Second Continental Summit (3)
The atmosphere in the conference hall, which had become chilly, began to slowly unwind after some time had elapsed after the delegation from the Kingdom of Thalia was seated in a corner.
Buzz buzz—
“Kuhmm, that’s why…”
“Ah— that’s right.”
The crowd starts talking to each other again.
Everyone knew what level the vampire’s hearing ability was, so they didn’t openly talk about them, but people couldn’t concentrate on their conversation and glanced at the corner of the extension.
‘The new ruler of the Kingdom of Thalia, Heinz Hybrid II. As a vampire from the Brokoslak Clan, he ascended to the throne of Holy Blood.’
As each of the participants represented their respective countries, they already had enough information.
Of course, he had to know enough about the group of vampires that engulfed a kingdom, as well as about its leader, Heinz.
Of course, the stiff atmosphere earlier was not a problem that could be solved by knowing the other person in advance.
In the first place, vampires were predators who continued their lives by extorting the blood of others.
In addition to the uneasy feelings toward such opponents, the ominous spirit that naturally flowed from them was a natural reaction that came from stimulating their instincts.
And not only that…
Swoop—
“Hmm? Viscount Pristine?”
“Excuse me for a moment, Princess.”
Lee Se-ah, who quietly stepped forward, moved closer to the back of Princess Riley, who was standing in the center of the crowd.
She gave him a quizzical look at Riley, but she didn’t care and shamelessly kept her place.
Still wary of vampires… To be exact, Heinz II.
Even if something happens, you can respond immediately.
‘… Strong. Can the first attack… Be stopped? There is also a barrier for the Great War, so maybe it’s possible. Still, if I wait some time, I’ll leave the church later, so I’ll prepare in that direction…’
If they had thoughts, there would be no way they would cause trouble in the heart of the church, but originally, magicians were those who prepared in advance in case of an emergency.
Also, a while ago, she had an unfortunate incident where Riley was kidnapped by the Immortal King even though she was by her side.
As such, it was natural to pay special attention to everything.
‘······!’
At that time, Heinz, who had been sitting quietly, glanced over here.
It passed by quickly as if there was no special meaning, but in that short moment, all kinds of magic formed and disintegrated in Isae-ah’s head over and over again.
‘… Chit, it’s surprising me.’
After that instant of gaze passed.
She caught her breath lightly, but didn’t think to let her guard down.
Because her intuition that transcended the polarity was ringing the alarm that even a moment’s carelessness would not be allowed in that other person.
And this was a phenomenon common not only to her, but also to her strongmen in this position.
“Keheuh-. How wonderful.”
Starting with Morna, the great sorcerer of Calcos, who has an aide, the guard, in the back.
“Hmm… This is interesting. Such a presence. As expected.”
The leader of the Mage Tower Federation, who couldn’t hold back his curiosity at the appearance of Holy Blood, which is now left only in literature.
“Really, there is nothing easy on this continent. You must have worked hard all this time, Lady Lafori.”
hahahaha… Well, isn’t that all I’ve been talking about with the church? I’m more worried about Lydia, who will suffer in the future, than I am.”
With the high elves of the Elven Kingdom from the Enamel Continent.
“Sniff! This is very embarrassing. Are you really okay?”
Lionel, the representative of the Wild Lands, etc.
In addition to that, the strong men who came as escorts from delegations from each country kept their eyes on the vampire group as if they were looking at a bomb without letting go of their tension.
And Heinz, who is receiving everyone’s attention like that…
‘I expected it to some extent, but this is more than I thought. After all, shouldn’t I have concealed my momentum a little?’
Continuing her carefree thoughts, she slowly stroked her chin with a serious expression.
She deliberately showed off her presence to get the steamer going, but I wonder if she was overdoing it.
Seeing her familiar face, he turned his gaze to Lee Se-ah without much thought, but in an instant, he had to hurriedly avoid her gaze due to her explosively activated consciousness.
It seemed that he was quite menacing.
“Tsk, just glancing at this place as if it were some kind of spectacle. What you dare to do to the High Lord is extremely disrespectful.”
“It’s unprecedented for a vampire to come out to the sun and participate in an event in a holy place, so it’s understandable. Isn’t the High Lord in particular a holy blood that is nothing short of a legend?”
“That’s true, but…”
When Phrygia Brokoslak, who had followed her as her folding screen and attendant to show her prestige, clicked her tongue and grumbled at her, Mullo, who had also followed her as her aide, rebuked her.
No matter how much Heinz II was a holy blood, in order to show off his power, even strong men of the true blood level needed to accompany him here.
Mullo was brought in because she thought it would be useful for this and that as she was in charge of information, and Freesia, a mutu pine, had nothing to do right after wiping out the rebel plotters recently, so she picked it up for her idle time.
‘I’m working, but I can’t see them playing underneath. Also, she said, Phrygia once pretended to be a noblewoman, so she must be familiar with her external activities.’
The people involved were rather happy, saying that they favored the founding contributor from Broko Slack.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were still satisfied with each other?
Of course, as the delegation representing the country in name and color, those who would actually practice practical work were also present at this place.
“Ah, the church side is entering. I think we are going to start the meeting now. Then I will escort you to the Central Round Table, High Lord. Let’s go together.”
Duke Bright, who attended the first meeting as a representative.
The taut-skinned man, looking much younger than before, respectfully bowed his head to Heinz and extended one hand to the center of the conference room.
