Dragon (1)
When everyone who heard the news went to the greenhouse, the situation was already in chaos.
As if the Dwarves went crazy as a group, starting with the Dwarf Saint attacking Ludmilla, everyone rushed to kill Ludmilla, and Ludmilla managed to block the Saint’s attack and was blocking the Dwarves with the Imperial Knights.
“Does this mean that all the dwarves… are all corrupted?”
Azalea spat out a question close to sighing at the unbelievable reality.
I wasn’t expecting an answer from anyone.
No one would have expected this situation. Even if it was Ronan who was walking in a world different from others.
Rather, in a situation where everyone was suspicious of the dwarves, it was possible to guess that the shock would be even greater because he had steadfastly insisted on the dwarves’ innocence.
Today, Ronan has already gone through enough of testing the limits of his mental powers, so why is this happening again?
Azalea inadvertently turned her gaze to Ronan from the side.
On that face, I couldn’t find the usual smile that made people feel comfortable. Instead, he was just staring at the place where Ludmilla and the dwarves were confronting each other with a hard face.
Agelia’s gaze returned to the battlefield, to be more precise, to the dwarven saint who was hostile to Ludmilla, and to Gorg, the leader of the knights, who stood side by side to assist such a saint.
Azalea didn’t have enough faith to call the other dwarves credit, but at least she did trust Gorg.
While living at the academy, I remembered the big and small things that I had been involved with Gorg through the common denominator of Ronan.
From the first meeting, his faith was so firm that he showed hostility to the empire in the middle of the empire. He insulted the saint, but when he realized his mistake, he handed over an apology without hesitation. Get away and enjoy sparring with the strong. After recognizing the saint, you send faith and support to the saint and respect his will. Above all, he never tolerates devil worshipers even in the land of different races. trusted people
It was sad and hateful at the same time that he betrayed Ronan’s faith with the corrupt traitors.
I didn’t know what happened to Gorg.
It could be that they were being tricked by the dwarf saint, or they could have been brainwashed in a special way.
It didn’t matter anymore now that it had happened like this. It doesn’t change the fact that Ronan hurt Saint.
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Ludmilla, who found the party that had joined just in time, pulled herself out for a moment and came this way.
When the Dwarves, who tried to hold on to Ludmilla somehow, failed, they began to passively stand in a confrontation, giving them some time to spare.
“Princess. I’m glad you came on time. I’m sure you’ve heard the story. Saint Ronan too.”
Ronan was just staring at Ludmilla approaching with an expressionless face, as if he was still in shock. When Azalea saw that, she gathered her mind and drew her sword.
In order for Saint Ronan to get hurt a little less, they had to be sorted out quickly.
“As soon as I entered the greenhouse, the saint attacked me. Maybe he turned Saint Ronan’s surroundings outside and tried to do something in the greenhouse, but when I arrived, he thought it was not feasible, so he finally showed his true colors. “
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Ludmilla’s words were reasonable enough. If the saint had been allied with the devil worshipers from the start, this whole situation could have been intentional.
The fact that the body of a dwarf was found and that the dwarves were detained inside the academy after an incident occurred in a place where there were many people were all right, if it was intended to change the intention in the first place.
Thanks to Ronan’s trust, he was detained in the greenhouse, which was his initial purpose, so it couldn’t be better.
“So, first of all, we have to subdue them quickly. If necessary, even by killing them. I will take responsibility. I was sent here for that purpose.”
Even Azalea flinched at Ludmilla’s strong tone. Of course, that didn’t mean Ludmilla was wrong.
Because the other side betrayed us first, and even allied with demon worshipers.
But whatever the reason, they are the main figures of the Dwarf Republic after all, and killing them could lead to a clash between nations.
Azalea could not rule out such a political situation at all.
Then, the word that he had been sent to take on such a responsibility caught Azalea’s consciousness.
“You mean your Majesty foresaw this situation?”
“Otherwise, how could I have arrived so quickly? His Majesty the Emperor, after meeting with the dwarves at the imperial court, noticed a subtle air current among the dwarves and gave me a secret order.”
