Star-Embracing Swordmaster - Chapter 152

Beast of Possibility (2)

Sunlight shining through the colored glass was coloring the white hallway.

The wind carrying the energy of autumn was refreshing, but the expressions of the two men facing the coolness were stiff.

Brigantes, the capital of the empire.

There were people walking inside the pure white building built in the middle of that glorious city.

“But even so, now is not a good time. Bishop Pierre.”

Two men wearing red robes.

However, if you look closely, you will see that the color of the collar around the neck is different.

“This meeting of cardinals is not the type of meeting that can raise the agenda you are talking about.”

“But, Cardinal.”

Pierre sensed that things would not be easy as he watched Cardinal Eduard speak firmly without even looking at him.

“I know. This meeting was held because of the heretical religion promoted by the Northern Alliance. But…”

However, these words must be conveyed.

Bishop Pierre reached the Barony of Utman following the evil energy that was hovering in the north.

However, what awaited him there was not an honorable temple, but only a suspicious battle overlaid with all kinds of suspicions.

“What happened in Baron Utman was definitely different from any holy war we had seen before.”

It was an army that arose according to God’s will, but it was just relaxed even when it reached the darkness.

The central army, which did not hesitate despite its threats and pleas, began to move only after hearing the news that the Northern Steelers were approaching.

Their behavior, as if they were waiting until the North could no longer bear it, was clearly enough to make Pierre suspicious.

“I guess Dragulia is suspicious. Cardinal.”

“Shhh!”

Eduard was startled by Pierre’s words and quickly pushed him against the wall.

Pierre was also a tall man, but he was helpless against the urgent push of the handsome Eduard.

“…Didn’t I always say that? “Even when following God’s will, you should always keep your eyes and ears around you.”

Pierre could only nod his head as the cardinal spoke in a whisper.

Dragullia is one of only four ducal families in the empire.

Since he was openly calling Dragulia suspicious, even Cardinal Eduard could not help but feel embarrassed and embarrassed.

“I appreciate your faithfulness, but please think about what’s going on around you.”

“…I’m sorry, Cardinal.”

Although the Holy See follows God’s will, it will not be able to completely separate itself from the secular world as it is among humans.

Among the cardinals, there were probably those who received Dragullia’s support, so Bishop Pierre’s blunt remarks were clearly dangerous.

“What you say makes sense, but let’s finish the northern part first and think about it. “The Northern Orthodox Church… What a strange thing this is.”

Eduard took out a handkerchief and began to wipe away the sweat, as if he was truly in trouble and not just saying it.

Pierre’s report was clearly suspicious, but there was a clear threat lurking before the Vatican that had to be dealt with immediately.

“Anyway, please stay here quietly until this matter is over. “Now I can’t even go back to Shoara.”

“……All right.”

Pierre bit his lip as he watched Eduard leave, shaking his head as if in pain.

After all, we have no choice but to be sensitive to the threat right in front of us rather than the hidden darkness.

“…The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not understand it.”

In the hallway where Eduard leaves and is left alone.

There, Bishop Pierre could only console himself by quietly reciting prayers.

A suspicious darkness that I clearly saw but couldn’t do anything about.

Moreover, that darkness was hidden under the glorious name of Dragulia.

“What shall I do?”

The light coming through the window was bright, but Pierre still felt like he was wandering in the dark.

The faithful Inquisitor, who had always followed God’s will, could only hope that his will would fall on his shoulders this time too.

※※※※

The port of Nassau would normally be crowded with people.

However, the port, which had become quiet and empty of people due to the sudden invasion of Bayezid’s army, gave Vlad a strange feeling.

“It came out for no reason. this.”

A helpless feeling of helplessness and an emptiness that feels empty.

No matter how hard he tried to control his feelings, his feelings for Godin would pop up every now and then, and even now, Vlad would be colored a gloomy blue.

“hey. “The blue eyes of Shoara standing there.”

There was a voice that pulled Vlad out as he slowly fell into his thoughts while looking at the sea in front of him.

“……Mr. Rutger.”

A black-haired man approaching the port.

It was Bayezid’s proud successor, Rutger Bayezid.

“It’s a shame. “Everyone is so busy, what are you doing here alone?”

“sorry.”

The blond and black manes standing tall over the blue harbor are probably colors that cannot be easily hidden.

Rutger quietly smiled as he saw Vlad and Chat Noir looking at him with the same movements as if they were one body.

“If you want to hide somewhere, it would be best to cover your head first.”

Rutger’s gesture of deliberately raising his hand and pointing to his head was humorous.

Clearly, the reason Rutger set out to find Vlad was to convey some kind of consolation.

Because it was the same article, I was able to understand Vlad’s depression and sympathize with him because I was there with him.

“Anyway, it’s over because it’s over. “You handled it brilliantly.”

“…….”

What Rutger wanted to say to Vlad was that you did a good job.

Even though it was a fight that ended in vain, everyone there could see Vlad’s will to end it on his own.

“What is this?”

“You wouldn’t know it if you saw it? “It’s the church’s emblem.”

Rutger approached Noir while stroking his back and handed Vlad an unfamiliar necklace.

“It doesn’t seem to be the church’s emblem… it looks something different.”

What Rutger was holding in his hand was clearly the emblem of the church, but there was another horizontal line engraved underneath it.