Recognized for his contributions so far, he became a pure-blooded vampire at once and was in the process of attending the second meeting as the executive director of the meeting.
“Hmm, then let’s go.”
At the same time as Heinz moved like that.
The representatives of each faction, who had been scattered in groups, began to gather in the center one by one.
As the distance with them got closer, the gazes that seemed to be searching and vigilantly moved in all directions in an instant.
Fortunately, everyone was able to sit in their respective seats without much fuss.
After such a short time
“I would like to thank all of you for taking the time out of your busy schedule.”
Shortly after Riesta, Heinrich, and Cardinal Cordelia entered the meeting room and sat side by side in an empty spot at the round table in the center.
“Then, let’s start the second continental summit.”
As in the first meeting, the full-scale meeting began with a short greeting from Cardinal Cordelia.
***
Throughout the meeting, Heinz stood still with his arms crossed.
So far, he hasn’t had anything to do with it.
The progress of the meeting was not significantly different from the first.
Whatever the case, the overall theme was to gather strength and overcome the crisis somehow in this difficult situation.
First, the Continental Allied Forces, discussed previously, were established in earnest, and a system that could be immediately dispatched anywhere was established through cooperation between the Church and the Mage Tower.
Their first dispatch destination, thus decided, is the Principality of Rohan, where only the capital remains and barely survives.
It was natural that they were in a difficult situation, as they suffered fatal damage from a white giant that appeared a while ago, and it was difficult to maintain the current situation without additional support.
“…Thank you for your help.”
At that decision, Archduke Dennis Rohan deeply bowed his head with an embarrassed smile on his face.
Since it was no longer possible to recover the country, the purpose of the Allied Forces was simply to help refugees from Rohan safely escape to the Empire…
Because there was nothing else he could do now.
The next topic discussed was about the ‘white giant’.
“This time, the giant appeared in our Republic as well. We responded and subdued them as quickly as possible, but in the process, civilians as well as numerous soldiers were sacrificed.”
The first middle-aged woman to speak on the matter, Kayla McClair, Vice President of the Republic of Zefia, continued with a hard voice.
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She let out a weary sigh as she rubbed her rough hands on her stretched temples, as if she had been quite troubled by the recent catastrophe.
She said, “She was told that the saint could foresee the Immortal King’s target of attack in advance. Is there any way to know in advance when the giant will appear? If we can figure that out in advance, we will be able to further reduce the damage in the future.”
“I’m ashamed, but I’m still lacking a lot, so the range of things I can predict is not wide. All I can say is that a giant invading beyond the scars of the abyss is still beyond my capabilities.”
“Is that so···. I can’t help it. I’m sorry for saying unnecessary things, saint. It wouldn’t be easy to foresee that, but you caused concern with your pointless complaints.”
After that, Kayla lightly bowed her head and apologized, and Heinrich also bowed his head and fell into deep trouble.
‘If I could at least figure out the fact right after he appeared, the party of warriors would be able to come out on their own.’
There was a limit to the quick intervention of the warrior party in an event that he could not ‘predict’ in advance.
After a problem arises and the fact is conveyed to the Church, when Heinrich, who received it again from the Church, calculates the coordinates of the destination through Isea and moves…
‘If I’m lucky, I might be able to find them on time, but it’s much quicker for each country to do its best to respond than to rely on luck like that.’
This was a pity for both him and, to be exact, Harley.
If I could directly deal with the white giant, I would be able to consume more of its core, but it would be a waste to miss such an opportunity…
“There is a way.”
But then.
There was a voice breaking through his thoughts.
“It is a method that has only recently become possible after many trials and errors. To be precise, it is not foreshadowing. Just, the moment he uses the scars of the abyss as a passageway to come over to the surface—”
Right next to him was the saintess of the main church, Riesta.
“I can capture that moment.”
After she finished her words, her golden eyes flashed bright for an instant.
The moment she looked into those eyes, a thought suddenly popped into his head.
‘Come to think of it, Riesta had that ability.’
An incredibly wide range of demon tracking blessings.
At one time, Hans went through all sorts of hardships to avoid it.
Thanks to that, he now has an almost perfect concealment ability and is using it well on Earth.
‘By the way, didn’t I say that there were significant restrictions on using it because of the madness that spread in the world?’
In addition, the giant had strong resistance to divine power, so it wouldn’t have been easy.
Apparently, she wasn’t just playing around.
“Oh! You are indeed a saint!”
“Certainly, if I could, I’d be able to reduce the damage even more than now.”
“Then, the most effective way to counter a giant is…”
And while everyone else was delighted with the good news, Heinrich continued his thoughts.
‘What? In this way, you can really know right before the giant appears, right?’
It was also possible to grasp the exact coordinates of the monster’s appearance in real time.
However, in this case, in order to use it most efficiently, one problem had to be resolved.
Having reached a certain conclusion after thinking about it, Heinrich turned his head and looked at Riesta in the seat next to him.
Just as she was thinking she was thinking the same thing, she smiled softly and she was staring at him.
“So, saint? Will you allow me to act with you too?”
A saintess who calmly says that she will jump directly into danger in order to reduce people’s sacrifice.
The fact that even the saintess would participate in the death squad led by the saint was tantamount to showing the church’s firm resolve.
However, unlike the others, the first thought that came to Heinrich’s mind after hearing her words was a bit out of the blue.
‘…I guess he really didn’t want to do administrative work for quite some time.’
Of course, it just popped up out of nowhere, so it’s not really for that reason.
…Although it may contain some.