If you think about it, it was too fast. I didn’t think much about it because I wasn’t in a hurry, but it was almost impossible for the master to be dispatched here since it was only a few hours after the incident was reported.
Besides, even Azalea did not know of her visit until Ludmilla entered the academy and appeared in the conservatory, so it seemed that Ludmilla was already chasing the dwarves according to the emperor’s order.
“Saint Ronan, leave this to us. With Ludmilla, somehow…”
The fact that the emperor told Ludmilla to handle it and gave her the right to send it meant that she was confident in taking responsibility no matter how things went.
Master was too great an existence to be used as a throwaway card.
The moment Azalea tries to put her mind at ease with the emperor’s skill once again.
“Can I ask you a few questions?”
Ronan, who had been silently staring at Ludmilla until now, finally opened his mouth.
Surprisingly, Ronan’s voice was not a dying voice like in church.
“What? Couldn’t we do it after subduing them if possible? I don’t want to chat in front of the enemy.”
“You really didn’t think I would believe that, did you?”
…
Ronan’s sudden words froze the air in the hall.
There was a lull in the confrontation with the dwarves for a while, so everyone’s eyes, even the eyes of the dwarves, were focused on Ludmilla and Ronan’s party, so Ronan’s remarks were conveyed very clearly to the surroundings.
“What does that mean…”
“I understand most of it now, but there’s one thing I just don’t understand.”
“Princess. Saint Ronan doesn’t seem to be in his right mind. He’s been going through a lot of hardships one after another, from the misery of the church. Isn’t it a defense mechanism to protect the faith he gave to the dwarves? Let Saint Ronan rest for a while. ..”
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Ludmilla looked at Azalea in embarrassment when their conversation didn’t mesh, but Azalea only looked at the two of them alternately with a serious face.
“Pause for a moment.”
Not only that, but he even ordered the knights who quietly gathered around him to stop on the spot.
“Princess. Are you suspicious of me?”
Seeing this, Ludmilla raised her voice as if she was unfair, but Azalea only responded in a firm tone.
“We are currently experiencing an unprecedented situation in which a saint from a foreign country has fallen. With the saint believed to have fallen, nothing is impossible.”
Of course, in general terms, Ludmilla was right. Ronan was having an unprecedentedly difficult day today, and he could have made the wrong decision as a human being.
However, Azalia still didn’t think that Ronan would do anything that would inadvertently put the blame on an innocent person just because he was in a painful and limiting situation. Besides, if he dared to doubt Ludmilla, there was a bit of an awkward corner.
‘The Tragedy in the Church’
What happened in the church is currently limited as much as possible so that rumors that Ronan has revived a person do not spread.
Even if it was Ludmilla, if she had come to the greenhouse, she would not have been able to hear what happened in the church remotely.
Of course, you could say that the devil worshipers attacked the church, and Ronan headed there, so it was predictable enough that the horrors would have happened.
It was only a fault that could be caught if it was forced, but that was enough for Azalea to decide to watch the situation.
Even when the situation is like this, I trust Ronan.
“What am I doing…!”
“I see. Why is that?”
The moment Ludmilla tried to raise her voice once more, Ronan interrupted the voice and came in and asked again.
“You have no reason to care about relics. Why did you do this at the expense of the people of the Empire?”
Everyone froze when Ronan asked why he had betrayed the Empire and colluded with a devil worshiper rather than a subtle hint.
The master of the empire, the symbol of the empire. For what purpose would a being in the sky who lacks nothing join hands with a devil worshiper?
“Saint Ronan, no matter how much you are, I won’t let you insult me any more!”
“If you don’t have the heart to answer, that’s fine. I can subdue you and ask the self-proclaimed object that you hold dear.”
“Gearko…!”
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Ludmilla raised her hand as if unable to bear Ronan’s continued insults.
As the magic circle floated above the hand and the attack magic began to be cast, the frightened Azalea blocked the way.
bang!
With a roar, an explosion erupted next to Ronan and Azalea.
‘Another surprise? The magic hasn’t been completed yet…!’