The unfamiliarity engraved in the familiar.

Looking at Vlad, who raised his head as if asking for an explanation, Rutger opened his mouth.

“This is the emblem of the newly born Northern Orthodox Church.”

God’s will was one, but there were tens of thousands of interpretations.

The interpretation of the doctrine was clearly a sore point in the religious world that gave rise to numerous conflicts, but the Northern Union and the Northern Diocese of San Logino decided to take advantage of it.

It was the same in any world where you had to have something of your own in order to be completely alone.

“I only believe what Priest Andrew says.”

“He is now a member of the Northern Orthodox Church.”

“Then this pattern would be correct.”

The shape of the pattern was not important to Vlad anyway.

For Vlad, the closest entrance to God was Priest Andrea.

The person who created a name for me, who was just rolling around in the back alleys, on the world.

Before I met him, no one had told the boy in the back alley the word of God.

“Anyway, what are you going to do? “Are you going to keep following me?”

“yes?”

Vlad’s eyes widened as he looked at Rutger, who asked him if he was going to follow him endlessly.

“This advance will not stop in Nassau. “It would be impossible to occupy the entire West.”

As Rutger said, Bayezid’s army had no intention of stopping here in Nassau.

Peter had already outlined several areas that must be taken in this war, and that territory spanned the three baronies in the west.

“I guess we have to take at least as much from those places for the calculation to be correct.”

Gaidar started it, but it ended with Bayezid.

The western lords who sympathized with the usurper will have to pay a heavy price for it.

“But why are you following me?…”

“If you want to go back, I’ll send you back.”

It was a disappointing time for even one knight, but Peter and Rutger were paying attention to Vlad’s condition.

It was a time when I needed to manage it because I wasn’t old enough and there were enough opportunities to shake things up.

“Because Josef is also sick. “I think we might need a decent guy to assist him.”

“……”

Although he was speaking in circles, Vlad was able to understand the true meaning behind Rutger’s words.

You’d better get some rest.

Things don’t look good right now.

“…I guess I’ll be returning to Shoara after a long time.”

“okay. “Take this opportunity to rest.”

I wanted to say something to protest against the forced vacation, but Vlad was no longer a child who would just get upset.

He was one of those knights who had to be able to observe themselves and check their own condition.

“The sea… was nice.”

“okay?”

Since the high moon we looked up at is no longer there, we have no choice but to face the blue sea naturally.

The sea was talking.

Now is not the time to go up, but to expand.

‘It’s been a while since I wanted to hear it again.’

Although no one told him, Vlad decided to listen to the quiet echo within his world.

The vibration of the sound had a familiarity to it, reminiscent of a voice.

※※※※

Deirmar still groans from the wounds of war.

Even now, the reports arriving one after another were weighing on Alicia’s nerves.

“…In the end, we ended up giving up the battlefield to Bayezid.”

Although he was a strong ally, the wounds were actually his own.

By surviving the war, the family was able to survive, but now it was their turn to suffer from festering wounds.

“Was that what you were aiming for?”

“…Even so, it was an unavoidable decision. Even the previous head of the family would probably have done this.”

Bayezid may still be running around the West collecting loot, but Hainal is just standing still and catching his breath.

Alicia couldn’t help but feel angry even when she saw Deermar lying on the ground in such a pitiful state.

“In the end, we are the only ones you can trust.”

Because they are powerless, they are ignored, and because they cannot stand up on their own, they have no choice but to lean on them.

Many hardships would await Alicia in the future as she had to endure this frustrating reality alone.

“I need to attend a meeting.”

Alicia had no choice but to lower her head due to the crushing weight, and there was an old-fashioned invitation placed in front of her.

As Alicia looked at the invitation, her water-colored eyes began to glow slightly in a mismatched color.

“We can’t just farm lemons forever.”

“…….”

There must be soldiers, there must be knights, and there must be power that others cannot ignore.

And the only thing that makes it possible is a shiny gold coin.

For the sake of the residents of Deermar’s territory who were still suffering from wounds, Alicia had to find a new route through this Northern Conference.

“…Now that I think about it, I left in such a hurry that I couldn’t even say hello properly.”

The Hainal tree seen through the window just in time.

Underneath the tree, which now seemed even stranger to standing alone, the knight who had always given her comfort was nowhere to be seen.

It would have been great to have him at a time like this.

“My lord. “My lord!”

As Alicia was quietly gathering her will while looking at the trees outside the window, someone suddenly shouted and the door to the office opened loudly.

“Outside now…”

“What is happening?”

Duncan could not hide his curiosity as he looked at the butler bent over in front of him and out of breath.

Hainal’s butler who has been loyal for a long time.

As old as he was, he always assisted Alicia with a calm demeanor, but he looked anything like that now.

“outside? “What is it?”

“Alicia…”

Even Alicia looked nervous at the unusual appearance of the butler.

However, the butler did not rush to visit her because of ominous news.

“Now… there are guests outside.”

“Are you a guest?”

Looking at the butler who had barely caught his breath, Alicia felt as if a familiar cool breeze was blowing from behind him.

“They are elves. They say they want to see the lord.”

“……yes?”

A letter from the elves brought by a knight who is no longer here.

The wind blowing now felt the same as the wind I felt in the letter back then.

“Elf? Elf?”

Guests come from very far away.

They said they were from Aushulin, in the far east.