care of all the undead that had appeared in the western part of the continent and was now moving towards the center.
‘Even though we was in such a hurry, there were quite a few that we unfortunately couldn’t retrieve. This is the western region where efforts were first made, so how many other regions will remain?’
Of course, the various powers in this world did not leave the undead alone.
All kinds of conflicts continued, including attacks from the undead side, subjugation from the human side, and unexpected encounters…
In the end, the number of people who were unable to join the immortal army and were sacrificed became so great that it could not be ignored.
‘Still, the fact that we were able to hire more former commanders in the meantime is quite a fruitful harvest.’
The high ranking officers of the Immortal Army were lucky as their numbers had been greatly reduced in the last war and there were not many left.
‘The name of the guy I accepted a few days ago was Pagos.’
Not long ago, I was able to take under my new command the ghostly undead Dread Phantom, Phagos, who was previously ranked 20th.
Unlike the Banshee Queen Olivia, who had the appearance of a human woman, she looked like a cloud of black mist, and although her upper body was the only thing with a clear shape, her size was so large that it reached 3 meters.
[Glory to the Immortal King—I will take the lead in spreading fear in this world—.]
The figure of Phagos, with a pair of red eyes shining from his head made of black smoke, is literally an evil spirit itself.
His voice, which seemed to resonate from a deep cave, was full of magical power that incited fear in the listener, but in fact, that was the same for all high-ranking undead, so it was nothing special anymore.
‘And the one I found this time is the Ghoul Lord…’
[Fiona—.] When
Hans softly called the name, the ordinary-looking woman who had just bowed down in front of him bowed her head again.
The previous ranking of the Immortal Army was around 30th place.
Ghouls, which are superior to zombies in all respects except that they are moving corpses, have the characteristic of eating corpses to become stronger.
She was the one who endlessly ate her prey and eventually rose to the top of the ghouls.
‘On the outside, it doesn’t look much different from a human.’
And due to the nature of ghouls, which can regenerate the body by feasting on corpses, her decay was not very severe even though she was undead.
At first glance, she looks like just an ordinary human woman.
Of course, if you look closely at the foul odor emanating from the body, the dilated pupils and dry mucous membranes, you feel an extreme sense of discomfort, but compared to other undead, they were in fairly good condition.
‘Until you see the inside of that mouth.’
The corner of the mouth is torn to the bottom of the ear, and the jaw is wide open like a crocodile, filled with serrated teeth.
As synonymous with the devouring undead, she had a ferocious oral structure that rivaled even that of Harley.
[…Loyalty….]
However, Fiona rarely opened her mouth and showed a reticent attitude, perhaps because she was reluctant to show her true feelings.
Due to the nature of the undead, which speak by resonating magic power, there is no need to open their mouths directly.
‘Maybe the memories from my human days have become like a habit.’
The virtue of a caring boss is to pay close attention to such sensitive details.
Hans, who had never lived in society but firmly believed that he was an ideal leader, did not take issue with the attitudes of his subordinates, including her.
It didn’t matter as long as I did what I was told to do.
‘But I’ve never seen anyone dare to be so self-indulgent in front of the Immortal King.’
In any case, thanks to the recruitment of various talents, the Immortal Army was able to move more actively in various directions.
However, as the scale grew, moving secretly became increasingly difficult.
No, perhaps some forces are already keeping a close eye on their movements.
‘Fortunately, no major collisions have occurred so far.’
From their point of view, they may have thought that by attacking first, they would have been needlessly provoking the immortal army, which behaved relatively calmly… They
may have also wanted to move alone first and avoid the damage that only they would suffer. .
‘But that won’t last long now.’
‘Continental Summit’ to jointly respond to the Immortal King and the Immortal Army.
Because it is just around the corner.
Once the future response plan is decided there, it will probably be resolved somehow.
which.
It will be a signal announcing the full-scale start of the ‘home theater’ operation.
***
As it took a long time to coordinate in advance, once the schedule was confirmed, preparations for the ‘Continental Summit’ went smoothly.
In any case, the main preparations, including the conference hall, were made by the main church, the organizer of this event, but seeing the situation progress smoothly, I was wondering why something that could have been accomplished so easily had been so slow so far.
‘Maybe other people felt it too.’
Heinrich looked around the place where the meeting would be held and shook his head.
Those who tried to use the chaotic situation without any sense of crisis to strengthen their political position.
They also realized that if they continue to be selfish like they are now, they may face backlash.
As such, the current situation on the continent was progressing in an unusual way.
Rather than calming down, the madness seemed to be gradually intensifying, and the civil unrest and terrorism occurring in various places in that situation were almost driving them out of their minds.
In particular, the Azerion Empire, which had the largest territory and bordered most of the northern mountain ranges, as well as the Duchy of Rohan, located in the north of the empire and surrounded on three sides by the northern mountain ranges, were in a state of continuous war every day.
From their perspective, they will desperately want to quickly proceed with a continental summit or something else and receive support.
Because of that, the empire must have exerted considerable pressure on those around them to make this happen.
‘Anyway, the meeting that had so much talk and trouble is finally taking place.’
Roselia Grand Shrine had already been preparing for this for a long time.
So that as soon as I get the day, I can start the finishing work right away.
Thanks to this, we were able to move up the meeting date as quickly as possible, and as long as there was a temple gate, the travel distance was not a big problem.
Finally, everything is going smoothly.
As time passed, the event date finally arrived a few days away.
One by one, envoys from each power began to arrive through the gate of the Great Hall.