Azalea was taken aback by the sudden explosion even though the magic Ludmilla accidentally created had not yet been completed.
While preparing a large-scale magic using a magic circle, causing such an explosion without any sign was an impossible skill even for a master, so the reaction was delayed.
Fortunately, the explosion was blocked by a white barrier that appeared and lost its power.
“Are you going to pretend to use magic with a long casting time in a fit of anger and still get away with using double magic that can blow people’s heads without being noticed?”
And Ronan, who blocked the explosion, asserted that the magic that he casually attacked from the side was also cast by Ludmilla.
That moment.
“Tsk. I’m already sure, so I’m not vigilant. I should have solved it before the saint came. I tried it, but it still doesn’t work.”
The camouflage magic circle in Ludmilla’s hand disappeared, and her attitude changed completely.
And Azalea couldn’t help but feel no small amount of shock at seeing Ludmilla confess to her betrayal, to be honest, a huge shock.
It wasn’t just Azalea.
The meaning of the word master in the empire was not comparable to that of a saint in another country, but it was just as great.
It was because the existence of a master was actively utilized as part of the empire’s idolization policy while distancing itself from religion, but everyone who entered the path knew that the existence of a master in the first place was a superhuman level that ordinary people could not reach. am.
Turn the ground upside down with a single swing of the sword, and turn the entire area into a sea of fire with a single gesture.
The title of master or owner of a field that is obtained only when one reaches the limit in one’s field.
What is lacking in such an existence…?
“Well, it doesn’t matter anymore. I was reluctant to confront you until this morning, but not anymore.”
After she finished speaking, heat began to rise around Ludmilla.
The air gradually became hot, and the air became so hot that it was difficult to breathe just by being around it. .
“Should I thank you in that sense? I don’t know the details, but what you said seemed to be of great help.”
Following this, Ludmilla confirmed her betrayal one more time by implying that she was aware of a conversation that only Ronan and a demon worshiper would have had.
“why…!”
Azalea, who had regained her senses, asked in a voice mixed with resentment, but Ludmilla’s voice was cold as she looked at her hands with ecstatic eyes, to be exact, at the countless embers gathering on the back of her hands.
“It was worth it.”
“You haven’t answered my question yet. If you really appreciate it, can you please tell me why it was worth it?”
“Are you really a bad kid? Even the princess of the empire is so flustered, and the dwarf saint is at a loss, but he’s still calm. It’s like he’s living in another world.”
“Because I’m from another world.”
“It’s a boring joke.”
After saying that, Ludmilla clenched her fists, and the embers that had gathered around her were sucked into her hands, and the temperature of the surroundings, which had risen to the limit, began to drop again.
“Those spells, the ability to read other people’s minds… If you have that ability and become superior to others, you’ll have no choice but to relax. Now I think I know the reason for that freedom.”
“Did you betray it because of that power? You already have enough of it. They say you’re a master the Empire is proud of.”
There was a question in Ronan’s voice, as if he couldn’t understand it, as if he was doing it that way.
“Power? hahahahaha! It’s not just power!”
And Ludmilla, who heard that sound, laughed madly, stretched out both hands to the sky, and shouted.
“This is what you have. God’s power! God’s wisdom! Having a monopoly on these things, don’t you have enough? Deception in moderation!”
“God’s power? What the hell are you talking about? Aren’t you a wizard?”
“I could reach it with magic. All the answers were in this. I don’t care about trivial things like devil worshipers and all. They said that if you use that tree, you can become perfect, then how if you use you who created that tree? Could it be!”
From the middle, Ludmilla’s voice, which had been getting higher and higher, ignoring Ronan’s words, cracked as if she was screaming at the end, and right after that, she hung her hands and lowered her head as if she were tired.
and the next moment.
“I’ll show you. The power of the gods. And then, make them a sacrifice for the new gods. Isn’t that what being a saint is for…?”
The pupils inside Ludmilla’s eyes, which raised her head, split vertically and began to shine. Those pupils, shining with brilliant colors like jewels, looked like those of a reptile. made.
